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Kool (cigarette)
Kool (stylized as KꚘL) is an American brand of menthol cigarette, currently owned and manufactured by ITG Brands, ITG Brands LLC, a subsidiary of Imperial Tobacco Company. Kool cigarettes sold outside of the United States are manufactured by British American Tobacco. History In 1931, Brown and Williamson launched "Penguin" as an Cigarette filter, unfiltered 70-millimeter "regular" menthol cigarette, with a package featuring "a Penguin with its beak raised and its heavy wings raised in a sort of mid-flourish." In 1933, the brand was renamed ''Kool'', though it retained the as-yet unnamed penguin mascot. Kool enjoyed continued success through the 1950s, with a 1953 Roper Center for Public Opinion Research, Roper survey showing that two percent of white Americans and five percent of African Americans preferred the Kool brand. Growing public concern about the health risks associated with smoking prompted Brown and Williamson to release filtered varieties of Kool: an 85-millimet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Kool may refer to: People * Kool (surname), surname of Dutch origin * Robert "Kool" Bell (born 1950), American bassist and founder of Kool and the Gang * Roger Kool (1954–2005), Singaporean DJ (Roger Kiew) * Kool DJ Herc (born 1955), Jamaican–American DJ and hip hop pioneer (Clive Campbell) * Kool DJ Red Alert (born 1956), American DJ and hip hop pioneer (Frederick Crute) * DJ Kool (born 1958), American DJ and rapper (John W. Bowman) * Kool Moe Dee (born 1962), American rapper (Mohandas Dewese) * Kool Keith (born 1963), American rapper (Keith M. Thornton) * Kool Bob Love (born 1967), American DJ, breakdancer and streetball player (Bobbito Garcia) * Kool Shen (born 1966), French rapper, actor and producer (Bruno Lopes) * Kool G. Rap (born 1968), American rapper (Nathaniel T. Wilson) * Kool Kim (born 1971), American rapper (Kim Sharpton) * Kool Savas (born 1975), German rapper (Savaş Yurderi) * Kool Kojak (born 1970s), American musician (Allan P. Grigg) * Kool A.D. (born 1983 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andretti Autosport
Andretti Global is an American motorsports organization with teams competing in the IndyCar Series, Indy NXT, Formula E, and joint entries in IMSA and the Australian Supercars Championship. Starting in 2026, Andretti will also operate the Cadillac Formula One team in collaboration with General Motors. The team was founded as Forsythe/Green Racing by Gerald Forsythe and Barry Green in 1993, and began competing in the CART Indy Car World Series the following year. Green and his brother Kim took over the team in 1995 and renamed it to Team Green. In 2002, the team was again renamed to Andretti Green Racing after 1991 CART champion Michael Andretti purchased a stake in the team; it began competing in the Indy Racing League in 2003. Andretti acquired full control in 2009 and rebranded the team to Andretti Autosport. The team restructured in September 2023 in pursuit of a Formula One entry and rebranded to Andretti Global, with Dan Towriss becoming a minority owner. In 2024, Andr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolls-Royce Corniche
The Rolls-Royce Corniche is a two-door, front-engine, rear wheel drive luxury car produced by Rolls-Royce Motors as a hardtop coupé (from 1971 to 1980) and as a convertible (car), convertible (from 1971 to 1995 and 1999 to 2002). The Corniche was a development of the Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow#Two-door versions, Mulliner Park Ward two-door versions of the Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow. These were designated as the 2-door Saloon and Drophead Coupé, introduced in 1965 and 1966 respectively. Production remained in London at Mulliner Park Ward; the new name was applied in March 1971. A Bentley version of the Corniche was also produced. It became known as the Bentley Continental#1984 to 2002, Bentley Continental from 1984 to 1995. The Corniche draws its name from the experimental Bentley Mark V#Experimental department, 1939 Corniche prototype. The name originally comes from the French word ''corniche'', a coastal road, especially along the face of a cliff, most notably the ''Grande ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musician
A musician is someone who Composer, composes, Conducting, conducts, or Performing arts#Performers, performs music. According to the United States Employment Service, "musician" is a general Terminology, term used to designate a person who follows music as a profession. Musicians include songwriters, who write both music and lyrics for songs; conductors, who direct a musical performance; and performers, who perform for an audience. A music performer is generally either a singer (also known as a vocalist), who provides vocals, or an instrumentalist, who plays a musical instrument. Musicians may perform on their own or as part of a Musical ensemble, group, band or orchestra. Musicians can specialize in a musical genre, though many play a variety of different styles and blend or cross said genres, a musician's musical output depending on a variety of technical and other background influences including their culture, skillset, life experience, education, and creative preferences. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Advertisement
Advertising is the practice and techniques employed to bring attention to a Product (business), product or Service (economics), service. Advertising aims to present a product or service in terms of utility, advantages, and qualities of interest to Consumer, consumers. It is typically used to promote a specific good or service, but there are a wide range of uses, the most common being commercial advertisement. Commercial advertisements often seek to generate increased Consumption (economics), consumption of their products or services through "Branding (promotional), branding", which associates a product name or image with certain qualities in the minds of consumers. On the other hand, ads that intend to elicit an immediate sale are known as Direct marketing, direct-response advertising. Non-commercial entities that advertise more than consumer products or services include Political party, political parties, Interest group, interest groups, Religious organization, religious o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snark Sailboat
The Snark is a line of lightweight sailboats, at its introduction a two-person, lateen, lateen-rigged sailboat manufactured and marketed by Meyers Boat Company of Adrian, Michigan. The Snark was conceived and marketed by Snark Products, Inc. of Fort Lee, New Jersey and was marketed with numerous slight variations, most prominently as the Sea Snark, Super Snark and Super Sea Snark. Other Snark models include the Sunchaser (4-person, made in lateen and sloop-rigged versions), and the Sea Skimmer (board-style 2-person sloop-rigged). Among discontinued Snark models are the Triumph trimaran, the Mach I, the Sundancer and the Sea Swinger. Meyers suspended production of all models in about 2018 and as of 2023 there has been no resumption. The sailboat was marketed heavily in numerous co-branding campaigns. ''The New York Times'' reported that the Sea Snark outsold all other sailboats in 1970 and that over 48,000 Sea Snarks were sold in an 18-month period in 1971 via a mail order ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mail Order
Mail order is the buying of goods or services by mail delivery. The buyer places an order for the desired products with the merchant through some remote methods such as: * Sending an order form in the mail * Placing an order by telephone call * Placing an order with a travelling agent * Filling in an order form on a website or mobile app — if the product information is also mainly obtained online rather than via a paper catalogue or via television, this mail-order model is called online shopping or e-commerce Then, the products are delivered to the customer. The products are usually delivered directly to an address supplied by the customer, such as a home address, but occasionally the orders are delivered to a nearby retail location for the customer to pick up. Some merchants also allow the goods to be shipped directly to a third party consumer, which is an effective way to send a gift to an out-of-town recipient. Some merchants deliver the goods directly to the customer thro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeffrey Wigand
Jeffrey Stephen Wigand (; born December 17, 1942) is an American biochemist and tobacco industry whistleblower. He is a former vice president of research and development at Brown & Williamson in Louisville, Kentucky, who worked on the development of reduced-harm cigarettes and in 1996 blew the whistle on tobacco tampering at the company. This was adapted for 1999 film '' The Insider'', with Russell Crowe portraying Wigand.JONES, B. The fight to stub out tobacco. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, . l. v. 90, n. 9, p. 640–641, 2012. DOI 10.2471/BLT.12.030912. Disponível em: https://research.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=7e5c01e0-d8b2-35c8-9b4b-0c71665769ad. He currently lectures around the world and serves as a consultant for various tobacco issues. Early life, military service and education Wigand was born in New York City and grew up in the Bronx and later Pleasant Valley, New York. After a brief time in the military (including a short assignment in Vietnam), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whistleblower
Whistleblowing (also whistle-blowing or whistle blowing) is the activity of a person, often an employee, revealing information about activity within a private or public organization that is deemed illegal, immoral, illicit, unsafe, unethical or fraudulent. Whistleblowers can use a variety of internal or external channels to communicate information or allegations. Over 83% of whistleblowers report internally to a supervisor, human resources, compliance, or a neutral third party within the company, hoping that the company will address and correct the issues. A whistleblower can also bring allegations to light by communicating with external entities, such as the media, government, or law enforcement. Some countries legislate as to what constitutes a protected disclosure, and the permissible methods of presenting a disclosure. Whistleblowing can occur in the private sector or the public sector. Whistleblowers often face retaliation for their disclosure, including termination of emp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Clarke (actor)
John Clarke (April 14, 1931 – October 16, 2019) was an American television actor. Clarke is recognized for originating and portraying Mickey Horton on the NBC soap opera '' Days of Our Lives'' for 39 years, beginning with the debut of the program in 1965, until his retirement in 2004. In 1959, Clarke acted with Ida Lupino in an episode of CBS's '' The Twilight Zone'' titled '' The Sixteen-Millimeter Shrine''. In the 1961-1962 television season, he was cast in 27 episodes as Patrolman Joe Huddleston in Leslie Nielsen's ABC crime drama series, '' The New Breed''. His daughter is actress Melinda Clarke, who started out on ''Days of our Lives'' and later played Julie Cooper on the television series, '' The O.C.'' Clarke died on October 16, 2019, from complications of pneumonia at the age of 88. Awards He was nominated for the 1979 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series for ''Days of Our Lives''. In 2005 he was awarded the Daytime Emmys Lifetim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elaine Devry
Elaine Devry (born Thelma Elaine Mahnken, January 10, 1930 – September 20, 2023) was an American actress. Early life Thelma Elaine Mahnken was born on January 10, 1930, to Fred P. and Hortense Mahnken, in Compton, California, where she was raised. She has a brother Jack three years older. She began to model at age fifteen. She graduated from Compton High School and later attended Compton Junior College, where she was homecoming queen. After marrying her high school boyfriend, Dan Ducich, in 1948, the couple lived in Butte, Montana, until their 1952 divorce, upon which Devry returned to California, working as a carhop at the Dolores Drive-In on Wilshire Boulevard. Career Originally billed as Elaine Davis, her early acting roles included her first film, '' The Atomic Kid'', in which she and Mickey Rooney co-starred. She appeared in films such as ''China Doll'' (1958) and ''A Guide for the Married Man'' (1967). Devry made three guest appearances on ''Perry Mason'', including th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
