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ENTERTAINMENT / WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2010 / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / KANSAN.COM
Conceptis SudoKu
By Dave Green
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Difficulty Level ★★★
Answer to previous puzzle
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| 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 6 |
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CHICKEN STRIP: 2010
Charlie Hoogner
SKETCHBOOK
LITTLE SCOTTIE
Drew Stearns
THE NEXT PANEL
Nicholas Sambaluk
MOVIES
Bankrupt production firm sells rights to 'Terminator'
MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE
LOS ANGELES — The behind-the-scenes battle for rights to the "Terminator" franchise has gotten as cutthroat as the killer robots from the action movies.
Following a contentious auction Monday night in which private equity fund Pacificor won the right to make future "Terminator" films, Sony Pictures and Lions Gate Entertainment are now in talks with Pacificor to jointly take control of the property.
According to several people familiar with the process who asked for anonymity because the talks are private, the two studios joined together to bid for the
rights Monday against Pacificor. However, the private equity fund prevailed with an offer of $29.5 million.
Pacificir also agreed to pay Halcyon Co., a production firm that owns the "Terminator" rights and filed for bankruptcy last August, an additional $5 million per movie for up to three sequels.
With no experience in the entertainment industry or ability to produce sequels itself, however, Pacificor is now engaged in discussions with Sony and Lions Gate to handle future "Terminator" films. The parties are still working out
If those talks aren't concluded amicably, the people said, Sony and Lions Gate may file objections to the way the auction process was handled Wednesday at a bankruptcy court hearing, which is intended to approve the sale.
Pacificor's so-called "credit bid" would erase the disputed debt owed to it by Halcyon.
If the hearing goes smoothly, Pacificor may leave with its debt resolved and Sony and Lions Gate with the opportunity to make more "Terminator" films.
potential deal terms.
Halcyon would be in a stronger position to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy and return to the movie production business. If all doesn't go well, however, there's no telling when and with whom the Terminator will be back.
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HOROSCOPES
10 is the easiest day,0 the most challenging.
Today is a 6
Don't be surprised if folks change their minds, big time.
Don't be quite so conservative; take an independent direction. You may need flexibility to adapt.
ARIES (March 21-April 19)
Today is a 6
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
Today is a 5
Listen and learn. While you may not hear what you expect, you definitely get the information you need to move forward tomorrow.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21) Today is a 5
GEMINI (May 21-June 21)
Today is a 5
Other people notice that you're focused on Independent thinking and action today. Use this awareness to settle a disagreement. No need to walk away.
CANCER (June 22-July 22)
Todav is a 6
Today is a 6 Uncomfortable around others, you don't want to adapt at all. Even tiny changes feel revolutionary to your sensitive soul. Do take at least one step.
LEO July 23-Aug. 22)
Today is a 6
Speak out loud and clear on issues that challenge your independence. Principles are hard come by and could be cherished or discarded as old business.
LEO (July 23-Aug.22) Today is a 6.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Today is a 5
Change your tune where team effort is concerned. Switch between "leader" and "follower" roles. Forward momentum continues with little strain.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Today is a 6
You could begin the great American novel today. If the plot development allows, add a character who muses over loves lost and found.
Today is a 6 Wherever you start out in the morning, you'll end up somewhere very different by the end of the day. Choose independence over acquiescence.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Today is a 6
Today is a 5 Your thoughts are already on to the next project. But you still need to clean up details from the last one. Cost overruns are possible. Check before spending.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Today is a 5
Don't forget to grab the material you need first thing in the morning. Later today someone asks you to share.
Go ahead, but don't cramp your own style.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Today is a 6
Spend most of your energy today talking about the future.
Insights emerge even from casual comments.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.19)
Today is a 5
Don't think you have to get your way on everything. Someone has a bright idea. It doesn't change everything, but it brings excitement.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb.18)
Today is a 6
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)
Today is a 6
ACROSS
1 Puncturing tool
4 Shriver of tennis
7 Dog bane
8 December holidays
10 Water nymph
11 Gets out of bed
13 Scattered here and there
16 X rating?
17 Eco-community
18 Hearty brew
28 Boy Scouts' unit
30 Bikini half
33 Covering a wide range
36 Muss
37 Mistreatment
38 Tire pattern
39 Un-rivaled
40 Hogs' home
41 Explosive letters
DOWN
1 Extraterrestrial
2 Have on
Solution time: 21 mins.
I R K S O W N R A P T
C E N T C H I O G R E
O D O R C O X S W A I N
N O X I O U S T E R M S
F I R S Y N
G A V E L R O X A N N E
O D E A N Y O A R
T O X E M I A L U N G E
R I D P E N
A R E A S F O X T R O T
B O X S C O R E R A T A
E D I E H A S U N T O
14 Accompanying
15 "Indeed"
19 Diving bird
20 Tummy muscles
21 Handed out hands
22 Endangered wildcat
23 Italy's shape
24 Paving material
25 "CSI" evidence
26 Filled with ennui
28 Family-room appliance
29 Pass along
30 Tactless
31 American Beauty, e.g.
32 Chowed down
34 What we share
Employer
26 Scotia
Yesterday's answer 2-10
NQUUFSVHY USDR VH-NQR-HVX. Yesterday's Cryptoquip: I HEAR THAT THE POPULAR CRUISE LINE PLANS TO OFFER MOST OF ITS CUSTOMERS A HALF-PRICE SAIL.
Today's Cryptoquip Clue: Q equals U
TELEVISION
Studio pleads guilty to animal cruelty
ITV Studios, producer of "I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here," was fined $2,615 after pleading guilty Monday, the Australian RSPCA said Tuesday.
ADELAIDE, Australia — A British broadcaster has been convicted of animal cruelty after two reality show contestants skinned, cooked and ate a rat during filming in Australia.
The RSPCA filed a complaint in
December against show participants chef Gino D'Acampo and actor Stuart Manning who prepared the risotto-and-rat meal on the wilderness show late last year.
Animal activists said the rat took more than 90 seconds to die.
After plea, the RSPCA decided to drop its complaints against D'Acampo and Manning, according to a statement from David O'Shannessy, chief inspector for the New South Wales state RSPCA.
Associated Press
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