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Bridge: Aug. 20, 2023

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:55:26 GMT

When I kibitz at my club, I hear players offer post-deal analyses that are sound — and not much else. The play of many deals can be complex, and attempting an analysis right at the table is a treacherous business.In today’s deal, East’s jump-raise to three hearts was preemptive. He failed to shut out South, who came in with three spades and was raised to four. West led the K-A of hearts and shifted to the king of clubs.South took the ace, pondered and led the A-K of diamonds. East ruffed and returned a club, and South ruffed. He ruffed a diamond with dummy’s jack of trumps, led a trump to his hand and ruffed a diamond with the ten. He drew trumps and won the last two tricks with good diamonds.North wasn’t satisfied to be plus 620 points.“You have a phobia about drawing trumps?” he asked South. “Why let them ruff one of your winners?”Meanwhile, East asserted that West might have done well to give declarer a ruff-sluff at Trick Thr...

US captain Tyler Adams returns to Premier League after completing move from Leeds to Bournemouth

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:55:26 GMT

BOURNEMOUTH, England (AP) — United States captain Tyler Adams is returning to the Premier League after completing a move from Leeds to Bournemouth. Adams signed a five-year-deal with Bournemouth, the club said Saturday, after a one-year stint at Leeds that ended with him having hamstring surgery in March and the team being relegated from the Premier League at the end of the season. The clubs did not disclose the transfer fee but British media reported the deal was worth up to 24 million pounds ($30.5 million).The 24-year-old midfielder had been linked with a move to Chelsea earlier in the transfer window, but the London club opted to spend big on bringing in Moises Caicedo and Romeo Lavia instead. Adams is Bournemouth’s eighth signing in this transfer window under new manager Andoni Iraola.“We’re thrilled to have brought Tyler to the club and he is a player we’ve admired for a long time,” Bournemouth chief executive Neill Blake said in a statement. “It’s been widely docu...

Get ready for that Go-Go sound! 9th annual Chuck Brown Day celebration in Southeast DC

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:55:26 GMT

The D.C. community jammed out to honor the late musician known as the ‘Godfather of Go-Go’ Saturday afternoon during its 9th Chuck Brown Day celebration.The event took place at Fort DuPont Park in Southeast D.C., instead of the usual spot, a park named after Brown. That’s because, organizers said, the event keeps growing in popularity.And the vibes certainly didn’t disappoint.Residents came out to dance with friends, family and fellow community members. Food vendors in and around the event filled the air with tasty aromas, and the music was in the pocket.“It brings people together of all different ages, from all facets of life,” said Latita Faulk, who heads up events for the District’s parks and recreation department. “They all come together for the love of go-go music, and obviously for Chuck Brown.”Faulk says the day is so important and intrinsic to the culture of D.C., the birthplace of the funk subgenre that is go-go.“T...

Las escuelas están enseñando ChatGPT, para que los estudiantes no se queden atrás

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:55:26 GMT

(CNN) — Cuando el administrador de la universidad, Lance Eaton, creó una hoja de cálculo funcional sobre las políticas de Inteligencia Artificial generativa adoptadas por las universidades la primavera pasada, estaba llena en su mayoría de entradas sobre cómo prohibir herramientas como ChatGPT.Pero ahora la lista, que es actualizada por educadores de universidades pequeñas y grandes de EE.UU. e internacionales, es considerablemente diferente: las escuelas alientan e incluso enseñan a los estudiantes cómo usar mejor estas herramientas.“Anteriormente, vimos una reacción instintiva a la IA al prohibirla en el semestre de primavera, pero ahora se habla de por qué tiene sentido que los estudiantes la usen”, le dijo a CNN Eaton, quien es administrador de College Unbound, con sede en Rhode Island.Profesor de la Universidad de Costa Rica detecta uso de ChatGPT en examen y califica con cero a estudiantesDijo que su creciente lista continúa siendo discutida y compartida en grupos popula...

The Russian space agency says its Luna-25 spacecraft has crashed into the moon

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:55:26 GMT

MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian space agency says its Luna-25 spacecraft has crashed into the moon.Source

Italy’s Meloni covers unpaid bill of tourist ‘idiots’ in Albania

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:55:26 GMT

In an unusual diplomatic move, Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni settled a restaurant bill of four Italian tourists who left a restaurant in Albania without paying.Albania’s Prime Minister Edi Rama raised the issue with his Italian counterpart while Meloni was visiting Albania with her family last week. The incident reportedly took place in Berat, which sits on the Osum River, . Meloni responded by telling her ambassador to “go and pay the bill for these idiots,” Italian paper La Stampa reported. The bill amount to around €80, according to the BBC. Italy’s embassy in Albania confirmed that it paid the bill with Meloni’s personal funds.“The Italians respect the rules and pay off their debts and we hope that episodes of this kind will not repeat themselves,” the embassy said.

Local attorneys give away a thousand backpacks to in Mattapan with former Patriot Lonie Paxton

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:55:26 GMT

A local group of trial attorneys are helping kids get ready for the upcoming school year with a backpack giveaway in Mattapan.“It’s really helpful to get school supplies and get a new backpack,” said Lauren Gray. who’s child received a new backpack. “Yeah, he’s really excited. He put it on right away.”More than a thousand backpacks stuffed with school supplies were given to kids in need, and a former Patriots player Lonie Paxton came out as a special surprise.“It’s so great to give back to the community, as kids get back to school,” Paxton said. “The crews out here just providing backpacks and providing a fun experience to the families. It means a lot to be me, I’ve got four kids under 11.“It’s a big thing and shows there’s a foundation that we want you to build in school, but it’s also building a community and meeting other kids and families that are in the same situation,” Paxton said.A local group of trial attorneys hosted the event, setting up in Almont Park. It was free to kids...

Fire tears through historic Block Island hotel off coast of Rhode Island

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:55:26 GMT

NEW SHOREHAM, R.I. (AP) — A fire tore through a historic hotel early Saturday on Block Island, prompting officials on the summer vacation spot off the coast of Rhode Island to declare a state of emergency and urge the public to stay away.The fire at the Harborside Inn broke out overnight and firefighters continued to search for hotspots Saturday morning.Around 50 firefighters from around the state were flown and shipped in to help fight the flames and at least four ladder trucks were also brought in, the Block Island Chamber of Commerce said in Facebook post.“Block Island is in an active State of Emergency and is asking visitors not to travel there today. There is limited water and no power in town.” the post read.The roof of the inn caved in around 1:30 a.m.. No serious injuries were reported.The cause of the fire is still under investigation.The Block Island Ferry said in a post on its website that its ferries transported emergency vehicles to the island throug...

Orioles’ 6-man rotation could help Grayson Rodriguez maintain his velocity — and manage his workload

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:55:26 GMT

This part of the summer is seen as perhaps the most difficult of a major league season.The dog days of July and August, with the most oppressive weather of the year, is when small bumps and bruises can turn into larger problems.“Everybody’s dealing with a lot of things right now,” manager Brandon Hyde said. “It’s the middle of August, and these guys have played a lot of baseball.”But as the summer wears on, the Orioles’ youngest pitcher is far from wearing down. Grayson Rodriguez is throwing harder now than at any point in the majors this season, even as the 23-year-old continues to blow past his single-season high in innings pitched.Rodriguez, the club’s top pitching prospect entering the season, shot up prospect lists during his minor league career thanks largely to his high-90s mph fastball. He displayed similar velocity during his first stint in the big leagues in April and May, but his fastball’s had even more heat over the ...

Chicago Cubs players who competed at big-time college programs decry conference realignment: ‘It’s just a shame’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:55:26 GMT

When Nick Madrigal was evaluating his options to play baseball collegiately, he weighed two parameters heavily.He wanted to stay close to home in Elk Grove, Calif., and the opportunity to play against some of the top talent in the country within the conference. Oregon State and the Pac-12 became the perfect fit for the Chicago Cubs infielder.Those factors similarity influenced second baseman Nico Hoerner during his recruitment process that led the Oakland, Calif., native to Stanford.The Pac-12 historically has served as a pipeline to Major League Baseball as a dominant conference. Five of the top six schools to produce MLB players are in the Pac-12, according to Baseball Reference. Stanford ranks fourth.Conference realignment moves within the last month sparked by lucrative football TV deals carry massive implications beyond the gridiron. Nonrevenue collegiate sports and athletes in the Pac-12 will take a brunt of the fallout.“It’s just a shame and something that doesn&#...