1. “2
roads closed through Friday in Melbourne Beach for repairs after water main
break”
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Florida Today
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Description: This article explains two roadways
that were closed because of a water main break. The break caused flooding and
damage to the concrete road. The Melbourne Beach elementary will remain closed
through Friday because of this situation
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Problem: Water main breaks cause damage and
flooding to the community around the break. The main problem is the access to
the elementary school is closed so school is not open for the school. This also
plays a problem for local residents who may experience flooding in their homes.
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Who: School, local residents, police, repairmen
crews, students, families are having problems, government in charge of roads,
staff of school, the other elementary who will be guiding the students on
another road have a problem.
2.
“A bonanza for traffickers’: Why a Miami Super
Bowl is a magnet for sex-trafficking”
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Miami Herald
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Description: This article explains why a Miami Super
Bowl could aid sex-trafficking. The article mentions that the sex-trafficking business
will thrive by ‘pimps’ having complete control over their woman and having the
game at the Hard Rock Stadium will accommodate to their plans with reaching shady
customers.
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Problem: Miami already deals with traffickers in
Miami Beach and several hotels. The Super Bowl being hosted in Miami will not
only aid present traffickers but will bring even more woman under the control
of ‘pimps.’
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Who: Hard Rock Stadium, Police, fans, hotels and
staff, women in potential danger to get trafficked have this problem.
3.
“School ethics committee discusses lapses in
oversight of after-school program”
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Miami Herald
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Description: A privately run after-school
program was found to have only been operated temporarily at two district
schools in Miami-Dade County. The program is running without proper protocols
for over a decade. Basically, Chabad Chayil near Aventura (who was founded as a
district school) was misrepresented to gain access to public school facilities,
and none of the employees had background checks.
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Problem: Employees working for after-school care
programs do not have background check and are working with students. That is a
huge problem, especially when Chabad Chayil misrepresented itself to gain
access to facilities in Miami-Dade public schools.
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Who: Administrators and School Board members for
Miami-Dade, families, students, School, Police (incase felons were potentially
hired) have this problem.
4.
“Deadly virus from China spreads to US, CDC
says. Five things to know about coronavirus”
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Miami Herald
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Description: A coronavirus outbreak in China has
spread to the United States. The virus came from eating an exotic meal (a bat).
The disease has infected hundreds and has killed six in china. The article goes
on talking about that the virus can spread through humans, and it has reached Japan,
Taiwan, Thailand and South Korea.
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Problem: This outbreak puts pressure on border patrols
in airlines and other entrances into countries that have frequent visitation from
China. This outbreak could eventually reach many US citizens if the correct
procedures are not handled efficiently.
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Who: Every potential country who has affiliations
with China (Airlines, businesses), hospitals, students, universities, families
all have this problem.
5.
“UF Health monitors rumors of coronavirus
spreading to Gainesville”
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The Independent Florida Alligator
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Description: The UF Student Health Center has
treated the several students who have been in contact with family in China before
the coronavirus quarantine took effect. Luckily, there were no symptoms of the disease.
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Problem: This outbreak has put on pressure for
students to register before traveling to china, specifically Wuhan. The
University of Florida needs to monitor student travels and have to deal with quarantine
from any other student with visitations from China.
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Who: University of Florida, UF Health Center,
Students, University Staff, Gainesville, the country as a whole, and families
have this problem.
Hello Michael, I enjoyed reading your blog post. I think you did a great job outlining some big problems facing Americans and more specifically Floridians. Miami Super Bowl truly is a great event but it is important that the problems, which are as large as sex trafficking, are defined to people who are attending the event. Also coronavirus is striking some fear in Americans at the moment, so I like how you point those articles out as well. Great Job..
ReplyDeleteMichael, I would have never known about the super-bowl-fueled sex trafficking dilemma without this post. I find it very scary people out there are exploiting large events to carry out crimes like sex-trafficking. On another note, I interned as a civil engineer two summers ago, so the article pertaining to the water main break was interesting, as well as unfortunate, because we had almost an identical incident happen in Jacksonville, and all the office workers were talking about it like it was the coolest thing to discuss. Thanks!
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