MONDAY, APRIL 30, 2012
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HOROSCOPES
Because the stars know things we don't.
Aries (March 21-April 19)
Today is an 6
It's getting busy. For the next two days, things are hopping.
Stick to the rules, and then get creative. If you need help, ask for it. Work as a team.
Taurus (April 20-May 20)
Today is a 8
A difficult situation is making you stronger. You learn what you need. By evening, you enter an amorous phase, and everything eases. Love is the bottom line.
Gemini (May 21-June 21)
Today is a 7
You may as well listen ...compromise could be involved. It could even get romantic. Let your sweetheart set the schedule. Cuddle at home.
Cancer (June 22-July 22)
Today is an 9
Rules set the foundation for
the structure you're building
You're even smarter than
usual. Discover solutions
that eluded you before.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)
Today is a 7
Too much of a good thing
can create a new dilemma.
Stick to the budget. Get into
a homebody phase, and consider personal comfort and well-being. Familiar faces and places soothe.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Today is an #8
You're in expansion mode, and even more powerful than usual. Check in with the friends in your network who are already on the road you want to take.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Today is a 8
You get more with molasses than you do with vinegar. Think over your plan. Before you share it, think about what's in it for the other person. Provide substance.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Today is a 8
Support your friends in the pursuit of their dreams. They can come true. Get specific about what you want to achieve. Visualization helps more than you think.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec.21)
Today is a 9
You're being tested, even if you don't see it. Your reputation increases when you do what you're really passionate about. Listen for acknowledgement, and keep cool.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Today is a 8
Travel conditions look good. Follow your schedule and the advice of a loved one. Entering a period of study and research. Don't fall for a con game.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Today is a 9
Don't delay completing new assignments while you can, as things are about to get busier. Daydreaming is not recommended now. Keep the pedal to the metal.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)
Today is a 9
It's easy to feel disoriented now. Don't be afraid to ask for directions. Focus on what excites your spirit, and find comfort in friends. Hold on for support.
ACROSS
1 Un-exciting
5 Baby bear
8 Use a cleaver
12 Franc replacer
13 — budget
14 "Mary — Little Lamb"
15 First victim
16 Long-running reality game show
18 Gobi or Mojave
20 Harsh
21 Thy
23 Mid-morning hour
24 Smith and Jones, e.g.
28 Kind
31 Eisen-hower
32 Credit-card users' problems
34 With 45- Across, a martial art
35 Fender bender
37 Made an educated guess
39 Foot part
41 Layer
42 Open out, as a flag
45 See 34- Across
49 Unexpected occurrence
51 Night light?
52 Sheltered, at sea
53 In favor of
54 Satan's forte
55 Run away
56 Type measures
57 Say it isn't so
DOWN
1 Out of play
2 Cartoonist
Goldberg
3 War god
4 One of Henry's Annes
5 Halloween outfits
6 Big name in Burma's history
7 Taverns
8 Sour cream and —
9 Poorer folks
10 Smell
11 Rid of rind
17 Ex-soldier
19 Street
22 Argue against
24 Comedian Caesar
25 Guitar's smaller cousin
26 Like the superintendent's apartment, maybe
27 Picket-sign carriers
29 "Norma —"
30 Danson or Koppel
33 Small diving duck
36 Hairpiece
38 Pressed
40 Blunder
42 Abbr. on a B-52
43 — and void
44 Biographer's subject
46 Actress Campbell
47 Slay
48 Sole
50 Male child
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SUDOKU
Viewing experience enhanced by tablet
TECHNOLOGY
MCCLATCHY TRIBUNE
LOS ANGELES - When viewers watch a TV program with a tablet device, they tend to check their email, hunt for sports scores or seek additional information about the show or a commercial they were watching on the big screen.
A new report by Nielsen Co., released Friday, underscores what network television researchers have been preaching for more than a year: that "second screen viewing" appears to augment the TV viewing experience rather than steal away viewers.
commercial (24 percent versus 21 percent).
The report also found cultural differences in TV watching and the use of digital video recorders. Nielsen said that white TV viewers use digital video recorders on a daily basis twice as much as any other group, while Asian Americans appear to spend a higher proportion of their overall TV time watching their previously recorded programs.
Not surprisingly, teenagers with tablets were far more apt to visit a social media site while watching TV than were older baby boomers and seniors (62 percent versus 33 percent).
Nielsen's State of the Media: Advertising & Audiences report found that men, when watching TV and using a tablet simultaneously, were more likely than women to look for information related to a TV program they were watching (39 percent versus 34 percent). Women were more inclined to seek information related to a television
CRYPTOQUIP
Adults age 25 to 54 appear to be heavily influenced by advertising. Nielsen said that demographic group was 23 percent more likely than the average U.S. Internet user to follow a brand through social networking sites.
After all, the director of the 23rd film in the franchise, which spans half a century, is Sam Mendes, whose cinematic studies of personalities in emotional turmoil and even meltdown include "American Beauty" and "Revolutionary Road."
"You always go back to the Fleming because the character Fleming created over a number of novels was incredibly complex." Mendes said Sunday at a news conference in Istanbul, where the crew of "Skyfall" has filmed.
ISTANBUL — The next James Bond movie, "Skyfall," promises the usual action, exotic locations, scheming villains and beautiful women. For fans of the original novels by Ian Fleming, there's more: a journey into the troubled psyche of the iconic spy.
"Some people sometimes forget in the cliche of Bond, which is the international playboy, and someone who always untrubbed, and almost never breaks a sweat, that actually what (Fleming) created was a very conflicted character," said Mendes, who was joined by cast members, including Bond actor Daniel Craig.
FILM
Fleming created a secret agent who was sometimes frustrated and ambivalent about his job. Many Bond movies sidestepped the inner demons, showcasing instead a debonair 007 whose exploits were enhanced with gaudy gadgets and special effects.
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It is Craig's third portrait of the spy, and he introduced a darker side to Bond in his earlier roles in 2008's "Quantum of Solace" in 2008 and "Casino Royale" in 2006.
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dealer offering pills to a boy, a man trying to ture children into a van with candy, and gang members inviting kids to spray paint bridges.
The children tell the bad guys they'd rather be roller skating.
TELEVISION
Commercial shows kids rejecting drugs for Nevada roller rink
Craig reread Bond novels as part of his preparation for "Skyfall."
The 90-second spot was developed for Roller Kingdom in Reno by comedy duo Rhett McLaughlin and Link Neal. It had nearly 240,000 views on YouTube by midday Friday, four days after it was posted online.
Roller Kingdom owner Brad Armstrong tells KRNV-TV that the duo offered to produce the commercial for free so they could show it on their cable TV show, "Rhett and Link: Commercial Kings."
RENO, Nev. — A commercial going viral on YouTube tells kids to say "no" to crack and "yes" to a Nevada roller rink.
The campy video features a drug
Associated Press
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