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hCG Diet
A controversial diet that calls for hormone injections.
- Established: 1950s
- Founder: Dr. A.T.W. Simeons
- Accessibility: Injections and drops
- Diet Type: Extremely low calorie along with hCG drops or injections
- Gender: Male and female
- Celebrity Endorsements: Snookie (Jersey Shore), Jenni Farley, Britney Spears
See our interview: hCG Diet Reviewed by FullBar's Dr. Michael Snyder
A potential diet supplement administered through injections or oral drops, the hCG Diet is a very controversial weight loss method. HCG stands for the hormone Human Choriogonadotropin, which is the same hormone that is produced by women in their early stages of pregnancy.
During pregnancy, the surge of this hormone signals the hypothalamus in the brain to start moving nutrients and fat into the placenta. When used as part of a weight loss program, it is the fat-mobilization aspects of the hormone that has garnered attention for its seeming ability to help facilitate weight loss.
Even though the FDA has approved hCG shots for fertility reasons, there is no scientific evidence that shows the hCG Diet can significantly promote weight loss. Although it is used in conjunction with a very low calorie diet, any weight loss that occurs is likely to be due to the reduced caloric intake rather than the hCG shots or drops themselves.
Many side effects have been shown in those who take hCG shots for weight loss. Blood clots, depression, headaches and ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome in women have all been cited as common, and even deadly, side effects associated with hCG use. HCG drops avoid the inconveniences of a daily injection, but no clinical studies have been conducted to determine if hCG drops have any change in side effects.
Typically, the hCG Diet lasts for three weeks and is monitored by a health professional.PRO
- May promote weight loss when used in combination with a reduced calorie diet
- Not considered safe
- Weight loss is more likely to due to extremely restricted caloric intake rather than injections or drops
- Weight loss is temporary
- Side effects can be very serious. According to the Mayo Clinic, side affects associated with hCG include fatigue, irritability, headache and male breast enlargement.
hCG injections and drops contain the hormone Human Choriogonadotropin.ADMINISTRATION
An injection of 125 iu of hCG is administered daily or a daily dose of oral drops.DIET and EXERCISE
Those who use hCG injections to lose weight must also follow a very strict diet that amounts to no more than 500 calories a day.
For the first two days of the injection you are allowed to eat excessively. Following the third injection, you must adhere to the 500-calorie diet until 72 hours following the last injection given. Sugars, very sweet fruits, processed foods and heavy starches are not allowed.
An hCG Diet protocol outlined by advocate Dr. A.T.W. Simeons looks like this:
- Breakfast: Coffee or tea with artificial sweetener and one tablespoon of milk. Lunch is 100 grams of lean meat, poultry or fish in addition to one low-glycemic vegetable like spinach, celery, cucumbers or cabbage. One Melba toast and one fruit like half of a grapefruit or an apple is also allowed.
- Dinner is the same as lunch.
In addition, shots of apple cider vinegar can be taken as a daily supplement. Products and make-up that contain any fatty substances like mineral oil or almond oil cannot be used.
Websites dedicated to promoting the hCG Diet contain recipes and additional protocol information and tips.CONCLUSION
The hCG Diet is highly regimented and a very controversial weight loss program that involves the administration of either hormone injections or oral drops coupled with a very low-calorie diet. Popular amongst steroid users and those daring and desperate to lose weight quickly, the hCG Diet is not a weight loss program that is readily endorsed by health and medical professionals for its obvious flaws and real risks for dangerous side effects.Common Misspellings
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This is WILLPOWER IN A BOTTLE. I am 49 and want to get the "baby weight" off before I go through menopause. Tried 1,000 calories a day for a month without drops and lost 6 pounds and couldn't stick to it. I'm now eating about 650 calories and AM NOT HUNGRY. I chose the Dr. that Dr. Oz had on from Miami - Dr. Lipman an endroconologist that's been working with it for 25 years. THIS WORKS. Do you research and don't knock it until you have tried it.
I lost 6 lbs. on this diet in only 3 days, which was great. That is, until the 4th day when I was feeling so weak my legs were about to give out. I felt terrible: headaches daily, weakness, dizziness, nauseated, and I was starving despite that you aren't supposed to be hungry on this diet while eating only 500 cals. per day. I felt like I had morning sickness every day just like I had while pregnant twice before. It wasn't worth it to me...plus you get sick of eating the same things everyday. Good for a short term fix for a few days but definitely not long-term success. Feeling sick everyday was not worth being skinny to me.
It's working for me. Using the shots, program was prescribed by Doctor. On it for 12 days now and have lost about 14 pounds. Don't feel hungry (still have some cravings) and do feel more alert. Have not exercised. I do have a total of 40 pounds to lose so.....
Great post. Here's a link to another HCG Diet post which I think your readers will enjoy: http://www.drbillofhealth.com/nutrition/hcg-diet-review-does-it-work-no-evidence-for-safety-and-efficacy/
I lost 26 pounds on the HCG diet and I loved it! I could have lost more but I did not follow a strict 500 cal a day diet. I did change my eating habits though and have been able to keep the weight off. You just really need self control on this diet and a support system to not tempt you to eat whatever you want! I suggest it to anyone, and I am definitely doing round 2 after I get done with my maintenance and 4wks off. My sister and mother tried to do it to, but they couldn�??t stick with the diet. I love it and cannot wait to start my next round. HCG actually works when nothing else did!
I have 4 kids all about 2yrs apart and I have tried everything to get the extra 60lbs off and have had no luck with anything, I have tried it all. After finding out I have a slow thyroid I decided to give the HCG diet drops a try after being on the diet for 4 weeks I lost 27lbs and now have lost 2 more since being off of them and I plan on doing it again and am hoping to be down to my goal by December. The HCG drops are the best thing I have ever found!
This stuff really works. I have tried every diet out there and nothing worked as well or as dramatically. I lost 50 pounds in 9 weeks last year and have kept it off. I am now a size 6/8 and have hCG to thank. The diet is not easy and you cannot cheat. But with results that show every day, why would you?
It is advertised as "you will lose one pound per day". Not so. Before I started, the Naturepath said I would lose 35 lbs in 6 weeks. It was supposed to be a 6 week diet. I only lost 18 lbs. I was happy to lose that but it fell short of my goal. I would highly recommend the diet because it works but, not to the extent of all of the claims you may read. You do still have to use willpower but since you don't feel hungry most of the time, it is easy to lose a significant amount of weight.
I am going with the doctors on this one. If the hormone is produced by PREGNANT women during PREGNANCY then it has a specific purpose at that time, not to help people lose weight. Just common sense to me. I have a cousin who did this diet and shots for one month and lost 65 lbs and got extremely sick and wound up in the hospital. She only needed to lose 30#. I have had breast cancer, ya, I need to lose about 30#, but not going to screw up my metabolism or endanger my physiology by injecting myself with a hormone produced during pregnancy. Just my two cents for whoever has reservations, those who have already bought into it are probably not going to re-think it.
I have been on hcg drops for 22 days and I have lost 16 pounds. My grandma and mom have done drops as well. They have both lost alot of wieght and keep it off. When you get off you cant go back to old habits... you need to eat healthier and start working out. I havent gotten to that point but I would think it would be commen sence. I had a day or 2 of not feeling well but that was my fault for not drinking enough water and switching up foods. The lady I got it from let me know women need eggs basically every other day and need to be consuming enough water. I found out I was prediebetic... this diet has shown me how much better I can feel with eatting better. How much all that junk food reallly effects you. I am really happy I did this.. it has taught me I wasnt that great of an eater even though I didnt eat ice cream and snickers alot. I ate out alot more then I thought ..ate foods with no nutrition what so ever!! This may not be for everyone but if you check with your doctor and follow the diet I believe you will be happy. You shouldnt gain the weight back if you make a life style change after your done with diet. Also I am one of those people that during work week (no time to eat) or weekends (would forget to eat) ( 2 bannanas, handful of almonds, and a pack of romen noodles this is what I would eat for work week) I didnt lose weight I gained weight because my body thought it was starving. So for those who says the drops dont do anything...I strongly disagree from personal expierence. Sorry for spelling etc :)
I love hCG, but it takes dedication and commitment. You have to follow Dr. Simeons "Pounds and Inches" in order to make it work for you. Also, I would reccommend the actual hCG to the homeopathic stuff - it works better for me. I don't understand all these arguements against it. They say there's no evidence? I've lost 60 pounds on this stuff, and I do NOT exercise. They say it's only because of the 500 VLCD? That's a lie - a body can't survive on 500 cal a day alone. Your stomach doesn't grumble because it's empty - it's your brain telling your stomach that it needs nutrients. And why are you not hungry on hCG even tho ur only eating 500 calories a day? Because your body is getting all the nutrients it needs from your stored fat. It has it all - that's why our body stores it - for emergencies! If you don't believe it works, there is a simple test you can try. There are these things called ketone sticks. You buy them at the pharmacy and they detect ketones in your urine. Ketones are released when your body is burning not only fat, but the abnormal fat that's not necessary for survival. (only try this with real hCG) I promise you, no matter what these people say, the ketone sticks do not lie. YOU ARE BURNING FAT. And do you keep the weight off afterwards? Certainly, if nothing else, it has taught you to eat lighter meals because your stomach is used to it now - not as stretched out, right? Also, hCG broke my habit of snacking while watching TV. That's a big one for me. People, it works. It's not cheap, and the diet itself really sucks, but if you want to get the weight off this is the way to go.
I have just started this diet--on day 4 now. When I started, I gained close to 2 lbs on the first 2 "load up" days. On day 3, with the 500 calories a day I lost close to 3 1/2 lbs. Now on day 4 I've lost close to 6 lbs. Eating 500 calories is a bit of challenge, but honestly, I feel full after each meal and just a little hungry between meals. I wouldn't want to do this diet for a long time, but since I only need to loose 20 lbs I feel that the end result will be worth not eating out or indulging in my favorite foods. I am hoping to change my eating habits as well as loose weight.
Print on bottle was so small had to get a magnifying glass to read it. have used for a month and no weight loss. Would not recommend this to anyone, especially at the price I paid for it.
500 calories a day is ridiculous.
Starvation may work in the short term - but it poses serious health risks, & is damn hard to do.
A weight problem is simply - a Sugar Problem - Break the Sugar Addiction - & weight loss will follow.
ps. Beware of synthetic Sugar Substitutes too - check them out.
I saw my sister in law for the first time in about 2 months. She started the HCG plan to fit in a wedding dress in a few weeks. She bought the dress a few years ago and when I saw her I was like OMG i need to do what ever u r doing! I am a bit nervous. I'm 195.5 and 5'6" and have done every diet in the world including the all Juice diet. I have spend soooo much money. I really hope this works. I am ordering so I can start my gouge over the weekend. I will keep u all updated on my progress. But i need support!!
Nicole. Just my family dr who had dr in his office who was a facilitator of the program. For the girl buying the dress two sizes too small, it'll never fit you, so I'll give you 30 bucks for it. This works for those committed
Thanks to everyone who shared their stories about this diet. About 3 months ago I read this article and was persuaded to try it, not by the article of course, but by the success stories here from all the real people that tried. It is truly life-changing and I've lost more than 30 lbs now since I started.
I am on my 2nd round of hcg & I love it! I'm using the drops and it is a little miracle in a bottle. I lost 22 lbs on my first round, then between rounds when I had gotten back to eating whatever I wanted, I lost 2 more lbs! I've been a little hungry, but nothing unmanageable. I feel great & I see results in the mirror every day. I fully believe that I will be at my goal and looking and feeling better than I have in years by January. This diet does everything it claims if you follow the directions.
I tried the HCG diet by injection and lost about 16-17lbs in 23 days. That's b/c I only consumed 500 calories a day. I was hungry as hell and felt weak. My doctor told me that I was experiencing cravings and not hunger and I had to laugh - I know the difference. Jedi mind tricks don't work on me. The placebo effect can be powerful - we've all heard the stories of cancer patients going into remission after some kind of herbal or spiritual treatment, so I don't want to knock it completely - do whatever works. In fact, one might say that the diet worked for me b/c I was damned if I was going to throw $600 away, so I stuck w/ it. But my advice would be to buy a gorgeous $600 dress 2 sizes too small and hang it by your fridge for 23 days. Just to give you an idea of what this diet is: concentration camp victims were given between 300-600 calories per day and a HEALTHY person (don't try this at home b/c you don't know if you truly are healthy) can survive 4-6 weeks w/out food (warning: may resort to cannibalism by week 3.) So you can do 500 calories a day but w/out the placebo effect it is BRUTAL. If you succeed, or even if you don't, follow it up w/ a healthier diet like Dukan or Weight Watchers & by comparison it will seem easy.
What is the dosage for hCG drops? I have a question. I read a lot of reviews that u guys love Hcg diet. Do all bottles (drops) say 10 drops 3 times per day? I want to make sure I got the right ones. And it says strict on foods. What are the types of food can I eat?..... HelP


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January 24, 2012 by Tyler Common
Two Tongues is known as a project notably shared between Say Anything's Max Bemis and Coby Linder, as well as Saves The Day's Chris Conley, and now former guitarist David Soloway.
Max Bemis has confirmed that there will be another album via his Twitter account. Read what he had to say below.
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So, lots of you have heard at least a little about our unfortunate friction with the Hotel Monte Vista/Monte Vista Lounge in Flagstaff, Arizona. Here's the facts, just so we can be straight on it.
1) They solicited us for the gig. We had played there a little over a year before and it went well so they asked us back.
2) We agreed on a contract weeks in advance (because that's how it works.)
3) The booker we had set the gig up with never showed up to the event.
4) The sound guy presented us with a new and different contract that we had no knowledge of during our soundcheck which demanded more performance than the 3 HOURS we had previously agreed to. This contract called for an additional 30 minutes. That's right kids 210 minutes of pretzelrock. That's a lot. No extra money in this contract, just more music. And after we reluctantly agreed to this unforeseen addition (because we're good sports, and what the hell else were we going to do) they refused to give us a copy of this new contract.
5) It was a slow night. Small but sturdy crowd who had fun, danced around and bought CD's and T-shirts. We played on after the scheduled end of our performance on account of the rowdy last batch of dancing party people who just couldn't get enough. A healthy chunk of these people had stayed through the last two sets. All in all we played over the 210 minutes and we were EXHAUSTED! But we had a lot of fun and so did the people we met.
6) The next morning when we were meant to check out of the hotel and collect our pay, we received a check for over 20% less than the agreed upon contract and a copy of a handwritten note from the bar staff which contained such gems as "Pretty boring....", "Good performers....", "need a third member", "2nd set was terrible, they played sirens and started yelling", "too experimental and noisy...", "we were busy until...." blah blah blah then "CONTRACT UNFULLFILLED"
-----that's right. somehow hidden between the words in this contract was the inarguable clause SOUR PUSS BARTENDER MUST LIKE YOUR BAND OR YOU DON'T GET PAID WHAT YOU WERE PROMISED WHEN YOU DROVE TO FLAGSTAFF TO PERFORM----------
7) The Monte Vista Manager did not hand us the check personally, he hid in his office. And left us to try to squeeze answers out of the very sweet but very unprepared girl he had made a dread messenger out of.
8) When our manager called to rectify the situation (we had to leave town, to make it to Albuquerque for a show that night) the hotel manager was belligerent and rude. Providing profanity and insult in place of any reasonable explanation for their unethical violation of our contract.
9) Ultimately his version of the story whittled itself down to a 10 minute discrepancy in the start time of one of our three sets that night. So there you have it. 10 minutes off schedule equals a more than 20% pay cut that jeopardized the entirety of this leg of the DEEPER DARKER WEIRDER tour. Well that or the spiteful grumblings of a cranky bartender. Depending on which flavor of bullshit you find more palatable.
Now that this stupid event has gone outside of the simple act of screwing up our tour budget, and has involved the wrath of our management (who apparently don't appreciate being LIED TO, CHEATED, and CURSED AT... go figure....) the mess is only getting messier. They still haven't provided us with a copy of the contract they forced us to sign on site, and obviously they still owe us the remainder of our fee.
If you have anything you want to say to the thieving lying punks at the Monte Vista you can contact them here: Sean is the manager, Larissa the sourpuss bartender.
800 545 3068
And in honor of this dishonorable event I present to you the F--K MONTE VISTA SHIRT.
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WASHINGTON (WUSA) -- My older brother and I have often been a fan of pranks. Even now as adults, when we go home to spend time with our parents we play mini tricks like dragging fake snakes through the living room to get a brief yelp from our mother and father. How mature, I know.
But these pranks that we play are petty ones, antics that we know won't produce more than a short funny reaction. We would never do something like this.
In a video that he published on his Youtube channel called "The Manny Channel", a man tries to trick his wife into thinking they are going to get run over by a truck.
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Retired UW-Fox professor inspires readers with her poetry
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Laurel Mills talks about her new book, Rumor of Hope,
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Rumor of Hope is a collection of poems Mills wrote about experiences she has had with her daughter, Beth.
"When I was writing these poems I had no idea about putting them together as a book. I wrote them almost out of desperation. And one of the greatest things I think about the arts, especially about writing, is that it gives you a way of sorting out things that are happening in the world, and it helps to make some order out of chaos."
Beth is cognitively disabled and has behavioral issues, born with a rare genetic condition called 1p36 deletion.
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Mills described the book as having a "thread of hope" that runs through it.
"There's always that little thread of hope, something that we can learn from it, or somehow we're going to grow from it, and to not give up."
Jan Porter attended the Scholars Series and had also heard Mills read other poetry at Harmony Café.
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Scott Emmert suggested to the Lecture and Fine Arts Committee that Mills be featured in the Scholars Series and introduced her at the event.
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Besides editing the Fox Cry Review, Mills worked at UW Fox Valley as a teacher for 20 years after being a student herself.
Mills tells young writers to be open to suggestions and to read and write a lot.
"It takes a while to learn that you have to learn to take constructive criticism, but I learned that by taking a lot of creative writing classes and journalism."
Mills has won several awards including the Encircle Publications 2012 Chapbook Contest, the Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets 2013 Chapbook Contest, and the Wisconsin Library Association 2013 Outstanding Achievement Award.
You can order Mill's book, Rumor of Hope, online at http://www.encirclepub.com/store/product/rumor-of-hope.
The Scholar Series was started about 10 years ago.
"I think it enriches and when you're a student your goals should be to learn as much as you can and be exposed to as much as you can and so by going to the Scholar Series you can learn about all these different things," Mills said.
Scholars are chosen by the Lecture and Fine Arts Committee, chaired by Frank Zetzman.
Zetzman said students should attend the Scholar Series to broaden their interests.
"It's another way to become educated without a formal class."
There are six Scholars Series presentations each year, three per semester.


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The accusation of these RWNJ's that people like AG Holder are "playing the race card" when citing disrespectful behavior directed toward them as the result of racism is intended to silence necessary discussions of racism. Anyone paying attention since 2001 knows full well that the disrespect toward President Obama as well as the AG stems almost entirely from racism. Disagreement with their politics is a distant second, if that. There's nothing new about these deniers of racism's existence, because American history as it's taught in schools has been predicated on minimizing, if not entirely denying, racism and the role it has played since this country's founding. Having a panel of only white folks discussing racism is just as bad as the exclusion of women when Congress members were discussing women's reproductive rights. Worst of all are folks who are okay with excluding folks from discussing issues that they are the most impacted by. It shows the GOP's tone-deafness.
In the aftermath of Attorney General Eric Holder's remarks at a National Action Network event on Wednesday, white conservative pundits have used their airtime to complain about Holder 'playing the race card.' Some have even gone so far as saying that racism is no longer a problem in America and doesn't even exist anymore. On two programs this past week, we witnessed panel discussions about race where all the participants were white.
Just to provide the back story, Holder and Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) got into a verbal altercation during a Judiciary Committee hearing on Tuesday. The exchange made news immediately. The following day, Holder was a speaker at a NAN event and strayed from his prepared remarks to discuss the level of disrespect that he and the President have received since coming to Washington. It was clear that Holder implied that racism was at the core of the divisiveness and obstructionism that has gripped Republicans since Obama took office.
On Thursday, Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough defended Gohmert's behavior and accused the Attorney General and the President of playing the race card too often. He then tried to lead a discussion on racism, or the lack thereof, in Washington. His feeling is that Washington is just a tough place to work, and that Bill Clinton, Janet Reno and Richard Nixon all dealt with worse behavior from political opponents. He was able to get agreement from others on the panel that racism is not an issue in Washington and that this is all just politics as usual.
Now, I'd like you to take a look at the composition of this panel discussing race and tell me what all of them have in common:
Hmmm. That sure is a diverse panel there, isn't it? I am sure they can provide us with quite a bit of varied insight and experience when it comes to race relations and what it's like to be black in America.
On Friday, Fox News' The Five decided to have a 'robust' discussion on race in America. They started the segment off by showing Holder's remarks as well as President Obama's speech on Thursday acknowledging the 50th anniversary of the passing of the Civil Rights Act. Dana Perino started off the discussion by suggesting that Holder and Obama are trying to insulate themselves from criticism by bringing up racism. She then got Bob Beckel, the token 'liberal' on the panel, to basically concede that House Republicans are just behaving badly towards Holder and Obama but racism isn't at the core.
This was as good as the discussion got, as it quickly went downhill from there. Perino made the false equivalency of stating that black Democrats that opposed George W. Bush must have been racist as well. Then, Tom Shillue, a comedian filling in for Greg Gutfeld, chimed in and said we shouldn't even care about racism anymore. Shillue, I guess in an attempt to be funny, then tried to joke about locking his car door when a black guy walks by because that's just what he always does.
Of course, no discussion on race would be complete without the input of an expert like Eric Bolling. Bolling spewed a bunch of hate at the NAN and ripped into Al Sharpton, calling him 'ridiculous.' He also pointed out that Americans don't care about race issues and essentially called Holder a race hustler by trying to divide Americans and get them to focus on an unimportant topic like racism, instead of on jobs and the economy.
Beckel, to his credit, tried to tell Bolling that the NAN is not insignificant to black people in this country and that it isn't fair for Bolling to dismiss the group. Bolling then said that blacks should be concerned more about their high unemployment rate. Of course, Bolling obviously doesn't see the correlation of institutional racism with the high unemployment rate of African Americans.
All of this was concluded with Andrea Tantaros finally jumping in and stating that racism obviously can't exist in this country because black men hold the two highest positions in the nation. She also pointed out that the Supreme Court voted down Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act, therefore proving that racism is nonexistent in this country. She jumped on board with Bolling in stating that this is just an issue that the President is going to use to divide the country with. For good measure, she also brought up climate change as an insignificant issue in this country.
Once again, like with the Morning Joe panel, I'd like you to take a long look at the makeup of The Five's panel that decided to discuss racism:
Wow, such diversity! Only white people on a panel discussing racism in America. And wouldn't you know it, they feel that racism is overblown and actually doesn't exist. At the same time, two of the panelists couldn't help themselves when it came to ridiculing Al Sharpton, a leader in the black community.
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Through legislation beginning in 1796 and renewed every three years thereafter, the United States of America established the factory system (1796–1822), which was to construct trading houses mainly on the unsettled U.S. frontier where a factor, appointed by the president, could trade goods for furs with the members of given Native nations or tribes located in the district of the factory. The factory system was a forerunner to the trust relationship between Indian tribes and the federal government as established by the commerce clause in the U.S. Constitution.
The Secretary of War, through the Superintendents of Indian Affairs, oversaw the day-to-day operations of purchasing goods and transporting them to the factories as well as overseeing the selling of furs. The sites for the factory trading houses were located in the westward territories and the south. The United States' intention was to control who traded with the Indians and to build and maintain friendly relations, while making them dependent on American goods instead of British goods.
Dating back to the first white presence on the North American continent, the colonial powers recognized the necessity of establishing ground rules for trading with the Indians. Not until after the French and Indian War ended did the control shift completely to Great Britain and in particular to London. After the American Revolution, the newly formed American government issued acts to regulate the intercourse of trade with the Indians under their jurisdiction. British traders continued to trade with Indians in what was considered American lands. Following the end of the Northwest Territory Frontier Wars in 1795, the Jay Treaty required all British traders to cease operations in the United States and its territories.
In most cases, the U.S. Army established a garrison on or near the site of a factory trade house. The construction of the factory buildings, as well as the garrison, was often done by the soldiers, though sometimes workers such as sawyers and carpenters had to be brought in. Factory trade houses were built of local materials, mostly logs, and included a trade room; it was similar to a store whose shelves were filled with trade goods. Often the factory building was also a residence for the factor, though sometimes another house would be built for him and his family, if he had one. In addition to the trade house, other buildings were constructed to store the overstock of goods, a residence for the interpreter, and storage for the traded furs. In the outbuildings, the furs would have to undergo further cleaning, and, depending on the climate or time of the year, they would have to be frequently turned and beaten to get rid of worms.
The trade goods often were manufactured not only in the United States, but also in Great Britain, Germany, France, India, and China, and other nations. They were sold or traded to Indians at a small percentage over cost to keep the prices low. Some of the goods were clearly items that were of no interest to the Indians, things such as china teapots, Queensware dishes, and ladies' parasols. Regulations stipulated that whites were not allowed to purchase goods from the factory, but they often did. In this middle ground where the two cultures met, soldiers and their wives charged against the promise of future pay just as individual Indians did in the hope of successful trapping. Often, the absence of sutlers located in or near the peace establishment army posts necessitated members of the garrison to charge at the factory or trade furs from hunting. Soldiers often racked up more credit than Indians.
At first, issuing credit to Indians was forbidden, but soon it became a necessity before the winter hunting and trapping seasons. Furthermore, it was learned that, if they could not pay or failed to pay with furs, the government could then take the money from other sources such as annuities or force the tribe as a whole to sell land to pay off the debts. This appears to have been an aim of Thomas Jefferson in February 1803 when he informed William Henry Harrison, governor of Indiana Territory, that the government would "push" their trading houses, enjoy getting the more important leaders heavily into debt, and then trade the debt for ceding land (Esarey, 1922, 71). By selling the trade goods so low, Jefferson assumed the Indians would not want to go to anyone else, especially private traders who could not afford to sell goods so low.
The Indians trapped from the late fall through the winter, and in the spring they brought in their dressed furs to be traded. The types of furs ranged from bear, mountain lion, deerskin, beaver, and muskrat. The goods offered in trade to the Indians ran the lot of cloth like woolens (baize, blanket, and shroud), cottons (calico and homespun), linen, and silk ribbons. Other goods included fishing equipment; knives, tomahawks, guns, gun powder, and shot; brass, copper, and even sheet iron kettles; sewing implements; snuff boxes, bridles, saddles, looking glasses, silk stockings, hats; and much more. At least once a year, the factor shipped furs to the East to be auctioned to manufacturers. These manufactures would make sundry articles of the furs, including hats from beaver, breeches from deerskins, and hat coverings from bear fur for the U.S. Army. Some furs were shipped to other parts of the world, including Europe and China.
One of the projects of the factory system was to encourage agriculture and education among the Indians. Religious organizations, like the Moravians and Quakers, became the agents of the government to work among the tribes to teach them farming, animal husbandry, and domestic sewing arts as well as to convert them to Christianity. The U.S. government factories issued the farming implements, payment coming out of annuities and presents to the tribes, and often paid the salaries of religious men and women working among the tribes. At first, many Indians did not take to the concept of their males farming because, culturally, it was female work. Fines could be levied against annuities if an Indian was found to be trading or selling government-issued farm implements to other Indians or whites. After the War of 1812, Baptists and Presbyterians were offered government funds to commence Indian schools in Kentucky, Missouri, and Kansas. At these schools, Indians were taught reading, writing, arithmetic, and gender-specific occupations; females learned to spin, weave, and sew while the males learned carpentry and farming. They were also instructed in the Christian religion. In the beginning, permission of the parents was sought and no one was forced to attend. However, after the closure of the factory system, this would change.
Criticism of the factory system was most intense from private fur-trading companies. In particular, John Jacob Astor of the American Fur Company lobbied congresspeople, presidents, and others with influential connections to close down the factory system. By 1820, with Lewis Cass, the governor of Michigan Territory and Chouteaus, a prominent fur trade family from St. Louis, Astor pressured Congress to see that the government had no business regulating the trade with Indians. First, it failed to build and keep friendly relations with the Indians, resulting in the outbreak of the War of 1812; second, the trade goods were inferior; next, factors did not go out to tribal villages to trade with the Indians, rather they were required to stay at their factories; and lastly, despite the best efforts of the factories, the illegal selling of alcohol by small private traders continued to increase. Despite all the efforts of the factory system officials, the private traders won out and the system was closed down in 1822.
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Further Reading
Esarey, Logan, ed. 1974. Governors Messages and Letters, Messages of William Henry Harrison, Vol. I 1800–1811. New York: Arno Press. [Originally printed 1922. Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Commission.]; Lavender, David. 1964. A Fist in the Wilderness. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press.; Madsen, Axel. 2001. John Jacob Astor: America's First Multimillionaire. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.; Peake, Ora Brooks. 1954. A History of the United States Factory System, 1795–1822. Denver, CO: Sage Books,; Richards, James K. 1988. "Destiny's Middlemen, Astor's American Fur Company." Timeline 5, no. 29: 30–39.


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Crockett City Council unanimously approved an ordinance to restrict the sale of alcoholic beverages near schools, hospitals, churches, and day cares within the city limits at a special meeting held Monday morning at 9 a.m. Nov. 19.
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The massive and unprecedented takeover is likely to become the largest financial bailout in U.S. history, analysts said. Government officials said the multi-billion-dollar action, which until recently they insisted would not be necessary, was undertaken to save the once mighty companies from imminent collapse.
"Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are so large and so interwoven in our financial system that a failure of either of them would cause great turmoil in our financial markets here at home and around the globe," said Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson in unveiling the complicated temporary takeover plan.
A breakdown at Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac would have had broad ramifications for the economy, he said, not only making mortgages scarce but making auto and other consumer loans harder to get. He also said that if the companies faltered household wealth and savings would suffer, which would hurt the economy even more since residences are the biggest investments that most Americans have.
"A failure would be harmful for economic growth and job creation. That is why we have taken these actions today," he said.
Under the plan, the Treasury and the Federal Housing Finance Agency will take over Fannie and Freddie under a so-called conservatorship, replacing their chief executives and eliminating their stock dividends.
The Treasury will purchase up to $100 billion of senior-preferred stock in each company to make sure that the companies maintain a positive net worth. It will also provide short-term funding to Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and 12 federal home-loan banks, and purchase $5 billion of their guaranteed mortgage bonds by the end of this month.
Treasury also appointed new managers for the companies: Herbert Allison, former chief executive of the pension fund TIAA-Cref, will take over as Fannie Mae's new CEO, while David Moffett, a former vice chairman of U.S. Bancorp, will head Freddie Mac. The current CEOs of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, Daniel Mudd and Richard Syron, respectively, will serve as consultants during a transition period.
James Lockhart, the housing finance agency's director, said Sunday's action was prompted by a belief in government that the companies "cannot continue to operate safely and soundly and fulfill their critical public mission without significant action."
The takeover, which will last at least until the end of next year, aims to preserve the companies largely in their current form as quasi-governmental agencies and keep them solvent until Congress and the new president can decide how to restructure them for the long term, Mr. Paulson said.
"Only Congress can address the inherent conflict of attempting to serve both shareholders and a public mission," he said. "The new Congress and the next administration must decide what role government in general, and these entities in particular, should play in the housing market."
The plan took a step toward resolving one major long-term question, however, by requiring the companies to drastically pare their huge portfolios of mortgage loans as a condition of receiving Treasury's stock investment.
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac would be allowed to increase their porfolios until the end of next year from about $750 billion apiece now to no more than $850 billion. After that, they would be required to reduce the portfolios by 10 percent a year for about a decade until they reach $250 billion apiece.
The Treasury's cash infusions would follow a complicated playbook. Under the plan, the government will immediately take a $1 billion equity stake in each company that could grow to be as large as $100 billion each and which would be senior to both existing preferred and common shares.
The senior preferred stock obtained by the Treasury will carry warrants that will give the government an ownership stake of 79.9 percent among other benefits.


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Last weekend saw the Formula Two drivers return to the Algarve for the first time in two years for rounds three and four of the 2012 series. The unpredictable weather combined with the undulating Portimão circuit certainly provided a challenge for the 17-strong field but it was British racer Luciano Bacheta who once again secured a superb double victory to continue his unbeaten record and became the first driver in the new era to pick up four consecutive victories. In both races he was followed closely home by Swiss teenager Mathéo Tuscher with the 15-year-old recording two second places to move into P2 in the drivers' standings. Kevin Mirocha and Markus Pommer secured the remaining podium spots, both marking their first time in the top three. Formulatwo.com takes a look back at how each driver performed over the thrilling weekend...
#3 Max Snegirev R1: 17th R2: 15th
The weekend marked the Russian's return to F2 following a promising campaign last year, but sadly he was unable to repeat the form he showed during his first race of 2011 where he finished in the points. Instead the 24-year-old was caught up in a battle with Sureshwaren in race one with the two running very close at Turn 1 on lap six and dropping him to the back of the field. Then on the last lap in race two he was unsighted exiting Turn 4 following a spin by Kralev and ended up in the barrier. He'll look to come back stronger at the next rounds in Germany and begin challenging for the points which we know he's capable of doing.
#4 Luciano Bacheta R1: 1st R2: 1st
Despite having never stepped foot on the Portimão asphalt, Bacheta produced a dominant display to secure a double victory and the perfect way to celebrate his 22nd birthday weekend. In race one he led from pole, his first in F2, and was pressured all the way by Tuscher but held him off to continue his unbeaten record from Silverstone. The two then went head-to-head again in round four, this time Bacheta seeing a chance to pass the teenager into Turn 3 on the opening lap and holding him off, despite suffering from oversteer, until the chequered flag. His four wins from four races sets a new F2 record and gives him a sizeable 46 point advantage, but there's no doubt he's had to work for his victories and will not have it all his own way for too long.
#5 Parthiva Sureshwaren R1: 16th R2: 14th
The Indian driver's pace was at times very competitive this weekend but also inconsistent. Sadly, he couldn't repeat his P6 shown in free practice two, instead starting race one P12, but lost ground following a tangle with Snegirev at Turn 1 to come home 16th at the flag. He bounced back from a sizeable crash in qualifying two to start P16 and gained a couple of places to finish 14th but knows he has more to show us.
#7 David Zhu R1: 5th R2: 12th
Right from Silverstone, David Zhu has been an exciting driver to watch and last weekend in Portugal it was difficult to take your eyes off him. The Chinese racer converted his strong pace to start P5 for race one and quickly got past a slow starting Pommer before keeping him at bay for much of the race with some superb defensive work, especially along the pit straight Boost Zone. The quicker German did eventually find a way through but not before he showed us a glimpse of what he can do. In qualifying two he was one of several drivers caught out by the rain to start P13 and could have climbed further had he not tangled with Khani early on at the hairpin.
#8 Plamen Kralev R1: 15th R2: 13th
Although the results may not have always gone his way this weekend, Kralev showed encouraging pace, most notably during Thursday's test session where he regularly ran in the top 10 including a best of seventh. He qualified P13 for race one but lost ground on the opening lap to drop to the back of the pack, gradually recovering to finish 15th. In race two he made a great start to be running as high as 12th by lap three, despite starting last, and was on course to hold this until a mistake saw him spin exiting Turn 4.
#9 Mihai Marinescu R1: 10th R2: DNF
Luck was not on the Romanian's side last weekend coming away with only one championship point - not the large points haul we've come to expect. He reached a high of P9 in race one and had to fight hard to remain in the top 10 for his solitary point. He was one of several to be affected by the rain in qualifying two to start P8 but he picked up a hole in his radiator early on in race two causing him to retire. Given his experience and previous win in F2, he'll no doubt come back stronger at the Nűrburgring.
#10 Alex Fontana R1: 7th R2: 10th
After a standout performance at Silverstone, the Swiss racer struggled a little around the Portimão circuit and will be eager to return to his best at the Nűrburgring at the end of this month. Race one was by far his best performance including a great move into Turn 1 to capitalise on the battling pairing of Zamparelli and McKenzie to take them both. The rain in qualifying two hampered him for the second race but he managed to gain two places to just sneak into the points positions.
#11 Kourosh Khani R1: 14th R2: DNF
Portimão proved to be a difficult weekend for the Iranian where he struggled to repeat the pace he showed at Silverstone last time out. In race one he ran as high as eighth before running wide at the midway stage, dropping him down the order before recovering to finish P14. An early coming together with David Zhu at the second hairpin then put him out of the weekend's second race but he'll look to bounce back at the Nűrburgring in three weeks time.
#12 Mathéo Tuscher R1: 2nd R2: 2nd
The Swiss teenager began the weekend with a brand new livery on his F2 car depicting a fire breathing dragon, aptly christened 'Bruce' after the famous films starring Bruce Lee. It proved to be more than just a lucky charm though with the 15-year-old securing two podiums and a pole, even more impressive given his age. His pole lap (available to watch here) during the sudden downpour in qualifying two showed incredible awareness and car control and was undoubtedly one of the highlights of the season so far. In both rounds he had little trouble matching Bacheta's pace and could so easily have won either race and making him a worthy winner of Comma's Driver of the Weekend award.
#14 Mauro Calamia R1: 12th R2: 11th
Calamia continues to show substantial progress and in both races only narrowly missed out on a points score. The Swiss held his own against a competitive midfield pack with his best performance coming in race one where he gained five places from the back of the grid to finish P12. He made up four places in the next race and it won't be long before he collects his maiden points finish.
#15 Victor Guerin R1: 11th R2: 9th
The Brazilian enjoyed an impressive F2 debut last weekend with his car control in the wet of particular note. In race one he made up three places to finish just outside the points and then put his 500bhp F2 car in P6 for race two, until he was handed a grid penalty for an infringement. Undeterred he battled hard to secure P9 and pick up his first championship points during a challenging weekend on an unfamiliar track.
#18 Dino Zamparelli R1: 8th R2: 5th
The 19-year-old should be happy with his two points finishes at Portimão but knows there was more pace to find as he struggled to find the perfect dry set-up. In both races his pace dropped a little and began to back the pack up, but despite this he showed he can hold his own and his P5 in race two was made even more impressive given the frantic midfield battle he had to overcome. The Brit remains one of the championship's top rookies and it won't be long before he secures his maiden F2 podium.
#19 Christopher Zanella R1: 6th R2: 4th
The 2011 F2 runner-up also struggled to find the best dry set up and consequently was hoping for two wet races in Portugal. Sadly for him, that wasn't to be (despite the sudden downpours!) and could only hold his starting P6 position in race one. He qualified P3 for race two but couldn't quite match the pace of Pommer behind him, losing out at Turn 1. He'll now look to come back stronger at the Nűrburgring where he was twice a podium finisher in 2011.
#20 Daniel McKenzie R1: 13th R2: 6th
The former Formula Renault 3.5 racer had an up and down weekend in Portugal, qualifying and racing well but sadly never on the same day. In race one he put his car in P5 but then gradually dropped down the order to finish 13th. Meanwhile, he qualified P10 for race two but then made up an impressive four places, including making the most of a tricky midfield battle, to ensure he didn't come away empty handed.
#24 Kevin Mirocha R1: 3rd R2: 8th
The Polish racer has adapted very quickly to the Williams designed F2 car which clearly showed this weekend with strong pace throughout. He converted his P4 gained in the opening qualifying session into his maiden podium after getting the jump on a slow starting Pommer. He looked quick again in qualifying one but was undone by the sudden rain to start P7, dropping one place to finish P8 and round off a good points haul.
#27 Markus Pommer R1: 4th R2: 3rd
After a disappointing weekend at Silverstone last time out, the German needed to bounce back in Portugal which is exactly what he did. After getting too much wheel spin off the line in race one, he found himself battling with a very defensive David Zhu. He went on to secure P4 but possibly could have gone higher had he been able to pass the Chinese racer sooner. He was caught out by the rain in qualifying two and drove superbly to recover to the second row of the grid after running P16 for much of it. He soon dispatched third-place Zanella with a move into Turn 1 after realising from his earlier battle with Zhu that he needed to boost earlier down the pit straight. He then pushed hard and began to catch the leading pair but never got close enough to use his boost, instead settling for his maiden F2 podium.
#35 Hector Hurst R1: 9th R2: 7th
The British racer continues to impress in the highly competitive series of F2, especially when you consider he's yet to finish outside the points. In both races he made up two places with his best moment coming in round four as he joined a fantastic midfield scrap with fellow countryman Dino Zamparelli and Daniel McKenzie. At this rate it won't be long before he's challenging for podiums.


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Student[Precalculus][LineTutor] - illustrate various forms of the equation describing a straight line
Calling Sequence
LineTutor(u, v)
(optional) algebraic expression or equation of degree at most one in variables x and y
algebraic, 2-element list or 2-D Vector
The LineTutor(f) command launches a tutor interface that illustrates the various forms of the equation of the line specified by f.
If f is not specified, LineTutor uses a default function.
The LineTutor(u,v) command launches the tutor interface initialized by the line defined by the data specified in the parameters.
* If u and v are both algebraic expressions, then u is taken as the slope and v as the y-intercept of the line.
* If one of u and v is an algebraic expressions and the other is either a list of 2 algebraic values or a 2-D Vector with algebraic components, then the algebraic value is taken as the slope and the list or Vector as a point on the line.
* If u and v are both 2-element lists or 2-D Vectors with algebraic components, then they are taken as points on the line. In this case, u and v must specify different points.
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The Date underneath is that of the Declaration of Independence, and the words under it signify the beginning of the new American Æra which commences from that Date, concludes Charles Thomson about his accepted design of the Great Seal.
Wikipedia relates the Great Seal motto, NOVUS ORDO SECLORUM, to Virgil's Eclogues and ancient pagan ritualists, Sibyls.
The Great Seal is associated with American executive powers. Arguably, the picture on the left does not suggest aprons or paganism. Charles Thomson himself was a Presbyterian. He — same as many people, me included — would not have a Sibyl for an elder. The rituals involved narcotics and burnt offerings.
Novus ordo seclorum – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
ab integro sæclorum nascitur ordo
Wikipedia quotes Virgil's Eclogue and says,
The phrase is sometimes mistranslated as "New World Order" by people who believe in a conspiracy behind the design; however, it does directly translate to "New Order of the Ages".
A New Order of the Ages can cause doubt. Hardly anybody believes in a time without a place on this planet. You couldn't have Romanticism before the Enlightenment and the Renaissance only after. Charles Thomson was a sound expert at Latin and Greek. His spelling did acknowledge the digraph "æ". We can see it in the report.
… the new American Æra
(Charles Thomson's report)
The word seclorum in his design does not have the digraph.
I abandon the Eclogues. The Latin form seclum was earlier than saeclum and seculum. Old Latin e happened to assume ae in the Classic period, and later became e, often in words of shifted semantic reference. For example, nowadays we could say that secular people cannot be members of monastic orders.
I compare Cicero and the Philippics:
Accuse the senate; accuse the equestrian body, which at that time was united with the senate; accuse every order or society, and all the citizens; (…) at all events you would never have continued in this order, or rather in this city; (…) when I have been pronounced by this order to be the savior of my country; (…) when you, one single young man, forbade the whole order to pass decrees concerning the safety of the republic (…)
Then, I think why we people say 'good morning'. It could not be for that Whig journal to come with the Oxford Companion, in my case. I have never read it, just looked up the phrase over the Internet. ;)
I mean, when we speak, we do not take our words from books. Latin might have been a dead language, but Charles Thomson was alive when he used it. He formed the motto. The report gives a rendition of the meaning. It does not translate the motto.
… the words under it signify the beginning of the new American Æra …
Resources differ in presenting the language. We may compare The Rudiments of Latin and English Grammar by Alexander Adam, of about 1786. On page 141, he presents seclor as a consequent of sequor.
I compare the contemporary seclude. We can translate secludere as to stand apart, and seclusus as separate. Latin ordo could mean a group, arrangement, or class. But then, why wouldn't Mr. Thomson have used the word populus, if he meant people?
We derive the noun form people from the Latin populus. The paths for etymology and meaning happen to converge; they also diverge, sometimes. Populus did not connote nationality in ancient times. It often referred to laying waste or degrading: perpopulor, to devastate, pillage; populabilis, destructible.
Ancient Romans did not have much sentiment for nationality. Their militaristic culture favored status. The Roman civitas was inseparable from the city of Rome. Latin had words aerarius and aerarium, for Roman residents who had to pay tax but were not allowed to vote or hold offices. The temple of Saturn had a special part to keep public offerings separate from those of the elites. Caesars could give death verdicts among any people, without due legal trial. We have to be very selective, seeking worthwhile aspects of the Antiquity. Compare the PIE.
Ordo had a dignified sense, as we may compare in Cicero. It did not have to denote a linear arrangement, but it also could: Roman military, bringing territories down, happened to face local people in battle formations.
Nowadays, the noun people means a group of human beings, or a nationality. As a group, it takes a plural verb: The people here all speak English. As a nationality or ethnicity, the noun may take on the plural itself: The peoples of Europe have formed a Union. Status can no longer decide on civil rights.
Seclorum looks a participal form (compare the participle), hence A New People Come (a new people to have become). The word Aera in Charles Thomson's note refers to time in the modern sense of an era.
I offer voluntary extra practice on American civics with my grammar book. Feel welcome to the Travel in grammar.
The US Library of Congress has received extensive materials about Charles Thomson. I hope they become accessible soon, as this is another project of mine. :)