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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. D L P D i g i t a l C i n e m a ® i n a ll A u d it o r iu m s ® CARMIKE 12 WALNUT SQUARE MALL •706-226-0625 PLEASE CALL THEATRE OR VISIT US ONLINE FOR MOVIES AND SHOWTIMES ALL FEATURES INCLUDE PRE-FEATURE CONTENTwww.carmike.com Read The Daily Citizen online www.daltondailycitizen.com ONLY $ 5 EACH CHEESE OR PEPPERONI Original Round Carry Out Plus Tax CHATSWORTH 505 GI Maddox PKWY 706-695-6011 ( DRIVE THRU) • DALTON 1501 E. Walnut Ave 706-270-0123 ( DRIVE THRU) • DALTON 1267 Cleveland Hwy. 706-277-0041 A v a ilable for a limit ed t ime a t p a rti c ipa t ing locat ions. P r i c e s m a yva ry. © 2008 LCE, I n c . 15193_nm
T HE D AILY C ITIZEN ■ MUTTS ■ WIZARD OF ID ■ CATHY ■ GARFIELD DEAR ABBY: I am a new mom who works in a high-tech start-up company that does not provide a mother’s room. I’m the first employee here to have a baby. The corporate plaza in which my office is located also doesn’t provide one. Therefore, I must resort to using the restroom to pump my breast milk, which must be done every few hours. Some of the women using the restroom have wondered aloud about the “weird noise” they hear, while others walk back and forth searching for the source of the “sound.” How should I respond to them? — PRIVACY PLEASE IN SANTA CLARA, CALIF. DEAR PRIVACY PLEASE: You’re reacting as if pumping breast milk is something to be ashamed of. It isn’t. While you may be the first woman at the company to have given birth, I guarantee you won’t be the last. So start communicating with the other female co-workers. It might be good to talk with your supervisor or your boss. And as to the “pacers” and “wonderers” in the restroom — try to understand that they are merely curious. Consider printing a sign you can tape to the door of the stall you occupy that reads: “Breast Pumping Station.” It will stop the questions and save you from yelling out, “It’s my breast pump!” DEAR ABBY: I was a stay-at-home mom for many years and enrolled in college when my Monday, March 16, 2009 7A D EAR A BBY Mom pumps milk in bathroom ■ HOCUS FOCUS Jeanne Phillips youngest entered kindergarten. I held various part-time (and later full-time) dead-end jobs to supplement my husband’s income. It took 15 years,but I finally graduated with a B.A. in history,although I have since discovered there isn’t much I can do with it. After almost 30 years of marriage, my husband decided he wanted a divorce. I am now on my own and struggling. I have no marketable skills, can’t afford to attend school full-time, and don’t have the money to pay for more training without going into further debt. My current job pays $10 an hour, the benefits are good, but I don’t really like my job or see myself ever earning a higher wage. If it wasn’t for alimony, I’d be even worse off, but that won’t last forever. I’m thankful that my kids are on their own and don’t need my support, but they can’t help me either. What options are there for someone in my situation? — FRUSTRAT- ED IN NORTH CAROLINA DEAR FRUSTRATED: You are an educated, literate, mature college graduate. You could make some executive an excellent,competent personal assistant. Depending upon what the requirements are in your state, you might also be able to be a teacher’s assistant. Contact an employment agency and ask if you can get a skill assessment. I am sure you could find a job where your attributes would be appreciated if you start looking. ■ SNUFFY SMITH ■ PEANUTS ■ HAGAR THE HORRIBLE ■ ROSE IS ROSE ■ FOR BETTER OR WORSE ■ ZITS ■ BLONDIE ■ BABY BLUES ■ BEETLE BAILEY ■ FAMILY CIRCUS ■ CLOSE TO HOME ■ TUNDRA
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