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For Second Consecutive Year Telemundo Is On Track To Close 2018 As The #1 Spanish-Language Network In Weekday Primetime Among Adults 18-49 Continuing To Be The Preferred Choice And Voice For Hispanics

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Telemundo on Track to be #1 in Primetime

MIAMI, Dec. 12, 2018 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — For the second consecutive year, Telemundo, the preferred and leading media company serving Hispanics, is on track to end the broadcast year as the number one Spanish-language network in weekday primetime among adults 18-49 (681,000), according to Nielsen. In 2018, Telemundo continues to rank among the top five broadcast networks with NBC, ABC, CBS, and FOX, and outperform major English-language cable networks including TBS, TNT and MTV, including many others, among adults 18-49 in weekday prime. The network also had the highest composition of adults 18-34 out of total viewers, and lowest median age among all broadcast networks. Fueled by the success of its weekday prime-time line-up, Telemundo delivered in 2018 the highest share in its history, marking its sixth consecutive year of share growth among adults 18-49.

Telemundo on Track to be #1 in Primetime

“Building on two consecutive seasons as the leading Hispanic network, we have solidified our position as the voice and choice of Latinos across all platforms,” said Cesar Conde, Chairman NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises and NBCUniversal International Group. “We are committed to invest in ground-breaking and innovative premium original content, as well as robust news coverage and world-class sporting events, specifically designed for the preferences and media consumption habits of Latinos living here in the U.S.”

Telemundo extended its lead across digital platforms consistently ranking as one of the top five TV networks on Instagram, according to Shareablee, regardless of language. Telemundo has over 115 million fans and followers across Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube, up 21% year-over-year. Telemundo’s YouTube channels generated 4.9 billion global video views, up 54% year-over-year, including 691 Million U.S. views, up 58% year over year.  Telemundo ranks as the #1 Hispanic TV Network on YouTube based on total subscribers and global views. The Telemundo Más app generated 105 million video views in 2018-to-date. In addition, for the eighth consecutive year, Telemundo has ranked as the #1 Hispanic VOD network and #1 in transactions for every month of 2018-to-date, according to comScore.

Highlights for the year-to-date include:  

Monday-Friday primetime

  • Telemundo’s “Exatlon” was the #1 weekday reality competition series on Spanish TV averaging 541,000 adults 18-49, out-delivering UniMas’s Reto 4 Elemento’s first season by +93% and second season by +194% to date.
  • Telemundo dominated Spanish-language TV weekdays at 10pm among A18-49 for the fourth consecutive year and for the second straight year out-performed the combined delivery of Unimas and Univision with a 51% share Monday-Friday at 10pm among adults 18-49.
  • The sixth season of Telemundo’s record-breaking, innovative Super Series™ “El Senor de los Cielos” ranked as the #1 regularly scheduled Spanish language prime time series of the year, averaging 1.1 million adults 18-49.
  • The third season of Telemundo’s hit primetime series “Sin Senos Sí Hay Paraíso” averaged 859,000 adults 18-49 and was the highest rated regularly scheduled Spanish-language series weekdays at 9pm.

Sports

  • “Titulares y Más” (TYM,) Telemundo Deportes’ nightly sports and entertainment show, ranked as the # 1 regularly scheduled sports news and commentary show in Spanish-language television among adults 18-49 (230,000) and total viewers (451,000)
     
  • “Boxeo Telemundo Ford,” year-to-date, is the #1 Spanish-language boxing program in the U.S averaging 371,000 total viewers and 164,000 adults 18-49. And among Hispanic viewers, Boxeo Telemundo is the #1 boxing program regardless of language across the broadcast and cable landscape.
     
  • Telemundo’s broadcast of the second leg of Copa Libertadores Final “River Plate vs Boca Juniors,” ranked as the highest rated Copa Libertadores Final in Spanish language television since 2015, averaging 631,000 total viewers and 335,000 adults 18-49, and out delivering FOX Deportes telecast of the same game by +22% and +7%, respectively.
     
  • During 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™, Telemundo reached nearly 37 million viewers and set network viewership record for all seven days of the week. The network ranked #1 among all Spanish-language TV networks in total day viewership 14 consecutive days among adults 18-49. Telemundo Deportes’ digital presentation delivered biggest livestream sports event in Spanish-language history, generating a record-setting 130 million livestreams and nearly 2 billion live minutes viewed.

Key non-prime Telemundo properties are posting strong results in the last quarter of the year as they continue to close the gap with Univision:

  • “Telemundo Noticias” is on track to finish fourth quarter of 2018 as the only nightly broadcast news program, regardless of language, with year over year growth among adults 18-49.
     
  • Telemundo Daytime is up 21% season-to-date among adults 18-49 weekday 7am-4pm.
     
  • “Un Nuevo Dia“ is on track to finish fourth quarter of 2018 as the only broadcast morning program regardless of language to show growth year over year among adults 18-49.
     
  • “Noticias Medio Dia” is up +25% season to date versus last year’s performance in the Monday – Friday 12:30-1pm time slot.
     
  • The network’s daily entertainment show “Suelta la Sopa” is ending the year up +21% season over season, while Univision is down -14% in the weekday 3-4pm time slot.

Source: Nielsen NPM; 1/1/18-12/9/18; Most Current (Live+7 from 1/1/18-11/25/18; Live+SD through 12/9/18); A18-49 Proj (000); strict dayparts used for M-F 8-11pm and M-F 10-11pm. Share calculation based on TEL A18-49 projections divided by the sum of TEL+UNI+UMA projections. Prime program rankings based on 4+ telecasts of regularly scheduled shows. TyM rank based on regularly scheduled programs (6+ telecasts) with Nielsen type code Sports News and Sports Commentary.  Boxeo rank among all networks airing boxing based on Nielsen Detailed Type Code = Boxing (excluding repeats).  4th Quarter based on Most Current (Live+7 from 9/24/18-11/25/18; Live+SD through 12/9/18) vs. 9/25/17-12/10/17; A18-49 Proj (000).  Digital: January – November 2017 vs. 2018 comScore On Demand Essentials, Adobe Analytics, US only, YouTube Analytics, Global Audience, Shareablee, Global Audience.

About NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises
NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises is a world-class media company leading the industry in the production and distribution of high-quality, Spanish-language content to U.S. Hispanics and audiences around the world. This fast-growing multiplatform portfolio is comprised of the Telemundo Network and Station Group, Telemundo Deportes, Telemundo Global Studios, Universo, and a Digital Enterprises & Emerging Business unit. Telemundo Network features original Spanish-language entertainment, news and sports content reaching 94% of U.S. Hispanic TV households in 210 markets through 28 local stations, 51 affiliates and its national feed. Telemundo also owns WKAQ, a television station that serves viewers in Puerto Rico. Telemundo Deportes is the designated Spanish-language home of two of the world’s most popular sporting events: FIFA World Cup™ through 2026 and the Summer Olympic Games through 2032. Telemundo Global Studios is the company’s domestic and international scripted production unit including Telemundo Studios, Telemundo International Studios, Telemundo International, as well as all of the company’s co-production partnerships.  As the #1 media company reaching Hispanics and millennials online, the Digital Enterprises & Emerging Business unit distributes original content across multiple platforms, maximizing its exclusive partnerships with properties such as BuzzFeed, Vox and Snapchat. Through Telemundo Internacional, the largest U.S.-based distributor of Spanish-language content in the world and Universo, the fastest growing Hispanic entertainment cable network, the company reflects the diverse lifestyle, cultural experience and language of its expanding audience. NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises is a division of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.

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HOLA! USA World Exclusive: Thalía shows us the many reasons why she is the undisputed queen of Latin pop and also shares how she has remained on top, especially in a social media-dominated world

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NEW YORK, Dec. 12, 2018 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — HOLA! USA caps off 2018 and enters 2019 (¡Hola!’s 75th year) with cover star Thalía, the undisputed queen of Latin pop. The songstress, who has continually reinvented herself over her three-decade career, brought her signature charisma and charm to the iconic Plaza Hotel for a photo shoot with Alexei Hay. During her chat with editor-in-chief Miguel Sirgado, she touches on family life with husband Tommy Mottola and their children Sabrina and Matthew.

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“I love [Tommy] as he is, and he loves me as I am; he doesn’t love me more because I put on makeup or wear this kind of watch or that brand of shoes. I don’t care which car he drives or that he wears a certain watch. He was born here in the Bronx; I was born in Santa María de la Rivera. So, even though we are living such a wonderful life, we come from there; we are living this life, but if we went back there, we’d be happy. Wherever we are, we are happy.”

“My daughter is intense, very intense, like me. I understand her because I know the intensity of her feelings. I can ‘read’ her perfectly because she is like a reflection. However, she‘s her own person — she‘s independent, unique, wonderful. My son is very pragmatic, very objective, very clear, very punctual. He‘s more like his dad.“

The December/January issue of HOLA! USA also includes these features that are not to be missed:

Baby exclusive: Ana Patricia Gámez opens the doors of her Miami home to exclusively introduce Gael Leonardo, her newest addition, and shares how her daughter Giulietta is handling having a baby brother.

La Casa de las Flores‘ Cecilia Suárez: Mexico’s newest megastar reveals how she is managing this overwhelming wave of fame, the reasons why she does not talk about her son Teo, and how defending women with the UN is her greatest role yet.

Maria Celeste Arrarás: The Puerto Rican journalist talks about her Telemundo show El Secreto de Selena (airing in 2019) based on her book of the same name, what dreams she has yet to achieve, and reveals an intimate facet of her life that few know.

H! Style: We take a closer look into the lives of top Colombian fashion designer, Johanna Ortiz, as well as the creator of one of the royals’ go-to lines, Karen Walker.

H! Beauty: Margherita Missoni, the heir to the Italian fashion house, divulges her four skincare must-haves and her tricks to achieve her ‘it’ girl look at home. Victoria’s Secret Angel Sara Sampaio also shares what products she can’t live without.

About ¡HOLA!
Founded in 1944, ¡HOLA! Magazine has become one of the world’s leaders in its field. Its long history publishing the best celebrity and royalty photographs has made it an international icon for glamour, informative accuracy and good quality. The Spanish company HELLO! & ¡HOLA! Media, Inc. publishes 30 international editions in 10 languages across five continents. ¡HOLA! reaches 25 million readers worldwide, engages with 24 million unique monthly visitors, has over 13 million social media followers, and is seen by 21.5 million on its broadcast channel, ¡HOLA! TV.

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Cal/OSHA Cites Contractor for Fatal Trench Collapse at Residential Construction Site

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SANTA ANA, California, Dec. 11, 2018 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Cal/OSHA has cited a Riverside construction company $66,000 for serious workplace safety violations that resulted in the death of a worker when a 17-foot-deep trench he was in collapsed. Cal/OSHA determined that Empire Equipment Services, Inc. did not properly classify the soil and failed to correctly slope the excavation.

On May 9, two Empire Equipment Services workers were installing sewer pipes at a Lake Forest residential construction site when a 30-foot-wide section of the trench’s sidewall sloughed and collapsed. Only one of the workers was able to escape.

Cal/OSHA’s investigation found that the company failed to ensure the site was inspected by someone who was deemed competent by the employer and familiar with trench hazards, soil classification and the appropriate safety requirements. The soil at the worksite was unstable, requiring an adequate protective system.      

“Because working in excavations is so dangerous, a competent person must conduct thorough visual and manual tests to properly classify the soil and adequately protect employees from cave-ins,” said Cal/OSHA Chief Juliann Sum. “Failing to carry out these requirements can be fatal.”

Cal/OSHA issued citations to Empire Equipment Services Inc. for two serious accident-related violations and one general violation with $66,000 in proposed penalties. One of the serious violations is classified as repeat. In August 2017, Cal/OSHA had cited the employer $24,670 for serious safety violations after conducting an inspection at another site in Lake Forest. During that inspection, Cal/OSHA found that the employer had exposed its workers to serious hazards while working in a trench deeper than five feet without properly sloping or installing any adequate protective systems.

Cal/OSHA offers information and resources on working safely in the construction industry, including how to safely perform trench and excavation operations. Before starting excavation work, the approximate locations of all underground installations that may be encountered during excavation operations must be determined and the proper notification must be made to the appropriate regional notification center in either Northern or Southern California. A permit from the local Cal/OSHA district office must be obtained before the construction of excavations five feet or deeper into which any person is required to descend.

A citation is classified as serious when there is a realistic possibility that death or serious harm could result from the actual hazard created by the violation. Citations classified as accident-related indicate the injury, illness or fatality was caused by the violation. A repeat citation is issued when the employer has abated an earlier violation for which Cal/OSHA issued a citation and a substantially similar violation is found during a later inspection. 

Cal/OSHA offers a guide to developing an Injury and Illness Prevention Program and model programs for employers in both high hazard and non-high hazard industries. Cal/OSHA’s Consultation Services Branch provides free and voluntary assistance to employers to improve their safety and health programs. Employers should call (800) 963-9424 for assistance from Cal/OSHA Consultation Services.

Employees with work-related questions or complaints may contact DIR’s Call Center in English or Spanish at 844-LABOR-DIR (844-522-6734). The California Workers’ Information line at 866-924-9757 provides recorded information in English and Spanish on a variety of work-related topics. Complaints can also be filed confidentially with Cal/OSHA district offices.

Members of the press may contact Peter Melton or Frank Polizzi at (510) 286-1161, and are encouraged to subscribe to get email alerts on DIR’s press releases or other departmental updates.

The California Department of Industrial Relations, established in 1927, protects and improves the health, safety, and economic well-being of over 18 million wage earners, and helps their employers comply with state labor laws. DIR is housed within the Labor & Workforce Development Agency. For general inquiries, contact DIR’s Call Center at 844-LABOR-DIR (844-522-6734) for help in locating the appropriate division or program in our department.

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SOURCE California Department of Industrial Relations; Cal/OSHA

Public and Private Organizations Convene to Improve Health of Hispanic Population in U.S.

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 12, 2018 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — The National Hispanic Health Foundation (NHHF) today announced the formation of a new organization, the National Hispanic Pharmacists Association (NHPA), to increase access to care for Hispanic communities across the country. Launched in collaboration with public and private sector partners including CVS Health (NYSE: CVS), Walmart and PhRMA, NHPA seeks to empower Hispanic pharmacists and other members of the healthcare community to lead efforts that will improve the health of Hispanic populations, which are currently underrepresented among health professionals.

As of 2016, Hispanics make up the largest ethnic or racial minority in the United States and yet, Hispanic pharmacists make up only 4.5 percent of the 342,000 employed pharmacists across the country. 

“Given that by 2042, one out of four people living in the United States will be Latino, NHHF is excited to launch NHPA so that Hispanic pharmacists can develop programs and opportunities that can directly impact the health of Americans,” said NHHF President Elena Rios, MD, MSPH, FACP.

Some of the efforts NHPA will take on include starting a scholarship program, developing professional and continuing education opportunities and expanding the organization through new corporate partners.  NHPA also looks to create a mentorship program and regional student chapters to increase the number of Hispanic pharmacists in the future and further the organization’s outreach.

“Through my experiences in clinical practice and in working with Spanish-speaking patients, I’m confident that the NHPA will help address the health disparities that Hispanics face in the United States,” said NHPA Board of Directors President Maria M. Hearns-Rivas, PharmD, APh, BCGP, CDE.

NHPA has also received strong support from its Corporate Founders since its inception.  “CVS Health has a presence in nearly 10,000 communities across the country, and for our company to thrive, we need a highly trained, culturally diverse health care workforce that is reflective of the communities we serve,” said Lisa Bisaccia, EVP and Chief Human Resources Officer, CVS Health. “We are proud to be one of the founding corporate partners of the National Hispanic Pharmacists Association, and we look forward to working together to improve the health of Hispanic populations in the United States.”

“PhRMA is committed to partnering with organizations to improve the health of all communities. The work of the National Hispanic Pharmacists Association will go a long way toward improving health equity and access to needed treatments,” said Mike Ybarra, MD, Vice President of Medical Affairs and Strategic Alliances, PhRMA.

About NHPA

The National Hispanic Pharmacists Association (NHPA) is a non-profit organization established in 2018 in Washington, D.C. representing Hispanic and Hispanic-serving pharmacists in the U.S.  For more information: https://nhmafoundation.org/nhpa/

SOURCE National Hispanic Health Foundation

Curacao and Viking Law to Bring Free Toys, X-Mas Trees and Snow to Hispanic Families in this Year’s “Curacao Christmas Giveaway and Toy Drive” in Reseda

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LOS ANGELES, Dec. 12, 2018 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Curacao, the largest Hispanic-centric retailer on the West Coast serving diverse communities across Southern California, and Viking Law, a CA-based firm managed by Alex Djarbekian, have partnered once again to bring the Christmas spirit, free toys, ornaments, trees and holiday food to hundreds of low-income Latino families in the “Santa Comes to Reseda” 2018 celebration.

Curacao Foundation

Through this unique partnership with Viking Law and the Church of Reseda, and for the 10th year in a row, Curacao continues to be present in the lives of millions of Hispanic families and millennials across the nation by organizing an event that underserved families and their children would not be able to enjoy otherwise.

“Curacao is committed to giving back to its community, and we are extremely proud to make this Christmas Giveaway and Toy Drive possible through our Curacao Foundation,” said Ariela Nerubay Curacao’s CMO. “We look forward to having Latino parents and children join us for a fun day of activities, free food and toys and put a smile on all of them.”

Alex Djarbekian, head of Viking Law Firm, said: “We understand how important it is to support the Latino community and ensure they can join the Christmas festivities regardless of their financial situation and immigration status. And, this year, we are committed to bringing a Christmas tree and toys to as many low-income families in the region as possible.”

Families will be able to join us for breakfast, lunch and a day of snowplay, singing and music on Sunday, December 16th, from 10AM to 3PM, at the Reseda Boulevard Church of Christ (Fellowship Hall, 7806 Reseda Boulevard, Reseda CA 91335). As a first-come first-served celebration, families and children are encouraged to pre-register by calling (818) 342-4755.

The “Curacao Christmas Giveaway and Toy Drive” initiative is one of the multiple annual programs created by the Curacao Foundation —a nonprofit organization founded in 2002 by retailer Curacao–, to support the Hispanic community throughout the year. A percentage of every purchase at Curacaco this holiday season will go to support our many social and charity programs that enhace the quality of life of our Latino customers across the nation.

About Curacao Foundation:
The Curacao Foundation was established in 2001. It is a private foundation dedicated to building a future in which communities are financially strong, socially empowered, respected and included. The Curacao Foundation supports a broad range of community partner organizations through general operation and program grants. Much of the grant making focus of the Foundation is on organizations and institutions within a 10-mile radius surrounding each Curacao retail location and in organizations focusing in health/well-being, education and immigration. For more information: https://icuracao.com/foundation

About Viking Law:
Viking Law Firm provides aggressive representation to people who have been injured or harmed by an individual or corporation through a team of accomplished lawyers, who do not back down and will make their clients proud of electing the firm to represent them.

Located in multiple cities across California, the firm has handled and litigated complex and often high-profile legal cases featured on CNN, KTLA, Fox, NBC, The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times and other media outlets. For more info visit: https://www.vikinglf.com and www.accidentes123.com.

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His House Children’s Home Launches Foster Care Parent Recruitment Campaign

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His House Children's Home Foster Care Campaign Launch

MIAMI, Dec. 12, 2018 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — In response to an urgent need for foster homes in South Florida, His House Children’s Home (HHCH) has launched a multifaceted marketing campaign to motivate families and individuals to consider opening their homes to a child in need. Children coming into the system during the holidays will be placed into group homes due to a dire shortage of foster parents. To help significantly expand and strengthen the network of foster homes, HHCH was awarded a challenge grant opportunity to implement new foster parent recruitment strategies.

His House Children's Home Foster Care Campaign Launch

There are currently over 24,200 children in foster-care in the state of Florida, ranging from newborns to teenagers. With so many children entering the system regularly and a shortage of available foster homes, HHCH is applying the awarded grant toward the implementation of a marketing campaign designed to raise awareness on becoming a foster parent and inform on the realities and misconceptions about foster children.

“Many in our community don’t know about the services and support systems available to foster parents. From medical insurance, financial support, child care and 24-hour support specialist, there is a wide-range of systems in place to make the process easier,” said Silvia Smith-Torres, Executive Director at His House Children’s Home.

With the campaign theme, “Because Every Foster Child Deserves a Family,” the His House recruitment campaign is focused on targeting diverse audiences in Miami-Dade and Broward counties with television, radio, digital and print ads running through next year. The broadcast ads feature actual foster families who have opened their hearts to children who have been removed from their homes due to abuse, abandonment and neglect. 

“Not every child is born into a healthy family environment, and many have to be placed in the foster care system through no fault of their own. But in today’s world there are many definitions of family and no matter the equation, love finds a way,” said Smith-Torres.

For nearly 30 years, His House has brought stability to the lives of more than 18,000 children and remains a frontline provider of residential and foster care services. The organization is licensed by the Department of Children and Families in Miami Dade and Monroe and ChildNet in Broward County as a residential program and child placement agency. To learn more about fostering a child, visit www.hhch.org or call (305) 914-1799.

About His House
His House is committed to breaking the cycle of abuse, while meeting the emotional, medical, educational and social needs of each child under the organization’s care. His House provides programs and services ranging from residential care and foster placement. Other services provided include: an on campus clinical department, medical coordination, initial assessments, crisis intervention enrichment programs, tutoring services and fun outings. Last year alone close to 1100 children called His House their home.

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CES 2019: Honda Creates New Categories of Technology to Enhance Work, Offer Convenience, Reduce Carbon and Save Lives

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The Honda Autonomous Work Vehicle is a prototype off-road vehicle that was designed by Honda R&D Americas to bring efficiencies and increased safety to public, commercial, and consumer enterprises, such as construction, agriculture, search and rescue and firefighting.

TORRANCE, California, Dec. 11, 2018 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Returning to CES with new technologies that aim to enhance people’s lives, Honda will showcase a variety of mobility, robotics, energy management, and connected concepts at CES 2019, January 8-11, 2019, that have the potential to create a cleaner, safer, and more convenient world. The company will feature demonstrations of in-vehicle connected services in the all-new 2019 Honda Passport, and provide a first look at real-world testing of the off-road Honda Autonomous Work Vehicle, a new category of vehicle dreamed up by Honda engineers.

The Honda Autonomous Work Vehicle is a prototype off-road vehicle that was designed by Honda R&D Americas to bring efficiencies and increased safety to public, commercial, and consumer enterprises, such as construction, agriculture, search and rescue and firefighting.

Honda’s CES exhibit highlights the company’s technology prowess in a broad range of areas and offers a vision of collaboration with business and technology partners to create new categories of products. Honda encourages potential collaboration partners to visit its CES booth #7900 in North Hall at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

Honda Innovations, the Silicon Valley arm of Honda R&D, will debut new collaborations with startups and major brand partners through its open innovation programs, Honda Developer Studio and Honda Xcelerator. Both serve as catalysts to discover and experiment with new technologies and concepts, further emphasizing Honda’s commitment to open innovation.

“Honda is seeking new partners who want to join us in the development and user testing of our technology concepts, and CES provides a vast B2B marketplace to explore collaboration opportunities,” said Nick Sugimoto, Honda Innovations CEO. “Through open innovation Honda can create new value for mobility, accommodate people’s different lifestyles, and advance our vision toward a more enjoyable and collision-free society.”

Honda will feature the following technology prototypes and concepts at CES 2019:

Honda Autonomous Work Vehicle: Increasing work efficiency
Honda will show real-world testing scenarios of the Honda Autonomous Work Vehicle, a prototype off-road vehicle that is a combination of Honda’s all-terrain vehicle (ATV) and emerging advanced autonomous technology. It was designed by Honda R&D Americas to bring efficiencies and increased safety to public, commercial, and consumer enterprises, such as construction, agriculture, search and rescue and firefighting. The Autonomous Work Vehicle is based on Honda’s proven ATV chassis, which has a 30-year history of accessing hard-to-reach locations with its rugged four-wheel drive system. The vehicle features GPS and sensor-based autonomy capable of guiding the unit in almost any environment; a rail accessory mount system for limitless accessories and attachments; and onboard power plug-ins.

Since the Autonomous Work Vehicle’s debut at CES 2018 under the name 3E-D18, Honda has worked with partners to beta-test and evaluate use cases in a broad array of work environments, including a large-scale solar operations company in North Carolina, a wildland firefighting division in Colorado, and an agricultural and environmental sciences college in California. As R&D efforts continue on the Autonomous Work Vehicle, Honda seeks to collaborate with partners to develop accessories and attachments that will expand the machine’s potential uses, businesses that may have a need for the vehicle, and autonomy technology and sensor developers to further improve the platform’s off-road autonomy. Interested businesses and technology partners may email [email protected].

SAFE SWARM™: Creating a safer driving experience
SAFE SWARM™ is a concept that demonstrates Honda’s dream to realize a collision-free society through safe and smooth traffic flow using connected car technologies. Inspired by nature, Honda R&D developed this unique SAFE SWARM™ concept with the goal of enabling vehicles to wirelessly communicate and move fluidly and efficiently without a collision like a school of fish. Using Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) technology, Honda SAFE SWARM™ allows vehicles to communicate with surrounding vehicles and share key information such as location and speed. With this information, along with the sensor suite on the vehicle, the driver or automated vehicle systems can determine the safest course of action in merging with traffic or avoiding a road hazard. Ultimately, Honda believes that connecting all road users will create a safer transportation environment, mitigating and eventually eliminating all traffic fatalities.

Honda’s SAFE SWARM™ concept can improve traffic flow by taking information from vehicles ahead to prevent potential traffic snarls, take early braking action to help avoid a wave of emergency braking, or to change lanes if needed. It does this through an on-board system with V2X communication, as well as the existing sensors on the vehicle and even sensors in the infrastructure.

After introducing the SAFE SWARM™  concept at CES 2017, Honda has been conducting closed course testing and will next evaluate the concept in a real-world environment on the 33 Smart Mobility Corridor in Ohio, planned to become the longest stretch of continuously connected vehicle-to-infrastructure roadway in the world. To accelerate SAFE SWARM™ testing, Honda is seeking research and development partners, particularly businesses involved in the field of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) and Connected and Automated Vehicle (CAV).

Robotics: Enhancing people’s lives
Honda is developing a variety of robotics technologies to carry out its vision of a future where robotics devices support people and enhance human potential. The Honda P.A.T.H. (Predicting Action of the Human) Bot is a robot specialized in moving smoothly around public places without interfering with people. Equipped with artificial intelligence, Honda P.A.T.H. Bot uses an onboard camera and sensors to identify its location and recognize its surroundings, allowing it to move from one destination to the next while avoiding obstacles and selecting the optimal route. Honda is seeking P.A.T.H. Bot field demonstration testing partners.

To make the development of robotics solutions easier, Honda will introduce the Honda RaaS (Robotics as a Service) Platform. This software platform concept offers common functions, including data storage/sharing, communication control, state transition, and robot-to-robot cooperation through an interface or package such as API*2 and SDK*3. Honda aims to facilitate the seamless integration of robotics services by enabling coordination among robotics devices, systems and applications developed by Honda and various development partners. To realize this technology, Honda seeks to collaborate with robotics device developers and robotics solution providers.

Rounding out the Honda CES robotics display is Honda Omni Traction Drive System, a mechanism that enables omni-directional mobility. Originated from Honda robotics research, Honda Omni Traction Drive is the driving system of UNI-CUB, Honda’s self-balancing personal mobility device.

Since the mechanism can be applied to a variety of mobility products and devices, Honda is pursuing collaborations with partners seeking to add new value in mobility and transportation. Honda’s first collaboration is with Japan-based Nidec-Shimpo Corporation, which licensed the Honda Omni Traction Drive System for its S-CART automated guided vehicle.

Wireless Vehicle-to-Grid: Reducing CO2 while creating new customer value
Honda will debut its Wireless Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G), a bi-directional energy management system that has the potential to reduce CO2 and create new value for customers. The growing popularity of electric vehicles (EVs) has the potential to strain the power grid, leading to the increased use of non-renewable energy sources to meet demand, which will result in greater carbon emissions. Recognizing that batteries in vehicles also can be used as storage to help balance supply and demand, Honda EV owners will be able to participate in the V2G program and receive compensation from utility operators who benefit from the use of Honda EVs to balance the grid’s energy supply.

Unlike charging with a conventional charging cable, the system enables noncontact charging and discharging of an EV by parking on a charging pad, which makes the charging experience more convenient for customers. Honda has developed this Wireless Vehicle-to-Grid with WiTricity, the industry pioneer in wireless power transfer over distance. The Honda Wireless Vehicle-to-Grid can help eliminate the gap between supply and demand of electricity by charging EVs when power generation is greater than power consumption, and by discharging electricity from EVs to the power grid when consumption is greater than generation. To put this system in practical use, Honda is interested in collaborating with energy-related companies, including aggregators and electric companies.

Honda Innovations: Advancing collaboration
Honda Innovations collaborates with startups and established corporate partners to create cutting edge products and services through its open innovation programs, Honda Developer Studio and Honda Xcelerator.

At CES, Honda Developer Studio will use the all-new 2019 Honda Passport to demonstrate the enhanced Honda Dream Drive experience. Honda Developer Studio and DreamWorks Animation teamed up to produce Honda Dream Drive, a virtual reality experience synchronized with the motion of the vehicle for CES 2017. Since then, the Honda Dream Drive platform has been expanded to provide more features and functionality and encompasses applications for both drivers and passengers.

Honda Dream Drive: Driver demonstrates the expansion of Honda’s in-vehicle payment technology concept, first introduced at CES 2017. It enables customers to make restaurant reservations, pay for goods and services like fuel, movie tickets and parking, and share the driver’s location – all from Honda’s connected car mobile wallet. Honda Dream Drive: Passenger offers mixed reality games, movies and travel applications, as well as control of radio and cabin features – all from the passenger’s mobile device. The more robust Honda Dream Drive platform will also debut a concept rewards system that allows customers to earn rewards. Honda Dream Drive experiences have been developed in collaboration with industry leaders in retail and entertainment and will be announced at CES 2019.  

As Honda’s liaison to startup ecosystems in the U.S. and globally, Honda Xcelerator will highlight its collaborations with startups Noveto Systems and Perceptive Automata to develop driver assistive technologies.

Honda Xcelerator and Noveto will demonstrate 3D audio technology leveraging Noveto Smart Audio™ technology – developed independently by Noveto – that sends targeted audio signals to each of the user’s ears enabling intuitive audible cues to be delivered to the driver without requiring them to take their eyes off the road. This technology will enhance the driver’s spatial awareness of their surrounding environment by warning the driver of hard-to-see objects detected by on-board sensors, as well as delivering a more intuitive navigation experience.

With Perceptive Automata, Honda Xcelerator will showcase their collaboration for safer and smoother traffic flow for both human drivers and autonomous vehicles. Perceptive Automata gives autonomous vehicles human-like intuition to understand the state of mind of pedestrians, bicyclists, and human drivers through real-time analysis of onboard sensor data. CES attendees will learn more about these Honda Xcelerator collaborations through interactive exhibits.

Business and technology partners who are interested in collaboration opportunities are encouraged to contact Honda at https://global.honda/innovation/CES/2019.html.

To schedule a media interview with Honda representatives at CES, contact Rebecca Lee at [email protected] and Jaymie Robinson at [email protected]. Videos, images and additional details are available at HondaNews.com/CES2019.

About Honda Technology 
Honda is creating technologies and products including advancements in automated vehicles, connectivity and ultra-low carbon mobility. In North America, the company has more than 1.7 million vehicles combined on the road equipped with the Honda Sensing® or AcuraWatch™ safety and driver-assistive technologies and more than 2 million Honda and Acura vehicles featuring Apple CarPlay® and Android Auto™ compatibility.

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March of Dimes Partners With Hospitals and Helps Families Celebrate The Holidays In NICUs (Newborn Intensive Care Units) Across The Country

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ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 12, 2018 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — In hospitals across the country, from Delaware to California, March of Dimes NICU Family Support® is helping parents celebrate their baby’s first Christmas, Hanukkah or Kwanzaa. NICU (Newborn Intensive Care Unit) families will make holiday memories at several hospitals including Nemours Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Capital Health Medical Center, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin and CHOC Children’s Hospital Orange County.

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Some of the planned activities include: 

  • Tiny Trees Event
    At Nemours Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, DE, NICU graduate parents and other volunteers decorate tiny trees for the parents of current NICU patients to display in their baby’s hospital room. The trees bring a little celebratory encouragement to the families hospitalized during the holidays and they are able to bring home their trees after the holidays as a keepsake.
  • Ugly Sweater Onesie Contest & Noon Year’s Eve
    The Capital Health Medical Center NICU in Hopewell, NJ, is holding an “Ugly Sweater” onesie decorating contest for both parents of NICU patients and their staff. Additionally, they will be throwing a “Noon Year’s Eve” party for patient’s families serving snacks and sparkling cider to ring in the new year.
  • Ornament Designing
    Families at CHOC Children’s Hospital Orange County are participating in decorating a special ornament, where the length of ribbon corresponds to the baby’s length. Families will also have the option to participate in a Santa themed photo shoot and a choose-your-own holiday/winter themed onesie and bib making activity later in the month.
  • Winter Carnival & More
    Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin hosts a month-long series of events around the holidays. These include their hospital-wide winter carnival, in which therapy dogs dress like reindeer, Dairy Queen donates blizzards and the local hockey team visits with families. Hanukkah and advent candle lightings kick-off the month and ornament crafting, Santa visits and a New Year’s Eve celebration round out the December festivities. A Winter Wonderland window decorating contest in the NICU takes place in early January.

Each year in the United States, more than 380,000 babies are born preterm — that’s 1 in 10 babies. Premature birth and its complications are the largest contributor to death in the first year of life in the United States, and the leading cause of death of children under age 5 worldwide. Even babies born just a few weeks too soon can face serious health challenges and are at risk for lifelong disabilities.

In partnership with over 60 hospitals across the country, March of Dimes offers NICU Family Support®. This program educates families, educates healthcare staff and improves the NICU experience, reaching more than 50,000 families each year.

About March of Dimes
March of Dimes leads the fight for the health of all moms and babies. We support research, lead programs and provide education and advocacy so that every family can have the best possible start. Building on a successful 80-year legacy of impact and innovation, we stand up for every mom and every baby. Visit marchofdimes.org or nacersano.org for more information. Visit shareyourstory.org for comfort and support. Find us on Facebook and follow us on Instagram and Twitter.

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Grupo Therrestra to build most part of the new Club Med project in Miches

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SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, Dec. 11, 2018 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Grupo Therrestra, led by Engineer Hugo Pérez Ovalles, has inserted its characteristic identity stamp, based on: talent, adaptation and trust in the service of the prestigious Club Med Hotel Chain, to develop its most luxurious and prestigious project in the Americas, located in Miches, province of El Seibo.

In the complex, located in Punta Hicaco, approximately 6 km from Miches, Grupo Therrestra will develop a total of 129 rooms and a modern Central Building.

Miches being a new area to explore, where the French company specializing in premium All-Inclusive vacations has set its sights and placed its trust in Grupo Therrestra, one of the most requested Dominican construction companies in recent years by the main Hotel Chains of the world that operate in the Caribbean.

In this sense, the CEO of Grupo Therrestra, being grateful for the trust awarded once again to develop this ambitious and strategic tourism project in the Caribbean, stated “With the construction of Club Med in Miches, we wrote a new chapter in the promising future that the Dominican Republic is building, betting on attractive and interesting Tourist Poles such as Miches, especially in high end tourism. A showcase appealing to millions of people around the world”.

The project, whose first groundbreaking was led by President Danilo Medina, on May 3, 2018, it’s scheduled to open its doors by the end of 2019.

The new development of Club Med in the area, with the impetus of Grupo Therrestra, represents a powerful alliance that will help to structure one of the most promising coastal areas for tourism in the coming years, such as Playa Esmeralda.

About Grupo Therrestra

Construction Company founded in 2004 with the fundamental objective of providing construction services for civil works. It is dedicated to the Design, Construction and Supervision of tourist, residential and commercial projects, both in the Dominican Republic and in the Caribbean, generating 4,000 jobs in the region.

@grupotherrestra 
http://therrestra.com/

Press contact: Ankrom Consulting / Elena Crespo / [email protected] / (+1) 809 262 9677 x 241

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Latino Health Students And Leaders To Be Honored In Los Angeles

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LOS ANGELES, Dec. 11, 2018 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — On Thursday, December 13th, the National Hispanic Health Foundation will honor outstanding health professional students as well as award key leaders, who have made outstanding contributions towards improving the health of Hispanic communities.

EVENT DETAILS

WHAT: The Gala ceremony will award scholarships to health professional students from the Western United States for their exceptional academic performance, leadership, and commitment to caring for Hispanics. The Gala will also honor Hispanic Health Leaders whose achievements showcase their dedication to improving the health of Hispanic communities.

WHEN: Thursday, December 13th, 2018 at the Millennium Biltmore Los Angeles
6:30 PM – Reception
7:30 PM – Dinner and Awards Ceremony
9:30 PM – Dance

2018 HISPANIC HEALTH LEADERSHIP AWARDEES:
Arturo Ibarra, D.D.S. – President & CEO, Arturo Ibarra, DDS, Inc.  
Arturo Molina, M.D., M.S. – Chief Medical Officer, Sutro Biopharma, Inc.
Domenika Lynch – President & CEO, Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute, Inc.
Felix L. Nuñez, M.D., M.P.H. – Regional Medical Director, Molina Healthcare of California
Maria S. Salinas – President & CEO, Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce
Yvonne A. Maldonado, M.D. – Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Development and Diversity, Stanford University School of Medicine

2018 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS:
Andrew M. Rosales – Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California      
Brenda Castillo – Texas Tech University Health Sciences, El Paso Paul L. Foster School of Medicine
Brianna Garza – Texas A&M, Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy        
Daisy Manzo – University of California, Davis School of Medicine        
Diana Y. Albor – Colorado School of Public Health 
Laura Hernandez Santiago – Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science 
Monica Vergara –Tulane University School of Medicine           
Sofia Iribarren – University of California, San Francisco School of Dentistry           
Vanessa Nunez – David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles 
Yesenia Andrade – Western University Health Sciences, College of Graduate Nursing

PAST LOS ANGELES GALA AWARDEES INCLUDE:
John Baackes – CEO, L.A. Care Health Plan, 2016 Awardee
Lloyd B. Minor – Dean, Stanford University School of Medicine, 2015 Awardee
Hilda Solis – Supervisor, 1st District, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, 2015 Awardee
Sandra Daley, M.D. – Associate Chancellor & Chief Diversity Officer, UC San Diego, 2013 Awardee
Monica Lozano – CEO, La Opinión, & ImpreMedia, 2013 Awardee
Thomas M. Priselac – President & CEO, Cedars-Sinai Health System, 2011 Awardee
Susan Desmond-Hellman M.D., M.P.H. – Chancellor, University of California, San Francisco, 2010 Awardee

2018 KEY GALA SPONSORS:
National Hispanic Medical Association, United Health Foundation, Alta Med Health Services, Inc., David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Kaiser Foundation Hospitals – Southern California Region, Adventist Health Southern California Region
Novo Nordisk Inc., RWJF Special Contributions Fund of the Princeton Area Community Foundation, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, DaVita Inc., PAN #1 Family Limited Foundation (Pedro Nosnik MD), Hyundai, American Career College, Molina Healthcare
City of Hope, TELACU Cedars Sinai Health System, National Association of Community Health Centers, USC – Keck School of Medicine, Sutro Biopharma, MLK Community Health Foundation
George Pla, CEO, Cordoba Corporation, California Endowment, MiMentor

Media Partners: Univision, Impacto Latino, & Latino Leaders Magazine

For More information, please visit NHMAFoundation.org

SOURCE National Hispanic Health Foundation

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