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Separate or combine INV and GF major raises?
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It's one of the fascinating parts of bridge that there aren't enough bids available to describe all the different hands each of us might hold. One of the arts of the game is to use the bids available to tell partner as much as he might need to know to decide on the strain and the level, but no more than he needs to know.
So you need bids to describe the difference between hands with 3 and 4 card support; between preemptive, mixed, invitational, and forcing strength levels; between hands that have a good suit and a fit and hands that have a fit but no good suit; and between hands that are balanced from hands that have a short suit somewhere, but invitational strength, hands with a short suit but just game forcing strength, and hands with a short suit but extra strength and slam interest.
The reason the commentators made a point of a non-competitive method which combined the invitational and forcing raises is because it runs counter to trying to describe the different types of hands you might hold to partner.
Competitive auctions aren't parallel to constructive auctions because, in competition, there are fewer options available to the opening side. Q-bid showing a limit raise or better isn't accepted because it's good but because, by many natural bidders, the other options are considered worse. The options involve giving up one or more natural useful bids such as a natural 2NT or a natural bid in one or more of the other suits.
July 24, 2013
Is Multi Effective against World Class Competition?
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Question for everyone with experience playing against Multi:
When you play against 2
Multi, are your results showing a net plus or minus?
When you play against the 2M bids that opponents who play Multi use instead of natural 2
weak, are your results showing a net plus or minus?
Do you use one of the ACBL defenses or something else?
July 16, 2013
Is Multi Effective against World Class Competition?
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From Christina's experience it seems that the major benefits of Multi come from (a) playing a wide 0-10 range, and (b) opponents not having agreements how to handle unfamiliar sequences.
I would expect that the 0-10 range creates swings both ways, like any wide-range preempt. It creates problems for the opening side as well as the opponents.
I'd also expect that the gains from opponents not having agreements about how to handle unfamiliar sequences disappear when you play against opponents who see Multi all the time. That's not unique to Multi. Lack of familiarity with anything causes problems until people become familiar with it. As we gain familiarity with any convention, we often can't understand why we had ever had problems with it to begin with.
July 16, 2013
Is Multi Effective against World Class Competition?
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We have to respect Kit's experience with the method but … didn't Meckwell give up Multi? That suggests that one of the most successful pairs in the world didn't find Multi was showing a profit against World Class competition, at least not in the context of their system.
Most ACBLers have limited experience against Multi. Here's mine. Some of my partners and I played weak NTs. Like Jack, we found that playing an immediate double of 2D as a balanced weak NT (or some very strong hand with its own suit), worked well. We could use our normal bidding structure as if our weak NT had been overcalled with any kind of 2D. The amount of disruption from Multi was minimal, and the amount of specific sequences that needed discussion negligible. If the auction went 2D-P-2M then our normal methods over a 2M preempt worked well enough. If 2D-P-3M (pass or correct), we found that suits natural, double for takeout, pass and double showing cards, seemed to work pretty well. Turns out our methods of handling competition over a weak NT were very similar to some of the approved defenses to Multi 2D.
Multi didn't seem to cause any more headaches than a normal weak 2-bid, except that we got an extra bid for our balanced weak NT hands to boot.
I wonder if Fantunes 2-bids would be another story.
July 16, 2013
John Brady edited this comment July 16, 2013
David Loeb's bidding problem: 862 A98 T9432 A7
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Double risks a misunderstanding here. Is it responsive or for penalty? If partner thinks it shows
tricks, he may guess to pass when we should be bidding. I play double in many situations where they bid and raise one suit is responsive, and in some situations just shows cards and no clear direction. Because my hand is behind the opening bidder, and the opponents are vulnerable at the 3-level, I would play this double as penalty.
If you haven't discussed the exact situation, I think the best strategy is to avoid making partner guess. Make an unambiguous bid and discuss this specific sequence after the hand is over. Every time I assume that a bid "must" mean "A" because it's like situation "B" where we have an agreement, I find in the post-mortem that partner thought it "must" mean "X" because it was more like situation "Y" where we have a different agreement.
If double was clearly for penalty, and I could be sure that partner was 1435, I'd certainly prefer to make a penalty double and lead trumps. Doubling 3
for penalty would be reasonable matchpoint aggression.
But on this auction, I wouldn't be surprised if the opponents had 10 Spades. There aren't enough HCP to go around, so one of the opponents and partner probably have compensating distribution. Even repeated Spade leads might not be enough to beat 3
. Doubling a 9 trick contract when the opponents have 9 trumps is iffy, but if they have 10 trumps, it's a long term loser.
I'll settle for 4
. If partner moves over that, we'll make game. If partner passes, we can be reasonably sure of going plus if the dummy has 4
and might go plus if it only has 3
Besides, as Bruce says, there's always a chance one opponent will bid 4
July 11, 2013
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What to do when you suspect opponents are not alerting and partner does not understand sequence in a non standard auction.
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The ACBL Alert Chart specifically lists "Opener's 1NT rebid, if strong" as a bid that requires an alert.
July 2, 2013
What to do when you suspect opponents are not alerting and partner does not understand sequence in a non standard auction.
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I agree. You are entitled to ask to confirm your suspicion that an alertable call has not been alerted. One of the remedies for failure to alert is to roll back the auction to give your side a chance to make the bid or play they would have made with the proper information.
As soon as you confirm the failure to alert, it's your obligation to call the director immediately to preserve, as much for the director as for your side, one of the corrective measures prescribed by the laws.
July 2, 2013
David Loeb's bidding problem: A9754 KT7 AQ85 8
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We can't be sure of opener's intentions with 3
and we should try to allow for several possibilities. Partner can be looking for the best game or have a
fit and some slam interest. In these probing auctions, investigating game comes before slam. I think voters interpreting our partnership's bids as slam first have it backwards.
doesn't have to promise 3-card support. With no doubt about either
s or
s, and no fit for
, opener would bid 3NT to play.
But as far as opener knows 3
is just looking for the best game with an unbalanced pattern. He doesn't want to go past 3NT with
cards opposite your shortness, but he does with no
cards opposite
shortness. So with doubt about either
s or
s, opener would try to show which suit he had doubt about. Opener would bid 3
as a waiting bid with
s stopped but either no
stopper or the wrong kind of
stopper, like Axx. With
cards opposite your shortness, he could bid 3
to show you that he had
s but doubt about
If you bypass 3NT over 3
, he'll know you have
shortness. He'll correct to the right strain on the next turn.
I don't think the right strain can be
s. Opener can't be 3523. If partner had 5
s - or even 4 good
s and an interest in a 4-3 fit - he would bid 3
over 3
to cater to a 5341 pattern in your hand.
With a hand that wasn't right for 3NT opposite shortness in either
s, opener doesn't need you to start Q-bidding. If you bid 3NT now to show a
card, and he has some slam interest in
s, he will Q-bid himself on the next round over your 3NT.
But there was only one way for Opener to suggest NT with
cards and a weak
holding. That was 3
3NT by responder now allows for all possibilities.
July 1, 2013
John Brady edited this comment July 1, 2013
David Loeb's bidding problem: Q32 J4 A74 AKJ62
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Similar to John A, except I think Q should show extras, forcing to either 3NT or 4 of a minor, not necessarily to 5 of a minor.
I don't like 2NT as a relay with a minimum hand in this situation. The reason you want to compete without extra high cards is either a fit for Clubs, or good long Diamonds without a fit for Clubs. It's critical that you show partner which it is … NOW. If you don't, and the opponents bid over your good-bad 2NT, on the next round your partnership will be guessing where to play, how high, and in some cases, whose hand it is.
Also, if your side belongs in NT at all, using 2NT as a minimum relay may wrong side the NT.
I think standard is for Opener to show extras by a Q bid, and weakness either without a
fit or without an independent
suit by passing. Stoppers can wait. I don't think 2
to show either a limited hand with a
stopper or a GF is standard.
June 24, 2013
David Loeb's bidding problem: 862 A98 T9432 A7
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Instead of the double of 3
, what would it have meant if partner had bid 3
in your methods?
June 24, 2013
The Theory of Total Tricks: Part I – History and Application
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It seems, however, that my ideas weren't definitively recognized until the day when Larry Cohen published his first work on what he called "The Law," attributing the origin of the idea, quite honestly, to me as the author.
June 21, 2013
An Open Letter to the Competition and Convention Committee
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The analogy of bridge conventions to chess openings has a flaw: Chess requires no communication with partner. Bridge does. Therefore bridge requires agreements beforehand about how to defend against a particular convention, AND all its follow-ups, AND variations. Unlike chess, you cannot work out a plan at the table.
However, I don't think that's a good argument for the current restrictions on conventions. Although there are a large number of conventions in bridge, there are only a limited number by type: e.g. two-suiters/unknown suit/transfers; weak/strong/multiple meanings; artificial/natural. While in theory it may be best to have a specific defense for every treatment or convention, and every follow-up, it's impractical. A simple plan is to have common defenses for each type.
For example, if opponents' convention shows a known two-suiter, always play unusual over unusual. If they play a transfer opening or response, play the same defensive methods whatever the transfer opening is or whatever the transfer response is. If you like your methods when you open 1NT, use the same methods when you overcall or balance with a natural 1NT or 2NT. If you like your defense when they open 1NT, use the same system when they overcall 1NT. If you have a favorite method against a Precision Diamond opening, use the same defense against a Polish Club, and against a transfer Walsh Club. Use your defense against one under preempts against two-under or three under. A defense to any artificial unknown preempt type might be: double by an unpassed hand shows cards - the higher the opening artificial bid the more cards you show, NT shows more cards, suits are natural, later bids are takeout. double of an artificial opening bid by a passed hand shows that suit.
Bridge seems to be thriving in other countries with a looser attitude towards conventions. It's stagnant or dwindling here. Innovation is one of the attractions of the game for young people. Time to loosen up.
June 21, 2013
A Strange Position From the Trials
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Great hand, and great analysis Adam. Thanks for sharing.
June 11, 2013
Kranyak, Wolpert, Dwyer, and Bathurst win 2013 USBC
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Congratulations. All of you were terrific. Wow!
June 8, 2013
Decent Slam Missed - 2/1 Auction
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I think a second round jump to 3S by responder should set trumps and be slammish. Problem is on this hand it won't get you anything meaningful from Opener, even if you play Serious 3NT. A non-serious cue bid of 4C won't give you the information you need because the key to the hand is that opener has very strong Spades and no points in Hearts.
A possible solution is for opener to not show shape on the second round. Skip over 4 small Hearts and rebid where you live, which is Spades. Showing strength rather than shape works for me but I'm in a minority about that. The modern bidding tendency is to show shape instead of where your values are concentrated. Admittedly bypassing the Heart "suit" to bid where you live has its own problems: (a) how will you find a 44 Heart fit, and (b) some partners would assume you have 6 Spades. On the plus side, (a) since Opener's Hearts are so weak, if you don't find a Heart fit, maybe you're not missing anything, and, (b) if partner assumes you have 6 Spades that's not so bad. AQJxx is closer to a 6 card suit than xxxx is to a biddable 4-card suit.
Unlike bypassing the Heart "suit," Barry Goren's plan for Opener to rebid 2NT on the third round should have wide appeal. It allows Responder to complete his pattern with a 3C bid. Now Opener's hand knows that the 4 small Hearts are an asset opposite partner's singleton. Then rebidding 3S over 3C will be forward-going suggesting a concentration in Spades and a useful hand opposite Responder's singleton Heart. Even if you don't play "Last Train," that may be enough to get partner to head toward slam.
About your other questions:
Your 3S didn't promise extras, but it didn't describe anything extra about your hand. 2NT would at least suggest a 5422 pattern.
If you rebid 2NT, responder should rebid 3C NOT 3D. Opener will be closer to knowing responder's pattern and where his HCP are if responder bids 3C. 3D doesn't suggest anything about responder's holding in the other two suits.
4C by responder over 3S didn't accomplish much, but 5S over 3S wouldn't be reasonable either. A jump to 5S wouldn't ask for good trump when there is an unbid suit. 5S\3S would demand that opener bid slam with second round control in the unbid suit. That's not responder's problem.
June 8, 2013
1M-2X // 2Y-4M picture bid in 2/1
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Abstain. "Picture bids" vs. "fast arrival" is a basic 2\1 issue that must be discussed with partner. The "correct" bid depends on partnership agreement.
Picture bids need GF values largely in the bid suits and no controls in unbid suits. Fast arrival is a 2nd round jump to game on minimum wherever your points are whether or not you have controls in the unbid suits.
There's been a long, and sometimes hot, debate over the best approach. Lawrence, Bridge World Standard, and others use picture bids. Larry Cohen, Rodwell's 2\1 book, and others, preach fast arrival.
I like picture bids; my partners like "fast arrival." Sadly, most teachers today teach fast arrival.
For picture bids, I'd say Axx, Kxx, or QJx as minimum trump. As trumps weaken, it's more likely that there's (1) a more descriptive rebid, or (2) the 5-3 Major fit isn't the best strain, or (3) we need to warn of a slow loser in trumps. Jxx, xxx, and even Qxx, suggests either a rebid of responder's suit, or, with slow values in the unbid suits, a rebid in NT and maybe a raise of the Major on the 3rd round.
A 2nd round raise to 2M shouldn't set strain or promise extras. Responder may have rebid problems with (1)Hx trying to avoid NT with an unstopped suit or from the wrong side, or (2) 3-card support unattractive for a 5-3 Major fit, or (3) a hand too big for any raise. Hands with multiple features often need 3 bids to complete the description, or to learn more to make the decision themselves. Opener's 3rd round bid should aim to help with that.
I'd say: (1) use 1M-2x, 2y-2M as a waiting bid. (2)Use 1M-2x, 2y-3M to set trump and send slam messages. (3) Use 1M-2x; 2y-4M as a picture bid making opener captain.
With 4-card support, the question usually is level, not strain. Use a GF Major raise unless you have the perfect picture bid hand where the K or Q of responder's suit is the critical slam card opposite the perfect minimum, e.g. KQxx, xx, xx, AQJxx or AKxxx.
June 3, 2013
Peg Kaplan's bidding problem: QJ876xx Q K87xx ---
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Opps sorry. Meant to pick 3 Spades. Keyboard on my new cell phone is not as user friendly as my old Blackberry.
June 3, 2013
Was Julius Caesar a bridge player?
John Brady
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Perhaps the original poster has forgotten, but after Caesar says that line about cowardice, he is goaded by conspirators mocking his fears and hinting of the glory of being crowned by the Senate. He ignores the warning signs of danger, goes to the Senate AND GETS SLAUGHTERED!
So much for false bravado.
There is every reason to be pessimistic about this hand. Opener has length, and is a heavy favorite to have strength, in responder's void suit. Opener is a favorite to be short in responder's long suit. Opener's hand is limited to 11-15 HCP and the odds are that some of those limited values are in Hearts and wasted opposite the void. The responder has 6 losers and, in the space available, there is no reasonable way to investigate whether opener can cover enough of those losers for game let alone slam.
The idea of immediately thinking about 7C is unfathomable. If partner opened with a potentially much stronger 11-20 HCP one Heart bid would you be thinking about grand slam in Clubs?
After a Flannery 2D opening, it seems like the most rational bid at matchpoints is a natural, constructive, but not forcing 3C.
Vulnerable at Imps, perhaps the risk\reward ratio might justify bidding 5C over Flannery, hoping for a lucky dummy or favorable defense.
Over 3C, if opener raises to 4, responder can bid game. If opener jumps to 5 Clubs, there's a rational basis for hoping he has the right pattern and controls for responder to try 6. If opener bids anything else over 3C, responder can rebid 4C and, having given a reasonable picture of long strong clubs with some game interest, can leave it to opener to decide whether he has enough controls to bid game.
If partner can't take another bid over 3C, you won't be missing anything.
But unlike Julius Caesar, you won't get slaughtered.
May 31, 2013
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Defense vs. T-Walsh
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I don't have enough experience playing against transfer Walsh to have strong opinions about what's best.
When you don't know what's best, go with what's simplest. That usually means what is most like your other methods.
For me that means, over transfer Walsh: double of the transfer bid is that suit just like a double of any artificial bid. I'm happy to have a chance to direct a good lead and show some length with a hand that I wouldn't have been able to overcall. With a stronger hand and\or a longer suit, bid it instead of doubling. Bidding the suit they're transferring to is takeout for the other suits. I prefer 2C to be natural and a jump Q in the suit they're transferring also to be natural … because I play 1m--1M- as natural when the opponents are just playing standard.
If you have a natural 2C overcall, you need a way to show it. The method David describes doesn't have one. On a frequency basis, the one suited hand will occur more often than the 2-suited hands. Besides you have reasonable alternatives to describe the 2-suit hands: jump to 2NT to show the other 2 suits; or start with an overcall one of your suits; or if you have the suit they're using to transfer and the other suit, you might be able to start with double and then get your second suit into the auction on the next turn. But there's only one way to get your natural constructive 2C overcall into the auction: you have to bid it. Finally, in my experience, overcalling 2C is awkward for opponents playing a short Club. It's harder to find, and compete in, a fit in the other minor, and it preempts the other Major.
After losing too many suits against them, I do have strong feelings about what's best against short or Polish 1 Club and Precision 1D: (1) Against could-be-short or Polish 1C: double=takeout for Majors, no implied support for Diamonds; 2C=Clubs, 2D=any strength Michaels. (2) Against 1D short: double=takeout for Majors, no implied support for Clubs; 2D=Diamonds; 2H=minimum Michaels; 3D=very strong Michaels.
May 31, 2013
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Alternate meanings of Responder's Minor suit raise after Major suit agreement
John Brady
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Can be played several ways:
Non-forcing and invitational with 4-card Major and a fit in partner's minor. As Danny Sprung says, this is useful if your partnership frequently raises responder's Major on three card support, not useful if you don't.
(There are other ways to invite game after a raise with possible 3-card support that also allow you to stop in three of partner's minor, but that's another thread.)
One round force and at least invitational to game with a fit in partner's minor. Not very useful to play it this way, but some people do.
Game forcing with a fit in partner's minor, may be looking for the best game or may have slam interest, depending on follow-up auction
Game forcing, not necessarily a Club fit, could be a cue bid for slam. Ycch … but I have partners that play this.
Whichever way you play responder's 3m rebid by an unpassed hand, you still have to decide if you play 3m as non-forcing or a one-round force by a passed hand.
Bottom line is this is one of those sequences that you must discuss with every partner you have! It is not safe to bid 3 of partner's minor and hope partner guesses right about how you intended it.
If you haven't discussed it, don't do it!!! Make some unambiguous bid and then agree how to play this sequence after the hand is over.
May 31, 2013
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BF and I are going to his hometown for Mardi Gras - it's about an hour outside of N.O. This is a very small town, with very little healthy food options. Plus, I'm not exactly rollin' in the dough, so I can't spring for a trip to the City and dinner at a nice raw restaurant. His family and friends going to think it's weird (he's not raw), and his (extremely sweet) dad will cook for us. Additionally, we'll be on the go a lot, so I need suggestions for easy foods that will be filling and transportable in a small bag. Possibly in the car all day. I'm going to have lots of fruits, nuts & cut up veggies. I'm going to get some raw bars. Any other suggestions?


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New nurse and very depressed
- 0Nov 24, '12 by Socrates12358I graduated in May and got my license in July. It took me until October to find a job due to lack of experience and that I have my ADN. I'm prone to depression/anxiety but its been years since I've had a major episode. I take Prozac and Buspar daily which do not seem to help. I work at a nursing home on night shift (7p-7a). I get two halls, one in Ortho Rehab and the other is long term/hospice. I can have up to 33 pts at full capacity. Since my first night there I've been nothing but a wreck. I've lost 19lbs since Oct 9. I can't sleep and can't eat. I'll come home exhausted with thoughts raving through my head of the night and patients and sleep between 1-2hrs before waking up in a panic and then have a crying spell for up to an hour. I feel completely inadequate as a RN. I wonder what they even taught us in nursing school. My husband has health problems so about 3 years ago we did a role reversal and now he is a stay at home dad. We have a 9 and a 5 year old. I also find it terribly depressing and lonely trying to sleep during the day. Our room is dark and I haves fan and humidifier to mask noises. I wake up sick constantly, either vomiting or just dry heaving. I have a doc apt on Monday to see about my meds. I'm exhausted and feel drained. I can't quit because I'm the only one making money and the job market is terrible. Please tell me it gets easier and not so terrifying. I start on my own Monday night and I want to cry.
- 1Nov 24, '12 by NurseCardOh dear... honey I am so sorry that you are going through this.
A lot of your problem seems to be night shift; it can be murder on
someone who isn't used to it. Combine working night shift with
your history of depression, plus the pressure you are under to
provide for your family... it's no wonder you're a mess.
I can relate somewhat; I'm the breadwinner in my family and I
have a lot of pressure to keep us afloat and keep us insured.
I have a 10 and 5 year old. I have worked night shift for a while;
I would like to get off of it but I'm "stuck". I tried working day
shift when I started my current job, but couldn't handle the
pace, the atmosphere, of day shift... couldn't stand having
management all around me... so much going on at one time...
had to go back to night shift.
Hopefully you can eventually snag a day shift position; I have
a feeling that would help you immensely. For now, find out
if your employer has an EAP, and contact them. Also going
to your doctor and having your meds possibly adjusted is
an excellent step. Good luck!!!!
- 0Nov 24, '12 by suckulatorNight shift is very hard on your body and mind. If you can start by changing shifts while you are looking for a new job it will help. I know it took you forever to find a job but it sounds like it is making you miserable. I finally switched jobs after seven years. It's a big step but I am so happy I did it. A doctors office is a great place to work while you get everything together. Good luck to you.
- 0Nov 24, '12 by PacesFerryBSNYes, night shift may be the issue. If you are willing to move, you may find a day shift position for a new grad in another state.
- 0Nov 24, '12 by missnurse01I could not do your job. I would be a wreck. Although transitioning to days may help you, also finding a different job might help too. Either inpt or specialty like GI lab, or special procedures. Good luck to you!
- 0Nov 24, '12 by Sun0408Night shift is tough but this sounds more than just "night shift adjustment". The anxiety is getting to you. Being a new grad is tough the first 6 months. Hopefully your PCP will be able to help. If not, continue to look for other positions that have fewer pt and more support.
- 0Nov 25, '12 by SHGR, BSN, RNThe first couple of years of nursing is indeed hard- it is not just you. I did like the freedom of nights (fewer people, no management, etc) but the sleep part made it so difficult and lonely. Nights is hard on body, mind, and soul. I found PM shift to be really ideal and that was the shift where I slept the best, had the most energy, and also found good nursing role models (ok, I had strong nurse role models on nights, but we were so freeeeking busy that it wasn't like we had any time where I could bask in their knowledge and wisdom, KWIM?)
((((hugs)))) I hope you get what you need.
- 1Nov 25, '12 by krg8089Oh dear, you sound just like me! I am also a new RN with an ADN. I graduated in June, took nclex in July and waited till after my wedding in September to find a job. I started my first job on October 2nd. I was soo incredibly overwhelmed. I had 6 days of orientation and then was on my own at a LTC facility. I currently have 34 residents that I take care of in the facility and I am the only nurse in the building so i have no one to run to with questions. I came home some nights and just balled my eyes out and wanted to never go back. I felt so inadequate and so unprepared to be a nurse. About a week after I started working there I found out I was 3 weeks pregnant. The morning sickness and emotions only compounded things, on top of having issues with the pregnancy (I hemorrhaged at work three times!) After finding out I was pregnant I knew I needed to go back every day so I could save money for this baby on the way, plus just to pay the bills! My husband works, but is a part time firefighter and works full time at a factory and we cannot pay all of our bills on his paychecks. There were so many nights that I laid awake all night thinking about things I probably did wrong, or I'd wake up in a panic just because I was so stressed about work. It changed my whole home life. My husband and I have an amazing relationship but I came home stressed and a total wreck everyday. I hated it. I have to say though, each day gets better. I no longer stress like I used to, and I haven't cried about work for a while. I learned that writing down every single question I have, whether or not I feel like its a stupid one, is very helpful. I ask them all to the next shift and I write down the answers! I keep that with me at work and have it to look back at answers too. I'm becoming much more confident with my work. There's definitely more to learn, but I'm making progress. I've always heard you WILL feel like this for the first year of nursing, so I'm sticking it out and praying for this first year to fly by! Good luck to you though! I understand some of that stress that you're talking about, and it isn't fun at all!
- 0Nov 25, '12 by DizzyLizzyNurseAre you keeping a set schedule on your days off? I find that if I try to reverse my schedule on my days off (I work nights as well) I feel like crap. Do you take your meds according to your schedule? If it says to take before bed, you don't take them at night do you? You should take them before you go to bed. A lot of this sounds like normal new grad stuff combined with working nights when you aren't used to it. GL hopefully you'll get a day shift job. The jobs gets easier with time.
- 0Nov 25, '12 by bluekat1I'm an ADN from 36 yrs ago. Worked 6 yrs nights, was a total crank, plus manufactured a couple toddlers to take care of. Then went to PM's. Loved that shift. 6 yrs ago switched departments to more of a day schedule, but it includes call days. I work anywhere from 4 hrs to 22 hrs. in a day. Dead tired.
I worked at least 5 yrs before I thought I knew what I was doing. Worked 10 years before I started telling Doctors off, or writing up incident reports on them. Pills are not the answer. Other than a little Benadryl to sleep during the daytime. You need something else to do other than work, to get your mind completely off work.
Get a year in, then get your name on a list to switch shifts. Once you've got a couple years experience, you can start looking for other jobs with more reasonable hours than the night shift. One good thing about nights, you have more time to learn things without all the bosses breathing down your neck.


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Do Consecutive Repetitions To Change Your Golf Swing Fast
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Hi Paul
I noticed good golfers finish on a straight left leg with their left foot at the exact or the same position at address. When toward the end of your video clip you gave the example :straight leg to touch the legs. In my mind as watched the clip and as I was turning my left hip in the downswing of a "mock swing" said "STRAIGHT LEG" and it instantly worked that my follow thru was on a straight left leg and my left foot remained pretty much stationary. In effect my subconscious mind used the words "STRAIGHT LEG to have a "STRAIGHT LEFT LEG". Thank you Paul.
Glad you got it. This is a very important move. Keep at it.
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Hi Paul,
Is the left knee "locked' in the straight leg position or somewhat relaxed?
The knee is locked. If you relax it it may be bent.
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My query is I don't get very much distance with my driver and the imprint on the head is mainly middle to top rather than middle. When I swing back and make my hip turn I feel my right arm (I'm a lefty) is quite extended however what do you think about extending the right arm even further thus increasing the hip turn.. It feels about 6″ and on the range it does make a lot of difference. I only tried it once on the course and.it wasn't very fluid. I think there is mileage and technically it's the same body turn just a bit more exaggerated. Any comments would be most welcomed.
January 22, 2013Paul Wilson Log in to Reply
You don't need a big hip turn going back. You need to coil your shoulders while resisting the lower body rotation. This give you torque. Torque repeats 100% of the time in life. If you turn your hips you will not feel this torque. No torque means you will hit with your arms.
You shoulders move the most in the swing. If your shoulders turn to approx. 90 degrees your hips would have to turn half that amount. They will do this every time 100% of the time. So, turn your shoulders not your hips and create the torque.
Hips: http://ignitiongolf.com/turning-hips
Coiling: http://ignitiongolf.com/learn-coil-backswing
You do want to extend the lead arm going back. This can be done with the one-pieve takeaway.
One Piece Takeaway: http://ignitiongolf.com/master-one-piece-takeaway
Hinging the club immediately as you go back with your hands will narrow the arc.
Give these things a try.
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I'm trying to clean up a project my boss started - I'm not typically a web designer but I tend to get the random IT projects... I can do okay in HTML and CSS but I'm not a guru and have been having some issues tracking down a problem with this project. On top of it all, this site has a table for the navigation/header, and I'm certainly not a tables guy, so any tips would certainly be appreciated!
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I'm getting a weird flicker across my header/nav area/background images, when moving from page to page (as if the header/nav rollovers/background images are being reloaded) - which is odd, since all the pages should have the same navigational and background items. Is there some way to make these images load once, and then stay constant across all pages on the site? I'm getting it in Firefox as well as IE 6, same results.
The biggest issue I need to solve is when it reloads images that are already there and momentarily changes the size of the navigation table when changing from page to page, which also causes the whole page layout to shift slightly and then revert to the desired location (on page change.)
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Replicate my problem by rapidly clicking between pages using the navigational buttons.
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Thank you very much for registering for ViewFinder's "Speedlights 101 with Matt Anderson" workshop on Saturday July 20th. Here is some information to help you prepare and get the most out of the workshop.
Time/Schedule: Our course will begin promptly at 10:00 and will end at 17:30, taking a break for lunch at about 12:15.
Location: Please be aware that the ViewFinder Center for Photography is in Winterthur at the following address: Else Züblin-Strasse 115, 8404 Winterthur. A map can be found on this page which will help you locate our building. If you're coming into Winterthur by train (via Zurich), we recommend that you take the S12 (direction: Seuzach) to the Oberwinterthur train station. Our studio is just a 5 minute walk from the station.
Lunch Break: We have a reservation for the group at Gerry's Italian Restaurant (across the street from Viewfinder) at 12:15 and you are very welcome to join us there for lunch. If you have special dietary needs, then please feel free to bring your own lunch with you.
Course Format: We will begin by working on a foundational understanding of flash settings and flash exposure. We'll spend the morning in the classroom as we absorb the necessary theoretical information (along with frequent, short practical experiments). In the afternoon we'll put our new knowledge to work - and each student will have the opportunity to experiment with flash lighting technique. Weather permitting, we'll do some outdoor shooting near the studio - combining outdoor light with the light from our small strobes. If the weather is no good, then we may choose to shoot in the studio. Please check the weather forecast ahead of time and dress comfortably.
Equipment: You are responsible for bringing your own camera, lense(s) and memory card. If you already own a flash - bring that as well. We will have a handful of flashes, light stands, modifiers, and triggering devices on hand for students to work with. Please be sure to charge your batteries before the course and completely clear off your memory cards. We're sure you take great vacation photos, but it's a hassle to sort through your old images during picture review.
Course materials: We will provide each participant with a handout that highlights the essential points which we cover in the course. You can take notes on the handout if you wish, or bring a notepad.
Thanks again for your registration. We look forward to seeing you on the 20th of July!
Best regards,
Matt Anderson
ViewFinder Center for Photography
+41 548 07 07
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Viewfinder Center for Photography
115 Else-Züblin-Strasse
8404 Winterthur
Saturday, July 20, 2013 from 10:00 AM to 5:30 PM (CEST)
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Only Clemson faculty members are eligible for the fund while postdoctoral research associates, graduate students and undergraduate students may participate as co-investigators
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