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New Social Media App Drives Auto Enthusiasts Together
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A mobile app called PEDAL was recently created for the auto enthusiast community. The social networking app encourages users to share their love for cars, according to the apps developer CARS! CARS! Inc.
Through the app, users can share pictures, videos and share those assets to other social media platforms. Photos can be altered with filters and users can customize their own profile page to engage with other followers.
"We are very excited to officially announce the recent launch of our new, free automotive enthusiast app, PEDAL," said Erik Lunseth, co-founder and CEO of the app. "PEDAL is a social media platform specifically for a unique culture and community. We're built in the spirit of other platforms but allow our users to experience and share the fervor through an auto enthusiast's lens."
PEDAL provides users the ability to add links to any post to provide additional information or content.
CARS! CARS! Inc. was co-founded by Lunseth and Caroline Connor. ClearSummit executives Shane Zilinskas, CEO, and Kara McGehee, COO, oversaw the app's architecture, according to the company.
"PEDAL is custom built from the ground up," Zillinskas said. "We architected both the front-end and the back-end specifically for PEDAL's feature set. It is also powered by React Native, which lets us iterate quickly, and deploy new features to our users seamlessly."
PEDAL is now available as a free download in the Apple app store and on Google Play. Keyword search: Pedal – Passion for What Moves You.
For more information, visit www.pedaltheapp.com.
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No pictures tonight. I got a good 4 hours in the garage tonight. The temperatures were pretty mild, so there wasn't any heat to contend with. I riveted about 60 nut plates…hmm..that is 120 rivets. Most I used the squeezer on, some I had to buck.
I had an humorous observation today about bucking rivets. Early on, when working on the empennage, I remember the first rivets I bucked and how anxious I was about it. Now I barely even think about it. Bucking them is just second nature. That's good, becuase I have hundreds and hundreds of rivets to buck on these wings.
I guess I should read ahead in the instructions and see what is coming up. After the tank attach points I have to do about 12 nut plates for some inspection covers. That will be exactly like the tank attach nut plates, but they will be a bit smaller. I'll have to dial in the counter sink cage to a new size. I could have done it while I was doing the tank attach hole, but I didn't want to change my counter sink cages and then have to change them back.


Greetings from Sopron, Hungary! I'm back on the road, so if posts become irregular, it's beyond my control.
This follow-up to their big hit "Talk Talk" sounds just as fine to my ears- and that's mighty fine indeed! Techincally, the other side ("The People In Me") was the a-side, but I find this hard driver to be *THE* side.
Music Machine leader Sean Bonniwell got his start as guitarist in the collegiate pop-folk band the Wayfarers, but the call of beat music pulled him away; by 1965, the embryo of the Music Machine (first called The Ragamuffins) was formed. The group cut a menacing figure with all black clothing, one black glove each and a groundbreaking HEAVY sound achieved my tuning their guitars down a third lower than standard tuning, something which is typically attributed to Black Sabbath but the Music Machine did it first.
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Rob & Chyna Premiere Recap: Who the F--k Are U Texting?!
by Free Britney at September 12, 2016 6:27 am .
On the allegedly long-awaited Rob & Chyna premiere, fans got an inside look at the complicated relationship between the reality stars.
In all their combative, emotionally unstable but loving glory.
Watch Rob & Chyna Season 1 Episode 1 Online
When Rob & Chyna Season 1 Episode 1 got underway, we immediately learned that this is Keeping Up with the Kardashians on steroids.
In other words, if you watch Rob & Chyna online, grab a hat and hold the f--k onto it, because this is some fairly intense s--t all around.
How so? Where do we even begin with this duo ...
First, a little background on the expectant pair:
They met at Kendall Jenner's Sweet 16 party back in the day; Rob only began showing interest after she broke up with Tyga, however.
Tyga, of course, is the father of Blac's son King Cairo, and the current boyfriend of Kylie Jenner, Rob's half-sister. So that's not weird.
"Once me and Tyga was breaking up, he started dating Kylie, and I kinda, like, distanced myself from the family," Blac told the cameras.
Because of that long and unusual drama, "it's been a long process," the former stripper admits, "trying to get along with the Kardashians."
Rob and Chyna are smitten, though. Hard.
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As Rob put it, the couple started "trying to have a baby a few times every day" pretty early on, so clearly they are fast-tracking things.
Regarding the fact that Roberto basically went from living in hermit-like seclusion and squalor to getting HIS OWN SHOW in a few months?
"It's a big change to go from being inside for, like, four years or some weird s--t, to now being outside. And do it with you," he told Chyna.
"I'm like what was I f--king doing?"
That's a fair question to be sure.
Kardashian later admitted to his quasi-brother-in-law Scott Disick that, yes, it's his weight that inhibits him from going out in public more.
He's put some of it back on, too.
Twenty pounds, to be exact.
"It's just depressing," he said.
"I don't know what to do."
The alleged sock designer admitted to Scott that he's been off his insulin medication, which may or may not have something to do with it.
Whatever it is, we hope he finds some inner peace and self-confidence, and gets himself to a happier place, because he's gonna be a dad!
And it's a ...
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... GIRL!! OMFG A GIRL!!
We can see it, and Rob couldn't wait to tell the world about this - sooner than his future wife would have preferred, as a matter of fact.
"I guess that's just the Kardashian family ... talk, talk, talk, talk. I am so annoyed Rob spilled the beans so fast," Blac told the E! cameras.
Turns out this was indicative of bigger issues of trust between them, as we saw Rob scrolling through Blac's phone, and vice versa.
After she accused Rob of texting other girls, he suggested that she was going behind his back "with Tyga," and, well, there you have it.
The convo went like this:
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Chyna: "Who are you texting and what the f--k are you talking about? Who the f--k are you texting, and why the f--k are you still texting bitches?"
"Who are you playing with? Stop f--king playing with me because you're a f--king liar ... You're still texting bitches, you just told me this!"
"Rob! So, I'm lying? Are you still texting bitches, yes or no?"
"Have a f--king nice life by yourself, I swear to God."
Okay, so it was a one-sided convo.
Rob later admitted that he has insecurities, noting that "the girl that I was with before, she burned me in a hundred different ways."
Kardashian famously stated that Rita Ora cheated on him with 20 dudes, which would be enough to make anyone self-conscious.
In any case, he tried to get Chyna flowers to make her feel better, but she threw them away - and threw him out of the house. Rough.
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"It's just not a great feeling at all," Rob said, stating the obvious here. "This is the mother of my child, kicking me out of my house."
Fortunately, Blac sought Kris Jenner for advice, which led to Chyna realizing that Rob is depressed and may need professional help.
"I do realize I just cannot, one person, like, fix him on my own," she said. "But I hope Rob figures it out, because I just don't want it to be too late."
God speed.
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Theatre: As You Like It
Caught the Young Vic's production of As You Like It at the Wyndham's Theatre on Saturday night and it was quite good (and fun). This production has Sienna Miller as second billing, but playing Celia she hardly has the most demanding of Shakespearean roles. It is quite possible to play this role and to fret over Jude at the same time I suspect.
The stars of the show really were Helen McCrory as Rosalind - who playing a man and woman gets to do all those fun Shakespearean things - and Dominic West as Orlando, who looked suitably good looking and all that. On the strength of McCrory's work in this I suggested to A that she deserves to be a bigger star. After reading her bio I realised that she already has quite a film career but surely she should be the next Catherine Zeta Jones. A suggested that CZJ was far more beautiful that HMcC so she had no chance, but I suggested that with cigarettes and plastic surgery surely anything is possible.
As for the show, this production is set in France in the 1940s, which gives and excuse to have many romantic-sounding songs and to use Shakespeare's text against an accordion, piano and cello. While the logic of setting it in this location may not always make sense, it sounded and looked great... For the most part. The production was a bit sparse in its design of the Forest of Arden. For the first half it was just a bit of grass on the stage with a black brick wall as a backdrop (which gave the impression of being the theatre's back wall). In the second half the black brick wall lifted up to reveal a black and white photograph of a forest. The Donmar style of using a black brick wall as a production feature seems to be catching on.
The update of the production also had a lot more obvious references to naughty bits. This had an interesting affect on the audience, which in the Royal Circle where A and I were sitting seemed to consist mostly of young American women. This meant that every time there was a reference to a penis there was nervous laughter, and everytime there was a reference to a vagina there was a collective gasp. I don't think these women were familiar with Eve Ensler's work. Still, you have to love young American women. The bottom would fall out of West End theatre if they didn't keep coming to shows, and despite references to naughty bits there was a lot in this show for them to love.


After a short introduction to the benefits of the CMOS pixel sensors technology for charged particle tracking, we will present its first applications in high-energy physics, namely the STAR and ALICE experiments. To illustrate the integration possibilities opened by CMOS pixels, we will then turn to three projects. First, the double-sided PLUME tracking layers, which feature extremely low material budget with two measurement points. They have been used in the first year of data taking of the Belle II experiment. Then we will discuss the SITRINEO table-top tracker dedicated to teaching activities. With the third project, MAPSSIC, we will enter the world of molecular imaging and show that CMOS pixel sensors can be used in living rat brains.


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Myanmar to invite western observers for general electionhttps://indianexpress.com/article/world/neighbours/myanmar-to-invite-western-observers-for-general-election/
Myanmar to invite western observers for general election
Members of the U.S.-based Carter Center and the European Union will be invited to monitor general elections in Myanmar.
By Reuters |Myanmar | Updated: March 24, 2015 3:07:30 pm
Europe should brace for US tariffs on several fronts, says German official
A senior member of Myanmar's government has said members of the U.S.-based Carter Center and the European Union will be invited to monitor a general election later this year, the first time in at least 65 years that the country will call in Western poll observers.
"We'll allow the Carter foundation and EU to observe the upcoming general election independently to ensure the election takes place free and fair," Soe Thein, a senior minister at the president's Office, said at a forum on Monday.
"It will be the first general election held under a democratically elected government in many years," he said.
Foreign observers were not allowed in the 2010 general elections that ushered in Myanmar's first semi-civilian government after almost half a century of military rule. Only observers from Southeast Asian nations were invited to the 2012 by-elections, which brought democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi to parliament.
Before 2010, the last general election in Myanmar, then Burma, was held in 1990, but the military did not allow parliament to convene. At the election before that in 1960, it was not clear if foreign observers were invited.
The Union Election Commission has set end April as the deadline for political party registration for this year's polls, likely to be held in the first week of November.
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Book Review of Time of Our Lives by Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka
By: Stephanie Johnston | April 16, 2020
Title: Time of Our Lives
Emily Wibberley
Austin Siegemund-Broka
Boy-Girl Romance
Cis Boy
Cover Story: Confusing
BFF Charm: Yay x2
Talky Talk: He Said, She Said
Bonus Factors: College, Road Trips, Cameos, Family
Relationship Status: Let's Be Roommates
Well, they took pains to get the cover models right at least. Fitz is a tall, lanky red-head, and Juniper does have freckles and a mass of curly dark hair. The style matches the authors' last book's cover, so I suppose they're trying to make a visual connection for former readers; however, the vibe does not fit the story at ALL. It's supposed to be the middle of December on the East Coast, and I cannot see Juniper wearing those boots and mini to admissions info sessions.
Fitz's mom is forcing him on a road trip with his older brother to visit colleges all over the East Coast over winter break, despite his insistence that he's fine attending college near home. His issue? Fitz's mom has the gene for early onset Alzheimer's, and he knows that soon she will need him around. How could he ever think of going away and leaving her all alone?
Juniper, the oldest of five children with a very close-knit family, cannot WAIT to get away to college to find her independence and get out from under the judgmental gaze of her Tía. (She's also super pumped about the academics part, as a self-proclaimed nerd.) Along with her boyfriend, Matt, Juniper departs on her own college tour, and it just so happens her fate will converge with Fitz's during an info session at Boston University.
Fitz and Juniper have completely different priorities that put them at odds, but there's something sparking between them that could challenge everything about the way they see themselves and the next four years.
Juniper is such a confident, studious person; a Rory Gilmore type (before everyone seemingly began to hate her) who meticulously researched universities and dreams of walking ivy-covered halls discussing famous architecture. Most of her family cannot comprehend why she longs to strike out on her own, but after years of driving around her younger siblings, providing free babysitting, and free kitchen labor at the family restaurant, she is tired of being taken advantage of. I am also jealous of Juniper's excellent memory, but I know I'd get just as frustrated as she does when I fact-checked people using exact quotes of our prior conversation and it doesn't go over well.
And then there's Fitz. I wanted to smush him. He's paralyzed by the overwhelming fear of what will happen to his mother, and filled with bitterness about how his older brother prefers playing beer pong and sleeping around than visiting home, leaving him to shoulder all the responsibility. He's got himself so worked up about everything, and there were times I could relate to him a little too much. He carries a dictionary around as a distraction and security blanket, because if he can find a unique word to describe his feelings or a situation, he can make some sense out of chaos.
His love of linguistics, combined with his tall, wiry build and angular face, offhandedly reminded me of this super-interesting dialect coach and teacher, Erik Singer, from YouTube who dissects movie accents (and more). While that guy isn't a redhead, I thought this is totally who Fitz could grow up to be. (Also if you've never watched any of his videos, you're welcome.)
So as I was starting this book, I had to go back and double-check some early reviews, because I was told this contained a sweet romance, and yet, um, Juniper already HAS a nice boyfriend with whom she begins this road trip. How was that going to work? But never fear; while there's obviously a connection between Fitz and Juniper, nothing is acted upon until Juniper and Matt have ended things, and they do so in a way that mostly feels believable, especially for a high-school couple really contemplating their future together for the first time.
For Fitz and Juniper's side of the romance, it's all a bit heady and sweet, and I was charmed. There's a bitter sweetness that lingers over the whole affair, as we all know these two don't live in the same state and won't be making their college decisions based on one another (rightfully so). All the time we have is now…
It's clear my love of the first book I read from this writing duo was not a fluke (and neither was Rosemary's!). Juniper and Fitz are very different than the brash, overly-honest Cameron, but it was as easy to fall for them in just the same way. The authors' writing oozes vulnerability and an authentic understanding of how exciting, scary, and overpowering it feels when you're on the brink of the rest of your life. We may not all have the luxury of touring some of the most popular colleges on the East Coast and having a hope (or a care) to get into one, but the feeling of having to pick the place and the major you'll spend the next four years growing into is pretty universal. If you're past your college years, you'll look at this book with some nostalgia; if you're still a teen yourself, you can take notes from a mostly realistic, sometimes dreamy look at this seminal time in one's life.
Bonus Factor: College
It's an under-utilized locale in YA novels but a lot of big coming-of-age changes happen at college! Also, college is just fun. I was not into Greek life at all, so I would've ditched that frat party like Fitz, but the parties you have with your friends in your dorms just chilling 'til 3 a.m. are just as fun. And there's cool and crazy traditions like the Primal Scream (look it up, or better yet, just read the book!).
Bonus Factor: Road Trips
If we don't discuss the actual act of driving during a road trip, then I wholeheartedly approve of them! Juniper and Fitz have some deep conversations in the car, which seems to be the perfect spot to air your darkest thoughts. Something about sitting side-by-side but not having to look at each other in eyes makes it easier to talk about those heavy topics.
Bonus Factor: Cameos
From what I recall, this writing pair enjoys putting little cameos of former characters in every book they write. It took me a hot second to realize we were eavesdropping on this particular couple because they were from If I'm Being Honest, but once I did, I had to go back and give it a closer reread for a glimpse into their "ever-after".
Bonus Factor: Family
Some of the "family" from this book were treading the anti-bonus waters, especially Tía, who dishes out a heavy helping of guilt and manipulation alongside her tamales. I really don't prescribe to the idea that family should be allowed to get away with disrespecting your decisions and treating you like dirt in the name of familial loyalty, and Tía, man, she really pushed my buttons. But no one in Juniper's family was completely right or wrong, so there was some compromising that needed to be done on both sides. Hopefully you all come out stronger for it.
For Fitz, his family squabbles really just emphasized their need for honest and open communication, though I certainly empathized with his choice to bottle things up, as a person who longs to avoid confrontation myself…
Oh my gosh, Book, we're going to the same university! You are so cool and fun and real; we should totally try to get a dorm together!
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I Hate Everyone But You
In I Hate Everyone But You by Gaby Dunn and Allison Raskin, our characters are already in college before life's lessons smack them over the head with their importance.
If there was ever a success story to point towards in the defense for more college-focused YA, it's Rainbow Rowell's super-popular novel, Fangirl.
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Road trips–but make it European!–with Jenna Welch's Love and Luck.
FTC Full Disclosure: I received my free review copy from Penguin Books. I received neither money nor peanut butter cups in exchange for this review. Time of Our Lives is available now.
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Boston's long-struggling vocational high school was declared "underperforming" by state education officials Wednesday, a year after receiving a reprieve.
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The March for Our Lives is almost here. If you're planning to attend Boston's demonstration against gun violence Saturday, here's what you need to know.
Fenway (13-1) will take on Latin Academy (16-3) in Thursday's BCL final at Madison Park.
One day after the arrest of a man suspected of killing two men in Jamaica Plain, hundreds gathered in Roxbury at the Walk For Peace on Mother's Day.
About 60 black and Latino boys offer recommendations to help their schools, which studies show are often failing them.
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Nelson Mandela died Thursday at the age of 95. One of the first stops for Mandela on his worldwide tour after being freed from prison was a visit to Boston.
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This is a surprise quilt for someone very deserving. I don't know if they read this blog or not so I can't mention who it is for. It is a "joint venture" between a good friend (can't mention names) and myself. The top has been pieced by my friend, I think she did a super job, and I get to do the quilting.
Yes I know this looks very much like my daughter's quilt I've posted before (here.) That's because we fell in love with the fabrics, found a great deal on them, and ordered them at the same time. We thought the fabrics were very cheerful, bright, and perfect for our recipient.
I'm a little anxious about the thought of doing the quilting on such a special quilt. I really want to try something different besides stippling or quilting it in the ditch. So I snapped a picture and imported it into Illustrator so I could "try out" a couple of quilting motifs before actually committing to thread.
The top half of the quilt was drawn out with a "pumpkin seed" motif, and the bottom half was done in a quasi pinwheel motif. I think I have fallen in love with the pumpkin seed motif. I love the way it forms circles and flowers at the same time. I'm still undecided on what to do with the borders, I think I might do the borders in the ditch or echo just slightly to the inside of each "piano key." I'll definitely stick to the free motion cherry on each corner block.
Oh yeah, I'm trying to get this done within the week! Yes, including the binding. Yikes! I also need to figure out what I'll be using for the backing so I can get started. Wish me luck and stay tuned for progress pics!
That is so lovely! I am sure your friend is going to love it!
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After The End: Forsaken Destiny is a beautiful puzzler from Nexon which offers a thoughtfully paced adventure, set in an ancient land of deserts, caves, and odd little beasts. If your efforts to progress have been thwarted by spikey attackers and shifting walls, here are Gamezebo's tips and strategies to help you along on your adventure.
Before you take off in a new area, swing your camera up, down, and all around to get a look at everything you possibly can. Scope out your target beam of light, if it's visible, find your enemies, and look for artifact cubes which will be hidden all over the scene. A top-down view can be particularly helpful when trying to move through enemies or rotating spike zones. The first thing you encounter might not be the first thing you should do. For example, every switch will be used to effect some change, but you might need to pass a switch then return to it later so you can use it in the way it was intended.
If you are heading in the right direction, paths of life-giving diamonds will appear in front of you. Diamond patterns embedded in the ground will light up and show you where to go. For rotating platforms, the large diamonds on one or two sides act as guides for where you should aim to stay safe as they move. And always explore little side rooms and alcoves- you'll likely find some diamonds hiding in there as well.
Using headphones isn't always ideal, but this is a game where you can be more effective if you use them. The music puzzles offer helpful sonic feedback and you can hear the deadly rolling boulder or ghosts advancing upon you. If you can't or don't want to listen to the game, it is possible to succeed without hearing the sound effects by following visual cues. For the music puzzles, you can time your tap visually to when the dropping note hit its respective diamond. For the rolling boulders and other environmental dangers, you might just lose a life or two before you can master the escape timing.
You can trigger well-timed spike gates and pick up then throw small boulders to kill the dark hovering ghosts that will pursue you. However, be aware that the small boulders scattered around the environment only spawn once. So if you die after you've used one, you'll be without a boulder the next time you face that same area. Also, you cannot throw a boulder over a wall even if it appears short, so don't waste your rocks. Some environments will also do work for you. The stalagmite zones filled with spiked turtles will eventually be cleared out if you're patient.
Levels are comprised of multiple puzzle stages which all must be cleared to progress to a milestone and open the next section. You clear a stage when you land on the beam of light and a new area loads, but there are several of these stages to complete. If you close the game in the middle of any stage within a level, you will be sent back to the very beginning of the level which means you might lose a lot of hard fought time while you replay what you thought you had already cleared.


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Rodney and Ryan's Story
Positive Futures is the leading local charity for people with a learning disability, acquired brain injury or autistic spectrum condition. Our aim is to transform the future of the people we support. We do that by enabling people to realise their hopes, dreams and ambitions. Our volunteers help us to do that.
Rodney Johnston has been supported by our Magherafelt Supported Living Service for over 15 years. He is supported by Ryan O'Neill, just one of our fabulous volunteers. Rodney and Ryan's story illustrates how volunteering can help the people we support to be involved in their local community and live life as fully as possible.
Rodney first met Ryan in January 2013 after our volunteer matching process was used to ensure they shared the same interests. To begin with, they met up once a week, building their relationship a little more each time they met. Rodney was really keen to start going to the local gym but needed support to do this. Ryan arranged for Rodney to have an induction at Greenvale Leisure Centre and since then Rodney and Ryan have been attending the leisure centre weekly.
Rodney loves his time in the gym with Ryan and enjoys telling people about their friendship. He greatly values the male company, especially as he and Ryan have so much in common. Rodney loves going on the rowing machine and Ryan is able to keep Rodney right when it comes to using the weights and other equipment.
Rodney says: "Ryan is good craic and we love talking about sport, especially Liverpool FC!"
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On The Record | What Has Happened Since An NC A&T Student Went Public With Claim Of Being Sexually Assaulted
On February 7, a North Carolina A&T student and Blue Squad cheer team member came forward with her story in the form of an open letter.
Author: Carrie Hodgin (WFMY News 2 Digital)
Published: 6:20 PM EST February 28, 2019
Updated: 8:46 PM EST February 28, 2019
GREENSBORO, N.C. — North Carolina A&T State University says two head cheer coaches have resigned following claims a cheerleader was raped but it was never reported.
Here's what we know about the investigation and the resignation of the two coaches.
WHAT WE'VE VERIFIED
VERIFIED: North Carolina A&T State University says cheer coaches, Adjoa Botwe-Rankin and Wenalyn Glenn have resigned.
(L) Adjoa Botwe-Rankin, (R) Wenalyn Bell Glenn
VERIFIED: Shawn Hendrix, senior women's administrator for A&T Intercollegiate Athletics, has been appointed to serve as administrator of the cheerleading program. Hendrix will oversee the program on an interim basis as the school searches for new cheer coaches.
RELATED: NC A&T Head Cheerleading Coaches Resign Amid Sexual Assault Investigation
VERIFIED: The following was released by NC A&T State University in reference to the remainder of the cheer season: "The cheerleading program remains in a period of reduced activity. No cheer performances will take place during the final two regular season basketball games, which occur during Spring Break when cheer performances are not scheduled, or during the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's and women's basketball tournaments."
RELATED: NC A&T Cheerleaders Won't Be On The Baseline For Final Two Home Games
The victim, Raina Gee, who's a freshman alleges she was raped by a graduating senior. She said she told the coaching staff about the sexual assault, and it's their obligation to report it within 24 hours of receiving the information.
"As a responsible employee, you have 24 hours to report to Title IX when you have this information."
Gee claims the staff did not do so.
Gee says the sexual assault occurred on November 13, 2018. She filed a police report three days later.
She then called for the firing of the cheer coaches after three months of no action. She said she wanted the coaching staff fired immediately saying they acted with 'blatant negligence.'
RELATED: NC A&T Cheerleader Who Says She Was Raped Wants Coaches Fired For Not Reporting It; Protests at Game
Earlier in the season, the school benched the cheer team for two games. Brian Holloway, the Associate Athletics Director released the following information about benching the squad for the games earlier in the season.
RELATED: 'I Was Raped' Cheer Squad Benched as NC A&T Investigates Sexual Assault Accusations, Handling of the Initial Report
INITIAL STATEMENTS
Holloway sent the following official statement:
The North Carolina A&T cheer program will enter a period of reduced cheerleading activity effective immediately through Feb. 19, 2019, North Carolina A&T Director of Athletics Earl M. Hilton III announced on Thursday.
The reduced activity will include the cheer program not performing during home men's and women's basketball games against Delaware State on Saturday, February 9 and Maryland Eastern Shore on Monday, February 11. It also includes no cheerleading practices.
North Carolina A&T Athletics' primary concern continues to be the health and safety of our student-athletes. We hope the reduction in cheering activity will allow time for us to focus on the student welfare of our cheer program while also allowing our cheerleaders to focus on academics and other aspects of student life at North Carolina A&T.
The University released the following statement on the allegations:
"We are deeply saddened to hear of any allegation of sexual assault and take such allegations very seriously. Privacy laws prevent the university from publicly discussing such matters involving current or former students. The university will continue to pursue investigations regarding any claim and provide care and assistance to any victim of an assault in our community, as well as work with authorities to bring perpetrators to justice."
NC A&T CHANCELLOR ADDRESSES SEXUAL ASSAULT, CAMPUS POLICIES
On February 13, North Carolina A&T State University Chancellor, Harold Martin addresses sexual assault and campus policies in an email to students.
RELATED: 'We Must Meet A Higher Standard:' NC A&T Chancellor Addresses Sexual Assault, Campus Policies
Martin said in the email the university's efforts to prevent sexual assaults and support survivors are not adequate. He said he would create a campus-wide committee made up of students, faculty, and staff to evaluate recommendations from the Student Government Association.
The student government made 11 recommendations that included establishing a gender-based violence response office and starting a 24-7 rape crisis center on campus.
Here's a list of all 11 recommendations:
Create an adjudication board of sanctioning officers.
Establish a Gender-Based Violence Response Office.
Establish a 24/7 Rape Crisis Center on campus.
Allow students to report gender-based sexual, dating, and other types of violence anonymously online.
Hire qualified professional staff to work as investigators of sexual assault cases.
Provide survivors and accused students with different case managers.
Investigations should limit the number of times survivors must re-describe the incident to as few individuals as is practicable. Investigations should take ideally about 60 days.
Provide accommodations beyond what's required by law.
Offer anonymous campus climate surveys to accurately measure the prevalence of sexual and dating violence.
Publish aggregate statistics showing: how many cases are reported, how many survivors were denied accommodations that they requested, how long cases remained open, how many students were found responsible, and how students found responsible were sanctioned.
A complete restructuring and rebuilding of the "Healthy Brothers, Healthy Sisters" program.


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The emperor Rajendra Chola (1012 A.D - 1044 A.D) built a big palace in the place of Utkottai, where a mound even now called Maalikai Medu (Palace mound) in Gangaikondacholapuram - the capital of chola dynasty. The base of the palace is found in Maalikai Medu which is 1.5km away from the Brihadisvara Temple, Gangaikondacholapuram. The breadth of the palace wall is 1m and built by using only the bricks. Now the palace is maintained as a protected monument by the Tamil Nadu Archaeological Survey (State ASI), telling that the palace had two floors including some sculptures, paintings on the wall. Some of the beautiful handicrafts made up of elephant ivory , bones and Chinese style painted things were also found in the palace, proves that the Chinese accompanied with Tamil people in the period of Chola. The things used in the palace by the period of chola is kept in the museum of Gangaikondacholapuram.


What is Proposed for the Superior National Forest?
The U.S. Forest Service is proposing to turn over federal Superior National Forest lands to the State of Minnesota, and is asking for your comments on what they should analyze before deciding whether to take this potentially destructive step.
WaterLegacy opposes the current proposed Land Exchange and any future land exchange of Superior National Forest lands with School Trust lands in the BWCAW because by purpose, intent, underlying Minnesota laws and state policies, the former federal lands will be managed, exploited and sold to maximize revenue… Tens of thousands of acres of federal land would be subject to potentially significant environmental impacts from surface mining, unsustainable logging, and sale to private parties. The Land Exchange and resulting changes in management and land use would directly conflict with the goals for the Superior National Forest, including the Forest Service stated goals for the project, and would adversely affect environmental values, recreation, tourism, tribal rights, and human health.
In addition, the management and land use changes from any transfer of Superior National Forest lands to the Minnesota School Trust that lead WaterLegacy to oppose the exchange require preparation of an environmental impact statement (EIS). When reasonably foreseeable indirect and cumulative effects of changes in ownership, management and land use are considered, it is clear that the increased exploitation of up to 39,000 acres of federal forest lands has the potential to result significant impacts on the environment.
Comment by the extended deadline of May 15, 2015 to oppose this loss.
How Much Superior National Forest Land is Threatened?
The U.S. Forest Service is proposing to turn over up to 39,000 acres of Superior National Forest land to the State of Minnesota in exchange for land in the Boundary Waters. If this swap goes through, more than 83,000 acres – a total of nearly 130 square miles – of the Superior National Forest would be at risk of exploitation and harm.
Why would it Matter if Superior National Forest were Turned over to the State?
Nothing would change in the character of Minnesota's Boundary Waters as a result of the proposed exchange. Federal law prevents state land in the Boundary Waters from being exploited.
However, there would be significant changes affecting use of tens of thousands of acres of our federal lands if Superior National Forest lands were turned over to the State. What do the promoters of the plan to turn Minnesota's Superior National Forest over to the State have to say?
How would a change in federal forest ownership lead to intensive industrial exploitation of the Superior National Forest?
Legal restrictions (the Weeks Act) that prevent open-pit mining on Superior National Forest land would be removed.
Lands that are now public forest lands could be sold off to mining and other corporate industries, limiting public and tribal access and harming treaty rights and tourism and recreation economies.
Changes in use of our forests could decrease biodiversity and pollute air, streams, lakes and drinking water.
Send your comment to the U.S. Forest Service opposing this plan to turn over Superior National Forest lands to the State of Minnesota.
Support purchase of any remaining federal land in the Boundary Waters as a better alternative. Request that the U.S. Forest Service examine all harm to environmental values; fishing, hunting, tourism and recreation access and economies; and to environmental justice and public health impacts to communities throughout Northeastern Minnesota.
Please feel free to add your own additional thoughts to the sample comment letter.
READ more about the proposal on the U.S. Forest Service Website page for "School Trust Lands Exchange".
READ the background showing that transfer of land to State will result in management for maximum profit at the expense of all other values.


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How Do You Get A Verified Page On Facebook: Verifying your Facebook Page and making that little icon alongside your business's name makes you more main as well as qualified. It makes sense that many businesses intend to gain that Facebook verification on their own.
In this post, we're mosting likely to consider how you can verify your Facebook Page and also whatever that the verification procedure requires.
We placed a lot of effort and time into creating social proof on all our accounts, including Facebook, because it's a quick signal to other individuals that our business is very important and also established sufficient to earn it. Those verification checkmarks do specifically the same thing.
When users see the check mark, they know that they're actually looking at your business's (or your) actual Page; it's not a charlatan as well as not a follower Page. They recognize they could message you for client service, and it assists reveal that you're taking your social media marketing and also consumer connections seriously.
Another actually huge perk: having that verification will certainly assist your Page ranking greater in both Facebook's and Google's internet search engine.
There are 2 different colored checkmarks that appear beside Pages on Facebook. Heaven checkmark shows the validated credibility of Pages, public figures, and also brands. It reveals that this is the official make up a brand, business, or individual. Both Pages and personal profiles could get this sort of verification.
The gray checkmarks, on the other hand, suggest a verified area for a details business. While this set isn't fairly as hard to get or as recognizable, it can still aid your business obtain some trustworthiness on Facebook, which is constantly a good idea.
If your business belongs to a huge chain, franchise business, or company, the major account run by company's advertising and marketing group will be the one with heaven check mark, and all private neighborhood locations can gain the grey checkmark. A fantastic instance for this is imagined over for the Bed Bathroom & Beyond Pages.
Theoretically, yes. Actually ... kind of.
Just some kinds of Pages can be Verified. Having a physical location assists a great deal because the grey badge is location-based and also a lot easier to acquire compared to the blue badge. Local business, Organizations, Business, and Public Figures are all Page types that could obtain Facebook verification.
Before you start the process of verification, you'll intend to make certain your Page remains in leading kind. Facebook does not have a stringent listing of demands, but ensuring that your Page looks fantastic-- and also credible-- will certainly go a long way when Facebook is evaluating your demand.
It's also essential to note that only certain sorts of Pages can come to be Verified. This includes Public Figures, Local businesses, Companies, as well as Organizations.
To verify your Facebook Page, start at the actual Page. Go to your Page's settings, and afterwards most likely to "General" Below, you'll see the alternative for "Page verification" if you have the capability to get your Page Verified.
You'll then have the option for "instant" verification, or for a more extensive verification process. The previous offers you the option to have Facebook call your Page's publicly listed phone number. You'll be given a verification code, which you'll participate in package Facebook provides you with. After that Facebook will honor you with a grey check mark (and also eventually, possibly a blue one).
If you do not wish to use this method, you can likewise upload documents that reveal that you lawfully possess business. This consists of business licenses, tax documents, or posts of unification. Facebook will certainly evaluate them manually prior to authorization.
It relies on a number of factors, including just what type of Page you have, how active the Facebook team is, as well as your number of followers. Facebook takes much longer, as an example, when approving businesses than some celebs.
This is a substantial time span, yet it can take anywhere from Two Days to 45 days, particularly for heaven badge of verification; the grey badge usually takes much less time.
If Facebook does not verify you, for whatever factor, it's not completion of the world; like Twitter, you might simply need to revamp your Page and also try again.
Ensure that your Page is full and fleshed-out, with as much information as possible to make you seem legitimate. Writers could add magazines to their "Impressum" section, and be obtaining even more points out or evaluates from other Pages and customers don't injured, either. You could likewise connect to Facebook's assistance for more details regarding why you could have been denied, as well.
You could likewise connect to Facebook's assistance for additional information concerning why you may have been turned down, too.
A lot of businesses and also online marketers placed a lots of work into making their online and also social presences as solid as they potentially can, and getting your Page Verified by Facebook (in either way) helps strengthen your social visibility. It reveals that you've taken the added step, as well as ensures that your customers will certainly know they go to the best Page for business. Obtaining your Page Verified simply takes a couple of simple actions, so going to your Page now and also get started!
It shows that you've taken the additional action, and makes sure that your consumers will certainly understand they go to the ideal Page for the business. Getting your Page Verified just takes a couple of very easy steps, so head over to your Page now and also start!


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Alte Kameraden (Gamle Kammerater, Armeemarsch II, 150) er en tysk militær march komponeret omkring 1889 af den tyske komponist Carl Teike (1864–1922) i Ulm. Marchen var oprindelig 136 takter (næsten fem minutter) lang, og skrevet for janitsharorkester, men er senere udkommet i mange forskellige arrangementer. Da Teikes overordnede blev præsenteret for marchen, var svaret: "Vi har marcher nok. De kan lige så godt smide den i kaminen". Noderne blev imidlertid ikke brændt, og Alte Kameraden blev en af de mest spillede tyske marcher. Under 2. verdenskrig blev marchen spillet meget af tyske militærorkestre og blev også kendt i lande under tysk besættelse. Den blev også fremført hyppigt i koncentrationslejrene. Populariteten holdt sig efter afslutningen på krigen, og marchen er i dag en af de mest spillede tyske marcher.

I Tyskland blev Alte Kameraden defineret som koncertmarch, og ikke som parademarch. Dette var en af årsagerne til at den ikke blev optaget i den tyske hærs marchsamling før i 1939. Marchen har også en sangtekst, men den fremføres sjældent i dag.

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Travis Tyler
How Audi's visual storytelling keeps it one step ahead
Sure, we're the content and messaging guys, but that doesn't mean we don't appreciate the power of a jaw-dropping visual story. Case in point: the visual storytelling from automobile titan Audi. Working alongside the creative team at Venables Bell & Partners, Audi has cooked up some of the most enticing ad spots to come out of the automotive industry in more than a decade.
J.D. Power's 2016 U.S. Automotive Media and Marketing Report found that most new car buyers in the U.S. spend an average of 11 hours a day watching TV or streaming video content. That's a lot of media-saturated eyes glued to a lot of screens, and it means that the tried-and-true sports car advertising formula (one part gratuitous celebrity endorsement + one part screaming engine) simply doesn't cut it anymore. Today, companies win when they deliver short, punchy creative that says less about their product and more about what the product stands for.
One of Audi's most impactful ads is called Commander, and it's proof that the company understands the importance of a compelling story. Told from the perspective of a now-retired astronaut, the ad makes an undeniable case for the sheer joy of driving:
Aside from its captivating visuals and kick-ass soundtrack, Commander exhibits a unique form of automotive catharsis by putting the viewer in the shoes of the main character: an old man, solemnly reflecting on the person he used to be, who gets the chance to relive his glory days behind the wheel.
It's a radical departure that totally works. And that's because it doesn't only try to sell a $160,000 automobile—it showcases the inspirational power of the driving experience.
This ad may lack predictable Matthew McConaughey soliloquies, but it more than makes up for them by showing viewers firsthand what Audi is all about. It's a company—and a brand—that understands our aspirations and our fears, our need to go further, jump higher, dream bigger, and shoot for the moon.
Of course, the whole point is to sell more 205-mile-per-hour sports cars. But getting there in 2016 means telling a story that inspires you to find your own unique flavor of joy. Who says a car can't do that?
The team at Audi seems to think it can. And with ads like Commander, we've become believers, too.
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Bonhams Breaks World Record For Most Expensive Apple Computer Ever Sold
by Slimey · October 23, 2014
New York – The History of Science auction at Bonhams New York ended with the sale of the Apple-1 computer, which sold for $905,000, almost twice its high estimate, making it the world's most valuable relic from the computer age.
The winning bid went to a smiling representative from the Henri Ford Museum who triumphantly raised the paddle after battling it out with another interested party on the phone.
Cassandra Hatton, the senior specialist in charge of the auction comments on the success of the sale of the Apple-1, "The provenance on the Apple-1 is excellent and the condition is outstanding, so it was not surprising that it did so well. We are thrilled to have broken the world record for its sale, and are even more thrilled that it is going to a wonderful new home at the Henry Ford Museum."
In addition to the beautifully intact motherboard, this Apple-1 comes with a vintage keyboard with pre-7400 series military spec chips, a vintage Sanyo monitor, a custom vintage power supply in wooden box, as well as two vintage tape-decks. The lot additionally includes ephemera from the Cincinnati AppleSiders such as their first newsletter "Poke-Apple" from February of 1979 and a video recording of Steve Wozniak's keynote speech at the 1980 "Applevention."
The Apple-1 is widely acknowledged as the herald of the personal computer revolution, being the first pre-assembled personal computer ever sold. This example is one of 50 hand-built for the ByteShop by Steve Wozniak in the summer of 1976 in Steve Jobs' garage (or possibly his sister's bedroom). At the time, only a handful of people could conceive of how a personal computer might be considered useful, let alone desirable. Now, not even 40 years later, it boggles the imagination to think of life without them.
Hundreds of bidders participated in this auction, a large majority coming from the United States and Europe. The next History of Science sale will be held in October 2015.
For further information and images, please call Vyoma Venkataraman at 917-206-1692 or email her at vyoma.venkataraman@bonhams.com.
Bonhams, founded in 1793, is one of the world's largest auctioneers of fine art and antiques. The present company was formed by the merger in November 2001 of Bonhams & Brooks and Phillips Son & Neale. In August 2002, the company acquired Butterfields, the principal firm of auctioneers on the West Coast of America. Today, Bonhams offers more sales than any of its rivals, through two major salerooms in London: New Bond Street and Knightsbridge; and a further three in the UK regions and Scotland. Sales are also held in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Carmel, New York and Connecticut in the USA; and Germany, France, Monaco, Hong Kong and Australia. Bonhams has a worldwide network of offices and regional representatives in 25 countries offering sales advice and valuation services in 60 specialist areas. For a full listing of upcoming sales, plus details of Bonhams specialist departments go to www.bonhams.com
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Concordia's Schiefelbein Named Louisville Slugger Division III National Player of the Week
STARKVILLE, Miss. – Sophomore pitcher Teylor Schiefelbein of Concordia University (Texas) has been named the Louisville Slugger Division III National Player of the Week for games played Feb. 27-March 4.
The Houston, Texas, native posted a 2-0 record this week, with both of the wins coming against then-nationally-ranked opponents (#23 East Texas Baptist and #2 Texas-Tyler). In 19.1 innings pitched, she had a 1.09 ERA, giving up just three earned runs while striking out nine and allowing opponents just a .229 batting average against her.
In three appearances, Schiefelbein helped Concordia improve its record to a perfect 4-0 this season against 2011 NCAA tournament teams (3-0 in the circle in those four games). Her two complete game wins this week included handing Texas-Tyler its first loss of the season, which also snapped a 24-game winning streak at the American Southwest Conference First Pitch Tournament. Against the Patriots, the lefty gave up just one earned run and also contributed offensively with a hit and two sacrifices. Her contribution against ETBU was similar, giving up just one earned run in the 2-1 win, while hitting a double and scoring a run.
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10 Life and Career Lessons You can Learn | Tommy Hilfiger Memoir
Anil Singh Friday, November 18, 2016
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Stumbled upon a recent interview of iconic fashion designer and astute business man Tommy Hilfiger. The interview was part of his just released memoir, "American Dreamer: My Life in Fashion & Business".
Tommy Hilfiger's entire career remains dedicated to learning Fashion and the business part of it. From his interview, the 65-year-old style icon for both men and women, emerges out as a man who has some concrete Life Lessons and Career advice to offer. The major part of his memoir seems to be devoted to these, his style sense, plus some mistakes which contributed to his growth as an individual.
'American Dreamer' is a personal memoir and a chronological history of the brand Tommy Hilfiger, the man behind the brand, his life after selling the brand and working there as an employee; and his growth as a Business leader and an individual. It's a chronological history sort of, of a man, who started from New York in 80s and reached Miami, Florida in 2016.
Below are some 10 lessons one can get from Tommy Hilfiger's interview, and hopefully his book:
1. Who moved My Cheese moments happen in Life: In the book, Who moved my Cheese, the author Dr. Spenser Johnson, makes one simple but profound point. Call it destiny or some other force, Change happens in our lives and careers. Many a times we are not ready for this change or the change hits us totally unaware. Late Steve Jobs used to phrase it as 'Many a Times Life hits you with a Brick'. In simple, there are times in our lives and careers where a sudden change makes us clueless. What to do next! ... The best way to go forward, is to keep walking. Who knows in the search of a new cheese, you may better your Life.
Take the example of Tommy Hilfiger. As a young boy he was in upstate New York, Decades later he finds himself in Miami. During these decades he created a global brand, sold it, became a style icon, a reality TV actor and diversified his business interests. He wouldn't be here, if he had not kept walking in search of the new motivation. Does his career sound like that of Steve Jobs.? ... Well ... the life of every successful person who has impacted the life of others in any way... sounds the same.
2. Mistakes Do Happen: Mistakes are a part of life. They are essential as committing a mistake needs taking an action. It's better to commit mistake that stand still.
3. Personal Relationships and Money are one of the biggest teachers:
In his interview, Hilfiger says that although his life story is full of interesting, and worth sharing memories; there are plenty of painful memories related to relationships and money issues as well.
If that point is discussed in details in the book, then it will make the book even more valuable.
If we look at the life of any person, who's ambitious and wants to achieve something in Life, then the major lessons Life can offer come through relationships and Money. To cut thing short, while soured relationships offer a person biggest emotional lessons; the money issues make the person more wise for the next time. But to benefit from such lessons one must have the resolve to stand up and recollect oneself.
4. You must have a Dream: If a person wants to do something good with her/his life then there must be a dream. You must have a Dream for your Life; and the optimism, right attitude, hard work and never give up spirit to chase it.
The simple question to ask now is: What is my dream in Life?.. OR If you've larger estimation of yourself, then what should I do to achieve that Dream?
For Tommy Hilfiger, the dream was to make a Global Fashion Brand.
5. Never Shy from taking help or collaborating with the right people: These are the people who will better your life, or help you achieve your dream.
6. Gut feeling works for those who act: For instance, Tommy Hilfiger believes that everything is cyclical. Outfits which were in fashion in the past, arrive again, may be in some other form (Style). In order to keep inventing, and re-inventing, and acting, this is how one benefits from gut feeling.
7. Fit Body means Fit mind, Make exercise a part of your life: Choose any exercise which keeps you at the state of best body fitness. In addition, Waking up early always gives you a head-start for the exigencies of each day. Tommy Hilfiger does running biking and sometimes Yoga.
8. Keep generating ideas, Look for new Ideas as well: According to a latest study, an average human being's brain generates 50 thousand thoughts every single day. many of these thoughts are ideas. How many new ideas we work on? ... Very little or none. Keep aware about ideas. That way you will be able to sieve up and work on good ones. Be open in new ideas as well.
9. Social Networking and Web can teach you much: According to Hilfiger, who's also hosted a reality TV show, The Cut, says that online Social networks and Web can teach you a lot. In fashion, it helps in keeping a tap on what styles are in and what are out. In fact he says, Fashion these days in driven by Social media. The same applies for every professional. See how you can use the mediums for your career growth.
10. Remain Creative: I think this applies to every person who wants grow in his/her career. The creativity is just not restricted to actors, Fashion designers or artist. The creativity, which primarily means creating something, is open for every professional. See how you can be creative in your field.
Will read and share much more the book has to share.
Posted by Anil Singh at Friday, November 18, 2016
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Keep truckin': Mobile food vendors hope changes to regulations will allow more vending downtown.
By Jesse Fruhwirth
Julie Sheehan cooks out of and drives Torta Truck, her Italian-food business that she started in November, a few months after Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker gave public assurances that the city's food-truck ordinances would be loosened. Those ordinances are under review now, but Sheehan is frustrated there hasn't been more progress. Indeed, Chow Truck, another food truck, was recently told by the city that it can no longer park at Gallivan Center, one of that business's most lucrative parking locations.
"I know that SuAn [Chow, owner of Chow Truck,] is going downtown more than I am right now. Actually, knowing that [SuAn] has had a hard time with the city, I haven't really explored [operating there]," Sheehan says. "There's places downtown I would love to go. … It's a frustration, and I've learned a lot in watching what the Chow Truck has gone through. In other cities, [mobile food vendors] are all over downtown."
Chow Truck often parks in a pull-out on Gallivan Avenue. KUTV's news trucks are authorized to park there, and they gave permission to Chow Truck to park there occasionally, as well. But Chow Truck recently started getting parking tickets from Salt Lake City despite that permission.
"I've been told KUTV does not have authorization to give permission for anyone other than media trucks to park on their strip," Chow says. "The only thing that can be [done] is for the city to change its ordinances for food trucks. I can't get anywhere near downtown the way the ordinances are currently structured."
Salt Lake City's small-business economic-development director, Dan Velazquez, calls Chow "a pioneer" for her outspoken advocacy of food trucks and city reforms. In June 2010, Chow complained about ordinances that require food trucks to stay in one location for only two-hour stints, even if they're on private property. Chow began lobbying the city for changes, and on January 11, Chow's persistence resulted in a mobile-business discussion at a Salt Lake City Planning Commission meeting. In particular, Chow wants changes to the two-hour limit and also a system of granting food trucks access to park and vend on public roads and parks.
Relative to numerous Salt Lake City food carts—which are regulated separately—there are very few food trucks in Salt Lake City. Carts pay a fee for assigned spots on specific street corners and are not subject to the two-hour time limit. Trucks, which require more space than the carts, can't apply for a specific spot and, Chow says, are virtually locked out of operating on any public spaces. Trucks and carts, just like restaurants, must get business insurance, comply with food safety rules, etc.
"Part of the direction for the planning commission was to go out and revisit ordinances in places where [food truck regulations] are very successful," Velazquez says.
Portland, Ore., for example, has more than 450 mobile food vendors and has seen a 40 percent increase in vendors since studying the industry and revising the regulations two years ago. That city's research shows that mobile food vendors "have positive impacts on street vitality and neighborhood life in lower-density residential neighborhoods as well as in the high-density downtown area." Portland's research has also noted that mobile food vending businesses are a significant entry to business ownership for women, minorities and immigrants.
Other cities have responded to food carts differently. According to Portland's research, Los Angeles County changed its regulations so that mobile food vendors had to move operations once every hour, drastically reducing viability of the business model in that city. That was partly in response to complaints from fixed-location restaurants that said the mobile vendors—with significantly lower overhead than restaurants—present unfair competition.
Melva Sine, the CEO of the Utah Restaurant Association, says her organization is watching the city closely to ensure any new regulations are fair.
Food trucks, food carts and restaurants, for example, should have equal requirements for food safety and similar fees, she says. Sine says the city must implement regulations, however, that would prevent, say, an Italian-food truck from parking outside an Italian-food restaurant. "Any regulation developed is going to give them a defined area where they can or can't go," Sine says. "We have a farmers market. A lot of people like them, but we don't put them outside a competing facility. … In terms of competition, [food trucks] are going to have to be a reasonable [distance] away from anyone in the competitive marketplace, just like food carts presently."
But, she says, Salt Lake City is growing and becoming more metropolitan. As a result, there's a market for food on-the-go from food carts and trucks that wasn't there before. "It's a big marketplace, and everybody playing on a level playing field is what we want to work toward."
In Portland, many mobile food vendors congregate on "brown fields," or lots that are undeveloped or blighted. Chow says the challenge she faces is that downtown Salt Lake City has so few unused spaces that are close to customers. Scouting new locations for the trucks, she says, is a full-time job unto itself.
"I've been trying to find a location where I could park the truck that has visibility and accessibility to people downtown," she says, "and it's really a challenge."
Chow maintains there's a thriving food-cart industry just waiting to burst in Salt Lake City. "There's not many of us out there, but there are certainly a lot of people who want to be out there. I get e-mails on a weekly basis and sometimes multiple times per week, from people wanting information, wanting to know what's going on and wanting to do a truck themselves."
Sheehan, of the Torta Truck, says the situation is frustrating, and expressed some regret about starting her business in Salt Lake City as opposed to another city where the food-truck industry—and regulations—are more established. "Food trucks are new to Salt Lake. Sometimes, it takes a little while to get things changed," she says. "Things can't change overnight. I understand that."
Chow is negotiating for special permits or a temporary waiver of the food-truck location and twohour regulations while they are under review, but does not know if she'll be back to Gallivan. That disappoints customers like Ellesse Hargreaves. She ordered lunch from Chow Truck March 31—the business's last day on Gallivan Avenue—and was disappointed Chow Truck may not be back—at least not for awhile. "I look forward to Thursdays when it's here," she says. "It's a shame. This is a perfectly good street."
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Q: What's the real use of the management/commands directory in the Django Application? In the documentation, it is written that it can be used for writing custom Django-admin commands. But my question is why do we need to write custom Django admin commands?  The given example in the official documentation is a bit dry to me. I would be really grateful if someone give real-world examples from which I can connect its real-life use.
Django doc on management/commands:https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/2.2/howto/custom-management-commands/

A: I mainly use it from Cron / Scheduled Tasks..
Some potential examples would be:

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*I make it + test it locally, but then I don't want to Copy+Paste it in a SSH terminal cause it sometimes gets all sorts of messed up in the paste.

I also have a management command dothing that sets up the entire project.. runs migrations, collects static, imports db, creates test users, creates required folder structures, etc.
I also have a couple of commands that I use, that I haven't made into Views.. Little tools to help me validate and clean data, spits out a representation of it

A: Django scheduled operations and report generation from cron is the obvious one.
Another I use is for loading data into the DB from csv files. It's easy in the management command environment to handle bad rows. I write the original csv row into an exceptions file (with a error-description column appended) and can then look at it and decide what to do about these rows. Sometimes, just a trivial edit and feed it through the management command again. It's possible to do the same via a view, but extra work for IMO no gain.

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