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Jon Ramer

Jon Eliot Ramer (born 1958) is an American entrepreneur, civic leader, inventor, and musician. He is co-founder of several technology companies including Ramer and Associates, [1] ELF Technologies, Inc.,(whose main solution, Serengeti, was purchased by Thomson Reuters) [2] and Smart Channels. [3] [4] The designer and co-founder of several Deep Social Networks, [5] he is the former Executive Director of the Interra Project, [6] and a co-founder of Ideal Network, [7] a group-buying social enterprise that donates a percentage of every purchase to a non-profit or school. Ideal Network is a certified B-Corp that was recognized as "Best in the World for Community" in 2012 by B-Labs. [8] He is also the designer and co-founder of Compassionate Action Network International, [9] a 501(c)(3) organization based in Seattle, that led the effort to make the city the first in the world to affirm Karen Armstrong's Charter for Compassion. Most recently, Ramer conceived of an...

Big Cypress National Preserve

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"Big Cypress" redirects here. For other uses, see Big Cypress (disambiguation). Big Cypress National Preserve USA Location Collier, Monroe, & Miami-Dade counties, Florida, United States Nearest city Everglades City, Florida Coordinates 25°51′32″N 81°02′02″W  /  25.85889°N 81.03389°W  / 25.85889; -81.03389 Coordinates: 25°51′32″N 81°02′02″W  /  25.85889°N 81.03389°W  / 25.85889; -81.03389 Area 720,566 acres (2,916.03 km 2 ) [1] Established October 4, 1974  ( 1974-October-04 ) Visitors 1,102,148 (in 2016) [2] Governing body National Park Service Website Big Cypress National Preserve Rock outcroppings in the prairie north of Concho Billy Trail Big Cypress National Preserve is a United States National Preserve located in South Florida, about 45 miles (72 kilometers) west of Miami on the Atlantic coastal plain. The 720,000-acre (2,900 km 2 ) Big Cypress, along with Big Thicket National Preserve in Texas, became t...