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Pompano Beach, FL, August 15, 2017. Cyclone Power Technologies (Pink Sheets: CYPW), developer of the all-fuel, clean-tech Cyclone Engine, announced today that it has signed an agreement with Q2Power Technologies and Phoenix Power Group based in West Palm Beach, Florida and Memphis, Tennessee respectively, allowing for Q2Power to transfer their exclusive License agreement from Cyclone Power to Phoenix Power Group. On the transfer, the license transforms from an exclusive to a non-exclusive license and allowing Phoenix and Cyclone with advantageous modifications and payments for Cyclone. Phoenix will then be authorized to produce the Waste Heat Engine.
The transfer of the license of Q2 Power (formerly WHE Generation) will allow Phoenix Power Group to continue its manufacturing and development of their engine based on Cyclone Technology and integrates it into the Phoenix proprietary waste fuel steam generating furnace. Cyclone will now also have the right to manufacture engines for the waste fuel and waste heat markets. Phoenix Power had a license agreement with Cyclone prior to the WHE spin off. Because of the nature of waste oil the license was transferred with the spinoff of WHE from Cyclone. Q2Power has transitioned its business to the manufacturing of compost and sustainable soils.
Frankie Fruge, President of Cyclone commented "This is a great move for all parties, including our shareholders. Cyclone is looking forward to working with the Phoenix team again." Phoenix and their waste oil fired fueled furnace has a product that will be a critical component in meeting many challenges of waste fuels. It can also provide heat energy to operate water purification and refrigeration systems, thus offering access to 21st century standards of living to those who have missed out. We are passionate about our products and the impact they can affect globally."
"This agreement with Phoenix also provides them with the ability to use fuels in their systems that are not labeled as waste fuels and it allows Cyclone to use waste fuels and waste heat in their systems. We both agree that this is the best method to get all of our products to market without micro managing the fuel sources. This puts both Companies into one of the fastest growing energy markets in the World. The heat and electrical 'CHP' market is expected to experience exponential growth over the next five years," continued Frankie Fruge. "We think that partnering with this team again of distinguished leaders in their unique equipment operating fields presents a great commercial opportunity for Cyclone. We look forward to the beginning of what we expect to be a strong and mutually beneficial relationship with Phoenix. We all wish Chris Nelson and Q2 a successful future."
Update on Cyclone
Cyclone has completed their 2 Q and will file this week staying in compliance with the SEC filing. Soles, Heyn & Co. Auditors, Bruce Schames, CFO and Lawrence Bornstein, Cyclone Consultant have all done an excellent job at getting us up to date on all of our filings. We all appreciate their hard and diligent work.
Cyclone is moving forward with the OEM's (Original Equipment Manufacturer) and Distributor giving us the base of our first units that will be delivered to them. Cyclone welcomes Altris Thermal of Utah as a solar/thermal OEM. Republic Energy of Alabama as an OEM for their bio-fuel systems to run off the non-condensables. And we welcome Solar-Masters of California as an OEM for portable lighting generator systems.
Cyclone Power Technologies is the developer of the award-winning Cyclone Engine – an all-fuel, clean-tech engine with the power and versatility to run everything from waste energy electric generators and solar thermal systems to cars, trucks and locomotives. Invented by company founder and CEO Harry Schoell, the patented Cyclone Engine is a eco-friendly external combustion engine, ingeniously designed to achieve high thermal efficiencies through a compact heat-regenerative process, and to run on virtually any fuel – including bio-diesels, syngas or solar – while emitting fewer greenhouse gases and irritating pollutants into the air. The Cyclone Engine was recognized by Popular Science Magazine as the Invention of the Year for 2008, and was presented with the Society of Automotive Engineers' AEI Tech Award in 2006 and 2008. Additionally, Cyclone was recently named Environmental Business of the Year by the Broward County Environmental Protection Department. For more information, visit www.cyclonepower.com.
Certain statements in this news release may contain forward-looking information within the meaning of Rule 175 under the Securities Act of 1933 and Rule 3b-6 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and are subject to the safe harbor created by those rules. All statements, other than statements of fact, included in this release, including, without limitation, statements regarding potential future plans and objectives of the company, are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. The company cautions that these forward-looking statements are further qualified by other factors. The company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any statements in this release, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Frankie Fruge, President
Frankie@cyclonepower.com
Investor@cyclonepower.com
Phoenix Power Group LLC
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By 5207Inc|2017-08-15T13:25:56+00:00August 15th, 2017|2017 News|Comments Off on Cyclone Power Technologies, Q2Power, & Phoenix Power Sign Agreement Transferring Fuel & Waste Heat License to Phoenix
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CYCLONE POWER TECHNOLOGIES to issue CORRECTION on Financial Reports to its Authorized Shares and Expansion and Update August 31, 2017
Cyclone Power Technologies, Q2Power, & Phoenix Power Sign Agreement Transferring Fuel & Waste Heat License to Phoenix August 15, 2017
CYCLONE POWER TECHNOLOGIES DELIVERS ENGINE FOR MILITARIZATION TO FSDS RELEASES 2017 Q1 AND WORLDWIDE DISTRIBUTORS August 7, 2017
Cyclone Power Technologies Filed 2016 Audit and Reports Progress to Investors August 1, 2017
Cyclone Power Technologies Updates on Audits, Manufacturing, and Strategic Partners Progress to Investors May 23, 2017
Cyclone Power Technologies, Inc.
601 NE 26th Court
Voice 954-943-8721
info@cyclonepower.com
© 2015 Cyclone Power Technologies Inc. All rights reserved. Patented.
U.S. Patent No. 7,080,512. Other Patents Pending, U.S. and Foreign.

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Vocal Techniques Workshop
Saturday, 18th January - 2-5pm
The Westgate School, Winchester
Improve your vocal technique with a fascinating afternoon led by professional singer and teacher Claire Williams, accompanied by Jamal Sutton.
Spring Concert: The Complete Haydn Masses Series 4
Sunday, 29th March - 7.30pm
New Hall, Winchester College
Winchester Music Club is delighted to present the 4th in its complete series of Haydn Masses.
Handel Messiah Soloists
Zoe Brookshaw - Soprano
Zoë graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge in 2008, where she was a Choral Scholar and studied Theology. She was awarded a place on the Monteverdi Choir Apprenticeship Scheme and since the end of her apprenticeship in 2009 has performed and toured extensively with Sir John Eliot Gardiner, both in the choir, and as a soloist. Her choral and consort training has also enabled her to sing for many esteemed conductors such as Sir Simon Rattle, Harry Christophers, Stephen Layton, Lawrence Cummings, Philippe Herreweghe and Paul McCreesh. Zoë is a member of a number of small consorts. She has recently made her Wigmore Hall debut with Arcangelo under the directorship of Jonathan Cohen and is also a regular member of Solomon's Knot, a collective of musicians which performs baroque repertoire from memory and without a conductor! Recent consort appearances have included concerts with Die Kolner Akademie, The Marian Consort, La Nuova Musica and a tour of Bach's St Matthew Passion with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment directed by Mark Padmore. In recent years Zoë has begun to develop her career as a soloist, specialising in Baroque oratorio, and has performed in many of Europe's greatest concert halls, including Amsterdam's Concertgebouw, Madrid's Auditorio Nacional, the Berlin Philharmonie, Cité de la Musique, St John's Smith Square, The Wigmore Hall, Snape Maltings, Milton Court, Saffron Hall and Cadogan Hall. Opera credits include chorus in productions of Carmen and Le Freyschuetz at L'Opera Comique in Paris. In 2012 Zoë was a soloist in Purcell's Fairy Queen under the directorship of Paul McCreesh. She has also recently made her debut with I Fagiolini playing the part of Eurydice in Orfeo.
Tim Mead - Counter Tenor
Tim read music as a choral scholar at King's College, Cambridge before winning a number of scholarships to continue his vocal studies at the Royal College of Music. His virtuosic performances have drawn much international attention, to the extent that he is now recognised as one of the finest across the generations of counter-tenors. Engagements over the last season included the world premiere of Theo Loevendie's Slinz at the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Bach's B Minor Mass with The English Concert, Bach's St Matthew Passion with The Gabrieil Consort at the Aix Festival, Handel's Messiah with the Boston Handel and Haydn Society and the Academy of Ancient Music, a solo recital in Rome, the title role in the Philip Glass opera Akhnaten while the highlight of the present season is his role debut as Oberon in Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream at Bergen Opera. He now spends much of his professional life on the operatic stage and recent highlights include Goffredo Rinaldo at Glyndebourne Festival Opera, Endimione La Calisto at Bayerische Staatoper, Voice of Apollo in Deborah Warner's production of Death in Venice at ENO, Angel 1/Boy in George Benjamin's Written on Skin at Theatre du Capitol Toulouse and Tolomeo in Julius Ceasar at ENO. An exceptionally busy concert artist, he has sung many oratorios with some of the great ensemble of the world including Handel Messiah with the New York Philharmonic and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Bach Christmas Oratorio with Les Arts Florissants, Bach Magnificat with Le Concett d'Astree, Bach St Matthew Passion with the London Handel Festival, Handel Theodora with The English Concert, Handel Solomon with Akademie fur Alte Muisk, Handel Judas Maccabeus with the OAE (at the BBC Proms), Handel Susanna with the Early Opera Company and Handel Esther with the Dunedin Consort. Tim's substantial discography includes Bach St Matthew Passion and B Minor Mass (Gramophone Editors Choice with Arcangelo), the Handel oratorios including Messiah.
Joshua Ellicott - Tenor
Tenor Joshua Ellicott was born in Manchester and read Music at York University before continuing his vocal studies at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama. Highlights in his 2015/16 season include the roles of Lucano & Secondo Soldato/Monteverdi's L'incoronazione di Poppea with the Academy of Ancient Music under Richard Egarr; Messiah concerts with the Hallé Orchestra under Laurence Cummings and with the Royal Northern Sinfonia under Harry Bicket; St Matthew Passion with the Sixteen under Harry Christophers; and Rachmaninov The Bells at King's College Cambridge under Stephen Cleobury. Other notable appearances have included the Johannes Passion at the BBC Proms (Zurich Chamber Orchestra/Norrington), Purcell'sThe Fairy Queen at the Styriarte Festival Graz (Concentus Musicus Wien/Harnoncourt), Monteverdi's Vespers on tour (Le Concert d`Astrée/Haïm), Schubert's Mass in E flat at the Festival de Saint-Denis (Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France/Harding) and concert performances of Wozzeck and Tristan and Isolde(Philharmonia Orchestra/Salonen), Weill's The Seven Deadly Sinsand Wagner's Parsifal (Hallé Orchestra/Elder), Die Entführung aus dem Serail (OAE/Labadie) and Handel's Theodora (Scottish Chamber Orchestra/Montgomery). On the opera stage, he appears regularly with Opera North where his roles have included Jaquino Fidelio, Belmonte Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Richard Dauntless Ruddigore and Sergei in Shostakovich's Paradise Moscow.
William Gaunt - Bass
William Gaunt began his musical education as a chorister at Ripon Cathedral, later gaining music and academic scholarships to Uppingham School, before becoming a Choral Scholar at King's College, Cambridge, where he read for a degree in Classics. Recent solo performances have included Bach St John Passion and St Matthew Passion, Handel Messiah, Acis and Galatea and Samson, Monteverdi Vespers, Haydn Missa in Angustiis 'Nelson Mass' with the Choir of King's College, Cambridge and Stephen Cleobury, Purcell Come, ye Sons of Art, and the rôle of Arioch Handel Belshazzar with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment under Sir Charles Mackerras at the 2008 Proms. William also has a busy schedule as a choral and consort singer. As well as his regular duties as a member of the Choir of Westminster Cathedral, he performs and records with noteworthy groups including Tenebrae, The Sixteen, Polyphony, The Gabrieli Consort, Gallicantus, The BBC Singers, Ex Cathedra, and The Binchois Consort. Future engagements include Mozart Requiem and Spatzenmesse, and the role of Christus in Bach St John Passion with the Choir of Christ Church, Oxford.
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Black History Month- Nat Turner
-October 2, 1800- November 11, 1831
-Leader of a slave insurrection.
-Sold three times in his childhood and hired out to John Travis (1820s), he became a fiery preacher and leader of African-American slaves on Benjamin Turner's plantation and in his Southampton County neighborhood, claiming that he was chosen by God to lead them from bondage.
-Believing in signs and hearing divine voices, Turner was convinced by an eclipse of the Sun (1831) that the time to rise up had come, and he enlisted the help of four other slaves in the area.
-An insurrection was planned, aborted, and rescheduled for August 21, 1831, when he and six other slaves killed the Travis family, managed to secure arms and horses, and enlisted about 75 other slaves in a disorganized insurrection that resulted in the murder of 51 white people.
-Afterwards, Turner hid nearby successfully for six weeks until his discovery, conviction, and hanging at Jerusalem, Virginia, along with 16 of his followers.
-The incident put fear in the heart of Southerners, ended the organized emancipation movement in that region, resulted in even harsher laws against slaves, and deepened the schism between slave-holders and free-soilers (an anti-slavery political party whose slogan was 'free soil, free speech, free labor, and free men') that would culminate in the Civil War.
-Turner often conducted Baptist services, preaching the Bible to his fellow slaves, who dubbed him "The Prophet"
-Turner also had influence over white people, and in the case of Ethelred T. Brantley, Turner said that he was able to convince Brantley to "cease from his wickedness"
-By early 1828, Turner was convinced that he "was ordained for some great purpose in the hands of the Almighty."
-List as one of the 100 Greatest African Americans.
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Days after the 2012 election, Dick DeVos picked up the phone and rallied Republican lawmakers to pass right-to-work in lame duck while they still had the votes, reportedly promising financial support to those members who would find themselves facing tough reelections and suggesting he would back primary campaigns against those who didn't step in line. "There's one family who gets these people elected, and consequently, you can assume they can get them unelected, too," says Gretchen Whitmer, who was the state Senate's Democratic leader at the time.
I love their laundry soap, but hate the fees you have to pay. You either have to become a distributor for the company, which is quite expensive, or pay a much higher retail price. There is no loyal customer program or incentive to continue ordering. They also always seem to be high pressure sales people who continuously pester you until you join. There were quite a few products that we liked, such as some of the protein bars and energy drinks. Then they decided to make some changes to those items that we no longer cared for.
On April 3, 2010 it was reported that Fitch Rating Agency had downgraded the bonds used to finance the new arena to "junk" status and further warned the arena's debt holders that in as soon as 30 months the new Amway Center could be faced with a default unless finances are corrected. The city and county were quick to assure local media that in no way would Fitch's downgrade delay construction and that all necessary funds were on hand to complete the center. However, because of the Fitch downgrade, the interest rate on the debt payments would increase the "payoff" cost of the Amway Center over time and the Orlando Sentinel pointed out that it would be harder to seek lending for the other phases of the project such as the "$425 million Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts and the $175 million renovation of the Florida Citrus Bowl stadium." [17]
Amway's health and beauty brands include Artistry, Satinique, Hymm, Body Series, Glister, Moiskin (South America),[40] Nutrilite, Nutriway (Scandinavia and Australia/New Zealand), Attitude (India), eSpring, Atmosphere and iCook as well as XL and XS Energy drinks. Other Amway brands that were discontinued or replaced include Tolsom, Eddie Funkhouser New York, or beautycycle (Eastern Europe).
A 1998 analysis of campaign contributions conducted by Businessweek found that Amway, along with the founding families and some top distributors, had donated at least $7 million to GOP causes in the preceding decade.[76] Political candidates who received campaign funding from Amway in 1998 included Representatives Bill Redmond (R–N.M.), Heather Wilson (R–N.M.), and Jon Christensen (R–Neb).[74]
'We here, man,' says a young black man in a blue T-shirt. 'See all the IBOs. It's good to be withpeople in your company, to feel the love. A lot of people back home be wondering how it is and how big of an organization it is. You see: just imagine the potential of having all these people in one group, man, even if you get ten dollars off a person' – he points to a random person in the audience – 'all these people. There's a whole lot of money floating around in here somewhere.'
In Western Michigan, what matters isn't how Amway is run, but what the DeVoses have done for the community. Drive through downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan's second-largest metropolis, and the family's contributions are omnipresent. There's the Helen DeVos Children's Hospital. A few blocks west, hugging the Grand River that bisects the city, you'll find the sleek DeVos Place Convention Center, the DeVos Performance Hall and the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel. Across the water, the campus of Grand Valley State University is anchored by the spacious Richard M. DeVos Center. A few blocks north is the DeVos Learning Center, housed at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum. (You would be forgiven if you assumed that DeVos, not Ford, had been president.)
If it's not your family who brings you in, it's probably a friend. For my dad, it was a manager at one of the car dealerships for which he handled advertising. The man's business comprised almost half of my dad's income. Over time, they'd developed a friendship. You'd think my dad would be immune to Amway, given his familiarity with advertising's insidious ways. But how does the saying go? A good salesman can sell you your own grandmother.
Scott's own income, he assured us, was "out of control"—and, furthermore, it wasn't built on something as old-fashioned as food. He worked in the cutting-edge field of distribution, where the real money was to be made nowadays. Through his business, he could get thousands of quality goods, many of them brand names, and cut distribution costs by almost a third. The company that organized this system did $6 billion a year in sales (Scott helped us to understand this awesome figure by describing for us the height of a billion-dollar stack of hundred-dollar bills) and was, on top of this, debt free. It might surprise us that this company was Amway![4]
Rich and Jay set up shop in Rich's basement selling Liquid Organic Cleaner, or L.O.C., Amway's first original product. With their trust in each other and the support of their loving wives, they're able to weather all bumps on their ride to the top, including the first federal investigation of Amway, by the Federal Trade Commission in 1975. In a chapter of his memoir titled 'The Critics Weigh In' (in Part Two, called 'Selling America'), Rich says of the suit, '[We] considered the suit another government misunderstanding of business principles and an attack on free enterprise.'
After graduating from high school in 1975, Betsy enrolled at Calvin College, her mother's alma mater. Calvin's mission, as stated in the 1975–1976 course catalog, was "to prepare students to live productive lives of faith to the glory of God in contemporary society—not merely lives that have a place for religion … but lives which in every part, in every manifestation, in their very essence, are Christian."
Georgia put the game away by halftime with a 42-7 lead that included three touchdown passes from sophomore quarterback Jake Fromm, another from freshman signal caller Justin Fields as well as his first career rushing touchdown, and a 100-yard rushing performance from junior tailback Elijah Holyfield, the first of his career as well. Sophomore wideout Jeremiah Holloman turned in a breakout performance with three grabs for 90 yards and a touchdown.
If you think a lot of this smacks of a pyramid scheme, you're not alone. In fact, the company was the subject of a 1979 Federal Trade Commission ruling that found Amway's business practices to not be "inherently illegal," though they were required to "cease price fixing and cease misrepresenting the apparent success achieved by the average distributor."
While the whirlwind of meetings and events were great for cultivating denial, they seemed to do little to help distributors develop "strong and profitable businesses." Nor were they much good for attracting new blood into The Business. With the exception of First Looks, their extreme cultishness was distinctly off-putting to newcomers. Still, Josh, Jean, and Sherri continued to make the mistake of indiscriminately taking prospects to whatever meeting was going on. Even a Second Look (described ominously as more "motivational" and less informational than a First Look) was inadvisable for outsiders, as Sherri discovered when she took her friend Elizabeth to one.
Amway is an $8.6 billion direct selling business based in Ada, Michigan, USA. Top-selling brands for Amway are Nutrilite™ vitamin, mineral and dietary supplements, Artistry™ skincare and color cosmetics, eSpring™ water treatment systems and XS™ energy drinks – all sold exclusively by Amway Business Owners. Global sales in 2016 made Amway the No. 1 direct selling business in the world, according to the 2017 Direct Selling News Global 100. The company's annual sales figure includes revenue from direct selling operations and other business holdings.
Why are these amshit people coming here if they are taught to succeed and if they are already gaining success with scamway? Why are these shitters coming here. U know why? Coz they are already depressed and dont want any new guys googling about amway to know that amway is shit. These "amshit joined guys" want to manipulate you new guys to think that amway is not a bad thing to do. These people want you to think positive about amway so the the billion dollar business gets fueled with new fools and make profits annually so that this business never stops. NO DOUBT AMWAY PRODUCTS ARE GREAT. but this product is just an upper layer on the underlying clever business cult.
Thanks to the DeVoses, Michigan's charter schools enjoy a virtually unregulated existence. Thanks to them, too, the center of the American automotive industry and birthplace of the modern labor movement is now a right-to-work state. They've funded campaigns to elect state legislators, established advocacy organizations to lobby them, buttressed their allies and primaried those they disagree with, spending at least $100 million on political campaigns and causes over the past 20 years. "The DeVos family has been far more successful not having the governor's seat than if they had won it," says Richard Czuba, the owner of the Glengariff Group, a bipartisan polling firm in Michigan. "They have, to some degree, created a shadow state party. And it's been pretty darn effective."
Amway doesn't operate this way. Amway IBOs don't make any money by bringing more people in – not a single cent. They make money when products are sold, not from recruiting. On each product sold, Amway sets aside a portion of the product cost as a "bonus." This is shared by IBOs who work together in sales groups, according to their contracts with Amway.
The move unified the various Amway companies worldwide. "We're now reintroducing our brands in North America, moving away from Quixtar and going back to the Amway name", said Steve Lieberman, managing director of Amway Global. "We decided there were a number of roads we had to go down in order to recreate awareness for a brand that, quite frankly, a lot of people felt had gone away."[5]
On September 29, 2006, after years of on-and-off negotiations, Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, Orange County Mayor Richard Crotty, and the Orlando Magic announced an agreement on a new arena in downtown Orlando, located at the southwest corner of Church Street and Hughey Avenue. The arena itself cost around $380 million, with an additional $100 million for land and infrastructure, for a total cost of $480 million (as of March 8, 2011 the arena was expected to be within $10 million of the estimated cost[9]). It is part of a $1.05-billion plan to redo the Orlando Centroplex with a new arena, a new $375-million performing arts center, and a $175-million expansion of the Citrus Bowl (Later, declining economic conditions led the improvements to the Citrus Bowl to be delayed until at least 2020). When it was announced in the media on September 29, it was referred to as the "Triple Crown for Downtown".
They're very honest. Their products are clean and not full of things that will poison you. You always have a partner to help you. You would not believe how people respond to you, when they first realize the product really is that good. Sometimes I forget that in the long run ''it's cheaper to by in bulk'' but it seems at the time ''like a lot of money" and I hate the confusion in my mind. Also, the pyramid took a long time to get into my brain. That's where having someone I could call and not be too far from me to help when I just did not understand. Amway is so simple to sell but my interest was for woman everywhere with or without kids to have clean, clothes and not breathe in their homes with chemicals.
On December 18, 2012, the court ruled that film can be screened, but the makers have to remove "untrue information", as the screen near the end of the movie stated that 30% of company income is generated by sales of training materials and that the vast majority of its profits are shared only by the tiny fraction of top distributors.[158] This is not the only court case, so the film is still banned on other grounds.[159]
We're back in the central area. From an adjacent room comes the sound of a television and we make our way toward it. The room is ruby-carpeted with red-and-gray-striped wallpaper, three tapered wall lamps, and a giant projection screen angled downward. A man faces away from us in a floral upholstered recliner. He pauses the television when we come in.
As its Sales & Marketing Plan demonstrated, there were two ways to make money in Amway. You could buy products cheap (at wholesale costs reportedly 30 percent below retail) and sell them dear; or, more lucratively, you could share The Business with others, and build your own empire of "downlines." Since Amway awards bonuses to its distributors based on their wholesale volume, and since each distributor's wholesale figures includes the sales made by his or her "downlines," each convert to the Amway cause would enlarge his or her own incomes. To see how this worked, we were told to imagine recruiting six distributors, each of whom would bring in four more, who in turn would each net an additional two. Our downlines, according to this "6-4-2" formula, would then have seventy-eight members. If each of our underlings did $100 a month in sales, we'd be making an extra $2,000 a month in bonuses.[5]
Today, the FTC announced a settlement with Fortune Hi-Tech Marketing (FHTM), a company that operated an illegal pyramid scheme disguised as a multilevel marketing program. Over 350,000 people were scammed out of a total of at least $169 million. The settlement bans FHTM from the multilevel marketing business and from deceiving consumers. FHTM will fork over at least $7.7 million, which will be returned to consumers.
Ironically, the people who quit Amway and claim to be experts at it probably never even really understood the business. This is apparent by their complaints, the top complaint I hear being "Oh you have to buy a bunch of product every month…" So lets clear that misconception up. .. Think about a mall for a second…. Malls have stores in them right??? Lets say you OWN a mall. And lets say that I own Best Buy. I go to you and say "hey can I put a Best Buy in your mall?" You say "yeah, sure"… So because YOUR mall sells MY product does that mean that YOU work FOR ME? Of course not, it just means that I am a supplier of your business… Now,..lets use logic here...IF you owned the Mall...and you needed to buy a TV...where would you buy it from?.....Well if you're capable of thinking like a business owner, the answer is you would buy it from YOUR MALL..Because a business owner supports his own business, always. When you own a business you never support your competitors. So how does this tie into what Amway does.. Amway supplies you with a business that is really like an online mall. This mall is filled with stores that Amway networks with such as Nike, Best Buy, Nutrilite, Forever 21, Banana Republic, XS Energy Drinks,..(many more). So if you use your head hear and think about it, AMWAY is an excellent business model. It creates the most loyal consumers in the world. Because these consumers are also owners! They are owners of their own online mall, and within this mall are stores that THEY WERE ALREADY SHOPPING AT. And the stores within your mall don't even have to advertise to you, because you're already incentivized to shop through them…because you OWN a mall that sells their stuff!! So ,.. when you are an AMWAY Independent Business owner…no, there is no REQUIREMENT for you to spend a monthly quota on AMWAY products…..But you're not very smart if you don't spend money through your business ....because they are YOUR products…You OWN a business..and you're not even supporting your own company…. The key is not to just haphazardly purchase Amway products…its to SHIFT your purchasing to stop buying from other stores and support your OWN store…NOT spend EXTRA. I can supply my own home with my Amway business,.. I used to buy Tide Detergent, now I buy Legacy of Clean because its MY product…I used to take GNC vitamins, Now I only buy Nutrilite because its MY product…I used to drink Red Bull…Now I drink XS because its MY product… And in addition, you do not have to be great at sales…You don't need a lot of customers! This industry is not about getting 100 customers…its about getting 1 to a few customers …and YOU being YOUR OWN best customer. You teach someone smart how to do the same thing. Duplicate that a few times. And you're retired. Not easy. But what sounds better to you (speaking to Generation Y and younger),…working for 30, 40, 50 years and never being able to retire because our generation WILL NOT be able to retire the same way our parents did… or building the Amway business for 2 – 3 years and never having to work again. Read "Business of the 21st Century" by Robert Kiyosaki" if you want to know more about the industry and why it's the PREFERRED business model of our times.


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AT&T's fake 5G icon is now the subject of a Sprint lawsuit
Eric Abent - Feb 8, 2019, 9:48 am CST
Back in December, AT&T started rolling out "5G E" branding to some of the phones on its network. 5G E, as AT&T claims, stands for "5G Evolution," or the precursor to the nationwide 5G networks carriers are beginning to build out. There's just one problem: AT&T doesn't offer phones that support 5G yet, and what it brands as "5G E" is actually just 4G LTE Advanced.
While 4G LTE Advanced is certainly more capable than standard LTE, it isn't 5G in any real sense. This decision to brand 4G LTE Advanced connections as 5G E is one that's drawn a lot of ire from consumers and competitors alike, but AT&T pushed forward, releasing advertisements touting 5G Evolution and updating phones on its network to carry the questionable branding.
The response from AT&T's biggest competitors has been varied. T-Mobile settled for roasting AT&T on Twitter, while Verizon published a serious letter urging the mobile industry at large not to give in to the temptation to mislead customers with bogus branding. Sprint's response, however, is far more serious, as it's brought a lawsuit against AT&T with that 5G E branding at the center of it.
The lawsuit, which was uploaded to Scribd by Engadget, alleges that AT&T is partaking in false and misleading advertising to gain an unfair advantage over its competitors. Sprint argues that AT&T is misleading consumers into thinking that it's offering something other carriers do not, when in reality it's simply offering 4G LTE Advanced, something that consumers were already using regardless of their carrier of choice.
Sprint also argues that AT&T's deception is working on some level, citing a survey it commissioned that shows 54% of polled consumers believing that "AT&T's '5GE' network is the same as or better than a 5G network," while 43% of consumers believe that AT&T is currently selling phones that are capable of connecting to 5G networks. As of this moment in February 2019, there are no 5G-capable phones available for purchase as carriers are just starting to get their 5G networks off the ground.
Sprint says in the lawsuit that competition within the wireless industry, specifically between the big four carriers, is fierce, and since most people in the US have mobile phones, carriers these days typically acquire new customers by pulling them away from competitors. Carriers that are perceived to offer more advanced technology then stand to gain a "significant competitive advantage" over other companies.
Obviously we'll have to wait and see how this all plays out, but Sprint makes some pretty valid points. There is, in reality, nothing "5G" about AT&T's "5G E" network, and AT&T has received a lot of justified criticism for trying to pass off 4G LTE Advanced as some kind of 5G implementation. We'll see if the court agrees that AT&T is intentionally misleading consumers to gain a competitive edge soon enough, so stay tuned.
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Amazon's New York City headquarters is off. As we go to air, it looks as if the mega-seller has pulled out of its plan to locate in New York. In a conversation recorded before that news broke, we looked at the resistance the plan provoked and why, and considered how development might be possible without displacement? Residents of Long Island City join us and talk about their problems with Amazon, then we take a tour of the place with a Long Island preacher's son. Laura Flanders investigates.
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Best-selling author and broadcaster Laura Flanders hosts the The Laura Flanders Show, where she interviews forward thinking people about the key questions of our time. The LF Show airs weekly on KCET/LinkTV, FreeSpeech TV, and in English & Spanish in teleSUR. Flanders is also a contributing writer to The Nation and Yes! Magazine ("Commonomics") and a regular guest on MSNBC. She is the author of six books, including The New York Times best-seller, BUSHWOMEN: Tales of a Cynical Species (Verso, 2004) and Blue GRIT: True Democrats Take Back Politics from the Politicians (Penguin Press, 2007). The Laura Flanders Show first aired on Air America Radio 2004-2008. You can find all her archives and more at Lauraflanders.com or via Twitter @GRITlaura.
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Q: graceful shutdown of spring integration flow I understand from spring integration monitoring sample
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those are adorable! i went away last week and stayed with kathleen who has the most adorable 10 month old and the itch is here.... i hope it passes soon. because we are done!
Wow! These are so beautiful! Really, you have quite a talent!!
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Prior to its acquisition it was constituted as a public company.

History
BESA was granted its exchange license in 1996 and over the next twelve years was responsible for the development of the bond market in South Africa.  As an exchange, BESA was in the business of providing a range of platforms and services to address the needs of capital market participants, be it issuers, market makers, traders or investors.

In December 2007, BESA converting from a mutual association to a public company. This was followed by a rights issue which was concluded in October 2008, injecting fresh capital into the business and introducing new strategic partners to the exchange. With demutualisation and capitalisation achieved, BESA focused attention on furthering capital market infrastructure in South Africa through the introduction of projects such as;
 BondClear Limited - a clearing solution developed in partnership with Nasdaq, Inc.
 Justrade.com - South Africa's first online binary options exchange

By 2008 the South African bond market was a leader among emerging-market economies. Turnover reported on BESA in 2008 reached R19.2 trillion. Given listed debt securities of R825 billion nominal.  However the local bond market was still dominated by securities issued by the South African government, with local government, public enterprises and major corporations accounting for the rest of the debt issuers active in the market.  The number of borrowers and listed bonds as well as the market capitalisation had all risen sharply, at December 2008 BESA had listed some 1,102 debt securities, issued by 100 sovereign and corporate borrowers, with a total market cap of R935 billion.

In 2009 the Johannesburg Stock Exchange acquired the BESA for R240 million and rebranded as the JSE Debt Market.

Rules and protections

As the direct regulator of the bond market, BESA operated within the framework of the Securities Services Act 2004 of South Africa and a set of rules and directives approved by the Financial Services Board (FSB).  BESA's rules and directives served as a tool for regulating both issuers and trading participants.  Extensive rules also applied to trading participants, with BESA undertaking active surveillance over all aspects of market activity as well as requiring compliance with a variety of best-practice standards.

See also
Bond market
The South African Futures Exchange
South African Institute of Financial Markets

References

Economy of Johannesburg
Financial services companies of South Africa
Fixed income
Companies based in Johannesburg

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Webinar is a vital strategy for B2B OEMs and a lot of OEMs are turning to it for expanding their reach. Webinars give the chance to OEMs to build a more personal relationship with their dealers, end customers and make their brand reach more people.
Basically, webinars are the next step in marketing. Specifically, they're simple online video workshops. They're the best way to build credibility, save time, arrange meetings and online registration of those meetings. With the right platform and great content, OEMs can convert webinars into a sales tool.
For automotive OEMs, webinars can be the key to stay ahead in competition. Through webinar OEMs can have real conversation with their authorized dealers at remote location and can discuss business plans, announce offer, demonstrate any new technology and much more. In a simple way we can say webinars are intimate, and direct and most importantly, they're effective.
Intellinet webinar module has been launched as per advanced standards, especially for automotive OEMs. It is much like go to meeting software, still a lot different in terms of features and usability. Its functionality makes it different from others. Once OEMs have got the basics down, you can set up a webinar in seconds.
Business automation has become the new norm, and Intellinet hopes to make it accessible to automation sector. With Intellinet webinar module, both live and on-demand webinars are possible, also OEMs will be able to organize streams in a beautiful online format, making it affordable and feature-packed webinar software.
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Bad Irish driving habits exposed in new survey
A survey has revealed that 84% Irish drivers admit to using electronic devices or consulting maps while driving compared to 66% of drivers in the UK.
The study, commissioned by Aviva and carried out by Ipsos MORI, also found that 26% of Irish drivers admit to sending text messages while at the wheel.
The study, which looked at driving habits across 13 countries, revealed that Irish drivers are either among the most reckless in the world or the most honest when taking part in surveys!
It reveals that almost half (45%) of Irish drivers admit to making phone calls behind the wheel without a hands-free kit, while in the UK the equivalent number was 20%.
The numbers who report checking social media while driving in Ireland is also more than double that of the UK (15% v 7%).
Only Italian drivers are worse than Irish drivers among our European counterparts at 17%.
The research also found that 40% of Irish drivers admit driving while excessively tired compared to 31% in the UK.
Irish drivers also had the highest percentage (60%) admit to eating or drinking while driving.
Meanwhile being distracted by passengers is a common experience among Irish drivers.
43% reported it as a difficulty, the highest proportion of any European country in the survey.
The numbers admitting to putting on make-up while driving are small across all countries included in the survey.
However, Ireland emerges as the highest in Europe with 7% confessing to doing their make up behind the wheel.
Speaking about the results, Michael Bannon, Underwriting Manager with Aviva Motor Insurance, said:
"It is shocking to find that so many drivers are taking such risks, given all that we know about road safety."
"Just a split second of distraction or lapse in concentration can result in death on the road."
"Technology has revolutionised our lives for the better in very many respects but when it comes to road safety its ability to distract can prove lethal."
"Driving is among the most hazardous activities we undertake in our lives. For all our sakes, we need to remember that stark reality at the start of every journey."
The survey interviewed 1,000 adults using online panels in Ireland, the UK, France, Poland, Spain, Italy, Turkey, Singapore, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Canada and the US.
In China, 1,500 interviews were carried out and in India the survey was conducted face-to-face and online.
14,545 interviews were carried out in total between 17 March and 1 May.
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Taking the guess work out of animal-friendly travelling
Last year, we were so pleased to support progressive responsible travel company, World Expeditions, in the development of their comprehensive Animal Welfare in Tourism Code of Conduct.
In developing the new adventure itineraries, World Expeditions Responsible Travel Manager, Donna Lawrence, says they aim to take the guesswork out of choosing responsible wildlife travel experiences.
Now, we've joined forces with World Expeditions again to develop a range of new wildlife adventures in Kenya, India, Thailand and Romania that offer incredible wildlife encounters that tourists can feel good about.
Many tourists who love animals are simply not aware of the hidden cruelties that go on behind the scenes at wild animal attractions and they unknowingly contribute to animal suffering when they participate in activities such as elephant rides or posing for a photo with a tiger. By partnering with World Expeditions we can help tourists choose alternatives that improve the lives of animals around the world.
"Navigating the world of animal friendly travel can be puzzling at the best of times," she said.
"Thanks to this new partnership, travellers can join these four new trips, safe in the knowledge that World Animal Protection has reviewed the carefully-crafted itineraries and given them their stamp of approval.
"In addition, World Expeditions is donating a percentage of each trip to World Animal Protection to support their work to save animals from abuse and neglect," Ms Lawrence said.
If animal encounters are high on your list for your next adventure and more importantly, you want to make sure your experiences aren't harmful, then these adventures are perfect for you.
Wild Animal Encounters in India
On this 14-day adventure, travellers will set off on wildlife excursions in some of India's best National Parks spotting tigers, jungle cats, various species of deer, sloth, otters, rhesus monkeys and much more – all in their wild habitat and displaying their natural behaviors. The itinerary also includes visits to some of India's most famous landmarks and cities including the Taj Mahal and Agra Fort, the Pink City of Jaipur and the bustling city of Delhi.
Wild Animal Encounters in India departs from Delhi, 29 October, 2017. Cost from $3690 (excluding international airfares).
Wild Animal Encounters in Thailand
An 11-day itinerary journeying by 4WD and foot through Thailand's National Parks spotting wild elephants, gaurs, tigers, gibbons, langurs, macaques, barking deer, flying foxes as well as a plethora of birdlife. The itinerary culminates at the Surin Islands, an archipelago of five islands in the Andaman Sea - known for beautiful beaches, pristine ocean, amazing sunsets, intriguing Moken culture and diverse marine life. Wild Animal Encounters in Thailand departs November 25, 2017. Cost $3795 (excluding international airfares).
Animal Encounters in Romania
This carefully crafted 11-day adventure includes a visit to a bear sanctuary in Brasov and a dog shelter in Constanta, both supported by World Animal Protection. There's also a four-day walk exploring the stunning mountain landscapes, deep forests and preserved medieval towns of Transylvania including the famous Bran Castle, connected through folklore to the fictitious character, Dracula. Animal Encounters in Romania departs Bucharest on 14 May, 2017. Cost from $2699 (excluding international airfares).
Wild Animal Encounters in Kenya
Visit some of Kenya's most sustainable national parks and conservancies on this 11-day adventure. Wildlife sightings will be plentiful and natural. Travellers can expect to see rhinos (black, northern white and southern white), lions, cheetahs, the elusive leopard, spotted hyena, black-backed jackal, caracal, bat-eared fox, African wild dogs, elephant, zebra, flamingo, antelope, giraffe, impala, mongoose, porcupine, yellow baboon and more. This adventure culminates at the David & Daphne Sheldrick's Elephant Orphanage. Wild Animal Encounters in Kenya departs Nairobi 7 July, 2017. Cost from $5690 (excluding international airfares).
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Guarantor loans are loans for those borrowers who may have bad, little or no credit but have someone who is willing to guarantee the loan should the borrower default. You are asking someone to sign the loan along with you so that if you don't make your payments they will go after them. These loans are typically longer in payback terms and lower interest rates compared to other bad credit loans. However, it is often hard to find someone who will take on the financial risk for you.
A payday loan is a loan that is given to someone without a credit check and typically a short payment period. You would use something like this if you don't have the money for something and need it right away but can pay back after you get a paycheck (hence the name). They are great because they don't check your credit history and it does not leave a footprint in your financial history. However, you pay a crazy amount in interest and do only have 30 days to pay it back which can be burdensome. The regulations on this type of product have really grown so the amount of businesses that offer them are limited.
A doorstep loan involves a lender visiting someone at their property and offering what is almost always a cash loan. This product is typically offered in poorer neighborhoods and is less common than other bad credit loans. Everything is done in person, the application and the actual repayments. Similar to the payday loan they are good because you don't have to have good credit (have no credit check) and you can get cash on the spot. However, they have extremely high interest rates, lower loan amounts, and possible weekly payments in person.
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The Inflation Reduction Act Changes the Game for Nonprofits and Local Governments
By Julia Damiano
Hot off the heels of the Federal Infrastructure Bill and the CHIPS and Science Act, the newly passed Federal Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), passed on August 12, 2022, is a nearly $400 billion legislative package that expands tax incentives and discounts for solar, electric vehicles and battery equipment, and other renewable energy resources. And for the first time, the new Law allows for non-profits and other tax-exempt entities to more directly take part in the savings with a new direct pay option.
Under the direct-pay option, non-profits, state entities, and municipalities can treat certain tax credits, like the Investment Tax Credit (ITC) and Production Tax Credit (PTC), as a payment and receive a cash refund. While there are some caveats, including that projects and equipment must comply with domestic content requirements, the IRA effectively allows tax-exempt entities to transfer credits for cash.
By utilizing the direct-pay option, tax-exempt entities can take part in numerous cash-saving provisions including a 30% base ITC on solar and standalone energy storage projects as well as the option to claim the PTC on solar projects in lieu of the ITC (more information on this below). Aside from solar, the IRA also creates a new Commercial Electric Vehicle Tax Credit and a Refueling Infrastructure Tax Credit, as well as a slew of energy efficiency incentives and rebates, as outlined below (all of which are available to tax-exempt entities).
Solar Tax Incentives
Some of the most considerable provisions in the IRA are geared toward solar. Most notable is the expansion of the ITC for solar projects beginning construction before January 1, 2025. The ITC now offers a base rate of 6%, and if Wage and Apprenticeship Requirements as set forth in the law are met, that can increase up to 30%. There are also several "bonus" tax credits available when domestic content requirements are met, or when a project is in low-income communities, capping-out with what could be a 50% savings. Additionally, the IRA allows standalone energy storage projects and interconnection costs to be eligible for the ITC. The IRA reinstates the PTC for solar energy facilities. and for the first time since 2005, those developing solar projects, can claim the PTC instead of the ITC, depending on which is more lucrative. Similarly to the ITC, the PTC is a dollar-for-dollar reduction of tax liability. The main difference between the two is that the PTC generates credit for each kilowatt-hour produced for the first ten years of a project's lifetime. The ITC, on the other hand, provides the full value of the credit upfront. The base PTC is 0.3¢ per kWh for projects greater than 1 MWac (megawatt alternating current). If the Wage and Apprenticeship Requirements are met, the PTC maxes out at 2.6c/kWh in 2022.
Electric Vehicle Tax Incentives
The IRA provides significant incentives for organizations looking to purchase electric vehicles. Under the Commercial Electric Vehicle Tax Credit, the IRA includes provisions for tax-exempt entities to purchase a qualified commercial clean vehicle and receive a tax credit of up to 30% of the cost of an eligible electric vehicle OR the incremental cost between the electric vehicle and a comparable internal combustion vehicle (whichever is less). Hybrid vehicles that have an internal combustion engine and at least a 15-kWh battery qualify for a 15% credit. The maximum credit amounts are based on the weight, with heavy-weight vehicles (over 14,000lbs) capped at $40,000, and light-weight vehicles (less than 14,000lbs) capped at $7,500. In addition to vehicle rebates, the IRA extends and expands the Refueling Infrastructure Tax Credit through 2032, and retroactively to the beginning of 2022, for electric vehicle chargers. Previously, the credit amount was capped at $30,000 per location. Under the IRA, the credit now max's out at $100,000 or 30% of the cost per charger (whichever is less). Like other tax provisions in the IRA, the project must comply with the Wage and Apprenticeship Requirements, otherwise the base credit is only 6%. More information about electric vehicle-related tax incentives is expected to be released within the next few months.
Energy Efficiency Incentives and Rebates
Billions of dollars from the new law will support energy efficiency initiatives. These initiatives include a range of tax credits including credits for investing in affordable housing and constructing energy efficient buildings. One of the biggest changes coming out of the IRA is the expansion of the Commercial Buildings Energy-Efficiency Tax Deduction. Utilizing this credit, tax-exempt entities may be provided an immediate cost deduction on projects related to energy efficiency in commercial buildings. The IRA expands the deduction for qualifying efficiency improvements to a maximum of $5.00 per sq. ft. for new and existing buildings, up from $1.88 per sq. ft. (once again, assuming the Wage and Apprenticeship Requirements are met). The law also creates a sliding scale of credit amounts based on energy cost savings or energy usage. Unlike the ITC and the PTC, tax-exempt entities will not get this saving through a direct payment. Instead, the savings will be passed onto the architect, designer, or contractor working on the municipal/nonprofit building, and then passed onto the building owner.
In addition, the IRA also provides funding for several grant programs including:
Building Codes: $1 billion in grants to provide technical assistance to states and local governments in setting ambitious building codes.
Affordable Housing: $1 billion in U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development loans to support efficiency and resiliency upgrades to affordable housing
Greenhouse Gas Emissions: $5 billion for greenhouse gas air pollution plans and implementation grants. This includes $250 million to support planning in each state and $4.75 billion in competitive grants awarded to states and municipalities.
Greenbank: $27 billion to the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund to create the country's first national green bank. The fund will provide competitive financing to states and municipalities for climate-smart development. The Fund will also provide $7 billion to programs aimed at deploying clean energy, such as rooftop solar, in low-income and disadvantaged communities.
There are further funding and incentive opportunities in the other recently enacted federal and state legislation, and PowerOptions can help non-profits and public entities evaluate the options, plan for projects, and apply for funding. Please contact the PowerOptions team for any questions on the Inflation Reduction Act or other funding, and how you can get the most savings for your clean energy projects.
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