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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Conceptis SudoKu
By Dave Green
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CHARLIE HOOGNER
SKETCHBOOK
DREW STEARNS
FRIDAY, MAY 1, 2009
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SARA MAC
JASON HAFLICH
Hulu.com to feature Disney movies
INTERNET
BY RYAN NAKASHIMA
Associated Press
LOS ANGELES — Disney movies and ABC TV shows will be available on Hulu.com now that Walt Disney Co. is taking an equity stake in the popular video streaming site, joining its founders, NBC Universal and News Corp.
The deal announced Thursday will bring older Disney movies to the site, along with ABC and Disney Channel shows such as "Lost," "Grey's Anatomy" and "Wizards of Waverly Place" after they run on TV. Disney hopes to gain new online viewers that it does not already capture on ABC. com and pick up new income from sharing ad revenue on Hulu.
The new setup also brings the owners of three of the four major broadcast networks — ABC, NBC and Fox — into a fight for online eyeballs against the video streaming site TV.com, which CBS Corp. acquired last year when it bought CNet Networks Inc. for $1.8 billion. In February, Hulu pulled all its content from TV.com.
Another rival is Google Inc.'s YouTube, which is trying to become more than a repository for clips uploaded by the general public. It recently launched a "Shows" section with older movies and TV episodes from partners Sony Corp., Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., CBS Corp., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. and Liberty Media Corp.
Disney has a deal to provide short-form ESPN and ABC content to YouTube. But in general, ABC, NBC and Fox now will be pitting their premium material against YouTube.
Hulu ranks as the No. 4 online video site in the U.S., with 41.6 million viewers of its videos in March, according to tracking firm comScore.
Disney's biggest contribution to Hulu will be its content, but the company will also make a cash investment similar to the amount that General Electric Co.'s NBC Universal and News Corp.'s Fox each contributed in March 2007, according to people knowledgeable about the deal, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the terms were confidential. It is unclear how much Disney paid, but Disney, News Corp. and NBC will all have similar-sized stakes at just over 25 percent.
"It's an extremely big blow to YouTube," said Gartner Inc. research vice president Allen Weiner.
Interactive Media, which includes MySpace, at 52.5 million; and Yahoo sites at 42.5 million. CBS sites ranked fifth at 35.4 million monthly viewers.
Disney Chief Executive Robert Iger, Disney/ABC Television Group President Anne Sweeney and Kevin Mayer, a Disney senior vice president, will join Hulu's board.
That placed it behind Google sites, including YouTube, at 100.3 million; News Corp's Fox
Your finances are fluctuating, and that's got you stressed. Instead of simply worrying, start an investigation. What are all your marketable talents? Which do you want to try next?
CANCER (June 22-July 22)
Today is a 7
GEMINI (May 21-June 21)
Todav is a 7
People have their own ideas about how things ought to be. Who's right? They all think they are. If you disagree, you'd better speak up now or they'll roll right over you.
HOROSCOPES
Today is an 8
It's not a good day to gamble.
If a disagreement develops, let it drop without being settled.
Tempers are too short. Give everyone more time to think it over by not participating in the uproar.
Hopefully, you won't have to choose between your friends and your money. Neither a borrower nor a lender be. It makes life a lot less complex. Share shopping tips instead.
10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)
Today is a 7
ARIES (March 21-April 19)
Today is an 8
Try as you might, it's hard to get a dreamer to look at the cold, hard facts. Work with this person instead. Explain what will have to be done to get from here to there. Maybe he or she will do the work.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
Today is a 6
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Today is a 7
You're very creative now.
You're developing a following.
Others want to find out what you'll be coming up with next.
To produce results quickly, finish something you've already started.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Todav is a 7
You should be feeling pretty good, but don't get carried away. You could easily go over budget, if you're not careful. You can get a special treat if you shop at the second-hand store.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Today is a 6.
Stand back a little and give the others a chance to express their opinions. They'll tell you more about themselves than they realize. Ask a few leading questions and let them convince you.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Today is a 7
Consider your travel plans in light of recent developments. Your time is also needed at home, to clean up a mess there. Forget all about it for a while, but not for the entire weekend.
With the support of people who love you, you can accomplish anything. It might be helpful if some of them invested their money, too. If you ask them to do that, be certain you will follow through.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Today is a 7
Today is 7
A competitor keeps you sharp by challenging your beliefs. You don't have any beliefs? Of course you do. That's why it's so irritating to listen to this person. But if you can, you'll learn something.
Anticipate setbacks at work and be as prepared as you can. Odds are good something's going to break, or the clients will change their minds. Proceed with caution.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.18)
Today is a 7
PISCES (Feb.19-March 20) Today is a 6
ACROSS
1 "Hum-bug!"
4 Trade
8 Leno's feature
12 Expert
13 Gyro holder
14 Fight the clock
15 Michael Jackson album
17 Previously owned
18 Shadow location
19 Honest politician?
21 Chemical suffix
22 Comic "married" to Fang
26 Sired
29 Visibility hindrance
30 Galena, e.g.
31 Ear-related
32 Indulge in pugilism
33 Check bar codes
34 "— Town"
35 Tussaud's medium
36 Stickup
37 Extremely impres-sive
39 Bovine utterance
40 Sapporo sash
41 Enter-tained
45 Piece of work
48 German poet/dramatist
50 Leak slowly
51 Sub-sequently
52 Swiss canton
53 Will beneficiary
54 Ethereal
55 19-Across' party
Solution time: 25 mins.
A N E W U R A L M E T
B E T E K I L O A C E
C A N D L E M A S S H E
S T A G E S E F S O M
I D S P R E E
H O M E A M A G N A W
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M E S H I S M S T Y X
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DOWN
1 Decrease
2 Needing liniment
3 Roll call reply
4 Immobilizer
5 Dorian Gray's creator
6 Corroded
7 Seeming contradiction
8 Inhumane
9 Possesses
10 Capades site
11 Homer's neighbor Flanders
16 Of the upper hipbone
20 Huge
23 Places
24 History chapters
25 Musical based on "La Boheme"
26 Amazon.com buy
27 Needle case
28 Any of the Dionne quintuplets
29 Henhouse threat
32 Starbucks employee
33 South Korean capital
35 Symbol of intrigue
36 Basis for grits
38 "The Biggest —"
39 "Real Time" moderator
42 Punch
43 Architect Saarinen
44 Plumbing problem
45 La-la preceder
46 "The Raven" writer
47 Submachine gun
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CRYPTOQUIP
G F L O K F I E D Z P I M O F G O.
Yesterday's Cryptoquip: IF I WISHED TO
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Today's Cryptoquip Clue: L equals H
CELEBRITY
separate after 13 years
CELEBRITY 'Milk' star Penn and wife sonarate after 13 years
NEW YORK — Sean Penn and Robin Wright are separating, citing irreconcilable differences.
The double Oscar winner filed the petition on April 23 in Marin County Superior Court in San Rafael, Calif., according to court papers.
Penn and his actress wife have been married 13 years. Penn has requested joint legal and physical custody of their 18-year-old daughter, Dylan Francis, and 15-year-old son, Hopner Jack
This isn't the first indication of marital strife. The Penns filed for divorce in December 2007 but dismissed their petition several months later.
CRIME
Man convicted of stalking and harassing Tvra Banks
NEW YORK — A Georgia man who told police he and Tyra Banks "had a thing together" was convicted Thursday of stalking the supermodel-turned-TV host.
Brady Green, 39, of Dublin, Ga., was convicted by Manhattan Criminal Court Judge James Burke, who heard the case without a jury, of stalking, harassment, criminal trespass and attempted aggravated harassment.
Green faces as many as 90 days in jail when he is sentenced on June 18. His lawyer said an appeal is planned.
Banks testified that she feared for her safety, and for that of her staff and family.
Associated Press
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