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6A Monday, March 16, 2009
C ROSSWORD
B RIDGE
Famous hand
This astonishing
deal occurred during
a match in the 1997
Vanderbilt Teams,
and had a direct
effect not only on the
outcome of that
match, but also in
determining the ultimate
winners of the
event.
The serendipitous
result on the deal
grew out of a bidding
misunderstanding
between Bobby
Goldman and Paul
Soloway, a longstanding
partnership
comprised of two of
the best players in
the United States.
After Fred Stewart and Steve Weinstein, East-West, had
quickly arrived at five diamonds, Soloway elected to bid
five notrump, which he intended as a takeout for the three
unbid suits. He apparently felt a double at this level would
have been construed as primarily for penalties.
However, Goldman read the five-notrump bid as
“unusual notrump,” asking him to choose between clubs
and hearts, the two lower-ranking unbid suits. He therefore
bid six hearts,and everyone passed, leaving North-South in
their 4-2 heart fit rather than their 11-card spade fit!
Weinstein led the diamond ace, and Goldman could see
that if he ruffed in dummy, whichever defender held four
trumps would then have a trump trick. So instead of ruffing,
Goldman discarded a spade!
Now,as anyone can plainly see, all Weinstein had to do
to beat the slam was to cash the club ace. But he reasoned
that if South had no clubs, leading the ace might help
declarer make the slam,while if South had a club, he would
have to lose a trick to the ace eventually.
So at trick two, Weinstein led another diamond, a play
that no doubt has caused him many sleepless nights since.
Goldman won the diamond with the king, drew trumps in
four rounds and then ran seven spades to score the rest of
the tricks!
At the other table, six spades was duly bid and made by
Weinstein’s teammates to achieve a tie. But if Weinstein
had cashed the club ace at trick two, his team would have
won the match and eliminated the team that went on to win
the Vanderbilt that year.
Tomorrow: Gain versus loss.
C RYPTOQUIP
Happy Birthday: Too
much to deal with and not
enough time to make things
go the way you want will be
challenging. This is a year
when you must focus, concentrate
and tunnel in, getting
to the point that will
make the biggest difference
to your future. Set a pattern
that will allow you
to speed up the
process of completion.
Your numbers
are 4, 12, 13, 26,
29, 33, 48
ARIES (March
21-April 19): Be
careful with your
money. A contract
or chance to negotiate
a better deal
or even barter for a
good price will all
be necessary if you
want to put a little
aside. Make some improvements
that will help you to
market your talents. 5 stars
TAURUS (April 20-May
20): Don’t let your stubbornness
keep you from
accomplishing what needs
to be done. Put your feelings
aside and work alongside
others, even if you don’t
necessarily agree with them.
Anger will get you nowhere.
3 stars
GEMINI (May 21-June
20): Do whatever has to be
done without hassle. As soon
as you let others meddle or
interfere, you will lose your
pace and end up foregoing
your original plan. Make
decisions that can affect your
professional outlook without
letting your emotions take
over. 3 stars
CANCER (June 21-July
22): Don’t get all upset about
what’s happening around
you. In the end, it will be to
your benefit to accept and
adapt to the changes that
unfold. Emotional outbursts
will lead to mistakes and
mishaps, setting you back
financially and possibly
physically. 3 stars
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22):
You may feel like spending
but you shouldn’t. Love and
adventure are likely to overpower
you, making for an
exciting but expensive day.
Think before you decide to
go overboard in any way.
Excess will be your enemy. 5
stars
H OROSCOPE
Eugenia
Last
T HE D AILY C ITIZEN
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.
22): Stick to your own
devices and let others do as
they please. A service or idea
you have that brings more
leisure time or comfort to
others will turn out to be a
lucrative investment. Explore
the possibilities. 2 stars
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct.
22): You can talk
your way in or out
of anything. Your
opinions will be
taken seriously and
help to get things
underway will be
offered. You have
lots to gain from
interacting with
people from different
backgrounds. 4
stars
SCORPIO (Oct.
23-Nov. 21): Use
your ingenuity to
come up with whatever solution
you need to move forward
with a project. Talk is
not going to get things done
but actions will. Put your ego
aside, admit if you need help
and finish what you began so
long ago. 3 stars
SAGITTARIUS (Nov.
22-Dec. 21): Emotional
issues will be difficult to
avoid and upsetting to deal
with. It’s best to let others do
the talking while you sort out
what you must do. End any
relationships that aren’t
working. 3 stars
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-
Jan. 19): Pull together all the
people whom you feel can
contribute to what you want
to do. You will be able to
shape the ideas you have into
something tangible and stabilize
your own future. 4
stars
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-
Feb. 18): Everyone who
knows you is proud of what
you have accomplished. Take
your time to enjoy a little
peace of mind. Love is in the
stars so make a gesture to
spend more time with someone
and you will get the
response you want. 4 stars
PISCES (Feb. 19-March
20): Don’t get angry, get
moving. Someone is waiting
for you to waffle so he or she
can step in and take over. Get
your act together and your
mind set on making gains.
Don’t show your weakness. 2
stars
T O Y OUR G OOD H EALTH
Cardiomyopathy is a disease of the heart muscle
DEAR DR. DONO-
HUE: I have some questions
about cardiomyopathy. They
say mine was caused by a
viral infection, but I never
had symptoms similar to a
heart attack. My heart is now
functioning at a low level. I
also had a defibrillator put
in. Does the heart heal itself
after a while, or is this chronic?
Do diet and exercise
help? My wife and I do outdoor
art fairs, and it requires
some heavy lifting. Should I
continue? — R.B.
A N S W E R :
Cardiomyopathy is a heart
problem where the focus of
attention is on heart muscle
(“cardio” — heart,“myo” —
muscle),not on heart arteries
or heart valves, the more
common kinds of heart problems.
Cardiomyopathies
come in different varieties.
What I am about to say
applies only to viral-caused
Paul G.
Donohue
cardiomyopathy.
Many
viruses
attack the
h e a r t
muscle
and prod
u c e
heartmuscle
inflammation
—
myocarditis.
For
most, it gets better in time,
and for some, the initial
attack produces no symptoms.
For a few, it persists
and negatively affects the
heart’s functioning. The end
result is cardiomyopathy.
The heart isn’t able to pump
blood efficiently. Usually,
this is a chronic condition.
The result is breathlessness
when people are active.
They can’t manage to do
what they used to do.
They’re tired most of the
time. They often develop
abnormal and dangerous
heart rhythms, the reason
you have a defibrillator. This
is a state of heart failure.
Cardiomyopathy heart
failure is treated in much the
same way heart failure from
other causes is treated.
Diuretics are often prescribed
to rid the body of
excess fluid. ACE inhibitors
are used to rest the heart. The
only diet is a low-salt diet.
Exercise generally is kept to
a minimum. However, it’s
your doctor who has to
decide how much exercise
you can do and how much
lifting is permitted.
In spite of some of the
restrictions people face, they
usually can lead a good life
with viral cardiomyopathy.
DEAR DR. DONO-
HUE: My wife manages a
healthy food regimen in our
house: fish, chicken without
skin, beans, no soft drinks
and lots of veggies and
fruits. In addition, I take half
a cup of bran cereal every
day. Is there such a thing as
too much fiber? The real
issue is the gaseous consequence
of fiber. Is there anything
I can take to counteract
it? No pills, please. — R.R.
ANSWER: Fiber does
promote gas production.
Why not cut back on the
amount you’re eating? Then,
when the problem ends, you
can start adding more fiber
into your diet and slowly
increase the amount of it.
That gives your digestive
tract a chance to learn how to
cope with the increased fiber
load.
Eat very slowly to minimize
gas production. Stay
away from foods that are
notorious for promoting gas
— beans, peas, lentils,
onions, cabbage and broccoli.
They’re all wonderful
sources of fiber, but they’re
also wonderful gas producers.
Eggs, meat and cauliflower
impart an unpleasant
odor to flatulence. Cutting
back on those foods makes
the passage of gas less offensive
to those in your vicinity.
Can you get too much
fiber? Not really. If taken
together with calcium and
iron, fiber can lessen their
absorption.
DEAR DR. DONO-
HUE: My wife and I occasionally
get nighttime leg
cramps. A friend told us to
put a bar of soap under the
sheets. It seems to work. Is it
just a coincidence, our imagination
or an old wives’ tale?
— B.B.
Carpet
apprecia tion
C ONTRIBUTED PHOTO
ASK THE DOCTOR
Dr. Donohue regrets that he is
unable to answer individual
letters, but he will incorporate
them in his column whenever
possible. Readers may write
him or request an order form
of available health newsletters
at P.O. Box 536475,
Orlando, FL 32853-6475.
ANSWER: It might be
all three. I have stopped writing
about the soap solution
to leg cramps because it
doesn’t have a shred of scientific
proof. All the same,
many people say it works.
The soap can be any brand; it
doesn’t have to be
unwrapped; it can be put
anywhere between the
sheets, but most put it near
the legs.
This is one treatment that
is guaranteed not to hurt. I
can’t say if it will help. It
sounds a little quirky to me.
Spring Place Elementary students and staff thank
Eric and April Hooker and Wayne and Michelle Coffelt
who volunteered their time to lay new carpet in Linda
Anderson’s homeroom class at the school. Class
members are Silbestre Adame, Juan Andrade, Celia
Cervantes, Joey Findley,Kendra Harry,Geovany
Hernandez, Krista Johnson, Brian Juarez, Jasmine
Lopez and Kaley McElwee. Not pictured are Tristen
Puckett and Mark Rodgers.
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