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Hi, It is only the bill for propose to amend the ceiling limit, eligibility & the percentage of Bonus. Amendment is yet to be done. Rgds/Gurukiran
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Kumar Sir,
Sir, i have seen the attached file(Payment of Bonus Act Amendment Bill -2010) sent by u, thanks for this useful information. Sir, Whether this Bill is promulgated by the Parliament / President Of India? If u know, kindly post it.
Hi, Gazette notification is yet to be published. Until then there is no changes to be done. Rgds/Gurukiran
Dear H.R.Friends,
lot of confusion is being created by in the society regarding amendment to bonus act. Some of them are of the opinion that it has come into force from 1.10.2010.
In this connection we want to clarify that so for no bill has been moved by central Govt. regarding bonus Act. However one private bill was introduced in March. 2010.
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Dear friends,
the Payment of Bonus Amendment bill being circulated is a private bill. Govt has not introduced any bill regarding amendment to bonus.
gdmadhri - Member Since: Oct 2010
I understand that this BILL has not been tabled in either house of the Parliament. However there are news reports that a Bill has been passed by Rajya Sabha and is to be passed by Lok Sabha before the President given his assent.
ksri_nivas - Member Since: Oct 2006
hi professional friends is this bill passed?? if so can you please provide a copy of the official gazette/notification from govt. of india.
thendralava - Member Since: Jul 2008
Dear All,
Can anyone suggest whether the 11% is in force or still pending? what is the status and effect of the Payment of Bonus (Amendment) Bill 2010 attached?
Presently we are calculating the bonus at 8.33% now. It could be very helpful if any one confirms in detail about 8.33% or 11% which will be correct to pay the current year starting from 01 Oct 2009 to 30 Sep 2010. (Tirupur, Tamilnadu)
Thanks & Regards
Muthukumar PS
extshiva - Member Since: Jul 2009
Can any of the esteemed professional colleagues answer whether contract workers engaged by a manufacturing unit through a labor contractor eligible for the payment of bonus. Kindly do comment.
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Ten pounds in five months. That's what I've lost. Ten measly little pounds. I would give up if I weren't so deathly afraid of carbs. I never cheat. I never eat grain products. I don't eat potatoes. I've almost compleatly given up AS. I keep my fat up and my protein down, and I average 1700 cals a day. I have no idea what to do next. Edited to add that I keep my carbs absolutely under 20, most days under 15, and I do resistance excercise five days a week. on the other two days I walk several miles, and swim. Vigorously.
I have nothing else to add except arrrrggggghhh!!!!
Two pounds a month is excellent. Any more than that and you would have been losing more than just body fat. Such as lean body mass and you don't want that. When I was losing I think I lost 1/2lb a month. Hang in there, losing actual body fat without losing lean mass takes time and patience. Sounds like you are doing fine.
Maybe its time to climb the carb ladder.
Atkins isn't just Induction.
For real? It's supposed to be like this? I keep hearing about people who lose a hundred pounds in a year....or at least 60. I have yet to have anything remotely like this happen. And I've been stuck at a size sixteen since the end of June. I know, it might take me a few months to go down but they've barely gotten looser. Okay, they have gotten a little bit loser, but... I'm whining. I'm a thirty seven year old woman whining in her living room.
But I'm having curried pork for supper. Without carbs. I guess that's all that matters.
I tried moving up the carb ladder. I gained weight. I have a feeling I'm one of those people who wil be maintaining at thirty total carbs....
I would continue to methodically make adjustments until the pace is better.
Of course no-one knows your body or specific circumstance, but for sure, I would be setting my goals higher.
Are you in ketosis? There's always hidden carb possibilities, or specific sensitivities.
Hang in there Jackie! I know it's so frustrating, when you're doing everything right and the scale isn't doing what you want it to. Just check for hidden carbs in whatever you are eating. Keep it simple, stick to meat, eggs, and cheese. Your clothes are looser, so it is working, just not as quickly as we'd all like.
Well your plan sounds rock solid to me. Good for you for doing so much vigorous exercise! :) The only thing I can think of is maybe you are eating some hidden carbs that you aren't aware of. Bacon is ALMOST ALWAYS cured with sugar. Then there's worcestershire sauce, mayo, etc. that can have hidden things. I'm not saying this is your problem, but it's all I can think of. To be honest, none of these miniscule carbs sounds like it could be stalling you THIS much, but it's all I can come up with.
Punkin said 2 pounds a month was fine. Ouch. Not for me. I would be pulling what's left of my hair out, and I don't blame you for being frustrated, either. Just hang in there and don't give up.
Some people have to go lower on the calories, to them it does matter. Look at the dates on some of our avatars we have been at it for years :)
are you drinking enough water? and are you eating often?
Yeah...I wish it were hidden carbs. I buy gwaltney bacon because it is the only one I can buy without sugar. I don't eat condements. Except mustard. And not that often. I had a quarter cup of pizza sauce with my chicken sausage last night, but I counted all carbs. And I made sure the sausage didn't have sugar. Or dextrose. Or corn syrup. I can go overboard a little with the veggies. But we're talking maybe ten grams, not crazy. I've actually given up most veggies for the duration. I don't even have salad anymore. I would give up dairy, but I don't go over board. I have two tbs plus one quarter cup hwc( only when I make curry or cream sauce) and never more than four oz cheese- usually two. I count the carbs in coffee and assume two grams for spices. And I don't go over two thousand calories anymore- I average 1700, am usually between 1500 and 1700.
More salad/veg could perhaps increase your weight loss, due to the extra fibre. Could be worth a go - up to you though, of course.
you maybe eating too often Jackie just because you're in ketosis doesn't mean that it will burn your fat as energy if you're not giving it a chance to do so
I eat three meals a day. Sometimes I will have an oz of cheese an hour or so after dinner. Buy the same choice bottled water at wal mart(I think it's
32 20oz bottles.) and I'm slam out at the end of the week. Like I said, sometimes I will go overboard- but overboard is 25 total carbs. I'm afraid it might be dairy.... But I've given up everything else. I refuse to give up dairy. Or coffee. Or cream in my coffee. And before I forget to say it, thank you, everyone, for the advice and encouragement.
It does suck! I agree with you! Especially when we see others losing a Lot of weight. I've Yo-yo'd so much since december! I personally had to quit eatting so much. I will have a good sized breakfa
st, smaller lunch then a small supperand that is what Finally started me losing again. Then saturday (last sat) I had chinese for lunch and found those wonderful hidden sugars and carbs and Bam right back up 5 lbs! Frustrating as heck! I Hate to say it but keep going! We can NOT give up! It's Not an option!
Yes indeed! Onward and upward..er, downward! And I'm not giving up. I have had so many health benifits from eating this way that I could never go back. We'll get there eventually!
I just feel that you may want to be at a bigger deficit than between 1500 to 1700. that's why I asked are you eating often. you may want to skip a meal
Could it be all the exercise you are doing? Do not get me wrong exercise is wonderful and a must to stay healthy, but like anything else it needs to be done in moderation. Resistance training 5 days a week and all that walking and swimming has got to be affecting your muscles and by affecting I mean making them bigger and stronger which causes them to get bigger/weigh heavier and retain water.
I know when I focused purely on weight lifting/resistance exercises I lost very little each week or worse, gained 0.2-1lb a week. BUT when I changed my focus to cardio (jumping rope or walking) 2-3x a week but never more than 3x during the week, I consistently lost weight.
Not saying that exercise is the "problem," but you may want to add an extra day or 2 of recovery instead of exercise and see if that makes a difference.
You said that you exercise s lot? Is it possible that you are losing fat and building muscle?
If you are DETERMINED to make the scale move, there are some other things you could try. It depends on if you are a "slow and steady wins the race" type person or a "any means necessary." You have IF, JUDDD, carb cycling, Shangri La, potato hacking. Maybe your body is just bored and needs a "shock" to get it going? If I were in your shoes I'd be frustrated enough to be trying any and all of the above, but YMMV.
Have you considered that there may be a hidden health challenge affecting you? Thyroid issues , adrenal insufficiency, insulin resistance or pcos come to mind. Maybe you could get some blood tests done at the doctors. Make sure you get a full thyroid panel , often doctors just order tsh.
How about inches?
Okay, just to throw more conflicting advice at you, but...that doesn't sound like enough calories for all the exercise you are doing. Unless you are, maybe, 4'8". Maybe you need to eat MORE?
And just because it has worked so well for me...have you looked at JUDDD? Lots of good information on the thread here. (I am a late 40s woman, 5'8", down from 202 -> 174 in six months, and still going strong.)
Thanks for the advice, all. And I am losing inches. Slowly, but my jeans are not as tight as when I first started wearing them. I do excercise a lot. I'm kind of addicted to it. I have been thinking it might be better to take a day off. And maybe I should go to the doctor again. I'm sure she just ordered the standard tests. That's all she ever does. And then insinuates that I must be scarfing twinkies, which is why I'm not losing weight. As if I would ever touch wheat. ( shudder). I changed my body wash because it had wheat in it.
As far as Judd and carb cycling goes- I don't respond well to carbs, in any form. It usually takes me a month to recover. I have tried IF, I admit with good results, but I felt bad. I wasn't able to excercise as much as I want, and I had brain fog. I couldn't concentrate at work. I'm not sayin that I would never IF on the regular, but I'm not there yet. I refuse to eat in such a way that makes me feel bad. I did that for too many years. I have cut my calories down in the past, but it's not sustainable for me. I can handle a minimum of fifteen hundred. Given the excercise I'm doing, a conservative estimate of the calories I'm burning is 2500 a day. That's a deficit of 1000 calories. That should be enough. If it isn't, I'm going to cry.
You know.. I have never tried Judd. Maybe I should check it out- I might not get the brain fog with cycling calories like I do with If. I'll check it out. Are there any good books on it?
I'm five three. And I don't know.. I did loose a lb that day I ate the French silk pie. But that could be an outlier. I'm afraid that eating more will make me gain weight.
Jackie ,
first of all good Sunday morning . Strange as that may sound if you lose slowly exercise may be counterproductive. Ketosis is a strange beast and does not happen in 4 days or 4 weeks . For most it takes nigh on 3 months. What do I mean by that? Your most important functions get covered by the body almost immediately. That is where the 4 days come from and the carb flu. The rest of the adaption is slower. Now if you decide to wriggle furiously your third toe from the left you are leaving your body bemused as it has not catered for running this muscle on ketones yet so the first thing it signals to the brain is food shortage .Your body has its own schedule of what it considers muscle that is needed to be converted to ketone fuel as a priority .
This means that depending on how adapted you are even eating right you might be in starvation mode as far as what your body perceives .
Take a weeks rest and see what happens. Another thing you could try is shifting around what you eat when . I have an enormous breakfast of protein for example and am considering shifting to enormous fat based breakfast.
I completely understand your impatience. Since starting here I lost 18 lbs.Read my journal and you will not feel so alone .
Good luck.
Edit: Never mind the doc . She has her own issues if she is that judgemental. Put on ignore!
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:hyst: good advice. And I will check out your journal. Thanks!
You may have a point- and I am so sensitive I have to keep my carbs really low, if I go over 25 total I'll kick myself out. Maybe with the occasional extra veggies or yogurt I'm kicking myself out of ketosis. When I restrict my cals I almost always am super strict on carbs- less than ten total per day.
And just to clarify-it was a low carb French silk pie. It hat twelve carbs, I believe- still, twelve carbs at once is a lot for me.
I see that you have gone from size 22 to 16. That must represent more than a ten pound loss, so how did you lose that weight? Were you doing something else before you started low carb?
If you got that much smaller and lost only 10 pounds, then you must be building muscle, which is great. Try to focus on size rather than weight.
My dh was having trouble losing until I suggested he eliminate dairy for a while. He stopped eating cheese and cream, and starting putting butter in his coffee instead of cream. Amazingly, the scale starting moving down! I know you don't want to give up dairy, but you might try it for a month and see what happens.
Different people are sensitive to different things. It may be processed meats (hot dogs, sausage, etc). Try changing one thing at a time for at least two weeks and see what happens.
Best of luck to you! I'm glad you're feeling better with this WOE.
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I can practically feel the emotions jumping out of the page. Lovely poem indeed! :)
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Tummy Tuck scheduled for 1/27/14 I'm 47 yrs old. ...
I'm 47 yrs old. I have a soon to be 21 year old daughter. I'm scheduled for a tummy tuck January 27, 2014. I've been wanting to do this for 20 years.
Pregnancy destroyed my body. I was small before and my body never recovered. I worked hard to lose the weight and I did but my stretch marks and the tummy area never tightened to where I felt comfortable. I've since hid my stomach in one piece bathing suits, lose clothing, larger jeans....sometimes having to tuck my stomach into my jeans. Yuck!
My insecurity with my tummy has affected me in all areas of my life and most recently I have seen the negative impact it has on my romantic life.
I've started dating again from a 3 year hiatus and met a wonderful man who accepts me tummy and all. I can't get past my issues and realize I need to either get over it or do something about it .
I started researching tummy tucks, breast augmentation (I need that too) and mommy make overs. Ive had many friends have plastic surgery procedures locally and honestly never felt the outcomes they received plus the time and financial obligation was worth it for me. I Stumbled upon Real Self and by reading reviews and what I needed not only from the surgeon but the staff, I found Dr. Kaufman in Folsom ca, 5 hours away.
Since I'm such a distance from Folsom Dr. Kaufman called me on my cell for the consultation to make sure we were a good fit. He asked what I was looking for and was interested in my life in such a way to make sure this was what I wanted and why. And if I recall it was on a weekend night. He made me feel important enough to make the time to go meet him in person.
A few weeks later I went to have my in person consultation. At the time of the consultation I was wanting breast augmentation as well. My top and bottom never matched. Dresses never fit. My hips and thighs are on the thicker side whereas my waist and breast are on the smaller side. My goal is to go into a dressing room and have clothes fit....or at least better.
After my consultation with Dr. Kaufman I decided on only a tummy tuck. He knew financially the both would be hard on me so he was honest to say if I had to chose between the two procedures, he would go with the tummy tuck. He thought I had "modest drooping" and would be pleased with the tummy tuck on its own.
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I don't know why or if this is normal but I've gained weight since scheduling my tummy tuck. I haven't been as strict and have been eating uncontrollably and have gained close to 5 lbs since starting this journey. Anyone else had that experience?
The closer the date comes, the more emotional I get. I want to cry. I'm excited but really scared and anxious about aftercare and my work. My work is based on timelines by the federal government and I only have 2 other team members to help out in a large county, so I feel a little guilty for that.
But mostly I'm trying to look out for my primary caregiver - my boyfriend of only 6 months. He is going to be with me thru the entire process. Trust me...I've considered calling my best friend, my mother, my daughter...anyone other than putting him thru this. Let's just say that we have a "romantic period" coming up of him helping me to the toilet, bathing me, changing my dressings, my drains, my stitches, my everything...
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Questions for doctor at pre-op this Thursday
I haven't even started a list of questions to ask. Anyone have suggestions on what to ask?
Thank you!
10 days and Pre Op done!
What I didn't count on was the emotional release that happened after the call. I think it was a combination of the emotions I've been stuffing and the reality of having elective surgery. I've not been sharing my emotions simply because I haven't shared this journey with my support circle, only my boyfriend. And it's not fair to lay it all on him, it's girlfriend stuff. I have extreme anxiety having elective major surgery. I've never had major surgery before and I'm wanting this!
Then I read RS updates and photos and see all the amazing flat tummies and the anxiety disappears for the moment. I can't wait to be done with this stomach!
Tomorrow is the big day!
One thing I know for sure. Dr. Kaufman was absolutely the right choice and he is a wonderful man. As I am traveling to him for surgery he has taken time to call me on his personal schedule to be sure all my questions are answered and that I feel prepared. He has assured me that I will be ecstatic with my results and has really made me feel good about my decision. His gentle way even comes through over the phone and its so appreciated.
Leaving in about two hours to make the trip to Folsom for my big day! I'm excited. :-)
Wish me luck!
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She's Out!
This is her BF posting on her behalf and she is out of surgery and sound asleep in our hotel room so she asked me to post an update. The surgery went fantastic and the doctor said she is going to be absolutely thrilled with the results. He said he could not be happier with how the procedure went.
She was an absolute riot when the meds kicked in before surgery. She woke up pretty groggy and in some pain but overall doing well and in great spirits. Hopefully she gets some sleep now and can sleep off the meds from surgery.
She got one drain put in and has a pain pump inserted as well. Overall the practice was incredible and everyone was so kind. Dr. Kaufman has been doing some commenting on her story on his own Facebook page so check out his video he posted this morning on the results - https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10153760480160612&set=vb.405481615611&type=2&theater
More later as she wakes up and is up to posting her post surgery thoughts.
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Trying to schedule my one week appointment for next week and dreading the drive. My poor boyfriend. He's been so good, anticipating my needs before I have to ask. I'm in good hands. He's looking forward to removing my pain pump line. I'll be sad to see it go.
Hope everyone is healing well and will post pics once I can shower.
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Day 8 post op goal
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Day 12 Post Op
Yesterday I drove for the first time since surgery and I felt like I was 16 yrs old taking my parents car out for a drive. I felt giddy! That was a bit of independence that I needed badly. However good that felt I did pick something up that must have been more than 5 lbs unbeknownst to me....and ouch! Felt like I tore something. And I did more walking, climbed stairs and in general more than I had since surgery. I felt it at the end of the day. I was not only exhausted but in pain. I overdid it.
Last night I questioned this entire process. Everything from is the pain to losing 2 weeks of my vacation time worth it? Inconveniencing my boyfriend and not being able to laugh without crying worth it? Ya know?
I am truly lucky to have the best boyfriend. He has taken exceptional care of me. He hasn't once made me feel like a burden or guilty for not only putting myself thru this but, putting him thru it as well.
I didn't sleep well last night either. I'm still in the recliner.
I took a shower this morning. I'm still not able to stand the entire shower time. Showers have never felt so welcome. My skin is incredibly dry and itchy. I have major swelling and bruising. So, after the shower I wanted to take a couple cute photos with bra and panties that I've seen others do. Ha ha. I'm so swollen on the back side that cute panties aren't quite my thing just yet. (Sorry Honey but I don't think cute bra and panties are gonna happen for Valentines Day either).
I did put on my regular panties and bra and my boyfriend snapped the attached photo. I wasn't feeling good about it and wasn't even going to post it on here. I was having a pity party. But then he came in and showed me the photo of my before and today and I almost cried with joy! I had a genuine smile on my face and was honestly able to say it was worth it. So worth it.
15 downs out and this is what I know so far:
Smooth Move Tea. MOM. I tend to be constipated so this part of the recovery I was worried about. My doctor indicated it was normal not to have a BM until day 3 or 4. I didn't worry until day 2 knowing something needed to move. First I did the tea alone, nothing. Next day I tried tea with MOM and sure enough.....felt better. I still have the tea about every 2 days cus I need it. But just the tea.
Saltine crackers. For day 1 until about day 3 this is about all I could handle. I was incredibly nauseous. Thank goodness I never got sick. But boy it sure felt as though I would. I think the saltines helped.
Water. Lots of it. You'll get dehydrated. Drink.
When allowed to shower sit down about 5 minutes between removing your garment and showering. First few showers I didn't. I also about fainted after the shower because of it. Freaked me out. I recommend anytime removing the garment to sit tight for a few before getting up.
Pillows. Lots of them.
Step stool if your small and have a SUV. My boyfriend has a Suburban and brought me home in it. Without the step stool I wouldn't have been able to get in and out of it.
Avoid sodium. For me it's been hard. I love salty fried foods. I have to believe the strong possibility I am up in weight and swollen is diet. I haven't been as careful and I need to get on track quick or why did I even do this?
Strengthen your back prior to surgery. Your back is going to feel the brunt of it for the first week for sure. For me, it's still going on. I was super hunched and at the end of the day I hunch and my back feels it. I didn't workout to strengthen any part of my body prior to surgery and regret it. I got lazy.
Take the recommended vitamins from your PS. I took vitamins and still do and feel this helps me in recovery. I took Organic Life liquid daily, probiotic, vitamin C and B, calcium and magnesium with vit D.
Get outside when you can to breathe in fresh air and feel the warmth of the sun.
The medical assistant at Dr. Kaufman's warned me that about week 3 not to be alarmed if you get emotional for unknown reasons. She says she has seen multiple women lose it in the chair when they came in for their post op appts. I have been up and down....all over the place.
That's it for now. If I think of anything else I will add. Happy healing!
23 days out
On my way for 4 week post op appt
And I got a speeding ticket :-(
I haven't really updated my profile lately cus going back to work has left me exhausted at the end of the day. I will try though.
All I can really think of to say was February 15 I had an emotional break down. I pushed myself physically for 2 days prior and on the 15th I hurt bad. Felt like I took 5 steps backwards. I cried like a baby. I didn't think I was ever going to return to normal and it's was hard.
Today, I'm feeling so much better. I've taken it slow and easy and feel everyday I'm stronger and that much closer to normalcy. Baby steps and listen to your body.
I'm bummed I haven't lost weight. Shame on me though cus I haven't been eating clean. I'm over it! When I see Dr. Kaufman in July I want to look awesome so I am going to start paying closer attention to what I eat and start increasing the cardio.
I'll try to update weekly with photos.
I did my research. I researched PS's from the LA area up to the Bay Area as well. It didn't occur to me to consider the Sacramento area - so happy I took the few minutes to broaden my research. I stumbled upon Dr. Kaufman's site- best happy accident of my life so far. Reading his bio was incredibly interesting. 3 of 4 brothers of mine served in the armed forces and I know what special men they are so this was a major selling point. Dr. Kaufman's photo gallery speaks for itself. He is a true artist and it was clear to me that he cares for the outcome of the patient and not wanting to run patients through as quickly as possible. One obstacle for me was I have always had female doctors. Always. He does share a practice with a female doctor however I felt a strong pull to at least have a consult with him. Just because of my issues with male doctors I shouldn't let that be a factor in deciding the best doctor to perform this very important life changing surgery. Since I live 5 hours from Dr. Kaufman he was agreeable to having our first consult over the phone after I sent him photos. He called at a time convenient for me. He was incredibly kind and thorough answering all my questions. His bed side manner was apparent to me. So, along with this and his photos of previous patients, I decided to move forward with him. Oh, backing up a bit....I also had other consults with a couple other PS and didn't get good vibes starting with office staff to the PS. Dr. Kaufman's staff was also friendly, efficient and professional. On the day of surgery they all took very good care of me. Explaining everything as it was happening. Loved knowing Dr. Kaufman's wife was my nurse! And a good nurse she is! They took the time to explain aftercare to my boyfriend so much so that I swore he had a nursing degree. I've had 2 post op appointments so far and everything has been seamless and they have worked with me by combining appointments so I don't need to make the long drive as often. Dr. Kaufman has been available by phone or email. Always getting back to me the same day. If it's a silly non urgent question the staff is always available and willing to answer my questions. They told me there are no stupid questions. I return for another post op appointment on the 25th and will update.


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"....The fermentation process breaks down the lactose, thus mitigating a potentially problematic sugar and decreasing the carb content (you can consider the official carb count of real yogurt cut in half; producers list the number of carbs present in the dairy before fermentation], and the fermentation process breaks down the lactose/sugar)....."
Here's another reference:
"...Lacto fermentation - is an ancient method of preserving raw food (fruits, vegetables, seeds, or nuts) through encouraging the growth of friendly bacteria such as lactobacilli and other friendly bacterium (probiotics), and sometimes yeasts. The lacto-fermentation process actually converts carbs in the food into lactic acid, and lowers the carb content of fruits and vegetables. The fermentation adds enzymes, nutrients, and probiotics to propagate healthful intestinal flora...."
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"Lacto-fermentation is different than just eating acidic foods. The lacto-fermentation process actually uses carbs in the food, converts it to lactic acid, and lowers the carb content. Fermented foods are a condiment, not a side dish, and so large amounts are not eaten at a time. Despite the seemingly small serving size, the fermentation adds enzymes and nutrients. Canned, cooked, or frozen vegetables and fruits lose nutrients. Most lacto-fermented foods are still considered raw food, so enzymes and nutrients are retained, and have the added benefit of nutrients being added back in by lacto-fermentation......"
My question is: Does anyone know where/how to determine carb content of lacto-fermented foods?
About a year ago I stumbled upon these wonderful foods while in search of a half-sour pickle recipe, and ended up purchasing Sally Fallon's book, 'Nourishing Traditions'. I now prepare and keep in my fridge lacto-fermented foods like sauerkraut, deli pickles, pickled green tomatoes, tomato pepper relish, salsa, and beet kvass. It's rare that I eat a meal without some fermented food or beverage included. My hemoglobin A1c has dropped from 6.3 to 6.0 over the last year and I credit that to the fermented foods. Weight loss has been about twelve pounds (haven't really been persevering in the weight loss dept, getting ready to get serious though).
Also, I forgot to mention above, another unexpected side benefit from fermented foods with me is that the beet kvass has basically taken my gout away; it has an alkalizing effect on the blood (uric acid being the culprit with gout). Gout runs in my family, as does type 2 diabetes.
I don't think this is necessarily true. I have read in equally reliable sources that the bacteria merely converts the sugars to some other form of carb which doesn't show up on the analysis as sugar but has just as many calories and carbs. I would be careful with this! Personally, I count all the carbs in these things.
Yeast converts sugars and starches to alcohol; lactobacilli convert them to lactic acid (along with some other probiotic stuff).
I'd estimate a drop of 2 to 3 grams of carbs per cup through the fermentation process. I base this on the entry "The Truth about Carbs in Yogurt" in another forum, which seemed well researched. You can google that title to find the essay and all the links.
The fermentation process does indeed break down, or 'pre-digest' the carbs, which results in a [with me] zero glycemic response after eating.
I'm still open to input on what happens to the carbs after the lactobacilli 'do their thing' with them.
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Published: 21 May 2014
Abstract: Responsive polymer-based materials have found numerous applications due to their ease of synthesis and the variety of stimuli that they can be made responsive to. In this review, we highlight the group's efforts utilizing thermoresponsive poly (N-isopropylacrylamide) (pNIPAm) microgel-based optical devices for various sensing and biosensing applications.
1. Introduction
Stimuli-responsive polymeric materials are capable of responding chemically and/or physically to changes in their environment. Ideally the response is reversible, i.e., once the stimulus is withdrawn, the responsive polymer/material reverts back to its initial state. Among all responsive polymers and polymer-based systems, thermoresponsive poly (N-isopropylacrylamide) (pNIPAm) is the most well studied, and exhibits an abrupt conformational change at a temperature ≈ 32 °C [1–6]. Specifically, pNIPAm is fully water soluble, and swollen (extended conformation), at temperatures <32 °C and transitions to a hydrophobic globular conformation (collapsed) state at temperatures >32 °C [7,8]. PNIPAm can also be crosslinked to generate hydrogels and/or hydrogel particles (microgels). These materials also transition from a water solvated hydrophilic state, to a collapsed, hydrophobic state as their temperature is increased to >32 °C. This solvation state change makes them superb candidates for a number of different applications [9–16]. Additional functionality can easily be introduced into pNIPAm hydrogels/microgels by simply introducing a functional comonomer at the time of synthesis. The most common functional groups added to these materials are acids/bases such as: acrylic acid (AAc), methacrylic acid (MAc) and amine-containing N-(3-aminopropyl)methacrylamide hydro-chloride (APMAH) [1,10,11,17–26]. The introduction of these functional groups makes the materials further responsive to other stimuli, e.g., solution pH. Furthermore, the functional groups can serve as reactive "handles" for further reaction with other functional molecules.
In our group, the most common functional group added to pNIPAm-based microgels is AAc, which has a pKa of ∼4.25. Therefore, the microgels exhibit negative charges at pH > 4.25 due to the deprotonation of AAc, and are neutral at pH < 4.25. Additionally, at high pH, the microgels exhibit a large diameter, relative to low pH, due to the Coulombic repulsion between the microgels negative charges. Our group has utilized pNIPAm-based microgels for a variety of applications, including sensing/biosensing, water remediation, controlled/triggered drug delivery, and as aicial muscles [11,22,27–34]. Many applications rely on the group's microgel-based etalon technology; an etalon is an optical device that we fabricate by sandwiching a monolithic monolayer of pNIPAm-based microgel particles between two thin Au layers. These devices exhibit visual color and characteristic multipeak reflectance spectra, as can be seen in Figure 1 [11,21,24,28,35–38]. The device structure is fabricated by "painting" a concentrated solution of pNIPAm-based microgels on a Cr/Au coated glass substrate [37]. The excess microgels not directly bound to the Au layer are washed away, and the layer dried followed by the deposition of another layer of Cr/Au on top of the microgel layer. The device structure is shown in Figure 1a. As mentioned above, this device exhibits multipeak reflectance spectra (Figure 1b); the position of the peaks in the reflectance spectra can be predicted from Equation (1):where n is the refractive index of the dielectric layer, d is the mirror-mirror distance, θ is the angle of incident light relative to the normal, and m (an integer), is the order of the reflected peak.
2. Applications of Poly (N-isopropylacrylamide)-Based Microgels and Microgel-Based Etalons
2.1. Sensing Solution Temperature and pH
Our early studies with pNIPAm microgel-based etalons were focused on characterizing their response to temperature. To characterize this, pNIPAm microgel-based devices were fabricated and their thermoresponsivity characterized in water. As shown in Figure 2, these devices are extremely sensitive to solution temperature. Specifically, the reflectance peak(s) shift ∼300 nm (blue shift) in response to a 15 °C change in the solution temperature [20]. We attributed the blue shift to the collapse of the microgels at high temperature, thus decreasing the distance between the etalons Au layers, as can be predicted from Equation (1). This was confirmed by measuring the thickness of the etalons at low and high temperature using atomic force microscopy (AFM) [20].
Our group has also extensively studied pH responsive microgels, and microgel-based etalons. For example, pNIPAm-co-acrylic acid (pNIPAm-co-AAc) microgels have been synthesized and etalons subsequently constructed. While we have shown that the optical properties of the etalons depend on pH, we have also shown that etalons deposited on the surface of a quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) can be used for very sensitive solution pH detection [19,39]. Specifically, it is well known that the resonant frequency of a QCM crystal is dependent on the viscosity of the solution it is contacting [28]. It is also known that collapsed microgels have a higher viscosity that swollen microgels [40]; this is also true for microgels in etalons. As stated above, AAc-modified microgels at high pH are swollen (low viscosity) at pH > 4.25, while they are relatively collapsed (high viscosity) at pH < 4.25. By monitoring the QCM resonant frequency, we were able to measure solution pH with very high sensitivity. Specifically, we first showed that the QCM resonant frequency consistently decreased as the solution (pH 3.0) temperature was increased, as shown in Figure 3. This is due to the systematic increase in the microgel's viscosity at they collapse at high temperature. When the solution temperature was ∼32 °C, the microgels were nearly completely collapsed, and the QCM resonant frequency was a minimum. At this temperature, the solution pH was subsequently increased pH 7.0, which caused the microgels to swell. The swelling yielded a dramatic decrease in solution viscosity, and a concomitant increase in the QCM resonant frequency. By comparison of the panels in Figure 3, one can see that the etalons were more sensitive to solution pH changes that QCM crystals coated with just a microgel layer. We attributed this to the Au layer mass, initially near the QCM surface at pH 3.0, allowing for a greater frequency change when the microgels are swollen, and the Au is moved away from the QCM surface, when the solution is increased to pH 7.0. Therefore, the QCM response is a combination of both the viscosity decrease from the microgel swelling, and a mass decrease from the Au moving away from the QCM crystal. We showed that the response to pH was fully reversible over many cycles, as can be seen in Figure 3. Finally, we showed that the magnitude of the response, and hence sensitivity, depended on the thickness of the Au layer used to coat the microgels [27]. This phenomenon has been attributed to the increase in the mass of the Au on the microgels.
In another study, we showed that spatially isolated regions of a single microgel-based etalon were capable of exhibiting independent responses to solution pH and temperature [36]. In this investigation, we fabricated pNIPAm-co-AAc etalons, and independent drops of solutions (pH 3.0, 4.0, and 7.0) were added to the device surface. Three separate reflectance probes were added to the drops, and the etalons response to pH in those separate regions characterized. We observed that each reflectance spectrum behaved in a completely independent manner. Furthermore, the etalon's response can be visually observed, as can be seen in Figure 4. This observation could be used for a number of sensing applications as well as for display technologies.
2.2. Ion Sensing
In a recent study, pNIPAm-co-AAc microgel-based etalons were fabricated, and their response to solution pH in the presence of various salts characterized [41]. Specifically, an etalon was immersed in a solution containing different salts (K+, Na+ and NH4+) and the solution pH increased and decreased; the hysteresis of the device response was then characterized, and it was determined to depend dramatically on the elemental composition of the salt. The results are shown in Figure 5, which reveals that solutions composed of NH4+ exhibit the strongest hysteresis, followed by K+, and finally Na+. This observation was explained by the ion-pairing theory; such that if the water affinities for cations are closer to that of carboxylic acid groups, they exhibit stronger binding force. Not only does the device respond to different cations but also different concentrations of the same cation. For instance, increasing the concentration of NaCl, resulted in a significant increase in the hysteresis observed (Figure 5).
2.3. Sensing Biomolecules
PNIPAm microgel-based technologies have been used previously by various groups for sensing and biosensing [1,10,18,42–48]. Specifically, Hoare and Pelton developed novel microgels for sensing glucose [42] in solution by observing a change in the microgel diameter that occurred due to the glucose-microgel interaction. Utilizing similar microgels, we were able to detect glucose in solution using our etalon technology [49]. To accomplish this, we first painted pNIPAm-co-AAc microgels onto a Au-coated glass substrate, followed by modification of the microgels with 3-amino phenylboronic acid, (APBA) by coupling it to the microgel AAc groups via 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl) carbodiimide (EDC). Following this, another Au layer was deposited on the microgel layer to yield the etalon. The fabricated etalon was immersed into a basic buffer where the boronic acid moieties on the APBA (pKa = 8.2) were hydroxylated such that the boron possessed a negative charge (Figure 6a). At this pH, the phenyl boronic acid moieties exist in equilibrium between the charged and uncharged state. But, the charged state is capable of binding diols, like glucose [42]. As glucose binds, more boronic acid groups must convert to the charged state in order to maintain the equilibrium, which effective lowers the APBA pKa. When glucose is present, the bound state is preferred leading more hydroxylation of the boron atoms into a charged form. This leads to an increase in the Coulombic repulsion of negative charges inside the microgel, thereby swelling the microgel (Figure 6b). As the microgel swells, the distance between two Au mirrors increases and we see a red shift in the reflectance spectra of the etalon, according to Equation (1).
In more recent publications [11,28], we showed that microgel-based etalons could be used to detect the concentration of streptavidin in solution. This approach was a result of a previous study, where we established that pNIPAm-co-AAc microgel-based etalons at high pH (i.e., above the pKa of AAc is ∼4.25) could deswell when exposed to poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride) (pDADMAc), which is a positively charged linear polymer (polycation) [24]. This is a result of the pDADMAc penetrating the outer Au layer of the etalon, resulting in electrostatic interaction induced intra and intermicrogel crosslinking and collapse. This collapse led to an observable shift in the peaks of the reflectance spectrum as predicted from Equation (1). We found that the extent of the shift in peak position depended on the molecular weight (MW) and concentration of polycations as shown in Figure 7 [24]. We went on to show that this approach could be made sensitive to various polyelectrolyte molecular weights in solution, which could be used for characterizing polymers in a complex mixture [38]. For all experiments, the sides of the etalon were sealed with epoxy to ensure that the polycation only entered the etalon through the Au overlayer.
For sensing streptavidin, we exploited the above phenomenon using the polycation poly(allylamine hydrochloride) (PAH) [11,28]. To accomplish this, PAH, which is "completely" charged at pH < ∼9.0, was modified with biotin (PAH-biotin). We showed that the PAH-biotin could also penetrate the etalon and crosslink the microgel layer leading to a spectral shift. Likewise, we found that the extent of the reflectance peak shift again depended on the amount of PAH-biotin added to the etalon until the etalon was "saturated" [11]. For sensing, we exposed aqueous solution of PAH-biotin to specific amounts of streptavidin; the concentration of PAH-biotin was always high enough to leave excess PAH-biotin in solution after all the PAH-biotin-streptavidin complexes have formed. Then, biotin modified magnetic particles were added to the solution, which bound to the PAH-biotin-streptavidin complexes. An external magnet was used to remove the magnetic particles bound with PAH-biotin-streptavidin from the solution. The solution containing the excess, unbound PAH-biotin was subsequently separated and added to the pNIPAm-co-AAc etalon stabilized in pH 7.2 (microgels negatively charged) solution maintained at 25 °C. When the PAH-biotin was added to the etalon, it resulted in a blue shift of the etalon's reflectance peaks (the sensing mechanism is shown in Figure 8). We found that the extent of the blue shift depends on the amount of streptavidin initially added to the PAH-biotin. Here, a low concentration of streptavidin initially present in solution yields a large amount of excess, unbound PAH-biotin after the reaction. When the excess PAH-biotin is added to the etalon, a large shift in the reflectance peaks was observed. Alternatively, a high concentration of streptavidin initially present in solution yields a small amount of excess, unbound PAH-biotin that is added to the etalon, which gives a small etalon response. It is important to note that we were able to get increasingly large spectral responses with decreasing analyte concentration.
3. Conclusions
Fabrication of pNIPAm-based optical devices could be achieved by sandwiching them between two thin Au layers. These devices (etalons) have been developed in the group for a variety of applications. In this submission, their use for detecting solution temperature, pH, ions, glucose, and streptavidin was detailed. We have also been able to expand on this technology for detection of specific DNA sequences in solution with the ability to differentiate a DNA sequence from another DNA sequence with only two base pair mismatches. This technology offers great promise as point-of-care diagnostics due to the ease of use, sensitivity, and the fact that each device cost ∼0.04 CAD. Therefore, their implementation in the developing world could potentially be achieved.
MJS acknowledges funding from the University of Alberta (the Department of Chemistry and the Faculty of Science), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI), the Alberta Advanced Education & Technology Small Equipment Grants Program (AET/SEGP), Grand Challenges Canada and IC-IMPACTS.
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This pretty pork entree makes a great holiday dish. Topped with cranberry sauce, the pork medallions are light and filling, but they're so delicious, guests always want more. –Tami Morrison of Kent, Washington
4 Servings
Prep: 15 min. Cook: 20 min.
2/3 cup water
1/3 cup thawed unsweetened apple juice concentrate
1/3 cup thawed cranberry juice concentrate
1/3 cup port wine
1 tablespoon additional cranberry juice concentrate plus 1/4 cup water
1 pork tenderloin (1 pound)
1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon butter
2 to 3 tablespoons Dijon mustard
1/3 cup dried cranberries
In a bowl, combine the first four ingredients; set aside. Cut pork
into 1-in. slices; flatten to 1/4-in. thickness. Sprinkle with
garlic salt and pepper.
In a large nonstick skillet, saute pork in oil and butter in batches
for 2-3 minutes on each side or until juices run clear. Remove and
keep warm.
Add reserved juice mixture to the skillet; bring to a boil. Reduce
heat; simmer for 3 minutes. Stir in mustard; cook and stir for 6-8
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Directions (continued)
minutes or until slightly thickened. Add cranberries. Return pork to
the pan; cover and simmer for 5 minutes or until heated through.
Yield: 4 servings.
Nutritional Facts:
3 ounces cooked pork with 1/4 cup sauce equals 332 calories, 11 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 71 mg cholesterol, 419 mg sodium, 34 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 23 g protein.
Diabetic Exchanges:
3 lean meat, 1 starch, 1 fruit, 1 fat.
Light-Bodied Red Wine: Enjoy this recipe with a light-bodied red wine such as
Pinot Noir
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'House of Lords Journal Volume 6: 14 August 1643', Journal of the House of Lords: volume 6: 1643 (1767-1830), pp. 179-180. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=37320 Date accessed: 28 November 2014.
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DIE Lunæ, 14 die Augusti.
Mr. Ashe to have Leave from the Synod to go with the E. of Manchester.
Message from the H. C. with Two Orders.
Justice Reeves and Justice Bacon, Leave to be absent.
Message to the H. C. about cloathing the E. of Essex's Army.
Sir Thomas Dawes to be attached concerning Jennings's Cause.
Countess of Banbury, a Pass to Travel.
Mr. Bavy, a Pass.
Orders for Concurrence.
Captain Bond's Petition.
Countess of Castlehaven, a Pass.
Message from the H. C. with an Order.
Sir Thomas Allen & al. to be attached, for not bringing in their Horses.
Order for 150 l. to Captain Gower.
Order for 365 l. 8s. to Rigglesworth and Farvax, for Cloathing for Sir Wm. Balfour's Troop.
Order for 600 l. to Hasterigg, for Cloathing for Colonel Mervin's Regiment.
Order for 33 l. to Colonel Manwaring and Mr. Croxton, for Colours for Colonel Mervin's Regiment.
Order for the Manner of paying 10,000 l. apiece to Sir William Waller and Mr. Estwicke.
Earl of Manchester, Speaker.
The Earl of Manchester acquainted this House, "That
he being to go into the associated Counties of Norff.
&c. desired that their Lordships would please to dispense with Mr. Ashe's Attendance on the Assembly,
and that he may go along with his Lordship:" Hereupon it is Ordered, by this House, That the Assembly
shall be desired to dispense with Mr. Ashe's Attendance
for some Time, he being to go down with the Earl of
Manche'r into the associated Counties: And it is likewise
desired, as an acceptable Service to this House, that the
Divines of the Assembly will be pleased to take Care
for the Supply of his Place at Mr. Roborowe's Church,
and St. Brides.
A Message was brought from the House of Commons,
by Sir Rob't Pye Knight, &c.
To desire their Lordships Concurrence in Two Orders:
1. Concerning the securing of the City of London.
2. Concerning the County of Kent.
The Answer returned was:
That their Lordships will take these Ordinances into
Consideration, and return an Answer by Messengers of
their own.
Ordered, That Mr. Justice Reeves and Mr. Justice
Bacon shall have Leave to go into their own Countries,
for some Time, with their Wives and Family, Coach
and Horses; in the mean Time, their Attendance on
this House is excused; and to have a Protection for their
Houses, both in London and in the Country; and the
rest of the Assistants of this House shall have a Protection for their Houses and Goods.
It was moved, "That the Ordinance lately passed,
for Allowance of Monies to Mr. Estwicke, &c. out of
the Ordinance for the Weekly Assessments for providing of Soldiers Coats, &c. the said Ordinance is
contradictory to a former Order of this House, and
prejudicial to the speedy Cloathing of the Lord
General's Soldiers; therefore it was desired to send
to the House of Commons, that they would take some
Course that the Lord General's Army may be
cloathed, notwithstanding the said Ordinance:" Which
was Ordered accordingly; and a Message sent to
the House of Commons, by Sir Edward Leech and
Mr. to desire them to take Order herein.
Ordered, That Sir Thomas Dawes shall be apprehended, and attached, and brought before the Lords in
Parliament, to answer his Contempt to an Order of this
House made in Mr. Jennings's Case.
Ordered, That the Countess of Banbury shall have
a Pass, to travel beyond the Seas, with her Servants,
Coach, and Horses.
Ordered, That Mr. Bavy shall have a Pass, to go
beyond the Seas, with his Mother and his Servants, &c.
Next, Four Orders were read, formerly brought up
from the House of Commons:
1. Concerning the Payment of Monies to Lieutenant
Gower. (Here enter it.)
2. To pay Arrears to Sir Wm. Balfore, for his Troop
in Ireland. (Here enter it.)
3. Two Orders to pay Arrears to Colonel Mervin.
(Here enter them.)
Ordered, That these Four Orders are Agreed to.
Ordered, That the Petition of Captain Bond is
referred to the Consideration of the Earl of Pembrooke
and the Earl of Denbigh, who are to make Report
thereof to this House.
Ordered, That the Countess of Castlehaven shall
have a Pass, to go to Compton, in Wilts, with her Coach,
with Six Horses, and Saddle-horses for her Servants.
The Messengers sent to the House of Commons return
with this Answer:
That they have already given Mr. Estwicke Satisfaction.
A Message was brought from the House of Commons, &c.
To desire their Lordships Concurrence in an Order for
cloathing the Lord General's Army, and Sir Wm. Waller's Soldiers. (Here enter it.)
Read, and Agreed to.
That their Lordships do agree to the Ordinance now
brought up.
Upon Information to this House, "That Sir Thomas
Allen of Fynchly, Michaell Grigg Esquire of Hadley,
Carew Rauley Esquire of Sunberry, George Pitt Esquire
of Harrow, Sir Nicholas Raynton Knight of Enfeild,
Sir Thomas Trevor Junior of Enfeild, Henry Wroth
Esquire of Enfeild, George Longe Esquire of Clarkenwell, Humphry Wilde Esquire and Sir John Wild Knight,
do refuse, upon Summons, to bring in their Horses,
according to the Ordinance of Parliament:" Hereupon this House Ordered, That they shall be attached by the Gentleman Usher attending this House,
and brought before this House, to answer their said
"Whereas it appeareth, by the Certificate of the
Auditor for Ireland, upon the Petition of Captain
Gowre, that there is due, and in Arrear, unto the
said Captain Gowre, for his Pay as Lieutenant of a
Troop of Horse, and for an Allowance for bringing
out of Munster, by Order of the Lord Inchiquine,
and keeping here as a Prisoner, one Henry Peasley,
the Sum of Three Hundred Pounds, or thereabouts:
It is this Day Ordered, by the Lords and Commons
in this present Parliament assembled, That the Receivers of the Adventurers-money, upon Subscriptions
for Lands in Ireland, do, out of those Monies, pay
unto Nicholas Loftus Esquire, Deputy Treasurer at
Wars for that Kingdom, the Sum of One Hundred
and Fifty Pounds, to be by him paid over unto the
said Captain Gowre, in Part of such Pay as is or
shall be due unto him, and to be defalked upon
the Accompt of that Troop whereof he is Lieutenant."
"Upon the Petition of Sir William Belfore Knight,
reported to the House of Commons from the Committee
for the Affairs of Ireland, whereby he desireth, that
the Public Faith of the Kingdom may be given unto
Richard Wrigglesworth Draper, and Daniell Farvax
Mercer, for Payment of Three Hundred and Sixty-five
Pounds, and Eight Shillings, at the End of Six Months;
who thereupon will furnish so much Cloth, Stuffs, and
other Necessaries, as will cloath the Troops of his
Troop in Ulster, in Ireland, in such Sort as other
Troops there have been already provided for by the
Parliament: It is now Ordered, by the Lords and
Commons in this present Parliament assembled, That
the said Richard Wrigglesworth and Daniell Farvax
shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, unto Nicholas
Loftus Esquire, Deputy Treasurer at Wars for that
Kingdom, so much Cloth, Stuff, and other Necessaries, as may serve for the Cloathing of the Troops
aforesaid, as amount unto the Sum of Three Hundred
and Sixty-five Pounds, Eight Shillings, which is by him
forthwith to be delivered over unto the said Sir William
Balfoure, or his Assigns, and to be defalked upon
the Pay that is or shall be due unto the said Troops,
upon the Accompt thereof: And the said Lords and
Commons do hereby engage the Public Faith of the
whole Kingdom, that the said Richard Wriglesworth
and Daniell Farvax, or their Assigns, shall, at the
End of Six Months next after the Delivery of such
Cloth, Stuffs, and other Necessaries, and to the Value
as aforesaid, receive the said Sum of Three Hundred
and Sixty-five Pounds Eight Shillings, and of such
Monies as shall then be appointed for the same.
"It is this Day Ordered, by the Lords and Commons, That an Ordinance be passed both Houses of
Parliament, for securing, upon the Public Faith of
the Kingdom, the Payment of the Sum of Six Hundred Pounds, at the End of Three Months next ensuing, unto Nicholas Loftus Esquire, Deputy Treasurer at Wars for Ireland, to be by him then
presently paid over unto Mr. Thomas Haselrig, of
London, in Satisfaction of divers Cloaths and other
Necessaries by him delivered unto George Wood, Commissary of the Cloathing of the Soldiers in Ireland, to
be disposed of towards the Cloathing of the Foot
Regiment of Colonel Audley Mervin, in the Province of Munster, and to be defalked out of the Pay
of such Soldiers as shall receive the same."
"It is this Day Ordered, by the Lords and Commons in this present Parliament assembled, That the
Receivers of the Adventurers-money, upon Subscriptions for Lands in Ireland, do (out of those Monies)
forthwith pay unto Nicholas Loftus Esquire, Deputy
Treasurer at Wars for that Kingdom, the Sum of
Thirty-three Pounds, to be by him paid over unto
Colonel Manwareing, and Mr. Croxton of London, in
full Discharge for divers Ensigns, by them furnished
unto Colonel Mervin, for the Use of his Regiment
in Ireland, amounting to that Sum, and to be defalked
upon the Pay of the said Regiment, which is already
or shall hereafter become due."
"Whereas an Ordinance hath lately passed, that
Sir Wm. Waller should receive Ten Thousand Pounds,
out of the Monies that come in upon the Assessment
of the Twentieth Part; and whereas another Ordinance
has passed for paying of Stephen Estwicke, by the
Treasurers of Money and Plate sitting at Guildhall,
London, Ten Thousand Pounds, Part of an Arrear for
furnishing of Cloaths and other Necessaries for the
Army heretofore, of which Ten Thousand Pounds Sir
William Waller has received One Thousand Nine Hundred Pounds: It is Ordered, by the Lords and Commons, That the said Treasurers shall pay unto the
said Mr. Stephen Estwicke One Thousand Nine Hundred Pounds, out of the First of the said Monies that
comes in upon the Assessments of the said Twentieth
Part: And it is further Ordered, That such Monies
as shall after that come in upon the said Twentieth Part
shall be divided between Sir William Waller and Mr.
Estwicke, which is to be paid to them respectively by the
Treasurers aforesaid, until they be satisfied their respective Sums of the said Ten Thousand Pounds apiece."
House adjourned till 10 a cras.
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