Bridge Winners Profile for Paul Cronin
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- Member Since
- July 30, 2010
- Last Seen
- 7 hours ago
- Member Type
- Bridge Player
- about me
C&E Chair of Unit 255, District 2 Appellate Chair, and creator of the "Online Partnership Desk" used by the ACBL for the Reno, New Orleans, Orlando, Louisville, Seattle, Toronto, Memphis, Philadelphia, San Francisco, St. Louis, Atlanta, Phoenix, Dallas, Las Vegas, and Providence NABCs.
- Country
- Canada
Bridge Information
- Member of Bridge Club(s)
- Bridge Centre Of Niagara, Niagara -On-The-Lake Duplicate Bridge Club
- ACBL Ranking
- Gold Life Master
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- From Bad To Worse!
- Thanks for the info, Ray...will have to wait and see how the duties of an "Assistant District Recorder" are defined. Your research about "recent times" is well-taken, although 2007 can still be "recent" to older folks.
- From Bad To Worse!
- Thanks for the link, Randy....will have to wait until the minutes are published to see what was actually passed.
- From Bad To Worse!
- Hi Randy...I hadn't heard anything about "district assistant recorders".....nor about Bahar having a plan to eliminate Units. Does anyone else know anything about this?
- From Bad To Worse!
- Hi Steve...not sure why you're commenting on Unit jurisdiction, as that was covered in my original post. What is the evidence that the current Unit Recorders need training or lack "skill and thorough knowledge of the laws and rules" ? Having been a Unit Recorder myself for some decades ...
- From Bad To Worse!
- Many thanks, David...much appreciated!
- From Bad To Worse!
- Hi Alexander...can you provide your source for saying "There are quite a few really tiny units with less than 20 active members" ? With about 165,000 members and 300+ units, the average unit size is about 550.
- Thanks, Fred Gitelman
- Happy retirement to a dear friend....who never forgot his friends. Will miss you at BBO, but very best wishes to you and Sheri for a happy and fulfilling retirement. I still remember the generosity when you bought team jackets for your international team back in Unit 166 days...always ...
- What killed American Bridge--a Poll from the Year 2040.
- When bridge was really popular it was contract bridge played at home. From this pool of home players, and their children, came those who played duplicate contract bridge at clubs and tournaments. When the number of two parent homes began to decline, and home situations became less stable, the pool ...
- Is this a way to run an organization?
- Just a thought...but wouldn't it be easier, more effective, and infinitely cheaper to learn from the pros by watching them play on BBO? There'd be no embarrassment, and you could take screen shots of the hands and the bidding for further study. Maybe someone could compile a ...
- Is this a way to run an organization?
- Hi Peg....I'm sure the other team was happy with the result, but did they really beat your team? Or did your team beat itself? What did the other team learn from playing your team other than "don't self-destruct?".
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