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Has Anyone Else Noticed the Similarities Between Zero Waste Living and Eating Disorders?
- by Alden Wicker
- Oct 10, 2016
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I've now completed one whole week of the no-waste challenge. The lesson I'm taking away so far? Going zero waste is partly about preparedness, yes. But it's more about control over your environment to an emotionally unhealthy degree. It has so many parallels to an eating disorder, but of course without the serious physical health consequences.
Not to trivialize eating disorders, which can be life threatening. But I'm noticing the "skills" you need to lose an unhealthy amount of weight while your friends and family urge you to eat, are the same skills you need to produce no waste when society tries to dump disposables on you at every turn.
You're constantly giving instructions ("No straw please! Could you make sure to ship that to me in recyclable packaging?") You're figuring out what you can get away with without making everyone feel awkward. (Slipping a used napkin into your compost jar). You plan your day around waste (choosing restaurants based on why kind of utensils they use and whether they compost, packing healthy snacks, going hungry if the options available are perfect), and sorting and arranging things like a person with OCD tendencies (folding and stacking packaging, sorting through your refuse). And really, to be completely successful, you would just have to either beg out of a lot of stuff – dinners, drinks, parties, etc – or, refuse to consume anything, while smiling tightly and telling people who inquire that, no, you're fine. You don't want a drink, or food. Really, it's cool.
There's a constant low-level guilt running underneath all your actions. You beat yourself up for huge failures that to the normal person, seem impossibly trivial. You're seeking perfection. You turn your nose up at those who don't have the willpower to be waste-free like you.
The thing is, I tried to have an eating disorder in college, and failed. I attempted through daily binging and purging, extreme calorie control, and various other unhealthy habits to adhere to the unrealistic standards of beauty and worthiness foisted upon me by magazines like Self and the "popular" sororities on campus. I woke up everyday feeling like an utter failure because I had put on 20 pounds, miserable, scheming ways to figure out how to avoid the processed food paid for by my dues and served in the cafeteria and sorority lunch room. I read the memoirs about disordered eating specifically to learn about how women who got down to an unhealthy weight managed to do it, hoping that I could use some of those tricks to get myself down to what I saw as an "ideal" weight of 105 pounds. I looked up to the women who trooped to the bathroom together to purge, who seemed just a little bit too skinny. I even came close to getting kicked out of school, because after I tried and failed to convince the sorority executives and chefs to institute healthier food, I stole the boxes of cookie dough and took them to the food bank. I was desperate. I was accused of having control issues.
But in the end, I like to go with the flow. I hate saying no to invitations and possibilities. I wing it a lot. If something doesn't go according to plan, well, whatever! I move on. Because of these personality traits, I moved on from that life of self hatred and calorie counting and now I'm healthy. I became healthy by letting go of control a little bit, and not beating myself up for failing to achieve perfection.
But for Zero Waste living, these go-with-the-flow personality traits are getting in the way of my mastering the art of an empty trash can. If I was just better at obsessively focusing on something to the exclusion of relationships and experiences, I would be better at this thing. And I don't know how I feel about that.
Here are my results this week in detail. (They are not pretty.)
Holy Moly, Packages
At the end of the week, I had a trashcan full of garbage. (Well, a little trashcan. Our kitchen bin is somewhere between a normal sized kitchen bin, and a bathroom sized bin.)
How did that happen? Well, I'm blame shipping. There are the rare online stores that are super conscious about packaging. Rodale's comes to mind. But for other retailers and small companies, their first priority seems to be effective packaging, followed by visually appealing packaging, followed by affordability, with sustainability an afterthought.
I knew this no-waste challenge was coming, but I did not think ahead. So when I arrived home from Nashville, it looked like Christmas morning at my desk, where my fiancé had piled all the boxed that arrived while I was gone. I carefully unpacked everything, recycled what I could, and made a neat pile of what I couldn't:
- A plastic shipping bag that had cat-shaped wine markers from Amazon inside. I had seen them at a party hanging off my margarita glass, and ordered them right off my phone before leaving the bar. Mistake.
- A plastic bag wrapped around a pillow. This was a gift from a linen company. I could have said, "No, thank you, I'm not accepting mysterious gifts at the moment from PR companies. Failure to hold the line against free things.
- Plastic shipping bag for a book I received for review on EcoCult. Could I had said to the PR person, "Please make sure to send the book in a recyclable shipping bag"? Probably not. Crucial to work and out of my control.
- Two plastic bags and bubble wrap. I accidentally left my leather jacket and camera battery charger in a hotel in Barcelona. They shipped it to me. I just don't see a way out of this one, beyond not forgetting my stuff, which, obviously I didn't want to do in the first place! Out of my control.
- Cotton cords. A PR company messengered over a product launch in a branded shopping bag, without asking me first. I recycle the bag and pull the cords out. I love the company, and the cords are cotton instead of polyester, so I can't be mad. I could try putting them in with my Goodwill clothing pile, hoping that they make their way to the secondhand clothing processor and and then off to a recycling facility before getting thrown away. But that seems unlikely, knowing what I know about textile recycling. Out of my control.
- A plastic tab that came glued to a little box of reusable and biodegradable toothpicks. (Recommended by Leotie Lovely as an alternative to nylon floss.) Unexpected and out of my control.
- Plastic packaging insert that came in a fancy mouse cat-feeding system I put in an order for a few months ago. Consequence of buying something new.
- Bubble wrap that came in a box of skincare items I received for review. I gave gentle feedback to the co-founder about how sustainable people do not like bubble wrap and suggested alternatives. Crucial to work and out of my control.
I didn't produce really any waste from food during the week. I either ate home – leftovers, granola that I bought in bulk – or at at a sit down restaurant. I did plan ahead to get a smoothie at my favorite smoothie shop, and brought a reusable smoothie cup. They happily poured my smoothie in the cup, but then poured the extra in a little paper cup. I pretended not to see it and left it behind. I need a bigger smoothie cup or mason jar!
Let's Talk About Parties
Sorry, here comes a humblebrag: I have a really active social life that involves a lot of clubs and bars. And it can be difficult to adhere to the no waste standard when you're running around in large groups, and trying to yell over the music.
- Straws and a flamingo stirrer: Always with the straws! I forgot to say no straw at our favorite vegetarian taco place when I ordered a cocktail to the table, and it arrives with the added adorable frustration of a pink flamingo stirrer. The next day, I attend a dance party brunch at my favorite feminist nightclub (yup, that exists). I yell over the loud music at the bartender, "No straw!" but the bar is so busy, as soon as he hears my order he's already moving away to mix it up. He tastes the drink with a straw which he tosses in the trash, and plops another one in. But that night for dinner, I tell the waitress no straw, and my drink actually arrives straw free! Mistakes.
- Napkins: I eat out three times over the weekend, and my meals come with napkins. I make a mental note to bring my compost jar to put the napkins in next time. Unpreparedness.
Saturday night, we have an impromptu party at our apartment. I tell everyone that we have plenty of liquor, just bring mixers. We stop at a convenience store, and when my friend walks away from the register with a plastic bag for her liter bottle, I give her a look (she knows better) take the bottle out, and put the bag on the counter. "Sorry! She says. "He moved so fast!" Girl, don't I know it. I carry the liter bottle the whole 20-minute walk home cradled in my arms.
As people arrive to our apartment over the next hour, Illich passes out glasses and then mugs and later, Susty Party cups. Nobody spills anything, but when that has happened at past parties, I direct the embarrassed party to pull a rag out of the rag jar by the sink, instead of using paper towels.
The next morning there are mugs and bottle and cups everywhere. Also, about four unopened liter bottles of mixers. I pop open the trash can, ready for the worst, but I'm pleasantly surprised.
- Bottle tops. Out of my control.
- Mysterious black plastic ribbons. ?
- Packaging for double A batteries. Out of my control.
- Plastic beer can holder, which I dutifully cut up for the sake of marine life before putting it in the trashcan. Out of my control.
Wow! My friends know how to recycle! I suppose I could have done what that famous zero-waste mom does, which is gather up waste and make my guests take it with them, to make a point. I put the two big convenience store bags in my Goodwill pile. They'll hold a lot of stuff for donation.
And finally…
- Cat litter: My dude cleans the litter box, and we bag it up and throw it out. It's pine litter, so technically we could compost it. But I don't think the local garden or farmer's market will take cat-poop contaminated litter. I'll check, though, and let you know. Work in progress.


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DiceTV: A milestone for Silicon Valley Salaries… Rivals are telling Google "Don't be Evil"… and Apple has a huge, gigantic, colossal quarter… and that's great news for developers… All on this week's Update.
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In the past 2 years, I have received the salary survey (and it has been most helpful) that DICE has put together. I was hoping I could find it on this link but am not seeing it. Can you send me that info again for 2011?

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Justice Department Sues California Man to Stop Tax Schemes That Allegedly Cost the Treasury at Least $30 Million
Civil Suit Alleges That Pasadena Man Promotes Tax Fraud Schemes Involving Sham Pension and Welfare-Benefit Plans
WASHINGTON – The United States has asked a federal court to permanently bar a California man from promoting alleged sham pension-plan and welfare-benefit-plan tax fraud schemes, the Justice Department announced today. The civil injunction suit against William Alexander, who is based in Pasadena, Calif., and his two companies – Retirement Plan Services Inc. and Lyons Pensions Inc. – was filed in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles.
According to the complaint, Alexander helps small business owners adopt sham pension plans. He allegedly falsely advises customers that they can claim significant deductions for purported contributions to these sham pension plans in order to reduce or eliminate their federal income taxes. The complaint also alleges that Alexander fraudulently re-characterizes his customers' non-deductible personal expenses as purported deductible pension-plan contributions.
One example of misconduct cited in the complaint was a letter in which Alexander allegedly advised a married couple from Florida who are physicians "to look for old personal checks that you wrote from 1/1/02 through 9/15/03 that are personal checks that I could re-characterize as pension contributions." The complaint also quotes a letter that Alexander allegedly sent to a Los Angeles customer in which Alexander explains that between $50,000 and $60,000 that the customer had made as a down payment on her condominium had been re-characterized as a pension-plan contribution. The complaint further alleges that Alexander helped a California cardiologist, who made a purported $350,625 welfare-benefit plan contribution, to get the funds back by using a sham loan.
The complaint also alleges that Alexander advises his customers that they can re-characterize their salaries as pension plan contributions that he can refund to them through sham loans. For example, the complaint alleges that Alexander advised a Los Angeles customer that she could send Alexander a $200,000 check as a purported pension plan contribution, and that Alexander would then return that customer's money to her.
According to the complaint, Alexander helps customers adopt pension plans that illegally exclude rank-and-file employees. The complaint cites a letter Alexander allegedly sent to one of his clients, a California physician, in which Alexander explains that the goal is to "exclude the employees from this rich pension plan that I use for the owner." The complaint further alleges that Alexander tries to conceal his pension-plan scheme by purposely not filing required documents with the Internal Revenue Service and Department of Labor.
Alexander's promotion of the pension plan and welfare-benefit tax fraud schemes have allegedly cost the government at least $30 million.
In the past 10 years the Justice Department's Tax Division has obtained hundreds of injunctions against tax scheme promoters and tax preparers. Information about these cases is available on the Justice Department website


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After performing on Jimmy Fallon, get ready for one of the biggest collaborations of 2015, as Iggy Azalea and Jennifer Hudson get ready to release Trouble across the pop interweb…
Monday 20th April sees the release of Iggy Azalea's latest single Trouble ft. Jennifer Hudson, taken from her recent album Reclassified.
2014 has been stratospheric for Azalea. She has been nominated for 50 awards including 4 Grammys, 6 AMAs, 7 EMAs, and 9 VMAs. She has sold 13 million singles, 1 million albums and amassed over a billion Youtube views. Impressive hey!
She holds the record for both the longest reign at Billboard #1 for a female rapper, and in holding the #1 and #2 position on the Billboard Hot 100 for 5 consecutive weeks, she keeps company with the likes of The Beatles and Outkast.
On new single Trouble, a Motown inspired, stripped back production courtesy of long-time collaborators The Invisible Men and Salt Wives, Iggy Azalea has teamed up with famed R'n'B vocalist Jennifer Hudson. Iggy's fiery rap takes on a softer, mellow tone as she laments about falling for the bad boy and leaves the chorus open for Jennifer Hudson's powerhouse vocals to shine. The video for 'Trouble', expected later this month, was shot in LA with Iggy Azalea and Jennifer Hudson and was directed by Iggy Azalea herself.
Iggy Azalea made her mark across the globe following the release of her debut album, The New Classic last year, exploding onto the airwaves with her contagious hit singles Fancy ft. Charli XCX, dancefloor smash Work and Black Widow ft. Rita Ora.
Shaking up her debut album, The New Classic, Iggy released Reclassified in November last year, a deluxe version of her debut featuring five brand new tracks and collaborations with global pop-sensation Ellie Goulding, new Danish buzz artist of the moment MØ, and Dreamgirls starlet Jennifer Hudson - all of which have been produced by The Invisible Men.
Reclassified is out now and available to buy on iTunes now..!


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I received a delightful email from a friend the other day with an attached 478-page recipe book full of restaurant recipes - anything from A&W's Onion Rings to York Peppermint Patties and everything in-between. I quickly scrolled to the O section.
Olive Garden.
Zuppa Toscana.
Been dying to try it for well over a year now.
Finally, I put the obscure ingredients (not really - just the kale) on a grocery list and sent Armando for the goods.
It turned out DELICIOUS! I would highly recommend this recipe.
3/4 cup onions, diced 1/8 inch
1 slice bacon, 1/4-inch diced
1 1/4 tsp garlic cloves, minced
1 ounce chicken boullion
1 quart water
2 medium potatoes, cut in half length-wise then cut in 1/4 inch slices (do not peel)
2 cups cavallo greens (kale can be substituted), cut in half, then sliced into 1/16-inch strips
1 1/2 cups sausage link - spicy, pre-cooked, cut in half-length-wise, then cut at an angle into 1/2-inch slices
3/4 cup heavy whipping cream
Place sausage link onto sheet pan and bak in 300 degree oven for 15-20 minutes or until done.
Place onions and bacon into 3 to 4 quart sauce pan and cook onions over medium heat until onions are almost clear. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute.
Add chicken bouillon, water and potatoes, bring to a simmer for 15 minutes. Add remaining ingredients then simmer for 5 more minutes and serve.
Recipe courtesy Insider's Recipes Master Edition.
**These are just some changes I made or would make to the recipe next time.
- I substituted the sausage link (yuck) for ground sausage. This time I used regular. Armando claimed it lacked any kick. I now have a pound of frozen HOT ground sausage in the freezer waiting for the next time I try the recipe.
- I used the kale. It worked perfect.
- This recipe calls for heavy whipping cream. I don't think it needs it. Milk would suffice.


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A hundred and seventy-one years of history must make for a heck of a book of records, to draw inspiration from. For Ulysse Nardin, 1964 is just a good halfway into that book. But if the new Diver Le Locle is anything to go by, it goes to show that no matter what time or era a simple, good piece of design was conceived in, it will still garner the same adoration each time and time again that it is revived.
The Diver Le Locle was first produced by Ulysse Nardin in 1964. With large luminescent hour markers, prominent, broadsword shaped hour and minute hands and, of course, the unidirectional rotating bezel; it had every detail in place to make for a great tool watch.
As it makes its comeback in 2017, there are just three aspects that have been adjusted. First, the seconds sub-dial, which in the original was a central running seconds hand. Second is the date window. The original did have a date window, but it didn't have the cyclops loupe that we see in the present-day version. The third is the case size. The 1964 version was a 38mm piece, whereas the new one sits at 42.2mm.


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The gorgeted wood-quail is a small New World quail distinguished by the distinctive black and white bands on its throat. The rest of the plumage is largely brownish in colour, with dark upperparts, spotted and streaked with black and buff, and more reddish underparts, spotted with white on the breast. The male gorgeted wood-quail sports a short blackish-brown crest, a blackish-brown eyestripe, white cheeks and a white line above the eye, while the female is similar in appearance, but more greyish below, with reduced spotting on the breast, a white chin, and a white throat, crossed by a band of black spots. The legs and short beak are black (2) (3) (4). Immature individuals are more brownish-grey on the breast and side, with the white breast spots reduced to streaks (2). The song of the gorgeted wood-quail, given in the early morning, is described as loud and "rollicking" (3), consisting of multiple repetitions of short phrases (5).
Relatively little is known about the biology of the gorgeted wood-quail. Found on the forest floor (2) (4), it feeds on a diet of fruit, seeds and arthropods (2) (3) (6) (7), and is usually seen in small groups of up to three birds (2) (7). Breeding occurs from March to May and September to November, apparently coinciding with the periods of peak rainfall (2) (3) (6) (7). However, no other information is available on the reproductive behaviour of this species.
The gorgeted wood-quail is endemic to a small area of the western slope of the East Andes, in Colombia. Originally known from a few sites in the department of Cundinamarca, the species has since only been recorded to the north, in the department of Santander (2) (3) (4) (6) (7).
This species inhabits humid temperate and subtropical forests dominated by oak and laurel species, at elevations of around 1,500 to 2,900 metres (2) (3) (5) (6) (7). Although believed to be dependent on primary forest for at least part of its life cycle, the gorgeted wood-quail has also been recorded in secondary and degraded forest (2) (3) (6) (7).
Classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List (1).
In 2008, the gorgeted wood-quail was downlisted by the IUCN from Critically Endangered to Endangered after surveys found it to be more widespread than previously thought (3). However, the species is still under serious threat from hunting and habitat loss, with most of its habitat having already been converted to agriculture, plantations and grazing land, and the remaining forest reduced to tiny, isolated patches (2) (3) (6) (7). The highly restricted and fragmented range of the gorgeted wood-quail, encompassing an area no more than 280 kilometres in length, together with its small population size, makes it particularly vulnerable to any threats (2) (3). As a ground-dwelling species it may also have a limited ability to disperse (5), making a lack of habitat connectivity particularly detrimental to its survival.
The gorgeted wood-quail receives some protection within the Guanentá-Alto Río Fonce Flora and Fauna Sanctuary and the adjacent Cachalu Biological Reserve, and efforts have been underway to set up research projects in these areas (2) (3) (6) (7). Fundación ProAves have undertaken population studies in Serranía de los Yariguíes, as well as distributing educational materials to local people (3) (5), and further studies have been recommended to assess and monitor the population, survey further sites, investigate the level of hunting pressure, and assess the species' use of secondary forest (3) (5) (6) (7). Effective protection of the remaining forest areas is needed, and if this rare forest quail is found to also occur at any additional sites, it will be important to ensure that these also receive adequate protection (3) (6) (7).
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On the heels of the Obama administration's poor deal with Iran there has been quite a bit of consternation on both the left and the right about the terrible terms of the negotiated deal. Many critics have wondered how it is that we could even begin dealing "honestly" with a nation that incessantly calls for our destruction and the destruction of our allies.
The answer is, we cannot.
The ink on the paper hasn't even dried yet, and Iran is already proving to be a horrible partner in "peace." A story in the New York Post on Saturday details a just-released book from the mind of Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The book is titled "Palestine" and it is a rambling 416 page screed against Israel, the United States and anything not Islamic.
Khamenei makes his position clear from the start: Israel has no right to exist as a state.
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He uses three words. One is "nabudi," which means "annihilation." The other is "imha," which means "fading out," and, finally, there is "zaval," meaning "effacement."
Khamenei claims that his strategy for the destruction of Israel is not based on anti-Semitism, which he describes as a European phenomenon. His position is instead based on "well-established Islamic principles."
One such principle is that a land that falls under Muslim rule, even briefly, can never again be ceded to non-Muslims. What matters in Islam is ownership of a land's government, even if the majority of inhabitants are non-Muslims….
However, according to Khamenei, Israel, which he labels as "adou" and "doshman," meaning "enemy" and "foe," is a special case for three reasons.
The first is that it is a loyal "ally of the American Great Satan" and a key element in its "evil scheme" to dominate "the heartland of the Ummah."
The second reason is that Israel has waged war on Muslims on a number of occasions, thus becoming "a hostile infidel," or "kaffir al-harbi."
Finally, Israel is a special case because it occupies Jerusalem, which Khamenei describes as "Islam's third Holy City."
While Khamenei doesn't mention the just-accomplished nuke deal, he does seem to imply throughout the book that Iran's nuclear capabilities are meant to act as a deterrent against Israel. Khamenei envisions a long, drawn-out "low-intensity" war against Israel that will eventually push Israel's citizens to move out of the Jewish nation. His hope is that making Iran a nuclear power will force Israel to think twice about using its military to stop Iran's long-term plans (for fear that Iran would launch a nuclear attack in return). In this way, Khamanei believes that Iran can slowly but surely destroy the will of Israel's citizens to continue living in "Palestine."
In Khamenei's analysis, once the cost of staying in Israel has become too high for many Jews, Western powers, notably the US, which have supported the Jewish state for decades, might decide that the cost of doing so is higher than possible benefits.
Thanks to President Obama, the US has already distanced itself from Israel to a degree unimaginable a decade ago.
Khamenei counts on what he sees as "Israel fatigue." The international community would start looking for what he calls "a practical and logical mechanism" to end the old conflict.
Khamenei's "practical and logical mechanism" excludes the two-state formula in any form.
"The solution is a one-state formula," he declares. That state, to be called Palestine, would be under Muslim rule but would allow non-Muslims, including some Israeli Jews who could prove "genuine roots" in the region, to stay as "protected minorities."
Khamenei even seems to admit that Iran is behind many of the acts of terrorism that happen in Israel each year! Throughout his book the evil anti-Semitic nature of Khamenei's beliefs are more than evident; at times his racism and religious bigotry seem to ooze from the book itself.
Khamenei boasts about the success of his plans to make life impossible for Israelis through terror attacks from Lebanon and Gaza. His latest scheme is to recruit "fighters" in the West Bank to set up Hezbollah-style units.
"We have intervened in anti-Israel matters, and it brought victory in the 33-day war by Hezbollah against Israel in 2006 and in the 22-day war between Hamas and Israel in the Gaza Strip," he boasts.
Khamenei describes Israel as "a cancerous tumor" whose elimination would mean that "the West's hegemony and threats will be discredited" in the Middle East. In its place, he boasts, "the hegemony of Iran will be promoted."
Khamenei's book also deals with the Holocaust, which he regards either as "a propaganda ploy" or a disputed claim. "If there was such a thing," he writes, "we don't know why it happened and how."
This is the Supreme Leader, the final authority on life and politics and the military, of Iran. This is the man who is the ultimate authority in Iran on our deal with them. This is the man the Obama administration trusts with the future of the Middle East and possible the world. Questionable judgment? Yep.
What's worse is that these aren't just the insane ramblings of a madman (though Khamenei may well be deranged). Just watch the world news or listen to anything said about Israel in the United Nations. The world is turning its back on Israel; Khamenei's strategy is working! And President Obama is making us complicity with him by engaging in deal making with the villains who run Iran. It's despicable.
The views expressed in this opinion article are solely those of their author and are not necessarily either shared or endorsed by EagleRising.com


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Colorful and Creative Food Ideas for St. Patrick's Day
St. Patrick's Day is a day of celebration to many especially for those in Ireland but even here in the United States school's have St. Patrick's Day parties for the kids, bars and pubs celebrate and serve green beer and there are also several annual St. Patrick's Day parades each year. I've recently started looking for some fun foods for this holiday and was overwhelmed by the variety of options and just couldn't help but share them with everyone! Whether you are looking for some ideas to prepare for a party or whether you just want to prepare something at home for fun with the kids while discussing the history of St. Patrick's Day and how it came to be, there is something in this colorful and creative food round-up for you. Before we get started with going through all of the fun and fabulous foods, I would just like to say, one of the bloggers who shared their recipe in my round-up was attacked for sharing foods made with food coloring and slammed for sharing that she made it for her kids one day. I am not an advocate for using food coloring all the time but I see nothing wrong with using food coloring in foods occasionally for a holiday. I wrote the hub to give some fun suggestions, not to debate the use of food coloring :0) Now, let's get going.. please enjoy!
Rainbow Pancakes
I am baker has shared these beautiful rainbow pancakes! What a day to start St. Patrick's Day. The kids would love this one.
Random Thoughts of a SUPERMOM!- Has shared how to make rainbow waffles.. another one that kids would love in the morning of St. Patrick's Day.
Shamrock Pizzas
I'm Topsy Turvy shared how to to make these yummy shamrock shaped chicken Alfredo pizzas! The green pizza dough was made in a bread machine and she was nice enough to share the recipe for the green pizza dough. I think think this would make a great St. Patrick's Day lunch or dinner.
Veggie Rainbow Wraps
Happy Healthy Life shares how to make these vegetable rainbow wraps. They look perfect for St. Patrick's Day just like they are- no food coloring. My mouth is watering just looking at them. If you are looking for a healthy alternative this one would be it. Kids love them too!
Green Mashed Potatoes
Maybe you don't want to go for a full on green meal for St. Patrick's Day. How about making a side dish of green mashed potatoes? How about a nice steak, colorful salad, green mashed potatoes and some bread for dinner? The best part about this one is that the potatoes were made green by spinach and/or broccoli... for those of you who do not use food coloring, this is a good one. I found the recipe at Recipe Can
Rainbow Slush
Ramblings from the Sunshine State shows how she made this beautiful rainbow slush for a rainbow themed party but of course, it could be used for St. Patrick's Day, too. The kids would really go crazy over this one. Hop on over and see how she made it!
Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies
I bet these green mint chocolate chip cookies taste wonderful. It doesn't bother me in the least that they are green. You could whip up a batch of these for a St. Patrick's Day party. I'm sure you will get many compliments on your green cookies. Get the recipe at babble.
Rainbow Cake
Be the talk of the St. Patrick's Day party by bringing this beautiful rainbow cake. I think this is the most beautiful cake I've ever seen..It's almost too pretty to eat! I bet it's just as yummy as it is pretty. It is a white cake mix with a lemony swiss meringue butter cream icing. Go to whisk Kid to see how it was made.
Green Candied Popcorn
This green candied popcorn is another good one to bring to a party or you could just snack on it at home. This is a nice, green treat that you could make in no time. Go to Skip to my Lou for the recipe.
Green Pea and Bacon Soup
Another naturally green alternative for St. Patrick's Day is this Green Pea and Bacon Soup. This soup sounds yummy! Well, anything that has bacon in it is yummy to me but anyway.. Go get the printable recipe at Divine Dinner Party.
Rainbow Cupcakes
Go grab the recipe at FamilyFun for these cute rainbow cupcakes for St. Patrick's Day! This would be a good one to send for a school party or any party, for that matter! The icing is just whipped cream but I was thinking maybe a white (or even green)butter cream with some rainbow sprinkles.
Green Lemonade
Everyone needs to drink some green lemonade on St. Patrick's Day to celebrate the occasion. These were actually made for a green themed wedding but they are great for St. Patrick's Day, too. There wasn't a recipe but it's pretty simple.. just make some lemonade and add a little bit of green food coloring. I found this pretty green lemonade at Bridal Guide.
St. Patrick's Day Cookies
These colorful rainbow and shamrock cookies are really neat. I like how big they are and how they were made to be eaten with a stick like a lollipop. These would be a perfect addition to a St. Patrick's Day party.. they could even be wrapped in cellophane and given a take home favor! Visit Amanda's Cookin for the printable recipe and great photo illustrated instructions.
Green Pistachio Sweet Bread
How about some green sweet flavored bread for St. Patrick's Day? This is a sweet pistachio bread and it sure does sound yummy. It is made using a cake mix and pistachio pudding. This would make a perfect St. Paddy's Day treat. Go to Kitchen Blessings to see how it was made.
Fruit Rainbow
If you are looking for healthier options, this fruit rainbow platter that I found at Sarah's Blog looks fabulous! I love how the marshmallows were used as clouds on both sides of the rainbow and the bananas are the pot of gold.
Green Mocktail
This non-alcoholic green goddess mocktail is perfect for those of you who want a nice drink but without the alcohol. The flavor is a combination of lemon, grapes and ginger and it's the perfect color for St. Patrick's Day! Go to Khaugiri for the recipe.
Green Deviled Eggs
I found these green deviled eggs at So Wonderful So Marvelous. They were originally made for a Dr.Seuss birthday party but they would also make a great St. Patrick's Day party appetizer. Visit the link for a great, photo illustrated recipe.
Double Rainbow Pudding
How about some double rainbow pudding for dessert on St. Patrick's Day? Michelle P via tablespoon shared the recipe for this very colorful pudding. It's actually just colored vanilla pudding and it's very easy to make. The kids would love it.
Green Vegetables and Green Goddess Dip
Here is another healthy alternative St. Patrick's Day treat. This would be the perfect to take along to a party or it could be something green for the kids to much on. The green dip is called green goddess dip and it sounds wonderful. See how to make it at Splendid Market.
Green Velvet Cupcakes
Love from the Oven has the recipe for green velvet cupcakes.. and as you may have guessed, it's the same as red velvet except they are green! So it's the same yummy cake, just a different color. Visit the link for the full recipe PLUS the recipe for the frosting.
Rainbow Fudge
I think I'm in love now.. take a look at this rainbow fudge! That is really more of the pot of gold than rainbow but anyway...I can not wait to try to make this stuff! Take these to your St. Patrick's Day party.. talking about wowing your friends! Of, course, you could make some at keep it at home as a treat for the kiddo's. All I know is whoever gets a piece of this fudge will be very happy. See all the pretty pictures and get the recipe at Off the (Meat) Hook
Leprechaun Rainbow Party Punch
This is a nice punch for St. Patrick's Day made from fruit juice, sparkling water and rainbow sherbet. It would be the perfect addition to any St. Patrick's Day party. Get the recipe at Recipe Goldmine.
I hope you have enjoyed all of these creative and colorful St. Patrick's Day food ideas....
Happy St. Patrick's Day!!
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I hate to admit it but St. Patrick's Day is usually one of those holidays that kind of pass by and I don't think too much of it until I get pinched for not wearing green. This year I thought it would be neat to make some sort of St. Patrick's Day...
I love to hear your comments...please share!
It's so colorful. Thanks for sharing.
Thank YOU! Btw, you can make any cake batter a confetti mix by putting in your own sprinkles...the long ones called "jimmies"...I learned that on hubpages somewhere...I just got the Betty Crocker mix because it was 99cents. That makes it easy and CHEAP! Yay for mommy time-savers :) Your printables are awesome...keep them up! They're even more awesome time-savers (for me, at least)!
Here's what I made (a day late)...I posted a question, so I could answer with a picture. I also used your free printables! https://hubpages.com/question/161133/what-colorful...
Okay everyone I expect updates on what you make today...on the menu here....green mint choc chip cookies and maybe some green cupcakes with rainbow sprinkles and green clover decorations! I'll pose a question and you can answer with pictures...
I love the idea of the green cookies.
Who would have thought that rainbows could look yummy?...you had my mouth watering over a few of these.
Wow I never thought about making the pancakes green for my children. I'm going to try it this year I think they will love it. Thanks for sharing.
Stunning. I'm no cook myself - but i'll pass this on to my husband, who IS! Fantastic, Jamie.
What a great idea for a hub! I love that you offer all of the links connected to the photos, explaining how to make the goodies. Vote up.
Love the green lemonade! What do you think the dye would do to white wine if you used it on that?
I've bought some green Wine Aerators that were on special offer for St Patrick's Day - they really make the wine taste great and look fab on the table, but I'm always looking to go one green step further!
Saw the rainbow pancakes on Pinterest too - fab!
If you want to share the discount I used for my wine aerators here's the link - just use code PADDY10 at checkout
If anyone's tried dying their wine before I'd really like to know!
No I used the standard McCormick brand liquid food coloring drops. I heard the food coloring gels or pastes (by Wilton?) are better because you can use less to achieve color; with the drops I used, you sometimes have to use a lot, which can change the consistency and even the taste of what you're adding it to. I'm going to share this on FB, see what my baker friends think.
Oh my goodness - I spotted this through pinterest. These ideas are so much fun! Thank you for sharing.
voted up and yum!
Love love love all the rainbows! I have never tried green anything except the frosting for my son's caterpillar cupcakes and I have to say it takes a lot of (that typical liquid drop) food coloring to get a good color. I think the fruit rainbow would be easy and fun to present though. Great roundup!
I love all the ideas you posted, how fun!!
Thanks for featuring one of our favorite recipes!
(the green sweet pistachio bread)
Green is not the most appetizing food color, but some of these ideas are really fun. I love all of the rainbow food ideas.
These were a great selection of ideas. Last year my husband made green eggs for my kids for Dr. Suess's birthday. They absolutely insisted that they tasted different so I don't think I could convince them to eat green potatoes. However there are some other great ideas I will be using. Thanks for the list!
Thank you for including our green goddess and crudite. Nice to find your great blog. Nice to be included with all of these other great ideas. I love all of the rainbows.
Great ideas. I like the rainbow pancakes and the green mashed potatoes the best. Voting this Up and Interesting.
What fun ideas! I am definitely trying the rainbow pudding - that looks easy to do!
Looks absolutely delicious!! Yumm!
You had me at the pancakes. And check out those mashed 'taters! Wow! Yum, yum, yum! These recipes will go perfectly with my "green beer." Hehe. Voted up and across - beautiful hub.


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The digital world is here with us but the million dollar question is, are we all digitally compliant? The answer is a simple no. However, knowledgeable you think you are, there is always something new to learn in the digital world. Things change every day. Therefore, you need to hone your digital skills from time to time. You can do so by taking various digital courses online. Here are a few different courses to heighten your digital skills.
Web design and development
You can't talk about digital services without mentioning website design and development. Indeed, with more than half of the world population having access to the internet, businesses have made websites and blogs the business cards of today. Consequently, the demand for web design services reached a record high the other day. There is mind-boggling information on website design and development on the internet today but let no one lie to you that designing a website is easy. It is a work of art. You must be adept in digital technologies to create a website that works. That is why you need to take a web design and development course online.
Digital marketing
A business is either marketing itself or doing nothing. Digital marketing is not as easy as traditional marketing where flyers, brochures, and billboards would do wonders, for example. Today, for your digital business to be noticed, it has to rank high in search engine results pages. It has to be search-engine optimized. Digital marketing is a broad field. No wonder there are several digital marketing courses online. You can always choose the online learning platform that you like, but online training with Imparture is particularly informative and resourceful. Here, you get access to thousands of demand-driven digital marketing courses that are continually updated to reflect the latest developments in the digital world.
Google Analytics
With your website up and running and digital marketing strategies in place, it is natural to want to know how your business is performing. Google Analytics comes in handy in this case. As you would imagine, it is not easy to get the information that you are looking from Google if you are not skilled.
Social media marketing and bookmarking
Social media marketing is easier said than done. Indeed, you may think that you can easily convert the fans of your Facebook page into customers of your business. You will realize that people are on social media platforms to socialize, not to buy goods. No one said that they never buy goods though. You can learn the tricks of making them buy from you from a social media marketing course.
In summary, learning is a journey that never ends. You should be learning every day of your life. Luckily, you can take online digital courses at any time wherever you are. You can also ask for a tailor-made digital course to address your specific concerns. You just need to explain these concerns and a customized course is prepared for you. It is worth noting that these online digital courses are suitable for professionals in all sectors of the economy. Whether you are in the automotive, healthcare, travel or technology sectors, you need to learn digital skills in order to keep growing in your organization.


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Milligan, NE – Luxurious Inspiration has begun updating its website with the new products with brand names like Chicago Cubs that arrived recently. The update was already long overdue going by the fact that so many products are now available that were not available the last time a major update was done. The company, which is located in the city of Milligan, has been in the business of selling jewelry and latest fashions for a long time. The outstanding thing about the company is that anyone can easily get the best deals in all forms of sporting clothes and jewelry. According to the CEO of the firm, Patrice Langevin, "the company has always been known as the best when it comes to customer support."
Most of the new products such as the Championship Rings that are now available in the company's store are actually tested and trusted and have been found to stand the test of time. It has been discovered that the normal factors that usually affect products like jewelry do not affect these new products. In the words of the CEO, "Proper research was carried out before each, and every one of these products was produced. This is why the products are been promoted to more people because they are very good products." Everyone that has had one dealing or another to do with the company can testify to the fact that the products sold by the company are of good quality.
During the interview session with the CEO, he went further to state categorically that the company is doing all it can to see that people get the best. According to him, he said, "The website is a marketplace. So, it is good that everyone has several options to select from when shopping. My target is to see that the number of products on the website increases to a very large number so that everyone can get what he or she wants." He also said that achieving it will require a lot of continued effort on the parts of everyone who works with the company currently or will work with it in future.
Information gathered from the company shows that a lot of effort is being put to ensure that every employee of the company runs with the vision of the CEO. There is a lot of training going on internally to see that everyone has the technical know-how of how to go about carrying out his or her duties most effectively and efficiently. The customer service department of the company is being worked on so that they can be of the best service to customers who need to be clear on one thing or the other or who generally need thesupport of any kind. It is encouraged that people should visit the company's website and check out the new arrivals like the New England Patriots Championship Ring. Visit the website at https://luxuriousinspirations.com/ to get the knowledge about Chicago Cubs.
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These posters can be seen on such places as print ads, billboards, bus shelters, hand-painted murals on buildings, food trucks, a print insert, 3'x4' art gallery pieces, art books, digital banners and rich media banners.


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If you're looking to live a cleaner, healthier life, making the switch to natural beauty products is a big step. Using the best natural and organic skin and hair products will not only protect you for the long haul, you'll be more beautiful too!
What's the deal with conventional skin and hair products these days? You've probably come across all the news about carcinogens, allergens and all kinds of not-so-great stuff being hidden in there.
Why do people want to do this to you?
Or, maybe the better question is, why do people let other people do this to them?
Mostly, the information is right there on the label. Not always. But it's supposed to be. But don't worry about that anymore. Forget about it. Read some of our labels. Plants. Some minerals. No worries. All good. No bad.
And the best part?
It just works better.
Sure, some of the big companies have 'breakthrough formulas' that might work for a little while. In a short burst. But you've probably noticed that it doesn't last. Soon you are looking for new ways to fight dryness, wrinkles, sags, puffiness. Maybe even worse than before.
The best stuff might not promise the same miracles. Might not be as flashy. But the benefits last. And isn't that the whole point? Looking good, feeling good for the long run. That's the investment you're making.
We've noticed a trend around Goldgrass Home. People come back. Month after month. Year after year.
People don't mess with what's working. Why would they? Once you find the right natural beauty products for you, there's no going back to the regular stuff.
And that's not even getting into how good it feels to know that they have chosen products certified to be free of any of the bad stuff. Yes, that is peace of mind. That is the future… Your future.


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Preterm infants given low-dose hydrocortisone did not experience a significant difference in neurodevelopmental outcomes at 2 years of age, French researchers found.
Researchers writing in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that the mean global developmental quotient score was not statistically different between extremely preterm infants randomized to receive hydrocortisone compared to infants randomized to placebo. There were also no significant between-group differences in the incidence of cerebral palsy or other neurological impairments, said the authors.
They concluded that while this exploratory analysis proved that low-dose hydrocortisone was safe in these infants, more randomized studies are needed to provide more definitive evidence about the safety of the treatment.


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Kendall Jenner is constantly taking to her app to give us styling tips, document her favorite looks, list fashion brands she loves, and of course, share the occasional throwback thursday. This week, however, she's helping us steal her most recent looks for affordable prices, including her $1,110 fur lined denim jacket from Ambush.
On her app, the model linked to a $34 faux shearling collar jacket from ASOS and we have to admit, it's the perfect affordable alternative.
In the post, Kendall also shows alternatives to her gold puffer jacket (below), two tops and her super-cool conductor's hat. Download the app to shop all her awesome affordable picks.
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Three fire engines 'temporarily' removed from East End still not returned – more than a year on
PUBLISHED: 11:06 29 August 2014 | UPDATED: 17:39 29 August 2014
Three fire engines "temporarily" removed from East End fire stations to cover strike action still haven't been returned – more than a year on.
London Fire Brigade (LFB) bosses stripped the appliances from Whitechapel, Poplar and the now-defunct Bow on August 14 last year. The move attracted criticism from union officials that the brigade was prejudging the outcome of a strike ballot, then still two weeks away.
LFB bosses said it was part of a contingency plan to provide cover in the event Fire Brigades Union (FBU) members took industrial action over pensions. The Tower Hamlets engines made up three of 27 taken across the capital.
A spokesman for the LFB has now said the appliances haven't been returned because FBU industrial action has been continuing.
FBU regional secretary Paul Embery called the continued absence of the engines "unacceptable".
"The London Fire Brigade receives seven days' notice of any strike action," he told the Advertiser, "and that is ample time to arrange for the engines to be removed for use as strike cover.
"Over the last year, strike periods have been infrequent, yet for some reason the brigade refuses to return the engines in between strikes. This reduces the cover available to people in Tower Hamlets and puts them at greater risk. It's difficult to see any justification for the ongoing situation."
Since the first strike in September 2013, firefighters have embarked on a series of walk-outs, including eight consecutive days of action as recently as July.
LFB would not comment on the whereabouts of the borrowed vehicles, but London fire commissioner Ron Dobson has previously said his organisation has a "legal responsibility" to prepare ahead of firefighter strike action.
"This is not a decision I have taken lightly," he said last August when the original decision was made.
"But I need to ensure contingency plans are in place, which is why I've arranged for the temporary removal of 27 fire engines."
Members of the FBU are striking as part of a bitter dispute with the government over changes to the pensions.
The reforms raise the retirement age for firefighters from 55 to 60, which the union has called "unacceptable, unworkable and unrealistic".
The government has said further strike action is "only counter-productive".
Read more:
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The Washington Post acknowledges the baby crisis of low fertility rates in the U.S., but doesn't seem too worried.
Acknowledging that "some worry" about a baby crisis, and claiming that too high a birthrate is a bad thing just like two low a birthrate, is a tactic designed to keep readers complacent. But the fact that fertility rates have reached a historic low means it is ridiculous to tell readers about the alleged problem of too many births.
There's another difference. Parents feel the costs of children. They don't feel the economic consequences of a baby crisis until and it is too late.
Thus, the Washington Post's headline, "The U.S. fertility rate just hit a historic low. Why some demographers are freaking out."
The United States is in the midst of what some worry is a baby crisis. The number of women giving birth has been declining for years and just hit a historic low. If the trend continues — and experts disagree on whether it will — the country could face economic and cultural turmoil.
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According to provisional 2016 population data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday, the number of births fell 1 percent from a year earlier, bringing the general fertility rate to 62.0 births per 1,000 women ages 15 to 44. The trend is being driven by a decline in birthrates for teens and 20-somethings. The birthrate for women in their 30s and 40s increased — but not enough to make up for the lower numbers in their younger peers.
The article goes on to present a supposedly balanced view of birth rates. Then it gets to the source of the demographic problem.
"It's about millennials," says Donna M. Strobino, a professor of population, family and reproductive health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Those supposedly entitled young adults with fragile egos who live in their parents' basements and hop from job-to-job — it turns out they're also much less likely to have babies, at least so far.
It is indeed millennials. And it's not just the economy and the college debt trap. It is also "technology" and "individualism," which are new euphemisms for porn and masturbation:
Read the entire Washington Post story.
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Many candidates who took NEET MDS exam have reviewed it as moderately difficult.
Increased difficulty coupled with negative marking is a lot aspirants under confident about their attempt.
So we tried to collect information from the candidates who took the exam to help you understand how the exam, was for others.
We have tried to consolidate data from all the responses and give you an accurate picture of the exam.
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Overall Difficulty Level (Moderate – Tough)
Majority of the students who appeared for the exam stated that the exam was Moderate-Difficult.
According to the reviews shared by the candidates,
51% found the exam to be difficult;
44% found the exam to be moderate; &
5% found the exam to be easy.
Many students have rated the exam more or less like AIIMS MDS.
32% found the exam to be easier than last year NEET exam while 68% found the exam to be difficult than the last year's NEET exam.
Pattern of Questions
'One Liners' seemed to rule NEET MDS 2018.
Questions were generally one-liners, conceptual, theory based and required thorough knowledge.
There were very few clinical questions.
The exam contained only 1 image based question which was very disappointing for the students.
Overall there was a mix of Easy and Difficult questions- easy were very easy and difficult ones were very difficult.
Marks distribution per subject released earlier by NBE was not strictly followed in the exam.
High Weightage Subjects
- Pharmacology
- Medicine
- Dental Material
- Oral Pathology/Oral Medicine
- Genetics
Overall, there were more questions from 3rd year subjects.
Low Weightage Subjects
The subjects which carried considerably low weightage included:
- Endodontics
- Orthodontics
The exam consisted of almost 60% Medical questions and only 40% Dental questions.
How many questions did the candidates attempt?
2 % students attempted 240 questions
22 % students attempted 200-230 questions
52% students attempted 180-200 questions
19% students attempted 150-180 questions
5% attempted less than 150 questions.
120-140 questions were easy to attempt for everyone.
Questions from PrepLadder's NEET MDS Mock Exam
Candidates reported that 7-10 direct repeats from the recent NEET MDS Mock Exam conducted by PrepLadder appeared in NEET MDS exam.
Candidates expressed their gratitude as to how PrepLadder's Marathon Pack helped them in thorough preparation and helped them enhance their score and Mock Exam provided them exposure to the real exam environment prior to actual exam. As many questions appeared from PrepLadder Test Series.
Other common comments received about the exam
- Multiple revisions were required for a good attempt.
- Dental subjects were easy while Medical subjects were very difficult.
- Medical subjects had high weightage and students felt like taking medical paper instead of dental paper.
- Options were very confusing and twisted.
- There were 15-20 Alien/Bouncer questions of which the students had never heard.
- Cut-off will be low this year.
NBE had earlier confirmed that the students will be provided with Pen and Paper at their exam centres but most of the candidates complained that at various exam centres they were not provided with Pen and Paper which posed a major difficulty for students.
We will try to get response from NBE on the same.
Hope this blog helps you plan better if you are preparing for the next year's NEET MDS.
Stay tuned for more updates!


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The Benefits of Sports
A lot of people are drawn to huge sports events, each with their own favorite team that they root for every game encounter, but in reality, most are just that-fans, and only a small fraction actually play and enjoy sports regularly as there are more who only enjoy watching but not playing. Although many sports are a good hobby that actually has benefits, the amount of people who prefer to just watch from their homes or in arenas are much bigger than the amount of actual players that engage in some form of real sports.
While some people intimidated when beginning a new sports hobby, these people should be reminded that even the best athletes in sports started from being amateurs with a lot to learn and body and stamina to build slowly but surely as you persistently practice and develop your skills and physical strength. Although it is a common knowledge that sports have a multitude of benefits for the human health, many only think that sports only help in maintaining a good overall circulation which benefits not just the heart but all our organs as well.
Aside from a chance to improve your cardiovascular health, sports activities that test your limits physically also have benefits for the mental health as it can help regulate mood and increase your endorphins, or the hormones that make you feel happy overall, and on top of that, if you are trying to achieve a healthy figure, sports activities can easily make you lose weight and keep a tip top shape. Beyond these health advantages, sports activities that are played in groups can introduce you to more individuals who most likely share the same interest with you, which mean you also get the chance to widen your circle of friends.
Even if you are only beginning to get into a regular sports routine, you can start buying accessories and clothing for your chosen sports as it also helps to get you comfortable while playing, and keeps you from sustaining possible injuries that could otherwise be prevented by the right accessories. For those who still do not feel confident enough or want to be a step ahead as a beginner in their game, sports clinics are available to provide the right training for you until you improve and feel confident enough to play with others, especially if you are serious about our game or are considering being a professional athlete in the future.
You do not have to have an athletic body just to feel okay about playing sports, because all it takes is your determination and will to endure and improve your limits as you see yourself develop and slowly excel in your chosen sports.


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So we all get them, the emails from China offering brand name watches at ridiculously low prices. They even tell you know that these are replicas and made to 'look like famous watches.'
www.discoverybuying.com is one such site that is flooded with replica watches from makes such as Breitling, Rolex, Tissot, Tag…..
The thing is these are counterfeit, replica sounds much more innocent than counterfeit, but that's exactly what they are.
Do they though damage the brand name? To be honest I don't think so. Anyone with the cash and eye for a good genuine watch will not be buying one of these, they will be spending the cash and getting the real thing.
The thing that had got me for a long time though was one question, 'What are these fakes actually like?' I bit the bullet and paid out the big $$$ to find out. I ordered a Tissot 8007 with the heft price tag of $7.99 delivered! That is so cheap it is hard to believe. The postage alone would almost cost that.
The Tissot 8007 doesn't actually exist, but the Tissot PRC200 does, and it is clearly this model that the replica is based on.
Here is the genuine watch : http://www.watchshop.com/mens-tissot-prc200-chronograph-watch-t17152652-p29833.html
I have put together a little gallery photoshoot of the 'unboxing' of the replica watch. I'm sure you will instantly agree that the look of the replica is pretty much perfect in comparison to the genuine item.
The similarities, visually, still shock me with these two watches. One thing the internet can not demonstrate though is how they actually fell and operate.
It is in relation to this that the differences become more than apparent. There are two very obvious issues with this watch when you see it in the flesh:
1. The dials don't work. Those three tiny little dials do absolutely nothing! I don't need to elaborate on that any further, they are just for show.
2. The 'leather strap' is terrible, it is more like stiff plastic than even faux leather. Again enough said!
However that is pretty much were the bad points stop. I have now had this little faker for about two months and it still looks sparkling, the strap has held out better than I ever thought! The watch itself feels sturdy and well put together, I accidentally wore it in the shower and it survived with no issues, not even a little fogging!
That's all there is to say really, this is a replica, my questions have been answered, it looks real, but it doesn't have real dials. it keeps the time and is pretty well made, the strap is worse than words could describe but for $7.99 it is a bargain! The thing is and remains, it is fake, counterfeit and morally wrong! It is obvious that there is little in the ways of trademark infringement or copyright legislation in China because this is as blatant as it comes!
One last thing the real one weights in at $430.00 (converted)!
Thanks for stopping by.
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I am a road race loving, adventure motorcyclist, with a huge bit of techie built in. I like to learn and am currently trying to learn photography.
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Two years ago, the General Assembly and the Security Council came together to express their commitment to building and sustaining peace. They emphasized, in the twin resolutions on the review of the peacebuilding architecture, General Assembly resolution 70/262 and Security Council resolution 2282 (2016), that Member States needed to work better together to sustain peace at all stages of conflict and in all its dimensions and stressed that sustaining peace was imperative to preventing the outbreak, escalation, continuation and recurrence of conflict. It was recognized in the resolutions that sustaining peace should be broadly understood as a goal and a process to build a common vision of a society, ensuring that the needs of all segments of the population were taken into account.
The present report is submitted pursuant to paragraph 30 of the resolutions on the review of the peacebuilding architecture. It provides an update on the progress made in the implementation of the resolutions and contains specific recommendations to address existing gaps. My aim is to forge a common vision and common systems and capacities across the United Nations to consistently and adequately support Member States in their endeavour to sustain peace and build resilient and prosp erous nations in line with their commitments to leave no one behind
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Moon phase on 3 January 2019 Thursday is Waning Crescent, 27 days old Moon is in Sagittarius.Share this page: twitter facebook linkedin
Waning Crescent is the lunar phase on . Seen from Earth, illuminated fraction of the Moon surface is 6% and getting smaller. The 27 days old Moon is in ♐ Sagittarius.
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Previous main lunar phase is the Last Quarter before 5 days on 29 December 2018 at 09:34.
Moon rises after midnight to early morning and sets in the afternoon. It is visible in the early morning low to the east.
Moon is passing about ∠14° of ♐ Sagittarius tropical zodiac sector.
Lunar disc appears visually 6.8% narrower than solar disc. Moon and Sun apparent angular diameters are ∠1822" and ∠1951".
Next Full Moon is the Wolf Moon of January 2019 after 17 days on 21 January 2019 at 05:16.
There is low ocean tide on this date. Sun and Moon gravitational forces are not aligned, but meet at big angle, so their combined tidal force is weak.
The Moon is 27 days old. Earth's natural satellite is moving from the second to the final part of current synodic month. This is lunation 234 of Meeus index or 1187 from Brown series.
Length of current 234 lunation is 29 days, 18 hours and 8 minutes. It is 1 hour and 27 minutes shorter than next lunation 235 length.
Length of current synodic month is 5 hours and 24 minutes longer than the mean length of synodic month, but it is still 1 hour and 39 minutes shorter, compared to 21st century longest.
This New Moon true anomaly is ∠116.6°. At beginning of next synodic month true anomaly will be ∠149.4°. The length of upcoming synodic months will keep increasing since the true anomaly gets closer to the value of New Moon at point of apogee (∠180°).
10 days after point of perigee on 24 December 2018 at 09:52 in ♋ Cancer. The lunar orbit is getting wider, while the Moon is moving outward the Earth. It will keep this direction for the next 5 days, until it get to the point of next apogee on 9 January 2019 at 04:29 in ♒ Aquarius.
Moon is 393 369 km (244 428 mi) away from Earth on this date. Moon moves farther next 5 days until apogee, when Earth-Moon distance will reach 406 116 km (252 349 mi).
10 days after its ascending node on 24 December 2018 at 11:54 in ♋ Cancer, the Moon is following the northern part of its orbit for the next 3 days, until it will cross the ecliptic from North to South in descending node on 7 January 2019 at 00:08 in ♒ Aquarius.
10 days after beginning of current draconic month in ♋ Cancer, the Moon is moving from the beginning to the first part of it.
11 days after previous North standstill on 23 December 2018 at 11:48 in ♋ Cancer, when Moon has reached northern declination of ∠21.550°. Next 2 days the lunar orbit moves southward to face South declination of ∠-21.553° in the next southern standstill on 5 January 2019 at 18:45 in ♑ Capricorn.
After 2 days on 6 January 2019 at 01:28 in ♑ Capricorn, the Moon will be in New Moon geocentric conjunction with the Sun and this alignment forms next Sun-Moon-Earth syzygy.


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The utter ubiquity of cat videos may be an internet phenomenon, but that doesn't mean they never existed before YouTube. Tonight, Chicago Filmmakers celebrates the pre-internet cat video canon with the Cat Film Festival, screening feline films from Stan Brakhage, Yvonne Anderson, Joyce Wieland, and more, all in original 16mm.
At its worst, burlesque is little more than your everyday pole grinding minus the necessity to tip. At its best, it's an art form. The Inconvenience's Fly Honey Show tends toward the latter: real performers engaging in the art of seduction to celebrate human sexuality. Catch the act at Chopin Theatre.
The Chicago French Film Festival kicks off today at the Music Box, screening top contemporary French films and newly restored classics through August 1st. Tonight, see the 2012 romantic comedy Fly Me to the Moon (Un Plan Parfait), one of France's highest grossing movies last year, as well as the 2011 thriller The Prey (La Proie), about a prison inmate who befriends his shady cellmate.
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1929 Pontiac Street Rod / Hot Rod
Price: - Item location: Akron, Pennsylvania, United States
- Make: Pontiac
- Model: Street Rod / Hot Rod
- Year: 1929
- Mileage: 5,626
- Engine size: 355
- Vehicle Title: Clear Want to buy? Contact seller!
1929 Pontiac Street Rod / Hot RodComplete build done by the current owner
Body:All steel,3" chop, rear fenders widened 2" and bobbed, roof filled, all wood removed and replaced with steel,all tinted safety glass, rad. housing dropped to follow lines of the cowl, custom alumn. fuel tank (18 gal.), running boerds custom made, front fenders had the spare tire cavitys filled paint is PPG Lemon Ice with Seafoam pearl, and clear coated. Painted by myself as was all body work. This paint pops in the sun!!
Interior:T/T steering column from a 68 Pontiac, custom steering wheel, Fiero bucket seats, all interior stitched in ultra leather by myself. Dash and door inserts are made from solid tiger maple clear coated.Engine / Trans:355 SBC, Lunati crank, pistons and rods. 8.5 compression, heads had ext. valves opened up and everything ported, cam is a stock 65 fuelie cam. Electric water pump and fan. This car will run all day at 185 degrees, no over heating problems what so ever. 471 blower with 2 edelbrock 55 carbs.HEI dist reworked advance curve. Custom valve covers made by the owner, ss headers and 2 1/2" ss exaust..200R4 built to handle 800 HP by Turbo Buick Performance in NY, 3000 stall converter.
Chassis:All boxed and rear section built from .125 wall 2X6 steel tubingchrome four link in read, chrome upper and lower front suspension arms custom built by owner to bolt up to a mustang II style front end. 2" dropped spindles in the front and rack and pinion steering. Ford 9" narrowed read ( by owner) currie 3:72 posi. and axles. All adjustable coil overs, all wheel disc brakes, removable trans support.
Car is a blast to drive, has approx. 5600 miles since on street in 2009 PA legal and titled as a PA Street Rod, there are no inspection issues. I have a copy of the original title!! If you want something different, this is your rod, I have never seen another one at any of the many national events we have been to. It is great fun to drive and always gets alot of eyeball.


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Employee Profile: JaVere Chandler
Role: Operations Manager
What are you most looking forward to in your new role with JerseyBike?
Creating an exciting culture with all the employees. Positivity and enthusiasm are the keys to making the workplace work and I am looking forward to making some changes that will help the system operate more efficiently.
What made you decide to take this job?
It was an opportunity to work in something a bit different. I'm excited to tackle something new and help resolve the bumps in the road that come with bike share. I like the opportunity to solve problems that have been troublesome and trying to find different ways to attack it and solve the issues.
What do you think about the future of bike share?
I do believe it is the future. Car insurance and payments are insane on the day to day person. Traffic sucks so having the option for people to grab a bike and go to work and not having to deal with traffic or getting tickets is the best way to go. It is also a healthier option for travel, which a lot of people don't think about.
Have you ever used the program yourself to get around? If so, what do you like about it?
I haven't used JerseyBike but am a CitiBike member. I like taking CitiBike around, especially to brunch, because it makes you feel good exercising and burning calories while also getting around in an easier form of transportation.
Do you see a lot of people in the community using bike share?
I saw a lot of people in my old neighborhood using bike share, and everyone would try to grab a bike as soon as possible to get where they need to go. Everyone you saw would be on a bike and if you didn't grab one before 10 a.m., you were out of luck.
What do you like about bikes, and more specifically, bike share?
I like bike share because I think it is important for the future of transportation. It is awesome having the opportunity to ride a bike 20 minutes to and from work, and at the same time, improving your overall quality of health.
Lastly, what is a fun fact about you?
I am probably the greatest terrible karaoke singer you will ever meet.


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I had a car accident in early December when a truck was blocking my 11 miles of two-lane back road. I came over a very small rise & there it was -- TRUCK! I did a 180 and spun into the ditch, still travelling backwards. I briefly popped out of my body w/ the thought "I guess this must be like when you die in a car accident -- it wouldn't be that bad". But my brain was sloshing around my skull & I was having trouble connecting w/ the real world. I just followed the bad trucker's instructions and got the car out of the ditch & on to my GP appointment.
I HATE flatbed trucks now!
So I'm behind another F*** Truck in the starting rain last week in traffic when he rear-ends another small car. He fishtailed a bit at first, and so did I, but I wasn't that close behind him. FLASHBACK TIME! Next thing I know, he's gunning it in reverse, almost hitting me, & running for the hills! I sat there stunned for a minute in the middle of the intersection, & then decided it would be a good thing if I moved, so I pulled into a Wendy's down the block & called 911. The smallish car he'd rear-ended had a smashed-in hatchback area as well as a popped front end w/ smoke coming out of the engine.
I HATE flatbed trucks even more now. I get the creeps every time there's one in front of me on the road. I had a bad time driving home after this most recent incident & didn't want to drive for quite a few days. Maybe I'll just stay home.


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Flanders Fields Country
Flanders Fields in Belgium
First and foremost, you are coming to our region to remember, to honour the memory of those who died. But the Flanders Fields Country – also known locally as the Westhoek – has more to offer than that. It is a warm and welcoming region, full of beautiful scenery and friendly people. And as you will discover, the Westhoek is a great place for visitors and holiday-makers of all kinds.
The Westhoek district of the Flanders Fields Country is more than just an old battlefield. Nowadays, it offers a pleasing landscape, stretching from the flat polders of the coastal plain to the green hills along the French border. Nature is all around, making the region an ideal place to walk or cycle. Signposted routes and networks make it easy to find your way around. Authentic villages and delightful towns will charm anyone with a sense of history or a love of peace and quiet. Hundreds of cafés, restaurants and summer terraces will pleasantly surprise visitors. And the region is famous for its delicious, locally-brewed beers! Gastronomy in the Westhoek can range from a tasty local speciality, right through to star-quality cooking in a top restaurant. Wherever you go you will be pampered and spoilt, by a people famous for their warm hospitality. And there is no problem about where to stay: the region has a wide range of hotels, bed & breakfasts, holiday homes and even camping sites.
Due to the coronavirus opening hours and timetables of businesses may deviate. When in doubt, contact the business directly.


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Direction: Ashwini Iyer Tiwari
Cast: Amala Paul, Revathi, Samuthirakani, Yuvasri.
Much like Jeethu Joseph who remade his original Malayalam work Drishyam in Tamil, debutant Ashwini Iyer Tiwari has helmed a Tamil version of her gripping Hindi film, Nil Battey Sannata.
Nil Battey Sannata featured Swara Bhaskar as the poor maid in Mumbai who dreams of her daughter becoming an IAS Officer and even picked up an acting award for her portrayal. The movie premiered at the Silk Road International Film Festival in Fuzhou last year opened to Indian theatres this year and overall fared favourably.
Amma Kanakku thus suffers in comparison, with its host of actors not quite matching up to their Hindi counterparts.
Amala Paul steps into Bhaskar's slippers but fails to shine. In fairness, Bhaskar has shown phenomenal range – from a modern woman who enjoys a smoke and drink in Tanu Weds Manu to the lowly maidservant in Nil Bhattey Sannata.
Similarly, Revathi, though a dynamic artist with a fantastic slate of work to her credit, does poorly against Ratna Pathak Shah.
In Tiwari's original, Pankaj Tripathi is brilliant as the headmaster and mathematics teacher, combining sarcasm and wit, and conveying distress and elation with comic finesse. But in Tamil, Samuthirakani, despite an impressive show in Visaaranai as a scrupulous cop, makes a great effort but doesn't quite replicate Tripathi's dexterity.
However, on its own, Amma Kanakku is a well-made film about the importance of girls' education.
Shanti, a housemaid, is dejected when her daughter Abhinaya (Yuvasri) never seems to crack mathematics, and almost makes up her mind that a maid's daughter will be a maid. Just like a driver's son is destined to be a driver. But Revathi's character reminds Shanti of late president Abdul Kalam; he should have been a fisherman since his father was one.
Shanti joins the school and even sits along with her daughter to goad the girl into a state of hope. When the mother begins to score impressive grades in the subject, the daughter is consumed by jealousy, and a competitive streak works into her psyche. The rest of story pans out from there.
Ultimately, Amma Kanakku may not be one among the annals of great cinema, but it is a noble story that Tiwari narrates with a fair degree of conviction.


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Fellow Typophile, regular Fonts In Use contributor, blogger for the esteemed competition and all-round nice chap Florian Hardwig pointed out to me that the deadline for this year's Walter Tiemann Prize is almost upon us. This international award honours innovative typographic design ideas in book design. It is aimed at those who consider the book a contemporary work of art. A work in which content-based concepts are realised with the help of outstanding graphic design, in which the chosen means are employed in appropriate and meaningful ways, and in which – despite the book's long tradition – something surprising is visualised through the design.
The Walter Tiemann Prize was first presented in 1992 and has since been awarded every other year. The call for entries is primarily concerned with a typography that enforces, comments and organizes the content, and yet explores new paths. Books in limited editions are admissible, whereas unique items and handwritten works are excluded. The contest is truly international in scope – so far submissions this year come from Austria, Belgium, Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, Lithuania, The Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, Switzerland, USA, …
The award is organised by the Society for the Promotion of Printmaking and Book Art Leipzig. An independent jury of five international experts will decide on the award winners: a main award that comes with €5000 prize money, and an encouragement award worth €1500. The Walter Tiemann Prize is funded exclusively through donations. The society aims to acquire all prize-winning books for its library, which is available for exhibitions as well as for individual study.
The deadline for entries is November 30, 2013. To submit your work, please fill in the online form and send in the book(s). Submitted books will be returned after the competition. The award ceremony will take place on March 13, 2014.


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Reformed Theology and the Status Quo (pt. 1)(Audio)
This is the first part of Thabiti's two-part lecture series at First Presbyterian (Columbia, SC) and Erskine Seminary. He was delivering the annual John L. Girardeau lectures. Girardeau (1825-1898) pastored a congregation of slaves at the height of the institution and alone opposed segregation in the Southern Presbyterian Church. The lectures have the general title, "Bondage or Freedom? Questions in Early American Theology." In this lecture, Thabiti considers Jonathan Edwards' almost complete silence on the greatest social justice issue of his day: slavery. For more conversations and talks, download and subscribe to The Front Porch Podcast on iTunes.
Make sure to see the second part of this lecture: "Reformed Theology and Social Change"


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The American Diabetes Association (ADA) has called for a lower threshold of the body mass index (BMI) cut points in Asian Americans for type 2 diabetes.
Diabetes diagnoses among Asian Americans has been occurring in individuals with lower BMI levels than those of other ethnic and racial backgrounds, William C. Hsu, MD, of Harvard Medical School in Boston, and colleagues, reported in a position statement in Diabetes Care.
In a press statement, Jane Chiang, ADA senior vice president of medical affairs and community information, said Asian Americans have been historically under-represented in research, "so it is important to keep in mind that this is just the beginning."
The current ADA guidelines recommend screening members of the general population for type 2 diabetes when they have a BMI of 25 kg/m² or higher. For Asian Americans, the ADA now recommends screening for individuals with a BMI of 23 kg/m² or higher.
Hsu and colleagues made this determination based on the scientific literature, citing the distribution of adipose tissue as the explanation. Asian Americans tend to store excess weight around the waistline, where fat storage has been associated with higher risk for insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes, compared with peripheral fat stores in the legs and arms.
"A thin Asian person may be at risk for developing diabetes. Research has shown that BMI may not be the best marker in this population," Ho Luong Tran, MD, said in the same statement. She is the president of the National Council of Asian Pacific Islander Physicians, and lead coordinator with the Asian Americans Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Diabetes Coalition.
In 2011, more than 18 million U.S. residents self-identified as Asian American, and this population is now the fastest growing racial or ethnic group in America, according to the report.
The CDC has reported that only 11% of Asian Americans hit the criteria for obesity, compared with 35% of all adults in the U.S. However, according to the report by Hsu and colleagues, diabetes prevalence was higher among the Asian population compared with whites with similar BMI levels.
Comparisons among Asian men and women with non-Hispanic white men and women have shown that the Asian population can have a higher body fat percentage even though they may share the same BMI level with their white counterparts.
Hsu's group looked at the Women's Health Initiative and found that after adjustments, Asian women were more likely to have diabetes (HR 1.86, 95% CI 1.68-2.06) compared with non-Hispanic whites.
In the Diabetes Study of North California (DISTANCE), based on data from the Kaiser Permanente population, the Asian population tended to develop diabetes when they had a BMI from 27.2 kg/m² to 29.6 kg/m², depending upon Asian subgroup, compared with 33.4 kg/m² in non-Hispanic whites, 35.5 kg/m² in blacks, and 34.3 kg/m² in Latinos.
Furthermore, the Seattle Japanese-American Community Diabetes Study found that the average BMI for developing diabetes was 24.9 kg/m².
The Multiethnic Cohort Ontario study and the Hawaii Component of the Multiethnic Cohort study were also included in the analysis.
The researchers noted that no greater morbidity or mortality was found for Asian Americans within the BMI range of 20 to <25 kg/m². Other countries, such as Japan, China, and India, have lower BMI cut points for what is considered overweight or obese compared with the U.S. limits (25 kg/m² and 30 kg/m², respectively).
The official ADA recommendation reads: "Testing for diabetes should be considered for all Asian American adults who present with a BMI of ≥23 kg/m²."
These new recommendations are consistent with the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and the American College of Endocrinology 2014 Advanced Framework for a New Diagnosis of Obesity as a Chronic Disease, which takes into account "ethnicity-adjusted anthropometrics to identify individuals with increased adipose tissue placing them at risk" and places the BMI risk range as low as 23 kg/m(2) in certain populations.
Hsu disclosed no relevant relationships with industry. Some members of the ADA's Professional Practice Committee disclosed multiple relevant relationships with industry, including Dexcom, Novo Nordisk, Boehringer Ingelheim, Bristol-Myers Squibb, AstraZeneca, and others.
Primary Source
Diabetes Care
Source Reference: "American Diabetes Association: Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes -- 2015" Diabetes Care 2015; 38 (1): S1-S96.


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The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)/Leisler, Jacob
LEISLER, līs'lėr, Jacob, American colonial political leader: b. Frankfort-on-the-Main, Germany; d. New York, 16 May 1691. He came to America as a private soldier in the service of the Dutch West India Company, and was for a time engaged in trade at Albany, and later settling in New York, was appointed in 1683 one of the "commissioners" (judges) of the Court of the Admiralty. In 1689 he was the leader of the insurrection against Governor Nicholson, supported mostly by the militia and the lower classes; the fort and the public funds were seized on the 31st of May, and Leisler a few days later declared for William and Mary, asserting his acts to be necessary for the "preservation of the Protestant religion." A committee of safety was formed, who on 8 June commissioned Leisler as "captain of the fort." In this capacity he at once began to repair the fort, and strengthened it with a "battery" of six guns beyond its walls, which was the origin of the public park still known as the Battery. Nicholson and the council of the province, with the authorities of the city, attempted by pacific means to prevent the uprising, but without effect. Becoming finally alarmed for their own safety, the lieutenant-governor sailed for England, and the mayor with the other officials retired to Albany. On 16 August the committee of safety appointed Leisler "commander-in-chief of the province," with the full power of a governor in all matters civil and military. He next attempted to reduce Albany and the northern parts of the colony, which from the first had refused to recognize his authority, but was for some time unsuccessful; Albany finally submitted to him after the Indian attack on Schenectady (1690). In December arrived a despatch from William and Mary directed "to Francis Nicholson, Esq., or in his absence to such as for the time being takes care for preserving the peace and administering the laws in his majesty's province of New York." This Leisler construed as an appointment of himself as the king's lieutenant-governor. He therefore dissolved the committee of safety, swore in a council, and assumed the style of a royal lieutenant-governor and commander-in-chief. After the massacre at Schenectady he engaged with great vigor in the expeditions against the French, and equipped and despatched against Quebec the first fleet of men-of-war ever sent from the port of New York. A few months later Major Ingoldsby arrived with the news of Sloughter's appointment as governor, and demanded possession of the fort, which Leisler refused. On Sloughter's own demand immediately upon his arrival in March 1691, he likewise refused to surrender it, until convinced of Sloughter's identity, and the latter had sworn in his council. Leisler was immediately imprisoned, charged with treason and murder, and shortly after tried and condemned to death. His son-in-law and secretary Milborne was also condemned on the same charges. These trials were manifestly unjust; the judges were the personal and political enemies of the prisoners, and Sloughter for some time hesitated to sign the death warrants. Leisler's son secured from the English Parliament the reversal of the bill of attainder in 1695; and the confiscated estates were also returned to the heirs. Consult Hoffman, 'The Administration of Jacob Leisler (in Jared Sparks, 'Library of American Biography,' Vol. XIII, Boston 1844); Brodhead, 'History of New York' (New York 1853-71); 'Documentary History of New York' (Albany 1842-51), and E. S. Brooks, 'In Leisler's Times' (a historical story).


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