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Colleges throughout the nation are taking notice of SuperAPP and the numerous benefits, not the least of which are cost-savings and exposure to an untapped audience for many colleges (for more info, read the story on SuperAPP and the University of Iowa in the Daily Iowan).
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Chess Grading Information
by T.C.Gavriel
(1998/99 BCF grade 191; Fide rating 2080; ICC rating fluctuates daily between 2250-2450)
2nd revision of this paper: 30/1/1999
Introduction and personal views
British Grading System
FIDE/ ELO, USCF rating systems
Internet chess ratings
What is a grade?
Chess is a very complex game, and it is interesting to have some measure of mastery. If one takes the game seriously, then gradings can become important to have this measure, and to know one's relative strength is in the context of thousands of other chess players. The rating systems attempt to assign a value indicating a strength of a player. Players of the game, can then have a guide to indicate how strong they are, and can obtain motivation / demotivation! for further improvement.
Titles also sometimes accompany ratings. For example, to earn the "FIDE master" title, one must:-
Should one be driven by grades?
There is a danger of being a slave to the rating system, and stop playing chess for fun, but rather play chess for grading. For example, having grandmaster draws to protect one's rating or playing very dull openings to reduce the possibility of defeat.
Examples include playing the London system as White (or the boring c3 sicillian), simply because the results one gets out of it are good. Opponents may become bored of chess as a result, and possibly give up playing.
How attitudes can change as a result of grading
Attitudes are sometimes change for better or worse as a consequence of grades. For example:-
Can we do better than a chess grade ?
Ultimately it would be nice to have a better guide to ones particular strengths and weaknesses. For example, a breakdown by opening of how strong one is! Technology today is quite advanced, and Chessbase 7 for example can look at a sample of one's games, and produce statistics for each opening, and for each opponent! In this way, one can also deduce indirectly which type of positions one is also strong at or weak at.
However maybe in the future, there will also be statistics available for various aspects of one play- for example play against an isolated d pawn, or play against doubled pawns. Such highly specific evaluation would be useful for the player who wishes to improve, and would thus go well beyond simply putting one's strength in the context of a population of other chess players. One could for example know that one has a grade of 2400 in the sicillian dragon defence!
(An interesting chess web site which provides a chess test, and gives a grading in different chess areas is Chess World)
Problems with grading systems
Sample size and unluckiness/ luckless
There are various problems with ratings which is evidence to suggest that one should not take gradings too seriously as a measure of our strength.
Unlucky runs
One for can example have an unlucky run of results where the opponents have for example played a particular opening where one is weak. Or the opponents could have been of a style of play which one is uncomfortable against. The greater the game sample the grading is based on, the more likely the grading is to be accurate. This is because hopefully in the context of all the games played, the unlucky events are balanced by lucky events, and the final grade is a useful indicator of one's chess strength. The FIDE rating system for example should be based on a game sample of 30+ games to give reasonable confidence of a player's strength.
Name ambiguity
Another problem (especially with the BCF grading system) is name ambiguity. Often people with very common names/ names which clash with other players, have their grading results muddled with those players. This can lead to a significant percentage of inaccurate grades being published on the grading list. It is particular unfortunate (well for one of the players anyway) when 2 players who share the same name, have a large grading margin between them!
N.B. If one becomes a BCF direct member, one can get a breakdown of the tournaments/ league games, and the relevant grading implications. This could be a useful verification tool to help ensure one's results have not been confused with someone else.
Grading lag
In the UK, in order to set a game as rated, it has to be agreed by the BCF that the game will be qualify for a rating. All rating results have to be sent to the BCF, who will then process these results, and they will be incorporated in the next rating list. A recent change has been introduced by the BCF to have the rating list published every half year instead of every year. This can provide a more up to date assessment of player's strengths, and thus less uncertainty when playing an opponent. It would be an even more ideal situation however, to be able to connect to the BCF's database, and see what one's current rating is. However this prospect may not be realised in the next decade!
Juniors in particular are known to improve dramatically, and the old way of accounting for this, was to give them the benefit of +10 in their grade. This however can lead to extremely underrated juniors, especially those with access to Chessbase that have the time because of no work commitments to delve into all the lines of critical sharp openings, such as the sicillian defence.
Grading conversion issues
The BCF-Elo calculator on BCC on-line allow a rough translation of the BCF grading system to USCF or FIDE rating. Many countries simply use the FIDE/ELO rating system and therefore there is no translation issue.
British Grading System
The BCF is responsible for creating the British Grading system and publishing the rating lists. British grades go up to a maximum of 260 BCF. Around this grade are usually the top British Grandmasters.
The following table shows the implications of winning, drawing and losing against a BCF rated opponent:-
|Your grade
|Opponents Grade
|Game outcome
|Difference in grade >50
|X, e.g. 100
|Y, e.g. 120
|You win
|You get grade Y+50, i.e. 170
|X, e.g. 100
|Y, e.g. 120
|You lose
|You get grade Y-50, i.e. 70
|X, e.g. 100
|Y, e.g. 120
|You get grade Y, i.e. 120
|X, e.g. 100
|Y, e.g. 180
|You win
|Yes (Y greater than X)
|You get the maximum +90 reward (grades are assumed to be 40 points apart), i.e. 190
|X, e.g. 100
|Y, e.g. 180
|You lose
|Yes (Y greater than X)
|You get -10, i.e. 90
|X, e.g. 180
|Y, e.g. 100
|You win
|Yes (X greater than Y)
|You get +10, i.e. 190
|X, e.g. 180
|Y, e.g. 100
|You lose
|Yes (X greater than Y)
|You get the maximum -90 penalty (grades are assumed to be 40 points apart), i.e. 90
|X, e.g. 180
|Y, e.g. 100
|You Draw
|Yes (X greater than Y)
|You get your grade - 40, i.e. 140
|X, e.g. 100
|Y, e.g. 180
|You Draw
|Yes (Y greater than X)
|You get your grade +40, i.e. 140
The above cases are reflected in the BCF performance calculator on BCC on-line.
In summary if you win, you generally get the opponents grade + 50. If you lose you generally get your opponents grade - 50. If its a draw, you usually get the opponents grade.
The complications come when the difference in grades is greater than 50 points (one of the players is a relative bunny to the other player).
FIDE/ ELO/ USCF rating systems
The FIDE title system is founded on the Elo rating. This is the method of rating chess players used for all international tournaments. It has also been adopted by many national bodies. It originated from a scale previously used by the United States Chess Federation and based on the assumption that a rating of 2000 would be equivalent to scoring 50% in a US Open championship and that no player's rating would be negative. (The calculator on BCC on-line uses the rough translation of the Elo rating + 100 to arrive at the USCF rating).
The following table shows the rating implications for strength of player:-
|FIDE Rating
|Type of player (generalisation!)
|Above 2700
|World champions
|International grandmaster
|International master
|Average to very strong club player
A sample of 30 games is sufficient from a statistician's perspective to give greater confidence to the rating assigned to a player.
Internet chess ratings
Taken from ICC ratings help:
The Basics:
You can have 5 different ratings on the ICC. There are ratings for bullet, blitz, and standard, which are different speeds of regular chess. There are ratings for bughouse and wild, which are for chess variants. See "help definitions" for an explanation of what these mean. Type "finger" to see your current ratings.
To get a rating in one of these five categories, you only need to play a rated game. Do "set rated on" and then do "seek" to ask for a game. You can ask for any time control or chess variant you wish. Type "help seek" for more information. Unrated games will not count for your rating, but you are welcome to play unrated games.
Ratings usually range from 800 to 2800 on ICC, but there is theoretically no limit at either end. Beginners usually get ratings from 800 to 1200. People with ratings over 2200 are considered to be "masters". Grandmasters playing on ICC usually have ratings from 2400 to 2800. You can type "best" to see the highest-rated players on ICC. You can type "rank" to see where you stand among ICC members.
Ratings on ICC are similar to the USCF and FIDE, but are totally separate. Do "help survey" for a statistical comparison.
A player's rating is "provisional" if he/she has played less than 20 games. A rating is "established" if it is based on 20 or more games. A different formula is used to calculate ratings for established and provisional players. See "help provisional" for some information about provisional ratings.
Everything you wanted to know about rating formulas, but were afraid to ask:
The rating during the provisional period is the average of a set of values, one for each game played. The value for a game against an established player is the opponent's rating plus 400 for a win and minus 400 for a loss. For a game against another provisional player, the value is moved towards the previous average to lessen the impact of the unreliable result. Players with no rating are treated as having rating 1650 in this case. Extra points are then added to the rating for the purpose of keeping the average rating of all established active players close to 1650. In particular, 1/5th of 1650 minus the current average is added to the rating.
To explain the established period requires the use of a formula. Suppose your rating is r1, and the opponent's is r2. Let w be 1 if you win, .5 if you draw, and 0 if you lose. After a game, your new rating will be:
r1 + K (w - (-----------------))
1 + 10
I still need to explain the variable K. This is the largest change your rating can experience as a result of the game. The value K=32 is always used for established player versus established player. (The USCF has a system in which this K-factor diminishes for more highly rated players.) If you're playing a provisional player, the factor K is scaled by n/20, where n is the number of games your opponent has played. So, as in the provisional case, if you play an opponent who has never played, your rating can't change.
This formula has the property that if both players are established then the sum of the
rating changes is zero. It turns out that if the rating difference is more than 719
points, then if the strong player wins, there is no change in either rating.
Note that during the provisional period, BEATING a player whose rating is more than 400 points below yours will DECREASE your rating. This is a consequence of the averaging process. It's useful too, because it prevents the technique
of getting an inflated provisional rating after one game, and then beating 19 weak players to get an established rating that is too high.
Rating Survey by Tmeister
Total responses so far: 670
People with ICC and USCF ratings: 592 ICC average rating = 1800
Less than 200 point difference: 397 (67%) USCF average rating = 1718
People with ICC above USCF: 385 The average difference: 82
People with ICC below USCF: 203 The median difference: 72
People with ICC and FIDE ratings: 107 ICC average rating = 2295
Less than 200 point difference: 83 (77%) FIDE average rating = 2233
People with ICC above FIDE: 71 The average difference: 62
People with ICC below FIDE: 36 The median difference: 68
Tmeister's Rating Survey! Thanks to all who participated by sending data! All numbers and text were compiled and written by Tmeister. Minor editing and a couple comments added by POTZY. April 2, 1996.
Here is most of the useful information I found by studying the relationship between ICC ratings and national ratings. First of all, I could only compare ICC ratings to ratings from USCF, FIDE, WBCA, and USCF Quick ratings. There was so little data for the other national ratings that I could not conclude anything really meaningful. For most of the comparisons, I used only players whose ICC ratings had been active for at least one of the times I tested their rating. Another thing to note with that is that the ICC ratings used for each player was an average of their rating tested three times over a two month period, with no less than ten days between tests. this way I hoped to eliminate the fact that ICC ratings vary a lot. For those tests with not very many data points, I included those players who were inactive, but under no time did I use a player who was provisional during one of the times I tested the rating.
First, the comparison of ratings between USCF and ICC-BLITZ. The first item is ICC Rating, a grouping of all players with ICC ratings in that range. data points are the total number of active players in that group, and trimmed is the % of data values trimmed from the top and bottom, to eliminate others. the mean is the average value of the difference between each player's USCF rating and ICC rating (a positive value means the player's USCF rating is larger than the ICC rating).
Comparison of USCF to ICC Blitz Rating
ICC rating Players trim mean StDev
2400+ 6 0% -103.9 99.6
2200+ 28 10% -39.8 61.0
2200-2400 22 10% -24.5 66.2
2000-2200 20 10% 112.0 85.8
1800-2000 37 10% 99.9 120.5
1600-1800 35 10% 209.7 81.3
1400-1600 36 10% 107.2 137.0
1200-1400 23 10% 60.6 160.3
1000-1200 16 10% 116.2 104.9
What this means is, if your ICC rating is between 1800 and 2000, you can expect to have a USCF rating of approximately 100 points higher than your ICC (Blitz) rating. Looking at the data, overall, ICC blitz players are underrated (as compared to USCF rating) by almost 100 points. Those with very high ICC ratings are overrated, however, those with ratings below 2200 are on average underrated. It was very interesting to find the mean of 1600-1800 group. Also interesting that this group has a much lower standard deviation than the nearby groups. One theory I can come up with is that there are many players of this strength playing on ICC and that competition is very fierce.
Comparison of USCF to ICC Standard.
The introduction to this part is the same as the introduction to the previous part, comparison of USCF to ICC Blitz.
ICC Rating Players trim mean StDev
2400+ 6 0% -170.4 119.9
2200+ 12 10% -168.8 105.3
2200-2400 6 0% -185.2 183.5
2000-2200 14 10% -13.3 110.4
1400-1600 13 10% -199.9 132.3
1300-1400 3 0% -65.2 150.6
What this means is, is your ICC Standard rating is between 1800 and 2000, you would expect to have an USCF rating around 64 points below your ICC rating. An interesting thing to note is that for the group 1600-1800, their expected USCF rating is above their ICC rating. (and like in the last comparison, this is the group with the smallest standard deviation.) This group, like the subsequent ones, have a rather small amount of usable data points, which means the data is not
very reliable.
Comparison of FIDE to ICC Blitz
ICC rating Players trim mean StDev
2400+ 9 10% -180.3 66.7
2200-2400 13 10% 6.2 110.9
2000-2200 10 10% 109.6 74.8
1900-2000 5 0% 251.2 74.1
Very interesting to note that for those with ICC rating of over 2400 they can expect a FIDE rating of almost 200 below the ICC rating. and those with ICC rating of under 2200 can expect a FIDE rating of more than 100 points above. This amounts to a rather meaningless comparison of the two ratings. It seems that you have to be skilled at playing on ICC in order to have a high ICC rating, and a good FIDE rating will not matter as much.
POTZY: No FIDE ratings under 2000 exist. Only 35% of FIDE ratings are in the range 2000-2199. Therefore it would be expected that the people with ICC ratings 1900-2200 shown above would have much higher FIDE ratings. This is indeed true in the chart above. The data in the chart don't really say much, except that almost all FIDE rated players who
responded to the survey have FIDE ratings in the range 2200-2400.
Comparison of WBCA to ICC Blitz
ICC rating Players trim mean StDev
2200+ 12 10% 42.4 86.4
1800-2200 12 10% 45.8 106.4
1100-1800 8 0% 98.0 226.5
POTZY: WBCA ratings are roughly 50 points higher than ICC Blitz ratings.
USCF Quick to ICC Blitz
ICC rating Players trim mean StDev
1800-2500 10 10% 63.8 61.8
1100-1800 12 10% 163.6 182.2
All players in these groups should expect USCF Quick Rating higher than their ICC blitz rating.
#of respondents for each ratings type:
Australia 8
Iceland 7
Sweden 6
Germany 6
Quebec 4
Netherl. 3
Finland 2
Israel 2
IECG (internet email chess group), Wales, Norway, greece, Catalan, Spain,
Switzerland, Russia, Denmark: 1
All statistics and comments courtesy of Tmeister. Please ask permission from Tmeister before reproducing any of the rating study. Thanks
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Those words echo fondly in every New York Rangers fan's head. Scoring the game seven overtime goal to beat the Washington Capitals in 2014-15 playoffs made Derek Stepan a Rangers legend. Over the summer Stepan, center with the Rangers for seven years, was traded to the Arizona Coyotes. Tonight he returns for an emotional night in the World's Most Famous Arena.
Thank You, Derek Stepan
Drafted 51st overall in 2008 by the Rangers, Stepan had his eyes set on Broadway for life. In his debut game against the Buffalo Sabres on October 9, 2010, he scored a hat-trick. He immediately solidified his importance to the Rangers. In 2011 Stepan competed in the NHL SuperSkills competition after being selected for the NHL All-Star team. Stepan was also a USA hockey mainstay. He represented the United States at the 2011 World Hockey Championships, 2014 Olympics in Sochi and at World Cup of Hockey in 2016. He also won gold at the 2010 World Junior Hockey Championships. This all-American boy bled red, white and blue.
In New York, Stepan was easily identifiable as a veteran leader. He scored 360 points with the Rangers, including 128 goals in his seven-year tenure with the Blueshirts. His locker room video series "Stepan Behind the Mic" provided a light-hearted outlet for teammates to chirp each other, providing a jovial atmosphere in an already successful locker room.
Changes Looming on Broadway
However, when a team goes to numerous playoffs and still winds up empty handed, change will always loom on the horizon. Stepan and Antti Raanta were the valuable members to arrive on the Broadway chopping block. Both were traded this summer for Anthony DeAngelo and a first-round draft pick, sending shockwaves throughout the Rangers community. Forward Chris Kreider considered Stepan a brother on the team and that missing presence is clearly being felt on and off the ice for the Blueshirts. Stepan and fellow castoff Dan Girardi have left a hole in the Rangers personality that's been difficult to fill so far.
While both the Rangers and Coyotes struggle to stay afloat in the league, Stepan still believes in his former team.
"If I'm being honest, I think they've got the pieces there. It takes some time, though," he said to the New York Daily News. "I think some of their young guys will step up. Just give them time."
Despite the pieces the Rangers currently have on their roster, Stepan will always be warmly remembered at Madison Square Garden. For all of his contributions, the times he became a hero, and the times he made us laugh, Stepan always bled blue.
Thank you, Derek Stepan, for bringing us moments that will last a lifetime of a team that almost went all the way.


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Jim Patten
• Read more remembrances from UA and Nebraska alumni and colleagues.
• Read Patten's 2016 Cursor essay about "saving the UA journalism program."
• Arizona Daily Star obit
• Omaha World-Herald obit.
Professor Emeritus Jim Patten, who helped save the University of Arizona journalism program from elimination in the mid-1990s during his time as department head, died June 5 in Prescott after being diagnosed with lung cancer on May 17. He was 83.
Patten led the department from 1991 to 2000 and taught at UA from 1983 to 2000. He also was an adjunct instructor from 2006 to 2009.
"He was a pillar of strength when the then journalism department was threatened with closure," retired Prof. Jim Johnson said. "That the department, now school, is still thriving is a tribute to his leadership."
After the UA administration announced closure plans in 1994, Patten led a group of alums, community supporters, news executives, faculty and students in lobbying then-President Manuel Pacheco, the Arizona Board of Regents and the state Legislature to save the program.
"Journalism alums from all over the country flooded the UA president's office with protest letters," Patten said in 2016. "The president called me once to ask if I could discourage the letter campaign. Fat chance. The press was offended and plainly in our corner. ... Current students joined the struggle, organizing pro-journalism protests and events."
The faculty Senate voted 37-3 in 1995 to save the department, which was designated as a school in 2008 by the Board of Regents.
"Jim led the department through its most difficult time," said Jacqueline Sharkey, who succeeded Patten as department head in 2000. "Jim organized the effort that saved the department. ... Then he led the rebuilding process that resulted in the department again being recognized nationally as a leader in journalism education."
Patten became the first UA journalism professor to earn a named professorship when he was named the Soldwedel Family Professor of Journalism in 1998. Patten was cited for outstanding teaching by the UA College of Social and Behavioral Sciences and the National Association of Hispanic Journalists. He also was elected to the Hall of Fame of the Arizona Interscholastic Press Association.
"Jim was completely dedicated to journalism education, as a faculty member and administrator," Sharkey said. "His primary focus was on developing the finest curriculum, so the next generation entering the profession would be thoughtful journalists who could provide the public with the information that people need to make informed decisions about their government."
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Editors' Note: Herbert D. Kleber, MD, a pioneer in the field of addiction medicine, died Oct. 5, at the age of 84. At the time of his death, Dr. Kleber was professor of psychiatry and emeritus director of the division on substance use disorders at Columbia University in New York.
I met Herb Kleber in the fall of 1967, when my center at National Institute of Mental Health funded six new programs to treat opiate addiction in selected cities across the United States. Fifty-one years later, only one still survives – in New Haven, Conn.
Herb began his work at Yale University in an academic/psychoanalytic environment that, with few exceptions, had too little respect for, or understanding of, his work; with a state mental health administration that placed addiction treatment at the very bottom of its priorities; and, in a racially polarized community reeling from a murder and a highly politicized jury trial.
It was Herb's creative genius that led to the formation and maintenance of the APT Foundation with a laserlike focus on successive waves of heroin, crack cocaine, and other drug epidemics. The board structure, the clientele, and the challenges of building and maintaining a program that supported cutting-edge treatment, education, and research could have made him feel like the principal character in a book by Mario Puzo. But Herb generated loyalty in those who worked for and with him not by fear, but by his generosity of spirit, his crediting the work of others, his supporting the advancement of junior colleagues, and by his deep respect and appreciation for everyone on the team. When I last checked, Roz (his dedicated administrator) was still on the job – and the program was still being led by people whom he trained.
Most importantly, in spite of his very busy work schedule, his top priority was his family.
In 1977, I became chairman of the department of psychiatry at the University of Connecticut. In 1978, my group received a 4-year center grant from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. By 1982, we had recruited three full professors and a talented assistant professor to our affiliated Veterans Affairs hospital. But in 1985, unfavorable changes at the Newington VA hospital led to the departure of those key faculty. Herb generously agreed to my request that we try to build collaborative bridges between our center and his programs in New Haven. This made it possible for Hank Kranzler at UConn and Stephanie O'Malley at Yale to launch their careers in clinical trials research. The collaboration that Herb generously provided likely saved our alcohol center. On a personal level, Herb and I began to have lunches halfway between New Haven and Farmington. We looked for ways to strengthen each other's programs – but in 1989, Herb accepted an offer from President George H.W. Bush to join with William Bennett to launch a new White House Office of National Drug Control Policy.
On a trip to Washington, I visited Herb in his White House office. I watched as he mentored young staff about the intricacies of federal drug policy, and he proudly showed off the first draft of the national action plan. When Bill Bennett decided to move on, Herb and his wife, Marian Fischman, got an offer from Herb Pardes (then chair of psychiatry and dean of the College of Medicine at Columbia) to create a dedicated addiction research center at that institution. Their success at Columbia was unprecedented in an environment that had no previous commitment to addiction treatment and research. The result has been a research program that spans neuroscience, clinical trials, and clinical quality improvement. Herb enabled the research careers of a whole new generation of leaders. Combining his years at Yale and Columbia, : in the numbers, diversity, and success of his mentees.
In 1993, my wife and I moved to Washington. Despite the distance between New York and Washington, Herb and I remained good friends. Herb and Marian attended our daughter's wedding. When Marian became ill, we feared the worst. After she died, we felt the depth of Herb's loss. When, several years later, we met Annie Burlock Lawver, we felt profound joy. We were honored to be present at their wedding – and we truly enjoyed traveling together with them in Colombia, Spain, and Iceland.
Herb and Annie were on vacation in Greece with his son and daughter-in-law when he died suddenly of a heart attack while on the island of Santorini. When Annie called from Athens to tell us of Herb's death, I felt a powerful unease – a sense that the world suddenly seemed more vulnerable. Especially in the age of Trump, Herb's honesty, integrity, humility, and effectiveness served as an essential counterweight to frustration and despair.
To those who knew his love (like Annie, his children, grandchildren, and great granddaughter, and his dog Sparky), it was total and unconditional. He brought this boundless caring to mentorship and to friendship. His humor could light up a room. His generosity of spirit is matched by too few leaders in academia. It was my privilege to be counted among his friends. He was one of a kind, and I will miss him.
Dr. Meyer is former chair of psychiatry at the University of Connecticut, New Haven. He also served as principal investigator of the Alcohol Research Center and executive dean at UConn. In addition, Dr. Meyer is former vice president of health affairs at George Washington University in Washington, former CEO of Best Practice Project Management (a consulting company), and former professor of psychiatry at Pennsylvania State University, Hershey.


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What Is It?
One of the safest medicinal herbs, chamomile is a soothing, gentle relaxant that has been shown to work for a variety of complaints from stress to menstrual cramps. This Herb has a satisfying, apple-like aroma and flavor (the name chamomile is derived from the Greek kamai melon, meaning ground apple), and it's most often taken as a delicious, mild therapeutic tea. Concentrated extracts of chamomile are also added to healing creams and lotions or packaged as pills and tinctures. Chamomile also is used as a homeopathic remedy, especially for excessive irritability and oversensitivity to pain in children who want to be carried constantly--perhaps because of colic, teething, or ear infections--and in women with pre-menstrual syndrome, and dysmenorrhea. Read more about the individualized use of homeopathy in the WholeHealth MD Reference Library
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Specifically, chamomile may help to:
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--Because chamomile is available in so many forms, it's important to read the labels for exact dosage. Look for pills and tinctures formulated with concentrated extracts of chamomile that contain at least 1% apigenin, one of the herb's key healing ingredients.
--Many people use chamomile tea for healing. It's important to know the proper brewing method: Use 2 teaspoons of dried flowers for each 8 ounces of water. Pour very hot (not boiling) water over the flowers, steep for 5 minutes, and then strain.
Be sure to check out our Dosage Recommendations Chart for Chamomile, which lists therapeutic dosages for specific ailments at a glance.
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Over a year, a family can produce as much as 3500 litres of damp air inside their home through cooking, cleaning, showering and general living. If not actively removed that moisture can lead to condensation, mould and airborne nasties and family health problems.
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If you're seeing mould growing on things in your wardrobe, or on travel bags under your bed, you know the culprit – damp air. Moisture in the air settles in spots around your house and makes a nuisance of itself as mould.
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These Mocha Fudge Pudding Parfaits are simple to make, but they make an impressive statement at dessert. No one needs to know how easy they are to put together.
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I hope you had an amazing holiday season this year.
We really had a great time as a family relaxing, playing games, and eating way too many Peanut Butter Balls and Dippin Dot. The only request my husband had for his December birthday was a case of Dippin Dots. Did you know that they can be ordered online and shipped to your house? Well, now you know. You are welcome for that awesome tidbit of info. Your parties will never be the same!
3 gallons later and our family has had their fill of those little icy balls. Well, maybe the rest of them aren't ready to admit that, but I can honestly say I'm ready for some healthy eating this coming month.
Says the girl who is shoving pictures of Mocha Fudge Pudding Parfaits in front of you!!!
Don't kill me just yet. Want to know a little secret about these parfaits?
These awesome personal sized trifles can be made into a healthy treat! That's right. With just a few substitutions you can make over these gorgeous treats into a dessert that is lower in calories.
I say lower because let's be honest…it is a pudding parfait. There are some calories in it. Just keeping it real for ya. We all just need to practice moderation, right?
Now, if you are like me and ready for some "lighter" food, use a fat free or light cream cheese, sugar free pudding, fat free milk, and fat free Cool Whip. These few changes will give you the same tasty dessert with fewer calories. Perfect for getting back into those skinny jeans sooner.
But…if you are thinking that you have a few more days to rock those stretchy pants, go for the real deal with full fat everything. There is definitely no judging from this stretchy pant loving girl.
The little hit of coffee in these makes these the perfect dessert to share at those New Year's Eve parties in a few days. We will all need that extra caffeine shot to keep us going until that ball drops into Times Square. Am I right?
Either way you decide to go, this dessert will rock your socks off.
I mean who wouldn't want their own personal parfait full of chocolate and coffee goodness? Just make sure you share the goodness…remember moderation is key 🙂
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Chocolate pudding and a coffee flavored no bake cheesecake makes an impressive layered dessert in minutes. Feel free to substitute light or fat free ingredients to make these a healthy dessert.
- 10 chocolate cream filled cookies, crushed
- 1 - 8 ounce package cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 Tablespoons milk
- 2 teaspoons instant coffee
- 2 cups Cool Whip, divided
- 1 - 3.4 ounce box instant Chocolate Fudge Pudding mix
- 1 1/2 cup milk
- chocolate covered coffee beans
- Beat the cream cheese and sugar until creamy. Dissolve the instant coffee in the milk. Pour into the cream cheese mixture and beat again until creamy. Fold in 1 1/2 cups Cool Whip.
- Whisk together the milk and pudding mix. Refrigerate 5-10 minutes.
- Layer the cookie crumbs, coffee cheesecake, and pudding into 6 large parfait glasses. Top with the remaining Cool Whip and coffee beans. Refrigerate until ready to serve. Makes 6 large pudding parfaits.
*Feel free to use fat free milk, sugar free pudding, light or fat free cream cheese, fat free Cool Whip, and sugar free cookies to create a dessert that is lower in calories.
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Can Credit Cards Pay for Marijuana?
Can credit cards be used to pay for pot?
This question may have been farfetched years ago, but the legalization of recreational marijuana in Colorado and Washington has made it a prevalent issue in the world of cannabis distribution.
Unfortunately, the answer to an otherwise simple question is a little vague at the moment. Banks don't know how to react.
The government has said that it will not prosecute states that have legalized marijuana, but technically, weed is still illegal at the federal level. Since banks are guided by federal law, they are obligated to abide by the regulations of the country, not just the state they operate in.
Rob Rowe, a vice president in the American Bankers Association's Center for Regulatory Compliance, told USA Today, "No matter what way you approach it, the banks are still subject to requirements under federal law. Most banks we've talked to have come to the conclusion that there's too much risk for offering services to these dispensaries."
Some marijuana dispensaries do allow for credit card payments, but most industry experts assume those dispensaries were not forthcoming about their operations when they signed up for credit card processing. These groups may also hide the type of transaction a customer has with their business as a way of masking the truth behind their sales. Since banks are so leery about dealing with these types of operations, marijuana providers are having to sneak around to operate like traditional businesses.
If more states continue legalizing marijuana, credit card companies may be in greater support of the practice. For now though, banks maintain their loyalty to federal–not state–laws.


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We got up early, for me and the kids, to catch the shuttle into Washington, D.C. We arrived around 9:30 right in front of the Capitol. Sadly, it was Sunday so it was closed to tours...
You will notice in this post a lack of pictures of the reflecting pools. They were all drained and appeared to be under construction/restoration/repair.
After getting the pictures above, we hustled down to a major bucket list item. The Air & Space Museum. It was on everyone's list of things to see.
The Smithsonian Castle (Crypt and Information Center) - Look a quick glimpse at our imaginary children.
The Washington Monument, sadly, is still closed due to that earthquake.
We hiked down to the Lincoln Memorial. Walked right by the WWII, thinking that we'd hit it on the way back. Alas that did not happen, but we were soooo hungry at this point and looking for food. Which we found across the street from Honest Abe, there is a seriously lack of food on this section of the walk.
After a quick look at Abe, it was off to the Vietnam Memorial. This is the point where we had to explain to the imaginary kids about respect for the fallen. It is interesting to note that we visited two that did not have anywhere near the same feel as this monument. Was it because the history is nearer to my generation? Or is because people in general act less respectful at the Washington and Lincoln Monuments? Or is there something different here? I think there is something different at the Vietnam memorial..... Not to mention the number of names written on just the small stones is just hard to comprehend.
A shot of the Washington, as we were leaving the Vietnam Memorial-
Next up, the "Light House...no honey, it's the White House"- We had seen Marine One fly off earlier in the day.....
Now for the American History Museum -
Hey Frank,
we saw the Original Star Spangled Banner.. one of many full circle moments. They don't allow photography in the exhibit.
Another full circle moment- In North Platte, we toured an old mail train.
1/3 through this museum was about this time that exhaustion set in. Up to this point we had walked 4.8 miles, not including ground covered in the museums. It was now about 2:30. We needed to get back to the Capitol Building by 4:30, find a letter box to mail postcards and no one was feeling very spry. We arrived back about 4pm, grabbed something cold to eat, and gratefully sat waiting for the shuttle.
Sadly, we didn't even get a glimpse of the Jefferson Memorial, the Korean War Memorial, Arlington Cemetary. Nor did we get back to the WWII Memorial. I popped into the art museum to use the facilities took one picture and rejoined Shawn and the imaginary children.
We were told we could see all the monuments, by someone who had done it the day before but hadn't visited any museums. The museums take a lot of time (an hour at the Air & Space) and that's at a very fast pace. Not a relaxing, read the plaques kind of pace. We were on the go so much that we just got the Junior Ranger Booklets and will mail them in for the badges.
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Tostitos Turn A Political Debate Into A Party
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As you've probably heard, there's a presidential election going on in America this year. Barack Obama vs. Mitt Romney. In a democracy, voting is a great thing and it's something you should definitely do. But it might not make that huge of a difference. Don't get me wrong…there have definitely been presidents who are better than others. However, in a country with more than 300 million people, the effects on an individual are less. Generally speaking, if you suck, you'll suck regardless of which guy in a suit is in charge. The election will come and go, someone will win, and we won't be shitting golden rainbows (like so many people thought we'd be doing after Barack Obama was elected), nor will we all die. Life will go on.
With that political semi-rant over with, I'm entertained by this Tostitos commercial. It does a nice job of setting up the debate with a blackish guy and a boring white guy. And then a bag of Tostitos comes marching in to the tune of "Tequila." All differences end and the place erupts in a Tostitos-fueled party. Bipartisanship at its finest. I wish this would happen in a presidential debate. Definitely not a highbrow spot, but I'm amused.


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According to multiple media sources and independently confirmed, last week U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) circulated a "Dear Colleague" letter seeking co-sponsors to a process called the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to negate the recently proposed Obama-era EB-5 regulations. The CRA provides Congress with a 60-day window to seek sufficient support – here, 30 senators… Continue Reading
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New EB-5 Regulations: Winners and LosersPosted in Department of Homeland Security, EB-5, EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program, EB-5 Industry stakeholder groups, EB-5 Investment, EB-5 Job Creation, EB-5 Legislation, EB-5 Modernization Rule, EB-5 Processing Times, EB-5 Program, EB-5 Project, I-526, I-829, I-924, Uncategorized
After years of delay the Obama-era EB-5 immigration regulations were published on July 24, 2019. You can find a copy of the regulations at this link. You can also find a summary of them here. The regulations only apply to those who file their I-526 Petitions on or after Nov. 21, 2019. Without further ado,… Continue Reading
EB-5 Regulations Published for Public InspectionPosted in Department of Homeland Security, EB-5, EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program, EB-5 Investment, EB-5 Legislation, EB-5 Modernization Rule, EB-5 Program, USCIS
After more than two and a half years, Obama-era EB-5 immigration regulations are set to be published on July 24, 2019, with an effective date 120 days after publication or Nov. 21, 2019. See EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program Modernization. These regulations have been opposed by many industry participants, as evidenced in a letter to Congressional Leadership… Continue Reading
New Bill Introduced to Use Economic Abilities of EB-5 to Assist Disaster Recovery in Declared National Disaster AreasPosted in EB-5, EB-5 Job Creation, EB-5 Legislation, Legislation
On April 9, 2019, Rep. González-Colón (R-PR-At Large) introduced H.R.2173 – a bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reserve EB-5 visas each fiscal year for investors in new commercial enterprises in areas where a major disaster has been declared by the president. The bill is not publicly available as of this writing,… Continue Reading
Greenberg Traurig Attorneys, Practices Recognized by Prestigious Chambers Global 2019 GuidePosted in Awards & Recognitions, Chambers Global, Immigration Law
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has 37 attorneys recognized in the 2019 edition of the prestigious legal services directory, Chambers Global. In addition, 13 practices were ranked across seven regions including Immigration and Compliance. Laura Reiff and Martha Schoonover were ranked under USA Immigration: Business. To read the full GT press release, click here.
Three Greenberg Traurig Attorneys Recognized in EB-5 Investors MagazinePosted in Awards & Recognitions, EB-5
Three attorneys with global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP are listed in EB-5 Investors Magazine's, "Top 25 Immigration Attorneys in the EB-5 Industry." Laura Foote Reiff is included as one of the EB-5 attorneys in specialized fields, for her legislative work. Kate Kalmykov and Jennifer Hermansky are both recognized among the top 25 immigration attorneys…. Continue Reading
President Trump Signs Continuing Resolution into LawPosted in Conrad 30 Waiver Program, Continuing Resolution (CR), E-Verify, EB-5 Program, President Trump's Administration
On Monday evening, President Trump signed the Continuing Resolution (CR) into law ending the three-day, 69-hour government shutdown. In addition to funding the government and other policy-related matters, the CR extends EB-5, E-Verify, Conrad 30, and the Religious Workers immigration programs until Feb. 8. Immigration issues will likely occupy most of the Congressional agenda during… Continue Reading
U.S. House of Representatives Passes Continuing Resolution to Fund Government and Extend EB-5Posted in Continuing Resolution (CR), EB-5 Program
Late Thursday (Jan. 18), the U.S. House of Representatives approved a Continuing Resolution (or CR) to prevent a government shutdown and extend vital programs, such as EB-5, through Feb. 16, 2018. The House approved the measure mainly on party lines by a vote of 230-197. Six Democrats voted in favor of the CR with a majority of… Continue Reading
House Republicans file Continuing Resolution to Extend EB-5Posted in Continuing Resolution (CR), EB-5 Program
Last night, House Appropriations Chairman, Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ), filed a Continuing Resolution to extend government funding and to provide extension of authorities for programs, such as EB-5, on the House Appropriations website. The Continuing Resolution, or CR, would extend government operations and the EB-5 program through Feb. 16. The debate on the CR will be… Continue Reading
Congress Passes Continuing Resolution Extending EB-5 Program to Jan. 19Posted in Conrad 30 Waiver Program, E-Verify, EB-5 Program
By a vote of 231-188 on Dec. 21 (before the previous extension deadline of midnight on Dec. 22), the House passed the Senate amendment to H.R. 1370 extending Continuing Appropriations for government services and programs to Jan. 19. Upon passage, H.R. 1370 was sent immediately to the Senate, where it passed by a vote of… Continue Reading
Short Term Continuing Resolution Expected – Update on CR to Keep the Government Open and Extend EB-5 Beyond Dec. 8, 2017Posted in Continuing Resolution (CR), EB-5 Program
A Continuing Resolution (CR) has been filed as of last Saturday, Dec. 3, 2017, to serve as a vehicle to extend government operations through Dec. 22, 2017, thus preventing a government shutdown. The CR may be voted on as early as Wednesday or Thursday of this week. There is also talk of doing another short-term… Continue Reading
Greenberg Traurig's Laura Reiff and Kate Kalmykov Recognized by Human Resource Executive, LawdragonPosted in Awards & Recognitions
Greenberg Traurig's Laura Reiff and Kate Kalmykov were recently recognized by Human Resource Executive, in a report researched by the Lawdragon organization for their work in immigration law. For the seventh consecutive year, the "Nation's 20 Most Powerful Employment Attorneys – Immigration" list includes Laura Foote Reiff and a first time appearance in the publication's list… Continue Reading
Update on Continuing ResolutionPosted in EB-5, EB-5 Program
A Continuing Resolution (CR) has been filed as of last night, April 26, 2017, to serve as a vehicle to extend government operations through May 5, 2017, thus preventing a government shutdown. The CR may be signed as early as tonight, subject to ongoing negotiations. If signed, it will extend the EB-5 program as-is until… Continue Reading
OMB Sends Proposed Rule-Making for the EB-5 Program Back to USCIS for PublicationPosted in Department of Homeland Security, EB-5, EB-5 Program, USCIS
On Jan. 9, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) published a notice that, as of Jan. 6, it had completed its review a proposed rulemaking that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) had drafted to make changes to the current regulations as they relate to the EB-5… Continue Reading
Greenberg Traurig's Laura Reiff Recognized as Law360 2016 MVP in ImmigrationPosted in Awards & Recognitions
Laura Reiff, co-chair of Greenberg Traurig's Business Immigration & Compliance practice, was recently recognized as a Law360 2016 Immigration MVP. Three other GT attorneys were also recognized as MVPs: Lori G. Cohen in the Trials category, Paul M. Seby in the Environmental category, and Rick L. Shackelford in the Food & Beverage category. Greenberg Traurig was recognized as one of… Continue Reading
EB-5区域中心项目再一次被放入持续决议案延期至2017年4月28日Posted in EB-5 Program, Eb-5 Regional Center, USCIS
Another Clean extension of the EB-5 Regional Center program — Proposed Continuing Resolution Through April 28, 2017Posted in EB-5 Program, Eb-5 Regional Center, USCIS
The U.S. House of Representatives and Senate have passed the Continuing Resolution (CR) legislation to keep the government open through April 28, 2017. As with the CR in late September that extended the EB-5 Regional Center program and the other three immigration programs, this CR will create a clean extension through April 28. The legislation extends… Continue Reading
Greenberg Traurig Post-Election Immigration UpdatePosted in EB-5, EB-5 Program, Eb-5 Regional Center, Events, Immigrant Visa, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Visa, Webinar
On November 10, 2016, Laura Foote Reiff, Bob Maples, and Rebecca Schechter presented an Immigration Post-Election Update webinar highlighting some of the anticipated key changes to U.S. immigration policy (click here to listen to the webinar). President-elect Donald Trump will likely begin the change on current U.S. immigration policy as soon as he takes office. … Continue Reading
Congressional Research Service Analyzes Validity of EB-5 Program ExtensionPosted in EB-5 Program, Eb-5 Regional Center, Legislation, Regional Center
The most recent continuing resolution (CR) authorized the EB-5 Regional Center Program through Dec. 9, 2016. The House and Senate passed the measure on Sept. 28, and the President signed the bill into law on Sept. 29 (H.R.5325; P.L. 114-223). On Oct. 3, 2016, at the request of an unknown Member or Members of Congress,… Continue Reading
The Logic of Immigration Policy Reform – It's about People and That's why the Policy is so DifficultPosted in Immigration, Immigration Law, Immigration Reform, Legislation
Immigration Policy is broken. We all agree. How should we fix it and why haven't we been able to fix it over the last two decades? There is a multifaceted answer to this question, but Congress has been unable to agree on how to deal with the policy changes. We have had numerous attempts and… Continue Reading
Greenberg Traurig EB-5 Group to Sponsor 2016 Invest in America Summit and ExhibitionPosted in Events, Firm News
Greenberg Traurig's EB-5 team will sponsor the 2016 Invest in America Summit and Exhibition, the largest USA-themed investment conference and exhibition in China, with attorneys Kate Kalmykov and Laura Reiff as VIP speakers. The Summit will again travel to three Chinese cities in 2016. Event dates and locations are: • March 12-13, 2016 | Shanghai, China |… Continue Reading
GT Attorneys Participate as Speakers in Leading Industry ConferencesPosted in EB-5 Program
This year's EB-5 Investor Magazine's Annual Conference in Los Angeles featured Greenberg Traurig attorneys Kate Kalmykov and Laura Reiff. The 4th Annual EB-5 Conference hosted nearly 500 regional centers, attorneys, and EB-5 program stakeholders. The guests were joined by keynote speaker House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA-6) and special guest speaker former Pennsylvania Governor Ed… Continue Reading
New Report Validates the EB-5 Program as a Most Efficient Job Creation ProgramPosted in EB-5 Investment, EB-5 Job Creation, EB-5 Program
A June U.S. Policy Metrics/Hamilton Place Strategies report Harnessing Private Capital For Job Creation: An Analysis Of The EB-5 Visa Program demonstrates the impact of the EB-5 visa program as a net job creator and budget-neutral catalyst for bringing private investment into the U.S. The report was commissioned by the EB-5 Investment Coalition (EB-5IC), a… Continue Reading
The 83rd U.S. Conference of Mayors in San Francisco Adopts Eb-5 Related ResolutionPosted in EB-5 Investment, EB-5 Program, Immigrant Investor
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'Walking Lady,' gateway sign, LGBTQ decision | Letters to the Editor Edmonds
April 12, 2019
Great photo from E-W student
Congratulations to Edmonds-Woodway High School student Cora Hodges for her remarkable and well-focused photo in the Schack Art Center black-and-white photo contest ("It's a snap: E-W students shine in photo contest," April 4).
Her sensitivity and good instruction to ask permission from the homeless man to use his picture allowed me to study it as long as I wished without a guilty conscience.
Well done.
Carol Gordon Edmonds
'Walking Lady" story a fascinating history lesson
Really enjoyed Betty Lou Gaeng's article on Martha Kraencke, the "Walking Lady" of Edmonds (April 4).
It was a unique look back at an Edmonds resident, as well as establishments visited by Martha that no longer exist.
I could almost see her stopping for her daily breakfast, but cannot imagine the stamina of someone who could walk from dawn to dusk every single day and in beautiful clothes and hats.
Her history is particularly fascinating because of her and her husband renouncing their allegiance to Germany's Third Reich and becoming U.S. citizens before going on to lead a life of glamour in the theater industry in Los Angeles before Martha's eventual move to Edmonds.
Thanks for the history lesson.
Pamela Clerico Edmonds
Blowin' in the wind
I just passed the old "Welcome to Downtown Edmonds" sign while riding into town, and can't understand all the flap that has blown through about its replacement.
Yes, the existing sign has seen better days. But it still has some life left.
I think everyone who has gotten so worked up over the proposed new signage may have just a little too much time on his or her hands. Whatever the new sign turns out to be is no big deal.
Personally, I'd vote for a replica of what's already there.
Alan Biné Edmonds
Thanks to Betty Lou Gaeng for her history stories
I wanted to give a big thank you to Betty Lou Gaeng for all her wonderful, educational and interesting articles on the city of Edmonds. It is important that the cities 130-year old history be featured.
Also a thank you to (Beacon columnist) Tim Raetzloff and Beacon Editor Brian Soergel for their contributions to Edmonds' history. And of course, thanks to the Edmonds Museum.
We moved to Edmonds in 1942, so I had the good fortune to have been raised in the '40s and '50s. Those we very special years in Edmonds history, so I consider myself a Edmonds pioneer, and really have enjoyed those historical articles by Betty and all the contibuters.
I hope Betty finds time to write more articles. And I hope a replacement can be found to continue Betty's great legacy. Happy Trails Betty. Stay warm.'
Larry Naughten Edmonds Mayor (1984-1991) Las Vegas
Editor's note: Betty Loug Gaeng has moved to Alaska, but says she will continue to write the occasional column for the Beacon.
Church responds to LGBTQ decision
The Edmonds United Methodist Church has been a reconciling church since 2015, and greatly values its many LGBTQ members and their families. As such, we are offended by the deeply insensitive decisions of 2019 Special General Conference.
These actions lead us to question the wisdom, compassion and faithfulness of the decision-makers of our denomination.
In response to the decision of the 2019 Special General Conference be it known that:
- We are unwilling to remain in a structure that rejects any person or people or condemns and punishes us for ministry to them; therefore,
- We reject the decision of the 2019 General Conference to adopt the Traditional Plan as the way forward for the United Methodist Church;
- We affirm the leadership of the PNW Annual Conference and Western Jurisdiction in opposing the decision and urge our conference and jurisdictional leadership to work to overturn the General Conference 2019 decisions and adopt more inclusive revisions to the Book of Discipline or form a separate, fully inclusive denominational structure.
After General Conference 2020, we will again be at a decision point:
- If the decision of General Conference 2019 to accept the Traditional Plan is permanently overturned either by the Judicial Council or by General Conference 2020, and some form of the One Church Plan or Simple Plan is adopted instead, we will proudly continue our United Methodist tradition;
- If General Conference 2020 upholds the decisions of General Conference 2019 and the Western Jurisdiction or an alternate body in opposition to the Traditional Plan forms a new denominational structure aligned with our understanding of scriptural and Wesleyan Methodist principles we pledge our participation in the new denomination to the fullest extent possible;
- If General Conference 2020 upholds the decisions of General Conference 2019 and the Western Jurisdiction and PNW Annual Conference choose a path of "change from within," a continuation of our United Methodist affiliation would most likely be difficult to maintain.
At this juncture we would begin a process of deep discernment to address our ongoing association with the United Methodist Church with the possible outcome being the exercise of the relevant disassociation option and pursuit of either another denominational affiliation or independence.
In the meantime, we will pray for the transformation of our United Methodist Church into a place of "Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors," where all God's people are truly welcome.
Phil Borgnes and Erin Arguelles Church Council?Edmonds United Methodist Church co-chairs Edmonds
LGBTQ members in churches
There are religious organization that accept LGBTQ members and religious organizations that don't ("Edmonds church: Methodist's LGBTQ vote doesn't support church's future," Guest View, March 8).
Let's face it: Religions are free to discriminate. Find another church.
We can argue about what God may or may not mean, but we have to remember this: The Bible is a product of Christianity, and not its root. The New Testament was edited and codified between the fourth and sixth centuries, and the authors are anonymous.
The chapters of the Gospels are titled "Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John," but they didn't write them. They were written by educated priests and scribes who crafted a basic dogma through the Gospels, and the multiple authors explain why the Bible contradicts itself in several chapters.
Try to craft the story of the Resurrection using all of the Gospels it doesn't work.
For those of us who don't believe in a supernatural being with magical powers, the Bible is a book of stories. I don't need this book to tell me to be kind to others. I don't need this book to tell me not to kill or steal, enslave, etc.
We share one planet, and we have to get along in order to survive, and that should be the real message.
Beth Turra Orlando, Florida
Editor's note: Beth Turra grew up in Edmonds.


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Social interactions can be mediated through language or more precisely "linguistic acts" (Klein & Huynh, 1999). Researchers have suggested that the analysis of language acts and communicative practices involved in collaboration brings a deeper understanding on the collaboration processes (Cecez-Kecmanovic & Webb, 2000).
There are three major linguistic acts occurring in team processes: those addressing subject matter and topic of discussion, addressing norms and rules to organize and direct the process of interaction, and those addressing personal experiences, desires and feelings (Cecez-Kecmanovic & Webb, 2000). These are known as task-related acts, norms and rules acts and socio-emotional acts respectively. Members communicate with one another to explore subject matter. They may express their opinions, seek clarification, or even argue with one another on subject-related issues. When dispute occurs, members may discuss norms and rules guiding their interaction and their work process. Members may also share their personal views, experiences, or attitudes towards the cooperation and relationships during the collaboration process.


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The new car is supplied by a magnetic identification card (in size with a credit card) in which all data of a vehicle is brought.
Improvement of let out production is continuous process of any line production. Thus in motor industry, except for cases of large changes of a design of models descending from the conveyor, results of process of updating in the vehicle operation manual are not shined. However the manufacturer makes out number lists of let out spare parts in view of what special value at purchase of the last is got by the information coded in identification numbers of the car. Doing the order for a demanded spare detail, try to give to the seller fuller data on the car. Necessarily inform the model name, year of release, and also number of a body / of the chassis and the power unit.
Identification number of a vehicle (VIN) is put on шильду, fixed in the left forward corner of the panel of devices directly under a windscreen. VIN also it is brought in ПТС and the car log. Besides, VIN it is underlined on the certified label located in the bottom part of a rack of a driver's door of the car.
In number the information on date and a vehicle point of production, year of release of model, and also on engine and body type is ciphered.
Chassis number is resulted on шильде, fixed on a back partition of an impellent compartment of the car.
Number of the power unit is beaten out on the back party of the engine.
One more major identification element is the certified label fixed in the bottom part of a back rack of a driver's door.
Besides VIN on a label such major information, as full weight gross the car (GVWR), the maximum safe loads on forward both back axes (GAWR) and year of release of a vehicle is resulted.
At definition of loading of the car are used the following terminology:
Pure / dry weight (Curb Weight) — weight of a vehicle taking into account standard and опционального the equipment taking into account weights of a spare wheel and the emergency complete set of tools at normal levels of all working liquids. At definition of net weight of the car the weight of the driver, passengers and luggage is not considered.
The weight gross the car / the Equipped weight (GVW) — gross the car is meant weight net weight, plus weight of the driver, passengers and transported cargo.
Full weight gross (GVWR) — the Limiting admissible equipped weight of the car.
The maximum safe loads on an axis (GAWR) — the Maximum safe loads on each of car axes (distribution of full weight).
On the bottom party of a cowl the information label of systems of decrease in toxicity of the fulfilled gases (VECI) is fixed. On a label the necessary information on options and checks of under control parametres of a control system by the engine taking into account all updatings made on the concrete car, and also the scheme of a lining of vacuum hoses with identification of various components contains.
Before to start service of systems of decrease in toxicity and management of engine work, attentively familiarise with data VECI.
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Standard requirements on pressure of a rating of cold tyres are resulted on a label fixed on a cover of a ware box.


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Munster's Mike Sherry: 'If I walked away a few years ago I would have regretted it'
Munster hooker Mike Sherry set to start this Saturday's Guinness Pro14 final round regular season fixture at Thomond Park, 5.35pm
MUNSTER hooker Mike Sherry admits he often thought about retiring from playing when a host of injury worries left him sidelined for months on end.
But Limerick man Sherry says he is glad he stuck it out and on Saturday he is in line to reach a milestone 100th appearance for Munster in their Guinness Pro14 final round regular season fixture with Ulster at Thomond Park, 5.35pm.
"I often thought about retiring and moving on to something else in life and just been happy doing something else, concentrating on that, but luckily I stuck with it.
"I had great support here (at Munster) and at home. I didn't think I'd make 100 appearances a couple of times, but I also knew if I walked away I'd regret it.
"And I know that if I can get a run and get fit I can compete and that's why I stuck with it and luckily I'm getting that opportunity this weekend.
"If I walked away two or three years ago, I knew I would have regretted it so I stuck with it and I hope my body is going to hold up now."
Sherry's tale of injury woes would have completely derailed the career of many a player.
Twenty nine-year-old Sherry explains: "In 2013 I did my ACL and we decided to get my shoulder work done while I was out with that, but unfortunately that turned into a bit of a nightmare and I ended up with three surgeries on the shoulder and being out for 21 months.
"Then I played the whole season the season that we don't like to talk about (2015/2016).
"It wasn't the most enjoyable year when we didn't make it out of our pool and then I came in for pre-season in Rassie's first year and was flying fit really.
"Then about five weeks into pre-season, I felt a pop in my back and the next thing I was getting sciatic pain. I got an injection which got rid of that sciatic pain, but my left leg just stopped working.
"All the power left my left leg, so I had to get surgery on my back and it took me the bones of 10 or 11 months to start being able to jog even.
"So around April or May last year I started getting a bit of feeling down my leg again and rocked up for day one of pre-season wondering whether or not I'd get through it. But I did fortunately I got through everything in pre-season and I've been fit all year.
"Opportunities have been limited and other lads have gotten in when I'd been injured and done well so it's just about taking opportunities now that come my way towards the end of the year.
"And I still feel that if I can put my best foot forward I'll have an opportunity to get into the 23 for the big games."
Sherry recently signed a one-year contract extension which will see him remain at the province next season.
He said: "Yeah it was a big boost. I chatted to him (Johann Van Graan) a lot and he said we really want to keep you and that was great to hear from somebody who hasn't seen me play a lot.
"You can always look back at old games and he's talked to a few people and it's good to know that I'm still wanted here and rated here.
"If you look at it I haven't played a lot of games in four or five years. It was a big boost and was a big relief for me as well and I can concentrate on next year."
Sherry says he has thought about life after rugby, but can't quite put his finger on what he wants to do.
"I would love to tell you I know what I want to do after rugby, but I can't put my finger quite on it at the minute.
"My dad often asks me and I tell him to go away, he is annoying me!
"I finished my business degree from UL last year. My wife made me get up off my arse and actually finish it. I had deferred exams for a good few years, so I finished that last year.
"When I was questioning whether or not to keep going with rugby, I think if I had a definite path that I could have gone down I maybe would have said, I can park rugby and do this.
"But I don't, per se, have that at the minute and I do want to give myself every chance of getting an injury-free run and seeing if I can still compete and get back to the level I was at and further get up with Ireland. For now that is my main focus."


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Yesterday was our second annual Father's Day hike for the extended Kendall family. Two years ago, contemplating what I wanted to do with the family for Father's Day I realized I wanted to depart from the normal let's have a meal somewhere and watch a movie. I wanted something simple and something that afforded us the opportunity to take advantage of the gorgeous Colorado we moved back to in 2007. The idea for a short family hike was conceived.
Last year, our first we went to Chautauqua near Boulder. It was a great trip. The day began with us meeting at a local grocery store to purchase simple meal items and throw them into a backpack. Then a short drive to Boulder and off we went. It was a great experience.
Yesterday we all hit the grocery store or made our lunches before we met at our place in Longmont, CO. Then we took off through Lyons, CO on our way to the Sleepy Lion Trail in the mountains just West of Lyons. The drive was less than 30 minutes and then we ventured on foot into the gorgeous mountains. The Sleepy Lion Trail is moderate beginning hike for anyone who has not been hiking much. It's got some great inclines as well as a really nice meadow of grass and flowers you hike through. Vistas include the view of Ralph Pierce Reservoir along much of the trail. The spot pictured above is a huge outcropping of rocks/boulders where we stopped to takes some fun photos.
It was a great time. Can't wait for next year!
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The 2015 vintage will surely be remembered in the History of Pomerol and more particularly of Château Rouget! Its great quality has notably been noticed by the Wine Advocate (Neal Martin) with 92-94/100: "The 2015 Rouget is the blend of 5 parcels around the Pomerol plateau and I took time to taste each of them when […]Read more
Antonio Galloni The voluptuous side of Pomerol emerges in the 2014 Rouget. Plums, black cherries, smoke, tobacco and menthol all open up in a racy, supple wine with plenty of near-term appeal. Crushed flowers, spices and cedar add the final layers of nuance in this irresistible, open-knit Pomerol that should drink well with minimal cellaring. 90 […]Read more
"This property has been on the qualitative high road for a number of years, and the 2012 continues that path. Deep ruby/purple, with wonderfully sweet, earthy, black cherry and blackcurrant fruit jumping from the glass, it is broad, opulent, beautifully textured and juicy. This is a sexy, lush, heady Pomerol to drink now and over […]Read more
The 2015 "En Primeur" Campaign is nearing completion and, despite a difficult economic environment, Château Rouget is ahead of the game thanks to an outstanding 2014 vintage. Here is one the first comments on Château Rouget 2014 made by Jancis Robinson: "Deep purplish crimson. Heady, savoury and attention grabbing. Thick and racy rather than tart. Well done! Young and vigorous with everything […]Read more
A very big thank you to Sotheby's team! In the latest issue of its magazine this prestigious and old international auction house chose Château Rouget 1998 as one of the best quality/price ratios of the Bordeaux region! Some extracts here below:Read more
The week of Primeurs 2013 has finished. 500 barrel samples of Bordeaux wines were tasted by James Suckling (http://www.jamessuckling.com/). And we are happy to find Château Rouget 2013 among the best samples with a score of 90-91 points and the following tasting note: Beautiful depth of fruit to this wine for the vintage with blackberry, […]Read more
And if it was the revelation of the vintage? Harvested late in several passes, this 2012 displays amazing ripeness, with an harmonious, almost creamy, roudness to it. Besides, there is also a sparkling edge to it, with a fresh and crunchy finale. Already irrestible.Read more