Dear Abby style letters on dining habits and gifts
A reader asks how to tell a father to stop returning his meals, noting embarrassment over a lifelong habit. Abby explains restaurants will adjust meals but families cannot reshape the dining critic, and the writer should not feel at fault. A second letter thanks for monthly birthday flowers. Abby clarifies the gift was as requested, advising precise expectations, not surprise gifts. A third letter urges social contact for nursing home residents. Abby urges readers to set reminders for kind gestures, noting their importance in isolation.
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Scorpio
Sagittarius
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Horoscope Birthday Guide Signals Growth and Meeting Someone
The Friday April 6 2018 horoscope urges using creative energy to improve business relations and notes a possible meeting with someone significant for singles after summer. It advises caution with overstressed schedules and invites social dining for attached couples while outlining daily arcs for each zodiac sign.
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Capricorn
Jumble puzzle wordplay on Dracula stabbing clue
A Jumble game excerpt hints at a four word answer formed by rearranging letters. The clue references Dracula and a stabbing heart, implying a painful, painstaking effort behind the preparation.
Brand and generic names in drug labeling explained
Dear Dr Roach answers why articles list a drug's chemical, generic, and brand names. He notes brand names vary by manufacturer and country, while generic names are lowercase and hint at drug class such as prils for ACE inhibitors. He urges use of generic names and mentions sharing examples on Facebook.
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DR. Roach
N.R
Facebook.com
CohenOvertrick Pulls High Score In Life Master Pairs
In a finals deal from the Life Master Pairs, Larry Cohen of Florida reads a diamond response, infers East’s distribution from the lead, and uses dummy to win an overtrick after drawing trumps. Cohen’s line hinges on East’s opening suit and spade shape, with a 3-3 spade split boosting his result.
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Florida
Larry Cohen
West
Cohen
East
Cer
Underwater Warship Barking Subwoofer Cipher Joke
A Cryptoquip themed note explains a substitution cipher with clues from single letters and short words. The puzzle hints X equals R and X equals 0 for consistency, with a playful dog on a submarine reference.
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King Features Syndicate Inc
Sudoku challenge on 360 athionmediagroup site
A Sudoku puzzle asks players to fill the grid so each row column and 3x3 box holds digits 1 through 9 without repetition. The note invites more Sudoku fun at Sudoku Puzzies.net.
Crossword Puzzle Clues From Online Exhibit
A condensed list of across and down clues appears for a daily online crossword. The page provides entry hints like past 1 witnessed 41 Hawaii 4 airport coffee screening and notes solution time of about 25 minutes, with several theme clues and references to names such as Hodges and Adams.
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Texas
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