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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
4A ENTERTAINMENT
Conceptis SudoKu
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TUESDAY, AUGUST 25. 2009
Todd Pickrell and Scott A. Winer
Difficulty Level ★
Answer to previous puzzle
Sam El-hamoudeh
Difficulty Level ★★★
7 9 5 3 6 1 2 8 4
6 4 3 2 5 8 9 7 1
8 2 1 7 9 4 3 6 5
3 8 9 6 1 2 4 5 7
4 1 2 5 8 7 6 9 3
5 7 6 4 3 9 1 2 8
9 6 7 1 4 5 8 3 2
1 5 8 9 2 3 7 4 6
2 3 4 8 7 6 5 1 9
ANTIMATTER
LITTLE SCOTTIE
MOBSTER LOBSTER
TECHNICOLOR EYES
Alexandra Mever
10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.
HOROSCOPES
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
Today is a 9
Mars, for energy, is going into Cancer, for family, and in your case, education. Which skill should you practice?
GEMINI (May 21-June 21)
Today is a 5
You're changing your focus from your own frustration to making money. Schedule effectively.
CANCER (June 22-July 22)
Today is a 9
The sun's in Virgo and the moon's in Scorpio, your sign for relaxation. Plan an intimate midweek celebration.
LEO (July 23-Aug.22) Today is a 6
The pressure is increasing, and you're getting smarter. You study best under pressure. Use that adrenaline rush.
most challenging.
ARIES (March 21-April 19)
Today is a 6
Change something about your home to make it more comfortable. You'll be in the mood for the next several weeks.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Today is an 8
Your team is ready to go, and you're looking for ways to keep them busy. You'll find some good ones pretty soon.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Today is a 5
Your supervisors are expecting more from you. They're tired of your excuses. Only hold onto the valid ones.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Today is an 8
You're in good shape. Get even more exercise.Sailing, swimming and beachcombing fall into this category.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Todav is a 5
It's easier to get your message across. Friends can help with that. Finish old projects and bring in new money.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.19) Today is an 8
There's so much work coming in, you need an assistant. Choose someone who's supportive and believes in your goals.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.18)
Todav is a 5
It's getting easier to make your point. A barrier has been lifted. Try again. The squeaky wheel gets the attention.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)
Today is an 8
Today is an 8
You'll soon be more interested in playing with numbers. Figure out how much you'll need and how you'll get it.
FILM
'Inglourious Basterds'a box-office success
Director Quentin Tarantino, actress Melanie Laurent and actor Brad Pitt arrive for the German premiere of the movie "Inglourious Basterds" in Berlin on July 28. The film debuted in the United States earning $37.6 million.
Released domestically by the Weinstein Co. and overseas by Universal, "Inglourious Basterds" features Pitt and an international ensemble in a sprawling tale of Jewish commandos and a plot to take out Nazi leaders at a movie premiere during World War II.
It was Tarantino's best opening ever, exceeding the $25.1 million haul for 2004's "Kill Bill — Vol. 2." Overseas, "Inglourious Basterds" added $27.5 million in 22 countries, giving it a worldwide total of $65.1 million.
The film provided a much-needed hit for Harvey and Bob Weinstein, who have managed only lackluster receipts at their new outfit since departing Disney-owned Miramax four years ago.
At Miramax, the Weinsteins balanced prestige and profit with a string of Academy Awards tri-
LOS ANGELES — The war effort by Quentin Tarantino and Brad Pitt has paid off as their history lesson "Inglourious Basterds" claimed victory at the box office with a $37.6 million debut.
Associated Press
BY DAVID GERMAIN
Weinstein said his new company has a strong lineup ahead, including next weekend's horror sequel "Halloween II" along with "Chicago" director Rob Marshall's musical "Nine" and the post-apocalypse saga "The Road" late in the year.
Harvey Weinstein said critics continually write off him and his brother, including a magazine piece in 2002 "saying we were the flavor of the '90s but we were kind of over in the new millennium."
Weeks later, he noted, Miramax scored 40 Oscar nominations, among them three of the five best-picture nominees, including eventual winner "Chicago."
Rodriguez, Tarantino's "Grindhouse" partner, did not fare
So far, the Weinstein Co. has been unable to reproduce that Miramax success, its lineup burdened by box-office underachievers such as last year's "Soul Men" and 2007's "Grindhouse," Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez's B-movie double feature.
so well with "Shorts," his Warner Bros. family comedy that debuted at No. 6 with just $6.6 million. The movie features William H. Macy, James Spader, Leslie Mann and a cast of kids in a series of loosely linked adventures centered on a magic rock that grants wishes.
Fox Atomic's comedy "Post Grad," with Alexis Bledel as a college graduate who moves back home with her eccentric family after she's unable to land her dream job, tanked with $2.8 million, coming in at No. 10.
The previous weekend's top movie, Sony's sci-fi thriller "District"
umphs such as "Shakespeare in Love" and "Chicago" and hits such as Tarantino's "Pulp Fiction" and the "Scary Movie" and "Scream" franchises.
9" slipped to second-place with $18.9 million. With a domestic total of $73.5 million, the movie is on its way to becoming a $100 million sleeper hit.
Hollywood's revenues were up for the third-straight weekend, a late-season surge that has helped the industry recover from a month-long slide in receipts. Overall ticket sales were $134 million, up 27 percent compared to the same weekend last year.
"Tarantino helped build the house of Miramax. He's proving right now that he's helping to build the house of Weinstein," said Paul Dergarabedian, box-office analyst for Hollywood.com.
The weekend put Hollywood back on track to break last summer's revenue record of $4.2 billion.
ACROSS
1 Dictionary entry
5 Old bird of New Zealand
8 Request when playing "Red Light"
12 Burn soother
13 Quiche ingredient
14 Works with
15 Brothers and sisters
16 Late newsman Walter
18 Travelers' lodging
20 Title role for Michael Caine or Jude Law
21 Reproductive cells
22 Actress Joanne
23 Ill-humored Pilot's chamber
31 Tend the lawn
32 Greek vowel
33 Jiminy, e.g.
36 Raise a glass to
38 Coop occupant
39 Fedora or derby
40 Less friendly
43 Hypodermic device
47 Sidewalk material
49 Partially mine
50 Trans-Siberian Railroad city
51 Sister
52 Error
53 Trawler gear
54 Modern-day evidence
55 Ticklish Muppet
DOWN
1 Cleanse
2 Hodge-podge
3 Filches
4 Tyrant
5 Home away from home
6 Fairy tale baddie
7 Past
8 Inuit boot
9 "Yeah, right!"
10 Abominable Snow-man
11 "Understood"
Solution time: 21 mins.
C E D E L O B I T C H
A P E R I R E C O L A
R E A R B R E A K O U T
R E N A M E P R I D E S
T A L O E E L
S N E A K O U T R E E D
K I N O U S E L O A R
I N G A S P E A K O U T
I V Y S T I R
I O N I A N O R A N G E
F R E A K O U T K O O K
F E E T G P A O G R E
Y O R E S A L W O E S
17 DEA agent
19 Wall climber
22 Part of DJIA
23 First X or O?
24 Blunder
25 Tackle moguls
26 Barracks bed
27 Shell game item
28 “— Impossible”
29 Make lace
31 Chaps
34 Verifies
35 Actress Deborah
36 Pitch
37 Idle
39 Zoo howler
40 PC picture
41 Arrive
42 "Meet Me — Louis"
43 Dazzle
44 Void partner
45 Bleak
46 Hockey legend Phil, to fans
48 Conclu-
Yesterday's answer 8-25
8-25 CRYPTOQUIP
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G K Q K Y R W W K Q ' E Y C W W S Q E. Yesterday's Cryptoquip: THE LEOPARD WANTED TO SCRATCH AN AWFUL ITCH, BUT HE HAD TROUBLE FINDING THE RIGHT SPOT.
Today's Cryptoquip Clue: H equals Y
CELEBRITY
Jackson's death ruled homicide
BY THOMAS WATKINS Associated Press
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles County coroner has ruled Michael Jackson's death a homicide, the law enforcement official told The Associated Press.
a finding that makes it more likely criminal charges will be filed against the doctor who was with the pop star when he died.
The coroner
Dr. Conrad Murray, a Las Vegas cardiologist who became Jackson's personal physician weeks before his death, is the
determined a fatal combination of drugs was given to Jackson hours before he died June 25 in his rented Los Angeles mansion, according to the official who spoke on condition of anonymity because the findings have not been publicly released. Forensic tests found the powerful anesthetic propofol acted together with at least two sedatives to cause Jackson's death, the official said.
target of a manslaughter investigation by the Los Angeles Police Department. According to a search warrant affidavit unsealed Monday in Houston, Murray told investigators he administered a 25 mg dose of propofol around 10:40 a.m. after spending the night injecting Jackson with two sedatives in an unsuccessful attempt to get him to sleep.
The warrant, dated July 23, states that lethal levels of propofol were found in Jackson's system. Besides the propofol and two sedatives, the coroner's toxicology report found other substances in Jackson's system but they were not believed to have been a factor in the singer's death, the official said.
Murray has spoken to police and last week released a video saying he "told the truth and I have faith the truth will prevail." His attorney, Edward Chernoff, had no immediate comment but has previously said Murray never administered anything that "should have" killed Jackson.
A call to the coroner's office was not returned Monday.
Murray did not say anything about the drugs he gave to Jackson.