Identifying Local Opportunities - Orlando Sentinel
1. "Disney tourist turns to court for more on scooter injury"
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A Disney tourist, Shirley Aydell, was hit by a scooter while shopping and she fractured her ankle. The surgery required her to get a plate and screws in her ankle. She wants Disney to provide her with surveillance footage, but received few details. Her attorney reached out to Disney and was refused the footage. She wanted information including incident reports and and witness' contact information. The problem is that Disney is not acknowledging the incident the way they should, and their lack of response to Aydell effects her. Disney tourists are experiencing this problem because of Disney, as there are many other tourists who face the issue of a lack of response from Disney in any incident reports. Disney is also experiencing this problem, as their lack of response to guests may hurt them in the future. The opportunity here is to install some sort of platform or program integrated with Disney to offer a quicker response time to its inquiries or people that need responses from Disney.
2. "Schools still must wait for new deputies"
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Orange county schools still have to wait to get on campus deputies to keep their school safe. The problem is that the training process to become a deputy takes about a year. The first phase of the training is 14 weeks and can be condensed to 10, but only includes computer and weapon training. This is a problem because the need for deputies is immediate and pressing, and the process for becoming a deputy takes too long. In general, all of Orange County faces this issue, as chances are almost everyone knows at least one person in school, and the long process of becoming a deputy ultimately hurts them as the students are not as safe as they could be. Having said that, proper training for each deputy is necessary to avoid misbehavior of the deputy. The opportunity here is to develop some program or system to teach officers how to be a proper deputy first and teach them the secondary information that may not be as important later, thus making them more useful early on in their training.
3. "Measles cases break 10-year record"
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11 cases of measles has already been reported this year, and each year has had fewer than 10 cases of measles in Florida. So far, the measles vaccine is the only way to prevent the infection. There is no treatment of measles other than the management of symptoms until the virus eventually runs its course. The problem here is the increase in the number of cases of measles means that everyone is at a higher risk at getting measles. In Florida, we have high numbers compared to prior years. Since this virus is highly contagious, it puts everyone in Florida at a higher risk than before. There is opportunity to develop a new vaccine or treatment plan to help deal with the measles outbreak.
4. "Is a new super snake heading Orlando's way? - Crossbreed could be evolving in Everglades - Are you scared yet?"
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There are two species of snakes in the Everglades and there is evidence that they have cross-bred to form a hybrid snake. The Burmese python is quite long and thrives in swampy land, such as the Everglades. However, the Indian python is a shorter and more mobile snake that thrives in dry ground that is higher. There are snakes in South Florida that look like the Burmese python, but with a look into their genetics, it does not exactly replicate one of a Burmese python. The problem here is that there is a potentially very dangerous snake that comes out of the Everglades and south Florida, and it could be an issue with the population of Florida. For now, South Floridians are at risk from this hybrid snake that has potential to become more dangerous with time. There is opportunity to develop some sort of kit or device to kill snakes that are close to the population.
5. "Inspectors find roaches in room at Toothsome"
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The Toothsome Chocolate Emporium at Universal's CityWalk had live roaches on a wall in its kitchen and was classified as "Risk Level 2." The article then talks about how other restaurants in the Orlando area were also closed due to health code violations. Overall, this article proves that there needs to be a better way to avoid having pests or to fail health code violations. The problem here is that restaurants and places that serve food cannot afford to close due to health concerns as not only do they lose money for every time that they shut due to the health code violations, but they also lose clientele and business after they reopen. The restaurants have this problem, since this is something that they lose money on. The opportunity here is to have some way to have more checks in place to avoid the closing of the restaurant because of health code violations.
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A Disney tourist, Shirley Aydell, was hit by a scooter while shopping and she fractured her ankle. The surgery required her to get a plate and screws in her ankle. She wants Disney to provide her with surveillance footage, but received few details. Her attorney reached out to Disney and was refused the footage. She wanted information including incident reports and and witness' contact information. The problem is that Disney is not acknowledging the incident the way they should, and their lack of response to Aydell effects her. Disney tourists are experiencing this problem because of Disney, as there are many other tourists who face the issue of a lack of response from Disney in any incident reports. Disney is also experiencing this problem, as their lack of response to guests may hurt them in the future. The opportunity here is to install some sort of platform or program integrated with Disney to offer a quicker response time to its inquiries or people that need responses from Disney.
2. "Schools still must wait for new deputies"
https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&t=pubname%3AORLB%21Orlando%2BSentinel%252C%2BThe%2B%2528FL%2529/year%3A2018%212018/mody%3A0901%21September%2B01&f=advanced&action=browse&format=text&docref=news/16E3A5558756C4D8
Orange county schools still have to wait to get on campus deputies to keep their school safe. The problem is that the training process to become a deputy takes about a year. The first phase of the training is 14 weeks and can be condensed to 10, but only includes computer and weapon training. This is a problem because the need for deputies is immediate and pressing, and the process for becoming a deputy takes too long. In general, all of Orange County faces this issue, as chances are almost everyone knows at least one person in school, and the long process of becoming a deputy ultimately hurts them as the students are not as safe as they could be. Having said that, proper training for each deputy is necessary to avoid misbehavior of the deputy. The opportunity here is to develop some program or system to teach officers how to be a proper deputy first and teach them the secondary information that may not be as important later, thus making them more useful early on in their training.
3. "Measles cases break 10-year record"
https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&t=pubname%3AORLB%21Orlando%2BSentinel%252C%2BThe%2B%2528FL%2529/year%3A2018%212018/mody%3A0902%21September%2B02&f=advanced&action=browse&format=text&docref=news/16E2F09441B58000
11 cases of measles has already been reported this year, and each year has had fewer than 10 cases of measles in Florida. So far, the measles vaccine is the only way to prevent the infection. There is no treatment of measles other than the management of symptoms until the virus eventually runs its course. The problem here is the increase in the number of cases of measles means that everyone is at a higher risk at getting measles. In Florida, we have high numbers compared to prior years. Since this virus is highly contagious, it puts everyone in Florida at a higher risk than before. There is opportunity to develop a new vaccine or treatment plan to help deal with the measles outbreak.
4. "Is a new super snake heading Orlando's way? - Crossbreed could be evolving in Everglades - Are you scared yet?"
https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&t=pubname%3AORLB%21Orlando%2BSentinel%252C%2BThe%2B%2528FL%2529/year%3A2018%212018/mody%3A0827%21August%2B27&f=advanced&action=browse&format=text&docref=news/16E0F182640A6120
There are two species of snakes in the Everglades and there is evidence that they have cross-bred to form a hybrid snake. The Burmese python is quite long and thrives in swampy land, such as the Everglades. However, the Indian python is a shorter and more mobile snake that thrives in dry ground that is higher. There are snakes in South Florida that look like the Burmese python, but with a look into their genetics, it does not exactly replicate one of a Burmese python. The problem here is that there is a potentially very dangerous snake that comes out of the Everglades and south Florida, and it could be an issue with the population of Florida. For now, South Floridians are at risk from this hybrid snake that has potential to become more dangerous with time. There is opportunity to develop some sort of kit or device to kill snakes that are close to the population.
5. "Inspectors find roaches in room at Toothsome"
https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&t=pubname%3AORLB%21Orlando%2BSentinel%252C%2BThe%2B%2528FL%2529/year%3A2018%212018/mody%3A0827%21August%2B27&f=advanced&action=browse&format=text&docref=news/16E0F1829062FDF8
The Toothsome Chocolate Emporium at Universal's CityWalk had live roaches on a wall in its kitchen and was classified as "Risk Level 2." The article then talks about how other restaurants in the Orlando area were also closed due to health code violations. Overall, this article proves that there needs to be a better way to avoid having pests or to fail health code violations. The problem here is that restaurants and places that serve food cannot afford to close due to health concerns as not only do they lose money for every time that they shut due to the health code violations, but they also lose clientele and business after they reopen. The restaurants have this problem, since this is something that they lose money on. The opportunity here is to have some way to have more checks in place to avoid the closing of the restaurant because of health code violations.
Hello,
ReplyDeleteI cannot believe that there is a measles outbreak occurring. The basic solution to stopping this from happening again is just for parents to vaccinate their children. It's a simple solution and there is no excuse not to have your child vaccinated. I could see their being an opportunity to keep restaurants sanitary. I know that I would not want to go to any restaurant that has cockroaches crawling on its walls, and any restaurant that has them deserves to be shut down. There could be a service that you provide restaurants advising them on sanitary options to keep them in business and from losing money.