| 单词 | ace |
| 例句 | “So, you aced the quiz and then bombed the follow- up?” she said to me, indignation decorating her words. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Julian turned over the next two cards: Two more aces. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z Nor was it like an ace at tennis: you only know you have served one after your opponent has failed to make a return. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “But it must've been ace having a composer for a father.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z At school, she was one of those kids who signed up for every AP class available and seemed to ace them all. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Like studying for the college entrance exams, exams he would need to ace if he had any hope of going away, getting away, though the thought of going made his stomach clench. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z We were the first ones who’d ever aced her exam in under thirty seconds. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z “Not bad, ace,” said a familiar voice, speaking just loud enough to be heard over the music. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Parkinson was hauled before the Privy Council for questioning and came within an ace of being dispatched in irons to Australia before the charges against him were quietly dropped. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z After switching sides, Glenn served for the next game, and started off just as strongly as Reggie, with two aces. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I aced all of my general education classes, which was a minor miracle given how I’d sit in lectures and think of the soft hook of Soraya’s nose. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z After the first two cards were dealt around the table, I had an ace showing. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m not in summer school because I ace tests.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z “Three of these,” Lefty said, showing three aces, and the men started to grumble. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z We had been aces for so long, had been playing ball and running the streets for so long that we knew each other’s moves. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z To be considered an ace, a fighter pilot has to shoot down five aircraft. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The worst of it was that while most of them just had to turn in some overdue work, Don Hume had to flat out ace a final examination to remain eligible. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Bill Gates, who started off squarely in the upper middle class, made a fortune without finishing college, drawing three aces. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z I was an ace student, and I wanted desperately to put on my school uniform—navy-blue knee-length skirt, white button-down polo shirt, white socks—and get back to class. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z I aced the tests—“Eagle eyes and elephant ears,” the nurse said—but Lori struggled trying to read the eye chart. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “But, Dari, where are their/aces? How will we know what the eggs are feeling?” The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Tou might not be the only one getting aces in the mail. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z I find a few old packs of playing cards and pull out all the aces. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z "How'd you do in English? I'll show you the door in short order if you flunked English, you little ace composition writer." The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z My uncles had told me stories about how famous my dad had been on campus for having simultaneously raised hell and aced all his classes. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z After putting on a pair of old jeans and nothing else, I walk back to bed in search of the two aces. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z My ace showing made it my turn to bet. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’re going to ace that test and make that quiz team!” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z “I may just do that,” I tell her, because I’m making the connection between training to break a league record and training to ace a math test. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z If not even Lara could ace this test, I’m not looking forward to my own score. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z In case Spooks were spying on me, I did an ace SAS roll. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z What if history was a gambler, instead of a force in a laboratory experiment, and the boys his ace in the hole? Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z It's ace being mistaken for an older kid. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z If your kid was supersmart and acing tests, it was forgiven that he never hit a home run or scored a goal. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z “Get back here, missy! I got all your aces!” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z But if you ace your SATs, you get to go to a good college. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Maybe they just wanted to scare me out before I drew another ace. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Died in a saloon like a common gambler caught with too many aces in his hand. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z “Do you get it, Miss Truman? Four aces...the best get-well cards you can get—” “Yes, Mr. Pignati—’’ “You know, in poker?” The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z “So many men thought that they were the one who could prove to me that I wasn’t ace.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z We both ended up acing the test, but that episode kind of took the excitement out of climbing and pilfering tests and pretty much everything else. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Lily offering to do the grocery shopping was our ace today for using the car. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z With me and Blanca he had an ace in the hole. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Apparently I ace the interview, because I am told that all I have to do is show up in some doctor’s office tomorrow for a urine test. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I did not ace the social studies test—I never do—but I did well enough. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z They're both my friends, but Noodles, the younger brother, is my ace. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Inside were two playing cards, an ace and a joker. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z I looked at Grover, who gulped down the ace of hearts. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z When a man talks like that he might as well be accusing someone of carrying aces up their sleeve. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Theo threw a complete game, striking out nine and giving up only two hits, just like the ace of a staff is supposed to. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z She's the percussionist and gets to crash the cymbals and play the thundery kettle drums, which sounds an ace laugh. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z He turned out to be one of the Luftwaffe’s most celebrated and deadly flying aces, and he wanted to meet the pilot who’d shot him down. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z I take the aces with me and hold them as I read. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z “I want you to stay up top with the flying shoes. You’re the Red Baron, a flying ace, remember? I’ll be counting on you for backup, in case something goes wrong.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z He’s the person who aces all his tests but doesn’t turn in any homework. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “All you need to do is ace the interview and it’s yours,” he said. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “If you’re not going to do the extra credit for Faraci, you need to ace every test between now and the end of the term.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Faced with the twin rebellions of dissonant modernism and the mass market, the classical tradition found an ace up its sleeve and played it with impeccable timing. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z I looked beneath it at my hole card; another ace—a pair, back- to-back. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z She aces it, a perfect serve at about ninety miles an hour that kisses the court just inside the line before I can move. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z On the ace he had written, “Let’s see you storm through as the best in the deck. If the joker does not appeal to you, throw it away and keep this for good luck. Pete.” Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z Rowan picked up an ace, which he needed for his hand, but discarded it anyway. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z My action implied that beneath my ace was some “nothing” card that I didn’t care to risk my money on. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z And how did he know she was holding the ace? Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Now I’ve pulled that ace out of the hole, taken a good look, and found that it’s useless to me, devalued over time. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z And when that last card went around, I hit another ace in sight. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Bill rattled them and rolled, and there were three kings, an ace, and a queen. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z “Louis, if you don’t stop dropping those aces, I swear, we fightin’.” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z You knew he held aces up his sleeve. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z I showed my hole card ace; John had three queens. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I hold Jon against him like an ace: if he can be duplicitous, then so can I. But he does not talk about Susie any more. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “You aced that social studies quiz and made all those shots in the basketball game because you ate jelly beans?” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z Jamie ended up with two aces and twelve cards more than I; the game cost me thirty-four cents. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z The eye thing is my ace in the hole. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z For a moment, I imagine a full hand of aces in that drawer, fanned out as a player would hold them in a game. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z A Renaissance man of the plains, he is a farmer, welder, businessman, machinist, ace mechanic, commodities speculator, licensed airplane pilot, computer programmer, electronics troubleshooter, video-game repairman. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “He’s like one of those flying aces from World War I who would just throw the bombs at their targets like hand grenades,” I said. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Even though Connor aced a hard spelling problem and Claire came through on a difficult history question, Perry Valley kept staying one or two points ahead of us. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z “Well, I thank you anyway, boy” I’m frustrated because of my final ace. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Every muscle in her body tensed as she leaned down, closer to his/ace this time. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Ivy laid down three aces, and Robin stuck her tongue out at her. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I had thought that would be my ace, my ticket to getting the part. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z This guy already is well on his way to becoming a black ace.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He built four clubs on his ace pile. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z I take a deep breath and make a bold move, playing the ace of diamonds first. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z “Pratt looks good, but he gets too nervous. He’s trying to hit an ace with every serve. Those courts at Wallace are too new. He’s not gonna be able to control the ball like that.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Luckily, he had another ace up his sleeve. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z When field marshals picked their men I was snapped up 'cause I was an ace dodger and tree climber. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z “Okay, until some guy got up on the stage and started shouting what he and his aces were going to do to the white communities nearby. Then some fool started yelling, ‘Burn, baby, burn!’ It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z It was Barnie Buchanan, the air ace, right over our heads. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z And even in her sickness and pain, Lyra felt that she’d just been dealt the ace of trumps. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I never thought I wouldn’t want four aces. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z He put an ace up on his scoring rack and piled a two, three and four of diamonds on it. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z A new pack fresh out of the box, arranged by suit and in sequence from ace to king, can be said to be in its ordered state. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z “Not only did you ace the quiz, but your bonus answer to question number four was hysterical.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z When she stood before him, small and blond and pretty, less than a month past her twenty-first birthday, the German ace thought his Soviet captors must be making fun of him. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Just another brainy, quiet girl, the kind who always turns in assignments on time, always aces tests. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z West won with his ace and continued with a second diamond, taken by dummy’s king. Bridge: Disappearing Act at the Gold Coast Congress 2014-03-07T23:14:02Z Others tried to ace it, flying through emails and spreadsheets. ‘Temping’ Is a Workplace Drama for One. You’re Hired. 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z East won with his ace and returned a diamond. Bridge: Bridge — Andrew Robson Given Order of the British Empire 2013-01-02T23:39:02Z Many players do not upgrade sufficiently for aces. Bridge: Bridge ? Memorable Play by the Champion Lea du Pont 2012-04-11T22:21:13Z Declarer, Jonathan Weinstein, started by taking the first trick with his ace and cashing the club ace. Bridge: Applying the Heat with a Pre-Empt, and Losing 2010-06-26T00:37:00Z It was his mom, Hollis Holmes, to the rescue, picking up her stranded son and driving him to the tryout, which he aced. Perspective | You love theater? So do these 12 D.C. stage dynamos. 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z This would allow the auction to stop at the five-level — including in five no-trump — if two aces or key cards were missing. Bridge: Bridge: A Suit Break Affects the Odds 2011-10-08T00:59:33Z At most tables, declarer won with the club ace, ruffed a club in the dummy, played a trump to hand and ruffed another club. Bridge: Bridge - San Francisco Fall Nationals 2012-12-08T00:12:12Z More4 Hermann Goering graduated through the German military, rising from a second world war flying ace to president of the Reichstag. BBC Election 70 2010-10-09T05:45:00Z When East smoothly played his ten, South won with his ace, cashed the heart king, ruffed his last heart and led another club. Bridge: Bridge: Cavendish Invitational Tournament in Monaco 2012-10-17T22:25:38Z West took the trick with his ace and returned a club, but declarer won with his five, played a diamond to dummy’s ten and ended with 11 tricks. Bridge: Tom Hanlon Plays Smart Bridge at Gold Coast Congress 2012-03-10T00:20:00Z But the opportunity that gives us in theatre is huge: it's the ace in our pack. John Tiffany: from Black Watch to Peter Pan 2010-04-05T20:35:00Z The Americana ace, who came up playing with buzzy but short-lived prog-rockers the Globes, was writing songs in bursts and recording them whenever he could come up with cash for studio time. Silver Torches to play from beautiful downer ‘Let It be a Dream’ at Tractor Tavern 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z However, declarer was convinced that the diamond ace was a singleton. Bridge: Bridge - World Mind Sports Games in France 2012-09-30T21:19:58Z But South won with his ace and ran for home. Bridge: From the Vanderbilt in Reno, a European Success Story 2010-03-24T22:05:00Z The discipline was flawless, though, as she convincingly aced each combination in “Velma Takes the Stand.” The killer-dillers of ‘Chicago’ have been slaying audiences for decades 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z After winning with the ace, South could have made his contract by taking dummy’s two top trumps, then playing the diamond jack. Bridge: Bridge — Alison Wilson and Chris Willenken Win Goldman Pairs 2013-05-31T22:24:37Z With two aces, the trump king and a partner who had bid freely at the three-level, he doubled and found that he could not defeat a small slam. Bridge: Winners of the Roth Open Swiss Teams 2013-08-16T21:35:44Z South took only the club ace and club jack to go down six. Bridge: Sometimes a Good Defense Saves the Game 2011-03-25T23:25:42Z And when South ruffed with his ace, West underruffed with the three. Bridge: Cavendish Craftiness 2011-05-08T22:11:16Z “Man on Fire,” which sets heartfelt working-class tales to immaculate bluegrass picking, features contributions from onetime Pearl Jam drummer Matt Chamberlain, jazz guitar ace Bill Frisell — who’s up for best instrumental album — and Dave Matthews. Forget Seattle. Rural Washington is ready to rock the Grammys 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z That's one way to view the crew and its extended family — an ace live band, producer Jake One and backup singers Malice and Mario Sweet — who together make the warmest hip-hop on the local scene. An Art Pepper jazz retrieval, two Souzas and one from The Physics 2012-08-27T20:58:04Z After winning with your ace, how would you plan the defense? Bridge: V-Green, an Online Bridge Magazine 2012-06-15T23:15:31Z Now came a diamond to the king and ace. Bridge: After a Lost World Title, a Board to Scrutinize - Bridge 2011-11-02T22:16:02Z But not being psychic and expecting a 3-2 heart split, he rose with the club ace and went down in his contract. Bridge: At the Spring Nationals, Titles, an Upset and a Smart Defense 2011-03-16T21:59:52Z By acing their all-you-can-eat assignment, the goats aided in sparing such library treasures as a piece of the Berlin Wall. Grumpy Cat, lovelorn whale are stars of 2019's top animal stories 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z The Rabbi won with his heart ace, ruffed a heart in the dummy, played a club to his ace and ruffed his last heart. Bridge: New Books on the Game 2013-12-13T22:48:55Z “Inferno” might seem to be just another certified flop in a year that has been burdened so many, but Columbia Pictures has an ace up its sleeve: Howard’s movie is cleaning up abroad. “Inferno” isn’t a box office disaster: Dan Brown’s overseas hit may be the future of movies, whether we like it or not 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z West continued with a low heart, East winning with her ace and playing another heart to declarer’s king, a club being thrown from the dummy. 2010-01-09T03:16:00Z The premise of Brandy Clark’s second album, “Big Day in a Small Town,” posits the ace songwriter as an eavesdropper and a gossip. Is Brandy Clark the most empathetic storyteller in country music? 2016-06-13T04:00:00Z Declarer cashed his club ace before ducking a heart, bringing down East’s ace. Bridge: Israel Juniors? Victory at World Championships - Bridge 2011-11-06T23:14:46Z At some point I agreed to meet her at an AA meeting so I drove over there with ace bandages wrapped tightly over my bloody arms. When I became a junkie 2012-11-14T21:48:00Z “Gravity” is the album’s only track without a piano, slimming down this band of young aces to just bass, drums, guitar and vibraphone. Taylor Swift’s Revised ‘Revenge,’ and 10 More New Songs 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z East took the trick with her queen, cashed the diamond ace and exited with a heart. Bridge: A Championship Is Up for Grabs in Croatia 2011-08-21T21:31:49Z So much so that when ace sniper Amy Pond was ruthlessly cut down by the robotic Sectopod, there was much wailing and gnashing of teeth. XCOM: Enemy Unknown – review 2012-11-11T00:05:58Z “Our ace up the sleeve is presence, unmediated presence, the fact that it’s actually happening in front of you,” she says. Mary Zimmerman: Theater at 'the moment of discovery' 2015-11-27T05:00:00Z Kyle Taylor Parker is the standout comic presence, beginning when he plays the damsel in distress in “Along Came Jones,” while Ms. Figgins — a veteran of Dance Theater of Harlem — is the show’s ace dancer. Review: ‘Smokey Joe’s Cafe’ Is a Feast of Pop Nostalgia 2018-07-23T04:00:00Z Declarer won with his ace and started to run the hearts. Bridge: Bridge — Goldman Pairs at Eastern States Regional 2012-05-30T22:14:19Z That’s where Paul Drake, the ace up Perry’s sleeve, comes in. ‘Perry Mason’ Season 2, Episode 5 Recap: Follow the Money 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z He won with his ace, drove out the heart ace and took the rest. Bridge: At New England Knockout Team Regional, Rules Are Rules 2014-02-23T23:20:57Z West, thinking his partner had started with a singleton club because of South’s one-no-trump opening bid, went in with his ace and continued with a low club. Bridge: Bridge - Edgar Kaplan Winter Regional in Manhattan 2013-01-13T22:05:22Z After cashing the diamond king and queen from your hand, you will need a dummy entry to reach the ace and jack. Bridge: Don?t ?Wait?; Bid Positively 2010-03-04T01:01:00Z Even if declarer were not willing to risk the club finesse, he could have played a club to the ace and ruffed a club, bringing down the king. Bridge: Bridge: Americans Win 2 Individuals at World Mind Games 2011-12-17T00:40:53Z Fantoni won with his ace, drew trumps and led his heart. Bridge: A Missed Uppercut Leads to a Bottom 2010-09-03T22:43:00Z In the end, milk’s ace in the hole might not be marathons, YouTube videos or organic farming. Got Milk? Not This Generation. 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z South ruffed, cashed his diamond ace and drove out East’s diamond king. Bridge: Bridge — Michael Kamil Wins Lazard Award 2012-07-11T22:37:26Z And you can see many more ace pics here. Live from Glastonbury 2013-06-28T08:14:00Z East probably thought he could see the contract down with his heart ace and diamond king. Bridge: Bridge — Second World Mind Sports Games in Lille, France 2012-08-08T22:45:43Z Remember this queen play when you want lefty to win with his ace. Bridge: One Deceived by Experience, the Other by the Heart Queen 2010-04-21T22:36:00Z Artificial intelligence has lately proven that it can write Hollywood screenplays, ace the bar exam and maybe even develop a twisted crush. ‘Smart’ Review: A.I. in the Living Room 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z He led another club, dummy’s queen losing to East’s ace. Bridge: Bridge Column: World Youth Congress in Croatia 2011-09-04T23:20:06Z As previously embodied by Jason Statham, Frank was an ace driver and brawler always annoyed at having to ruffle one of his perfectly pressed shirts. Review: ‘The Transporter Refueled’ Has a New Guy Behind the Wheel 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z When South took East’s king with his ace and led a heart, West made an excellent play, putting up his queen. Bridge: Bridge: Night of the Stars Tournament Raises Money in London 2012-03-02T22:37:35Z Declarer took his ace and was at the crossroads. Bridge: Reisinger Board-a-Match Teams Winners in Seattle - Bridge 2011-12-07T23:21:36Z But the movie's true star is Ken Alexander, ace repairman at the 68-year-old Berkeley, Calif., shop from which the film takes its name. The Soul of an Old Machine 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z West took his ace, seeing his partner play the nine, using upside-down count. Bridge: Team Matches at Buffett Cup 2012-09-21T22:59:09Z It’s a joy every night — to know that you have the aces on each of those instruments, and that we’ve rehearsed enough where we can have some fun with it. Bonnie Raitt Heads to the Grammys, Recognized as a Songwriter at Last 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z If Martin had eliminated the minors first, the impending endplay would have been clear to West, and he would have jettisoned his king under South’s ace. Bridge: The Key Was Getting West to Hold Tight to That King 2010-12-22T22:13:38Z Marty is the ace at a consulting company named Galweather & Stearn, and in the premiere he is trying to land a contract with a financial behemoth that ruined innumerable lives in the mortgage mess. | 'House of Lies': ?House of Lies,? With Don Cheadle, on Showtime - Review 2012-01-07T00:39:31Z But the suave voice whispering murderous thoughts into Slater’s ear is unmistakably intended to be the King’s, and Kilmer aces it. Screen Kings of Rock ’n’ Roll: The Best and Worst Actors to Play Elvis 2022-06-27T04:00:00Z West won with his ace but surprisingly went back to diamonds, instead of giving his partner a heart ruff. Bridge: Reisinger Board-a-Match Teams Winners in Seattle - Bridge 2011-12-07T23:21:36Z Declarer continued with his club king; West won with his ace; dummy discarded a diamond; and East threw a heart. Bridge: A Last-Round Win in Toronto Secures the Title for a Team 2011-08-05T22:46:51Z While Skins managed to stay considerably ace, the plot lines also got darker and, eventually, dafter. How Skins went from teen noir to soapy despair 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z South won with her ace, drew trumps ending in the dummy and ran the clubs. Bridge: Deft Deductions at New England Knockout 2010-02-19T23:39:00Z South then cashed his heart ace to confirm the bad break. 2010-01-13T23:58:00Z He aced his Monday night open-mic audition at The Comic Strip on New York City’s Upper East Side in the summer in 1976. 9 Things We Learned From Jerry Seinfeld's Netflix Special 2017-09-19T04:00:00Z The following day I watched “Remnant,” a digital collage featuring interviews and audio excerpts, enticing video and ace sound design. ‘Remnant’ Review: A Digital Fog of War, and Its Aftermath 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z “It just kind of gives me a head start because I can go into a class and ace it because I learned the stuff a year before,” she said. Virtual reality program offers glimpse of careers 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z “A Retrieved Reformation” opens with the ace safecracker Jimmy Valentine working in a prison shoe shop. Review | Why O. Henry is so much more than those short stories you had to read in school 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z When West chose the diamond ten, South won with his ace and wondered how to hold his trump losers to one. Bridge: Inspired Play From an Award-Worthy Career 2011-07-17T21:28:44Z But if the missing aces were split, declarer had to be careful. Bridge: Winning a Title of Life Master but Not for Being 94 Years Old 2011-08-17T22:43:25Z This established his partner’s suit while West still had the club ace as an entry. Bridge: At the World Youth Congress, Lifelong Lessons for Players 2011-04-08T22:08:45Z South took East’s king with his ace and played a diamond to dummy’s ace. Bridge: Summer Bridge Championships to Open in Philadelphia 2012-07-06T21:51:13Z Declarer won in her hand and cashed the diamond ace. Bridge: The District 3 Winter Regional - Bridge 2012-01-21T01:11:05Z Declarer won with her ace, ruffed a heart in the dummy, ran the club queen successfully and played a club to the king and ace. Bridge: It May Seem Like a Sacrifice, but It Turns Into Much More 2010-12-19T22:10:26Z Declarer ruffed and led his club king, West winning with his ace, cashing the queen and playing a third round. Bridge: Israeli Juniors, 3 for 3, Keep a Streak Alive 2011-11-04T22:23:33Z At the table West chose the heart ace, which was certainly reasonable. Bridge: They?re Glad They Didn?t Stop at Three 2010-03-01T05:42:00Z Declarer took the trick in the dummy, drew trumps, cashed dummy’s second top heart, played a club to his king, discarded a diamond on the heart ace and claimed an overtrick. Bridge: Remembering Bill Passell, Champion and Teacher 2010-05-23T21:50:00Z This was the first time Ms. Stefani had dipped a toe into the new pop economy, where ace songwriters for hire shop tracks from artist to artist. Gwen Stefani Climbs Back From the Abyss 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z East took dummy’s jack with her queen, cashed the heart ace and shifted to the club four. Bridge: UJA-Federation of New York’s Women’s Philanthropy Bridge 2013-05-24T21:15:22Z There he is, still lean and limber at 54, clinging for dear life to a plummeting aircraft, tumbling sideways through the windshield of a London double-decker, acing a gruelling triathlon of running, swimming and grimacing. Jerry Maguire at 20: has Tom Cruise's star appeal ever shined brighter? 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z Cox writes gruffly of a newcomer director on the show giving Kieran Culkin, who plays his youngest son and is an ace at mixing up the script, notes to “slow down.” Brian Cox Takes Stock of His Eventful Life on Stage and Screen 2022-01-21T05:00:00Z He found the winning start of the diamond ace. Bridge: Remembering Warren Rosner, 3-Time National Champion 2013-09-08T22:00:39Z But when South in desperation covered the queen with his king, West won with his ace, led a low diamond to his partner’s jack and took the next trick in diamonds for down two. Bridge: Bridge - Italian Clubs Championships in Salsomaggiore 2012-10-28T21:35:21Z West shifted to a club, but declarer won with her ace, drew trumps and claimed. Bridge: Bridge - Judi Radin at Trial for World Mind Sports Games 2012-06-10T22:24:14Z After South’s seven lost to West’s ten, West cashed his club ace and played the club jack. Bridge: Leading the Honor at the Imp Pairs in Dallas 2014-04-13T21:25:08Z He made the key play of cashing his diamond ace to remove East’s remaining card in that suit. Bridge: Landing an Overtrick via Some Dental Work 2011-07-10T20:57:21Z Declarer won with his ace, drew trumps in two rounds, cashed two top clubs, ruffed a club in his hand and claimed. Bridge: Round Robin Teams at Edgar Kaplan Winter Regional - Bridge 2012-01-08T22:52:30Z Still, as progressive as these shows may be, it's also important to recognize that at different points, both projects contribute to the erasure of asexuality and the ace spectrum. From Goop to puppets, how Netflix is offering sex ed for a new age 2021-10-26T04:00:00Z Declarer led a diamond to dummy’s queen, cashed the diamond ace and called for the club ten. Bridge: Surviving a 5-1 Trump Break at USA Trials 2013-07-21T22:21:04Z East won with his ace and returned the club queen. Bridge: Remembering Eric Paulsen, a World Champion 2013-09-11T22:02:46Z If our hero Eleven acing her gate closing mission like she aced her MTV punk aesthetics, the season's eerie final shot set up a future where the monster will still be out to get everyone. Our Biggest Questions After the 'Stranger Things' Season 2 Finale 2017-10-27T04:00:00Z Surely in the course of two decades, there have been memorable moments of ace P.R. strategy and personal loyalty. They’re Some of Hollywood’s Top Publicists. Just Don’t Ask Them Why. 2022-04-18T04:00:00Z After some thought, South, a five-time national champion, won with his club ace — and failed in his contract. Bridge: At the John Roberts Teams, East Forces the Issue 2010-05-30T21:11:00Z Then, find your nearest consulate, collect the documents you need, ace the in-person interview and successfully navigate past immigration officials at the airport. How To Get A U.S. Visa 2010-03-05T01:00:00Z In the pilot episode of “Mad Men,” “Smoke Gets In Your Eyes,” Don Draper aced a pitch for Lucky Strike cigarettes by sidestepping the established science of lung cancer. 'Mad Men' Recap: The Long and Winding Con 2015-05-11T04:00:00Z Because that's what cultural tourism is really about: people and partnerships, good leaders and ace collaborators. Why cultural tourism is not a quick fix 2013-04-15T10:31:01Z I aced my verbal exam by answering six questions in a row correctly. My new US citizenship: It's complicated 2023-07-29T04:00:00Z Then he led the club ace, relieved to see the king drop. Bridge: West Dangles a Fatal Finesse Before Declarer, but in Vain 2010-08-13T20:55:00Z And South, with three aces to compensate for his 4-3-3-3 distribution, bid game. 2010-01-11T08:07:00Z As noted earlier, the true impact of Baby Yoda speaks first and foremost to the hard work and creativity of The Mandalorian’s ace design and effects team. Big deal, he is: how Baby Yoda became 2019's biggest new character 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z Then declarer led a heart to her ace, cashed the heart king and ruffed a heart to get the news that East still held the queen. Bridge: Unlikely Slam for Vanderbilt Bridge Club Founders 2010-06-16T22:20:00Z As I hope you spotted, he must also throw his queen under the ace, keeping his six and seven opposite dummy’s nine and ten. Bridge: A Common Error 2012-11-07T23:35:37Z Then the Souths cashed the diamond ace, discarding a club from dummy, and drew trumps ending in the dummy. Bridge: Bridge - 14th World Youth Teams Championships Finals 2012-08-05T22:02:51Z Declarer took West’s jack with dummy’s ace, cashed the high heart and ran the clubs, bringing everyone down to three cards. Bridge: Bridge - Remembering Hans Kreijns, Dutch Champion 2012-04-15T21:21:08Z He worked up some things – and aced the trials. Bill Hader: ‘I’m a fraud, I really shouldn’t be here’ 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z Nikki then shares another story, recalling the time a teacher told her she “got lucky” after acing a French entrance exam, and she said it deterred her from joining a French honor club. Barbie takes stand against racism in latest vlog 2020-10-09T04:00:00Z For the latest Weekend Watch Party, our critics cued up “His Girl Friday,” Howard Hawks’s fast-paced 1940 newspaper comedy about a big-city editor and the ace reporter who also happens to be his ex-wife. He Said, She Said, We Said, You Said 2020-04-08T04:00:00Z "Rescue Me" is aces at this sort of sing-song dialogue -- verbal music that would be right at home in a 1950s New York movie, the kind where people yell at each other from fire escapes. "Rescue Me" recap: "Normal is dead and buried" 2011-07-14T11:15:00Z One that is tight, bizarre and has some ace comedic timing, but one where so far any prayer of incisive commentary on evangelicalism in Trump’s America seemed to be deliberately left unanswered. "The Righteous Gemstones" is an incomplete portrait of evangelical hypocrisy for the age of Trump 2019-08-25T04:00:00Z He wished he had dropped the heart queen under West’s ace at Trick 1. Bridge: Open Trials for the Bermuda Bowl 2013-06-14T21:08:24Z Now the contract could have been defeated, but at the crucial point, declarer played a low club from dummy, and East failed to rise with the ace. Bridge: A Choice From Many Potential Lines of Play 2011-10-14T23:02:18Z Declarer took the third heart, then played the ace and another club. Bridge: Bridge - Spring North American Championships Open in Memphis 2012-03-16T21:18:56Z Phelim O'Neill At one time Lincoln Cathedral was the highest building on the planet, which is ace when you consider the glass-clad needles we stuff into the sky these days. TV listings and previews: plan your week's viewing - 19-23 November 2012-11-19T07:00:00Z Declarer won the trick, drove out the club ace, ducked the next diamond, took the third round and ran her black-suit winners. Bridge: When the Choice Is Between No-Trump and a Major Suit 2010-10-10T20:45:00Z West won with the ace and gave partner a club ruff. Bridge: Semifinal at World Computer-Bridge Championship 2011-11-13T22:38:14Z And if East had a high club, he could not also have the ace or king of diamonds. Bridge: A 92-Year-Old Former Champ Who Doesn?t Play by the Book 2011-09-11T22:14:31Z Throw in some ace drinks and some of Philadelphia’s best servers, and prepare for a long run. 10 great places to eat in Philadelphia, for convention-goers and the rest of us 2016-07-11T04:00:00Z Five no-trump announced that all four aces and the king-queen of hearts were held and expressed interest in a grand slam. Bridge: Aggressive Bid Leads to a Slam 2011-05-20T21:11:11Z A record-setting pitching ace for the Boston Red Sox, the Bambino switched to outfield so he’d have a chance to play every day — and to set home run and hitting records that stood for decades. National Portrait Gallery picks an exhibition power hitter: Babe Ruth 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z Introspective without being precious, “The Only Place” is ace. 2012′s best — so far 2012-07-04T14:00:00Z South ruffed in his hand and cashed the heart ace, conceding down one when East discarded. Bridge: Report From the Zhejiang Huamen Cup - Bridge 2011-09-29T00:29:50Z Declarer won with his ace and ran the heart ten. Bridge: At the World Youth Congress, Lifelong Lessons for Players 2011-04-08T22:08:45Z “I have perfected a two-handed backhand to clobber the lob that is coming at me that is: the wrong problem. I have aced the wrong problem.” Elizabeth Wurtzel, ‘Prozac Nation’ Author, Is Dead at 52 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z The first trick strongly suggested that West had the heart ace. Bridge: Martin Fleisher Team Wins Roth Swiss Teams 2010-08-04T22:40:00Z She won the second trick with her heart ace and gave her partner a diamond ruff. Bridge: At the Long Island Fall Regional 2012-10-10T22:35:45Z East won with her ace and returned a heart. Bridge: Beijing Hua Yuan Wins Hua Yuan Cup - Bridge 2011-09-14T23:49:37Z This time around there's a female ace pilot in the mix, Lt. No, "Top Gun" isn't an anti-woke success story, but rather a tribute to aging Tom Cruise and balls 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z If East had not cashed the club ace, declarer could have made his contract by leading the club king and club queen from his hand to pin West’s jack. Bridge: Bridge — District 3 Winter Regional in Rye, N.Y. 2013-01-23T23:43:18Z When this was covered by East’s king, declarer won with his ace and continued with the heart eight. Bridge: To Start Trumps From Your Hand or Dummy? 2011-07-22T23:45:36Z If, however, I have an ace of hearts playing card and exchange it for a Yu-Gi-Oh! trading card, I have something that is similar in form, but fundamentally different. What is an NFT, and why does John Cleese want to sell you his for $69.3 million? 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z Slattery, late of “Mad Men,” stars as ace Chicago reporter Hildy Johnson, intent on quitting the business for a New York advertising job, viewed by his ink-stained brethren as a demotion in locale and profession. John Slattery’s turn from adman to ink-stained wretch 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z Where other cities might promise a few ace club gigs a week, this town hosts such bills nearly every night. High tide of music to wash over L.A. this summer 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z East actually continued with the diamond king, North winning with his ace and leading the heart queen. Bridge: The Best of the Netherlands 2010-09-05T21:49:00Z Then he led dummy’s club ten, which was covered by the jack, queen and ace. Bridge: With Sharp Declarer Play, England Wins the Junior Camrose 2011-03-02T21:57:07Z When West cashed the diamond ace, South was out for down two. Bridge: Reading a Suit-Preference Signal, Missing Another - Bridge 2012-01-15T22:39:46Z Then, in case West had three diamonds to the queen, South played a diamond to his ace and returned a diamond to dummy’s king. Bridge: Ever Waited for Partner to Act? Well, You Didn?t Wait This Long 2012-02-19T21:58:01Z East returned a heart to get the ace out of the dummy. Bridge: Coming Up Big at the Whitehead Women’s Pairs 2014-04-09T21:01:33Z Now came a club to the jack and ace, followed by the heart king. Bridge: Jordan Chodorow and Karen Allison Play at Bridge Base Online 2014-04-18T22:19:27Z As on a fine recent album, “Reverse Thread,” she offers her buoyant interpretation of West African music in this Carnegie Hall Family Concert, with an ace ensemble featuring kora, accordion, bass and drums. Jazz Listings for March 7-13 2014-03-06T23:16:07Z East, now knowing it was wrong to shift to hearts, cashed the club ace before exiting with her remaining trump. Bridge: Winning Pair With Plenty of Experience 2011-05-29T21:27:27Z If it lost, South would fail in his laydown contract because he would never be able to cash the club ace. Bridge: The Buffett Cup in Bridge to be Played in Omaha 2012-09-08T00:15:23Z East covered with his queen, expecting his father to overtake with the ace if he had it. Bridge: Team Matches at Buffett Cup 2012-09-21T22:59:09Z As for Keens and your third meal: I think it is aces if you eat in the pub rather than the dining rooms upstairs. Hey, Mr. Critic: Pleasing Finicky Parents and Nostalgic Texans ? Hey, Mr. Critic 2011-10-06T22:27:50Z South won with his ace and played a low heart to dummy’s jack. At the Lebhar Imp Pairs, a Declarer in Control 2014-03-23T22:51:53Z West scooped up his jack and cashed the club ace, East playing the discouraging deuce. Bridge: When You Make a Falsecard, Do It Without Hesitation 2010-03-05T23:59:00Z The snag with the lead, though, was that it marked the ace and king of clubs with West and, therefore, the other missing honor cards with East. Bridge: Summer Bridge Championships to Open in Philadelphia 2012-07-06T21:51:13Z A heart to the ace and a heart ruff resulted in down one and a loss of 5 imps for the winners. Bridge: Saturday Bracketed Swiss Teams in Orlando - Bridge 2012-01-13T23:27:13Z Now West might have cautiously cashed the heart ace before giving his partner a club ruff. Bridge: Young Players From England Secure a Trophy 2011-02-27T22:19:36Z Deas, one of the world’s strongest female players, assumed a defender had three diamonds to the ace. Bridge: Bridge Play at the Second World Mind Sports Games 2012-08-15T22:45:00Z Brooks and his team of ace comedy writers — including a young Richard Pryor — adopted an “everything but the kitchen sink” approach, throwing in broad slapstick, sophisticated social satire, cheerful vulgarity, witty wordplay and fourth-wall breaks. The Best Movies on Amazon Prime Video Right Now 2020-09-10T04:00:00Z "Then it thinned out. Women got aced out, you know, when men found out it was a good thing." Why women really don’t get to host late-night TV 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z Dice on buttons of lamb’s wool cardigans, sequined ace of hearts bodices, sweat tops emblazoned with the spell “Abracadabra” and playsuits with a print of cascading playing cards were all part of the magical collection. Olympia Le-Tan: Charisma Meets Mystery 2014-03-03T21:41:37Z It’s a breezy, melancholic ode to the backrooms of southern saloons, where old soaks swig whisky and shuffle aces. Ryan Reynolds: from buff buffoon to Hollywood heavyweight 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z Hunter, who had a singular, awkward singing style, pursued a fitful career as a solo performer, too, and collaborated with other ace songwriters, including Jim Lauderdale and Bob Dylan. Robert Hunter Gave the Grateful Dead Its Voice 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z West took the trick with his ace and led another diamond. Bridge: Disappearing Act at the Gold Coast Congress 2014-03-07T23:14:02Z If, though, East had started with king-third of clubs, declarer would need two dummy entries: one to take the two club finesses and one to return to the dummy after unblocking the club ace. Bridge: Putting On the Squeeze at the Honors Club 2010-09-26T21:25:00Z Similarly, if South, after winning the second trick with dummy’s club jack, calls for a low heart, East must rush in with her ace and play a diamond. Bridge: When the Choice Is Between No-Trump and a Major Suit 2010-10-10T20:45:00Z To even survive that assignment is a feat — to ace it and emerge as the stealth M.V.P. of the movie is a whole other level entirely. Don’t Sleep on These 6 Performances During Awards Season 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z She had to hold the ace of clubs, and so came down to a doubleton heart. Bridge: Bridge Players Tom and Carol Sanders 2012-08-31T21:58:58Z Rather than taking pride in all you’ve accomplished — supporting yourself, acing your classes, establishing loving relationships, working to heal yourself — you see only your inadequacies. Why Is the Greatest Love of All Also the Hardest? 2018-04-10T04:00:00Z The ace reporter whose work the network’s management couldn’t seem to support adequately — Ronan Farrow — broke another huge story for the competitor he fled to. Perspective | All the problems at NBC News aren’t just coincidence. They’re symptoms. 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z West won with her king, cashed the club ace and continued with the club queen. Bridge: 47 Years Later, a Chance for a Rare Endplay 2011-04-01T21:35:38Z South won West’s diamond-ten lead with dummy’s ace and played a club to his nine. Bridge: Disappearing Act at the Gold Coast Congress 2014-03-07T23:14:02Z This gift is the ultimate ace in the hole for parents and grandparents who want to preserve family memories. Our favorite gifts for the home 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z That was four tricks for the defenders, and West had the ace and king of diamonds to come. Bridge: Bridge — District 3 Winter Regional in Rye Brook, N.Y. 2013-01-26T00:22:22Z West had to throw a club to stop dummy’s diamond from becoming a winner, but now Auken led a club to her ace, dropping the queen and collecting an overtrick. Bridge: One Overtrick Looms Large 2011-03-27T23:21:33Z Five no-trump was a grand-slam try announcing partnership possession of all four aces, the heart king and the heart queen. Bridge: Final of White House Junior International Teams 2014-04-23T21:34:40Z Where East won with his ace, South regained the lead, drew trumps and risked the diamond finesse with gratifying results. Bridge: Which Defense Is Better: To Shift or to Force a Ruff? 2011-02-11T22:44:29Z South won with his ace and played on trumps. Bridge: For One Team, a Pairs Title; For Another, an Early Exit 2010-12-05T21:10:00Z But as the disc attests, Allyson has a couple of aces up her sleeve. Bettye LaVette, Karrin Allyson coming to Jazz Alley 2010-07-09T21:54:00Z West takes his aces, leads the diamond six to his partner’s king, and East plays a third diamond to promote West’s club queen as a trick. Bridge: In Bridge, United States Wins Buffet Cup 2012-09-14T23:14:37Z Declarer knew that he had a trump squeeze against West, even if he had started with the heart ace and king. Bridge: Open Trials for the Bermuda Bowl 2013-06-14T21:08:24Z After winning with dummy’s heart ace, South played a diamond to her king, drew two rounds of trumps ending in the dummy and called for another diamond. Bridge: Summer North American Championships Advance 2010-07-25T20:21:00Z For his part, Gene Alexeyev — the restaurant’s general manager — does an ace job of making patio customers feel as if it’s old times and everyone is back in the dining room getting pampered. Tom Sietsema’s 8 favorite places to eat right now 2021-01-25T05:00:00Z South won with dummy’s ace and discarded his club loser. Bridge: Defending a Spingold Knockout Title in Philadelphia 2013-07-31T21:21:46Z If he had either not ruffed or trumped with the club ace, South would have pitched his heart loser. Bridge: Which Defense Is Better: To Shift or to Force a Ruff? 2011-02-11T22:44:29Z South won with his queen, cashed the heart ace and returned his last club for down two. Bridge: Routine Overcall Proves Unexpectedly Costly 2010-08-27T21:33:00Z Given the auction, most players would cash the club ace, seeing the nine drop. Bridge: There?s More Than One Way to Bring Home a Small Slam 2010-12-29T22:17:38Z Pepsi threw his king under dummy’s ace, but Weinstein did not unblock. Bridge: Bridge - Spingold Knockout Teams at Summer Nationals 2012-07-22T22:09:22Z And she is nothing if not an ace conversationalist, particularly with the right guest. A not-so-rosy picture behind the scenes 2012-03-08T01:12:00Z But he felt that because the club ace had been taken so quickly, West was more likely to have begun with, at most, ace-doubleton than with a longer club holding. Bridge: Bridge - Vanderbilt Knockout Teams Final 2013-05-03T23:25:19Z He continued with the club king and a club to his ace. Bridge: In Bridge, 14th World Youth Teams Championships 2012-08-03T23:14:06Z The play started the same way, with a diamond to dummy’s ace, the club ten covered all around and a trump shift. Bridge: Sweden Wisn Tianjin Binhai Cup - Bridge 2011-09-18T21:22:27Z New leaf turned, the Americana ace is also proving herself one of contemporary pop music’s great balladeers. Review: Brandi Carlile’s epic Gorge bash Echoes Through the Canyon punctuates incredible run 2019-06-02T04:00:00Z East led her club ace, which was clearly a singleton given North’s opening bid. Bridge: From the Venice Cup Trials, Subterfuge and a Big Swing 2011-06-15T21:45:42Z Ten seconds flat and she's going to look like an ace when she hands that hooch over. | Cups of Good Cheer 2012-12-14T22:31:14Z East won with his ace and shifted to the diamond five, covered by the nine, jack and queen. Bridge: Looking Back at a Prizewinning Defense 2010-12-24T21:39:01Z "It's like having four aces in your pocket, that song," Secor said. Darius Rucker rides 'Wagon Wheel' to top of charts 2013-05-23T13:15:25Z I overcomplimented Nick’s ace abilities to wrap our baby like a burrito. How I Trained My Husband to Be a Dad 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z Instead he ruffed his partner’s ace and returned a trump to kill the contract. Bridge: A Master of the Squeeze Play Is Remembered 2011-01-09T23:19:33Z South won with dummy’s ace and led the club nine. Bridge: Bridge - Sectional Tournament at Clubs in Great Neck, N.Y. 2013-01-19T00:37:52Z East won with his ace and led a club, but declarer ruffed and claimed. Bridge: Bridge: USA1 Team Chosen for 2011 Bermuda Bowl 2010-06-27T21:29:00Z In order to save legions of imperiled non-Mormon souls and demonstrate beyond doubt the purity of my own soul, I had to ace the worthiness interview. Sins of a good Mormon boy 2012-09-14T23:30:00Z East should have realized his partner probably had the heart ace for his opening bid. Bridge: In Missouri, Card Playing for a Good Cause 2010-09-01T22:25:00Z A large Newfoundland named Reef is an ace lifeguard. Real, furry superheroes get their own movie 2019-06-04T04:00:00Z “It’s like having four aces in your pocket, that song,” Secor said. Darius Rucker rides ‘Wagon Wheel’ to top of charts 2013-05-24T19:43:37Z Declarer won with dummy’s heart ace and played a trump, but South took his ace, shifted to a low diamond to give North the lead, and received a heart ruff. Bridge: The Defense Was Accurate; The Bidding Was Less So 2011-06-08T21:03:24Z Also, if East did cover, declarer would have won with his ace, crossed to dummy and played another club toward his jack. Bridge: Anticipating Defensive Error Costs Tournament - Bridge 2011-10-02T21:05:27Z But if South had two heart stoppers, he could play a club to his king, assuming East had the ace for his two-level overcall. Bridge: Norman Kay Platinum Pairs 2014-05-02T22:39:38Z So South played a club to his ace and went down one. Bridge: Bridge - World Youth Teams Championships in Taicang, China 2012-07-29T21:41:03Z He also showed, as ever, ace timing and utter commitment to the action. Dance Review: Taking Flight: A Season of Revival 2011-01-28T23:27:03Z Its ace in the hole is Jennifer Lawrence, a rising star who has combined roles in critically acclaimed awards bait with eye-catching performances in lucrative movie franchises - notably this year's The Hunger Games. Oscars 2013: Runners and riders 2012-12-23T00:07:44Z South ruffed, played a diamond to dummy’s ace and led another trump. Bridge: Defending a Spingold Knockout Title in Philadelphia 2013-07-31T21:21:46Z Notice that if Nunes had won with his ace and returned a trump, declarer would have taken the rest with that crossruff. Bridge: After a Losing Spade Lead, His Trumps Come to the Rescue 2010-09-24T22:59:00Z South won with dummy’s nine, played a heart to his ace and led another heart. Bridge: Agustin Madala Wins the Goren Trophy 2013-12-20T22:26:22Z Having only hearts left, he could do no better than cash the ace. Bridge: Bridge ? Vanderbilt Knockout Teams Final 2012-03-25T21:47:28Z I faked it, then proudly aced the next one: “Happy Feet,” which starts with a parallel heel-toe pivot, then a jump onto both heels with feet apart, ending with another heel-toe pivot. Urban Athlete: Hip-Hop Lessons at Broadway Dance Center 2012-08-10T05:00:16Z Yet we see little of the curriculum or actual lessons being taught in Bronx 1, certainly not enough to understand why Success students ace tests that many others don’t. The Secret to Success Academy’s Top-Notch Test Scores 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z The ace in the hole was the show’s light operatic component. Music Review: K T Sullivan and Larry Woodard at Laurie Beechman Theater 2012-06-21T21:51:41Z South won with his ace and played a diamond to dummy’s jack. Bridge: Fall North American Championships 2013-12-11T22:15:13Z West took his king, cashed the diamond ace and played another diamond, dummy’s jack being covered by East’s queen. Bridge: Bridge - Mitchell Open Board-a-Match Teams 2012-11-28T23:39:30Z Eventually Becker decided that if his partner had the club ace, they were probably always going to defeat the contract. Bridge: Prelude to the Championships Aids Charity 2010-04-04T22:02:00Z Christopher Hampton But sure enough, Close came over from New York to Lloyd Webber’s London apartment, and duly aced the audition. Glenn Close: critical acclaim built on strength of character 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z Fair play to them, they both look ace. Emmys 2015: winners and performances – as it happened 2015-09-20T04:00:00Z If anti-environmentalist politics resemble a game of three-card monte, it’s one in which all the cards are face up and the marks place their bets on a nonexistent ace. Review: ‘Merchants of Doubt,’ Separating Science From Spin 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z I don’t mind pulling beards and scraping barnacles – a curved knife is ace for this – especially when it means you reveal an inky blue-black shell, with a tortoiseshell tip. Rachel Roddy’s leeks and mussels tagliatelle recipe | A Kitchen in Rome 2016-04-05T04:00:00Z When in with the club ace, West had to lead a third club. Bridge: Bridge - Third Annual Charity Pro-Am for BackStoppers 2012-09-10T02:30:02Z He was also a gifted athlete, at one point representing England in under-15 judo, and an even more talented student, acing his A-levels to get into Cambridge and study modern and medieval languages. Tony Slattery: ‘I had a very happy time until I went slightly barmy’ 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z If he had led a club, declarer would have taken dummy’s queen and ace, then played a third round to endplay East again. Bridge: Edgar Kaplan Winter Regional in Manhattan - Bridge 2012-01-11T22:51:22Z Both Wests led the heart queen to South’s bare ace. Bridge: Americans Move On at World Championships - Bridge 2011-10-19T23:53:54Z West won with the ace and shifted to a club. Bridge: The Dutch Are Hosts and Winners of Bermuda Bowl - Bridge 2011-10-30T23:46:35Z So, trying to get the heart ace off the dummy, Robertson won with his diamond ace and shifted to the heart king. Bridge: A King Kills an Entry and Swallows a Queen 2010-07-16T22:52:00Z Declarer won with dummy’s ace, discarding a heart, and ran the club ten. Bridge: A Dutch-British Hybrid Wins the NEC Cup 2011-02-14T05:31:15Z Note, however, that West should have dropped his eight or nine under the ace to try to deflect declarer. Bridge: Life Master Pairs and Edgar Kaplan Blue Ribbon Winners 2013-12-15T22:04:41Z This is the legacy bequeathed to him by his father, Anthony “Ant” Montage, another ace wheelman who skipped town when Beauregard was 13. A Roaring, Full-Throttle Thriller, Crackling With Tension and Charm 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z Cheek then made the percentage play in hearts: He cashed the ace and continued with a low heart to East’s queen. Bridge: Life Master Pairs and Edgar Kaplan Blue Ribbon Winners 2013-12-15T22:04:41Z Still, their story gathers resonance as the connection to Abe and Sophie’s story becomes clear; and Thomas aces Esther’s dry wit. Review | ‘The Wanderers’ roams with a hungry heart 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z The ace starter made a brief appearance during the episode’s climactic battle, playing a Lannister soldier who throws a spear with deadly results. Noah Syndergaard Made a Cameo Appearance in 'Game of Thrones' 2017-08-07T04:00:00Z When he returned a club, Blanchard won with his ace, led a heart to dummy’s queen and played a diamond to his ten. Bridge: A String of Good Results Helps Offset a Shaky Start 2011-03-11T23:06:28Z Since this was a pair game scored by match points, in which conceding an unnecessary overtrick could have been expensive, East now cashed the club ace. Bridge: Bridge — District 3 Winter Regional in Rye, N.Y. 2013-01-23T23:43:18Z Now came the critical play: Declarer ruffed a heart with dummy’s diamond ace. Bridge: Remembering Eric Paulsen, a World Champion 2013-09-11T22:02:46Z East then shifted to the club eight, West winning with his ace and returning a club to North’s king. Bridge: A Tale of Two Eight-Card Fits, One Found, One Bypassed 2011-04-17T20:56:48Z East won with his ace and returned the diamond queen to South’s king. Bridge: Bridge — Saturday Open Pairs at District 3 Winter Regional 2013-02-03T23:16:00Z West won with his jack and shifted to a club, declarer taking the second round with dummy’s ace and playing a third round to West’s king. Bridge: The Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs Winners in Bridge 2012-12-01T00:53:30Z Mina immediately played a club to his ace. Bridge: Bridge - Italian Clubs Championships in Salsomaggiore 2012-10-28T21:35:21Z East took his ace and shifted to a trump, West winning with his ace and playing a second round. Bridge: The Key Was Getting West to Hold Tight to That King 2010-12-22T22:13:38Z In those early days, I knew Babbo could ace the weird stuff. Adventure (Try a Goat’s Head?) Is Still on the Menu at Babbo 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z Fair play to them, they both look ace. Emmys 2015: winners and performances – as it happened 2015-09-20T04:00:00Z Another handy, free app endorsed by some of the travel aces I spoke to is Room. The Getaway: How the Tough Get Going: Silicon Valley Travel Tips 2012-07-12T21:47:43Z With the help of an “ace” archival producer, Aileen Silverstone, he obtained extensive footage from the paper’s early years and 1970s newsroom. Scandalous: behind the sordid inner workings of the National Enquirer 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z East won with the ace but then erred. Bridge: For Rotating Partnerships, Flexibility Counts 2012-02-16T00:29:21Z If declarer had won with dummy’s ace, he would have had several winning lines available. Bridge: Reisinger Board-a-Match Teams Winners in Seattle - Bridge 2011-12-07T23:21:36Z If the jack, putting in the ten could save a trick; but if the king, East had to win with the ace. Bridge: Prelude to the Championships Aids Charity 2010-04-04T22:02:00Z She was a genius before she was a refrigerator magnet, an ace manipulator of society and media nearly a century before social media came into existence. Frida Kahlo Is Having a Moment 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z Now declarer, playing West for the diamond queen, led a club to his ace and ran the diamond jack. Bridge: Bridge - Eastern States Regional in Manhattan 2013-06-02T20:58:37Z With the diamond ace to lose, Malinowski had to handle the trump suit safely. Bridge: A Well-Executed Finesse, but Was It Worthy of a Prize? 2011-01-23T23:29:03Z They stow an ace up their sleeve and keep playing the game. Garry Kasparov Says We Are Living in Chaos, But Remains an Incorrigible Optimist 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z When the diamond jack was led from the dummy at Trick 5, East should have played low, not covered with his ace. Bridge: A Fascinating Deal From the Summer Nationals 2010-08-08T23:51:00Z Declarer won the diamond shift with dummy’s ace and played another diamond to East’s king. 2010-02-15T00:56:00Z The player on opening lead had an ace, but did not double or lead the ace, so the grand slam made. Bridge: A Missed Uppercut Leads to a Bottom 2010-09-03T22:43:00Z Besides its sterling cast, its ace in the hole is its pungent depiction of Jaipur’s teeming streets, which give an otherwise well-mannered movie a blinding splash of color. Movie Review: ?The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel,? With Judi Dench 2012-05-03T22:24:22Z If Harry denies the nostalgic association with air aces of legend, this scene echoes air war down the decades – including the sexism and black humour. Prince Harry makes war look more Top Gun than Wilfred Owen 2013-01-22T12:00:03Z By spending more than 100 million euros and working closely with the inspectors of the Belle Arti, the body charged with preserving Italy's cultural heritage, Timbers Resorts pretty much admirably aced it. | A New Super Tuscan 2012-12-11T23:05:45Z For Nicky, the actor has toned down his trademark flash and swagger, upped the ante — and the subtlety — by acing the whole falling-in-love thing. Will Smith and Margot Robbie sizzle in the irresistible 'Focus' 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z If only one diamond, South cashes the diamond ace, claiming if the king drops. Bridge: Bridge - San Francisco Fall Nationals 2012-12-08T00:12:12Z When West took his ace, he did not have another heart to lead. Bridge: Winning a Title of Life Master but Not for Being 94 Years Old 2011-08-17T22:43:25Z Declarer cashed his club ace at Trick 2, then ran the suit ending in his hand. Bridge: Trials for U.S. World Youth Team 2014-01-15T23:17:35Z Declarer called for dummy’s diamond jack, which was covered by the queen, king and ace. Bridge: From an Opponent?s Mistake, an Opportunity 2011-03-30T23:58:19Z When that held, declarer led a club to his ace, cashed dummy’s three diamond winners and exited with a heart. Bridge: At Slava Cup in Moscow, Team Monaco Defeats Israel - Bridge 2012-02-26T21:01:22Z West took his ace and led the heart ten, but declarer ruffed and cashed his last two trumps, bringing everyone down to six cards. Bridge: Would You Declare or Defend? 2010-08-20T20:41:00Z Each West led the diamond ace and continued with a low diamond to dummy’s jack. Bridge: At the John Roberts Teams, East Forces the Issue 2010-05-30T21:11:00Z West took South’s jack with his ace, cashed the diamond ace, then led another heart. Bridge: Given Space, East Directs West to a Path To Pursue 2010-12-03T23:22:00Z But the retrospective also confirms many things we already know, or suspect, about Mr. Chamberlain: That he was an ace colorist, who used the scrap yard as his palette. Art Review: ?John Chamberlain: Choices? at Guggenheim Museum 2012-02-23T23:23:12Z How should declarer continue after taking East’s jack with his ace? Bridge: Bridge - Holiday Gift Books for Players 2012-11-11T23:32:14Z Declarer won the first trick with dummy’s club ace and ran the trump ten. Bridge: The Numbers Climb Online: A Score of 88.61 2010-04-23T21:33:00Z South played a club to his ace, followed by a diamond to dummy’s nine. Bridge: At Slava Cup in Moscow, Team Monaco Defeats Israel - Bridge 2012-02-26T21:01:22Z If there were a competition for the silliest live show of 2013, though, she would ace it. Ke$ha – review 2013-07-16T18:03:42Z Let’s return to three diamonds doubled for a moment: in theory it would not have helped Hamman to win the first trick with his heart ace. Bridge: The Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs Winners in Bridge 2012-12-01T00:53:30Z Several declarers in three no-trump immediately played two rounds of diamonds, hoping that the ace was doubleton. Bridge: Bridge Play at the Second World Mind Sports Games 2012-08-15T22:45:00Z South took East’s queen with his ace and led the club ten, hoping to pin the nine in East’s hand. Bridge: Sniffing Out a Diamond Ruse, Then Finding a Steppingstone 2011-07-13T22:06:24Z If West had won with her ace and shifted to clubs, declarer would have been held to nine tricks. Bridge: French Women?s Team Wins at Ostend 2010-07-14T22:58:00Z Declarer won with dummy’s queen and played on trumps, losing tricks to the two missing aces. Bridge: One Board, Two Big Swings 2010-03-21T21:38:00Z South cashed his diamond ace and led another diamond. Bridge: He Misplaced the Club Honors, So Misguessed the Diamonds 2010-07-23T23:24:00Z Anderson left the group and became an ace songwriter in Nashville, and Spampinato’s brother Johnny took over guitar until a hiatus in 2006. Why NRBQ never really needed a hit record to measure its success 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z But now West won with his ace and played a third diamond, East ruffing dummy’s ace with his heart ten. Bridge: Weighing a Tough Choice With a 5-3 Major Fit 2011-05-18T22:49:13Z No other actor could have aced all those roles. Quentin Tarantino's artful pulp: On alchemy, fantasy and "Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood" 2019-08-17T04:00:00Z The person probing him is the Daily Planet’s ace reporter Clark Kent, AKA Superman. What if superheroes aren’t really the good guys? 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z He's aced the audition and is off to Rome to star in Big Brother. Cannes 2012 diary: day three 2012-05-18T14:59:42Z Declarer won with dummy’s ace, squashing his king, and ran the club jack. Bridge: An Irish Medal at the 1979 European Championships 2014-03-16T21:05:15Z My heart’s pumping slower, I ace my memory test, and my questionnaire shows my mood is brighter. I just took the world’s first 20-hour flight: Here’s what it did to me 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z I’m still working my way through the list, which has terrific stuff — including a Jason Farago piece on MoMA’s expansion plans that is totally ace. Roundup: The Broad unveiled, digitized museums plus reports of art's death 2015-01-05T05:00:00Z If this announced the heart ace, South had to lead his last club, hoping West held the heart queen. Bridge: Great Time for a Perfect Read 2011-06-19T22:22:25Z South played a heart to his ace and cashed the diamond king, bringing everyone down to four cards. Bridge: Lebhar Imp Pairs at North American Championships - Bridge 2012-03-18T21:07:09Z Since East had two aces, West was marked with the queen and king of clubs. Bridge: Sometimes a Penalty Double May Make an Average a Top 2010-03-13T00:51:00Z The series was the ninth Pulitzer-winning project in which Tate, an ace researcher, played a role. Post series on police shootings wins Pulitzer Prize for national reporting 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z One was an ace pilot and the other was in the Navy. T Magazine: Gant Brings Back That Yalie Preppy Look 2010-11-09T17:51:00Z Note that if he had covered with his king, declarer would have won with his ace and played a diamond to dummy’s nine. Bridge: No Flights to Reno, but a Flight C Victory 2010-04-14T23:20:00Z Finally, the guy across from me played his ace. HGTV: Winning the war for gay marriage 2012-05-17T16:00:00Z East won with his ace and played a club. Bridge: Deft Declarer Play at Senior World Trials in Florida 2013-07-26T20:54:27Z South ruffed and ducked a round of trumps to East, who continued with the club ace. Bridge: Photo Finish in the Spingold at Summer Nationals 2010-08-01T21:55:00Z And this is the ace in the hole for cable companies. Streaming Options Grow But Cable Still Looms Large 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z South won with dummy’s eight and played a diamond to the jack, queen and ace. Bridge: Bridge: 7th Asia Pacific Bridge Federation Championships 2012-10-07T21:38:04Z South won with his ace, cashed the club ace and led another club, East winning and persevering with diamonds. Bridge: Passing Up Three No-Trump and Earning a Game Swing 2011-07-24T21:45:02Z West won with his ace and led another heart. Bridge: Leading the Honor at the Imp Pairs in Dallas 2014-04-13T21:25:08Z When South ducked, West cashed his diamond ace and continued with another diamond, on which East discarded a heart. Bridge: At Open Pairs in Rye Brook, N.Y. - Bridge 2012-01-22T22:38:47Z West won with his ace and shifted to a diamond to cut declarer’s communications. Bridge: U.S. Victory at World Youth Open Championships 2013-08-28T21:55:38Z Mr. Franco’s ace in this particular hellish hole is a ferocious Scott Haze, who plays the title character with mad eyes and what sounds like a mouthful of marbles. Movie Listings for Aug. 8-14 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z Or Cleveland's Rae McCormick, an ace cashier who is fired after her housemates use all her gas and she is unable to drive to work. What is it like to live on '$2.00 a Day'? New book examines deep poverty in the U.S. 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z West led the heart ace, and East carefully discouraged with the deuce. Bridge: Sometimes a Good Defense Saves the Game 2011-03-25T23:25:42Z Assuming East and West have not misdefended, West cannot have the club ace or a singleton club. Bridge: Bridge — District 3 Winter Regional in Rye, N.Y. 2013-01-23T23:43:18Z Since this was the logical lead given the auction, declarer called for dummy’s queen and took East’s king with his ace. Bridge: Bridge: Labor Day Regional in Atlanta 2012-09-26T22:29:14Z He was a World War I flying ace, wounded in battle and never the same after his exposure to mustard gas. Carolyn See, memoirist, novelist and book reviewer for The Post, dies at 82 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z And if West ruffed, then the heart king and heart ace would have fallen together. Bridge: Bridge — Second World Mind Sports Games in France 2012-08-22T21:23:35Z “People weren’t able to get out and see live music, but naturally people crave music,” says the ace organist, crediting his wife and manager, Amy Novo, with keeping them visible online. 2 of Seattle’s hottest live bands, Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio and The Dip, kept sizzling through pandemic 2022-02-02T05:00:00Z West took the club ace for down two. Bridge: Defending a Spingold Knockout Title in Philadelphia 2013-07-31T21:21:46Z South called for dummy’s diamond jack and ruffed away East’s ace. Bridge: A Fascinating Deal From the Summer Nationals 2010-08-08T23:51:00Z You lead the club ace: ten, deuce, three. Bridge: A Defensive Maneuver Proves Worthy of a Trophy 2010-08-29T22:12:00Z After winning the first trick with his heart ace, declarer played a diamond to dummy’s ace and took the winning club finesse. Bridge: At the Goldman Pairs, Figuring Which Minor to Ruff 2010-06-02T22:24:00Z After winning the first trick with dummy’s diamond ace, South ruffed a club in his hand, played a trump to dummy’s ace to confirm a 2-1 split. Bridge: U.S. Teams in Close Battles at Bridge Championships 2011-10-23T21:48:17Z Saturday; Celebration of Heroes banquet and reception honoring American fighter-pilot aces of World War II, the Korean War and Vietnam War, 6 p.m. Community calendar: festivals, fairs and more 2013-09-04T23:24:30Z Declarer would have done best to win with dummy’s ace and play a trump. Bridge: Reading a Suit-Preference Signal, Missing Another - Bridge 2012-01-15T22:39:46Z Chloe employs ace hosts, respectful servers and others who think dropping by your table every other bite is a good idea. Review | Chloe takes diners around the world in (almost) 30 plates 2018-04-02T04:00:00Z West rushed in with his ace, allowing Paske to claim his contract. Bridge: English Team Wins the Junior Camrose 2014-03-09T21:26:41Z Then it is best to cash the diamond ace before returning the heart deuce. Bridge: The Danger of a Little Learning 2011-07-08T22:57:51Z South ruffed, played a club to dummy’s king, led a diamond to his ace, returned a diamond to dummy’s king and called for a low club. Bridge: A Defender Is Undone by a Surfeit of Trumps 2011-06-03T22:19:22Z Levin ruffed and led his heart queen, covered by the king and ace. Bridge: As the Championships Begin, Revisiting a 2009 Highlight 2010-03-11T05:32:00Z He won with his ace, drew trumps, unblocked the diamond ace and tried unsuccessfully to ruff down the diamond king. Bridge: U.S. Teams in Close Battles at Bridge Championships 2011-10-23T21:48:17Z If West had both aces, there would be no problem. Bridge: Winning a Title of Life Master but Not for Being 94 Years Old 2011-08-17T22:43:25Z Also, if partner, Robert Todd of Tallahassee, Fla., had the heart ace, the opponents would never get to three no-trump, thinking they would immediately lose five heart tricks. Bridge: Adam Kaplan?s Play at the Bermuda Regional - Bridge 2012-02-08T22:57:22Z The real ace was Goldin’s look, which was accompanied on the runway by the soundtrack of an actual tennis rally. | The Spring Runways Serve Up Court-Friendly Looks 2013-09-09T20:16:07Z Ms. Upchurch has decided that while neither actor will need to try an ace or even hold a racket onstage, but both have to look like they could. They Can Act. But Can They Serve? 2017-09-22T04:00:00Z West won with his queen, and declarer also conceded the club ace. Bridge: Bridge — Transnational Mixed Teams in Lille, France 2012-08-29T21:26:57Z The other ace double-dealer this week is Hakeem. ‘Empire’ Season 2, Episode 13: Of Family Secrets 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z East reflexively put in the ten, worried that if he won with the ace and declarer had king-doubleton, he would give away a trick. Bridge: Bridge — Knockout Teams at the District 3 Winter Regional 2013-01-30T23:15:10Z At the table I watched, West led the diamond ace: four, jack, three. Bridge: From the Cavendish, an Odd Contract in Hearts 2010-05-09T23:08:00Z South cashed his club ace and led another club. Bridge: Putting On the Squeeze at the Honors Club 2010-09-26T21:25:00Z This means that if you are sleep deprived, caffeine may help you stay awake and play Candy Crush, but it likely will not help you ace your algebra exam. Can coffee or a nap make up for sleep deprivation? No — a psychologist explains why 2023-08-17T04:00:00Z Acknowledgement of the ace spectrum can perfectly coexist with raunchy sex specials like "Sex: Unzipped," or intimate sex therapy shows like "Sex, Love & goop." From Goop to puppets, how Netflix is offering sex ed for a new age 2021-10-26T04:00:00Z Sensibly, though, she rose with dummy’s queen; perhaps West had ducked the ace. Bridge: An Overcall Not Made, and an Error That Was 2010-12-26T22:01:30Z East won with his ten, cashed the heart ace and continued with the heart nine, which won the trick. Bridge: Fall North American Championships 2013-12-11T22:15:13Z It turns out that Kidman makes sense, since the chores of monarchy have diminished this Grace’s glow and Kidman is an ace at conveying primal weariness. REVIEW: The Real Scandal Around Grace of Monaco: It's Not Very Good 2014-05-14T04:00:00Z However, declarer found another way home, playing a club to dummy’s ace. Bridge: Bridge — Knockout Teams at the District 3 Winter Regional 2013-01-30T23:15:10Z Kaplan also won the first trick with dummy’s diamond ace and cashed the heart ace. Bridge: In Bridge, 14th World Youth Teams Championships 2012-08-03T23:14:06Z West won with his ace and immediately played another heart to establish those five tricks. Bridge: In Bridge, Lotan Fisher and Ron Schwartz Win Cavendish Pairs 2012-10-19T23:34:18Z Scott plays a conspiracy theorist obsessed with the paranormal, while Robinson plays an ace investigator who’d been taken off the job. The 8 Best New Fall TV Shows You Should Watch 2017-08-30T04:00:00Z South won with his ace and played three rounds of diamonds, East carefully discarding his two lowest hearts. Bridge: Italy?s Team Brings Home the Yeh Cup 2011-04-24T21:10:55Z Mr. Malek isn’t the brilliant technician and ace scene-stealer that Mr. Hoffman is, so there isn’t much for him to do but squint through thick eyeglasses and look aghast at the inhumanity of it all. Review: Tough Guys Tough It Out in ‘Papillon’ (Again!) 2018-08-22T04:00:00Z West then cashed the diamond ace for down one. Bridge: Poland Triumphs at Spingold Knockout Teams 2013-08-14T21:32:18Z Against all odds, Rin aces the test but soon realizes that her poverty, gender and skin color mark her as a target to her privileged classmates. Review | Best science fiction and fantasy books out this month 2018-05-02T04:00:00Z After Johnson aced the audition and the interviews, station managers found themselves elevating an African American man to one of the more high-profile platforms in public radio. Meet Joshua Johnson, Diane Rehm’s successor — and a bold move for WAMU 2017-02-01T05:00:00Z When East selected the diamond king, South won with his ace and continued with the diamond seven. Bridge: An Irish Medal at the 1979 European Championships 2014-03-16T21:05:15Z For each of the last 12 years, Chris Botti has spent the holidays at the Blue Note Jazz Club, bringing his trumpet, his high-gloss production values and his ace touring band. Chris Botti Plays His Trumpet, but No Holiday Music 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z At the second table, after South won the third trick with his club ace, he cashed the club king and ruffed a club with dummy’s heart jack. Bridge: At the Jacoby, Some Trickery Helps Out the Winners 2011-04-03T21:24:53Z But generally when I stretch out on the couch with a sports book — or any book, really — I want it to also stretch my mind, to both overpower and reverse field, to ace and wrong-foot. Need Gifts for Readers? Check Out Our Holiday Book Suggestions 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z Now South led dummy’s heart ten, covered by the king and ace, and scooping up West’s eight. Bridge: Bridge - Remembering Hans Kreijns, Dutch Champion 2012-04-15T21:21:08Z East, another world champion, took dummy’s king with his ace and returned a diamond. Bridge: The Keohane North American Swiss Teams - Bridge 2011-12-09T23:23:49Z For the rest of this weekend he’ll lead his ace trio, featuring Christian Sands on piano and Ulysses Owens on drums. Jazz Listings for Dec. 12-18 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z Now von Arnim played well, carefully winning with West’s queen, cashing the diamond king and heart ace, playing a heart to her nine, drawing trumps and running the diamonds for down one. Bridge: An Underbid Works Badly, or So It Would Seem 2010-09-17T23:59:00Z After last week’s glove disaster, the prosection’s new ace in the hole is the DNA evidence, something still new enough in 1995 to be wholly scientific and somewhat boring. ‘The People v. O.J. Simpson’ Season 1, Episode 8: We the Jury 2016-03-22T04:00:00Z After South took East’s king with his ace, he would have done best to lead a club honor to establish two tricks in that suit. Bridge: Bridge - Fort Lauderdale Regional Play 2013-05-10T21:54:47Z Welland led a club from the dummy and discarded his diamond ace! Bridge: Swiss Teams at Edgar Kaplan Winter Regional - Bridge 2012-01-05T00:25:32Z At each table West led a club, East won with his ace and returned a club. Bridge: Bridge - Mitchell Open Board-a-Match Teams 2012-11-28T23:39:30Z One of the reasons that “It’s Only a Play” is already a gold-mining hit is its unblushing willingness to play the fame card as an ace that can’t be beaten. Matthew Broderick, Nathan Lane and Stockard Channing in 'It's Only a Play' on Broadway 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z West, after taking the first trick with her club king, cashed the diamond ace and continued with another diamond. Bridge: Bridge Players Tom and Carol Sanders 2012-08-31T21:58:58Z West won with his queen, cashed the ace and played a third round to declarer’s king. Bridge: UJA-Federation of New York’s Women’s Philanthropy Bridge 2013-05-24T21:15:22Z West led the club ace, East signaling with the four, using upside-down signals. Bridge: Top Defense by Top Pair in Cromwell 2010-02-22T05:47:00Z The two declarers played on hearts, East getting in with his ace. Bridge: At the John Roberts Teams, East Forces the Issue 2010-05-30T21:11:00Z North won with his ace and tried to give his partner a club ruff. Bridge: Bridge - Second World Mind Sports Games in France 2012-08-19T21:23:34Z South won with his ace, played a trump to dummy’s jack and threw two diamonds on the king-queen of hearts. Bridge: A Master of the Squeeze Play Is Remembered 2011-01-09T23:19:33Z West led the heart eight, covered by the queen, king and ace. Bridge: 47 Years Later, a Chance for a Rare Endplay 2011-04-01T21:35:38Z I once wrote about Yankees ace Masahiro Tanaka, and literally before the end of the day his elbow exploded and he was gone for the season. Perspective | Joan Rivers, Leonard Nimoy ... and now? The curse of Gene Weingarten returns. 2017-04-11T04:00:00Z Perhaps this was just Dolci’s ace in a pack full of jacks? The mystery — and true history — of a one-hit wonder 2017-04-09T04:00:00Z West led the club ace, under which East signaled with the three, trying to obtain the lethal diamond shift. Bridge: U.S.A. vs. Italy/England at Zhejiang Huamen Cup - Bridge 2011-09-25T21:51:03Z The soprano who sings remarkably high and fast is like the pitching ace throwing heaters high and inside. Rossini’s ‘Cinderella’ on deck at Nationals Park 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z Johnny Monis is the lone chef of my acquaintance to ace both contemporary Greek and northeastern Thai with Komi and Little Serow, respectively. The search for America’s best food cities: Washington, D.C. 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z However, Fisher showed that this was unnecessary when his club ace collected West’s jack at Trick 2. Bridge: In Slam, With Enough Winners, Skip Esoterica - Bridge 2011-12-28T23:29:56Z When South led a club to dummy’s ace at Trick 3, West played the nine. Bridge: Bridge - Sly Improvisation at Honors Club in Manhattan 2012-07-04T21:43:41Z Mr. Henry had always been an ace at compartmentalizing, filing away for later anything he didn’t want to think about right then, keeping the personal firmly separate from the professional. Joshua Henry Does Whatever It Takes, in ‘Carousel’ and as a Father 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z East took his ace and returned the diamond three, his lowest card being a suit-preference signal reinforcing that he held the heart jack. Bridge: At the Buffett Cup in Wales, a Defensive-Signaling Show 2010-09-19T21:20:00Z Since the bidding marked South with two hearts, East should have led the heart ace at Trick 2. Bridge: Which Defense Is Better: To Shift or to Force a Ruff? 2011-02-11T22:44:29Z West won with his ace and led another club: eight, ten, ruff. Bridge: Youth Pairs Titles to Greece, Sweden and Poland 2010-07-18T21:06:00Z Against four hearts West led the club ace. Bridge: Cavendish Craftiness 2011-05-08T22:11:16Z East won with his ace, cashed the diamond jack and led another diamond. Bridge: Bridge — Saturday Open Pairs at District 3 Winter Regional 2013-02-03T23:16:00Z The soundtrack, spiked by Adele and Florence and the Machine, is aces and the cinematography is often quite lovely. ‘The Death & Life of John F. Donovan’ Review: A Child Is Torn 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z Betty's holding all the aces – and with no bars open, all Don can do is mope into work. Mad Men: season three, episode 12 2010-04-07T21:45:00Z If South played a low club under the ace, East could have returned a club. Bridge: Bridge — Knockout Teams at the District 3 Winter Regional 2013-01-30T23:15:10Z So now I feel like more of an ace, which is new. Margaret Cho's message to drag show haters: "Take equal rights like a man" 2023-03-04T05:00:00Z She stated that East could ruff with the heart jack and return a heart to dummy’s ace, but either lead would then allow South to score her heart nine with a coup en passant. Bridge: Surviving a 5-1 Trump Break at USA Trials 2013-07-21T22:21:04Z Knitting and quilting are popular, too, and Northern Watters Knitwear, in Charlottetown, is an ace place to get woolly. T Magazine: A Fish Tale 2011-08-26T18:05:57Z Assuming West had erred in diamonds, there was surely no chance to ruff out the ace. Bridge: An Overcall Not Made, and an Error That Was 2010-12-26T22:01:30Z When he cashed the club ace, he had to unblock dummy’s seven or eight. Bridge: Australia vs. Turkey at 3rd World Youth Open Championships 2013-08-25T22:11:46Z But Mr. Barenboim did not just get through the week; he aced it. Daniel Barenboim’s Festtage Performance Makes Case for Inheriting Berlin Philharmonic 2015-04-05T04:00:00Z Declarer won with his king, cashed the diamond ace, ruffed a low diamond with dummy’s club jack and continued with the heart king. Bridge: A Perilous Double Comes Close to Backfiring 2011-04-27T21:44:03Z Pitcher insists on finishing World Series game, loses it Matt Harvey, Mets ace, Demands, “I’ll pitch the ninth frame For a complete game!” Style Invitational: Oops? Do it again — try an earlier contest 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z The test was something the average 4-year-old would ace: “What is your name?” Perspective | Gene Weingarten: When a medical emergency brings out your inner Charlie Chaplin 2018-08-17T04:00:00Z This stately mansion is the work of the ace set designer Christine Jones and has been shrouded in beckoning, velvety and inventively concealing shadows by Neil Austin’s lighting. Review: ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ Raises the Bar for Broadway Magic 2018-04-22T04:00:00Z Declarer won with his ace, crossed to dummy with a diamond and called for a low club. Bridge: Norman Kay Platinum Pairs 2014-05-02T22:39:38Z West did take South’s queen with his ace and returned the ten. Bridge: One Deceived by Experience, the Other by the Heart Queen 2010-04-21T22:36:00Z When the heart ace dropped East’s king, South had to decide who held the diamond queen. Bridge: In Netherlands, Indonesia Deftly Reads the Cards - Bridge 2011-11-09T22:24:45Z When Nunes returned a club to his partner’s ace, declarer inexplicably failed to unblock dummy’s king. 2010-02-15T00:56:00Z When South covered with his king, West won with his ace and continued with the club nine to pin South’s eight. Bridge: Martin Fleisher Is Bridge League’s Player of the Year 2013-12-18T22:36:47Z At most tables West, with two aces opposite a partner who had opened the bidding, confidently doubled. Bridge: Tobias Stone at 1967 Spring Nationals in Seattle - Bridge 2012-02-22T23:37:43Z That 1967 murder mystery, which brought together Sydney Poitier as an ace Philadelphia homicide detective and Rod Steiger as a backwoods Mississippi sheriff, is an attack on Southern bigotry and an ode to racial cooperation. Film: Buddies Cracking Jokes and Heads 2010-02-19T23:52:00Z Declarer won with his ten and led the heart queen, covered by the king and ace. Bridge: Open Teams at Surfer?s Paradise Congress - Bridge 2012-03-11T22:16:21Z West led the heart ace against six diamonds doubled. Bridge: For a Top Player and Coach, Two Hall-of-Fame Addresses 2011-07-20T22:44:17Z South cashed his club ace, played a club to dummy’s king and ruffed the last diamond in his hand. Bridge: Double Squeeze Helps Win a World Team Title 2010-10-15T21:35:00Z Declarer might have won with dummy’s ace and tried the club finesse for his contract, but, somehow sensing that that would not have worked, Rosenberg won with his king and led the diamond eight. Bridge: An Irish Medal at the 1979 European Championships 2014-03-16T21:05:15Z Win the first trick in your hand with the heart ace, draw trumps, unblock the king-queen of diamonds, play a heart to dummy’s king and discard your club losers on the ace-jack of diamonds. Bridge: Don?t ?Wait?; Bid Positively 2010-03-04T01:01:00Z South ruffed and played a heart, but West took the trick with his ace and led the diamond jack, on which East pitched her last heart. Bridge: Norma Shelley Saratoga Regional 2013-06-21T22:35:30Z Then South played a club to dummy’s ace and cashed the king to confirm the bad break. Bridge: On the Hunt for an 11th Trick After the Clubs Break Badly 2011-01-02T22:37:15Z East won with his ace and shifted deceptively to the club queen, under which West played the revealing four, using standard signals. Bridge: Bridge — Goldman Pairs at Eastern States Regional 2012-05-30T22:14:19Z “Not if I wasn’t going to lead my ace.” Bridge: A Missed Uppercut Leads to a Bottom 2010-09-03T22:43:00Z And Mr. Zimmermann aced that cadenza, a true test of virtuosity. Review: The New York Philharmonic Offers Works by Modern Masters 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z Declarer could have played a club and escaped for down one even if East had the ace. Bridge: At the World Youth Congress, Lifelong Lessons for Players 2011-04-08T22:08:45Z Snoopy is in World War I flying ace mode, with aerial stunts to show off. Holiday Releases: Dinosaurs, Divas, Archers and Tie Fighters 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z South overtook dummy’s jack with his ace and cashed his other two top diamonds, discarding hearts from the dummy. Bridge: U.S. Victory at World Youth Open Championships 2013-08-28T21:55:38Z In the world of nonfiction, Bowden is an ace, a writer with guts and gusto. 'Worm': Inside the fight against Conficker virus 2011-10-19T23:16:04Z It doesn't have a happy ending, but it's got other assets, including bluegrass and an ace boogie-woogie. Ulster Bank Dublin theatre festival? review 2010-10-16T23:06:00Z Hitchcock shows an ace and a nine, losing the hand and about half her chips. A 70-year-old socialite’s unlikely journey from Park Avenue to the poker table 2017-04-24T04:00:00Z Mr. Brogan aced those, too, and a lifelong collaboration and friendship were forged. Jack Brogan, Quiet Force Behind Light and Space Artists, Dies at 92 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z South returned her club ten, covered by the jack, king and ace. Bridge: Deft Deductions at New England Knockout 2010-02-19T23:39:00Z North won in his hand, played a diamond to the queen and ace, cashed dummy’s top hearts and ruffed a heart. Bridge: Bridge — Buffett Cup in Omaha 2012-09-19T21:25:38Z Overall, the joyful mood in the old-line movie industry on Sunday could be summed up by an exchange in “Top Gun: Maverick” between Cruise’s weathered flying ace and a naysaying superior. ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Lands Triumphantly on Opening Weekend 2022-05-29T04:00:00Z I aced the alphabet portion of the exam, but walking the line — the minimum feat you need to accomplish to be considered sober – was next to impossible. “I blamed Adam Sandler for ruining my life” 2014-03-21T17:08:00Z Mila's is called an ace bandage, is likened to the color of hospital food and is disparaged for having crotch arrows. 2010-02-12T15:13:00Z Girls too young to be allowed to read or watch the dystopian “Hunger Games” have found inspiration in Princess Merida, the animated ace archer of the Pixar movie “Brave,” which was released last June 22. ‘Hunger Games’ Heroine Helps Make Archery Hip 2012-11-28T23:39:28Z At the other table West also led the club ace. Bridge: Bridge — Second World Mind Sports Games in Lille, France 2012-08-08T22:45:43Z It would have been more interesting if North had been the declarer, because early on he could have led a club toward his singleton king, hoping West would not play his ace. Bridge: Facing Off at the Pairs Championship in Croatia - Bridge 2011-08-31T21:46:14Z East won with his ace, but shifted to a club, so the contract made. Bridge: Netherlands Juniors Win Gold in Croatia - Bridge 2011-08-26T22:25:07Z Dormer, hoping hearts would break badly, led the club nine from dummy, which was covered by the queen, king and ace. Bridge: Albert Dormer at the World Senior Pairs in 1990 2014-05-11T21:27:58Z Trying to accommodate some bad breaks, he ruffed the heart lead, cashed his club ace, played a diamond to dummy’s ace and led a club toward his hand. Bridge: A Slam Winner in Toronto 2011-08-19T23:38:29Z A club ruff and the diamond ace to win the match. Bridge: Poland Triumphs at Spingold Knockout Teams 2013-08-14T21:32:18Z For all the cursing and sass the song demands, she treated it as just one more pretty melody to ace, and ace it she did. Music Review: Bright Melodies, Sometimes Offset by Dark Moods 2011-02-14T05:24:08Z East sped up the play by winning with his ace. Bridge: Bridge - Don?t Overlook Defense in Your Game 2011-09-30T21:44:02Z Since only 17 points were missing, the bidding and opening lead made it likely that East had the heart ace-queen and club ace. Bridge: Augie Boehm at Honors Bridge Club 2014-05-01T04:46:10Z After taking the club ace he shifted to his diamond three. Bridge: Americans Move On at World Championships - Bridge 2011-10-19T23:53:54Z I think I'm leaving behind an ace team – Hall, Pappano and Mason. The Royal Opera House: Welcome to the new people's palace 2011-03-06T00:16:48Z East won with the ace and, anticipating diamond ruffs in the dummy, played two rounds of trumps. Bridge: Jordan Chodorow and Karen Allison Play at Bridge Base Online 2014-04-18T22:19:27Z West led the heart six, second-highest from a weak suit, and East dropped the king under dummy’s ace to show his honor sequence. 2010-01-11T08:07:00Z Declarer won with dummy’s ace and ran the club suit. Bridge: Those Clubs? Maybe Not So Useless After All 2011-01-12T22:39:47Z When that held, he cashed the heart ace and gave his partner a heart ruff. Bridge: The Spring Foursomes in Stratford-upon-Avon 2014-05-09T22:17:24Z Most Radio 1 shows make me want to eat my own ears, but Switch is ace. Nick Grimshaw: Meet BBC's It-boy 2012-07-11T09:00:00Z However, East started the defense with the ace and another club, taking the contract quickly down one. Bridge: Open Teams at Surfer?s Paradise Congress - Bridge 2012-03-11T22:16:21Z The first thing you may notice about him as an artist is that he’s an ace storyteller, so good that you realize how rare that is. Kerry James Marshall’s Paintings Show What It Means to Be Black in America 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z So here, when he replied four no-trump, North thought his partner had one key card, the heart ace or king. Bridge: Bridge — Swedes Win in Open Teams at World Mind Games 2012-08-24T21:36:50Z He's as cocky as Renner's ace bomb defuser in the was, but otherwise the exact opposite — trigger happy, violent and careless. Review: Ben Affleck Goes to Town 2010-09-16T22:10:00Z Since South probably had to knock out both missing aces, there was a risk that East would establish and run his heart suit. Bridge: Winning a Title of Life Master but Not for Being 94 Years Old 2011-08-17T22:43:25Z He was known as an easy grader and I aced his course. Alex Haley Taught America About Race — and a Young Man How to Write 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z As he closed his eyes, I pulled out the ace of hearts and placed it near the end. Steal this album: What happens if no one pays for music? 2012-06-20T11:45:00Z Then she played the diamond ace and another diamond. Bridge: In Bridge, 14th World Youth Teams Championships 2012-08-03T23:14:06Z Declarer won with dummy’s ace and ran the heart queen, West taking the trick and now leading his club, covered by the nine, king and ace. Bridge: A Tie for Greater New York Player of the Year - Bridge 2012-01-07T01:25:47Z I went to Cambridge; it was ace, thanks. TV OD with Simon Munnery: Wonderland – Young, Bright And On The Right 2012-08-03T23:05:14Z Most famously, Snoopy imagined himself as a World War I flying ace battling the German Red Baron, while taking time to quaff root beers in a village cafe and woo the French waitress. Peanuts comic will come to life in French TV series 2014-12-25T05:00:00Z After a diamond to the ace, a diamond ruff, a heart ruff and a diamond ruff, dummy was high. Bridge: It May Seem Like a Sacrifice, but It Turns Into Much More 2010-12-19T22:10:26Z Declarer won with dummy’s king and cashed the ace, getting the bad news. Bridge: Winner Understood Opponent?s Psychology 2010-03-08T06:14:00Z Serena Williams with a flexed arm and clenched fist after serving an ace, roaring, “Come on!” Félix Auger-Aliassime Is Trying to Stay Calm 2019-08-24T04:00:00Z Declarer ruffed with his last trump and played a heart to the ace. Bridge: Lots of Bidding, and a Little Lost in Translation 2010-05-28T22:47:00Z North won with the ace and returned its remaining heart. Bridge: Semifinal at World Computer-Bridge Championship 2011-11-13T22:38:14Z West took his ace and returned a heart, South calling for dummy’s nine. Bridge: Reisinger Board-a-Match Teams Winners in Seattle - Bridge 2011-12-07T23:21:36Z West won with his ace and exited safely. Bridge: A Bridge Deal From the Long Island Fall Regional 2012-10-12T22:32:30Z West won with the jack and shifted to his club, but Gawrys took his ace and ran the heart queen. Bridge: At the Slava Cup in Moscow, Leading Issues Swing Points 2011-03-04T23:56:15Z Declarer, confident that was from an initial holding of at least five cards, led a diamond to his ace and played a diamond back to dummy’s king. Bridge: Slam Swing at a Qualifier for Grand National Teams 2014-02-19T21:49:15Z She cashed her ace-king, ruffed a diamond, played a heart to her ace, ruffed another diamond, ruffed a club in her hand, drew the missing trumps and claimed. Bridge: Summer North American Championships 2013-08-09T21:19:59Z In smaller turns, Brown is diverting as various eccentric and doddering figures, and Kramer aces his portrait of a Holocaust survivor’sson. Play inspired by rabbi and his fake torahs misses its mark 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z Declarer trumped in the dummy, cashed the diamond ace, ruffed a diamond in her hand, crossed to dummy with a trump and claimed, the diamonds being high. Bridge: Bridge — English Women Win at World Mind Sports Games 2012-08-26T21:59:03Z And here is the veggie burger’s ace in the hole. Beauty is in the mouth of the beholder: why veggie burgers deserve a chance 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z Then she cashed her heart ace, led a heart to dummy’s queen and played another trump, taking East’s ten with her queen. Bridge: Machlin Women’s Swiss Teams 2014-04-11T21:19:00Z West took his ace and persevered with another club. Bridge: Bridge - World Mind Sports Games in France 2012-09-30T21:19:58Z At Trick 3, Grue cashed dummy’s diamond ace, then continued with the diamond king, pitching a club. Bridge: Eyes on the Bermuda Bowl 2011-05-15T21:50:27Z If he does, East should not play his king, knowing declarer has the ace and queen. Bridge: Bridge — European Team Championships in Dublin 2012-06-29T23:29:16Z He was a star up there, maybe, but he sounded only as good as that cute guy from homeroom acing the community talent show. Alessia Cara sulked through the Jingle Ball and stole the show 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z East won with his ace, cashed the heart ace and continued with the heart queen. Bridge: Bridge Column 2011-09-07T22:30:13Z So when she aced an interview for a waitstaff position at the Spot, a sports bar in an Atlanta suburb, she broke into a dance in the parking lot. ‘I wanted to keep the morale up’: five pandemic dance videos that won the internet 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z Cultural tourism is about people and partnerships, good leaders and ace collaborators; without them, it’s just another short-lived marketing gimmick. Why cultural tourism is not a quick fix 2013-04-15T10:31:01Z After ruffing, the other South led a heart to dummy’s queen and played a heart back to his ace. Bridge: Bridge - Mitchell Open Board-a-Match Teams 2012-11-28T23:39:30Z Wellman suffers one marital mishap after another while setting his sights on becoming an ace director. ‘Wild Bill Wellman: Hollywood Rebel,’ by William Wellman Jr. 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z Reach for the Sky, the biopic of double amputee air ace Douglas Bader made a particular impact, as Gilbert profited from the burgeoning interest in heroic stories about the second world war. Spy Who Loved Me director Lewis Gilbert dies aged 97 2018-02-27T05:00:00Z South claimed the last two tricks with the queen and ace of hearts, but he was down four. Bridge: Routine Overcall Proves Unexpectedly Costly 2010-08-27T21:33:00Z Her rival flips over an ace and a jack. A 70-year-old socialite’s unlikely journey from Park Avenue to the poker table 2017-04-24T04:00:00Z Now knowing that West was 5-5 in the majors, South crossed to dummy’s diamond ace and led the club queen, which was covered by the king and ace. Bridge: In a Match of Quick Decisions, Deciding to Falsecard Early 2011-08-07T21:59:06Z South wins with dummy’s king and discards a diamond on the heart king to give this position: If South now leads either of dummy’s trumps, West wins and plays a diamond to his partner’s ace. 2010-01-21T08:30:00Z Declarer won with dummy’s ace and played on trumps, West taking the third round so that South had none left. Bridge: The World Youth Congress in Croatia - Bridge 2011-09-02T22:43:52Z Declarer played low from the dummy and captured East’s nine with his ace. Bridge: A Dandy Defensive Coup That Few Players Would Find 2011-05-27T21:46:59Z Declarer won with dummy’s ace, ran the heart nine, then played a club. Bridge: Unusual Results in a Rare Bridge Deal 2012-05-23T22:34:36Z If she had discarded the heart jack, South would have led a heart to her ace. Bridge: A Single Deal Proves Crucial as a Title Is Defended 2010-12-01T23:03:00Z Suitably fooled, declarer continued with a heart to dummy’s king and cashed the ace, East’s club discard being a shock. Bridge: When Covering Means Losing, Try Ducking 2011-01-14T23:59:45Z East took dummy’s club nine with his ace and shifted to the heart nine, showing zero or two higher cards. Bridge: Bridge ? Vanderbilt Knockout Teams at Spring Nationals 2012-04-06T21:45:19Z When everyone followed, he claimed, conceding one trick to the heart ace and stating that his diamond loser would be discarded on dummy’s third heart. Bridge: Yeh Brothers Cup in Yokohama, Japan 2013-04-24T21:22:33Z Meanwhile, her sister Nancy Wilson hammered that unmistakable galloping riff, with two other ace guitarists chugging along in unison like three well-oiled pistons powering Heart’s motoring classic, “Barracuda.” Review: Heart’s comeback roar echoes through Tacoma Dome during all-star Love Alive tour stop 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z He decided to delay his decision by cashing the heart ace, knowing his partner would discourage with a singleton diamond. Bridge: A False Card Played With Ease - Bridge 2011-10-06T18:44:09Z Given the singleton jack in the dummy and knowing South will be taking the trick with his ace, most Easts will give count, playing the six using normal signals. Bridge: Bridge - San Francisco Fall Nationals 2012-12-08T00:12:12Z East won with his ace and gave his partner a diamond ruff to defeat the contract. Bridge: Bridge: USA1 Team Chosen for 2011 Bermuda Bowl 2010-06-27T21:29:00Z South continued with the diamond ace and diamond queen, which East allowed to win. Bridge: Edgar Kaplan Winter Regional in Manhattan - Bridge 2012-01-11T22:51:22Z McLaren’s real talent is casting, and “Pistol” aces this part of the audition, too. Rock ’n’ Roll Swindles, Revisited 2022-05-30T04:00:00Z Or he could have led a low club to his partner’s king, received a heart ruff and cashed the diamond ace for down two. Bridge: Record-Breaking Play at Bridge Base Online 2014-02-12T22:57:36Z East won with his ace and was tempted to shift to his singleton club. Bridge: Russ Arnold?s Defense at Bermuda Bowl Semifinal - Bridge 2012-02-01T23:32:54Z Instead declarer decided to play on hearts, cashing his ace and playing a second round to dummy’s queen, which was the correct percentage play, gaining against a doubleton or tripleton jack with East. Bridge: Bridge — Jaime Ortiz-Patiño at the 1982 Bermuda Regional 2013-01-16T23:26:48Z East, knowing from the auction and play so far that declarer couldn’t have the ace, won with his queen, cashed the heart ace and played another heart to dummy’s jack. Bridge: Bridge at the District 3 Winter Regional 2014-01-31T22:50:05Z South played another trump, but East won with his king, cashed the diamond ace and gave his partner a diamond ruff for down one. 2010-01-21T08:30:00Z Though savaged by critics, with a lamentable 18% grade from the Rotten Tomatoes survey of movie reviewers, Just Go With It aced an A-minus from CinemaScore's poll of exiting moviegoers, and an A from women. Man-Boy Box Office Battle: Sandler Edges the Bieb 2011-02-14T01:00:00Z That’s thanks mostly to Jackson’s ace delivery—even though the actor himself insists he’s “not a funny guy at all.” These Are the 25 Best Minor Characters on 'Parks and Recreation' 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z This isn’t a wisecracking, tongue-in-cheek picture: Green wants us to believe in his Bogeyman, and Curtis is his ace card. ‘Halloween’ Review: Babysitters (and Jamie Lee Curtis) Beware! 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z But Mr. Burns has two aces up his sleeve in “The Dust Bowl.” Television Review: ‘The Dust Bowl,’ by Ken Burns, on PBS 2012-11-17T01:17:19Z East overtook with his ace, cashed his trump winners and played back the heart jack. Bridge: Awaiting Values Versus Sitting Back: A Precipitous Call 2013-06-30T21:53:41Z Declarer won West’s diamond switch with dummy’s ace, and aided by East’s opening bid, ran the club ten. Bridge: First Time Together Leads to a National Title 2010-08-06T21:48:00Z West took his ace, and eventually they got a club trick for down one. Bridge: Prelude to the Championships Aids Charity 2010-04-04T22:02:00Z Then declarer cashed dummy’s heart ace, discarding the diamond ten from her hand. Bridge: If Declarer Has a Secret, Keep It 2010-03-26T21:22:00Z But while Mr. Adkins shares a sense of gravity and an air of intractability with his new boss, he lacks the winking cheekiness and self-deprecation that have always been Mr. Keith’s aces in the hole. Critics? Choice: New CDs: Albums by Brian Wilson, John Mellencamp, Trace Adkins 2010-08-15T23:05:00Z Declarer had to overtake with dummy’s ace, hoping for a 2-2 split, and now went down three, losing four clubs, one diamond and two hearts. Bridge: Bridge — Gold Cup Semifinals and Final in England 2012-12-12T23:40:30Z He could have won with his heart ace and run the diamonds, or, more likely, put in his heart eight. Bridge: The Textbooks Were Right, Well, at Least This Time 2011-06-26T21:49:29Z Hoping that her partner, Carol Sanders, was short in the suit, Kennedy led the club ace. Bridge: Sportsmanship, and a Knack for Finding the Killing Lead 2011-07-15T22:31:16Z Here, declarer had to play an honor to save a trick, but he finessed his eight, perhaps thinking that North had a singleton ace. Bridge: The Trial to Select USA-1 Bermuda Team 2013-06-07T21:43:11Z East must overtake the king with his ace, unblocking the suit. Bridge: The Danger of a Little Learning 2011-07-08T22:57:51Z When people talk about Page, the Firm doesn’t really come up: He was Zeppelin’s guitar ace — end of story. Every note of Jimmy Page — before, during and after Led Zeppelin 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z Occasionally I would even slam the ball into the front wall or ace a serve, imagining myself a teenaged, female, racquetball-playing Rocky, the crowd roaring. The safety of my unrequited loves 2019-02-09T05:00:00Z However, West ruffed anyway and shifted to the diamond jack, establishing a trick in that suit before the heart ace was dislodged and resulting in down one. Bridge: Yeh Brothers Cup in Yokohama, Japan 2013-04-24T21:22:33Z But unwisely wishing to tap declarer, East took his ace and led another club, just as South wanted. Bridge: If You Know, but Shouldn?t, You Can?t Act on It 2010-04-10T00:23:00Z Campanile won with dummy’s ace and discarded a heart from her hand. Bridge: From the Venice Cup Trials, Subterfuge and a Big Swing 2011-06-15T21:45:42Z Declarer started well, winning with her ace and running the club nine. Bridge: An Opening Bid Helps Declarer Place the Cards 2011-06-17T23:01:37Z And if he took his ace and led back the five, West would surely win with her king and lead a third heart, expecting her son to trump it. Bridge: Aileen Osofsky, Bridge?s Goodwill Ambassador 2010-08-15T21:52:00Z "And you wouldn't want to deal with that, would you?" he said: a man laying down his ace. Winter Break 2010-12-04T00:05:00Z East, after ruffing, cashed his heart king and played another heart, West winning with his jack and leading the ace. Bridge: Deft Deductions at New England Knockout 2010-02-19T23:39:00Z West won with his ace and gave his partner a diamond ruff. Bridge: In Bridge, Second World Mind Sports Games in France 2012-08-17T22:39:22Z And his brother Victor is an ace figure skater, which his parents hope will be his ticket to a better life. A Charming, Poignant Middle-Grade Memoir of Soviet Russia 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z West won with his ace and switched to a club, but it was too late. Bridge: The Dutch Are Hosts and Winners of Bermuda Bowl - Bridge 2011-10-30T23:46:35Z After the given auction, West also started with the diamond ten to dummy’s ace. Bridge: Disappearing Act at the Gold Coast Congress 2014-03-07T23:14:02Z And if so, she would have the heart king and club ace. Bridge: Tubby Stayman Feted for Her Charity Work and Her Play 2014-02-16T22:10:09Z South won with dummy’s ace and cashed the king, getting the bad news when West pitched a club. Bridge: Bridge - Buffett Cup in Omaha 2012-09-23T22:00:01Z To celebrate Something in Construction's 100th release, here's an exclusive 18-track compilation for you to download, featuring the London label's best bands, plus artists it's not involved with but just thinks are ace. New music: Love SIC Disco compilation 2011-01-25T12:30:37Z Jeffery Deaver has written an ace thriller to keep readers guessing and gasping with his latest Lincoln Rhyme thriller, "The Kill Room." Deaver's latest is filled with twists and turns 2013-06-03T18:39:09Z After a heart to his jack, South ran the diamond jack, played a diamond to dummy’s ace and led a trump. Bridge: Open Teams at Surfer?s Paradise Congress - Bridge 2012-03-11T22:16:21Z West took the trick with his king and led his second diamond, won by East’s ace. Bridge: Tough Deals Aplenty at Grand Nationals in Atlanta 2013-08-04T21:25:28Z When Levine led a heart from the dummy, he saw the king appear and had the last two tricks with his heart ace and queen. Bridge: Putting On the Squeeze at the Honors Club 2010-09-26T21:25:00Z He has also aced every theatrical trick he’s torn from the ancient handbook, freshening the show, and the tricks, in the process. Review: ‘Once on This Island,’ Revived and Ravishing 2017-12-03T05:00:00Z West ruffed, cashed his club ace and gave his partner a club ruff. Bridge: Russ Arnold?s Defense at Bermuda Bowl Semifinal - Bridge 2012-02-01T23:32:54Z West returned a club, but declarer won in the dummy, ruffed the last club in his hand, overtook his remaining trump with dummy’s ace, cashed the diamond seven and claimed. Bridge: At the Long Island Fall Regional 2012-10-10T22:35:45Z But when he led a heart to his ace, East played the ten and West the deuce. Bridge: Jim Becker A/X Pairs at the Edgar Kaplan Winter Regional 2013-12-29T22:00:29Z If South had ruffed the second club, bringing down West’s ace, he would have made his contract. Bridge: Bridge - Reisinger Knockout Teams at Eastern States Regional 2012-06-01T22:02:04Z One running theme of the series is the guests’ vocal eagerness to humble themselves before Beyoncé and her empire; DJ Khaled tells an anecdote that doubles as an ace performance of cozy obeisance. Four Shows at the Center of a Golden Age of Hip-Hop Television 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z While Alonso de Santos is none too convincing when Segismundo turns wrathful or virtuous, the actor does ace moments of pathos, when the prince huddles twitchily in his jail cell, fidgeting with his chains. Review | In GALA’s ‘Life Is a Dream,’ freewheeling ideas but stiff storytelling 2019-09-15T04:00:00Z When dummy tabled with the king, Levine wondered why West had made the unusual lead of an unsupported ace. Bridge: After West Starts With an Ace, Declarer Ponders the Meaning 2010-12-08T23:48:00Z Declarer would have trumped in the dummy and led the club ten, but East would have covered with his jack to guarantee two trump tricks with his nine and ace. Bridge: Which Defense Is Better: To Shift or to Force a Ruff? 2011-02-11T22:44:29Z A visit from the famous World War I ace Eddie Rickenbacker gave Kenney the inspiration he needed to raise morale: He challenged his young aviators to beat Rickenbacker’s record of shooting down 26 enemy aircraft. The Heart-Stopping, Nerve-Shredding Race to Be America’s Deadliest Combat Pilot 2020-01-14T05:00:00Z If he had discarded a diamond, South would have played a diamond to dummy’s ace and won 12 tricks. Bridge: Bridge — Goldman Pairs at Eastern States Regional 2012-05-30T22:14:19Z Dummy’s club four was covered by the ten, jack and ace, so declarer claimed, conceding one more club trick. Bridge: A Tale of Two Eight-Card Fits, One Found, One Bypassed 2011-04-17T20:56:48Z And East did the best he could, winning with his ace and playing his low diamond. Bridge: Bridge - Second World Mind Sports Games in France 2012-08-19T21:23:34Z West led his fourth-highest heart, which declarer correctly won with dummy’s ace. Bridge: Edgar Kaplan Winter Regional in Manhattan - Bridge 2012-01-11T22:51:22Z Declarer played dummy’s nine and took East’s king with his ace. Bridge: Great Time for a Perfect Read 2011-06-19T22:22:25Z In the given auction North’s two-spade response promised at least an ace and a king, or three kings. Bridge: Bridge — World Youth Teams Championships in Taicang, China 2012-08-01T22:23:38Z Note that if West had led a low club, not the queen, South would have taken East’s king with his ace and cashed the diamond four, forcing West to discard the club seven. Bridge: Gaining an Edge With a Deschapelles Coup 2011-03-06T22:34:49Z Declarer took East’s jack with his ace and ran the club ten, West discarding a diamond. Bridge: Bridge - Nail Life Master Pairs 2012-11-25T22:23:43Z The American East won the first trick with his diamond ace and shifted to a trump. Bridge: The Dutch Are Hosts and Winners of Bermuda Bowl - Bridge 2011-10-30T23:46:35Z East took dummy’s queen with his king and cashed the club ace: nine, deuce, four. Bridge: Poland Triumphs at Spingold Knockout Teams 2013-08-14T21:32:18Z Carol led a heart to dummy’s king, played a heart back to her ace and claimed when West dropped the queen. Bridge: Bridge Players Tom and Carol Sanders 2012-08-31T21:58:58Z Moss, an ace weeper, cries a few rivers. Review ‘The Kitchen’: Three Caged Birds Go Wildly, Witlessly Free 2019-08-07T04:00:00Z Suppose East could have won with the club queen and continued with the heart ace. Bridge: To Avoid an Unwanted Shift, Leave Easy Outs 2010-04-30T20:31:00Z After South led a heart, East won with dummy’s king and cashed the heart ace, discarding his club king. Bridge: The Best of the Netherlands 2010-09-05T21:49:00Z Cashing the ace and continuing with the jack would have been successful when an opponent held nine-eight-doubleton. Bridge: Life Master Pairs and Edgar Kaplan Blue Ribbon Winners 2013-12-15T22:04:41Z West correctly won with his ace, but then understandably shifted to a heart, which conceded an overtrick. Bridge: Jeff Westheimer’s Imaginative Play at Bridge Semifinals 2014-02-05T22:35:50Z It's a great hack and the ace that every home cook needs up their sleeve: beer-crust pizza. A yeast-free hack for homemade pizza dough 2020-05-02T04:00:00Z South took East’s queen with his ace and played a low heart, West winning with his queen and leading another club. Bridge: The Von Zedtwitz Double Knockout - Bridge 2011-12-24T02:01:16Z Still, Thorn and Palughi ace the job of showing how the drug gradually affects their characters’ perceptions and mannerisms. 2015 Contemporary American Theater Festival sets the stage for rebellion 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z It is fun to trump your partner’s ace, especially when it is necessary. Bridge: A Master of the Squeeze Play Is Remembered 2011-01-09T23:19:33Z East won with his ace, dropping declarer’s king, and returned a diamond. Bridge: Keeping Count, Getting a Clue 2011-06-05T22:47:27Z The movie really comes alive when it is recreating the recording session for the song, showing how the ace studio keyboardist Paul Griffin transformed the tune with his energetic gospel-style piano. ‘The Day the Music Died’ Review: ‘American Pie,’ the Life of a Hit 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z Dummy had the heart ace, two diamonds and one club. Bridge: Surviving a 5-1 Trump Break at USA Trials 2013-07-21T22:21:04Z The music, featuring Mr. McCraven with ace collaborators like the guitarist Jeff Parker and the vibraphonist known as Justefan, suggests an organic yet state-of-the-art melding of modern jazz and hip-hop, without a speck of compromise. The Playlist: Jay Z Sips Lemonade and Adele Divides and Conquers 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z To defeat five clubs, West had to lead the diamond ace and another diamond. Bridge: Bridge — Netherlands Wins Yeh Brothers Cup 2013-04-26T23:41:44Z The movie is also, as is often the case in this genre, boosted by an ace cast. ‘Everybody’s Talking About Jamie’ Review: Drag Queen Dreams 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z Now if East could be kept off the lead, maybe West would not work out to cash his diamond ace. Bridge: Albert Dormer at the World Senior Pairs in 1990 2014-05-11T21:27:58Z West led the heart ace and continued with the heart jack. Bridge: Open Trials for the Bermuda Bowl 2013-06-14T21:08:24Z Christian Soto was an ace trumpeter in high school, raised in a family that delights in musical theater. Falling for the Lure of the Stage. The Backstage. 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z "No one looks back at having brought their kids up thinking, I aced that, I nailed that. I was a perfect parent," Blackwell said. "Breeders" feels your parenting pain and cusses right along with you 2020-03-29T04:00:00Z West led his diamond ace, then shifted to a club. Bridge: Winners of the Roth Open Swiss Teams 2013-08-16T21:35:44Z South took East’s diamond queen with her ace, played a club to dummy’s ace and drew four rounds of trumps, discarding four diamonds from her hand. Bridge: Unlikely Slam for Vanderbilt Bridge Club Founders 2010-06-16T22:20:00Z But “Fearless” has one great ace up its sleeve. Review: Netflix’s ‘Fearless’ Explores the World’s ‘Most Dangerous Sport’ 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z Neither West could resist trying to cash the club ace. Bridge: Summer North American Championships 2013-08-09T21:19:59Z If East led the diamond jack, South would win with her ace and could take the last two tricks in either hand. 2010-01-09T03:16:00Z Only 36 cards are used, six through ace. Overnighter: A Bit of Switzerland in Wisconsin 2011-09-09T18:55:00Z Since only 15 high-card points were missing and East had produced the club ace, West was now marked with all of the other honors. Bridge: Open Teams at Surfer?s Paradise Congress - Bridge 2012-03-11T22:16:21Z His earlier acting career foundered when he couldn’t ace auditions. Adam Horovitz, a Beastie Boy in Middle Age 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z The real ace, however, is his visceral evocation of Stalin himself. ‘One Night in Winter,’ by Simon Sebag Montefiore If you’ve ever seen “Chicago” when it’s completely flush with aces . . . wow. Review | How ‘Chicago’ became the musical for every American decade, for all time 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z So declarer won with dummy’s ace, holding himself to 11 tricks. Friday A/X Pairs at Edgar Kaplan Winter Regional 2014-01-01T21:46:52Z Now it was easy for declarer to lead a diamond to his ace and exit with his last heart. Bridge: Remembering Seymon Deutsch 2013-06-19T21:36:37Z When West continued with the diamond ace, it announced that he had started with ace-king-doubleton. Bridge: Bridge: USA1 Team Chosen for 2011 Bermuda Bowl 2010-06-27T21:29:00Z “No, thank you” is an ace, especially on a loop: Perspective | Carolyn Hax: The pounds came off and the pressure was put on 2018-03-25T04:00:00Z East took the king and led its club, South playing the queen and dummy winning with the ace. Bridge: Semifinal at World Computer-Bridge Championship 2011-11-13T22:38:14Z When South put in his queen, West won with his ace and returned the heart deuce, which marked him with an original holding of four hearts. Bridge: Bridge - Edgar Kaplan Winter Regional in Manhattan 2013-01-12T01:30:11Z Declarer played a low diamond to his jack and lost the trick to West’s ace. Bridge: Bridge at the District 3 Winter Regional 2014-01-31T22:50:05Z Moss won with dummy’s ace, played a heart to his ace and continued with a club to dummy’s eight! Bridge: Card-Reading Confidence From the Player of the Year 2011-01-26T23:56:01Z It was the last movie directed by the young Kubrick—the ace filmmaker who put emotions right on the surface and moved quickly through charged narratives. The Half-Century Anniversary of 'Dr. Strangelove' 2014-05-14T04:00:00Z Another, after drawing trumps and unblocking the ace-queen of hearts, discarded a club on the heart king, cashed the club ace and took a ruffing club finesse, going down one. Bridge: Bridge - World Youth Teams Championships in Taicang, China 2012-07-29T21:41:03Z South won with dummy’s ace and ran the heart queen. Bridge: In Bridge, a Deal From 0 to 5,000 Life Master Pairs 2012-10-06T00:17:18Z South shifted to a diamond, North winning with his ace. Bridge: An Underbid Works Badly, or So It Would Seem 2010-09-17T23:59:00Z He chose "Closer to the Edge," he sang with Sheryl Crow in rehearsal, and he aced the performance with his familiar bravura. 'American Idol': Who wants to win? 2011-05-05T05:12:42Z Now, when West took declarer’s king with his ace, he immediately returned a club for his partner to ruff. Bridge: Bridge - Cavendish Invitational Tournament in Monaco 2012-10-22T04:40:05Z When your opponent is holding all the aces, there's only one thing to do. Clip joint: football 2012-07-04T12:07:00Z She’s given a big solo ballad, “Opportunities,” sung at a fundraiser at the Guggenheim Museum — which looks like “a giant cinnamon roll” — and aces it. Review: Annie Is Surprisingly Sit-Throughable 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z West was confident that South’s two key cards were the diamond ace and heart king. Bridge: NEC Bridge Festival in Yokohama City 2014-02-28T23:21:48Z Six Easy Pieces: The president aces a jigsaw puzzle test. Style Invitational Week 1399: The lie-zy days of summer 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z Liv doesn’t want to find out, but she plays her ace. 'iZombie' recap: Blaine's World 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z Strangely, neither East nor West doubled, but they judged well because West led the heart ace instead of a diamond. Bridge: This Year?s King of Bridge Had Played Just 18 Months 2011-08-12T21:59:28Z Cheek, the declarer, won with dummy’s ace and led a heart to his queen, West taking his king and returning a heart to dummy’s ten. Bridge: In China, an Unfortunate Outcome From an Ill-Prepared Board 2011-04-29T22:13:59Z West took the third diamond, cashed his club ace, club queen and heart queen, then played a club to East’s jack for down one. Bridge: Italy?s Team Brings Home the Yeh Cup 2011-04-24T21:10:55Z South ruffed in the dummy, cashed the club ace and continued with a low club to East’s king. 2010-01-30T05:25:00Z Lee found the unfortunate lead of the diamond five, covered by the queen, king and ace. Bridge: Bridge - Donn and Lee Win Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs 2011-12-02T23:38:02Z But East cashed the club queen and club ace, then played a club to her partner’s king, and declarer discarded diamonds from the dummy. Bridge: District 3 Winter Regional Hosts Young Bridge Players 2012-01-27T22:11:54Z North used Roman Key Card Blackwood, learning that his partner had the heart ace. Bridge: From the Lederer Memorial, a Look at a Long-Card Oddity 2011-01-19T23:16:42Z She flips over the line of cards one by one revealing five of cups, ace of cups, eight of wands, the Emperor, two of cups, the World upside down, and three of pentacles upside down. Tarot helped me take advice from my mother 2022-03-06T05:00:00Z You should win with your ace, cash the club ace and play another club. Bridge: Argentines Take Lebhar Title Thanks to a Second-Day Surge 2010-03-15T04:57:00Z When Becky aced her first challenge at the staff meeting, a couple of people in my audience applauded her achievement, as if she'd just flattened the villain or won the big game. Morning Glory's Rachel McAdams: When Perky Makes Perfect 2010-11-19T14:15:00Z Instead, during his headlining slot at this festival, Mr. Wonder strutted and sermonized, pushing an ace band to the limits of composure, and urging an audience to act on its ideals. A Year of Concerts With Staying Power 2013-12-29T22:45:02Z At 16, while attending Tacoma's Stadium High School, this spunky daughter of a Mexican plumber dad and an ESL teacher mom aced her early auditions for TV's mega singing competition, "American Idol." Tacoma singer Vicci Martinez is a force on 'The Voice' 2011-06-14T00:48:04Z Most of the seven or eight finalists were men, she said, but it was Bettison-Varga who aced her job interview, striking the search committee of 10 museum trustees as the best candidate. Lori Bettison-Varga named new president of L.A. County's Natural History Museum 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z At Trick 2 she led her heart jack to tempt West to cover, but rose with dummy’s ace — perhaps the king would drop. Bridge: Remembering a Champion Who Had Great Table Presence 2011-06-01T22:43:17Z A couple of Easts did much better, ruffing at Trick 3 and cashing the diamond ace. Bridge: The Danger of a Little Learning 2011-07-08T22:57:51Z Perhaps it is bound to come within an ace of the romantic novelette. Upstairs Downstairs is back 2010-12-24T08:00:02Z South cashed the heart ace, ruffed a heart in her hand, drew West’s last trump and played a club toward dummy’s queen to escape for down two. Bridge: Open Swiss Teams at District 3 Winter Regional 2014-01-26T22:20:31Z Seattle native and "Jeopardy" ace Jennings, who won 74 consecutive games on the show, discusses his latest book, "Maphead" and hosts a live trivia context. 31 best bets at Bumbershoot 2012 — plus ticket info 2012-08-30T19:01:05Z Here, two modern-day aces take to the skies in original aircraft to discover what fighting was like in a biplane. Aida 2010-06-04T05:45:00Z That night in May would be the first time in a year the ace guitarist had played with his 200 Trio. What it’s like going to shows as live music slowly comes back in Seattle 2021-05-13T04:00:00Z The highly touted session guitar ace was once again a man without a band. How Led Zeppelin came to be 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z But when West covered with the queen, South took the trick with dummy’s ace and played on diamonds. Bridge: Success at the Swiss Open Teams on Long Island 2010-05-02T21:03:00Z As bleak of a goal as that might be for a pop album of this magnitude, tah-dah, she aces it. Review | It’s Taylor Swift’s world. The rest of us just go insane in it. 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z She certainly never wrote essays about my precociousness in turning books the right way up, and how I aced the APGARs. Motherlode Blog: The 13-Page Preschool Application 2014-02-11T20:37:14Z If Paulissen had pitched a diamond and West had shifted to a trump, declarer would have won with dummy’s king, played a heart to his ace and taken the last trick with his club ten. Bridge: Cavendish Craftiness 2011-05-08T22:11:16Z One student after another aced an unaccompanied work or an extended solo passage from a concerto. The National Youth Orchestra’s Moment in the Sun 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z Perry isn’t the only person involved in the case with investigative aces up his sleeve. ‘Perry Mason’ Season 2, Episode 6 Recap: The Smoking Gun 2023-04-10T04:00:00Z East led the club jack, West taking the trick and continuing with the club ace. Bridge: Bridge — English Women Win at World Mind Sports Games 2012-08-26T21:59:03Z South intended five hearts to play, but North thought it indicated two aces and a maximum. Bridge: Bridge: A Suit Break Affects the Odds 2011-10-08T00:59:33Z West continued with a low club to the jack and ace. Bridge: Bridge ? Memorable Play by the Champion Lea du Pont 2012-04-11T22:21:13Z Welland ruffed his high heart eight with dummy’s club ace, drew trumps and claimed plus 2,140. Bridge: For 7-Level Contract in Russia, 7 Trumps Prove Sufficient 2010-02-27T01:00:00Z North got the defense off to a good start by leading his fourth-highest diamond, but South erred by not taking his ace. Bridge: With Sharp Declarer Play, England Wins the Junior Camrose 2011-03-02T21:57:07Z And it’s no coincidence that the band, stocked with aces like the saxophonists Loren Stillman and Tony Malaby, sets up shop in the run-up to Election Day, with sets through Sunday. 10 Things to Do Now in NYC 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z East rose with his ace and shifted to a club. Bridge: Defending a Spingold Knockout Title in Philadelphia 2013-07-31T21:21:46Z He was also responsible for the handsome furniture in the Victoria and Albert Museum's cafe, once described as "an ace caff with quite a nice museum attached". Ronald Carter 2013-05-30T14:09:38Z Declarer won with dummy’s king, led a diamond to his king and played a diamond to the jack and ace. Bridge: Bridge - Nail Life Master Pairs 2012-11-25T22:23:43Z For reference, Cersei is about as much the favorite as an ace pitcher would be against the worst team in baseball. Who’s most likely to be sitting atop the Iron Throne at end of “Game of Thrones” season 7? 2017-07-15T04:00:00Z The ace and king rated to be split between the opponents, because if West had both, he surely would have cashed one at Trick 2. Bridge: Bridge - Don?t Overlook Defense in Your Game 2011-09-30T21:44:02Z Declarer took East’s jack with the ace and played a club. Bridge: Sometimes, a Delayed Decision Yields Rewards 2011-04-22T22:23:13Z Will he be able to defeat the evil Vulture and still ace his finals? Familiar faces turn up in summer kids movies 2017-05-09T04:00:00Z South took the trick with dummy’s ace and played back a club. Bridge: Bridge - SportAccord World Mind Games in Beijing 2012-12-26T23:11:12Z Believing him, declarer played dummy’s ten and took East’s king with his ace. Bridge: Bridge —_ Final Qualifying Flight A Tournament for District 24 2012-10-27T02:20:10Z East tried to cash the club ace, but South ruffed. Bridge: Bridge Column 2011-09-07T22:30:13Z Their opponents bid to a small slam, which Lightner doubled, holding a void in his right-hand opponent’s side suit and an ace. Bridge: Hall of Fame to Honor Four Players 2013-07-28T20:42:10Z Declarer trumped and played the club eight, which lost to West’s ace. Bridge: English Team Wins the Junior Camrose 2014-03-09T21:26:41Z Capturing the outdated showbiz lingo of graying musicians, he says in a mock-Dean Martin style, “He’s all jacks and no aces.” Comedy: Gay Male Comics Await the Spotlight 2012-08-15T14:06:57Z "Playable as long as you overlook the fact that it's missing an ace or two," she wrote. What's new on Netflix in May, from a bumbling "Space Force" to a flower reality competition show 2020-05-02T04:00:00Z North took West’s king with his ace and ran clubs, everyone discarding diamonds. Friday A/X Pairs at Edgar Kaplan Winter Regional 2014-01-01T21:46:52Z Declarer won and ducked another heart to East, who continued with a diamond to South’s ace. Bridge: To Avoid an Unwanted Shift, Leave Easy Outs 2010-04-30T20:31:00Z Trabocchi stocked his latest restaurant with some of the most charming servers in the city, and recently added an ace sommelier to the equation. Fiola Mare brings the Adriatic to Georgetown Stuart is an ace guitarist, an inventive acoustic player steeped in country-blues. Earle and Stuart display seamless synchronicity 2011-06-06T21:02:38Z Also, West probably had an ace, but was it in clubs or diamonds? Bridge: Prelude to the Championships Aids Charity 2010-04-04T22:02:00Z When East discarded, declarer won with South’s ace, cashed the heart ace and tried to take the heart king. Bridge: Cardplay From the Hua Yuan Cup - Bridge 2011-09-17T00:36:39Z Here is a fishing report from the Potholes Reservoir for our ace kayak angler Brad Hole of Ballard: Kayak anglers find good action at Potholes Reservoir for mix of walleye, perch and bass 2014-11-02T04:00:00Z East won with his ace and led the diamond king. Bridge: Lots of Bidding, and a Little Lost in Translation 2010-05-28T22:47:00Z After winning the first trick with the club ace, declarer cashed his diamond ace and heart ace, then led the heart queen and discarded a club from the dummy. Bridge: Tricky Road to Flight B Title at Spring Nationals 2010-03-31T22:56:00Z She led a diamond to dummy’s queen, ran the club jack and played a diamond to the jack, king and ace. Bridge: Numerous Titles Are Awarded at World Championships 2010-10-17T22:35:00Z But East won with his queen, and West scored his heart ace for down one. Bridge: English Team Wins the Junior Camrose 2014-03-09T21:26:41Z The play went: diamond ruff, heart to the ace, diamond ruff and heart ruff for down one. Bridge: World Youth Congress Semifinal Draw - Bridge 2011-08-24T22:09:04Z Declarer ruffed in the dummy, cashed the diamond ace, ruffed a diamond in his hand and led a trump. Bridge: The Best of the Netherlands 2010-09-05T21:49:00Z Now, though, East won with his ten, cashed the club ace and exited with his low heart, leaving declarer with no chance. Bridge: One Deal That Led to the USA-1 Bermuda Bowl Team 2013-06-16T21:20:35Z But East produced the king, and along with the two black-suit aces, that was down one. Bridge: One Board, Two Big Swings 2010-03-21T21:38:00Z He is just ace on Modern Family, which is, itself, ace. Live blog: The Golden Globes ? live! 2011-01-17T00:25:41Z South showed his three aces, but when North asked for kings, South denied one, being nervous with such a balanced hand. Bridge: Inspired Play From an Award-Worthy Career 2011-07-17T21:28:44Z I hoped West had been squeezed and went up with my diamond ace. Bridge: Two Missed Opportunities for a Mentor in Cyberspace 2010-08-25T22:18:00Z Would he have asked a white woman, as he asks Kendra, whether her son, despite acing A.P. physics at an elite private school, has gold teeth? Review: ‘American Son’ Puts Kerry Washington in a Maternal Nightmare 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z Now East won with her king and switched to the heart jack, West taking dummy’s king with her ace and giving her partner a club ruff for down one. Bridge: From the Venice Cup Trials, Subterfuge and a Big Swing 2011-06-15T21:45:42Z The contract was seven diamonds doubled, and Hamman held two aces. Bridge: In Dallas, Echoes of an Olympiad 2014-04-02T22:16:26Z West led a low heart, the ten bringing out East’s ace. Bridge: Bridge - Fall Nationals in San Francisco 2012-12-09T22:15:23Z If dummy has a king-jack holding on your left, and you hold the ace, it is almost always right to play low in tempo when declarer leads the suit. Bridge: English Team Wins the Junior Camrose 2014-03-09T21:26:41Z Declarer continued with the club king, West winning with his ace and leading a third diamond. Bridge: Report From the Zhejiang Huamen Cup - Bridge 2011-09-29T00:29:50Z West led the club ace, then switched to the heart king. Bridge: Bridge — English Women Win at World Mind Sports Games 2012-08-26T21:59:03Z If South had crossed to dummy’s diamond ace and played a club to his eight, he would have won two overtricks. Bridge: Adam Kaplan?s Play at the Bermuda Regional - Bridge 2012-02-08T22:57:22Z If West had led the heart ace, the contract could have been defeated. Bridge: A Missed Uppercut Leads to a Bottom 2010-09-03T22:43:00Z He aced the dopey ruffle, reducing its movement to a flutter on a lean silhouette. Fashion Review: At Givenchy, Coming Up for Air, and Taking a Step Forward 2012-10-02T00:26:10Z She’s the girl who aces all her classes, wears the Harvard sweatshirt and flings herself into every extracurricular activity imaginable, from volunteering at fund-raisers to joining the cross-country team. Her Book Is About Belonging. She’s Struggling With the Idea. 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z He played a diamond to his king, cashed the club king, led a diamond to dummy’s ace and ruffed a diamond to establish dummy’s seven. Bridge: English Team Wins the Junior Camrose 2014-03-09T21:26:41Z South took East’s queen with his ace and played three more rounds of the suit, discarding all of dummy’s hearts. Bridge: Bridge — District 3 Winter Regional in Rye Brook, N.Y. 2013-01-26T00:22:22Z We felt like it would be better for the fans' sake if it was an ace in the hole. Twenty years later, Backstreet Boys still 'got it goin' on' 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z They started on the right track when South led the heart ace, then cashed his two top trumps. Bridge: Americans Win at Europe Open 2011-06-29T22:02:03Z After winning with dummy’s club ace, declarer tried to cash the heart ace. Bridge: Bridge - Surprising Disparity at the Spring Nationals 2012-04-08T22:06:51Z Planting us firmly on the edge of our seats for both style and sustenance, you get the feeling she'll ace it in both categories. How The Great British Bake Off's Mary Berry is cooking up a fashion storm 2012-09-30T19:30:02Z West was marked with the diamond ace from the bidding and play. Bridge: Bridge - Italian Clubs Championships in Salsomaggiore 2012-10-28T21:35:21Z After some time to regroup, South continued with his heart ten, covered by the king and ace. Bridge: A Choice From Many Potential Lines of Play 2011-10-14T23:02:18Z “I always operate with a fair amount of self-loathing when I’m performing. The minute I think, ‘You’re killing, Neil, you are aces,’ it’s when I misspeak or stammer or get something wrong. Neil Patrick Harris Prepares for ‘Hedwig and the Angry Inch’ 2014-02-19T13:00:18Z However, if the queen loses to East’s ace on the first round, you should run the nine next unless West covers with the ten or jack. Bridge: Bridge: An Opening Lead Is Steered by the Bidding 2011-10-09T22:17:57Z Now South took her club ace and ran the club jack to East’s queen. Bridge: SportAccord World Mind Games — Bridge 2012-12-20T00:02:10Z But South preferred to play a heart to his ace and lead a club to dummy’s king. Bridge: After a Losing Spade Lead, His Trumps Come to the Rescue 2010-09-24T22:59:00Z At Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola on Tuesday, the first of two nights of performances, he unpacked this music with an assortment of aces whom he calls the Joel Harrison 19. Music Review: The Joel Harrison 19, a Big Band, at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola 2013-07-17T20:24:01Z And I think basically he loved that he was not thought of in any way except powerfully — and that, of course, was one of his aces.” Ronald A. Wilford, Manager of Classical Stars, Is Given a Starry Sendoff 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z Well, West led the heart ace, and East played an unclear five. Bridge: A Gem From the Nationals Features an Odd Trump Trick 2010-12-12T22:01:00Z After East’s nine forced out South’s ace, declarer ran her club tricks, West discarding the diamond seven. Bridge: 5th International Bridge Festival in Madeira 2012-11-09T23:29:16Z Pilshchykov is the man behind the urban legend of the Ghost of Kyiv, an ace pilot alleged to have shot down six planes within the first 30 hours of the war. Sean Penn's "Superpower" renews Zelenskyy's relationship with Hollywood to sell the politics of war 2023-09-19T04:00:00Z East won with his ace, which saved South a guess, and tried to give his partner a diamond ruff. Bridge: Summer North American Championships Advance 2010-07-25T20:21:00Z When West returned a diamond to dummy’s ace, declarer cashed dummy’s club king to give this position: Now South played a club to her ace. Bridge: Defenders Put on a Clinic in the Science of Unblocking 2010-12-31T22:54:57Z When declarer took the trick with dummy’s club ace and played a trump, West won with his ten and led his last trump, East carefully discarding a club. Bridge: Sometimes a Penalty Double May Make an Average a Top 2010-03-13T00:51:00Z The two declarers, Bill Haughie from Australia and Arnold Fisher from U.S.A.-1, played a club to dummy’s king, East winning with his ace. Bridge: Americans Move On at World Championships - Bridge 2011-10-19T23:53:54Z When East shifted to a club, declarer won with his now-singleton ace, played a heart to dummy’s ten, took the diamond finesse twice and had nine tricks: four hearts, four diamonds and one club. Bridge: Houston Lone Star Regional?s Bracketed Teams - Bridge 2012-02-05T22:12:20Z West led the heart ace and continued with a second heart. Bridge: Bridge: Cavendish Invitational Tournament in Monaco 2012-10-14T21:23:29Z Since she had the diamond ace and dummy the queen-jack, East had to have the king. Bridge: Reading a Suit-Preference Signal, Missing Another - Bridge 2012-01-15T22:39:46Z Also faked, but considerably more lame, are a few staged meetings in Boeing conference rooms, where Carriker, a former Navy flying ace, pretends to discuss key decisions in the Dreamliner's development. 'Legends of Flight': Documentary on Boeing's 787 Dreamliner soars 2010-06-17T20:18:00Z South won with his ace, played a heart to dummy’s king, cashed the two high diamonds and club ace, then led a club toward his king-jack. Bridge: A Championship Is Up for Grabs in Croatia 2011-08-21T21:31:49Z You must be willing to bid six even if an ace is missing. Bridge: What?s the Better Fit? The 4-4 vs. the 5-3 2011-02-20T21:47:32Z Greenberg won with dummy’s ace, drew trumps ending in the dummy and discarded her heart loser on the diamond ace. Bridge: Hall of Fame to Honor Four Players 2013-07-28T20:42:10Z Now, West could have taken his aces for down one. Bridge: Record-Breaking Play at Bridge Base Online 2014-02-12T22:57:36Z The defenders took the next five tricks with the diamond ace, a club to the jack, a heart ruff by East, a club to the queen and the club ace. Bridge: Bonnie Gellas and Zuofan Li Win a Pro-Am 2012-02-17T23:51:04Z Declarer won the first trick with his diamond ace and ruffed a diamond in the dummy. Bridge: Augie Boehm at Honors Bridge Club 2014-05-01T04:46:10Z West won with his ace and led the heart king. Bridge: Titles Decided at Spring North American Championships 2014-03-26T21:32:42Z This was a definite underbid with four aces and a five-card suit. Bridge: Board-a-Match Teams at World Youth Open 2013-09-01T21:22:35Z West led the club ace, then shifted to the diamond king, for down two. Bridge: Europe and the United States Battle on Six Fronts in Wales 2010-09-16T04:30:00Z She’s a brilliant sleuth and an ace shot, yet struggles to get respect at work, where she shows up driving a car whose seats are littered with Legos and Cheddar Bunnies. Review: The Mysteries of Laura Has It All. All Wrong. 2014-09-15T04:00:00Z South took East’s jack with his ace and led the club ten. Bridge: Albert Dormer at the World Senior Pairs in 1990 2014-05-11T21:27:58Z In his first three features — Thank You for Smoking, Juno and Up in the Air — Reitman proved himself an ace at serious observational comedy. Review: Men, Women & Children Shows How Sexting Is Ruining America 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z Declarer discarded his low club on dummy’s ace, led a club to his hand, cashed the diamond nine and claimed. Bridge: An Irish Medal at the 1979 European Championships 2014-03-16T21:05:15Z But when West played low, South called for dummy’s ace and dropped the king. Bridge: At Goldman Pairs, Revealing Bid Gives Away King - Bridge 2012-01-01T21:03:16Z Mr. Blake’s other ace is his falsetto range, which he uses for easily 70 percent of his singing. Review: ‘The Colour in Anything’ Mourns Lost Connections 2016-05-08T04:00:00Z When East exited with a trump to dummy’s ace, declarer could take only four hearts and one club for down three. Bridge: Semifinal at World Computer-Bridge Championship 2011-11-13T22:38:14Z South won with his king, played a diamond to dummy’s ace and forced out the club ace. Bridge: In Narrow Win, Perfect Timing 2010-04-16T23:51:00Z Wendy goes out on an ethical limb to protect Maria: Her $250,000 is as much an investment in another woman’s place on Wall Street as it is a smart gamble with an ace trader. ‘Billions’ Season 1, Episode 3: The Women of Wall Street 2016-01-31T05:00:00Z The show turned to its own ace in the hole, Billie Joe Armstrong, the lead singer of the band Green Day whose music is the basis of the rock opera. Delving Into the Broadway Playbook to Stay Open 2011-01-04T23:43:54Z East led the club jack, so North overtook dummy’s king with his ace, cashed the club queen and ran the hearts for nine tricks. Bridge: Overtaking With the Ace, or Overthinking? 2011-06-22T22:52:21Z Over and over again, I dealt out those piles from one to seven, then tried to get them to stack up on top of aces in the proper order and suit. The joy of solitaire – on your table, not your computer screen 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z Last night she aced just about every test that the big Idol stage threw at her. If 'American Idol' can produce a Crystal, maybe it's still got wings 2010-05-26T17:46:00Z After winning with dummy’s six, South ruffed the club nine with his diamond king, but West overruffed with the ace and led his ten to pin declarer’s nine. Bridge: After a Losing Spade Lead, His Trumps Come to the Rescue 2010-09-24T22:59:00Z West would have had to hold up her ace for two rounds to stop a second overtrick. Bridge: The Textbooks Were Right, Well, at Least This Time 2011-06-26T21:49:29Z “Our history is our ace in the hole,” Mr. Duffy said. Television: ‘Dallas,’ With Larry Hagman’s J. R. Ewing, Returns 2012-06-07T15:15:53Z Musicals are exceedingly difficult; they not only have to ace all their disparate elements but also shuffle them perfectly. Best Theater of 2022 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z West took his bare ace and continued with the diamond queen. Bridge: Disappearing Act at the Gold Coast Congress 2014-03-07T23:14:02Z If nothing else, Mr. Evans was an ace at personal mythmaking. Robert Evans, a Maverick Producer of Hollywood Classics, Dies at 89 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z Fooled by this play, declarer now led a heart to his ace and cashed the heart king, after which Morse had to get two trump tricks with his queen and eight. Bridge: At the Jacoby, Some Trickery Helps Out the Winners 2011-04-03T21:24:53Z East took the ace and shifted to his club. Bridge: The Truscott Board-a-Match Teams - Bridge 2013-01-05T00:50:08Z South still had the diamond ace to come for down four. Bridge: The Trial to Select USA-1 Bermuda Team 2013-06-07T21:43:11Z Sure, life after the fact would be ace, but getting there involved a general anaesthetic, scalpels and a healing process fraught with potential complications. The gift of a lifetime: how trans 'top surgery' changed my life 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z East won with his ace, cashed the heart seven and led a diamond, leaving declarer with no chance. Bridge: Leading Your Weakest Suit Can Distract Your Opponent 2012-01-18T23:51:07Z There’s at least one blurt of heartfelt wisdom on this album, and it arrives over a gravity-averse beat crafted by the ace producer Pi’erre Bourne on a song called “Slide Around.” Review | Did Chance the Rapper get boring? Or did we just get bored? 2019-07-30T04:00:00Z East took dummy’s king with her ace and cashed the heart ace, West discouraging. Bridge: Winners at Fall Nationals in Seattle - Bridge 2011-11-30T23:45:40Z When Versace opted not to play his ace, Gawrys took 11 top tricks and gained 3 imps. Bridge: At the Slava Cup in Moscow, Leading Issues Swing Points 2011-03-04T23:56:15Z South won with his club jack, played a diamond to dummy’s ace and ran the heart queen. Bridge: Silodor Open Pairs at the Spring Nationals 2014-04-16T21:30:13Z The declarers played a heart to their ace. Bridge: Bridge - 14th World Youth Teams Championships Finals 2012-08-05T22:02:51Z By now I was an ace at driving on the left. Lost in Ireland 2010-10-22T21:19:00Z By spending 35 million euros and working closely with the inspectors of the Belle Arti, the body charged with preserving Italy's cultural heritage, Timbers Resorts pretty much admirably aced it. | A New Super Tuscan 2012-12-07T19:04:22Z South took the trick with the ace, cashed three rounds of hearts ending in the dummy and ran the diamond jack to West’s queen. Bridge: Computer Programs Can Be Useful in Learning - Bridge 2011-11-18T23:42:52Z South ruffed, drew trumps and conceded a trick to the club ace. Bridge: Grand National Teams Title Decided in New Orleans 2010-07-28T22:09:00Z But the show passes the “Falling Slowly” test twice, acing that simmering, Oscar-winning song — and the rest of the score — with the lush strumming and fiddling that easily make the night worthwhile. Review | The musical ‘Once’ sounds fit as a fiddle at Olney Theatre 2019-02-12T05:00:00Z “Solo” takes audiences back to the youth of the smuggler, ace pilot and charming scoundrel, Han Solo, played by Harrison Ford in the original 1977 “Star Wars” movie. 'Solo: A Star Wars Movie' to get world premiere at Cannes festival 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z South won with his ace and led his second club. Bridge: Bridge ? Vanderbilt Knockout Teams at Spring Nationals 2012-04-06T21:45:19Z And South, hoping his partner had two aces, leapt to six diamonds. Bridge: A Bridge Deal With Lindsey Weinger 2014-02-14T22:30:03Z South cashed his diamond ace and club queen, then played a club to dummy’s jack. Bridge: Bridge: Cavendish Invitational Tournament in Monaco 2012-10-14T21:23:29Z West went in with her ace, cashed the heart jack and played another heart. Bridge: A Misreading Benefits a Defender 2011-12-21T22:05:19Z Here is advice from five experts on how to get your home ready to ace holiday hospitality. Company’s coming: Is your house hospitality-ready? Bliden aces Stephen’s tetchiness and arrogance, adding a dash of youthful bluster for good measure. Piano lessons with a side of philosophical sparring 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z Five kids who aced it were randomly picked to win a prize and tickets to an Imagination Stage show in Bethesda, Maryland. Headed to Great Falls, or even Great Britain? We want to come with you! 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z Declarer trumped in dummy, ruffed a club in his hand, played a trump to dummy’s ace and led the club king. Bridge: Bridge - Reisinger Knockout Teams at Eastern States Regional 2012-06-01T22:02:04Z So after ruffing the opening lead in the dummy, declarer cashed the diamond ace, happy to see the jack drop from West. Bridge: Women’s and Senior Trials Begin in Orlando 2013-07-12T21:37:44Z West won with his jack and led another heart, ducked to declarer’s ace. Bridge: U.S. Has Strong Teams at World Bridge Championships in Bali 2013-09-15T21:42:48Z As a consequence West would have done best to lead the heart ace, but if East had had the queen-jack of hearts and South the king, this would not have worked so well. Bridge: In Missouri, Card Playing for a Good Cause 2010-09-01T22:25:00Z East won with the ace and gave his partner a diamond ruff. Bridge: Finals for U.S. World Youth Teams 2014-01-19T22:53:28Z South won with her ace and shifted to diamonds. Bridge: Sometimes a Good Defense Saves the Game 2011-03-25T23:25:42Z But West did not know his partner held the heart ace. Bridge: Europe and the United States Battle on Six Fronts in Wales 2010-09-16T04:30:00Z West took her ace, gave her partner a diamond ruff, got back on lead with the heart king and gave East another ruff. Bridge: Sometimes a Good Defense Saves the Game 2011-03-25T23:25:42Z South drew the missing trump, played a club to his ace and cashed two diamonds to make his contract. Bridge: Celebrating With a Slam 2012-02-10T23:48:13Z She aces it here, and I think it's because she's working with a child actor. The Other Woman: Natalie Portman's Best Performance 2011-02-04T00:05:00Z It all came together when ace session drummer Jim Keltner began playing a driving beat at Harrison's Friar Park home studio. How George Harrison made his last number 1 hit, "Got My Mind Set On You" 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z Every aced quiz, every spelling bee prize, every science fair trophy is confirmation that the decision to leave India was correct, while failure of any kind throws the family’s entire sacrifice into doubt. Review | Sanjena Sathian’s ‘Gold Diggers’ is a witty social satire with a dash of magic 2021-04-05T04:00:00Z Now, though, South cashed his heart ace, dropping West’s queen. Bridge: Michael Seamon and Alan Osofsky Win a Tournament 2012-02-24T23:52:29Z If he had continued with the ace and another heart, he could have defeated the contract. Bridge: Remembering Seymon Deutsch 2013-06-19T21:36:37Z And if he does not pull trumps, he loses two aces and a club ruff. Bridge: As the Championships Begin, Revisiting a 2009 Highlight 2010-03-11T05:32:00Z With Ms. Minaj out of the way, and on decidedly unflashy terms, it quickly became clear that Hot 97 had played its ace early: no real help was on the way. Critic’s Notebook: A Summer Jam, Proudly Local Yet Less Sure of Its Place 2013-06-03T16:20:54Z Declarer took the trick with dummy’s ace and played a club. Bridge: Titles Decided at Spring North American Championships 2014-03-26T21:32:42Z Then South took two heart winners and could have cashed the diamond ace for down two. Bridge: Photo Finish in the Spingold at Summer Nationals 2010-08-01T21:55:00Z SAT Celebration of Heroes banquet and reception honoring American fighter pilot aces of World War II, the Korean War and Vietnam War, 6 p.m. Community calendar: festivals, fairs and more 2013-09-12T04:01:08Z West led the diamond ace and continued with a low diamond, East ruffing and shifting to the heart six. Bridge: Who Was First Sponsor to Win World Team Title? 2010-08-22T22:01:00Z South won with his ace, drew two rounds of trumps and tried to run dummy’s diamonds, but West ruffed the third round and cashed the club king for down one. Bridge: In Toronto, an Artful Bid Helps to Secure a Trophy 2011-08-14T21:26:57Z East cashed two tricks in the suit and the diamond ace for down one. Bridge: The Key Was Getting West to Hold Tight to That King 2010-12-22T22:13:38Z South ruffed, cashed the heart ace and led the heart jack. Bridge: Keeping Count, Getting a Clue 2011-06-05T22:47:27Z Few actors are as qualified to deliver such precisely indefinite speech as Mr. Cera, a veteran of the ace 2014 Broadway revival of “This Is Our Youth.” Review: Chris Evans and Michael Cera Tell Lies to Live by in ‘Lobby Hero’ 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z Suppose South played a diamond to dummy’s ace and continued with the diamond queen, East covering with the king. Bridge: Bridge: Labor Day Regional in Atlanta 2012-09-26T22:29:14Z West also led the heart ace, East playing his ten as a suit-preference signal for diamonds. 2010-01-21T08:30:00Z South won, cashed his diamond ace and led another diamond to West’s king. Bridge: Martin Fleisher Is Bridge League’s Player of the Year 2013-12-18T22:36:47Z Each West led the diamond ace and continued with a second diamond to East’s king. Bridge: Bridge: Cavendish Invitational Tournament in Monaco 2012-10-17T22:25:38Z Instead he led a low heart to East’s ace. Bridge: Bridge - Spingold Knockout Teams at Summer Nationals 2012-07-22T22:09:22Z South won and played a high club, but West won with his ace and led his second trump. Bridge: Prevailing at the Vanderbilt Knockout Teams 2014-03-30T20:59:05Z He was originally planning to play low to his ace, followed by a finesse of dummy’s jack. Bridge: Jim Becker A/X Pairs at the Edgar Kaplan Winter Regional 2013-12-29T22:00:29Z In other words, don’t expect Mr. Jay to explain where that ball, coin or block of ice went, or to reveal how those aces materialized from a deck of shuffled cards. Movie Review: ‘Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay’ 2013-04-17T20:40:36Z South cashed her heart ace, then played her last diamond. Bridge: Bridge Play at the Second World Mind Sports Games 2012-08-15T22:45:00Z South called for dummy’s club ace, played a diamond to his king and cashed the diamond ace. Bridge: Bob Mosher and the Mosher Over No-Trump Method 2010-04-25T22:07:00Z When the finesse won, he cashed the club ace and claimed. Bridge: A Well-Executed Finesse, but Was It Worthy of a Prize? 2011-01-23T23:29:03Z Since he had a heart entry to the dummy to gain access to the top clubs, South won with his diamond ace and cashed his two top trumps. Bridge: The Spring Foursomes in Stratford-upon-Avon 2014-05-09T22:17:24Z After West won with her ace, she cashed her heart winners to give this position: West led her last club, and when East took his two winners in that suit, the dummy was squeezed. Bridge: Disappointing Deal, Then a Surprise Ending 2011-04-20T21:42:51Z Perpetual hit maker Tyler Perry failed to find an audience for his new persona as ace crime solver. Box-office activity slows for 'Paranormal,' Perry 2012-10-21T18:14:12Z A pretty dark-haired woman who’d recently moved from Boston to Washington had just had an ace moment that week. Asexuals seek to raise awareness of the ‘invisible orientation’ That said, "The Lyrics" has its own ace in the hole. Paul McCartney’s “The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present”: A visual feast, if flawed, for Beatles fans 2021-11-01T04:00:00Z If East had both aces, the contract was unmakable; but then East would have opened one heart, not two. Bridge: Winning a Title of Life Master but Not for Being 94 Years Old 2011-08-17T22:43:25Z After winning with her ace, what did declarer do next? Bridge: The Keohane North American Swiss Teams - Bridge 2011-12-09T23:23:49Z Instead, she stripped the clubs by leading to her king, returning to dummy’s ace and ruffing the club ten in her hand. Bridge: Success at the Swiss Open Teams on Long Island 2010-05-02T21:03:00Z Declarer won with dummy’s ace and played a diamond to his king. Bridge: Women’s and Senior Trials Begin in Orlando 2013-07-12T21:37:44Z Glasson, after ruffing the club ace, immediately set about establishing her diamonds. Bridge: Summer North American Championships 2013-08-09T21:19:59Z As an accident victim whose nearly every move is excruciating, Aniston lends the role an impressively agonized physicality and brings ace timing to the screenplay's welcome gallows humor. Jennifer Aniston has never looked worse or been better in 'Cake' 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z The declarer, Berk Gokce, ruffed and cashed his club ace to learn about the bad split. Bridge: Australia vs. Turkey at 3rd World Youth Open Championships 2013-08-25T22:11:46Z She played a heart to her ace and returned the heart five toward dummy, claiming when the queen appeared from West. Bridge: Bridge — Women’s Team Trial for the World Mind Sports Games 2012-06-06T22:50:33Z West, a junior from Turkey, led the club ace: five, ten, seven. Bridge: Two Missed Opportunities for a Mentor in Cyberspace 2010-08-25T22:18:00Z South won with dummy’s king, played a trump to his ace and led a club to dummy’s jack. Bridge: Team Matches at Buffett Cup 2012-09-21T22:59:09Z West took South’s king with her ace and shifted to the club seven, East winning with her bare ace and returning a diamond. Bridge: From the Venice Cup Trials, Subterfuge and a Big Swing 2011-06-15T21:45:42Z Declarer wins with dummy’s ace, and partner signals with the deuce. Bridge: Pointers for a Favorite Player, in Books or 365 Days a Year 2009-12-17T06:10:00Z When an actor tries to ace a beloved musician’s voice, affectation or general aura, we’re eager to buy in. Perspective | Here’s the problem with ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ (and every musical biopic ever made) 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z So he cashed his club ace and led the club jack. Bridge: U.S. Has Strong Teams at World Bridge Championships in Bali 2013-09-15T21:42:48Z Or maybe she was created by an ace team of marketers led by Grant’s father, depending on which equally depressing creation myth you believed. ‘Ultraviolence’ is the set of songs Lana Del Rey was invented to sing East plays his king, and South captures the trick with his ace. Bridge: Winners at Fall North American Championships - Bridge 2011-11-27T22:25:18Z Say what you will about Daisey — there’s plenty — but he’s an ace storyteller. 10 plays to see this fall 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z For a long time, however, Peterson's ace design team made me want to believe. 'Chavez Ravine: An L.A. Revival' misplays the drama 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z This was an unusual choice with two aces, but confident that his opponents could make game in a major, he wanted to consume bidding space. Bridge: This Year?s King of Bridge Had Played Just 18 Months 2011-08-12T21:59:28Z She’s a musician whose Rock-with-a-capital-R cred — her guitar playing is ace, her voice is soulful and her ear for a hook is unimpeachable — is sometimes overlooked in favor of her pop appeal. ‘Sheryl’ Review: The High Highs and Low Lows of Pop Stardom 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z Declarer continued with a diamond to her queen and a low club, West rising with her ace and exiting with a club to dummy’s queen. Bridge: An Opening Bid Helps Declarer Place the Cards 2011-06-17T23:01:37Z When you enter the Mead Theatre space, the ace Air Force officer is already present — standing confidently, legs apart, thumbs in her flight-suit belt, inside what appears to be a cube made of scrim. ‘Grounded’ at Studio Theatre: A new view of drone warfare Bruner-Yang might not be famous for forecasts, but he’s an ace with actualities. Maketto review: The H Street hangout looks, acts and tastes like a party 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z So East cashed his heart ace and played another heart. Bridge: Bridge — Second World Mind Sports Games in Lille, France 2012-08-08T22:45:43Z East correctly overtook with her ace and returned the suit. Bridge: Norma Shelley Saratoga Regional 2013-06-21T22:35:30Z One is from Jonathan Cohn, the Huffington Post’s ace health care reporter. America’s never-ending war on poor people: Why “The Briefcase” is just the latest assault 2015-05-30T04:00:00Z But he was not sure his partner had that ace. Bridge: Russ Arnold?s Defense at Bermuda Bowl Semifinal - Bridge 2012-02-01T23:32:54Z Declarer played dummy’s jack and unexpectedly ruffed East’s ace. Bridge: NEC Bridge Festival in Yokohama City 2014-02-28T23:21:48Z That blend of craft and feeling help “The Tennessee Waltz” ace a trifecta rare in music history: it went to No. 1 simultaneously on the pop, country and R&B charts. Patti Page: The Oklahoma Thrush With ‘The Tennessee Waltz’ 2013-01-04T21:54:52Z After taking his ace, East should have shifted to clubs, but he returned a heart, covered by the ten, jack and ace. Bridge: A $60,000 Payday for Parkinson?s Disease 2011-02-09T22:40:10Z Rosenstrach’s readers are busy with careers outside the home, and many of her generation are paralyzed by anything you can’t ace on a standardized test, including the intuitive rhythms of keeping house. “Dinner: A Love Story” 2012-07-26T16:25:00Z Declarer ruffed high, cashed his other top trump and claimed, conceding one more trick to the heart ace. Bridge: Bridge — Saturday Open Pairs at District 3 Winter Regional 2013-02-03T23:16:00Z West, seeing the endplay coming, overtook the queen with her ace and returned a club. Bridge: Beijing Hua Yuan Wins Hua Yuan Cup - Bridge 2011-09-14T23:49:37Z They begin a tribal initiation ritual, kind of like a bar mitzvah, but with more open flames, which Ralu aces, and Entu fluffs. Identity Crisis: Theater Productions That Refuse to Be Theater 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z West cashed her three top diamonds and the club ace, then sat back and waited for two trump tricks. Bridge: Pro-Am Tournament Raises $100,000 for Parkinson’s Disease 2014-02-02T21:54:40Z Brickbats are hurled, favor is curried, guns are stuck to, the kibosh is put on things, aces are discovered up sleeves. Review: The Reporter Ethel Payne in ‘Eye on the Struggle’ 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z Then the club ten was covered by the queen, king and ace. Bridge: Sweden Wisn Tianjin Binhai Cup - Bridge 2011-09-18T21:22:27Z East won with his ace and returned a diamond, West taking his king and playing a third diamond. Bridge: Bridge ? A Norman Kay Pairs Winner Becomes a Grand Master 2012-03-21T22:54:54Z Of course those shows didn’t have the ace in the hole that “Tinker, Tailor” did: the improbable presence of one of the 20th century’s great film actors, Alec Guinness, as Smiley. Television: ?Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy,? With Alec Guinness - Review 2011-10-22T04:00:07Z One of India’s first sport superstars and ace sprinter who overcame a childhood tragedy to become the country’s most celebrated athlete. Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2021 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z North was happy to jump to game, having a hand replete with aces. Bridge: Bridge - Sly Improvisation at Honors Club in Manhattan 2012-07-04T21:43:41Z So West was marked with both red aces. Bridge: In Bridge, Lotan Fisher and Ron Schwartz Win Cavendish Pairs 2012-10-19T23:34:18Z Smith particularly aces his portrait of Tristan, who’s sweet one moment and throwing tantrums the next. ‘In a Word’: A poetic, rock-solid look at grief and loss by the Hub Theatre 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z But to me it’s a finely tuned comic contraption, with an ace multigenerational cast. Comfort Viewing: Why I Still Love ‘The Goldbergs’ 2020-07-31T04:00:00Z If South takes the diamond queen with his ace and plays another diamond, West wins the trick and plays a third diamond, which East ruffs. Bridge: Bridge - Surprising Disparity at the Spring Nationals 2012-04-08T22:06:51Z If West had had the ace and king of clubs, surely he would have led one of them, given East’s bid. Bridge: A 92-Year-Old Former Champ Who Doesn?t Play by the Book 2011-09-11T22:14:31Z Mosher won with his king, cashed the ace and continued with the heart deuce, a suit-preference signal asking partner, after ruffing, to shift to a club. Bridge: Bob Mosher and the Mosher Over No-Trump Method 2010-04-25T22:07:00Z West won with the ace and shifted to her singleton club, covered by the king and ace. Bridge: SportAccord World Mind Games Championship - Bridge 2011-12-14T22:58:34Z East overtook with her ace and continued with the queen. Bridge: Bridge — English Women Win at World Mind Sports Games 2012-08-26T21:59:03Z She played a heart to dummy’s ace and ran the diamond queen, East discarding a heart. Bridge: Bridge — World Mind Sports Games in France 2012-10-03T22:41:48Z Not with Disney Theatricals producing within an inch of its budget, and that ace maneuverer of stage pictures Jeff Calhoun at the helm. Energetic 'Newsies' chock full of extras -- read all about it 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z With two aces and a five-card suit, many would have raised. Bridge: At Open Pairs in Rye Brook, N.Y. - Bridge 2012-01-22T22:38:47Z Lair started correctly, winning with his club ace, cashing the heart ace and playing a heart to dummy’s ten. Bridge: A Fascinating Deal From the Summer Nationals 2010-08-08T23:51:00Z Diamond took the lead two boards later, but on Board 55 Fantoni and Nunes bid a lucky six hearts that was missing the diamond ace and five trumps including the king and ten. Bridge: Photo Finish in the Spingold at Summer Nationals 2010-08-01T21:55:00Z East won with his king and cashed the heart ace for down one. Bridge: Bridge — Second World Mind Sports Games in Lille, France 2012-08-08T22:45:43Z Declarer won with dummy’s ace and ran the heart ten. Bridge: When You Make a Falsecard, Do It Without Hesitation 2010-03-05T23:59:00Z West cashed his diamond ace and continued with the diamond eight, East playing high-low to show his tripleton. Bridge: A Gem From the Nationals Features an Odd Trump Trick 2010-12-12T22:01:00Z If they had split 3-2, declarer would have crossed to dummy’s diamond ace and taken the club finesse. Bridge: Putting On the Squeeze at the Honors Club 2010-09-26T21:25:00Z Hera is the Twi’lek ace pilot of the Ghost; she serves as a nurturing mother figure to the otherwise gruff crew. Everything You Need to Know About the Newest Star Wars Show 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z South should have played dummy’s nine but called for the jack and captured East’s king with the ace. Bridge: Great Time for a Perfect Read 2011-06-19T22:22:25Z But this crackling play, staged with acerbic brio at Studio Theatre by the ace director David Muse, is a far slyer work. A bristling three-way tussle over ambivalent sexual identity Declarer won with dummy’s king, ran the club jack, played a club to his ace, drew three rounds of trumps and led the club king. Bridge: Bridge Column 2011-09-07T22:30:13Z West took his ace, cashed the diamond ace and led another diamond to dummy’s king. Bridge: Bridge ? Vanderbilt Knockout Teams at Spring Nationals 2012-04-06T21:45:19Z Jackson, who was South at the time, played a low heart from the board and dropped his queen under East’s ace to create a second dummy entry. Bridge: Bridge — Holiday Gift Books for Intermediate Players 2012-11-15T00:26:57Z The Indonesian declarer won with his ace, drew trumps and said that he would concede if West had the heart ten as well as the queen. Bridge: Facing an ?Impossible? Contract 2011-10-21T23:52:36Z West won with the ace and shifted to his trump. Bridge: Winner Understood Opponent?s Psychology 2010-03-08T06:14:00Z Declarer led a diamond to dummy’s ace, then played another diamond. Bridge: Spingold Knockout Teams in Philadelphia 2012-07-13T22:57:11Z This contest between ace a cappella groups sets the musical bar very high. What our writers love this week 2011-09-21T22:50:14Z He returned the heart eight, the higher of two remaining cards, to dummy’s ace. Bridge: Disappointing Deal, Then a Surprise Ending 2011-04-20T21:42:51Z So beautifully shot, so lean, so wonderfully acted by Nicolas Cage – before he had to save the world in everything – and ace Holly Hunter. The 50 funniest films… chosen by comedians 2016-12-18T05:00:00Z West took his king and returned a diamond to the queen and ace. Bridge: Bridge - Surprising Disparity at the Spring Nationals 2012-04-08T22:06:51Z The singers' voices melt into each other on The Sun, which would have been the best moment of the show but for their two big aces, Punching in a Dream and Young Blood. The Naked and Famous ? review 2011-02-18T19:16:02Z Against Auken, West led the heart ace, cashed the heart king and continued with a third heart. Bridge: One Overtrick Looms Large 2011-03-27T23:21:33Z Some of this has to do with Bayer’s performance — she nails Joanna’s blend of arrogance and abashment with an ace sketch comic’s facility. ‘I Love That for You’ Review: The Art of the Sellout 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z Declarer ruffed and cashed the diamond queen, but the defense won the last two tricks with a diamond and the club ace for down three. Bridge: Bridge — Gold Cup Semifinals in England 2012-12-14T22:53:46Z South, able to lose one more trick, won with his ace and ran trumps. Bridge: Navigating a Close Last Round to Win the Swiss Teams Title 2010-10-22T23:32:00Z To get there, they have to ace a written spelling and vocabulary test and spell several words correctly onstage over a span of three days. Scripps National Spelling Bee ditches written tiebreaker test 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z When Sifton recently appeared on "Salon Talks," he shared his secrets for acing this southern classic. These quick-cooked collard greens offer a flavorful new way to enjoy a classic of southern cuisine 2020-03-28T04:00:00Z South played a club to dummy’s ace, then led the nine, covered by the ten and king. Bridge: Pair Gain High Score in Parkinson Foundation Event 2014-02-09T22:20:39Z Delicately played by Mr. Reilly, who opens up his character one emotion at a time, Eli is a seeming conundrum; he’s also the movie’s ace in the hole. Review: Blood Is Never Simple in ‘The Sisters Brothers’ 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z East claimed, saying that after South ruffed and led a diamond, declarer would win with his ace and cash his last club. Bridge: Bridge Column 2011-09-07T22:30:13Z If two diamonds and one club, a club lead would crash the jack and ace. Bridge: Bridge — District 3 Winter Regional in Rye, N.Y. 2013-01-23T23:43:18Z South won that trick and led the diamond queen to West’s ace. Bridge: West Dangles a Fatal Finesse Before Declarer, but in Vain 2010-08-13T20:55:00Z Then surely East would have cashed the heart ace at Trick 2 and given his partner a heart ruff for down one. Bridge: Knockout Teams at the Orlando Regional in Florida - Bridge 2012-01-29T22:53:34Z Declarer cashed his heart ace and played another heart, claiming his contract when the queen appeared. Bridge: Poland Triumphs at Spingold Knockout Teams 2013-08-14T21:32:18Z Sam Ludwig, who aced the lead in Olney’s “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” last February, is a bundle of idealistic energy as Princeton, the musical’s protagonist. Olney Theatre Centre’s production of ‘Avenue Q’ offers politically incorrect laughs East won dummy’s queen with his king and returned a diamond to dummy’s ace. 2010-02-15T00:56:00Z He played a tough detective in “Cop or Hooligan,” and a World War II ace in “Champion of Champions.” French actor Jean-Paul Belmondo dies at 88 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z Another day, the hotel’s ace birder, Pedro Ical, took us to a nearby marsh in search of toucans with multicolored beaks. Journeys: The Beasts and Beats of Belize 2012-08-22T21:27:15Z Second, he must ace his final project: Boost the blood bath’s ratings by coaching a sacrificial tribute into a telegenic star. ‘The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes’ Review: Fallen Snow 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z After the major label shelved her early records, the ace guitarist built an impressive résumé as an in-demand mercenary, joining the touring bands of The Shins, Beck and other indie-rock elites. Deep Sea Diver’s Jessica Dobson carries the ‘Impossible Weight’ on Seattle rockers’ radiant new album 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z South won with his ace, ruffed a club high in the dummy, played a trump to his hand, ruffed another club with the diamond ace, drew trumps and claimed. Bridge: Semifinals of the District 24 Grand National 2014-02-21T22:27:50Z When East helped by playing her queen, declarer won with his ace and immediately led a club to dummy’s queen, while he still had the heart jack as a dummy entry. Bridge: The Buffett Cup in Bridge to be Played in Omaha 2012-09-08T00:15:23Z Jobs was a skillful manipulator of the media, pitting reporters against one another and doling out favors to those who hewed closest to the party line, and Schlender was an ace at this game. ‘Becoming Steve Jobs,’ by Brent Schlender and Rick Tetzeli 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z East took the first trick with his club king and tried to cash the ace. Bridge: As the Championships Begin, Revisiting a 2009 Highlight 2010-03-11T05:32:00Z West won with his ace and led the heart five, a suit-preference signal for diamonds. Bridge: Bridge — Kranyak Team to Play on USA-1 at Bermuda Bowl 2013-06-09T21:27:38Z East would have normally put up her ace — third hand high — and returned the jack, but with the ten in the dummy, declarer would have a stopper even if he had only the queen. Bridge: First Time Together Leads to a National Title 2010-08-06T21:48:00Z The musical, closing this weekend, includes memorable moments like Snoopy’s World War I flying ace routine and Lucy’s attempts to play psychiatrist. Spare Times for Children for July 19-25 2013-07-18T22:28:52Z A club to the ace was followed by the diamond eight, which South ruffed with his heart eight. Bridge: Bridge - Donn and Lee Win Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs 2011-12-02T23:38:02Z The actors ace the dialogue's acute, stuttering realism, under director Katjana Vadeboncoeur and seize upon the script's slender flickers of repulsion, regret, remorse. Review: 'reasons to be pretty' at ArtsWest asks some ugly questions about the importance of looks 2010-09-17T23:50:00Z A trump lead and continuation when East gets on play with the diamond ace would have defeated the contract. Bridge: Wrong Signal Is Salvaged With Style 2011-07-03T21:02:35Z Working with an ace design team, Mayer heightens the show’s classic pulp elements, its aura of low-rent noir splashed with flecks of blood-red. ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ Review: Jonathan Groff Feeds the Beast 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z Quincy Jones, whose track record as an ace talent scout dates back more than half a century, happened to catch his set, and made it his business to unleash Rodriguez upon the world. Improvisation is a passion for Cuba's Alfredo Rodriguez 2010-08-27T21:12:00Z Also, it was the indicated lead, given that dummy was known to have the club ace. Bridge: Final of White House Junior International Teams 2014-04-23T21:34:40Z South won with his ace, and with this layout needed to play back a club. Bridge: Bridge - Open Pairs at the District 3 Winter Regional 2013-02-02T00:51:25Z Declarer took his ace, played a diamond to dummy’s king and cashed the queen to give this position, with South needing three tricks: On the diamond jack declarer discarded a club. Bridge: Bridge Column: World Youth Congress in Croatia 2011-09-04T23:20:06Z However, there is a case for letting other bids show aces or key cards, skipping the five-heart step. Bridge: Bridge: A Suit Break Affects the Odds 2011-10-08T00:59:33Z If West had won with his king and cashed the ace, declarer would have unblocked dummy’s ten and taken the last two tricks with his queen-eight. Bridge: Bridge - Senior Teams Trial for World Mind Sports Games 2012-06-17T22:27:52Z Staton played Kenneth Cosgrove, the dude who made being a mad man look so easy, acing his accounts by day, writing epic fiction by night until his character finally got dark enough for the office. What the Mad Men Cast Has Been Up to Since the Show Ended 2016-07-19T04:00:00Z When West discarded a heart, South won with dummy’s ace and cashed his other two top hearts. Bridge: Vanderbilt Knockout Teams in Dallas 2014-04-04T22:01:13Z “Most criminals are savvy enough to know such valuable paintings are their ace in the hole.” Isabella Stewart Gardner Heist: 25 Years of Theories 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z But Shorter managed to ace his onstage tryout, allowing him to spend the next five years alongside the deep and unknowable Davis. Jazz icon Wayne Shorter can play anything. He’s still trying to say everything. 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z East carefully led his heart queen, building up an entry for his partner and leaving declarer nothing better than winning with dummy’s ace and cashing the diamond queen for down two. Bridge: After a Lost World Title, a Board to Scrutinize - Bridge 2011-11-02T22:16:02Z East took the trick with his ace and shifted to the club nine. Bridge: In Bridge, a Deal From 0 to 5,000 Life Master Pairs 2012-10-06T00:17:18Z When East won with his ace and returned the suit, the defenders took the first six tricks. Bridge: At Slava Cup in Moscow, Team Monaco Defeats Israel - Bridge 2012-02-26T21:01:22Z Knowing that a club return would concede a trick, she led the diamond ace. Bridge: Machlin Women’s Swiss Teams 2014-04-11T21:19:00Z Ashford also keeps an ace in the hole for the show's crucial "Brotherhood of Man" sequence in Act 2, the point of Finch's greatest triumph. Look Ma, Harry Potter's dancing 2011-03-28T00:19:45Z West took his ace and led a second diamond. Bridge: Gaining an Edge With a Deschapelles Coup 2011-03-06T22:34:49Z He first cashed his heart ace, then played a heart to dummy’s queen. Bridge: Bridge - Mitchell Open Board-a-Match Teams 2012-11-28T23:39:30Z But the ace in TLC's pack is Breaking Amish. How Breaking Amish and Cake Boss turned TLC into the Buzzfeed of TV 2013-06-06T09:48:16Z South trumped the second club and cashed her heart ace. Bridge: Contract Advice for Declarer, Courtesy of the Overcall 2011-07-01T21:11:29Z South led her diamond king, which held; played a heart to dummy’s ace; and ran the diamond queen to West’s ace. Bridge: A Three-Time Three No-Trump to Triumph 2010-07-30T22:34:00Z “Green wants us to believe in his Bogeyman, and Curtis is his ace card,” Jeannette Catsoulis wrote in her New York Times review. What’s on TV Saturday: ‘Halloween’ and ‘The Perfection’ 2019-05-25T04:00:00Z So West knew it was safe to lead his diamond eight to South’s bare ace. Bridge: A Last-Round Win in Toronto Secures the Title for a Team 2011-08-05T22:46:51Z The Cardinals, meanwhile, will start ace , who hasn't lost since August. Cardinals rally twice to force Game 7 2011-10-28T04:46:00Z It looked as though she would need to find West with the club ace and East with the heart king. Bridge: Tubby Stayman Feted for Her Charity Work and Her Play 2014-02-16T22:10:09Z East covered, and West took the last two tricks with his diamond ten and club ace. Bridge: No Flights to Reno, but a Flight C Victory 2010-04-14T23:20:00Z Then West would probably have worked out to cash his diamond ace and defeat the contract. Bridge: Albert Dormer at the World Senior Pairs in 1990 2014-05-11T21:27:58Z When your daughter is studying for a test that she wants to ace, anxiety will build. Perspective | Some kids prefer remote learning. Why in-person is better, and how to help them transition. 2021-08-17T04:00:00Z East wins with his ace and returns his second heart, South’s jack losing to West’s queen. Bridge: A Method That Has Revolutionized Defense 2014-03-14T22:25:48Z East won and cashed the diamond ace, and West had a trump trick to come for down two. Bridge: Bridge - Senior Team Trial for the World Mind Sports Games 2012-06-08T21:21:57Z When the players from his foosball table are magically brought to life, a table-soccer ace recruits them to help save his town and win the heart of his crush. Summer Sneaks 2015: The List 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z On atmospherics, “The Whalebone Theatre” is absolute aces, to borrow the patois of the Americans who drop in for cultural contrast, new-moneyed and loud. Bright Young Things, Revisited: War Clouds a Childhood Idyll 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z Mr. Tisci aced the dopey ruffle, by reducing its movement to just a flutter on a lean silhouette, and not for a minute did the clothes look nostalgic. On the Runway Blog: Givenchy: Coming Up for Air at Paris Fashion Week 2012-10-01T06:39:27Z South took East’s king with his ace and played a low trump toward the dummy. Bridge: Report From the Zhejiang Huamen Cup - Bridge 2011-09-29T00:29:50Z All Quiet on the Western Front 13: German soldiers in World War I look up and watch their ace pilot battle a flying doghouse. Style Invitational Week 1304: What if you could wonder . . . whatever? 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z They advance to the American League Championship Series, where they face the Houston Astros and their ace Dallas Keuchel on Friday. What’s on TV Friday: ‘The Meyerowitz Stories’ and ‘It’ 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z West continues with the heart queen and leads a third heart to South’s ace. Bridge: Bridge Deals Online to Learn From and Discuss 2013-12-27T22:43:05Z The franchise is kind to a fault, with every classmate speaking as through they’ve aced a book report on “I’m OK — You’re OK.” ‘Tall Girl 2’ Review: She Stoops 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z I use Dropbox for all my documents and it's ace – I can access them from any computer, and from my phone, and they stay in sync with each other. Jon McGregor: My desktop 2012-06-20T09:06:32Z So not unreasonably, South won with his club ace and continued with the club ten. Bridge: In Bridge, Second World Mind Sports Games in France 2012-08-17T22:39:22Z If North had led the club ace, it would have guaranteed down two, plus 300 and a win. Bridge: An Underbid Works Badly, or So It Would Seem 2010-09-17T23:59:00Z South, thinking East’s signal related to the club king, rose with dummy’s ace. Bridge: Open Swiss Teams at District 3 Winter Regional 2014-01-26T22:20:31Z So South must take the trick with dummy’s ace. Bridge: A Common Error 2012-11-07T23:35:37Z But within a few episodes, “New Girl” became much more:a fast-paced, frequently quotable showcase for an ace comic ensemble. Stream These 9 Titles Before They Leave Netflix in April 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z The host: Having aced the Tonys and Emmys, Neil Patrick Harris seemed like a no-brainer to finally graduate to Oscars host. Craig Zadan and Neil Meron's scorecard as Oscar producers 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z West took the trick with his king and returned a diamond to East’s seven and South’s ace. Bridge: Bridge — Holiday Gift Books for Intermediate Players 2012-11-15T00:26:57Z Now West shifted to a club to dummy’s ace. Bridge: Bridge - World Mind Sports Games in France 2012-09-30T21:19:58Z “He was an inspiring figure as a literature professor and an ace of great virtuosity as a novelist, short story writer, essayist and raconteur,” Mr. Roth said in a telephone interview on Thursday. Richard G. Stern, a Writers’ Writer, Is Dead at 84 2013-01-25T03:25:06Z The electoral-college winner is the joker, while the ace is the president of the Russian Federation. In the galleries: At annual benefit show, the world goes round 2017-04-19T04:00:00Z North took the trick with his ace and cashed his top clubs, discarding dummy’s second heart. Bridge: Knockout Teams at World Youth Open 2013-08-30T22:50:52Z But Morton is the ace – painfully alive, endlessly human. Samantha Morton: ‘Maybe I was the first person to publicly answer Weinstein’ 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z Culp played Kelly Robinson, a spy whose cover was that of an ace tennis player. Robert Culp, who starred in `I Spy,' dead at 79 2010-03-24T23:28:00Z West won with her ace and shifted to a trump. Bridge: Bridge — Transnational Mixed Teams in Lille, France 2012-08-29T21:26:57Z Declarer won with his ace and now played accurately. Bridge: Navigating a Close Last Round to Win the Swiss Teams Title 2010-10-22T23:32:00Z Declarer ruffed and led a low club to bring down the ace. Bridge: Bridge - 14th World Youth Teams Championships Finals 2012-08-05T22:02:51Z Declarer played a club to his ace and led another diamond. Bridge: Bridge - SportAccord Mind Sports Games 2012-12-22T00:25:10Z Now declarer put West in with his diamond ace. Bridge: The District 3 Winter Regional in Rye Brook, N.Y. 2014-01-24T23:04:11Z Declarer trumped West’s club continuation, cashed the heart ace, ruffed a heart in the dummy, trumped a club and cashed the diamond ace. Bridge: Photo Finish in the Spingold at Summer Nationals 2010-08-01T21:55:00Z South won with her ace, ruffed a diamond in the dummy and led a low heart, which went to her nine and West’s queen. Bridge: Open Swiss Teams at District 3 Winter Regional 2014-01-26T22:20:31Z Because it’s the counterpointing and the contrasts that’s some of the richness of it, and to lose that, I think, is to lose one of my aces in the hand. ArtsBeat: An Interview With Michael Apted 2010-12-10T17:27:00Z North won with his ace and led a heart. Bridge: Team Matches at Buffett Cup 2012-09-21T22:59:09Z Henderson aced the 13th hole — her fourth hole of the day — hitting a 7-iron from 155 yards to the left side of the green. Brooke Henderson takes early lead at Women’s PGA at Sahalee 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z South won with his jack, cashed the diamond ace, played a diamond to dummy’s queen and led a third diamond to West’s king. Bridge: Board-a-Match Teams at World Youth Open 2013-09-01T21:22:35Z East won with his ace and understandably shifted to a diamond, not to a club. Bridge: At New England Knockout Team Regional, Rules Are Rules 2014-02-23T23:20:57Z South won with his king, cashed the heart ace and played another trump, covered by the jack, queen and king. Bridge: A Tale of Two Eight-Card Fits, One Found, One Bypassed 2011-04-17T20:56:48Z Chuck D. "Why are you all here with the Rolling Stones, tho sometimes they call us the Rolling Stones of hip hop" Oh, but Bobby Keys is ace, isn't he? The Rolling Stones and all tonight's bands – live! 2013-06-30T00:31:00Z But when East took the heart jack with his ace and led another diamond, it promoted a second defensive trump trick for down one and 32.5 matchpoints out of 38 to Donn and Lee. Bridge: Bridge - Donn and Lee Win Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs 2011-12-02T23:38:02Z The midwife I’d seen throughout my pregnancy; the midwife who was supposed to be my ace in the hole, my key to a woman-centered birth. The emperor's cut: A C-section saved my life and my baby’s life 2019-04-30T04:00:00Z East rose with her ace and returned a club. Bridge: If Declarer Has a Secret, Keep It 2010-03-26T21:22:00Z West started on the second option, leading the heart king to dummy’s ace. Bridge: A Defensive Strategy Switched in Midstream 2010-09-29T23:19:00Z West won with his ace and led a club to his partner’s queen for down one. Bridge: Bridge at the District 3 Winter Regional 2014-01-31T22:50:05Z Beyond the hair and sundresses is an ace shot, a master of the lasso and an individual whose chief priority on a Saturday in the fall is catching every game of the Southeastern Conference. Critic?s Notebook: Down South, Where the Stereotypes Bloom 2011-07-21T22:20:50Z West defended perfectly, winning with his ace and shifting to his diamond to destroy declarer’s communications. Bridge: Bridge - Buffett Cup in Omaha 2012-09-23T22:00:01Z Eventually, he decided to retain his Q-10-6 of hearts and the diamond ace. Bridge: The District 3 Winter Regional in Rye Brook, N.Y. 2014-01-24T23:04:11Z After winning with his ace, South cashed the club ace. Bridge: Michael Seamon and Alan Osofsky Win a Tournament 2012-02-24T23:52:29Z South led the diamond king, but West won with the ace and returned his second diamond. Bridge: Sometimes a Penalty Double May Make an Average a Top 2010-03-13T00:51:00Z He played a diamond to his ace and led the club king. Bridge: Bridge ? Vanderbilt Knockout Teams Final 2012-03-25T21:47:28Z Instead, because East had not doubled five diamonds, Krekorian played a diamond to dummy’s jack and threw his last heart on the diamond ace. Bridge: Bridge: Labor Day Regional in Atlanta 2012-09-26T22:29:14Z Graham aces the film’s most wicked stabs of comedy, at no cost to his character’s seamy undercurrent of danger. For your consideration: this season's most overlooked film performances 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z West started with the club ace against five diamonds. Bridge: After West Starts With an Ace, Declarer Ponders the Meaning 2010-12-08T23:48:00Z But talk about an ace in the hole: Without ruffling a feather, Lansbury commands things every time she appears. Ageless Lansbury puts fizz in ‘Blithe Spirit’ 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z |
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