AbillionLivesFilm World Premiere a Huge Success!!!

AbillionLivesFilm World Premiere a Huge Success!!!

World Premiere Recap

What an amazing night. Wow.

Thank you to DocEdge for hosting us. Thank you to AlfaLiquid for the fantastic after-party & publicity help. Thank you to NZVapor.com for supporting the red carpet pre-party.

Wow.

Red Carpet Coverage

Reactions to the Movie
Ryan Jay (Syndicated Film Critic)
The Hits (#1 Top 40 Radio in NZ)

One angry lady emailed members of parliament to complain that we were up partying until 3AM and that a vapor liquid company (AlfaLiquid) sponsored a party.

Now that our film is done, we’ll celebrate with anyone…especially those using vapor technology to save their life. There is nothing wrong with celebrating our film bringing the truth to millions.

It’s time for “health leaders” to focus on the facts and stop diverting attention away from the truth.

Moving Forward
The world premiere went so well, we just got an invitation from the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival to host our Australian Premiere on July 10th. We’re thrilled! Contact MDFF for tickets.

Next stop on our premiere tour, we’ll be heading to Warsaw’s Palace of Culture on June 16th for our European Premiere before the Global Forum on Nicotine. We’re really honored to show the movie to leading scientists, policy makers, health leaders, and media. Contact GFN for tickets.

What about North America?

People have contacted us to support large-scale premieres in Los Angeles, Dallas, Milwaukee, Paris, Toronto, Washington DC, and St. Louis. A premiere event that will attract the attention of media and policy makers is very expensive, so we appreciate all the help. We don’t have the billions like Big Pharma.

We need to do this together…and we need to do it the right way.
Talk soon,
– Aaron Biebert & the team
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HR2058: Response From NV Rep. Joe Heck

HR2058: Response From NV Rep. Joe Heck

Not a bad response. Our last letter from Mr. Heck was not as helpful in it’s body text.

Where as this letter response to HR2058 is an improvement over our last communication.

We feel strongly, that the Republican party is fond of the Vaping Community.

As opposed to the obvious stanceby the democratic party to dismantle/destroy vaping .

This year our party agenda takes a backseat.

Regardless of our party, the party in favor, seemingly Republicans, will get VapeSling LLC support at the elections in November 2016.

KEEP GOING VapersArmy!!!

 

May 13, 2016

Dear Mr. Gonzalez,

 

Thank you for contacting me to share your concerns with new rules issued by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to regulate the e-cigarette industry. I share your concerns, which is why I cosponsored H.R. 2058, the FDA Deeming Authority Clarification Act, to prevent this rule from taking effect.

 

As you know, the FDA recently issued rules creating new regulatory authority over new tobacco products, including e-cigarettes. I share your concerns with these regulations and how they may affect electronic tobacco production. In recent years, electronic cigarettes have become increasingly popular alternatives to traditional tobacco products, especially for use related to smoking cessation.

 

I agree that we must strike a balance between improving market safety and maintaining access to a competitive and growing marketplace. That is why I cosponsored H.R. 2058, the FDA Deeming Authority Clarification Act. This bill will prevent the FDA’s new rules from impacting Nevadans’ access to e-cigarette products by amending the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to change the grandfather date for new tobacco products thereby exempting many e-cigarettes from this unnecessary regulation. H.R. 2058 will remove regulatory burdens and provide for a certain effective date with respect to deemed tobacco products. H.R. 2058 was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. While I do not serve as a member of this committee, please be assured that I will support H.R. 2058 should it be considered by the full House of Representatives.

 

Again, I appreciate your thoughts and it is an honor to serve you in Congress. Your suggestions are always welcome, and if ever I may be of assistance, please do not hesitate to contact me.

          Sincerely,

DR. JOE HECK
Member of Congress

VapeSling at 2016 Vegas VPX in Las Vegas

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VapeSling at 2016 Vegas VPX in Las Vegas

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Join VapeSling LLC for a weekend of Vaping fun.

VapeSling LLC will be @ ECC/VPX booth #822. We can’t wait to meet all the IG #vapefam there. May 2oth – 22nd ?VSLLC @vpx ?Visit Vegas and come say hello while you’re there.

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We will have the only free, lucky, Craps table in all of Vegas. Win a sling on snake eyes. See all our slings and try them on. Some Custom colored cradles will be available in all Sling types. We will have our apparel of Tees and Hats, plus the popular Juice Holders. Thank you to our loyal fam for visiting just to say hello. Every year we enjoy working a show to see our FAM and learn of any new updates for our Vaping Community. We hope you have a blast!!! This year should be as good if not better than last ECC/VPX. Great people, Great City, Great vape community!

 

ECC/VPX info

Event Description

Excitement for this event is off the charts! Do not miss this event that will draw attendance from all around the world including the HOT southern California market. VPX Las Vegas will also host round 2 of the ECC Vaping Academy, a heavily promoted private B2B event featuring seminars by industry experts and advocates followed by an industry mixer for networking. Also, consumer days will be filled with excitement as we draw in crowds of enthusiastic vapers and smokers that are beyond eager to meet you and try your products!

Friday, May 20, 2016 (B2B Only)

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM        B2B Breakfast Mixer

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM      “ECC Vaping Academy”

12:00 PM – 7:00 PM        B2B Session

Saturday, May 21, 2016 

11:00 AM – 2:00 PM        B2B Session

2:00 PM – 7:00 PM          B2C: OPEN TO PUBLIC

Sunday, May 22, 2016 (B2C Only)

12:00 PM – 5:00 PM         OPEN TO PUBLIC

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Watch A Billion Lives Film – LIVE!!!

Watch A Billion Lives Film – LIVE!!!

Thoughts before the World Premiere

Honestly, I’m nervous.
I know how much this movie means to you. I see all the tweets. I get all the messages.

It’s been a long year. We arrived in Peru one year ago. Now we’re in New Zealand for our world premiere. It’s been a roller coaster of emotions. So many people counting on this movie to tell their story, convince their mother, fight the corruption.

Now it’s time.

I hope you’ll love it.

If you’d like to join the festivities, Chantal TV presented by AlfaLiquid will be the official LIVE coverage of the entire evening.
Here are just some of the amazing people joining us tonight for the festivities:
Dr. Murray Laugesen – First to carry out in-depth research on safety of vapor technology in 2009.
Mark Weiss – Won lawsuit against FDA, saving vapor technology industry in the US. Founder of NJOY.
Dr. Attila Danko – Advocate for Australian smokers seeking to use vapor technology.
Arnaud Dumas de Rauly – Vapor Technology Association board member
 
Chantal TV – Social media livestream broadcaster from Paris who has over 250,000 subscribers.
Dr. Marewa Glover – Health advocate and internationall recognized authority on vapor technology.
Kurt Loeblich – Revolutionized the way manufacturers implemented airflow design for atomizers.
In total, we have seven people from the film at the premiere, as well as many policy-makers, members of the media, health advocates, film critics, and others.
It’s going to be a great evening.

Thanks to those helping make this possible:

AlfaLiquid – Presenting sponsor of the after-party, live broadcasts, and PR
DocEdge International Film Festival
NZVapor.com – Presenting sponsor of the red carpet
Hawke’s Bay Vapour & NVC – Sponsor of official event photography
End Smoking NZ & VAPE2SAVE – Support of the film festival

We are ready.

Thanks for all your support throughout the year. A new journey begins tonight.
Talk soon,
– Aaron Biebert & the team
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FDA Vapor Deeming Regs – Contact the FDA

 FDA Vapor Deeming Regs – Contact the FDA
… and FDA operators are standing by to answer them.

 

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Today, Tuesday, May 10th, 2016, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is officially publishing its final tobacco deeming regulations in the federal register. This means the clock begins counting down on the various compliance periods within which e-cigarette manufacturers and retailers must implement certain practices.

 

CASAA has been receiving a high volume of calls and emails from consumers and small businesses regarding how the FDA Deeming regulations will affect them. Fortunately, the FDA has set up a hotline to answer your questions.

 

Please take a moment today

To reach out to FDA at:

1.877.287.1373

(Operators are standing by to assist you with your FDA Deeming clarification needs.)

 

Some of the questions that CASAA has received that might be more appropriately answered by FDA include:

 

  • Will I still be able to DIY at home or do I need to register as a tobacco manufacturer?

  • I have an e-liquid line coming out next week. Will I be able to sell it?

  • Will kanthal wire and cotton balls now be considered tobacco products?

  • Will I have to pay to sample e-liquid even it it’s zero nicotine?

  • Can I sell my device to a friend even if I’m not a shop owner?

  • Can I give my old equipment to a friend who wants to stop smoking?

  • Is my device a tobacco product even though I use it with zero nicotine?

  • If I buy vegetable glycerine from a vape store, is it a tobacco product? If yes, what about if I buy it at a Walmart?

  • And so on…

If you have ANY question, the responsible thing to do is ASK THE FDA! Even if you know an expert vaper, you should call the FDA to confirm their analysis of the deeming regulation.

 

People are going to die – ABillionLivesFilm Update

From our Vape Film Making Warriors – AbiilionlivesFilm

People are going to die

When I prepared my speech to the White House OMB and FDA, I thought they’d listen. When I presented it, they didn’t seem to care.

Today I know they didn’t.

I used to be naive about how government works. I still think most people are.

We’ve known for almost a year now that that this would happen, that the FDA would basically ban 99% of life-saving vapor products out there…leaving only those sold by Big Tobacco.

It’s time to wake up smokers. It’s time to wake up vapers. It’s time to wake up the public.We’re being lied to, and people are going to die.

How do we fight this?

It will be a combination of relationship building at the government level and public relations. You should join or start an association and give them money so they can fight.

However, we must also change the public’s perception of vaping. Right now they are cheering on the FDA.

Our film will help, but we need to make major noise.Here’s how you can help:

A) If you see an article about vaping, please mention our film.

B) If you get interviewed about vapor technology, please mention our movie.

If you help us get on the air, we will carry the message. We’re not smokers. We’re not vapers. We’re not in the vapor tech business.

Here’s a recent radio interview I did. With your help, there will be many more.

How are we launching this movie? 
That’s the question I get hundreds of times a day.

Here’s the plan so far:

1) A proper World Premiere at Oscar-qualifying DocEdge International Film Festival to gain media attention. 

This is going well. Alfaliquid just offered to sponsor the after-party to assist with costs and pump it up. NZVapor is sponsoring the red carpet festivities. Hawke’s Bay Vapour and NVC are sponsoring the event photography. I am extremely grateful and this support has allowed us to attract people (media, politicians, etc.) to the movie from many countries, including those who have banned vapor technology.
2) Show politicians, scientists, and doctors the truth at our European Premiere during GFN on June 16th.

Preparations are ongoing, but I’m very thankful for the help the Global Forum on Nicotine has provided. Not only did they help us land the Hon Lik interview last year, but they are also helping coordinate VIPs for the big event their hosting at the Palace of Culture in Warsaw.

Souvenir programs. Awards show. After-party.

It’s coming along nicely.

3) An epic North American Premiere in the US

We’re excited to bring the movie home. Many have asked us why we didn’t premiere in the US. The answer is money.

We didn’t have the money to throw a proper premiere by ourselves and we needed the help of a world-class film festival. DocEdge invited us and we were very excited to accept.

In order to keep momentum rolling and get the attention of the public/media/politicians, we need to keep the level of these events to the highest quality.

Few things capture the public’s attention like a red carpet and the festivities surrounding a movie premiere. We only get one chance to premiere a movie in each region, and we’re going to make the most of it.

We’ll set a date in the US once we’ve figured out a way to pay for it. Jesse is working on it.

4) A noise-making Canadian Premiere
Same as above for the US. Jesse does have one person who’s offered to help sponsor an after-party to cover our costs to throw a special premiere that will make noise.
We’ll let you know once that’s been figured out. Jesse is working on it.
5) Tour of North American regional premieres

We’re working on renting a bus and planning premiere events around North America. So far, we’re planning events at the IMAX below the Seattle Space Needle (thanks John Conner for the help), Los Angeles, New York City, Chicago, Washington DC, Milwaukee, Miami, Philadelphia, Tampa, Phoenix, Orlando, Salt Lake City, St. Louis, Calgary, Nashville, Santa Fe, and others.

Basically, we need two things to make it happen in your city:

1) someone to help guarantee tickets sold (we don’t have a huge marketing budget)

2) someone to sponsor the after-party to cover our costs (gas, banners, theater rentals, projection costs, food, etc.)
If you know anyone with either a large following or a large bank account, please have them contact [email protected].
6) Other film festivals

We are starting to get other film festivals contacting us now that the movie is done. If you have one in your area, please contact them.

It worked in Tampa and it worked for New Zealand. It took an organized group of people calling/emailing. It wasn’t easy.

7) Australian Premiere

We are getting closer to a plan for a proper Australian Premiere in July. We also have some discussions with distribution companies there.

We need New Zealand to go well first. Stay tuned.

8) German Premiere
Thanks to the work of Anja, Frank, Ira and a bunch of other really amazing Germans, we have interest in the movie from several theaters and distributors. Anja Jochem Skowronek is managing/translating the A Billion Lives German page and it’s up to almost 2000 people! It’s been mindblowing to see how organized and active they are in Germany.
If we keep at this, there will be a wide release throughout all of Germany, possibly Austria and Switzerland too. Our biggest hurdle now is preparing the movie for a German audience.
9) Norwegian Premiere

Lisbet Fjølstad has been helping/translating the A Billion Lives Norwegian page. We now have growing interest from movie distributors there.

10) French Premiere
We will have a premiere in France, a country that has been so wonderfully supportive. I’ve traveled there three times in the past year and their support has been amazing. Same as all the premieres, our goal will be to put together an event that will capture the attention of the media and public.
11) Swedish Premiere
We just launched an A Billion Lives Swedish page after Ubbe Strihagen offered to help translate. He’s also done a lot of work reaching out to movie distributors there as well. There are conversations happening and I’m confident that the Swedish people will get a chance to see A Billion Lives.

12) The United Kingdom

We’d really really really like to host a UK Premiere soon. Our friends in Scotland did their best to bring the movie to a film festival in Edinburgh, but we just found out the festival wasn’t interested in the topic.

Despite having several prominent UK thinkers in the movie, we are not seeing much other interest at this time from the UK. Hopefully that will change soon.

After we finish in theaters and have enough attention, we will release the film digitally, and then on DVD/BluRay in fall.

Closing Thoughts

I get about 100 requests a day for the movie. In different languages. In different cities.

Our message is needed.

Hopefully Hollywood will hear your voice, see the potential, and decide to back the film. Then it will be instantly everywhere.
Until then, we’re going to do this the best way we can. Step by step. Building an audience.

Building momentum.

Thanks for your help,

– Aaron Biebert & the team
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The U.S. Army needs your Vape before Deployment

The U.S. Army needs your Vape before Deployment
VapeSling® is donating  Average Joe HP slings for the troops to not lose or break their vape while in IRAQ.
They are Army Regulation “Subdued Black” Stitched cradle, with Black and Camo cording. Army VapeSlingers!
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The U.S Army SGT (E-5) Contacted VSLLC via our website contact from. He wrote the following. When he provides the photos, we will post them.
POSTED 5/1/16

Comment: Hi, my name is SGT Adrian Pagan and I’m currently stationed at Ft Campbell, KY. My unit, 1/75 CAV, 1SBCT, 101 Airbone will be deploying to Iraq next month. I’m contacting you because I quit smoking and started to vape 13 November 2015 and it’s amazing what it has done for my physical fitness. I have 3 soldiers that would love to start to vape also but they’re very hesitant because stores around Ft Campbell are taking advantage of soldiers when it comes to Mod’s, tanks, RDA’s, coils, juice, etc… It will be extremely amazing if your company could sponsor our unit or my 3 soldiers with the hardware necessary to make the transition. It would mean the world to me if your company would be able to help us. Thank you very much.

SGT Pagan, Adrian
BTRP, 1/75 CAV, OPS NCO
101 AIRBONE, Ft CAMPBELL

POSTED 5/2/16
I requested a story and deployment date from the SGT. This is what he wrote:
SGT Adrian Pagan Comment: As you know in the Army…. I can’t give you a direct day on when we’ll be deploying. (OPSEC)…. But I can tell you that it’s going to be towards the end of this month. So no worries on me been overseas before the package gets here!!!!! So go ahead and send the package!!!!. I will be getting a picture of my entire Section to show you all the guys that will be benefiting from your sling products.
 
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SGT Pagan Adrian Story;
 
Well, On 13 November 2015, my daughter Cassie (14) told me that she wanted something from me for X-mas. She’s daddy’s girl so I said anything you want…? She said that she would hate for me not to be able to give her away on her wedding because I’ve been smoking for 14 yrs.  So her and I went to a shop here on Ft Campbell called Saturn and they explained to me how does vape works and how beneficial it’s compared to regular smoking. A Co-worker, SPC Inostrosa, happen to had an IPV2 and he let me borrow the mod with the tank that was there so I didn’t had to buy a new one. I replaced the coils and for  the pack of cigarettes that I was carrying, they exchanged my pack for a 30ml bottle of Cherry-Lemonade ICE 6mg. From then, I was hooked with my mod.
 
 
Hope you enjoyed my story and I’ll try to get some of my soldiers to also share their stories.
Thanks for everything and thank you for your support.
Posted 5/13/16
SGT Adrian Pagan Comments: Sorry for the delayed e-mail. Not sure if you’re tracking but we got a lot of classes that we have to go thru and its hard to get all of them together at one time and also, 1 soldiers from 3rd BDE was killed at Ft Polk LA during a live range training. So they have us here doing a bunch of safety classes. Hope you like the pics, a little blurry but we all love your product. Thanks for everything.
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SGT Adrian Pagan Comments: 3 weeks before we go. They pushed it back a week due to the accident in FT Polk, LA. So still got some time to receive some donation. Do you have some on standby? Would love to help my last 3 soldiers with starter kits… Thank for everything.
Please contact SGT Pagan Adrian to thank him for his service
Please wish him and his unit the best of luck next Month:  Email: [email protected]
We know your donations will keep them healthy and stealthy.
Stealth Reason: Cigarette lighting or just the glow, will give any soldiers position away. Mainly from the smell or sight in the night.

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Vape news: ABillionLives Film Update

Vape news: ABillionLives Film Update

Moving Forward
Our first date.
June 16thOn that day, A Billion Lives will play at the Palace of Culture during the Global Forum on Nicotine. Click here to see their announcement

Other exciting announcements & dates are pending. June 16th will not be the first time the film is shown.
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A Billion Lives on The Morning Blend

Molly Fay, a television journalist and host of The Morning Blend had me on her show today to talk about social media.

We ended up talking about A Billion Lives.

Later on, she posted this. I get worried when mainstream media leaders stick their necks out to help us. All too often, corrupt or brainwashed people come out to beat them up.

If we want more mainstream journalists to take our movement seriously, we need to support them.

Can you “Love” her post, comment with general support for the topic (keep it focused on helping smokers), and share it?

They might have us on the program later to focus on the film, so I want to show how supportive we can be.

Click here to see what she said
Film Festivals
We need your help.
We’re reaching out to the following film festivals all over the world to see if there is interest in premiering the film in their city/country.

They are going through thousands of films and are very busy, so I would encourage you to contact them.

Let them hear how important this topic is.

April
Tribeca Film Festival – New York, NY
Hot Docs Film Festival – Toronto, Canada
France in May
Cannes
UK in June
Edinburgh International Film Festival
Sheffield Doc/Fest

If you’d like to see A Billion Lives at other film festivals, please have them contact us.

That’s all for now. Please support Molly and other intelligent journalists and we’ll have more big news soon.

Thanks!

– Aaron Biebert & the team
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NEW: VapeSling® V2.0 HandCheck HP Style

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NEW: VapeSling® V2.0 HandCheck HP Style

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