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Plan your summer escape with new flights between California and Montana

SEATTLE, March 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Alaska Airlines today announced four new routes between California and Montana for the summer, increasing total jet service to seven nonstop routes between the two states.

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The newest «Sun and Fun» additions will connect Los Angeles and San Diego with Kalispell, Montana, and connect San Diego and San Francisco with Bozeman, Montana. The Los Angeles and San Diego flights start May 20, and the San Francisco flight starts June 17. They’ll operate through Sept. 7.

«For those ready to makes moves this summer, we’re excited to better connect California with Montana,» said Brett Catlin, Alaska’s vice president of network and alliances. «We’ve long offered access to some of the best vacation destinations from Southern California and continue to see opportunities to grow our footprint in the region.»

This added summer flying builds on year-round service on three nonstop routes that connect San Diego with Missoula, Montana, and connect Los Angeles with Bozeman and Missoula.

Tickets for the new flights are available at alaskaair.com with one-way fares starting as low as $69 to and from Bozeman and as low as $89 to and from Kalispell.

Start Date	End Date	City Pair	Frequency	Aircraft
May 20, 2021	Sept. 7, 2021	Los Angeles – Kalispell	W, Sa	E175
May 20, 2021	Sept. 7, 2021	San Diego – Kalispell	M, F, Sa	E175
May 20, 2021	Sept. 7, 2021	San Diego – Bozeman	T, W, Th, Sa, Su	E175
June 17, 2021	Sept. 7, 2021	San Francisco – Bozeman	Sa	E175

The new routes will be served by the Embraer 175 jet, a jet aircraft with only window and aisle seating – no middle seats. On all the new routes, guests will enjoy award-winning service in a three-class cabin that includes First Class and Premium Class; Most Free Movies in the Sky with hundreds of movies and TV shows available for viewing on personal devices; free texting on most flights; and Wi-Fi connectivity for purchase.

Kalispell’s Glacier Park International Airport is in northwest Montana’s Flathead Valley, which encompasses the gateway to Glacier National Park, Whitefish Mountain Resort and Flathead Lake — the largest freshwater lake west of the Mississippi River.

Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport is the definition of «Big Sky Country» and about 90 miles north of Yellowstone National Park. Surrounded by mountains and rivers, Bozeman offers fishermen and hikers an abundance of options. Fly fish for trout on the Gallatin, Yellowstone, and Missouri Rivers. Follow Highway 191 for views of snow-capped mountains in Gallatin Canyon.

Global reach: With the oneworld alliance and Alaska’s Global Partners, Alaska’s guests can connect at gateway airports on the West Coast – such as Los Angeles and San Francisco – to fly to more than 900 destinations around the world. Flyers can also earn and redeem miles with the airline’s highly-acclaimed Mileage Plan program.

Alaska Airlines serves six cities in Montana: Billings, Bozeman, Great Falls, Helena, Kalispell and Missoula.

Alaska Airlines serves 15 cities in California: Burbank, Fresno, Los Angeles, Monterey, Oakland, Ontario, Orange County, Palm Springs, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Sonoma.

About Alaska Airlines
Alaska Airlines and its regional partners serve more than 115 destinations across the United States and North America. The airline provides essential air service for our guests along with moving crucial cargo shipments, while emphasizing Next-Level Care. Alaska is known for low fares, award-winning customer service and sustainability efforts. Guests can earn and redeem miles on flights to more than 800 destinations worldwide with Alaska and its Global Partners. On March 31, 2021, Alaska will officially become a member of the oneworld global alliance. Learn more about Alaska at newsroom.alaskaair.com and http://blog.alaskaair.com. Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air are subsidiaries of Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK).

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Historic Anti-Corruption Bill «For The People Act» Passes House

WASHINGTON, March 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — RepresentUs applauds the House for passing the most important anti-corruption bill since Watergate, the For the People Act. The bill would end partisan gerrymandering, secure and modernize our elections, and halt big money’s control of politics.

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RepresentUs members delivered a petition with nearly 20,000 signatures supporting the bill to Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Monday. Members also made thousands of calls to members of Congress using our For the People Act online resource hub.

«Washington is more polarized, unstable, and broken than at any time since the Civil War. A mob stormed the US Capitol, people are losing faith in democracy, and special interests’ grip on Congress is stronger than ever. The For the People Act fixes the root cause of the dysfunction,» said RepresentUs CEO Josh Silver. «The fight to get the bill through the Senate has just begun and RepresentUs is unifying conservatives, moderates, and progressives in support of this historic legislation.»

The For the People Act has supermajority support from voters across the political spectrum, as two thirds of Americans support the bill. But we know there will be an enormous effort to stop this legislation in its tracks. That’s why RepresentUs is launching a multi-million dollar campaign to get the For the People Act passed to counter efforts like the one launched by Ken Cuccinelli. RepresentUs has raised $3 million and is actively raising the remaining funds.

«The For the People Act is not a power grab by either party. Instead it fixes the actual power grab by politicians who stack the deck to keep themselves in power through gerrymandering, campaign donations and voter suppression,» said Silver.

RepresentUs produced this fun and easy-to-understand video explaining what is in the For the People Act.

The For the People Act would implement a large portion of the policies RepresentUs has been pushing for in the American Anti-Corruption Act, our model legislation designed in 2012. RepresentUs took a leading role in defending our elections in 2020. To date, our movement to put voters first has passed more than 120 transformative laws and resolutions in cities and states across the country.

RepresentUs is the nation’s largest grassroots anti-corruption campaign, bringing together conservatives, progressives, and everyone in between to pass anti-corruption laws in cities and states to stop political bribery, end secret money, and fix our broken elections.

MEDIA CONTACT:
Rachel Barnhart, PR Director
rbarnhart@represent.us

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Sustainability-Focused Investment Partnership Selects Food Tech Company Benson Hill as First Investment for Climate Solutions Fund

ST. LOUIS, March 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Benson Hill, a food tech company unlocking the natural genetic diversity of plants with its cutting-edge food innovation engine to create healthier, great-tasting and sustainable food and ingredient options, has been chosen as the first investment of a three-year, $125 million co-investment partnership to advance climate solutions, formed by Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) and S2G Ventures (S2G).

Through the co-investment partnership, CDPQ, a global investment group, and S2G, a leading multi-stage investment firm, are investing behind innovative companies developing concrete sustainability and climate-friendly solutions in the food and agriculture sector. CDPQ and S2G participated in Benson Hill’s recently announced $150 million Series D funding round, which also included other strategic and environmental, social and governance (ESG) focused investors.

«Benson Hill’s mission, focused on improving the sustainability and efficiency of the global agriculture and food supply chain, is aligned with CDPQ’s conviction that performance and progress go hand in hand,» said Mario Therrien, Head of Investment Funds and External Management at CDPQ. «As a company with deep technology expertise across the food and agriculture value chain, Benson Hill is well equipped to deliver more sustainable options to consumers while helping reduce the agri-food industry’s carbon footprint. We are delighted to support its growth while delivering returns for our clients.»

«This investment in Benson Hill reflects the core of our investment philosophy at S2G Ventures: companies that both do well and do good are best-positioned to deliver value today and be competitive in the future,» said Sanjeev Krishnan, Chief Investment Officer and Managing Director at S2G Ventures and member of the Benson Hill Board of Directors. «Benson Hill is an attractive investment not only because of its strong performance and continued growth trajectory, but also because of the way the company and its technology can address looming challenges and add value across the broader food and agriculture value chain, from farmers to end-consumers.»

Benson Hill’s CropOS™ technology platform combines food science, data science and plant biology to unlock the genomic potential of plants to improve the health of people and the planet. Significant progress can be made through change driven by intent, design and access from plant to plate.

«The food and agriculture system is under enormous pressure to evolve beyond the traditional commodity model to meet the demands of today’s consumers and boost resiliency in the face of climate change,» said Matt Crisp, Benson Hill Chief Executive Officer. «CDPQ and S2G recognize the urgency of accelerating the evolution of the current agri-food system through innovation, and the critical role of innovators such as Benson Hill to help ensure that food is better from the beginning – better for people, better for farmers and better for the planet. Benson Hill is proud to be a part of this initiative by CDPQ and S2G, and of our partnerships across the food and agriculture supply chain.»

The new investment, as part of Benson Hill’s broader Series D capital raise, will allow the company to continue advancing Cloud Biology® and CropOS™, enhance partner development efforts across the value chain and build out the supply chain for its novel food and feed ingredients to meet the growing demand for plant-based foods and premium animal feed markets. Benson Hill plans to commercialize a line of Ultra-High Protein soybean varieties this year and also plans to cultivate the same approach on sustainability-focused food and ingredient innovation in other high-growth market segments in the years to come.

About Benson Hill
Benson Hill moves food forward with Cloud Biology® and the CropOS™ platform, a cutting-edge food innovation engine that combines data science and machine learning with biology and genetics. Benson Hill empowers innovators to unlock nature’s genetic diversity from plant to plate, with the purpose of creating healthier, great-tasting food and ingredient options that are both widely accessible and sustainable. More information can be found at bensonhill.com or on Twitter at @bensonhillinc.

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New ‘Medical Racism’ Film Confronts Long-Standing Experimentation on Minorities

LOS ANGELES, March 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s Children’s Health Defense, in conjunction with <a…

LOS ANGELES, March 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s Children’s Health Defense, in conjunction with Centner Productions and the Urban Global Health Alliance (UGHA), and co-producers Rev. Tony Muhammad and author/historian Curtis Cost, today announced the release of the trailer for their upcoming documentary «Medical Racism: The New Apartheid» which premiers on March 11, 2021. The trailer is available here.

«Medical Racism» illuminates the shocking history of human experimentation targeting Blacks by government health regulators and private pharmaceutical companies. «While many Americans are familiar with the historic medical atrocities by CDC at Tuskegee, by the father of American gynecology, Dr. J. Marion Sims on South Carolina slave girls, and the continuing medical larceny against Henrietta Lacks, they are likely unaware of the routine medical barbarism against Africans that persists today,» said the film’s co-producer, Curtis Cost.

The documentary, directed by Academy Award nominee David Massey, chronicles the medical cartel’s long history of targeting minority populations for unethical experiments, the acquiescence of regulatory agencies and medical ethicists, and the silence of physicians that allow these atrocities to continue today.

According to «Medical Racism» Producer Kevin Jenkins of the UGHA, «These racially targeted experiments have been hiding in plain sight for decades. It’s time to expose the truth and end inhumane and barbaric forms of racism by the ‘respected’ medical establishment.»

The film explores recent racially-based experimentation by government health officials and pharmaceutical companies on black children in South Central Los Angeles. It also exposes Big Pharma’s medical experiments and «drug dumping» in modern day Africa and the WHO’s 2014 population control campaign to sterilize a million Kenyan girls with infertility chemicals hidden in tetanus vaccines.

«The high levels of medical mistrust in the Black community is a rational response to routine callousness and systemic savagery toward Blacks by medical professionals and pharmaceutical interests,» said CHD Chairman Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. «Our hope in producing this film is to learn from the past misdeeds, so we can avoid their future repetition.»

Producers and select film participants are available for interviews upon request. For more information and to register to receive a notification on where and how the film can be seen when it’s released, go to medicalracism.org.

About Children’s Health Defense
Children’s Health Defense, CHD Films and CHD Chairman, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. are devoted to the health of people and our planet. CHD’s mission is to end the childhood health epidemics by working aggressively to illuminate harmful exposures, hold those responsible accountable and establish safeguards to prevent future harm.

About Centner Productions
Centner Productions was founded by tech entrepreneur, philanthropist, inventor and producer David Centner to produce humanity-uplifting content in partnership with organizations and award-winning filmmakers and producers. Centner Productions supports causes to raise awareness on global issues, including the state of healthcare systems, children’s rights and mental health to inspire audiences around the world.

About Urban Global Health Alliance
Urban Global Health Alliance serves as a valued partner with communities to empower and engage all on the issues of health and wellness. CEO and founder Keven Jenkins recognizes that in an increasingly urbanized world, health issues present new challenges that go far beyond the health sector and require action at the global, national, community, and individual levels.

Contact:
Rita Shreffler
202-599-1461

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accesso® Broadens Partnership with Alterra Mountain Company to Deliver Contactless Mobile F&B Capabilities

ORLANDO, Fla., March 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — accesso Technology Group plc (AIM: ACSO), the premier technology solutions provider to leisure, entertainment and cultural markets, has expanded its partnership with Alterra Mountain Company to provide six of the company’s North American mountain destinations – Snowshoe Mountain Resort in West Virginia; Deer Valley Resort in Utah; Mammoth Mountain in California; Steamboat in Colorado; Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows in California; and, Blue Mountain Resort in Ontario, Canada – with mobile food and beverage (F&B) technology.

Alterra Mountain Company currently leverages accesso‘s guest experience management technology, The Experience Engine™ (TE2), to power the app for its global season pass, Ikon Pass. The new and enhanced integration of technology enables more than 40 food and beverage service locations across six ski areas to provide guests access to mobile ordering and restaurant arrival time booking functionality. This augmented use of the TE2 solution also extends Alterra Mountain Company’s ability to establish guest profiles through a centralized guest identity and stored wallet feature and linking of mobile F&B purchases and restaurant arrival bookings.

The flexible operating model offered by accesso’s guest experience management platform provides operators a variety of ways to cater to guests’ mobile F&B needs. Guests have the power to curate the dining experience they desire, with easy access to dining information and menu specifics that they can explore at their own pace. Once they decide on their restaurant, they can book an arrival time or go straight to ordering their food. When ordering, guests can customize their selections, claim special offers customized for them and choose their preferred method of pickup or delivery order fulfillment – all through the Ikon Pass mobile app or a separate, standalone web portal. The multichannel availability of mobile F&B ordering with the TE2 solution eliminates any limitations on guests based on technology access, allowing them to order food from anywhere, at any time and with any device. Finally, the platform’s Kitchen Order Management System enables orders to be managed and delivered quickly and efficiently supporting an array of operating procedures.

«Over the last two years, we’ve seen the power of Accesso technology through our collaboration on the Ikon Pass app, which has enabled us to help provide our guests with new technologies that offer convenience and a seamless experience,» said Ellen Lee, senior vice president of digital marketing and experience, Alterra Mountain Company.

accesso’s food and beverage solution is designed to greatly streamline operations, providing staff access to the ordering system via traditional printers, mobile tablets and more. And, for seated dining areas, operators can offer same-day bookings or advance reservations, allowing for greater, more accurate capacity control, which is key for safety and security of guests and staff alike in the age of physical distancing. Additionally, operators benefit from the ability to craft data-driven, revenue-boosting up-sell and cross-sell opportunities that match the preferences of each unique guest, ensuring that offers are delivered at the right time and to the right person.

«We’re very proud to expand our partnership with Alterra Mountain Company – a forward-thinking leader in its industry – and look forward to working together to redefine F&B operations at several of its North American properties,» said Steve Brown, accesso CEO. «Today, harnessing the power of contactless technology is more important than ever. We appreciate the opportunity to support Alterra Mountain Company as it works to provide a convenient and unforgettable experience for its guests, while creating new opportunities for revenue generation in the process.»

About accesso Technology Group, plc

At accesso, we believe technology has the power to redefine the guest experience. Our patented and award-winning solutions drive increased revenue for attractions operators while improving the guest experience. Currently serving over 1,000 venues in 30 countries around the globe, accesso’s solutions help our clients streamline operations, generate increased revenues, improve guest satisfaction and harness the power of data to educate business and marketing decisions.

accesso invests heavily in research and development because our industries demand it, our clients benefit from it and it makes a positive impact on the guest experience.

Our commitment to improving the guest experience and helping our clients increase revenue is the core of our business. Our technology solutions allow venues to increase the volume and range of on- and off-site spending and to drive increased transaction-based revenue through cutting-edge ticketing, point-of-sale, virtual queuing, distribution and experience management software.

Many of our team members come from backgrounds working within the attractions and cultural industry. In this way, we are experienced operators who run a technology company serving attractions operators, versus a technology company that happens to serve the market. Our staff understands the day-to-day operations of managing complex venues and the challenges this creates, and together we strive to provide our clients and their guests with technology that empowers them to do more and enjoy more. From our agile development team to our dedicated client service specialists, every team member knows that their passion, integrity, commitment, teamwork and innovation are what drive our success.

accesso is a public company, listed on AIM: a market operated by the London Stock Exchange. For more information, visit www.accesso.com. Follow accesso on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.

About Alterra Mountain Company

Alterra Mountain Company is a family of 15 iconic year-round destinations, including the world’s largest heli-ski operation, offering the Ikon Pass, the new standard in season passes. The company owns and operates a range of recreation, hospitality, real estate development, food and beverage, retail and service businesses. Headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with destinations across the continent, Alterra Mountain Company is rooted in the spirit of the mountains and united by a passion for outdoor adventure. Alterra Mountain Company’s family of diverse playgrounds spans six U.S. states and three Canadian provinces: Steamboat and Winter Park in Colorado; Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows, Mammoth Mountain, June Mountain and Big Bear Mountain Resort in California; Stratton and Sugarbush Resort in Vermont; Snowshoe in West Virginia; Tremblant in Quebec, Blue Mountain in Ontario; Crystal Mountain in Washington; Deer Valley Resort and Solitude Mountain Resort in Utah; and, CMH Heli-Skiing & Summer Adventures in British Columbia. Also included in the portfolio is Alpine Aerotech, a worldwide helicopter support and maintenance service center in British Columbia, Canada. Alterra Mountain Company honors each destination’s unique character and authenticity and celebrates the legendary adventures and enduring memories they bring to everyone. For more information, please visit www.alterramtnco.com.

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Cincinnati Marriott at RiverCenter Completes Multi-Million-Dollar Renovation

IRVING, Texas, March 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Cincinnati Marriott at RiverCenter, a riverfront hotel with breathtaking views of the Ohio River and Cincinnati’s downtown skyline, and in proximity to <span…

In addition to the completed renovations of the property’s 321 guestrooms, meeting spaces, and public spaces, the new M Club and Marriot Greatroom are now available to both leisure and business travelers looking to catch up on work, grab a quick bite to eat in between meetings, or wind down at the end of an exhausting day.

The property’s spacious guestrooms have been modernized. Each of the guestrooms has all new case and soft goods, enhanced resilient wood-look flooring, a walk-in shower, an in-room safe, complimentary WiFi, a well-lit desk, a coffee maker, mini-refrigerator, and a smart TV. Many of the property’s guestrooms also offer guests incredible balcony views of the not only colorful but vibrant Cincinnati skyline, and the city’s beloved Ohio River.

Conveniently connected to the Northern Kentucky Convention Center, which has 100,000 square feet of event and meeting space, Cincinnati Marriott at RiverCenter has nearly 13,000 square feet of total event and meeting space. All of the property’s event rooms have been renovated, including the Riverview ballroom, which doubled in size to 4,200 square feet, and includes floor-to-ceiling windows and a waterfront private balcony providing spectacular panoramic views of the Cincinnati skyline, and the Kentucky room, which expanded to 1,155 square feet and has floor-to-ceiling windows. The events and meeting space has 10 breakout rooms in total.

Also new to the property is the 1,700-square-foot M Club, a 24/7 lounge where Marriott Bonvoy members of all levels can retreat, recharge and refocus; and a reinvented Marriott Greatroom, which offers guests modern and comfortable spaces, food & beverage, technology, guest services, and ambiance.

Cincinnati Marriott at RiverCenter also has an on-site fitness center, a Marriott Health & Fitness Club, a full-service business center, complimentary high-speed internet, an indoor lap pool, and other amenities.

One of Cincinnati’s top riverfront hotels, the Cincinnati Marriott at RiverCenter is only steps away from the Ohio River, and within walking distance to Paul Brown Stadium and Great American Ballpark.

AWH Development, a full-service real estate development company, renovated the property. Spire Hospitality, a nationally recognized third-party hotel management company manages it. Both companies are owned by AWH Partners, LLC, a privately held real estate investment firm that purchased the Cincinnati Marriott at RiverCenter with Opterra Capital in 2018.

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The Sun Company Offers Solutions to Help Texas Address Future Weather Events

TUSCON, Ariz., March 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — A bitter snowstorm wreaked havoc on Texas, crippling the state’s power grid and leaving millions of residents without heat, water and electricity. The most dramatic climate event of the year highlights the acceleration of extreme weather and why traditional utilities need to react and adapt to the changing times.

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The Sun Company offers a blueprint for forward-thinking change that minimizes the impact of service disruptions. It starts with adopting diversified renewable energy solutions like geothermal, solar and battery storage. Renewable offerings paint a picture of a Texas grid with multiple energy streams, providing true resiliency in the face of disasters.

These solutions also benefit from the opportunity to scale and adapt, making them an innovative solution for governments, businesses and the residential homeowner.

During the height of the polar vortex, some Texans used social media to show how renewable solutions helped. Many utilitized a combination of solar energy and storage that provided hours of electric power and heat independent of the state grid. Solutions like these can help reduce the impact of future disruptions.

The value of these solutions doesn’t stop there. Homes on the electric grid can count on regular rate increases, which averaged 3% per year over the past decade, and many Texans with flexible rates will pay thousands for what limited energy they did receive during the crisis. Solar energy and storage, by contrast, offer a predictable rate that’s much lower and untethered from demand spikes. It represents energy independence for the home or business (a.k.a. retrofit and microgrid solutions).

The Sun Company developed a new storage solution that will provide even more stability in the future. The top batteries in use today typically provide 4 to 8 hours of energy in situations where they are not gaining additional supply. Arriving in late 2022, the new TSC Flow Battery will feature dramatically increased capacity and efficiency that can provide up to five days of power without a recharge. This type of energy storage is unseen and unparalleled in the current market.

Renewable energy is the way of the future. By pulling from multiple renewable resources, residents in every state can benefit from reliable, cost-saving solutions that provide resilience, security and independence.

For more information on how homes and businesses can achieve energy independence with renewable solutions, please contact info@thesuncompany.us.

Contact:
Katie Montgomery
kmontgomery@thesuncompany.us

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Which is better: Porsche vs. Mercedes? Luxury Cars A2Z answers the questions

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, March 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — When it comes to luxury vehicles, few names project a more luxurious image than Mercedes-Benz and Porsche. In fact, both of these brands are well-known for their luxury and comfort. So, when you’re trying to decide which of these two vehicles to purchase, you certainly have a lot to consider. How do you choose?

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When you are trying to figure out what car to buy, there are a billion questions you need answered. A lot of them probably feel too simple or dumb to ask your friends, but without an answer to your question you might very well end up with the wrong car for you.

Luxury Cars A2Z is here to help

Which Is Better: Mercedes or Porsche? If you have questions like this, it used to be difficult to get a good answer. The new service LuxuryCarsA2Z.com is here to help, even with the most specific questions. Questions like this are important to find an answer to, especially an answer that isn’t biased towards a particular brand for one reason or another.

If you ask a friend who owns a Porsche, he would most likely just recommend Porsche because it is the one he knows and loves. If you ask the sales guy, do you think he would lean toward the one where he gets the higher commission?

Luxury Cars A2Z’s authors are people with a broad knowledge of cars. They are, of course, people with opinions like everyone else, but they aren’t paid to recommend one product or car over another. They give you their answer to the simple, yet complex questions you might have about cars.

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Nuevos estudios evidencian como la COVID-19 y las crisis climáticas contribuyen a un importante incremento del hambre en América Latina

NUEVA YORK, 4 de marzo de 2021 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Más del 85 por ciento de familias que habitan comunidades rurales del llamado Corredor Seco en Nicaragua, Guatemala, El Salvador y Honduras se encuentran en diferentes niveles de inseguridad alimentaria, según una encuesta de hogares realizada por una coalición de organizaciones humanitarias y de desarrollo, incluida Acción contra el Hambre, que es líder en la lucha mundial contra el hambre. Dos encuestas adicionales llevadas a cabo por la organización en Colombia y Perú también indican niveles alarmantemente altos de hambre como consecuencia de la pandemia de la COVID-19.

Incluso antes de la pandemia, más del 39% de las personas en Centroamérica se encontraban en situación de inseguridad alimentaria y los nuevos datos sugieren que la pandemia y las condiciones meteorológicas extremas podrían hacer que ese porcentaje se triplique en amplias zonas de la región.

«Aunque América Latina tiene más de 19 millones de casos confirmados de COVID-19, las personas a las que ayudamos dicen que le tienen más miedo al hambre que al virus», contó Miguel García, el director regional de Acción contra el Hambre en Centroamérica. «En los peores momentos de los confinamientos aplicados, aquellas personas que dependían de trabajos diarios informales perdieron sus ingresos debido a las restricciones de circulación. En los mercados, los alimentos son cada vez más costosos debido a las consecuencias comerciales y económicas de la pandemia».

El Corredor Seco se extiende desde Nicaragua hasta Guatemala e incluye partes de El Salvador y Honduras, donde, según el Programa Mundial de Alimentos, al menos 1,4 millones de personas necesitan asistencia alimentaria. Acción contra el Hambre y ONG socias encuestaron miles de hogares de esta región en octubre y noviembre de 2020. En una muestra de 3700 hogares, el 86% de las familias vivían con distinto grado de inseguridad alimentaria.

Además del daño socioeconómico causado por la pandemia, se añaden las repercusiones de las graves sequías de 2018 y 2019, junto con los huracanes Iota y Eta, que azotaron la región en noviembre de 2020 y provocaron desplazamientos de población y la pérdida de cosechas. Las familias en situación de pobreza extrema y hambre se endeudaron, recurrieron a préstamos de sus familias o amigos, o pusieron en venta sus escasas posesiones.

«Los programas de protección social por parte de los Estados para las personas en peor situación socioeconómica pueden impedir que millones de personas caigan en la miseria. No obstante, la cobertura de estos programas es extremadamente dispar en la región, por lo que millones de personas no reciben la ayuda mínima que necesitan para cubrir necesidades básicas como es la alimentación más esencial», explicó García.

Acción contra el Hambre y ONG socias, con el apoyo de la Unión Europea, crearon una red de asistencia para proporcionar ayuda alimentaria y evitar que más de 50 000 personas en comunidades rurales del Corredor Seco alcancen niveles de hambre de emergencia.

Algunos datos nuevos adicionales indican que también aumentaron los niveles de pobreza y de hambre en Colombia y en Perú. En otra encuesta realizada a 34 000 familias de Colombia, el 98% afirmó no poder cubrir todas sus necesidades básicas, incluyendo alimentación y vivienda. Las condiciones de hacinamiento entre las familias de migrantes también aumentan la posibilidad de transmisión de la COVID-19. La encuesta a colombianos, venezolanos y personas con doble nacionalidad que viven en Colombia fue realizada por Acción contra el Hambre y sus ONG socias durante el transcurso de la pandemia, desde abril de 2020 hasta enero de 2021.

«Más del 58% declaró vivir en condiciones de hacinamiento», afirmó John Orlando, el director país de Acción contra el Hambre en Colombia. «En el 13% de los casos, hasta cinco personas debían compartir un dormitorio pequeño».

En Perú, los ingresos familiares se redujeron un promedio del 33%. Las llamadas «ollas comunes» (cocinas comunitarias autogestionadas, generalmente por mujeres) se han convertido en la forma de escapar del hambre para miles de peruanos.

«Según nuestra encuesta realizada a 222 familias que viven en la zona metropolitana de Lima, a 8 de cada 10 familias se les redujeron los ingresos. Tres de cada cuatro partes de la población encuestada se encuentran en situación de inseguridad alimentaria. Las familias venezolanas, muchas de las cuales llegaron buscando refugio en los últimos años, se vieron particularmente afectadas», señaló América Arias, directora país de Acción contra el Hambre en Perú. «La reducción de hierro e la dieta, algo fundamental para combatir la anemia es especialmente preocupante».

La asistencia en efectivo es una de las intervenciones humanitarias más efectivas en esta crisis. «Por un lado, es una alternativa digna, que le da la opción de elegir a las familias cómo atender sus necesidades más urgentes», comentó Orlando. «Los programas de transferencias de efectivo bien gestionados también permiten a los más vulnerables participar en la economía local. Esta inyección de dinero en efectivo en el mercado también fortalece las economías locales de las comunidades en las que viven estas familias».

Acción contra el Hambre necesita 78 millones de euros de la comunidad internacional para financiar su respuesta regional que se articula en tres ejes de acción:

Ayuda humanitaria para las familias mediante la provisión de alimentos y dinero en efectivo, un tratamiento contra la desnutrición, además de productos de higiene y equipos de protección para la prevención de la COVID-19.
Ayuda comunitaria a través del fortalecimiento de los sistemas de salud y clínicas, y el apoyo a pequeñas empresas para estimular la creación de empleo.
Recopilación y análisis de datos para evaluar los distintos desencadenantes del hambre a nivel local y adaptar las intervenciones con socios locales.

«Queremos crear una red de protección de último recurso para miles de personas que pasan hambre como consecuencia de la pandemia. Estamos tratando de mejorar la alimentación y el acceso al agua, y ayudarles a las personas a recuperar sus medios de vida. Vamos a trabajar sin descanso para lograrlo», afirmó Benedetta Lettera, responsable de los programas de Acción contra el Hambre en América Latina.

Más detalles

Acción contra el Hambre realizó tres encuestas distintas para medir el aumento del hambre en América Latina:

En Nicaragua, Guatemala, El Salvador y Honduras, Acción contra el Hambre, junto con nuestras ONG socias, Oxfam, COOPI, Trócaire y We World-GVC, encuestó a 3700 familias entre el 20 de octubre y el 13 de noviembre de 2020.
En Colombia, 34 000 colombianos, venezolanos y personas con doble nacionalidad fueron encuestados por teléfono o personalmente entre abril de 2020 y enero de 2021. Este estudio fue realizado por Acción contra el Hambre, el Consejo Danés para Refugiados y el Consejo Noruego para Refugiados.
Por último, 222 familias que viven en la zona metropolitana de Lima en Perú fueron encuestadas por Acción contra el Hambre entre el 14 de septiembre y el 11 de diciembre de 2020.

Acerca de Acción contra el Hambre

Acción contra el Hambre es especialista mundial en el hambre y líder de un movimiento internacional que tiene como objetivo acabar con el hambre de riesgo vital para siempre en nuestras vidas. Desde hace más de 40 años, la organización humanitaria y de desarrollo ha estado al frente del tratamiento y la prevención del hambre en aproximadamente 50 países. Solo en el año 2019, ayudó a más de 17 millones de personas.

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Los tratamientos en las salas de emergencia de los hospitales relacionados a lesiones por algunos productos aumentaron durante la pandemia, aun cuando las visitas a emergencias hayan disminuido en general

WASHINGTON, 4 de marzo de 2021 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — La pandemia del COVID-19 ha afectado la forma en que los consumidores viven, trabajan y van a la escuela. Un nuevo informe (en inglés) de la Comisión de Seguridad de Productos del Consumidor de Estados Unidos (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, CPSC), publicado durante la Semana Nacional de Protección del Consumidor, ahora muestra también un impacto en las lesiones causadas por productos del consumidor tratadas en las salas de emergencia de los hospitales. El informe «Efecto de la pandemia del nuevo coronavirus en las estimaciones preliminares del NEISS» sugiere que, aunque los consumidores pudieron haber evitado presentarse a emergencias por algunas lesiones relacionadas con productos, lo hicieron casi con la misma frecuencia que el año pasado por lesiones más graves. Los tipos de productos que causaron lesiones también mostraron algunos aumentos y disminuciones importantes, destacando nuevos patrones de riesgo que pudieron haber surgido durante la pandemia.

Entre los hallazgos clave del informe, que examinó los datos de las salas de emergencia de los hospitales de marzo a septiembre de 2020, se encuentran:

El tratamiento en emergencias* de lesiones relacionadas con productos disminuyó en general en un 24%, pero el de lesiones graves relacionadas con productos, solo en un 1%.
Los mayores aumentos en las lesiones tratadas en emergencias, en todos los rangos de edad, ocurrieron con fuegos artificiales (56%), patinetas, scooters y patinetas eléctricas tipo hoverboard (39%), y lesiones graves por vehículos todo terreno (ATV), motonetas y minimotos (39%).
Las lesiones relacionadas con las baterías tipo botón tratadas en emergencias aumentaron en un 93% entre los niños pequeños (de 5 a 9 años).
Las lesiones vinculadas con el deporte disminuyeron significativamente, incluyendo las que ocurren normalmente en las escuelas (hasta en un 81%).
El tratamiento en emergencias aumentó considerablemente para las lesiones relacionadas con productos de limpieza (84%), y con jabones y detergentes (60%).
Aunque hubo un ligero aumento (1%) en las lesiones en general relacionadas con bicicletas, las lesiones para los usuarios de 40 años o más, aumentaron en un 21%, y en un 39% para los adultos mayores de 70 años.

Leer otros datos destacados del informe aquí.

«Estos datos empiezan a contar la historia de cómo los consumidores resultaron lesionados por los productos durante la pandemia», señala Robert Adler, presidente interino de la CPSC. «Sin embargo, el final de la historia aún no se ha escrito. Con más datos y recursos, la CPSC podrá ayudar a que los consumidores estén más seguros, ya sea que se encuentren en cuarentena en su casa o de regreso en el trabajo y la escuela».

Aunque esté entre los organismos federales de regulación más pequeños en materia de salud y seguridad, la CPSC tiene una amplia jurisdicción sobre miles de tipos de productos del consumidor. En los últimos meses, el presidente interino Adler ha presionado repetidamente para que se destinen recursos adicionales para que la entidad se ocupe de las preocupaciones del país con respecto a la seguridad de los productos del consumidor.

El informe de hoy es el primer indicio de los patrones de lesiones tomados de los primeros siete meses de la pandemia. Es una reseña de los cambios observados en los informes del Sistema Nacional de Vigilancia Electrónica de Lesiones (National Electronic Injury Surveillance System, NEISS) y compara las estimaciones preliminares de marzo a septiembre de 2020, con el periodo de marzo a septiembre de 2019. Aproximadamente uno de cada cincuenta hospitales a nivel nacional participa con el NEISS como parte de una muestra de hospitales seleccionados científicamente en todo el país.

A lo largo de la pandemia, la CPSC ha brindado a los consumidores consejos de seguridad en su Centro de información de seguridad sobre el COVID-19. Los datos del nuevo informe destacan áreas de especial preocupación para los consumidores:

Venenos: Mantenga los productos de limpieza en sus envases originales. Guárdelos bajo llave y fuera del alcance de los niños más pequeños.
Dispositivos de micromovilidad: Equípese con un casco antes de andar en scooter, patineta o patinetas eléctricas (hoverboards), y no lo haga la calle.
Fuegos artificiales: Nunca permita que los niños pequeños jueguen con fuegos artificiales o los enciendan, ni siquiera las luces de bengala (también conocidas como estrellitas).
Baterías: Mantenga los productos que funcionen con baterías pequeñas, incluyendo los controles remotos de la televisión, fuera del alcance de los niños y cerciórese de que los compartimentos de las baterías de los juguetes para niños estén debidamente asegurados.
Bicicletas: Use casco. Al comprar un casco, asegúrese de que la etiqueta diga «Complies with U.S. CPSC Safety Standards for Bicycle Helmets«(«Cumple con las normas de seguridad de la CPSC de EE. UU. para los cascos de bicicleta»).

*Nota: Las lesiones que se tratan en las salas de emergencias incluyen pacientes que reciben tratamiento y son dados de alta, así como pacientes con lesiones más graves que requieren una hospitalización posterior u otro tratamiento más avanzado.

Acerca de la CPSC
La Comisión de Seguridad de Productos del Consumidor de EE.UU. (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, CPSC) se encarga de proteger al público contra riesgos irrazonables de lesión o muerte asociados con el uso de miles de tipos de productos del consumidor. Muertes, lesiones y daños a la propiedad debido a incidentes con productos del consumidor le cuestan al país más de $1 billón de dólares al año. La labor de la CPSC ha contribuido a una disminución en el índice de muertes y lesiones vinculadas a los productos del consumidor en los últimos 40 años.

La ley federal prohíbe a cualquier persona vender productos sujetos a un retiro voluntario del mercado anunciado públicamente y llevado a cabo por el fabricante; o a un retiro obligatorio ordenado por la Comisión.

Para más información:
– Visite SeguridadConsumidor.gov.
– Reciba alertas electrónicas.
– Síganos en Twitter @SeguridadConsum, @USCPSC y en Facebook e Instagram @USCPSC.
– Reporte productos peligrosos o lesiones por productos en www.SaferProducts.gov.
– Llame a la línea de información al 800-638-2772 (teletipo 301-595-7054).
– Contacto para los medios de comunicación.

*Entrevistas en español disponibles

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