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OMAHA WORLD-HERALD
MONDAY, JUNE 2, 2014
L.A. Times crossword puzzle is running in today’s Classifieds.
BRIDGE
DAILY CROSSWORD
BY TANNAH HIRSCH AND BOB JONES
TRIBUNE CONTENT AGENCY
Q 1 — East-West vulnerable, as South,
you hold:
♠J 10 3 ♥A J 3 2 ♦Q J 8 ♣K 5 4
Right-hand opponent opens one spade.
What call would you make?
A — Perhaps this hand meets the
minimum qualifications for a take-out
double, but with the worst distribution in
bridge (4-3-3-3), we prefer 14 points to
double. Pass.
Q 2 — Both vulnerable, as South, you
hold:
♠A K ♥Q 10 9 ♦K Q 10 4 3 ♣6 4 3
Right-hand opponent opens one spade.
What call would you make?
A — Another tempting take-out double,
but a T/O double asks partner to pick
the trump suit. Instead, we want to
suggest our good suit as trumps. Bid two
diamonds.
Q 3 — Both vulnerable, as South, you
hold:
♠4 ♥K Q 5 4 ♦A K 9 4 ♣K 8 7 3
Right-hand opponent opens one spade.
What call would you make?
A — A perfect takeout double. In fact,
this hand is good enough to make a
voluntary raise at our next turn, showing
18 points, regardless of which suit
partner bids.
Q 4 — Both vulnerable, as South, you
hold:
♠Q 7 6 ♥A K Q 8 3 ♦7 6 4 ♣A Q
The bidding:
SOUTH
WEST
NORTH
EAST
1♥
Pass
1♠
Pass
?
What call would you make?
A — This hand, with its excellent
five-card suit, is worth 18 points. The diamond holding is a worry, but not enough
to deter us from describing our hand
properly. Bid two no trump.
Q 5 — North-South vulnerable, as South,
you hold:
♠A K 10 3 ♥4 ♦A J 8 5 ♣10 9 3 2
The bidding:
NORTH
EAST
SOUTH
WEST
1♥
Pass
1♠
Pass
2NT
Pass
?
What call would you make?
A — Tempting to look for slam, but partner is unlikely to have a four-card minor
or he might have bid it rather than two
no trump. We have a combined 30-31
points, but with no suit fit, it is unlikely to
produce 12 tricks. Go quietly. Bid three
no trump.
Q 6 — Both vulnerable, as South, you
hold:
♠K 9 ♥A J 9 4 ♦K 7 5 ♣A K Q 2
The bidding:
SOUTH
WEST
NORTH
EAST
2NT
Pass
*3♦
Pass
?
*Transfer, 5 hearts any strength
What call would you make?
A — Not knowing about the excellent fit
will cause partner to pass three hearts
with many hands that would give you adequate play for game. Four-card support
and a ruffing value call for aggression.
Jump to four hearts.
ACROSS
1 Burial place
6 German wife
10 Prius & Taurus
14 Sensible reasoning
15 Make a salary
16 Death notice, for short
17 Drug addicts
18 Machine at banks, for short
19 “The __ Ranger”
20 Think deeply while relaxing
22 Pompousness
24 Blood analysis sites
25 Disease that causes red
spots and fever
26 Anew
29 Melodies
30 Heavyweight Muhammad __
31 Sing like an Alpine goatherd
33 Cavalry sword
37 To the __; fully
39 Travis or Quaid
41 Etna’s output
42 Iron alloy
44 Suffers defeat
46 Big __; 18-wheeler
47 High-powered light beam
49 Legally responsible, as for an
accident
51 Hates
54 Assassinated
55 Resound
56 Soldier’s dining room
60 Region
61 Opposite of “Giddyap!”
63 Leg bone
64 Swim __; diver’s flippers
65 British noble
66 Backstreet
67 Pupil’s ordeal
68 Recolors
69 Sown grains
SUDOKU
DOWN
1 Long-faced
Valleys
Fishhook, e.g.
Malicious
Become furious
TV program
Hollers
__ out at; attack verbally
Naps
Stored away
For __; temporarily
Rush of chilly air in a room
Uncanny
Adolescents
Makes airtight
Extra amount
Up to the task
Fibbed
Sets down
Stable meal
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“There are two cardinal
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others spring: impatience
and laziness.”
Franz Kafka (1883-1924)
Today’s birthdays:
Actress-singer Sally Kellerman is 77.
Actor Stacy Keach is 73. Rock musician
Charlie Watts is 73. Actor Jerry Mathers
is 66. Actress Joanna Gleason is 64.
Actor Dennis Haysbert is 60. Comedian
Dana Carvey is 59. Actor Gary Grimes is
59. Pop musician Michael Steele is 59.
Actor Liam Cunningham (TV: “Game of
Thrones”) is 53. Actor Navid Negahban
is 50. Singer Merril Bainbridge is 46.
Actress Paula Cale is 44. Actor Anthony
Montgomery is 43. Actor-comedian
Wayne Brady is 42. Actor Zachary Quinto is 37. Actress Nikki Cox is 36. Actor
Justin Long is 36. Actor Deon Richmond
is 36. Actress Morena Baccarin is 35.
Soccer player-coach Abby Wambach is
34. Country singer Dan Cahoon (Marshall
Dyllon) is 31. Singer-songwriter ZZ Ward
is 28. Actress Brittany Curran is 24.
Actor Sterling Beaumon is 19.
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48
50
51
52
53
54
56
57
58
59
62
Got up
Elderly
Manly
Great joy
Daring deeds
At any __; regardless
Upper limb
Not detected
Gigantic
Bubbling away on the stove
Dishwasher cycle
Flower stalks
Despise
Practical jokes
Shapes; forms
Oohs and __; shows delight
Flutter about
Irritate
Mexican mister
CREATIVE CAPTIONS
HISTORY
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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All puzzle solutions are on Page 2E.
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June 2, 1864: After decades of
scorched-earth warfare, leaders of the
Circassians, a Muslim ethnic group
in the Caucasus region, surrendered
in Sochi to the army of the Russian
Empire, which proceeded to expel hundreds of thousands of Circassians.
1886: President Grover Cleveland, 49,
married Frances Folsom, 21, in the
Blue Room of the White House.
1897: Mark Twain, 61, was quoted by
the New York Journal as saying from
London that “the report of my death
was an exaggeration.”
1924: Congress passed a measure
that was then signed by President Calvin Coolidge guaranteeing full American
citizenship for all Native Americans
born within U.S. territorial limits.
1941: Baseball’s “Iron Horse,” Lou
Gehrig, died in New York of a degenerative disease, amyotrophic lateral
sclerosis; he was 37.
1953: The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II took place in London’s Westminster Abbey, 16 months after the death
of her father, King George VI.
1966: The U.S. space probe Surveyor 1 landed on the moon and began
transmitting detailed photographs of
the lunar surface.
1979: Pope John Paul II arrived in his
native Poland on the first visit by a
pope to a Communist country.
1997: Timothy McVeigh was convicted
of murder and conspiracy in the 1995
bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal
Building in downtown Oklahoma City.
1999: South Africans went to the polls
in their second post-apartheid election,
giving the African National Congress
a decisive victory; retiring president
Nelson Mandela was succeeded by
Thabo Mbeki.
• 5E
T H E A S S O C I AT E D P R E S S
An overwhelming
number of readers had
the same idea when
faced with this photo of
an Indian street vendor
and his wares: “Yes, we
have no bananas,” wrote
in Rosemary Titus of
Norfolk, quoting from
the 1922 Frank Silver and
Irving Cohn song. Other
submissions:
“364, 365, 366 ...”
Gayle Dahlkoetter,
Homer, Neb.
“How did I get in this
jam?”
Gator Burns, Omaha
“Finally! Everything I
need for the Ultimate
Fruit Salad is here!”
Grace Horacek,
seventh grade,
Papillion
“Do I look like I just fell
off a fruit truck?”
Sydni Sasso, Omaha
His customers are a
peeling.
Dick Schell, Omaha
“Special today! Fill your
bag or HAT with apples!”
Coleen Bockelmann,
Omaha
“One potato, two potato,
three potato more!”
Roni Hunt, Bellevue
“I’ve got a lovely bunch
of coconuts. There they
are a standing in a row...”
Marilyn Gustafson,
South Sioux City, Neb.
Fruit salad in the rough.
James Swanson,
Kearney, Neb.
“Picky! Picky!”
Millie Iske, Springfield
“I must stand in my stand
and not squat among the
kumquats.”
Richard Thies, Omaha
If he puts your purchase
in a cloth bag, you have
fruit in the loom.
John Balkovic, Omaha
“Must have been a
bumper crop this year!”
Margaret Rihanek,
Omaha
“This one came from
right over ... there!”
Jan Luce,
Ankeny, Iowa
T H E A S S O C I AT E D P R E S S
“It is a never ending job
trying to get these sorted
into the right bins.”
Joan Benson, Council
Bluffs
The Artist Known as
Prince of Produce.
R.F. Corderman,
Bedford, Iowa
I hope he has a real
estate license. Why?
Because he is going to
have to sell a lot.”
Kathy Oberg, Bellevue
“We are a ‘certifiedorganic’ supplier for
the ecologically minded
juggler.”
Dawna Pitts Nelson,
Omaha
“No, I didn’t tuck any in
my shirt!”
Jim Keil, Omaha
“You can never get
enough of a good thing.”
Mickey Coren, Omaha
“I wish the ‘Fruit Loop’
guy would hurry up and
buy this fruit.”
Marlene Talmon,
Omaha
“Yeah, it’s a boring job.
But no one else wanted
it, the big bosses don’t
bother me with advice ...
and I have job security,
too.”
D. David De Land,
Bellevue
WHAT’S FOR DINNER?
A cheesecake is not always a sweet dessert, as this savory version with zesty crust proves. Visit www.taste
ofhome.com for more recipes.
Nacho party cheesecake
1¾ cups crushed nacho tortilla chips
1/3 cup butter, melted
3 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
½ cup mayonnaise
1 envelope taco seasoning
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
4 eggs, lightly beaten
1½ cups finely chopped cooked chicken breasts
1½ cups (6 ounces) shredded Mexican cheese blend
1/3 cup finely chopped green onions
1 cup (8 ounces) sour cream
Whole kernel corn, cubed avocado, chopped tomato and
sliced ripe olives
Salsa, optional
Assorted crackers or additional nacho tortilla chips,
optional
Combine crushed tortilla chips and butter; press
onto the bottom of a greased 9-inch springform pan.
In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, mayonnaise,
taco seasoning and flour until smooth. Add eggs; beat
on low speed just until combined. Stir in the chicken,
cheese blend and onions. Pour over crust. Place pan on
a baking sheet.
Bake at 325 F for 60 to 70 minutes or until center
is almost set. Gently spread sour cream over the top;
bake 10 minutes longer or until set.
Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Carefully run a
knife around edge of pan to loosen; cool 1 hour longer.
Refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight.
Just before serving, remove sides of pan. Garnish
with corn, avocado, tomato and olives. Serve with
salsa and crackers if desired. Makes 24 servings.
BY JACQUELINE BIGAR
KING FEATURES SYNDICATE
Note: Bigar’s Stars is based on the degree of your sun at
birth. The sign name is simply a label astrologers put on a
set of degrees for convenience. For best results, readers
should refer to the dates following each sign.
A baby born today has a Sun in Gemini and a Moon in Leo.
Happy birthday for Monday, June 2, 2014:
This year, you say what you feel in a direct yet charming way.
You often discover that life has a surprise for you waiting just
around the corner. When you’re upset, you tend to withdraw.
Communication is one of your strengths. Remember to be
sensitive with your tone of voice, as your words could carry a
lot of anger in the way they are expressed. If you are single,
someone you meet from mid-July on could be significant in
your daily life. You will meet this person in your daily travels. If
you are attached, you are more direct about your feelings. You
might opt to take a couples’ class with your significant other.
By next year at this time, you will be much closer to your
sweetie. Leo can be proud, and he or she always demands to
be on center stage.
The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic;
4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult
ARIES (March 21-April 19) ★★★★★ — Your creativity surges
and adds an interesting touch to whatever you do. A partner
has been on the warpath the past few months, so choose
your words with care. Buy a token of affection for this person.
Tonight: Act as if you don’t have a care in the world.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20) ★★★ — Do not push someone
too far, as you could get an unusually strong reaction. Maintaining an even pace will be difficult. Investing in your home
will be an even better idea than you originally might have
thought. Refuse to get cornered in an argument. Tonight:
Happily head home.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20) ★★★★ — Count on your intuition
to take the lead should you become insecure when dealing
with one of the many people you count on. Just listen to
your inner voice, and you will be fine. A child or loved one will
express caring toward you. Tonight: Hang with a friend or two.
CANCER (June 21-July 22) ★★★★ — Stay on top of your finances. A mistake made right now could be rather costly. You
also might need to get several estimates before doing some
work on your home. Don’t just assume that the cheapest way
is to do it yourself. Tonight: Stay close to home.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) ★★★★★ — You’ll feel empowered and
ready to tackle any task that might appear. A situation with
a boss could demand extra time and attention. This person
likes to demonstrate how much power he or she has. Don’t
take this personally. Handle what you must. Tonight: Be in the
limelight.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) ★★★★ — You might want to see
a situation in a new light. First, determine how much your innate prejudices could be affecting your perspective. Use care
with spending, as you might be inclined to go to extremes
financially as you process an emotional matter. Tonight: A
must appearance.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) ★★★★ — You’ll want to get
through a problem quickly. Be careful as to how assertive you
are. Your actions could make someone more defensive than
need be. Be gentle with handling an important emotional tie.
The unexpected could occur with a partner. Tonight: Find your
friends.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) ★★★★ — Approach forthcoming news with an eye toward making the right decision, and
others will follow your lead. A partner might share some deep
insight into what is going on. Have a long-overdue discussion.
Someone might be quite controlling. Tonight: Out late.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) ★★★★ — You might want to
look at a situation that surrounds a potential trip. You have a
unique way of handling pressure, and you will use this skill in
a meeting. Be more forthright in how you deal with a problem.
Tonight: Try something new.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) ★★★★ — You could be worn
out by a sequence of events that emerge from out of the
blue. Know when to push back and say “enough.” A partner
will fill in for you, should you request it. A child or new friend
could become quite controlling. Detach some. Tonight: Let
the good times roll.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) ★★★★ — You could be taking
on too much, even for you. Allow greater give-and-take within
a relationship. News from a distance will be exhilarating,
but think before rushing into action. You might be looking at
some long-term ramifications. Tonight: Sort through invitations.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) ★★★★ — Dive into work, and
get as much done as possible. Everyone has his or her limits,
and you are no different. Someone might want to be a more
active leader and have more control. How do you feel about
the situation? What works best for you? Tonight: Relax at
home.