Mariners Aim to Uncover Mars Clues With Dual Probes
AP reports two unmanned Mariners set to launch May 6 and May 16 from Cape Kennedy for 70 percent Martian exploration. Mariners 8 and 9 will orbit Mars for months, sniffing for gases and conditions that might harbor primitive life, while detailing atmosphere, terrain, and polar caps.
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Bridge Finesse Is Last Resort by B Jay Becker
North-South vulnerable the deal illustrates when a finesse is justified. West leads a heart South ruffs and, after strategies including a trump shift, South finesses the ten of spades ensuring a 100 percent chance to make or at least safeguard the contract. East would face a ruff and discard or a club return in the same scenario.
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New Dictionary Explains Names in Merriam’s Reference
New York AP reports Webster’s Dictionary of Proper Names offers quirky entries. Nemesis is the Greek goddess of retribution, Bismarck a doughnut shaped like a ball, Great Harry a battleship, and Vampire a jet fighter plane.
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