that aside from due notification of certain major events in their lives ( two marriages, two births, one divorce ), Christmas and Easter cards of the traditional sort had been the only thin link she had with them through the widowed years.

Those elegant `` At Home '' cards she sent out, now she could wear her pretty clothes again, and had the house all trimmed up, hadn't brought many callers in two whole months.

The player or players are dealt an initial two card hand and add the total of their cards.

After receiving their initial two cards, players have the option of getting a " hit " ( taking additional cards ) to bring their total value of cards to 21 points, or as close as possible without exceeding 21 ( called " busting ").

The dealer will usually take hits when his two cards total less than 17 points.

Each box is dealt an initial hand of two cards visible to the people playing on it, and often to any other players.

On their turn, players must choose whether to " hit " ( take a card ), " stand " ( end their turn ), " double " ( double wager, take a single card and finish ), " split " ( if the two cards have the same value, separate them to make two hands ) or " surrender " ( give up a half-bet and retire from the game ).

The top half of the picture shows the beginning of the round, with bets placed and an initial two cards for each player.

After receiving an initial two cards, the player has up to four standard options: " hit ," " stand ," " double down ," or " split ".

* Split ( only available as first decision of a hand ): If the first two cards have the same value, the player can split them into two hands, by moving a second bet equal to the first into an area outside the betting box of the original bet.

The dealer separates the two cards and draws a further card on each, placing one bet with each hand.

In a multi-hand, face-up, single deck game, it is possible to establish whether insurance is a good bet simply by observing the other cards on the table after the deal ; even if there are just 2 player hands exposed, and neither of their two initial cards is a ten, then 16 in 47 of the remaining cards are tens, which is larger than 1 in 3, so insurance is a good bet.

Dealing the cards and scoring the results are procedural activities while the auction and playing the hand are the two actively competitive phases of the game.

In rubber bridge, partnerships may be self-determined or decided by a cut of the cards, the two highest cut playing against the two lowest, and the first dealer is the player cutting the highest card.

The first identification cards were issued to two Bahá ' ís under the new decree on August 8, 2009.

The two became fast friends and spend many leisure time hours playing cards, going the horse races, hunting, fishing, attending social functions and political events.

Because of the mechanics of progress cards explained below, one of the two white dice used in Settlers is replaced by a red die.

Another less ambiguous case read as follows: `` The bearer of this letter has served me for two years to his complete satisfaction.

These two steps essentially complete the lookup operation.

* 1173 – Construction of the campanile of the cathedral of Pisa ( now known as the Leaning Tower of Pisa ) begins ; it will take two centuries to complete.

Schweitzer established his reputation further as a New Testament scholar with other theological studies including The Psychiatric Study of Jesus ( 1911 ); and his two studies of the apostle Paul, Paul and his Interpreters, and the more complete The Mysticism of Paul the Apostle ( 1930 ).

The ruthless and belligerent Armstrong led his team back to England in 1921 where his men lost only two games late in the tour to narrowly miss out of being the first team to complete a tour of England without defeat.

While the complete title of the book is the Acts of the Apostles, really the book focuses on only two men: The Apostle Peter ( chs.

Among his compositions written for the chapels needs were two complete sets of vespers, many graduals, offertories, and four orchestral masses.

The first two acts were successfully premièred in Zürich in 1937, but for personal reasons Helene Berg subsequently imposed a ban on any attempt to " complete " the final act, which Berg had in fact completed in particell ( short score ) format.

The test serves as a quick and convenient assay to estimate the carcinogenic potential of a compound since standard carcinogen assays on rodents are time-consuming ( taking two to three years to complete ) and expensive.

These had one standard Mark 112 octuple ASROC launcher, located immediately above a reload system holding an additional 16 assembled rounds ( two complete reloads of eight missiles apiece ).

That autumn he enrolled in the King Khaled University at Abha to study Sharia, he left his family home in Khamis Mushayt in the summer of 2000 to complete the Hajj, but never returned – instead travelling to the Al Farouq training camp in Afghanistan where he met and befriended Waleed and Wail al-Shehri, two brothers from Khamis Mushayt, and Saeed al-Ghamdi.

A biennial plant is a flowering plant that takes two years to complete its biological lifecycle.

Under extreme climatic conditions, a biennial plant may complete its life cycle in a very short period of time ( e. g. three or four months instead of two years ).

* 2010s: 3 buildings, one commercial ( completed ) and two residential ( complete )

However, Goukouni ’ s January 1981 statement that Chad and Libya had agreed to work for the realization of complete unity between the two countries generated intense international pressure and Goukouni's subsequent call for the complete withdrawal of external forces.

The excessively polarized climate soon escalated into complete estrangement between the two nations and spiralled into sectarian violence.

It is complete with two lanes in both directions in its full length.

After graduating from a community college, some students transfer to a four-year liberal arts college or university for two to three years to complete a bachelor's degree.

In June 1861, Monet joined the First Regiment of African Light Cavalry in Algeria for a seven-year commitment, but, two years later, after he had contracted typhoid fever, his aunt intervened to get him out of the army if he agreed to complete an art course at an art school.

Although Constans called the Council of Sardica in 343 to settle the conflict, it was a complete failure and by 346 the two emperors were on the point of open warfare over the religious dispute.

Young pitched three complete games in the series, but lost two decisions.

Since the design of such high-end chips nominally takes about five years to complete, to stay competitive a company has to fund at least two of these large design teams to release products at the rate of 2. 5 years per product generation.

Shall we rest contented with these two relations of contiguity and succession, as affording a complete idea of causation?

All dentists in the United States undergo at least two years of undergraduate studies, but most complete a bachelors degree.