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Pulselite® Bird Strike Prevention System Approved by EASA and CAAC for Bell 407 Aircraft

Pulselite® Bird Strike Prevention System Approved by EASA and CAAC for Bell 407 Aircraft

BEND, Ore., Aug. 6, 2018 -- Precise Flight, Inc. has announced that the Pulselite® Bird Strike Prevention System has been granted foreign validation from the European Aviation Safety Administration (EASA) and the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) for Bell 407 aircraft. ... Continue reading

'Above and Beyond: NASA's Journey to Tomorrow' Lands in Cinemas Nationwide September 29 and October 3, Prior to the Discovery Channel Premiere On October 13

'Above and Beyond: NASA's Journey to Tomorrow' Lands in Cinemas Nationwide September 29 and October 3, Prior to the Discovery Channel Premiere On October 13

DENVER, Aug. 6, 2018 -- In celebration of NASA's 60th anniversary, Fathom Events is bringing the new Discovery Channel documentary "Above and Beyond: NASA's Journey to Tomorrow" to movie theaters nationwide with two special cinematic screenings on September 29 and October 3. ... Continue reading

Carvana Selects Gradifi to Offer Student Loan Repayment Benefit to Employees

Carvana Selects Gradifi to Offer Student Loan Repayment Benefit to Employees

BOSTON--Carvana, a leading e-commerce platform for buying used cars, will offer Gradifi’s student loan repayment program to help employees pay off their student loans fast. Carvana will contribute up to $1,000 per year to pay down student loan debt of its full-time employees through Gradifi’s SLP Plan® (Student Lo ... Continue reading

Continental Offers Cyber Security Solutions from Argus and Elektrobit for All Connected Vehicle Electronics

Continental Offers Cyber Security Solutions from Argus and Elektrobit for All Connected Vehicle Electronics

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Continental Offers Cyber Security Solutions from Argus and Elektrobit for All Connected Vehicle Electronics Dear Editor: We are sending you this press release on behalf of Continental, a developer of pioneering technologies and services for sustainable and connected mobility of people and their g ... Continue reading

Hyundai Hope On Wheels Presents Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital With $100,000 Hyundai Impact Award To Support Pediatric Cancer Research

Hyundai Hope On Wheels Presents Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital With $100,000 Hyundai Impact Award To Support Pediatric Cancer Research

HOLLYWOOD, Fla., Aug. 6, 2018 -- Hyundai Hope On Wheels® 501c3 nonprofit organization, celebrates its 20th year in the fight funding pediatric cancer research and will present Dr. ... Continue reading

Majestic Launches New 12 Volt 32-Inch LED TV for Marine and RV Industry Packed With Features

Majestic Launches New 12 Volt 32-Inch LED TV for Marine and RV Industry Packed With Features

LONDON, Aug. 6, 2018 -- Majestic Electronics has released their latest 12 Volt 32" LED TV, the Majestic LED323GS has been engineered specifically for the 12V Marine and RV industry with incredible features such viewing your mobile device on a large 32" screen without wifi. ... Continue reading

National Limousine Association Urges New York City to Freeze Transportation Cap

National Limousine Association Urges New York City to Freeze Transportation Cap

NEW YORK, Aug. 6, 2018 -- The National Limousine Association (NLA), in conjunction with the Limousine Association of New Jersey,  is urging New York City to halt its plan to enforce a limit on the number of private ground transportation vehicles allowed in the city. ... Continue reading

Paul Gauguin Cruises Offers A Two-Week Sale On Select 2018 And 2019 Tahiti, French Polynesia, And South Pacific Voyages

Paul Gauguin Cruises Offers A Two-Week Sale On Select 2018 And 2019 Tahiti, French Polynesia, And South Pacific Voyages

BELLEVUE, Wash., Aug. 6, 2018 -- Paul Gauguin Cruises (www.pgcruises.com), operator of the highest-rated and longest continually sailing luxury cruise ship in the South Pacific, the m/s Paul Gauguin, announces a Two-Week Sale on select 2018 and 2019 Tahiti, French Polynesia, and South Pacific voyages. ... Continue reading

Team Dynetics Receives Contract for Next Phase of 100 kW-Class Laser Weapon System for U.S. Army

Team Dynetics Receives Contract for Next Phase of 100 kW-Class Laser Weapon System for U.S. Army

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Aug. 6, 2018 -- The U.S. Army awarded Dynetics, Lockheed Martin and its partners a $10 million contract to continue development for the next phase of the High Energy Laser Tactical Vehicle Demonstrator (HEL TVD) program, a 100-kilowatt class laser weapon system. ... Continue reading

Hospitality is Alive and Well at Celebrity Motor Car Company

Hospitality is Alive and Well at Celebrity Motor Car Company

GOLDENS BRIDGE, N.Y., Aug. 6, 2018 -- For Tom Maoli, the success of his chain of luxury car dealerships can be explained in one simple word: "hospitality." "It's all about taking care of people," he said. ... Continue reading

Kogod's Made in America Auto Index — 2018

Kogod's Made in America Auto Index — 2018

Made in America Auto Index — 2018 Research by Frank DuBois What percentage of your vehicle's value contributes to the overall well-being of the U.S. economy and why does this information matter to you? Kogod's 2018 Made in America Auto Index seeks to answer these questions by evaluating the domestic content of vehicl ... Continue reading

Maybe He Does Get It! President Trump Tightens Auto Maker's Offsetting CAFE MPG Workarounds

Maybe He Does Get It! President Trump Tightens Auto Maker's Offsetting CAFE MPG Workarounds

Trump May Relax Auto Standards While Making Them Harder to Meet The Trump administration’s plan to ease vehicle-emission mandates lifts some burdens for automakers but also would strip away options that have made it easier for them to comply and have encouraged the development of electric cars. ... Continue reading

OFFICIAL NHTSA RECALLS WRAP-UP - Week Ending August 5, 2018

OFFICIAL NHTSA RECALLS WRAP-UP - Week Ending August 5, 2018

RECALLS: RAM; Nissan; Keystone; KME; ALTEC; Forest River; Newmar; Spartan; FCCC; Coachmen; Jayco; Entegra; NV Augsta - Your vehicle MAY be involved in a safety recall and MAY create a safety risk for you or your passengers. ... Continue reading

Mopar Dodge//SRT Driver Capps Takes 60th Career Victory at Pacific Raceways

Mopar Dodge//SRT Driver Capps Takes 60th Career Victory at Pacific Raceways

Ron Capps seizes Funny Car Wally trophy in his Mopar-powered Dodge Charger R/T Leah Pritchett takes runner-up spot in Sparkling Ice/Mopar Dodge Top Fuel Dragster Matt Hagan captures first No. 1 qualifier spot for new Mopar Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Tommy Johnson Jr. ... Continue reading

New Tech for All-New Ford Focus Could Help Prevent the Nightmare of Wrong-Way Drivers +VIDEO

New Tech for All-New Ford Focus Could Help Prevent the Nightmare of Wrong-Way Drivers +VIDEO

Few mistakes have consequences as terrifying as turning on to a motorway in the wrong direction. To help prevent every driver’s worst nightmare, Ford has introduced Wrong Way Alert technology for the all-new Focus. ... Continue reading

Einstein Bros.® Bagels Extends Free Bagel and Shmear to All Restaurant Mobile App Users

Einstein Bros.® Bagels Extends Free Bagel and Shmear to All Restaurant Mobile App Users

Einstein Bros.® Bagels recognizes that being the first doesn't always mean you're the best! Consumers have been busy redeeming offers through other restaurant brand's mobile apps and reward programs, while the nation's leading bagel brand worked to perfect a program that empowers guests to choose the rewards they want ... Continue reading

2018 Volkswagen Tiguan Review By Larry Nutson

2018 Volkswagen Tiguan Review By Larry Nutson

Volkswagen’s SUV line-up is now focused on three core models. This all-new, second-generation 2018 Tiguan compact SUV that’s longer, has more cargo space and has three-row seating to carry up to seven passengers; the new Atlas mid-size seven-passenger SUV; and the previous generation 5-passenger Tiguan, rebadged as ... Continue reading

Prosecutor Expands UCLA Disruption Probe as Jewish Groups Extend Criminality Approach to other Campuses

Prosecutor Expands UCLA Disruption Probe as Jewish Groups Extend Criminality Approach to other Campuses

By Edwin Black Los Angeles city prosecutor Spencer Hart, who is reviewing the belligerent shutdown of a Students Supporting Israel panel at the University of California-Los Angeles on May 17, 2018, has requested additional investigative materials from the UCLA Police, according to a prosecution source. The request on C ... Continue reading

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