THE UNIVERSITY DARY BANSAN TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 2012 HOROSCOPES Because the stars know things we don't. Aries (March 21-April 19) Touay is an 8 Do simple work now. Travel through imaginative wordsmithing and literary projects, or the more literal kinds of exploration involving packing and tickets. Go Taurus (April 20-May 20) Today is an 8 --- Stick to simple work. It's easy to get distracted. Ground yourself in what you really love. Trust and remember that. Try a new route. Talk about what works. Gemini (May 21-June 21) Today is a 7 You won't be given more than you can handle. Discussion expands opportunities. A social contact proves to be very useful. Fulfill contractual obligations. Cancer (June 22-July 22) Today is an 8 There's a problem you can figure out. Use newly acquired skills. There's no shortage of information. Expand your options. Listen to your heart, and a loved one. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) Today is an 8 Your clever idea could turn into profit. Consider expand ing it. Invest some time in a solid plan that inspires. Stick with tried-and-true methods and cost-saving measures. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Today is a 7 Friends ask for advice. Talk to yourself about ideals, and be true to yourself. Abundance can be yours, but you could get distracted. Get a plan, and stick to it. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Today is a n 8 Show generosity, and expand your efforts behind the scenes. Contact a defined market, and offer a solution. Optimism prevails. Explore new avenues. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Today is a 7 Friends help you find your way around. Keep an optimistic outlook. Don't be afraid to ask for company and encouragement, but don't cling. Let go of attachment. It's okay. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec.21) Today is a 6 It's been busy lately. Quiet action gets the deadlines met. Take it easy . home's the best place for you tonight. Catch up on some reading that feeds your soul. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Today is a 7 It's easy to get disoriented, especially in the morning. A partner helps you get grounded. Do the tasks you can handle yourself and save plenty. Rest up after. PAGE 4 Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Today is a 9. Practice makes perfect, especially for the next couple of days. Be cool, you're at- tracting attention. Put your know.edge to good use. No excuses. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) Today is a 8 Despite distractions or chaos, expand in the direction that your love takes you. Do the work, with loving support, and succeed. A partner guides you. It may take focus. CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Rodgers collaborator 5 Kreskin's claim 8 Birthright barterer 12 Smell 13 Twosome 14 Swine 15 Paper 17 Responsibility 18 Charged bit 19 Good horse-shoe toss 21 Burrito condiment 24 Shetland, for one 25 Spruce up 26 Piece 30 Help 31 Got up 32 Homer's interjection 33 Cellar 35 Land-locked African nation 36 Amateur-night prop 37 Imp 38 Call forth 41 Madam's counter-part 42 Henry — 43 Slumlord's building 48 Heidi's heights 49 A Gershwin 50 Related (to) 51 Egg container? 52 Upper limit 53 Barbershop call DOWN 1 Scuttle 2 Commotion CHECK OUT THE ANSWERS http://udkne.ws/lrUBr2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | | 5 | 6 | 7 | | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | 12 | | | | | 13 | | | | 14 | | | | | 15 | | | | 16 | | | | | 17 | | | |
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CRYPTOQUIP 21 Pierce 22 Operatic solo 23 Covers 24 Tine 26 Greatly excited 27 Dutch cheese 28 — contendere 29 Reedy 31 Beyond control 34 One with "I" trouble? 35 Famed Broadway belter 37 Conk out 38 Terrible guy? 39 Cleo-patra's water 40 Big shots 41 Break suddenly 44 Historic time 45 — out a living 46 Veto 47 Potent stick K BQUNNF NIZQ BQUWKJA LG IJ RXQ UJURIHF IE EKVX UGGQJWUAQV. FIL HKAXR "Idol" is indeed aging and it will likely never regain the ratings it once boasted," said Jeffrey McCall, a communications professor at DePauw QZQJ TUNN HQ U EKJ-URKT. Yesterday's Cryptoquip: THIS WHOLE ROW OF AIR OUTLETS MIGHT BE MISBEHAVING. IT'S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE VENTS. Today's Cryptoquip Clue: L equals U Young viewers prefer 'The Voice' over 'Idol' MCCLATCHY TRIBUNE TELEVISION "The Voice" has pulled even with "Idol" in ratings among young adults and has a median age of 43, according to Nielsen. Though not exactly brimming with youth, that figure nevertheless beats "Idol," which has a median viewer age of 48 — 14 years higher than it was when the show premiered back in summer 2002. For years, "Idol" was TV's unrivaled ratings champ, and a big part of its success lay in its appeal to young people, who made it their No. 1 TV choice for years. But this year, critics are attacking the show as increasingly stodgy while viewership has plunged more than 30 percent among teens and twentysomethings. And many of those viewers have gone to NBC's "The Voice," a hipster and sexier upstart that has much younger judges and often edgier songs. LOS ANGELES — As "American Idol" winds down its 11th season, it's time to ask: Is Fox's smash singing contest losing the kids? University. "The Voice' has surprised me with the traction it has generated. It really does come off as younger than 'ldol.'" SUDOKU Difficulty Level ★★ MUSIC 4/17 MOVIES Greg Lake's one-man show includes audience PHILADELPHIA — Have a question you're dying to ask singer-songwriter/ progressive-rock titan Greg Lake? Well, here's your chance to do so. Lake's one-man show, "Songs of a Lifetime," is a survey of the 64-year-old Englishman's musical output, but the audience plays a large role in the proceedings. The show, he explained, "Is an interactive thing, not just about the material I perform. It basically depicts the journey the audience and I have shared over the years." McClatchy Tribune Fans have several opportunities during the evening to converse with Lake, a godfather of prog-rock thanks to his late-1960s work as bassist-vocalist. 'The Hunger Games' claims No.1 spot for fourth week Jennifer Lawrence portrays Katniss Everdeen, left, and Liam Hemsworth portrays Gale Hawthorne in a scene from "The Hunger Games." The film has held the number one spot at the box office four consecutive weekends. MCCLATCHY TRIBUNE ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES — "The Hun-ger Games" claimed the No.1 spot at the box office for the fourth consecutive weekend, becoming the first film since 2009's "Avatar" to remain in the top position for that long. The fantasy epic starring Jennifer Lawrence collected an additional $21.5 million this past weekend, according to an estimate from Lionsgate. In the United States and Canada, the movie has raked in $337.1 million; overseas, it has sold $194 million worth of tickets in 60 foreign countries. Heading into the weekend, a new spin on "The Three Stooges" had the only viable shot at taking down the wildly popular Suzanne Collins adaptation. Although the trio of goofballs may not have been able to pick off Katniss Everdeen, their film did pull in a decent $17.1 million. Meanwhile, the Joss Whedon-produced horror film "The Cabin in the Woods" started with a soo $14.9 million. The sci-fi action flick "Lockout" had a far less impressive opening, grossing a weak $6.3 million. "Stooges" marks the best debut for the brother-directors team of Bobby and Peter Farellly in more than a decade. After finding major box-office success in the early 1990s with films such as "Dumb & Dumber" and "There's Something About Mary," the filmmakers have struggled to attract moviegoers to their recent efforts. None of their last four films, including "Stuck on You" and "Hall Pass," opened with over $15 million or ultimately exceeded $45 million. Although "Stooges" should exceed that sum, it's unlikely that the movie will come close to reaching the heights of "Mary," which made $176 million by the end of its run in theaters. The Farrelly have been working on "Stooges" for over a decade, and during that time bigname stars such as Jim Carrey and Sean Penn were at points attached to the movie. Ultimately, the roles of Moe, Larry and Curly went to three lesser-known actors, the most recognizable of whom is Sean Hayes from TV's "Will & Grace." Those who saw the film this past weekend didn't love it, assigning it an average grade of B-minus, according to market research firm CinemaScore. Even if word-of-mouth on the movie doesn't end up being fantastic, 20th Century Fox didn't spend much to produce the film: $37 million, after purchasing the rights to the production from MGM, where the picture was previously in development. Not surprisingly, the movie attracted a 58 percent male crowd — the gender Fox has been heavily courting for weeks in advertisements on sports networks such as ESPN. Chris Aronson, Fox's executive vice president of distribution, said the studio consciously targeted men because "dumb, slapstick humor is male-driven stateside, and we've always known there was a barrier with females." "The Cabin in the Woods" also appealed mostly to men and played best with an older crowd, 65 percent of whom were older than 25 — not the typical audience for a horror film. But those moviegoers didn't care for the film, giving it an average C grade. Many critics were enamored by the horror movie, indicating that the marketing campaign may have led fans to believe the film would be different than the one they got in theaters. 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