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Two-Time ACM Nominee Kelsea Ballerini Lends Her Voice At Mary Kay Global Day Of Beauty

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To bring awareness to dating violence, an epidemic that impacts one in three young people today, chart-topping singer/songwriter Kelsea Ballerini will lend her voice to help educate teens and young adults on healthy relationships, how to recognize the signs of dating abuse and raise awareness of support services as part of Mary Kay's "Don't Look Away" program.

DALLAS, March 15, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — To bring awareness to dating violence, an epidemic that impacts one in three young people today, chart-topping singer/songwriter Kelsea Ballerini will join the global cosmetics giant in an effort to end the cycle of abuse at Mary Kay’s Global Day of Beauty event in the spring. The 22-year-old Knoxville, Tennessee native will lend her voice to help educate teens and young adults on healthy relationships, how to recognize the signs of dating abuse and raise awareness of support services.

To bring awareness to dating violence, an epidemic that impacts one in three young people today, chart-topping singer/songwriter Kelsea Ballerini will lend her voice to help educate teens and young adults on healthy relationships, how to recognize the signs of dating abuse and raise awareness of support services as part of Mary Kay's "Don't Look Away" program.

The Black River Entertainment recording artist, recently nominated in two categories for the 51st Academy of Country Music Awards, Female Vocalist of the Year and New Female Vocalist of the Year, will join the iconic beauty company’s Independent Beauty Consultants to celebrate domestic violence survivors. The pampering event is part of Mary Kay’s Don’t Look Away campaign to help prevent and end dating abuse.  The program also includes support of loveisrespect’s first-of-its-kind text-for-help service that provides safe and anonymous advice to tens of thousands of young people each year.

“The fact that one in three young people today are impacted by dating violence is a scary statistic. I’m excited to join forces with Mary Kay for this event to help draw awareness to this issue,” said Ballerini. “By partnering with Mary Kay’s Don’t Look Away program, I truly hope to help empower women and remind them of their beauty and self-worth.”

Mary Kay’s sixth annual ‘Truth About Abuse’ Survey revealed that despite increased awareness of domestic violence, many Americans still do not recognize signs of abuse.  The survey also discovered that Americans support increased education and believe that teaching teens and young adults about healthy relationships is critical to ending domestic violence.  As an advocate for healthy relationships, Ballerini will encourage young people to stand together with their friends and show support of healthy relationships by not looking way from abuse.

“By joining forces with Kelsea, our collective dating violence outreach efforts will touch thousands of teens and young adults,” said Crayton Webb, Vice President of Corporate Communications and Corporate Social Responsibility for Mary Kay Inc. “As a corporate leader in helping to prevent and end violence against women, we know that educating young people about heathy relationships can prevent abuse before it begins. We are proud that Kelsea will join Mary Kay in encouraging her fans to seek healthy relationships and, if needed, take advantage of resources such as the loveisrespect text-for-help service.” 

Over the past 15 years, Mary Kay Inc. and The Mary Kay Foundation have given $50 million to domestic violence prevention and awareness programs to women’s shelters across the country in an effort to end the cycle of abuse.  For more information about Mary Kay’s long-standing commitment to prevent and end domestic violence, click here.

About Mary Kay
Irresistible products. Positive community impact. Rewarding opportunity. For more than 50 years, Mary Kay has offered it all. With 3.5 million Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultants and $4 billion in global annual sales, Mary Kay is a top beauty brand and direct seller in more than 35 markets around the world. Discover what there is to love about Mary Kay by connecting with a Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultant at marykay.com.

About Kelsea Ballerini
Kelsea Ballerini launched to stardom with two consecutive #1 smashes – the GOLD-certified debut “Love Me Like You Mean It” and infectious “Dibs.” Abuzz with shout-outs from superstars Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood and Little Big Town, she is the first solo female artist in 15 years to hit #1 with her first two country singles and one of only 11 women to have ever hit the top of the charts with a debut. Scoring a number of recent high-profile media appearances, the Black River Entertainment recording artist has been named “The Country Sweetheart” in People Magazine’s elite “Ones to Watch” portfolio, touted by Billboard Magazine as “Country’s Next Queen,” praised by Rolling Stone as the “Nashville It Girl” and selected as one of CMT’s Next Women of Country. Co-produced by Forest Glen Whitehead and Jason Massey, THE FIRST TIME landed Top 5 on the Billboard Country Albums Chart and released to critical acclaim with Billboard praising, “Her frankness and honesty are rooted in country’s long tradition of storytelling, a tradition that she deftly adapts to both 21st century and timeless concerns.” The talented singer/songwriter wrote or co-wrote all 12 songs on the project. Racking up her first CMT, CMA and AMA award nominations, she received Billboard’s “Rising Star” award at the prestigious 2015 Women In Music event. Gearing up for her first international trek to Australia this March to perform at the Country CMC Rocks Festival, she will join select dates this spring with Billy Currington and Rascal Flatts. Previously, she shared the stage with Alan Jackson, Lady Antebellum, Tim McGraw, Carrie Underwood and Keith Urban.

Mary Kay Inc. Corporate Communications
marykay.com/newsroom
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Grand Lucayan Resort Complex for Sale in Sealed Bid Auction

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Assets Can Be Sold in Whole or in Parts; No Reserve Price

FREEPORT, Bahamas, Mar. 15, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — HVS Capital Corp. today announced that the Grand Lucayan Resort complex is being sold in a Sealed Bid Auction. The 409-acre resort is the largest on Grand Bahama Island and the third largest in The Bahamas. The owner, a subsidiary of Hong Kong-based Cheung Kong Property Holdings Limited, has engaged HVS Capital Corp. to act as advisor in the sale. The seller’s preference is to sell the Grand Lucayan Resort complex as a single transaction. However, bids for individual assets will be considered. There is no reserve price. Additionally, seller-provided purchase-money financing may be available to appropriate bidders. The deadline for submitting bids is June 10, 2016.

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“There are a number of investment opportunities for an interested buyer, from purchasing the resort in its entirety or looking at individual components,” said Mike Sullivan, HVS Capital Corp. “Some of those options include expanding and/or relocating the casino, converting additional accommodations to an all-inclusive product or converting some accommodations to vacation or whole ownership.”

Located 55 miles from the east coast of Florida, the Grand Lucayan Resort complex, totaling 1,271 guestrooms, includes four hotel elements: the 10-story 528-room Breaker’s Cay tower; 198-room Lighthouse Pointe, newly renovated as all-inclusive; and 23 Lanai Suites—all with 12 food and beverage outlets and three swimming pools; plus the 522-room Memories Beach Resort (presently leased to a third-party operator).

“Baha Mar has garnered so much negative resort news for the Bahamas recently,” remarked Stan Kozlowski, HVS Capital Corp. “Unlike that situation, we see significantly more favorable economic investment opportunities for Grand Lucayan, no matter what options a potential buyer may consider.”

Other amenities include:

  • Conference Center (40,000 sq. ft.), including a 15,000 sq. ft. ballroom, 16 breakout rooms, plus 50,000 sq. ft. of outdoor function space.
  • Casino (23,375 sq. ft.) with 25 gaming tables, 195 slot machines,
  • Destination Spa and fitness center (25,000 sq. ft.)
  • Two golf courses, including the Robert Trent Jones, Jr., Reef Golf Course
  • Four multi-surfaced tennis courts
  • Approximately 15,000 sq. ft. of retail space

Details on the Grand Lucayan Resort including the Sealed Bid Auction are available at grandlucayanauction.com.

Entravision Launches Interactive Radio Show With “El Show de Erazno y la Chokolata” Mobile App

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SANTA MONICA, California, March 14, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Entravision Communications Corporation (NYSE: EVC), a diversified media company serving U.S. Latino audiences and communities, today launched their first interactive mobile app for its marquee, nationally syndicated radio show, El Show de Erazno y la Chokolata. With the new El Show de Erazno y la Chokolata app, Entravision’s radio and mobile audiences can now engage through a rich digital experience tied to the show’s on-air and streaming audio. The app also presents advertisers with a new, interactive and immersive platform to reach targeted U.S. Latino demographics.

“In partnering with Clip Interactive to create this new mobile app, we have created a completely interactive way for our U.S. Latino audience to experience the rich and vibrant content of the hit El Show de Erazno y la Chokolata,” said Jeffery Liberman, Chief Operating Officer of Entravision. “We have fortified the app with advanced, highly engaging user capabilities, maximizing options for our advertising partners to build and customize their marketing plans.”

All aspects of El Show de Erazno y la Chokolata have been turned into interactive pieces of content that fans can engage with via the app, allowing the audience to connect with the show in real time through a visually shared experience. App listeners can now watch videos, enter contests, send voice messages, participate in polls and surveys, view social posts, browse photos and instantly respond to Erazno’s live calls to action. These hyper-interactive capabilities will provide advertisers and brands with real time response and lead generation opportunities, making El Show de Erazno y Chokolata a powerful component of their marketing programs.

The ad-supported app, which has already generated close to 100,000 downloads provides a vast range of creative and dynamic options for advertisers, such as video, free music, tap-to-call, tap to-URL, scratch-off, secret word, polling/surveys, and talk back features to name a few. Affiliates who subscribe to the show now have wider distribution and the ability to make their programming and advertising content cooperative.

“We are excited to begin our mobile partnership with Entravision in creating their first radio personality app for their nationally syndicated El Show de Erazno y la Chokolata,” said Bill Freund, Chief Revenue Officer and Senior Vice President for Clip Interactive. “The early user growth and engagement data we are seeing validates the need for listeners from both the broadcast and stream to be able to engage with their most favored and trusted radio personality. Further, the app provides a great user experience as well as digital metrics for Erazno’s advertisers.”

Entravision will have access to Clip’s analytics dashboard, which includes customized reports regarding listener downloads, interactions, demographics and overall engagement with the app, empowering Entravision’s Marketing Solutions team with actionable insights to guide their valued advertising partners’ spot choices.

Entravision’s El Show de Erazno y la Chokolata app is now available on Android and iOS. El Show de Erazno y La Chokolata is a top performing radio program on 80 affiliate stations in 68 markets covering 84% of Hispanics 18-49, including 9 of the top 10 Hispanic markets and 20 of the top 25 Hispanic markets. El Show de Erazno y La Chokolata includes characters Erazno, La Chokolata, and El Doggie, that tackle everything from news and health to love advice, using comedy to entertain listeners through skits and impersonations, engaging with their live audience during each show. The program is exclusively represented by Entravision Solutions. To connect with El Show de Erazno y la Chokolata online, check out their Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/eleraznoylachokolata.

About Entravision Communications Corporation

Entravision Communications Corporation is a diversified media company with an integrated platform of solutions and services that includes television, radio, digital media and data analytics to reach Latino audiences across the United States and Latin America. Entravision has 58 primary television stations, including in 20 of the nation’s top 50 Latino markets, and is the largest affiliate group of both the top-ranked Univision television network and Univision’s UniMás network. Entravision also operates one of the nation’s largest groups of primarily Spanish-language radio stations, consisting of 49 owned and operated radio stations, and Entravision Solutions, a national sales representation and marketing organization specializing in Spanish-language media platforms and radio networks. Entravision also offers a variety of digital media platforms and services, including digital content, digital advertising platforms, including the #1-ranked online advertising platform in Hispanic reach, according to comScore Media Metrix®, and data analytics solutions designed to maximize the opportunity for advertisers and marketers to connect with the growing Latino consumer market. Entravision shares of Class A Common Stock are traded on The New York Stock Exchange under the symbol: EVC.

About Clip Interactive

Clip Interactive is fundamentally changing the way the world interacts with radio. Fans are now directly connected to stations, personalities and artists through an interactive digital platform tied to radio. Users have the ability to interact with exclusive content and anything heard, past or present, over the broadcast or stream. To learn more, visit ClipInteractive.com.

Hispanic Motion Picture and Media Company ITN Flix Files Suit Against Media Giant Univision

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Hispanic Media Giant Univision Holding, Inc., set to release IPO despite litigation. Univision has been previously sued by Donald Trump.

SALT LAKE CITY, March 14, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — ITN Flix, a Hispanic motion picture and media company, has filed suit against Hispanic media giant Univision for copyright infringement, unfair trade practices and unfair competition. ITN Flix Manager Gil Medina, a third generation Mexican American businessman, writer, producer and director, said, “It is a sad day when a media giant like Univision that claims to support the Mexican American businessman steals, destroys and attempts to bankrupt the very people it claims to support. This is a very serious case of brown on brown crime.

“Univision supports and finances a network that steals dreams and ideas, intellectual property and the creative art from the Mexican American businessman and people for profit and gain through their stock and ownership. They own a stake and have funneled millions of dollars into the El Rey network, which Univision claims is the network that will bridge the gap for third-generation Spanish speaking Mexican Americans in their IPO that they are attempting this fall. Yet they have attempted to destroy the very people, the Mexican Americans, who they are profiting from.

“I will stand and fight, just as Emiliano Zapata did, for the injustices that have been caused to the Mexican American, especially to the Mexican American artist. Just as under the reign of Porfirio Diaz in Mexico, many lands were stolen by wealthy hacienda owners, Emiliano Zapata led an army of peasants to reclaim those lands because it was the right thing to do. My grandmother didn’t come to this country and work for years as a maid at a hotel to support us so that I could be a victim at the hands of a company which claims to be for the Mexican American. As Mexican Americans, we have an obligation to fight against the injustices against us, especially by our own when they publicly claim to be for us.

“We have attempted to contact Haim Saban, the board members of Univision and Univision Holdings, Inc. repeatedly but have continued to be ignored, as if we have no value as Mexican Americans. As a U.S. citizen, I would not buy stock in a company that claims to be for the Hispanic population, then uses the money raised to finance the El Rey Network, Robert Rodriguez and his destruction of the same people the Univision network claims to champion.”

A suit has been filed in the federal court of Utah.

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(Español) CereTel, líder en telecomunicaciones, selecciona a Cachet Financial Solutions para desarrollar, implementar y gestionar una nueva plataforma de banca móvil de prepago

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South Beach Triathlon Set For Sunday, April 3rd

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2,500 athletes expected to test body and spirit amidst the beauty of South Beach; Registration open

MIAMI, March 14, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — The 2016 South Beach Triathlon, produced and presented by Life TimeSM – The Healthy Way of Life Company and part of the 11-race Life Time Tri Series, is returning on Sunday, April 3 with the gorgeous backdrop of the Atlantic Ocean and Miami Beach’s Art Deco district. The race serves as a fundraiser for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®, which is leading the way the world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. The South Beach Triathlon has raised more than $1.5 million for the kids of St. Jude.

The premium race experience includes triathlon challenges held at the Classic and International distances. Both begin with a salt-water swim off the shores of South Beach, followed by a bike ride across the MacArthur and Julia Tuttle Causeways back and forth into Miami and a run through the South Beach Art Deco District.

In addition, the South Beach Triathlon weekend offers a series of support events:

  • Terrier Tri Swim Clinic on Saturday, April 2 at 8:30 a.m. at the 10th Street lifeguard stand on South Beach
  • St. Jude Tot Trot on Sunday, April 3 at 10 a.m. featuring a 50-yard beach dash for children ages 3-5 and a 100-yard dash for children ages 6-9; all proceeds support the lifesaving mission of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

Now in its ninth year, individuals, relay teams and corporate teams are encouraged to commit to raise funds for the world renowned research hospital. Doing so allows them to participate as ‘St. Jude Heroes‘ and helps to ensure families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food.

The South Beach Triathlon also features the CEO Challenge for business owners, Presidents and C-Level executives of companies with at least $1 million in annual revenue. 

WHEN:
Sunday, April 3, 2016
6:50 a.m.         International Wave Start
7:45 a.m.         Classic Wave Start 

WHERE:
Race Start:       Ocean Drive and 14th Street
Race Finish:     Ocean Drive and 6th Street

PACKET PICKUP:
Saturday, April 2: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Lummus Park between 5th and 7th Street

The 2016 South Beach Triathlon is the first of 11 events around the country that are part of the Life Time Tri Series which commits to providing premier triathlon experiences in iconic U.S. destinations that include Austin, TX, Winona MN, Minneapolis, Boulder CO, New York City, Maple Grove MN, Chicago, Miami and Tempe, AZ, in addition to South Beach.

REGISTRATION
You can register at SouthBeachTriathlon.com. Costs are as follows:

Division                    

Through March 16

March 17- April 3

International Individual

$180

$190

International Relay

$270

$280

Classic Individual 

$140

$150

Classic Relay 

$230

$240

More information: SouthBeachTriathlon.com, LifeTimeTri.com or stjude.org/heroes.

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Honeywell And NASA Put STEM Education In ‘Motion’ With FMA Live!

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MORRIS TOWNSHIP, N.J., March 14, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Honeywell (NYSE: HON) and NASA are proud to support their science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education program with the award-winning, hip-hop educational experience FMA Live! Forces in Motion. The program made its return to the West Coast this month with plans to visit seven states and perform at 40 public, private and military-connected middle schools. This week, FMA Live! Forces in Motion is rolling into Southeast California and Arizona for performances in El Centro, CA (Kennedy Middle School), Calexico, CA (Calexico Mission School), and Yuma, AZ (Castle Dome Middle School).

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The popular show incorporates hip-hop music and dancers with student volunteers and on-stage, interactive science experiments to demonstrate how physics plays a role in everyday life. Since the program’s creation in 2004, the FMA Live! cast has performed before 455,000 students in more than 1,150 schools from all 48 contiguous U.S. states, as well as in Mexico and Canada.

“It is critically important to get middle school-aged students aware of and excited about STEM topics—especially physics. We’ve seen FMA Live! make the introduction easier,” said Donald James, NASA’s associate administrator for Education. “Thanks to our collaboration with Honeywell, we’re inspiring students to set their sights on future careers in the critical STEM field.”

Each performance focuses on Newton’s Universal Law of Gravity and Three Laws of Motion. Named after Newton’s Second Law of Motion [Force equals Mass times Acceleration], FMA Live! uses music videos and interactive scientific demonstrations to teach and inspire students to pursue STEM careers.

Honeywell and NASA have joined the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) to bring FMA Live! Forces in Motion to military-connected schools on the West Coast this spring. This week, the show will make a stop at Castle Dome Middle School, in Yuma, AZ as part of a continued commitment to provide STEM focused education assistance to students from military families. The physics-focused hip-hop program complements DoDEA’s broader goals to infuse STEM curriculum and instruction across all grade levels.

“Many of today’s engineering challenges will be solved decades into the future by the next generation of engineers and scientists,” said Mike Bennett, president, Honeywell Hometown Solutions. “To prepare students to become tomorrow’s innovators, Honeywell invests in programs like FMA Live! to ignite that spark of inspiration in fun and relatable ways.”

The FMA Live! Forces in Motion experience features an online “Teachers’ Lounge” that includes National Science Standards-based teaching resources, downloadable streaming videos, music from the show, and a comprehensive educational guide with lesson plans. This digital tool helps keep the post-show spark alive and can be incorporated into classroom learning objectives. To learn more visit FMALive.com.

About FMA Live!
Using live actors, hip-hop songs, music videos, interactive scientific demonstrations and video interviews with scientists and engineers from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the show teaches Newton’s Three Laws of Motion and Universal Law of Gravity. Honeywell and NASA created FMA Live! to inspire middle school students to explore STEM concepts and careers. The program addresses Forces and Motion learning objectives outlined by the Next Generation Science Education Standards for students in grades 5-8.

Through Honeywell Hometown Solutions, the company has a number of award-winning programs focused on inspiring students at all grade levels to embrace STEM education. The company chose physics for FMA Live! Forces in Motion because studies have shown that the middle school years of education offer the best window of opportunity to get students interested in STEM careers.

Supporting Resources

For Educators

About Honeywell Hometown Solutions
FMA Live! Forces in Motion is part of Honeywell Hometown Solutions, the company’s corporate citizenship initiative, which focuses on five areas of vital importance: Science & Math Education, Family Safety & Security, Housing & Shelter, Habitat & Conservation, and Humanitarian Relief. Together with leading public and non-profit institutions, Honeywell has developed powerful programs to address these needs in the communities it serves. For more information, please visit http://citizenship.honeywell.com/.

About Honeywell
Honeywell (www.honeywell.com) is a Fortune 100 diversified technology and manufacturing leader, serving customers worldwide with aerospace products and services; control technologies for buildings, homes, and industry; turbochargers; and performance materials. For more news and information about Honeywell, please visit www.honeywellnow.com.

About Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA)
DoDEA plans, directs, coordinates, and manages pre-kindergarten through 12th grade education programs for school-aged children of Department of Defense personnel who would otherwise not have access to high-quality public education. DoDEA schools are located in Europe, the Pacific, Western Asia, the Middle East, Cuba, the United States, Guam, and Puerto Rico. DoDEA also provides support and resources to Local Educational Activities throughout the United States that serve children of military families. For more information, please visit http://www.dodea.edu/

Honeywell and the Honeywell logo are the exclusive properties of Honeywell, are registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and may be registered or pending registration in other countries. All other Honeywell product names, technology names, trademarks, service marks, and logos may be registered or pending registration in the U.S. or in other countries. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Copyright 2015 Honeywell.

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Allstate Reality Rides® Simulator Drives Coast-to-Coast To Help Save Lives

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NORTHBROOK, Illinois, March 14, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — With motor vehicle deaths increasing by 8 percent from 2014 to 2015, the largest year-over-year increase in 50 yearsi, Allstate is especially determined to help keep Americans safer on the roads. As part of these efforts, Allstate announced today the launch of its fourth annual Reality Rides® distracted driving simulator tour, which aims to increase awareness around the dangers of distracted driving – the cause of more than 3,000 deaths and more than 400,000 injuries each yearii – and offer solutions to be safer behind the wheel.

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“Improving driver focus and safety is a longtime commitment for Allstate,” said Mary Martinez, a Miami-based Allstate agency owner. “More than a decade ago, we began building awareness of how distractions in the car can become driving dangers. Today, the Allstate Reality Rides simulator provides a safe and lasting effect on drivers who learn firsthand how significantly distractions can impact their ability to drive safely.”

Reality Rides opened its annual tour of 20 U.S. cities yesterday at the Calle Ocho Festival in Miami.

The simulator features a real car equipped with a virtual reality, curved LED screen atop the windshield that displays a responsive animated environment. Using the steering wheel, gas and brake pedals, the operator is tasked with driving the car while also attempting to text, talk on the phone and enter navigation system directions. After their ride, participants are given “traffic citations” that highlight real-life infractions the driver committed during the simulation. Participants are then encouraged to take the Allstate X the TXT® pledge to not text and drive.

More Driving; More Distractions:
Now is an especially important time to eliminate distractions, because Americans are driving more – leading to more than 38,000 roadway fatalities in 2015iii, the highest number of deaths since 2008.

  • According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, Americans drove 3.14 trillion miles from November 2014 to November, 2015, an increase of more than 3 percent over the previous 12 months and the largest year-to-year increase in nearly 20 years (1997)iv.
  • Car crashes are the No. 1 cause of death for Americans between 11 and 27, with teens crashing four times more often than any other age groupv.
  • Distracted driving is attributed to about 26 percent of all car collisionsvi.
  • Studies have shown drivers who text are 23 times more likely to crash, and texting while driving is the equivalent to driving after drinking alcoholvii.

Provisions for Prevention:
Allstate continues to lead the conversation around ending distracted driving, an easily preventable cause of collisions, and ultimately reduce roadway fatalities.

  • High-visibility cell phone and text messaging enforcement campaigns have been shown to reduce common distractions, and most motorists are in favor of themviii.
  • Stronger teen driving laws, referred to as Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL), have been shown to reduce traffic fatalities by as much as 30 percent in the states where they were adoptedviii.
  • Research from The Allstate Foundation’s “License to Save” report found that comprehensive GDL laws could save an estimated 2,000 lives and $13.6 billion annually.ix

Reality Rides Reveals:
A survey of Reality Rides participants from previous toursx reveals that 67 percent learned something new about distracted driving, and 82 percent found the program “fun and effective.”

  • The survey results reveal that participants understand how distracted driving is dangerous, yet many don’t make attempts to curb their behaviors.
  • Sixty-three percent admit to talking on the phone and 46 percent admit to texting while driving at least “sometimes,” if not more.
  • After experiencing Reality Rides, 59 percent said they would “never text and drive,” and another 32 percent said they would “think twice about texting while driving.”

Tips for Distraction-Free Driving:
Allstate provides drivers with helpful tips to prevent distracted driving before getting behind the wheel.

  • Put your cell phone and other mobile devices out of reach to eliminate the desire to check them while driving.
  • Plan ahead by inputting navigation directions and sending messages before leaving for your destination.
  • Avoid listening to loud music and use caution when engaging with other passengers in your vehicle, which are often unintended distractions.
  • Keep both hands on the steering wheel and don’t try to multi-task with other common distractions like eating or applying makeup.

Reality Rides will visit venues ranging from community gatherings to sporting events and safe driving advocacy programs. To track the Allstate Reality Rides tour and see photos of participants, visit facebook.com/XtheTXT. While there, check out information and resources, engage in the conversation and invite family and friends to take action in support of stronger teen driving laws.

Other cities in this year’s tour are: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Boise, Idaho, Chattanooga, Tennessee, Columbus, Ohio, Denver, Ft. Myers, Florida, Greenville, South Carolina, Hartford, Connecticut, Huntsville, Alabama, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, Lubbock, Texas, Milwaukee, Norfolk, Virginia, Portland, Oregon, Rockford, Illinois, Tucson, Arizona, Wayne, New Jersey, and Westchester, New York.

Survey Methodology
The onsite, multiple-choice Allstate Reality Rides 2013-2015 survey of more than 6,000 Americans age 15 and older was conducted from April 2013 through November of 2015 via 95 Reality Rides events before and after experiencing the distracted driving simulator. Gathered respondent data was normalized to ensure consistency between the pre- and post-simulation experience.

The Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) is the nation’s largest publicly held personal lines insurer, protecting approximately 16 million households from life’s uncertainties through auto, home, life and other insurance offered through its Allstate, Esurance, Encompass and Answer Financial brand names. Allstate is widely known through the slogan “You’re In Good Hands With Allstate®.” The Allstate brand’s network of small businesses offers auto, home, life and retirement products and services to customers in the United States and Canada. In 2015, The Allstate Foundation, Allstate, its employees and agency owners gave $36 million to support local communities. Allstate employees and agency owners donated 250,000 hours of service across the country.

i 2016 National Safety Council Motor Vehicle Fatality Estimate http://www.nsc.org/Connect/NSCNewsReleases/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=103&var=hp4 
ii National Highway Traffic Safety Administration / U.S. Department of Transportation http://www.distraction.gov/stats-research-laws/facts-and-statistics.html
iii 2016 National Safety Council estimate http://www.nsc.org/Connect/NSCNewsReleases/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=103
iv 2016 U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/pressroom/fhwa1607.cfm
v National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), “2013 Quick Facts,” http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/Pubs/812100.pdf
vi National Safety Council, Injury Fast Facts, http://www.nsc.org/learn/pages/nsc-on-the-road.aspx
vii Setting Limits, Saving Lives – The Case for .08 BAC Laws, available at www.nhtsa.dot.gov and A Comparison of the Cell Phone Driver and the Drunk Driver, available at www.distraction.gov/downloads/pdfs/a-comparison-of-the-cell-phone-driver-and-the-drunk-driver.pdf
viii January 2016, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, “2016 Roadmap of State Highway Safety Laws: Lethal Loopholes” http://saferoads.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/2016-Roadmap-Report-FINAL.pdf 
ix 2012, The Allstate Foundation, “License to Save,” https://www.allstatefoundation.org/pdf/TSDreport_license_to_save.pdf 
x 2013-2015, Allstate Reality Rides® Survey

Using Cesar Chavez’s legacy to push Latino political participation during a season of anti-immigrant bigotry

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LOS ANGELES, March 14, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — With the presidential election increasingly degenerating into ugly appeals to prejudice against Latinos and immigrants, the Cesar Chavez Foundation is using its 2016 Legacy Awards Gala honoring the civil rights and farm labor leader on his March 31 birthday to partner with groups encouraging more Latinos to register and vote this year.

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Recipients of this year’s Cesar Chavez Legacy Awards—U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein, actor/author Mario Lopez and Voto Latino President & CEO Maria Teresa Kumar—are all leaders in the battle for immigrant rights and Latino empowerment. Senator Feinstein has been a champion of comprehensive immigration reform, having worked closely with the United Farm Workers on its efforts to offer immigrant farm workers relief from abuse. Mario Lopez is a role model whose career reflects his cultural pride and stand against bias. And Maria Teresa Kumar runs the leading nonpartisan organization empowering American Latino millennials by engaging them through civic media.  

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti will be the keynote speaker at this year’s milestone celebration—entitled 50 Years of Justice, Opportunity and Change—highlighting Cesar Chavez’s legacy and the continuing influence of his life and work with contemporary Americans.

The Chavez foundation will use the March 31 gala at the Biltmore Hotel in downtown Los Angeles to highlight its message to Latinos across America: Participate in the political process. The Foundation is working with Voto Latino and the Univision Network, which is sponsoring its own “Vote For Your America” initiative by extending their voter participation messages through its educational radio network, its housing communities and its social media channels.

“It is paramount for our youth to have a voice in the political process and voter registration is a critical first step,” said Voto Latino head Maria Teresa Kumar. “Voto Latino has registered more than 250,000 new voters through digital campaigns, pop culture and grassroots efforts to empower Latinos to be agents of change and to shape the country to reflect the values of our community. Voto Latino embraces the same goals as Cesar Chavez and we too aim to educate and motivate people to make a difference in their lives and communities. Si Se Puede!”

“It is fitting that this year’s honorees embody Cesar Chavez’s core values of self-determination and commitment to community—and help us fulfill my father’s legacy by getting more of our people to take part in the civic and political process,” said Paul Chavez, president of the foundation and Cesar Chavez’s son. “The Chavez Foundation helps encourage young Latinos to get involved in the political process because of Cesar Chavez’s central role in inspiring millions of Latinos and other Americans to social and political activism. In his now landmark 1984 address to the Commonwealth Club, Chavez said,

‘The union’s survival—its very existence—sent out a signal to all Hispanics that we were fighting for our dignity, that we were challenging and overcoming injustice, that we were empowering the least educated among us—the poorest among us. The message was clear: if it could happen in the fields, it could happen anywhere—in the cities, in the courts, in the city councils, in the state legislatures. I didn’t really appreciate it at the time, but the coming of our union signaled the start of great changes among Hispanics that are only now beginning to be seen.'”

Chavez’s legacy is especially topical this year that marks key 50-year historic milestones, including the anniversary of the California grape strikers’ 340-mile march from Delano to Sacramento; the 1966 strike by melon pickers in South Texas’ Rio Grande Valley and their march to the state Capitol in Austin; and the founding of what today is the Cesar Chavez Foundation, which addresses crippling dilemmas Latinos face in the community as well as the workplace.

About the 2016 Honorees

Senator Dianne Feinstein has dedicated her professional life since 1969 to serving the people of California. She was the first woman president of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, the first woman mayor of San Francisco and the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate from California. She has played a leadership role in crafting bipartisan comprehensive immigration reform and helped sponsor the bipartisan AgJobs proposal negotiated by the UFW and the nation’s growers letting immigrant field laborers earn permanent legal status by continuing to work in agriculture.

Maria Teresa Kumar’s political activism has profoundly impacted young voters and the Latino community. Under her leadership, Voto Latino has become a key factor in elections by directly registering more than 250,000 new voters and influencing millions more through viral, celebrity-driven campaigns. She is an Emmy-nominated contributor to MSNBC and a frequent guest on PBS and NPR.

Mario Lopez serves as a role model for young Latinos by showing them that success comes with hard work and self-determination. He has had a long, diverse career as an actor, TV host, Broadway performer and New York Times bestselling author. He currently anchors the popular syndicated show EXTRA.

Past Honorees

Past gala speakers and legacy award honorees include Hillary Clinton, Rosario Dawson, America Ferrera, Dolores Huerta, Eva Longoria, Coretta Scott King, the Kennedy family, Diego Luna, Edward James Olmos, Ed Begley Jr., Carlos Santana, Martin Sheen, Nancy Pelosi, former Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and then-Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis.

Gala Sponsors

The 2016 gala is supported by Frenkel & Company Insurance Services, Frontier Communications, Anheuser-Busch, Chevron, Southern California Edison, General Motors, Greenfield Construction, Kaiser Permanente, Pacific Gas and Electric, ABC7, Citi, Coca-Cola, Hilda Solis, iHeartMedia, Kris Kristofferson, National Equity Fund, the law firm of Shackelford, Bower, McKinley & Norton, Time Warner Cable, Toyota, Trammell Crow, UnitedHealthcare and Yardi Systems.

About the Cesar Chavez Foundation

Founded by the legendary civil rights and farm labor leader, the Cesar Chavez Foundation improves communities in need by focusing on four critical areas: it has built or renovated and manages 5,000 units of high quality affordable housing at 42 communities in four states; it operates Radio Campesina, a nine-station educational radio network with more than 500,000 daily listeners in four states; it provides rigorous academic tutoring for underprivileged students in California and Arizona school districts; and it operates the National Chavez Center, which promotes the legacy of Cesar Chavez. For more information visit www.chavezfoundation.org.

Canticos Launches “Little Chickies / Los Pollitos”, The First In Its Collection Of Beloved Latino Nursery Rhymes And Songs

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Canticos: Little Chickies (Los Pollitos)

SAN FRANCISCO, March 14, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Encantos Media Studios, PBC, a purpose-driven family entertainment and education company built for a world that’s more global, mobile and diverse, announces the launch of Canticos, a branded collection of beloved Latino nursery rhymes and songs from all over the Spanish-speaking world. Canticos (“little songs”) launches today with the publication of LITTLE CHICKIES / LOS POLLITOS, the first in the nursery rhyme collection published as a bilingual children’s book, a multilingual app and multilingual sing-along videos done in 3D animation.

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“As a Latina mom exposed to songs and traditions from both the US and my native Venezuela, I’ve had a hard time finding books, apps and videos of the nursery rhymes I grew up with,” says Brooklyn-based author-artist Susie Jaramillo. “In talking to people in both Latino and non-Latino communities, I realized this was missing from bookshelves and digital platforms everywhere.” Jaramillo recently left the advertising world to apply her brand building and storytelling skills to the children’s world. “In addition to promoting bilingual/multilingual learning, we hope the books, apps and videos also promote a sense of community and connect kids, especially Latino kids, to their culture.”

LITTLE CHICKIES / LOS POLLITOS ($14.99, novelty board book) is based on “Los Pollitos Dicen” (Little Chickies Squeal), one of the most popular nursery rhymes in Spanish (as popular as “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star” is in English). A wonderful homage to a mother and her kids, the nursery rhyme centers on adorable baby chicks hatching from their eggs and crying out that they’re hungry and their resourceful mama hen taking care of them.

Canticos has developed an innovative reversible design that offers the continuous original story in its native Spanish language one one side, and a new rhyming English language version on the other. A reader can read the story through one one side, get to the end, and flip the book to read the story in the second language. The English adaptation of the song is as catchy and lyrical as the Spanish version and sure to enchant new audiences not familiar with the original song. The book is also interactive, with lift-the-flap and turn-the-wheel novelty features to encourage interaction and fine motor skills.

Just in time for Spring, the LITTLE CHICKIES / LOS POLLITOS book is available for pre-order now and set for publication in April 2016. To compliment the book, there is also a companion Canticos: Little Chickies (Los Pollitos) app available in the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store ($2.99). The Canticos: Little Chickies (Los Pollitos) App for smartphones and tablet devices contains a variety of creative play activities focusing on foster child development including sound & music skills, fine motor skills and visual awareness. In the app, the “Los Pollitos Dicen” nursery rhyme is sung in eight languages — Spanish, English, Portuguese, French, Italian, Hindi, Mandarin and Japanese, with the Spanish version of the nursery rhyme sung by Julio Briceño, the lead singer of the Latin Grammy-award winning band Los Amigos Invisibles. There will also be multilingual 3-D animated videos of Los Pollitos for free viewing on the Canticos YouTube channel.

Canticos Gives: Buy a Book, Give A Book: For every Canticos book purchased, Encantos will donate a portion of the proceeds to preschool programs across the U.S. to help low-income families in need.

ABOUT THE COMPANY

Encantos Media Studios, PBC, is a purpose-driven family entertainment and education company built for a world that’s more global, mobile and diverse. Our mission is to ignite and advance creative thinking in kids everywhere through storytelling and the power of play. We design and develop apps, books, toys, videos and more.

As a Public Benefit Corporation (PBC), we believe in creating culturally-inspired meaningful media that makes the world a better place for kids of all ages.

As Public Benefit Corporation, we believe in making meaningful media that makes the world a better place for kids everywhere.

Forthcoming releases in the Canticos Collection include LITTLE ELEPHANTS / ELEFANTITOS (Summer) and LITTLE MICE / RATONCITOS (Fall). For more information, visit www.canticosworld.com.

CONTACT:
Deborah Sloan
978.884.4758
[email protected]
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