Six 2021 Honda Models Earn IIHS Top Safety Ratings

TORRANCE, Calif., Feb. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Six Honda models have earned the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s (IIHS) TOP SAFETY PICK (TSP) rating or better for 2021, with three, Accord, Insight and Odyssey, achieving the pinnacle TOP SAFETY PICK+ (TSP+) rating. Contributing to the top ratings, the 2021 Accord, two Civic models[1] (Sedan and Hatchback), CR-V, Insight and Odyssey each achieve the highest possible rating of «GOOD» in all six IIHS crashworthiness…

TORRANCE, Calif., Feb. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Six Honda models have earned the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s (IIHS) TOP SAFETY PICK (TSP) rating or better for 2021, with three, Accord, Insight and Odyssey, achieving the pinnacle TOP SAFETY PICK+ (TSP+) rating. Contributing to the top ratings, the 2021 Accord, two Civic models[1] (Sedan and Hatchback), CR-V, Insight and Odyssey each achieve the highest possible rating of «GOOD» in all six IIHS crashworthiness tests. In addition, all feature Honda Sensing® driver-assistive and safety technology as standard equipment, earning «SUPERIOR» ratings for vehicle-to-vehicle frontal crash prevention.

Six Honda models earned the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s (IIHS) TOP SAFETY PICK (TSP) rating or better for 2021, with three, Accord, Insight and Odyssey achieving the pinnacle TOP SAFETY PICK+ (TSP+) rating. Contributing to the top ratings, the 2021 Accord, two Civic models (Sedan and Hatchback), CR-V, Insight and Odyssey each achieve the highest possible rating of “GOOD” in all six IIHS crashworthiness tests.

Honda Sensing® is now available or standard on every Honda automobile model, and there are well over four million Honda vehicles on U.S. roads today featuring this comprehensive suite of safety and driver-assistive technologies, which includes Collision Mitigation Braking System™ (CMBS™) with Pedestrian Detection; Forward Collision Warning; Road Departure Mitigation (RDM) incorporating Lane Departure Warning (LDW); Lane Keeping Assist System (LKAS); and Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC).

All Honda vehicles also benefit from Honda’s proprietary Advanced Compatibility Engineering™ (ACE™) body structure, designed to protect occupants in a wide variety of frontal collisions, along with advanced supplemental restraint systems, including pretensioning front seatbelts, and front, side, knee and side-curtain airbags.

To earn the 2021 TSP award, a vehicle must earn «GOOD» crashworthiness ratings in all test modes, including in the challenging passenger-side small overlap test. A top-rated vehicle must also offer front crash prevention that earns an «ADVANCED» or «SUPERIOR» rating in both vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-pedestrian testing, as well as «GOOD» or «ACCEPTABLE» ratings for available headlights; while TSP+ rated vehicles must achieve the same «GOOD» or «ACCEPTABLE» rating for their standard headlights. Separately, every Honda model that has been fully evaluated in the NHTSA’s 2021 model year NCAP testing has received a 5-Star Overall Vehicle Score[2].

For More Information
Consumer information is available at automobiles.honda.com. To join the Honda community on Facebook, visit facebook.com/honda. Additional media information including detailed pricing features and high-resolution photography of all 2021 Honda models is available at hondanews.com.

About Honda
Honda offers a full line of reliable, fuel-efficient and fun-to-drive vehicles with advanced safety technologies sold through over 1,000 independent U.S. Honda dealers. The Honda lineup includes the Fit, Civic, Insight, Accord and Clarity series passenger cars, along with the HR-V, CR-V, Passport and Pilot sport utility vehicles, the Ridgeline pickup and the Odyssey minivan.

Honda has been producing automobiles in America for 38 years and currently operates 19 major manufacturing facilities in North America. In 2020, more than 95 percent of all Honda vehicles sold in the U.S. were made in North America, using domestic and globally-sourced parts.

About Honda Safety Leadership
Honda has a long history of leadership in the development and application of advanced technologies designed to enhance the safety of all road users, including automobile occupants, motorcycle riders and pedestrians. The company operates two of the world’s most sophisticated crash test facilities, in Ohio and Japan, and is responsible for numerous pioneering efforts in the areas of crashworthiness, airbag technology, collision compatibility and pedestrian safety.

[1] Excludes Civic Type R.
[2] Government 5-Star Safety Ratings are part of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA’s) New Car Assessment Program (www.SaferCar.gov). Not yet fully evaluated for the 2021 model year are the Clarity series and Civic Type R.

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Livewire Digital Upgrades Bermuda Airport Kiosks

YORK, Pa., Feb. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Livewire Digital’s next generation of duty payment kiosks in Bermuda’s L.F. Wade International Airport provide a fast and efficient way to pay duty taxes. Bermuda Customs’ original self-service kiosks were developed and installed by Livewire in 2007. While the kiosk enclosures remained unchanged throughout the past fourteen years, upgrades were implemented to improve security and performance of the payment processing…

YORK, Pa., Feb. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Livewire Digital’s next generation of duty payment kiosks in Bermuda’s L.F. Wade International Airport provide a fast and efficient way to pay duty taxes. Bermuda Customs’ original self-service kiosks were developed and installed by Livewire in 2007. While the kiosk enclosures remained unchanged throughout the past fourteen years, upgrades were implemented to improve security and performance of the payment processing system. As hardware and software technology has changed significantly during the past decade, all agreed it was time to do a complete refresh using the latest components and Livewire’s Engage IoT Software Platform.

The duty payment kiosks allow travelers to electronically complete their duty tax forms speeding up the process and allowing customers to bypass lines at the Customs counter. Benefits of the kiosks include improvement of customer service, elimination of manual calculation of fees and increase of traveler throughput.

The new duty payment kiosks are powered by an application built on Livewire’s most recent release of its Engage IoT software platform. The system simplifies management of currency exchange rates, provides real-time and historical transaction reporting, secure EMV payment processing and lockdown of the devices, and remote management and health monitoring of all hardware components.

About Livewire Digital 
Livewire is the Power to Connect, creating integrated software and hardware solutions for kiosks, digital signage, mobile and embedded IoT devices, all managed from its Engage IoT Software Platform. Livewire’s turnkey solutions increase revenue and productivity for its customers, while lowering overhead and getting their offerings to market faster. Livewire provides cutting-edge software, hardware, and seamless system integration, bringing the necessary puzzle pieces together to increase customer engagement and create a better end-user experience. Learn more at https://LivewireDigital.com

Media Contact

Linda Gilbert, Livewire Digital, +1 (717) 718-1241, sales@LivewireDigital.com

 

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Award-winning Educational Podcast, Brains On, Launches In Spanish Addressing STEM Education Gap Among US Latino Children

NEW YORK, Feb. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Newly-formed Mother Tongue today announced it is the exclusive Spanish-language production partner of <a target="_blank"…

NEW YORK, Feb. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Newly-formed Mother Tongue today announced it is the exclusive Spanish-language production partner of American Public Media’s (APM) award-winning educational podcast program, Brains On. Distributed broadly through reVolver’s vast podcast network, Brains On en Español will help address the severe gaps evident in US Latino children’s Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education. STEM skills are more necessary now than ever to compete in a global economy, and the current educational entertainment platforms are failing throngs of U.S. Latino children. With Mother Tongue, APM expands its award-winning podcast content to the growing U.S. Latino audience, including the coordination of future multilingual programming.

Mother Tongue Co-founders and Hispanic/Latinx marketing industry veterans, Lupe De Los Santos and Stephen Hobbs, bring a combined 40+ years of experience in the broadcast and entertainment industries. Prior to Mother Tongue, Hobbs served as VP of Podcasts and Experiential for Univision Communications and co-founder of reVolver Podcasts.

«Our objective with Mother Tongue is to expand the possibilities for growth and learning among multilingual children and families, starting with Spanish,» said Hobbs. «Latino students currently comprise the largest minority group in the public school system, yet score lower than national averages on math and science achievement tests. APM’s broad portfolio of podcast programming will provide much-need support to these audiences and bridge these gaps.»

«I am a firm believer in the power of entertainment platforms, such as podcasts, being used to educate diverse audiences,» added De Los Santos. «Our combined experience in broadcast and digital marketing, as well as entertainment and lifestyle efforts, will no doubt ensure that this content is more easily accessed and enjoyed by Hispanic/Latinx families across the U.S.»

Brains On features Molly Bloom, co-creator and host of Brains On, and her hope is that with Brains On en Español, «Kids and families will be encouraged to explore their natural curiosity and wonder by hearing audience questions answered through a science-focused lens. With the launch of Brains On en Español, we’re excited for even more kids to nurture the skills they need to navigate our changing world as open-minded, critical thinkers.»

«We’re thrilled to partner with Mother Tongue on bringing entertaining and evidence-based audio programming to Spanish-speaking kids and families in the U.S. and around the world during a time when facts have never mattered more,» added Alex Schaffert, COO of On-Demand Audio, American Public Media.

With Latinos representing the largest minority group in the U.S., Mother Tongue, APM & reVolver took this opportunity as a way to revolutionize the podcast landscape and create an avenue where children and adults alike could listen to their favorite podcasts in English and Spanish. With the number of bilingual children increasing each year, Mother Tongue hopes to advance and diversify the industry and encourage kids to grow and learn.

Listeners can catch the all-new Brains On en Español podcast on Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music, iHeart, and Radio Public. To learn more, visit https://www.brainson.org/page/es.

About Mother Tongue
Mother Tongue is unlike any other podcast network in the United States as the exclusive multilingual partner to American Public Media’s award-winning educational podcast program, Brains On. Distributed broadly through reVolver’s vast podcast network, Brains On en Español helps address the severe gaps evident in US Latino children’s Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education. For more information, visit https://www.mtongue.com/, or follow us on Facebook and Instagram.

About reVolver Podcasts
reVolver podcasts is the leading multicultural, audio-on-demand content creator and distributor in the U.S. Home to «El Show de Piolín,» «The Power of Us,» and «Don Cheto, Al Aire» plus more than 50 additional programs spanning sports, music, finance, entertainment, lifestyle, health and wellness, inspiration, news, branded content and live events, the podcasts are distributed on reVolverPodcasts.com, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Pandora and iHeartMedia. For more information about the company, visit www.reVolverpodcasts.com

About American Public Media
American Public Media® (APM) is the national programming and distribution division of American Public Media Group and reaches 19 million listeners via approximately 1,000 radio stations nationwide each week. APM is one of the largest producers and distributors of public radio programming in the world, with a portfolio that includes BBC World Service, Marketplace®, and the leading classical music programs in the nation. APM offers a diverse array of podcasts featuring the best in food, culture, entertainment, business and investigative journalism. For more information on APM, visit www.americanpublicmedia.org.

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Six 2021 Honda Models Earn IIHS Top Safety Ratings

TORRANCE, Calif., Feb. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Six Honda models have earned the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s (IIHS) TOP SAFETY PICK (TSP) rating or better for 2021, with three, Accord, Insight and Odyssey, achieving the pinnacle TOP SAFETY PICK+ (TSP+) rating. Contributing to the top ratings, the 2021 Accord, two Civic models[1] (Sedan and Hatchback), CR-V, Insight and Odyssey each achieve the highest possible rating of «GOOD» in all six IIHS crashworthiness…

TORRANCE, Calif., Feb. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Six Honda models have earned the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s (IIHS) TOP SAFETY PICK (TSP) rating or better for 2021, with three, Accord, Insight and Odyssey, achieving the pinnacle TOP SAFETY PICK+ (TSP+) rating. Contributing to the top ratings, the 2021 Accord, two Civic models[1] (Sedan and Hatchback), CR-V, Insight and Odyssey each achieve the highest possible rating of «GOOD» in all six IIHS crashworthiness tests. In addition, all feature Honda Sensing® driver-assistive and safety technology as standard equipment, earning «SUPERIOR» ratings for vehicle-to-vehicle frontal crash prevention.

Six Honda models earned the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s (IIHS) TOP SAFETY PICK (TSP) rating or better for 2021, with three, Accord, Insight and Odyssey achieving the pinnacle TOP SAFETY PICK+ (TSP+) rating. Contributing to the top ratings, the 2021 Accord, two Civic models (Sedan and Hatchback), CR-V, Insight and Odyssey each achieve the highest possible rating of “GOOD” in all six IIHS crashworthiness tests.

Honda Sensing® is now available or standard on every Honda automobile model, and there are well over four million Honda vehicles on U.S. roads today featuring this comprehensive suite of safety and driver-assistive technologies, which includes Collision Mitigation Braking System™ (CMBS™) with Pedestrian Detection; Forward Collision Warning; Road Departure Mitigation (RDM) incorporating Lane Departure Warning (LDW); Lane Keeping Assist System (LKAS); and Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC).

All Honda vehicles also benefit from Honda’s proprietary Advanced Compatibility Engineering™ (ACE™) body structure, designed to protect occupants in a wide variety of frontal collisions, along with advanced supplemental restraint systems, including pretensioning front seatbelts, and front, side, knee and side-curtain airbags.

To earn the 2021 TSP award, a vehicle must earn «GOOD» crashworthiness ratings in all test modes, including in the challenging passenger-side small overlap test. A top-rated vehicle must also offer front crash prevention that earns an «ADVANCED» or «SUPERIOR» rating in both vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-pedestrian testing, as well as «GOOD» or «ACCEPTABLE» ratings for available headlights; while TSP+ rated vehicles must achieve the same «GOOD» or «ACCEPTABLE» rating for their standard headlights. Separately, every Honda model that has been fully evaluated in the NHTSA’s 2021 model year NCAP testing has received a 5-Star Overall Vehicle Score[2].

For More Information
Consumer information is available at automobiles.honda.com. To join the Honda community on Facebook, visit facebook.com/honda. Additional media information including detailed pricing features and high-resolution photography of all 2021 Honda models is available at hondanews.com.

About Honda
Honda offers a full line of reliable, fuel-efficient and fun-to-drive vehicles with advanced safety technologies sold through over 1,000 independent U.S. Honda dealers. The Honda lineup includes the Fit, Civic, Insight, Accord and Clarity series passenger cars, along with the HR-V, CR-V, Passport and Pilot sport utility vehicles, the Ridgeline pickup and the Odyssey minivan.

Honda has been producing automobiles in America for 38 years and currently operates 19 major manufacturing facilities in North America. In 2020, more than 95 percent of all Honda vehicles sold in the U.S. were made in North America, using domestic and globally-sourced parts.

About Honda Safety Leadership
Honda has a long history of leadership in the development and application of advanced technologies designed to enhance the safety of all road users, including automobile occupants, motorcycle riders and pedestrians. The company operates two of the world’s most sophisticated crash test facilities, in Ohio and Japan, and is responsible for numerous pioneering efforts in the areas of crashworthiness, airbag technology, collision compatibility and pedestrian safety.

[1] Excludes Civic Type R.
[2] Government 5-Star Safety Ratings are part of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA’s) New Car Assessment Program (www.SaferCar.gov). Not yet fully evaluated for the 2021 model year are the Clarity series and Civic Type R.

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Quantum Fuel Systems Awarded Substantial Natural Gas Virtual Pipeline Trailer Order and Hydrogen Virtual Pipeline Trailer Development Contract by Certarus Ltd.

LAKE FOREST, Calif., Feb. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Quantum Fuel Systems (Quantum), a fully integrated alternative energy company, has been selected  by Certarus Ltd. («Certarus») to deliver industry-leading virtual pipeline trailers for natural gas in 2021 with a total value of approximately $22 million (USD). 

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LAKE FOREST, Calif., Feb. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Quantum Fuel Systems (Quantum), a fully integrated alternative energy company, has been selected  by Certarus Ltd. («Certarus») to deliver industry-leading virtual pipeline trailers for natural gas in 2021 with a total value of approximately $22 million (USD). 

Quantum Fuel Systems secures a $22 million contract for natural gas virtual pipeline trailers.

Certarus will receive Quantum’s VPLite45/40′ trailers, which have a gaseous capacity of approximately 472,000 standard cubic feet and weigh less than 59,000 pounds fully loaded. The VPLite45/40′ is certified for use in the U.S. and Canada. It is optimal for those customers who need a smaller, lighter trailer that can be more easily maneuvered in tight areas while still hauling the most gas in the industry in a 40-foot container.

«Quantum has been supplying Certarus with Virtual Pipeline trailers since 2017, and we look forward to continuing our partnership and supporting Certarus’ growth,» said Mark Arold, President, Quantum Fuel Systems LLC. «Our VPLite45/40′ is a key enabling technology to meet Certarus’ requirements.»

Additionally, the contract includes a development agreement for hydrogen virtual pipeline trailers to be delivered by the end of 2021. Certarus is in active discussions over several potential hydrogen pilot projects in which Quantum will provide trailers to transport hydrogen. 

«Quantum has a long history with hydrogen, starting in 1999 when we launched the world’s first 5,000 psi hydrogen system on a commercial vehicle, and then later were the first to certify a 10,000 psi hydrogen storage tank to international standards,» noted Arold. «We are very excited about our partnership with Certarus, which will leverage our decades of hydrogen expertise for new applications today, to provide critical infrastructure technologies to help enable the hydrogen economy.»  

About Quantum Fuel Systems LLC

Quantum Fuel Systems LLC is engineering the future of alternative fuel storage by designing, developing and bringing innovative transport trailers, and industry-leading Type 4 cylinders for hydrogen and CNG to market. Quantum is at the forefront of the industry with decades of experience in gaseous fuel storage and systems solutions. Learn more at www.qtww.com

About CERTARUS 

Certarus is the North American market leader in providing low carbon energy solutions through a fully intregrated compressed natural gas (CNG), renewable natural gas (RNG) and hydrogen platform.  The company operates a virtual pipeline that safely provides fuels for the energy, utility, agricultural and industrial sectors. Certarus is an energy transition company.  By displacing more carbon intensive fuels, the company helps customers lower operating costs and improve environmental performance. Learn more at www.certarus.com

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Award-winning Educational Podcast, Brains On, Launches In Spanish Addressing STEM Education Gap Among US Latino Children

NEW YORK, Feb. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Newly-formed Mother Tongue today announced it is the exclusive Spanish-language production partner of

NEW YORK, Feb. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Newly-formed Mother Tongue today announced it is the exclusive Spanish-language production partner of American Public Media’s (APM) award-winning educational podcast program, Brains On. Distributed broadly through reVolver’s vast podcast network, Brains On en Español will help address the severe gaps evident in US Latino children’s Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education. STEM skills are more necessary now than ever to compete in a global economy, and the current educational entertainment platforms are failing throngs of U.S. Latino children. With Mother Tongue, APM expands its award-winning podcast content to the growing U.S. Latino audience, including the coordination of future multilingual programming.

Mother Tongue Co-founders and Hispanic/Latinx marketing industry veterans, Lupe De Los Santos and Stephen Hobbs, bring a combined 40+ years of experience in the broadcast and entertainment industries. Prior to Mother Tongue, Hobbs served as VP of Podcasts and Experiential for Univision Communications and co-founder of reVolver Podcasts.

«Our objective with Mother Tongue is to expand the possibilities for growth and learning among multilingual children and families, starting with Spanish,» said Hobbs. «Latino students currently comprise the largest minority group in the public school system, yet score lower than national averages on math and science achievement tests. APM’s broad portfolio of podcast programming will provide much-need support to these audiences and bridge these gaps.»

«I am a firm believer in the power of entertainment platforms, such as podcasts, being used to educate diverse audiences,» added De Los Santos. «Our combined experience in broadcast and digital marketing, as well as entertainment and lifestyle efforts, will no doubt ensure that this content is more easily accessed and enjoyed by Hispanic/Latinx families across the U.S.»

Brains On features Molly Bloom, co-creator and host of Brains On, and her hope is that with Brains On en Español, «Kids and families will be encouraged to explore their natural curiosity and wonder by hearing audience questions answered through a science-focused lens. With the launch of Brains On en Español, we’re excited for even more kids to nurture the skills they need to navigate our changing world as open-minded, critical thinkers.»

«We’re thrilled to partner with Mother Tongue on bringing entertaining and evidence-based audio programming to Spanish-speaking kids and families in the U.S. and around the world during a time when facts have never mattered more,» added Alex Schaffert, COO of On-Demand Audio, American Public Media.

With Latinos representing the largest minority group in the U.S., Mother Tongue, APM & reVolver took this opportunity as a way to revolutionize the podcast landscape and create an avenue where children and adults alike could listen to their favorite podcasts in English and Spanish. With the number of bilingual children increasing each year, Mother Tongue hopes to advance and diversify the industry and encourage kids to grow and learn.

Listeners can catch the all-new Brains On en Español podcast on Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music, iHeart, and Radio Public. To learn more, visit https://www.brainson.org/page/es.

About Mother Tongue
Mother Tongue is unlike any other podcast network in the United States as the exclusive multilingual partner to American Public Media’s award-winning educational podcast program, Brains On. Distributed broadly through reVolver’s vast podcast network, Brains On en Español helps address the severe gaps evident in US Latino children’s Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education. For more information, visit https://www.mtongue.com/, or follow us on Facebook and Instagram.

About reVolver Podcasts
reVolver podcasts is the leading multicultural, audio-on-demand content creator and distributor in the U.S. Home to «El Show de Piolín,» «The Power of Us,» and «Don Cheto, Al Aire» plus more than 50 additional programs spanning sports, music, finance, entertainment, lifestyle, health and wellness, inspiration, news, branded content and live events, the podcasts are distributed on reVolverPodcasts.com, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Pandora and iHeartMedia. For more information about the company, visit www.reVolverpodcasts.com

About American Public Media
American Public Media® (APM) is the national programming and distribution division of American Public Media Group and reaches 19 million listeners via approximately 1,000 radio stations nationwide each week. APM is one of the largest producers and distributors of public radio programming in the world, with a portfolio that includes BBC World Service, Marketplace®, and the leading classical music programs in the nation. APM offers a diverse array of podcasts featuring the best in food, culture, entertainment, business and investigative journalism. For more information on APM, visit www.americanpublicmedia.org.

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Sandals Emerald Bay Reopens Its Doors And Welcomes Guests Back To Paradise

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica, Feb. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Sandals Emerald Bay, Golf, Tennis & Spa Resort in Great Exuma, The Bahamas, has officially reopened its doors today, welcoming guests back…

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica, Feb. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Sandals Emerald Bay, Golf, Tennis & Spa Resort in Great Exuma, The Bahamas, has officially reopened its doors today, welcoming guests back with its warm Bahamian hospitality and enhanced health and safety measures in place to guarantee travelers’ peace of mind through the Sandals Platinum Protocols of Cleanliness. Sandals Emerald Bay, with its unique blend of sophistication and seclusion, marks the 11th Sandals Resort currently open for guests to indulge in within a picturesque environment that allows couples to focus on what’s most important – each other.

«Sandals Emerald Bay is a true exotic escape, and our team is beyond ready to welcome our beloved guests back home to paradise,» said Adam Stewart, Executive Chairman of Sandals Resorts International. «We’re greeting our guests with the same 5-star service they’ve come to expect with the seclusion and luxury they’ve been longing for, immersed in the most romantic setting.»

The resort boasts an 18-hole, 7,001 yard, par-72 championship golf course designed by World Golf Hall of Famer and brand ambassador, Greg Norman.  Greg «The Shark» will help to tee-off the grand reopening celebration today by taking over @SandalsResorts Instagram with the «Ask  me Anything» stories Q&A segment. 

Spanning 500 acres with just 249 rooms and suites, Sandals Emerald Bay boasts a variety of open-air spaces for couples to reset their romance and rekindle their love with luxurious accommodations and hyper-personalized service at every level. Couples can enjoy a worry-free all-inclusive vacation knowing they’ll experience the Sandals Platinum Protocols of Cleanliness from the moment they arrive, through the entire on-resort experience, including across over 18 key touchpoints.

Guests booking their next trip to Sandals Emerald Bay can do so with confidence through Sandals Resorts’ ‘Book with Confidence’ program and Travel Protection Plan Insurance, purchased on behalf of guests, and recently extended for all bookings made now through August 31, 2021. Plus, the Luxury Included® resort company now offers complimentary COVID-19 testing on-resort for departing flights heading back to the U.S., Canada, and the United Kingdom per new CDC requirements, in an effort to make the vacation experience as seamless as possible. 

Located in Great Exuma, The Bahamas, Sandals Emerald Bay sits directly on a pristine mile long white sand beach, edged by turquoise waters perfect for underwater exploration or floating around with your loved one – the choice is yours. Sandals Emerald Bay is also home to 11 5-Star Global Gourmet dining options, a lavish 29,000 sq. ft. Red Lane® Spa for some personal pampering,  three fresh water pools including the Caribbean’s largest zero entry pool, a world-class 150-slip marina, and unlimited land and water sports including daily diving for certified divers and a Greg Norman-designed 18-hole, par 72 championship golf course recognized as one of the most scenic ocean-side golf courses in the Caribbean.

For more information or to book your next Luxury Included® vacation at Sandals Emerald Bay, please visit www.sandals.com.

Sandals® Resorts:
Sandals Resorts offers two people in love the most romantic, Luxury Included® vacation experience in the Caribbean. With 16 stunning beachfront settings in Jamaica, Antigua, Saint Lucia, The Bahamas, Barbados, Grenada, and now Curacao, Sandals Resorts offers more quality inclusions than any other resort company on the planet. Signature Love Nest Butler Suites® for the ultimate in privacy and service; butlers trained by the Guild of Professional English Butlers; the Red Lane Spa®; 5-Star Global Gourmet™ dining, ensuring top-shelf liquor, premium wines, and gourmet specialty restaurants; Aqua Centers with expert PADI® certification and training; fast Wi-Fi from beach to bedroom and Sandals Customizable Weddings are all Sandals Resorts exclusives. Sandals Resorts guarantees guests peace of mind from arrival to departure with the Sandals Platinum Protocols of Cleanliness, the company’s enhanced health and safety measures designed to give guests the utmost confidence when vacationing in the Caribbean. Sandals Resorts is part of family-owned Sandals Resorts International (SRI), which includes Beaches Resorts and is the Caribbean’s leading all-inclusive resort company. For more information about the Sandals Resorts Luxury Included® difference, visit www.sandals.com.

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Six 2021 Honda Models Earn IIHS Top Safety Ratings

TORRANCE, Calif., Feb. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Six Honda models have earned the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s (IIHS) TOP SAFETY PICK (TSP) rating or better for 2021, with three, Accord, Insight and Odyssey, achieving the pinnacle TOP SAFETY PICK+ (TSP+) rating. Contributing to the top ratings, the 2021 Accord, two Civic models[1] (Sedan and Hatchback), CR-V, Insight and Odyssey each achieve the highest possible rating of «GOOD» in all six IIHS crashworthiness tests. In…

TORRANCE, Calif., Feb. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Six Honda models have earned the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s (IIHS) TOP SAFETY PICK (TSP) rating or better for 2021, with three, Accord, Insight and Odyssey, achieving the pinnacle TOP SAFETY PICK+ (TSP+) rating. Contributing to the top ratings, the 2021 Accord, two Civic models[1] (Sedan and Hatchback), CR-V, Insight and Odyssey each achieve the highest possible rating of «GOOD» in all six IIHS crashworthiness tests. In addition, all feature Honda Sensing® driver-assistive and safety technology as standard equipment, earning «SUPERIOR» ratings for vehicle-to-vehicle frontal crash prevention.

Honda Sensing® is now available or standard on every Honda automobile model, and there are well over four million Honda vehicles on U.S. roads today featuring this comprehensive suite of safety and driver-assistive technologies, which includes Collision Mitigation Braking System™ (CMBS™) with Pedestrian Detection; Forward Collision Warning; Road Departure Mitigation (RDM) incorporating Lane Departure Warning (LDW); Lane Keeping Assist System (LKAS); and Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC).

All Honda vehicles also benefit from Honda’s proprietary Advanced Compatibility Engineering™ (ACE™) body structure, designed to protect occupants in a wide variety of frontal collisions, along with advanced supplemental restraint systems, including pretensioning front seatbelts, and front, side, knee and side-curtain airbags.

To earn the 2021 TSP award, a vehicle must earn «GOOD» crashworthiness ratings in all test modes, including in the challenging passenger-side small overlap test. A top-rated vehicle must also offer front crash prevention that earns an «ADVANCED» or «SUPERIOR» rating in both vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-pedestrian testing, as well as «GOOD» or «ACCEPTABLE» ratings for available headlights; while TSP+ rated vehicles must achieve the same «GOOD» or «ACCEPTABLE» rating for their standard headlights. Separately, every Honda model that has been fully evaluated in the NHTSA’s 2021 model year NCAP testing has received a 5-Star Overall Vehicle Score[2].

For More Information
Consumer information is available at automobiles.honda.com. To join the Honda community on Facebook, visit facebook.com/honda. Additional media information including detailed pricing features and high-resolution photography of all 2021 Honda models is available at hondanews.com.

About Honda
Honda offers a full line of reliable, fuel-efficient and fun-to-drive vehicles with advanced safety technologies sold through over 1,000 independent U.S. Honda dealers. The Honda lineup includes the Fit, Civic, Insight, Accord and Clarity series passenger cars, along with the HR-V, CR-V, Passport and Pilot sport utility vehicles, the Ridgeline pickup and the Odyssey minivan.

Honda has been producing automobiles in America for 38 years and currently operates 19 major manufacturing facilities in North America. In 2020, more than 95 percent of all Honda vehicles sold in the U.S. were made in North America, using domestic and globally-sourced parts.

About Honda Safety Leadership
Honda has a long history of leadership in the development and application of advanced technologies designed to enhance the safety of all road users, including automobile occupants, motorcycle riders and pedestrians. The company operates two of the world’s most sophisticated crash test facilities, in Ohio and Japan, and is responsible for numerous pioneering efforts in the areas of crashworthiness, airbag technology, collision compatibility and pedestrian safety.

[1] Excludes Civic Type R.
[2] Government 5-Star Safety Ratings are part of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA’s) New Car Assessment Program (www.SaferCar.gov). Not yet fully evaluated for the 2021 model year are the Clarity series and Civic Type R.

 

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Netradyne Expands Product Line to Create full 360-Degree Fleet Vehicle Views with DriveriHub

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Netradyne, a leader in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Edge Computing focusing on driver and fleet safety, today announced the expansion of the Driveri product portfolio with the availability of DriveriHub®. Designed for expandability, DriveriHub is bundled as an…

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Netradyne, a leader in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Edge Computing focusing on driver and fleet safety, today announced the expansion of the Driveri product portfolio with the availability of DriveriHub®. Designed for expandability, DriveriHub is bundled as an accessory to Driveri® and enables customers to add up to four additional cameras to their existing installation for a complete 360-degree exterior view around the entire vehicle. With additional cameras connected to DriveriHub, drivers and fleets can now safely and securely view the entire vehicle for the full driving day.

While Netradyne’s Driveri D-410 and D-210 help fleets of all sizes improve their overall safe driving experience through positive driving recognition, automated coaching and the industry’s most advanced patented AI and object detection, the views covered by the core Driveri devices see forward, in-cab and to both sides of the vehicle, enough to ensure safe driving in all road conditions. The additional cameras connected to the DriveriHub expand those views depending on the needs of the fleet. From interior views for school buses to down the side of a trailer or rear of the vehicle, DriveriHub uses standard Wifi to ensure every scenario a fleet could consider is covered. This includes trucks that have freight loading in the back, waste management on both sides or back, and oil and gas vehicles to view sensitive areas like valve connections. All camera views are available to the driver while in the cab, ensuring the driver has full control and can safely operate the fleet vehicle at all times.

«Our first priority is always going to be road safety for the driver, the fleet vehicle and the people in and around that vehicle,» said Kishore Kumblekere, Director of Product Management at Netradyne. «With DriveriHub, we give maximum flexibility of camera deployments so fleets can customize their Driveri installations whether that means adding cameras to see cargo doors, valves on fuel trucks or robotic arms on waste management vehicles,» he added. «That full 360-degree exterior view adds visibility that is available every second of the full driving day because we know that hazards can come from any direction and the best professional drivers in the world can benefit from extra eyes.» 

DriveriHub is typically installed inside a vehicle while the cameras are wired outside of the vehicle. With WIFI connectivity to the Driveri device, DriveriHub uses the same high-quality HD video for added visibility. Customers can seamlessly request videos over the fleet manager portal for coaching or event analysis. DriveriHub includes support for an in-cab monitor designed for the driver, for a complete view of all camera angles.

Powered by Edge Computing and AI, Driveri is a vision-based safety platform that leverages a camera system looking both within and outside the vehicle to continuously analyze driving scenes and road data while monitoring a drivers behavior using AI embedded directly into the edge computing device. It captures diverse roads and traffic scenarios such as commercial driveways, temporary road closures, frontage roads, school zones and more. To date, Driveri has captured over 1.2M positive driving events leading to better driver recognition and improved retention. In addition, the system has recorded over three billion minutes «seeing» events that legacy «trigger-based» camera systems would not.

To learn more about DriveriHub and the Netradyne platform, visit www.netradyne.com.

About Netradyne, Inc.
Founded in 2015, Netradyne leverages global technology centers in San Diego and Bangalore to push the boundaries of intelligent connectivity. Its world-class team of scientists are developing key Intellectual Property in the areas of computer vision, deep learning, edge computing, and predictive analytics to accelerate the evolution of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), driving meaningful advances in the transportation ecosystem. For more information about Driveri® or to inquire about commercial vehicle safety tools, please visit www.netradyne.com.

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Tennessee Becomes Quickest in U.S. to Enjoy First $200 Million Sports Betting Month, According to PlayTenn

LAS VEGAS, Feb. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Tennessee’s online sportsbooks hit a fresh high in January, becoming just the seventh state to generate more than $200 million in sports bets in a single month while extending its record launch to three months, according to analysts from PlayTenn, which offers…

LAS VEGAS, Feb. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Tennessee’s online sportsbooks hit a fresh high in January, becoming just the seventh state to generate more than $200 million in sports bets in a single month while extending its record launch to three months, according to analysts from PlayTenn, which offers news and analysis of the fledgling Tennessee gaming market.

«Tennessee continues to be among the most surprising ascents of any U.S. sports betting market,» said Jessica Welman, analyst for PlayTenn.com. «The records won’t last, as Michigan already proved by snapping Tennessee’s record for a debut month. But the industry is off to a better start in the Volunteer State that anyone could have expected.»

Bettors placed $211 million in wagers in January, according to official data released Tuesday evening by The Tennessee Education Lottery. That is up 16.6% from $180.9 million in wagers in December. Those wagers produced a record $21.8 million in the operator revenue, up 56.8% from $13.9 million in December, which in turn generated $4.3 million in state taxes.

Tennessee’s pace remains historic through three months. January’s results pushed lifetime gross sports betting revenue to $49 million and wagers to $523 million, topping Indiana’s $274.2 million, which was the previous record for a market’s first three months. The momentum should continue. Volunteer State bettors showed significant interest in February’s Super Bowl, wagering more than $15 million on the big game, producing a «win» of nearly $3 million, according to unofficial preliminary data released by the TEL.

Interestingly, the unexpected Kansas City loss helped sportsbooks easily attain a 20% hold for the event, which should help them meet the 10% overall hold requirement in February.

But Tennessee’s market faces its first headwinds, too. Most notably, Virginia launched online sports betting in January, the first of Tennessee’s neighbors to do so.

«The near-perfect conditions Tennessee enjoyed in its first two months were never going to last forever, but continued growth even as competition rises remains encouraging,» said Dustin Gouker, analyst for PlayTenn.com. «It’s early, but it appears that the market has plenty of room for growth, even if more nearby states regulate sports betting themselves.»

The TEL does not report results from individual sportsbooks, but it appears that BetMGM is faring particularly well. In a year-end earnings call, BetMGM reported that its Tennessee sportsbook collected $70 million in January bets, representing about one-third of the state’s entire handle. That would presumably place it in a heated competition with rivals FanDuel and DraftKings, the nation’s two largest sportsbook operators, in addition to local operator Action 24/7.

Those operators could have new avenues to generate wagering, too, including the possibility of allowing sports betting pools, perhaps even ahead of March Madness.

«Young markets are expected to evolve, especially in the first few months, but adding pools could add a significant revenue generator for operators,» Welman said. «»The Tennessee Lottery realizes the appeal of legal betting pools in a state obsessed with college sports and March Madness, so it will do its best to get that approved in time for the Big Dance. Regardless, it is smart to try to capitalize on the state’s early momentum with new innovations.»

For more, visit PlayTenn.com/news.

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