THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2011
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HOROSCOPES
Because the stars know things we don't
Aries (March 21-April 19)
Today is an 8
Write down what you want and the logical steps to get it. Come up with a tagline, and words that clearly express the heart of your concept. Let your brilliance out of the box.
Taurus (April 20-May 20)
Today is a 7
Stick to the rules and routine, especially this morning. Handling old tasks provides clarity, peace of mind and relief. Harmony and happiness grow with great music.
Gemini (May 21-June 21)
Today is an 8
Ask your friends for tips on how to save money, and reap a bounty of creative ideas. Review your budget to apply the best ones. An antique plays a part.
Cancer (June 22-July 22)
Today is an 8
Even if someone questions your judgment, it doesn't mean they're right. Respectfully separate out the gold, and take notes. Make your own choices, and keep your promises.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)
Today is a 6
If you focus on the limitations, you'll be limited. Listen through all the white noise for a solution that serves you well. Do your share of the work, and call for reinforcements.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Today is a 7
Don't start until you're ready (but don't keep folks waiting, either). Review the steps to take. Spend time with friends, but keep to the budget. Creative writing flows.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Today is an 8
Consider new opportunities where once there were none. Focus on what's real (or at least on what you believe to be real). Set your old fears down for a while.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Today is an 8
New doors appear in unusual places. These doors may very well open by themselves, but you have to show up to trigger the sensor. Ask for what you want. Say "yes."
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Today is a 7
Rediscover your sense of humor over the next few days, as you assume more responsibility. Accept well-earned acknowledgment, and enjoy some philosophical reading or discussion.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Today is a 7
As Bob Marley would say, "We don't need no more trouble. What we need is love." Whenever you're confronted or worried today, focus on what you're passionate about.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Today is a 9
There's nothing you can't endure by using your mind and your muscle, with a dash of intuition. Common sense wins over hardheadedness, so be willing to step aside rather than push.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)
Today is a 7
it's not a good time for romance, but be nice anyway. A practical partner guides. Draw three things you want. Dream big. Then play big and go for it.
TELEVISION
Female roles draw attention in TV shows
As wildly different as they were in execution, the originals of "Prime Suspect" and "Charlie's Angels" were, thematically, sisters of the same revolution. Although best known for flaunting the beauty of its shapely stars, "Charlie's Angels," which ABC launched in 1976, openly refuted the then-still-popular notion that women were the weaker sex.
The faceless Charlie hired women whose police careers had been squelched by stereotypes and created the first all-female detective agency on television. Likewise "Prime Suspect," which debuted in 1991 on Britain's ITV, revolved around Jane Tennison (Helen Mirren), who, as Scotland Yard's first Detective Chief Inspector, was forced to prove to her often hostile colleagues and a skeptical public that a woman could be the right man for the job.
It's not surprising then that the reprises of both shows — "Charlie's Angels" again on ABC, "Prime Suspect" on NBC — face similar problems. Shapely women flaunt firearms and kick butt on a regular basis and no one makes the argument that the public just won't accept a female homicide detective. Good news for society, bad news for these shows, which have lost the novelty and the underlying tension of their originals.
For "Charlie's Angels," that loss proves fatal — in a post-Angela Jolie world, the only reason to assemble a team of three hot women is to assemble a team of three hot women.
McClatchy Tribune
SUDOKU
Conceptis Sudoku
By Dave Green
Difficulty Level ★★★
9/22
ELSEWHERE
2011 Concepts Puzzles, Dist. by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
ANOTHER PUBLIC APPEARANCE BY THE
PLAY-DOH FAMILY GOES AMISS
CARPENTER
David Carpenter
ACROSS
1 Farm building
5 Weeding tool
8 Constellation component
12 Waikiki wingding
13 Raggedy doll
14 Buck-eyes home
15 Ear-related — U.S. Pat. Off.
16 — U.S. Pat. Off.
17 Ranch visitor
18 Lassie, for example
20 Some-where out there
22 "The Phantom of the Opera" actress
26 Drink eagerly
29 Praise in verse
30 "CSI"
31 Geologic periods
32 Payable
33 Dry gully
34 Melody
35 Round Table address
36 Silky synthetic
37 Feign sleep
40 Darling
41 Kat-mandu resident
45 Nickel, e.g.
47 Big bother
49 Second-hand
50 A couple of cups
51 Cattle call?
Solution time: 25 mins.
BAG COG
SEERA SHIRR
SCRIM MILLEU
HARD BOILLLED DEGG
ERA HURK VEIN
DESK VEIN
SCORE FAIRIS
ETAS PAGE
TEED UTLIE AWE
HARD SHELLCLAM
DERA ELLIES
SIGNS SOOT
PEG SPY
CROSSWORD
3
11 Shad product
19 Mischievous tyke
21 Adversary
23 Thine
24 Loosen
25 Primary
26 Bound
27 Seed covering
28 Showing off
32 3-D replica
33 Tribal funds
33 Resort
36 Regret
38 Busybody
39 Nose, slangily
42 Largest of the seven
43 Camera part
44 Mid-month date
45 Book-keeper (Abr.)
46 Art medium
48 An-nouncer Pardo
MOVIES
Lautner charts course for post-Twilight career
And Taylor Lautner, the 19-year-old who plays the werewolf (Jacob) who adores Bella (Kristen Stewart) and resents the vampire Edward (Robert Pattinson), has sampled that crazy scene himself. In disguise.
If you've ever been to an opening night showing of a "Twilight" movie, you've heard the shrieks, the shouts. It's "ED-ward!" on one side and "JA-cob" on the other, a little taste of fan bedlam.
"I showed up at a theater, not really knowing what to expect," he says. "I thought, 'It'll be FINE.' Maybe a few people will show up. Maybe one or two people will recognize me.' It was, oh, let's say IN-
TERESTING. And that was just for the first film, where I was just in a couple of scenes."
Lautner has spent the past four years as Jacob in the "Twilight Saga," enjoying and enduring the adulations of millions thanks to these high-school vampire blockbusters. But with the series winding down — they have finished filming "Breaking Dawn," parts one and two of the last book, with the first of those hitting theaters in November_ Lautner was ready to take his first starring role "outside of the franchise."
The film he chose was an action picture, "Abduction," which opens Friday.
McClatchy Tribune
CRYPTOQUIP
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