Ask Andy explains zinc uses in daily life and alloys
The column details zinc's roles from galvanizing buckets to alloys like brass and zinc oxide in paints and medicines. It covers zinc’s presence in engines, roofs, and even cosmetics, with notes on how galvanizing protects metals and how zinc compounds aid paints and tooth cement. It also answers a reader’s question about mirages, explaining light refraction and air temperature layers creating water-like illusions on roads.
Finesse Offers Best Chance In Bridge Play By Coffin Rule
The article explains a bridge facing 22 high card point game in three no trump. South should have bid three diamonds, not three no trump, to improve chances. The key move is to perform the club finesse before attacking diamonds, leading to nine tricks. If West covers the club queen, South ruff returns to hand. if West ducks, still in hand to execute the diamond finesse. The method yields the needed tricks and aligns with Finesse guidance.
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Credit Card Taxes Okayed in North Carolina Counties
North Carolina National Bank and Mecklenburg County tax office signed an agreement to allow Bank Americard for paying county and city taxes. A similar program exists in Buncombe, McDonnell, Pitt, and New Hanover counties. A bank spokesman said the service is a public benefit with no charge to the city or taxpayer if payment is within 21 days of the billing date.
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