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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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Cecilia Tejeda
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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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Ally Brooke and Friend at Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards

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Fifth Harmony singer Ally Brooke (left), celebrates winning Favorite Music Group at the Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards with fellow preemie, 14-year-old Ismael Torres-Castrodad, the March of Dimes 2016 National Ambassador. The two former preemies had a celebratory dinner after the awards and have joined forces to urge others to support the March of Dimes and its research to prevent premature birth, the #1 killer of babies in the U.S. You can get involved by visiting marchofdimes.org.

LOS ANGELES, March 13, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Fifth Harmony singer and March of Dimes Celebrity Ambassador, Ally Brooke (left), born prematurely, celebrates winning an award at Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards with her new friend and fellow preemie, 14-year-old Ismael Torres-Castrodad, the March of Dimes 2016 National Ambassador. Ally invited Ismael as her guest to the event, where her group Fifth Harmony won the award as Favorite Music Group. More importantly, these two powerful former preemies have joined forces to raise awareness that premature birth is the #1 killer of babies in the U.S. They’re urging others to support the March of Dimes and its research and other programs to prevent premature birth.

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The 2016 March for Babies is sponsored nationally by the March of Dimes number one corporate supporter Kmart, Famous Footwear, Macy’s, Cigna, United Airlines, and Mission Pharmacal.

The March of Dimes is the leading nonprofit organization for pregnancy and baby health. For more than 75 years, moms and babies have benefited from March of Dimes research, education, vaccines, and breakthroughs. For the latest resources and information, visit marchofdimes.org or nacersano.org. Find us on Facebook and Twitter.

FIBRA Prologis to Participate in Citi’s 2016 Global Property CEO Conference

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MEXICO CITY, March 11, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — FIBRA Prologis (BMV: FIBRAPL 14), the leading owner and operator of Class-A industrial real estate in Mexico, today announced that Luis Gutierrez, CEO Prologis Property Mexico, Jorge Girault, SVP of Finance Prologis Property Mexico, and Hector Ibarzabal, Managing Director Prologis Property Mexico, are scheduled to participate in the Citi 2016 Global Property CEO Conference at The Westin Diplomat in Hollywood, Florida.

Luis Gutierrez will participate in the Mexico Industrial / Diversified panel on Tuesday, Mar. 15 at 2:15 p.m. ET/1:15 p.m. CT.  In addition, Luis Gutierrez, Jorge Girault and Hector Ibarzabal will present in one on one meeting with investors.

The Mexico Industrial / Diversified panel will be broadcast live and can be accessed via webcast for 90 days at http://www.veracast.com/webcasts/citigroup/globalproperty2016/12210139491.cfm. Presentation materials will be available for download on Monday, Mar. 14 in the Investors Relations section of our website at www.fibraprologis.com.

ABOUT FIBRA PROLOGIS
FIBRA Prologis is the leading owner and operator of Class-A industrial real estate in Mexico. As of December 31, 2015, FIBRA Prologis was comprised of 188 logistics and manufacturing facilities in six industrial markets in Mexico totaling 32.6 million square feet (3.0 million square meters) of gross leasable area.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
The statements in this release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about the industry and markets in which FIBRA Prologis operates, management’s beliefs and assumptions made by management.  Such statements involve uncertainties that could significantly impact FIBRA Prologis financial results. Words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements, which generally are not historical in nature.  All statements that address operating performance, events or developments that we expect or anticipate will occur in the future — including statements relating to rent and occupancy growth, acquisition activity, development activity, disposition activity, general conditions in the geographic areas where we operate, our debt and financial position, are forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Although we believe the expectations reflected in any forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, we can give no assurance that our expectations will be attained and therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking statements. Some of the factors that may affect outcomes and results include, but are not limited to: (i) national, international, regional and local economic climates, (ii) changes in financial markets, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, (iii) increased or unanticipated competition for our properties, (iv) risks associated with acquisitions, dispositions and development of properties, (v) maintenance of real estate investment trust (“FIBRA”) status and tax structuring, (vi) availability of financing and capital, the levels of debt that we maintain and our credit ratings, (vii) risks related to our investments (viii) environmental uncertainties, including risks of natural disasters, and (ix) those additional factors discussed in reports filed with the “Comisión Nacional Bancaria y de Valores” and  the Mexican Stock Exchange by FIBRA Prologis under the heading “Risk Factors.” FIBRA Prologis undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statements appearing in this release.

Non-Solicitation – Any securities discussed herein or in the accompanying presentations, if any, have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 or the securities laws of any state and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements under the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws. Any such announcement does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the securities discussed herein or in the presentations, if and as applicable.

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Press Conference In Support Of Tobacco 21 Ordinance

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CHICAGO, March 11, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — The Chicago Hispanic Health Coalition and Oak Street Health will hold a Press Conference at 10 am on March 14th at Oak Street Health Center – Brighton Park, 4327 S. Archer Ave., Chicago IL 60632.

On Wednesday, March 16, 2016 the City Council will vote on a tobacco ordinance which would raise the age required to buy tobacco to 21, and set further requirements aimed at preventing young people from having access to tobacco and nicotine.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel proposed this measure in January, and the amended ordinance was approved by the City Council’s Finance Committee in February. There has been much talk about the impact of this measure on small businesses, especially in already economically depressed areas of the city.

“Economic interests should not take precedence over the welfare of Chicago’s youth” said Esther E. Sciammarella MS, Executive Director of the Chicago Hispanic Health Coalition. “The studies have shown that simply raising the age to 21 decreases teenage smoking, which will impact the health of the next generation by lessening cardiovascular and lung disease.”

20.9% of Latinos in the U.S. reported using tobacco in 2013 (Vital Signs), with U.S. born Latinos having a greater incidence of smoking that those who are foreign-born (National Survey on Drug Use and Health).

Evanston has recently passed a similar ordinance, and Chicago would join over 100 cities, nationwide, who have raised the access age of tobacco to 21.

Contact: Edith Bosque Barnes, 312-842-2340, [email protected]

FPL earns prestigious Center of Excellence recognition from BenchmarkPortal

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JUNO BEACH, Florida, March 11, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Florida Power & Light Company’s (FPL) Customer Care Center has been certified as a Center of Excellence by BenchmarkPortal, the internationally-recognized customer contact research organization. The recognition is one of the most prestigious in the customer service industry and is awarded to call centers that rank in the top 10 percent of the call centers surveyed for efficiency and effectiveness

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“We are grateful to receive this certification as a Center of Excellence for a third time,” said Maria Gomez, director of customer care at FPL. “It’s a reflection of our ongoing commitment to serving our customers well and providing them with an outstanding value, including typical bills that are lower than they were 10 years ago and approximately 30 percent below the national average.”

Each year, BenchmarkPortal assesses thousands of companies across a variety of industries, granting certification to those who demonstrate service excellence in the most cost-effective ways possible. To qualify as a Center of Excellence, a company must optimize the balance between efficiency and effectiveness in customer care, as measured by low costs and high customer satisfaction.

“We applaud FPL’s commitment to superior customer service,” said Bruce Belfiore, CEO of BenchmarkPortal. “By optimizing its cost components and ability to satisfy customers, FPL’s customer care center exemplifies best practices in a very important sector.”

BenchmarkPortal

Founded in 1995, BenchmarkPortal is a global leader in the contact center industry, providing benchmarking, certification, training, consulting, research and industry reports. The BenchmarkPortal team of professionals has gained international recognition for its innovative approach to best practices for the contact center indus­try. BenchmarkPortal hosts the world’s largest database of contact center metrics, which is constantly being refreshed with new data. BenchmarkPortal’s mission is to provide contact center managers with the tools and information that will help them optimize their efficiency and effectiveness in their customer communications. For more information on BenchmarkPortal please call 1-800-214-8929 or visit BenchmarkPortal.com.

Florida Power & Light Company

Florida Power & Light Company is the third-largest electric utility in the United States, serving more than 4.8 million customer accounts or more than 10 million people across nearly half of the state of Florida. FPL’s typical 1,000-kWh residential customer bill is approximately 30 percent lower than the latest national average and, in 2015, was the lowest in Florida among reporting utilities for the sixth year in a row. FPL’s service reliability is better than 99.98 percent, and its highly fuel-efficient power plant fleet is one of the cleanest among all utilities nationwide. The company was recognized in 2015 as one of the most trusted U.S. electric utilities by Market Strategies International. A leading Florida employer with approximately 8,800 employees, FPL is a subsidiary of Juno Beach, Fla.-based NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE), a clean energy company widely recognized for its efforts in sustainability, ethics and diversity, and has been ranked No. 1 in the electric and gas utilities industry in Fortune’s 2016 list of “World’s Most Admired Companies.” NextEra Energy is also the parent company of NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, which, together with its affiliated entities, is the world’s largest generator of renewable energy from the wind and sun. For more information, visit these websites: www.NextEraEnergy.com, www.FPL.com, www.NextEraEnergyResources.com.

(Español) Cambie la hora, cambie las baterías – Un hábito que puede cambiar su vida

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