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Note from Merry
I’m very excited to start my new classes this week. Despite all our best efforts, there are always a few glitches with the new mailing lists the first week. If you signed up for a class and don’t receive the email link by thirty minutes before class, please send an email to m.schainblatt@gmail.com. Even if you miss the first class, no worries. Send an email to let me know and I will add you to the list and send a recording of the class. Almost all of the problems are resolved before the second class. Thanks!
Continue to learn
Don't miss Jeff Edelstein's 11:00 Convention Card (Part I: front of card) seminar tomorrow, Monday, September 13, at 11:00 am. You will learn a lot more than how to fill out a Convention Card. Neither the club nor Jeff are charging for this and the two follow-up seminars on the following Mondays, but Jeff is asking you to donate to the Humane Society of Pinellas County. Contributions will be collected and forwarded to the Humane Society.
There are other on-going opportunities to learn at the club. These include the Tuesday morning (9:00 am) mini lesson followed by a relaxed 0-299 game. Guido's alter ego will direct.
Opportunities continue on Wednesday morning at 9:00 am with Elaine, the Fedora Lady, teaching and directing the 0-20 learning game. Ask her question during the bidding and play. A great, fun way to learn this great game.
Elaine continues her teaching for newer players with her beginners' lessons
at 1:00 pm Thursday. The materials used is complimentary to what Merry uses in her fabulous on-line classes.
Talking about Merry, her fall series of classes start tomorrow with Back to Basics 1 and 2 with other classes beginning later this week. Check it out by clicking here.
On Fridays at 9:30 am, newer players can enjoy supervised play hosted by Freida. She drives the most smokin' hot car at the club, so do not expect her to suggest you pass a lot.
Back on BBO
The Board approved joining the SEBCC, the largest Virtual Club in the ACBL. An email with the details was sent earlier. If you do not see it, try looking in your spam/junk mail folder. If still unfound, drop me a note at stpetebridge@gmail.com.
Bridge trivia answers
Question 1. What is a discovery play?
Play a suit or suits to discover a player's holding in another suit.
Question 2. When was the first strong club system invented and who was the author?
Harold Vanderbilt who is frequently credited with inventing contract bridge, published The Club Convention in 1929
Question 3. Who revived the system under his own name in 1963?
Howard Schenken took Vanderbilt's system (with permission) and renamed it The Big Club.
Questions for this week
1 What is the Rule of 2,3,4?
2 What is Ingberman over Reverses?
3 What is Smith Echo?
Word of the week
lamprophony
Definition: Loudness and clarity of voice
Example: Guido has the first part of lamprophony down pat.
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