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Society

Miss Cougar International Speaks Out Against CougarLife Billboard

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Amy Luna Manderino, the reigning Miss Cougar International, is calling out the dating site Cougarlifecom, for its recent advertising ploy.

San Rafael, CA (May 31, 2013) — Contact: Tom Andrews, 415-479-3800

Amy Luna Manderino, the reigning Miss Cougar International, is calling out the dating site Cougarlifecom, for its recent advertising ploy. The Los Angeles billboard depicts a woman breastfeeding with a thought bubble balloon from the (presumably male) baby’s head saying “Jealous?” in order to promote their dating website for older women and younger men.

Ms. Manderino, a popular educational speaker on the aging revolution and s*x and gender evolution, regularly speaks about dating sites that use s*xually graphic images of older women to sell their product. “A few individuals have managed to brand the cougar archetype and, as a result, they have p*rnified, objectified and trivialized an entire generation of confident, empowered women who are exercising new choices and freedoms as society evolves.”

In her blog, Age and the S*x Evolution, Ms. Manderino explains how Cougarlife and its parent, Avid Life Media, are perpetuating a harmful, regressive image of mature single women. “Women who are s*xually knowledgable, comfortable and open lead happy, healthy lives as the s*xual equals of their partners. Characterizing confident women as ‘hunters’ reinforces the obsolete and dangerous idea that human s*xuality requires a ‘predator’ and a ‘prey’ which creates a climate that contributes to s*xual assault as well as unsatisfying consensual s*x.” The full blog is at http://www.amyluna.com/blog.

Manderino is a performing artist, academic scholar, public speaker and lifelong advocate for gender equality and healthy s*xuality. She competed to win Miss Cougar International in order to acknowledge the exciting cultural shifts occurring for women and men and to debunk the obsolete “Mrs. Robinson” stereotype. She is also a member of Mensa (high IQ society), Omicron Delta Kappa (national leadership honor society) and the Alumnae Leadership Council of the Public Leadership Education Network for women. Amy Luna Manderino is available to the news media for interviews by calling 510-666-7626 or by emailing misscougarinternational@gmail.com.

Contact:
Rich Gosse
Society of Single Professionals
205 Mark Twain Avenue, San Rafael CA 94903
415-507-9962
richgosse@richgosse.com
http://www.richgosse.com

Automotive

SmartTOP Convertible Top Controller for BMW 3-Series E46 Now With More Features

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The SmartTOP aftermarket add-on module for BMW 3-series (E46) convertibles allows opening and closing of the top while driving at slow speeds and with one-touch convenience. The top can also be controlled from the existing key fob remote. Automotive electronics specialist Mods4cars has now extended the functionality of the product to include automatic door locks while driving, remote controlled lighting (coming/leaving home) and park assist for cars without seat memory.

Las Vegas, NV (USA), May 30th, 2013 — The SmartTOP add-on convertible top module offered by Mods4cars for BMW 3-series (E46) allows drivers to open or close the top while moving at up to 40 km/h (~28mph). Thanks to the convenient one-touch operation a single touch of the console button is enough. Additionally the top can be raised or lowered, also fully automatically, from outside the car via the original key fob remote.

Giving owners even more extra convenience, the manufacturer has now added a few new functions into the module, all of which are user programmable. The module can be programmed to lock the doors while driving and automatically unlock them afterwards. This convenient anti-carjacking feature is standard on most cars nowadays. Another new feature is the ability to turn the front and rear lights on by remote to light up dark garages for example or to find the car in a dark parking lot. Lastly, a new park assist feature was included for card without seat memory. This feature automatically lowers the passenger mirror when shifting into reverse gear in order to avoid damage to the rims when parallel-parking.

Existing functionality was improved as well. Closing the top by remote is now also possible by pressing the lock button on the remote three times. “The new firmware makes operation from the remote more intuitive”, says PR-Manager Sven Tornow. Now the formula is simple: click three times on unlock to lower the top, click three times on lock to raise it.

“We consider our products to be convenience add-ons. Our goal is not only to improve the experience of top operation itself, but also to give owners of our products additional useful features that make using the car more fun.” Sven Tornow continues. This also applies to the installation of the product. The BMW kit now comes with a full plug-and-play wiring harness that merely requires pulling and reseating two connectors in order to complete installation. No need to handle any individual wires.

These new features are available not just for new customers. Mods4cars offers a free firmware update for all existing SmartTOP modules. Every module comes with a standard USB port and can be updated with the help of support software available for Windows and Mac. Updates are always free which makes the purchase of any SmartTOP module a future-proof investment.

SmartTOP convertible top and convenience add-on kits are available for: Alfa, Audi, Bentley, BMW, Ferrari, Ford, Infiniti, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, Mini, Nissan, Opel, Peugeot, Porsche, Renault, Volkswagen and Volvo.

The SmartTOP module for BMW 3-series (E46) convertibles is available for as low as 249 Euros + tax.

A product demonstration can be seen here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loFlscAfqw8

Further details and purchasing information can be found here: http://www.mods4cars.com

About Mods4cars:
Mods4cars was founded in 2002 with the idea to add a highly demanded feature to the otherwise almost perfect Porsche Boxster: Comfort One-Touch roof operation while driving at slow speeds. The resulting product offered not only that, but also allowed quick and easy installation by just swapping out a relay box, thus leaving no traces and no permanent changes on the vehicle. The first SmartTOP roof controller was born.

The success of their first products in Germany and Europe prompted them in late 2004 to move operations to the USA, to be able to serve the American market as well as all other English speaking countries such as Australia, UK and South Africa from one central location. Their business has grown to a full-fledged international corporation with an office in Las Vegas and a full line of innovative products as well as distributors and installation partners all over the globe.

Being highly specialized in the development and distribution of aftermarket roof- and comfort controllers since 2002 allows them to offer an unsurpassed level of competence and product quality. Their main goal is optimization of each individual product to a maximum in compatibility, usability and intuitive operation. They put greatest effort into development and quality checks of all their products to achieve this goal and meet all expectations of their customers.

The extraordinary success of their products is also based on the great communication with their customers, which usually already starts for each new product during the development and prototyping phase.

Press & Media Contact:
Anja Lehmann
Mods4cars LLC
1350 E. Flamingo Rd #3100,
Las Vegas, NV 89119 – USA
+1-310-9109055
lehmann@mods4cars.com
http://www.mods4cars.com

Technology

Enservio to Set up Mobile Office to Help Recovery Efforts in Moore, Oklahoma

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Helping CAT teams, Claimants and Carriers Inventory and Value Lost Contents for Speedier Claims Processing and Settlements.

Moore, OK (USA), May 30th, 2013 — National carriers responding to relief efforts in Moore, Oklahoma, have set up an “Insurance Village” at the First Baptist Church. Moore is a suburb south of Oklahoma City that was severely hit by the deadliest storm system to strike the “Tornado Alley” area since 2011. Aiding these carriers, Enservio announced today it will roll in a mobile RV office equipped with laptop computers, cell phones and workstations at this location. The mobile office will be used to support local CAT adjusters, property appraisers, carriers and claimants in an effort to expedite claims processing, contents inventory and valuation services.

Enservio’s team of Service on Site (SOS) field inventory specialists will be on the ground as well to provide hands-on contents inventory services. At Enservio’s mobile RV office, CAT adjusters, claimants, and local field appraisers will have real-time access to MyPropertyLoss.com, an online contents valuation listing service for claimants, and ListAssist, a telephonic inventory capture service. ListAssist offers insureds a trained operator over the telephone to help navigate the process of recreating their inventory. These applications offer robust content recreation and allows insureds more visibility into the process as well as speeding up claim settlements.

Enservio has established an emergency catastrophe line that carrier adjusters can call for contents services help. The toll-free number to call is 1-855.864.0456.

“Our hearts go out to the people of Moore, Oklahoma. Our mobile RV office staff will help claimants on behalf of our carrier partners and the insurance industry to accurately capture and value thousands of their lost items in order to get these claims paid as swiftly as possible and help families regain some degree of normalcy,” said Jon McNeil, Enservio CEO. “We have the means, the talent and the right technology to get the job done.”

Claim settlements will also be expedited by the use of ReStore pre-paid debit cards that Enservio carrier partners will issue to claimants for convenient access to badly needed funds. Upon activation, the debit cards can be used immediately to purchase goods and services or to access cash at an ATM.

Farmers Insurance and 15 other insurance companies have set up command posts to aid in property recovery efforts caused by a tornado devastation that is reportedly estimated to cost up to $5 billion in insured property losses. Other organizations camped at the Insurance Village include FEMA and Oklahoma Emergency Management.

About Enservio:
Enservio works on the biggest challenge in property insurance – what’s inside. We provide a complete suite of software and service solutions to help property insurance carriers price their policies correctly, settle their contents claims quickly and accurately, pay their claims, and help policy holders get their stuff back. Founded in 2004, we are headquartered near Boston, in Needham, MA with offices and professional staff across the United States. Enservio is an active member and supporter of the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) in their continued fight against insurance fraud. For additional information, please visit the company’s web site http://www.enservio.com or call 888.567.7557. Connect with Enservio via LinkedIn (http://us.linkedin.com/company/enservio), Twitter (https://twitter.com/enservio), and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/enservio).

Enservio is a trademark of Enservio, Inc. All other trademarks referenced are the property of their respective holders.

Press & Media Contact:
Victor Cruz, Principal
MediaPR.net Inc
Moore, OK – USA
+1 978-768-6888
vcruz@mediapr.net

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