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A down side for hybrid cars -- Apparently, Toyota Motor Corp's (NYSE:TM) Prius and other such gas/electric vehicles are not popular among one segment of Americans, the visually disabled. The National Federation of the Blind has asked that the vehicles be equipped with some sort of warning noise so that the sight-impaired can avoid stepping in front of the almost-silent cars. I wonder what can be done to help the iPod impaired, who often aren't aware of approaching fire engines until the bumper hits them in the ass.

Another interesting transportation story comes to us from the bicycle-crazy Netherlands. The new Bikedispenser is a fully-automated bicycle rental station. Much like the baggage cart rentals in airports, Bikedispenser stores 50 or more all-purpose bikes, ready to pop one out to the customer that scans his/her debit card. The company expects to install the machines at train stations and other public transportation hubs.

In the category of fun --- How much time could I waste on the web site J! Archive? The right answer is tons. The site has compiled all of the Jeopardy! game show questions, player answers, and real answers for the entire run of the show, since 1983, over 110,000 questions in all.

Finally, hairdresser Lee Becks thought he was getting a tattoo of the Mandarin characters for "Love, honor and obey." To his dismay, he found, after the fact, that the lettering on his arm actually translates as "At the end of the day, this is an ugly boy."
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Prolific and award-winning television personality Merv Griffin succumbed to prostate cancer on Sunday. He passed away at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles at the age of 82 and is survived by son Anthony and two grandchildren.

While his storied career includes stints as pop-music star, pianist, real-estate mogul, Eva-Gabor consort, and game-show host, Mr. Griffin is best known for hosting an eponymous talk show and creating Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune, both of which can still be seen today and without which we may have never gotten to know Vanna White.

Jeopardy! debuted on NBC Networks - now owned by General Electric (NYSE: GE) - in 1964 and ran 11 years before resurrecting in 1984 with Alex Trebek taking over hosting duties. Griffin also composed the familiar Jeopardy theme song, the royalties to which earned him "close to $70-80 million," he said in 2005.

Wheel of Fortune premiered in 1975, also on NBC, but became syndicated in 1983 and is currently the longest-running game show on syndicated television.

In 2005, Griffin was given a lifetime achievement award at the Daytime Emmys and earned accolades from the Museum of Television and Radio.

Griffin's latest project, Crosswords, is still being produced and is expected to premiere on September 10.

Beth Gaston Moon is an analyst at Schaeffer's Investment Research.

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