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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2011
Aries (March 21-April 19)
Today is an 8
Don't sweat the small stuff today. Take care of your health with exercise, good food and rest. Talk over miscommunications, and listen for the gold.
Taurus (April 20-May 20)
Today is a 7
Don't be afraid to ask for directions. There's no such thing as a stupid question. All is not always as it appears. A little clarification can avoid lengthy delays.
Gemini (May 21-June 21)
Today is a 9.
Today is a new Renew connections with coworkers to see the job through their eyes. Complete old projects to make room for new achievements to flourish. Delegate and work together.
Cancer (June 22-July 22)
Today is an 8
There could be conflict between your private and public obligations. Strive for balance, and compromise where necessary. Double-check the schedule.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)
Today is a 7
Home is where you belong now,
but you can feel at home any
place you want. Take careful
inventory of your wealth to
discover the path ahead. It's
guite clear.
Today is an 8
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Today is an 8
Someone is being brilliant now. Is it you? Listen for what your ideal client really wants to create a profitable scheme. What you learn now stays with you.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Today is a 9
Reinvent the way in which you relate to money for a breakthrough in finances. Explore new ideas for a productive phase. Relax now for the busy time ahead.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Today is a 9
Your charisma has a magnetic pull today. You can attract romance, partnership, funding or the object of your desire. Let your light shine on what you really want.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Today is a 7
Avoid putting it off. There's plenty of work to do. It's best accomplished in private. Don't forget about previous commitments, and keep your schedule. Study for answers.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Today is a 7
Quiet time spent in thoughtful consideration of all options leads to a sparkling insight that opens an entirely new door Use patience and persistence.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb.18) Today is a 7
Stay close to home, and, if you need something, get it delivered. Peace and quiet suits you fine. Leave extravagance and boisterous action for another day.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)
Today is a 7
Don't deplete your resources, even if tempted. Ask an analytical person for help. They may know a way to get what you need for free. Proceed with caution, slow and steady.
ELSEWHERE
TELEVISION
'Boss offers drama
Is Chicago Mayor Tom Kane, the titular character in Starz's addictive new political drama, "Boss," a good man?
Is he a bad man? An evil man?
MCCLATCHY TRIBUNE
Created and written by Farhad Safinia, "Boss" is a compelling, intimate, behind-the-scenes look at a larger-than-life big-city mayor and how he, his aides, his cronies, and his political enemies run their town. Happily, the show stays out of partisan politics_ it never mentions party names or affiliations.
"Boss" first of eight episodes premiered Friday (and is available through Video on Demand), and the show returns Friday for its second episode. If, like many viewers, you're starved for complex characters and a fascinating storyline, don't let anything stop you from watching it.
The show succeeds in large part because of its fine writing and its powerful star: Kane is played with explosive intensity by a particularly jowly, bulldogish Kelsey Grammer in what might be his best role to date.
"Boss" Gus Van Sant-helded debut episode opens with bad news: Kane's neurologist, Ella Harris (Karen Aldridge), tells him that he has a degenerative neurological disease that will gradually reduce his higher mental functions and control over his bodily functions to mush. Kane has less than five years to live.
He's surrounded by a great supporting cast, including Martin Donovan and Kathleen Robertson as his two top aides, and Connie Nielsen as his wife, Meredith.
Like HBO'S masterpiece "The Wire," "Boss" takes complicated, conflicted, three-dimensional characters and weaves them into a multilayered web of relationships, all in the context of a teeming metropolis.
It's a terrific way to begin the story: From the get-go, the audience is similarly prompted to take stock of Kane's character, to evaluate his actions.
He isn't about to step down as mayor, which sets up one of the show's main conflicts: How long can he keep his illness a secret?
Practical issues aside, the news compels Kane to reflect on his own mortality and begin to take stock of his life.
"Boss" doesn't provide any easy answers. It muddies matters by posing another question: Do the usual moral categories apply to leaders?
Sure, Kane's no president, but as the boss of America's third-largest city, he's responsible for their well-being. And sometimes, he must do terrible things in their name. Or so he believes.
Which brings us to our question: Is Kane a good or a bad man?
Presidents order wars, assassinations. They make terrifying decisions that sometimes have terrible consequences. How do we judge their actions?
David Carpenter
SUDOKU
By Dave Green
Conceptis SudoKu
Difficulty Level ★★★
10/27
CRYPTOQUIP
10-27
CRYPTOQUIP
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Today's Cryptoquip Clue: O equals F
Today's Cryptoquip Clue: Q equals F
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TELEVISION
MTV brings back show after 14-vear absence
Thursday marks the return of Mike Judge's "Beavis and Butt-Head" to MTV, after 14 years — enough time for a baby to have grown up to be Beavish or Butt-Head.
The cartoon, which began in part as an ironic, idiotic but not inaccurate commentary on the network's original bread and butter — the music video
will now include among its targets movies, viral videos and the kind of shows that have come to represent MTV in the duo's absence, series like "Jersey Shore" and "16 and Pregnant." What's odd is how nearly they resemble some of their new targets and how with the passing years they've come to sound less like snarky kids and more like grumbling old men.
— McClatchy Tribune
CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Sweet potato
4 Wyoming neighbor
8 Medicinal amount
12 Id counterpart
13 The Eternal City
14 Physical
15 Baby picture?
17 Options list
18 Raw rock
19 Shenani-gans
21 Those who shun animal products
24 Yuletide beverage
25 Listener
26 Car : jalpty :: boat : —
28 Hayseed
32 Memo acronym
34 — de plume
36 Queen of Carthage
37 Mada-gascar citter
39 Crony
41 Cover
42 Storm center
44 "In Cold Blood" author
46 Rues
50 Huge
51 Berry touted as a super-food
52 Type of 3-D image
56 Collins or Donahue
57 Eastern bigwig
58 Hearty brew
59 Carry
60 Agts.
61 Speedometer stat
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1 "Of course"
2 Past
3 Decorative lettering
4 High-priority
5 Anderson's "High —"
6 Oriental nurse-maid
7 Confine
8 Nearly divine one
9 The yoke's on them
10 Foundered
11 Ostriches' kin
16 Man-mouse link
20 Bliss
21 —
22 tion
23 Baltimore newspaper
27 Jazzy style
29 Mass measure
30 Tend texts
31 Source of riches
33 Childish
35 Buddy
38 Catcher's place
40 Hercules had 12
43 Old anes-thetic
45 Glutton
46 Engrossed
47 Reverberate
48 Pace
49 Unspecified amount
53 Back talk
54 Matter-horn, e.g.
55 Expression of disinterested
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