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New Year’s resolutions for a healthy baby: March of Dimes offers tips for women planning a pregnancy
WHITE PLAINS, New York, Dec. 19, 2017 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ – If you’re a woman hoping to get pregnant in the New Year, make an important resolution to be as healthy as you can be in 2018, says the March of Dimes, the nation’s leader in pregnancy and baby health.
“Healthy women have the best chance for a full-term pregnancy and a healthy baby,” says Stacey D. Stewart, president of the March of Dimes. “So do all you can to make sure you are healthy, and that your body is ready for pregnancy.”
Top tip from the March of Dimes: See your healthcare provider in the New Year for a pre-pregnancy checkup. Talk to your provider about ways to prepare for pregnancy and learn things you can do to protect your health and that of your baby.
More tips from the March of Dimes for a healthy baby in your future:
- Start taking a daily multivitamin containing 400 micrograms of folic acid, a B vitamin. Folic acid every day, beginning before pregnancy and continuing through your pregnancy, is proven to help prevent serious birth defects of the brain and spine. It’s also a good idea to eat foods that contain folate, the natural form of folic acid, including lentils, green leafy vegetables, black beans, and orange juice. The March of Dimes also recommends foods made from enriched grain flour, such as bread, pasta, and cereals; and foods made from enriched corn masa flour, such as cornbread, corn tortillas, tacos, and tamales.
- Be up-to-date with your vaccinations (shots). Ask your provider about vaccinations you should receive before pregnancy, including the flu shot and pertussis (whooping cough) booster.
- Learn how to avoid other infections such as Zika virus, cytomegalovirus (CMV), and sexually transmitted infections.
- Prevent bites from mosquitoes and other insects by using insect repellent and wearing long-sleeved shirts and long pants. Consider avoiding travel to areas with Zika virus.
- Practice good hygiene: Wash your hands often with soap and water, especially before preparing or eating foods; after being around or touching pets and other animals. If you’re around young children, don’t share food, glasses or utensils and do not put a child’s cup or pacifier in your mouth.
Birth defects affect 1 in every 33 babies born in the United States each year, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. January is Birth Defects Prevention Month, and the week of January 7-13 is Folic Acid Awareness Week. Join the conversation and learn more on Twitter at hashtag #prevent2protect. Sign up now at Thunderclap to automatically post a message of support and awareness on your social media accounts on January 10: https://www.thunderclap.it/projects/65683-prevent2protect
The March of Dimes is the leading nonprofit organization for pregnancy and baby health. For nearly 80 years, moms and babies have benefited from March of Dimes research, education, vaccines, and breakthroughs. To learn more about our solutions or donate to the March of Dimes, visit marchofdimes.org and nacersano.org. For detailed national, state and local perinatal statistics, visit peristats.org. You can also find us on Facebook or follow us on Instagram and Twitter.
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Pastor Cash Luna’s new book will be published by Editorial Vida
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 20, 2017 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Editorial Vida announced that it will publish the new and highly anticipated new book from Pastor Cash Luna No es por vista. The book is based on key principles, from an entertaining perspective, by which to live truly in faith through “God’s system” rather than “Adam’s system”. The title will be published in English and Spanish, as well as simultaneously in eBook and audio formats.
In the past, Cash Luna has received multiple recognitions for his work from SEPA (Spanish Evangelical Publishers Association). His works En honor al Espíritu Santo and the devotional book 22 días contigo, Espíritu Santo, also published by Editorial Vida, have sold more than half a million copies to date.
The book’s launch will receive a robust publicity program from Editorial Vida, including promotional activities for No es por vista, including media tours and book signings in Miami, Los Angeles, and New York—as well as special events throughout the United States and Latin America.
“I am a human being with weaknesses and defects, but I am also a passionate believer who trusts in the infinite love and grace of God. That has been the foundation of my life,” states Pastor Luna. “This book is part of my legacy. In these pages, I share my life lessons: a thousand experiences, challenges, and blessings when walking by faith, not by sight.”
Larry Downs, Senior Vice-President and Publisher of HarperCollins Español and Editorial Vida, added: “We are excited to publish the latest book by Pastor Cash about the incredible role that faith plays in our lives. We believe that this book will have an even greater impact than his first title, En honor al Espíritu Santo.”
Regarding the content of his book, Pastor Cash Luna said: “It is not a matter of lecturing on blind faith, but about sharing the joy that is experienced by trusting fully in He who has loved us since before we were born. That’s what I want to talk to you about, the full potential of your faith, specifically the power that you experience when you surrender that faith to God.”
Hardcover: 9780829768558
Softcover: 9780829768718
eBook: 9780829768756
Audiobook: 9780829768565
ABOUT CASH LUNA
Pastor Cash Luna graduated with cum laude honors and a degree in Information Systems Administration from the Francisco Marroquin University in Guatemala City. In 2002 he went on to earn a doctorate in Pastoral Ministries from California Christian University. Previously a dedicated businessman, Pastor Luna heard the call of God into the ministry in 1994. Since then, with the help of his wife Sonia, he has pastored Casa de Dios church. It was here that he witnessed a powerful movement emerge called Noches de Gloria, leading crusades of healing and miracles in several countries throughout the continent. Today, Casa de Dios is a prominent church in Guatemala with over 20 thousand active members, organized into small groups. Pastor Luna also presides over the Food Bank, which he founded in 2006 as the social service branch of his church, dedicated to caring for orphans, seniors, and those affected by natural disasters.
ABOUT EDITORIAL VIDA
Editorial Vida, the Spanish division of Zondervan, publishes Bibles, devotional books, and other resources with the goal of promoting a faithful relationship with Jesus Christ. With offices in Nashville and Grand Rapids, Editorial Vida has the largest catalog of Christian products and resources on Hispanic culture—not only in the United States but throughout Latin America and worldwide.
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Ardent Mills and the National FFA Organization Announce National Partnership
DENVER, Dec. 20, 2017 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Denver-based Ardent Mills, the premier flour-milling and ingredient company, today announced its three-star partnership with the National FFA Organization, formerly known as Future Farmers of America.
As a three-star partner, Ardent Mills will provide monetary support to FFA at the national level, supporting the Living to Serve platform. The Living to Serve platform empowers every student in every classroom to make a positive impact in their community. FFA provides quality programs, resources, recognition and opportunities for members to put leadership into action through service engagement. The partnership will also make connections to local FFA chapters in both rural and urban settings across Ardent Mills’ U.S. and Puerto Rico footprint.
Ardent Mills CEO Dan Dye states, “We are excited to partner with FFA for several reasons. We see alignment in the FFA’s mission and vision to our own vision and values, along with our brand promise of Nourishing what’s next™. The FFA has many platforms that will complement areas of focus for Ardent Mills, including safety, hunger, health and nutrition. Each of our U.S. and Puerto Rico community mill sites will have the opportunity to partner with a local FFA chapter within just a few miles of the facility. We are committed to growing this relationship on both the local and national levels over time. Our intent is to make a positive difference in the communities where our team members live and work, identify future frontline leaders and strengthen the agriculture and milling industries.”
“Our vision is to grow our members into leaders who strengthen agriculture while building communities,” says Mark Poeschl, National FFA Organization CEO. “We’re excited about this partnership with Ardent Mills as it allows us to provide resources to local FFA chapters to help them continue the work they are doing through service learning.”
About National FFA Organization
The National FFA Organization is a national youth organization of 653,404 student members as part of 8,568 local FFA chapters in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The organization is supported by 345,812 alumni members in 2,051 local FFA Alumni chapters throughout the U.S. The FFA mission is to make a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education. The National FFA Organization operates under a federal charter granted by the 81st United States Congress and it is an integral part of public instruction in agriculture. The U.S. Department of Education provides leadership and helps set direction for FFA as a service to state and local agricultural education programs. For more, visit the National FFA Organization online at FFA.org and on Facebook, Twitter and the official National FFA Organization blog.
About Ardent Mills
Ardent Mills is the premier flour-milling and ingredient company whose vision is to be the trusted partner in nurturing its customers, consumers and communities through innovative and nutritious grain-based solutions. Ardent Mills’ operations and services are supported by more than 40 flour mills and bakery-mix facilities along with a specialty bakery and Mobile Innovation Center, all located in the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico. Deeply rooted in communities throughout North America, Ardent Mills is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, and employs more than 100 certified millers, supporting thousands of local jobs and contributing billions of dollars to local economies. To learn more about Ardent Mills, visit ardentmills.com.
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¡HOLA! TV increases its presence in the US with two important agreements
MIAMI, Dec. 20, 2017 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — ¡HOLA! TV has signed an important distribution agreement with Altice and COX Communications, which will allow the channel to expand its presence in the competitive US Hispanic market, where it launched in 2014.
With this agreement, ¡HOLA! TV will be able to grow in markets such as New York, Connecticut, New Jersey as well as Pennsylvania, Phoenix, San Diego and Arizona.
Altice and Cox has partnered with ¡HOLA! TV in an effort to offer the US Hispanic audience the best and most exclusive programming, which includes more than 700 hours of original content.
¡HOLA! TV will be available in the package known as “Optimum en Español” (channel 1081) and the Suddenlink platform from Altice. As for COX, their subscribers will be able to access ¡HOLA! TV within the “Contour TV Latino” package.
“We are very happy to partner with these two main providers in a market we believe that is key for our regional growth and also allows us to bring both audience and advertisers an unique and distinctive high-quality content”, said Marcos Pérez, General Manager of ¡HOLA! TV.
About ¡HOLA! TV
¡HOLA! TV is a joint venture between ATRESMEDIA TELEVISION, Spain’s leading media conglomerate company, and ¡HOLA! Magazine, the most respected and exclusive source for news on celebrity, royals, and the elite around the world. Founded in 1944 in Barcelona, ¡HOLA! Magazine boasts 31 editions reaching over 120 countries around the world, and a weekly readership of 20 million worldwide. ¡HOLA! TV programming features the best of ¡HOLA! Magazine reimagined for television, with news, exclusives and special content that mirrors the philosophy and style of the ¡HOLA! brand and prides itself in delivering entertainment with elegance and respect. Coverage includes exclusive access to human interest stories, celebrity and lifestyle-driven programs, and a special focus on news and lifestyles of the royals and the elite around the world. ¡HOLA! TV is headquartered in Miami, Florida, where it also produces daily and weekly original shows. Other weekly original shows are produced by ¡HOLA! MEDIA and ATRESMEDIA TELEVISION, studios in Madrid, Spain.
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Intermex Holdings II, Inc. and FinTech Acquisition Corp. II Announce Merger Agreement Combining Businesses
MIAMI, Dec. 20, 2017 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Intermex Holdings II, Inc., the parent company of Intermex® Wire Transfer, LLC, a technology enabled wire transfer and financial processing solutions provider, and FinTech Acquisition Corp. II (NASDAQ: FNTE) (“FinTech”), announced today that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement with Intermex’s owner, Stella Point Capital, LP (Stella Point Capital), whereby FNTE will acquire Intermex and will be renamed Intermex Wire Transfer, Inc. The merged company is expected to continue to be listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market. Post transaction, Robert (Bob) Lisy, President, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and the rest of the existing Intermex management team will continue to lead the company.
Betsy Z. Cohen, Chairman of the Board of Directors of FinTech, said, “We are delighted to partner with Bob Lisy, Chairman and CEO, and his team at Intermex, a leading provider of money transfer services to the Latin America corridor. Since 2013, Bob has driven both growth and profitability, with transaction volume having increased more than 2.5x, and EBITDA experiencing a compound annual growth rate of almost 40%. Intermex is an omnichannel operation whose proprietary technology assures the highest quality of service. The continued expansion of online services, loyalty cards and scalable proprietary processing capacity will drive continued revenue growth and margin expansion. The transformation of this private company will reduce its cost of capital, create a currency for acquisitions, and increase visibility with customers and agents.”
Bob Lisy, President, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer of Intermex commented, “We are excited to be partnering with FinTech in a transaction that provides an efficient path for a successful transformation to a public company. Intermex has developed a unique and differentiated approach to the wire transfer services market that has resulted in significant and sustained market share gains and excess growth relative to industry peers. Our new capital structure will support our opportunistic growth strategy and our development of new products and technology, which will help scale the business.”
“We want to congratulate Bob Lisy, Randy Nilsen and the rest of the Intermex management team on the achievement of tremendous growth in excess of the market as Intermex has expanded its money remittance services beyond the Southeastern U.S. and into Western and Northern U.S. geographies, including states where there is significant demand for Latin American money transfers,” said Adam Godfrey and Justin Wender, Managing Partners of Stella Point. “We believe that Intermex’s evolution to a public company is a natural next step that will provide significant additional flexibility to capitalize on the numerous growth opportunities available to the company in the years to come.”
The existing members of the Intermex Board of Directors will become directors of the combined company. The Board of Directors will be augmented by the addition of former Deloitte & Touche LLP partner Mike Purcell, a financial expert as defined under the applicable NASDAQ and SEC rules, and Kurt Holstein, President of Azoic Ventures, Inc. Adam Godfrey, Stella Point Capital Managing Partner, Justin Wender, Stella Point Capital Managing Partner, Robert Jahn, Stella Point Capital Managing Director, Stephen Paul, Laurel Crown Partners, LLC’s Managing Principal, and John Rincon, who founded Intermex in 1994, will continue to serve on the Board of Directors. Additionally, FNTE has the right to appoint one independent board observer.
Intermex Highlights:
- Intermex operates with both an online and retail presence which includes a sending agent network of more than 5,000 origination points and 33 Company Owned stores throughout the United States.
- Organic revenues and Adjusted EBITDA compounded annual growth rates (CAGR) of 32% and 35%, respectively, from 2015 to 2017P.
- Within its core markets of Mexico and Guatemala, Intermex has consistently exceeded the market rate of growth and continues to gain meaningful market share while continuing to expand per transaction margins to Mexico.
- Systematic and efficient sales strategy that prioritizes agent productivity has resulted in a 12% CAGR of the average number of wires sent per agent between 2011 and 2017P, an approximate 2 times lift in agent productivity in that same time period.
- Industry leading customer loyalty program drives more engaged and loyal customers when compared to non-enrolled customers.
- Highly scalable and industry leading technology platform results in repeat sender transactions being completed in half the time of most competitors and a 99.95% historical uptime.
- Highly complex and rigorous compliance process with real-time Anti-money Laundering (AML) and Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) screening.
Additional information about Intermex’s operations can be found at www.intermexonline.com. In addition, information about Intermex’s operations and financial performance is contained in the investor presentation (the “Investor Presentation”) furnished today by FNTE via a Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Form 8-K”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), which can be viewed at the SEC website at www.sec.gov.
Summary of Merger
FNTE will acquire Intermex for aggregate consideration of approximately $260 million comprised of approximately $99 million in cash and approximately $161 million in FNTE common stock. FNTE will also repay approximately $20 million in debt outstanding under Intermex’s existing credit facility in connection with the merger.
The merger is expected to close in the second quarter of 2018, pending Money Transfer License Approvals, FNTE stockholder approval and other customary closing conditions. Additional information about the merger can be found in the Form 8-K. Interested parties should visit the SEC website at www.sec.gov.
The description of the transaction contained herein is only a summary and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the merger agreement, a copy of which was filed by FNTE with the SEC as an exhibit to the Form 8-K.
Advisors
Cantor Fitzgerald & Co, JMP Securities and Northland Securities, Inc. are acting as Capital Markets Advisors to FTNE; JMP Securities is also acting as Financial Advisor to FNTE; and Ledgewood is acting as legal counsel to FNTE. Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, LLP is acting as legal counsel to Intermex in this transaction. Brenner Kaprosy Mitchell, LLP is acting as legal counsel to Intermex’s management in this transaction.
Conference Call Information
Senior management of FNTE and Intermex Holdings II, LLC will be hosting an investor conference call to allow shareholders an opportunity to hear from management.
Please call in at least 10 minutes prior to the call to register.
Date: December 20, 2017 at 11:00am EDT
Dial:
United States: (800) 288-8960
International: (612) 288-0340
Confirmation Code: 439448
A replay of the call will be available after 12/20/2017 at 12:30PM ET by dialing:
United States: (800) 475-6701
International: (320) 365-3844
Access Code: 439448
About FinTech Acquisition Corp. II
FinTech Acquisition Corp. II is a blank check company formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination. In January 2017, FNTE consummated a $175 million initial public offering (the “IPO”) of 17.5 million units, each unit consisting of one share of common stock and one half of one warrant, at a price of $10.00 per unit. Simultaneously, FNTE consummated the sale of 420,000 units at a price of $10.00 per unit in a private placement that generated gross proceeds of $4,200,000. FNTE’s securities are quoted on the NASDAQ Stock Market under the ticker symbols FNTE, FNTEW and FNTEU.
About Stella Point Capital
Stella Point Capital is a New York-based private equity firm focused on industrial, consumer, and business services investments. Founded by Managing Partners Justin Wender and Adam Godfrey, the firm actively seeks investment opportunities throughout North America, working closely with management teams to identify strong market positions and achieve transformational growth. Stella Point’s investment team has over 75 years of combined investing and operating experience, encompassing more than 35 investments, at leading global private equity firms. Stella Point provides unparalleled senior level attention and expertise, seeking to cultivate strong relationships with portfolio companies to generate superior investment returns and significant long-term value. Please visit www.stellapoint.com for additional information.
Note Regarding Intermex Financial Information
Any financial information and data of Intermex contained in this press release is preliminary in nature, is derived from Intermex’s unaudited financial statements and data, is based solely on information available as of the date of this press release and may not conform to the requirements of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on this information and data. Intermex is continuing to prepare its financial statements for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ending December 31, 2017, and any financial information and data described above are only estimates. Intermex’s actual results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ending December 31, 2017 may vary from this preliminary information and data, and are not necessarily indicative of the results to be achieved in any future period. Additionally, such information and data may be adjusted and presented differently in FNTE’s definitive proxy statement/prospectus to be mailed to security holders.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words such as “anticipate”, “believe”, “could”, “continue”, “expect”, “estimate”, “may”, “plan”, “outlook”, “future” and “project” and other similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters. These statements, which involve risks and uncertainties, relate to analyses and other information that are based on forecasts of future results and estimates of amounts not yet determinable and may also relate to our future prospects, developments and business strategies. In particular, such forward-looking statements include statements concerning the timing of the merger; the business plans, objectives, expectations and intentions of the public company once the transaction is complete, and Intermex’s estimated and future results of operations, business strategies, competitive position, industry environment and potential growth opportunities. These statements are based on FNTE’s or Intermex’s management’s current expectations and beliefs, as well as a number of assumptions concerning future events.
Such forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other important factors, many of which are outside FNTE’s or Intermex’s control that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements. These risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other important factors include, but are not limited to, (1) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the merger agreement; (2) the inability to complete the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement due to the failure to obtain approval of the stockholders of FNTE or other conditions to closing in the merger agreement; (3) the ability of the public entity to meet NASDAQ’s listing standards following the merger; (4) the risk that the proposed transaction disrupts current plans and operations of Intermex as a result of the announcement and consummation of the transactions described herein; (5) the ability to recognize the anticipated benefits of the proposed business combination, which may be affected by, among other things, competition, the ability of the combined company to grow and manage growth profitably, maintain relationships with suppliers and retain its management and key employees; (6) costs related to the proposed business combination; (7) changes in applicable laws or regulations; and (8) the possibility that Intermex may be adversely affected by other economic, business, regulatory and/or competitive factors. Additional factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in forward-looking statements can be found in FNTE’s most recent annual report on Form 10-K and subsequently filed quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K, which are available, free of charge, at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov., and will also be provided in the registration statement on Form S-4 and FNTE’s proxy statement/prospectus when available. New risks and uncertainties arise from time to time, and it is impossible for us to predict these events or how they may affect us. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made, and FNTE and Intermex undertake no obligation to update or revise the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Additional Information about the Merger and Where to Find It
In connection with the proposed merger, FNTE intends to file with the SEC a preliminary proxy statement/prospectus (which will be included in a registration statement on Form S-4 (the “Registration Statement”)). When completed, FNTE will mail a definitive proxy statement/prospectus to its stockholders in connection with FNTE’s solicitation of proxies for the special meeting of FNTE stockholders to be held to approve the merger and related transactions. This press release does not contain all the information that should be considered concerning the merger. It is not intended to provide the basis for any investment decision or any other decision with respect to the proposed merger. FNTE stockholders and other interested persons are advised to read, when available, FNTE’s preliminary proxy statement/prospectus, the amendments thereto, and definitive proxy statement/prospectus, as these materials will contain important information about Intermex, FNTE and the proposed merger. The definitive proxy statement/prospectus will be mailed to stockholders of FNTE as of a record date to be established for voting on the merger and related transactions. Stockholders will also be able to obtain copies of the proxy statement/prospectus and other documents filed with the SEC that will be incorporated by reference in the proxy statement/prospectus, without charge, once available, at the SEC’s Internet site at http://www.sec.gov, or by directing a request to: FinTech Acquisition Corp. II, 2929 Arch Street, Suite 1703, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, attention: James J. McEntee, III, telephone 215.701.9555.
Participants in the Solicitation
FinTech Acquisition Corp. II and its directors and officers may be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies to FNTE’s stockholders with respect to the transaction. Information regarding FNTE’s directors and officers is available in FNTE’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, which has been filed with the SEC. Additional information will also be contained in FNTE’s definitive proxy statement/prospectus relating to the proposed merger when available.
Disclaimer
This communication shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there by any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which the offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offering of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act.
Contact:
Bradley Pitts, SVP Marketing and Communications
[email protected]
(305) 671-8059
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The Miracle Fruit Oil Company announces the peer-reviewed publication of significant clinical trial results
MIAMI, Dec. 20, 2017 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Miracle Fruit Oil, a company dedicated to developing its rare and exotic patent-pending Miracle Fruit Seed Oil®, announced today the publication of positive results from the randomized double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial of its unique Miracle Fruit Seed Oil treatment for all hair types in strengthening hair, reducing breakage, and decreasing hair loss due to breakage. The successful clinical trial results of an 8-month study conducted on over 60 women at South Beach Dermatology in Miami, Florida, were published in the prestigious Journal of Clinical and Aesthetic Dermatology.
Roberta Del Campo, MD, a board-certified dermatologist performed the study and said: “This is the first clinical study to conclusively demonstrate the long-term efficacy of a hair oil for the treatment of damaged/broken hair. Using a sophisticated tool which accurately measured the precise amount of hair breakage, I found that women who used the Miracle Fruit Seed Oil treatment had significantly less breakage compared to women using other hair oil treatments or no hair oils. The users of the Miracle Fruit Seed Oil treatment had 3X stronger hair and reversed their damaged hair as shown by the greater than 200% increase in their healthy hair index. These women were extremely satisfied with the results.”
About Miracle Fruit Seed Oil® Hair Treatment
Miracle Fruit Seed Oil® is a rare and exotic, never before used, fruit seed oil with unique properties derived from a natural and healthy source, the Miracle Fruit (Synsepalum dulcificum) berry. It has similarities in chemical composition to the oil made by the sebaceous glands in our scalp and is tailor-made to naturally lubricate, moisturize, strengthen, protect and restore hair from damage. Miracle Fruit Seed Oil Treatment is the world’s first and only hair oil treatment containing Miracle Fruit Seed Oil®.
About The Miracle Fruit Oil Company
The Miracle Fruit Oil Company is the only company that makes products containing patent-pending Miracle Fruit Seed Oil®. The company develops innovative health and wellness products backed by solid-science and clinically-proven to perform.
To learn more about the product and medical publication or to book an interview, contact Dr. Roberta Del Campo by email at: [email protected] [www.miraclefruitoil.com].
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Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas LLP Investigating Claims Involving Santander Securities Puerto Rico And Puerto Rico Bonds
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, Dec. 19, 2017 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Lawyers with the Securities Law Firm of Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas LLP, www.sseklaw.com, are investigating claims involving Santander Securities Puerto Rico and Puerto Rico bonds. A number of brokerage firms in Puerto Rico, including Santander Securities Puerto Rico, sold massive amounts of Puerto Rico bonds to clients.
Santander Securities Puerto Rico, the investment division of Banco Santander in Puerto Rico, has reportedly decided to terminate all operations with financial advisors on the island. All remaining Santander advisors were reportedly informed that their positions were being eliminated earlier this month. The administrative staff is also being terminated by the end of January. Santander spokesmen have been quoted claiming that the company will continue to service accounts in Puerto Rico, but it is unclear what infrastructure or employees will be left to actually perform those services.
This transition only worsens the situation many Puerto Rico investors have found themselves in due to the collapse in the Puerto Rico bond market. Current Santander clients may soon find themselves unable to get meaningful information or guidance about what is going on with Puerto Rico bonds and related bond funds, and what decisions current bond holders may need to make in the coming months or years.
If you are or were a current or former client of Santander and purchased Puerto Rico bonds or bond funds from Santander, you can contact our law firm for a free, no obligation consultation about your situation and the options you may have available to you. All communications will be kept strictly confidential, and you will not be billed in any way for a consultation.
Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas LLP has a team of attorneys, consultants and staff with more than 100 years of combined experience in the securities industry and in securities law. For more than two decades, our firm has represented thousands of investors nationwide to recover losses. We have been working directly with investors in Puerto Rico for many years, helping many investors on the island recover losses.
Contact Info: 800-259-9010
713-580-8914 to speak to Spanish fluent staff
Sam Edwards [email protected]
Kirk Smith [email protected]
Luis Acevedo [email protected]
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Cal/OSHA Issues Advisory on Respiratory Protection for Harmful Exposure to Wildfire Smoke
OAKLAND, California, Dec. 19, 2017 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Cal/OSHA is advising employers affected by the wildfires that they must protect their workers if the working conditions include harmful exposure to wildfire smoke.
When outdoor workers are exposed to air quality that is designated “Unhealthy”, “Very Unhealthy” or “Hazardous” by local air quality management districts, employers are required to provide filtering respirators such as masks labeled N95 and certified by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). These masks filter at least 95 percent of airborne particles but do not protect against gases or vapors. Frequently asked questions about N95 masks for employers and workers are available online.
The masks are available at the following County Emergency Operation Centers. Please refer to the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services Wildfires webpage for updates.
- Santa Barbara County
- Buellton
- Buellton CVS (ask store staff), 2218 East Hwy 246 (8 am – 10 pm)
- Carpinteria
- Albertson’s, 1018 Casitas Pass Rd.
- Goleta
- Goleta Valley Community Center, 5679 Hollister Ave. (1pm – 7 pm)
- Goleta City Hall, 130 Cremona Dr. (8 am – 5pm)
- Lompoc
- Lompoc Home Depot, 1701 East Ocean (7 am – 9 pm)
- Santa Barbara
- Franklin Community Center, 1136 East Montecito St.
- Santa Barbara Public Library, 40 East Anapamu St.
(10 am – 7 pm) - Ventura County
- Camarillo
- City of Camarillo, 601 Carmen Dr.
- Clinicas Camarillo, 731 Paseo Camarillo
- Las Posas Family Medical Group, 3801 Las Posas Rd. #214 (M-F 8am-5pm)
- Fillmore
- Fillmore Fire Department Station 91, 711 Sespe Ave.
- BH – Fillmore Youth & Family Clinic, 828 Ventura St. Suite 240
- Moorpark
- Arroyo Vista Recreation Center, 4550 Tierra Rejada Rd.
- Moorpark Family Medical, 612 Spring Rd.
- Ojai
- Nordhoff High School, 1401 Maricopa Hwy.
(Look for the Red Cross vehicle) - Ojai City Hall, 401 South Ventura St.
- Ojai Hospital, 1306 Maricopa Hwy
- Ojai Library, 111 E. Ojai Ave.
- Meiners Oaks Library, 114 N. Padre Juan Ave.
- Oak View Library, 555 Mahoney Ave.
- Oxnard
- Oxnard College Gymnasium – Red Cross Shelter, 4000 S Rose Ave.
- Las Islas Family Medical Group, 2400 S C St.
- Ventura County Public Health-South, 2500 S C St.
- Ventura County Public Health-North, 2240 E Gonzales Rd.
- United Farm Workers, 920 South A St.
- Vons, 1291 S. Victoria Ave.
- Channel Islands Harbor Patrol,.3900 Pelican Way (8am-5pm)
- BH – Oxnard Youth & Family Clinic, 1911 Williams Dr. #150
- BH – South Oxnard Youth & Family Outpatient, 2500 S. ‘C’ St. Suite #D
- Mandalay Bay Women and Children’s Medical Group, 2000 Outlet Center Dr. Suite #110
- Soliz Library (El Rio), 2820 Jourdan St.
- Oxnard Library (Main), 251 S. ‘A’ St., (M-Th 9am-8pm, Sat. 9am-5:30pm)
- Oxnard Branch Library (South), 4300 Saviers Rd., (M-Th 9am-8pm, Sat 9am-5:30pm)
- Oxnard Colonia Branch Library, 1500 Camino Del Sol #26
(M-Th 12pm-6pm) - Oxnard Service Center, 214 South ‘C’ St. (M-Th 8am-6pm, Alt Fri 9am-5pm)
- Oxnard Human Resources, 300 W. 3rd St. (M-Th 8am-6pm, Fri 8am-5pm)
- Oxnard Fire Department Administration, 360 W. 2nd St. (M-Th 8am-6pm, Alt Fri 8am-5pm)
- Santa Paula
- Santa Paula Community Center, 530 W Main St.
- Santa Paula Fire Department Station 82, 536 W Main St.
- BH – Santa Paula Youth & Family Clinic, 725 E. Main St.
- Santa Paula – West Clinic, 254 W. Harvard Blvd.
- Simi Valley
- Sierra Vista Family Medical Clinic, 1227 East Los Angeles Ave.
(M-F 9am-7pm, Sat & Sun 8am-5pm) - Simi Valley Police Department, 3901 Alamo St.
- Thousand Oaks / Newbury Park
- Conejo Valley Family Medical Group, 125 W. Thousand Oaks Blvd (M-Th 9am-12am, Fri 9am-10pm, Sat & Sun 9am-5pm)
- Dos Vientos Community Center, 4801 Borchard Rd.
- Borchard Community Center, 190 N. Reino Rd.
- Goebel Senior Center, 1385 E. Janss Rd. (M-Th 8:30am-9pm, Fri 8:30am-5:30pm, Sat 12pm-4pm)
- Ventura
- Ventura County Fair – Red Cross Shelter, 10 W. Harbor Blvd
- EP Foster Library, 651 E. Main St.
- Beth Torah Temple, 7620 Foothill Rd.
- Barranca Vista Center, 7050 Ralston St.
- Museum of Ventura County, 100 E. Main St.
- Hill Rd. Library, 1070 S. Hill Rd.
- Saticoy Library, 1292 Los Angeles Ave.
- San Jon Yard, 336 San Jon Rd.
- City Hall, 501 Poli St. (entrance at back parking lot)
- Academic Family Medicine Center, 3291 Loma Vista Rd., Building 340, Suite 201
- West Ventura Medical Clinic, 133 W Santa Clara St.
- Ventura County Health Care Agency, 5851 Thille St.
- Ventura County Health Care Agency, 2323 Knoll Dr. # 414
- Government Center – Hall of Administration, 800 S. Victoria Ave.
- BH – Ventura Adult Outpatient, 4258 Telegraph Rd.
- BH – Ventura Youth & Family Clinic, 5740 Ralston St.
- CVS Pharmacy, 5900 Telegraph Rd.
- Ventura ADP, 24 E. Main St.
- Ventura DUI Programs – 5850 Thille St.
Additional information for employers and workers on working safely in conditions with heavy smoke caused by the wildfires, and worker safety and health during fire cleanup is available on Cal/OSHA’s wildfire safety webpages.
Cal/OSHA, officially known as the Department of Industrial Relations’ (DIR’s) Division of Occupational Safety and Health, helps protect workers from health and safety hazards on the job in almost every workplace in California. 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. Cal/OSHA has also published a wealth of helpful guides for employers and workers.
Employees with work-related questions or complaints may contact DIR’s Call Center in English or Spanish at 844-LABOR-DIR (844-522-6734). Complaints can also be filed confidentially with Cal/OSHA district offices.
Members of the press may contact Erika Monterroza or Peter Melton at 510-286-1161, and are encouraged to subscribe to get email alerts on DIR’s press releases or other departmental updates.
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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 Communications Call Center at 844-LABOR-DIR (844-522-6734) for help in locating the appropriate division or program in our department.
SOURCE California Department of Industrial Relations, Cal/OSHA
National Park Foundation Kicks Off 50th Year of Supporting the National Park System
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18, 2017 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Countless individuals, beloved trails and landscapes, historic buildings, and treasured artifacts have benefited from the tireless efforts of the National Park Foundation since December 18, 1967.
Established by congressional charter, the National Park Foundation has invested more than $700 million in priority projects across the National Park System to date. As the official nonprofit partner to the National Park Service, the National Park Foundation brings together individuals, foundations, and companies in support of America’s natural, cultural, and historical sites.
“At 50, proud to report that we’re hitting our stride. Extending beyond one park, the National Park Foundation raises money and establishes innovative partnerships to benefit National Park Service sites and programs coast to coast and on the islands too,” said Will Shafroth, president of the National Park Foundation. “The community of national park supporters is stronger than ever and growing bigger every single day.”
Throughout the upcoming year, the National Park Foundation and parks community will highlight the organization’s impact using #WeAreParks on social media. Examples include:
- Inspiring people to discover lesser-known experiences across the National Park System and explore their unique connections to parks and programs, by powering and amplifying the Find Your Park/Encuentra Tu Parque movement;
- Restoring beloved trails like Middle Emerald Pools at Zion National Park and repairing crucial infrastructure like the elevator at the Washington Monument;
- Expanding recreational opportunities at places like Mormon Pioneer National Heritage Area;
- Funding collaborations among parks, programs, and community partners for unique activities for people of all ages, like night sky programs at Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument and Mammoth Cave National Park;
- Facilitating significant donations for new national parks like Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument and Pullman National Monument;
- Collaborating with other national nonprofits, including World Wildlife Fund, Defenders of Wildlife, and The Nature Conservancy to protect bison at Badlands National Park with Badlands Natural History Association;
- Empowering the next generation of park leaders together with community partners through programs like Summit Seekers with Appalachian Trail Conservancy, Outdoor Afro, Groundwork USA, Latino Outdoors, and Student Conservation Association;
- Working with members of Congress to pass legislation such as the National Park Service Centennial Act to build a more holistic funding model for our national parks over the long term;
- Partnering with companies to support a variety of innovative programs, like veterans outreach and field trip grants; and
- Joining forces with local philanthropic organizations (many known as friends groups) to address priority park projects, like preserving a 640-acre tract of land within Grand Teton National Park with the Grand Teton National Park Foundation, restoration projects at Antietam National Battlefield with the Civil War Trust and the Save Historic Antietam Foundation, and constructing the Tower of Voices at Flight 93 National Memorial with the Families and Friends of Flight 93.
For more information about the National Park Foundation’s 50th anniversary, read the National Park Foundation’s blog.
ABOUT THE NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION
Celebrating 50 years, the National Park Foundation is the official charity of America’s national parks and nonprofit partner to the National Park Service. Chartered by Congress in 1967, the National Park Foundation raises private funds to help PROTECT more than 84 million acres of national parks through critical conservation and preservation efforts, CONNECT all Americans with their incomparable natural landscapes, vibrant culture and rich history, and ENGAGE the next generation of park stewards. In 2016, commemorating the National Park Service’s 100th anniversary, the Foundation launched The Centennial Campaign for America’s National Parks, a comprehensive fundraising campaign to strengthen and enhance the future of these national treasures for the next hundred years. Find out more and become a part of the national park community at www.nationalparks.org.
MEDIA CONTACT: Alanna Sobel
202-796-2538
[email protected]
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SOURCE National Park Foundation