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At the research and development offices of certain auto makers, pushing a test car to the limits means giving it a good shove around a 20-foot plastic track.
In the United States toy-car industry, Matchbox Cars U.S.A. is one of the Big Three. Last year, the Moonachie, N.J.-based company sold 77 million vehicles, more than Ford Motor Company, Chrysler Corporation and General Motors Corporation put together.
The other members of the little Big Three - Mattel Inc., maker of Hot Wheels, and the upstart Lewis Galoob Toys Inc., maker of Micro Machines - are also heavy hitters in a business devoid of controversy and lawsuits.
''We've never had a recall; we have no smog problems, no safety problems,'' said Larry Wood, Mattel's top designer of Hot Wheels cars.
Mr. Wood spent three years designing cars for Ford in Dearborn, Mich., in the 1960's before joining Mattel in Hawthorne, Calif., and scaling down his designs for the pint-sized customer.''When I worked in Detroit, I did a few door handles and tail lights,'' he said. ''So far, I've done every Hot Wheels car since 1968.''Continue reading the main story
He is now designing Hot Wheels' 1990 line, trying to anticipate the car buyers' desires nearly as far into the future as Detroit auto makers do.
''I think they have gone a little more conservative in the last few years,'' he said. ''Now kids seem to like the standard sporty cars.''
To anticipate designs in full-size cars, Mr. Wood browses through automotive trade magazines that often offer a peek of what Detroit, Japan or Germany plan to offer in coming model years.
Matchbox was so taken by Ford's Taurus-Sable design that it copied the new-age look for its one-sixty-fourth scale die-cast miniatures, said Jim Walsh, the company's marketing director.
In September, Lewis Galoob Toys, based in South San Francisco, Calif., plans to offer toy cars that change color in the sun. The new option strays slightly from the company's philosophy of keeping its Micro Machines realistic. ''Kids are not crazy for fantasy,'' said Marjorie Forrest, the company's marketing manager. ''They don't want a car that doesn't look like a car. Kids today are very sophisticated. They know what a Countache is and what a Rolls-Royce is.''
Lewis Galoob Toys expects to sell 45 million vehicles in 1988, its second year in the market. Its Micro Machines are about 1 1/4 inches long, smaller than Hot Wheels or Matchboxes, Ms. Forrest said.
The children show some loyalty toward American-made cars, Mr. Walsh of Matchbox said, because those are what they often see on the streets.
While children are the primary market, collectors account for some sales. Mr. Walsh said there were about 20,000 adult Matchbox collectors in the nation, who trade and sell vehicles, some for up to $200 each.
The cars usually take nine months to get from the drawing board to production, which is usually performed in Asia, Mr. Wood of Mattel said.
Before full production is reached, the miniature-car makers often have groups of children rate them and describe what they like about a particular model.
If a vehicle makes the grade, it goes down to the test track, where executives can briefly escape the pressures of business and test drive their product.
''We have little tracks'' for research and development, said Mr. Walsh of Matchbox. ''We shoot them around and have fun with them.''Continue reading the main story


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Life After Life – Preserving Olana
Nearly a half century ago, Olana was almost destroyed. Olana Preservation, a group of concerned art historians, preservationists and individuals living in the Hudson Valley and New York City, joined forces to save Frederic Church's three-dimensional masterpiece. A LIFE Magazine article entitled "Must This Mansion Be Destroyed?" brought national attention to the campaign and ensured the venture's success. In 1966 Olana Preservation and New York State partnered to purchase Olana and establish it as a state historic site. This collaborative effort has provided a standard of excellence for the preservation of this national treasure—moving well beyond "the mansion" to undertake major restoration projects throughout the 250-acre designed landscape.
Since 1966, when Olana was saved from being sold and the collection dispersed at auction, The Olana Partnership (the descendant of Olana Preservation) and New York State have worked together in an extraordinary public-private partnership, investing millions of dollars and countless hours of staff and volunteer hours to preserve Olana. Life after LIFE: Preserving Olana discussed past and future projects to restore the landscape, the farm complex, the house, and the collections—all critical elements of the integrated artistic and personal environment that Church spent four decades creating. We invite our visitors to join the campaign to preserve Church's last and arguably most enduring work of art, Olana.
Olana was designed by Church to include a farm complex, orchards, meadows, parkland, a native woodland, a man-made lake, and a Persian-inspired house, all connected by five miles of carriage roads that offer spectacular views of the Hudson River valley. On view for the first time was the 1886 Plan of Olana by artist's son Fredric Joseph, which illustrates Church's vision for his property. Future restoration efforts will include the revival of Church's ornamental and working farm.
The first piece of property that Church purchased in 1860 was a working farm—and Church maintained the working portion of the estate throughout his lifetime. By the 1960s many of the farm buildings were in disrepair and some had been lost. Focused preservation of the farm area began in 2006 with the restoration of the Churches' first home, Cosy Cottage, nestled in the farm complex. Church's only oil sketch of the building, shown in the exhibition, aided in the recreation of a missing wing. The extant barns are being preserved and missing buildings are being re-created. The Wagon House was recreated in 2008 using historic surveys, archeological evidence and historic photographs. The vantage point from atop Crown Hill, one of Church's great landscape features, provides views over Olana's historic farm complex.
The exhibition further explored the extensive efforts to preserve the Olana viewshed. Church designed both the landscape and the house to frame the views. Thousands of visitors come every year to admire the unparalleled views toward four states. Olana works with Scenic Hudson, the Columbia Land Conservancy, The Open Space Institute, and neighbors to preserve the historic viewshed for future generations. To date more than 2,000 acres have been protected.
A multi-year project to restore the main house began in 2001. The entire stone façade was re-pointed, broken slates on the bell tower were restored and replaced, the windows and doors were painted and decorative cornice stencils were recreated. Inside the house paintings, furniture, textiles and decorative objects have been preserved. All these projects help convey the richness of Church's original vision and intent for the decoration and displays of the rooms within his home. Other projects are less visible but imperative to preservation. In 2006 a state-of-the-art fire detection and suppression system was installed. In addition to safeguarding the house and collections, the system allowed for the opening of the second floor, enabling visitors to tour the Churches bedroom, dressing room and to open a new space for annual exhibitions: the Evelyn and Maurice Sharp Gallery.
Sponsorship Information
Organized and supported by The Olana Partnership and the Bureau of Historic Sites, New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.
This exhibition was made possible through the generous support of:
Jazz and Christopher Merton
TD Bank
Eli Wilner & Co., New York
Romancing the Woods
Stark Carpet
and the following:
Mr. and Mrs. Brock Ganeles
The Olana Partnership Exhibition Fund
Richard T. Sharp
Susan Winokur and Paul Leach
The Trustees and staff of The Olana Partnership wish to recognize the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo; New York State Office of Parks,Recreation and Historic Preservation Commissioner Rose Harvey; Deputy Commissioner for Historic Preservation Ruth Pierpont; Former Director of the Bureau of Historic Sites John Lovell; Current Acting Director of the Bureau of Historic Sites Mark Peckham; Regional Director,Taconic Region Linda Cooper; Olana Site Manager Kimberly Flook; Lewis Gleason, Architectural Conservator, Jan Hird Pokorny Associates, Inc.; Ryan Scott, Pro-Printers; the staff at the New State Parks Conservation Center, Peebles Island; and Robert Hills and the Taconic Region Restoration Crew for preparing the exhibition gallery.
Additional support was provided by public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a State agency.
We are particularly grateful to John Lovell for all of his assistance with this exhibition.
Photographs were contributed by Richard Gromek, Sarah Hasbrook and Nelson Sterner.


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Interesting effect with the piano and delay and stuff.
Some things I would consider for the mix:
-- Again the vocals are hard to understand in my opinion. I hear the pitch, the tone, and the fact there is a vocal track playing, but it isn't clear enough to hear individual words.
A possible thing you may want to consider is EQing some of the low end bass out of the vocals with a high pass filter... especially at 2:40 but overall I believe a bit too. I think it is muddying up the mix a little. Granted, this takes a bit more of trial and error, but it is just a thought. I could be wrong. You may just want to check it out lol
Then again, if the intended effect was to get your vocal track like this, that is totally up to you.
-- Is the reverb on the vocals running through a bus or is the effect directly on the track? It may help clarity if you take the reverb and run it through a bus, that way the original copy of the sound still is played. For my mixes personally, I tend to run reverb 90% of the time through via bus rather than direct unless I want it to sound really distant. For vocals especially since they require a lot of clarity.
-- When you are singing, you may perhaps want to make the spacing between each word a bit more succinct vs legato. That may also help with the clarity. Like pronouncing the ends of words just slightly choppy to make it easier to tell between notes for the listener.
I know it may sound a bit critical with the above things, but it is a cool mix! Keep it up! I know the hours it takes for this kind of stuff. I actually just got done with the mixing of the last of 4 songs my band was working on tonight. It takes foreverrr
But yeah, I dig the background stuff and the instruments. Once you fix the vocals and the clarity of them, it will be sweet.
Got it. Will keep working on it.
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@guynextodoor Lol I don't write for the sake of writing long things though. I just try to get all my thoughts across and sometimes all I can do to do that is make a long opinion.
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I like the sound, the music is nice, but I'm not a fan of the vocals, the combination of both didn't work very well.
I liked it, it's not bad, but it can get better.
I agree with dangerdoge, it's just hard to understand what he's saying.
keep working on it, you're doing good
by the way, I would bang
Yeah I will probably lessen the reverb on my vocals next time I think that's the prob.


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Popularly known as the "puffin dog", the Norwegian Lundehand was originally bred to hunt Puffin birds that nestled in the icy Norwegian cliffs. Physically, it is the only dog breed that has six toes on each of its triple or double-jointed foot, enabling it to effortlessly climb and crawl into small fissures.
Additionally, it has a long, elastic neck that can flexibly bend backward until it touches the spine—a unique characteristic that allows it to turn around and retrieve birds.
Also, this dog breed is easily identifiable because of its agility and a peculiar gait. However, being the curious breed that it naturally is, owners need to supervise it as it hunts in unfamiliar grounds because it is vulnerable to creeping into small, dangerous holes.
As a household pet, this dog breed is quiet and reserved when it is surrounded by strangers. While it possesses outstanding characteristics, it is not an advisable breed for first-time owners because it can be extremely difficult to train.
Breed characteristics
|Dog Breed Group:
|Working Dogs
|Around 1 foot – 1 foot and 3 inches tall at the shoulder
|About 13 – 16 pounds
|Life Span:
|Approximately 10 to 12 years
Bred to wrestle and retrieve Puffin Birds in the Icelandic cliffs in Norway, the Norwegian Lundehand has unique characteristics that enable it to become a vicious bird hunter.
Aside from being small, light and physically capable of crawling into small holes, it has 6 toes on each foot—a characteristic that allows it to climb on difficult, icy cliffs. Also, its nape and shoulders are also extremely flexible. In fact, it can bend its neck backward until it touches the spine.
Because of its one-of-a-kind gene pool, this dog breed is tough on the hunting grounds. But aside from that, it also stands out in the heart of its human companions because of its love for fun and adventure.
Hard-wired with a high level of curiosity, it will fearlessly creep into small holes and dark crevices, making tight supervision important for this dog breed.
Athletic and agile, this dog breed necessitates play and daily exercise. If you are considering this breed, make sure that you allot time for its 30-minute daily walks. Otherwise, it can act destructively inside your home.
Lastly, given its extra toes, it can effortlessly dig its way to the other side of your fence. As long as it sees crevices and creaks, it will cease the opportunity and create its own passageway. Hence, early training is important so this dog breed can draw the line between positive and negative behavior.
- This dog breed can be relatively difficult to train, making it not ideal for first-time pet owners.
- Tight supervision is crucial especially when this dog breed is in its hunting grounds as it is vulnerable to creeping into small, dangerous holes.
- Because of its unique physical characteristics, it can effortlessly dig and create bigger holes in crevices.
- The Norwegian Lundehand has a high barking
- Protective to its human companions, this breed will bark at any signs of suspicious activities as a warning to its household. Nonetheless, it is not aggressive in nature.
- Fun-loving and devoted to its family members, this breed is ideal even for families with young household members.
- This breed is usually quiet and reserved when it is surrounded by strangers.
- It is ideally raised in a home with a fenced backyard.
- Since it is athletic and acrobatic in nature, it should be provided with daily exercise and regular training.
- While this breed is friendly and fun-loving, early socialization is still crucial to ensure that it grows up to be a well-rounded breed.
- If you are considering the Norwegian Lundehand, you may have to wait in line as it is already considered a rare breed.
Originally bred for hunting purposes back in the 1500's, the Norwegian Lundehand stands out because of its unique physical features. Belonging to the spitz family, its small size and flexibility allow it to sneak into small holes and crevices.
According to history, it originated in Northern Norway in the earlier centuries. Because it is physically equipped to climb steep cliffs, it was mainly used for wrestling and retrieving Puffin Birds. An important companion for early hunters, this dog breed proved its viciousness in the hunting arena.
However, during the 1800s, the Puffin Bird became rare until it was enlisted as a protected species. Because of this, hunting became illegal, and the Norwegian Lundehand was no longer used by farmers and hunters.
As a consequence, breeding dramatically declined until this breed was near extinction.
Luckily, concerned breeders continued the fight for this breed's survival. In the year 1943, this dog breed became categorized as a distinct breed. In addition, it was recognized by AKC in the year 2008.
While there are a few breeds available from reputable breeders at present, it is still considered one of the rarest breeds.
Male Norwegian Lundehands typically stand at around 13.75 to 15 inches tall at the shoulder, while their female counterparts' height ranges from 12.50 to 13.75 inches. Also, while males weigh around 15.50 pounds, females are approximately 2.25 pounds lighter.
A small dog breed that loves snuggling and playing with its human companions, the Norwegian Lundehand is a friendly breed that can socialize well with young and old members of the household.
Even if it is tough on the hunting grounds, it has a big spot for its family members. However, when it is surrounded by strangers, it can be suspicious and reserved, making early training crucial for its holistic development.
In the household, it is outgoing, friendly and alert. It will bark at anything suspicious, but it will not act in aggression against unfamiliar people. So if you are considering this breed, bear in mind that although it is capable of watching over your home, it is not an ideal guard dog.
In the hunting grounds, this dog breed is agile, curious and alert. Because it loves exploring, it is vulnerable to sneaking into small, dangerous holes, making supervision necessary for this breed.
In addition to that, since it is a primitive breed, the Norwegian Lundehand loves digging and stacking food. It can dig and create new tunnels and hide objects, as if it is preparing for a calamity.
So if you find food under your furniture, don't be surprised as this small spitz loves hiding small treats.
Lastly, it has a high barking tendency, making it difficult to raise this breed in a condo or an apartment setting. Plus, it can be extremely difficult to housetrain. Because of these factors, first-time pet owners should not consider this dog breed.
Like other dog breeds, the Norwegian Lundehand is also predisposed to a number of health disorders. While not all Lundehands may have to deal with these medical conditions, it is crucial for owners to be aware of the conditions that can affect their canine pals.
Most importantly, if you are considering this breed, find a reputable breeder that can provide documents that serve as proof that the puppy, along with the parents, is cleared from genetically acquired disabilities.
To help you become a better steward of this breed, below are some of the health conditions common to its bloodline:
- Leaky Gut Syndrome: A medical condition common to Norwegian Lundehands, the Leaky Gut syndrome is a disorder where the intestinal lining is damaged. As the lining becomes more permeable, it allows toxins to enter the bloodstream. As the disease progresses, physical manifestations like allergic reactions begin to appear. While proper diet and nutrition can help prevent the progression of this disease, it is important for owners to consult their veterinarian for proper treatment.
- Lundehand Intestinal Syndrome: A condition that can result in nutrient malabsorption and a continuous drop in the dog's protein levels, the Lundehand Intestinal syndrome is a lethal combination of intestinal and stomach disorders. Its physical manifestations include weight loss, vomiting, lethargy, loss of appetite and swollen abdomen. Once early signs appear, owners are advised to immediately take their canine pal to the veterinarian.
Even though this dog breed is friendly and highly sociable, it can be shy and timid once it is not provided with early socialization. So if you are considering this breed, make sure you expose it to positive stimuli at an early phase.
In addition to that, this breed should not be raised in a condo or an apartment setting since it has a high barking tendency and it can be extremely challenging to train. Ideally, it should be raised in a home with a fenced backyard.
When keeping this breed off leash, owners should provide strict supervision since Norwegian Lundehands are expert excavators. Given the chance, it can dig and create holes to escape high fences.
Also, this dog breed is energetic and agile in nature, making regular exercise and proper training a must. Once it becomes bored, it can act destructively inside the home. So if you are planning to adopt this breed, make daily 30-minute walks a habit.
Just like other breeds, the Norwegian Lundehand also has nutritional requirements which can vary depending on its size, metabolism and amount of physical activity. The more active the breed is, the more food it will require to sustain its body's needs.
Food should be divided into two equal feedings. Aside from size and physical activity, the quality of food also greatly impacts the amount required. The more high-grade the food is, the lesser the dog needs to consume to maintain its holistic health.
Lastly, owners should always be proactive in looking for signs of intestinal or stomach problems since this breed is vulnerable to these conditions. Once early symptoms appear, owners should immediately take their pet companion to the veterinarian.
The Norwegian Lundehand has a double coating. While the dense outer coating protects it from the harsh environment, its soft undercoating mainly functions to provide warmth and comfort during extreme weather conditions.
The color of the coating, on the other hand, is quite distinct. Typically, it has a reddish-brown or fawn coating, which is accompanied by its black hair tips. Also, while some breeds have black coatings and white markings, others have white markings matched by dark markings.
In terms of grooming, this small dog breed sheds heavily, making regular brushing necessary to keep its shedding off household rags and furniture. When brushing its coating, owners are advised to use a firm, brittle brush. With regular brushes, the Lundehand can look perfectly posh even without regular baths.
Additionally, owners who would like to prevent gum disease and bad breath can brush their dog's teeth on a daily basis. Tartar build-up, on the other hand, can be inhibited by brushing the teeth at least 3 times a week.
Also, avoiding painful tears and other problems can be done by cutting the dog's nails regularly. Owners who are inexperienced in cutting their dog's nails must ask guidance from professional groomers.
Lastly, looking for signs of impending health conditions is crucial as owners groom. For instance, the bloated abdomen is a sign of an intestinal disorder. By being knowledgeable about some of the most common danger signs, owners would be able to ensure the overall wellness of their dog as it ages.
Popular for its friendliness and sociability, Norwegian Lundehands are perfect companions for little children. However, educating the child on the proper ways to interact and play with their pet companion is crucial.
By teaching your child the appropriate way to approach and socialize with dogs, you would be able to ensure a long and fruitful relationship between your dog and your child. Nonetheless, as a precaution, no matter how friendly your pet is, you should always closely supervise child-pet interaction as accidents can always happen during playtime.
In terms of pet compatibility, this dog breed is highly sociable to other household pets. As long as it is provided with early training and socialization, it can be raised with other domestic pets.
However, since it was bred for hunting purposes, owners must always keep it away from caged birds and other small, furry animals since its instinct to wrestle and retrieve small animals is innate. As a tip, supervision is required when it comes in contact with animals that it can potentially perceive as prey.
Athletic, active and intelligent in nature, the Norwegian Lundehand is suitable for experienced owners who know how to train and handle their dogs properly. Although it is difficult to train, it is a friendly and loyal pet companion to young and old members of the household.


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SPX News by Newsroom on 21:40 November 13, 2017 EST
It is not all as rosy as the ever ascending Wall Street indices may suggest.
General electric, The Boston-based 125-year-old industrial household name said on Monday it was slicing 25 percent of staff from its headquarter.
More importantly for investors General Electric announced it will cut its dividend in half as part of a broader corporate restructuring.
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Round vs Square Downlight - user - 09-10-2015
Most new home owners would look for LED downlights for their house lighting. And most would not realize the difference between round and square shaped downlights.
Technically, both types of LED downlights are the same (wattage, colors and brightness - provided the same brand offers both shapes).
But square LED downlight would require accurate opening of holes on the ceiling or otherwise, slight misalignment would be very visible due to the geometric shape. The side of each downlight would have be fitted in a straight line. Thus, you should ensure you hired an experienced installer to install square downlight. Many of them would use a laser marking or cutting device to do the job.
Round LED downlight on the other hand, does not require such strict alignment between each downlight and some margin of error would not be too visible. Opening hole in the ceiling using hand saw is common and gives decent result.
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Location: The Bight, Norman Island
Today was our first whole day as a boat. We had an early start, up and ready for breakfast by 6:37! We had a rad cereal combo/fruit to start off our day. Then we headed over to a safety meeting at 8. Sleepy, we walked back to the boat and prepared to sail off for the first time. It was so awesome! Once out of the cove Jake joined us for the rest of our long sail to The Caves. We tied up and hopped into the water for the swim test. We all passed! After that, we crowded on deck for deli sandwiches and some sweet lemonade. We had a good time playing cards and hanging out while waiting for our turn for snorkeling. It was really nice to have some downtime and really good to get to talk and meet each other. This is going to be a super fun trip and our group is amazing! We have a chill vibe but are still super excited to try new things. A few cool off dips and saltwater taffies later Simon came to pick us up in his dinghy to prep for a snorkelathon. The water is sooo clear and we saw so much cool stuff, like a squid squad, huge sea urchins, and lots of big colorful fish. When the deed was done we took our first sea showers and started to make a sloppy joe dinner. I'm so excited to start our diving education tomorrow and keep on with our group.


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Marketing activities in Southern Asia
08 June 2017
Ongoing trade expansion and promoting the use of Australian beef and lamb on menus across Southern Asia were the focus of MLA's marketing activities in the region over recent months.
Food and Hotel Indonesia
MLA hosted 11 Australian exporters at Food and Hotel Indonesia in early April, the country's leading international food and hospitality event, attracting key trade-only buyers.
Against a backdrop of a major campaign staged by Indian exporters promoting Indian buffalo meat, it was vital for Australian product to be showcased and exporters to be present to strengthen ongoing business relationships.
In conjunction with trade expansion, MLA launched a series of high-end foodservice campaigns.
MLA supported the Association of Culinary Professionals during Food and Hotel Indonesia by running the 11th Salon Culinaire – the most prestigious culinary challenge in Indonesia. Secondary cuts of 'True Aussie' beef were used in the 'Hot Cooking Class Challenge' which featured 60 young finalists from Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Taiwan.
Chef culinary competition and training
In association with the Semarang Culinary Professional Chef Club, MLA ran a chef culinary competition, the 'True Aussie Beef and Lamb Chef Challenge'. The event saw 20 professional chefs from across Central Java challenged to use 'True Aussie' beef rumps and lamb racks to create two dishes within 90 minutes.
Prior to the chef competition, MLA held butcher skills training for 150 butchers, professional chefs, caterers and culinary students at Central Java (Semarang), led by technical consultant, David Carew. The training aimed to reinforce the attributes of Australian red meat against competitor products, handling and storage, and utilising secondary cuts to better leverage profits and menu choices.
Food and Hotel Vietnam
MLA hosted nine exporters to Vietnam during the last week of April to attend Food and Hotel Vietnam, where all companies were able to secure new leads and identify ongoing growth opportunities in the region.
During the event, MLA led a retailer training forum, with more than 100 retailers from across the country receiving an introductory update to Australian beef and lamb and several category cutting techniques relevant to Australian product in the market.
Banqueting innovation workshop
In May, 33 executive and banqueting chefs from Malaysia and Singapore attended a two-day banqueting innovation workshop. In conjunction with Thomas Foods International's sponsorship of beef and lamb, guests were exposed to an array of specialist cutting techniques by MLA Taiwan butcher Calvin Gung, and menu development by Master Chef Richmond Lim. This workshop aims to increase the awareness and sale of non-loin cuts for five-star banqueting, while promoting the versatility and quality attributes of Australian red meat cuts.
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Having the right digital marketing strategy is key to success for any business in the digital age. Social media, for example, has changed everything and 93% of marketers are using it now for business. When it comes to small businesses, 95% of them see blogging as an important and valuable tool for business. They're not wrong, either, as companies who have a blog have been shown to have 434% percent more indexed pages than non-blogging businesses. With digital marketing so important, how do you find the right digital marketing company?
Choosing a Digital Marketing Company Near Me: Define What You Need
Before you start looking, it's crucial that you know exactly what you need. Make a list of the marketing requirements you know you need, as well as any that you hope to keep in-house. This might include SEO, email marketing, analytics, advertising, blogging, or social media or search engine marketing. You should also have specific goals for each of these activities to accomplish. "Grow the business" is not a well-defined goal. "Increase brand awareness by X%" is a clear goal.
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Look at the company's own website, blog, and social media presence. If they're not effectively selling their own brand, they certainly won't be effective at selling yours. Find out their particular area of expertise, and match it to your needs. Also be sure to check out the portfolio and see what they've done in the past, as well as get recommendations from companies that have used them in the past.
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This is your chance to express a bit of the vision you have for your company, your customers, and your future. Look for a returned proposal that addresses your brand positioning, offers a summary of objectives, gives details on the potential target customers, and propses both a timeline and a budget. Remember that the vaguer you are in your proposal request, the vaguer a reply you'll receive. If you have specific ideas in mind, this is the time to put them down.
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When you have shortlisted several marketing firms, ask them to give you a broad strategy report. The marketing firm you ultimately choose should be able to explain why their strategy meets your goals, how it will be sustainable into the future, and what role they envision your people playing.
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Terming the National Democratic Alliance as a "gathering of fascists", Rashtriya Janata Dal President Lalu Prasad today asserted that the public will teach it a lesson in the upcoming assembly elections.
"NDA is a gathering of fascists. It is still far away from power, yet the true character of its leaders is coming to fore. They accuse others of 'jungle raj', but themselves talk about breaking the chest of the Chief Minister. The public will teach it (NDA) a lesson in the upcoming polls," Prasad told PTI before leaving for New Delhi.
The RJD chief was reacting to Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLSP) state President Arun Kumar's statement at a NDA press conference on Saturday in which he had said that the people of his caste were not wearing bangles and they will break the chest of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar if he deliberately victimised arrested JD(U) MLA Anant Singh and his associates.
Prasad pointed out that the other NDA constituents in the state aka BJP and Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) did not take umbrage at such a "distasteful statement" nor contradicted it.
This proves that they all were in cahoots with each other and the statement had their support, he claimed.
"This is not a pre-1990 Bihar. All poor and downtrodden are united now. They will foil the evil designs of NDA towards the state and its people," Prasad added.
The RJD president, known for his rustic style, is leading the charge against NDA in the state after his party allied with JD(U) for the assembly elections due this year.
Attacking expelled RJD MP Rajesh Ranjan and Pappu Yadav who has formed Jan Adhikar Party (JAP), as well as, leaders of Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) Secular, Prasad called them akin to "Mir Jafar and Jai Chand" who have crossed over to destructive forces.
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Operation Devil's Law was an assault on a downed alien craft. The crashed up wreckage should have been easy pickings, even for the rookie team that I sent. After the last mission, rookies were all I had. Still, this was a scout ship, it had crashed, so the risk ought to have been minimal. All was quite at the perimeter, the team stack up against a breach in the hull, just as they had been trained to do and cleared the entry room without making contact. At this stage the ship was eerily quite. Not even the distant sound of movement.
The ship was laid out as a corridor ringed around a central room – presumably the control room. Save for the control room, the entire ship seemed empty. Once again they stacked up in preparation to entry the last room. As they began taking positions, two floaters emerged and took the team by surprise. The Italian went down first, then the Canadian. With half the team gone the mission was no longer about securing the ship intact. The two remaining agents concentrated fire on the floaters in turn, taking them out without further casualties.
The mission objectives changed. The rookie team, on the verge of panic, ignored the pleas of the head scientist to refrain from using explosives, and lobbed their grenades into the final room. All salvageable equipment was destroyed in the assault, along with all remaining enemies. The loss of two more rookies was bad enough, but the loss of this equipment would delay all other aspects of the XCOM operation – weapons research, procurement and satellite deployment.
It was a victory, the enemy was eliminated and half the team made it back alive, but it was a victory that lead nowhere. When XCOM Skyrander landed back at HQ, no one was there to greet the survivors. They'd all been called into the command centre.
A new kind of threat had emerged. The cold war seemed to have just heated up some. For reasons unknown the enemy had ceased a more clandestine approached and openly attacked a major metropolitan area. Cities across the globe, from Washington DC, to Melbourne, to Munich were under direct attack. The purpose did not seem to be abduction anymore, but eradication.
Save for the newly promoted sniper, Navarro, the team sent was fresh meat from the grunt factory. It was all I had to work with. Under these odds the best I could hope for was to minimise the slaughter of civilians and get at least one of the team out alive. The war wasn't going to be won by minimal avoidance of failure.
The team touched down at a freeway overpass. The landing zone was clear of aliens, but the team could see civilians – the primary objective – huddled behind cars and piles of rubble. It looked like a section of the overpass had collapsed, intentionally perhaps, meaning the team faced being flanked on both sides from elevated positions as they moved forward.
The first order of the day was to secure as many civilians as possible, as quickly as possible. The team could hear screams, screams of the dead and dying, and a large on going battle in the distance. Navarro moved to take an overwatch position while the rest of the team made a fast and risky advance.
In the first few minutes of the battle a number of civilians were rescued without opposition, though the abandoned law enforcement vehicles showed that there had been an earlier encounter, an encounter that the humans did not win.
As expected, the team was flanked from the left hand side of the collapsed overpass. Without decisive action the team would find themselves at a significant disadvantage over an already superior enemy. The Irish rookie, Pvt. Molly Doyle, slung her rifle over her shoulder and charged towards the enemy.
She was counting on being able to knock out both floaters with a single grenade.
The initial blast of the grenade failed to knock out either of the horrid levitating amalgams of flesh and metal, but it was enough to set a couple of cars on fire, which then exploded, finishing the enemy off. Her gamble had paid off for now. The downside was that she was out in the open. If anything came towards them now, she'd be a sitting duck.
With the little experience he had, Navarro sensed Doyle's vulnerability and shifted position, advancing so as to cover Doyle's exposed right flank. In his advance he encountered his own enemy, another floater. From the safety of cover he popped rounds through a car and took the creature out of the game. Meanwhile, the rest of the team had advanced to occupy the collapsed junction between the two freeways. In the distance they heard screams, and groans, and an unfamiliar skittering sound.
From behind an overturned tanker an insectoid creature emerged, it didn't seem to carry any weapons other than two long bones, evidently used to pierce through the body of its prey. Which this time was the good people of Munich. Sutherland opened fire on the creature as it emerged, but missed the target.
The rest of the team moved to protect Sutherland from the new threat, but they too missed. The creature moved too quickly for them, skittering towards them seemingly without regard for its own life.
Navarro was able to get a shot off with his sniper rifle, wounding the creature but not taking it down.
If nothing else it seemed to make the damn thing even angrier. It advanced onto the team before being taken down by last minute pistol fire, only a couple of metres from the team.
The team took up defensive positions, hoping this was the only one of its kind. Any more than one at a time would surely overrun them. But for now, they were safe. In the minute or so they waited they noticed that the screaming had subsided. While the moaning, almost but not quite human, had increased. Then, out of the smoke and ashes, they saw something unimaginable. A human coming towards them, but it was but a husk, it moved slowly but intently towards them. Unsure of what to do they waited. They waited too long, because as the distance between them closed another unimaginable sight. The shambling human corpse stopped, and then tore open. Organs, flesh, blood burst out everywhere as one of the insectoid creatures clawed its way out from within the body and immediately rushed towards their prepared positions.
As the first came in, so did a second, and a third. What happened next happened so quickly that no footage could be taken. Three squad members were torn to pieces, two of the enemy were taken down, the third was unwounded. Sutherland was the only one alive.
Behind him the Skyranger sat waiting to extract him. He could have fled, but instead he withdrew to a concealed position and then quietly made his way up towards a public bus from which he heard the cries for help of civilians. When he got there he found two, one huddled inside the bus and another hiding behind an overturned car. He directed them towards the Skyranger, knowing full well that they could be ambushed anytime.
Miraculously, they made it out alive. The mission wasn't a success, almost half of the trapped civilians were killed and three quarters of the team were shredded to pieces, but Sutherland made it out alive with twelve survivors. Enough for the politicians to claim victory on the day, even though it had become clear that not even XCOM could field an effective defence against a significant alien attack.


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text: I agree with Bob's suggestions for both IPP and the Job Monitoring MIB for simplifying the job-state and using job-state-reasons to indicate information about the state. I have a refinement concerning the job-held reason. If a job has no reasons that jobs are held in the pending state, then the job-held reason need not be implemented at all. If an implementation has only one reason that jobs are held while in the pending state, then that implemenation shall implement and return at least the job-held reason. However, if there are several reasons, then that implementation shall implement (and return) the job-held reason *in combination* with the other more specific reason(s). Then an application that doesn't understand all the reasons that jobs can be held, can at least know that the job isn't going to be scheduled if the job-held reason is present (and perhaps flag that job in some distinguishing way to its user). The additional more-specific reasons for holding a job are: IPP JMP job-incomplete becoming: job-spooling? job-sending-to-output-device job-queued-in-output-device job-hold-until-specified job-hold-until-specified required-resources-not-ready required-resource-not-ready documents-needed job-hold-set job-process-after-specified job-pre-processing job-paused job-interrupted ... I think that the IPP reasons need review, and then should be added to JMP. The JMP reasons do not need to be added to IPP though, since JMP is attempting to monitor other systems in addition to IPP. Tom At 12:01 05/20/97 PDT, Robert Herriot wrote: > >Good analysis Tom. > >The following is my opinion on what should change to align IPP and JobMIB. >I think that IPP and the JobMIB each offer some good ideas. > >I would like to keep the job states very simple and make sure that >they go in a simple progression with detours handled by job-state-reasons. >We mostly did that in IPP, but the JobMIB did a better job at the end of >the job. > >I suggest that the IPP (and JobMIB) state progression be: > > ---> completed >pending -> processing - | > ---> canceled > >Even though canceled could be handled by a job-state-reason under completed, >I think that it is an important reminder that the job didn't complete >for some reason, hopefully explained in the job-state-reasons. > >This means that there are the following job-state-reasons: > > o job-held during the pending state > o printer-stopped during the pending or processing state > o job-retained during the completed or canceled state. > >It also means that the follow IPP states go away: > > o terminating becomes canceled which has a longer duration > o retained becomes a job-state-reasons job-retained > >I would prefer that both IPP and the JobMIB adopt these states. It >requires changes for both, but I think it is a better solution than >either currently offers. > >Bob Herriot > > > >


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Although the Republic of Panama, which is about the size of South Carolina, is now considered part of the Central American region, forming the narrowest part of the Isthmus and located between Costa Rica to the west and Colombia to the east, until 1903 the territory was a province of Colombia.
Roman Catholic missionaries accompanied the early Spanish explorers and settlers, and this led to the establishment of the first Roman Catholic church in Panama in 1510, called Santa María la Antigua del Darién. This church became the seat of the first diocese to be formed on the mainland of the Western Hemisphere, when Bishop Quevedo arrived with Governor Pedrarias Dávila in 1514. Many of the colonial churches built by the Spanish were constant reminders of the wealth and power of the Roman Catholic Church in Panama and its temporal powers. One of these colonial treasures, the cathedral of Old Panama City, was ransacked and burned by Henry Morgan and his pirate band in 1671, but its ruins are still the centerpiece of Panamá Viejo and a major tourist attraction.
Historically, Panama has played an important role in world commerce, starting in the Spanish colonial period when mineral treasures from the Andean region were brought by ship to Panama and carried overland from the Pacific to the Caribbean coast for transshipment to Spain. During the California Gold Rush in the 1840s-1850s, would-be miners arrived by ship in the Caribbean port of Colón and walked or rode in wagons across the narrow isthmus to Panama City, located on the Pacific Ocean, where they boarded other ships to travel to the gold fields in northern California. In 1850, U.S. businessmen financed the construction of the Panama Railroad between these two major port cities in order to provide transportation for the growing numbers of people who were headed to California. Then, beginning in 1878, a French company acquired the exclusive right to build an inter-oceanic canal on the Isthmus of Panama. In 1903, the U.S. Government bought out the French interests and proceeded to complete the construction of the Panama Canal, which was opened to shipping in 1914. The U.S.-controlled Panama Canal Company operated the international waterway until December of 1999, when, under the provisions of the Torrijos-Carter Treaty of 1977, the Canal was turned over to the Government of Panama.
The Roman Catholic Church dominated the religious life of Panama until the U.S. Government took control of the Panama Canal Zone (PCZ) in 1903, which brought many U.S. citizens and other foreign nationals to the PCZ to work on the construction, administration and maintenance of the Panama Canal. The rapid influx of thousands of Protestant immigrants to Panama in the early 1900s led to the construction of many Protestant chapels for the largely English-speaking population of the PCZ, including many Afro-Americans from the British West Indies. The U.S. occupation of the PCZ provided an open door for many Protestant mission agencies to begin work in Panama, such as the Salvation Army and the Adventists (1904), the Southern Baptists (1905), the Methodist Episcopal Church-North (1906), the Church of God (Anderson, IN, 1906), and the National Baptist Church (1909). By 1911, about 10,000 residents in the PCZ were being served by 39 churches: Protestant Episcopal (13), non-denominational churches (8), Roman Catholic (7), Baptist (7), Methodist (3), and Adventist (1). Three additional groups arrived in the next decade: the Free Methodist Church of North America (1913), the Christian Mission of Barbados (1914) and the Plymouth Brethren (1918). Also, in 1914, the Union Churches of the Canal Zone were organized as non-sectarian, interdenominational community churches. In 1935, the population of the PCZ numbered 14,816 and was served by 54 congregations.
However, the first Protestants to arrive in Panama were a group of 1,200 Scottish Presbyterians, who attempted to build a commercial colony on the Caribbean coast of the Darien Peninsula in 1698, which was abandoned in late 1699. The next to arrive were Wesleyan Methodists who were among Afro-Caribbean immigrants that settled in the Bocas del Toro region of the Caribbean coast, beginning in the 1820s. The United Methodist Free Church of England (1870s), the Jamaican Baptists (1880s), and the Jamaican Wesleyan Methodists (1880s) also began work among West Indian immigrants in Panama. The Anglican Church arrived in the 1850s during the construction of the Panama Railroad, and company officials helped to finance the construction of the first permanent Protestant church building in Panama: Christ's Church-by-the-Sea in Aspinwal, now called Colón, built in 1864-1865. This was the second-oldest permanent Protestant church in Central America, with the first being St. John's Anglican Cathedral in Belize City, built in 1825. However, occasional Anglican-Episcopal worship services had been held in Panama since 1849, conducted by clergymen en route to the Gold Fields in California, which led to the establishment of the first Episcopal congregation in 1851 in the port town of Taboga. An official "Isthmian Mission" of the Anglican Church was established in Panama in 1853, although missionary work was sparce until 1883.
Present among the West Indian population were the Afro-Caribbean sects of Myalism (an Afro-Christian syncretic religion that appealed to all African ethnic groups in Jamaica), Obeah (a religion probably of Ashanti origin, characterized by the practice of sorcery and witchcraft, which had been outlawed in the British colonies during the slavery period) and the "revivalistic" sects of Pocomania and Cumina, in which spirit possession was a central feature.
Prior to the 1950s, Protestant missionary activities were largely centered in the PCZ, where most of the English-speaking people were concentrated. However, over time some of the Protestant denominations began to evangelize and establish churches among the Spanish-speaking population, mainly in the canal region and in the western provinces of the country. Prior to the 1940s, Southern Baptist work in Panama was largely limited to the PCZ and the port cities of Panama City and Colón, among North Americans and West Indians. In the 1940s increased efforts were made by the Southern Baptist Home Mission Board to began work in Spanish-speaking communities, and in the 1950s among the Kuna Indians on the Caribbean coast of Northeastern Panama. Protestant efforts among the Kunas began in 1913, led by British and American independent missionaries under the sponsorship of the San Blas Mission. During the 1950s, the independent New Tribes Mission and several Mennonite groups began work among Native American Indian groups in Panama, as well.
Pentecostal work in Panama began with the arrival of the Arthur Edwards family in 1928, sent out by the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel with headquarters in Los Angeles, California. Early evangelistic efforts by Edwards and his helpers proved quite successful among the Spanish-speaking population during the 1930s and 1940s, especially following revival meetings in the PCZ town of Frijoles where supernatural "signs and wonders" were reported for several years in the mid-1930s. The mother church of the Foursquare movement was founded in 1937 in Panama City, called the Calle Q Foursquare Church, which became a training center for missionary efforts throughout the country. The Foursquare Bible School was established there in 1938. By 1981, the Foursquare Church had grown to about 21,700 baptized members, 206 organized congregations and 201 preaching points in all nine provinces, and about 97% of the membership was composed of Spanish-speaking Panamanians. At that time, the Foursquare Church was not only the largest Pentecostal denomination in Panama, but it was also the largest Protestant denomination in the country.
Other Pentecostal denominations in Panama include the Church of God of Cleveland, TN (1935), the Evangelistic Doctrinal Church of Puerto Pilón (an independent group, founded in 1940), the Church of God of Prophecy (1946), the International Evangelical Church Soldiers of the Cross (1950), the Apostolic Assembly of Faith in Jesus Christ (1960), the Church of God in Christ (1964), the New Life Evangelical Church (1967, a split from the Foursquare Church in the Province of Chiriquí), the Assemblies of God (1967), the World Wide Missionary Movement (1973) and Missionary Advance (1973) from Puerto Rico, and the Pentecostal Church of Jesus Christ (1974).
Small, non-Pentecostal Protestant denominations include the following: the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (1942), the Central American Mission (1944), the independent Churches of Christ (1945), the New Tribes Mission (1952), the Gospel Missionary Union (1952), the Church of the Nazarene (1953), the Society of Bible Churches (1958), the Mennonite Brethren Board of Missions and Services (1958), the Church of the Brethren (1958), the United Gospel Church (1961), the Evangelical Mission of Panama (1961), Baptist International Missions (1961), the Association of Lutheran Churches of Panama (1963), and the Free Will Baptist Church (1964).
In 1980, the largest Protestant denominations in Panama were the Foursquare Church, the Episcopal Church, the Adventist Church, and the Baptist Convention. However, by 2000, the Assemblies of God had become the largest denomination in Panama as a result of 20-years of strenuous evangelistic and church-planting efforts throughout the country.
Marginal Christian groups include the Jehovah's Witnesses, Mormons, Christadelphians, and Voice of the Chief Cornerstone (followers of William Soto Santiago of Puerto Rico).
Other religious groups include traditional Native American Indian religions (animistic practices among the Kuna [two linguistical groups], Guaymí [Ngabere], Chocoes [Waunana and Embera], Teribe and Buglere or Bokotá), traditional Chinese religions (Tao, Confucianism and Buddhism), Judaism, Hinduism, Islam, Greek Orthodox Church, Baha'i Faith, Sawan Kirpal Ruhani Mission (Science of Spirituality), Master Ching Hai Meditation Association, Superjet Light Doctrinal Church, and the Parish of Divine Mercy and Mary the Mystical Rose (Spiritualist).
According to a January 1996 public opinion poll conducted by the CID-Gallup company, the religious affiliation of the Panamanian population was as follows: Roman Catholic, 86.4%; Protestant, 7.3%; other religions, 2.1%; and none/no response, 4.2%. However, Evangelical sources in Panama reported the Protestant population at about 15%.
In 2000, the total population of Panama was estimated at 2,855,700, of which about 80% were Spanish-speaking, about 9% were Asians (Chinese, Japanese, Korean, East Indians and Arabs), 8.3% were Native American Indians (speakers of seven languages), and 3.7% were English-speaking (West Indians and North Americans). The literacy rate was 90.8%.
Sources:Brierly, Peter, editor. World Churches Handbook. London: Christian Research, 1977.
Butler, Charles O. Protestant Church Growth and a Changing Panama: A Study of Foursquare Gospel and Methodist Patterns. Pasadena, CA: Fuller Theological Seminary, Th.D. diss., 1964.
"The Church in Central America and Panama." Pro Mundi Vita (Brussels) 46 (1973).
Grimes, Barbara F., editor. Ethnologue: Languages of the World. Twelfth Edition. Dallas, TX: Summer Institute of Linguistics, 1992.
Holland, Clifton L., editor. World Christianity: Central America and the Caribbean. Monrovia, CA: MARC-World Vision, 1981.
Ibarra, S. M. Muschett. Church and Politics in a Time of Crisis: Noriega's Panama. South Bend, IN: Notre Dame University, Ph.D. diss., 1992.
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