BOGGLE BRAINBUSTERS
The ACBL’s major team events are usually seeded by a team’s past performance, but the Soloway Knockout Teams at the Fall NABC starts with qualifying play to determine the top seeds. Thus in Atlanta, two perennial favorites – Nickell and Fleisher – met in the first round.
In today’s deal, South for Nickell opened 2NT. Why experts open 2NT – a space-consuming call – with a singleton is beyond me. North’s four spades conventionally showed slam interest with two four-card suits. South’s 5NT asked North to pick a slam; he tried 6NT. The 4-4 diamond fit got lost.
Finesse
West led a spade. Declarer won and could have succeeded, with a crystal ball, by finessing against East’s jack of clubs. But he led a diamond to dummy and returned a club to his king, after which he had to fail.
In the replay, North-South for Fleisher reached six diamonds. Against that reasonable contract, West led his singleton club, and East won and returned a club for down one, no swing. Fleisher won the match and made it to the semifinals where they lost to the eventual winners.
Daily question
You hold: A K 10 5 8 4 K Q 3 2 10 9 3. Only your side is vulnerable. The dealer, at your left, opens four clubs. Your partner doubles, and the next player passes. What do you say?
Answer: Partner’s double is for takeout. He is willing for you to play at the four level with any kind of hand, and you have 12 good points and no wasted club honors. To settle for four spades might be right – bad breaks are possible – but I would be inclined to try for slam. Cue-bid five clubs or jump to five spades. South dealer
Both sides vulnerable
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RB OEDo you need to be worried about green poop? To find out all things green poop, we checked in with Mayo Clinic, UnityPoint Health, healthline.com and medicine.net. Here’s what you need to know: According to mayoclinic.org, all shades of brown and green poop are considered to be normal. It is rare for the color of poop to indicate a potentially serious intestinal condition.
Is green poop an infection?
Maybe, according to medicine. net. Many people experience green diarrhea and it will usually go away on its own. If you’re experiencing severe diarrhea symptoms when your poop is green, your stool may be an indication of something serious and you should contact a physician.
Why is my poop green?
The color of one’s poop is generally dictated by the food you consume combined with the amount of bile that exists in your poop, according to mayoclinic.org. What is bile? It’s a yellow-green fluid that digests fats. Enzymes chemically alter bile pigments as they make their journey through the gastrointestinal tract. This is what changes the color of your poop from brown to green.
What does green poop mean?
According to mayoclinic.org, the bile doesn’t have time to break down completely due to food moving through the large intestine too fast – such as diarrhea.
What causes green poop?
According to mayoclinic.org, there are few dietary items that bring about green poop:
● Green food coloring (dyed beer, flavored drink mixes or ice pops).
● Green leafy vegetables.
● Iron supplements. According to UnityHealth, other causes for green poop may include:
● Bacterial or viral infections.
● Gastrointestinal disorders − such as Crohn’s or celiac disease.
Why is my poop green, but I didn’t eat anything green?
Foods using artificial or natural food coloring struggle with absorption while they pass through gastorintestinal system, according to healthline.com. This allows for blue and purple foods to leave behind a residue and that leaves poop green during the digestive process. Such food items include:
● Blue or purple ice pops.
● Blue or purple icing.
● Blueberries
● Grape-flavored sodas
● Red cabbage.
Does green poop mean a bad liver?
Bile is created in the liver, but green poop does not an indication that your liver is going bad, according to UnityHealth.
Chris Sims is a digital content producer for Midwest Connect Gannett. Follow him on X: @ChrisFSims.