EVENT>Monday STaC |SESSION>Monday Aft |SECTION> A N-S ------------------------,------ ------------,-------- -------------------------- DATE>January 31, 2022 |SANCTION>2202507 | 01/31/2022 15:47|EVENT CODE>0101 ---------------------,-- ------------------- -------------,--------------------- DIR> Kandi Osborne |RATING>STAC, CLUB>269399 |MOVEMENT>MITCHELL ------------,-------- ,-------------------------,--------- --------------------- AVE> 84.0 |TOP> 6 |MP LIMITS>None/2000/750 |CLUB>In Tempo Bridge Club ------------ --------- ------------------------- ------------------------------- PAIRS IN STRAT A=7/B=7/C=5 ,---,-------------------------,------,---------, -------------------------------------------------| | Section | |Section | No Name Name |Flt|Rnk-A|Rnk-B|Rnk-C| Score | Pct |Awards | ------------------------------------------------- --- ----- ----- ----- ------- ------ --------- 1 Robert Kreutzer Lois Bender B . . . 83.50 49.70 2 Alice Pierce Ronald Pierce C 3 3 . 89.00 52.98 0.80(A) 3 Jack Berton, Jr Kay Morse C 1 1 1 96.50 57.44 1.59(A) 4 Jeannie Guthery Kay Averkamp C . . . 74.00 44.05 5 Brenda Koblick Matt Farber C . . . 68.50 40.77 6 Donald Meyer Wayne Parsons C 2 2 2 90.50 53.87 1.11(A) 7 Jean Petrilli Richard Sentner B . . . 86.00 51.19 Totals 588.00 EVENT>Monday STaC |SESSION>Monday Aft |SECTION> A E-W ------------------------,------ ------------,-------- -------------------------- DATE>January 31, 2022 |SANCTION>2202507 | 01/31/2022 15:47|EVENT CODE>0101 ---------------------,-- ------------------- -------------,--------------------- DIR> Kandi Osborne |RATING>STAC, CLUB>269399 |MOVEMENT>MITCHELL ------------,-------- ,-------------------------,--------- --------------------- AVE> 84.0 |TOP> 6 |MP LIMITS>None/2000/750 |CLUB>In Tempo Bridge Club ------------ --------- ------------------------- ------------------------------- PAIRS IN STRAT A=7/B=5/C=4 ,---,-------------------------,------,---------, -------------------------------------------------| | Section | |Section | No Name Name |Flt|Rnk-A|Rnk-B|Rnk-C| Score | Pct |Awards | ------------------------------------------------- --- ----- ----- ----- ------- ------ --------- 1 Shannon Healy Steven Sapiro C . . . 65.50 38.99 2 Hugh Kirkpatrick David Rosencranz B 2 1 . 100.00 59.52 1.11(A) 3 Linda Herman Patty Scudder C . . . 68.00 40.48 4 Richard Riezman Bjorgvin Kristinsson A . . . 84.50 50.30 5 Joan Ohre Cindy O'Connell C . . 2 72.50 43.15 0.48(C) 6 Stephen Ames Dennis Weiland C 3 2 1 92.00 54.76 0.80(A) 7 Allen Silberman Harvey Epstein A 1 . . 105.50 62.80 1.59(A) Totals 588.00 RESULTS OF BOARD 1 SCORES MATCHPOINTS NAMES N-S E-W N-S E-W 100 4.50 1.50 1-Kreutzer-Bender vs 1-Healy-Sapiro 110 6.00 0.00 2-Pierce-Pierce vs 3-Herman-Scudder 100 4.50 1.50 3-Berton, Jr-Morse vs 5-Ohre-O'Connell 50 3.00 3.00 4-Guthery-Averkamp vs 7-Silberman-Epstein 420 0.50 5.50 5-Koblick-Farber vs 2-Kirkpatrick-Rosencranz 300 2.00 4.00 6-Meyer-Parsons vs 4-Riezman-Kristinsson 420 0.50 5.50 7-Petrilli-Sentner vs 6-Ames-Weiland ---------------------------------------------------------------------- RESULTS OF BOARD 2 SCORES MATCHPOINTS NAMES N-S E-W N-S E-W 50 6.00 0.00 1-Kreutzer-Bender vs 1-Healy-Sapiro 90 5.00 1.00 2-Pierce-Pierce vs 3-Herman-Scudder 140 2.50 3.50 3-Berton, Jr-Morse vs 5-Ohre-O'Connell 150 1.00 5.00 4-Guthery-Averkamp vs 7-Silberman-Epstein 140 2.50 3.50 5-Koblick-Farber vs 2-Kirkpatrick-Rosencranz 170 0.00 6.00 6-Meyer-Parsons vs 4-Riezman-Kristinsson 130 4.00 2.00 7-Petrilli-Sentner vs 6-Ames-Weiland ---------------------------------------------------------------------- RESULTS OF BOARD 3 SCORES MATCHPOINTS NAMES N-S E-W N-S E-W 120 5.00 1.00 1-Kreutzer-Bender vs 1-Healy-Sapiro 50 0.50 5.50 2-Pierce-Pierce vs 3-Herman-Scudder 120 5.00 1.00 3-Berton, Jr-Morse vs 5-Ohre-O'Connell 50 0.50 5.50 4-Guthery-Averkamp vs 7-Silberman-Epstein 120 5.00 1.00 5-Koblick-Farber vs 2-Kirkpatrick-Rosencranz 90 2.50 3.50 6-Meyer-Parsons vs 4-Riezman-Kristinsson 90 2.50 3.50 7-Petrilli-Sentner vs 6-Ames-Weiland ---------------------------------------------------------------------- RESULTS OF BOARD 4 SCORES MATCHPOINTS NAMES N-S E-W N-S E-W 100 2.00 4.00 1-Kreutzer-Bender vs 1-Healy-Sapiro 650 5.50 0.50 2-Pierce-Pierce vs 3-Herman-Scudder 650 5.50 0.50 3-Berton, Jr-Morse vs 5-Ohre-O'Connell 620 3.50 2.50 4-Guthery-Averkamp vs 7-Silberman-Epstein 200 0.50 5.50 5-Koblick-Farber vs 2-Kirkpatrick-Rosencranz 620 3.50 2.50 6-Meyer-Parsons vs 4-Riezman-Kristinsson 200 0.50 5.50 7-Petrilli-Sentner vs 6-Ames-Weiland ---------------------------------------------------------------------- RESULTS OF BOARD 5 SCORES MATCHPOINTS NAMES N-S E-W N-S E-W 300 0.00 6.00 1-Kreutzer-Bender vs 7-Silberman-Epstein 200 1.00 5.00 2-Pierce-Pierce vs 2-Kirkpatrick-Rosencranz 620 6.00 0.00 3-Berton, Jr-Morse vs 4-Riezman-Kristinsson 200 4.00 2.00 4-Guthery-Averkamp vs 6-Ames-Weiland 140 3.00 3.00 5-Koblick-Farber vs 1-Healy-Sapiro 110 2.00 4.00 6-Meyer-Parsons vs 3-Herman-Scudder 600 5.00 1.00 7-Petrilli-Sentner vs 5-Ohre-O'Connell ---------------------------------------------------------------------- RESULTS OF BOARD 6 SCORES MATCHPOINTS NAMES N-S E-W N-S E-W 630 2.00 4.00 1-Kreutzer-Bender vs 7-Silberman-Epstein 660 0.50 5.50 2-Pierce-Pierce vs 2-Kirkpatrick-Rosencranz 660 0.50 5.50 3-Berton, Jr-Morse vs 4-Riezman-Kristinsson 300 6.00 0.00 4-Guthery-Averkamp vs 6-Ames-Weiland 600 3.00 3.00 5-Koblick-Farber vs 1-Healy-Sapiro 180 4.50 1.50 6-Meyer-Parsons vs 3-Herman-Scudder 180 4.50 1.50 7-Petrilli-Sentner vs 5-Ohre-O'Connell ---------------------------------------------------------------------- RESULTS OF BOARD 7 SCORES MATCHPOINTS NAMES N-S E-W N-S E-W 140 4.50 1.50 1-Kreutzer-Bender vs 7-Silberman-Epstein 90 2.00 4.00 2-Pierce-Pierce vs 2-Kirkpatrick-Rosencranz 140 4.50 1.50 3-Berton, Jr-Morse vs 4-Riezman-Kristinsson 100 0.50 5.50 4-Guthery-Averkamp vs 6-Ames-Weiland 140 4.50 1.50 5-Koblick-Farber vs 1-Healy-Sapiro 140 4.50 1.50 6-Meyer-Parsons vs 3-Herman-Scudder 100 0.50 5.50 7-Petrilli-Sentner vs 5-Ohre-O'Connell ---------------------------------------------------------------------- RESULTS OF BOARD 8 SCORES MATCHPOINTS NAMES N-S E-W N-S E-W 180 0.00 6.00 1-Kreutzer-Bender vs 7-Silberman-Epstein 130 3.00 3.00 2-Pierce-Pierce vs 2-Kirkpatrick-Rosencranz 150 1.00 5.00 3-Berton, Jr-Morse vs 4-Riezman-Kristinsson 130 3.00 3.00 4-Guthery-Averkamp vs 6-Ames-Weiland 100 5.00 1.00 5-Koblick-Farber vs 1-Healy-Sapiro 90 6.00 0.00 6-Meyer-Parsons vs 3-Herman-Scudder 130 3.00 3.00 7-Petrilli-Sentner vs 5-Ohre-O'Connell ---------------------------------------------------------------------- RESULTS OF BOARD 9 SCORES MATCHPOINTS NAMES N-S E-W N-S E-W 140 4.50 1.50 1-Kreutzer-Bender vs 6-Ames-Weiland 140 4.50 1.50 2-Pierce-Pierce vs 1-Healy-Sapiro 110 2.00 4.00 3-Berton, Jr-Morse vs 3-Herman-Scudder 50 0.50 5.50 4-Guthery-Averkamp vs 5-Ohre-O'Connell 50 0.50 5.50 5-Koblick-Farber vs 7-Silberman-Epstein 140 4.50 1.50 6-Meyer-Parsons vs 2-Kirkpatrick-Rosencranz 140 4.50 1.50 7-Petrilli-Sentner vs 4-Riezman-Kristinsson ---------------------------------------------------------------------- RESULTS OF BOARD 10 SCORES MATCHPOINTS NAMES N-S E-W N-S E-W 200 0.00 6.00 1-Kreutzer-Bender vs 6-Ames-Weiland 170 1.50 4.50 2-Pierce-Pierce vs 1-Healy-Sapiro 110 6.00 0.00 3-Berton, Jr-Morse vs 3-Herman-Scudder 100 5.00 1.00 4-Guthery-Averkamp vs 5-Ohre-O'Connell 170 1.50 4.50 5-Koblick-Farber vs 7-Silberman-Epstein 140 3.50 2.50 6-Meyer-Parsons vs 2-Kirkpatrick-Rosencranz 140 3.50 2.50 7-Petrilli-Sentner vs 4-Riezman-Kristinsson ---------------------------------------------------------------------- RESULTS OF BOARD 11 SCORES MATCHPOINTS NAMES N-S E-W N-S E-W 120 0.00 6.00 1-Kreutzer-Bender vs 6-Ames-Weiland 170 4.50 1.50 2-Pierce-Pierce vs 1-Healy-Sapiro 150 2.50 3.50 3-Berton, Jr-Morse vs 3-Herman-Scudder 150 2.50 3.50 4-Guthery-Averkamp vs 5-Ohre-O'Connell 170 4.50 1.50 5-Koblick-Farber vs 7-Silberman-Epstein 140 1.00 5.00 6-Meyer-Parsons vs 2-Kirkpatrick-Rosencranz 180 6.00 0.00 7-Petrilli-Sentner vs 4-Riezman-Kristinsson ---------------------------------------------------------------------- RESULTS OF BOARD 12 SCORES MATCHPOINTS NAMES N-S E-W N-S E-W 90 2.00 4.00 1-Kreutzer-Bender vs 6-Ames-Weiland 100 0.00 6.00 2-Pierce-Pierce vs 1-Healy-Sapiro 120 4.50 1.50 3-Berton, Jr-Morse vs 3-Herman-Scudder 120 4.50 1.50 4-Guthery-Averkamp vs 5-Ohre-O'Connell 90 2.00 4.00 5-Koblick-Farber vs 7-Silberman-Epstein 150 6.00 0.00 6-Meyer-Parsons vs 2-Kirkpatrick-Rosencranz 90 2.00 4.00 7-Petrilli-Sentner vs 4-Riezman-Kristinsson ---------------------------------------------------------------------- RESULTS OF BOARD 13 SCORES MATCHPOINTS NAMES N-S E-W N-S E-W 180 6.00 0.00 1-Kreutzer-Bender vs 5-Ohre-O'Connell 90 0.00 6.00 2-Pierce-Pierce vs 7-Silberman-Epstein 140 2.00 4.00 3-Berton, Jr-Morse vs 2-Kirkpatrick-Rosencranz 120 1.00 5.00 4-Guthery-Averkamp vs 4-Riezman-Kristinsson 150 3.50 2.50 5-Koblick-Farber vs 6-Ames-Weiland 150 3.50 2.50 6-Meyer-Parsons vs 1-Healy-Sapiro 170 5.00 1.00 7-Petrilli-Sentner vs 3-Herman-Scudder ---------------------------------------------------------------------- RESULTS OF BOARD 14 SCORES MATCHPOINTS NAMES N-S E-W N-S E-W 980 5.00 1.00 1-Kreutzer-Bender vs 5-Ohre-O'Connell 1010 2.50 3.50 2-Pierce-Pierce vs 7-Silberman-Epstein 1010 2.50 3.50 3-Berton, Jr-Morse vs 2-Kirkpatrick-Rosencranz 1510 0.00 6.00 4-Guthery-Averkamp vs 4-Riezman-Kristinsson 460 6.00 0.00 5-Koblick-Farber vs 6-Ames-Weiland 1010 2.50 3.50 6-Meyer-Parsons vs 1-Healy-Sapiro 1010 2.50 3.50 7-Petrilli-Sentner vs 3-Herman-Scudder ---------------------------------------------------------------------- RESULTS OF BOARD 15 SCORES MATCHPOINTS NAMES N-S E-W N-S E-W 50 5.50 0.50 1-Kreutzer-Bender vs 5-Ohre-O'Connell 90 2.50 3.50 2-Pierce-Pierce vs 7-Silberman-Epstein 90 2.50 3.50 3-Berton, Jr-Morse vs 2-Kirkpatrick-Rosencranz 90 2.50 3.50 4-Guthery-Averkamp vs 4-Riezman-Kristinsson 100 0.00 6.00 5-Koblick-Farber vs 6-Ames-Weiland 90 2.50 3.50 6-Meyer-Parsons vs 1-Healy-Sapiro 50 5.50 0.50 7-Petrilli-Sentner vs 3-Herman-Scudder ---------------------------------------------------------------------- RESULTS OF BOARD 16 SCORES MATCHPOINTS NAMES N-S E-W N-S E-W 100 0.00 6.00 1-Kreutzer-Bender vs 5-Ohre-O'Connell 200 3.00 3.00 2-Pierce-Pierce vs 7-Silberman-Epstein 200 3.00 3.00 3-Berton, Jr-Morse vs 2-Kirkpatrick-Rosencranz 300 5.50 0.50 4-Guthery-Averkamp vs 4-Riezman-Kristinsson 110 1.00 5.00 5-Koblick-Farber vs 6-Ames-Weiland 300 5.50 0.50 6-Meyer-Parsons vs 1-Healy-Sapiro 200 3.00 3.00 7-Petrilli-Sentner vs 3-Herman-Scudder ---------------------------------------------------------------------- RESULTS OF BOARD 17 SCORES MATCHPOINTS NAMES N-S E-W N-S E-W 50 5.00 1.00 1-Kreutzer-Bender vs 4-Riezman-Kristinsson 130 1.00 5.00 2-Pierce-Pierce vs 6-Ames-Weiland 50 5.00 1.00 3-Berton, Jr-Morse vs 1-Healy-Sapiro 110 2.00 4.00 4-Guthery-Averkamp vs 3-Herman-Scudder 150 0.00 6.00 5-Koblick-Farber vs 5-Ohre-O'Connell 50 5.00 1.00 6-Meyer-Parsons vs 7-Silberman-Epstein 50 3.00 3.00 7-Petrilli-Sentner vs 2-Kirkpatrick-Rosencranz ---------------------------------------------------------------------- RESULTS OF BOARD 18 SCORES MATCHPOINTS NAMES N-S E-W N-S E-W 100 4.00 2.00 1-Kreutzer-Bender vs 4-Riezman-Kristinsson 50 3.00 3.00 2-Pierce-Pierce vs 6-Ames-Weiland 200 6.00 0.00 3-Berton, Jr-Morse vs 1-Healy-Sapiro 100 1.50 4.50 4-Guthery-Averkamp vs 3-Herman-Scudder 100 1.50 4.50 5-Koblick-Farber vs 5-Ohre-O'Connell 140 0.00 6.00 6-Meyer-Parsons vs 7-Silberman-Epstein 140 5.00 1.00 7-Petrilli-Sentner vs 2-Kirkpatrick-Rosencranz ---------------------------------------------------------------------- RESULTS OF BOARD 19 SCORES MATCHPOINTS NAMES N-S E-W N-S E-W 110 2.00 4.00 1-Kreutzer-Bender vs 4-Riezman-Kristinsson 130 4.00 2.00 2-Pierce-Pierce vs 6-Ames-Weiland 400 6.00 0.00 3-Berton, Jr-Morse vs 1-Healy-Sapiro 180 5.00 1.00 4-Guthery-Averkamp vs 3-Herman-Scudder 110 2.00 4.00 5-Koblick-Farber vs 5-Ohre-O'Connell 110 2.00 4.00 6-Meyer-Parsons vs 7-Silberman-Epstein 90 0.00 6.00 7-Petrilli-Sentner vs 2-Kirkpatrick-Rosencranz ---------------------------------------------------------------------- RESULTS OF BOARD 20 SCORES MATCHPOINTS NAMES N-S E-W N-S E-W 100 1.50 4.50 1-Kreutzer-Bender vs 4-Riezman-Kristinsson 110 6.00 0.00 2-Pierce-Pierce vs 6-Ames-Weiland 100 1.50 4.50 3-Berton, Jr-Morse vs 1-Healy-Sapiro 100 1.50 4.50 4-Guthery-Averkamp vs 3-Herman-Scudder PASS 4.50 1.50 5-Koblick-Farber vs 5-Ohre-O'Connell PASS 4.50 1.50 6-Meyer-Parsons vs 7-Silberman-Epstein 100 1.50 4.50 7-Petrilli-Sentner vs 2-Kirkpatrick-Rosencranz ---------------------------------------------------------------------- RESULTS OF BOARD 21 SCORES MATCHPOINTS NAMES N-S E-W N-S E-W 120 6.00 0.00 1-Kreutzer-Bender vs 3-Herman-Scudder 80 5.00 1.00 2-Pierce-Pierce vs 5-Ohre-O'Connell 300 1.50 4.50 3-Berton, Jr-Morse vs 7-Silberman-Epstein 200 3.50 2.50 4-Guthery-Averkamp vs 2-Kirkpatrick-Rosencranz 600 0.00 6.00 5-Koblick-Farber vs 4-Riezman-Kristinsson 300 1.50 4.50 6-Meyer-Parsons vs 6-Ames-Weiland 200 3.50 2.50 7-Petrilli-Sentner vs 1-Healy-Sapiro ---------------------------------------------------------------------- RESULTS OF BOARD 22 SCORES MATCHPOINTS NAMES N-S E-W N-S E-W 120 5.50 0.50 1-Kreutzer-Bender vs 3-Herman-Scudder 100 3.50 2.50 2-Pierce-Pierce vs 5-Ohre-O'Connell 50 2.00 4.00 3-Berton, Jr-Morse vs 7-Silberman-Epstein 110 1.00 5.00 4-Guthery-Averkamp vs 2-Kirkpatrick-Rosencranz 140 0.00 6.00 5-Koblick-Farber vs 4-Riezman-Kristinsson 100 3.50 2.50 6-Meyer-Parsons vs 6-Ames-Weiland 120 5.50 0.50 7-Petrilli-Sentner vs 1-Healy-Sapiro ---------------------------------------------------------------------- RESULTS OF BOARD 23 SCORES MATCHPOINTS NAMES N-S E-W N-S E-W 650 1.50 4.50 1-Kreutzer-Bender vs 3-Herman-Scudder 210 6.00 0.00 2-Pierce-Pierce vs 5-Ohre-O'Connell 650 1.50 4.50 3-Berton, Jr-Morse vs 7-Silberman-Epstein 650 1.50 4.50 4-Guthery-Averkamp vs 2-Kirkpatrick-Rosencranz 630 4.00 2.00 5-Koblick-Farber vs 4-Riezman-Kristinsson 650 1.50 4.50 6-Meyer-Parsons vs 6-Ames-Weiland 620 5.00 1.00 7-Petrilli-Sentner vs 1-Healy-Sapiro ---------------------------------------------------------------------- RESULTS OF BOARD 24 SCORES MATCHPOINTS NAMES N-S E-W N-S E-W 420 2.00 4.00 1-Kreutzer-Bender vs 3-Herman-Scudder 490 0.00 6.00 2-Pierce-Pierce vs 5-Ohre-O'Connell 150 6.00 0.00 3-Berton, Jr-Morse vs 7-Silberman-Epstein 50 3.50 2.50 4-Guthery-Averkamp vs 2-Kirkpatrick-Rosencranz 50 3.50 2.50 5-Koblick-Farber vs 4-Riezman-Kristinsson 100 5.00 1.00 6-Meyer-Parsons vs 6-Ames-Weiland 450 1.00 5.00 7-Petrilli-Sentner vs 1-Healy-Sapiro ---------------------------------------------------------------------- RESULTS OF BOARD 25 SCORES MATCHPOINTS NAMES N-S E-W N-S E-W 150 0.50 5.50 1-Kreutzer-Bender vs 2-Kirkpatrick-Rosencranz 100 6.00 0.00 2-Pierce-Pierce vs 4-Riezman-Kristinsson 100 3.50 2.50 3-Berton, Jr-Morse vs 6-Ames-Weiland 100 3.50 2.50 4-Guthery-Averkamp vs 1-Healy-Sapiro 100 3.50 2.50 5-Koblick-Farber vs 3-Herman-Scudder 100 3.50 2.50 6-Meyer-Parsons vs 5-Ohre-O'Connell 150 0.50 5.50 7-Petrilli-Sentner vs 7-Silberman-Epstein ---------------------------------------------------------------------- RESULTS OF BOARD 26 SCORES MATCHPOINTS NAMES N-S E-W N-S E-W 650 2.50 3.50 1-Kreutzer-Bender vs 2-Kirkpatrick-Rosencranz 650 2.50 3.50 2-Pierce-Pierce vs 4-Riezman-Kristinsson 650 2.50 3.50 3-Berton, Jr-Morse vs 6-Ames-Weiland 650 2.50 3.50 4-Guthery-Averkamp vs 1-Healy-Sapiro 650 2.50 3.50 5-Koblick-Farber vs 3-Herman-Scudder 680 6.00 0.00 6-Meyer-Parsons vs 5-Ohre-O'Connell 650 2.50 3.50 7-Petrilli-Sentner vs 7-Silberman-Epstein ---------------------------------------------------------------------- RESULTS OF BOARD 27 SCORES MATCHPOINTS NAMES N-S E-W N-S E-W 170 0.00 6.00 1-Kreutzer-Bender vs 2-Kirkpatrick-Rosencranz 450 5.50 0.50 2-Pierce-Pierce vs 4-Riezman-Kristinsson 450 5.50 0.50 3-Berton, Jr-Morse vs 6-Ames-Weiland 200 1.00 5.00 4-Guthery-Averkamp vs 1-Healy-Sapiro 420 3.00 3.00 5-Koblick-Farber vs 3-Herman-Scudder 420 3.00 3.00 6-Meyer-Parsons vs 5-Ohre-O'Connell 420 3.00 3.00 7-Petrilli-Sentner vs 7-Silberman-Epstein ---------------------------------------------------------------------- RESULTS OF BOARD 28 SCORES MATCHPOINTS NAMES N-S E-W N-S E-W 100 6.00 0.00 1-Kreutzer-Bender vs 2-Kirkpatrick-Rosencranz 50 4.50 1.50 2-Pierce-Pierce vs 4-Riezman-Kristinsson 100 1.00 5.00 3-Berton, Jr-Morse vs 6-Ames-Weiland 50 4.50 1.50 4-Guthery-Averkamp vs 1-Healy-Sapiro 100 1.00 5.00 5-Koblick-Farber vs 3-Herman-Scudder 100 1.00 5.00 6-Meyer-Parsons vs 5-Ohre-O'Connell 80 3.00 3.00 7-Petrilli-Sentner vs 7-Silberman-Epstein ----------------------------------------------------------------------