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A Study in Troop Leading and Management of the Sanitary Service in War.
By: Morrison Maj. John & Munson, Maj. Edward.
Abstract of Infantry Tactics Including Exercises & Manoeuvres of Light-Infantry & Riflemen; for Use of the Militia of the United States.
Advice to the Officers of the British Army, With the Addition of Some Hints to the Drummer and Private Soldier.
Applied Principles of Field Fortification for Line Officers.
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Army Bugler: A Manual of Instruction for Buglers of All Arms of the Service.
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Army Officer's Examiner: Containing Questions and Answers on All Subjects Prescribed for an Officer's Examination.
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Art and Science of War in America: Bibliography of American Military Imprints 1690 - 1800.
Artillerist's Companion 1778 Containing the Discipline, Returns, Reports, Pay, Provisions &c. of that Corps in Field, in Forts, at Sea.
By: Fortune, T. (Royal Artillery).
Artillery Tactics, United States Army: Assimilated to the Tactics of Infantry and Cavalry.
Baron Von Steuben & His Regulations Including a Facsimile of the Original Regulations for the Order & Discipline of the Troops of the United States.
By: Turner, G. S. & Fulmer, J. J. (Capts).
Cadet's Handbook: A Manual for Military Students at Colleges & Academies.
Catechism of Outpost Duty Including Advance Guards, Rear Guards and Reconnaissance.
By: Wagner, Lt. Col. Arthur.
Cavalry Drill Regulations United States Army.
Cavalry Tactics in Three Parts, School of the Trooper, of the Platoon, And the Evolutions of a Regiment.
Cavalry Tactics or Regulations for the Instruction, Formations, and Movements of the Cavalry of the Army and Volunteers of the United States. Volume. I.
By: Cooke, Brig, Gen. Philip St. George.
Combat & Survival: What it Takes to Fight & Win. Vol 1.
Compleat Gunner in Three Parts.
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Complete Handbook for the Hospital Corps of the U. S. Army & Navy & State Military Forces.


Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will feature every fighter in the series' history, and adds Ridley and Inkling as new playable characters.
The name of the new Super Smash Bros. game was announced during Nintendo Direct: E3 2018, as was the news that every fighter in the history of Super Smash Bros. will be playable - coming to about 60 fighters.
In addition to the previous announcement that Inkling is joining the roster, Ridley - who fans have been requesting for years - will also be playable.
Lucina and Dark Pit have been revealed to be echo fighters - alternate versions of primary characters - and Daisy has been confirmed as Peach's echo fighter, and thus will be playable.
The game will also support Nintendo GameCube controllers and all existing amiibo, while new amiibo for Ridley, Inkling, and Daisy will also be released.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate launches on 7 December.


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In This Article International Territorial Administration
Theoretical Reflections
The History of International Territorial Administration
Select Legal Issues
International Territorial Administration and Belligerent Occupation: Issues of Law and Politics
Questions of Human Rights Law and Accountability
Other Legal Questions
Contemporary Cases of International Territorial Administration
Bosnia and Herzegovina under the Dayton Peace Agreement
United Nations Interim Administration in Kosovo (UNMIK)
United Nations Transitional Administration for East Timor (UNTAET)
The United Nations and its Principal Organs
Disarmament in International Law
Non-International Armed Conflict ("Civil War")
International Territorial Administration
Ntina Tzouvala
Few legal developments have been so closely associated with the end of the Cold War and the perceived renewal of international law as the proliferation of schemes of international territorial administration (ITA) in the 1990s and early 2000s. Schemes of ITA were implemented in a diverse range of post-conflict settings, including Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, and East Timor. Since then, ITA has been closely associated with the revival of the United Nations Security Council, its adoption of expansive interpretations of threats to "international peace and security" for the purposes for Chapter VII of the UN Charter, and the authorization of the use of force as well as of schemes of internationalized administration of varying degrees of comprehensiveness. Relatedly, the revival of interstate competition and the increasingly frequent usage of veto powers, coupled with growing unrest against the post-1990 global order, has raised doubts about the future of the practice. As both critics and supporters of ITA point out, modern ITA is not without precedent. Rather, notions of trusteeship, protectorate, mandated territories, and colonialism have been mobilized to situate the practice historically. Conceptually, international territorial administration is also associated with "robust peacekeeping," which decisively moves away from ideas of minimal interference and neutrality, as well as with the concepts of "state-building," "peace-building," and "liberal peace-building." Relatedly, the theory and practice of international territorial administration after the 1990s has been informed by ideas about "liberal peace," the conviction that liberal democracies do not go to war with each other and, therefore, the spread of this particular form of government is a precondition for peace. Rising concerns about "weak" or "rogue" states as the breeding grounds for ethnic conflict, genocide, and terrorism also form the background of the practice. The ad hoc character of ITA has meant that the international organizations and states that are involved in each experiment vary greatly as does their mandate and lawful authority. As a result, multiple legal issues surrounding ITA remain contested and unresolved. For example, the applicability of the international law of occupation in the context of ITA is still fiercely debated, and so are issues about the human rights obligations owed by and the immunities enjoyed by international actors when they exercise de facto governmental functions.
Following the proliferation of the practice in the late 1990s and early 2000s legal scholars produced extensive accounts of international territorial administration (ITA) that drew from doctrinal legal scholarship but also from legal history, political theory, and international relations. Chesterman 2004 maps the tensions between the idealistic ends of ITA and the less-than-ideal means used to achieve them. He also centers his analysis around the tensions between the United Nations and the then global hegemon, the United States. Wilde 2008 provides a comprehensive account of past and present instances of ITA and offers a critique inspired by the Third World Approaches to International Law movement. Stahn 2008 is interested both in the legal and normative foundations and also situates ITA within shifts in international law post-1990. De Brabandere 2009 offers a systematic analysis of a wide range of doctrinal issues, including international human rights and international humanitarian law, and the competence of the UN. Orford 2011 straddles the lines of disciplinary fragmentation arguing that the responsibility to protect is in fact the crystallization of practices of executive rule by the UN that arose as a response to decolonization.
Bowden, Brett, Hillary Charlesworth, and Farrell Jeremy, eds. The Role of International Law in Rebuilding Societies after Conflict: Great Expectations. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2009.
This edited volume includes chapters addressing different stated objectives of international territorial administration, such as human rights protection or democratization, as well as contributions that focus on specific instances of ITA. In the introduction, the editors point out that ITA is rarely analyzed from the point of view of those subjected to it, and urge international lawyers to show modesty in their ambitions to remake foreign societies.
Caplan, Richard. International Governance of War-Torn Territories: Rule and Reconstruction. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005.
DOI: 10.1093/0199263450.001.0001E-mail Citation »
The primary strength of this study is its detailed engagement with a diverse range of policy areas tackled by ITA in different contexts. Of particular interest is the chapter dedicated to economic reconstruction given the extensive free-market reforms enacted by international administrations. Caplan concludes that despite its shortcomings, ITA is preferable both to light-touch experiments, such as in Afghanistan, and to unilateral approaches, as in the case of the occupation of Iraq.
Chesterman, Simon. You, The People: The United Nations, Transitional Administration, and State-Building. New York: Oxford University Press, 2004.
Chesterman analyzes the legal and political problems faced by international territorial administrations. He concludes that even though the aim of such schemes is the establishment of liberal democracy, the means of doing so need not conform to the same ideals and they often slide to authoritarianism.
De Brabandere, Eric. Post-conflict Administrations in International Law: International Territorial Administration, Transitional Authority and Foreign Occupation in Theory and Practice. Boston: Martinus Nijhoff, 2009.
This comprehensive volume will be of particular interest to those working on doctrinal legal issues pertaining to international territorial administration. De Brabandere tackles a wide range of case-studies and highlights that the role of the UN varied significantly depending on the context. The inclusion of the occupation of Iraq in the examples studied also offers useful insights into this hybrid case of internationalized administration.
Korhonen, Outi. "International Governance in Post-conflict Situations." Leiden Journal of International Law 14.3 (2001): 495–529.
Korhonen offers a comprehensive overview of different paradigms of international administration that were in place in the early 21st century, while she explicitly compares the models implemented in Kosovo and East Timor. Importantly, she raises questions about the lack of responsibility, the minimal engagement of local populations, the Eurocentricity of such initiatives, as well as about their attachment to an impoverished idea of democracy with little regard to economic justice and genuine (as opposed to formal or legalistic) equality.
Orford, Anne. International Authority and the Responsibility to Protect. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2011.
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511973574E-mail Citation »
In this groundbreaking study Orford connects the "responsibility to protect" doctrine with practices of international executive rule. Orford argues that the former was a way of systematizing a diverse range of practices that emerged as a response to revolution and decolonization. This book challenges the functionalist understanding of authority that accompanies much practical, theoretical, and doctrinal work on international territorial administration.
Rees, Madeleine, and Christine Chinkin. "The Gendered Myth of Post Conflict Reconstruction: The Transformative Power of Social and Economic Rights." New York University Journal of International Law and Politics 48 (2016): 1211–1226.
Rees and Chinkin offer a comprehensive overview of the gender-related aspects of post-conflict reconstruction. They point out the inattention of both peace agreements and international administrations toward the links between gender relations, political economy, and conflict. Engaging closely with the work of the CEDAW Committee and of the Committee on Social, Economic and Cultural Rights they advocate for the importance of socioeconomic rights for women in post-conflict settings.
Stahn, Carsten. The Law and Practice of International Territorial Administration: Versailles to Iraq and Beyond. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2008.
This detailed study combines historical analysis with extensive doctrinal reflection and an assessment of the legitimacy and effectiveness of the practice. Stahn embraces the cosmopolitan ends of international territorial administration, while proposing certain limited reforms with a view of enhancing the accountability of international administrators.
Wilde, Ralph. "Representing International Territorial Administrations: A Critique of Some Approaches." European Journal of International Law 15.1 (2004): 71–96.
DOI: 10.1093/ejil/15.1.71E-mail Citation »
Wilder offers a broad overview of the literature on international territorial administration. His article identifies four different approaches (linear narratives of progress, a fixation with "failed states," emphasis on the purportedly technocratic nature of ITA, and the narrative that links ITA with "post-conflict" necessities). He critiques these approaches claiming they are both misleading or inadequate and that they tent to uncritically legitimize contemporary practices.
Wilde, Ralph. International Territorial Administration: How Trusteeship and the Civilizing Mission Never Went Away. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008.
Wilde draws extensively from international legal history to demonstrate that the discourses mobilized to justify ITA closely resemble the "civilizing mission" mobilized by imperial powers. This study also carefully deconstructs the arguments that ITA is simply a responsive technique to objectively identifiable problems of sovereignty and governance. The study leans heavily toward political theory, often bracketing legal questions.
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D.J. Brown
Northern Illinois caps remarkable second half rally to beat Buffalo and capture MAC title
By Bryan FischerNov 30, 2018, 10:38 PM EST
Northern Illinois was out of it. Down 29-10, the Huskies had just thrown an interception and looked like they were about to get run out of Ford Field by Buffalo in the MAC Championship Game.
Never say never when it comes to #MACtion however.
The Huskies used a 35 yard touchdown pass to D.J. Brown in the final 70 seconds to cap off a remarkable second half rally to beat the Bulls 30-29 on Friday night in a thrilling start to conference championship weekend in college football.
After a lackluster first half in the school's seventh title game appearance in the last nine years, QB Marcus Childers and company eventually found their groove on offense to turn a likely loss into a wild win. The signal-caller wound up throwing for an even 300 yards and four touchdowns, moving past an absolute arm punt of an interception early on to find Brown deep for the game-winning score and leading the team in rushing with 58 yards for good measure.
Not to be out done, Huskies star pass rusher Sutton Smith also flashed plenty in the game with numerous quarterback hurries and added two sacks in an impact performance down the stretch from the conference's player of the year.
The rally stunned many on the Buffalo sidelines given their big early lead and the possibility of securing the school's second conference title ever and first in a full decade. Quarterback Tyree Jackson threw for 252 yards and a pair of touchdowns on the big stage, but was harassed quite a bit by Smith in the second half and failed to move the sticks much after emerging from halftime. He did make several impressive throws in tight windows while hooking up with star receiver Anthony Johnson (124 yards, two scores) but the two just couldn't get in position for a late field goal to nab the win in a game they controlled for much of the night.
Bulls tailback Jaret Patterson did set a school freshman record for rushing yards in a season after recording 72 on the ground in the game and found the end zone once (teammate Kevin Marks added another 72 yards and also had a TD) as the program set a single-season record for points scored and yards rushing in coming up just short of an 11th win.
As a result, NIU remains Buffalo's boogeyman as the Huskies are the only program in the MAC the Bulls have not beaten since joining the conference — dropping to 0-11 overall since moving to the FBS level. A berth in either the Camellia Bowl or Dollar General Bowl likely awaits the team, which will no doubt be wondering what could have been despite reaching double-digit wins for the first time ever.
Rod Carey's group may also be left wondering how that game came about but won't argue with the final score, which gives the program their fifth MAC title overall and second with their head coach. The team had started slow to begin the year, ran off six straight wins and then were slumping coming into the weekend but used a little bit of magic when it mattered most to wind up as top dogs yet again as college football's first championship trophy was handed out this season in Detroit.
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Chimé Rigdzin Rinpoche (C. R. Lama) (1922-2002) was born in 1922 in the Kham Region of Tibet. When he was 4 years old, several lamas, including the Thirteenth Dalai Lama, Minling Trichen and Sakya Trizin confirmed him to be the fourth incarnation of the great Tertön Nuden Dorje Dropen Lingpa.
Chimé Rigdzin Rinpoche was enthroned at Khordong Monastery in Kham, Tibet at the age of 4. He was educated in mandala design, grammar, philosophy and tantra. At the age of 7 he began to display many miracles. It is said, that he left footprints in a rock and crushed a rock with his bare hand. Also at 7 he discovered his first terma.
He completed his education at the age of 19 with the degree of Dorje Lopön Chenpo (Mahavajracharya). Then, on the advice of his guru Tulku Tsullo, he left the monastery to enter into the traditional three-year retreat at Tso Pema. Following that he visited all the Buddhist pilgrimage sites in Tibet, Sikkim, Bhutan and India as monk and wandering ngakpa.
From 1954 to 1987 Rinpoche was Head of the Department for Indo-Tibetan studies at the Visvabharati University at Santiniketan in West Bengal, India. In the late 50's he was invited by Professor Tucci to teach in Rome. During that time he met H.H. Pope John XXIII. In the following year he was invited to teach at the University of Munich by Prof. Hofmann.
During his journey to Tibet in 1985 he became known as the Rainbow Lama, because wherever he went rainbows would appear in the sky. The Mahabodhi Society of India awarded him the honorary title of Bodhisattva for his meritorious activities and for spreading the Dharma.
Since his retirement in 1987, Rinpoche regularly visited Europe, where he guided a small but devoted group of pupils. Rinpoche was considered to be the mind emanation of Padmasambhava.
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Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker Digital Release Comes Early – Available Now
by Laughing Place Disney Newsdesk | Mar 13, 2020 7:50 PM Pacific Time
Tags: Movies, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Following the earlier announcement that Disney would release Frozen 2 to Disney+ early, another surprise to help in this time of staying home. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, originally slated for a March 17th digital release, has been released early on many platforms.
What's happening:
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is now available for digital purchase on Vudu, iTunes, Fandango and perhaps others.
It was originally slated for a March 17th release. The physical media release is scheduled for March 31st.
Our digital review includes information on the 2.5 hours of bonus features included with this release.
Laughing Place gave Rise of Skywalker a 2.5 out of 5 review.
Sign up for Disney+ or the Disney Streaming Bundle (Disney+, ESPN+, and ad-supported Hulu) now
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'SNL' Weekend Update Host Michael Che: 'I Like How Unfair and Mean-Spirited' the Mueller Investigation Is (Video)
"It's not every day a black man can root for the feds, but I'm really enjoying this," Che said in the season finale
Phil Hornshaw | May 20, 2018 @ 3:44 AM	Last Updated: May 20, 2018 @ 10:33 AM
Weekend Update on "SNL" had plenty of Donald Trump headlines for its season finale, even bringing up that earlier on Saturday the president tweeted about first lady Melania, misspelling her name "Melanie."
The segment kicked off with Weekend Update co-host Colin Jost noting that Thursday marked the one-year anniversary of the investigation by special counsel Robert Mueller into the Russian interference in 2016 elections.
Co-host Michael Che referenced Trump's sarcastic tweet about the investigation, in which he called Mueller's probe "the greatest witch hunt in American history," then joked that, actually, the witch hunt is pretty great from his point of view.
Also Read: 'SNL': Baldwin's Trump Celebrates the Anniversary of the Mueller Investigation with a 'Sopranos' Parody (Video)
You'll find the transcript of the segment below, and you can watch it in the video embedded at that top of this post.
Jost: "Well, Thursday marked the one-year anniversary of the start of Robert Mueller's investigation, which is the first anniversary Trump actually remembered. Just ask his wife Melanie."
Referencing the recent "Laurel/Yanny" meme, Jost talked about the way the Mueller investigation comes off to people who either dislike or support Trump.
Also Read: Tina Fey's 11 Best Characters From 'SNL' and Beyond, Ranked From Funny to Liz Lemon (Photos)
Jost: "I think with the Russia investigation, ultimately, what you think depends on what you think of Trump. Some people hear 'laurel' while idiots hear 'yanny.' And that's how it was with the Russia investigation. If you like Trump, this is what you hear: 'It's a witch hunt. There was no collusion.' But if you don't like Trump, this is what you hear: 'I'm getting away with it, bitches.' "
Che: "President Trump posted a sarcastic message on the anniversary of the Mueller probe, saying 'Congratulations, America. We are now in the second year of the greatest witch hunt in American history.' And you know what? It is pretty great. Personally, I like how unfair and mean-spirited it is. It's not every day a black man can root for the feds, but I'm really enjoying this. I feel like I'm watching Rachel Dolezal get kicked out of a Starbucks. I'm for that.
"Rudy Giuliani claimed his legal team was told off the record of an informant in the Trump campaign, which is hilarious because he's like a rapper who sings about the people he shot, gets locked up for it and says, 'Yo, somebody's snitching.' "
Also Read: 'SNL' and Amy Schumer Honor Moms by Showing How Awful Childbirth Is (Video)
Jost: "It was reported President Trump talked to Sean Hannity almost every night before bed. I never thought I would say this, but poor Sean Hannity. Can you imagine a worse voice to hear before you go to sleep? Just heavy breathing mixed with the crinkling of cheeseburger wrappers. And was that a flush? Also, Sean Hannity is a journalist. Imagine [if] Obama was calling Anderson Cooper every night before he went to bed. Anderson can. I just think Hannity loses a lot of integrity as a journalist if he ends his night saying, 'No, Mr. President, you hang up.' "
Che: "North Korea issued a statement condemning national security adviser John Bolton, saying they do not hide their feelings of repugnance toward him — which I get. Look at him. He looks like he still calls jazz jungle music.
"Trump promised protection for Kim Jong-Un if he makes a deal during their meetings but warned that if talks fall apart, he would decimate them. You know, real Nobel Peace Prize stuff. Reminds me of Martin Luther King's speech: 'Dream or nightmare, take your pick.' "
Also Read: 'SNL' Parody Commercial Calls Out the Worst Things About High School Graduation (Video)
Jost: "New footage was released of Bill Gates talking about a meeting with President Trump in which Trump asked him if HPV and HIV were the same thing, adding, 'And which is the one that shows Property Brothers?' And for real, Trump asked this of Bill Gates on two separate occasions. So you know homey got HPV."
Che: "Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump attended the ribbon cutting ceremony of the new U.S. embassy in Jerusalem, or as they call a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Israel, a bris."
The 20 Best Sketches of 'SNL' Season 43 Ranked (Photos)
"Saturday Night Live" Season 43 brought back fan-favorite Alec Baldwin to play Donald Trump, and added a bunch of surprise star guests as other members of the White House administration. But "SNL" hasn't just been great at the politics — there are have been a lot of hilarious parodies, send-ups and downright weird sketches along the way. Here are the best sketches of the season so far, ranked from great to best.
20. The Day You Were Born (Amy Schumer, May 12. 2018)
To celebrate Mother's Day, Amy Schumer plays a mom telling her fictional son the saccharine story about the day he was born -- but flashbacks to the actual day so how horrific it really was. The sketch honors moms by hilariously showing just how tough they have it. Watch the sketch here.
19. Sitcom Reboot (John Mulaney, April 14, 2018)
John Mulaney plays the showrunner of a 1980s sitcom who gets a second life thanks to Hollywood's hunger for reboots. Trouble is, the reason nobody watched "Switcheroo" the first time is because the body-swapping comedy focused on the weird implications of a dad and his son switching bodies. Specifically, the sexual implications between the kid and his mom. Watch the sketch here.
18. Themyscira (Gal Gadot, Oct. 7, 2017)
Kate McKinnon and Aidy Byrant wash up on Themyscira, the mythical island of the Amazons from Gal Gadot's movie "Wonder Woman." At first they're pretty excited to find an island full of warrior women because of all the relationship opportunities, but it turns out to be a bust. Check out the sketch here.
17. Whiskers R We with Tiffany Haddish (Tiffany Haddish, Nov. 11, 2017)
Tiffany Haddish and Kate McKinnon have a whole mess of cats they're trying to find good homes for in the latest edition of the running "Whiskers R We" sketch. Unruly kittens add to the ridiculous flirting between Haddish and McKinnon. You can see the sketch here.
16. Girlfriends Game Night (Bill Hader, March 17, 2018)
Cecily Strong brings her elderly husband, played by Bill Hader, to her girlfriends' game night, but their schedule for attempting to conceive a child means everybody is stuck watching. Hader is particularly ridiculous as he plows into the rest of the cast with his slow-speed scooter. Watch the sketch here.
15. Roach Product (Charles Barkley, March 3, 2018)
Charles Barkley rips the National Rifle Association's gun policies by suggesting the only way to stop cockroaches in homes is to train good guy cockroaches to use tiny AR-15 rifles. It's not a bad solution for anyone who doesn't mind roaches living in their houses and constant hails of bullets flying out of their cupboards. Check out the sketch here.
14. Black Jeopardy with Chadwick Boseman (Chadwick Boseman, April 7, 2018)
Chadwick Boseman reprises his "Black Panther" role as T'Challa, king of the fictional nation of Wakanda, on "Black Jeopardy." T'Challa isn't an American, but he quickly picks up the the cultural context to be a competitor on the show. Watch the sketch here.
13. Inside the NBA (Kevin Hart, Dec. 16, 2017)
Kevin Hart, who is 5-foot-4 in real life, plays a 7-foot Shaquille O'Neal on a send-up of "Inside the NBA." Hart's O'Neal is barely coherent throughout the sketch, but that doesn't change that he's fed up with all the insults being slung his way by Kenan Thompson's Charles Barkley. Watch the sketch here.
12. Morning Joe Michael Wolff Cold Open (Sam Rockwell, Jan. 13, 2018)
In the wake of the release of "Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House," "SNL" brings author Michael Wolff onto its parody version of "Morning Joe." Fred Armisen surprises in the role of Wolff, but the real joke of the sketch is debuting Bill Murray as Steve Bannon. Watch the sketch here.
11. Office Phone Call (Kevin Hart, Dec. 16, 2017)
As an office worker, Kevin Hart finds out that he's not fooling anyone with his daily "emergency phone calls" that last about 10 minutes and happen during meetings right after lunch. Everybody knows what he really needs is an intense bathroom break, but Hart can't give up on the lie. Watch the sketch here.
10. Family Feud: Harvey Family Thanksgiving (Chance the Rapper, Nov. 18, 2017)
Kenan Thompson's Steve Harvey brings his own family on "Family Feud" for Thanksgiving, as well as the family of a longtime friend. It's only midway through the holiday episode of the show that he realizes he's made a huge mistake. Check out the sketch here.
9. Diner Lobster (John Mulaney, April 14, 2018)
Pete Davidson breaks an unspoken rule: He orders lobster in a diner. That triggers a full-on musical, a parody of "Les Miserables," as the lobster (Kenan Thompson) sings his lament as his life is about to come to an end. He's joined by the rest of the cast as a team of impressively musical diner workers. You can see the sketch right here.
8. Donald Trump Robert Mueller Cold Open (Tina Fey, May 19, 2018)
For its season finale, "SNL" brings back together Alec Baldwin as Donald Trump with Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro as lawyer Michael Cohen and Special Counsel Robert Mueller, one last time. The sketch riffs on the finale of "The Sopranos," a perfect cap to Season 43. Check out the sketch here.
7. A Kanye Place (Donald Glover, May 5, 2018)
The monsters can't see you, but they can hear you, so everyone in this "A Quiet Place" parody has to be as quiet as possible. Unfortunately, Kanye West keeps tweeting his support of Donald Trump and saying things like "slavery was a choice," and Donald Glover and his companions can't stop freaking out (and getting eaten). You can see the sketch here.
6. Kellywise (Kumail Nanjiani, Oct. 14, 2017)
Alex Moffat's Anderson Cooper heads home after his show, "Anderson Cooper 360," only to find someone creepy lurking in the sewers: Kellyanne Conway, played by Kate McKinnon. The sketch riffs on the horror movie "It," with Conway taking on the persona of Pennywise the Clown, turning into Kellywise. Watch the sketch here.
5. 80s Music Video (Donald Glover, May 5, 2018)
Donald Glover stars in a sketch that's a mix between a music video by singer Razz P. Berry about discovering his girlfriend is cheating on him, and a confrontation. Razz has done some pretty awful stuff to get back at his girlfriend for her infidelity. It turns out, he was following the wrong woman. Watch the sketch here.
4. George W. Bush Returns Cold Open (Will Ferrell, March 3, 2018)
When Will Ferrell returned as host of "SNL," he also reprised his role as President George W. Bush. He took the opportunity to remind everyone just how bad president Bush was, since people have lost perspective in the Trump era. You can check out the sketch here.
3. Game of Life: DACA Edition (Chadwick Boseman, April 7, 2018)
After the Trump administration's confusing actions on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), "SNL" skewered the government's policies with an awful version of the board game "The Game of Life: DACA Edition." Melissa Villaseñor is stuck navigating documentation and deportation as the game keeps getting worse and worse. Watch the sketch here.
2. OJ Simpson Date (Gal Gadot, Oct. 7, 2017)
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The best best cold open of the season has a surprising number of surprise guests, with Ben Stiller reprising his role as Michael Cohen, attorney to Alec Baldwin's Donald Trump. Stiller and Baldwin are joined by Martin Short, Kate McKinnon, Scarlett Johansson and Jimmy Fallon, playing a bunch of characters in Trump's orbit. Watch the sketch here.
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VII.11.14 Pompeii. March 2009. Garden "C", lararium, base of niche and remains of altar.
VII.11.14 Pompeii. March 2009. Garden "C", two small niches on west wall at the north end.
According to Boyce, in the same wall to the right of the lararium were set two smaller arched niches.
He could not prove whether one or both of these niches had served as a shrine.
He thought it was possible that they may have originally been built as lararia and then later been replaced by the large one, described above.
VII.11.14 Pompeii. March 2009. Garden "C", upper niche.
According to Boyce, the inside walls of the higher niche still showed the coating with orange-coloured stucco.
VII.11.14 Pompeii. March 2009. Garden "C", lower niche.
VII.11.14 Pompeii. March 2009. Garden "C", looking south along west wall towards south wall.
VII.11.14 Pompeii. March 2009. Garden "C", looking east.
VII.11.14 Pompeii. 1966. Garden "C", looking east from over the wall of VII.11.6. Photo by Stanley A. Jashemski.
VII.11.14 Pompeii. March 2009. North side of garden area "A", looking through to room 7, and room 4.
VII.11.14 Pompeii, 1978. North side of garden area with remains of large low window, in north-east corner of garden area "A".
VII.11.14 Pompeii. March 2009. North-east corner of garden area "A", with step to entrance passageway, room 1.
VII.11.14 Pompeii, 1978. North-east corner of garden area "A", with step (under weeds on right) to entrance passageway, room 1.
VII.11.14 Pompeii. March 2009. Step to entrance passageway in room 1.
VII.11.14 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 1, site of staircase near east wall of passageway.
VII.11.14 Pompeii. March 2009. North end of room 1, the passageway, with doorway to room 3, triclinium.
VII.11.14 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 3, north wall of triclinium.
VII.11.14 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 3, east wall of triclinium.
VII.11.14 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 3, west wall of triclinium.
VII.11.14 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 1, passageway, looking towards west wall of garden area "A" and rooms 5 and 6.
VII.11.14 Pompeii. March 2009. Passageway, room 1, looking west towards rooms 5 and 6.
VII.11.14 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 4, latrine.


The National Crime Prevention Council wants to help stop school violence with this starter list of ideas. Some require only individual action; some require concerted effort. Some address immediate issues. Others address the problems that cause violence. Consider this a launching pad – there is much more that can be done.
1. Recognize that keeping firearms in your home may put you at legal risk as well as expose you and your family to physical risk. In many states, parents can be held liable for their children's actions, including inappropriate use of firearms. If you do choose to keep firearms at home, ensure that they are securely locked, that ammunition is locked and stored separately, and that children know weapons are never to be touched without your express permission and supervision.
2. Take an active role in your children's schools. Talk regularly with teachers and staff. Volunteer in the classroom or library, or in afterschool activities. Work with parent-teacher-student organizations.
3. Act as role models. Settle your own conflicts peaceably and manage anger without violence.
4. Listen to and talk with your children regularly. Find out what they're thinking on all kinds of topics. Create an opportunity for two way conversation, which may mean forgoing judgments or pronouncements. This kind of communication should be a daily habit, not a reaction to crisis.
5. Set clear limits on behaviors in advance. Discuss punishments and rewards in advance, too. Disciplining with framework and consistency helps teach self-discipline, a skill your children can use for the rest of their lives.
6. Communicate clearly on the violence issue. Explain that you don't accept and won't tolerate violent behavior. Discuss what violence is and is not. Answer questions thoughtfully. Listen to children's ideas and concerns. They may bring up small problems that can easily be solved now, problems that could become worse if allowed to fester.
7. Help your children learn how to examine and find solutions to problems. Kids who know how to approach a problem and resolve it effectively are less likely to be angry, frustrated, or violent. Take advantage of "teachable moments" to help your child understand and apply these and other skills.
8. Discourage name-calling, teasing and bullying. These behaviors often escalate into fistfights (or worse). Whether the teaser is violent or not, the victim may see violence as the only way to stop it.
9. Insist on knowing your children's friends, whereabouts, and activities. It's your right. Make your home an inviting and pleasant place for your children and their friends; it's easier to know what they're up to when they're around. Know how to spot signs of troubling behavior in kids—yours and others.
10. Work with other parents to develop standards for school-related events, acceptable out-of-school activities and places, and required adult supervision. Support each other in enforcing these standards.
11. Make it clear that you support school policies and rules that help create and sustain a safe place for all students to learn. If your child feels a rule is wrong, discuss his or her reasons and what rule might work better.
12. Join up with other parents, through school and neighborhood associations, religious organizations, civic groups, and youth activity groups. Talk with each other about violence problems, concerns about youth in the community, sources of help to strengthen and sharpen parenting skills, and similar issues.
For more information on this and other related topics, visit the National Crime Prevention Council website.


"The 1930's seemed to be a much simpler time. Neighbors helping neighbors, everyone had a garden and canned their own food. They had a milk cow and they even made their own clothes. By today's standards, they were poor ... they just didn't know it!"
These words from Lowell Davis recall a vanishing way of life for the people of thousands of little towns across America --- and it was just this sort of life that Lowell experienced during his early years in the town of Red Oak, Missouri.
All of this began to change shortly after World War II when folks began moving to the cities in search of the good life. Now some sixty years later, most of these rural communities are ghost towns. When Lowell returned to his boyhood home from one of those "good life" careers in the Dallas/Fort Worth area - that's just what he found.
It was then that he began buying the homes and businesses of his beloved Red Oak - moving them twenty-three miles to his Fox Fire Farm near Carthage, Missouri, and restoring them to their original grandeur - a place now known as Red Oak II.
Back in 1987, Red Oak II was just a cornfield, but to Lowell, it was a blank canvas.
"I don't believe that an artist should be restricted to use only paint or clay. It can be anything including junk, wood, even an old building. To me, Red Oak II is a combination of a painting and a sculpture, and it is just made from things that someone else threw away."
A visit to Red Oak II is a visit to the past. You'll see Grandpa Weber's Blacksmith Shop, where Lowell's great-grandfather practiced his trade, the Feed and Seed Store, the Old Phillip's 66 Station which was originally located on old Route 66 near Red Oak, and the General Store which was originally located in Red Oak, was run by Lowell's father and was where Lowell learned to sculpt and paint.


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Was the attack on Pearl Harbor a success for Japan?
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Why was the attack on Pearl Harbor a success and a failure for the Japanese?
Did the Japanese win Pearl Harbor?
Was Pearl Harbor an intelligence failure?
What does sleeping giant mean?
Why is China a sleeping giant?
What does I am afraid that we have awakened a sleeping giant?
WHO said China is a sleeping giant?
Did Napoleon say China is a sleeping giant?
Why China is called the Red Dragon?
Does China own the NFL?
Can the NFL remove an owner?
Who owns the NFL?
Does China have football?
Why is China so bad at football?
Why did China ban World Cup?
What's the oldest football club in the world?
Which is the oldest club in England?
What countries are not allowed in FIFA?
Which country does not play soccer?
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From the Japanese perspective, the attack on Pearl Harbor was a great success. Eight battleships were sunk and 18 other ships were damaged. The Japanese virtually wiped out the American air capability with the loss of 180 planes and with 128 damaged.
At first, however, the Pearl Harbor attack looked like a success for Japan. Its bombers hit all eight U.S. battleships, sinking four and damaging four others, destroyed or damaged more than 300 aircraft and killed some 2,400 Americans at Pearl Harbor.
Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor took place on December 7, 1941. The U.S. military suffered 18 ships damaged or sunk, and 2,400 people were killed. Its most significant consequence was the entrance of the United States into World War II….Charts.
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Yet it was wholly false." The blame for the attack on Pearl Harbor cannot be laid solely on intelligence failures. The Pearl Harbor investigations affixed plenty of blame to faulty leadership, inflexible policies and procedures, and overall complacency after more than two decades of peace.
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When it comes to the advertising industry, China has long been thought of as a 'sleeping giant'. A huge potential market which has not yet been fully capitalised upon, due to reasons such as regulatory scrutiny and dominance of local corporations.
President Franklin D. Roosevelts address to Congress after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, who planned the attack on Pearl Harbor would reportedly write in his diary, "I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve."
Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte
The famous French military leader and emperor Napoleon Bonaparte once said, "There lies a sleeping giant. Let him sleep! For when he wakes, he will shake the world." This was in reference to China, and quite the prediction for someone who only lived until 1821.
China is called the Red Dragon because dragons have a very powerful and positive meaning, especially the red. They are strong, noble, and gentle. It is said that being born in the year of the dragon is an honor.
A. The NFL's main broadcast partner in China is Tencent. Outside the NFL, Tencent's main sports partner is the National Basketball Association, in which they've gone 'all in' on.
Little NFL precedent for this level of move The short answer appears to be yes. There is no precedent for an NFL team owner being removed, like the way the NBA did with former Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling.
The simple answer is that no one entity owns the NFL. Perhaps the best way to describe who owns the league is that the 32 NFL teams own the league. Therefore, the NFL and its brand lie in the hands of the NFL franchise owners. A number of teams are owned by just one person, while others have dual ownership.
Football in China consists of association football (Chinese: 足球; pinyin: zúqiú) as well as the China national football team. Modern football has been one of the most well supported sports in China, since it was introduced in the early 20th century. The national governing body is the Chinese Football Association (CFA).
They don't have the passion to play soccer, nor the space to give people a chance to play and train. little interest which leads to not many clubs and professional, high level training. its really not "popular", % of population wise.
This was due to the fact that all the players are identical and thus it was very hard for the football officials to know the difference. The football association later realised about this and banned china from playing in the world cup forever.
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Teams representing eight small sovereign states (Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, Monaco, Nauru, Palau, Tuvalu, Marshall Islands and the Vatican City) have played international football but are not affiliated to FIFA.
The U.S.A., Canada, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, most of the Pacific and most of Asia. Originally Answered: What country does not play soccer? Greenland doesn't have ice-free fields and is not part of FIFA.
All FIFA tournaments generate revenue from sponsorship; in 2018, FIFA had revenues of over US $4.6 billion, ending the 2015–2018 cycle with a net positive of US$1.2 billion, and had cash reserves of over US$2.7 billion….FIFA.
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Dodge roll. I hope you have thunder spells attached though. He is stunned by them. If not, just dodge when you see him rising into the sky. Then do a quick two hit after because there is a short moment where he is off guard then run away again and use spells.


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Q: Android Development: Is using objects bad practice? I'm currently developing my first app for a project and was wondering should I use objects and have less code or have more code but no objects.
Here is the code which will go in to 4 separate methods (i per activity) or one class to reference in each activity.
        TextView text1 = (TextView)this.cal.findViewById(R.id.txt1);
        TextView text2 = (TextView)this.cal.findViewById(R.id.txt2);
        TextView text3 = (TextView)this.cal.findViewById(R.id.txt3);
        TextView text4 = (TextView)this.cal.findViewById(R.id.txt4);
        TextView text5 = (TextView)this.cal.findViewById(R.id.txt5);
        TextView text6 = (TextView)this.cal.findViewById(R.id.txt6);
        TextView text7 = (TextView)this.cal.findViewById(R.id.txt7);
        TextView text8 = (TextView)this.cal.findViewById(R.id.txt8);
        TextView text9 = (TextView)this.cal.findViewById(R.id.txt9);
        TextView text10 = (TextView)this.cal.findViewById(R.id.txt10);
        TextView text11 = (TextView)this.cal.findViewById(R.id.txt11);
        if(x == 0)
        {
            text1.setText (text1.getText() + "sciemce and enginnering");
            text2.setText (text2.getText() + "add a bit");
            text3.setText (text3.getText() + "add a bit");
            text4.setText (text4.getText() + "add a bit");
            text5.setText (text5.getText() + "add a bit");
            text6.setText (text6.getText() + "add a bit");
            text7.setText (text7.getText() + "add a bit");
            text8.setText (text8.getText() + "add a bit");
            text9.setText (text9.getText() + "add a bit");
            text10.setText (text10.getText() + "add a bit");
            text11.setText(text11.getText() + "add a bit");

        }
        else if(x ==1)
        {
            text1.setText (text1.getText() + "arts");
            text2.setText (text2.getText() + "add a bit");
            text3.setText (text3.getText() + "add a bit");
            text4.setText (text4.getText() + "add a bit");
            text5.setText (text5.getText() + "add a bit");
            text6.setText (text6.getText() + "add a bit");
            text7.setText (text7.getText() + "add a bit");
            text8.setText (text8.getText() + "add a bit");
            text9.setText (text9.getText() + "add a bit");
            text10.setText (text10.getText() + "add a bit");
            text11.setText(text11.getText() + "add a bit");
        }

        else if(x == 2)
        {
            text1.setText (text1.getText() + "1");
            text2.setText (text2.getText() + "add a bit");
            text3.setText (text3.getText() + "add a bit");
            text4.setText (text4.getText() + "add a bit");
            text5.setText (text5.getText() + "add a bit");
            text6.setText (text6.getText() + "add a bit");
            text7.setText (text7.getText() + "add a bit");
            text8.setText (text8.getText() + "add a bit");
            text9.setText (text9.getText() + "add a bit");
            text10.setText (text10.getText() + "add a bit");
            text11.setText(text11.getText() + "add a bit");

        }

        else if(x ==3)
        {
            text1.setText (text1.getText() + "1");
            text2.setText (text2.getText() + "add a bit");
            text3.setText (text3.getText() + "add a bit");
            text4.setText (text4.getText() + "add a bit");
            text5.setText (text5.getText() + "add a bit");
            text6.setText (text6.getText() + "add a bit");
            text7.setText (text7.getText() + "add a bit");
            text8.setText (text8.getText() + "add a bit");
            text9.setText (text9.getText() + "add a bit");
            text10.setText (text10.getText() + "add a bit");
            text11.setText(text11.getText() + "add a bit");
        }

}

This code above which is very long (goes on for 4 if statements) which will appear in 4 different activities as I am loading grading schemes which change depending on a faculty.
I have it in a separate class at the moment and I am creating an object of the class to call the method to load the table which is the code above, or should I put this code in my activities separatly because I heard using ojects was bad practice.
Thanks in adavance and sorry if it is very ambigous but its too much code to post =).

A: You can simplify it with a loop, for example:
else if(x ==1)
    {
        text1.setText (text1.getText() + "arts");
        text2.setText (text2.getText() + "add a bit");
        text3.setText (text3.getText() + "add a bit");
        text4.setText (text4.getText() + "add a bit");
        text5.setText (text5.getText() + "add a bit");
        text6.setText (text6.getText() + "add a bit");
        text7.setText (text7.getText() + "add a bit");
        text8.setText (text8.getText() + "add a bit");
        text9.setText (text9.getText() + "add a bit");
        text10.setText (text10.getText() + "add a bit");
        text11.setText(text11.getText() + "add a bit");
    }

to
for (int i = 1; i < 12; i++){
    text[i].setText(....)
}

A: There are a number of things you can do here.  The first thing that jumps out at me is: what does the value of x mean?  When you check if x == 0, what does that condition represent?  I'd rename "x" to something more descriptive and maybe make named constants where you have the hard coded integers.  So, your code would be something like
if (selectedDegree == SCIENCE_AND_ENGINEERING)
instead of
if (x == 0)
and anyone reading your code would understand it more.  I'd also create a helper method to append the text each time.
text1.setText (text1.getText() + "sciemce and enginnering");
text2.setText (text2.getText() + "add a bit");
text3.setText (text3.getText() + "add a bit");
text4.setText (text4.getText() + "add a bit");

would become
appendText(text1, "science and engineering");
appendText(text2, "and a bit");
appendText(text3, "and a bit");
appendText(text4, "and a bit");

private void appendText(TextView textView, String addedText) {
    if (textView != null) {
        textView.setText(textView.getText() + addedText);
    }
}

A: *

*A table? If there is not too much work base on id, try use List instead of a lot of objects,like this.
list.add(this.cal.findViewById(...))

*And change the if...else.. to switch;

*Use loop is totally fine.
for(item in list){
   if(x==1 && index==0) {item.setText("...");}
   else{item.setText("another...");}
}


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[Letter from Lysander Spooner to Bradburn]
Two-page letter dated November 19, 1845, from Lysander Spooner in Athol [Massachusetts] to [George] Bradburn. Includes manuscript copy of a letter from J. [James] Fulton, Jr. to Bradburn discussing "Anti-Texas efforts" in Washington, D. C. and the Texas Constitution.
[Letter from Wm. Goodell to Lysander Spooner]
One-page letter dated December 18, 1855, from William Goodell in New York, to Lysander Spooner in Boston [Massachusetts], giving his approval of Spooner's "form of a letter to be forwarded to Congress, with the form of petition."
List titled "November 1851," including Elizabeth Finn, George Dana, George Bothamly, William Underwood & Co., J.P. Polion Dubuc, Joseph Russell, Stratton, Sheriff & Co., Albany Block [residential building], and ca. 40 others.
[Letter from Geo. M. Searle to Lysander Spooner]
Undated letter from Geo. [George] Searle to Lysander Spooner dated 23 Feb. [...?] stating that he had "addressed a line to R. [Reverdy] Johnson."
[Letter from K. Rayner to Lysander Spooner]
Three-page letter from K. [Kenneth] Rayner of Raleigh, North Carolina, to Lysander Spooner dated April 27, 1867, discussing Spooner's ideas on a "real-estate bank" in the southern states.
Two-page letter from Gerrit Smith in Peterboro [New York] to Lysander Spooner dated May 20, 1860, discussing a court case involving Royal Phelps and Judge [Charles A.] Peabody of New York.
[Receipt for 5 gallons of rum from George Shore]
Receipt for 5 gallons of rum purchased by Captain George Sweet [probably on the Brig Othello] from George Shore. Includes note, "Rec'd at same time [as] the above from Francis Mairez & David Cooper [of Jamaica]"
Three-page letter dated May 11-18, 1851, from Lysander Spooner in Boston [Massachusetts] to [George] Bradburn, discussing his plan for Bradburn to establish a paper in Boston and outlining his strategy to get subscriptions.
Military Officers that delivered up Burns & took their pay
Unsinged manuscript list of ca. 115 "military actors" in the trial of Anthony Burns, copied from the Boston Courier. Includes names, military title, and occupation with some addresses.
[List of names associated with the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society]
Alphabetical list of ca. 530 names associated with the American Anti-Slavery Society.
A Plan for the Abolition of Slavery
Unsigned and undated printed broadside entitled "A Plan for the Abolition of Slavery."
[Letter from John M. Leitch to Lysander Spooner]
One-page letter dated August 17, 1866, from John M. Leitch in New York to Lysander Spooner of Boston [Massachusetts], asking if he would "favor me with a copy of your pamphlet."
[Manuscript copy of a letter from Gerrit Smith to Hon. D. Wilmot]
Manuscript copy of a four-page letter from Gerrit Smith of Peterboro [New York] to Hon. D. [David] Wilmot, in which he responds to a letter from Wilmot discussing slavery and the United States Constitution, and sends him a copy of Lysander Spooner's "the Unconstitutionality of Slavery."
[Letter from A. P. Aldrich to Lysander Spooner]
Undated one-page letter labeled "Private" from A. P. Aldrich to Lysander Spooner [of Boston, Massachusetts], asking for his legal opinions on case Ogden vs. Saunders and offering his observations on the "[] and the disposition of the Southern people."
Manuscript draft of a four-page letter from Lysander Spooner in Athol [Massachusetts] to Gerrit Smith in Peterboro, New York, dated July 24, 1848, in which Spooner discusses his inability to raise funds for himself and explains reasons why the public should provide him assistance.
[Manuscript copy of a letter from Thomas Earle to G. Braburn, Esq.]
Manuscript copy in Lysander Spooner's hand of a four-page letter dated April 12, 1845, from Thomas Earle in Philadelphia [Pennsylvania] to G. [George] Bradburn, in which he gives lengthy critique of Lysander Spooner's book [probably The Unconstitutionality of Slavery] and the abolitionist movement in general.
Sedgwick, C. B. (Charles Baldwin), 1815-1883 (32) + -
Goodell, William, 1792-1878 (31) + -
Slavery--Law and Legislation (57) + -
Slavery--United States (48) + -
Libel and slander--New York (State)--New York (42) + -


Oct.30 (GMM) As the F1 world touches down in Abu Dhabi, the region is sweeping up the mess after a severe sandstorm.
The high winds had locals and early arrivals among F1's global travellers shielding their eyes and running for cover on Monday afternoon.
Authoritative F1 source RMC Sport, of France, said the storm caused some minor damage around Abu Dhabi, but the Yas Marina circuit "seems not to have been affected" other than a blanket of dust and sand on the track surface.


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Le powiat de Mogilno  est un powiat appartenant à la Voïvodie de Couïavie-Poméranie dans le centre-nord de la Pologne.

Division administrative

Le powiat comprend 4 communes :
 2 communes urbaines-rurales : Mogilno et Strzelno ;
 2 communes rurales : Dąbrowa et Jeziora Wielkie.

Powiat dans la voïvodie de Couïavie-Poméranie

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This study examines whether workers who initially contribute to their company's 401(k) plan consistently make contributions over their careers. Using data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID), this study documents and describes the persistency in which workers contribute to their 401(k) plans using four data points from 1999, 2001, 2003, and 2005. It examines how persistency varies across demographic and economic groups. It also investigates the correlation between changes in the stock market and persistency, as the rise and fall of the stock market from 1990-2004 provides a particularly volatile period for 401(k) contributions.


A large crowd attended the annual St. Patrick's Festival sponsored by St. Michael's Parish in Albion last Sunday, March 16.
Several management transitions are taking place this spring at Cargill Albion.
In the end, Wahoo Bishop Neumann will be remembered as Class C1 champion of the 2014 Nebraska Boys State Basketball Tournament.
St. Michael's Parish in Albion will host their annual St. Patrick's Carnival on Sunday, March 16, at the Event Center on the Boone County Fairgrounds.


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Q: How to convert param "null" to be null I have an XML configuration file that looks like this:
<register type='MyType'>
    <constructor>
        ...
        <param name='myString' value='null'/>
        ...
    </constructor>
</register>

How do I convert the string "null" into the null value?
I have tried specifying value='' but I get the error:

The attribute value must be present and non-empty.

And tried <param name='myString'/> which gives the error

The type String cannot be constructed. You must configure the container to supply this value.

And finally (which is what this page seems to suggest)
<instance name='myStringVal' />
<register type='MyType'>
    <constructor>
        ...
        <param name='myString' dependencyName='myStringVal'/>
        ...
    </constructor>
</register>

Which throws an ArgumentNullException
Edit: and now I have also tried the optional tag
<register type='MyType'>
    <constructor>
        ...
        <param name='myString'>
            <optional />
        </param>
        ...
    </constructor>
</register>

This also throws an ArgumentNullException
Note: related to this and this (and probably several others), but these are about configuration in C#, I want to configure in XML.

A: I don't believe that XML has a true NULL value.  Have you looked at using an xsi:nil attribute?

A: You can use a type converter to convert the string in configuration to a null string.  Unity won't let you put an empty string as the value in the configuration so, unfortunately, the type converter will have to use a "magic string" to identity the null value:
<register type="MyClass" >
  <constructor>
    <param name="configValue" value="null" typeConverter="NullStringConverter" />
  </constructor>
</register>

In the above "null" is the magic string that the type converter will look for:
public class NullStringConverter : System.ComponentModel.TypeConverter
{
    public override object ConvertFrom(ITypeDescriptorContext context, CultureInfo culture, object value)
    {
        if (value == null ||
            (value.GetType() == typeof(string) &&
            String.Compare(value.ToString(), "null", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) == 0))
        {
            return null;
        }

        return value.ToString();
    }
}


Are you looking for interior design tips to re-decorate your apartment? Look no further as taking inspiration from interior designers can help you make the most of your space. Therefore whether you're re-doing a single room or the entire house, considering the area from an interior designers perspective can make a world of difference.
Interior designers are adept at seeing the potential of an area. Also, they are masters at solving problems such as a lack of flow, or spaces that seem too small. Therefore there are a multitude of ways interior designers can maximize a space, and these can go a long way towards completely transforming your home. Hence, we've picked out our top 4 design tips for creating beautiful interiors. Happy decorating!
The function of the area needs to be considered with every design. In fact improving the flow, making most of the space, and choosing practical materials improves the liveability. A good interior design will consider the purpose of the area, as well as the lifestyle of the people using it. For example, a kitchen that caters to a large family should be designed differently to a kitchen that provides for only one or two.
The re-design of an area should solve any problems within the space. For example areas with low ceilings, a good interior design will use low furniture to create the illusion of a taller room. Also, skilled designers stay away from horizontal lines in low or small rooms, using strong vertical lines instead to create height and length.
For a space without many windows, an experienced designer will use colour to create light. Consequently, painting the ceiling a few shades paler than the walls creates the illusion of natural light, as well as making the room seem bigger. Also, with areas that are small, designing custom made furniture can meet the demands of the room without wasting space. Lastly, for rooms that don't flow well, re-designing the structure of the area will make the most of the space.
A well-structured interior will center on a focal point. This should be the best part of the area. For instance if it's an architectural element like a fantastic view, big bay-side windows, a fireplace, or a statement piece of artwork. Interior designers will use focal points to influence how you view or experience a space. The furnishings and decor should draw the eye to the focal point, using different pieces to enhance it.
Accent pieces are used to create secondary points of interest in a well-designed interior. These can be in the form of rugs, hanging light fixtures, bookcases, antiques, mirrors and sculptures. Secondary pieces should add shape, texture and atmosphere, as well as complimenting the focus point.
Filling out the space with smaller pieces completes the room and creates harmony. Third points of interest can be in the form of candles, books, vases, posters, cushions, plants and smaller pieces of artwork. They can be used to compliment the existing elements of a room, or to add new points of colour and pattern. A good interior design will use all three tiers of interest to create unity and draw the eye towards the focal point of the room.
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Jonathan Curiel's Blog
Despite flotilla deaths, peace in the Holy Land is still in view
Posted on June 2, 2010	by jonathancuriel
Image of King Hussein, Bill Clinton, and Yitzhak Rabin via Wikipedia
They floated along Israel's coastline, then came ashore – and when members of the PLO's Fatah faction were through, more than 20 Israelis (including children) had been killed. Days later, Israeli troops entered Lebanon in what the New York Times called a "retaliatory raid." It was March of 1978, and peace in the Holy Land never seemed so far away. Except that six months later, Israel and Egypt signed a historic accord that heralded a new era in Arab-Israeli relations. And then, the next year, more killings of Israelis and Palestinians, and more revenge killings. The Sabra and Shatila massacre of 1982 signified how low the Arab-Israeli conflict could get – and yet, a decade later, Yasser Arafat and Yitzhak Rabin were shaking hands on a new agreement for peace.
It doesn't seem possible now, but Arab-Israeli peace is still a distinct possibility in the year ahead, despite the finger-pointing after Monday's horrific flotilla fiasco. George Mitchell, President Obama's special Middle East envoy, is scheduled to meet today and tomorrow with Palestinian and Israeli leaders. Peace is the Holy Land is a priority for the Obama administration, just as it is for hundreds of thousands of Israelis and Palestinians who are urging their support for a two-state solution through the OneVoice movement. It's not all darkness in the Middle East, even though it seems that way now.
Posted in world	| Tagged Arab–Israeli conflict, Fatah, Israel, Israel-Palestine, Middle East, Palestine Liberation Organization, Two-state solution, Warfare and Conflict, Yitzhak Rabin	| 4 Comments
How to get your doodle on Google's homepage
Posted on May 31, 2010	by jonathancuriel
Image by muammerokumus via Flickr
Today, it's a flag with a yellow ribbon and the words, "In honor of the soldiers who have given their lives for our country." Ten days ago, it was the Pac-Man video game. Two weeks earlier, it was a ballet commemoration of Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. All of them were featured on Google's homepage. All of them – at least for a day, anyway – reached tens of millions of people, who were reminded about Memorial Day, Pac-Man's 30th anniversary, and Tchaikovsky's legacy. These "doodles," as they're known in Google-speak, have become a prized feature of the Internet's most popular search engine. To have your drawing or suggestion make it as a Google Doodle is a big achievement. How big? Probably bigger than winning the New Yorker's cartoon-caption contest. Probably bigger than getting a letter in the New York Times. Probably even bigger than asking a presidential candidate a question over YouTube. OK. These comparisons can be debated, but what's not in doubt is that, every day, scores of people contact Google with ideas, hoping their doodle is chosen.
Google spokeswoman Anne Espiritu told me (via email) that "a group of Googlers . . . select the doodles that appear on Google." Espiritu didn't reveal the names of the jury – just that they consult each other as well as the ideas they get from users, who can email the Internet giant at proposals@google.com.
The Google panel uses select criteria to choose its doodles. Generally, Espiritu says, Google "aims to celebrate interesting events and anniversaries around the world that reflect Google's personality and love of innovation. Although we are aware that our list of doodles is not exhaustive, we try to select doodles that show creativity and innovation in a fun, quirky way. Generally, we choose doodles from a variety of categories, such as those that celebrate holidays, anniversaries, and the lives of artists and inventors."
In other words, if you're trying to get Google to recognize the problem of Global Warming, well, that probably won't work. (What would the doodle be? A picture of a sun melting the polar ice cap, with a bear clinging perilously to one side? Probably too intense for Google.) What might work, instead, is a suggestion to honor Jonathon DeLonge, who supposedly invented the beach ball. Better yet, suggest that Google commemorate Walter Frederick Morrison, the inventor of the Frisbee, who died in February.
Among those celebrated by Google's homepage this year: Czech actor Vlasta Burian (whose visage appeared on Google's homepage in the Czech Republic); Danish writer Karen Blixen (the "Out of Africa" author whose likeness was shown on Google's homepage in Denmark); German inventor Karl Drais (depicted on Google's homepage in Germany); Egyptian singer Umm Kulthum (whose image appeared on Google homepages throughout the Arab world); and Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen (whose likeness was celebrated on Google homepages around the world).
Since 1999, when the first stylized Google doodle appeared (it was an homage to Nevada's Burning Man event), more than 700 doodles have appeared on Google homepages worldwide. In the United States, more than 300 doodles have appeared – everything from Popeye to Sesame Street. Events such as the Olympics can be commemorated for days in a row, across Google homepages everywhere. More than 200 million people use the search engine every day. That's a lot of eyeballs for anyone's artwork. The one-day Pac-Man page (complete with video game) was played so incessantly, it squandered $120 million in lost work-time. Google has impact. See for yourself right here: http://www.google.com/logos/.
Posted in Uncategorized	| Tagged Google, Google Doodle, Google logo, Hans Christian Andersen, Out of Africa, Searching, United States, YouTube	| 1 Comment
Dennis Hopper's drug issues are spotlighted high up in his obit. Is that necessary?
Image of Dennis Hopper via Wikipedia
What was it like to live in the 1940s and '50s? You can get clues by watching TV shows like "Leave It To Beaver," or you can read old newspapers from the period and see how celebrities were covered in life and death. Celebrities' personal lives were often completely missing from their obituaries. For example, when W.C. Fields died in 1946, the New York Times' obituary had nothing – absolutely nothing – on his alcohol problem. Five years earlier, Life magazine practically made light of Fields' drinking, showing the comedian/actor with a drink of pineapple and rum. Hit and miss. In the 1940 and '50s, the public was often unaware of famous people's personal lives – whether it was drinking or womanizing or anything else.
Today, all bets are off. Dennis Hopper, the great actor who passed away earlier today, is defined in the third paragraph of the New York Times' obit by his relationship to drugs and alcohol. Actor Gary Coleman, who died last night, received the same treatment by the New York Times. Here's the lead sentence of Coleman's obit:
Gary Coleman, the former child star of the hit television series "Diff'rent Strokes," who dealt with a well-publicized string of financial and personal difficulties after the show ended, died on Friday in Provo, Utah.
One can argue whether it's a sign of progress that, upon a star's demise, the media exhumes the behind-the-scenes details of their personal lives. Needless to say, the Internet is full of innuendo, gossip, and trashy items about celebrities. (Fields' Wikipedia entry has a whole section on his alcohol issues.) But the fact that the New York Times – a paper with a more distinguished reputation than, say, TMZ.com – also trafficks in these sideshow facts is worthy of debate. The zeitgeist? It's there in the obits of the paper of record. In the media food chain, there's now no place to hide for a star of any kind. Their foibles – even in death – will be on display for all to see and ponder.
Posted in Entertainment	| Tagged Actor, Dennis Hopper, Easy Rider, Gary Coleman, New York Times, People, Television program, TMZ.com	| Leave a comment
Is the fist-bump a 'low-class' gesture?
Image of Barack Obama and U.S. soldier doing a fist-bump via Wikipedia
Barack Obama does it. So does Michael Jordan and Pat Buchanan and Georgia State Troopers and the Dalai Lama and Barbara Walters. Even Bill O'Reilly approves of it. The fist bump. Who wouldn't like this quintessentially American way of greeting another human being. Who wouldn't revel in the joy of touching knuckles with friends and strangers alike? I'll tell you who: The man who works as a guard at my son's after-school program. Yesterday, the guard said he thinks the fist-bump is low-class. He didn't use the exact words "low class," but he might as well have. "You wouldn't bump fists after a job interview," he told my 8-year-old son and his friend, who had just bumped fists in playful solidarity. "You wouldn't bump fists with your employer."
Maybe not. It depends on the employer – though I understood the guard's point: If you're trying to land a job in corporate America, and you've just spoken with the suit-wearing head of HR, it's generally not a good idea to raise your right hand and direct it toward the director's chest area. Not a good idea at all. However, if the job you're eyeing is, say, one in advertising where you're pitching beer or sports gear to a mainly twenty-something audience, and you and the HR head had joked about the Budweiser commercials that lampoon fist-bumping – then, by all means, consider doing the fist-bump in the interview room. It might even get you the job, by showing you have a sense of humor and style.
On the other hand, many people share the sentiment of the guard at my son's after-school program. Last September, after the Dalai Lama fist-bumped with Memphis mayor pro tem Myron Lowery, a man named Ric Weide wrote a post at asylum.com excoriating the fist bump, saying that it "seems to be the low class, no class way that street thugs greet each other. There is a certain breed of politicians that are some of the lowest class trailer trash scum around. This is their way of greetings! Trash!!!!!"
In 2008, when Obama first came out of the fist-bump closet, his knuckle-touch with Michele Obama caused a national conversation about the practice, with one Fox-TV anchor describing it as a "terrorist fist jab." Not so, responded the future First Lady, who – in an interview on ABC-TV's "The View" – said the fist-bump was "the new high five." I agree with Michelle Obama. Children my son's age – at least children who are already into professional sports, pop music, and the Obamas' social mannerisms – do the fist-bump with aplomb and joie de vivre. It's fun.
The guard who warned my son and his friend about the fist-bump's potential demerits was projecting a bit too much. Besides, my son won't be interviewing for a job until at least 2015. Who knows if the fist-bump will even be popular then. For now, the fist-bump is a tame gesture of endearment. It's also healthier than a hand-shake, which – as Howie Mandel and others have noted – can more easily spread germs from fingers and palms. Healthy. Enjoyable. No surprise there was a movement to make June 3rd National Fist Bump Day. Inevitably, those who fist-bump for the first time find they like it – especially if they let go of their preconceptions. I mean, conservative pundit Pat Buchanan? Who would have thunk. To see the smile of his face (see here) is to see the humanity in someone who got out of his own skin for just a brief moment.
Posted in Uncategorized	| Tagged Bill O'Reilly, Fist bump, Howie Mandel, Michael Jordan, Michelle Obama, Myron Lowery, Pat Buchanan, United States	| 3 Comments
Why isn't the 'Prince of Persia' a real Persian?
It's impossible to avoid trailers for the film "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time," which have even appeared embedded in ABC-TV's coverage of the NBA playoffs. Those who've missed the trailer can watch it below, and when you do, notice the Persian domes and minarets. Notice the Persian-style dress. Notice the other Middle Eastern motifs (including sand dunes) that conjure up images of 1001 Nights. And notice that the prince himself, a man named Dastan (a Persian word meaning "story") is played by a non-Persian actor, Jake Gyllenhaal. What's wrong with this picture?
On the one hand, nothing. Why shouldn't a white American actor portray an ancient Persian prince? After all, the movie itself is based on an original video game created by a white American (Jordan Mechner), and the prince in that video game (see here) has the exact same non-Persian traits as Jake Gyllenhaal. Still, there's something disjointed about an entertainment franchise built around "Persia" – i.e., the empire that spawned Iran – whose main character is a non-Persian. Wait, you say. Didn't Alexander the Great (he of European heritage) conquer Persia 2300 years ago? And didn't he arrange intermarriage between Macedonian soldiers and Persian women? So couldn't an ancient Persian prince be as fair-skinned as Gyllenhaal? Not really. And he certainly wouldn't speak with Gyllenhaal's "Prince of Persia" accent – a king of pseudo American/British construct that complements the full British accent of co-star Gemma Arterton. (In "Prince of Persian," Aterton is a white actress who portrays a Persian princess named Tamina.)
The clue that should have warned me "Prince of Persia" would be watered down ethnically? It's a Disney film. And Disney has a history of whitening its Middle East movies – most notably its animated Aladdin franchise, which featured Robin Williams, and an Aladdin character who spoke like he was from Madison, Wisconsin, not Mecca or Baghdad.
Gyllenhaal is a formidable actor (one fan even mistakenly assumes Gyllenhall is Persian), but if Disney and director Mike Newell (who's from Britain) wanted an actor of Iranian/Persian descent, they had a wide range of options, including Maz Jobrani, Cas Anvar and (from Iran itself) Mohammad Reza Golzar. Golzar has been likened to Brad Pitt for his good looks. In fact, Golzar looks a bit like an Iranian . . . Jake Gyllenhaal. OK. Maybe the choice of Gyllenhaal wasn't that atrocious. Disney and Newell could have cast Brad Pitt as the Persian prince. That would have been a tragedy of cinematic proportions.
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Posted in Entertainment	| Tagged Aladdin, Brad Pitt, Disney, Gemma Arterton, Iran, Jake Gyllenhaal, Middle East, Prince of Persia, Prince of Persia The Sands of Time, Video game	| 16 Comments
Money and fame are never enough: One lesson of LeBron James' loss to Celtics
Image by Getty Images via Daylife
$21,000 an hour. That's what Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James makes on the basketball court in salary. Endorsement money takes his income to a stratospheric level: According to one calculation, he makes more than $40 million a year, meaning James is one of the wealthiest athletes in the world. Cut to last night's press conference – the one where James had to talk about his team's upset loss to the Boston Celtics; the one where James looked like he had just lost a loved one or worse.
All of Cleveland seems to be in mourning. James' dour demeanor was topped by two Cleveland Plain Dealer sportswriters, who – in the quiet din of a Boston locker room – acted as if the Cavaliers' loss was the most shocking thing to happen since Watergate. Sports pundits in Cleveland (and James' fans around the world) are agonizing over the dent – the big, big dent – in their idol's invincibility. But they and James should pay attention to the proverb that has been around for ages: Money and fame can't buy you happiness. Even "winning it all" is ephemeral. James had a season to remember: Another MVP award; another series of games that excited kids and adults alike. My 8-year-old son thinks James is one of the best NBA players in history. But before my son went to bed last night, this is what he said after watching the Cavs' and Celtics' post-game press conferences: "LeBron is probably crying."
Maybe. If tears did fall, that was OK. James is only 25 years old. He has lots of years left in his career. What if he never wins an NBA title? One day, James may still give the kind of college commencement address that Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke gave the other day – the one where Bernanke said that money doesn't buy happiness. James might take heed, as well, to the million-dollar lottery winner name Evelyn Adams, who – very briefly – made as much money as LeBron makes. Adams lost all her wealth.
"Winning the lottery," Adams said, "isn't always what it's cracked up to be."
For James, though, the quest will go on. He wants to earn a billion dollars and join Tiger Woods in the rarified earnings category. It's another quest that James' fans will undoubtedly follow with interest.
Posted in Uncategorized	| Tagged Ben Bernanke, Boston Celtics, Cleveland Cavaliers, LeBron James, Most Valuable Player, National Basketball Association, NBA, Plain Dealer	| 1 Comment
Only in San Francisco: 'Liberal hate note' is put on SUV's windshield
Posted on April 30, 2010	by jonathancuriel
Image by AFP via Daylife
Walking to the post office earlier today, I came across an SUV that had been ticketed for parking in a street-cleaning zone. Nothing unusual about that. But on the other side of the windshield flapped a big piece of paper with the headline, "Oh No! A Fu–ing Ticket!" That was unusual – enough for me to read the note myself, which said as follows:
"It's not just a ticket.
When you leave your car in a street sweeper zone, the garbage that is under your car stays on the street all week.
In effect, you contribute to the ugliness of the world.
You make San Francisco ugly and dirty.
Your lack of responsibility is one more tiny part of The Problem.
Wake up.
Assume some responsibility for your role in the world.
Mama's not here to wipe your ass.
You are responsible for your car."
Whoever left the note didn't leave a signature. Nor an email address. Nor any other way to contact him/her. Nope. Just the darkly-humorous invective on a white piece of paper, meant to change the thinking of the SUV owner. Obese cars aren't welcome in San Francisco. Their fuel-inefficiency, their contribution to global warming, is an affront to everything San Francisco stands for. Do they warrant the aforementioned "liberal hate note"? Let's say this: It's not just San Francisco where SUVs are vehicles non grata. Signing out of my email tonight, I was greeted by a series of news and feature-story headlines, including this one: "Big, bad SUVs might be on the outs with most Americans, but the utility vehicle is far from dead, as consumers usher in the era of the crossover." The "crossover" is a kind of "car-based utility vehicle" – i.e., a small-sized SUV. Stay tuned. In San Francisco, these kinds of automobiles will be targeted just like the SUV near my neighborhood post office. It's another "only in San Francisco" phenomenon.
Posted in Uncategorized	| Tagged Business and Economy, California, Metro Areas, San Francisco, San Francisco Bay Area, Sport utility vehicle, Travel and Tourism, United States	| 15 Comments
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Pamela Duckworth
Head Of Fubo Sports Network And Original Programming
Pamela Duckworth, an award-winning executive producer with extensive experience across all production disciplines and brand marketing, is head of fubo Sports Netowrk, the live, free-to-consumer TV network for passionate sports fans.
Duckworth is responsible for all creative direction including original programming on the Network, which was launched by live streaming service fuboTV in 2019. fubo Sports Network's original programming will launch in teh fall of 2019 adn will include sports news shows and vodcasts hosted by superstar athletes, popular broadcast talent and comedians.
Duckworth brings more than 25 years of experience with cable start ups, commercials, live sports and events, syndicated television series, and short-form content from initial conception to final distribution. She has cultivated close relations with top directors, producers and agents, and is known for her expert handling of A-list talent from the worlds of film, television, music and sports. Duckworth has worked with Beyonce, Jay Z, Jon Bon Jovi, Rob Lowe, Jeffrey Tambor and Peyton Manning, to name a few.
In addition to overseeing fubo Sports Network, Duckworth continues to run Duckworth Entertainment, a full-service creative marketing production company based in NYC and LA. Prior to founding her company, Duckworth spent 10+ years at DIRECTV as the head of advertising production adn events.
Throughout the course of her career, Duckworth's work has been honored with 12 Cannes Lions, 3 Clios, 3 AICP's, 2 Effies, 3 Andy's, 2 D&AD's and a One Show.
Originally from Grove City, Ohio, Duckworth earned her degree in Film & Television from Bowling Green State University. She is an avid sports fan, music enthusiast and global traveler.
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Rural women process and sell shea butter / Radio Scripts / Farm Radio International.
The shea tree is a West African plant frequently found in villages and surrounding areas. The tree produces shea nuts towards the beginning of the rainy season. If the rainy season is generous, the trees produce many nuts. The tree's wood burns very easily, and rural populations cut great numbers of shea trees to make charcoal.
Thanks to efforts by the agents of the Forest and Waters Departments and of village associations fighting against desertification, shea trees continue to exist.
Rural women - who are the people most affected by poverty - lead the efforts to process shea nuts into shea butter. When women sell shea butter in the marketplace, the income allows them to support their families. As detailed in the script, these women would greatly benefit if they had machinery such as a mill because it would help them transform the shea nut into a softer paste. Machinery would also help make the processing quicker and less tiring than processing by hand.