/ ENTERTAINMENT / THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2010 / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / KANSAN.COM
Conceptis Sudoku
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Difficulty Level ★★★
4 3 2 9 7 5 1 6 8
9 7 5 1 8 6 3 2 4
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Answer to previous puzzle
FISH BOWL
ORANGES
Kate Beaver
COOLTHING
PLAYING ASSASSIN'S CREED 11: 10 HOURS
TELEVISION
Murdoch: Conan must show profit
MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE
LOS ANGELES — News Corp. Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch said it's up to Fox Broadcasting to make a case that a late-night show hosted by Conan O'Brien can make money.
"We're giving it a lot of thought and a lot of examination," Murdoch said when asked during a conference call on the company's second quarter earnings about the prospect of Fox doing a deal with O'Brien to host a late-night show for the network.
O'Brien walked away from his
Murdoch said the programmers at Fox Broadcasting — Peter Rice and Kevin Reilly — need to 'show us we can do it and be fairly confident of making a profit.' Murdoch's remarks echoed those that News Corp. Chief Operating Officer Chase Carey and Fox Television Stations boss Roger Ailes made to the Los Angeles Times last month
The issue for Fox is getting time in late night from its affiliate stations to carry O'Brien. The Fox affiliates and the Fox-owned TV stations carry reruns of sitcoms in that hour that make them a lot of money. "I'm sure we'd have difficult renegotiations," Murdoch said of trying to get the go-ahead from affiliates to put O'Brien on the air.
job as host of NBC's "The Tonight Show" last month after the network told him it wanted to move the show from 11:35 p.m. to after midnight to make room for Jay Leno's return to late night from prime time.
about the prospects of O'Brien being signed to a deal.
The mogul said that although there have been some conversations with O'Brien's camp, there have been no "real negotiations."
HOROSCOPES
10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.
ARIES (March 21-April 19)
Today is a 6
Use your imagination to help group members. Because you're more flexible, you get your own work done and still have time. A dream may provide the clue you were looking for.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
Today is a 6
You get exactly what you want (and you deserve it all). Imagination is the only restriction on your accomplishments, so dream on!
GEMINI (May 21-June 21)
Today is a 6
Eat breakfast with your soulmate or partner. Take on the day using your imagination to create solutions, even where none seem possible.
CANCER (June 22-July 22)
Today is a 5
Create a loving and vibrant atmosphere around you. Draw love into your life by sending it out to brighten all your relationships. You get a surprise.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)
Today is a 5
Your partner or close associate supports your main thesis. Work out details as the two of you move forward. Take the project home with you.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Today is a 7
Daily activities flow more smoothly. You work backstage on a transformation that will rock your world. Choose dramatic colors.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Today is 6.
Attend a social event in style, with costume and accessories planned well in advance. Turn up the elegance.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Today is a 9
You wake up with creative idea for household projects. Make a list of what you need and pick it up on the way home. Test a new recipe today.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Today is a 6
Most of your energy goes into independent thinking, writing and vision. An associate listens and critiques in a most helpful way. Speculate wildly.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Today is a 8
Imagine yourself stronger than Hercules, wiser than Athena. No need to dwell on the negative. Instead, use your imagination to envision a perfect outcome.
Choose your vehicle for practical style and durability. You have a long trip ahead, and you'll need more than one means of locomotion.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.18)
Today is a 7
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)
Today is a 7
A coworker feels isolated today. If work demands, this person can close the door and plow through the piles. Bring a cup of tea and a smile.
1 Kills,
"Sopra-
nos" style
5 Mrs.
Dithers,
in
"Blondie"
9 Retainer
12 Lotion
additive
13 State with
certainty
14 Egos'
counter-
parts
15 Who's
there
17 Tear
18 "Oops! I
Did It
Again"
singer
19 Vile
21 "Heav-
ens!"
22 Handed
out hands
24 Vitriol
27 By way of
28 Lambs'
cries
31 Under-
wear
with
underwire
32 Corn
spike
33 Sort
34 "Deal or
No Deal"
choice
36 Hostel
37 Without acting
38 Refrain phrase
40 Indefinite article
41 Kind of point
43 Classify
47 "Eurekala!"
48 Back-breaker?
51 Zero
52 Hodge-podge
53 Basso Pinza
54 Scale member
55 Distort
56 Space-craft compartments
DOWN
1 Lum-moxes
2 Buy, fix up and resell
3 Links warning
4 Big Bird's street
5 Urban fleet
6 Eggs
7 In medias —
8 Where the action is
9 Emergency treatment
10 Tend texts
11 Get a glimpse of
12 Give it a go
13 Priest's garment
Solution time: 25 mins.
22 Forest goddess
23 Have coming
24 English channel?
25 401(k) alternative
26 Barr-tender's pronouncement
27 Bride's cover
29 Every iota
30 Firma-ment
35 Historic time
37 Foot part
39 Let
40 Fool
41 Bleacher-ites
42 Ashta-bula's state
43 On
44 Rice-shaped pasta
45 Incursion
46 "— company,
.."
49 Carte lead-in
50 Round Table address
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Yesterday's Cryptoquip: PLACE WHERE PATRONS
FROLIC ABOUT PLAYFULLY WHILE BETTING ON
GAMES OF CHANCE: GAMBOLING CASINO.
Today's Cryptoquip Clue: U equals I.
Today's Cryptoquip Clue: U equals I
AWARDS
How Oscar winners will be determined
The Oscars are using a preferential voting system this year to determine the best picture winner. Although attempting to understand the system can sometimes feel a little like trying
to divine the secrets of cold fusion, the system is actually logical — sort of.
Whereas all other categories will use the same system used in the past — every voter gets to pick one of the five nominees, and the nominee with the most votes wins — the 10-nominee best-picture category will function differently.
Voters will be asked to rank their best-picture choices from 1 to 10 (though they are not required to complete the ballot in full). Then the academy will gather up the ballots and separate them in piles according to voter's first choices. Each movie gets its own pile. Then each stack is counted.
McClatchy-Tribune
KU
WILLIAM ALLEN WHITE SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM & MASS COMMUNICATIONS
The University of Kansas
Leonard Pitts Jr.
Pulitzer Prize-winning national columnist
1:30 p.m. Friday, February 5 Woodruff Auditorium, Kansas Union Free, public event
Recipient of the 2010 William Allen White Foundation national citation
Leonard Pitts Jr. is a columnist for The Miami Herald. Since 1994, he has written a nationally syndicated column of commentary on pop culture, social issues and family life. His work has appeared in SOUL, Musician, Spin, TV Guide, Reader's Digest, Parenting and many other publications. In addition, he has written three books. Pitts has received numerous honors and awards, including the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for commentary.
Visit www.journalism.ku.edu for more information.