6A --- ENTERTAINMENT THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN Conceptis SudoKu By Dave Green | | | 9 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | 4 | | | | | 9 | | | 5 | | | 4 | | | | 3 | | 9 | | | 5 | | | | 2 | | 4 | 8 | | 9 | 2 | 6 | | 7 | | 7 | | | | | | | 5 | | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | | | 9 | | 8 | | | 5 | | | | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | Answer to previous puzzle Difficulty Level ★★★ Charlie Hoogner Difficulty Level ★★★ 1 5 3 8 4 9 7 2 6 6 2 9 3 7 5 8 1 4 4 7 8 6 1 2 3 5 9 8 1 5 4 2 6 9 7 3 7 6 4 9 3 1 2 8 5 9 3 2 5 8 7 6 4 1 2 4 1 7 9 3 5 6 8 3 8 6 2 5 4 1 9 7 5 9 7 1 6 8 4 3 2 CHICKEN STRIP Joe Ratterman FISH BOWL WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9. 2009 ORANGES Kate Beaver THE NEXT PANEL Nicholas Sambaluk ART ART Elton John to help decide winners of artist prize NEW YORK — A new 510,000 prize has been established to recognize a new generation of artists age 35 and under. The Future Generation Art Prize is being launched by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation at Online applications will be available Jan. 18 to April 18, 2010.The winner and finalists will be announced in December 2010. a New York reception Tuesday night. Elton John will be on the board that oversees the new biennial prize. Such celebrated artists as Damien Hirst and Jeff Koons will mentor the winners and finalists. The foundation's founder is a Ukrainian billionaire and art collector. Associated Press Winners will be required to use $40,000 of the prize money to create new work. NEW YORK — Bryant Gumbel shocked a television audience with the news that he's recovering from cancer surgery and treatment. The former "Today" show anchor, 61, said a malignant tumor and part of his lung were removed two months ago. He revealed his condition to Kelly Ripa while subbing for Regis Philbin on Tuesday's edition of "Live With Regis and Kelly." TELEVISION Gumbel announces cancer surgery to Rina, audience surgery to Ripa, audience "It's nothing to hide from," Gumbel said. "They opened up my chest, they took out a malignant tumor, they took out part of my lung and they took out some other goodies." Associated Press 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. HOROSCOPES ARIES (March 21-April 19) Today is a 6 Expect sudden changes to affect you at work. Since you can't control the flow, you may as well go with it. Don't be surprised when your partner suggests activities you normally reserve for the weekend. In fact, take the day off if you can. You'll both enjoy it. GEMINI (May 21-June 21) Today is a 7 Peculiar concepts creep into your work. Remember, the goal is a balanced presentation that tells the product. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Today is a 6 CANCER (June 22-July 22) Today is a 6 Expect circumstances to change. Don't pretend you know what's coming. Instead, cheerfully allow the transformation. 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Yesterday's Cryptoquip: AT THE DEMOLITION COMPANY, I RECENTLY HEARD SOME EMPLOYEES MIGHT ORGANIZE TO DEMAND A RAZE. Today's Cryptoquip Clue: E equals Y CELEBRITY Dave savvy to Tiger's ordeal Even though the CBS late-night host is only weeks removed from his own scandal, he kicked off his monologue with the subject of Woods, who has been hounded by claims from several women that they had affairs with him. ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — David Letterman, after a week off, dived right into material about Tiger Woods on the "Late Show" joking that he wishes the golfer would stop calling him to ask for advice. F Talk show host David Letterman leaves a taping of his show in New York. Letterman dived right into material on Tiger Woods on the "Late Show" Monday, joking he wishes the golfer would stop asking him for advice. "Boy, it looks like that Tiger Woods is having some trouble, huh?" began Letterman, puffing his cheeks out. He joked that if Woods' situation had happened three months ago, he'd "have material for a year." He still got plenty of mileage out of it Monday, on his first new show after a week of repeats. "President Obama is sending troops to Afghanistan," Letterman said. "Hell, he ought to be sending them to Tiger Wools' house." Just days before the crash, a National Enquirer story alleged Woods had been seeing a New York nightclub hostess, who denied it. Woods, the world's No.1 golfer, crashed his luxury SUV outside his Florida mansion on Thanksgiving weekend, and his wife told police she used a golf club to smash its back windows to help him out. The Florida Highway Patrol cited Woods for careless driving and fined him $164. and his wife. The accident and Woods' refusal to answer questions about it fueled speculation about a possible dispute between the golfer After the crash, Us Weekly reported that a Los Angeles cocktail waitress claims she had an affair with Woods.