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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Concept is SudoKu
By Dave Green
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Answer to previous puzzle
Difficulty Level ★★★
1 2 9 6 5 3 4 7 8
7 6 4 2 8 1 9 3 5
8 5 3 4 9 7 6 1 2
4 9 1 5 7 6 8 2 3
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INTERNATIONAL
African adoptions increase Madonna's efforts to adopt 2 children from Malawi part of trend
CELEAN JACOBSON
Associated Press
like China and Russia cut back on adoptions by foreigners.
LILONGWE, Malawi — Madonna's efforts to adopt two youngsters from Malawi have drawn the paparazzi. But she isn't alone: Westerners are increasingly seeking to bring home children from Africa as traditional sources
The rising number of adoptions from Africa — particularly by Americans in Ethiopia — comes as the AIDS epidemic ravaging the continent leaves
more orphans in impoverished countries and surviving relatives are unable to care for them.
"Ideally more local adoptions would be best, but people aren't coming forward and if life is better out there then they should take it."
Thomas Diflipo, president of the Joint Council on International Children's Services, does not attribute the increase to a celebrity factor, but he says some high-profile adoptions by celebrities have raised awareness of the availability of
State Department. The year before, 1,255 Ethiopian children were adopted by Americans.
Americans adopted 1,725 Ethiopian children in the 12-month period ending Sept. 30, 2008, about 70 percent of all U.S. adoptions from Africa, according to the U.S.
ZOE COHEN Adoption consultant
orphans in Africa.
"One of the good things about the Madonnaadoptionor Angelina Jolie, those adoptions brought the need to the attention of Europeans or Americans," he said. "And it brought the possibility to people's attention."
Rich foreign-
gers have been adopting children from poorer nations for decades. Mia Farrow, now the mother of 14, adopted an orphan from the Vietnam War in 1973. Jolie adopted her sons Maddox and Pax from Cambodia and Vietnam and her daughter Zahara from Ethiopia.
Many adoption agencies and child rights activists argue it is preferable for children to be taken care of by relatives or in their communities, with foreign adoptions allowed only as a last resort. Others say that isn't always realistic.
But critics have slammed Madonna's efforts to adopt a second child from Malawi this week, accusing her of acting like a rich "bully" and using her money and status to fast-track the adoption process. On Tuesday, Madonna insisted she was following standard procedures.
"Ideally more local adoptions would be best, but people aren't coming forward and if life is better out there then they should take it," said Zoe Cohen, a private adoption consultant in South Africa.
Adoption experts say the rise in adoptions from Africa is due to developments in China, Russia, Guatemala and other longtime sources of orphans that have reduced the number of foreign adoptions. As a result, the number of foreign children adopted by Americans fell 12 percent last year, reaching the lowest level since 1999.
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According to the State Department, 2,399 visas were issued to African children adopted by Americans last year, out of 17,438 adoptions from abroad.
10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.
HOROSCOPES
ARIES (March 21-April 19)
Today is an 8
There are changes to be made, but don't be a fool about it. Make sure you end up with something better instead of something worse. Run every proposal out to its logical conclusion.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
Today is a 7
Take the time to rest and you'll find your attitude improves a lot. You don't do well with sleep deprivation.
Keep a notepad nearby; you're apt to have a magnificent idea.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21)
Today is a 7
Be forceful and assertive. Tell others what you can do that will make their lives easier. You take good care of them and they'll take good care of you.
CANCER (June 22-July 22)
Today is a 7
You can get around an obstacle quite easily. You're very talented at avoiding confrontation. So slip out and visit a distant friend while a hothead goes on a rant.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)
Today is a 7
Clean up old odds and ends. You'll find something of value. Hide it away in another safe place. You're worth more than you thought you were. It's a wonderful feeling.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Today is a 7
Go ahead and get involved.
What have you got to lose?
Even more importantly, what have you got to gain? Maintaining a good status quo counts for something, too.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Today is a 7
You are sorely tempted to hide out and discuss the future with a person you'd like to accompany you. That's good, but not during working hours. Stay up all night, if you must.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Today is a 7
Verbal interactions won't be as effective now. Don't bother to explain; people are too busy to listen. Show people what you want, leaving no room for doubt.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-
Dec. 21)
Today is a 7
A brilliant, yet unorthodox idea helps you achieve abundance. This doesn't refer just to money in the bank. Also, add to the non-perishable provisions in your pantry.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Today is a 6
You've got a special talent for making it through tough times. You see opportunities everywhere. Gather your pennies together and go shopping for bargains.
You're not the world's best bargain hunter, but you can learn. Take advantage of a fabulous sale on fixer-uppers. You can make a fortune, theoretically. But you'll really have to do the work.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Today is a 7
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)
Today is a 6
You're very lucky. You feel like you have enough, and you about to get even more. Hold onto your money for now. This appears to be a freebie, in other words, a gift.
ACROSS
1 “Star Trek” speed factor
5 Cribbage props
9 Upper limit
12 Largest of the seven
13 Penetrating wind?
14 Time of your life
15 Hangout for game fans
17 Greek consonants
18 Off the track
19 YouTube offering
21 On the other hand
22 Ask
24 Humorous utterance
27 Sickness cause
28 Black, in verse
31 Dadaist artist
32 Have a
33 Exist
34 Boy-friend
36 Pigpen
37 Staff, at sea
38 "— Clown" (George Carlin album)
40 Scale member
41 Nutritionists' recommendations
43 Power failure
47 Plagiarize
48 Cyclist's mus-tache?
51 Schedule abbr.
52 "Zounds!"
53 Piratic quaffs
54 1940s headline word
55 Weeps loudly
56 Undo a dele
DOWN
1 "There once — man from ..."
2 Uraei
3 Laugh-a-minute
4 Mimic specialist
5 Bouquet
6 Undergo recession
7 — long way
8 Do the duty
9 Hershey product
10 Malaria symptom
Solution time: 25 mins.
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Downey Jr. gives Holmes story an action update
LAS VEGAS — Leave it to Robert Downey Jr. to turn Sherlock Holmes into a wisecracking action hero who ends up hand-cuffed naked to a bed. Downey offered a sneak peek Tuesday of his new take on the cerebral detective created by Arthur Conan Doyle.
Theater owners attending their annual ShoWest convention got to see Downey's Holmes in a bruising boxing match, diving from a tall building into London's Thames River and trading barbs with roommate Dr. Watson (Jude Law), who complains about the detective's slovenliness and nocturnal violin playing.
Downey also turns the detective into something of a ladies man as his Holmes gets a romantic interest (Rachel McAdams). Conan Doyle's Holmes lived a monk's life, save for one purely platonic dalliance with a female foe whose intellect he
greatly admired.
Despite the saucy swagger and attitude of Downey's "Sherlock Holmes," directed by Guy Ritchie, the actor said the movie is true to the spirit of Conan Doyle's stories, which have plenty of action.
Past screen adaptations of Holmes stories "Just never had the money to do it right," Downey said.
Downey joked that after his superhero flick "Iron Man" had a blockbuster opening weekend last year, his agents told him he had a window of the "next hour and a half" where he could do anything he wanted in Hollywood. His agents told him "don't do anything crazy" Downey said
The actor said he called Joel Silver — the producing partner of his wife, Susan Downey, and his collaborator on "Weird Science,""Gothika" and "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang." Downy said he told Silver he was interested in doing an intelligent action movie that also was a period piece.
Associated Press
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