TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 2011 HOROSCOPES Because the stars know things we don't. Discipline is useful today. Heed the voice of experience, and look for hidden resources. Practice pays off. You have the drive, so put it to work on the details. ARIES (March 21-April 19) Today is an B TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Todays is a 9 Today is a 8 You've achieved a lot. Now enjoy it! The next month brings luck and romance. Could tempt you to new experiences. Get out and shake it up. GEMINI (May 21-June 21) Today is on 9 Use a winning formula, invest in good materials. Deliver quality results, and gather up the riches. Home's the place to be this month. Discussion leads to a profitable plan. CANCER (June 22-July 22) Today is an 9 Rely on a loved one (and your own common sense). Keep the momentum up. You're getting more and more curious ... take advantage of this laser-like concentration. Study Write. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) It's easier to make money for the next month. Little successes add up. You see the value of excellence. A female brings great news, and an elder offers partnership. Today is a 9 VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) You're the star for the next month. Friends support you, and you have the advantage. People want what you're selling. Work may include travel. Keep the speech brief. Today is an 8 LIBRA (Sept. 23-0ct. 22) Today is on 8 The next month is great for organizing and housecleaning. Finish old projects, and clear space for new Write something. Take a day trip or a hike to reward yourself. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Today is an 7 Your team can help you get out of your head and into action. Focus on friendship and love to find satisfaction. Finances start to open up. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Today is a 8 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. When confronted with challenges, take the philosophical high road. This next month is good for travel and for launching new projects. Enjoy epic dreams. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.18) Being organized is an asset. This comes easier now. Keep track of details, and expand your portfolio. Stash away reserves. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) For the foreseeable future, focus on strengthening partnerships. You could start by writing letters, sending emails or posting息 thoughts publicly. Participate. 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Today's Cryptoquip Clue: J equals T Conceptis Sudoku Difficulty Level ★ ODD NEWS Hawk invades NYC apartment building NEW YORK — A red-tailed hawk caused quite a stir after flying through an open window of a five-story New York City apartment building. Tenant Joe Moderski says he thought he had missed a pillow fight because there were so many feathers in the hallway of the Upper West Side building. Moderski says he arrived By Dave Green home around 3:30 p.m. Sunday to find the hawk outside his top-floor apartment. He says the hawk flew at him, just missing his face, so he took off running. Searchers have tried to lure Yvonne into the open with food, with the bellows of her son Friesi and her sister Waltraud, even with a prospective mate named Ernst. Scores of volunteers are combing upper Bavaria's woods for her. The freedom-loving cow ran away from a little farm in Bavaria in May and has managed to hide successfully in the forests of southern Germany ever since — despite her sturdy 1,500-pound (700-kilogram) figure. The six-year-old animal would have never made national headlines if it hadn't been for a near-collision with Locals have reported a few sightings of the brown dairy cow with the white head, but every time search teams have tried to capture her, Vyonna had already hoofed it from the area. ODD NEWS BERLIN, Germany — A runaway cow named Yvonne is on the loose in Germany and the manhunt — or moohunt — for the Bavarian bovine has captivated the country. a police car days after she broke away. The rural district office in Muehldorf reacted by labeling the big-eyed bovine a public danger and ordering her shot on sight. In the wake of all the attention, the order to shoot Yvonne has been suspended. That prompted animal-rights activists to rally to her defense. A Facebook page calling for Yvonne's rescue had more than 23,000 "likes" by Friday, and Germany's biggest-selling newspaper, Bild, has offered a euro 10,000 ($14,369) award on its front page for anyone who helps find Yvonne. A Bavarian animal sanctuary has bought Yvonne from her former owners — sight unseen, of course — and is taking the lead in trying to rescue her. "We're hot on her tail," it reported Friday. Meanwhile, a song by local band Gnadenkapelle has become an instant radio hit. 2010 Concept Puzzles, Dist. by King Features Syndicate, Inc. "Why don't you leave Yvonne alone, she's only a runaway cow... You wild cow, don't let them take your freedom," they sing. 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