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ENTERTAINMENT
THE UNIVERSITY BABY KANSAS
SUDOKU
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 9,2007
Studiosk is a number placing puzzle based on a 9x4 grid with several given numbers. The object is to place the number 1 to 9 in the empty squares so that each row, each column and each cell contains exactly one number. The concept of the Conceptos Studiosk increases from Monday to Sunday.
Conceptis Sudoku
Conceptis Sudoku by Dave Green
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6 5
2 4
1 6 3
5 6 3
4 8
3 8 4 1
5 7 1 8
9
7 1 8
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Answer to previous puzzle
Difficulty Level ★★★★
8 1 2 7 3 5 6 9 4
9 3 5 4 6 8 1 2 7
6 4 7 2 1 9 3 5 8
3 6 8 1 4 2 5 7 9
7 9 4 5 8 6 2 3 1
2 5 1 3 9 7 8 4 6
4 7 6 8 2 3 9 1 5
5 8 3 9 7 1 4 6 2
1 2 9 6 5 4 7 8 3
Difficulty Level ★★★
>> ROBOT COMMERCIAL
GM's Super Bowl ad draws ire
BY DAVID RUNK ASSOCIATED PRESS
DETROIT—A Super Bowl ad showing a quality-obsessed General Motors Corp. robot jumping off a bridge in a dream sequence after screwing up on the job is drawing criticism from a suicide prevention group.
But the world's largest automaker is defending the ad and says it has no plans to change the spot, which is making the rounds online and is featured on GM's Web site after making its broadcast debut during Sunday's big game.
The ad, called "Robot," opens with the machine in question dropping a screw while working on a GM assembly line. It's kicked out of the plant and finds work waving a "Condos for Sale" sign and holding up a speaker at a fast-food joint, all the while appearing saddened by watching shiny, new GM vehicles drive by.
As the Eric Carmen song "All By Myself" plays in the background, the despondent robot leaps off a bridge into the water below, only to wake up inside the darkened factory — waking up from its dream.
The New York-based American
Foundation for Suicide Prevention says it started getting complaints the day after the ad aired and as of Thursday had fielded more than 250 e mails or calls. It wants GM to pull the ad from its Web site, try to get it off video-sharing Web sites such as YouTube and apologize.
"It was inappropriate to use depression and suicide as a way to sell cars," said Robert Gebbia, the foundation's executive director.
The ad is the latest from the Super Bowl to come under fire. Earlier this week, a commercial for Snickers candy bars was benched after complaints that it was homophobic. And aspiring rapper Kevin Federline apologized after a restaurant trade group said it was insulted by an ad that starred him as a fast food worker.
GM says the robot ad was designed to show the company's obsession with quality, highlighting its enhanced powertrain warranty of five years or 100,000 miles on all new light-duty vehicles starting with 2007 models.
Mark LaNeve, GM's vice president of sales, service and marketing, said the automaker had no plans to stop arriving the ad. It had a relatively small number of runs
The ad was screened by focus groups for insensitivity, and all found it amusing and effective in conveying the message about GM's quality, LaNeve said.
scheduled after the Super Bowl, and those will continue, he said.
"It's a dream sequence. It's not a person, and it's a robot that is a fantasy, I mean, that robot doesn't move around. 'Cmon', LaNeve said.
The ad has only aired once, but the online buzz has continued. The company didn't have details on how many times the ad had been watched on its Web site, but on YouTube alone it has drawn more than 350,000 views.
In a statement, GM said, "Advertising during the Super Bowl brings instant critiques, both positive and negative." GM said in a statement.
But Lisamarie Miller, 39, of Palatine, III, said she'll never buy a GM vehicle after seeing the ad online. The member of a the Chicago-area chapter of AFSP found out about it from the foundation — and has been sharing her disgust online as well as with friends, family and co-workers.
10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.
HOROSCOPE
Today is an 8 Use money to get money. This is not completely a gamble. It's more like a very, very, very well calculated risk.
ARIES (March 21-April 19)
Today is an 8
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
Today is a 6
A powerful partner is good to have, if you get to get the agenda. Defend your position, but also listen and learn from the competition.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21)
Today is a 7
Keep your communication channels open, it's difficult, but if you don't you could discover you've walked right into an
church
CANCER (June 22-July 22)
Today is a 7
CANCER (June 22- July 27)
Today is a 7
You care so much for the ones you love, you'd give them anything. That's not always good for them, however. Exercise restraint.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)
Today is a 6
People feel free to tell you now,
what whatever you're doing is
wrong. This is not a lot of fun,
but is sure is educational. Don't
take it personally.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)
Today is a 6
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Today is a 7
You're becoming involved in a new skill, topic or puzzle to be solved. It may include all of the above, and it may cause a change in your thinking. Proceed with caution.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Today is an 8
Your life is usually an open book, but that's not a good idea now. Do the work and collect the rewards, but don't make a big deal about it.
>CORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Today is an 8
You'd spend every cent you have on a loved one, but that's not a good idea. Keep your wits about you, so you don't feel enormous regret in the morning.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Todav is a 7
The trouble with your schedule for work is that it's interfering again, with your schedule for play. Postpone an outing until after the job's done.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Today is a 6
Your life is becoming more complicated, but you're a practical person. Remember to keep control of the purse strings and you should get past the temptations unscathed.
Let the person who has all the money know how much you need. Have a nice presentation and you'll be pleasantly surprised.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.18)
Today is a 7
New opportunities pop up, but there are complications. You have to choose between boring work or romantic play. Even worse, you may have to choose work.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)
Today is a 6
34 Branch
35 Rev the engine
36 Wept
37 Dancer's partner
39 For example
40 Parisian pal
41 Necktie
45 State
48 Carelessly put together
50 Story teller
51 Rent
52 The girl
53 Compassion
54 Cushy
55 Ball-bearing item
DOWN
1 Picnic troop
2 Joint-inflammation illness
3 Shrek, e.g.
4 Fish-eating seabird
5 Doyen
6 Id counter-part
7 Chirping grass-hopper
8 Search
9 Last (Abbr.)
10 Literary collection
11 Cowboy's sweetie
16 Got up
Solution time: 25 mins.
Friars' tribute
SERA MEWL ROD
ERAS AREA IRA
TOPSEORET GEL
ASTUTE TAHOE
MA CHEST
RILE POI SNAP
PIE END ODE
MILL LEE SWAP
TAFFY IE
Muffler
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Biblical pronoun
Matter-horn, for one
Half of XIV
Nosh
Privy
32 Shunner of the colloquia maybe
33 Wood nymph
35 Jewel
36 Rug
38 Houdini Truman
Dinner for Doobin
RILE POI SNAP
PIE END ODE
MILL LEE SWAP
TAFFY IE
DEBRA STAINTNS
EVVA BOTTOMSUP
MIN LIEU ELBA
ILK ELAAN NEEST
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Yesterday's Cryptoquip; DOCUMENTARY FILM
CONCERNING TREES AND SHRUBBERY WITH
GRAND FOLIAGE: "IT'S A WONDERFUL LEAF"
Today's Cryptoquip Clue: e equals P
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Visit www.journalism.ku.edu to see an online display of Mr. Clarkson's photography.
nationally renowned photojournalist will speak at 1:30 p.m., Friday. February 9, in Woodruff Auditorium of the Kansas Union.
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The University of Kansas
Mr. Clarkson, a 1956 School of Journalism graduate and owner of Rich Clarkson and Associates in Denver, will be honored with the 2007 William Allen White Foundation National Citation. His appearance is sponsored by the KU William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications and the William Allen White Foundation.