MIAMI BEACH NEWS

Be Ballot Ready! Early voting is underway and residents are making their voices heard by voting on six important Miami Beach ballot questions. Click below to watch a break down of the various city-specific ballot questions you will see. We also encourage property owners to visit the G.O. Bond calculator webpage,where you can enter the taxable value of your property to see the potential impact. Click here to view Miami Beach early voting times and locations. Tonight: Sonic Dreamscapes Unveiling Join us tonight at the New World Symphony as our Art in Public Places program unveils a permanent audio/video installation 'Sonic Dreamscapes' by Bill Fontana. Halloween Happenings in Miami Beach Get ready for a Wicked awesome Halloween this year with events for the whole family. Festivities kick off tonight with a Safe Night of Fright at North Shore Youth Center. On Halloween night, continue celebrating with Parks & Rec at their Halloween Happenings or enjoy No Tricks, Just Treats at any one of our four Fire Stations. Click here to view more information on Halloween Happenings in Miami Beach! Halloween Half Marathon The Miami Beach Halloween Half Marathon will race through our city on Saturday, October 27 from 6:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. and will start and end in South Pointe Park. The Miami Beach Police Department will be stationed throughout the course route to aide with any congestion. Road Impacts 6:30 AM - 7:30 AM: Southbound lane closure of Alton Road & South Pointe Drive 6:30 AM - 10 AM: Ocean Drive from 1 Street to 5 Street Local residents can exit via Collins Avenue, please follow MBPD's directions  6:30 AM - 8 AM: Ocean Drive from 5 Street to 8 Street 7 AM - 8:30 AM: Lincoln Road intersections at Collins Avenue & Washington Avenue Click here to view additional course information. Opening Tomorrow Night Stop by the Colony Theatre as the Miami New Drama presents 'One Night in Miami'. The show runs until Sunday, November 18, 2018. National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Free Concert Close our Hispanic Heritage Month with a free concert at the North Beach Bandshell on Saturday, October 27. 10th Annual Miami Beach Veterans Day Parade Join us for our 10th Annual Veterans Day Parade on Sunday, November 11, 2018 at 11:11 a.m. In celebration of Veterans Day, Miami Beach will hold its annual parade along Ocean Drive from 5 Street to 14 Street. The parade is followed by a ceremony, picnic and festival with a hair-raising demonstration from the All-Veterans Parachute Team at Lummus Park on Ocean Drive. Click here to share the event with friends. Sand: Amphitheater, Theater, Arena What are the long-term impacts of building an entire city on what was once a sandbar and mangrove swamp? Misael Soto asks that question through “Sand: Amphitheater, Theater, Arena,” where the visual artist will construct a gathering and performance space on Miami Beach from 11,000 sandbags. Over the course of three events beginning this Sunday, October 28, the structure at Collins Park, steps from the ocean, will welcome residents with artistic programming designed to build common ground around what sustainable living might mean in South Florida. Here’s how to participate: All activities to take place in Collins Park, 2100 Collins Avenue Sand: Amphitheater: Sunday, October 28 | 4 PM - 6 PM: Using sand as a literal and metaphorical foundation, the event will consist of a multidisciplinary exploration of the area’s history and its ecosystem, and examine how our decisions along the way led us to present day South Florida. Sand: Theater: Saturday, November 3 | 5 PM - 7 PM: As the structure transforms into a performance space, local artists and writers are invited to tell new stories through performance, music, film, and readings of poetry and prose. These will be retellings of the past as well as potential futures and parallel universes, with the hope of building a collective present. Sand: Arena: Saturday, November 17 | 3 PM - 5 PM: What can we learn about human consumption and our effects on the planet by focusing on one simple natural resource? As the space transforms into an arena, a wide range of voices will gather to share, question and learn from each other, in the Greek tradition of dialogue and exchange. A schedule of programming is available at www.artcentersf.org/sand. Join the conversation online with #SandMiamiBeach Happening Now Got Talent? In partnership with The Rhythm Foundation, the City of Miami Beach will be hosting its Third Annual Youth Music Festival, and is looking for eager talent to take center stage at the North Beach Bandshell on Saturday, March 9, 2019.  Auditions are now open for those aged 18 years and younger, and for bands or individuals that perform live music. Performers must play a musical instrument; recorded music is not allowed. Additionally, at least one individual must also be a Miami Beach resident or attend a Miami Beach school. Those who wish to audition must submit a video recording (YouTube links encouraged) of up to two songs via email to info@northbeachbandshell.com by Friday, December 14, 2018 at 5 p.m., along with a completed application that can be found atwww.miamibeach.rocks.  ‌ Deco: Luxury to Mass Market "Art Deco" has come to evoke a set of styles that emerged in the 1920s and 1930s out of aspirations to fuse art and industry into a modern language of design. From exquisite handcrafted objects to streamlined household appliances, can all be seen at the Wolfosnian during their new exhibit, Deco: Luxury to Mass Market. The items on display in Deco will demonstrate how American designers adapted a style associated with European luxury to the demands of industrial mass production. Through decorative arts, product design, architecture, and graphics from the Wolfsonian collection, the exhibition will trace Art Deco’s origins in Europe, its migration to the United States, and its evolution into a fully American style—perhaps most spectacularly realized on Miami Beach in the 1930s. The Wolfsonian 1001 Washington Avenue Miami Beach, FL Mark Your Calendars ‌ Local Vendor Outreach Exchange 2018 Miami-Dade County Commissioner Sally A. Heyman and the Internal Services Department Strategic Procurement Division invite you to a new initiative for sharing knowledge and ideas for doing business with the County. Speakers: Naita Uppal, Chief Procurement Officer | Lydia Osborne, Local Competition Advocate Date & Time: Wednesday, November 14, 2018 | 6 PM - 8 PM Location: Northeast Dade - Aventura Branch Library (Auditorium) 2930 Aventura Boulevard, Aventura, FL 33180 RSVP here. Cinema Series at SoundScape is Back! Wednesday, October 31:Night Of The Living Dead (1968) Bring a blanket, pack a picnic basket and arrive early to get a front row lawn seat as you enjoy cinema on the beautifully manicured grounds of SoundScape Park located at the southwest corner of Washington Avenue and 17 Street. Subscribe to receive text updates on the movie series by texting MBFilm to 888777. For a complete schedule of the 2018-2019 SoundScape Cinema Series, visitwww.mbartsandculture.org or call 305.673.7577. Share the event with friends on Facebook. Solar Info Session Neighbors across Miami-Dade County can join the Miami UTD (United Teachers of Dade) Solar Co-op. Co-op participants work with the help of Solar United Neighbors to make it easier to save money on the purchase of solar panels, while building a community of local solar supporters. Join us for a free information session to learn about solar energy, as well as how the co-op simplifies the process of going solar while providing a discount through its bulk purchasing power. Click here to register. Saturday, November 10 10:30 AM - 12 PM Miami Beach Library 227 22 Street | Miami Beach, FL 33139

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Los ganadores son los perdedores de las estafas de loterías y sorteos

5 de junio de 2018

por 

Colleen Tressler

Especialista en educación del consumidor, FTC

¡Recibes una tarjeta, llamada o email diciéndote que ganaste! Tal vez sea una lotería, un sorteo o algún otro premio. La persona que te llama está emocionada y está impaciente por que recibas lo que te ganaste.

Pero esto es lo que sucede a continuación: te dicen que hay que pagar un cargo, algunos impuestos o aranceles de aduana. Te piden la información de tu cuenta bancaria, o te piden que envíes dinero a través de una transferencia o que compres tarjetas de regalo y que les des los números de las tarjetas.

Lo envíes como lo envíes, perdiste dinero en lugar de ganarlo. No recibes un gran premio. En su lugar, recibes más pedidos de dinero, y más promesas de que te ganaste algo grande. Los estafadores pueden ser muy convincentes, ¡y a quién no le gusta ganar a lo grande!

Hoy en día, las estafas de loterías y sorteos son uno de los fraudes contra los consumidores más comunes. Según la FTC, estas estafas ocuparon el tercer puesto entre los tipos de fraude más comunes reportados ante la agencia durante el 2017.

A principio de este año, la FTC tomó una acción contra una operación que presuntamente dirigió sus falsos ofrecimientos de sorteos contra los adultos mayores. La compañía envió materiales por correo que le hicieron creer a la gente que se había ganado $1 millón de dólares (¡o más!) y que el destinatario solo tenía que pagar un pequeño cargo para poder cobrar el premio.

Ayúdanos a ayúdate y ayuda a los demás usando las principales recomendaciones de la FTC para evitar las estafas de loterías y sorteos:

1. Guárdate tu dinero y tu información. Nunca compartas tu información financiera con alguien que se ponga en contacto contigo y te diga que la necesita. Y nunca hagas una transferencia de dinero ni le suministres los números de una tarjeta de regalo a alguien que te pida que lo hagas. Ambos métodos de pago son un indicio seguro de una estafa.

2. Pásale esta información a un amigo. Es probable que tú tires a la basura este tipo de ofrecimientos falsos o que cuelgues el teléfono cuando recibes esta clase de llamadas. Pero también es probable que conozcas a alguien que podría aprovechar un recordatorio amistoso.

3. Si detectas una estafa, repórtala a la FTC en ftc.gov/queja. Tu reporte puede ayudar a los investigadores de la FTC a identificar a los estafadores y frenar sus esquemas antes de que le roben el dinero que tanto cuesta ganar a otra persona

Cómo proteger tus dispositivos del secuestro para minar cripto-monedas

7 de junio de 2018

por 

Jason Adler

Director Adjunto de la Oficina Regional del Medio Oeste

En lugar de ocuparse de sus cosas, ¿están los estafadores usando tu computadora como su cajero ATM virtual? Hace tres años, la FTC advirtió al público y tomó una acción contra la práctica conocida como cryptojacking. Eso sucede cuando los estafadores usan el poder de procesamiento de tu dispositivo para “minar” cripto-monedas, que luego pueden convertir en dinero contante y sonante.

Las estafas de cryptojacking continuaron su evolución, y ahora, los estafadores ni siquiera necesitan que tú instales nada. Los estafadores pueden infectar tu dispositivo usando un código malicioso incrustado en un sitio web o en un anuncio. Pueden acceder al procesador de tu dispositivo por su cuenta sin que siquiera lo notes. Tú podrías haber hecho una visita desafortunada a un sitio web que usa un código de cryptojacking, o haber hecho clic en un enlace de un email de tipo phishing o ingresar un domicilio web incorrectamente. Cualquiera de esas cosas puede llevar al cryptojacking. Mientras que el estafador cobra su dinero, tu dispositivo podría funcionar más lentamente, se podría consumir toda la potencia de la batería o el aparato podría dejar de funcionar por completo.

¿Qué puedes hacer entonces? Intenta lo siguiente:

• Sigue el clásico y probado consejo para evitar el software malicioso: usa un programa antivirus, configura el programa y las aplicaciones para que se actualicen automáticamente, nunca instales software ni aplicaciones que no te inspiren confianza, no hagas clic en los enlaces sin saber adónde te llevarán y ten cuidado con las visitas a sitios web desconocidos.
• Busca y resuelve todos los problemas de funcionamiento: puede ser difícil diagnosticar el cryptojacking, pero uno de los síntomas comunes es el bajo rendimiento del aparato. Considera cerrar los sitios o aplicaciones que reducen la velocidad de tu dispositivo o que agotan tu batería.
• Considera actuar a la defensiva: algunas extensiones y bloqueadores de anuncios de los navegadores dicen que te ayudan a defenderte contra el cryptojacking, por medio de acciones como el bloqueo del código para minar cripto-monedas. Es posible que valga la pena considerar estas herramientas, pero primero, siempre tienes que hacer tu tarea. Lee comentarios y consulta fuentes confiables antes de instalar cualquier herramienta disponible en línea. También recuerda que algunos sitios web pueden impedirte usar su sitio si tienes instalado un bloqueador de software.

Si crees que has tenido un incidente de cryptojacking, la Comisión Federal de Comercio (FTC) quiere saberlo. Repórtalo en www.ftc.gov/queja.

Facts for Doing Business with Panama & Canada

Facts about Panama & Canada

There are so many reasons why Panama and Canada are fantastic markets to reach into for business growth. Whether looking to Import, Export, or conduct trade business for goods and services, Panama and Canada are countries to consider. Take a look at some quick, fun, and accurate FACTS on the flyers and it'll be sure to spark some interest. Attend the "Peek into Panama & Canada" Networking Event Tuesday, June 12th 2018 4pm - 6pm Global Trade Chamber 10001 W. Oakland Park Blvd Suite 302 Sunrise, Fl 33351 954-839-8866

REGISTER NOW CLICK HERE

More information on travel to Panama and/or Canada will be provided at the networking event. If you answered yes to any of the following questions, you NEED to attend. Want to be a presenter at the upcoming Panama and/or Canada Seminar? Want to represent your business, company, or goods & services in Panama or Canada? Want the opportunities to network and meet international companies and representatives? Want to know how you can travel to Panama and/or Canada?

Facts about WHY Business with Panama: Click Flyer to Register

Facts about WHY Business with Canada: Click Flyer to Register

Global Trade Chamber 10001 W. Oakland Park Blvd. Suite 302 Sunrise, Fl 33351 954-839-8866

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Palm Beach Summer Business Expo in Boca June 18th

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Showcase Your Business, Products and Services 

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6ft Table - $199.00 

8ft Table - $285.00 

10x10 - $475.00 | Seminar Package $525 

All Exhibitor Tables are skirted and includes two chair and small table sign  

     

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