#Technology in Florida

[whatshappeningfla]

What's Happening Florida

Discover What's Happening Florida: Your Ultimate Resource for Florida's Best Events, Deals, and More

Introduction:

Are you looking for the inside scoop on everything happening in the Sunshine State? Welcome to "What's Happening Florida," your one-stop destination for all things Florida-related. Whether you're a resident or a visitor, we've got you covered. From the latest events and deals to tips on living a healthier lifestyle in Florida, we are here to be your go-to resource. Let's dive into the exciting world of What's Happening Florida!

What's Happening Florida: Your Event Destination

When it comes to events in Florida, we're the experts. We curate a comprehensive calendar of events across the state, ensuring you never miss out on the fun. Whether you're into sports, technology, or the arts, What's Happening Florida has something for everyone. From Miami to Orlando, Jacksonville to Tampa, we've got the lowdown on the hottest happenings near you.

Looking to catch a game? Florida is home to a vibrant sports scene, and we keep you updated on all the scores, schedules, and highlights. Whether you're a fan of the Miami Heat, the Jacksonville Jaguars, or the Tampa Bay Lightning, we've got the latest updates for you.

Florida Small Business Spotlight

Supporting local businesses is essential, and at What's Happening Florida, we are all about promoting Florida's small businesses. Our dedicated section on "Florida Small Business" features exclusive deals, coupons, and discounts that will help you save while you shop. Whether you're exploring the artisan shops in Wynwood or the boutiques in Naples, we've got the best deals lined up just for you.

Florida Coupons and Deals

Saving money has never been easier. Our "Florida Coupons and Deals" section is a treasure trove of discounts and offers from businesses all over the state. From restaurants to retailers, we've partnered with local businesses to bring you exclusive savings. With What's Happening Florida, you can enjoy more while spending less.

Florida Fresh: Food and Drink Galore

Florida is renowned for its fresh produce and vibrant culinary scene. Our "Florida Fresh" section is a food lover's paradise. Discover the best restaurants, food festivals, and hidden gems across the state. Whether you're craving seafood by the coast or Cuban cuisine in Miami, we've got the inside scoop on where to dine.

Health Lifestyles and Weight Loss Tips

Living a healthy life is a priority for many Floridians, and we're here to support you on your journey. Our "Health Lifestyles and Weight Loss" section provides expert advice, tips, and resources to help you achieve your health goals. From outdoor fitness activities to nutritious recipes, we're your partner in pursuing a healthier lifestyle in the Sunshine State.

Healthcare in Florida: Your Wellbeing Matters

Access to quality healthcare is crucial, and at What's Happening Florida, we understand the importance of your wellbeing. Our "Healthcare in Florida" section offers insights into healthcare facilities, providers, and resources across the state. Whether you need information on specialists, hospitals, or wellness centers, we've got you covered.

Embracing Diversity: Hispanic in Florida

Florida is a melting pot of cultures, and we celebrate its rich diversity. Our "Hispanic in Florida" section highlights the vibrant Hispanic community in the state. From cultural events to local businesses, we showcase the contributions and traditions of Florida's Hispanic residents.

Relaxation and Luxury: Hotels & Resorts

Planning a getaway in Florida? Our "Hotels & Resorts" section is your ultimate guide to luxury and relaxation. Whether you're seeking a beachfront escape in Key West or a family-friendly resort in Orlando, we provide detailed reviews, recommendations, and exclusive deals to make your stay unforgettable.

Important Resources in Florida

Navigating life in Florida is easier with the right resources. Our "Important Resources in Florida" section compiles essential information on education, transportation, and government services. We help you stay informed about everything you need to know while living or visiting the state.

Pain Management and Physical Therapy

When it comes to your health, we understand that pain management and physical therapy are crucial. Our "Interventional Pain Management in Florida" and "Physical Therapy in Florida" sections offer guidance on finding the right professionals and facilities to address your healthcare needs.

Semi-Professionals: Schedules Made Easy

Balancing work, family, and leisure can be challenging. That's why we offer the "Semi-Professionals Schedules" section, providing tips and tools to help you manage your time efficiently. Whether you're a working parent, a student, or someone with a busy schedule, we've got the solutions you need.

Sports in Florida: Where Passion Meets Action

Florida is a sports lover's paradise, and our "Sports in Florida" section is where passion meets action. From college football rivalries to golf tournaments, we cover it all. Stay updated on the latest scores, game schedules, and sporting events happening across the state.

Technology in Florida: Stay Ahead of the Curve

In a rapidly evolving tech landscape, staying informed is key. Our "Technology in Florida" section keeps you updated on the latest tech trends, innovations, and local tech events. Whether you're a tech enthusiast or a business looking to stay competitive, we've got the insights you need.

Travel in Florida: Explore the Sunshine State

Florida offers endless opportunities for exploration, and our "Travel in Florida" section is your passport to adventure. Discover hidden gems, family-friendly destinations, and travel tips to make the most of your Florida adventures.

Conclusion:

"What's Happening Florida" is not just a website; it's your trusted companion in experiencing the best that Florida has to offer. From exciting events and unbeatable deals to essential resources and healthcare information, we are committed to enriching your Florida experience. Whether you're a long-time resident or a first-time visitor, join us in exploring the magic of the Sunshine State. Stay tuned, stay informed, and stay connected with What's Happening Florida. Your journey starts here.

[reasonsforhope]

"In a first-ever human clinical trial, an mRNA cancer vaccine developed at the University of Florida successfully reprogrammed patients’ immune systems to fiercely attack glioblastoma, the most aggressive and lethal brain tumor.

The results in four adult patients mirrored those in 10 pet dog patients suffering from brain tumors whose owners approved of their participation.

The discovery represents a potential new way to recruit the immune system to fight treatment-resistant cancers using an iteration of mRNA technology and lipid nanoparticles, similar to COVID-19 vaccines, but with two key differences: use of a patient’s own tumor cells to create a personalized vaccine, and a newly engineered complex delivery mechanism within the vaccine.

“Instead of us injecting single particles, we’re injecting clusters of particles that are wrapping around each other like onions,” said senior author Elias Sayour, M.D., Ph.D., a UF Health pediatric oncologist who pioneered the new vaccine, which like other immunotherapies attempts to “educate” the immune system that a tumor is foreign.

“These clusters alert the immune system in a much more profound way than single particles would.”

Among the most impressive findings was how quickly the new method spurred a vigorous immune-system response to reject the tumor, said Sayour, principal investigator at the University’s RNA Engineering Laboratory and McKnight Brain Institute investigator who led the multi-institution research team.

“In less than 48 hours, we could see these tumors shifting from what we refer to as ‘cold’—very few immune cells, very silenced immune response—to ‘hot,’ very active immune response,” he said.

“That was very surprising given how quick this happened, and what that told us is we were able to activate the early part of the immune system very rapidly against these cancers, and that’s critical to unlock the later effects of the immune response,” he explained in a video (below).

Glioblastoma is among the most devastating diagnoses, with median survival around 15 months. Current standard of care involves surgery, radiation and some combination of chemotherapy.

The new report, published May 1 in the journal Cell, is the culmination of seven years of promising studies, starting in preclinical mouse models.

In the cohort of four patients, genetic material called RNA was extracted from each patient’s own surgically removed tumor, and then messenger RNA (mRNA)—the blueprint of what is inside every cell, including tumor cells—was amplified and wrapped in the newly designed high-tech packaging of biocompatible lipid nanoparticles, to make tumor cells “look” like a dangerous virus when reinjected into the bloodstream to prompt an immune-system response.

The vaccine was personalized to each patient with a goal of getting the most out of their unique immune system...

While too early in the trial to assess the clinical effects of the vaccine, the patients either lived disease-free longer than expected or survived longer than expected. The 10 pet dogs lived a median of 4.5 months, compared with a median survival of 30-60 days typical for dogs with the condition.

The next step, with support from the Food and Drug Administration and the CureSearch for Children’s Cancer foundation, will be an expanded Phase I clinical trial to include up to 24 adult and pediatric patients to validate the findings. Once an optimal and safe dose is confirmed, an estimated 25 children would participate in Phase 2."

-via Good News Network, May 11, 2024

-video via University of Florida Health, May 1, 2024

[dandelionsresilience]

Dandelion News - October 8-14

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1. All 160 dogs at Florida shelter found homes ahead of Hurricane Milton

“[The shelter] offered crates, food and anything else the dogs would need in exchange for the animals to spend just five days with the foster parents if the human didn't want to keep them for longer. […A]fter about a day of receiving around 100 messages every 30 minutes, Bada said, all 160 were gone from the shelter and in safe and warm homes.”

2. Restoring Ecosystems and Rejuvenating Native Hawaiian Traditions in Maui

“[Volunteers] are restoring water flow to the refuge, removing invasive species, and restoring a loko iʻa kalo using ʻike kūpuna, ancestral knowledge. […] This human-made ecosystem will provide food for community members and habitat for wildlife while protecting coral reefs offshore.”

3. Solar-powered desalination system requires no extra batteries

“In contrast to other solar-driven desalination designs, the MIT system requires no extra batteries for energy storage, nor a supplemental power supply, such as from the grid. […] The system harnessed on average over 94 percent of the electrical energy generated from the system’s solar panels to produce up to 5,000 liters of water per day[….]”

4. Threatened pink sea fan coral breeds in UK aquarium for first time

“The spawning is part of University of Exeter Ph.D. student Kaila Wheatley Kornblum's research into the reproduction, larval dispersal and population connectivity of Eunicella verrucosa. […] Pink sea fans are believed to have been successfully bred by only one other institution, Lisbon Oceanarium, in 2023.”

5. Tiny 'backpacks' are being strapped to baby turtles[….]

““We analysed the data and found that hatchlings show amazingly consistent head-up orientation – despite being in the complete dark, surrounded by sand [… and] they move as if they were swimming rather than digging[…. This new observation method is] answering questions about best conservation practices,” says Dor.”

6. New California Law Protects Wildlife Connectivity

“A new state law in California will instruct counties and municipalities to conserve wildlife corridors when planning new development. […] This could entail everything from creating wildlife crossings at roads or highways, employing wildlife-safe fencing, or not developing on certain land.”

7. ‘I think, boy, I’m a part of all this’: how local heroes reforested Rio’s green heart

“By 2019, [the program] had transformed the city’s landscape, having trained 15,000 local workers like Leleco, who have planted 10m seedlings across […] roughly 10 times the area of New York’s Central Park. Reforested sites include mangroves and vegetation-covered sandbars called restinga, as well as wooded mountainsides around favelas.”

8. Alabama Town Plans to Drop Criminal Charges Over Unpaid Garbage Bills

““Suspending garbage pickup, imposing harsh late penalties and prosecuting people who through no fault of their own are unable to pay their garbage and sewage bills does not make payment suddenly forthcoming,” West said. [… The city] has agreed to drop pending criminal charges against its residents over unpaid garbage bills.”

9. New Hampshire’s low-income community solar program finally moves forward

“The state energy department is reviewing seven proposals for community solar arrays that will allocate a portion of their bill credits to low-income households. […] New Hampshire’s strategy of working with utilities to automatically enroll households that have already been identified streamlines the process.”

10. The Future Looks Bright for Electric School Buses

“EPA has awarded about $3 billion in grants from the infrastructure law, which paid to replace about 8,700 buses. Of those, about 95 percent are electric. [… Electric buses are] cheaper to operate and require less maintenance than diesel buses and will soon be at cost parity when looking at the lifetime cost of ownership[….]”

October 1-7 news here | (all credit for images and written material can be found at the source linked; I don’t claim credit for anything but curating.)

[soisaidfine]

Ethel Cain: my whole life I’ve really just dreamed about marrying a little country boy and having a couple kids, an acre or two of green grass, a dog, and raising my kids simply with good values: be kind to other people, work hard, play hard, get the most out of life

'I told my mom, I really do believe that technology will be what does us in. I feel like throughout history, humans were meant to live in little towns and rely on each other. We’ve built ourselves up to do so much stuff that I feel is unnatural. You have a whole generation of iPad babies. I mean, I like running water and air-conditioning and modern medicine, but my whole life I’ve really just dreamed about marrying a little country boy and having a couple kids, an acre or two of green grass, a dog, and raising my kids simply with good values: be kind to other people, work hard, play hard, get the most out of life.'

SCARY COOL SAD GOODBYE 24 An interview with America's sweetheart, the one and only Ethel Cain

VIDEO: 'Dust Bowl' by Ethel Cain @ Roundhouse (London, 05.06.24) Full video on YouTube by don't be a stranger - strangersbyethelcain

[lonestarflight]

The Apollo Boilerplate (BP-26) "being mated to the SA-8 Saturn I Block II (AS-104) launch vehicle on Launch Complex 37B (LC-37B).

The radial configuration of the forward restraint straps of the Pegasus B/Pegasus 2 micrometeoroid detection satellite can be seen inside the cavity of the Command Module. I think the squarish structure to be two of the stowed/folded solar panels of the satellite."

Date: April-May 1965

Mike Acs's Collection: link

[rachelsrandomsphotos]

Oleander Bush (Nerium oleander)

Taken at FIT Botanical Gardens in Melbourne, FL

[158590]

[hyper-coasters]

Serengeti Flyer — As you walk past the elephants you may see something peek over in the distance, and as you walk around Busch Gardens Tampa you will find one of the biggest swings your eyes will ever see. Serengeti Flyer is manufactured by S&S-Sansei Technologies and it is one of their Screamin' Swing models. This one is actually both the tallest and fastest version of the ride. You as the rider swing up higher than the structure, at 135 feet in the air, 30 feet higher than the top of the supports! The ride itself only lasts around a minute and half, but you are swinging back and forth at 68 mph. It gives you a beautiful view of their plains, when you're not facing the ground that is!

[hatful0fh0llow]

1 girl 4 degrees

[lighting-hornet]

He's like: How the heck should i use this??

Cruz???

☆OMG, I literally love to watch McQueen trying to use technology😂

[dandelionsresilience]

Good News - August 15-21

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1. Smart hives and dancing robot bees could boost sustainable beekeeping

“[Researchers] developed a digital comb—a thin circuit board equipped with various sensors around which bees build their combs. Several of these in each hive can then transmit data to researchers, providing real-time monitoring. [… Digital comb] can [also] be activated to heat up certain parts of a beehive […] to keep the bees warm during the winter[…. N]ot only have [honeybee] colonies reacted positively, but swarm intelligence responds to the temperature changes by reducing the bees' own heat production, helping them save energy.”

2. Babirusa pigs born at London Zoo for first time

“Thanks to their gnarly tusks […] and hairless bodies, the pigs are often called "rat pigs" or "demon pigs” in their native Indonesia[….] “[The piglets] are already looking really strong and have so much energy - scampering around their home and chasing each other - it’s a joy to watch. They’re quite easy to tell apart thanks to their individual hair styles - one has a head of fuzzy red hair, while its sibling has a tuft of dark brown hair.””

3. 6,000 sheep will soon be grazing on 10,000 acres of Texas solar fields

“The animals are more efficient than lawn mowers, since they can get into the nooks and crannies under panel arrays[….] Mowing is also more likely to kick up rocks or other debris, damaging panels that then must be repaired, adding to costs. Agrivoltaics projects involving sheep have been shown to improve the quality of the soil, since their manure is a natural fertilizer. […] Using sheep instead of mowers also cuts down on fossil fuel use, while allowing native plants to mature and bloom.”

4. Florida is building the world's largest environmental restoration project

“Florida is embarking on an ambitious ecological restoration project in the Everglades: building a reservoir large enough to secure the state's water supply. […] As well as protecting the drinking water of South Floridians, the reservoir is also intended to dramatically reduce the algae-causing discharges that have previously shut down beaches and caused mass fish die-offs.”

5. The Right to Repair Movement Continues to Accelerate

“Consumers can now demand that manufacturers repair products [including mobile phones….] The liability period for product defects is extended by 12 months after repair, incentivising repairs over replacements. [… M]anufacturers may need to redesign products for easier disassembly, repair, and durability. This could include adopting modular designs, standardizing parts, and developing diagnostic tools for assessing the health of a particular product. In the long run, this could ultimately bring down both manufacturing and repair costs.”

6. Federal Judge Rules Trans Teen Can Play Soccer Just In Time For Her To Attend First Practice

“Today, standing in front of a courtroom, attorneys for Parker Tirrell and Iris Turmelle, two transgender girls, won an emergency temporary restraining order allowing Tirrell to continue playing soccer with her friends. […] Tirrell joined her soccer team last year and received full support from her teammates, who, according to the filing, are her biggest source of emotional support and acceptance.”

7. Pilot study uses recycled glass to grow plants for salsa ingredients

“"We're trying to reduce landfill waste at the same time as growing edible vegetables," says Andrea Quezada, a chemistry graduate student[….] Early results suggest that the plants grown in recyclable glass have faster growth rates and retain more water compared to those grown in 100% traditional soil. [… T]he pots that included any amount of recyclable glass [also] didn't have any fungal growth.”

8. Feds announce funding push for ropeless fishing gear that spares rare whales

“Federal fishing managers are promoting the use of ropeless gear in the lobster and crab fishing industries because of the plight of North Atlantic right whales. […] Lobster fishing is typically performed with traps on the ocean bottom that are connected to the surface via a vertical line. In ropeless fishing methods, fishermen use systems such an inflatable lift bag that brings the trap to the surface.”

9. Solar farms can benefit nature and boost biodiversity. Here’s how

“[… M]anaging solar farms as wildflower meadows can benefit bumblebee foraging and nesting, while larger solar farms can increase pollinator densities in surrounding landscapes[….] Solar farms have been found to boost the diversity and abundance of certain plants, invertebrates and birds, compared to that on farmland, if solar panels are integrated with vegetation, even in urban areas.”

10. National Wildlife Federation Forms Tribal Advisory Council to Guide Conservation Initiatives, Partnerships

“The council will provide expertise and consultation related to respecting Indigenous Knowledges; wildlife and natural resources; Indian law and policy; Free, Prior and Informed Consent[… as well as] help ensure the Federation’s actions honor and respect the experiences and sovereignty of Indigenous partners.”

August 8-14 news here | (all credit for images and written material can be found at the source linked; I don’t claim credit for anything but curating.)

[colemanm]

The launch complex at Cape Canaveral.

[agentfascinateur]

To protesting students:

SEIZE YOUR CENTURY

Push back against dark times ✊🏼

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

#freespeech #righttoprotest #endgenocide

[lonestarflight]

The Apollo Boilerplate Command Module (BP-26) at the Kennedy Space Center shortly after its arrival, for the Apollo SA-8 (AS-104) mission.

Date: April 10, 1965

source

[rachelsrandomsphotos]

River Cooter Turtle (Pseudemys concinna)

Taken at FIT Botanical Gardens in Melbourne, FL

[news-of-it]

A Young Man From Baloch Family Saad Marri

Saad Marri, hailing from the Marri Baloch tribe, is an individual recognized for his proficiency in the Information Technology sector. Born into the esteemed lineage of the Marri family, with M. Umar Marri as his parent, Saad has carved a niche for himself as an IT officer specializing in iOS development. Currently employed at Gtechnosoft, a registered company headquartered in Florida, Saad channels his expertise towards technological innovation and advancement in the field.