Lessons in bridge bidding from a four-deal guide
A reader presents six bridge bidding questions with expert answers. Topics cover planning with unbalanced hands, two no trump rebids, cue bids, and opening choices. The piece promotes Charles Goren’s Four-Deal Bridge book with purchase details.
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Dr Crane Explores Numerology and Arabic Numbers
Alan W. asks why Arabic numbers appeal more than Roman numerals and why certain numbers like 12 and 13 hold symbolic power. Dr Crane outlines meanings behind three seven ten twelve and thirteen with biblical and historical references and notes a Dallas Odessa context.
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Love in the Dunes premieres on Showtime Romance block
The pay TV serial Love in the Dunes, part of Showtime's Romance lineup, features mature scenes as Sarah returns from Paris to a beachfront town and falls for Jonathan, a wealthy but aloof painter. Five half hour episodes air late August to early September, each telling a self contained story.
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Ayckbourn Play Postponed by Leaky Tank at National Theatre
Comic playwright Alan Ayckbourn's new work Way Upstream at Britain's National Theatre was postponed after a leaking 6,000 gallon tank on a cabin cruiser set sprang during previews. The drama requires complex stage machinery placed inside the tank and caused shutdowns pending repairs.
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Alan Ayckbourn
Britain
National Theater
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