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An Everyday Joe by steven olexa
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HOROSCOPES
ARIES Curtail the urge to
overspend; it’s not necessary.
With a thrifty woman’s advice,
you can get the best without
paying extra.
TAURUS They say the truth
will set you free, and you can
find that out for yourself. An
honest conversation
strengthens bonds that are
good for you.
GEMINI Make time to set
priorities before you go
running off. There’s no point
wasting time or money on a
wild goose chase.
CANCER You want it? You got
it! Your wish is another’s
command, and don’t let them
tell you otherwise. Don’t take
“no” for an answer.
LEO Continue to let the others
do most of the talking. You just
listen and smile sweetly, and
they’ll tell you everything.
VIRGO The more you learn, the
more ridiculous your fears will
appear. You may forget some of
them altogether and not even
notice they’re gone. So don’t let
them get in your way.
LIBRA Continue to take it easy
while keeping up with your
work. Stay in the routine
you’re establishing. The money
should start coming in soon.
SCORPIO A couple of those
previously mentioned barriers
should be pretty obvious by
now. You simply have to make
a decision or two, then talk the
objectors into going along.
SAGITTARIUS You have a
natural talent for expressing
ideas. You’re a great teacher,
but this time it’s wiser to let
somebody else talk. Be the
student.
CAPRICORN Strategy sessions
will go well now. Contribute
your experience, but also learn
from the experience of
another.
AQUARIUS Just continue to do
what you’ve always done, in
the most efficient way
| possible. As you do your job
I well, your actions speak for
you much better than words.
PISCES It’s good to keep the
b ig picture in mind and to
have a long-term plan. If you
develop your skills as a
strategist, you’ll find ways
around obstacles.
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Harry
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of witches, wizards, muggles —
humans for those of you who
aren’t keen to the magical jargon
— and even giants.
“Harry Potter and the Order
of the Phoenix” spans 870 pages,
far more than the modest 309
pages of the first book. At 38
chapters, Phoenix is a sinister
yet electrifying read that starts
with a captivating opening, an
inquisitive middle and a sus
penseful, brilliant finale.
This novel, however, is not for
the unaquainted. I read this
book before I’d confronted the
others and many of the situa
tions of this novel will dampen
the events of the others if you
explore this monolith first.
However, if that’s a price you’re
willing to pay. Rowling explains
the significance of Harry’s en
counters well enough. If you’ve
seen the first two films you
might be on a respectable start,
though I bet the books offer you
much more insight into the
world of Rowling.
Another wave of the writer’s
wand yields a cauldron full of hu
mor that makes you laugh out
loud. The wit of Fred and George
Weasley will please even the
most casual reader, and Rowling
balances their good humor with
their disdain for the new Defense
Against the Dark Arts teacher,
Dolores Umbridge.
But don’t worry, if you’re an
avid reader of the series and
haven’t read the latest, you prob
ably won’t take more than two
days to finish it.
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CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Sailing ship
6 Liability
10 Perfume
- ingredient
14 Madagascar
primate
15 Light beige
16 Pot starter
17 Flavoring seed
18 Alda or King
19 June 6, 1944
20 Power units
21 Varnish
ingredient
22 Deuce toppers
23 New Yorker, to a
Californian
26 Broken-bone
support
30 Do-over service
31 Brit, flyboys
34 Monarch’s
daughters
37 Desert gully
38 Soprano
Lehmann
39 Crude shelter
40 Revolving blade
41 Choir part
42'Air-perfuming
products
44 AT&T part
45 Food from taro
46 Beginning
47 Fatigues
51 Lesser
53 DDE’s command
54 Marble material
59 Down for the
night
60 Vegas machine
61 Deadly poisons
62 Barn pests
63 M. Descartes
64 Pear-shaped
instruments
65 Questions
66 Fruit drinks
67 Slur over
DOWN
1 Cabbage dish,
briefly
2 Singer Florne
3 Leave off
4 Boot out
5 Dignified
bearing
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6 Distributes Solutions
cards
7 Great brilliance
8 Ornamental
bands
9 Wine cask
10 Madrid mother
11 Fails to
appreciate
12 Sojourn
13 Piano parts
22 Blast letters
24 Had a little
lamb
25 Legal thing
26 Wet impact
27 Worker
28 Kind of clam
29 Division word
32 Revere
33 Winning position
35 Withered and 43 Gardener’s tool 55 Ancient
wrinkled 45 Parl of mPh European region
36 Take to court 43 Protuberances 56 Not pro
37 Refuses to 49 Make amends 57 Set up tor a
40 Having a second 30 Lugs drive
life 51 Papa's mate 58 Latin being
42 In favor of 52 Egyptian bird 60 Pedro's Mrs.
Movie
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 8
expectations and shocking us with
its heart and humanity. Shot with
video cameras rather than digital
cameras, the grainy style gives a
sense of immediacy, as though the
audience is spying live from secu
rity cameras scattered at bizarre
angles throughout London, draw
ing us into the survivors’ plight.
The first half of the film is un
doubtedly its strength. The actors,
unknown to most American view
ers, throw themselves into a world
gone mad. Selena, a young woman
who has become reluctantly hard
ened and deadly, carries a foot
long knife wherever she goes.
“Just so you know,” she says,
looking Jim directly in the eye, “if
you get infected, I will kill you in a
heartbeat.”
The film succeeds because it of
fers the best of both horrific worlds:
zombies and gore, and a more psy
chological fear, the loss of all hope.
The zombies betray the $15 mil
lion budget, harkening images of
Michael Jackson’s “Thriller”
video. Though adding to the
campy fun of a good old ‘B’ movie,
the film wisely uses them rarely,
dwelling more on the fear of im
minent attack.
“28 Days Later” is stylish yet
jarringly realistic. Cillian
Murphy’s Jim is everything “T3’s”
John Connor should’ve been and
more. The film relates the end of
the world through words and
sound. It gives full screen time to
the dead who were smart enough
to finish their lives themselves.
It’s only at the end that “28
Days Later” gives in to the pres
sures of making a movie for the
masses, giving in to the obligatory
final battle sequence for the sake
of action and an ‘R’ rating.
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