FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2012
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HOROSCOPES
Because the stars know things we don't.
Aries (March 21-April 19)
Today is an 7
A surprising development in a group setting inspires action. Let it be someone else's crazy idea. Changes above affect you positively.
Taurus (April 20-May 20)
Today is a 7
The expertise you need isn't far away. Use it to tackle a difficult task that's been eluding you. Your quick wit's appreciated. Share something of value.
Gemini (May 21-June 21)
Gemini (May 21-June 21)
Today is a 8
Encourage someone's artistic work and be rewarded.
Someone who seems dumb is actually brilliant. Keep your home clean and avoid an argument. Opportunities arise.
Cancer (June 22-July 22)
Today is an 7
Cancer (June 22-July 22)
Today is an 7
You're in a search for what's next, and there's nothing stopping you. Excessive attention to detail could annoy others, but don't take it personally.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)
Today is a 7
The financial situation's unstable today, so postpone gratification. Don't let loved ones dig into the piggy bank, either. Make a cool promo for your latest project.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Today is an 8
It's okay to be a perfectionist,
but don't beat yourself
up when you fail. It's all part
of the process. It could even
be fun. Where will you risk
failure next?
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Today is a 8 Better check your schedule again. With all the activity and intensity, you could forget small details. Try to be as clear in communication as possible.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Today is a 9
Focus on making money today, but don't be attached to the results. Money isn't everything, and you know that. Leave room for a surprise, and it could be a good one.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec.21)
Today is a 6.
Focus on doing creative projects that you love. You're becoming more passionate and more attractive. Let your sweetheart set the schedule.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Today is a 7
Time to clean up a mess.
Figure out what you want,
and then go for it. It may
take some extra effort, but
it will be worth it. Stay home
tonight.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Today is a 8
Today is a 8 Strained relationships improve greatly now. Spend some time in nature to stretch your legs and your ideas. Fresh air does you good. Take it easy.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)
Today is a 9
Focus on the projects that you're best at. Bring more buck for the bang by doing what you love. The thing that makes you happy just goes better.
ACROSS
1 Treaties
6 Morsel
9 Curved flight path
12 "I don't give —!"
13 Rhyming tribute
14 Feathery neckwear
15 Comic Sykes
16 Alluring attraction
18 Rough-housing lass
20 Eye layer
21 Swelled head
23 Emcee Sajak
24 Take forcibly
25 It may be a proper subject
27 Oregon's capital
29 Avenue
31 Mis-treated
35 Destroy
37 Tear asunder
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38 "M*A*S*H" clerk
41 That girl
43 Still
44 Basin accessory
45 Louvre or Prado
47 Free-runners' sport
49 Fore-heads
52 Upper limb
53 Foreign policy grp.
54 Standard
55 Verily
56 Blond shade
57 Late
DOWN
2 "Caught ya!"
3 Shape
4 Commotion
5 Postage
6 Colombia's capital
7 Without acting
8 Afternoon affair
9 Overhead
10 Libertine:
11 200 milligram
17 Grumbling sound
19 Sew loosely
21 Type squares
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Stern said at the L.A. audition that he's not trying to play into any expectations about him. "You don't want to be a stereotype as a judge," he said. "You don't want to be, 'Oh, you're replacing Piers; you've got to be the mean guy, or you've got
Judging gig reveals Stern's sensitive side
Longtime Stern fans no doubt got an extra kick hearing him praise his new work family at NBCUniversal. Stern was famously fired from the radio station WNBC-AM in New York in 1985.
22 Obtained
24 "Char-
lotte's —"
26 New
Jersey
airport
city
28 Great
quintet?
30 Bobble
32 "Little
Shop of
Horrors"
role
33 Away
from
WSW
34 Banned
pesticide
36 House
of
worship
38 Settle a
loan
39 Cognizan
40 Skin
(Suff.)
42 Show
to be
false
45 Tousle,
as hair
46 —
Major
48 "Three
Men —
Horse"
50 Bankroll
51 Crafty
Stern is making the cross-country commute so he can record both the auditions and his Sirius XM satellite show in New York. He was back on the air on Tuesday raving about how much he loves his new gig. Once the audition process is over, the show itself will tape in New York City, to accommodate Stern's schedule.
MCCLATCHY TRIBUNE
LOS ANGELES — Howard Stern came to Los Angeles last Friday to begin his tenure as "America's Got Talent"'s newest judge. And, by his own admission, this may not be the Howard Stern most people expected to see.
"There were times when I was downright compassionate," Stern told KNBC-TV outside the season's first auditions, held at the Orpheum Theatre in downtown L.A.
to be the guy that always hits the buzzer' I have no preconceived notion, and I've got news for you: If you go in there and watch this taping, it is insane."
That's not to say Stern has gone all warm and Randy Jackson-ish on us. He's still got some bite. As he explained, "It's a little weird, the first day out, I buzzed a 9-year-old kid. The kid was adorable, but I did it, man, you've got to do it. I said, 'Look, you're cute, you're adorable, but, goodness gracious, you don't belong on "America's Got Talent," and you just feel like the devil himself."
Stern told his radio audience that "America's Got Talent" has auditions in San Francisco this weekend and a New York audition on Feb. 27.
The Parents Television Council has raised objections to Stern's addition to the program and stories like that are no doubt giving them fits.
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OLYMPICS
British musicians will end summer Olympics
LONDON — The closing ceremony for 2012 London Olympics will be themed "A Symphony of British Music" with organizers promising a hit-packed journey from classical composer Edward Elgar to Grammy soul diva Adele.
"It is, in a sense, the soundtrack of our lives," said Stephen Daldry, executive producer of the Olympic and Paralympic opening and closing ceremonies.
The ceremony's artistic director, Kim Gavin, said the Aug. 12 show would be an "elegant mashup of British music" packed with recognizable songs arranged symphonically.
"We go from — without saying we've booked anyone — Elgar to Adele," said music director David Arnold.
Gavin, who has overseen tours for the band Take That and directed the 2007 Princess Diana memorial concert, said the London Olympics closing ceremony would be "the biggest after-show party — the show being the sport."
The creative team is keeping the names of the musicians involved under wraps, although The Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney and the Spice Girls have all been suggested as possible performers.
Associated Press
The games start July 27
HOLLYWOOD
Stars oppose union merger
MCCLATCHY TRIBUNE
LOS ANGELES — Ed Asner and Valerie Harper are teaming up on a new project: an attempt to take down the proposed merger of the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.
Asner and Harper, who starred in the 1970s "Mary Tyler Moore" series, have joined other high profile actors including Ed Harris and Martin Sheen in filing a lawsuit in Los Angeles federal court Wednesday seeking an injunction to stop SAG from calling for a vote on the proposed merger with AFTRA.
The suit alleges that the SAG board breached its fiduciary duties to conduct an actuarial impact study detailing the effects of the proposed merger
on health and pension benefits of SAG members. SAG's board overwhelmingly approved a plan to merge with the smaller actors union, arguing that doing so would give them more leverage in negotiations with the studios and end years of turf wars between the two labor groups.
A minority of board members, among them Asner and Harris, have maintained that the proposed combination would weaken health and pension benefits for SAG's 125,000 members, about 40,000 of whom also belong to AFTRA.
"We have spent almost two months negotiating with SAG in an effort to get them to present the truth regarding this merger plan," Los Angeles attorney David Casselman said in a statement.
In a statement, SAG said the lawsuit was without merit. "Any suggestion that the members have not been fully and fairly informed is preposterous," SAG said. "We have scheduled more than 50 informational meetings across the country, have posted all of the merger documents on the website for over 4 weeks, and we have afforded the merger opponents the right to send an opposition statement at the unions' expense as part of the referendum package ... This filing is simply a public relations stunt that follows a clear pattern by some of the plaintiffs of filling unsuccessful lawsuits against their own union. We do not believe that the members will be fooled."
OSCARS
MCCLATCHY TRIBUNE
Crystal makes perfect Oscar host
You must be absolutely fearless, smart, facile, topical, extremely funny, a good singer, decent dancer and possess an encyclopedic knowledge of the movie history, business and stars. You must be reverent of the institution and the 3,400 powerful, anxious, highly neurotic people sitting in front of you, but not a toady either. Irreverence is essential — just not Gervais-an irreverence.
Being a star of a hit movie doesn't hurt, but — failing that — being one of the biggest comics in the world will suffice.
NEW YORK — So, you want to host the Oscars? Fine. Here are the requirements:
Finally, pay particularly close attention to the person who will step onto the proscenium at the
Meanwhile, when he first appears Sunday night, cast a quick glance at his tux pocket. If history is a guide, there will be a toothbrush in that pocket — the same one a little boy back in the early '50s held up in front of his black-and-white TV set in the family living room at 549 E. Park Ave in Long Beach, N.Y. He pretended to award this "Oscar" to some gorgeous, glamorous, untouchable god or goddess on the screen. It's a reminder of who he is, and how far he's come.
Hollywood and Highland Center Sunday night. He is your template. Billy Crystal was all this and much more during most of the 1990s, when he commanded that stage with as much grace and skill as anyone in Oscar history.
So let that be the last piece of advice. Be sure to bring your
toothbrush. Humility and an abiding respect for the past — particularly your own — aren't such bad qualities either.
Of course, there really is only one living person on the planet with these qualities. After Bob Hope — 18 hosting gigs — Crystal is the most successful Oscar host in history, with a total of eight outings between 1990 and 2004. To say he is a beloved part of this institution flirts with understatement. While the Oscars have mostly flailed in the hosting department over this past decade, his stature seems to have grown — as evidenced by the standing ovation he received during the four-minute tribute to Hope at last year's 83rd Academy Awards ceremony.
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