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Hello All,

We are excited to announce the launch of the Regal Marketplace, a private digital space created specifically for our employees. Whether you are looking to post items for free, organize a garage sale, share upcoming local events, or post miscellaneous news, this is your new go-to platform.

What is the Regal Marketplace? It is a secure, internal-only site designed to help us stay connected. To ensure the platform remains professional, safe, and 100% spam-free, we have implemented an invite-only approval process.

How to Join:

1. Sign Up: Visit the registration page: https://regallakeland.github.io/Regal-Marketplace
2. Create Your Account: Fill out the registration form with your chosen username.
3. Agree to Rules: You will need to review and agree to the community rules before accessing the website.
4. Wait for Admin Approval: Once you submit, your account is sent for review. I will be personally approving each request to ensure only verified team members have access.
5. Log In: As soon as your account is approved, you will be cleared to log in and start posting!

Support & Questions: If you run into any issues during the sign-up or approval process, please reach out to our site administrators:

• Janni Rivera: janni.r@regallakeland.com
• Michael Hall: michael.h@regallakeland.com  (Honda Service Advisor)

Our goal is to provide a helpful tool for everyone at Regal to share and find what they need within our own community.

See you on the Marketplace!

THANK YOU MICHAEL HALL FOR DEVELOPING THIS WEBSITE FOR OUR EMPLOYEES!!

If you are getting these emails, then YES it is ok to click and complete the training course. This is mandatory for ALL employees for keeping our computers and our customers information safe.

Just a snapshot of information you will learn about:

ELECTRONIC SAFEGUARDS

This is a sample of what your email will look like:

Think about what lives in yours.

Bank statements. Doctor results. Your retirement account, your mortgage company, every streaming service, every store you’ve ever bought anything from. And every single password reset link on the planet lands right there.

A criminal doesn’t need to hack your bank. They just need your inbox. One account. Every other door swings wide open. That’s not a flaw. That’s how email was designed to work. And most people protect it with the same password they’ve used for years and years.

Nope. Not anymore.

🔑 Here’s how fast it happens

Hackers go to your bank’s website. Click “Forgot Password.” Type your email. The bank sends a reset link straight to your inbox. The criminal, already inside, clicks it, creates a new password and walks right in. Then they do it to your Amazon. Your PayPal. Your brokerage. Each one takes about 60 seconds. It’s less effort than ordering a pizza.

The FBI calls this account takeover fraud. And 81% of victims said they thought they were “pretty careful” about security beforehand.

1. Get a real password. Under 16 characters or reused anywhere? Change it today!!

2. Turn on two-factor authentication. But not the text version. SMS codes can be hijacked through SIM swap attacks, where a criminal calls your carrier, sweet-talks a rep and transfers your number to their phone. It’s terrifyingly easy. Use Google Authenticator instead.

3. Audit every app connected to your inbox. Every “Sign in with Google” click handed that app a key to your email. Some read your messages. Some send emails as you. Do it now: myaccount.google.com > Security > Third-party apps with account access.

Your bank has a fraud department. Your credit card has zero-liability protection. Nobody is covering your email. That one is entirely on you.

Prayer is simply an honest, ongoing conversation with God. 

Jesus tells us that God knows what we need (Matthew 6:8), but He still wants us to come and tell Him what’s on our minds. He’s a good Father who cares for us (Matthew 7:11). He wants to speak into our circumstances, comfort our hearts, and shape our perspectives. 

He loves giving good gifts to His children—gifts they want, long for, and ask for. But sometimes, what we want isn’t actually good for us.

When Jesus says in Matthew 7:8, “Ask, and it will be given to you,” He isn’t saying that we will get everything we ask for…

God cannot—and will not—give us anything that contradicts His character. God will only give us what is good, and sometimes a “no” from God is the response we actually need. But He still wants us to bring Him all our desires, and if we ask for anything that aligns with His will, He hears us. (1 John 5:14)

So how do we discover God’s will?

We spend time with Him.

The more we get to know God, the more we will understand His character. And it’s only when we understand His character that we will ask for things that align with His will.

Jesus’ words in Matthew 7 are a promise that when we ask for God, He gives us Himself. When we humbly seek God, He finds us. And when we come to Him as we are, He welcomes us with open arms.

When we draw near to God, He will draw near to us. And when He draws near, He transforms the way we think, renews our minds, restores our souls, and leads us down paths that are for our good and His glory.

🦄 The myths that got all of us

Closing background apps saves battery. Nope. Completely backward. Apple confirmed it directly: Force-closing apps and reopening them uses more battery than leaving them alone. Your phone manages its own memory just fine. You swiping everything away actually works against it. Put the phone down.

Incognito mode makes you private. I want to grab people by the shoulders on this one. Incognito only hides your history from other people on your device. That’s it. Your internet provider still sees every site you visit. Websites still log your IP address. Google knows it’s you. Incognito is a privacy curtain inside your own house. It does nothing about the people outside.

Deleting a photo means it’s gone. It isn’t. On iPhone, deleted photos sit in your Recently Deleted album for 30 days, fully visible to anyone who picks up your phone. On Android, same story. And if you have iCloud or Google Photos backup turned on? You have to delete them in at least three separate places to get anywhere close to actually gone. People have discovered this the hard way during breakups, job interviews and phone repairs.

🔋 The one quietly killing your battery tonight

Charging to 100% every night feels responsible. It isn’t. Lithium batteries degrade fastest at the extremes. Apple, Samsung and Google all recommend keeping your charge between 20% and 80%.

On Android: Go to Settings > Battery > Charging Optimization.  On iPhone: Settings > Battery > Charging. Turn on optimized charging right now. Your battery will last years longer.

That “unsubscribe” button isn’t helping you. It’s confirming you’re real. Every time you click it, you’re telling spammers your address is live, and someone reads it.