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New Ventilation System

The final works on the system have been completed today Friday 14 November  i.e.  Additional by-pass vents and thermostat have been installed.    

Up to now,  if the extracted air was 30 degrees the incoming air was warmed to nearly that same temperature and so on warm nights it was difficult to notice the difference in air quality as the room was very hot.        Todays modifications result in the incoming air being regulated by a thermostat which we can control in the Hall.   Basically the warming effect on the incoming air can be capped at say 22% to 24%.

Previous Report

The Parish Centre has installed two air exchange units that extracts stale air from the hall and replaces it with  fresh air from outside.   One unit is in the gents toilet and the other is in the attic above the ladies toilet.     Ordinary extractors create draughts as cold air rushes into the room to replace extracted warm air.     The new system heats the incoming air to near room temperature thus preventing draughts.

The system is automatically regulated by the number of people in the room.   The more people in the room the faster the fans will operate to ensure that the air in the room is replaced every 20 minutes.  All this is controlled by a CO2 (carbon dioxide) monitor on the entrance side wall.   Some final tweaking/balancing of the system will take place over the next couple of weeks.  

 

 
Hints on getting the most from Bridgemates

The updated User Notes that are on your table will show you a range of facilities for your convenience,  it means that you dont have to call the Tournament Director examples:  

CORRECTING A SCORE :     
Press function button below “Scores” – it will show you all the results in the current round.  
When the   scores are on display press the function button below “Correct” .  It will ask you for the Board No. enter same  and then it will erase the recorded result for that board.    You are now free to enter a fresh result.   E/W must verify the amended result.
Memo:  Scores from Previous rounds can only be changed by the TD.

Memo: All changes/corrections of results are recorded on system.

 
Presidents Prize results

Congratulations to David Melody who scraped home by winnning both the first & second sessions (A new record !).

Place 1st Session %   Place 2nd session %   Place OVERALL %
1 David Melody 64.52   1 David Melody 62.54   1 David Melody 63.53
2 Renee Kelly 63.32   2 Vincent Flynn 61.48   2 Liz Dixon 59.11
3 Attracta Leyden 63.07   3 Noreen Sullivan 61.37   3 Jim Egan 57.91
4 Evelyn Blennerhasset 61.69   4 Larry O'Sullivan 61.35   4 Jim Farragher 57.74
5 Pauline McDonald 60.13   5 Mary Greene 60.82   5 Brenda O'Meara 56.9
6 Pat Hannon 59.91   6 John Macnamara 60.71   6 Evelyn Blennerhasset 56.82
7 Carmel Keenan 59.85   7 Jim Egan 60.4   7 John Doyle 56.68
8 Liz Dixon 59.57   8 Noreen Somers 59.21   8 Margaret Fitzgerald 55.82
9 Brian Mullan 59.17   9 Bernadette Drennan 58.89   9 Noreen Somers 55.73
10 Geraldine Keane 59.13   10 Jim Farragher 58.86   10 Reserve   55.61
11 Mary Higgins 58.87   11 Margaret Fenton 58.78   11 Larry O'Sullivan 55.55
12 Mary Lyons 58.68   12= John Doyle 58.65   12 Geraldine Keane 55.43
13 Arthur McGrail 57.86   12= Liz Dixon 58.65   13 Arthur McGrail 55.38
14 Claire Grey 57.62   12= Brenda O'Meara 58.65   14 Attracta Leyden 55.24
15 Cait Connor 57.51   15 Tony Smyth 57.27   15 John Macnamara 54.89
16 Ann Clerkin 57.4   16 Margaret Fitzgerald 57.15   16 Renee Kelly 54.83
17 Aileen Fullam 57.16   17 Jean O'Farrell 56.59   17 Ann Clerkin 54.79
18 Sean McNamee 57.03   18 Vera Smyth 56.39   18 Vera Smyth 54.43
19 Evelyn Quinn 56.69   19 Mairead Daly 56.06   19 Evelyn Quinn 54.38
20 Jim Farragher 56.62   20 Del Flynn 55.94   20 Cait Connor 53.91
21 Sylvia Kelly 55.43   21 Mary Brady 55.84   21 Aileen Fullam 53.58
22 Nicholette McMahon 55.42   22 Gerry More O'Ferral 55.62   22 Claire Grey 53.49
23 Jim Egan 55.41   23 Miriam Macken 55.41   23 Vincent Flynn 53.47
24 Lil Leavey 55.17   24 Rachel Dockrell 55.18   24 Evelyn Ward 53.3
25 Brenda O'Meara 55.16   25 Bernie Fagan 54.88   25 Neil Burke 52.82
26 Noreen Smyth 55.14   26 Carmel Grimes 54.77   26= Jean O'Farrell 52.72
27 Neil Burke 55.11   27 Patsy Kelly 54.45   26= Mary Lyons 52.72
28 Una Gilespie 54.82   28 Majella Flanagan 54.23   28 Maria Lister 52.58
29 John Doyle 54.72   29 Teresa Dever 53.46   29 Peter Rooney 52.52
30 Noirin Fleming 54.59   30 Bridget Gallagher 53.37   30 Nicholette McMahon 52.38
31 Kitty McCabe 54.52   31 Evelyn Ward 53.35   31 Mary Greene 52.34
32 Margaret Fitzgerald 54.48   32 Peter Rooney 53.26   32 Rachel Dockrell 52.32
33 Anne Murphy 53.38   33 Catherine O'Gorman 53.02   33= Margaret Fenton 52.2
34 Maria Lister 53.33   34 Arthur McGrail 52.91   33= Noreen Smyth 52.2
35 Evelyn Ward 53.24   35 Ann Clerkin 52.19   35 Bernie Fagan 52.19
36 Barbara Burke 52.52   36 Evelyn Quinn 52.08   36 Mary Higgins 52.16
37 Vera Smyth 52.47   37 Brian Mullan 52.06   37 Noreen Sullivan 52.07
38 Noreen Somers 52.24   38 Evelyn Blennerhasset 51.96   38 Bernie Hickey 51.79
39 Eithne Loftus 52.01   39= Bernie Hickey 51.83   39 Pat Hannon 51.6
40 Brendan Kinsella 51.97   39= Maria Lister 51.83   40 Brendan Kinsella 51.42
41 Peter Rooney 51.79   41= Maeve Digan 51.72   41 Sylvia Kelly 51.36
42 Bernie Hickey 51.75   41= Geraldine Keane 51.72   42 Mairead Daly 51.08
43 Noirin Casey 51.46   43 Emer Kelly 51.53   43 Noirin Casey 51.06
44 Ann Moynihan 51.34   44 Owen Cummins 51.42   44 Lil Leavey 50.81
45 Bernie O'Keeffe 50.35   45 Colette Cullen 51.4   45 Una Gilespie 50.73
46 Michael Fitzgerald 49.92   46 Brendan Kinsella 50.88   46 Majella Flanagan 50.71
47 Teresa O'Sulleabhain 49.85   47 Richie Fallon 50.75   47 Bernadette Drennan 50.56
48 Larry O'Sullivan 49.75   48 Noirin Casey 50.66   48 Tony Smyth 50.23
49 Bernie Fagan 49.5   49 Angela Massey 50.64   49 Patsy Kelly 50.14
50 Rachel Dockrell 49.45   50 Neil Burke 50.53   50 Pauline McDonald 49.98
51 Cyril Greene 49.43   51 Cait Connor 50.31   51 Gerry More O'Ferral 49.86
52 Kay McDonnell 49.23   52 Mary O'Flynn 50.21   52 Barbara Burke 49.76
53 John Macnamara 49.07   53 Aileen Fullam 49.99   53 Angela Massey 49.73
54 Angela Massey 48.87   54 Colette Keating 49.88   54 Carmel Keenan 49.71
55 Jean O'Farrell 48.84   55 Colette Cleary 49.66   55 Eithne Loftus 49.53
56 Una Quigley 48.7   56 Marie Noone 49.57   56 Richie Fallon 49.5
57 Catherine Carroll 48.63   57 Bill McQuaid 49.56   57 Mary Brady 49.46
58 Mary O'Sullivan 48.4   58 Claire Grey 49.36   58 Owen Cummins 49.2
59 Richie Fallon 48.31   59 Nicholette McMahon 49.34   59 Maeve Digan 49.11
60 Colette Cleary 48.29   60 Noreen Smyth 49.25   60 Teresa O'Sulleabhain 48.98
61 Marianne Toomey 48.01   61 Phyllis Lynch 48.8   61= Colette Cleary 48.98
62 Owen Cummins 47.5   62 Maeve McLoughlin 48.5   61= Teresa Dever 48.97
63 Majella Flanagan 47.19   63 Veronica Farry 48.38   63 Carmel Grimes 48.39
64 Rosemary Kennedy 46.94   64 Teresa O'Sulleabhain 48.37   64 Anne Murphy 48.24
65 Marie Noone 46.92   65 Margaret Nardone 48.28   65 Marie Noone 48.2
66 Margaret Nardone 46.86   66= Eithne Loftus 47.41   66 Colette Keating 48.05
67 Sue Streek 46.81   66= Attracta Leyden 47.41   67 Kay McDonnell 48
68 Maeve Digan 46.69   66= Stasia Connolly 47.41   68 Miriam Macken 47.81
69= Phyllis Lynch 46.53   69 Sylvia Kelly 47.29   69 Ann Moynihan 47.66
69= Colette Keating 46.53   70 Barbara Burke 47.2   70 Phyllis Lynch 47.57
71 Madeline Kelly 46.46   71 Kay McDonnell 46.86   71 Margaret Nardone 47.42
72 Yvonne McEntee 46.23   72= Mary Lyons 46.76   72 Mary O'Flynn 47.37
73 Mairead Daly 46.1   72= Madeline Kelly 46.76   73 Michael Fitzgerald 47.21
74 Mary Lee 46.06   74 Harry McDermott 46.66   74 Colette Cullen 47.06
75 Audrey Merrigan 46   75 Una Gilespie 46.65   75 Maeve McLoughlin 46.77
76 Patsy Kelly 45.82   76 Lil Leavey 46.44   76 Emer Kelly 46.61
77 Catherine Yeates 45.71   77 Renee Kelly 46.33   77 Madeline Kelly 46.43
78 Margaret Fenton 45.63   78 Anne More O'Ferral 46.31   78 Bridget Gallagher 46.3
79 Maeve McLoughlin 45.62   79 Yvonne McEntee 45.91   79 Rosemary Kennedy 46.29
80 Vincent Flynn 45.47   80 Sue Streek 45.77   80 Sue Streek 46.07
81 Mary Finnigan 44.92   81 Maureen McGauran 45.68   81 Yvonne McEntee 45.95
82 Michael McGee 44.78   82 Rosemary Kennedy 45.67   82 Bernie O'Keeffe 45.48
83 Mary O'Flynn 44.64   83 Mary Higgins 45.44   83 Veronica Farry 45.42
84 Teresa Dever 44.49   84 Michael Fitzgerald 44.82   84 Harry McDermott 45.31
85 Gaye Downes 44.2   85= Ann Carr 44.69   85 Catherine Carroll 44.92
86 Harry McDermott 44.18   85= Pauline Farragher 44.69   86 Mary O'Sullivan 44.34
87 Gerry More O'Ferral 44.16   87 Ann Moynihan 44.27   87 Ann Carr 44.07
88 Ann Carr 43.99   88 Gaye Downes 43.94   88 Gaye Downes 43.66
89 Mary Greene 43.86   89 Anne Murphy 43.41   89 Michael McGee 43.33
90 Peg Bernie 43.64   90 Pat Hannon 43.29   90 Mary Lee 43.04
91 Poilin Farragher 43.53   91 Michael McGee 42.54   91 Catherine Yeates 43.02
92 Tony Smyth 43.19   92 Catherine Carroll 42   92 Maureen McGauran 43.01
93 Carmel Grimes 43.16   93 Bernie O'Keeffe 41.55   93 Audrey Merrigan 42.22
94 Mary Brady 43.15   94 Mary O'Sullivan 41.45   94 Peg Bernie 42.13
95 Colette Cullen 43.02   95 Peg Bernie 40.8   95 Cyril Greene 41.48
96 Noreen Sullivan 42.77   96 Mary Lee 40.6   96 Marianne Toomey 39.58
97 Veronica Farry 42.58   97 Catherine Yeates 40.36   97 Evelyn Gethin 34.07
98 Bernadette Drennan 42.24   98 Audrey Merrigan 40.03   98 Myra Garahan
99 Emer Kelly 42.01   99 Pauline McDonald 39.83   99 Reserves
100 Miriam Macken 40.58   100 Evelyn Gethin 39.73   100 Reserves
101     40.36   101     39.62   101 Reserves
102     39.5   102     34.95   102 Reserves
103     39.43   103     34.84   103 Reserves
104     33.85   104     34.3   104 Reserves
   

Bridgemate Percentages

 

People question the accuracy of the percentages shown on the Bridgemates and obviously  wonder does it affect their finishing score.     You can be assured that the fluctuations in percentages are natural and are no cause for concern.

The following may help understand what is going on in the Bridgemates.   It should be remembered

(a) that the percentages are an ever changing figure until the final board is played.   Every time a new score is entered the scores are recalculated by the Bridgemates.  

(b) The no of points awarded to the highest score increase by 2 points after every round.     E.G.  A top after 4 rounds is worth 8 Points and 10 Points after 5 rounds,  A few examples

 

After 3 rounds were played,  2 people shared the top and one the bottom

     

Pair

  

Points awarded

% Score Achieved

          

A

  

3

75%

          

B

  

3

75%

          

C

  

0

0%

          

 

                

After 4 rounds,   2 share top, 2 share bottom 

 

    

Pair

  

Points Awarded

% Score Achieved

          

A

  

5

83%

          

B

  

5

83%

          

C

  

1

17%

          

D

  

1

17%

          
                 

After 5 rounds,  2 share top, 2 share bottom, one in middle

Pair

  

Points Awarded

% Score Achieved

          

A

  

7

88%

          

B

  

7

88%

          

C

  

4

50%

          

D

  

1

13%

          

E

  

1

13%

          
                 

 Notice that Pair A went from 75% to 83% to 88%  over 3 rounds  ( so the percentages are evolving as the rounds go on)

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Your Final Score at the end of the night is a totally different calculation.   It is the Total number of Points you achieved divided by the maximum number of points available to you.    So if  you were on a sitout then your available points are reduced.    So also an averaged board does not affect your final outcome.
Bridgemate Etiquette

North should enter the Board No., the contract and who is playing immediately after the bidding concludes thus preventing  disputes at the end of the game especially when contracts are doubled.

 

At the end of the game North should enter the result and press OK.

 

North should then place the Bridgemate in the middle of the table and invite East/West to review and if they are satisfied to press  the “Accept”  button.  The  percentage achieved by both parties will then show.

 

The traveller score-sheet may now be reviewed by both parties.  North must share the viewing of the travellers with either East or West.   As the Bridgemate screen is poorly lit it is best done to the side of the table.

 

When both parties are finished with the review of the travellers, the OK button should be pressed.   It is still possible to see a summary of the results by pressing the button under Scores.  This shows all the boards played in this round and corresponding results.

 

When both parties are satisfied North should take the Bridgemate  and press OK to move onto the next round.

 

 
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