Landy is a convention used after the opponents have opened 1NT. A 2C overcall shows at least 4-5 or 5-4 in the major suits and 10+ points.
Ogust is a conventional 2NT response to a weak two bid or weak jump overcall. It is an artificial strong bid, showing 15+ points with interest in game.
Touch is a fundamental aspect of social, parental and sexual behavior. In contrast to our detailed knowledge about cortical processing of non-social touch, we still know little about how social touch impacts cortical circuits. We investigated neural acti
"Wizard coward should stop hiding!" "Little wizard baby wants Heavy to play hide-and-seek?"Helltower responsesPushing the cart "Push! Push the old man!" "Push the dead man!" "Push cart!" "Keep pushing dead man!"Witching Hour: The bridge appears "Bridge, comrades!" "Bridge is down!
"Everyone, get to ze bridge!!" "Ze bridge!" "Ze clock has struck! Schnell, schnell!" "Ze clock has struck!"MiscellaneousCollected normal spell "Ooh, tingly."Collected rare spell "Today!! I am a God!! (maniacal laughter)" (Maniacal laughter)Reacting...
The worst of all is that there is no jet bridge; what a frugal airline. The airport has no dedicated transit area or lounge for people to rest through the long hours of transit. In addition, there are no complimentary meals or lounges, which many other airlines provide for 7+ hours of...
Globally, increased shipping is already estimated to have contributed to a 32-fold increase in low frequency noise along major shipping routes over the past 50 years (Malakoff, 2010). Sound is paramount to the survival of many marine species, including Arctic whales, as they use it to detect...
Philosophically, it aims to interfere with an opposing 1NT as frequently as possible. How? Unlike other popular 1NT defenses, DONT lets you show all one- and two-suited hands at the two-level. More on this in "The Benefits" section below. The Overcalls Double shows a single suited ...
He lives in Johannesburg, South Africa, and is a tournament bridge player. Stanley is an educational psychologist, specializing in the application of computers to teaching and learning, and a pilot. He splits his time between Knysna, South Africa, and Minneapolis in the United States. He is ...
None of which is surprising. When you see people driving like maniacs, it’s generally not folks in my age group on their way to bridge, or golf, or to pick up the grandkids from school. I love how reader Joanie James laid that out, breaking down...