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ENTERTAINMENT
THE UNIVERSITY HAIRY KANSAN
Conceptis SudoKu
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Difficulty Level ★★★
Difficulty Level ★★★
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2008
7 1 5 2 9 4 8 3 6
8 4 3 5 7 6 2 1 9
6 9 2 3 8 1 4 5 7
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
This file photo circa 1930s taken in Germany and provided by Maria-Luise Bissonnette shows her late stepfather, Dr. Karl Heinrich Christian Wilharm, right, with wife, Lili, standing alongside an oil on canvas paintings by Franz Kaxer Winterhalter, (1806-1873), entitled "Girl from the Sabine Mountains," just above and to the left. A ruling on Wednesday by the 1st U.S. Court Court of Appeals in Boston blocked an attempt by Bissonnette to recover the painting.
COURTS
Painting to stay with estate
German baroness fails to reclaim art her family owned
BY RAY HENRY
ASSOCIATED PRESS
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A painting forcibly auctioned by Germany's Nazi government should remain with the estate of a late Jewish art dealer who lost it when his gallery was liquidated, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday.
The ruling by the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston blocks an attempt by German baroness Maria-Luise Bissonnette to recoup the painting "Girl from the Sabine Mountains," which has been valued by appraisers between $67,000 and $94,000.
The painting is believed to be a work of Franz Xaver Winterhalter, a 19th-century artist famous for painting Queen Victoria, the czar of Russia and other European nobles.
Last year, a federal judge in Providence ordered Bissonnette to give the painting to the estate of Max Stern, who lost about 400 paintings and his family's Dusseldorf art gallery when the Nazis forced its closure in 1937. Bissonnette then sought to overturn the lower court's ruling and win the painting back.
In Wednesday's three-judge ruling, Judge Bruce Sulaa said the court was righting a wrong committed during one of history's bleakest periods, the Holocaust.
"The mills of justice grind slowly, but they grind exceedingly fine," Selya said.
Bissonnette, who lives in Providence, declined to comment on the ruling.
In 1935, Nazi officials warned Stern he had four weeks to regroup or dissolve the family business. He resisted until 1937, when he was denied a chance to transfer his business to a professor and closed the gallery.
"This decree is final," a Nazi official warned in a letter preserved by Stern's estate. It includes an ominous note to the Gestapo: "Stern is a Jew and holds German citizenship."
Bissonnette moved to the United States and later inherited the painting from her parents. Stern's estate tracked down the missing artwork when Bissonnette attempted to sell it in 2005. After negotiations broke down, lawyers for Stern's estate filed a lawsuit seeking the painting's return.
After his gallery closed, Stern fled to England, eventually resettled in Canada and became a successful art dealer in Montreal. He died in 1987 and left his estate to three universities that are trying to reclaim Stern's paintings; most are still missing.
Bissonnette stepfather, Dr. Karl Heinrich Christian Wilharm, bought the painting at an art auction house in Cologne in 1937. Wilharm was a member of the Nazi Party and a medical officer for the Sturmabteilung, or SA, a Nazi paramilitary force.
"Girl from the Sabine Mountains" is in Germany, but estate officials hope to eventually display it inside the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.
ment," said Clarence Epstein, who works at Concordia University in Montreal and heads the restitution effort for Stern's estate.
The lawsuit argued that since Nazi authorities illegally auctioned Stern's artwork, any sales that followed were invalid.
"I think this is a historic judg-
10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.
HOROSCOPES
Today is an 8
The work you're doing now is attracting positive attention. The bigwigs are impressed, and this could mean more work for you.
Make sure you put in for a raise or a promotion, too.
ARIES (March 21-April 19)
Today is an 8
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
Today is a 9
Familiar breeds contentment in this situation. Do something that worked really well before. It will work again.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21)
Today is a 6
You haven't had much time to relax at home with family lately.
There are a couple of issues to resolve. Don't worry, the most important thing you can offer is your full attention.
CANCER (June 22-July 22)
Today is a 7
today is a 7
You're in a somewhat difficult phase. You're learning through trial and error. Get a good coach, but there will still be times when you'll just have to begin over.
Don't give up.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)
Today is on 8
Today is 4 a.m.
Make hay while the sun shines.
Whether it does or not, it looks like you can ride in a lot of cash if you really hustle now. Take lunch later in the week.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Today is a 6
Make extra time for family now, even if it means rearranging your schedule somewhat. They have things to talk to you about, and you need their input.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Today is a 6.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Today is a 7
Make time to work on your plans before you leap into action. You can do a few things first to bring in more money. You'll need it.
SCROLL (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Today is a 7
There are a few things you've been wanting to say and haven't, which was smart. If you're sure your pals won't rat on you, you could speak freely now, or not. It's your call.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Today is a 7
There will be a test. This is on a subject that you don't like very much. But if you do well, you could vastly increase your income.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Today is an 8
New horizons beckon, if you go really early, you might make your escape. Otherwise, wait a couple of days or, better yet, until the weekend.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.18)
Todav is a 9
You should let yourself go and have a good time. Enjoy the company of someone you haven't seen in a while. That will clear your mind.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)
Today is an 8
Slow down and let somebody help, now that you've figured out what to do. You be the brains behind the operation. Make sure this partner does the job right, according to your regulations.
ACROSS 35 Shell game item 1 Super-market stack
1 Baby bed 36 Beginning 2 Laugh-a-minute sort
5 Ostrich's cousin 37 Average address 2 Laugh-a-minute sort
8 Unwanted e-mail 40 Bleak, as literature 3 Concept
12 Staffer 41 Impudent 4 Sylvia Plath work, with "The"
13 Operated 45 Building block name 5 Obliterate
14 Spe-lunkers' place 47 Chances, for short 6 Scratch
15 Yuletide rendition 49 Regulation 7 Anointing ritual
16 Joan of — 50 Piece of work 8 Rascally one
17 On in years 51 Rage 9 Exhibitions
18 Plays for time 52 Sorts
20 Domesticate 53 Use a paper towel 10 "Hail, Caesar!"
22 Average guy 54 Heavy weight 11 Not sml. or Ige.
26 Take five 55 Evict 19 Bagel topper
ACROSS
1 Baby bed
5 Ostrich's cousin
8 Unwanted e-mail
12 Staffer
13 Operated
14 Speelunkers' place
15 Yuletide rendition
16 Joan of —
17 On in years
18 Plays for time
20 Domesti-cate
22 Average guy
26 Take five
29 "The Gold Bug" author
30 Convent denizen
31 Actor Sharif
32 Lair
33 "Beetle Bailey" dog
34 Writer Tan
Solution time: 25 mins.
21 Pink-slip
23 Lance
24 Just adorable
25 Entanglement
26 Leave your cell area
27 Jane Austen heroine
28 Storing
32 Motown
33 Eastern-most Great Lake
35 Omega preceder
36 "— the ramparts ...
38 Lariat feature
39 Jed Clampett portrayer
42 Bantu speaker
43 Benevolent order
44 Egg container
45 Depressed
46 Beside (Pref.)
48 Paid player
Yesterday's answer 11-20
11-20 CRYPTOQUIP
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Today's Cryptoquip Clue: C equals L.