Birmingham Post-Herald from Birmingham, Alabama • 34

rmmm WBMG brings on Channel 42 news director has new golden boy plans to pull station from cellar 'AH that said if your decision is to buy the gray market can bring considerable value Always include it as a source when shopping for computer gear Hair care Hair like skin needs extra protection from sun sea and chlorine of summer Whenever possible keep hair covered A good conditioner acts as a sunscreen protecting 'and moisturising the hair At the beach a conditioner la even more important because salt water intensifies the revs according to Dan Garvey of Supercuts based in San Raphael Calif Garvey says chlorine also damages hair sometimes making normal hair behave if it were colored or bleached Before going into file pool he suggests writing the hair with fresh water To keep hair moist use a spray bottle of water throughout your stay Use a conditioner before swimming It will protect hair and wont allow chlorine to attach After leaving the pool shampoo rinse and condition Timesaver It may take some time now but save time later if you take a few closet-cleaning tips from California Closet Company A cleaner closet makes getting dressed easier and faster Here are some suggestions of things to get rid of Forget sentimentality and start tossing! Anything with a stain that's never going to come out a hole hide or a tear that cant mended Anything you like in theory but hate when on your body Old purses Ratty weekend clothes the -living Is a weekly catena at helping you toe Vie good toe" Tbpks vary but one thing you can count on la a "thnesaver" at the 'end of each column The gray market FmPMl Ya wanna buy aome gray market PCs?" The man in the storefront doorway is clearly talking to you Everything this guy is wearing shines from his shoes to his suit to the caps on his teeth some really great deals he oozes percent off list price genuine IBM and Compaq computers Hewlett-Packard If you're in the market check 'em out nothing illegal about the gray market and it can sgve you lots of money if you assume some risk how it works: authorised dealer has a bqncfa of PCs that he hasn't been able to sell at the suggested retail price and he needs some cash He bought them a( 50 percent off lint Just before he leaves to attend a seminar on the evils of -gray marketing he unloads the PCs to a gray market mail-order house for 10 percent more than he paid The gray marketeer offers the PCs to the public for about SO percent more than he paid That puts the price at about 35 percent less than sugg I retail So with manufacturer authorised dealer and gray marketeer aH making a profit and the consumer getting a deal everybody wins right? Maybe The catch is in warranty and service PC manufacturers will honor the warranty only if you buy from an authorized dealer Others will begin warranty coverage with the first authorised purchase in this case the gray marketeer's not yours Still others will service their machines no matter where you buy so long as you buy new Some gray marketeers particularly mail-order houses may offer their own warranties in addition to or in place of the manufacturer's But you have to wpigh the risks of the mail-order house going out of business vs IBM going belly up plus the gen-efiri grief of dealing with mail-in By Cherry Rich Pnl-Hnld Reporter Television is a monster that constantly has to be fed says WBMG-TV news director John Herrod As far as Channel 43 executives are concerned Herrod is just the person to feed it rebuilding is going on and has been going on for the last friryears We just have to be Herrod says No 3 for some time in a market of three Channel 43 executives brought Herrod aboard in April as the newest golden boy Herrod 40 left KTXS-TV in Abilene Trims to work with the Birmingham relatively young news department Although he get into the television news business until he was 30 Herrod has a reputation for bringing back the underdog During his years with K1XS dedication helped to Improve the newscast ranking from No 3 to No 3 Shortly before ne left KTXS the Texas station was named as having the best newscast in its division With such credentials under his belt me may wonder why he would leave a station on the ladder to success But Herrod jumps at chal- And he saw the job In Birmingham as a challenge Plus Herrod says Birmingham has a lot more trees than Abilene necessarily measured by ranking tome A newsroom takes a lot of people moving in the same direction to get that kind of His success in Texas is the kind of success he is striving for in Birmingham saying he would like Channel 43 to build an award-winning news team He knows its an uphill battle but the battle is not as hopeless as some would like to believe Knowing that his news anchors have been subject to recent criticism for a non-polished style and blonde overkill Herrod credits Us news team with having great potential are a lot of very good news people in here There's a lot of excitement about the possibilities in the future takes a long time to change that Und of image What I hope to do and what I think was going on By MepSea Gataa make plans for election night John Herrod meets with reporters before I got here is an effort by this newsroom and this station to produce a high-quality newscast day in day out not only during the sweeps There are five sweeps periods during the year with each lasting one month During the month Nielsen Media Research and Arbitron Media use viewer diaries to measure station ratings In quest for quality Herrod says his job is to create an environment in wUch talent can develop and for him to examine every element of the newscast to assure himself it is meeting his standard of excellence "I think the other two newsrooms In town do that now We really yet but we can compete in the way that television news ought to be Herrod says viewers in the '90s are looking more for hard news in-depth coverage of what is important to people You do that by giving report or a spray including Jonathan Askins right to ers more time to give it more thought how you stand Some of the obstacles WBMG has to overcome are easier than others To be considered serious about news be says the station needs a 9 pm news broadcast Presently WBMG has two 30-minute local new broadcasts at 5 and 10 pjn An additional broadcast will require more dedicated aggressive people Herrod says but the station is working toward adding another 30 minutes of news by the end of the year Another obstacle that will require more attention is gaining viewer trust WBMG has faced a period of turmoil with a number of on-air personality changes and Herrod rays having a sense of stability is important to viewers If thatTs lacking viewers are more likely to flip to a station they are more comfortable with "The image will improve but the image right now is people just sure about what WBMG is and what for the ones you rave to wear whenever it is that you may get around to painting or whatever The item that's been a little small for years It probably ever fit Shoes with turned up toes Dead lingerie undergarments with holes or exhausted elastic How do you save time? Share your ideas by writing at the Birmingham Post-Heraid 0 Box 1551 Birmingham Ala 35201 Include your name address and daytime phone number a time-saving tip beep It short! Make fleas take a powder i contact prison can kill more things than trying to kill And if you overspray for fleas kill earthworms or decrease the soil quality OnNmSwica And the living is fleasy Pet owners know what that means Spot has so many bugs that a case of the fleas wagging the dog A stroll through the back yard makes people in shorts feel as if they are wading through piranha-infested waters Fleas should be taken seriously by pet owners according to Kathleen Bird a veterinarian in Austin Texas heavy load of blood-sucking bugs can weaken an animaL It can easily happen because fleas reproduce within a number of days Fleas can dangerously reduce exploding all Shampoo the pet regularly The product need not contain insecticides to be effective Vacuum often where pets congregate or sleep Seal and throw away the vacuum bag Immediately An increasing number of pet owners he said are seeking non-toxic solution to pest control Flea collars often work but can irritate skin Flea combs with cfoaoori teeth remove some insects and help you monitor the effoctivenesa of other treatments Dip the comb in soapy water to kill fleas Take care when spraying insecticides outside he said an appetite and even compromise its immune In sane pets she said fleas cause severe allergies that make the animal itch abnormally lose fur and develop raw sores It also causes people stress she said to see their pets acting lethargic scratching constantly and losing weight The best way to avoid flea-related stress is to plan according to Dan Clair of the Texas Department of Agriculture have to control fleas on the animal in the house and in the yard wait until they are In cases when the fleas are so numerous they seem to be taking the dog out for a walk owners face a dilemma: To dip or not to dip Dr Bird like most veterinarians routinely has animals dipped we are using products that have very little toxicity to the animal's she said rider dogs and cats we use milder chemicals" WBMG news does because they sure who it In order to shape a new image Herrod says the station has to work 1 a little harder and be more creative have to be a little more innovative You reinvent the wheel but you could do some things differently any night you could be watching WBMG should be a night that is iMiing fwlnl snmnUiing beyond the day-to-day newsbeat type of Aside from his goals for the station Herrod says Birmingham is the place he would like to retire citing the beauty and the commitment to excellence as his reasons also like to finish painting the house he and his wife Janet -recently bought to live in with their two daughters might not stack up next to the Emmy but it is just as summer BEXEBB EIXBKX FACIALS! 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