THE CUISINE WAR

November 3, 2020

MIAMI, Nov. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — (Rose of Sharon Agency/Alma Entertainment) THE CUISINE WAR is Heating Up!! This Comedy Feature Film will be cooking up a storm about Food, Culture & Who’s Number One in the Kitchen. The Culinary World will never be the same!

Let’s make some room for comedy during this Covid-19 pandemic. The world needs a little more cuisine and a lot more comical relief.

In the film, THE CUISINE WAR, Jack’s critique has brought down elevated prestigious restaurants all throughout the world. When his newly appointed Editor; Isabella; (Mara Lane) hires Charlie (Jonathan Rhys Meyers), an “Undercover Food Critic”, Jack’s world is turned upside down.

Charlie and Jack are now competing against each other in the Culinary World on the Highest Level, Engaging in Tactical Warfare. This change to Jack’s peaceful life, starts a War!!

Jonathan Cheban “The Food God” is the Galloping Gourmet Guru who takes this adventure to other dimensions. His multi-faceted character intertwines with Jack’s daughter and creates havoc for Jack in many ways.

Arthur (Billy Zane) is Jack’s best friend and confidante in this epic battle for Culinary Domination and Claire Forlani, plays the role of Zoe, a renowned journalist and Isabella’s supportive friend on this Wild Ride.

Reserve your Seat Now!! We’re Fired Up!

The Filet Mignon could Never be Hotter or Juicier!

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Mazda Reports October Sales Results

November 3, 2020

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IRVINE, California, Nov. 3, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) today reported total October sales of 22,736 vehicles, an increase of 16.5 percent compared to October 2019. Year-to-date sales totaled 226,016 vehicles; a decrease of 0.7 percent compared to the same time last year. With 28 selling days in October, compared to 27 the year prior, the company posted an increase of 12.3 percent on a Daily Selling Rate (DSR) basis.

Sales Highlights

Sales of the CX-5 saw its best October ever with 11,890 vehicles sold.
Sales of the CX-9 saw its second-best October with 2,382 vehicles sold.
Sales of the MX-5 saw its best October since 2015 with 851 vehicles sold.
CPO sales totaled 6,310 vehicles in October, an increase of 24 percent compared to October 2019, and achieved its best October.

Mazda Motor de Mexico (MMdM) reported October sales of 4,428 vehicles, a decrease 4.7 percent compared to October last year. Year-to-date sales decreased 26 percent, with 35,506 vehicles sold.

Mazda North American Operations is headquartered in Irvine, California, and oversees the sales, marketing, parts and customer service support of Mazda vehicles in the United States and Mexico through approximately 620 dealers. Operations in Mexico are managed by Mazda Motor de Mexico in Mexico City. For more information on Mazda vehicles, including photography and B-roll, please visit the online Mazda media center at InsideMazda.MazdaUSA.com/Newsroom.

Follow MNAO’s social media channels through Twitter and Instagram at @MazdaUSA and Facebook at Facebook.com/MazdaUSA.


	Month-To-Date				Year-To-Date

	October	October	YOY %	% MTD	October	October	YOY %	% MTD
	2020	2019	Change	DSR	2020	2019	Change	DSR

Mazda3	2,570	3,481	(26.2)%	(28.8)%	27,739	43,987	(36.9)%	(37.4)%
Mazda6	1,356	1,095	23.8%	19.4%	13,321	18,380	(27.5)%	(28.1)%
MX-5 Miata	851	494	72.3%	66.1%	7,503	6,845	9.6%	8.8%
CX-3	473	1,386	(65.9)%	(67.1)%	7,485	13,166	(43.1)%	(43.6)%
CX-30	3,214	0			31,007	0
CX-5	11,890	10,970	8.4%	4.5%	116,167	124,672	(6.8)%	(7.5)%
CX-9	2,382	2,094	13.8%	9.7%	22,794	20,637	10.5%	9.6%


CARS	4,777	5,070	(5.8)%	(9.1)%	48,563	69,212	(29.8)%	(30.4)%
TRUCKS	17,959	14,450	24.3%	19.8%	177,453	158,475	12.0%	11.1%

TOTAL	22,736	19,520	16.5%	12.3%	226,016	227,687	(0.7)%	(1.5)%


*Selling Days	28	27			258	256

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The Movement Toward Social Justice in Public Health – the 5th Annual California Alcohol Policy Alliance (CAPA) Summit Will Take Place Virtually November 6, 13, 20, 2020

November 3, 2020

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SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — California Alcohol Policy Alliance (CAPA), and Alcohol Justice, are pleased to announce the dates and times for the 5th Annual CAPA Summit – The Movement Toward Social Justice in Public Health. The virtual event will take place this year via Zoom over the first three Fridays in November. #CAPASummit2020 registration is fast and free for CAPA member agencies, and just $10 for qualified non-members for all three days. Pre-registration is required.

“COVID-19 presented us with a major challenge for our annual summit,” said Veronica de Lara, Co-Chair of CAPA. “Though we cannot come together with members from throughout the state to celebrate our victories and plan new strategies, I think the virtual turnout will produce unexpected excitement and opportunities for great personal and organizational growth.”

Participation will be spread over three successive Fridays beginning this Friday, November 6^th. On each Friday there will be two two-hour sessions with the first starting at 9:30 and the second at 12:30.

Summit topics and speakers include:
DAY 1 – Equity, Alcohol Injustice

Chanchanit (Chancee) Martorell, Thai Community Development Center
Kandee Lewis, Positive Results Corporation
Jose Guevara-Johnson, The Wall Las Memorias Project
Tasha R. Fridia, JD, Tribal Law and Policy Institute
Yvette Lopez-Ledesma, The Wilderness Society
Dinora Heredia, A.K.A. Fémina Fatal, Batallones Femeninos

DAY 2 – COVID-19 and Alcohol

Dr. Barbara Ferrer, L.A. County Department of Public Health
Dr. Lello Tesema, L.A. County Department of Public Health Division of Substance Abuse Prevention & Control (SAPC)
Diana Zúñiga, L.A. County Department of Health Services, Alternatives to Incarceration Workgroup
Nicolle Perras, L.A. County Department of Public Health
Nelly Arias, L.A. County Department of Mental Health
Franklin Romero, L.A. County Department of Mental Health
Raul M. Herrera, AJUPEME USA – Turtle Island, International Ulama Mesoamerican Hip-Ballgame association
Carson Benowitz-Fredricks, MSPH, CHES, Alcohol Justice
Vanessa Ramirez Garcia, Future Leaders of America
Xavier Flores, Pueblo y Salud, Inc.

DAY 3 – Social Justice-Informed Policy

Antonio Cortez Appling, The Long Beach Poetry Slam
Brian “SuperB” Oliva, Multi-title slam champion, Slam Poetry Coach
Kat Magill, 2x National Poetry Slam finalist, HBO Def Jam Poet,
Brenda Villanueva, Co-chair, Los Angeles Drug and Alcohol Policy Alliance
Gilbert Mora, MS, Co-chair, California Alcohol Policy Alliance
Jorge Castillo, Alcohol Justice
Raul Verdugo, Alcohol Justice
Veronica De Lara, MPA, Co-chair, California Alcohol Policy Alliance
Mayra Jimenez, Alcohol Justice

“The COVID-19 pandemic has shown us that public health needs to be reevaluated to provide fair access to all, especially for low earning communities and communities of color,” stated California Assemblymember Moique Limón. “A pandemic of this magnitude comes with many risks and concerns beyond the virus. Losing a loved one, a job, and not interacting with those around you can be very difficult, and for many, it is challenging to seek help. I applaud CAPA for having conversations about the risk of alcohol abuse during these times and interconnecting social justice with public health as we continue seeing the need for improvement in our system.”

“As a project of Alcohol Justice, CAPA has truly developed a dynamic character all its own,” said Bruce Lee Livingston, MPP, Executive Director / CEO of Alcohol Justice. “CAPA has provided a strong presence and a unified voice on alcohol policy to many organizations and individuals throughout the state who are deeply concerned about alcohol’s influence on their communities. We couldn’t be prouder of their leadership role over the past two years in stopping California legislation to expand last call beyond 2 a.m. We look forward to supporting CAPA’s continued advocacy in the years to come.”

CAPA Member Organizations:
Alcohol Justice	Lutheran Office of Public Policy – CA
Alcohol-Narcotics Education Foundation of California	MFI Recovery Center
ADAPP, Inc.	Mountain Communities Family Resource Center
ADAPT San Ramon Valley	National Asian Pacific American Families Against Substance Abuse
Bay Area Community Resources	National Council on Alcoholism & Drug Dependence – Orange County
Behavioral Health Services, Inc.	Partnership for a Positive Pomona
CA Council on Alcohol Problems	Paso por Paso, Inc.
CASA for Safe & Healthy Neighborhoods	Project SAFER
Center for Human Development	Pueblo y Salud
Center for Open Recovery	Reach Out
DogPAC of San Francisco	San Marcos Prevention Coalition
Dolores Huerta Foundation	San Rafael Alcohol & Drug Coalition
Eden Youth & Family Center	SAY San Diego
Institute for Public Strategies	Saving Lives Drug & Alcohol Coalition
FASD Network of Southern CA	South Orange County Coalition
Friday Night Live Partnership	Tarzana Treatment Centers, Inc.
Koreatown Youth & Community Center	The Wall Las Memorias Project
Laytonville Healthy Start	UCEPP Social Model Recovery Systems
L.A. County Friday Night Live	Women Against Gun Violence
L.A. Drug & Alcohol Policy Alliance (L.A.DAPA)	Youth For Justice
L.A. County Office of Education

CAPA Mission:
The California Alcohol Policy Alliance (CAPA) shall unite diverse organizations and communities in California to protect health and safety, and prevent alcohol-related harm through statewide action.

CAPA Platform:
Current core issues leading to specific advocacy and policy change action items.

Raise the price of alcohol through taxes and fees, supporting the “Charge for Harm” concept that the industry should pay for treatment, prevention and all other costs to government.
Limit alcohol advertising in all media, especially on government-controlled property and where children or targeted populations are exposed.
Make the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control effective, efficient, transparent, and accountable to public health and safety concerns of the community, and not to cater to industry profits and license expediency, through policies that reduce alcohol outlet density and increase funding for alcohol control, regulation, and enforcement.
Eliminate product lines (such as alcopops and malt liquors) oriented to underage youth and vulnerable or targeted populations.
Reduce the allowable blood alcohol content for drivers as “Point .05 Saves Lives”
Improve labelling and out-of-home advertising of all alcohol products to ensure a) no marketing to youth, b) no indications of unsubstantiated health claims, c) display of alcohol content by volume and percentage and d) display of harms.

For daily summit updates and schedules go to: https://alcoholpolicyalliance.org/
On Twitter @CAPA_Alcohol
On Instagram @caalcoholpolicy
On Facebook @AlcoholPolicyAlliance

CONTACT:	Michael Scippa 415 548-0492
	Jorge Castillo 213 840-3336
	Mayra Jimenez 323 683-4687

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The Home Depot to Host Third Quarter 2020 Earnings Conference Call on November 17

November 3, 2020

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ATLANTA, Nov. 3, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — The Home Depot^®, the world’s largest home improvement retailer, announced today that it will hold its Third Quarter 2020 Earnings Conference Call on Tuesday, November 17, at 9 a.m. ET.

A webcast will be available by logging onto http://ir.homedepot.com/events-and-presentations and selecting the Third Quarter Earnings Conference Call icon. The webcast will be archived and available beginning at approximately noon on November 17.

The Home Depot is the world’s largest home improvement specialty retailer, with 2,295 retail stores in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, 10 Canadian provinces and Mexico. In fiscal 2019, The Home Depot had sales of $110.2 billion and earnings of $11.2 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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Acura Reigns Supreme at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca

November 3, 2020

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Helio Castroneves and Ricky Taylor scored their fourth IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship win of the season today as Acura dominated overall and in the GTD division to win both classes at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California.

MONTEREY, California, Nov. 1, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Acura resumed its race-winning ways in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Sunday at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, scoring its second sweep of the 2020 season with a 1-2 finish overall and in DPi for Acura Team Penske, and a 1-3 result in GTD for the Meyer Shank Racing Acura NSX GT3 Evos.

As a result of today’s wins – the best combined finish for Acura in the three years the company has been contesting both DPi and GTD – Acura goes to the season finale at Sebring International Raceway leading the IMSA Manufacturers’ and Drivers’ championships GTD; and the Drivers’ Championship in DPi; while trails in the DPi Manufacturers’ Championship by just a single point.

Acura Team Penske
Pole qualifier Juan Pablo Montoya and co-driver Dane Cameron dominated today’s two-hour, 40-minute contest, leading 104 laps before allowing teammate Ricky Taylor to move to the front for the final minutes, as Taylor and co-driver Helio Castroneves are better placed in the overall championship battle.

The late-race swap enabled Castroneves and Taylor to score their fourth win from eight races this season, moving the pair to the top of the championship with 242 points to 240 for Wayne Taylor Racing drivers Renger van der Zande and Ryan Briscoe, who finished sixth today.

Montoya took charge of the two-hour, 40-minute contest in the #6 Acura ARX-05 right from the green flag, while outside front-row starter Castroneves slotted into second as the pair of Acuras led the 29-car starting field. Montoya soon established a comfortable, eight-second lead before handing off the driving duties to Cameron at the first scheduled pit stop. Cameron maintained the advantage for the #6 Acura ARX-05 throughout the next two stints, building a lead of as much as 12 seconds.

Meanwhile, Castroneves survived an early scare when contact with the GTLM Corvette of Jordan Taylor resulted in the Acura losing a front aerodynamic “dive plane” in Turn 11. Despite the resulting understeer, Castroneves and co-driver Ricky Taylor were able to fend off the frequent advances from the #31 Cadillac of third-running Pipo Derani and Felipe Nasr until the first and only caution flag of the race – for debris on track – waved with just over 20 minutes remaining.

However, when green flag racing resumed, both Cameron and Taylor were able to gap the field, enabling Cameron to let his teammate into the lead in the #7 Acura for the final two laps. The 1-2 finish for Acura Team Penske move Castroneves and Taylor into the Drivers’ Championship lead with 242 points to 240 for van der Zande and Briscoe; and takes Acura to within one point of Cadillac [263-262] with just the season finale at Sebring remaining.

Acura NSX GT3 Evo Teams
Matt McMurry and Mario Farnbacher scored their second victory of 2020 at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in the #86 Meyer Shank Racing Acura NSX GT3 Evo to complete a double-win, quadruple-podium day for Acura in IMSA competition.

Leading the GTD field from the class pole, McMurry held off a challenging BMW in the hands of Robby Foley at the start, and established a commanding lead through the first stint of the race before handing over to teammate Farnbacher with under two hours to go.

Farnbacher continued to hold the advantage in his Acura, despite traffic that allowed the BMW, now with Bill Auberlen driving, to close the gap through the middle stages of the race. But once in clear air, Farnbacher was able to extend the lead until a late-race caution bunched the field up again. When the green waved once more in the final 15 minutes of the race, Farnbacher again stretched the lead to more than 10 seconds at the checkers.

The #57 Heinricher Racing with MSR Curb-Agajanian Acura of Misha Goikhberg and Alvaro Parente had their best result of 2020 with a third-place result. Goikhberg had a stellar start from fourth, getting around the #63 Ferrari for third. He and co-driver Parente would maintain their rapid pace throughout the day, finishing third to give Acura four podium-finishing cars today.

The Sprint Championship-contesting Gradient Racing #22 Acura NSX GT3 Evo ran their final IMSA race of the season, highlighted by a season-best eighth in qualifying by starting driver Till Bechtolsheimer. Although co-driver Marc Miller was shuffled back to a 12^th-place finish late in the contest, their NSX showed strong pace in the race, with Miller setting a best race lap of 1:25.922, a time eclipsed by only two other GTD entries.

Today’s class victory by McMurry and Farnbacher catapulted them back to the lead of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GTD Drivers’ standings by seven points, and gives Acura a two-point advantage in the Manufacturers’ title heading into Sebring.

Next
The 2020 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship now takes a weekend off before resuming November 12-14 for the season-ending Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring at the famed Sebring International Raceway in central Florida.

Acura Motorsports Social media content and video links from this weekend’s Acura Sports Car Challenge are available on Instagram (www.instagram.com/hondaracing_hpd), Twitter (www.twitter.com/HondaRacing_HPD) and Facebook (www.facebook.com/HondaRacingHPD).

Quotes
Ricky Taylor (#7 Acura Team Penske ARX-05) race winner, Fourth IMSA victory of 2020, moves into the DPi Drivers’ Championship lead with co-driver Helio Castroneves: “It was them [teammates Juan Pablo Montoya and Dane Cameron] being nice guys for us. We were strong all the day, but the No. 6 [Acura] was super, super strong. At the end of the race, we weren’t specifically asking [for a pass around], but when you work for such a strong team like Acura Team Penske, all eyes are on the big goal, the championship. They really were the class of the field this weekend, they really earned the win, but they thought about us and our championship situation.”

Mario Farnbacher (#86 Meyer Shank Racing Acura NSX GT3 Evo) Second GTD win of 2020, returns to the lead of GTD Drivers’ Championship with co-driver Matt McMurry: “That’s exactly what we needed. Last year, we had such a hard race here [finishing eighth] and in a million years I wouldn’t have thought our Acura would perform as well as it did today. I really have to thank Matt [McMurry], because being on the pole here is at least 80% of the job, since [the race here is] all about track position. Our engineer [Ryan McCarthy], he made a ‘masterpiece’ out of the car. He did a [setup] change overnight and it improved everything – tire wear, pace, overall pace. I’m so incredibly happy that we’re back in the lead of the championship because that’s the important part going into the last race. Bringing home the championship, especially in the last year of the car, means everything.”

David Salters (Technical Director, Honda Performance Development) on today’s double victory for Acura: “Laguna Seca is one of the world’s most iconic race tracks, it’s great to show Acura’s world-class ‘Precision Crafted Performance’, and to take the fight to our very skilled competitors here today in both DPi and GTD. Our drivers and teams had a superb weekend, with pole positions and victories in both classes; and our best combined result since we returned to DPi competition, along with GTD, in 2018. Massive thanks to the team of committed associates at HPD who engineer and support these projects. We race to grow our people and technology at HPD, and weekends like this really reward everyone’s efforts and competence. Coming into this weekend, our goal was to put ourselves in position to take the championship fight to the last race. So lets go race and entertain the fans at Sebring.”

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Voto Latino Registers 601K Voters And Mobilizing 3.7 million Low-Propensity Voters

November 3, 2020

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WASHINGTON, Nov. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Voto Latino, the nation’s premier Latinx voter registration organization, has registered 601,330 voters for the 2020 election cycle. States that allow for same-day registration notwithstanding, last week marked the final deadline for voter registration in states across the country. After a historic voter registration and empowerment campaign, as well as raising $33.7 million for its efforts, Voto Latino’s organizational total stands at 1,120,784 voters registered since 2012.

“Voto Latino has demonstrated the enthusiasm and power of the Latinx community and our vote,” said María Teresa Kumar, President and CEO of Voto Latino. “Demographics are not destiny. Voto Latino invested in states over several cycles when others wouldn’t, and we never left. We continued to build infrastructure and awareness and our communities responded. The Latinx vote will be the deciding factor in multiple battleground races.”

As the end of this election season approaches, Voto Latino is committed to a fully transparent and fair election. The organization has advocated for universal mail-in voting and expanded early voting days to ensure that all eligible voters are able to exercise their constitutional rights without jeopardizing their health in the midst of a global pandemic. Voto Latino will be closely monitoring Election Day proceedings and processes to guarantee that vote counts and calculations are accurate and reflect the will of the voters.

Voto Latino is a grassroots political organization focused on educating and empowering a new generation of Latinx voters, as well as creating a more robust and inclusive democracy. Through innovative digital campaigns, culturally relevant programs and authentic voices, we shepherd the Latinx community towards the full realization of its political power.

Contact:
Danny Turkel, [email protected]

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(Español) Por Qué Tiene Sentido Aplicarse la Vacuna Antigripal

November 3, 2020

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DoStuff Media Assembles Team of Flu Fighters for the Chicago Department of Public Health

November 3, 2020

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Flu Shot Importance Campaign Culminates with Two Influencer Hosted Social Takeovers

CHICAGO, Nov. 3, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — DoStuff Media’s local property Do312 will always be Chicago’s source for finding the best ways to have fun and enjoy the city. But in order to do cool stuff in the future, we need to keep our community safe today. Flu season is here. Wondering whether it’s more important than ever to get your flu vaccine this fall? Let Do312 be the first to tell you—it is.

Do312 is assembling a team of #ChicagoFluFighters for the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) this season. As part of the campaign they have tasked a handful of the city’s top influencers (musicians and artists) including hometown rapper Vic Mensa to show Chicagoans how and why to protect themselves. The additional influencer ambassador squad includes Jeandeaux, Cupcakke, and Joey Purp.

The team will be joining up for two social media takeovers and influencer hosted interviews. Here they will discuss items like flu fact basics, the difference between the flu and Covid19, where symptoms might overlap, common flu shot myths, where to get their shot, and how people can register. Takeover details include:

Tuesday, November 3rd @ 3:12 pm CST – IG “Live” Takeover #1

Joey Purp (influencer & Do312 host) / Jean Deaux (artist)
Takeover airs simultaneously from Do312 + artist profiles

Friday, November 6th @ 3:12pm CST – IG “Live” Takeover #2

Cupcakke (influencer & Do312 host) / Vic Mensa (artist)
Takeover airs simultaneously from Do312 + artist profiles

These ambassadors will serve as a final reminder for the complimentary CDPH flu clinics wrapping up November 14th. Residents can get their annual flu shot at no cost regardless of their immigration status. It’s not scary. It’s not difficult. It’s not expensive. It’s simple, really: Get your flu vaccine and protect your loved ones.

About Do312
Do312 is part of DoStuff Media’s national network of locally-owned media brands focused on helping our culture-forward audience find awesome events. Since its launch in 2010, it has established itself as the go-to source for discovering what to do in Chicago. Event listings are readily available on our website so you can easily find the best concerts, festivals, and cultural events in Chicago.

Follow Do312 on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

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Michael Corrigan
720-470-2874
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miR Scientific and Puerto Rico Government Announce Pioneering Cooperation Agreement to Evaluate Impact and Deployment of its Prostate Cancer Liquid Biopsy Test in Puerto Rico

November 3, 2020

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NEW YORK and SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, Nov. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — miR Scientific, LLC, a healthcare company whose purpose is to transform global cancer management, and the Puerto Rico Health Insurance Administration (“ASES”) announced today the signing of a cooperation agreement aimed at evaluating the clinical and economic utility of the miR Sentinel™ PCC4 Assay (miR Sentinel™ Prostate Test) and its potential impact in Puerto Rico.

The agreement memorializes the explicit intent of deploying the Company’s Sentinel™ Prostate Test commercially in Puerto Rico in an effort to alleviate the disease burden of prostate cancer on the Island. San Juan Bautista School of Medicine will appoint the principal investigator to oversee the utility studies.

“The prevalence and economic burden of prostate cancer in Puerto Rico are debilitating and the Puerto Rico government is keen on deploying the most innovative solutions in the fight against prostate cancer,” said Jorge Galva, Executive Director of ASES. “The breakthrough Sentinel™ PCC4 Assay developed by miR Scientific is non-invasive and can very accurately detect prostate cancer and as well as classify the risk category of the disease based only on a single urine specimen and without the need for invasive biopsies. This will allow us to manage the disease much better, allocate resources more efficiently, and focus on high-risk patients who are in need of definitive treatment quickly” he said.

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer and the most common cause of cancer death among men in Puerto Rico. The current standard of care for the diagnosis of prostate cancer relies on inaccurate PSA blood tests and invasive rectal examinations to trigger invasive, painful, high-risk, and costly core needle biopsies, which for the most part are unnecessary. Due to these shortcomings, current standards are only utilized by a small fraction of the age-eligible male population in Puerto Rico, further compounding the healthcare and economic burden of the disease and limiting the opportunity to identify dangerous cancers earlier to allow for better outcomes.

miR Scientific’s award-winning miR Sentinel™ Prostate Test is a standalone, non-invasive liquid biopsy urine test that can, from a single urine specimen, accurately detect molecular evidence of prostate cancer and then classify the severity, or the risk grade, of the malignancy. The proprietary high-throughput technology is based on the interrogation of small-noncoding RNAs (sncRNAs) extracted from urinary exosomes and has recently been awarded the Breakthrough Device Designation by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration.

“We are fortunate and proud to commit to the long-term success of Puerto Rico’s emergence as a center of excellence for population health. Puerto Rico is well equipped to confront any challenge based on the exceptional dedication and talent of its medical ecosystem, at the heart of which are extraordinary doctors and an enlightened health system ready and able to embrace innovation and transformation” said Sam Salman, miR Scientific’s Chairman & CEO. “We are confident that our proactive and multifaceted collaborations in Puerto Rico will measurably improve outcomes in the war against cancer, and in doing so, contribute to the emergence of Puerto Rico as a leading center for medical innovation.”

The miR Sentinel™ Prostate Test is expected to be commercially available in the United States early 2021 and in select markets in Europe and Asia late 2021.

About miR Scientific:

miR Scientific, LLC is a healthcare company whose purpose is to transform global cancer management by providing early and highly accurate detection, characterization, and monitoring of disease. The Company has developed a proprietary, non-invasive platform for the effective disease management of urological cancers. The platform is powered by the miR Sentinel™ Prostate Test, a liquid biopsy urine test that can accurately detect, classify, and monitor prostate cancer based on the interrogation of small-non-coding RNAs extracted from urinary exosomes. miR Scientific is the only company with the interoperable products and services necessary to revolutionize the standards of care supporting urologic oncology, including for prostate, bladder and other urothelial cancers. Such new standards are much needed given the debilitating prevalence and disease burden of such cancers globally. miR Scientific is a majority-owned operating subsidiary of Impact NRS LLC, headquartered in New York City with operating subsidiaries in Israel, Canada, and Puerto Rico.

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More Than 100 School Districts Enroll in Khan Academy, NWEA Personalized Learning Offerings

October 30, 2020

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MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, Oct. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Khan Academy is supporting more than 100 public school districts across the country as the nonprofit educational organization responds to the unprecedented demands of the pandemic. Khan Academy will serve nearly half a million students in partner districts this school year through two unique offerings: Khan Academy Districts and MAP Accelerator, in partnership with NWEA.

“No one could have imagined the scenario we find ourselves in with COVID-19,” said Catherine Wang, Khan Academy’s vice president of marketing and strategic partnerships. “In this challenging time, we’re glad to be working with district partners in large cities and small towns across 38 states.”

Khan Academy Districts, one of two offerings for school districts introduced last year, provides tools, professional development and data insights to help teachers, district administrators and principals monitor student use of Khan Academy districtwide. Many school districts that serve students who are historically under-resourced have enrolled in Khan Academy Districts, including Detroit Public Schools Community District, Trenton Public Schools, Omaha Public Schools and the Roswell Independent School District.

Khan Academy’s second offering is MAP Accelerator, a personalized learning tool developed in partnership with NWEA. MAP Accelerator reduces the manual work of differentiating math instruction for teachers. The offering helps teachers generate a personalized learning plan for each student based on their MAP Growth results, and also provides data insights to district administrators and school leaders. MAP Accelerator districts include Glendale Unified School District, Pajaro Valley Unified School District, Madera Unified School District and Clark County Public Schools.

“The information we are gathering as we enter the second year of partnership with Khan Academy and NWEA has been a valuable tool for our teachers and administrators especially during distance education,” said Dr. Jesus Jara, superintendent of the Clark County School District, the fifth-largest school district in the country. “MAP Accelerator helps us support personalized learning and differentiated instruction for all our students.”

MAP Accelerator and Khan Academy Districts launched in fall 2019 with nine school district partners.

“Pajaro Valley Unified School District and Khan Academy have a similar mission — we want students to be successful in their educational journey to ensure they are ready for college, career and life. MAP Accelerator is a powerful tool that improves teachers’ ability to personalize student learning in mathematics,” said Michelle Rodriguez, superintendent of the Pajaro Valley Unified School District in Watsonville, California. “In addition to empowering teachers, the system empowers students to improve their academic performance as they work at their own level and pace, track their own progress, and use skill-building tools to accelerate their own learning. PVUSD’s use of MAP Accelerator is fully aligned with our commitment to focus on the whole child and our vision to support each student to excel through personalized instruction.”

Prior to the launch of the two offerings, Long Beach Unified reported students who used Khan Academy gained twice the district average on the state math assessment. Findings held true regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, family income or English language learner status.

“The efficacy study in Long Beach Unified helped provide an impetus to launch our district offerings,” said Sal Khan, founder and CEO of Khan Academy. “Since then, the pandemic and protests over systemic racism have put into sharp focus the challenges facing millions of students across the country. Many of our district partners serve students who are historically under-resourced and we’re committed to supporting their efforts.”

Across the schools and districts using the two offerings:

67% of students qualify for free and reduced-price lunch (the national average is 49%)
19% of students are Black (the national average is 15%)
45% of students are Latino/Hispanic (the national average is 27%)

For more information about school district partnerships, please visit the informational pages for MAP Accelerator and Khan Academy Districts.

About Khan Academy
Khan Academy is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with the mission of providing a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere. Khan Academy’s platform includes more than 70,000 practice problems as well as videos and articles that cover a range of K-12 subjects. We offer Khan Academy Kids, an award-winning, free app for children ages two to seven. Our learning system is mastery based, which allows students to master key concepts at a pace that’s right for them before moving on to more challenging content. We partner with school districts across the country and around the world that serve students who are historically under-resourced. In the United States, school districts use Khan Academy Districts and MAP Accelerator to help teachers differentiate instruction. Nearly 20 million learners use Khan Academy every month in 190 countries and 46 languages. As a nonprofit, Khan Academy relies on donations from foundations, corporations and individuals around the world, as well as earned revenue. For more information, please see research findings about Khan Academy and our press page.

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