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Bridge: Oct. 10, 2023

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:22:24 GMT

“I don’t know what possessed me to open four spades,” Cy the Cynic said to me after today’s deal. “Maybe the devil made me do it.”In a penny game, West had led the king of hearts, and dummy showered down with two aces and the jack of trumps!When West continued with the ace, Cy ruffed. He led a trump to dummy’s jack, unblocked the ace of diamonds, ruffed a heart and drew trumps with his A-K-Q — leaving him with none. When he led the queen of diamonds next, East won and led the queen of clubs. The Cynic ducked that and escaped for down one.LOW TRUMPIf the devil made Cy open four spades, he also proffered temptation by giving dummy the jack of trumps. Cy would succeed easily if dummy had a low trump.Cy should take the ace of diamonds at Trick Three. Then, to keep control, he overtakes the jack of trumps and takes his three high trumps. He loses a diamond to the king, ruffs the heart return and runs the diamonds. West gets only his high tr...

Horoscopes Oct. 10, 2023: Mario Lopez, restructure what’s essential

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:22:24 GMT

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Jodi Lyn O’Keefe, 45; Mario Lopez, 50; Wendi McLendon-Covey, 54; Nora Roberts, 73.Happy Birthday: Designate time and energy to help a cause or to rectify a concern you want to amend. Refuse to let domestic situations interfere with your purpose. A couple of financial adjustments will put your mind at ease and encourage you to restructure what’s essential and how you plan to do your part. Don’t waste energy on people or situations that don’t fit your plans. Prioritize. Your numbers are 9, 13, 22, 29, 31, 36, 42.ARIES (March 21-April 19): Listen, assess and move along. Don’t waste time on someone or something that has no future. Look for solid opportunities and put a contract that protects you, your ideas and your long-term goals in place. When opportunity knocks, open the door. 3 starsTAURUS (April 20-May 20): Don’t share too much information. Mull over what you hear, verify facts and use what you learn to secure your ...

Ask Amy: Am I wrong to display photos where he is a she?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:22:24 GMT

Dear Amy: Several years ago my then-granddaughter (in her 20s) transitioned to a male. All of us in the family have supported him 100 percent.Related ArticlesAdvice | Ask Amy: These are the five reasons I don’t want to go to Paris with my wife Advice | Ask Amy: The neighbors’ girl was crying in the street, and what I saw in the house scared me Advice | Ask Amy: They kept talking during the minute of silence. What should I have done? Advice | Ask Amy: I want to change my children’s names, but one of them may not be happy about it Advice | Ask Amy: I’m hurt that they’re going to the wedding after what the groom’s mom did to me I’ve always been the family picture taker. Over the years I have framed many group shots of family birthday parties, reunions, beach vacations, etc.Am I wrong to display these photos that include “he” as “she”?Over the...

The top nine most expensive home sales in Milpitas, reported the week of Sep. 25

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:22:24 GMT

A house that sold for $1.7 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Milpitas in the past week.In total, nine residential real estate sales were recorded in the area during the past week, with an average price of $1.2 million, $895 per square foot.The prices in the list below concern real estate sales where the title was recorded during the week of Sep. 25 even if the property may have been sold earlier.9. $850,000, condominium in the 800 block of North Abbott Ave.The 1,143 square-foot condominium in the 800 block of North Abbott Ave., Milpitas, has been sold. The transfer of ownership was settled in September and the total purchase price was $850,000, $744 per square foot. The condominium was built in 1981. The condominium features three bedrooms and two bathrooms.North Abbott Avenue8. $910,000, condominium in the 1400 block of Los Buellis WayThe 1,165 square-foot condominium in the 1400 block of Los Buellis Way in Milpitas has been sold. The tran...

Stellantis Diversity Groups Mobilize to Provide Scab Labor at Auto Parts Plants

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:22:24 GMT

Stellantis — one of the big three automakers locked in negotiations with the United Auto Workers — is mobilizing its internal diversity groups to provide volunteer labor at parts distribution facilities affected by the UAW strike, according to internal emails obtained by The Intercept. The communications marked with Stellantis’s Diversity and Inclusion logo seek members of the company’s Business Resource Groups, or BRGs, to help keep parts flowing to the automakers’ customers. Company officials put out a request last week for volunteers to staff its parts distribution centers across the country, particularly in Michigan. The Working Parents Network, a BRG, forwarded that call-out to its members, noting, “Each BRG will pick a specific day of the week/weekend to volunteer as a team.” The email continued: “Help continue to be the RESOURCE the BUSINESS can count on!” In another email, the parents group wrote that “Stellantis needs your help in running the Parts Distribution Centers...

Confident India aims to maintain perfect start when it takes on Afghanistan at the Cricket World Cup

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:22:24 GMT

NEW DELHI (AP) — Beating five-time champion Australia in its opening match has given India extra confidence for the rest of the the group stage at the Cricket World Cup.The tournament hosts take on Afghanistan on Wednesday in the second of their nine group games, preparing to be the most-traveled team in the six-week tournament.The 48,000-seater Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi will be the second of nine match venues for India, with Hyderabad the only host city Rohit Sharma’s squad won’t be playing at during the tournament.India beat Australia by six wickets on Sunday in a thrilling, low-scoring game at Chennai, with spinners Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav combining for five wickets to bowl out the Aussies for 199. India struggled initially and was three wickets down for two runs within 12 deliveries before Lokesh Rahul and Virat Kohli joined forces to guide the hosts to victory.“It feels very good when you defeat big teams, and your confidence definitely goes up,” Jadeja said. “I w...

Domino’s está regalando una pizza de emergencia a sus clientes: así puedes reclamarla

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:22:24 GMT

¿Quién no ha ordenado una pizza ante una situación de “emergencia”? Todos, o en casi todos los hogares, han ordenado esta comida ante una visita inesperada o un día en el que se fue la luz.Ante estos escenarios, Domino’s está preparado para ser tu salvavidas y está ofreciendo una pizza de emergencia gratis para sus clientes.“Tal vez se te quemó la cena, se fue la luz o tal vez tus suegros simplemente vinieron sin previo aviso; cualquiera que sea tu situación de emergencia, Domino’s cree que una pizza gratis puede mejorar cualquier cosa”, dijo Kate Trumbull, vicepresidenta senior y directora de marca de Domino’s. Recibo de Domino’s pizza lleva al arresto de niño acusado de matar a su vecino A punta de pistola: repartidor de pizza es amenazado tras confusión de pedido La promoción estará vigente hasta febrero 11 de 2024. La compañía regalará una pizza mediana con dos toppins a quienes cali...

AP PHOTOS: Rugby World Cup quarterfinal lineups decided as Portugal exits in style

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:22:24 GMT

PARIS (AP) — The Rugby World Cup quarterfinal lineups are decided after a month of pool-stage games drew to a close with top-ranked Ireland and host France powering into the last eight with convincing victories.Ireland immediately swept away any thoughts of an upset in its last pool game against Six Nations rival Scotland by scoring its first try in the second minute on the way to a 36-0 lead at Stade de France.The Scots pulled two tries back and it ended 36-14, but the Irish had done all the damage by then and it once again underlined Ireland’s status as the best team in the world and the favorite for its first World Cup title.France isn’t far behind on current form and brushed aside the challenge of Italy 60-7 to also head to the quarterfinals with four wins out of four.The northern hemisphere’s top two teams will test their credentials in colossal quarterfinals against the southern hemisphere’s best.Ireland will face three-time champion New Zealand on Satu...

Meet the highest-paid CEOs at Greater Washington’s public companies

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:22:24 GMT

Our list of the highest-paid public company CEOs has been a moving target, after some turnover in the ranks this year.The would-be returning No. 1, Kewsong Lee of The Carlyle Group, had compensation of nearly $40.8 million in 2022, but he stepped down in August 2022. Longtime Leidos Holdings Inc. CEO Roger Krone stepped down this year, after getting $13.5 million in 2022 compensation. Science Applications International Inc. CEO Nazzic Keene stepped down just this month, but was paid about $8.7 million in total compensation for 2022. And Stanley Erck, the former president and CEO of Novavax Inc., made $8.4 million in 2022. All would have been included in the top 30 highest-paid CEOs here, if they were still at these posts. The average total compensation for the top 30 we do have this year was $16.7 million, and all combined, they made a total of $501 million in 2022. But keep in mind, as usual, the vast majority of these compensation amounts are made up of stock awards. Stock awards…...

Less than a year after Ronaldo career seemed in crisis, Portugal on the brink of reaching Euro 2024

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:22:24 GMT

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo is on the brink of leading Portugal to another major soccer tournament less than a year after his international career appeared to be over.It wasn’t clear what the future held for the five-time Champions League winner when he walked away from Manchester United last November and was then dropped by his country as it made an early exit from the World Cup in Qatar.His move to Saudi Arabia wasn’t exactly a guarantee of success, but Ronaldo has proven he is far from done. On Friday, Portugal can secure its place at next year’s European Championship in Germany.It will be a personal triumph for Ronaldo, who insisted his career wasn’t over after leaving European club soccer behind to join Al-Nassr last December.Not only has he been the catalyst for a slew of soccer’s biggest names, such as Neymar and Karim Benzema, following him to the Saudi league, but he has helped Portugal to its best-ever performance in a Europea...