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Bridge: Nov. 26, 2023

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:10:24 GMT

A man and his young son are out walking, and the son picks up an acorn and asks his father to explain what it is.“In a nutshell, it’s a tree,” is dad’s reply.In a nutshell, the goal on defense is to win enough tricks to beat the contract. To achieve that goal, the defenders adopt a plan. It may be to set up or win tricks in a hurry (if dummy may have a good side suit declarer can use to discard losers); it may be to lead trumps to stop him from winning extra trump tricks. The defenders may go passive, preferring safe leads and letting declarer struggle.In today’s deal, West has four trumps and two trump entries. A reasonable plan is to force declarer to ruff so that he runs out of trumps, and control passes to the defenders. Since clubs is the suit with which the defense can force declarer, West starts with the ace and a second club.South ruffs, leads a heart to dummy and lets the ten of trumps ride. West must be careful. If he takes the queen and leads...

Word Game: Nov. 26, 2023

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:10:24 GMT

TODAY’S WORD — FELDSPAR (FELDSPAR: FELD-spar: Any of a group of rock-forming minerals.)Average mark 52 wordsTime limit 60 minutesCan you find 62 or more words in FELDSPAR?TODAY’S WORD — FELDSPAR fade false fare fear feral flap flare flea fled earl lade lapse lard lase laser lead leaf leap dale dare deaf deal dear drape safe safer sale seal sear self sepal serf slap sled spade spar spare spear sped spread pale paler pare parse peal pear pearl pedal pelf plea plead pled alder aped aper apse rale rase rasp read real reapTo purchase the Word Game book, visit WordGameBooks.com. Order it now for just $5 while supplies last!RULES OF THE GAME:1. Words must be of four or more letters.2. Words that acquire four letters by the addition of “s,” such as “bats” or “dies,” are not allowed.3. Additional words made by adding a “d” or an “s” may not be used. For example, if “bake” is used, “baked” or “bakes” are not allowed, but “bake” and “baking” are admissible.4. Proper nou...

Ask Amy: I’m being punished for refusing to give in to my child’s spouse

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:10:24 GMT

Dear Amy: In recent years we’ve had a falling out with our child’s spouse, and it’s come down to the in-law’s way or no way.Related ArticlesAdvice | Ask Amy: Now I’m expected to sew a custom quilt for a stranger as a gift Advice | Ask Amy: I heard my teen bragging about her trickery. I’m furious; my husband thinks it’s cute. Advice | Ask Amy: My boyfriend said his public insult was just a joke. Should I let it go? Advice | Ask Amy: This odd comment makes me wonder if my empty-nest parents are off the rails Advice | Ask Amy: Everyone was stunned when the other grandmother lashed out at me As a result, the relationships with our child and grandchildren have also been impacted. Although I love them all dearly, I won’t let the child’s spouse dictate how I live my life.I’ve continued to send birthday and Christmas money, but there is no acknowledgment of t...

Hamas says senior commander Ahmed al-Ghandour, in charge of northern Gaza, was killed in war

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:10:24 GMT

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas says senior commander Ahmed al-Ghandour, in charge of northern Gaza, was killed in war.Source

Guerra entre Israel y Hamas en vivo: liberación de rehenes en Gaza, muertes, noticias y más

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:10:24 GMT

Para ver las entradas más recientes haz clic aquíUn total de 50 rehenes actualmente retenidos por Hamas serán liberados durante una tregua de cuatro días con Israel, la primera pausa de este tipo en los combates desde el 7 de octubre, cuando Hamas lanzó su ataque sorpresa e Israel respondió con una vasta ofensiva militar para destruir el grupo militante que gobierna Gaza. Según el acuerdo, 150 prisioneros palestinos también serán liberados de Israel y se admitirá más ayuda humanitaria en el cruce fronterizo entre Gaza y Egipto. (Foto de Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images)Los prisioneros palestinos liberados llegan el viernes a Beitunia, al oeste de Ramallah. (Issam Rimawi/Anadolu/Getty Images)Los fuegos artificiales surcan el cielo mientras los prisioneros palestinos liberados de las instalaciones militares israelíes de Ofer desfilan en Beitunia, en la ocupada Ribera Occidental, el viernes 24 de noviembre. (Jaafar Ashtiyeh/AFP/Getty Images)The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2023 Cable Ne...

La luna llena de castor brillará este fin de semana

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:10:24 GMT

(CNN) — La luna llena de noviembre, conocida como luna del castor, brillará en el cielo nocturno a partir de este domingo, ofreciendo una vista deslumbrante para la vista.La luna estará en su punto más lleno en las primeras horas de este lunes, cuando alcanzará la cima de su fase llena a las 4:16 am ET, según EarthSky.“La próxima Luna llena se parecerá a la conocida Luna llena, sin embargo, las características específicas siempre son un poco diferentes de una Luna a otra”, dijo el Dr. Noah Petro, jefe de geología planetaria, geofísica y geoquímica de la NASA. laboratorio, en un correo electrónico.Debido a la libración (el ligero movimiento de la luna que cambia el ángulo en el que los observadores del cielo ven el lado que mira a la Tierra), las lunas llenas varían de un mes a otro, dijo.Si las condiciones climáticas locales lo permiten, las personas que se encuentren al norte o al sur del ecuador podrán ver la luna del castor, y el orbe celeste parecerá estar llen...

Heating Up Ahead of a Front

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:10:24 GMT

A warmer and more humid air mass will continue to stream in ahead of a cooling, fall front, which will arrive Monday afternoon. Ahead of this front, high temperatures will soar well above average into the mid to upper 80s but it will feel more like the low 90s due to the high humidity.Unlike Saturday when a front was stalled across South Florida, bringing clouds and a few showers, this front will lift north as a warm front this morning, opening up the door for warmer and brighter conditions.Expect intervals of sun and clouds this Sunday with only a few spotty showers. Rain chances will be at a 20% chance both today and tomorrow.On Monday, temperatures will warm up very quickly throughout the morning courtesy of a land breeze and a good deal of sunshine. The front will then arrive Monday afternoon, ushering in a drop in temperatures and humidity beginning Monday night.That will set the stage for a cool-ish Tuesday behind this fall front with high temperatures likely only reaching the...

Field hockey season review: Time for top teams to clash in tournament

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:10:24 GMT

As soon as Watertown built a 2-0 lead in the Div. 3 state final at WPI, Newburyport head coach Shannon Haley called a rare, first-quarter timeout to settle down the Clippers.What followed was an instant classic.By the end of the half, Newburyport snapped the Raiders’ national-record, 41-game shutout streak with the first goal Watertown allowed in nearly two seasons. By the end of the third quarter, the Clippers tied the score at 3-3. And by the end of the game, it was Molly Driscoll’s 150th career goal that propelled long-unbeaten Watertown to a three-peat.Newburyport gave a great fight, but Watertown still accomplished what many thought it would to perfectly embody what we saw across the entire sport this year.For as many close calls and regular season upsets as there were, the main powers from the last three seasons still held up the ultimate trophy. Uxbridge outscored playoff opponents 36-0 to three-peat in Div. 4. Walpole beat Andover in their third straight Div. 1 state final m...

Heavy snowfall in Romania and Moldova leaves 1 person dead and many without electricity

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:10:24 GMT

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Heavy snowfall and strong blizzards in Romania and Moldova on Sunday left one person dead and scores of localities without electricity, as well as forcing the closure of some national roads, authorities said.A 40-year-old man in Moldova died on Sunday after the vehicle he was in skidded off the road and crashed into a tree, Moldova’s national police said, adding that six road accidents had been reported by about midday.“We repeatedly appeal to drivers not to hit the road with unequipped cars and to drive at low speed,” Moldovan police said in a statement posted on Telegram, and warned against driving “without an urgent need.”In Romania, red weather warnings were issued in the eastern counties of Constanta, Tulcea, Galati, and Braila where winds were forecast to reach as high as 100 kilometers per hour (62 mph), the National Meteorological Administration said.Emergency authorities said that both national and local roads in the four counties were closed on Su...

Four local employees of Germany’s main aid agency arrested in Afghanistan

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:10:24 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — Taliban authorities in Afghanistan arrested four local employees of Germany’s main government-owned aid agency, according to the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development.“I can confirm that the local employees of GIZ are in custody although we have not received any official information on why they are detained,” a ministry spokeswoman told the Associated Press in a statement late Saturday.“We are taking this situation very seriously and are working through all channels available to us to ensure that our colleagues are released,” she added.The German Agency for International Cooperation, or GIZ, is owned by the German government. It operates in around 120 countries worldwide, offering projects and services in the areas of “economic development, employment promotion, energy and the environment, and peace and security,” according to the agency’s website.The Taliban took over Afghanistan in August 2021, after the withdrawal of U.S. and NATO forces fro...