From henk at amsterdamned.org Tue Aug 1 01:01:00 2006 From: henk at amsterdamned.org (Henk Uijterwaal) Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2006 23:01:00 -0000 Subject: [blml] List of BLML Abbreviations Message-ID: (Automated, regular posting) Usenet Bridge Abbreviations ABF Australian Bridge Federation AC Appeals committee ACBL American Contract Bridge League AI Authorised information ArtAS Artificial adjusted score AssAS Assigned adjusted score ATF Across-the-field [matchpointing] ATTNA Appeal to the National Authority BBL British Bridge League [now defunct] BGB Bridge Great Britain BIT Break in Tempo BLML Bridge-laws mailing list BoD Board of directors [ACBL] BoG Board of governors [ACBL] BOOT Bid-Out-Of-Turn CD Convention Disruption C&E Conduct and ethics [often hearings] CC Convention card CHO Center Hand Opponent [ie partner] CoC Conditions of contest COOT Call-Out-Of-Turn CoP Code of practice CPU Concealed partnership understanding CTD Chief Tournament director DBF Danish Bridge Federation DIC Director in charge DP Disciplinary penalty EBL European Bridge League EBU English Bridge Union EHAA Every Hand an Adventure [a system] F2F Face-to-face [to distinguish from Online bridge] FOLOOT Faced Opening-Lead-Out-Of-Turn GCC General Convention Chart [ACBL] HUM Highly Unusual Method IB Insufficient Bid IBLF International Bridge Laws Forum LA Logical alternative L&EC Laws & Ethics Committee [English, Welsh or Scottish] LHO Left hand Opponent Lnn Law number nn LOL Little old lady [may be of either sex] LOOT Lead-Out-Of-Turn MB Misbid ME Misexplanation MI Misinformation MPC Major penalty card mPC Minor penalty card MSC Master Solvers' Club [The Bridge World] NA National Authority NABC ACBL North American Bridge Championships NBB Nederlandse Bridge Bond [Dutch Bridge League] NBO National Bridge organisation NCBO National Contract Bridge organisation NIBU Northern Ireland Bridge Union NO Non-offender NOs Non-offenders NOS Non-offending side OBM Old Black Magic OBOOT Opening-Bid-Out-Of-Turn OKB OKBridge OLB Online bridge [to distinguish from Face-to-face bridge] OLOOT Opening-Lead-Out-Of-Turn OOT Out-Of-Turn Os Offenders OS Offending side pd Partner PLOOT Play-Out-Of-Turn POOT Pass-Out-Of-Turn PP Procedural penalty RA Regulating Authority RGB rec.games.bridge [newsgroup] RGBO rec.games.bridge.okbridge [newsgroup] RHO Right Hand Opponent RLB Real Life Bridge [to distinguish from Online bridge] RoC Rule of coincidence RoW Rest of World [apart from North America] RTFLB Read the [fabulous] Law book! SBU Scottish Bridge Union SO Sponsoring organisation TBW The Bridge World [magazine] TD Tournament director TDic Tournament director in charge TFLB The [fabulous] Law book! UI Unauthorised information WBF World Bridge Federation WBFLC WBF Laws Committee WBU Welsh Bridge Union YC Young Chelsea ZO Zonal organisation ZT Zero Tolerance [for unacceptable behaviour] Hand diagrams: *3m 3C or 3D [minor] *3M 3H or 3S [Major] ..3H 3H after a hesitation 3H! 3H alerted The above may also be found on David Stevenson's Bridgepage at http://blakjak.com/usenet_br.htm From henk at amsterdamned.org Tue Aug 1 01:01:01 2006 From: henk at amsterdamned.org (Henk Uijterwaal) Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2006 23:01:01 -0000 Subject: [blml] BLML Usage statistics Message-ID: BLML usage statistics for July 2006 Posts From ----- ---- 48 guthrie (at) ntlworld.com 42 ehaa (at) starpower.net 38 twm (at) cix.co.uk 38 ereppert (at) rochester.rr.com 32 svenpran (at) online.no 27 adam (at) irvine.com 22 agot (at) ulb.ac.be 21 john (at) asimere.com 21 grandeval (at) vejez.fsnet.co.uk 17 mandache (at) free.fr 15 richard.hills (at) immi.gov.au 12 hermandw (at) hdw.be 10 cibor (at) poczta.fm 9 axman22 (at) hotmail.com 8 t.kooyman (at) worldonline.nl 6 willner (at) cfa.harvard.edu 6 jean-pierre.rocafort (at) meteo.fr 6 gesta (at) tiscali.co.uk 5 mfrench1 (at) san.rr.com 5 adam (at) tameware.com 5 Robin.Barker (at) npl.co.uk 4 mustikka (at) charter.net 4 johnson (at) CCRS.NRCan.gc.ca 4 brian (at) meadows.pair.com 3 tzimnoch (at) comcast.net 3 henk (at) amsterdamned.org 3 ciska.zuur (at) planet.nl 3 blml (at) wrightnet.demon.co.uk 2 herman (at) hdw.be 2 grabiner (at) alumni.princeton.edu 2 david.j.barton (at) lineone.net 2 PeterEidt (at) t-online.de 2 Martin.Sinot (at) Micronas.com 2 J.P.Pals (at) uva.nl 1 zecurado (at) gmail.com 1 wjburrows (at) gmail.com 1 siegmund (at) gci.net 1 schuster (at) eduhi.at 1 schoderb (at) msn.com 1 richard.willey (at) gmail.com 1 ranjubhattacharjee (at) hotmail.com 1 ljtrent (at) adelphia.net 1 larry (at) charmschool.fsnet.co.uk 1 jrhind (at) therock.bm 1 ienj.boswijk (at) hccnet.nl 1 bridge (at) vwalther.de 1 bbickford (at) charter.net 1 ardelm (at) optusnet.com.au 1 andre.steffens (at) hccnet.nl 1 ac342 (at) freenet.carleton.ca 1 Peter.Newman (at) au.fujitsu.com From richard.hills at immi.gov.au Wed Aug 2 06:24:29 2006 From: richard.hills at immi.gov.au (richard.hills at immi.gov.au) Date: Wed, 02 Aug 2006 04:24:29 -0000 Subject: [blml] Pseudo-psyches (was Encrypted signals) [SEC=UNOFFICIAL] In-Reply-To: <200607270742.k6R7gSvY009516@immi.gov.au> Message-ID: Dallas Spring 2006 APPEAL NABC+ SEVEN Subject: Alleged Allowing for a Psych DIC: Putnam Event: Vanderbilt KO Teams Session: Round of 16, April 5, 2006 Board #3 Dlr: South Vul: E/W Boye Brogeland T843 J2 AT9654 Q Nagy Kamel Greg Hinze A52 Q6 K863 A94 Q J873 KJ963 A542 Rita Shugart KJ97 QT75 K2 T87 West North East South --- --- --- Pass 1C 1NT Dbl Pass Pass 2D Dbl Pass Pass Pass The Facts: 2D, doubled, made two for a score of +180 N/S. The director was summoned after the lead on the next board. N/S were +41 IMPs at the end of the second set (the previous one). The play went S6 to the SJ and SA; CJ to the CQ and CA; another club, ruffed; draw trumps and claim. The Ruling: The director ruled that the table result stands. The Appeal: E/W called the director because they had a problem with South not redoubling the double of 1NT. South stated that she had never played with Brogeland before (save for a pair game) and was not sure what a redouble would mean after the 1NT overcall. [snip] * * * Richard Hills: Due to South's failure to redouble, North's escape to 2D was consistent with North holding a real 1NT overcall with 5 or 6 diamonds. As the Appeals Committee, how should you rule? Best wishes Richard James Hills, amicus curiae National Training Branch 02 6225 6285 From jean-pierre.rocafort at meteo.fr Wed Aug 2 08:56:03 2006 From: jean-pierre.rocafort at meteo.fr (Jean-Pierre Rocafort) Date: Wed, 02 Aug 2006 06:56:03 -0000 Subject: [blml] dark night Message-ID: <44D04C0C.9050705@meteo.fr> did anybody switch off? -- _______________________________________________ Jean-Pierre Rocafort METEO-FRANCE DSI/CM 42 Avenue Gaspard Coriolis 31057 Toulouse CEDEX Tph: 05 61 07 81 02 (33 5 61 07 81 02) Fax: 05 61 07 81 09 (33 5 61 07 81 09) e-mail: jean-pierre.rocafort at meteo.fr Serveur WWW METEO-France: http://www.meteo.fr _______________________________________________ From svenpran at online.no Sun Aug 6 11:51:43 2006 From: svenpran at online.no (Sven Pran) Date: Sun, 06 Aug 2006 09:51:43 -0000 Subject: [blml] Law 25A Message-ID: <000001c6b93d$a21470b0$6400a8c0@WINXP> I was consulted (on telephone) on a case on which I would like to hear opinions on blml, preferably from those that feel themselves competent on the application of law 25A: The auction: (North dealer, bid boxes in use, no screens) N E S W 1C - P - 1D - P 1H - P - 2S - P 2NT - P - P - P Immediately after West's final pass, before any activity associated with the opening lead, South exclaims: "God, what have I done" or words to that effect. Facts (undisputed) as established by the Director: 2S is forcing to game (4th suit), there is no doubt that South intended to bid game, i.e. 3NT, and that his pass as such was "unintended". (I am deliberately avoiding the word "inadvertent" here). Question: Shall South be permitted a Law 25A substitution of 3NT for his last pass? "Disturbing" circumstances: We have since long practiced a general (but not necessarily absolute) rule in Norway that for a call to be considered inadvertent its bid card should normally "come" from the same compartment in the bid box as the bid card for the intended call. (Pass, Double and Redouble come from one compartment, all bids come from a different compartment). I believe I have heard that Law 25B2(b)(2) was introduced because of a situation where a player was so disappointed by his partner's response to a Blackwood asking bid that he lost all hopes of slam but "inadvertently" passed instead of correcting the contract to 5 in the agreed trumps. At that time his mistake shall have been ruled not to qualify for a correction under Law 25A? Comments anybody? (I am deliberately not disclosing my own opinion or the ruling actually made except that they do agree). Regards Sven From gesta at tiscali.co.uk Sun Aug 6 13:35:27 2006 From: gesta at tiscali.co.uk (gesta at tiscali.co.uk) Date: Sun, 06 Aug 2006 11:35:27 -0000 Subject: [blml] Encrypted signals (was: nearest card) [SEC=UNOFFICIAL] References: <5.1.0.14.0.20060727190345.02776060@immi.gov.au> <6.1.1.1.0.20060728103436.02dad120@pop.starpower.net> Message-ID: <000201c6b94c$8dbd3c00$56e8403e@Mildred> Grattan Endicott To: "Bridge Laws Discussion List" Sent: Friday, July 28, 2006 3:42 PM Subject: Re: [blml] Encrypted signals (was: nearest card) [SEC=UNOFFICIAL] > > The problem -- I believe it was Herman who first > articulated it in this forum -- is that if they choose to > exercise that authority, they take on an obligation to > define precisely what an "encrypted signal" > is. "We can't define it, but you may not do it" just > doesn't cut it. Unfortunately, that would appear to > be exactly what some SOs have adopted as their > stated policy. > +=+ I do not consider this accurate. The SO's, through their appointed officers on site - or through those to whom reference is made beforehand, may look at any proposed signalling method and decide whether it intends to rely on a secondary key to withhold from declarer access to the meaning of the card played. 'Key' signifies a method of defining which of alternative meanings is to be attributed. That method is not the characteristic of the card but a secondary circumstance, one that is obscured in principle from the perception of the declarer. Encryption is a question of principle and intent. If the principle and intent is defined in the regulation, the determination whether a particular method reflects that principle and intent may follow within the announced procedures for systems submission and acceptance. ~ Grattan ~ +=+ From agot at ulb.ac.be Mon Aug 7 16:13:57 2006 From: agot at ulb.ac.be (Alain Gottcheiner) Date: Mon, 07 Aug 2006 14:13:57 -0000 Subject: [blml] Borderline rulings [SEC=UNOFFICIAL] In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.0.20060807155916.0209b9c0@pop.ulb.ac.be> At 14:12 24/07/2006 +1000, richard.hills at immi.gov.au wrote: > When South realized that West had >authored the book that discussed the >conventional doubles of splinters I think this is irrelevant. I co-authored a set of booklets on Fert systems. However, when I decicde to open a 1S psyche, I'd like any possible ensuing appeal to be decided on the grounds of "psyche", not of "concealed agreement and disallowed system". But that's exactly what declarer wanted here. BTW, not leading the CA in said deal was perfectly logical. In the absence of a 3C opening, the double -if showing clubs and looking for a sacrifice- should be based on a long and weakish club suit, which is good reason for not leading CA. Because, if this is the case, declarer probably hods the -badly placed- CK, and dummy might even hold a void. Regards Alain From hermandw at hdw.be Tue Aug 8 14:10:29 2006 From: hermandw at hdw.be (Herman De wael) Date: Tue, 08 Aug 2006 12:10:29 -0000 Subject: [blml] BLML In-Reply-To: <5.1.1.6.0.20060808142455.024f4350@mail.netvision.net.il> References: <5.1.1.6.0.20060808142455.024f4350@mail.netvision.net.il> Message-ID: No, it's not just you, Eitan. Herman De Wael Wilrijk, Antwerpen, Belgium www.hdw.be ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eitan Levy" To: Herman De Wael Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2006 02:25 PM Subject: BLML Hi Herman Do you know what's up with BLML? I presume it's not only me not receiving anything - the archives also have nothing new for the last few weeks. Regards Eitan From john at asimere.com Tue Aug 8 18:21:48 2006 From: john at asimere.com (John Probst) Date: Tue, 08 Aug 2006 16:21:48 -0000 Subject: [blml] Has declarer lead from dummy? Message-ID: <002d01c6bb06$752dc6d0$0701a8c0@john> This one got me to phone DWS. What do you think? Declarer is cashing a long suit from hand, pitching small side suit cards from dummy and he holds all the remaining cards of the suit. He is playing quickly. His brain beats his hand and he says "heart deuce" (a card in dummy) before he plays the next winner from his hand. RHO snaps a heart onto the table. Declarer says "Hang on I haven't played yet.". From this it is clear that declarer knows he's in hand and knows he's about to lead to this trick from hand. These are the *facts* - don't argue with them. Has declarer led OOT from dummy or has the trick not yet started, and therefore the lead is still in his hand and we can pick up the 2 cards currently in the played position with all the usual UI/AI constraints? I ruled he was still in hand, and DWS wan't sure feeling it was, at least, a tenable ruling. I think it's a tough one. John From david.g.martin at btinternet.com Sun Aug 13 22:49:44 2006 From: david.g.martin at btinternet.com (David Martin) Date: Sun, 13 Aug 2006 20:49:44 -0000 Subject: [blml] Is it still working? Message-ID: <002601c6bf19$b06b7dc0$0200a8c0@David> Regards David Martin From henk at ripe.net Mon Aug 14 13:21:02 2006 From: henk at ripe.net (Henk Uijterwaal) Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2006 11:21:02 -0000 Subject: [blml] Testing Message-ID: <7.0.1.0.2.20060814131831.0346fab0@ripe.net> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Henk Uijterwaal Email: henk.uijterwaal(at)ripe.net RIPE Network Coordination Centre http://www.amsterdamned.org/~henk P.O.Box 10096 Singel 258 Phone: +31.20.5354414 1001 EB Amsterdam 1016 AB Amsterdam Fax: +31.20.5354445 The Netherlands The Netherlands Mobile: +31.6.55861746 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1160438400 + 381600 = 1160820000. From henk at amsterdamned.org Mon Aug 14 13:24:32 2006 From: henk at amsterdamned.org (Henk Uijterwaal) Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2006 11:24:32 -0000 Subject: [blml] BLML Usage statistics Message-ID: BLML usage statistics for July 2006 Posts From ----- ---- 48 guthrie (at) ntlworld.com 42 ehaa (at) starpower.net 38 twm (at) cix.co.uk 38 ereppert (at) rochester.rr.com 32 svenpran (at) online.no 27 adam (at) irvine.com 22 agot (at) ulb.ac.be 21 john (at) asimere.com 21 grandeval (at) vejez.fsnet.co.uk 17 mandache (at) free.fr 15 richard.hills (at) immi.gov.au 12 hermandw (at) hdw.be 10 cibor (at) poczta.fm 9 axman22 (at) hotmail.com 8 t.kooyman (at) worldonline.nl 6 willner (at) cfa.harvard.edu 6 jean-pierre.rocafort (at) meteo.fr 6 gesta (at) tiscali.co.uk 5 mfrench1 (at) san.rr.com 5 adam (at) tameware.com 5 Robin.Barker (at) npl.co.uk 4 mustikka (at) charter.net 4 johnson (at) CCRS.NRCan.gc.ca 4 brian (at) meadows.pair.com 3 tzimnoch (at) comcast.net 3 henk (at) amsterdamned.org 3 ciska.zuur (at) planet.nl 3 blml (at) wrightnet.demon.co.uk 2 herman (at) hdw.be 2 grabiner (at) alumni.princeton.edu 2 david.j.barton (at) lineone.net 2 PeterEidt (at) t-online.de 2 Martin.Sinot (at) Micronas.com 2 J.P.Pals (at) uva.nl 1 zecurado (at) gmail.com 1 wjburrows (at) gmail.com 1 siegmund (at) gci.net 1 schuster (at) eduhi.at 1 schoderb (at) msn.com 1 richard.willey (at) gmail.com 1 ranjubhattacharjee (at) hotmail.com 1 ljtrent (at) adelphia.net 1 larry (at) charmschool.fsnet.co.uk 1 jrhind (at) therock.bm 1 ienj.boswijk (at) hccnet.nl 1 bridge (at) vwalther.de 1 bbickford (at) charter.net 1 ardelm (at) optusnet.com.au 1 andre.steffens (at) hccnet.nl 1 ac342 (at) freenet.carleton.ca 1 Peter.Newman (at) au.fujitsu.com From ereppert at rochester.rr.com Fri Aug 18 20:11:41 2006 From: ereppert at rochester.rr.com (Ed Reppert) Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2006 18:11:41 -0000 Subject: [blml] traffic Message-ID: <827BA0D2-97A1-4BDE-AC8F-03961CE11B65@rochester.rr.com> I just noticed that the latest messages i have from blml are dated July 28th. Either there hasn't been any traffic in the last 3 weeks, or my mail program is losing stuff. What's up? From ardelm at optusnet.com.au Wed Aug 23 10:27:10 2006 From: ardelm at optusnet.com.au (Tony Musgrove) Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2006 18:27:10 +1000 Subject: [blml] test only Message-ID: <6.2.0.14.2.20060823182629.0cecad50@mail.optusnet.com.au> no messages getting through From vitoldbr at yandex.ru Thu Aug 3 04:31:10 2006 From: vitoldbr at yandex.ru (vitoldbr) Date: Thu, 03 Aug 2006 02:31:10 -0000 Subject: [blml] from Vitold In-Reply-To: <000701c6b235$b2717a70$cc9b87d9@yourtkrv58tbs0> References: <5.1.0.14.0.20060727190345.02776060@pop.ulb.ac.be><35f04034241d0bfb61ac19bee9348fe6@smtp.realdsl.be><20060719115048.A14AE173E6C@poczta.interia.pl><6.1.1.1.0.20060725165303.02e42050@pop.starpower.net><6.1.1.1.0.20060726164917.02c6bbf0@pop.starpower.net><35f04034241d0bfb61ac19bee9348fe6@smtp.realdsl.be><5.1.0.14.0.20060727190345.02776060@pop.ulb.ac.be> <5.1.0.14.0.20060728102200.020a1430@pop.ulb.ac.be> <000701c6b235$b2717a70$cc9b87d9@yourtkrv58tbs0> Message-ID: <174626380.20060803052854@yandex.ru> test -- Best regards, vitoldbr mailto:vitoldbr at yandex.ru