THE NATION FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 2012
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CROSSWORD PUZZLE
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1.Remit (4) 2.Lusterless (3) 3.Imitate (3) 4.Trial (4) 7. Green Area (5) 8. Edible Grass (3) 10. Snake (3) 11. Nobleman (5) 13. Illuminated (3) 16. Bricklayer (5) 17. At No Time (5) 18. Youths (4) 21. Ward off (4) 23. Period (3) 25. Fuss (3)
1. Hunk (4) 3. Border on (4) 5. Fiend (3) 6. Standard (4) 9. Recedes (4) 12. Age (3) 14. Cereal (4) 15. Informal Course (7) 18. Hermaphrodite (2) 19. Consumed (3) 20. About (2) 22. Employs (4) 24. Part of Feather (4) 26. Wandered (5) 27. Examine (4) 28. Path (4)
MINI-SUDOKU Fill in the missing numbers in the grid to ensure that every row, column and 2 by 3 box contains the numbers 1 - 6.
HUMOUR Bank Account A mother decided that her young 11 year old daughter should open her own bank account. “As it will be your account, I think that you should complete the application form” said the mother. The daughter was doing really well but was puzzled when she came to where it said ‘Name of previous bank’. She pondered for a second and when wrote ‘Piggy
ShOwBiTz A new season of ‘Spartacus,’ with a new Spartacus
Marriage I asked my ten year old nephew the other day “billy, what do you think it would take to make marriage work? “well, i’d tell my wife she looked lovely even if she looked like a bus”. he said.
Burglary Charge My lawyer was trying to get me off a burglary charge. He told the judge “ My client inserted his arm through a window and removed some items. As his arm is not his whole being, I submit that it would be wrong to punish the whole person for a crime committed by a sole limb. The Judge replied “ Okay - using that logic, the defendant’s arm is sentenced to 2 years in prison and can accompany the limb if he chooses”. So with the aid of my lawyer, I unscrewed my artificial arm, placed it on the table and walked out of the courtroom.
Married and Single Do you know why a room full of married people looks so empty and deserted? There’s not even a “Single person” in it.
Pep Talk
“Paragon” paragon \PAIR-uh-gon; -guhn\ (noun) - A model of excellence or perfection; as, “a paragon of beauty; a paragon of eloquence.” “Old Roland, that paragon of acceptable standards, viewed the world with a thoroughly jaundiced, nearly blind eye.” — Samara Al-Darraji , ‘Eclipse’ Paragon comes from Middle French, from Old Italian paragone, literally, “touchstone,” from paragonare, “to test on a touchstone,” from Greek parakonan, “to rub against, to sharpen,” from para-, “beside” + akone, “a whetstone.”
Sports Teaser
Argument A brother and sister were having an argument and neither were willing to concede. The sister said “ Barry, I will admit that I am in the wrong as long as you admit that I am in the right”. He was in agreement and asked her to go first with the admission. “I am totally in the wrong” she said. Barry, with a little glint in his eye gave her a little wink and said “ You’re right”.
WORDS & ORIGIN
What a different vision these two stars of “Spartacus: Vengeance” offer in person. Here is Lucy Lawless: In her Starz adventure-action series she builds on worldwide fame as Xena, Warrior Princess, by playing wily Lucretia, widow of the Roman sports impresario whose “ludus” — an extreme training camp for gladiators — was where Spartacus had been enslaved. Transported from Capua in the first century B.C. to modern-day Manhattan, Lawless — in bright sweater and snug jeans — is pretty, girlish and full of laughs. Alongside her for this recent interview is Liam McIntyre, who is taking over the role of Spartacus as the new season begins (Friday at 10 p.m. EST). His personality is far removed from the raging Thracian out to forge an army and topple the Roman Empire. Instead, McIntyre is chipper, affable and ready with wisecracks delivered, at times, in a comic squeal. “Spartacus: Vengeance” retains a potent mix of hyper-realism and epic fantasy, with generous helpings of graphic violence, orgiastic nudity, racy sex and other visual pizazz. It remains a hard-body romp on a CGI sprawl. But real-life tragedy, too, is a part of the story. Andy Whitfield, who originated the role of Spartacus, announced in March 2010 that he was stricken with nonHodgkin Lymphoma. That May, a six-episode prequel concentrating on characters other than Spartacus was set for the following year, to give Whitfield time off for treatment. But a few months later when the cancer returned, he announced his departure from the show. Last September, he died at age 39.
The player below is likely to become a potential; A. Super Eagle B. Indomitable Lion C. Harrambee Star D. Atlas Lion What is the player’s name?
Michael Jackson immortalized at Grauman’s Singer Michael Jackson is immortalized in a ceremony where his children (L-R) Prince, Blanket and Paris use Jackson’s shoes and gloves to make hand and foot imprints in cement in the courtyard of Hollywood’s Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles on January 26, 2012.
Nothing contributes so much to tranquilize the mind as a steady purpose-a point on which the soul may fix its intellectual eye. - Mary Shelley