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The whole argument about "disruption", "methods" and "suggested defenses" is based on the erroneous belief that getting to the right contract matters.
Before you have a knee-jerk "Yates has finally lost it" thought - (oops, too late) - I will elaborate on several levels.
First, for most ACBL play it, getting to the right contract does not matter on a practical level. Yesterday at the club, my partner and I achieved the following:
Not a good resume for finding qualified Vanderbilt teammates. But we still finished first overall and our ACBL thought this effort deserved 4.08 master points. Almost as much as a first round Vandy win and just half the time. So who needs those teammates anyway? Apparently 64% is the new 43%. BTW. this is one of the largest clubs in the country.
I therefore see little empirical evidence that getting to the proper contract matters. The right contract is just some delusional idea placed into your mind by voting on too many ATB problems on Bridgewinners.
Full Disclosure
OK, in the interest of FD, maybe a right contract matters a tiny bit. Monday we were not first O/A because my partner decided to X the ops in 3♠ when they were headed to 4 for down 1. They were obviously happy to play 3♠xx for +960. It is particularly sad because I had never bid (bd#4, CG) to encourage a X by partner on 5 HCP and the bidders who "disrupted" the ops auction pushed opponents into 3NT making with OTs rather than spades. Also, my partner decided to pass my support X on another hand for a 6% board. Either would have been enough for a pile of those1st O/A MP. The right contract helps, but obviously it is not entirely necessary.
And the only reason we actually needed some degree of accuracy ourselves is because of our ops' result on bd 16.
After the obvious auction, the Qx came down onside and instead of -4 they collected all the MP.
They were very happy and congratulated themselves on their bidding. Despite having no idea what 4NT was despite scores of years playing between them. 4NT was intended as Blackwood, so maybe East had been getting bidding lessons from Stevo.
If you think allowing weird methods is going to materially upset the otherwise finely tuned bidding machines in ACBLand, then you have been smoking way too much medical weed.
The Way We Were
Once upon a time, people did not have conventions. Well maybe Stayman and Blackwood - and they were damn glad to have them. But they did not need any stinking new minor forcing, 2-way new minor, or spiral asks.
We had "natural" systems. And we had inflections. Players always knew whether a bid was competitive, invitational or forcing. No one needed maximal doubles. And if that wasn't enough, you probably heard the hand bid at least once before the board got to your table.
I remember my dad telling me: "Don't ever let anyone tell you about the good old days. That is lie. I know because I was there. Depressions, wars, genocide, bigotry, segregation and the lynching of the week. The old days sucked."
So I am here to tell you that in the old days, ACBL bridge people were nasty, the air was filled with smoke and most bidding was based on unbelievable amounts of UI. Bridge was exactly the Ron Anderson story of the ladies in his mom's game differentiating club openings by saying:
"One club."
"A club."
"I will start with a club."
They were just a bit more sophisticated in the ACBL events. A bit better as bridge players, too. That was the golden age of bridge. Cue Babs: "What's too painful to remember we simply choose to forget. . ."
So getting to the right contract did not matter back in those golden days, because most people pretty much had bidding skills as far ranging as their vocal prowess. Since everyone (in contention, anyway) got to the same contract, only the play mattered.
See? I am right again.
What Really Happened in Bridge
Slowly, the bridge world cleaned up the game. Bidding boxes were slowly deployed despite players kicking, screaming and refusing to use them. The UI regs were reworded for the better. The old regs allowed one to argue that one's option was logical, not that other alternatives were valid. Kit's story in "Four Rulings" is absolutely not unique. Only that the ops use of UI was so egregious Kit & partner complained; to no avail. Most of the time you never bothered because you had no chance to get a ruling. Especially if you were young.
The bridge world even progressed from alternating smoking and non-smoking tables to none at all.
And bidding started to evolve a bit. There was always a good understanding of bidding theory and methods at the expert level. Edgar Kaplan certainly knew what he was doing. Not so much many of the people who had read some or all of his book. But now, the rest of the world needed to understand and adopt methods and systems to reach the proper spot more often.
These methods are necessarily more complex and sophisticated than making a double quietly or loudly. As Larry Edwards used to joke: "my quiet double is the one you cannot pull." Now we have "What is This Double?" or "Is This Forcing?" postings on BW usually with a collection of pretty good bridge players lining up on both sides and the curmudgeons abstaining.
Forget about forcing pass. Multi. Or really eclectic methods like 1NT with a stiff. The fact is the vast majority of ACBL members cannot handle 2/1. Any more than Ron's ladies could handle 'natural' bidding without their embellishments.
The Truth of the Matter
I do not deny that allowing methods like FP or transfer openings would be disruptive. But for the most part it would not be disruptive for the reasons people imagine.
Even today there is a lot of UI. Suppose opener is a good to strong hand with both majors and opens 1♠, responder is 13 or 23 in the Ms. As badly and as randomly as some players bid, they often learn how to handle such a scenario with tempo.
Versace-Lauria have methods. They will be close to 100% on working out the hand. JEC has methods. Meckwell and the whole Diamond team open 1♣ and have no problem.
Joe Blow has no method but can tempo the hand out. And when he does not, he is random. But if you look at the results, players who would be fairly random behind screens tend to solve these problems at a higher rate than expected. With 54 the JS is slow and with 55 fast.
Here is a hand from a recent regional. All vul, partner opened 1st seat 2♥ (wk) - P - ? I held: Jxxxx / KQ10 / Jx / Axx. So I raised to 3♥ and that ended the auction. Brian Glubock led the ten of diamonds. When dummy hit my partner looked at dummy and asked: "what was 3♥?" And both ops replied: "the book bid". When partner ruffed the second diamond Brian joked: "hey, we found our fit!". And we all laughed.
There were other good players but this was likely the best pair in the room. Glenn Robbins passed in tempo and they took a 12% board. Five diamonds came home because there is a one-way guess for the J♣ and it is onside with the wk-2 bidder.
Glenn said afterwards that he did not think he was strong enough for a vul 4-level bid. He thought Brian would likely balance on known shape and he could safely bid 5♦ over X and 4♦ over 3♠. Unfortunately for them, Brian was a bit too light to X. But if E did bid 4-D, how does Glubock's hand not raise to game holding: A1098 / J / 10965 / K1043? If Glubock's hand balances, how does partner not bid game with 3 dead hearts and Q/ xxx / AKQxxx / Qxx?
The traveler reveals that HALF the E/W pairs are in exactly four diamonds. There were six pairs in that contract and just three in game. I believe the explanation for exactly half being in 4♦+1 is the tempo told them they were light. Other players thought too long and eventually tracked 4♦. Advancer knew it was weak. At MP, you always take the known plus to improve against +50. One does not need the coin toss at best game. But you could only suspect that with the tempo.
I am not accusing anyone of cheating. And perhaps the auction started differently somewhere. What I am saying is that "judgment" is always colored by EI and the jury cannot disregard what they heard. After the hand I was kidding them about being stubbornly ethical, and everyone was laughing about it, but we also all knew they were screwed.
So lets go back to the original problem with the majors.
The Real Effect of Weird Stuff
Joe Blow can work out his best game with better than expected success given lack of methods. After pass, 1♠ - 1NT; slow 3♥ and partner bids 3NT with 13M.
But when we open things up, Joe suddenly finds himself playing against Carrotti ops. Instead of pass, he is confronted with a 2♥ by RHO showing rounded or pointed with moderate values (6-11). There is no way he can tempo his way out of this one. By the time he or his partner finally emerge with calls, what is really lacking is the EI context they would otherwise have in an uncontested auction. (And I already showed you how everyone bids uncontested on the first page).
Cynical, but true. Hereinafter CBT because the bridge community(BW), internet (WWW) and our military (USDOD) do not have enough abbreviations.(DNHEA)
Perhaps those "good old days" of natural bidding would have gone to hell with these disruptive methods. But we disrupted those methods with bidding boxes anyway. Screens would have totally ended bridge as they knew it. (CBT)
The antidote to losing vocal accuracy was to employ more sophisticated methods. Quite frankly, most people cannot handle this. Sometimes we still have tempo issues. But many players don't understand the methods and/or they are not on the same wavelength as partner. As proof of the later, I offer all the "WTF is This?" postings where the best and the brightest players - Bridgewinners members, of course - often cannot agree on anything.
The world we have now consists of pairs who can apply bidding principles and those who cannot. And the later group is huge by comparison - at least in the ACBL. This is why we keep raising the floor for Flight'A'. It was a 500 MP threshold for 'A' when I came back to bridge and the not so brave, new & "flighted" world. Nowadays it is at least 3,000MP.
And the reason is not just MP inflation. To maintain membership levels we are recruiting retired people. We sell them a game they likely had little or no interest in when they were younger while their peers played. But now they are 'old' and do what 'old people do', So they take up bridge.
And for the most part, they will never truly 'get it'. The people we recruited ten years ago still wont go into an 'A' event because they would get crushed. Rick Zucker once told me that he believed that virtually no one who took this game up after age 40 is likely to 'get it'. I do not know why I doubted him. He is an exceptional player and teacher and has been doing it for decades. He should know. And I certainly do not doubt him now that I have been teaching.
So you can argue all you want that they cannot possibly handle playing against Carrotti. That is probably true. What is also true is they cannot handle standard American.
Just check the line scores.
Point of View
Lets look at this alleged problem from a different perspective. Why should getting to the right contract matter?
If you have a problem processing this question, I will posit you probably have a case of OLD THINK. As an important tangent, I believe that ACBLand has always been infected with old thinking from the day I joined. Sure, things have changed a little. But only in context of whatever OLD THINK is currently prevalent and infecting bridge.
Answers like: "because that is the rule" or "we always did it that way" are a sure sign of OLD THINK. No youngster accepts those answers. That probably included you when you were young.
My perspective is that the right contract never mattered when I was learning bridge. Really, it did not. My mom would lay out a hand and tell me to how many tricks to take in notrump. Later is was how many tricks and what suit was trumps. Bidding did not matter because I did not know what it was.
If you want to get good at this game, the right contract still does not matter. Let me bring in Rick Zucker again. His funny, but true line, is that one becomes a good player through bad bidding. When he was young, he always wanted to play the hand, so he just kept bidding. He would often find himself in some dumb contract, stuck figuring how to make it.
That is how juniors learn, too. And the way players should learn is focus on the play and acquire bidding skills over time. It really makes no sense to learn how to bid to thin games if the student cannot play well enough to make it.
But that is not how we teach the retirees. We have lessons and lessons and lessons on bidding. Clubs and pros love bidding lessons. (Ka-ching!). Gotta learn Michaels, DONT, U-NT, NMF, 2-way NM, Bergen Raises, Gambling 3NT, 4th suit forcing, splinter bids (Ka-ching!)
What we have is a system economically invested in maintaining the status quo. That is the same system that we always had. We have also always had is a system that is psychologically attached to "the way we always did things". We have always had a system that tells you how you should think and bid. Even if the bidding evolves at a snail's pace.
And then we ask why young people don't want to do this - which is the ultimate in old think. If you have to ask, you do not understand a younger mind.
So what exactly would happen if we went more laissez-fair with bridge methods? I mean besides the ten plagues, mass hysteria and a total breakdown in society.
Most Likely
At first everyone will TOTALLY HATE the change. Guaranteed. Bridge players have always hated change since before Stayman took away a natural 2♣ response. Hating change goes back to the self-proclaimed "Official System" being challenged by Culbertson's "Approach Forcing System". People are threatened by change. Especially when it threatens that in which one is economically and psychologically invested. So those people always hate change and complain. Younger minds - and the bridge playing public was a lot younger back then - flocked to Culbertson when he won.
The eventual effect of laissez-faire may well be to lessen the importance of system.
Suppose the protectors of the faith are correct that laissez-faire bridge and forcing pass systems are one of the signs of the apocalypse. That total randomness and chaos will reign in ACBL events. Who exactly does this chaos hurt?
Answer: It hurts the better players by taking away edge they already have in bidding. Therefore, it helps the weaker players who the guardians of the gate profess to be protecting.
This is exactly true unless one can cope with the "randomness and chaos" by judgment. If a pair can use takeout doubles and natural methods to cope with weirdness better than another pair, what this means is that JUDGMENT and BRIDGE LOGIC can now rise to the top.
And isn't that the mythical Nirvana that the guardians of yesterday who decry artificiality and change claim that the game should deliver? So why can a specific destination be reached via only one route? Just because they claim it? Bah! Every bit of empirical evidence - like Australia's experience, for example - shows the premise of the protectors is pure poop. But the naysayers will cling to a blade of grass in a desert and insist their world is lush while ignoring the dust around them.
"Chaos" is nothing more than increased variance. Hal Sims and The Four Horsemen came and went and the apocalypse of bridge failed to materialize. Despite their psychic bidding.
The increased variance of no-limit poker was a major contributing factor to the poker boom. Hardly anyone is going to survive heads-up limit poker against a player like Phil Ivey. But make it no-limit and the underdog now has a chance. Change from heads-up to a tournament format and all of a sudden a journeyman like Chris Moneymaker can win. He can even take out Ivey on the way.
Tell me how this increased randomness and variance was bad for poker.
Bridge Methods - Choose Your Weapon
OK, you just drew team Diamond in the Vandy.
I like my chances better with each progression. Obviously, unless you actually can play and defend better, the same system is the worst scenario. Against Diamond that is possible on a good day for some, highly unlikely to impossible for everyone else. If you play 2/1, at least you have some chance of systemic swings. The systemic swing - AKA randomness - benefits the underdogs, not the favorites.
The best chance for an underdog is the third choice. Start HUM-ing. More system variance plus a chance of catching them in a really tough, unfamiliar spot. Zia wrote about his 1980 Pakistani team and one of the pairs employing some goofy preemptive methods. It actually came up and they gained an important swing.
But the ACBL makes sure that stuff never happens. Supposedly because "they are protecting the children".
What happens in ACBLand is they now have everyone at the clubs playing basically the same system. Once upon a time I always checked the ops CC, I never do at the club. So if my partner and I have a particularly bad day with difficult hands, I don't care. Everyone else will find the hands difficult too because they are using the same methods.
I sometimes decry players being "scared of pros", but in reality they have a point. The ACBL hands players a sword and tells them to go beat Miyamoto Musashi. I do not have any edge anywhere playing standard against Bobby & Stevo. And club players do not have any edge playing standard against me. Their best chance really is to hire a pro. Not that they cannot and do not win playing standard. But they are hardly favorites and they would actually have a better chance playing something goofy. The ACBL denies them that chance in the name of protecting them. How ironic.
Goofiness has not hurt bridge in Australia. They have two and half to three times the participation rate compared to the US.
BTW, Musashi was said to never bathe because he would not be without his sword. (Some bridge players seem to have adopted that tactic.) However, in some of his duels, when up against an expert swordsman, Musashi chose to use a staff.
You can fight fire with fire. But most often, fireman use something different. Like water.
If I Were Dictator
Besides the chance for natives to reacquire land as the interlopers fled. . .
Newbies would learn bridge differently. The contract would not matter and the play would. The contract would not matter because they would not even be bidding.
Players would then learn simple systems with consistent methods. It would be much better to teach new players a simple club system. But since we have so much invested in these awful 2/1 systems, I would teach new players a short club system with transfers.
This is what is totally insane about our ACBL's refusal to make this method GCC is I believe it is not only vastly superior to standard, it is far easier to grasp as a noob. What you want new players to understand is that for the purposed of bidding there are two types of hands. Notrump oriented and suit oriented. These can be generally viewed as balanced and unbalanced. All balanced hands - roughly half of all hands you will hold - start with either one or two clubs or one or two notrump. Give them the scale. They learn to respond artificially over balanced openings. Once they get the idea of a transfer bid, everything is consistent. And they learn important concepts like natural vs artificial and forcing vs non-forcing bids right off the bat. It is very easy to pick up and fairly consistent.
If someone understands play, they will have a basic bidding proficiency with half the hands they will ever hold in about two hours. But the ACBL for some reason thinks this is a problem and confuses the children. (And their SAYC stuff doesn't?! Please!). Personally, I think it is far easier to teach someone "transfer to suits over balanced/potentially balanced openings, respond naturally in suits over 'unbalanced' suit openings."
Players in the limited game play either a short club with transfers or simple club system. Open players would have great range for system.
In either game, players can always consult defensive notes before bidding. People freak out about this suggestion because: "that is not how we have done things!" (OLD THINK!!) If you believe the Vandy or Bermuda Bowl should have a higher standard, I wont disagree. But I find it preposterous that in club or regional tournament play (AKA sometimes bigger than a club game), people have no problem with LHO forgetting Cappelletti and explaining DONT. Then the TD is called and play is held up and disrupted. Then we have some committee (even if it is a TD meeting) that needs to figure out the play result in some preposterous contract to assign a ridiculous result.
And then these people tell me I cannot open multi because it causes too much chaos. Chaos? Really?! And letting people screw up their agreements at the other table wasn't chaos? It certainly looked that way. Down -1,400 in 3Dx wasn't preposterous, just bridge?! How about that? This is a Regional Pairs Event! It isn't the Blue Ribbons!! Get over it. For Pete's sake, half your players have trouble remembering more than their grandkids' names.
If I were dictator, I would banish OLD THINK. But that will never happen because that is what people hold on to. "The way we were. . ." Or more properly imagined we were.
Hey, how about not living in the past? If we can at least get to the present, maybe there will even be a future.
Bridge USA in the Year 2066
Bridge might still survive. I would not bet on it. However, if the game is still being played, there will not be any players employing SAYC or 2/1. Maybe FP systems will be standard. But our ACBL will likely be parsing the requirements of "PASS". Is "PASS" defined by HCP or playing strength? If the values for "PASS" is 13+ HCP, can you upgrade with - / x / AKQJxx / 109xxxx or is that a psych?
Methods will change. People will not.
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Author: Melissa Landers
Series: Alienated #1
Publisher: Disney/Hyperion
Date Published: February 4, 2014
Source: Net Galley
Rating 4 of 5 Stars
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I use Grammarly's free online plagiarism checker because if I have a case of "foot in mouth", at least they will be own feet (and wearing fabulous shoes too)!
From the gorgeous cover to the original premise, Alienated was Extraterrestrial Extracurricular entertainment. When Cara Sweeny agreed to host cosmic hottie Aelyx from the planet L'eihr as an exchange student, she wasn't prepared for how much opposition she would encounter from everyone, even those friends closest to her. It seems most people have no interest in interplanetary relations. For his part, Aelyx is there only grudgingly and with an agenda of his own. An agenda that has nothing to do with making nice with humans who he views as inferior to his people in every way. That is, until Cara starts thawing his cold unemotional nature and he begins to see that maybe all human customs aren't useless after all.
This was a quick fun read. The main characters were lively and likable and I thoroughly enjoyed the witty banter between Cara and Aelyx. I had a few issues with Cara's shady friend; I didn't think that the kind of disloyalty she showed should have ever been forgiven or excused. It took a little away from the story for me which is why I rated this a 4 instead of a 5. Otherwise, I enjoyed the dialog and the way the characters interacted and played off one another. Aelyx was so very socially awkward and would say such offensive things without considering how it may sound to those hearing him, and Cara's exasperation with this particular personality quirk of his, had me laughing out loud several times. I wish Alienated would have taken us readers to experience life on L'eihr alongside Cara who I'm sure would experience plenty of her own social faux pas in a society so different from our own. I hope that this idea is explored in future books in this series.
I absolutely plan to continue this series, this is exactly the kind of brain candy read that I love relaxing with. I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys a lighthearted romantic read and doesn't need a lot of "sci" in their sci-fi.


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Opposition from Germany's powerful environmental lobby is dimming prospects for shale gas and sparking fears that major industries in Europe's largest economy will lose out to American rivals tapping cheaper energy.
Those fears are piling pressure on German Chancellor Angela Merkel from both sides of the debate ahead of an election in September.
Opponents to hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, used to drill for shale are stepping up their arguments about the environmental risks it could pose while industry leaders urge the government to draw up rules to allow exploration.
Spurring the debate is the rapid expansion of fracking in the US energy market, where it now accounts for roughly a third of the gas sector.
Energy-intense sectors such as chemicals which are important to Germany's economy face paying three times what their American rivals pay for gas through 2030, according to influential industry lobby group BDI.
"If we immediately reject this, we will end up as international laggards," BDI chief Ulrich Grillo said this month regarding shale gas.
Industry's voice counts in Germany, where manufacturing accounts for at least 25% of the economy, with top employers that include BASF, Bayer as well as the steel and heavy engineering sectors.
There is already widespread dissatisfaction over surcharges which industry and consumers pay on electricity to fund government subsidies for renewable energy expansion.
Germany plans not only more renewable energy from wind and solar, but the phasing out of nuclear by 2022 and a swing away from polluting coal to cleaner natural gas.
Ironically, these plans could tip the balance in favour of fracking, albeit on a modest scale, say some industry and environment experts.
That is because without nuclear Germany will need an alternative source of stable, clean energy to complement intermittent renewables.
"It is becoming a very potent issue in Germany," said Miranda Schreurs, director of Berlin's Environmental Policy Research Centre and a member of the German Advisory Council on the Environment which advises Merkel's government.
"The reality is that the rising costs of the energy transition will probably mean the issue will have to be looked at seriously."
Political divisions
Germany's politicians have been busy arguing the merits and dangers of drilling. Security experts discussed the issue at the Munich Security Conference and the BND intelligence agency has analysed its geopolitical impact.
Only Merkel, famous for fence-sitting, has stayed mum.
The Greens, Europe's most successful ecological party, have grown into a political force with some chance of a return to government this year after ruling with the Social Democrats (SPD) between 1998 and 2005.
The Greens also share, or are about to share, power in six of Germany's 16 federal states, including North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and Lower Saxony, home to Germany's biggest shale gas reserves.
In both, the Greens are partnered with the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD), who also have reservations about shale gas.
Individual states are responsible for issuing fracking permits and NRW's environment minister, a member of the Greens, has imposed a de facto moratorium on licences due to public concerns.
Critics fear that fracking, which involves pumping vast quantities of water and chemicals at high pressure into rock formations to release trapped gas, could increase seismic risks or contaminate drinking water.
One alternative for Germany would be to import. Poland aims to develop shale gas, as does Britain, and Ukraine recently signed a €7.5 billion deal with Shell to push forward its shale plans.
>> Read: Ukraine readies giant shale gas deal with Shell
"Germany is quite likely over time to import either shale gas or electricity produced from shale from other countries such as Poland or Ukraine," said Nick Butler, a visiting fellow and chair of King's Policy Institute in London.
Butler, a former UK government advisor, estimates that imports could allow shale gas to make up a little under 10% of Germany's energy market in the next decade.
Germany itself could extract 0.7 trillion to 2.3 trillion cubic metres of shale, the BGR Institute for Geoscience and Natural Resources has estimated. That compares to 125 billion cubic metres in conventional gas reserves.
"The numbers show the huge contribution it could make," said Miriam Strauch of the WEG gas association, arguing Germany should look to its own resources instead of imports.
Germany currently produces just 14% of the gas it consumes while relying on Russian imports for about 40%.
Election jam
With an absence of EU-wide guidelines, the next step for the German government is to reform the mining law covering licensing decisions. Those changes are likely to outline environmental controls required for drilling to start, say experts.
The ever-cautious Merkel, a physicist and former environment minister, is unlikely to tackle such a controversial issue before the election, meaning the new rules will likely depend on the composition of the next government.
A repeat of Merkel's centre-right coalition would offer the best chance for moving ahead with exploratory drilling.
An alliance of her conservatives with the SPD would pose more obstacles.
Yet even within Merkel's coalition there are divisions, with conservative Environment Minister Peter Altmaier at the weekend again taking a cautious line, reiterating he wanted to limit fracking.
Economy Minister Philipp Rösler, head of the pro-business Free Democrats (FDP), has meanwhile courted his core supporters by fighting the corner of German industry.
"Many German firms have opted for [relocation to] the United States, saying energy prices were the decisive factor. We are already suffering with our higher energy prices, it affects our own competitiveness," he said at a conference this month.
There is little evidence of companies shifting production to the United States yet, but many are warning that future investment is headed that way.
In the US, shale gas already accounts for 16% of natural gas production and some analysts predict that could rise to 50% within 20 years.
Shale gas is an 'unconventional' fossil fuel that is found within natural fissures and fractures underground. By pumping water, sand and chemicals into rock formations under high pressure via a technique known as hydraulic fracturing or 'fracking', energy companies believe they have found a part of the answer to Europe's energy security problems.
The method remains intensely controversial because of its possible environmental risks, including poisoning groundwater and higher greenhouse gas emissions than traditional gas.
To proponents, shale gas represents a hitherto untapped and welcome alternative energy source to traditional fossil fuels. At the moment the continent depends on gas imported from Russia, and disputes between that country and Ukraine have disrupted winter supplies in recent years.
Further Reading
European Commission
- DG Energy: Studies on unconventional gas
- Joint Research Centre: Commission studies impact of shale gas on markets, environment and climate
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The ultimate goal of every website is that users will complete your call to action. Whether that objective is to place an order, complete a contact form, sign a petition or subscribe to a newsletter, we obsess about how to encourage users to take that step. But what happens then?
The most popular post I ever wrote was on calls to action. It consistently out performs anything else I have written despite being over 3 years old.
This is not surprising really, calls to action are the heart of our website. We all know how important they are and we will do anything to make them as effective as possible.
The problem is that as we encourage users to take action, we often forget to consider what happens next.
Let's begin by looking at reassuring the user.
Reassure your users
Have you ever been on a site where you placed an order or submitted a form and were left wondering if it went through successfully? Too many websites fail to reassure users that the process has been completed.
Make sure your site confirms in no uncertain terms that whatever the user was trying to do has been done. It may seem obvious and you may think you have done it, but I encourage you to test the experience with a real user and make sure they agree.
Be careful how you confirm completion of the process. Sending an email is not enough. Users are not currently looking at their email and so will still be left wondering if they are done. Also email can get lost in spam filters.
Even confirmation on the site itself needs to be done with care, especially if the call to action is completed without page refresh. Users can easily miss a notification saying there action has been completed if they are looking at the button they have just clicked. Always include notifications in the same place the user was last interacting.
As well as confirming when something has been completed successfully you also need to consider what will happen if something goes wrong.
Handling errors
A major reason for users failing to complete a call to action is that they encounter an error. Whether that error is of their own making or a bug in the site, it still amounts to a wasted opportunity.
You will want to compensate for common errors. For example if your call to action requires a user to complete their postcode, don't make them format it in a specific way. Do the formatting at the backend. This will significantly reduce the number of people experiencing problems.
Where errors cannot be prevented, make recovery as easy as possible. When filling in a form make sure data is not lost when an error occurs. Users are unlikely to persevere if they have to enter the entire form from scratch.
Also, offer people an alternative way of completing a call to action if they are encountering errors. Give them a phone number, allow them to send an email. Do whatever it takes to keep them moving forward.
Finally, as with completion notifications, make sure the user sees errors. Always place them next to the problem area or where the user is currently looking. In usability testing I have seen too many users staring confused at a screen because they haven't spotted something has gone wrong.
Ultimately it boils down to ensuring users spot errors and providing help so they can recover from them. Talking of help…
Accessing help
Whether the user has successfully completed a call to action or not, it is important that they can get help afterwards.
Too many sites do their best to make it hard for users to contact them, offering nothing more than FAQs. Others limit communication to email. Unfortunately users are impatient and often unwilling to wait for replies.
Offering a telephone number or live chat system goes a long way to reassuring users about their decision to complete a call to action. The last thing you want is for them to regret their choice.
Avoiding buyer's remorse
Have you ever bought something and then regretted it afterwards? Did you have a feeling that you made the wrong decision?
This is referred to as buyer's remorse. It can occur whenever you make a decision that cannot easily be undone. You start second guessing the decision and feeling a sense of anxiety.
This sense of buyers remorse can apply to a range of calls to action, from purchases to handing over personal details for a newsletter subscription.
Small things can trigger this feeling and makes it more likely users will cancel their order and undo the decision they originally made.
Its important that you put a lot of consideration into how you will reassure the user. This maybe emphasising the benefits the user will receive from completing the call to action or offering a small thank you gift.
The trick is to exceed the users expectations rather than merely meeting them.
Going above and beyond
Ultimately the best way to follow through on your calls to action, is to exceed expectations and offer exceptional service.
That is what companies like Zappos do so well. With their 365 day free return policy, they go above and beyond the industry norm.
There are so many opportunities to go beyond expectations. Some ideas could include:
- Offering a customer support line that picks up straight away rather than leaving you on hold.
- Having 24/7 live chat support.
- Paying for postage on returns.
- Giving subscribers to your newsletter exclusive content or gifts.
- Personally thanking people when they recommend you on social networks and rewarding them.
Even when you make mistakes, there are opportunities to exceed expectations. Take for example Jawbone. When they first released their Jawbone UP it had a serious fault that caused problems for a huge number of users.
Not only did Jawbone offer a full refund they also provided unlimited replacements if your Jawbone broke. All with no requirement to return it or even prove the device was broken.
Unfortunately few companies endeavour to exceed user expectations. In fact many fail to even meet them.
Avoid unwelcome surprises
All too often completing a call to action leads to unexpected consequences. One user signs up for a newsletter expecting an email once a week and find themselves spammed daily. Another decides to buy a product only to be stung with a delivery charge they hadn't expected. The sad truth is that many websites hide surprises in the metaphorical small print.
You will quickly lose any goodwill that lead users to complete a call to action if you aren't entirely transparent up front. This is particularly important with delivery.
If your call to action involves delivering a product of some kind (whether physical or electronic), it is important to handle that delivery process with care.
First, bear in mind my previous comments about unwelcome surprises. So if you have to charge delivery for your item, make sure you are very clear about that upfront. Don't wait until the user has filled in all their details before dropping that bombshell on them. Yes, they are probably less likely to drop out once they have bothered to enter their details, however you will royally piss them off in the process.
Second, think about timescales. When a user completes a call to action they not only want to know what happens next, they also want to know when it is going to happen.
For example, if a user completes a contact form they want to know how quickly somebody will be back to them. If they have purchased a physical product, they want to know when it will be delivered.
Its even important to be clear about delivery with electronic goods. Will the product be delivered instantly or will they need to wait for it to be manually approved?
If items are not delivered to the users expectations then you lose their goodwill. You will need that goodwill if you wish them to complete future calls to action.
Secondary calls to action
Website owners rarely consider what users should do once they complete the primary call to action. The presumption is that the 'transaction' is done and so the user is left to their own devices.
For example, on an ecommerce site the order confirmation page often contains nothing more than a 'continue shopping' link. Why do I need a link for this? Why would I want to continue shopping when I have just finished? Surely there is a better secondary call to action to put in here?
Instead of leaving users hanging at the end of the process, direct them towards a new call to action. For example, if they have just signed up to a newsletter suggest they might want to consider following you on Twitter. If they have just placed an order suggest they signup for the newsletter to get exclusive discounts.
There is always something else users could be doing. You just need to ask. But, what happens if the user doesn't complete the primary call to action properly.
Recovering from false starts
Recently my son decided he wanted to give some of his birthday money to charity. Together we used my iPad to donate to Charity Water. Unfortunately we could not donate on their website via an iOS device, so decided to do it later.
The next day I received an email from them thanking me for my attempt to donate and encouraging me to complete the process. They had collected my email address, recognised that I hadn't followed through on their call to action and intervened.
This is a great example of encouraging users to complete a call to action they started, but didn't finish.
The lesson here is to get people's contact information early. This would enable you to follow up on a range of calls to action from abandoned shopping baskets to incomplete contact forms.
However, even if the user has given you no information you can still help them recover from false starts. If they are in the middle of a call to action process, remember their information if they drop out. That way if they return later to finish their purchase or contact us form, they don't have to start from scratch.
The message here is a simple one; don't see a call to action as the end. It is only the beginning of your relationship with users. When a user completes a call to action they are trusting you. They trust you with their time, money or personal details. Don't let them down and give them a great user experience at every step.
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Gaius Acilius
Gaius Acilius (fl. 155 BC) was a senator and historian of ancient Rome. He knew Greek, and in 155 BC interpreted for Carneades, Diogenes, and Critolaus, who had come to the Roman Senate on an embassy from Athens.[1]
Plutarch cites Acilius' history in the Life of Remus.[2] His history was written in Greek and contained events at least as late as 184 BC (according to Dionysius of Halicarnassus),[1] and it appeared around 142 BC (mentioned in Livy). The work was translated into Latin by a Claudius, most likely Claudius Quadrigarius, but only fragments survive.[1]
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- ^ a b c Alexander Hugh McDonald, "Acilius, Gaius", Oxford Classical Dictionary, revised 3rd edition (New York: Oxford University, 2003), p. 7
- ^ Rodríguez Mayorgas, Ana (2010), "Romulus, Aeneas and the Cultural Memory of the Roman Republic" (PDF), Athenaeum, 98 (1): 99, retrieved 14 December 2016


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Clinton on Clinton
That was a moment.
Clinton was asked perhaps the toughest question we have heard tonight -- a 38-year-old woman emailed in asking how Clinton could possibly represent change when the Bushes and Clinton have been on every presidential ballot for the past two decades.
After asking to be judged on her own merits (and not those of her husband), Clinton unleashed this gem: "It did take a Clinton to clean up after the first Bush and I think it might take a second one to clean up after this Bush."
An extended round of applause followed and, in a lucky break for Clinton, CNN broke for commercial -- helping to ensure people will remember the line.
Whether or not Clinton had that line in her hip pocket for tonight, she delivered it well and turned a tough question into a terrific moment.
Chris Cillizza
January 31, 2008; 9:15 PM ET
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A good line for the moment, for Hillary. A great line for Obama to play ad nauseum on radio/tv... it's only reinforces, in a very dramatic and literal way, the dynasty notion (a negative)... i think played ad nauseum, it'll creep out the undecideds and hurt Hillary.
Posted by: josephsharp | February 1, 2008 1:02 AM | Report abuse
I agree with a few other Mr. Cilizza - it was only a 'moment' if you had never heard a response to that question question before. A question that has been asked at least a dozen times, particularly at debates such as this one. I am kind of surprised you had never heard that one...
Posted by: andrew | February 1, 2008 12:41 AM | Report abuse
"Whether or not...?!!" Are you kidding me?!!
She's been using that line for months!
Posted by: johnlumea | January 31, 2008 11:15 PM | Report abuse
This dynasty question is an important one for me. I also think that if it's John McCain vs. Clinton, there will be at minimum 1-2% of Democrats who will vote for McCain (who will be seen as moderate and appealing to independents) for this reason alone.
To me, though, it's not an electability issue as much as a sign that our democracy is not healthy right now. The influence of money and celebrity is part of that I think.
Posted by: MNobserver | January 31, 2008 10:03 PM | Report abuse
Hillary has used the line as a standard response at least since New Hampshire, if not before...
Posted by: hkl | January 31, 2008 10:01 PM | Report abuse
the dynasty question--bush, clinton: i think that there is a difference between dynasties and our presidential election. one, we vote for our candidate. but more importantly, bush senior had different policies than gwb; hillary and bill are different candidates as well. and if one were to consider issues, there are more similarities within parties than across issues regardless of the last name
Posted by: k1omal | January 31, 2008 9:51 PM | Report abuse
Uh oh... the Hillary CACKLE just came up in response to a question about her husband running amok in the Oval Office...
Tame that beast Hillary... tame it.
Posted by: Boutan | January 31, 2008 9:46 PM | Report abuse
Saved by the bell! the vote for the authorization to Bush's war is HRC's Achilles heel. She stated her case well, but BHO got the last word before the break.
Posted by: LadyEagle | January 31, 2008 9:41 PM | Report abuse
She did have a good line. It is the second time I have heard it, but each of them have their little gems that they release from time to time. I think they are both having a good night, but her experience is clearly showing.
Posted by: LadyEagle | January 31, 2008 9:35 PM | Report abuse
Who won the CNN Democratic Debate in California?
Posted by: PollM | January 31, 2008 9:34 PM | Report abuse
It was a good line -- but review it and all you get is "it takes a Clinton to clean up a Bush mess". Which underscores rather than gets rid of the doubts about dynasties.
Posted by: gardner.ar | January 31, 2008 9:28 PM | Report abuse
"Whether or not...?" You're kidding, right? (I know I'm not the only one who's heard that trite little canard before...)
Posted by: dumouchk1 | January 31, 2008 9:27 PM | Report abuse
Well, well, lot of liemericans read newspapers to keep informed over the presidential race. I might as well grab the opportunity to ask 2 rather burning questions. What will happen with oil supply when you use 9 barrels pro second and find only 1 barrel pro second ? What happened with building 7 on 9-11-2001 ? Opinion Research Business and the Independent Institute for Administration and Civil Society Studies figured out that 1 million Iraqis have died sinds the start of the American invasion in 2003. Figures are based on questioning more then 2000 Iraqi's in Baghdad. In Baghdad 40 percent of the families lost at least 1 family member during the war. The WHO (World Health Org) figured out that sinds the start of the war in 2003 120 people died on a daily basis. They questioned 9000 Iraqis and used figures from the Lancet and Iraqi health organizations. Enough seed for growing a million terrorists...yah continue the good works. This administration gave you Americans indeed a million reasons to be afraid. This is not a question but an answer to your feelings of insecurity. But you've got to do something when other big economies steal your oil away under your nose, and your economy is drifting on oil. In short 'NO OIL, NO AMERICA'. I wish the next president of the U.S.A., Barak Obama, all the best to get your economy back up again. Against all odds, take my advice and set up a good infrastructure to strengthen your home market, railways etc and get rid of domestic flights, to boost your economy on the longer term.
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A Debacle about Data Mining
Just before the release of several updates – the new Warframe Harrow, the opening of the Void Vault for Mag and Rhino Prime and their yearly Tennocon, Digital Extremes' lawyers got very jumpy and sent what was essentially a cease and desist letter to VoiD_Glitch, the main person behind the data mining of Warframe. VoiD_Glitch has removed the public GitHub repository for his data mining stuff. This has caused a huge uproar in the more knowledgeable parts of the Warframe community. Now everyone is pissed off, shouting and screaming that they can't trust the developers with their own game, and… [Continue Reading]Read more


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Humans vs. Zombies is a live-action game played all over the world. An engine for playing the game is hosted by Gnarwhal Studios.
At the time, using the engine (Karl vs. Zombies engine at the time) was only available through the browser. There was no mobile version of the web app and no mobile app. It was tedious to use in quick/large games.
I figured that I could create an Android app to allow for simple interfacing (reporting a bite, etc). Cue "Humans and Zombies" (they would not let me use their trademark for the app).
I worked with Gnarwhal to implement a small, secure API for the Karl vs. Zombies engine that they would host for all of their hosted games. I got a simple app to work, and ~1000 people downloaded it. Cool stuff at the time.
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This New Scientist article has a rather outlandish title. Still, it highlights an important area of accelerator research that I've mentioned a while back - the plasma wakefield accelerator mechanism.
This, and other mechanism (mainly the dielectric-loaded structure) are at the forefront of trying to find another way for accelerating structure to work not only more efficiently, but also cheaply. This is crucial for the continuation of experimental high energy physics that will always require higher energies to probe.


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Japanese Journalist travels 6,000 miles to watch postponed match
I'll be honest, I'm annoyed when I travel six miles to play Sunday League football and find out the game has been postponed because the referee is hungover, but this would really p*ss me off.
Japanese football reporter Daisuke Nakajima travelled 6,000 miles from Tokyo to report on the plight of Rangers in he Scottish Third Division. He made the point of attending Elgin play Rangers, only to find out on arrival that the game had been called off because the home side has mistakenly sold too many tickets for the game.
The journalist took the news in unbelievably good humour:
The match at Elgin looked particularly interesting and unusual and I made arrangements to cover it. But I opened my paper when I was almost at Elgin and discovered the game was off. I immediately contacted my editor and he told me just to go to Elgin anyway as everything was booked. He considers the game being called off under these circumstances an even better story than the one I thought I was going to get.
A fourteen hour flight and five hour train journey and tha's his reaction? Bloody hell.
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Allister Coetzee, the new Springboks coach, is a battle-hardened veteran who knows better what it is like to endure unbearable pressure from both fans and the team's directors. Under his tutelage, the unfancied Stormers side had been transformed into a formidable Super Rugby Side that often punched above its weight and outwitted highly esteemed opponents. Undeniably, his track record was impeccable.
But international rugby, coaching the Springboks in particular, is a different kind of a kettle from Provincial Rugby. Mentoring a team of a nation whose people always look at what would be considered trivial matters in Western countries through racial lens, Coetzee's task is even more monumental than New Zealander, Eddie Jones, the England Rugby Team coach faces.
And so, Coetzee won't only be judged at how successful his charges perform, but also how racially diverse they are (to borrow a cliché popular in BEE circles "how representative of the country's demographics the team is".
Evidently, Coetzee will have to maintain that delicate balance between transforming the composition of the Springboks, on the one hand, and ensuring that it is successful.
He has one massive mission ahead of him. Given the impatience of the South African armchair fan, he won't have time for a honey moon, they expect success to come "now now" not latter.
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Hi Emma, this is lovely - love your attention to detail and that gorgeous DP! Jo xReplyDelete
Oooh this is fab, I love this kit and was lucky enough to win £15 worth of stuff from Sarah's shop and this kit was first on my list. I love the film strip, and embellishments. Your style is always so super fab! Take care lovely. Zo xxReplyDelete
Beautiful Emma, love,those papers and the addition of the film strip ribbon. Gorgeous coordinated flower too. Hope you are getting through that list of yours. Enjoy the weekend. Tracy xReplyDelete
Gorgeous Emma.. beautiful papers & flowers... I love your designs.. Hugs May x x xReplyDelete
Hi Emma, Oh this is so sweet, what a brilliant box, Love it. London will be sooo busy, Bet its brilliant though. Hope all is ok with you and yours, Love HxxxReplyDelete
This is breathtakingly unimaginably wonderful, Emma. Be proud!ReplyDelete
I am divided over the Games - I want to watch and there again it will be a great chance to Just Craft. In the end, it'll be a Bit of Both.
Son #1 works in London and travel is already awful for him - and many others. We are behind our athletes but daily life is equally important for many.
And that is Craft to you, me and all our crafty pals.
- Anonymous27 July 2012 at 20:19
Fabulous! I don't know how you think of these ideas!!ReplyDelete
OK, triple wow! Totally and utterly amazing creation! that film strip is inspired! (may have to copy!)ReplyDelete
Hope you are well and enjoying the weekend,
Liz x
Thank you for all your comments and messages, they are all appreciated and I hope you'll come back and visit again soon...
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"Give me the serenity to sit with canvas and wool,
the courage to keep stitching,
and I will show you what a difference time can make".
Luckily I have never found a blank canvas, paper, room or computer screen threatening. There has always been ideas right from my very youngest years and my attention has always been drawn to the visual. Finding things to fill our time is never a problem today, there is always someone keen to beg steal or borrow whatever we have available. Our allotted time is precious to us but also profitable to others. What we choose to do with it is often not straight forward as a living has to be made. Finding free time is often the first step to creation itself and it is often the question people ask when they see one of my stump work embroideries for the first time, "how long does one like that take?"
The rough sketching started for Adam naming the animals with a potentially crowded image but that would work within the medium of woollen stump work tapestry. The foreground would simply be crowded with life and some would indeed be emerging from the ground. Since this is from a time before the fig leaf I felt it prudent as with all other historical images to place one animal strategically in front of Adam. This animal turned out to be a small horse-like creature but before the development of hooves and now only found in fossil form. To give a sense of the process of naming Adam holds aloft that comical little bird the ever popular but now endangered puffin on his left hand. God is in the top right quarter and during the drawing I felt his outstretched hands must be presenting the next creature to be named and it turned out to be in alphabetical order with a python. As usual nothing was written in stone and during the assembly many things would be altered, added or removed. During this constructive process it is important the work out the three dimensional or raised nature of the image and in this respect it is very much like creating a stage set with backdrop and side wings to give depth.
Having completed Adam and the adjoining creatures I drew out the next batch of creature to be stitched on the separate small frame and included in this was the head of God. Faces are always a delicate part of an image and to obtain an expression in wool over a matter of a few square centimetres is not always evident and can significantly change during the padding out process. I had already decided that the bird life would play a major role in adding colour and while the brilliant red flamingo stood to the right before the golden robes of God there would perhaps need to be a counterbalance of colour to the left over and above the striking white horse. Having stitched and stuffed the animals in the lower right corner I found that there was significant room within the central ground into which I would be able to fit a goodly amount of life by raising the horizon and coastline. My aim now was to fill the image with as diverse a mix of wildlife as I could manage. I worked from the foreground back placing animals and birds wherever there was space and with an eye on colour and contrast. With each rise and fall of the needle there is a precision that influences where the next stitch will be placed and while focusing on such a small area I retain a consciousness of the overall picture.
As I look at the image before me that has over the weeks been slowly revealed I find myself impressed with the work and the beauty of something that demands such a high input of my time. There seems today to be a tendency for exhibitions and installations to be extra ordinary impressive events on a grand scale that more often than not are one artists idea carried out by a large team of out-workers. The pace of life today is often at a break neck speed and so to catch the eye of the public, critics or press it is assumed that large scale plays an important part. However one must never forget the small gem like icons with an intimacy that pulls you into a magical world. What I find impressive with my current work and which I hope will impress those who eventually see it on exhibition is that it is the creative hand stitching work of just one person over a three year period.
If you had shown me this work several years ago and told me that I would be doing it I would have said no way but then life and creativity is never a straight forward predestined path.


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By Emma Mihill ND NT DipCNM MBANT MGNI
They are extremely common and extremely painful - peptic ulcers affect the lining of any part of the gastrointestinal tract exposed to acid and pepsin, usually the stomach or the first part of the small intestine; the duodenum1. They are crater-like sores that can be one to two inches in diameter. An ulcer formed in the stomach is called a gastric ulcer, in the duodenum a duodenal ulcer and they can also be found less commonly in the oesophagus, called an oesophageal ulcer2. The damage occurs when the usually-protected lining is exposed to gastric juices normally intended for use with breaking down food.
The symptom experienced with an ulcer is, most commonly, a burning pain, ranging from slight to severe. The pain may be felt anywhere from the navel to the breastbone and last from a few minutes to many hours and may flare up at night3. A relief may be felt temporarily after consuming food, but this is due to the buffering effect the food has on the stomach acid, relieving symptoms. An ulcer pain can return after years of absence, so it is important to follow certain lifestyle choices if you have ever experienced an ulcer of any kind, as discussed below.
The causes are unknown but there are studies to confirm that the bacterium Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori), found in the stomach, causes more than 90% of duodenal ulcers and up to 80% of gastric ulcers4. H. pylori causes chronic low level inflammation of the stomach lining and colonises by surviving the acidic pH environment, by burrowing into the mucous membrane5. Many bacteria can be found here but mucous-secreting cells normally remove these. To avoid this removal, H. pylori uses a clever trick, sensing the pH gradient and swimming away from the acidic contents towards the more neutral pH environment6. The removal of H. pylori infection has been shown to accelerate the healing of peptic ulcers and the recurrence is significantly reduced7. H. pylori can be tested via blood, stool or breath. When visiting your GP with a suspected H. pylori infection, antibiotics are usually administered. However, it can become resistant to the antibiotics.
A number of botanicals and herbs are thought to be protective of H. pylori getting a hold; Korean ginseng, flavonoids found in broccoli, sprouts, garlic, probiotics and green tea8. A study led by scientists at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Centre (BIDMC) revealed that the amino acid glutamine, found in many foods as well as in dietary supplements, may prove beneficial in offsetting gastric damage caused by H. pylori infection9.
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as aspirin and other pain-relieving drugs, are also a possible contributing factor with ulcers. They irritate and inflame the lining of the stomach and small intestine. Regular use of NSAIDs has been linked with upper gastrointestinal complications and increased damage to the permeability of the intestine has been well documented10. Ninety per cent of peptic ulcers can be related to the use of NSAIDs combined with H. pylori infection11. NSAIDs damage the intestinal mucosal lining that is vital for keeping the contents of the gastrointestinal tract restricted to the gastrointestinal organs. Leaching into any other parts of the body can cause complications. If ulcers are induced by the use of NSAIDs, it is necessary to discontinue them12.
Stress is one of the main concerns regarding peptic ulcers. Although it is not a direct cause, it is certainly a contributing factor. Much emphasis today is placed on mental and emotional stress and its effects on our physical health. Stress can be manifested as headaches, muscle tension, acne, immune dysfunction and peptic ulcer disease13. As well as learning coping mechanisms to deal with stressful situations, it can be beneficial to provide your body with neutraceutical support, via the means of supplements and herbs such as rhodiola. A nerve-supporting complex containing taurine and theanine aid the production of a neurotransmitter called GABA, which stimulates feelings of calmness and encourages a relaxed disposition. Enhancing serotonin levels may be achieved by taking a complex providing the nutrient 5HTP alongside tyrosine and B vitamins.
Lifestyle habits of smoking (including passive smoking) and excessive alcohol consumption are linked to having an effect on the development of ulcers. Alcohol can irritate and erode the mucous lining of the stomach and it increases the amount of stomach acid that is produced. Peptic ulcers are associated with heavy drinking14, which may surprise you to know is classified as an average of more than two drinks per day for men and more than one drink per day for women. Having alcohol-free days and focusing on ways to quit smoking can prevent the development of an ulcer. A brain complex supplement that has a powerful blend of amino acids to support people attempting to reduce alcohol consumption and smoking can be useful for achieving your goals.
Other lifestyle factors include the choice over which foods we eat. Living with a food sensitivity or intolerance can be hard to detect if you haven't considered this a possibility. Many people suffer silently with gastrointestinal complaints too embarrassing to consult their GPs about or do not consider as urgent. Both food allergies and intolerances have been commonly found in cases of peptic ulcers. The food allergens can induce gastric mucosal damage in sensitised people15.
The complications surrounding peptic ulcers include bleeding and perforation where, if either are found, surgery may often be performed to repair the ulcer. Things to consider with continued bleeding are iron deficiency and B12 deficiency.
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Journey Around The Sun: A Mayan Odyssey
By Bill Wren & Frank Ralls
Label: Ponder Dust
Released 8/2/2011
Journey Around The Sun: A Mayan Odyssey tracks
1. Winter Solstice 2012
2. Between Heaven and Earth
3. Water and Flame
4. Journey Around the Sun
5. Apocalypse Island
6. Mayan Prophecy
7. Mayan Moonlight
8. The Lost City of Maya
9. The Voyage
10. Vessel of the Seven Lords
11. Road To Chichen Itza
12. Beyond The Misty Veil
13. New Heaven, New Earth
14. Eternal Hope
Love at First Eschatological Breath
Trust me, 2012 will not mark the end of the world. It is thought by many that the year 2012 will be a time of new beginnings. Ever the optimist, I am of that ilk. I also think that guitarist
Bill Wren
and pianist
Frank Ralls
are in the same club. Within their new album
Journey Around the Sun: A Mayan Odyssey
they have musically journeyed into the unknown to create a lush, contemporary anthology of music that chronicles their every twist and turn, every climb and hike and every dream that completes the trip. Along the way they invited exciting and talented accompanists such as
Sandy Williams
on guitar,
Philip Pan
on violin, and vocalist
Michelle Amato
as well as light ensemble throughout. I was thrilled that I was along for the journey.
The beginning number called
Winter Solstice 2012
was eye-opening with its shrill pennywhistle and flourish of piano. It was like the dawn of a new day or the beginning of all else. I believe it will be a time of transformation, not cataclysm. It segued briskly into
Between Heaven and Earth
a warm, intricate song that celebrates the spirit and chooses to bless the special place between the physical and the spiritual and the endless search for balance. This song had a David Darling feel to it that was quite appealing.
Fully two thousand years before the Greeks gave their constellation, planets and heavenly bodies names, the Mayans already had a system in place. Astronomy was their strong suit so when Bill and Frank gave me something called
Mayan Moonlight
, I felt that I was part of ancient history and enjoyed every moment. It starts out with haunting voices and the violin melody pierces the darkness with a silver light that is a both cool and comforting. The guitar is gentle like the warmth of a summer night.
Another song featuring haunting cello is
Water and Flame
. They are elements that oppose each other and yet, provide a balance in nature. Water, nourishment to soil and soul and flame, destroyer and sometimes purifier of all things organic. The balance in the tune is between guitar and keyboards, both with continuity, both with intricacy.
Lost City of Maya
has quite an exotic feel to it. It is music for the tour. It seemed like we cut through the jungle for days. The torrential rains and the hordes of mosquitoes never dampened our fervor as we searched for the legendary city called
El Mirador
. We have found the "white roads" that lead to pyramids built 400 years before Christ walked in Nazareth. In the air, like a scent, is energy you can feel and history that you sense in your spirit.
Vessel of the Seven Lords
became my overall favorite on the album. The tune is reminiscent of Jeff Johnson & Brian Dunning's work and I liked it for that. The Creation Lord, Bolon Yokte K'u, a Mayan deity is depicted on the Vessel of the Seven Lords and represents the return of the Classic Period. Think of life in cycles as the Mayans do.
If you drive west on Mexico Highway 180 you will come to the
Road to Chichen Itza
. On Journey Around the Sun: A Mayan Odyssey it is surely the tune with the most vitality. The mystical city, located on the Yucatan peninsula, is the site of Mexican conquerors, Spanish land grabbers and invaders and the most beautiful display of pyramids in Central America. Bill and Frank offer a tune full of excitement and the fulfillment of discovery.
The album closes, but does not end with the song
Eternal Hope
. The gentle piano tune is one of promise if it is anything. 2012 will be the coming of a New Age and it is fitting that the music reflects the hope that is always within our hearts. The world needs hope now more then ever.
The one-page for the album was effusive with praise for the duo and their talented partnership, but it need not have been. Their music speaks volumes for itself. Bill Wren's melodic guitar and Frank Ralls optimistic piano, along the many fine artist they featured on the album, should be proud of this stunning achievement. You can listen to it for hours and make new discoveries with every listen. I know I did.
Rating: Excellent
- reviewed by RJ Lannan on 9/25/2011
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So the council welcome in the new year with news that 'after work' evening swimmers are to be limited to only 1 hour 15 minutes of pool time during the week after 6pm.
That marks a huge reduction on previous availability and a big change in policy where evening swims have been readily offered since the pool was first opened in 1971.
What is the basis for this sudden decision?
The council has wheeled out their anonymous 'spokesman' to enlighten us all. They had plenty of time to prepare for this – the council would have known this move was bound to spark a negative and hostile reaction.
The issue is whether his carefully prepared grounds hold any water?
For starters, there is some good news. He does not say that the closure is due to lack of money or under utilisation of Tynemouth pool during evenings.
First of all, however, he tells us that the council is committed to help people get fit. That's a slogan – not a reason. Every borough's PR department will trumpet that one regardless of its truth or merit.
It's just a mantra which if repeated enough times enables the council to delude itself (but no one else) into believing in it while it cuts access.
Actions (as here) speak louder than words. So we can dismiss this ground.
Number two reason relates to giving access to learning classes and the local swimming club.
Both are important – but both (until now) have been accomodated and co-existed with the general public through either a few blocked sessions or booming of the pool.
A brief check of the pool programme website reveals anyway that there are currently no lessons after 5.30pm for learners.
Prior to the new year a workable and generally satisfactory regime has provided access to all groups.
So why has that suddenly changed with a consequence that one so called user group – the general public – has been adversely affected?
If the demand for Tynemouth is that great, the council should be extending the pre-new year opening hours further and not cutting them.
Reason three is that you can go somewhere else for a swim. Why then should the local residents do so when they have had a more accessible pool at Tynemouth since 1971?
The spokesman helpfully explains that the council has provided 'state of the art' facilities elsewhere and which are often 'under occupied even during peak hours'.
This looks like the crux of his argument – we have provided lots of space elsewhere, so go and use that instead.
The council, however, may wish to reflect that over £18m has recently been spent on two new pool-based facilities (incorporating 25 metre pools) at Wallsend and Killingworth.
This was a huge commitment in financially straightened times and a substantial increase in pool metreage for the borough.
Is the conclusion to be drawn now that the decision to build two brand new pools was at best ill judged (and worst financially reckless) if the demand at peak times for all four borough pools was in reality never there?
If that is so then it raises even more questions than answers, as well as issues of accountability for that policy.
It hardly needs stating that the cost of keeping one pool open for the general public for extended hours is negligible compared to the cost of one brand new pool.
Having run through the grounds presented – it seems that they lack any credibility at all.
At best the council want to shuffle numbers around for their own convenience and not for the residents.
The decision to close access to working residents (council tax payers in the main) smacks of capriciousness on the council's part.
It was a decision taken apparently with no consultation with the local people who enjoy the facility.
It would be wise for this to be reconsidered immediately as it cannot be right to substantially curtail access and enjoyment to local residents without very good cause.
Barry Young
North Shields


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Welcome to 2011 and my very crazy life. This post is much later than expected but better late than never! Included in my crazy schedule was a work trip this January that included photographing an event. Thought maybe things would slow down just a bit but nope still going 100 miles an hour!
At the end of December my cousin invited me to try to take some photographs of her family at my Aunt and Uncle's house. This became quite the challenge since Lucia who is five and Emma who is three were not feeling all that well and were exhausted from a very busy Christmas. I had to figure out how to photograph two girls who were not in the mood to cooperate with their Mom's cousin who was following them around with a camera.
Alex the newest member of the family was an easier subject but not by much, Alex was either asleep or constantly moving every inch of his body.
I did figure out an interesting trick with both girls. There is a staircase in the house were my Aunt places her Nutcrackers, one on each stair. With Emma as long as I distracted her with naming the Nutcrackers she stayed still long enough for me to take a few shots.
Lucia eventually warmed up to me and decided she would pose for me. It helped she was very proud of her bracelet and necklace she made that day.
In the end I got some good photographs and the rest of the set is here.
In more recent news, I heard an excellent speaker and attended a workshop on portrait photography with one light with the Camera club I am a member of. I had a few light bulb moments that I hope I can put in play on the next opportunity I get to take photographs. I also have a longer wish list of equipment now too.
Photography and my pursuit in learning the craft is becoming an itch that I does not go away!


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