Pinpoint defense shaping the McConnell Cup finals
In the 2006 world bridge championships Verona final, South-led five clubs doubled produced one side down while at the other table West Debbie Rosenberg and JoAnna Stansby delivered precise defense. Rosenberg cashed diamonds, spade ruffs, and a final spade, yielding plus 800 and a 500-point swing for their team as East West defense maximized penalties.
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Console FPS boom defines 2007 season
A banner year for console first person shooters sees hits like Call of Duty Unreal BioShock Metroid Prime 3 while others stumble. The market balloons with gunheavy titles from major studios including EA posing three Medal of Honor releases amid ongoing demand and mixed results.
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Call of Duty 4 and Unreal Tournament III Review Highlights
A look at modern shooters emphasizing strong single player and multiplayer. Call of Duty 4 Modern Warfare shifts from World War II to modern terrorism with intense campaign and robust multiplayer. Unreal Tournament III pushes online warfare with diverse maps and the Darkwalker vehicle. Soldier of Fortune Payback centers on revenge in a present-day Middle East setting.
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Russia
Middle East
Midway
Jimmy Kimmel to resume show despite writers strike
ABC confirms Jimmy Kimmel will return with new shows on January 2 amid the Hollywood writers strike. He joins NBC hosts Jay Leno and Conan O'Brien in resuming production to protect staff jobs, despite lacking writers. The Writers Guild is negotiating with David Letterman's team as talks continue.
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David Letterman
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O'Brien
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Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Clues
A word puzzle listing across and down clues covering Stir up choir member Selassie worshipper for short Gillette razor quarter moon title cars of the gridiron best director 1993 postulate Marquis de history of Rome author Cassius loafer or slipper social affairs 1993 movie golf score hand over quilt filler god of love long stories catcher Tony more rational fashion magazine Nile viper 1985 movie art colony in New Mexico scorch TV spots small beds labors 2002 movie obliterate composer Khachaturian Golfer Ballesteros painter of ballet dancers Singer Horne thicket unit. Down clues include Coarse file Football great Graham Peeves Extravagant Sheridan or Sothern 6 Guitarist Paul 7 Bugle call 8 Narcotic 9 Free 10 Mass vestment 11 Musher's vehicle 12 Actress Hatcher 13 Jason's vessel 18 Theory of moral values 19 German river 24 Smallest bills 25 Icelandic poem 27 Lose traction 28 Old-time actress Bernhardt 29 Old hag 30 French cubist Fernand 31 Conception of perfection 32 Have a feeling 33 Snare 34 Annoyance 38 Splinter group 40 Swiss peaks 41 Turn on a pivot 44 Ugly bugs briefly 46 Muse of poets 49 Weaver's frame 50 Bong 51 Author of A Remembrance of Things Past 54 Scored a hole in one 55 Challenge 56 Doe's mate 58 Father 60 Cake finisher 61 Wash 62 Old dagger 64 R E Lee's nation 65 Summer cooler 66 Singer Sumac
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Puzzle clue notes Wonderword CRISPY TREATS
A newspaper puzzle note explains WONDERWORD: players circle letters forming the answer CRISPY TREATS from a vertical and diagonal word search. The instruction emphasizes not circling the word itself, with leftover letters spelling the final solution.
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