HOROSCOPES entertainment Because the stars know things we don't Aries (March 21-April 19) Today is a 7 Make a promise, and cultivate your rewards. Don't touch savings; focus on making money instead. Postpone expense. Apply discipline and each step forward earns rewards. Stubborn persistence wins out over apathy or giving it out. Stick it out. Taurus (April 20-May 20) Today is a 5 Today is a 5 Gemini (May 21-June 20) Today is a 5 PAGE 5A in from Park. You don't have to go very far to find what you want. Your patience pays off. But don't get arrogant; accept coaching from an expert. Replenish your reserves whenever possible, especially by resting and eating well. Results confirm your faith. Wait until the moon changes signs to make your move. Something's coming due. You can find the money for a household project. Contact team members and keep everyone informed of the latest information. Cancer (June 21-July 22) Today is a 6 Ideas lead to results. Postpone expansion (professional and personal, even romance) for now. Your public life interferes with your privacy for the next two days. Soften your tone. Don't rush things or share strategy. Plan vour next move. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) Today is a 6 are Trevor ber. Get farther than you thought possible, without throwing your money around. Responsibilities take priority today and tomorrow. You can find what you need to do what you've planned. Women play big roles. Beauty and art too, your soul. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Today is a 5 Today is a 5 You have more than you need. Something you try doesn't work. Be gracious, even if annoyed. New opportunities will open soon, but there are still barriers. Dreams of distant and exotic destinations fill your imagination. Gather information. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Today is a 8 Relax. Don't try a new idea yet; it's not time to launch, travel, or take ricks. Pay the bills today or tomorrow, and review resources. You're especially charming now. Take deep breaths, and think about what you love. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Today is a 7 Define your objective. Don't go yet, though; it's too expensive at the moment. Use what you have to achieve a dream. Study with a partner. Start a new phase in your relationship. Ask for specific puzzle pieces. Push yourself forward. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Today is a 6 Venture farther out, and contact a distant friend. Get down to the nity-gritty日报 and tomorrow. Others help out. Rest when you can. There's more work coming soon. Let people know what you're after. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Today is a 5 Discover talents you didn't know you had. Notice what doesn't work about your routine and change it (add fun). Your partner's finances need attention. Help out and things could get romantic. The next two days are lucky for love. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Today is a 6 Household issues require attention. Get the highest quality at the best interest rates. Costs may be higher than expected. Wait on unnecessary expenses. It all works well. Plan a luxurious evening at home with good food and company. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) Today is a 7 ACROSS The two of you light up the room. A financial shortfall is temporary. Take an opportunity to add comfort to your environment. A project doesn't turn out exactly as you pictured, but it still works. Express your love. 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Y'S UHRUEV RXUGYCJ U LMHHXP-LGFFZ BXVP. RockChalkLiving SEARCH ▶ DON'T SETTLE FRANK WFIRICH/KANSAN The Oxford Dictionaries named "selfie" as the word of the year. According to oxforddictionaries.com, a selfie is "a photograph that one has taken of oneself, typically one taken with a smartphone or webcam and uploaded to a social media website." Popularity, current events influence words of the year DANI BRADY NATIONAL dbrady@kansan.com While college students prepare for finals, editors and lexicographers at Oxford Dictionaries, The American Dialect Society and Merriam-Webster Inc. are working just as hard to add another word to the English language for us to study. Well this year, although Oxford Dictionary names "selfie" the word of the year based on its sudden popularity. Merriam-Webster Inc. respectfully disagrees and has declared "science" the word of 2013 based on data from over 100 million lookups per month. Looks like we won't be having more to study after all — that is until American Dialect Society releases its word in January. Fabulous, right? Before choosing the word of the year, Merriam-Webster Inc., America's leading dictionary publisher, sifts through what they would call "evergreen words" or "noise words" that are looked up daily for no particular reason and do not relate to any particular story. They are then able to choose the word of the year by "focusing on the words that showed the greatest increase in lookups this year as compared to last year," according to its website. In years past, words of the year have been directly related to that year's most worthy stories. "For example, in 2008 the word was 'baillout' and from that we can obviously see the word is the story," says Peter Sokolowski, editor-at-large for Merriam-Webster. "And more recently last year during the election the word was split between 'socialism' and 'capitalism', again, for obvious reasons." From evolution, to climate change, to the cognitive ability of the young, "science" covers a wide spectrum of information that is being both questioned and researched. Unlike Oxford Dictionary that chooses a current and trendy word, and the American Dialect Society that meets in person to vote on their word of the year, Merriam-Webster chooses a word based on a quantitative measure. "The media loves nothing more than to talk about themselves," says Sokolowski. "So when you have a word like 'selfie,' that gives everyone a chance to contemplate the narcissistic impulse that is encouraged by social media, you see an explosion on social media where everyone wants to talk about the actual medium in which they are discussing it." But popularity is not what is important to Merriam-Webster. It is a free public utility so they feel as though it is their responsibility to tell the truth about words. Sokolowski does not know why people have researched "science" as much as they have, but that is less important to him than the fact that they did. While Merriam-Webster may be really good at reading data, it is not able to read minds. An interesting story lies behind each word that is chosen by Merriam-Webster, but perhaps more interesting is that fact that this year no story lies directly behind the reason why "science" was looked up almost three times more than it was last year. Regardless, their research shows that the word "science," a broad term that covers an enormous amount of subjects, has been on our minds. PETER SOKOLOWSKI Merriam-Webster editor-at-large "The media loves nothing more than to talk about about themselves." The word "marriage," a top ten word from 2012, was looked up less frequently this year than it was last year. This is surprising considering this year was the Supreme Court decision on the Defensive Marriage Act, the repeal of California's Proposition 8 and decisions in various states to allow same-sex marriages. Now that these issues are in the hands of state legislatures, people are less interested in the controversy proving that culture moves faster than media and government. While some words are looked up due to their difficulty in the English language, others are researched because they have been placed in big news stories, and others are studied because of a single utterance by a prominent government official. So whether the word "science" was looked up frequently this year due to climate change or Obamacare and the science of research in pharmaceuticals, we do not know. But what we are sure of is "that there has been a general interest in a general word," says Sokolowski. 944 Massachusetts Street WANT ENTERTAINMENT UPDATES ALL DAY LONG? 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For those who rented textbooks, there are two options for rental returns as well: - Location #1: KU Bookstore - Location #5: Naismuth Hall. 9:00am - 5:00pm daily; sell backs only. at the Kansas Union. 8:30am 6:00pm daily; sell backs and rental returns - Location #2: Kansas Union, Level 4 Lobby.8:30am- - 5:30pm daily; sell backs only. · Location #3: KU Bookstore - Location = 5. R & K Business at the Burge Urban 7:30am 10:00pm daily sell backs and rental returns. - Location #4; Mrs. Ers in Lewis Hall. Mon-Thur 9:00am-7:30pm Friday 9:00am-5:00pm; sell backs only. Other activities round out the sell back/rental return process. Students can enter to win an iPad Mini—one will be given away each day from December 16-20 Also, upon completing the sell back/rental return process, students receive a sheet of KU Bookstore coupons, just in time for last-minute holiday shopping. Choose from a great selection of exclusive KU merchandise and general books, from the store that was just voted the Best Bookstore in Lawrence in UDK's "Top of the Hill" challenge. Coupons entitle students to these great discounts: - 40% off any one item ot - and planners. - 30% off Moleskine notebooks planners - 25% of the KU Bookstore's entire - 15% off any Boots cosmetics- no limit! Nothing quite "closes the book" on a semester like return those textbooks once classes are over. And remember, since 1946, the proceeds from every purchase made at the KU Bookstore are reinvested right back into programs that foster student success. KU MEMORIAL UNIONS BURGE UNION JAYHAWK CENTRAL KANSAS UNION see you at the U