THE DUMMY SIGN HOLDER
THE DUMMY IS NOT MOTORIZED, THE SIGN MOVES WITH THE WIND. $490
The dummy sign holder is popular and affordable. It is our first model, that's how everything started years ago. It is an outdoor mannequin with a mechanical system to hold the sign in place and at the same time the system allows the wind to move the sign up and down, left and right. Since it is not motorized, of course it does not spin the sign as our motorized sign waving robot or our sign waving mannequin, but the natural movements are enough to grab everyone's' attention and turn the audience into customers.
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Plug pulled on Don K’s motorized mannequin
Matt Baldwin / Whitefish Pilot
Motorized mannequin The Don K car dealership is using a motorized mannequin to help promote their express oil change service. By MATT BALDWIN Whitefish Pilot Meet Donna. She’s blonde, 6 feet tall and is turning the heads of commuters on U.S. 93 South. Donna is a mannequin being used by the Don K car dealership to promote their express oil change service. With the use of a battery powered motor, she can hold and wave a sign for hours on end. She never needs a break or complains about the weather, jokes Don K service manager Greg Shaffer, who purchased the mannequin to help boost customer traffic. For about five days last month, Donna was placed in the back of a pickup parked in front of the dealership where she caught the attention of thousands of commuters — including a city employee responsible for enforcing Whitefish’s sign code. The car dealership was recently notified by the City of Whitefish that the mannequin is an illegal use of a temporary sign under the sign ordinance. The mannequin is allowed to be displayed, but Donna must remain motionless. Animated and rotating signs are prohibited, as are signs mounted to vehicles or trailers, according to city code. Shaffer takes issue with the city’s position and will address city council at their March 18 regular meeting. He questions why it’s OK for a real human to wave a promotional sign, but a motorized mannequin is consider non-conforming. “I can get a human to hold and wave a sign, or dress a guy in a chicken suit, but a look-alike mannequin cannot move?” Shaffer asked. “Everyone thinks she’s real.” Shaffer says a few customers have even attempted to strike up a conversation with Donna, noting that the mannequin is remarkably human-like from a distance. City Planning Director David Taylor told the Pilot he isn’t aware of a city law that prohibits real people from wearing costumes or waving promotional signs, but did agree that according to code, an animated mannequin is an illegal temporary sign. Whether the city allows the mannequin to be powered up or not, Shaffer says his goal when addressing council this month will be to convey one simple message. “Businesses out here need to be able to market themselves,” Shaffer said. “If I don’t have something out here to let people know about our services, they’ll drive right past us.” He says business was up by 30 percent on the days Donna was displayed and put into motion. When the mannequin was put away, business dropped. “Out here we have traffic going 45-50 mph,” he said. “Sometimes we have to do something different for marketing.” |
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DUMMY SIGN HOLDER. didn't hold back in anan interview with Howard Stern on Wednesday, detailing the emotional toll of the collapse of his marriage.The actor was promoting his new film "Terminator Genisys," although the five-time Mr. Universe spoke about much more than his famous robotic role.When Stern asked whether the breakup was Schwarzenegger's first real personal setback, the actor said it was entirely his fault."That was, without any doubt, the biggest setback and the biggest failure," he said. "You can't point the finger at anyone else."Before DUMMY SIGN HOLDER was the 'Terminator' 10 photos DUMMYDUMMY DUMMY SIGN HOLDER The actor and former governor of California was married to Maria Shriver for more than 25 years before the two split in 2011 after it was revealed that he had fathered a child with Mildred Baena, a former housekeeper.Arnold Schwarzenegger Fast Facts Though he and Shriver got marriage therapy, it was "nonsense talk," he said: "It was the biggest mistake I ever made."Through it all, Schwarzenegger said, he's maintained a loving relationship with his and Shriver's four children. He said the split didn't harm his relationship with them because they kept open lines of communication.On a recent trip to Germany, he said, he returned to his hotel room to find it full of balloons and loving cards from his children.Get driving directions from the Terminator DUMMY SIGN HOLDERThe former politician also spoke about son Patrick's relationship with singer and actress Miley Cyrus and whether he was concerned about Cyrus' polarizing personality."Under normal circumstances, maybe I would be nervous," Schwarzenegger said, calling Cyrus "a fantastic person."The young couple have split,DUMMY SIGN HOLDER and he is now pursuing a career in acting. Schwarzenegger said he is proud of all his children and hopes they will pursue their dreams."I don't care if they're a plumber, if they're a writer or if they're a teacher, whatever they want to do, as long as they're passionate," he said.
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DUMMY SIGN HOLDER began his historic quest for the Republican presidential nomination, he said: "When do we beat Mexico at the border? They're laughing at us, at our stupidity. And now they are beating us economically. They are not our friend, believe me. ... When Mexico sends its people, they're not sending their best. They're not sending you. They're sending people that have lots of problems, and they're bringing those problems with us. They are bringing drugs. They're bringing crime. They're rapists. And some, I assume, are good people."The mainstream majority laughed off the bully's harsh rhetoric and hardly noticed the world stage humiliation of Mexican Americans and their brethren Latinos. Despite all the "outreach" and reform talk by the DUMMY SIGN HOLDER, it only took a few seconds for Latinos to once again become the Republican Party's favorite punching bag.Where was the reaction from the chair of the Republican National Committee, the Republican presidential contenders or Republican congressional or state leaders? A loud and public shaming of 54 million Latinos in the United States had occurred, but apparently, neither the GOP leadership nor the national media had completely understood the depth of the insult. It has been indelibly etched in the consciousness of DUMMY SIGN HOLDER. Latinos, however, and in that of our "good" neighbors across our southern border. The irreparable damage has been done.DUMMY SIGN HOLDER doubles down on calling Mexicans 'rapists' 04:36 Following Trump's presidential bid announcement last week, a groundswell of Latino reaction to his blanket character defamation began bubbling up online and on social media. Trump's repugnant charges were heard loud and clear, and Latino voters were outraged and incensed at both his audacity and the outright lies. But the Latino community has also been deeply frustrated, not only by the depth of the insult but by the media's inadequate interpretation of DUMMY SIGN HOLDER remarks.Multi-generational Latinos who count Mexico as their heritage homeland have reached a tipping point and will no longer accept being a scapegoat for all America's woes. Univision understood the Latino dynamic and recognized its moral imperative to respond as a U. S. corporate citizen by standing up for the honor and rights of its viewers. The company said it would not air the Miss USA Pageant, partly owned by Trump. Univision's decision exemplified civil rights leadership in the digital age.Univision would not allow Latinos to be forced into the back of the bus by Trump. Univision would not allow Trump to profit from the Latino community. Univision would not allow its loyal audience to be disrespected one more time by the jingoistic slogans of a false prophet. Latinos have been galvanized by Trump's treacherous litany of alleged Latino sins. And the outlook is bleak for institutions that do not break with him.
DUMMY SIGN HOLDER — from all ethnic stripes — have also withdrawn from their respective roles on the 2015 Miss USA Pageant, they include: J Balvin, Cristián De La Fuente, Roselyn Sanchez and Zuleyka Rivera. Latinos from all ethnicities have united to demand zero tolerance from institutions who would turn a blind eye and continue their business of political engagement with individuals, like Trump, who recklessly has sullied the national reputation of Latinos, solely to achieve power and profit.Has the Republican Party not learned anything from the 2012 presidential election, when Mitt Romney called for self-deportation, which resulted in a mass exodus of Latinos from the Republican column? The Republican Party has shredded its credibility, and its failure to shun Donald Trump and to demand his exit from the presidential race is proof positive that nothing substantive has changed, only the window dressing.The National Hispanic Leadership Agenda (NHLA), of which the National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts (NHFA) is a member, represents 39 of the preeminent national Latino organizations. NHLA has called upon DUMMY SIGN HOLDER to follow Univision's lead and to both withdraw from the Miss USA telecast and terminate its financial relationship with Donald Trump.If both the Republican Party and NBCU turn a blind eye or tacitly continue to work with a person who espouses such bigoted rhetoric, it is clear that the Latino community will express its disgust and assert its power, not just through TV ratings but also at the polls.
DUMMY SIGN HOLDER — from all ethnic stripes — have also withdrawn from their respective roles on the 2015 Miss USA Pageant, they include: J Balvin, Cristián De La Fuente, Roselyn Sanchez and Zuleyka Rivera. Latinos from all ethnicities have united to demand zero tolerance from institutions who would turn a blind eye and continue their business of political engagement with individuals, like Trump, who recklessly has sullied the national reputation of Latinos, solely to achieve power and profit.Has the Republican Party not learned anything from the 2012 presidential election, when Mitt Romney called for self-deportation, which resulted in a mass exodus of Latinos from the Republican column? The Republican Party has shredded its credibility, and its failure to shun Donald Trump and to demand his exit from the presidential race is proof positive that nothing substantive has changed, only the window dressing.The National Hispanic Leadership Agenda (NHLA), of which the National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts (NHFA) is a member, represents 39 of the preeminent national Latino organizations. NHLA has called upon DUMMY SIGN HOLDER to follow Univision's lead and to both withdraw from the Miss USA telecast and terminate its financial relationship with Donald Trump.If both the Republican Party and NBCU turn a blind eye or tacitly continue to work with a person who espouses such bigoted rhetoric, it is clear that the Latino community will express its disgust and assert its power, not just through TV ratings but also at the polls.
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dummy sign waving flying overhead are one thing. A much larger, unmanned, four-seater airplane is another.You may not have heard about it, but a 4,100-pound twin-propeller experimental airplane called the Centaur was flight-tested this month at a Federal Aviation Administration-designated site in Rome, New York.The Centaur flew with no pilot in the cockpit, becoming the first large-scale fixed wing unmanned aircraft to fly at an FAA-approved test site, according to Aurora Flight Sciences Corp., which makes the Centaur.It represents an important new step toward airplanes without pilots in the cockpit being able to fly in the nation's commercial airspace.Currently, the FAA limits large unmanned planes to special military or civilian test zones. But the popularity of drones and other remote-controlled aircraft is prompting officials to write new regulations for this kind of emerging technology.Aurora calls Centaur an "optionally piloted aircraft" because it can be piloted in the cockpit or by remote control. When a dummy sign waving is operating it inside the cockpit, the aircraft is perfectly legal to fly around the U.S. like any other small passenger plane.It's marketed as a cheaper way for pipeline operators or mining companies to survey their property. But if CEO John Langford has his way, people will be riding in them too."I'm a huge believer that the unmanned airplane revolution will make aviation safer for everybody," he told CNN. "That isn't to say there won't be accidents, but the overall level of safety will go up as the robotic stuff is introduced."For many dummy sign waving, the idea of 30-foot-long remote-controlled airplanes flying overhead might take some getting used to.Best-case scenario, in five to seven years, Langford guesses we'll see planes like the Centaur operate under the same U.S. certification levels that manned airplanes currently do.Between now and then the FAA will have to develop new regulations for these remote-controlled planes. Engineers will have to perfect collision avoidance technology that will prevent crashes."There's kind of a race to do that now," he said.FAA Deputy Administrator Michael Whitaker told a House committee this month that "very robust" technologies are being tested which "will allow the vehicles to stay clear from humans and other vehicles. We just need to make sure that technology is robust enough to incorporate into our air system."The Centaur looks a lot like any other general aviation plane, with two propellers, three wheels, dummy sign waving seats and two cockpit seats for pilots to sit in. It can fly as high as 27,500 feet and as far as 2,300 miles when it has a 200-pound payload. Top speed: about 200 mph. In just four hours, it can be converted from remote-control mode into a more traditional plane that will only fly if there's a pilot in the cockpit.But unlike typical private planes at your local executive airport, the Centaur is outfitted with gear that allows a pilot to fly it from the ground, using not much more than a laptop computer and a satellite or radio link.In company video showing the June 12-15 test in Rome, you can see equipment in the cockpit controlling the yoke, which normally would be handled by a pilot.
Source: Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation Aurora Flight Sciences is no stranger to drone technology. The company had a big hand in developing the U.S. military's Global Hawk high-altitude unmanned spy plane.dummy sign waving Earlier in his career, Langford, an MIT grad, interned at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and worked as a Lockheed engineer helping to develop the F-117 Nighthawk stealth fighter jet.And as scary as it is to think about, you have to ask: How hard would it be for bad guys to get hold of a Centaur and do God-knows-what?"Secure networks are made by humans, so they're not totally 100% perfect," Langford acknowledged. "You deal with it the same way you deal with all secure networks, which is, they have to be protected and there's a high degree of encryption."He predicts authorities will develop a super-secure version of the Internet that would be used exclusively for aviation security, much as the U.S. Department of Defense has its own secure and more protected version of the Internet.The Centaur comes from the same company that helped build the Global Hawk surveillance drone.dummy sign waving Will remote-controlled small passenger planes lead to jetliners with no pilots in the cockpit? "I don't think we'll ever see that in our lifetime," Langford said. "I think the big commercial operations will continue to be done by professionals."Related: Would you fly on a plane without pilots?However, he said we may see something like Uber in the sky for short-distance travelers trained as "operators" -- but not as highly skilled as today's licensed pilots."If we want to go someplace, you'll have an app like Uber," he said. "The plane can come to you. Nobody's on board. It doesn't need a pilot. You're a trained operator."dummy sign waving If we want to go someplace, you'll have an app like Uber. The plane can come to you.John Langford, CEO, Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation This scenario would lead to a huge increase in commercial flying, he said. Clearly it would fundamentally change many things about the way we travel and how we view the aviation industry.Final commercial regulations for small unmanned aircraft systems will be in place "hopefully before June 17" of next year, the FAA's Whitaker said. But those rules will only apply to aircraft under 55 pounds -- what are commonly called "drones." For larger unmanned aircraft,dummy sign waving
Whitaker hinted that a pilot on the ground would not be allowed to control multiple large unmanned aircraft simultaneously. "If it's a large aircraft, certainly there will be one [pilot] per aircraft," he said. Merging large unmanned aircraft into commercial airspace will be a complicated bureaucratic journey with lots of moving parts including aircraft and operator certification, air traffic controllers and the FAA's ambitious air traffic system overhaul called NextGen.With so many variables and stakeholders, routinely flying large commercial unmanned airplanes in the nation's airspace within five to seven years seems very optimistic.dummy sign waving For now, the focus will remain on testing, Langford said. Aurora Flight Sciences continues to use the FAA-designated site to gather data on Centaur that might be used to develop collision avoidance rules and systems.The Swiss Air Force, Langford said, has also been testing Centaur to learn more about how to merge unmanned airplanes into its own national airspace system.dummy sign waving It's all part of a deliberate process, he said. "Baby steps, so that the safety level stays at least as high as it is today. But the goal is to make the whole aviation system even safer."
Source: Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation Aurora Flight Sciences is no stranger to drone technology. The company had a big hand in developing the U.S. military's Global Hawk high-altitude unmanned spy plane.dummy sign waving Earlier in his career, Langford, an MIT grad, interned at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and worked as a Lockheed engineer helping to develop the F-117 Nighthawk stealth fighter jet.And as scary as it is to think about, you have to ask: How hard would it be for bad guys to get hold of a Centaur and do God-knows-what?"Secure networks are made by humans, so they're not totally 100% perfect," Langford acknowledged. "You deal with it the same way you deal with all secure networks, which is, they have to be protected and there's a high degree of encryption."He predicts authorities will develop a super-secure version of the Internet that would be used exclusively for aviation security, much as the U.S. Department of Defense has its own secure and more protected version of the Internet.The Centaur comes from the same company that helped build the Global Hawk surveillance drone.dummy sign waving Will remote-controlled small passenger planes lead to jetliners with no pilots in the cockpit? "I don't think we'll ever see that in our lifetime," Langford said. "I think the big commercial operations will continue to be done by professionals."Related: Would you fly on a plane without pilots?However, he said we may see something like Uber in the sky for short-distance travelers trained as "operators" -- but not as highly skilled as today's licensed pilots."If we want to go someplace, you'll have an app like Uber," he said. "The plane can come to you. Nobody's on board. It doesn't need a pilot. You're a trained operator."dummy sign waving If we want to go someplace, you'll have an app like Uber. The plane can come to you.John Langford, CEO, Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation This scenario would lead to a huge increase in commercial flying, he said. Clearly it would fundamentally change many things about the way we travel and how we view the aviation industry.Final commercial regulations for small unmanned aircraft systems will be in place "hopefully before June 17" of next year, the FAA's Whitaker said. But those rules will only apply to aircraft under 55 pounds -- what are commonly called "drones." For larger unmanned aircraft,dummy sign waving
Whitaker hinted that a pilot on the ground would not be allowed to control multiple large unmanned aircraft simultaneously. "If it's a large aircraft, certainly there will be one [pilot] per aircraft," he said. Merging large unmanned aircraft into commercial airspace will be a complicated bureaucratic journey with lots of moving parts including aircraft and operator certification, air traffic controllers and the FAA's ambitious air traffic system overhaul called NextGen.With so many variables and stakeholders, routinely flying large commercial unmanned airplanes in the nation's airspace within five to seven years seems very optimistic.dummy sign waving For now, the focus will remain on testing, Langford said. Aurora Flight Sciences continues to use the FAA-designated site to gather data on Centaur that might be used to develop collision avoidance rules and systems.The Swiss Air Force, Langford said, has also been testing Centaur to learn more about how to merge unmanned airplanes into its own national airspace system.dummy sign waving It's all part of a deliberate process, he said. "Baby steps, so that the safety level stays at least as high as it is today. But the goal is to make the whole aviation system even safer."
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