Assignment 5a - Identifying Local Opportunities

• Title: 7 sewage spills in 7 weeks: Fort Lauderdale rushing to stop latest sewage explosion
• Link: https://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/fort-lauderdale/fl-ne-fort-lauderdale-january-sewage-day-2-20200131-nj3kzdggojayzgdsbkegruc2yi-story.html
• Description of Story: This story gives people an idea of how often there are sewage breaks in Fort Lauderdale and how this is a normal reoccurring problem that needs to be fixed. This sewage break marks number seven on the list of sewage breaks since the beginning of December of last year.
• Description of Problem Presented: The problem being presented in this article are the countless sewage breaks in Fort Lauderdale. The total amount of breaks in the month of December totaled out to be the largest sewage spill in the state of Florida to date, over 126.9 million gallons. The number will only increase if there isnt a solution to these sewage leaks soon.
• Description of Who has the Problem:The problem is mostly dealt with by different contracting companies that are relatively close to the site of such break. The city congress is in charge of making the decision of who will work on the damaged pipes.

• Title: More e-scooters on the roads, and more riders sent to hospitals with head injuries
• Link: https://www.sun-sentinel.com/health/fl-ne-scooter-injuries-20200201-dsyh33jftzevflcxdnw4g66voa-story.html
• Description of Story: The story is based off of how many more people are being taken to the hospital for emergencies regarding injuries from falling or crashing electric scooters that are found on the strets of Fort lauderdale and all over South Florida. More than 100 people have appeared in a hospital and about a third of those with head injuries, resulting from a scooter accident.
• Description of Problem Presented: The problem posed is that many people are hurting themselves on these scooters and facing the painful results. The problem that needs to be resolved is the riders need to be more cautious and safe when operating these vehicles.
• Description of Who has the Problem: The riders of these scooters and the people facing the problem. Living in an area that is notorious for its bad drivers, these riders are risking hurting themselves and others when operating these scooters without caution.

• Title: Shots fired near Trump's Mar-a-Lago, two in sustody, PBSO reports
• Link: https://www.gainesville.com/news/20200131/shots-fired-near-trumprsquos-mar-a-lago-two-in-custody-pbso-reports/1
• Description of Story: This story is a report on a car chase that stopped near President Trump's Mar-a-Lago which ended with police opening fire. This security breach happened about 2 hours before Trump was expected to arrive at his estate in Palm Beach County.
• Description of Problem Presented: The problem presented was how oficials are trying to investigate this SUV that breached a security protocol and resulted in shots being fired at the SUV by Palm Beach officials.
• Description of Who has the Problem: I would say the officials in Plam Beach have this problem on their hands trying to investigate why this SUV breached protocol just a few hours before the president was expected to arrive.

• Title: Orphaned Florida panther kittens thriving at Nassau County wildlife refuge
• Link: https://www.gainesville.com/news/20200131/orphaned-florida-panther-kittens-thriving-at-nassau-county-wildlife-refuge
• Description of Story: A pair of Florida panthers named Cypress and Pepper, are thriving in captivity located at a sanctuary in Nassau Country wildlife refuge. A mysterious neurological disorder left their mother unable to care for them in the wild, so they were brought in by the employees of the Nassau County wildlife refuge to help them grow.
• Description of Problem Presented: The problem presented in this article was the small fact that the mother of these panthers was not able to raise them properly due to the mysterious neurological disorder. The problem was resolved by bringing these kitten into the wildlife refugee to have them raised properly and in a safe environment until they are able to be on their own.
• Description of Who has the Problem: The problem is tied to the employees of the refuge for being in charge of making sure they are being properly cared for. Another problem is making sure these animals are able to be released on their own, that they will survive and thrive on their own.

• Title: This is Miami's first Instagram Super Bowl. One Sign: the Dude with Sign is here.
• Link: https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nfl/super-bowl/article239844298.html
• Description of Story: This is the 11th time the super bowl has been held in Miami, Fl. This is in-fact the first time the super bowl has been held in Miami while the application Instagram has been developed. The social media era drastically effects how the online world sees the super bowl as an event.
• Description of Problem Presented: The problem presented here with the millions of Instagram posts that will be happening is the mass influx of advertisements being pushed throughout posts relating to the super bowl. Companies are presented the opportunity to be able to gain the customer reach from people all across the country and over the world who travel to each city for this historic football game.
• Description of Who has the Problem: The Instagram celebrities or people who are well known through the application will be hounded by companies big and small to try and promote their product throughout the weekend revolving around this giant event known as the super bowl