SMALL SCREEN THE BUZZ ON TELEVISION.Byline: - Compiled by Valerie Kuklenski TIP OF THE ICEBERG tip of the iceberg n. pl. tips of the iceberg A small evident part or aspect of something largely hidden: afraid that these few reported cases of the disease might only be the tip of the iceberg. : The corporate back-scratching and shell-game tactics behind the Enron scandal The Enron scandal was a financial scandal that was revealed in late 2001. After a series of revelations involving irregular accounting procedures bordering on fraud, perpetrated throughout the 1990s, involving Enron and its accounting firm Arthur Andersen, it stood at the verge of is just one glaring example of widespread failure in regulatory systems intended to protect investors from fraud and deception. That's the bottom line of Thursday's ``Frontline'' program, titled ``Bigger Than Enron.'' Correspondent and producer Hedrick Smith says the checks and balances established under the Securities and Exchange Commission are completely out of whack whack v. whacked, whack·ing, whacks v.tr. 1. To strike (someone or something) with a sharp blow; slap. 2. Slang To kill deliberately; murder. v.intr. , and influence by Wall Street, large corporations and special interests over time has tilted federal regulations in favor of companies, leaving shareholders holding the bag. Let the investor beware. FRONTLINE: BIGGER THAN ENRON, 8 p.m. Thursday, KCET KCET Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo (Japan) KCET Kamaraj College of Engineering and Technology . GARDEN 'STAKES: A lot of viewers of Home & Garden Television wish the network would come to their rescue with a renovation crew. Now its new ``Landscapers' Challenge'' series is giving fans a chance with its ``Celebrate Summer America: Win the Ultimate Backyard Makeover'' sweepstakes, running through Sept. 30. The grand-prize package is $15,000 worth of dirt, sod, plants, trees, pavement, accessories and, most important, know-how. One hundred first-place winners will get gas grills. The entry form and other details are available at co-sponsor Kraft's Web site, www.kraftfoods.com, or at special grocery store displays. LANDSCAPERS' CHALLENGE, 8 p.m. Thursday, HGTV HGTV Home and Garden Television . GREAT GARBO: Turner Classic Movies programs six Greta Garbo classics today and five more June 26, wrapping up the cable network's monthlong spotlight on the enigmatic Swedish beauty. Among the best today is ``The Painted Veil,'' the 1934 screen version of the Somerset Maugham novel in which Garbo plays a woman who commits adultery but redeems herself during a cholera epidemic. Recommended on June 26 is 1939's ``Ninotchka,'' which represented a risky departure for Garbo into uncharted territory
THE PAINTED VEIL, 5 p.m. today, TCM (1) (Trellis-Coded Modulation/Viterbi Decoding) A technique that adds forward error correction to a modulation scheme by adding an additional bit to each baud. TCM is used with QAM modulation, for example. . CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) Canoga Park landscaper Scott Ucohen, seated, shows off the design - and the finished product - of the reconfigured lawn of Kourosh and Valary Bral, whoe back yard was featured on HGTV's ``Landscaper's Challenge.'' (2) no caption (Greta Garbo) |
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