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Great article! The past was so open and modern and current era is that much outdated and bleak that even the public in cricket matches is "censored".

Australia — where asbestos sheet is called “fibro” — was one of the largest users of asbestos corrugated roofing, sheathing and flatsheets until they were banned in 1989.

It’s entirely bullshit, from what I can tell. He was sacked at the same time as a whole bunch of the Inquirer’s writing staff, most likely for cost-cutting reasons rather than anything else.

- Dead-blow hammers are specialized sledgehammers designed to deliver maximum momentum on impact to pulverize the intended target.

OOH advertising is one of the oldest mediums, globally, as well as in Pakistan. In Pakistan, we can divide its evolution into three eras: hand-painted signage (1947-1990), large format spectaculars (1990-2010) and outdoor to out of home (2010-present).

Paktel had a distinctive and very well-designed logo, which consisted of six, green-bordered hexagons (representing the shape of the coverage of a cellular tower) joined together as a map of Pakistan on a white background. The logo’s creative message (national coverage) couldn’t have been more discerningly clear.

Splendid work on the history of advertising in Pakistan and sub-continent. Worth reading and sharing!

When FRICTION isn’t enough. While the discussion has been about screw design and standards mostly, I feel compelled to mention how I solved a problem with screws. The case screws on a Honda XR-80 I used to own kept coming loose, even with just one ride. I added some silicone RTV to the threads, and they never came out without a screwdriver after that. (I know, Loctite is made for that, but I already had RTV). The chain had damaged the case in front of it, and would let dirt in to contaminate the points. I used some thin sheet aluminum over the hole, and RTV to hold it there, and didn’t have to replace the points after that. As a kid that was a good thing because the local Honda dealer charged $50 to install a new set of points.

This required both understanding the target consumer and providing a ‘branded proposition’ that offered not only functional but emotional value. Over time, the emotional value would create a buffer against functional parity. As long as a brand was perceived to offer superior value, it could charge a little more. If this brand advantage was higher than the cost of building the brand (additional staff and advertising costs), the company came out ahead.

“That business is growing as fast as we can get contractors to do it,’’ said Howard, who worked on the roofing of McCarran International Airport. “It is the biggest untapped segment in the metal construction industry.”

Mindshare is part of GroupM, which consists of two other full-service media agencies: Mac (soon to be called Mediacom) and Maxis. Mindshare has over 50 clients across most sectors and accounts for at least 40% of the media planning business in Pakistan. Measuring effectiveness on TV is relatively simple due to the Peoplemeters.

Yeah, this… Once you have realised that all major screw types (including woodscrews) are available in Torx and that torx screws require no axial force on screwing (or more importantly, unscrewing) using anything else seems ridiculous. Both for power and handtool use, anything smaller than M6 should be torx, anything larger either hex head or socket head.