Get ready for holiday rush
      Well folks, get ready. The frenzy of the holidays is already in full swing. Some decorations are already appearing on lawns and on doorways, and the television and newspapers are gearing up for a good season, the kind every retailer is praying for. After all, the last several years had put a blitz on our usual Christmas buying. And this year, we even had a murder during a video game sale.
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'What can beat me?' can help you say 'I can win'
      The bidding: South   West   North   East 1 [H]   Pass   3 [H]   Pass 4 [H] Opening lead -- jack of clubs. Whenever you're playing a contract that appears unbeatable, you should stop and ask yourself: "What, if anything, can defeat me?" If you think along these lines, you can occasionally avoid disaster.
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Strength training helps more than muscles
      Cardiac workouts aren't all we need to stay healthy. Exercises that develop our physical strength can have farreaching results. A 16-week Tufts University study of older adults showed that strength training decreased pain by 43 percent. That alone is enough to send some of us to the gym.
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