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Conceptis SudoKu
Conceptis SudoKu By Dave Green
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$ \textcircled{2} 0 1 0 $ Conceptis Puzzles, Dist. by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
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Difficulty Level ★★★
Answer to previous puzzle
2 6 4 3 8 9 1 5 7
1 9 3 7 5 6 2 4 8
7 8 5 1 2 4 9 3 6
8 3 7 4 9 5 6 2 1
9 4 6 8 1 2 3 7 5
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Difficulty Level ★★★★
CHICKEN STRIP: 2010
Charlie Hooqner
SKETCHBOOK
LITTLE SCOTTIE
Todd Pickrell and Scott A. Winer
MOVIES
Film was emotional journey for grieving Janet Jackson
MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE
LOS ANGELES — When Janet Jackson signed on to be a part of "Why Did I Get Married Too?" she knew shed have to ready herself for an emotional journey. In the sequel to Tyler Perry's 2007 film, Jackson's character — the always-composed psychologist, Patricia — slowly begins to unravel as her loveless marriage dissolves. The role required her to cry, scream and fight, challenge enough for any actress — and then her brother Michael died just three days into filming.
Production halted as Jackson flew to L.A. to be with her family. Director Perry followed.
"Tyler was so there for me. He was constantly calling me to see how I was doing," recalled Jackson via telephone from New York recently, where she had just completed a day of interviews for the new film, opening Friday. "He had asked me, 'How do you want to be treated on set?' And I said, 'The way they treated me on the first film, no differently.' And that's exactly what it was. They thought it was important they didn't bring up what had happened, and that was fine with me."
That silence was uncomfortable for some of the cast in the film, which reunites eight college friends in the Bahamas for their yearly one-week reunion where they
discuss love and relationships.
Jill Scott, who plays Jackson's pal Sheila in the film, said she wanted to talk about Jackson's devastating loss with her but was unable to.
"It was difficult not to talk about it, and I made a point not to because I didn't want to upset her and I wanted to stay in the moment," Scott said. "But one night, it just hit me, and I started singing (Michael Jackson's) 'Got me working day and night' and I didn't realize it until maybe the fourth word came out of my mouth. And I just stopped, and she didn't say anything. I think that's the only time I felt like, 'Oh, jill.' As much as you want to console and be there for someone, sometimes the work is the healing."
HOROSCOPES
10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.
ARIES (March 21-April 19)
Today is a 8
If you can strike a balance between power and personal comfort, there's no limit to what you can accomplish today. Work hard but use logical arguments.
Persuasion comes in the form of a movie or other visual demonstration. You get to choose the media. Take the message to heart and share it with others.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21)
Today is an 8
Successful outcomes
depend on your ability to
identify challenges correct.
Avert difficulties by
asking good questions,
then adjust your sights.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
Today is an 8
CANCER (June 22-July 22)
Today is a 6
Others would love to tell you what to do today. Reality check: No one understands your desires as well as you do. Manage your own destiny.
Your enthusiasm can overwhelm co-workers. They need an energy boost, best supplied through lunch or dessert.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Today is a 7
LEO (July 23-Aug.22)
Although today's activities take you in diverse directions, ultimately the focus is on partnership and support. Make it your business to express your feelings.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Today is a 7
If possible, stay home to take care of challenging work that requires physical exertion. Enlist anyone you can as helpers or cheerleaders.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Today is a 6
Take time to consider activities with a significant person. You may not seem headed in the same direction, but you can accomplish individual goals together.
As long as you maintain emotional calm, everything will run smoothly. Even the biggest challenges can be handled through gentle persuasion.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 2)
Today is a 7
You find yourself a bit off balance. One person pushes you to try something outrageous. Others would prefer that you stick to tried-and-true methods.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
You stand on your principles today, delicately balanced. Resist pressure from someone close to you that would compromise an ideal. Think it through.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.18)
Today is a 6
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)
Today is a 6
Difficult issues involving resources can be resolved in two ways. First, an assessment shows where you are. Then, throw your energy into getting the job done.
ACROSS
1 Coop occupant
4 Speech impediment
8 Sandwich shop
12 Swiss canton
13 Reverberate
14 Send forth
15 The Reagan years
17 Prompts
18 Jason, formerly with the New York Giants
19 Hot tub
21 18-wheeler
22 Tower designer
26 Necklace fastener
29 The "e" in "i.e."
30 Carte lead-in
31 Earring site
32 Clear the tables
33 Campus area
34 Luau music-maker
35 Series of skirmishes
36 Warm-water food fish
37 This or that
39 — Lanka
40 Recede
41 Produces
41 Ring out
48 Genius
50 Mediocre
51 Laugh-a-minute
52 Lennon's lady
53 Smithsonian, for ex.
54 Faction
DOWN
1 Colors
2 One of HOMES
3 In the vicinity
4 Do without restraint
5 Cupcake enhancement
6 That girl
7 Have
8 Starbucks choice
9 Ostrich's cousin
10 Whopper
11 "— Impossible"
16 Mount
Solution time: 25 mins.
20 Trench
23 Mythical goat-man
24 Verve
25 Kenny Rogers hit
26 Hint
27 Trickster deity
28 Help a hood
29 W. of the Urals
32 My hat is off to them
33 Library demand
35 Symbol of intrigue
36 Wistful
38 Serf
39 Church council
42 Ponce de —
43 Eat in style
44 Uppity sort
45 Omega preceder
46 A billion years
47 Foolish one
49 Midafternoon in old Rome
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CRYPTOQUIP
H ' L V Y Q A Q J - K Q E Y C Q P ?
Yesterday's Cryptoquip: A POPULAR SEVENTIES TUNE DESCRIBING THE LEAF OF A TREE OUGHT TO BE CALLED "YOU'RE SOVEINY."
Today's Cryptoquip Clue: O equals Y
"In a not-too-distant future," predicts Mark Zoradi, president of Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group, "big releases will be only released in 3-D."
MOVIES
3-D revival driven by economics
MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE
It only took a century, but 3-D films have evolved from a curiosity to a film world obsession.
Geeky plastic glasses are sudden
honeywood coolest accessory, but they may cause a loss of perspective. Instead of triggering a renaissance, 3-D may be the next wave of the effects-driven blockster mentality
"In a not-too-distant future, big releases will be only released in 3-D."
MARK ZORADI
President, Walt Disney
Motion Pictures Group
By some counts the current
that followed in the wake of "Jaws" and "Star Wars".
If Zoradi's "all 3-D all the time" vision arrives, the types of films that benefit most from 3-D — animation, fantasy and horror — could bulldoze grown-up fare even further to the sidelines. It may become the new industry standard, but does it deserve to be? Would "The Godfather" or "Sideways" or "All About Eve" really be richer experiences in 3-D?
wave is 3-Ds seventh revival since "The Power of Love" first required viewers to don red/green glasses in 1922. The format has cropped up sporadically ever since, generally in trashy vehicles like "Bwana Devil," "House of Wax" and "Andy Warhol's Frankenstein."
Now the stakes have been raised exponentially. As "Avatar" director James Cameron predicted all along.
3-D has become a game-changer — at least economically, at least for the time being.
Films such as "Avatar" and Pixar's "Up" proved that a mature use of 3-D can create a rich, immersive experience, but the stampede to the format is being driven by accounting.
While making a movie in 3-D adds about 15 percent to the film's budget, it can be vastly more profitable. The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers calculates that movies released in 3-D generate twice to three times the revenue of the same titles in 2-D — in some cases, as much as six times.