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Meet TikTok’s most controversial band of 2021. - by Julian Rizzo-Smith 26 Apr 2021 A new controversial internet band named Tramp Stamps is being labelled as an “industry plant” by TikTokers. But, who exactly is Tramp Stamps, why are they so controversial, and what exactly is an industry plant? WATCH: Tramp Stamps - I d Rather Die Music Video Tramp Stamps is a new internet band composed of singer Marisa Maino, guitarist Caroline Baker and drummer Paige Blue. The pair, who seemingly appeared out of nowhere in November last year, are Gen Z alt-girl culture at its peak: dressed in hair dyes of blue, pink and purple, ripped fishnet stockings, dramatic tie-dyes and jean short-shorts, the pair say they’re “three girls [who] got drunk at a bar and wrote a song.” ....
is putting human faces to some of the innovative startups, investments, and policy formations driving the technology sector across Africa. This week, award-winning musician, Bez Idakula is our subject and we explore his life as an independent artist and his journey to establishing a space for music and tech in Africa. Sometimes the things we love find us early. Music found Bez during the bonfire nights that occurred frequently when he was a boy in Jos. While wood burned, he would sit by his father and learn to play the guitar. Many years later, Bez Idakula, an award-winning multi-instrumentalist, played to crowds of thousands across the world. ....
Dump truck on rubber tracks. reporter: so, ken, how will obama care impact your business? well, initially we don t think there is an immediate impact. the worry we have looking forward is what will obama care do to the rise in premium rates from the insurance companies within virginia. if we re faced with 50, 60, 70% increase in premium costs that we have to pass to our employees, then we have a new decision to make. and that decision is do we leave the traditional health insurance marketplace and force our employees into the exchange, or do we force our employees to pay a greater part of their take-home salaries? if it ends up providing more health insurance to a broader swath of people, then great. but the problems for small businesses like mine is it going to come at a cost that forces me to make some really difficult ....
well, i tell people it s a dump truck on rubber tracks. reporter: so, ken, how will obama care impact your business? well, initially we don t think there is an immediate impact. the worry we have looking forward is what will obama care do to the rise in premium rates from the insurance companies within virginia. if we re faced with 50, 60, 70% increase in premium costs that we have to pass to our employees, then we have a new decision to make. and that decision is do we leave the traditional health insurance marketplace and force our employees into the exchange, or do we force our employees to pay a greater part of their take-home salaries? if it ends up providing more health insurance to a broader swath of people, then great. but the problems for small businesses like mine is it going to come at a cost that forces me to make some really difficult ....