Bridge play misleads in long-suit lead and club finesse
Oswald and James Jacoby discuss a bridge hand where West’s alternative lead would have forced a slam for South. South adopts dummy’s queen, East shifts, and East West discard decisions allow South to lose two extra tricks. South attempts a two way queen guess, then draws trumps, cashes diamonds, and runs trumps but misplays clubs ending in defeat when East’s queen of clubs and heart ten win.
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Vermont reader asks about counting tens for notrump opening
A reader queries whether three tens count as a point toward an opening notrump. The consensus among experts is to count tens as high card points. The note cites examples AA 10X WK 10x OK 10x HAJ 9X as indicating notrump opening is plausible with those holdings.
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Investment questions from a young couple and an older investor
A 62 year old with 80k in certificates and 77k in savings weighs equities for growth while preserving safety. A young couple aims for 10k safety and 3k savings with a 30k future income, and tax relief options are cautioned against risky shelters.
Bunk beds safety and cholesterol tips from Dr. Solomon
Dear Ursula asks about bunk bed safety for children and Dr. Solomon cites 13 500 bunk bed injuries in 1975. He stresses sturdy guard rails ladders and no top bunk horsing around. He also notes exercise lowers cholesterol blood pressure and heart attack risk per the Presidents Council.
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