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Furnished with 15 cameramen and a $50,000 budget, James Blue was appointed to direct the USIA documentary of the August 28, 1963, March on Washington.
The selection of James Blue as director
George Stevens, Jr., who served Edward R. Murrow as director of the USIA's Motion Picture Service, had seen and admired Blue's Les oliviers de la justice at the 1962 Cannes Film Festival. The film won the Critics' Prize for its lyrical portrayal of a family ensnared in the Algerian civil war, caught between the pied noirs and the National Liberation Front (FLN). (A US film would not win this award again until Apocalypse Now in 1979).
Stevens hired Blue in 1962 to direct documentaries for the USIA and assigned him the responsibility of filming the March on Washington because Stevens felt Blue would provide a "humanistic and poetic" framing of the event.[1] Murrow and Stevens envisioned a documentary on the March on Washington, then in its planning stages, as an opportunity for the USIA to offer a positive image of the United States to the world community. America's race problem was the major issue faced by the USIA in confronting the Soviet Union's propaganda. In a January 17, 1964, letter to President Johnson, Murrow wrote that The March was "probably the finest argument for peaceful petition of redress of grievance that has ever been put on film."[2]
Preparing for the film
The following documents reveal how James Blue prepared for and then filmed the March on Washington. Blue, according to the materials in his personal archive, conducted a significant study of the problem of race in the United States. He kept careful track of the problems encountered by Blacks during the summer of 1963. George Stevens, Jr., who helped develop and frame Blue's project, provided Blue with the resources needed to stage the film. Below you can explore selected documents that reveal how Blue prepared to direct the film and the subsequent efforts to translate the film for a global audience.
The documents come from the James Blue papers (Coll 458), Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon, and they are reproduced here with the permission of their copyright holders.
Report on President Kennedy's June, 1963 speech on Civil Rights
USIA Report, "World Media Reaction to President Kennedy's Civil Rights Speeches"
James Blue's vision for the film (May-June 1963)
James Blue, "Reflections on the Possibilities…"
The report on the global response to the August 28, 1963 March
USIA Report, "Worldwide Comment on the Washington Civil Rights March"
The March, Transcript with Markings and Arabic
The March, English Version of Script
The March, Transcript with Markings for the Three Reels
The March, Transcript of the Documentary
[1] Interview with David Frank, Washington, DC, September 6, 2018
[2] WHCF, Box 5, LBJ Library.


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Harrington has won three majors and played in six successive Ryder Cups from 1999 to 2010.
Justin Rose is backing Ireland's Padraig Harrington to be Europe's next Ryder Cup captain after helping the team to a crushing victory over the United States last month.
Harrington, who has won three majors and played in six successive Ryder Cups from 1999 to 2010, was a vice-captain to Thomas Bjorn and is odds-on favourite to captain at Whistling Straits in Wisconsin in two years' time.
"I would say a three times major champion, clearly a European legend, for me Padraig is the frontrunner," Rose, who reached world number one this year and is now second in the rankings, told a television channel on Tuesday.
"And then you've got (Lee) Westwood... It's interesting when you try to project out who the possible captains are for the next 10 Ryder Cups."
Former world number one Westwood, 45, was also one of the five European vice-captains this year. The Englishman has said he would like to captain Europe in Italy in 2022 when Rome hosts the event.
Harrington told Irish national radio station RTE last week that he wanted to be a Ryder Cup captain at some stage.
Still playing, the 47-year-old narrowly missed out on his first European Tour title at the Czech Masters last month, where his second-place finish was his best placing in almost a year.
Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy, a member of the victorious team in Paris and winner of four majors, has also backed Harrington, who won back-to-back British Opens in 2007 and 2008 and the PGA Championship also in 2008.
"I've always thought Padraig would be a good captain in the United States. He's won a lot of golf tournaments over there, he's won a PGA Championship," McIlroy said last week.
"I think the continuity in the European camp having all these vice-captains this year and preparing for captaincy down the road has been a huge foundation of why we've been so good."

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e.l.f. Beauty Bundle is a makeup box that ships every 8 weeks. They ship out a variety of makeup and brushes from their own lines. They have an assortment of products based on a central theme for that box. This months bundle was Back To Beauty School, everything you need for a full eyes, lips, and face look. The box starts at $19.99 every other month and promises to ship at least double that in the value of products. It ships in a black box with their logo on it and looks good.
Inside was a product card and under that was a drawstring bag covered with hot pink tissue paper.
The card details the products and gives a retail value for all of them. It continued on to the back and there was also a code for a discount if you ordered from their online store.
Eye Primer & Liner Sealer-$3
The eye primer is great to stop smudging and bleeding of eye products. I've never used a liner sealer before but it says that you apply a dark eye shadow as a liner and then go over it with the sealer. It locks it in and makes it like a liquid liner. Definitely going to give it a try.
HD Undereye Setting Powder-$3
This powder is supposed to camouflage fine lines, dark circles and imperfections. Can't go wrong with that.
Liquid & Pencil Eyeliner Set-$3
This has a brown and black liquid liner and a shimmery black pencil liner with a built in sharpener. I have a fear of liquid liners so this will be a good way for me to practice without worrying about the money I've wasted if I hate it.
Smudge Pot-$3
The colour is called Back to Basics and its a nice soft bronze shimmer that can be used as a eyeshadow or liner. It is really subtle and I love it.
Volume Plumping Mascara-$3
You can never have enough black mascara.
Mineral Lipstick-$5
The colour is Barely Bitten and it's a browny rose shade. It looks quite dark but goes on shimmery so it's not super crazy. A good everyday lipstick and it's mineral to boot so no funky stuff in it.
13 Piece Face & Lip Palette-$8
Two bronzers, two blushes, and nine lipglosses make this a larger sized case if you were going to use it for on the go touchups as they say. Also the lack of eye product means you'd be bringing another case. The brushes included are also the typical crappy small useless tools that get thrown out the second these things are opened. I do like the colours and will definitely use this but it'll just live on my counter, not the bottom of my bag.
Powder Puffs set of 4-$1
Another thing you can't really have to many of since they tend to get kind of grimy after a while.
Professional Complete Set of 12 Brushes-$12
This was the big ticket item in this box. You get a total face brush, bronzing blush, foundation brush, brow comb and brush, eyeliner brush, smudge eye sponge, blending eye brush, eyeshadow brush,lash & brow brush, defining eye brush, concealer brush, and lip defining brush. New brushes are great and to get a complete set is cool too.
As you can tell from the prices e.l.f. is typically a drug store brand but they have good products and I've always been happy when I have purchased them in the past. The only issue I had with this box was that they valued the products on the shipping label at $100, total actual value just over $40, so I had to pay duty on it. I have sent them an email regarding this and hope it will be corrected for future boxes.


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Meet Melissa, a 31-year-old Spotify playlist curator from Santa Cruz, Bolivia.
"I made this playlist simply because I feel better after listening to this type of music."
If you had the chance to interview an artist, who would it be?
I would say Sam Smith because his music is so inspiring and original.
Do you have a hidden talent?
I sing karaoke. I would like to record some of my own songs one day.
Do you play any instruments? If no, which instrument do you wish you could play?
I don´t play any instruments, but I would like to play the guitar.
Do you have a favorite quote?
"You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams." - Dr. Seuss
What's more important to you: music or lyrics? Why?
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Today is Thursday July 18, 2019. I would have been off of Plaquenil 15 weeks today. Yes, my friends, you noticed the would have been? It's been that kind of
week. It's been that kind of month. I was off of the medicine just long enough to make myself sick.
So, 3 doctors appointments, one hospital trip and a vein scan later, I have positive lab and I'm symptomatic, so back on the meds I go- taking with me the all familiar Systemic Lupus Erythematosus diagnosis.
I was disappointed. And mad. And scared. Anxious. And really, I couldn't believe my ears. I was doing so good. It's been sorta sucky to watch it fall to pieces around me. Doc had two theories.
- The first was that the Plaquenil was causing the dizziness/ balance stuff.
- My disease has progressed past the realm of just Plaquenil.
We took the Plaquenil away long enough for me to become symptomatic again and the balance/dizziness persisted, soooooo numero uno can be ruled out. I have mixed feelings about the second theory. Mainly because while my lab indeed shows disease activity, it's the lowest it's ever been and that lab was taken while I was off the medicine. Also, because no one wants to believe that they're getting sicker instead of better.
Am I right?
Then again, I'm not a Lupus specialist. Nor a doctor.
I'm just a very confused patient.
Anyway, I go to Sanger Heart in August and I have upcoming Neuro appt in September. Maybe they can come up with something before we have to move on to chemo/ cancer type drugs.
I HATE taking medicine.
But, I LOVE living.
So, there's that.
I've missed my little blog. Miss you guys. I hope things will be back to normal soon. I have so much I want to do. So much I want to write and so much on YouTube I want to create. It's just the worst time ever to be sick. Not that anytime is a good time, but you know what I mean? I want to be creative, I want to create. I feel like I need that as an outlet right now, but my damn body won't cooperate.
It'll get better. I hope.
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From the sound of the bat to the smack of the ball in the glove, baseball is exciting. Everyone enjoys the sights and sounds of baseball. Watching a game on a summer day can be very enticing. Continue on for some great insights into the game of baseball.
If you want to improve your batting average, don't try to hit the ball over the fence, aim towards the fence instead. You want to hit the ball back towards where the pitcher. Most times when the ball is hit into the air, it becomes pretty easy to catch.
If you are a coach that can't seem to hold your team's attention while you practice, then change things up a little bit. The same drills repeatedly will bore the team. Change the cycle and drills that you do during practice.
Make sure to wear a helmet when you get up to hit. A helmet will protect your from head injuries. The best batting helmets will have a shield that also helps protect the face from balls that are either pitched badly or for hits that results in a foul ball.
Be the biggest hustler on your team. You want to teach the teammates you have that you're someone that's good at what they do. That kind of leader is what changes a game. Be the person that others look up to in order to make a difference.
As a baseball coach, you'll help out all of your players if you develop a regular practice routine and stick with it. This helps them get the most out of practices. In general, you should have the players warm up for ten minutes and then do twenty minutes of hitting drills. Next, ten minutes of team defense and situational drills and five minutes on the basepaths is good. Finish your practice with 10 minutes of drills for certain positions and then a cool down. Address any questions or comments with a quick team meeting, and your baseball practice is complete.
Always use a broken in glove. Starting a season with a brand-new glove is a good thing, but you need to take a couple of weeks to work that glove over before hitting the field. Repeatedly throw your ball at it. Put leather softener on it to break the leather in. Try to punch the weave too. Gloves that have been broken in do much better on the field.
Do not stretch across the body to catch grounders. Instead,you should quickly shuffle to your right or left so you can move your hand to where the ball is. Otherwise, if you try catching the ball it could hit your glove's side.
Maybe you've been a baseball fan for your whole life. Others acquire a love for the game years later. Perhaps, you know nothing about baseball and want to expand your knowledge. Continue to learn all you can to get as much enjoyment out of the game as you possibly can.


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Christmas Cake Details
As you can see from the Christmas cake Gallery they come in all different designs.
Some people prefer to stick to a more traditional cake such as the ones with the poinsettias on all fowers are hand made. some people like the Christmas themes such as the christmas tree and snowmen and some people prefer something a little different such as the stocking or santas grotto.
No matter how you like your christmas a design can be found that will suite your needs exactly.
Traditionally Christmas cakes are made from fruit, but whatever cake you prefer can be used whether it be chocolate , carrot cake or sponge. Everyone has their own preferences.


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'What Were We Thinking! Preventing postnatal mental health problems among...
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Date Tuesday 29 August 2017
Time: 3.00 pm – 4:30 pm | Registration
Location: La Trobe University, Brian Grogan Lecture Theatre, 471 Benetook Avenue, Mildura, Victoria, 3502
Presenters; Prof Jane Fisher | Academic Clinical Psychologist and co-developer of What Were We Thinking! | Jean Hailes for Women's Health Sue Doogan | Midwife and Maternal & Child Health Nurse Fiona Darling | Senior Project Officer | Jean Hailes for Women's Health
Cost: This event is provided at no cost by Murray PHN,
Target audience: All relevant health professionals (Obstetricians, GPs, Practice Nurses, Registered Nurses, Maternal & Child Health Nurses, Allied Health Professionals, Pharmacists, Social Workers, Counsellors, Psychologists & Psychiatrists)
What Were We Thinking! (WWWT) is an evidence-based, gender-informed psychoeducation program for parents of first babies. It promotes parents' confidence and wellbeing, and reduces common postpartum mental health problems such as anxiety and depression. This presentation offers a multidisciplinary approach to examine new ways of thinking about mental health promotion and prevention in new parents by offering the following presentations:
- Professor Jane Fisher: current responses and new evidence
- Fiona Darling: Introduction to WWWT e-mental health resources
- Sue Doogan: practical applications and lessons from the field
Learning outcomes
Participants will be able to:
- Understand the theoretical principles and evidence behind WWWT
- Recognise modifiable risks for perinatal depressive, anxiety and adjustment disorders
- Implement evidence-informed strategies using e-mental health resources, to build skills and promote health adjustment among new parents.
Speaker Biographies
Professor Jane Fisher | Academic Clinical Psychologist
BSc (Hons), PhD, MAPS
Jean Hailes Professor of Women's Health and Director Jean Hailes Research Unit, School of Public Health and Preventative Medicine, Monash University.
Jane is an internationally renowned expert in the field of perinatal mental health. She is President of the International Marcé Society for Perinatal Mental Health and Chair of the National Health and Medical Research Council Expert Advisory Committee on Mental Health and Parenting.
Jane has been Consultant Clinical Psychologist to Masada Private Hospital Mother Baby Unit since 1996 and is an expert technical advisor to international agencies including the World Health Organization and the United Nations Population Fund.
With her colleague Dr Heather Rowe, Jane developed the What Were We Thinking! program, a brief evidence-based program for the primary prevention of common mental disorders among first-time mothers. This program has been shown to be effective in reducing common mental health problems in new parents by two-thirds. WWWT can be offered in primary care health services. Trained health professionals can provide care informed by the WWWT principles, and facilitate seminars for small groups of parents and their first babies at about six-weeks postpartum. Online and smartphone platforms are also available.
Sue Doogan | Maternal and Child Health Nurse and Midwife
RN, RM, Grad Dip MCH, Calmbirth Educator
For over 20 years Sue has worked with families parenting their young children. She currently works as Team Leader for the Universal Maternal and Child Health Service on the Mornington Peninsula and in her private practice.
Sue has a particular interest in research and service development that supports families to build parenting confidence and skills. Sue is trained in the What Were We Thinking! program and supports new parents online as a What Were We Thinking! blog moderator.
Fiona Darling | Community Education Manager
Fiona is a social worker with experience working at the micro and macro level, including research and consultation around programs and activities for diverse population groups, and prevention and early intervention programs for children and families within vulnerable communities.
She has experience and knowledge of child and family health agencies and organisations across Australia and delivering communication and engagement strategies for these audiences.
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Dong Ngu Puppetry to symbolize for Red River Delta Culture
Located in Ngu Thai Commune, Bac Ninh Province, not very far from Hanoi Capital, Dong Ngu Village is famous for its typical traditional art forms of Northern Vietnam, that is WATER PUPPETRY.
History of Dong Ngu water puppetry
There has been no evidence to prove the origin of water puppetry until now; nevertheless the older villagers often said that this traditional art form came from the late Ly Dynasty. In the centre of Dong Ngu Village situated a traditional puppet room, which is for worshipping the ancestor of Dong Ngu Puppetry. Legend has it that it was the ancestor who has played a significant part in maintaining and handing down the puppet art from generations to others. His death anniversary is taken place annually on 20th January of the Lunar Calendar.
How was the Water Puppet Performed?
Dong Ngu Water Puppet PerformanceAccording to the elder villagers, the water puppet performances were formerly organized during the village festivals in March and April of the Luna Calendar. They also say that whenever a water puppet performance started, the team was required to worship and pray to the puppet ancestor and the village chief. The worship ceremony was headed by a highly-respected puppet team leader. A puppet elder traditionally stood on the roof of the puppet stage's Communal House to act as the story teller.
Water puppet – traditional art performance of Vietnam
The success of Dong Ngu Water Puppet
Although its disappearance over several decades, Dong Ngu Puppetry has still reached the blooming achievements up to present. Thanks to the Dong Ngu Puppetry Guild, this art forms has been maintained and developed. The Dong Ngu Puppetry Guild has not only took part in many puppet shows and festivals, but also harvest a number of honorable awards. The most outstanding achievements can be named as first prize in the National Water Puppet Festival 2012 in Hanoi, second prize in the Hue Festival 2004, and second prize in Hai Duong in 2011.
Whereas Vietnamese Water Puppets has witnessed many ups and downs, 14 puppetry villages of Dong Ngu have been existed. Dung special occasions, its water puppet art has been performed in local festival. Furthermore, domestic and foreign visitors can easily catch the shows ofDong Ngu water puppet by visiting Vietnam Museum of Ethnology in Hanoi. Dong Ngu water puppetry features a combination of puppet artistry, folk tales and Quan Ho traditional folk songs.
Documents related to Dong Ngu Puppetry are collected to propose to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism for recognizing this art form as a National Intangible Heritage.
Dong Ngu Puppetry is proposed to be a National Intangible Heritage


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Super Volunteer Matt Steiner Donates his Time to Habitat for Humanity
Matt Steiner
Super volunteer Matt Steiner, who donates his time to Habitat for Humanity Tucson HabiStore every week, sometimes five days a week, has put in 500 volunteer hours and counting, since February 2017. He does his daily tasks of mopping, washing and folding aprons, and cleaning the carpets at the HabiStore with care. Then he looks at other areas of the HabiStore to see what else could benefit from his imagination.
So far, he has organized the safety equipment area in the back of the store and designed a task list for volunteers. He has also embraced Habitat's focus on conservation and building green and has researched and introduced new environmentally-friendly cleaning products and practices to the store. His spirit, imagination and dedication are inspiring.
The HabiStore is a home improvement store and donation center primarily run by volunteers. Proceeds from the store help build and renovate homes with families in need of affordable housing in Southern Arizona. The HabiStore—Habitat's retail outlet for used furniture, appliances and supplies—keeps 250 tons of materials out of landfills each year.
Location: 935 W. Grant Rd., Tucson. For more information, call 520-889-7200, email [email protected] or visit HabiStore.org.


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Review: The Flash #48
Barry Allen and Wally West are brought to the future to stand trial for the murder of Eobard Thawne, but a terrible truth is uncovered when they reach the court – and Wally West is confronted with something he never even realized he lost.
The second part of "Flash War" is here with The Flash #48 and the emotions run high as Wally West is revealed the truth about the life torn from him. Writer Joshua Williamson delivers an issue that's full of emotional highs and lows and twists and turns that are unexpected. Taking place in the future, Hunter Zoloman confronts Wally about what was and presents an option to possibly get it all back but that involves taking on the Speed Force. Is Zoloman telling the truth? Is this all a big set up for something else? Hints are dropped as everything builds through the issue.
Williamson makes sure to pepper "Flash War" with emotion. We not only understand what Wally's going through but also understand his actions. We also understand Barry's too. And it's heartbreaking as two friends come to blows.
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Artist Howard Porter does a solid job bringing it all to life. There's the quieter moments but the speed and the action is fantastic as always. This series from the beginning of its rebirth has been blessed with fantastic art and Porter is a part of that. The moments between Barry and Wally especially have a kinetic feel about them that leaps off the page.
I'm excited to find out where "Flash War" goes and after this issue I honestly have no idea. This may be limited to the Flash title but it feels like a story that'll have a big ramification on the entire DC Universe and answer some questions about the meta story that's been going on since Rebirth began.
Story: Joshua Williamson Art: Howard Porter
Story: 8.05 Art: 8.25 Overall: 8.05 Recommendation: Buy
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Carl Albert State College
Carl Albert State College is an Associate's college with 2458 students located in Poteau, OK.
Carl Albert State College is an Associate's college with 2458 students located in Poteau, OK.
1) Attend the activities that CASC has set up. 2) Compete in the intermural sports. 3) Stay with my friends in the dorms.
|Total Undergraduates
|35% Male / 65% Female
|Enrollment Breakdown
|66% Full Time / 34% Part Time
|1% International
|Socio-Economic Diversity
|55% of students received Pell Grants, which are provided by the U.S. government to students from middle and lower income families. It gives you an idea of a school's socio-economic diversity.
|Ethnic Diversity
Campus housing is available for undergraduates. Housing deposit : $100.00. Freshman allowed to have car. No pets.
2% of students live on-campus.
2% of freshman live on-campus.
Student Publications: Viking Banner
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences (23%), Business Administration and Management (11%), Social Sciences, Other (8%), General Studies (7%), Elementary Education and Teaching (7%), Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse (6%)
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|Federal Loans
|Federal Scholarships/Grants
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|Other Federal Grants
|Pell Grants
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and just about to paint another one.
Cor this is one sad road to live in....Botanic Road,Wavertree...googs street view
Is it any wonder they can'tet occupants...that would really depress me coming home to that colour.
and just about to paint another one.
Cor this is one sad road to live in....Botanic Road,Wavertree...googs street view
Is it any wonder they can'tet occupants...that would really depress me coming home to that colour.
Fantastic Colour
maybe they're just good friends and got a job lot of cheap blue paint
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May be they are Evertonians
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Or the same landlord m8s who is a GOOD Evertonian, lucky it could be red ?
Those houses look horrible painted in that shade of blue. What makes it worse is that the tops of the walls are painted too ! There is far too much of the colour and it's not a good look.
You have to be careful with blue - it is a tricky shade to get right. It can only look good on the right style of house and the shade has to be the right one. Blue can look chic and smart or it can look very common !
French Navy can look good but on the right kind of house.
They all need to be a nuetral colour to be made to look respectful and bring the street out of the dump it looks,once you start painting houses all colours of the rainbow they lowe the tone of the neighbourhood and people start backing away from buying or renting and thats a fact.
If they were all painted like Faulkner street they would enhance the street 3 fold....like this....
George have you noticed those doors dont open on that side of Faulkner street? They go in around the back.
There's a reason for it,Spikey...the garages are at the back of the houses...I mean whats the point of putting the car away and walking round the front to go in.
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Sorry but I disagree,Joe
Period house front doors should only be painted in two colous,either Black or Bottle Green but with a high standard gloss finish.
Anythin else and you have no sense of decorum.
If you're talking about Georgian houses, the classic colours include red,(dark) blue,and green!
I worked on the house that the woman is brushing the steps about 22 years ago and next door to the left just out of shot.That front door is for both houses.Behind the 'front door' of the house on the left is the kitchen.
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Yes, those Everton blue doors certainly brighten up those houses!
Earth is the insane asylum for the universe.
Well it is gradeII listed missus it tells you that on your deeds?obviously she didn't have a clue that you cannot change its appearence...
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Erm! Devon,Cornwall,Somerset.This colour blue can only look lovely in places like this
Some of the pastel houses on Marine Terrace and Beach lawn ,Waterloo and even some on the Athol Village development carry off their blues quite well.
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It just boils down to being sensible with colour. Depending on where the house is, what age and style the house is, and taking into account the surroundings and the character of the area.
As I said earlier, blue can look either chic and smart or garish and common !
'Holiday blues' are fine in seaside settings
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Last week we discussed how to buy real estate with Bitcoin and some of the risks involved in doing so.
Losing money during the interval between turning the Bitcoins into cash and closing escrow on the real estate purchase was the biggest risk.
Case in point: When we wrote our article last week a single Bitcoin was worth $17,640. As we sit down today to write, a single Bitcoin is worth $19,857 – a gain of almost 13% in the past seven days.
If you had sold 10 Bitcoins last week to fund the purchase of a rental property you would have received $176,400. Selling those same 10 Coins today would net you $22,170 more than just one week ago, meaning that you've actually lost money on the real estate purchase with Bitcoin!
Real Estate Backed ICOs
One way to avoid losing money by turning your Bitcoins into cash is to take part in an ICO backed by real property.
ICOs – or Initial Coin Offerings – are a form of group investing that use cryptocurrency rather than cash to raise capital.
Here's an example of how they work, using a fictitious company created only for this example:
- Golden Real Estate LLC (GRE) wants to raise $100,000,000 to purchase investment real estate.
- The company gives investors 1,000 GRE tokens – also known as initial coins – in exchange for each cryptocurrency unit that the investor sends to GRE.
(Most ICOs accept a cryptocurrency called Ethereum, although some also accept Bitcoin and traditional currencies such as dollars, euros, or yen. Ethereum is currently valued at $800 per coin.)
- Once Golden Real Estate has received $100,000,000 in Ethereum, and issued 1,000 GRE tokens in exchange for each Ethereum unit received, GRE looks for real estate to buy.
- Investors in Golden Real Estate who hold the GRE tokens make money on their share of the income produced by the real estate purchased, and the potential appreciation of both the real estate and the GRE tokens.
Or at least on paper they do.
Problems With ICOs And Real Estate
Sounds good, right?
Getting cash flow from the real estate purchased, plus appreciation on the real property asset, plus appreciation on the GRE tokens.
But if something sounds too good to be true it usually is.
Before investing in an Initial Coin Offering backed by real estate, speculators investors should always ask three questions:
- Who are these guys?
Their website looks nice and professional, but do they actually have any experience investing in income producing real estate? Or are they nothing more than crowd funding gurus who are good at convincing people to give them money?
- What real estate are they going to buy?
What kind of income producing real estate are they going to buy, and at what price? Office, industrial, retail, single-family, or multi-family? In Los Angeles, New York, Paris . . . or Venezuela?
- Where are these guys?
Just like cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum are virtual, companies conducting initial coin offerings can be virtual as well, existing only on the world wide web. Potential investors should understand that the majority of ICOs are unregulated by any government oversight.
Next week – as you start planning for the New Year ahead – we'll talk about a way to safely use Bitcoin to invest in income producing real estate.


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Forget Love Actually, that movie is (awesome and amazing and the best) old hat. Here are our top 5 unconventional Christmas movies that need to be on your list!
The Shining
Look, it's not your first choice as a Christmas movie but hey, it snows, and in the book they celebrate Christmas so it's close enough for me!
Um hello, is there a better time to comment on consumerism than Christmas. Small children begging you to buy toys this Christmas? Set them up with this golden oldie and things will change. Trust me!
Die Hard
Everyone reading this list knows why this should be on this list. Nothing else needs to be said.
Silent Night Deadly Night
This is one you might not have heard of… It's a glorious slasher movie from 1984 and it is a must for this year's festive season. I mean, it's not the greatest horror movie you'll ever see, but it's an excuse to watch a horror movie and terrify someone you love this year.
You've Got Mail
Look, I'm putting this on the list because it's one of my favs. This isn't really centred around Christmas but the Christmas spirit is everywhere. And, it's about books, and Meg Ryan, and Tom Hanks, and a dog named Brinkley. Watch it immediately.
The Ref
Sorry to bust into Laur's post. But I had to add this one. When you're married and you've got inlaws coming, this movie borders on reality. It's a must watch every year in out hous


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(pp.01-13) A. H. Fahal 'The Mycetoma research centre, University of Khartoum, Sudan: a success story that needs support', IJSR, Vol. 3, No.1, 2013
Ahmed H. Fahal, University of Khartoum, Sudan
Background: Mycetoma is a common health problem in many tropical and subtropical regions. Yet and despite its devastating deformities, disability, high morbidly and negative socioeconomic impacts, it is one of the most neglected diseases worldwide and it is even neglected by the neglected diseases initiatives across the globe (Fahal and Hassan, 1992; Fahal, 2004; Fahal and van de Sandy, 2012; Fahal; 2010).


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Do you miss the days when, come summer season, you and your family could afford to take some time off for a week vacation? There are thousands of you out there who can relate; but there readies news. Think it or not, there are still low-cost vacations out there that are just as fun as your former journeys and substantially less expensive. Whether you want to go to the beach, travel to the slopes for some snowboarding, or go to some household out in who understands where, there's a deal out there for you.
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Seven people with Oklahoma ties perished in 9/11 attacks
Seven people with Oklahoma ties perished in the Sept. 11, 2001,
attacks. They are:
Brian Moss
Moss, 34, of Sperry, was an electronics technician in the Navy and in the Pentagon on the day of the 9/11 attacks. During his 12-year career in the Navy, he earned various awards and decorations, including five Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals. He died as a Petty Officer 1st Class, and left behind parents Bill and Pat Moss, of Sperry; widow, Mary Lou, and their children, Ashten and Connor, of Washington.
Spc. Chin Sun Pak Wells
Known as Sunny Wells, the Lawton Eisenhower High School graduate died two days shy of her 25th birthday. She was assigned to the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel in the Pentagon as a personnel specialist. Wells enlisted in the Army in 1997, and after completing basic and advanced individual training, was sent to Korea. She left behind her father, Norman Wells; her mother, Kum Wells; two younger brothers; and a fiancee.
Jayesh Shah
"Jay" Shah, 38, graduated from Tulsa Memorial High School and completed a degree in petroleum engineering at the University of Tulsa in 1984. He later returned for a master's degree in computer science and graduated in 1987. Shah was killed in the north tower of the World Trade Center where he was working as vice president of eSpeed International, a division of Cantor Fitzgerald financial services. He left a widow and his children Nikita, Sonia, and Kevin. He is also survived by his brother, Niloy Shah.
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Wayne Terrial Davis
Davis, 29, graduated from Edmond Memorial High School in 1989 and enlisted in the U.S. Army. He fought in Operation Desert Storm, achieving the rank of Sergeant 1st Class, before retiring from the military to attend college. Davis worked for Callixa Corp. and was on the 106th floor of the north tower of the World Trade Center when he died. Davis is survived by his mother, Noverta, a wife, and three children.
David Harlow Rice
Rice, 31, attended Christ the King School and Bishop McGuinness High School in Oklahoma City. He graduated with honors from Loyola University Chicago in June 1994. He received a master's degree in finance from London School of Economics in 1996, received a Fulbright Scholarship and was working as an investor at Sandler O'Neill & Partners on the 104th floor in the south tower of the World Trade Center on 9/11. David is survived by his parents, Hugh and Cindy Rice, of Oklahoma City; his brother, state Sen. Andrew Rice; and a sister, Amy.
David Shelby Berry
Berry, 43, attended Oklahoma City's Casady School and graduated cum laude from Yale University in 1980. In 1984, he received a Diploma of Distinction from the London School of Economics. Berry was executive vice president and director of research at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Inc., on the 89th floor of the south tower at the World Trade Center. Berry left behind his wife, Paula, and sons, Nile, Reed and Alexander; also his mother, Nancy, and brothers, Michael and Nelson.
Maj. Ron Milam
A Muskogee High School graduate, Milam, 33, attended Oklahoma Panhandle State University before transferring to New Mexico State University. In New Mexico, Milam received an ROTC commission and was sent to Germany. He also served in Saudi Arabia and South Korea. Milam was assistant to the Secretary of the Army and assigned to the Pentagon at the time of the 9/11 attacks. Milam left behind his wife, Jacqueline and daughter, Myejoy; his mother, Effie; a brother, Steven; and his sister, Stephanie.
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The 7 Biggest Challenges With Outsourced Software Development
Offshore development entices companies with their exciting cost savings potential and faster turnarounds. Outsourcing has seen both successful and unsuccessful projects. Even so, a lot of companies hesitate to take the leap and outsource because of the stigma attached to it. Today, even with the rising awareness of the consRead More


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Betting to win... no "place" in this "show."
Going Rate: Worth full price admission.
Starring: Diane Lane, John Malkovich
Rated: PG
Red Flags: Mild Language
Again, I'm catching up on movies I've been meaning to review but haven't.
Everyone loves a winner, so the cliche goes. It's not hard to understand why a powerhouse chestnut colt captivated a nation in 1973, even before this sensational 31-length win at the Belmont Stakes that cemented Secretariat as the greatest race horse of all time:
Secretariat, however, is not a horse story any more than Titanic is a boat story. It is the true story of a woman, Penny Chenery (Lane), who knows little about horse breeding but is tough and focused enough to pursue a goal to the end, especially in a field dominated by men.
Chenery takes over her father's suffering horse farm in Virginia, partially uprooting herself from her family in Colorado. She quickly figures out what's hurting the operation and begins to make changes, dismissing a double-dealing trainer and learning the secrets of successful breeding. Secretariat (played by several different horses) comes Chenery's way via a coin toss as part of a breeding agreement. She's on the losing side of the flip, but we learn it's exactly what she wants. Secretariat amazes nearly from birth, getting to his feet surprisingly quickly.
Looking for an ace trainer, Chenery recruits French-Canadian Lucien Laurin (Malkovich). He is trying to retire, if only he can get his golf swing right. All the training in the world, however, can't guarantee money -- or victories -- which is what those around Mrs. Chenery insist. Her father's farm slides deeper into financial difficulty, but Secretariat's owner knows she's got a sure bet. The Colorado housewife's decisions lead to friction in her marriage, but the movie does not harp on them. Why should it? Victory is just down the stretch. Furthermore, Lane's character has no time for melodrama. Strong women aren't sucked into that.
The film's racing sequences are amazingly intense and accurately recreated, partially shot with small digital cameras that allow us to go along for the ride. Director Randall Wallace, however, opts to let us see one via the actual TV footage, cutting us in on what Americans saw in 1973 and sidestepping a risk of monotony.
Secretariat is one of those films where you know the ending before the first frame, so the journey better be good. It is, but not in the conventional sports-movie way. The roller coaster of triumphs and setbacks is there but not involving its principal character, who just loves to run.
ESPN ranked Secretariat 35th on its list of the 100 greatest athletes of the 20th Century. When he died in 1989, a necropsy found his heart to be two-and-a-half times as large as the average horse, meaning it performed better and more efficiently than his competitors. "He is moving like a tremendous machine!" called broadcaster Chic Anderson during the Belmont Stakes. How true he was.


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Richard "Dick" Brinkman
Dick's love of hockey started when he began playing as a teen in the MUNY League. His love of hockey and dedication and commitment to hockey officiating, dramatically shaped and improved hockey officiating in the Buffalo area, New York State, AHAUS (USA Hockey) and Internationally. He led the founding of many officiating groups in the Buffalo area such as Kenton Officials Association, Niagara Frontier Officials Association and New York State Hockey officials Association.
In 1971 He was named Referee in Chief for the North American Hockey league. From 1979 to 1991 Dick was appointed by USA Hockey to serve on the National Rules Committee. At the same time he was appointed Referee in Chief for the New York District.
In 1980 Disk had the honor of being part of the Olympics in Lake Placid, where he was the Supervisor of the 44 Off ice Officials for what is now know as the Miracle on Ice for the USA.
In 1991 he went to work for USA Hockey as Director of Adult Hockey and Arena Relations.


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NU Online News Service, June 25, 2003, 6:35 p.m. EDT — New York
Texas Gov. Rick Perry has signed S.B. 14, a bill that includes an amendment that makes criminally negligent use of race-based insurance pricing and some other types of discriminatory insurance pricing a "state jail felony."
Under the new law, a covered person commits a felony if that person, with criminal negligence, collects an insurance premium or offers insurance coverage using a premium "based on a rate that is, because of race, color, religion, ethnicity, or national origin, different from another premium rate offered or used by the person for the same coverage, other than for classifications applicable alike to persons of every race, color, religion, ethnicity, or national origin."
The new race-based pricing law, which originally was introduced as S.B. 1061, a stand-alone bill, by state Sen. Rodney Ellis, D-Houston, applies to the officers and directors of insurance companies as well as to the companies, according to the bill text.
The law is scheduled to take effect Sept. 30
The new race-based pricing law gives Texas district attorneys the authority to convene a grand jury after finding one plaintiff who accuses an insurer of violating the law, Ellis says.
If insurance company executives facing complaints about violations of the new law know that they and their companies can be held criminally liable, "I assure you, [the cases] will be settled on that day," Ellis says.
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners, Kansas City, Mo., has been working on the race-based premium issue for several years, but Ellis says he introduced S.B. 1061 because of the insurance industry's deliberate slowness in rectifying race-based pricing problems.
"There has not been as much [progress] as I would like," Ellis says. "The industry has just done as much as they have had to do. They have moved at a snail's pace. They are doing just enough."
Ellis says the industry has shown "arrogance" by maintaining the position that the McCarran-Ferguson Act supersedes federal civil rights statutes.
Ellis also objects to the industry's use of statutes of limitations in countering race-based premium charges.
The full text of the race-based pricing amendment to S.B. 14 is posted on the Web at http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/data/docmodel/78r/amndtext/pdf/SB0001412F11.PDF


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Published on : Tuesday, November 28, 2017
The Christmas season generally brings about increased traffic on already congested urban roads for most Filipinos; however, it is also the time when many of the kababayans living and working abroad take their vacations in the Philippines.
For the Department of Tourism (DOT) of the Philippines, December may not be a month when tourist arrivals are at its highest, but some effort is given to ensure that the relatives' visits are maximized. One such thing is the revival of the "Bring Home a Friend (BHAF)" program.
Overseas Filipinos, along with those residing here, are encouraged to invite their foreigner friends to the Philippines, and this also gives them a chance to win interesting prizes, including a condominium unit from Megaworld Corp. Similarly, lucky "friends" enrolled in the program win prizes.
The tourist promotions campaign will run until April 15 next year.
Mina Gabor first came up with the BHAF idea introducing it in 1994. Gabor, a staunch supporter and advocate of Philippine tourism, later became the tourism secretary. However, in spite of its success, the BHAF program was discontinued after three years.
The current Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo chose to revive it based on a survey conducted by the DOT last year which indicated that one out of every two tourists who came to the country said they dropped in due to a friend's recommendation.
Teo believes in the power of word-of-mouth, which is why she decided to restart the popular program. Since October, the DOT has been busy promoting BHAF among Filipino communities abroad, mostly the Middle East and the US, and also locally.
With 10 million Filipinos working abroad, the BHAF program can become a potent tourism tool to boost interest in the Philippines.
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Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford, a California psychology professor, testify on sexual misconduct allegations before the Senate Judiciary Committee today.
Ford claims a drunken Kavanaugh tried to rape her at a party when they were teenagers. Kavanaugh has denied the allegations, saying he never sexually assaulted anyone in high school or at any other time in his life.
AirTalk is carrying the live broadcast of the Kavanaugh and Ford Senate hearing.
Listen to the live feed here.
With files from the Associated Press.


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Chief J. Thomas Manger of Montgomery County, Maryland, and retired Chief Ron Davis of East Palo Alto, California, discuss policies to improve law enforcement accountability.
The Future of Criminal Justice Reform
With the election of President Trump and his tough‐on‐crime rhetoric, are the days of criminal justice reform over? How should state and local officials tackle difficult issues such as the opioid crisis, overcriminalization and overincarceration, and police misconduct? At a Cato conference, Criminal Justice at a Crossroads, experts gathered to discuss these questions. The day opened with a discussion on law enforcement, in which Ron Davis, formerly a police chief in California, criticized Americans' tendency to treat police work like a "vocation" instead of a profession with strict rules and systems. As some of the most powerful government employees in the country, he argued, police must have clear goals and evidence‐based practices. Steven S. Alm, a retired judge from Hawaii, discussed his widely praised Hawaii's Opportunity Probation with Enforcement program, which operates under the principle that probation punishments should be proportionate, swift, consistent, and not overly harsh. In a moving closing address, Kevin Sharp told the story of why he resigned from his lifetime appointment as a federal judge (see page 9). Other speakers included Alyssa Rosenberg of the Washington Post, William R. Kelly of the University of Texas at Austin, former acting commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection Jay Ahern, and many others.
George S. Tavlas of the Bank of Greece, Cato's Jim Dorn, Charles W. Calomiris of Columbia Business School, Martin Feldstein of Harvard University, Stanford's John B. Taylor and Loretta J. Mester of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland listen to a presentation.
35 Years of Pioneering Monetary Policy
The Cato Institute hosted its 35th Annual Monetary Conference in November, a celebrated gathering of top scholars, policymakers, and journalists, to discuss ideas for the future of monetary policy. Loretta J. Mester, the president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, delivered the keynote address, remarking that the longevity of Cato's conference "underscores the important contributions that the series has made over the years to the public discourse on monetary economics and policy." Her speech focused on how coming demographic shifts worldwide will impact economics and monetary policy. Other speakers included some of the most prominent minds in free‐market monetary policy, such as Stanford economist John B. Taylor, Martin Feldstein of Harvard University, Charles W. Calomiris of Columbia Business School, and former Federal Reserve Board governor Kevin Warsh. Topics included how to move toward a rules‐based monetary system; how to normalize monetary policy after years of unconventional monetary policy; and the future of currency. Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY), chairman of the House Subcommittee on Monetary Policy and Trade, delivered an address on legislative efforts to reform monetary policy, where he declared that "Over the last 35 years, Cato's monetary conference has more than earned its status as the place where serious thinkers and doers can test and market ideas for a stronger economic foundation."
Former chairman of the WTO Jim Bacchus moderates a panel on NAFTA's origins and purpose featuring former Canadian trade negotiator John Weekes (left).
Toward a Freer NAFTA
As the United States, Canada, and Mexico renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the Cato Institute hosted a conference, Renegotiating NAFTA: Prospects and Challenges, to discuss the history and politics of NAFTA negotiations, and debate what a modern NAFTA should look like. The day opened with a panel reviewing NAFTA's origin and purpose, moderated by former chairman of the World Trade Organization Appellate Body Jim Bacchus. A following panel debated the merits of NAFTA, with the Mercatus Center's Dan Griswold maintaining that NAFTA has delivered on its promise of economic benefit — the U.S. auto industry, for example, is thriving, assembling about 12 million cars a year, which is above its 30‐year average. "Since NAFTA passed, our exports are at a record high, over 2 million — we have created the competitive North American platform that was promised," he said. Christopher Wilson of the Woodrow Wilson Center agreed, saying that NAFTA allows Americans to focus on their comparative advantage, in higher‐skilled jobs such as engineering, marketing, and business management, so that America's economy grows in tandem with NAFTA countries. "When we see growth in Mexico, that's associated with growth in the United States," he said. Other panels discussed the politics and reality of renegotiating NAFTA and ideas for modernizing the 1994 agreement for the digital age.
Former New Mexico governor and U.S.–North Korea negotiator Bill Richardson
Reckoning with a Nuclear North Korea
As North Korea ramps up its nuclear and missile capabilities, how worried should Americans really be? What are the prospects for negotiations with North Korean leadership? Should America reevaluate its militaristic strategy in this area? At a Cato conference, How Do You Solve a Problem Like North Korea?, experts discussed these questions. For the keynote event, Cato's Ted Galen Carpenter interviewed Bill Richardson, former New Mexico governor and U.S.–North Korea negotiator. Richardson urged dialogue with North Korea in attempting to freeze its nuclear program, but warned that Americans must be realistic about who they're facing — North Korean negotiators do not think like other countries' negotiators, and their ideas of "concessions" do not match up with normal negotiators. Other speakers included Joshua Pollack of The Nonproliferation Review, Michael Auslin of the Hoover Institution, Rajan Menon of the City College of New York, and Suzanne DiMaggio of New America. "One major lesson learned from the Iran talks is yes, diplomacy with an adversary is extremely hard, but it's not impossible," said DiMaggio, suggesting that Americans should begin by negotiating a de‐escalation, since total denuclearization is currently "outside the realm of possibility."


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Connect with Students
Do you love what you do? Would you like to share your insight and experience with students seeking knowledge about your professional field? We have multiple opportunities throughout the year to connect alumni with students both on campus as well as virtually. A few examples include:
- Professional Events: Throughout the year opportunities arise for alumni to share information on their career path and life experiences with students. Opportunities include serving on career panels, speaking to classes and student organizations, and meeting with students one on one either in person or virtually.
- Spartan 12: In conjunction with our Student Alumni Association, Spartan 12 lunches and dinners bring together eight outstanding students with four alumni leaders for networking, mentorship and Spartan camaraderie over a meal. Spartan 12 gatherings are held multiple times a year.
- Career Discovery Interview: A Career Discovery Interview is an excellent way to assist a student by sharing information and answering questions about your field and career. Interviews are conducted throughout the academic year based on student requests and interest.
Additional Opportunities
Success Scholars Mentoring
The Success Scholars Program at The University of Tampa is designed to provide programmatic and financial support for first generation and underrepresented students throughout their academic journey. These scholars benefit from experienced alumni who are willing to act as mentors to assist the students with the transition to careers and life after college. Alumni would be paired with a senior Success Scholar for a yearlong mentorship.
Success Scholars Community Engagement
Because volunteerism is a great way to build skills, learn about yourself and make connections, opportunities are provided for the scholars to give back to the community by supporting local nonprofit organizations and humanitarian agencies. Alumni are invited to participate as fellow volunteers, collaborating to make our community better, while also helping the scholars better understand and articulate how the skills they are building can positively impact their future careers.


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BI Solution Gives Snap-on Credit Integrated View of Financial Data
Business Intelligence Tools Developed
Solution: Analytics, Big Data Analytics, Dashboards, SAP BI Suite and SAP BI Edge, Data Integration, Data Warehousing & Business Intelligence
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Project: Business Intelligence Tools Developed
Snap-on Credit is the $1 billion financial arm of Snap-on Tools, a leading manufacturer of hand tools and diagnostic equipment. Snap-on Credit provides tool financing to automotive technicians, automotive repair shop owners and Snap-on Tools franchise dealers.
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At least four people are dead after a suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at the gate of a district headquarters in Mogadishu, a Somali police officer said Monday.
Capt. Mohamed Hussein said the large blast badly damaged the compound of the Hodan district's headquarters. An Associated Press journalist saw at least seven bodies at the scene.
Hussein said seven other people were wounded, and most of the victims were district workers and soldiers, AP reported.
This is the second such attack on a district headquarters in the capital this month. The Howlwadag district headquarters was targeted on Sept. 2 with at least six people killed, including two children.
The Al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab group often claims responsibility. The Somalia-based group often targets the capital with bombings, including a truck bombing in October that left at least 512 people dead.
Somali troops are meant to take over the Horn of Africa nation's security in the coming years from an African Union force but concerns about their readiness remain high.