Building a Better Pedicab

Building a Better Pedicab Building a Better Pedicab Building a Better PedicabA growing but competitive pedicab business across the U.S. spurred one operator to address konzeption issues with the limited model options available by commissioning a design of its own.The operator, Coaster Pedicab, faced increasingly troublesome problems with purchased models including frequent breakdowns, difficult maintenance procedures, expensive or lack of spare parts, and inattention to customer comfort. When the three-wheelers arent on the streets, bike operators lose revenue, and drivers lose income. The way the pedicab business typically works is that operators purchase a fleet of pedicabs, and self-employed drivers rent a pedicab from the operators, often on a daily basis, and keep what they make as income.In the ten years since Coaster Pedicab started in Boston, MA, it has grown to become one of the nations largest pedicab operators, with locations in nine cities from the East Coast to San Franc isco. A little over two years ago, Coasters owners approached Wisconsin-based Design Concepts with a wish list compiled by its mechanics, absatzwirtschaft team, and frequent drivers.At the top of the list welches the wish for a vehicle with an affordable price, tough enough to reliably carry several hundred pounds many miles every day, one that would not require frequent maintenance and expensive spare parts. Other wishes were for a better experience for both drivers and riders, a design that captures attention on the streets and a visible, easy-to-use space for advertising.Inside the Coaster Pedicab shop. Image Coaster PedicabThe result is a stylish bike, called The Coaster, which has sturdier gearing and braking systems, better lighting for drivers visibility and more comfortable seating that protects passengers from the elements while still allowing an unobstructed view of surroundings. Coaster now sells the pedicabs as well as rents to drivers. The price ranges from $4,500 to $5 ,250 depending on which of three models is selected. The jury on performance is still out since The Coaster just made its debut on February 23. But Ben Morris, founder and Coaster chief pedicab officer, says, The feedback from our design and features has been tremendous.I think this is just the beginning of something that is going to blow up.Chris Strahm, Design Concepts mechanical engineer and project manager, says improved accessibility to components and easier maintenance for faster turnaround time were key. Routine maintenance on the existing bike that takes place every few weeks required that the whole fiberglass cab be taken off the chassis to access the axle. The new bike can be put on end and the axle dropped out of the bottom without any disassembly of any other parts. That one design change turned a two-hour job for two people into a one-person job taking minutes, he says.Upending the bike wasnt as unusual as it might seem since the vehicles are usually stored on the back end to save space, but that often caused damage because the bikes didnt have any dedicated features to rest on in that position. That meant the 200-pound bike was leaning on two lights built into a fiberglass frame.That was pretty simple, low-hanging fruit, says Strahm. It was understanding the way they were going to use the bike in all different avenues, not just riding it.Another important design change was replacing the 100-pound fiberglass cab with a 40-pound bent tube structure outfitted with removable plastic panels. If the fiberglass cracked or was damaged, the whole cab had to be removed for repair, and the fasteners were not easily accessible. In the new design, not only are the fastening points more accessible, again eliminating one of two people to do the job, the removable plastic panels can be replaced more cost effectively. If something catastrophic happens to the panels, they can be replaced individually. With fiberglass, the whole cab had to be replaced.Other steps i ncluded improving the structure in the mid-drive hub because the steel bracketry did not hold the hub in place well and re-thinking another poor connection between the main cab exoskeleton and the rolling chassis. There were also shorts and other issues with the electrical system that powered the lights so a dedicated waterproof, lockable electrical hub was designed, and nice-to-have upgrades added, such as a USB charging port for passengers and CD player capability. One optional design detail that Strahm calls pretty amazing is a rigid canopy that slides up and down and blocks the sun or rain. The earlier bike had a complex articulating metal structure with a heavy canvas rain flap with 80 snaps required to attach it. Drivers had to decide prior to leaving the shop whether to use it for the day, an unnecessary encumbrance if not needed. The new design has a simple, lightweight canopy that can be installed in two minutes, hung up on a nail to dry quickly, and folded into a small sq uare to be stored under the seat, ready whenever needed. Nancy S. Giges is an independent writer. For Further DiscussionIt was understanding the way they were going to use the bike in all different avenues, not just riding it.Chris Strahm, Design Concepts

How to actually move on (from anything)

How to actually move on (from anything)How to actually move on (from anything)In order to move forward, you have to move on. And in order to move on, you have to let go. You can only get so far with your leash still on. The heart leash, the invisible cord that wraps your feelings, thoughts, and energy around whatever or whomever youre trying to move beyond.Most people will tell you to just let it go. Let it go. Let it go. Sure, OK, Ill let it go. But when its something that took up so much of your heart space and energy, letting it go isnt as easy as snapping your fingers and hopping along. If it was, we wouldnt have heartache, we wouldnt have nostalgia, we wouldnt have regret, we wouldnt have frustration.Moving on does require letting goBut letting go requires something, too. It requires acceptance, which is captured beautifully in this poem. True and utter acceptance. Of the situation. Of reality. Of your future. Of the facts. Of your own feelings. Accept and then let go. Let go an d then move on.It doesnt matter what youre trying to move beyond a heartbreak, a friendship, a family ordeal, a work situation, a city, a hurt, a dream, a futureyou name it and sometimes we need to release it in order to live a more full life.And acceptance can be hardReally hard. Because its not what we fantasized. Its not what we hoped for. Its not how we saw our life going. But what you have the potential to dream for yourself and for the universe to put in front of you is a wildly wonderful spread that will always be in your favor. Theres magic in store, provided you dont live in the past or operate chained to all the bullshit keeping you from flying. And thats what happens when you dont accept, when you dont let go, when you dont move on. Youre keeping your wing pinned to the ground when youre meant to rise.Moving on can be painful, because it means finally and fully accepting the way life is actually showing up, rather than how you had planned on it showing up. But its a beaut iful step forward that will also carry you up. Up toward who youre supposed to become. Up toward a life that has the magic youre supposed to be living with.Youll find a deep sense of power in choosing to look the truth of your life in the eyeAcknowledge and accept all that has happened. Acknowledge and accept all that youre feeling. All thats gone on. All thats been. And all thats here, right now. That acceptance is the root of letting go. And that letting go is the path to moving on. It wont be all at once. But once it happens, itll feel like everything.This article was originally posted on MaxieMcCoy.com.

Benefits of Belonging to the Local Chamber of Commerce

Benefits of Belonging to the Local Chamber of CommerceBenefits of Belonging to the Local Chamber of CommerceThe local Chamber of Commerce is a frequently overlooked resource for salespeople. Chambers of Commerce exist to help local businesses prosper, and for a modest annual fee, theyll do everything in their power to help you sell. Its usually possible to attend Chamber events and so on without becoming a member, but the benefits of membership are so great that its well worth the fee to go ahead and sign up. Chamber Directory Member benefits vary from Chamber to Chamber, but one particularly common and valuable resource is the Chamber directory. All Chamber members are listed in an annually updated directory thats provided to both members and non-members for free. The benefits here are twofold. First, your listing in the directory means that other Chamber members who need your type of product are likely to reach out to you before trying non-member businesses in your industry. Th at means that you can hope for some good windfall prospects to come your way just from having your name in the directory. And second, that directory is a wonderful source of leads. At a minimum, the directory provides each members contact information and industry. Some directories also provide details such as their company size and how long theyve been in business. The directory is essentially a perfect, free lead list for you with a built-in opener you can approach these leads with the information that, like them, you are a member of the local Chamber. Networking Opportunities Chamber events are also terrific networking opportunities. The Chamber of Commerce will usually have regularly scheduled mixers in which members can meet and greet each other. You can make the most of these opportunities by volunteering to speak at such a mixer. Most Chamber members are local small business owners who are likely interested in learning more about sales techniques. Who better than you to te ach them? If you enjoy writing, you can also volunteer to contribute articles to the Chamber newsletter. Many Chambers of Commerce also participate in outside events, such as local charities and business-related city events these are particularly useful for B2C salespeople. The Chamber newsletter will mention upcoming events, which makes it easy for you to decide which ones to attend. Before you join the Chamber, ask your sales manager if you can offer a discount or other special deal for Chamber members. You may be able to advertise this promotion in the Chamber directory or newsletter if not, at least write up a flyer and distribute it at those mixers. You can also set aside the occasional day to call on members in person and see if you can kick-start some sales. Its likely that salespeople from other companies will also join the Chamber of Commerce. If you can track down a few other salespeople from non-competing businesses, you have the start of a great referral group. You and the other salespeople can exchange leads and help each other out. And Chamber events allow you to keep an eye on those salespeople who are direct competitors Find Your Chamber of Commerce Finding your local Chamber of Commerce shouldnt be difficult, and salespeople in a big city may have several Chambers in the area. In that case, try dropping by a mixer or two and take a look at their directories to see which one would be the best fit for you.

Why Mister Rogers message of love is good for your health

Why Mister Rogers message of love is good for your healthWhy Mister Rogers message of love is good for your healthThe release of the Mister Rogers documentary, Wont You Be My Neighbor? calls to mind the essential message of Rogers long-running childrens program, Mister Rogers Neighborhood. Fred McFeely Rogers, who died in 2003, welches also an ordained Presbyterian minister. Over the course of three decades on public broadcasting, he brought to millions of children what his faiths General Assembly referred to as unconditional love.In preaching love, Rogers welchesnt just attending to the moral character of his youthful audience. He believed that he was also promoting their health. As he said in 1979, My whole approach in broadcasting has always been, You are an important person just the way you are. You can make healthy decisions. Maybe Im going on too long, but I just feel that anything that allows a person to be more active in the control of his or her life, in a healthy way, is im portant.Since Rogers death, evidence has mounted that he was on to something namely, that love and kindness truly are healthful, and that people who express them regularly really do lead healthier lives. Simply put, people who are generous and volunteer their time for the benefit of others seem to be happier than those who dont, and happy people tend to have fewer health complaints and live longer than those who are unhappy.Love gave rise to a callingBorn in Pennsylvania in 1928, as a young minister Rogers regretted the messages television was conveying to children in the 1960s. He said, I went into television because I hated it so, and I thought theres some way of using this fabulous instrument to nurture those who would watch and listen. Mr. Rogers Neighborhood debuted nationally in 1968 and won its creator and host many accolades, including a Presidential Medal of Freedom, two Peabody Awards, and over 40 honorary degrees.Rogers believed that the need to love and be loved was uni versal, and he sought to cultivate these capacities through every program, saying in a 2004 documentary hosted by actor Michael Keaton, one of his former stagehands, You know, I think everybody longs to be loved, and longs to know that he or she is lovable. And consequently, the greatest thing we can do is to help somebody know theyre loved and capable of loving.Love and healthAs it turns out, there are many ways in which love and kindness are good for health. For one thing, they tend to reduce factors that undermine it. Doing something nice for someone causes the release of endorphins, which help to relieve pain. People who make kindness a habit have lower levels of stress hormones such as cortisol. Intentionally helping others can even lower levels of anxiety in individuals who normally avoid social situations.Carrying out acts of kindness, or even merely witnessing them, also increases levels of oxytocin, a hormone with health benefits as diverse as lowering blood pressure, promo ting good sleep and reducing cravings for drugs such as cocaine and alcohol. That oxytocin should have so many health benefits is not so surprising when we recall its central role in stimulating uterine contractions during birth, the letdown of milk during lactation, the pleasure associated with orgasm and pair bonding.Acts of generosity and compassion also appear to be good for mood. A 2010 study showed that while people with money tend to be somewhat happier than those without it, people who spend money on others report even greater levels of happiness, an effect that can be detected even in toddlers. When people give money to others, areas of the brain associated with pleasure are activated, and this response is greater when the transfer is voluntary rather than mandatory.Such happiness can have big benefits in longevity. For example, a review of 160 published studies concluded that there is compelling evidence that life satisfaction and optimism are associated with better health and enhanced longevity. Another study of older people showed that, even after correcting for other factors such as age, disease and health habits, those who rated their happiness highest were 35 percent less likely to die in five years than those who were least content.What would Mister Rogers say?Of course, Rogers would remind us that there are reasons to be committed to love and kindness that extend far beyond their health benefits. Rogers was, after all, not a physician but a minister, and ultimately he was ministering to an aspect of human wholeness that cannot be analyzed by blood tests or visualized with CT scans. In a commencement address at Dartmouth College in 2002, he focused less on the body than what he might have called the spiritWhen I say its you I like, Im talking about that part of you that knows that life is far more than anything you can ever see or hear or touch. That deep part of you that allows you to stand for those things without which humankind cannot survi ve. Love that conquers hate, peace that rises triumphant over war, and justice that proves more powerful than greed.A pair of Mister Rogers sneakers at the LBJ Library exhibition to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Pres. Johnson signing the Public Broadcasting Act in 1967. Jay Godwin/LBJ FoundationWhen Rogers encouraged children to be kinder and more loving, he believed that he was not only promoting public health but also nurturing the fruchtwein important part of a human being the part that exhibits a divine spark. As Rogers indicated in another commencement speech the year before at Middlebury College, I believe that appreciation is a holy thing, that when we look for whats best in the person we happen to be with at the moment, were doing what God does so in appreciating our neighbor, were participating in something truly sacred.In expressing such deeply religious sentiments, Rogers was not trying to undermine a concern with bodily health. In fact, he regularly encouraged his v iewers to adopt healthy life habits, and Rogers himself was a committed vegetarian and lifelong swimmer who maintained a low body weight his entire life. Yet he also believed that health alone does not a full life make, and he regarded the soundness of the body as but part of the wellness of whole persons and communities, which may explain why he was able to face his own mortality with such equanimity.Just a few months before he died, Rogers recorded a message for the many adult fans who had grown up watching Mister Rogers Neighborhood. In it, he practiced what he preached, sayingI would like to tell you what I often told you when you were much younger. I like you just the way you are. And whats more, Im so grateful to you for helping the children in your life to know that youll do everything you can to keep them safe. And to help them express their feelings in ways that will bring healing in many different neighborhoods. Its such a good feeling to know that were lifelong friends.Ri chard Gunderman, Chancellors hochschulprofessor of Medicine, Liberal Arts, and Philanthropy, Indiana University.This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article.

Brief Article Teaches You the Ins and Outs of Electrical Engineering Resume and What You Should Do Today

Brief Article Teaches You the Ins and Outs of Electrical Engineering Resume and What You Should Do Today Usually, the important businesses have long lines. No matter your degree of work knowledge, your resume structure is important to making your program stick out. Your acceptance is, obviously, an accomplishment and if you are prepared to chain yourself to your upcoming plan when you send your resume out, then you need to incorporate the program. Thus, find new suggestions to highlight your entry level resume. Indicate relevant abilities, including computer, language and professional skills which may be important for a specific job. Electrical engineers should know lots of technology and software to achieve a variety of tasks. Computer programming is the procedure of designing and writing computer programs. It began to come into its own with the development of the personal computer. 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What the In-Crowd Wont Tell You About Receptionist Resume Examples

What the In-Crowd Wont Tell You About Receptionist Resume Examples Browse thousands of Resume Objectives Samples to find out what it requires to stand out. Curriculum vitae Web templates is a superb remedy to remove the strain from writing and presenting a continue so it is possible to concentrate on what you ought to do if youre given the interview. You might also see Resume Examples. The professionally-written Resume Examples can help supply you with the inspiration you want to construct an Impressive. The important thing here is to appeal to what the employer is searching for in an employee. If you are able to feature qualities that closely match what the employer is searching for, as mentioned in the job listing. The highest paid jobs have a tendency to be based outside the United Kingdom. A specialist profile has four principal pieces. You have to be adaptable and versatile as you will cause many tasks. 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Exclusive Evening with the Head of Enterprise Sales at Slack

Exclusive Evening with the Head of Enterprise abverkauf at Slack PowerToFly is thrilled to be partnering with Slack for an invite-only evening featuring Julie Maresca, Slacks Head of Enterprise Sales - East. This exclusive event will include a panel discussion featuring several of Slacks women leaders including Marina Milenkovic, Senior Solutions Engineer Kathleen Faulkner, Sr. Account Executive Lauren Oliphant, Solutions Engineer and Gina Jacobson, Manager, Custom Success as well as plenty of time to network with your peers over food and drinks.The event will be held on Monday, September 24th from 6pm to 8pm at Slacks HQ, located at 436 Lafayette Street, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10003.Slack is a collaboration hub for teamwork that keeps key information right at your fingertips. Today, it boasts over 8 million daily active users across over 500,000 organizations. An impressive 65% of the companies in the Fortune 100 are now Slack customers. With 1,000 employees and growing, Slack has been committed to investing in inclusion and diversity since Day One.Agenda (Subject to Change)600pm - Check-In and Networking over Drinks and Light Food620pm - Event Kickoff with PowerToFly625pm - Welcome Introduction by Slack by Marina Milenkovic, Senior Solutions Engineer635pm - Panel Discussion featuring from SlackJulie Maresca, Head of Enterprise Sales - EastKathleen Faulkner, Sr. Account ExecutiveLauren Oliphant, Senior Solutions EngineerGina Jacobson, Manager, Customer Success650pm - Audience Q A710pm - Networking Resumes over Drinks and Light FoodSlack is hiring Their benefits include full health coverage, generous parental leave, a $150 month fitness and wellness reimbursement, and $2,000 annually for professional development. However, if you are not looking for new opportunities and would like to attend the event to network with your peers, thats great too. About our Events All RSVPd attendees are welcome, regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender iden tity, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, or age. If you require accommodation to fully participate in this event, please email hipowertofly.com, and we will contact you to discuss your specific needs.Unfortunately, PowerToFly and the company it is holding an event on behalf of cannot admit outside recruiters to that particular event. Please email hipowertofly.com if you have any questions about this policy.From Your Site Articles Diversity at Slack Related Articles Around the Web Slack Where work happens Aki Merced