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ENTERTAINMENT
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Concepts SudoKu
By Dave Green
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Answer to previous puzzle
Difficulty Level ★★★★★
1 4 2 7 8 5 3 9 6
7 6 5 9 2 3 8 4 1
8 9 3 4 1 6 5 2 7
9 7 8 6 4 1 2 3 5
4 3 6 2 5 8 7 1 9
5 2 1 3 9 7 4 6 8
3 5 7 1 6 2 9 8 4
2 1 9 8 7 4 6 5 3
6 8 4 5 3 9 1 7 2
Difficulty Level ★
CHICKEN STRIP
THE NEXT PANEL
Nicholas Sambaluk
SKETCHBOOK
Drew Stearns
ORANGES
10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.
HOROSCOPES
ARIES (March 21-April 19)
Today is a 6
Adapting to your partner's desires can be tricky. Listen carefully to the words, but also pay careful attention to your instincts. You get further that way.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
Today is an 8
Focus on the deeper meanings in your relationships. Imagine a world where you can say "I love you" every day.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21)
Keep your eyes open. You're likely to discover new methods for getting things done. It's all about imagination now.
CANCER (June 22-July 22) Today is a 7
Adapt your desires to the needs of an associate. Use your imagination to figure out how to fix a communication problem.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)
Today is an R
Because you have to adapt to someone else's needs, shake off emotional tension and focus on compassion action.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Today is a 7
Immerse yourself in feelings.
You sense the wealth of love in your environment. Say "thank you."
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Today is a 7
SCORPIO (Oct. 23--Nov. 21)
Today is an 8
Be ready to change your tune.
Your partner's playing a different instrument. You'll love the duets.
A female acts like she's seen a ghost. Listen carefully to her story. There's a message in it for you.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Today is a 7
Group effort works only if everyone participates. Listen to each person and weave a complete story.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Today is an 8
Fresh concepts earn money and boost self-esteem. Add a feminine touch, even to products designed for men only.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Today is a 6
Cash flows out now. You see that more income is possible, but it won't arrive today. Adjust your behavior accordingly.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)
Today is a 7
Your imagination carries you away to a wonderful story land. This is Monday. Do you need to focus on work?
ACROSS
1 TV alien
4 "Everybody Loves Ray-mond" wife
9 Slight application
12 Animation frame
13 Bankrupt company of 2001
14 Regret
15 Indoor garment
17 Finish
18 Latin 101 word
19 Plays unfairly
21 Tenant
24 Steersman's place
25 Asia's neighbor (Abbr.)
26 Last mo.
28 Big, colorful parrot
31 On the briny
33 Long sandwich
35 Not
36 Play for time
38 Attl. counterpart
40 Alias abbr.
41 Sir's partner
43 Dentist's concern
45 Suddenly, to the maestro
47 Rage
48 Expert
49 It's not a lot, but you can live on it
54 — Khan
55 Cheer up
56 Work with
57 Encountered
58 Plastic wrap name
Solution time: 24 mins.
P A L I S P A R R I M E
U R I Y O R E E V E R E
S E E S K I D B E R G
H A U N T E D H O U S E S
O E R E E A T
G L O O M F A T M O S
Y A R N G G A D K I N K
M O B F O X IN L A Y
E R A ONE
J A C K O L A N T E R N S
U G L I O L I O E O N
T H A N N N E O N S U I
S A N G G E N E N T N
59 Commonest English word
DOWN
1 Interlaken interjection
2 Zodiac sign
3 Winter ailment
4 Considered
5 Concert extensions
6 Sis' sib
7 Kitchen pest
8 Country song?
9 Joseph's garb, in a musical
10 Family member
11 Hotel furniture
16 Droop
20 Verve
21 Meadows
22 Expel
23 Very attractive one
27 Coffee holder
29 "Diana" singer
30 Have on
32 Jai —
34 Whom Castro overthrew
37 Wood-shop machinery
39 Lurch
42 Bread
44 CSA soldier
45 Unwanted e-mail
46 Incite
50 Old Mideast inits.
51 No longer chic
52 Bonfire residue
53 Golf-hall
Saturday's answer 11-2
11-2 CRYPTOQUIP
A O W L L N A Y W O J A T R A J S R N R F
W L K W O O K T Y T S Y G W Y
A T I N J Z W IN F J T R: "Y G J
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RELIGION
Scandals may pose problems for Scientology, experts say
BY ERIC GORSKI Associated Press
The Church of Scientology is going through a difficult season.
Over the course of two days last week, a French court convicted the church of fraud and Oscar-winning filmmaker Paul Huggis' resignation from the church over a litany of concerns was aired publicly. On one hand, it was just another bad press week for the embattled institution founded in 1953 by the late science fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard.
But for former Scientologists and scholars of the movement, the
setbacks pose a greater challenge coming on the heels of defences of top-level Scientologists who lifted a veil of secrecy on the organization and alleged a culture of violence and control under Hubbard's successor, David Miscavige.
Church spokesman Tommy Davis said Scientology is flourishing, with more than 8,000 Scientology churches, missions and groups in 160-plus nations. He said assets and property holdings have doubled over the past five years, including a new church in Rome and another opening this weekend in Washington, D.C.
"With any organization, the loss of a substantial number of your most experienced people and chaos at the upper levels is problematic," said David Bromley, a Virginia Commonwealth University professor who studies new religious movements and has written on Scientology. "There are PR implications, the possibility of legal actions ... That dwarfs the other things."
The church has strenuously denied the allegations against Miscavige, portraying the accusers as lying disgruntled ex-employees.
"From our perspective, things are going pretty great," Davis said. "In fact, that's downplaying it. Actually, what's happening with the church right now is frankly spectacular. To
One major survey of American religion shows Scientology declining in the U.S., however. The estimated number of Americans who identify as Scientologists rose from 45,000 in 1990 to 55,000 in 2001, then plummeted to 25,000 in 2008, according to the American Religion Identification Survey.
the degree there are these various things happening, it really is a lot of noise."
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Davis said that while the church avoids membership estimates, it's "absolutely in the millions" globally and growing in the U.S.
Scientology has long been controversial. The Internal Revenue Service granted the church tax
Confetti swirls as actor Tom Cruise, left, embraces Church of Scientology leader David Miscavage during the opening of a Scientology church in Madrid on Sept. 18, 2004. The church's recent setbacks — a fraud conviction in France and high-profile defections — have the group on the defensive
The church continues to fascinate, fueled by interest in celebrity adherents such as Tom Cruise, John Travolta and Kirstie Alley, as well as beliefs that don't fit into typical American religious boxes.
Hubbard taught that the "thetan," the equivalent of a spirit, can be cleared of negative energy from
exemption in 1993 after a nearly four-decade battle over whether it should be considered a religion. Critics say Scientology is a business, preying on people by charging exorbitant sums for services.
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this and previous lives through a process called auditing. With the aid of auditors, Scientologists seek a state called "Clear" and then advance through various levels of "Operating Thetan."
The allegations of violence were leveled by four former high-ranking Scientology executives who told their stories to the St. Petersburg Times last summer. The executives said they witnessed Miscavile, chairman of the board that oversees the church, hit staff members dozens of times and urged others to do the same.
Davis called the allegations "absolutely, unquestionably false" and "sickening and outrageous." ABC's "Nightline" aired a report this month covering much of the
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