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Hurricane #Michael – Florida Take action.

#HurricaneMichael, seen here by #GOESEast, strengthened to a Cat. 4 storm and is now approaching the Florida Panhandle. The @NHC_Atlantic warns that life-threatening storm surge, hurricane-force winds and heavy rainfall are imminent. Latest: http://go.usa.gov/xP9RX NOAA publish his Advisory Number 15 at 4:00 AM CDT Wednesday, Oct 10th. Hurricane Michael is extremely dangerous Category 4 heading toward the Florida Panhandle... Keep reading.   FEMA's text messaging program allows people to look up Emergency Shelter locations via SMS. Text SHELTER and your zip code to 43362 (4FEMA) to find an Emergency Shelter in your area. b\ Standard message and data rates apply. Follow:  @femaregion4 in Twitter. If you need the text version go to: … [Read more...]

Watch Live #Google #Crisis_Response #HurricaneFlorence | Interactive Google Map w/data from NOAA, FEMA, NRL, weather.gov & more

 On Sunday September 16, The official Twitter feed of the N.C. Department of Transportation — NCDOT (@NCDOT) post the following message and image: We know you're worried about property in eastern NC. -Every major route, and those around them, to the coast is flooded. -This isn't over. Water will rise for several days. -Few routes open, help keep them clear for emergency personnel. -Dangerous power lines and trees down pic.twitter.com/qf8cgd4etF — NCDOT (@NCDOT) September 16, 2018 FEMA has Hurricane Florence Rumor control page: https://www.fema.gov/florence-rumors  As 11 a.m. Sunday September 16, the Advisory Number 69 of the National Hurricane Center, said that Tropical Depression Florence continues to produce widespread heavy rains over much of North … [Read more...]

Violence is never the answer, walking with “March For Our Lives Miami”

History After the most recent shootings in Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida; the purpose of the national youth-led March For Our Lives movement is to advocate for gun control and mental health counseling. Watch Video: Terror is what students of Parkland experienced on the day of the massacre, no one but them, and those who experienced gun violence will understand, is impossible to described. But this students comprehend that the obsession we have in the US for guns, have to stop. Gun violence impact our children daily life. You can watch LIVE the #MarchofOurLives in Miami Beach from our Facebook Page: Information of the MARCH FOR OUR LIVES: 2231 Prairie Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33139 The Miami Beach march will start at 10 a.m. at Miami Beach Senior … [Read more...]

Jet.com blasting into e-commerce

Last Thursday’s event, hosted in Brickell’s Building & Co., brought Jet.com’s Director of Program Management Rick Paster to inform the Miami tech-scene about the company and some key strategies being implemented. Jet.com is an e-commerce site where adding a product to the checkout cart unlocks discounts for other similar, complimentary products, almost on an endless pathway; the user sees savings go up as the quantity of goods purchased also goes up. The company has been coined the “Amazon-killer”; however, Paster made the important point that the company does not consider itself a killer or competitor to Amazon, as there is room for many, diverse players in the e-commerce industry. It was refreshing to hear an executive reminding the public that competition and … [Read more...]

IMA event: Terry B. Jones on innovation

Last Thursday, June 9, I had the pleasure of attending a discussion on innovation and shifting business strategy, led by Terry B. Jones. After a cocktail hour hosted at the NSU Art Museum in Ft. Lauderdale, the talk commenced in the auditorium across the breezeway. I must admit I did not know who Mr. Jones was, but I assumed he must be a marketing magnate, as the talk was organized by IMA. To my mistake and surprise, Mr. Jones is actually one of the founders of Travelocity and Kayak; so in a sense, he has developed businesses that market travel. Mr. Jones is in the business of facilitating the where and the when behind consumer choices, but he discussed the increasing importance for businesses to assess the self-reflexive why that drives consumer decisions. Businesses must break down … [Read more...]