4A ENTERTAINMENT THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN Conceptis SudoKu TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2008 7 9 6 1 2 5 3 5 7 4 7 8 9 3 2 5 2 6 1 7 4 9 5 3 5 9 4 6 1 2 Answer to previous puzzle Difficulty Level ★ Difficulty Level ★★★ 5 2 1 6 7 9 4 8 3 3 9 6 5 4 8 2 7 1 7 8 4 1 2 3 6 9 5 9 1 5 8 6 2 7 3 4 2 4 8 3 9 7 1 5 6 6 7 3 4 5 1 9 2 8 4 5 7 9 3 6 8 1 2 1 3 9 2 8 4 5 6 7 8 6 2 7 1 5 3 4 9 SKETCHBOOK Drew Stearns WORKING TITLE CELEBRITY CELEBRITY Tim McGraw releases newest children's book NASHVILLE, Tenn. — As the father of three girls, Tim McGraw understands the challenges that face dads who want to please their daughters. So the children's book he co-wrote with Tom Douglas has some advice: As long as you're spending time with them, it doesn't really matter what you do "My Little Girl," to be published today, tells the story of a father in a dark cowboy hat who spends a fun day with his little girl Katie doing nothing in particular. They stop by the farm co-op, gaze up at the clouds and play on a tire swing. The 41-year-old country singer said he enjoys spending time with his daughters — ages 11,10 and 6 — but if he did what they liked doing, he'd be spending a lot of time shopping at the mall or getting pedicures. "It's something that as a father you kind of have to sacrifice what you want to do. If I want to go to the farm and shoot guns or ride four-wheelers in the mud when it's 40 degrees ... the girls aren't really interested in doing that," he said. But McGraw said his daughters like coming along while he does simple, everyday stuff, like ASSOCIATED PRESS The latest children's book by country singer Tim McGraw, "My Little Girl," will be released today. The book tells the story of a father who spends the day with his daughter. McGraw has three daughters, ages 11, 10 and 6. them with you. It makes all the difference in the world," he said. running to the grocery store or stopping by the office. 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Yesterday's Cryptoquip: UPON BUYING SOME YUMMY CAKES AND COOKIES, MY DAUGHTER PROCEEDED TO BRING HOME THE BAKIN'. Today's Cryptoquip Clue: O equals T. CRIME Jurors in Britney Spears' driving case go undecided The jury deliberated less than two hours Monday at a San Fernando Valley courthouse. LOS ANGELES — Jurors in Britney Spears' driving case say they can't reach an unanimous verdict. they were deadlocked. The eight women and four men are sifting through roughly a day's worth of testimony and arguments in the case. Shortly after being read more instructions, jurors indicated Associated Press LIBERTY HALL accessibility info (765) 749-1972 644 Maaa. 749-1912 RELIGUOUS (P) 4:30 7:00 9:30 MAN ON WIRE (PG13) 4:45 7:15 9:45 2. for 1 admission tonight!! DIFFICULT DIALOGUES RACE, EDUCATION & AMERICAN POLITICS Charles Johnson's lecture draws upon his recent essay, "The End of the Black American Narrative," in The American Scholar. He is the author of four novels, including Middle Passage, which won the 1990 National Book Award, the first AfricanAmerican to win this prize since Ralph Ellison in 1953. He was a MacArthur fellow in 1998 and a 2002 recipient of an American Academy of Arts and Letters Award for Literature. The Obsolescence of the Concept of Race Charles Johnson S. Wilson and Grace M. Pollock Professor for Excellence in English, University of Washington, Seattle Oct. 22 | Spencer Museum of Art Auditorium | 7:30 p.m. This event is free and open to the public. No tickets are required. 785-864-4798 • hallcenter@ku.edu www.hallcenter.ku.edu KU HALL CENTER FOR THE HUMANITIES Cybersecurity Awareness Student Housing Save face on Facebook and learn how to deal with identity theft—attend any of our free sessions! • Oct. 2 @ 7-8 p.m., Hashinger Hall • Oct. 7 @ 7-8 p.m., GSP Hall • Oct. 22 @ 7-8 p.m., McCollum Hall • Oct. 29 @ 7-8 p.m., Oliver Hall We'll have pizza, giveaways and a prize drawing! 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