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ABC has a thing for Carlton. Alfonso Ribeiro won last year’s Season 19 of “Dancing With The Stars,” and after’s Tuesday’s finale of the show, he was named the new host of “America’s Funniest Home Videos,” which also airs on ABC. He’ll begin filming episodes next month for the show’s 26th season, airing in the fall.

Ribeiro, who came into the spotlight on shows like “Silver Spoons” and “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” succeeds Tom Bergeron, who hosts both “Dancing With The Stars” and “America’s Funniest Home Videos.” He announced last year that he would exit the latter after Season 25.

“It won’t be very different,” Ribeiro said, when talking to EW about his new gig. “It’s really about assisting the videos not trying to overpower the videos with your comedy. But I have a different energy than Tom does and I’m very animated and energetic, and some of that will absolutely come through. I’m sure it will be dance-related in some form …. For me to able to come in and replace Tom, who’s my idol in the hosting world, will be a challenge but one that I feel excited to be a part of.”

When asked what kind of “funniest home videos” he likes, Ribeiro was honest. “My favorite is when people do things to hurt themselves.” Same.

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If you’re annoyed with cashiers asking for your charitable dollar at checkout, you’re not all alone — but you are in the minority.

A report released last week found 55 percent of Americans enjoy being asked if they’d like to support a charitable cause at a store’s register.

The study — conducted by consultancy Good Scout, which helps brands “do greater good” by implementing social causes into their business models — produced results that may come as a surprise to some, according to the group.

“Despite perceived oversaturation of charitable donation at checkout campaigns, our findings prove that consumers are not only donating to charity at the register, but they actually like doing so and being asked to do so frequently,” Brittany Hill, vice president of research and insights, said in a press release.

Good Scout conducted the online study last year with 3,030 respondents of varying ethnicities, genders and social statuses who were at least 13 years old.

The findings come amid a report from the Associated Press noting Macy’s shoppers gave $5 million at the register toward veterans advocacy campaign, “Got Your 6,” in the days leading up to Memorial Day the past two years.

The program — which allowed customers to give a $3 donation toward the nonprofit as they pay for their items — began again last Saturday.

“Got Your 6” is far from the only nonprofit that’s benefited from charitable checkout campaigns in recent years.

A study by Cause Marketing Forum found large point-of-sale donation programs have garnered more than $2.3 billion for a wide variety of causes throughout the past three decades.

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There may be certain plants that are best appreciated when you are young. Or at least, without young children. Take, for example, the stunning Yucca rostrata.

This is a plant whose charming appearance belies its more dangerous nature, like doe-eyed Al Pacino in the first Godfather. It seems soft enough to put on your pillow until you notice just in time, or perhaps a second too late, each fleshy frond terminates in a tiny, razor sharp point, or “beak” as the Latin rostrata apparently implies (thanks, Wikipedia).

I recently suggested one to a customer searching for something beyond the echeveria du jour. He considered its elegance and edges, and sighed, “A year ago, yes. But I have a baby on the way, and so have to rid myself of such things.”

Ah! Perhaps there are plants best grown when you are young and free, or at the very least, in possession of a sunny exposure and a high, deep window ledge.

That being said, do consider this yucca if your lifestyle allow your houseplants to have a bit of an edge. Its perfectly spherical shape requires no hedging or fuss to maintain (hey boxwoods, take note!) and its airy fronds keep it light and, almost playful–if sea urchins are your favorite things to toss around. Plant it in full sun and sandy soil, and let that soil go completely dry between waterings.

Yucca rostrata is rated hardy to 10 degrees, but if you are planting it outside, make sure the soil drains well, otherwise—it will certainly rot if allowed to sit in winter wetness. Allowed to mature in the landscape, it will grow a trunk, which only lengthens the exclamation point that this plant can make.

However, should your landscape extend no further than your window ledge or fire escape, start small and live dangerously, while you can.

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