Heroic Rescues and Real Life or Death Stories in the New Drama Packed Series HÉROES EN UNIFORME

February 13, 2019

MIAMI, Feb. 13, 2019 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — These heroes do not wear capes or have super powers, but they dedicate their lives to save others. A group of firefighters, paramedics, and police officers from a fire station in Brownsville, Texas, show their daily work and reveal a universe of extreme, dramatic and impactful stories in HÉROES EN UNIFORME, the new Discovery en Español documentary series premiering March 3 at 9pm E/P.

Fire stations wake up to new and unexpected challenges every day. They can receive a call for a victim trapped in a hotel; a man impaled on the border; an arson in a thrift shop; a group of pregnant women trapped inside a crashed car at the border; or a man suffering a heart attack in mid-flight. Regardless the emergency, these HÉROES EN UNIFORME will come to the rescue and save the day.

Through testimonies of victims, relatives, witnesses and fire station members, each episode features true heroic rescues and impactful cases. The series main characters – the extremely demanding Chief with the kind heart, the newbie that is getting used to the job, the paramedic whose father gave his life in service, and the engine driver whose job is to make every second count- honor their department motto “Courage, Commitment, and Compassion” with their heroic and invaluable daily work.

HÉROES EN UNIFORME will be available in the “Discovery en Español GO” app and will have exclusive material on its social platforms. For more information, follow the series on facebook.com/discoveryenespanol and Instagram @discoveryenespanol.

About Discovery en Español
Discovery en Español connects Spanish-speaking viewers in the U.S. to the world and all its wonder and possibilities. It provides quality programming focusing on bold storytelling across core genres including adventure, ingenuity, natural history, investigation and current affairs. Created by Discovery Communications, Discovery en Español is widely distributed on Hispanic tier packages throughout the country. Discovery reaches audiences across screens through digital first programming from Discovery VR, over the top offerings Eurosport Player and Dplay, as well as TV Everywhere products comprising the GO portfolio of TVE apps and Discovery K!ds Play. It also reaches audiences across screens on the ”Discovery en Español GO”TV Everywhere app Everywhere (Android: http://bit.ly/2w6Spod iOS: http://apple.co/2fiMNE3). For more information, please follow us on Facebook at facebook.com/discoveryenespanol, Twitter @DiscoveryenESP and Instagram @discoveryenespanol.

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Bobby Saadian Appointed to 5 Leadership Boards for 2019

February 13, 2019

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LOS ANGELES, Feb. 13, 2019 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Wilshire Law Firm would like to congratulate Founding President and Managing Attorney Bobby Saadian, Esq., JD/MBA, for being appointed to serve in 5 legal leadership positions in 2019. Saadian’s active involvement in both the legal community and the community at-large culminated with his selection to the following Boards:

2019 President, The National Trial Lawyers Motor Vehicle Trial Lawyers Association—Top 25
Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA) Board of Governors
Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC) Board of Directors
Pepperdine Law Dean’s Council
Los Angeles Trial Lawyers’ Charities (LATLC) Board of Directors

Mr. Saadian founded Wilshire Law Firm in 2007, and since that time he has earned a reputation for innovative legal leadership, recovering more than $350 million on behalf of his clients. After learning of his appointments, Saadian credited his “outstanding team of more than 100 legal professionals and his current and former clients for the opportunity to serve them.”

“I look forward to building on the successes we’ve already had and continuing to grow the reach of Wilshire Law Firm’s legal advocacy through these positions,” said Saadian.

The National Trial Lawyers Motor Vehicle Trial Lawyers Association—Top 25 is designed to “help [their] members become the strongest and most effective litigators in the country.” Membership is reviewed annually and limited to the top 25 lawyers in each state.

Began in 1949 as a series of informal meetings, the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles has grown from just 50 members to an organization of more than 3,000 attorney members who are committed to “protect[ing] people from unsafe products, unsafe medicine, unfair business practices and unscrupulous, negligent corporate conduct.”

The Consumer Attorneys of California stand up for Californians throughout the state by reviewing and proposing bills and regulations designed to protect the rights of people against corporate lobbyists.

Mr. Saadian will serve as an original member of the new Pepperdine Law Dean’s Council. He additionally serves as an Executive Board Member for the Los Angeles Trial Lawyers’ Charities (LATLC), which supports many charitable initiatives related to issues such as childhood education and homelessness. In 2017, Saadian started Wilshire Law Firm’s Academic Scholarship Program.

For more information about Wilshire Law Firm, or to get started with your free case consultation, call us today at (800) 522-7274 or complete our online contact form.

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Professional Basketball All-Star Al Horford Tips Off 2019 With ‘BUILT WITH CHOCOLATE MILK’™ Campaign

February 13, 2019

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WASHINGTON, Feb. 13, 2019 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Professional basketball All-Star, Al Horford, has a strong history of battling in the paint, both offensively and defensively. A true triple-threat – scoring, rebounding and assisting – Horford has continuously played at a high level, earning the right to be named an All-Star five times, a testament to his balanced approach to recovery and nutrition. As he looks to continue a successful season in the Eastern Conference – and help lead his team to a championship win in 2019 – Horford will show how chocolate milk is key for recovery.

Since entering the league as the third overall draft pick in 2007, Horford has been a force to reckon with, as one of only two players who has earned 11 consecutive trips to the postseason. Horford has dominated on the court, and it had appeared as if nothing could slow his game down until a pectoral injury in 2013 threatened everything, and forced him out for the season and into surgery. With his love for the game in the balance, Horford got serious about recovering the right way, which included switching up some of his nutrition practices. After working with a nutritionist, Horford quickly learned that his body was missing the proper nutrients he needed to recover and added lowfat chocolate milk to his training regimen. Backed by more than 20 studies, real chocolate milk has the high-quality protein to build lean muscle and nutrients to help replenish muscles.

BUILT WITH CHOCOLATE MILK: Posting up with Al

One of the best big men in the league, Al Horford will be the face of the new national BUILT WITH CHOCOLATE MILK TV and digital campaign set to spotlight his balanced approach to performance, recovery and nutrition, debuting on February 14. For the first time, the campaign is bilingual, making Horford the first-ever Hispanic athlete on the roster. Fans will learn his secret to rebounding after strenuous games and workouts and will be able to watch exclusive content featuring the power forward.

“I always drank chocolate milk growing up and I remember my grandmother would always have it when I would visit her in the Dominican Republic – that’s when it all started,” said Horford. “When I moved to the States at 14, my dad and stepmom continued to buy it for me, but as I got older and played more, I gave it up for drinks I assumed were better for performance. I quickly learned that I was lacking in important nutrients, and that water alone couldn’t replenish my body sufficiently. After working with a nutritionist, they turned me back onto chocolate milk, which is now my secret weapon after workouts.”

A Championship Roster

Horford joins a strong roster of elite athletes who choose chocolate milk as their post-workout drink of choice, including tennis star Sloane Stephens, three-time Triathlon World Champion Mirinda Carfrae and professional racing cyclist Alison Tetrick.

“Al has a unique story centered on making important nutrition choices, including chocolate milk as his recovery beverage, which we are thrilled to highlight as the cornerstone of the 2019 BUILT WITH CHOCOLATE MILK campaign,” said Miranda Abney, Senior Marketing Director at the Milk Processor Education Program (MilkPEP). “He is committed to what really matters to him – overall balance, his performance on the court and spending time with his family off of it. We are proud to welcome Al to our team.”

Chocolate Milk: Built With Science

With natural, high-quality protein to build lean muscle, fluids and electrolytes to replace what’s lost in sweat, calcium for strong bones, and the right carbohydrate to protein ratio to refuel exhausted muscles – lowfat chocolate milk is the real deal for real recovery. And, not only does chocolate milk have what your body needs to recover post-workout, it’s a delicious, satisfying drink. More than 20 scientific studies, conducted with athletes from sports spanning running, cycling, swimming, rock climbing and soccer, support the benefits of recovering after strenuous exercise with the high-quality protein and other nutrients in lowfat chocolate milk. In fact, drinking chocolate milk after a tough workout could give athletes a performance edge, according to a growing body of research. One study found that following an exhausting ride, trained cyclists had significantly more power and rode faster, shaving an average of six minutes, from their ride time. In a time trial later that same day when they recovered with real lowfat chocolate milk, compared to a carbohydrate sports drink or calorie-free beverage.^{^[i]} Other research suggests that including chocolate milk’s high-quality protein as part of a regular workout and recovery routine could support real results through helping athletes gain more lean muscle and lose fat, when compared to athletes who recovered with a typical sports drink.^{^[ii]}^{, ^[iii], ^[iv]}

To learn more about the BUILT WITH CHOCOLATE MILK campaign, the real science behind the recovery benefits of lowfat chocolate milk, and to watch Al Horfod’s TV spot and exclusive behind-the scenes videos, visit BuiltWithChocolateMilk.com. Join the conversation on Facebook @BuiltWithChocolateMilk, Twitter @Chocolate_Milk and on Instagram @BuiltWithChocolateMilk using #RealWorks.

About the BUILT WITH CHOCOLATE MILK Campaign

The Milk Processor Education Program (MilkPEP), Washington, D.C., is funded by the nation’s milk processors, who are committed to increasing fluid milk consumption. The National Fluid Milk Processor Promotion Board, through MilkPEP, runs the BUILT WITH CHOCOLATE MILK Campaign, a multi-faceted program designed to educate athletes and exercisers about the recovery benefits of real lowfat chocolate milk after strenuous exercise. Lowfat chocolate milk helps athletes refuel, rebuild and reshape after regular exercise – with high quality protein scientifically shown to help repair and rebuild muscles. For more information, go to http://www.BuiltWithChocolateMilk.com/.


[i] Ferguson-Stegall L, McCleave EL, Ding Z, Doerner PG, Wang B, Liao YH, Kammer L, Liu Y, Hwang J, Dessard BM, Ivy JL. Postexercise carbohydrate-protein supplementation improves subsequent exercise performance and intracellular signaling for protein synthesis. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 2011;25:1210-1224.
[ii] Hartman JW, et al. Consumption of fat-free fluid milk following resistance exercise promotes greater lean mass accretion than soy or carbohydrate consumption in young novice male weightlifters. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2007;86:373-381.
[iii] Josse AR, et al. Body composition and strength changes in women with milk and resistance exercise. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 2010;42:1122-1130.
[iv] McCleave EL, et al. Effects of aerobic training and nutritional supplementation on body composition, immune cells and inflammatory markers. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 2011; 23:442.

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Language I/O Offers Multilingual Customer Support Platform Integration with Zendesk

February 13, 2019

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Language I/O is a software company that provides multilingual customer support to those using Zendesk, Salesforce and Oracle.

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Feb. 13, 2019 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Organizations using Zendesk Support can now talk to customers in more than 150 languages using Language I/O Response for support ticket translation, Language I/O Help for Guide article translation and soon to come—Language I/O Chat for multilingual chats.

“74 percent of consumers are more likely to buy a product or service if customer support is offered in their language,” said Language I/O Co-CEO Kaarina Kvaavik. “So, why not offer it on every channel, in every language at the highest quality?”

Using a sophisticated and smart combination of machine translation and professional human translation, Language I/O makes monolingual customer support agents multilingual customer service agents with the click of a button. With Language I/O Response, customers can literally ask a customer service agent a question in a Support ticket in any language and get an accurate response back in their language in a matter of moments regardless of which language the agent speaks. With Language I/O Help, customers can read accurately translated Guide articles to help themselves, negating the need for an email, call, or chat.

These multilingual customer support products create satisfied customers, improve CSat scores and NPS; decrease average abandonment rates; decrease average handling time; increase service level; and decrease resolution time. Language I/O allows customer service teams to meet and exceed these KPIs without hiring multilingual support teams, a savings of up to 40 percent on customer support costs.

“As a customer, we know how challenging it is to get support from a company that cannot effectively communicate with us,” Kvaavik said. “As a business, we know how important it is to deliver superior service to companies such as LinkedIn, Shutterstock and iRobot, that are already working with us. We are absolutely thrilled to add Zendesk to the CRMs we integrate with and we already have numerous companies that have signed on.”

Language I/O products:

Integrate with six different machine translation engines
Automatically train machine translation engines to use customer and industry specific glossaries
Allow agents to choose human professional translations or machine translation on a ticket-by- ticket basis
Encrypt personal data
Allow for selective translation so only a portion of a Support ticket is translated
Use professionally pre-translated templates, macros and auto-responders to reduce cost and improve quality

For more information about Language I/O, click here.

Ivy Hughes
970-631-4389
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Justin F. Marquez joins Wilshire Law Firm

February 13, 2019

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LOS ANGELES, Feb. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Wilshire Law Firm is happy to announce that Justin F. Marquez, Esq., has become the firm’s 13^th attorney since its founding in 2007. Specializing in high-stakes class action litigation, Mr. Marquez frequently represents clients in complex cases—in 2018, he successfully recovered over $10 million in lost wages on behalf of workers. He has experience with Consumer Protection, Wage & Hour Class Actions, Qui Tam Claims, Employee Harassment and Discrimination, and Wrongful Termination cases.

“I’m excited to be joining an award-winning legal team that is as committed to excellence as I am,” said Marquez. “I hope to continue the advancement of Wilshire Law Firm’s advocacy for consumers everywhere.”

Prior to joining Wilshire Law Firm, Mr. Marquez was able to obtain several notable settlements, including a $2.5 million settlement in 2018 in which the district court judge found him to be an “experienced and successful litigator.” His work has received much praise from his legal contemporaries—Mr. Marquez was selected as a Southern California Rising Star by Super Lawyers from 2017 to 2019, and in 2016 and 2017 he received invitations to The National Trial Lawyers: Top 40 under 40. His winning argument in Yocupicio v. PAE Group, LLC, 795 F.3d 1057 (9^th Cir. 2015) has been featured in several prominent outlets, including Wright & Miller’s Federal Practice and Procedure, and can be viewed on YouTube.

Since it was started in 2007 by Founding Partner and Managing Attorney Bobby Saadian, Esq., JD/MBA, Wilshire Law Firm has recovered more than $350 million dollars for our clients. Our firm has steadily grown since then, doubling in size to more than a dozen lawyers within the past year. To get started with your free case consultation, call Wilshire Law Firm today at (800) 522-7274 or fill out our online contact form.

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The Home Depot Named a Leader on Climate Action, Expands 2019 Renewable Energy Initiatives in Wind and Solar

February 13, 2019

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ATLANTA, Feb. 13, 2019 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — The Home Depot^®has been highlighted as a global leader on corporate climate action and continues to pursue its sustainability goals with new renewable energy initiatives in 2019.

CDP, an environmental impact non-profit, has named The Home Depot to its Climate Change “A” List for its actions to cut carbon emissions and mitigate climate risks.

Every year, thousands of companies disclose data about their environmental impacts to CDP for independent assessment and receive scores of A to D- for how effectively they are tackling climate change.

New to The Home Depot’s CDP report this year is its commitment to a Science Based Target for scope 1 and 2 emissions with reduction goals. The company is aiming for a 40% reduction in carbon emissions by 2030 and a 50% reduction by 2035.

“Managing carbon emissions has been a focus for Home Depot for more than 10 years,” says Ron Jarvis, vice president of environmental innovation. “Our dual strategy to reduce our total energy use and create a cleaner energy portfolio has helped us to reduce our absolute carbon emissions by over 3 million metric tons since 2009.”

As a part of its overall renewable energy strategy, The Home Depot is working to procure 135 megawatts of energy from various alternative sources by the end of 2020. To make additional progress toward its goal, The Home Depot is announcing major investments in wind and solar for 2019.

Wind Power Expansion
The Home Depot is expanding its wind-powered renewable energy program by adding a third offsite wind project. The company will purchase enough wind energy from the Pretty Prairie Wind Project in Kansas to power about 40 stores for a year. The home improvement retailer currently partners with two operating wind farms in Texas and Mexico.

The Pretty Prairie Wind Project, owned and operated by a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, is located in Reno County, Kansas. The larger wind farm is expected to create hundreds of construction jobs, up to 20 full-time operational jobs, and provide an estimated $77 million in local community benefits.

Through a 15-year power purchase agreement, The Home Depot will purchase 15 megawatts (MW) of the wind farm’s 220 MW capacity once it is operational in late 2019. The farm will feature 83 wind turbines that can produce enough power to provide more than 50,000 average U.S. homes with clean electricity each year.

Solar Power Expansion
In addition to the Kansas, Texas and Mexico wind farms, the company also procures energy from solar farms in Delaware, Massachusetts and Minnesota with a combined annual output of 25.0 million kilowatt hours (kWh). Forty-five U.S. Home Depot stores now have operational rooftop solar systems, and the company plans to expand its residential rooftop solar offerings.

To learn more about how The Home Depot is reducing its environmental impact visit https://corporate.homedepot.com/responsibility.

About The Home Depot
The Home Depot is the world’s largest home improvement specialty retailer, with 2,286 retail stores in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, 10 Canadian provinces and Mexico. In fiscal 2017, The Home Depot had sales of $100.9 billion and earnings of $8.6 billion. The Company employs more than 400,000 associates. The Home Depot’s stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: HD) and is included in the Dow Jones industrial average and Standard & Poor’s 500 index.

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Gusto TV Comes to VEMOX with Global Cuisine, Edible Art and 30-Minute Recipes

February 13, 2019

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WEST PALM BEACH, Florida, Feb. 13, 2019 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Olympusat’s leading-edge VEMOX streaming platform expands its roster of signature content with the launch of the food and lifestyle channel Gusto TV. This marks Gusto TV‘s official debut in the Latin American market, featuring hundreds of hours of original live and on demand HD programming.

Olympusat Inc. is among the largest independent media companies in the planet and has carved a powerful niche in Spanish network ownership as well as content production and distribution, including technical services such as film dubbing and restoration.

“This is definitely a good recipe,” said Olympusat’s Senior Vice President of Content Acquisition and Channels Aurora Bacquerie about adding Gusto TV to VEMOX’s growing list of channels. “We are confident Gusto TV will feed viewers with a constant buffet of top-notch content for many years to come,” she added.

Gusto TV aims to stimulate both the appetite and imagination with a vast selection of food culture and lifestyle shows. The channel’s Latin audience will soon have access to nine series and five specials, including Flour Power, Spencer’s BIG 30, The Urban Vegetarian, The Latin Kitchen, Crate to Plate, Fish the Dish, One World Kitchen, Road Grill and Spencer & Robert’s Game Day Buffet.

“Launching on VEMOX is a tremendous opportunity to bring Gusto TV to hungry viewers in Latin America and Hispanic audiences in the US,” said Corey Caplan, Senior Director of International Sales, Gusto Worldwide Media. “We’re looking forward to a lasting relationship with Olympusat and can’t wait for VEMOX viewers to get a taste of what Gusto TV has to offer.”

Gusto TV is owned and operated by Canada-based Gusto Worldwide Media, a leading producer of cooking and food-culture programming. The VEMOX streaming or ‘Over the Top’ (OTT) platform features more than 60 SD and HD channels, the majority of which are in Spanish and cater exclusively to a rapidly-surging subscriber base in the US and Latin America. VEMOX is a trademark of Olympusat Inc. and is available on Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick, Google Play, the Apple Store and on many Smart TV brands, including Samsung and LG. To learn more about VEMOX™, please visit vemox.com

About Gusto TV
Gusto TV is the world’s most innovative linear food and lifestyle television channel. From in-studio cooking series featuring creative recipes and dynamic hosts to fascinating documentary and reality series about food culture and sustainability, Gusto TV delivers a diverse mix of engaging and inspiring cooking and lifestyle programming that resonates globally. With hundreds of hours of visually stunning original content, Gusto TV’s internationally acclaimed series include One World Kitchen, The Latin Kitchen, and Crate to Plate.

About Gusto Worldwide Media
Gusto Worldwide Media is a vertically integrated media company that produces, distributes, and broadcasts high-quality food content. Based in Canada, Gusto operates from its state-of-the-art facility which includes a studio, test kitchen, post-production plant, master control, and playout services. Gusto’s proprietary content includes over 500 hours of original food and lifestyle programming with 100 new hours created annually. In 2013, Gusto Worldwide Media launched its linear TV channel and SVOD service Gusto TV in Canada. Gusto TV now operates bespoke channels in the US and Singapore, with more rollouts to come.

About Olympusat
Based in West Palm Beach, FL, Olympusat, Inc. is one of the largest independent media corporations specializing in ownership, distribution, production and technical services. The company has established itself as a leader in the Hispanic television and media space through its 60+ HD Spanish and English-language television networks, among them the top-rated Spanish-language movie channel Cine Mexicano, the popular Ultra HD Plex, and a distinctive religious channels and Specialty Suite representing some of the biggest networks in the industry. Olympusat’s content is comprised of original productions, dubbed content from Europe and Asia and licensed in-language content from the U.S., Spain and Latin America. Olympusat provides Spanish dubbing services in its Mexico City facilities for the USA and Latin-American Hispanic market. Recently Olympusat has launched VEMOX, the white label OTT TV Everywhere B2B solution, available for download in Apple Store (iOS), Google Play Store (Android), Apple TV, Roku, Xbox One, LG Smart TV, and Samsung Smart TVs.

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Hot Tips for a Cool Spring Break in San Antonio

February 13, 2019

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Visitors can enjoy Sand Week at the San Antonio Botanical Garden, as well as fun, family-friendly adventures throughout the city, this Spring Break.

SAN ANTONIO, Feb. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — San Antonio is bursting with rich history and modern attractions. From the spectacular River Walk to thrilling theme parks, the city has activities for families with children of all ages. Combine that with an electrifying food scene, budget-friendly hotels and festive seasonal events, and family vacationers have all they need for the ultimate Spring Break getaway.

Here are a few tips for families planning a swinging Spring Break in San Antonio:

Tots Love Theme Parks
Theme parks aren’t just for adult thrill-seekers. SeaWorld San Antonio will celebrate Sesame Street’s^® 50^th anniversary with a Sesame Street Kids’ Weekend March 2–3. Guests can join Elmo, Cookie Monster, Big Bird and friends for hands-on activities, photos and dancing. The park also will unveil Super Grover’s Box Car Derby, a family-friendly coaster, based on the beloved blue character.

From March 11 – 16, guests will be treated to the “Music, Mutts, Magic and More” celebration featuring musical performances, exhibitions by acrobatic dogs and feats of magic at ultra-accessible™ theme park Morgan’s Wonderland.

Cowboy Boots Encouraged But Not Required for Western Fun
The Briscoe Western Art Museum will host its first Spring Break Ranch Roundup on March 11 from 4-8 p.m. Children’s activities will include games of corn hole, creating their own brand and barrel racing in a secure area, while adults can enjoy grown-up libations and live music.

Beginning March 2, visitors can take in an authentic Western rodeo every Saturday evening at Tejas Rodeo Company. The family-friendly show even has a calf scramble for the kids. Texas-style eats are available on site, and every rodeo is followed by a live country music concert.

Families will explore the role of children on the Texas frontier in the 1800s at the UTSA Institute of Texan Cultures with activities including log cabin chores, map making, corn grinding and frontier games such as marbles, sack races and washers.

Disguise Learning as Fun
For families hoping to sneak in under-the-radar science lessons during Spring Break, the San Antonio Zoo, The DoSeum and The Witte Museum deliver.

Just in time for Spring Break, one of the most endangered species in the world, Southern White Rhinos, will return to the San Antonio Zoo. These majestic creatures will live in an all-new expanded savanna habitat also home to zebras, crown cranes and waterbucks.

At The DoSeum, San Antonio’s museum for kids, new exhibit How People Make Things teaches children about manufacturing processes and how people and technology work together to create everyday objects.

For an out of this world adventure, The Witte Museum’s Planet Pioneers exhibition will show visitors how to explore, adapt and survive on a new planet. Guests can drive a 4-D surface exploration vehicle, land a rocket, experience G-forces in a spinning capsule and more.

Brush Up on Gaming Skills
The latest, state-of-the-art gaming experiences are taking San Antonio by storm, and even experienced gamers may want to brush up on their skills before taking on these immersive challenges.

Six Flags Fiesta Texas‘ new Pirates of the Deep Sea ride pits the cunning skills of guest buccaneers against marauding pirates. Guests compete with fellow shipmates firing at hundreds of themed targets to tally a score of their victory at sea.

At the all-new Andretti Karting & Games, virtual reality stunner Hologate transports multiple players to another world to take on invading aliens, and XD Dark Ride offers a multi-sensory experience where riders battle on-screen enemies while experiencing movement, sound and intense action.

In Dragonfrost™ VR, Dave & Buster’s exclusive virtual reality experience, players embark on a rescue mission where they must restore sunlight and summer to a frozen kingdom overtaken by the evil Ice Prince.

The Beach Isn’t the Only Place to Find Sand
March 8 – 15 is Sand Week at the San Antonio Botanical Garden. Master sand sculptor Ted Seibert will build an amazing sand sculpture, and sand pails and shovels will be available for guests eager to try the craft.

Make Art Interactive
Who says art museums are just for quiet reflection? The San Antonio Museum of Art and the McNay Art Museum are turning up the fun this spring with all-ages activities and entertainment including selfie-stations, yoga, gallery games, floral crown making, food trucks, performances and live music. Plus, the San Antonio Museum of Art will offer complimentary admission on March 12, and the McNay will host Free Family Days March 13–15 from 2–4 p.m. For event details, please visit samuseum.org and mcnay.org.

For more information on Spring Break in San Antonio, go to VisitSanAntonio.com.

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Jamaica Participates in Routes Americas

February 12, 2019

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KINGSTON, Jamaica, Feb. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Jamaica is participating in Routes Americas in Quebec, Canada between 12 and 14 February to promote the country as a tourism and business destination. Routes Americas is top leading summit in the Western Hemisphere for the development of new routes and airlift attended by airline and airport executives from across the region.

Norman Manley International Airport, Kingston, Jamaica

Jamaica’s objective at the event is to attract new flights and airlines to this leading Caribbean destination. The promotion of destination Jamaica is being supported by Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico (GAP), which operates Jamaica’s leading international gateway, Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, and as incoming operator of Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston.

Meetings have been scheduled with 20 airlines based in Canada, the US, the EU and Latin America, including American Airlines, Delta, JetBlue, British Airways, Air Canada, Lufthansa, Southwest, United Airlines and TUI, among several others.

Routes Americas will get the industry geared up for the World Routes 2019 summit to be held in Adelaide, Australia in September, where GAP will intensify the promotion of Jamaica as an investment and tourism destination. The World Routes summit in Adelaide will have a global reach with the participation of airlines based in the EU, Africa, Asia and Australia, many of which do not typically participate in Routes Americas.

GAP is committed to promoting Jamaica as an extraordinary destination with countless natural wonders and an excellent tourism product, as well as for its attractiveness as a destination for foreign investment that promotes the sustainable economic and social development of the country.

About Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico, S.A.B. de C.V. (GAP) is a leading airport operator based in Mexico. GAP holds concessions for the operation of 12 international airports in Mexico and two in Jamaica, providing service to more than 300 destinations via 35 airlines. The company’s shares are listed in Mexico and in New York.

GAP served 40.7m passengers in 2017, an 11.4% increase over 2016.

Airports operated by GAP are based in:

Guadalajara and Tijuana, serving the principal metropolitan areas;
Mexicali, Hermosillo, Los Mochis, Aguascalientes, Guanajuato and Morelia, serving these medium-size developing cities;
La Paz, Los Cabos, Puerto Vallarta, Manzanillo and Montego Bay, leading tourism destinations in Mexico and the Caribbean;
On October 10^th, 2018, GAP announced it had closed the public-private-partnership to operate, modernize and expand Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston, Jamaica.

Airports operated by GAP in Mexico are owned by the Mexican government and operated under a 50-year concession that commenced in 1998 as part of a national initiative to privatize and improve the quality of service and security at airports across the country.

Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay is owned by the Government of Jamaica and operated under a 30-year concession by MBJ Airports, a partnership between GAP and Vantage Airport Group. GAP was awarded a 25-year concession to operate Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston commencing in October 2019.

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Hot Tips for a Cool Spring Break in San Antonio

February 12, 2019

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