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Conceptis Sudoku bv Dave Green 4 7 5 3 6 8 4 1 2 4 8 3 7 4 6 6 9 2 5 8 2 9 8 3 1 7 5 4/06 Answer to previous puzzle 4 3 7 1 9 6 5 2 8 5 8 9 7 2 4 6 1 3 1 6 2 8 3 5 7 4 9 8 7 4 9 5 1 2 3 6 2 5 6 3 4 7 9 8 1 3 9 1 6 8 2 4 7 5 6 1 8 4 7 9 3 5 2 7 2 3 5 6 8 1 9 4 9 4 5 2 1 3 8 6 7 Difficulty Level ★★★ DAMAGED CIRCUS Greg Griesaver/KANSAN THE EMPIRE NEVER ENDED THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN How to Grade Papers at KU Travis Nelson/KANSAN PENGUINS Doug Lang/KANSAN LIZARD BOY Sam Hemphill/KANSAN ▼ HOROSCOPES ARIES (March 21-Anril 19) ★★★★ ARIES (March 21-April) **19** ★★★ You might need to be stopped in your tracks especially if you are eying an investment of a sort. Stop and take a hard look at what types of losses you can handle. Be easy on yourself. Know your limits, and don't cause yourself a hassle. Tonight: I loosen up, think "weekend." The Show Show the Kind of Day You'll Have 5-Dramas, 6-Positives, 3-Angrasses, 1-Officials **ANSWER KEY:** TAURUS (April 20-May 20) ★★★ TAURIS (April 20-May 20) ***** A family member could be hard on you. Quite possibly, you also might be very critical of yourself, bringing your mood down. If you won't indulge yourself, others won't either. Take your time making positive decisions. Totally At home GEMINI (May 21-June 20) ★★★★ **DEMIAN (May 21-Junio 20) ** *** Your words could be very hard to come out you care about. Know what you're no and not give up in any direction. A positive attitude goes a very long way, if you let it. Trust yourself and your decisions. Tonight: Hang with a friend. CANCER (June 21-July 22) ★★★ CANCER (June 21- July 22) ★★★ You might want to say "enough," especially if someone has been difficult or has taken a financial agreement for granted. Rethink a situation carefully, and you will gain. Act on the fact that you are tired of a problem. Tonight: Paint hills LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) ****** You might be restricting yourself more than you realize. Know when to say no. Know when to say enough. Your ability to walk away from a problem could define the success of your day. Remain confident. Tonight: Easy does it. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) ★★ VINIKO (14): 23-58p. Keep in mind that deeply depressed and know when to pull back and let events tumble in whichever direction they need to. Coconon and make this period special for you. No one else will if you don't! Tonight: Get some extra sleep. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) ****** You might not be able to set a trend or change a situation. Still, your positive outlook might make all the difference. Emphasize the possibilities rather than let negativity filter into your life. You don't want that -- do you? Tonight: Where the gang is SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) ★★★★ SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) ***** You might want to rethink a decision, especially if others in power might be reacting unusually by power. Know when to put a halt to a problem and when to go ahead even if the path is rocky. Use your intuitive sense. SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec. 21) ***** You might want to proceed with caution, especially financially. Too much pressure could make you uncomfortable and leave you wondering whether you can continue. Detach and make new decisions around new desires. Tonight: Hop on the computer or talk to Tonight: Hop on the computer or talk to an expert. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22, Jan. 19) ★★ You could be raining on someone's parade even without knowing it. Be careful that your demands aren't too heavy on a important person. Listen well to someone's complaints. You key into important news. Tonight: Togetherness. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) ★★★★ Your ideas might fall flat on another's ears because he or she doesn't have the imagination that you do. You might need to cater more to this person in order to get him or her to visualize what you do. Tonight: Easy does it. PISCES (Feb. 18-March 20) ***** You might want to rethink a work or daily life situation that is nothing less than a drag. Get past a problem and loosen up. You don't have to tolerate negativity in your life. Start living more openly and relax. 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