"South Florida" Archives
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Technology Tuesday: New Gadget Could Prevent Kid Deaths in Hot Cars
During the brutally hot summer months, the interior of your car turns into an oven. As the temperature outside creeps closer to 100 degrees Fahrenheit, the inside of a vehicle left in the sun can reach as high as 170 degrees. Tragically, according to the non-profit child safety group Kids and Cars, 38 children die […]
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Technology Tuesday: Cellphone Users Get Own Talking Lane in DC
A sidewalk in downtown Washington, D.C., looked a little different Thursday, courtesy of a set of freshly stenciled commands separating the path into lanes: “NO CELLPHONES” on the left, “CELLPHONES: WALK IN THIS LANE AT YOUR OWN RISK” on the right. A solid line split those lanes. The phone lane, additionally, featured north- and south-facing […]
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Sports Update Monday: Marlins’ Stanton Shines at Home Run Derby
Giancarlo Stanton didn’t leave Target Field as the Home Run Derby champion. But that doesn’t mean he’s done trying. The Marlins’ 24-year-old slugger said Tuesday he’s already looking forward to getting another chance in next year’s Derby at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, baseball’s most prolific launching pad for home runs. “I was already […]
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How a Wind Mitigation Inspection Can Save You Money
If you live in Florida, you’ve probably heard of Wind Mitigation Insurance. Many property owners receive wind mitigation inspections to assess the preparedness of their homes and businesses in resisting the effects of windstorm damage or loss. Interestingly, even in Florida, wind mitigation inspections are not required by insurance companies or mortgage lenders – it’s […]
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Inside The Industry: Florida Sinkholes on the Verge of Being Easier to Predict
Living in a home in Florida, you have to make sure you protect your house from natural disasters with homeowner’s insurance. Although the most prominent type of disasters in South Florida are hurricanes, homeowner’s need to protect themselves from sinkholes or catastrophic ground collapse. Sinkholes take place when soil collapses into large holes caused by […]
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B.I.T.E. Mosquitoes Back!
You could only hope to venture out to enjoy Florida’s beautiful summer weather and return home without a mosquito bite. Summer excitement is quickly replaced with a feeling of helplessness, as you try to relieve the bites with excessive scratching. This inconvenience makes us wish we could “bite” mosquitoes back. As bizarre as this may […]