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August 26, 2009 Carmichael Times Page 7
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Posting date August 24, 2009
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divided 3-2.
But he also realized that if the
spades were divided 4-1, he would be
in serious trouble and would probably
1. GEOGRAPHY: The KFWS island What of Jersey country • MindGym
be defeated. Unwilling to stake his all
is part of which larger group of islands?
on a 3-2 spade division, Ogust
devised a method of play that would
2. RELIGION: MUSIC: What Who is is the real name of 1. Name the famous parents of Wil-
July the patron 6-12, saint 2009
give him a chance to make the con-
for mountain climbers?
son Phillips, who scored a No. 1 hit in
tract even if the spades did not break.
3. SCIENCE: Which famous scien- 1990 with “Hold On.”
3. PSYCHOLOGY: Someone who has 2. Which band had both a U.S. and king, then continued with the queen.
tonitrophobia might be terrified during U.K. No. 1 album and single at the When West followed with the eight,
a Ogust overtook the queen with the
4.
storm.
MOVIES:
What kind
What
of fear
was
would
the
this
name of same time? (Hint: They’re from Aus-
phobia sufferer have?
ace. This extraordinary play had solid
tralia.)
reasoning behind it.
4. TOYS: What was the name of the
3. Who did Johnny Mathis pair up
British 5. SPACE: version Who of America's was the "G.I. last Joe"? astro- with for the successful “Too Much, the plan was to continue the suit and
Too Little, Too Late” duet?
thus establish dummy’s remaining
5. LITERATURE: Who wrote the novel
three spades to assure nine tricks. But
6. ENTERTAINERS: What was the 4. Name the bridge in Bobbie Gen-
"The Quiet American"?
when East showed out on the second
try’s 1967 “Ode to Billie Joe.” spade, Ogust was able to substitute
6. MYTHOLOGY: In Greek
5. Name the instrumental that took the alternate line of play he had
mythology, reserved in case the spades were not
7. ANIMAL who slew KINGDOM: the Minotaur? What is the No. 1 slot for 1960 on the Bill-
3-2.
7. MUSIC: "The Last Waltz" was a board Hot 100 pop list.
documentary of the final concert of
Declarer’s 6. Where did principal Paula Abdul concern get is her to did not matter whether East covered
8. MEDICINE: Who produced the make the contract. In attempting to with the queen or not. Ogust could not
which rock group?
start in the industry?
meet this goal, Answers he does not pay much be prevented from winning four dia-
8. MOVIES: What is the only animal attention to overtricks, but instead mond tricks eventually, and he wound
9. TELEVISION: What was Andy bends 1. Wilson his efforts Philips to fulfilling is a female his trio. pri- up making three notrump.
that Jim Carrey's "Ace
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Wilson’s father is
character is afraid of?
Brian Consider Wilson this of classic the Beach case from Boys. a initially, Ogust would have been
rubber-bridge game many years ago. defeated. His play of overtaking the
9. 10. GENERAL LITERARY: KNOWLEDGE: Who wrote What the nov- Chynna Phillips is the daughter of
West led a club, and South, Harold queen could have cost him a trick or
is considered to be the largest library in Ogust, John and won Michelle East’s Phillips jack with of the the two if the spades had been divided
the world? Answers
queen. Mamas Ogust and Posting the saw Papas. that he could date make August normally, 24, but the 2009 overtake gave him a
1. Ethiopia
the 2. contract Men At Work, easily if in he 1983. cashed the K- better chance to make the contract.
10. LITERATURE: What is an
Q of spades and the suit proved to be
onomatopoeia? 2. Paul Hewson
claims Addis Ababa as its capital?
Irish rock ban U2’s lead singer Bono?
tist was known as “the Wizard of Menlo
Park”?
the fictional town that was the setting
for “Back to the Future”?
naut to step on the moon?
name of Michael Jackson’s pet chimpanzee?
the name for an animal that eats
insects?
first vaccine for rabies?
Kaufman’s character named on the
comedy series “Taxi”?
el “The Bridge of San Luis Rey”?
3. Thomas Edison
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5. Eugene Cernan
6. Bubbles
7. Insectivore
8. Louis Pasteur
9. Latka Gravas
10. Thornton Wilder
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1. Is the book of Judges in the Old or
New Testament or neither?
2. Which scripture contains, “Yea,
though I walk through the valley of
the shadow of death”? Ruth 4:10, Job
7:2, Psalm 23:4, Amos 1:1
3. Though lame on both feet, what
descendant of Saul continually ate at
King David’s table? Mareshah,
Methusael, Micah, Mephibosheth
4. Under what type of tree would the
children of Israel come to Deborah for
judging? Palm, Sycamore, Fig,
Cypress
5. From Matthew 8, who was the
first woman that Jesus healed? Paul’s
sister, Naomi, Peter’s mother-in-law,
Deborah
6. In 1 Samuel 4, what priest had a
son named Ichabod? Agabus, Phinehas,
Azariah, Malachi
ANSWERS: 1) Old; 2) Psalm 23:4;
3) Mephibosheth; 4) Palm; 5) Peter’s
mother-in-law; 6) Phinehas
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Genealogical
Association of
Sacramento Meeting
The Genealogical Association
of Sacramento will meet 1pm
16 September 2009 at the Belle
Coolidge Library, 5600 South
Land Park Dr, Sacramento. It
is to be a "sharing meeting",
which means those attending
will "share" new or interesting
happenings in their research.
Also Nina Biddle from the
Central Library will have an
important proposal to present
to GAS members, regarding
our book collection housed at
Central Library. We're the oldest/
active genealogy association
in the Sacraemento area, so
this is a fairly large important
book collection. Some books
were purchased/presented "in
memory of", some received
as gifts, and others purchased
by our own association.
Whatever Ms. Biddle's
proposal concerns: ownership,
housing, or even circulation
the membership needs to attend
and learn factual information
about the proposal. Therefore
members are urged to attend, and
visitors are always welcomed
Monthly Military
Retiree/Spouse
Meeting:
Our next scheduled military
retiree/spouse meeting is
scheduled for 8 Sep 2009. We will
be meeting in the North Highland
Park and Recreation District,
6040 Watt Ave, North Highlands
at 1030 hrs. Our speaker for this
month is Gail Gardner, Pioneer
Towers, which is a Retirement
Home in Sacramento. Those
of you who want to eat lunch
after the meeting can contact
Jo Jo at 344-6249. Please do
so at least 24 hrs in advance.
Questions can be referred to
our volunteers at 561-7476.
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1. New York Yankees great Lou
Gehrig set a record in 1936 for most
home runs against one team (14) in a
single season. Name the team.
At trick two, he cashed the spade
2. When was the last time before
2008 that Ken Griffey Jr. was in a
playoff game?
3. Who was the head coach of the
If Oakland East had Raiders followed when to they the spade, went to
Super Bowl II?
4. When was the first time a No. 2
men’s basketball seed was upset by a
No. 15 seed in the NCAA Tournament?
5. From 2003 through 2009, which
two NHL teams have won the most
He led dummy’s ten of diamonds. It
playoff series (10 each)?
6. In 2009, Mark Martin, at age 50,
became the third-oldest winner in
NASCAR Cup history when he won a
—2—
If race he had in Arizona. cashed the Name K-Q the of two spades older
winners.
7. Earlier this year, Roger Federer
became the sixth male tennis player to
win a career grand slam. Name four of
the other five to do it.
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3. Deniece Williams. The song went
to No. 1 on the R&B, adult contempo- 1. The Cleveland Indians.
rary and pop charts in 1978.
2. It was 1997, when he was with
4. Tallahatchie Bridge.
Seattle.
5. Percy Faith’s Theme From “A 3. John Rauch.
KING Summer Place.” Crossword 4. Richmond defeated Syracuse in Answers on Page 5
6. After a stint as a Los Angeles Lak- 1991.
ers cheerleader, she became the dance 5. Detroit and Anaheim.
choreographer on the Jacksons’Victo- 6. Harry Gant (52) and Morgan
ry tour, and the rest is history. Abdul Shepherd (50).
released her first album, “Forever 7. Don Budge, Fred Perry, Roy
Your Girl,” in 1988.
Emerson, Rod Laver and Andre Agas-
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July 27-August 2, 2009
Nice Girls Can Finish First
by Daylle Deanna Schwartz
(McGraw-Hill, $16.95)
Self-Promotion for Introverts
by Nancy Ancowitz
(McGraw-Hill, $18.95)
Reviewed by Ealish Waddell
They say the meek shall inheri
earth, but in the modern world, it
ally seems like the opposite is true
possible for a shy, retiring perso
find satisfaction and success? T
two books claim, resoundingly, “y
In “Nice Girls,” author Daylle D
na Schwartz asserts that that m
people, especially women, are cu
ally programmed to be “nice” ab
all else. While certainly a n
impulse, she says, if unchecked
self-preservation, this mentality
escalate into complete waste of o
own ambitions and desires in favo
everyone else’s. It’s possible to
nice, she says, and also to be resp
ed, productive and effective. Schw
writes of the power of positive c
munication, both with others and
self, and the importance of atti
and confidence in all walks of
Nice folks don’t have to be cruel to
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things done, she says; they just nee
believe in their innate right to do t
at all.
“Self-Promotion for Introverts”
primer on doing just that — hel
“quiet sorts” assert themselves
using their inherent tendencies in
most effective ways. While desig
for the workplace, Ancowitz’s ad
is often applicable to life in genera
how to get the most out of short
versations, how to deal with extrov
ed clients and colleagues, how
streamline goals and strategies
keeping with one’s own pers
needs and strengths. The key i
access one’s own natural enthusi
and authenticity in a way that f
comfortable and confident, not fa
or bragging.
Indeed, this is the theme and
power of both books — neither
believes in playacting. Their aim i
to change folks to be somet
they’re not, but rather to refine t
into the strongest versions of w
they already are.
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