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In JillyBean's happy birthday trhead, I posted an image and all I see is user posted image What did I do wrong?

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I would open both in third/fourth seat vul and open both non-vulnerable I opened a 9 pointer with AKT98 of diamonds last night at our local club in third seat vul. Opp overcalled and got a raise from partner and ended up going down 1. All but 1 other table passed it out, so at Match points we ended up with a top board. Plus, I get the pleasure of seeing my partner's face when I tell her I opened with 9 points.

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I like the weak notrump concept (12 to 14 hcp). Can anyone give advice or recommend the best escape bids when the weak notrump is doubled for penalty?

Could you please add a button to the invitation response to remove the responder from the the partnership list? I had several invitations and the tourney I was in wasn't going to be done. Thanks.

I think the best I can relate is the scores I get at our local club playing either 0-500 MPs or Open MPs, many 2000+ players and at least 3 10000+ players. When a partnership does everything right, expect 60 to 70 %, though I did get 71% a couple of weeks ago in a 10 table game. When a partnership does nothing right, expect 20 to 30 %, though usually even though I felt everything went wrong. my bad days are usually 38 to 44% I would also say that about 50% of the time, the scores at our club range from 35 to 59 % and the rest 30 to 68 % It really does depend on how the whole field is playing. With two pairs playing equally well, your score will not be as high. The more tables you have, generally the lower the top score. I hope I've helped a little.

Exactly. Like the people who don't believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God? Alas, there is no way for the argument to end, unless of course, everyone converts.

God warned Man to obey the rules. Man didn't. God gave man free will. Man didn't have to choose the wrong path. God didn't have to forgive Man and offer a way of salvation--especially one as easy as God has given us. Praise God.

Peter, another good question. Hell is what exists in the absence of God. God didn't create Hell. God didn't create Sin. Man sinned bringing Evil into the mix. (And if you argue "what about the serpent?" If Adam and Eve hadn't sinned, the serpent would have no power.) God created all that is Good. God does not want to look upon Sin. So what is set apart from God and Heaven? The emptiness of what was left after God's creation.

Very good question. Man set the building on fire. Man is the source of all sin. God provided Man with a way out even though Man didn't deserve it. Proof of God's existence is around everyone. When the world started out, everyone knew about God. As Man decided that he didn't need God, he stopped telling his descendants. It is Man who pulled a vast cover-up conspiracy to keep people from knowing God. God has been here all along. There is but one model. I am not telling you which church or denomination has it right. A congregation decides how they can best follow the Word of God by setting up rules. People find rules easier to follow than their conscious. As long as the Church teaches that there is one way to Heaven through Jesus Christ who is God's son and died on the Cross for our salvation and that through Baptism we can receive the Holy Spirit, then it is a true Church. Some congregations go astray because ALL people are flawed. To play on an old saying, "Kill the messenger, not the message." Criminals and liars drink water, correct? Does this mean you should steer clear of water? I am very sorry for you, dear brother. As previously stated, I do not believe something to be fact because I want to. I know what is fact because I have received the Holy Spirit.

[edit] sorry misread the bidding.

The second that. Great idea.

Here is what I got from one of our local experts as to what this double should mean

Let me ask you this. Suppose I warn you that walking into a burning building with no protection will harm you. And I offer you a fire resistant suit. Suppose you still walk through a burning building without the suit. Did I punish you? Are we in control of our outcomes? Yes, because God allowed us to have free will. He gave everyone a fire resistant suit. All you have to do is take the suit to avoid being burned. God has available Grace through Jesus Christ that He wants every single person to take. He made it that easy. It is documented. It is preached. There are no secrets. It is your choice. It is your call. I wonder if God would have a stunned look His face when people die without Grace, just as we would have stunned looks watching a fireman rejecting a fire suit and entering a burning building to perish. Joy to all!

As a Christian, my beliefs are things that are fact to me. Believe is a stronger word than Know, but I'll substitute Know in this post. I know that God used his Power to put only the true Word of God into the Bible. I know that Jesus was the fulfillment of the Law of the Old Testament. He replaced the Law with one basic concept. "Love your neighbor as you love yourself." I know that the Old Testament is filled with rotten imperfect people who still received God's love, just as today rotten imperfect people still receive God's love. If all you had were perfect role models who never fail, how you see how to overcome your failures and succeed. I don't just believe this because I heard someone tell it to me. I know all of this because I received the Holy Spirit when I was baptized. The Holy Spirit is a vessel given to us by God that allows a direct link to Him through prayer. Christianity is the only religion whose followers can know for a fact that it is the truth. And that knowledge is delivered through the Holy Spirit. There is no way to adequately describe to someone this experience who has not experienced the same. Describe sight to the blind, or hearing to the deaf. I was not put on this earth to judge other's salvation. God does that based on each person's belief (or unbelief) that Jesus Christ is His Son and that person received Grace through Jesus Christ. I would be extremely happy to see anyone when I get to heaven. And I may indeed be shocked at some of the ones who make it. Who knows? They may be shocked that I'm there. God bless you and glory be to God.

Since I was asked, I know that: Jesus Christ taught that the only way to Heaven is to believe that Christ is the Son of God. That Christ died on the Cross to atone for the sins of all mankind. That Grace is a free gift, but is must be taken by each person before they can enter Heaven. That upon Baptism, believers receive the Holy Spirit, just as Jesus did, and belief becomes knowledge. Every church member is a minister and responsible for ministering to those around them. A Pastor (or other names) are responsible for studying the word of God and sharing that with a congregation. Not controlling the congregation. A congregation member is responsible for studying the word of God and through the Holy Spirit discerning their purpose and actions. All of this is done not for the glory of self but for the glory of the Father. If you see glory being brought to self, you can ignore that as that is not the proper intention of the Body of Christ. Remember that no human, except Jesus Christ, has ever been perfect. One must look for God's love and perfection in imperfect people. That may prove difficult for some. And it makes organized religion look hypocritical to them. There are evil powers that do not want us to see God's love and use the hypocrisy to blanket over God's glory. It is up to each person to find the glory for their self. God bless everyone. I hope you can find the peace that I have found.

My religion beliefs: to belong to a body of believers. To multiply that body of believers. Only believers go to heaven. We want everyone to become believers so that they can go to heaven. Abolishing organized religion is against my religious beliefs and the beliefs of my religion.

I that Christians, Muslims, and Hebrews would fight that. All three religions' people would die before forsaking the God. I know I would, anything else would be a sin for me.

Okay. But you won't get most of the population to agree with religion and gender. And a constitution should be approved by 3/4 or so. In the United States there was a good experiment from the 1600s until the 1920s. The government didn't overtax people and families could live on one salary. In the 1920s the United States instituted an income tax by adding a Constitutional Amendment. Elimination of taxes and allowing charities and churches to care for under privileged people is the only plausible solution.

Neither are popular around here. My money is on Obama or Ron Paul.

Being from Arkansas and experiencing the Clinton governor-years, I think it is very safe to say that Hillary had those tactics way before Karl Rove.