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IOM distributes shelter kits to Haiyan survivors in San Jose in Tacloban last 21 December. © IOM 2013 (Photo by Daryl Dano)
IOM distributes relief kits to typhoon survivors in Escalante City, Negros Occidental (19 Feb). © IOM 2014 (Photo by Alan Motus)
BePuzzled, distributed in UK by BV Leisure Ltd
© 1994 Lombard Marketing Inc
750 pieces plus 5 extra, used and complete
24 x 24 in
And now for something completely different!
I'll quote from the back of the box:
"CAN YOU DO THE PUZZLING PUZZLE?
You asked for puzzles that push you to the edge - so we made 'Puzzling Puzzles' with unique irregular edges. Edge pieces look like interior pieces.
You demanded puzzles requiring something extra - 'Puzzling Puzzles' have five extra pieces that don't fit anywhere, just to keep you guessing.
You craved puzzles with a new perspective - so we designed 'Puzzling Puzzles' with repetitive images to make it harder to decide where the jigsaw starts and where it finishes.
And the final test - when you complete 'Puzzling Puzzles', continue the fun by finding the hidden images.
If you hungered for a puzzle offering the ultimate challenge - it's here!
"Great Wall of China"
Here's a puzzle that will have you climbing the walls. After assembling a wall made of china, have a second helping of fun discovering the real "Great Wall" hidden among the plates."
So there you have it; a puzzle with no edge pieces, five useless spare pieces and a hidden image. Two out of three of those are likely to occur in any secondhand puzzle you might purchase anyway! Seriously, this was quite a fun jigsaw once we'd organised the pieces into manageable sections. Oh, I forgot to mention: Not all the puzzle is shown on the box lid! We cheated and downloaded a photo of the finished jigsaw from t'internet and followed that - puzzling shouldn't be a chore!
Total pieces for 2018: 145,294
Puzzle number 202
IOM distributes relief kits to typhoon survivors in Brgy Old Poblacion, Escalante City, Negros Occidental (19 Feb). © IOM 2014 (Photo by Alan Motus)
University of Michigan Robotics Faculty member Jamie Berger, right, speaks with Howard University Associate Professor in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Todd Shurn, left, on day three of the Distributed Teaching Collaborative Summer Session in the Ford Motor Company Robotics Building on the North Campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor on Wednesday, June 28, 2023.
Participants from Berea College, Howard University, Kennesaw State University, and Morehouse College spent the final week of June at the University of Michigan College of Engineering Robotics Department participating in the Distributed Teaching Collaborative Summer Session in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The program, which began with the new Robotics 101 course in Fall 2020 being remotely taught to Morehouse and Spelman College students, enables instructors from different institutions, including Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs), to benefit from open-source resources available for new course development at R1 institutions. This collaboration provides students from HBCUs and MSIs with access to cutting-edge robotics education and helps promote equity in STEM fields.
In March of this year Robotics PhD student Jana Pavlasek and Professor Chad Jenkins were awarded the Claudia Joan Alexander Trailblazer Award for their work developing the new course for undergraduate students, Rob 102: Introduction to AI and Programming. Their commitment to creating opportunity in AI and Robotics continues to extend beyond the University of Michigan. In Fall 2023, Robotics 102 will be offered in this collaborative distributed format to the partner schools. This initiative will help to provide equitable opportunities for students from diverse backgrounds to learn and grow in the field of robotics.
Photo: Brenda Ahearn/University of Michigan, College of Engineering, Communications and Marketing
Grootwitreier
(Ardea alba)
Breeding
The great egret (Ardea alba), also known as the common egret, large egret or (in the Old World) great white egret or great white heron is a large, widely distributed egret, with four subspecies found in Asia, Africa, the Americas, and southern Europe. Distributed across most of the tropical and warmer temperate regions of the world. It builds tree nests in colonies close to water.
The great egret is a large heron with all-white plumage. Standing up to 1 m (3.3 ft) tall, this species can measure 80 to 104 cm (31 to 41 in) in length and have a wingspan of 131 to 170 cm (52 to 67 in). Body mass can range from 700 to 1,500 g (1.5 to 3.3 lb), with an average of around 1,000 g (2.2 lb).[10] It is thus only slightly smaller than the great blue or grey heron (A. cinerea). Apart from size, the great egret can be distinguished from other white egrets by its yellow bill and black legs and feet, though the bill may become darker and the lower legs lighter in the breeding season. In breeding plumage, delicate ornamental feathers are borne on the back. Males and females are identical in appearance; juveniles look like non-breeding adults. Differentiated from the intermediate egret (Mesophoyx intermedius) by the gape, which extends well beyond the back of the eye in case of the great egret, but ends just behind the eye in case of the intermediate egret.
It has a slow flight, with its neck retracted. This is characteristic of herons and bitterns, and distinguishes them from storks, cranes, ibises, and spoonbills, which extend their necks in flight. The great egret walks with its neck extended and wings held close. The great egret is not normally a vocal bird; it gives a low hoarse croak when disturbed, and at breeding colonies, it often gives a loud croaking cuk cuk cuk and higher-pitched squawks.
The great egret is generally a very successful species with a large and expanding range, occurring worldwide in temperate and tropical habitats. It is ubiquitous across the Sun Belt of the United States and in the Neotropics. In North America, large numbers of great egrets were killed around the end of the 19th century so that their plumes could be used to decorate hats. Numbers have since recovered as a result of conservation measures. Its range has expanded as far north as southern Canada. However, in some parts of the southern United States, its numbers have declined due to habitat loss, particularly wetland degradation through drainage, grazing, clearing, burning, increased salinity, groundwater extraction and invasion by exotic plants. Nevertheless, the species adapts well to human habitation and can be readily seen near wetlands and bodies of water in urban and suburban areas.
The great egret is partially migratory, with northern hemisphere birds moving south from areas with colder winters. It is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) applies.[citation needed]
In 1953, the great egret in flight was chosen as the symbol of the National Audubon Society, which was formed in part to prevent the killing of birds for their feathers.
On 22 May 2012, it was announced a pair of great egrets were nesting in the UK for the first time at the Shapwick Heath nature reserve in Somerset. The species is a rare visitor to the UK and Ben Aviss of the BBC stated that the news could mean the UK's first great egret colony is established. The following week, Kevin Anderson of Natural England confirmed a great egret chick had hatched, making it a new breeding bird record for the UK. In 2017 seven nests in Somerset fledged 17 young, and a second breeding site was announced at Holkham National Nature Reserve in Norfolk where a pair fledged three young.
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IOM distributes shelter kits from Community Chest of Korea to typhoon survivors in Brgy. Casili-On, Salcedo in Eastern Samar. © IOM 2014
Scolopendra subspinipes (Scolopendridae)
Distribution: Widely distributed in Southeast Asia. Habitat: Live in humid environments. Usually found in soil, leaf litter, or rotten wood. Rainforest Borneo
Appearance: Scolopendra subspinipes grows to 20 cm and has 21 segments, with 2 legs on each segment, except for the last. These legs attach laterally and are used for locomotion. The last pair of legs extends backwards from the ultimate segment and is used as a sensory organ.
Diet: Like all centipedes, exclusively carnivores. Large species feed on bats, mice and other small mammals, snakes, frogs and toads, and birds, Mortality/Longevity: Adult lifespan: 10 years.
Remarks: All centipedes possess “poison claws.” The venom delivery apparatus consists of a modified pair of front legs, near the mandibles. The venom is formed in glands at the base of these legs and injected through ducts. They can inflict painful bites that may causes intensepain, swelling, discoloration, numbness, and necrosis.
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Detail of parts for the Mbot, the three-wheeled Robot used at the University of Michigan to teach AI and programing, on day three of the Distributed Teaching Collaborative Summer Session in the Ford Motor Company Robotics Building on the North Campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor on Wednesday, June 28, 2023.
Participants from Berea College, Howard University, Kennesaw State University, and Morehouse College spent the final week of June at the University of Michigan College of Engineering Robotics Department participating in the Distributed Teaching Collaborative Summer Session in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The program, which began with the new Robotics 101 course in Fall 2020 being remotely taught to Morehouse and Spelman College students, enables instructors from different institutions, including Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs), to benefit from open-source resources available for new course development at R1 institutions. This collaboration provides students from HBCUs and MSIs with access to cutting-edge robotics education and helps promote equity in STEM fields.
In March of this year Robotics PhD student Jana Pavlasek and Professor Chad Jenkins were awarded the Claudia Joan Alexander Trailblazer Award for their work developing the new course for undergraduate students, Rob 102: Introduction to AI and Programming. Their commitment to creating opportunity in AI and Robotics continues to extend beyond the University of Michigan. In Fall 2023, Robotics 102 will be offered in this collaborative distributed format to the partner schools. This initiative will help to provide equitable opportunities for students from diverse backgrounds to learn and grow in the field of robotics.
Photo: Brenda Ahearn/University of Michigan, College of Engineering, Communications and Marketing
Birds. Black-winged stilt. Kruger National Park. Kruger Shalati: The Train on the Bridge. South Africa. May/2021
Black-winged stilt
The black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus) is a widely distributed very long-legged wader in the avocet and stilt family (Recurvirostridae). The scientific name H. himantopus was formerly applied to a single, almost cosmopolitan species. It is now normally applied to the form that is widespread in Eurosiberia and Africa and which was formerly regarded as the nominate subspecies of Himantopus himantopus sensu lato. The scientific name Himantopus comes from the Greek meaning "strap foot" or "thong foot". Most sources today accept 2–4 species. It is sometimes called pied stilt, but that name is now reserved for the Australian species, Himantopus leucocephalus.
Adults are 33–36 cm (13–14 in) long. They have long pink legs, a long thin black bill and are blackish above and white below, with a white head and neck with a varying amount of black. Males have a black back, often with greenish gloss. Females' backs have a brown hue, contrasting with the black remiges. In the populations that have the top of the head normally white at least in winter, females tend to have less black on head and neck all year round, while males often have much black, particularly in summer. This difference is not clear-cut, however, and males usually get all-white heads in winter.
Immature birds are grey instead of black and have a markedly sandy hue on the wings, with light feather fringes appearing as a whitish line in flight.
Source: Wikipedia
Palafita-de-asa-preta ou pernilongo
O palafita-de-asa-preta ou pernilongo (Himantopus himantopus) é uma pernalta de pernas longas e amplamente distribuída na família avocet e palafitas (Recurvirostridae). O nome científico H. himantopus foi anteriormente aplicado a uma única espécie quase cosmopolita. Atualmente, é normalmente aplicado à forma difundida na Eurosibéria e na África e que era anteriormente considerada a subespécie nomeada de Himantopus himantopus sensu lato. O nome científico Himantopus deriva do grego que significa "pé de cinta" ou "pé de tanga". Hoje, a maioria das fontes aceita de 2 a 4 espécies. Às vezes é chamado de palafitas, mas esse nome agora está reservado para as espécies australianas, Himantopus leucocephalus.
Os adultos têm 33 a 36 cm de comprimento. Eles têm longas pernas cor-de-rosa, um bico preto, longo e fino e são enegrecidas acima e brancas abaixo, com cabeça e pescoço brancos com uma quantidade variável de preto. Os machos têm um dorso preto, geralmente com brilho esverdeado. As costas das fêmeas têm uma tonalidade marrom, contrastando com os remiges pretos. Nas populações que têm a parte superior da cabeça normalmente branca pelo menos no inverno, as fêmeas tendem a ter menos preto na cabeça e no pescoço durante todo o ano, enquanto os machos costumam ter muito preto, principalmente no verão. Essa diferença não é clara, no entanto, os machos geralmente ficam com a cabeça toda branca no inverno.
Os pássaros jovens são cinzentos em vez de pretos e têm um tom marcadamente arenoso nas asas, com franjas leves de penas aparecendo como uma linha esbranquiçada em voo.
Fonte: Wikipedia (tradução livre)
Kruger Shalati
Kruger Shalati: The Train on the Bridge. One of the most anticipated and exciting new offerings coming to the iconic Kruger National Park, South Africa. A perfect combination of Africa’s most breathtaking natural splendours with well-deserved luxuries aboard a newly refurbished train that’s reminiscent of African excellence.
Permanently stationed on the historically-rich Selati Bridge above the Sabie River, Kruger Shalati will offer the most unique luxury accommodation in a re-envisioned train which will pay homage to the guests who explored the park nearly 100 years ago while welcoming new explorers from near and far. The train celebrates where the first visits to the iconic park were allowed in the early 1920s, the train would park overnight in the exact spot where Kruger Shalati will be positioned.
Offering 31 rooms, consisting of 24 carriage rooms and 7 Bridge House rooms, all of which will provide a deeply visceral experience, tailored for immersive comfort. Whether you’re looking for a one-of-a-kind adventure, an enthralling break or to simply immerse yourself in earth’s finest creations, Kruger Shalati looks forward to welcoming you on a journey of discovery with nature in the most extraordinary way imaginable.
Source: www.krugershalati.com
Kruger Shalati: O trem na ponte. Uma das novas ofertas mais esperadas e emocionantes que chegam ao icônico Parque Nacional Kruger, na África do Sul. Uma combinação perfeita dos esplendores naturais mais deslumbrantes da África com luxos bem merecidos a bordo de um trem recém-reformado que lembra a excelência africana.
Permanentemente estacionado na histórica Ponte Selati acima do Rio Sabie, Kruger Shalati oferecerá a acomodação de luxo mais exclusiva em um trem reformulado que homenageará os hóspedes que exploraram o parque há quase 100 anos, enquanto recebe novos exploradores. O trem celebra onde as primeiras visitas ao parque icônico foram permitidas no início dos anos 1920, o trem estacionaria durante a noite no local exato onde Kruger Shalati será posicionado.
Oferecendo 31 quartos, consistindo de 24 quartos de carruagem e 7 quartos Bridge House, todos os quais proporcionarão uma experiência profundamente visceral, adaptada para um conforto imersivo. Esteja você procurando por uma aventura única, uma pausa cativante ou simplesmente mergulhar nas melhores criações da terra, Kruger Shalati espera recebê-lo em uma jornada de descoberta com a natureza da maneira mais extraordinária que se possa imaginar.
Fonte: www.krugershalati.com (tradução livre)
Kruger National Park
Kruger National Park is one of the largest game reserves in Africa. It covers an area of around 20,000 square kilometres in the provinces of Limpopo and Mpumalanga in northeastern South Africa, and extends 360 kilometres (220 mi) from north to south and 65 kilometres (40 mi) from east to west.
Source: Wikipedia
Parque Nacional Kruger
O Parque Nacional Kruger é a maior área protegida de fauna bravia da África do Sul, cobrindo cerca de 20 000 km2. Está localizado no nordeste do país, nas províncias de Mpumalanga e Limpopo e tem uma extensão de cerca de 360 km de norte a sul e 65 km de leste a oeste.
Os parques nacionais africanos, nas regiões da savana africana são importantes pelo turismo com safári de observação e fotográfico.
O seu nome foi dado em homenagem a Stephanus Johannes Paul Kruger, último presidente da República Sul-Africana bôere. Foi criado em 31 de Maio de 1926
Fonte: Wikipedia
IOM distributes relief kits to typhoon survivors in Brgy Old Poblacion, Escalante City, Negros Occidental (19 Feb). © IOM 2014 (Photo by Alan Motus)
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IOM distributes 625 hygiene and dignity kits to seven barangays of Libacao in the province of Aklan last Feb 2. Some of the beneficiaries came from far flung barangays and had to hire motorcycles and travel 30 minutes to an hour just to reach the town proper. Those who can’t afford to hire a motorbike had to walk for 2-3 hours. © IOM 2014 (Photo by Alan Motus)
IOM distributes shelter kits to Haiyan survivors in San Jose in Tacloban last 21 December. © IOM 2013 (Photo by Daryl Dano)
IOM distributes shelter kits to Haiyan survivors in San Jose in Tacloban last 21 December. © IOM 2013 (Photo by Daryl Dano)
IOM distributes 1200 hygiene and dignity kits to typhoon Haiyan victims across seven barangays including three island barangays in Tacloban, Leyte last 30 Jan. © IOM 2014
Nebraska Army National Guard Spc. Mario Cortez, 189th Transportation Company based in Norfolk, helps distribute food from the Food Bank of Lincoln to residents, April 24, 2020, on a rainy day in Tecumseh, Nebraska. The Nebraska National Guard is supporting multiple food bank operations throughout the state during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Nebraska National Guard photo by Sgt. Lisa Crawford)
Abhishek Narula, left, a Full Stack Engineer in the University of Michigan Robotics Department, talks with participants on day three of the Distributed Teaching Collaborative Summer Session in Peter Gaskell’s lab in the Ford Motor Company Robotics Building on the North Campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor on Wednesday, June 28, 2023.
Participants from Berea College, Howard University, Kennesaw State University, and Morehouse College spent the final week of June at the University of Michigan College of Engineering Robotics Department participating in the Distributed Teaching Collaborative Summer Session in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The program, which began with the new Robotics 101 course in Fall 2020 being remotely taught to Morehouse and Spelman College students, enables instructors from different institutions, including Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs), to benefit from open-source resources available for new course development at R1 institutions. This collaboration provides students from HBCUs and MSIs with access to cutting-edge robotics education and helps promote equity in STEM fields.
In March of this year Robotics PhD student Jana Pavlasek and Professor Chad Jenkins were awarded the Claudia Joan Alexander Trailblazer Award for their work developing the new course for undergraduate students, Rob 102: Introduction to AI and Programming. Their commitment to creating opportunity in AI and Robotics continues to extend beyond the University of Michigan. In Fall 2023, Robotics 102 will be offered in this collaborative distributed format to the partner schools. This initiative will help to provide equitable opportunities for students from diverse backgrounds to learn and grow in the field of robotics.
Photo: Brenda Ahearn/University of Michigan, College of Engineering, Communications and Marketing
Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi and his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra distributed tricycles to the disabled persons at a function organized by Rajiv Gandhi foundation to commemorate the 68th birth anniversary of late Prime Minister and their father Rajiv Gandhi.
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Distributed Power Units on the rear of C SXMRBE0 76B blow out of tunnel 5 between Bingen and Cooks, Wa.
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IOM distributes 625 hygiene and dignity kits to seven barangays of Libacao in the province of Aklan last Feb 2. Some of the beneficiaries came from far flung barangays and had to hire motorcycles and travel 30 minutes to an hour just to reach the town proper. Those who can’t afford to hire a motorbike had to walk for 2-3 hours. © IOM 2014 (Photo by Alan Motus)
Mayor Eric Adams distributes food to New Yorkers in need with PCNY and the Ellen Maguire Foundation in Midtown, Manhattan. Wednesday, February 8, 2023. Credit: Caroline Willis / Mayoral Photo Office
In the Somali region of Southern Ethiopia the last two rain seasons have failed. The Red Cross is distributing camels as they are better equipped to survive drought.
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IOM distributes shelter kits to Haiyan survivors in San Jose in Tacloban last 21 December. © IOM 2013 (Photo by Daryl Dano)
IOM distributes shelter kits to Haiyan survivors in San Jose in Tacloban last 21 December. IOM staff Per-Erik Stafanson assists in the beneficiaries during the distribution. © IOM 2013 (Photo by Daryl Dano)
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University of Michigan Professor of Robotics Chad Jenkins, center, speaks with attendees on day four of the Distributed Teaching Collaborative Summer Session at the Ford Motor Company Robotics Building on the North Campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor on Wednesday, June 28, 2023.
Participants from Berea College, Howard University, Kennesaw State University, and Morehouse College spent the final week of June at the University of Michigan College of Engineering Robotics Department participating in the Distributed Teaching Collaborative Summer Session in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The program, which began with the new Robotics 101 course in Fall 2020 being remotely taught to Morehouse and Spelman College students, enables instructors from different institutions, including Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs), to benefit from open-source resources available for new course development at R1 institutions. This collaboration provides students from HBCUs and MSIs with access to cutting-edge robotics education and helps promote equity in STEM fields.
In March of this year Robotics PhD student Jana Pavlasek and Professor Chad Jenkins were awarded the Claudia Joan Alexander Trailblazer Award for their work developing the new course for undergraduate students, Rob 102: Introduction to AI and Programming. Their commitment to creating opportunity in AI and Robotics continues to extend beyond the University of Michigan. In Fall 2023, Robotics 102 will be offered in this collaborative distributed format to the partner schools. This initiative will help to provide equitable opportunities for students from diverse backgrounds to learn and grow in the field of robotics.
Photo: Brenda Ahearn/University of Michigan, College of Engineering, Communications and Marketing
IOM distributes 1200 hygiene and dignity kits to typhoon Haiyan victims across seven barangays including three island barangays in Tacloban, Leyte last 30 Jan. © IOM 2014
Watering cans distributed in Bangui by FAO and the Ministry of Agriculture and rural development to women and Muslims groups.
Read more about FAO and the crisis in the Central African Republic.
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In Lubéro, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Handicap International stocks and distributes food to support people who have been displaced from their homes (2009).
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500 vulnerable households receive essential agricultural inputs: 5 tonnes of maize seeds, 2.5 tonnes of rice seeds, 2.5 tonnes of groundnut seeds, vegetable seeds, as well as 500 shovels, rakes, watering cans and 1 000 hoes.
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Wednesday, 1 April 2015: Lokpa (2240 m) to Chumling (2385 m)
Only a half day today, but still an early start. A walk along rhododendron-lined path, dropping down to a tea house by the bridge across the Sardi Khola (a long bridge, a deep gorge and the river a long, long way below = wobbly legs for me!), before zig zagging back up high again, shaded by pine forest, and to the village of Chumling.
A short way from the gompa and chorten - in true Tsum now, totally Tibetan - we set up camp by the stone-built weaving sheds where some of the village ladies were trimming their newly woven aprons. Green fields of barley, and a lovely welcome-with-a-flower from two small children.
As word spread of our arrival, villagers from far and wide arrived to ask for an LED solar light for their home. Leaving Hazel, Anthony and the trek crew to relax for the afternoon, Val, Namgyal and I headed off with a young guy from lower Tsum as our guide to distribute lights to the families in Tharung - a handful of farmhouses set amidst barley fields clinging to the steep mountain slopes of the river valley “just around the corner”. A lot of up and down! A fantastic afternoon - very special welcomes, with invitations to take some Tibetan butter tea and very heartfelt thank yous.
In bed by 8pm - not unusual on trek!
Read more about my Tsum Valley trek with Val Pitkethly.
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This is why automation is key to an efficient time to market strategy.
When a product or service is ready to be marketed, the window in which to promote and highlight these items can be affected by:
Competition – Companies that share similar industries often share a similar market audience as well. Activating campaigns for promotional messages quickly can often mean the difference in maximizing local market share.
Seasonal/Events – Holiday offers and promotional events require lead time. A pre-planning strategy ensures that customers will be available on event dates to take advantage of these offers.
Availability – Generating a “buzz” through pre-orders or “teasers” gives your market audience advanced interest in upcoming products and services. Without knowledge of new items and their availability, customers can be caught unaware, leading to a disappointing marketing response.
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Knowing ahead of time when promotional events and offers need to be communicated helps you get a jump-start on planning. By centralizing these assets in the correct manner, you can plan for proper distribution within your channels, giving you and your channel more time to focus on activating the right marketing materials locally instead of scrambling to make these available last minute.
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Providing access to your materials is half the battle; the other – network engagement. Once your marketing materials are organized and well planned for, engage your sales channel network through co-op allocation practices and consistent and well placed communication about the new materials. Lack of adoption by local marketers would result in all your efforts going to waste.
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The distributed power unit of CSX stack train I141 crosses the Great Miami River in Troy, Ohio. This is the color image of the southbound train.