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...swear (although only one has: the devout Franklin Pierce). And most have added "So help me God" at the end, as George Washington is believed to have done, though historians now dispute it. Several Presidents, including George W. Bush, were sworn in on the Washington Bible, a 10-lb. volume belonging to a New York Freemasons' society. John Quincy Adams, to keep a barrier between church and state, was sworn in on a book of U.S. laws. Harry S Truman used two Bibles in 1949--one, a gift from friends; the other, the one he used in his 1945 Inauguration...
...parts of the world that have been left behind by the Green Revolution - like Africa, where average crop yields per acre remain well below those in Asia or the West. One simple way is to increase the amount of fertilizer available to African farmers. Sanginga notes that about 440 lb. (200 kg) of nitrogen fertilizer is generally needed to grow 5 tons (5,000 kg) of maize, but the average African farmer can afford only 8 lb. of fertilizer. We can also work on safeguarding the degraded soils of Africa, where almost 55% of the land is unsuitable...
...newest stars, James Haskell, the books make players' lives seem far more glamorous than they actually are. "These books are all about fantasy," she says. "They're like chocolate -pure indulgence." But for women seeking a little escape, the likes of Haskell - he's blond, 6'3" and 245 lb. - may prove sweet nonetheless...
...tbsp.) cream 1 vanilla bean 128 g (4½ oz.) milk chocolate chunks 45 g (3 tbsp.) maple syrup 1 lb bacon strips, cooked...
...lb. gianduja chocolate 1 lb. peanut butter 8 oz. praline paste 4 cups feuillitine (or chopped-up cornflakes) 1½ tsp. sea salt 1 lb. bacon...