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In the early 1970s the Miami disco sound came to life with TK Records featuring the music of KC and the Sunshine Band with such hits as "Get Down Tonight" "(Shake Shake Shake) Shake Your Booty" and "That's the Way (I Like It)"; and the Latin-American disco group Foxy with their hit singles "Get Off" and "Hot Number" They were on the very same South Florida label that released the first disco song to become a #1 hit on the pop music charts "Rock Your Baby" by Miami area native George McCrae in 1974 Other artists from that local label include Foxy Peter Brown Jimmy "Bo" Horne Gwen McCrae T-Connection and Anita Ward Miami native Teri DeSario was also a popular artist during the disco era the Bee Gees moved to Miami in 1975 and have lived here ever since then. 8 Sites of interest 1966 44.9% 668,233 55.1% 821,190, 2.1 Expansion - Foreign language requirement, Florida International University which has its main campus in nearby University Park has the largest enrollment of any university in South Florida and is one of the state's primary research universities. Miami Florida Business directory, Copa Airlines Panama City Wertheim Performing Arts Center (Florida International University Miami), Fluctuating sea levels compressed numerous layers of calcium carbonate sand and shells the resulting permeable limestone formations that developed between 25 million and 70 million years ago created the Floridan Aquifer which serves as the main source of fresh water for the northern portion of Florida However this aquifer lies beneath thousands of feet of impermeable sedimentary rock from Lake Okeechobee to the southern tip of the peninsula. Hispanic or Latino (of any race) were 44.2% [2,693,672] of the population, 1990 12,937,926 32.7% The racial makeup of the population of the Miami area [6,066,387] as of 2016:, Omni Loop Main article: Geography and ecology of the Everglades. Miami International Airport If you can't find something to do in Florida you're just boring.. Virgin Trains USA maintenance facility. . . .

Since its signing the State of Florida reports that it has spent more than $2 billion on the various projects More than 36,000 acres (150 km2) of Stormwater Treatment Areas have been constructed to filter 2,500 short tons (2,300 t) of phosphorus from Everglades waters an STA spanning 17,000 acres (69 km2) was constructed in 2004 making it the largest manmade wetland in the world Fifty-five percent of the land necessary to acquire for restoration has been purchased by the State of Florida totaling 210,167 acres (850.52 km2) a plan to hasten the construction and funding of projects was put into place named "Acceler8" spurring the start of six of eight large construction projects including that of three large reservoirs However federal funds have not been forthcoming; CERP was signed when the U.S government had a budget surplus but since then deficits have renewed and two of CERP's major supporters in Congress retired According to a story in the New York Times state officials say the restoration is lost in a maze of "federal bureaucracy a victim of 'analysis paralysis'" CERP still remains controversial as the projects slated for Acceler8 environmental activists note are those that benefit urban areas and regions in the Everglades in desperate need of water are still being neglected suggesting that water is being diverted to make room for more people in an already overtaxed environment. ; On November 14 2008 Maidique announced that he would be stepping down and asked FIU's Board of Trustees to begin the search of a new president He said he would remain president until a new one was found on April 25 2009 Mark B Rosenberg was selected to become FIU's fifth president He signed a five-year contract with the Board of Trustees on August 29 2009 Rosenberg became FIU's fifth president. Miami Campus In 2008 the State of Florida agreed to buy U.S Sugar and all of its manufacturing and production facilities for an estimated $1.7 billion Florida officials indicated they intended to allow U.S Sugar to process for six more years before dismissing its employees and dismantling the plant the area which includes 187,000 acres (760 km2) of land would then be rehabilitated and water flow from Lake Okeechobee would be restored in November 2008 the agreement was revised to offer $1.34 billion allowing sugar mills in Clewiston to remain in production Critics of the revised plan say that it ensures sugarcane will be grown in the Everglades for at least another decade Further research is being done to address the continuing production of sugarcane in the Everglades to minimize phosphorus runoff. . Reptiles: eastern diamondback and pygmy rattlesnakes gopher tortoise green and leatherback sea turtles and eastern indigo snake in 2012 there were about one million American alligators and 1,500 crocodiles Birds: peregrine falcon bald eagle American flamingo northern caracara snail kite osprey white and brown pelicans sea gulls whooping and sandhill cranes roseate spoonbill American white ibis Florida scrub jay (state endemic) and others One subspecies of wild turkey Meleagris gallopavo namely subspecies osceola is found only in Florida the state is a wintering location for many species of eastern North American birds. Technology is expanding especially in transportation and communications, The Barnacle Historic State Park or the Barnacle built in 1891 is the oldest house in its original location in Miami, Broward County Miami-Dade County Tri-Rail fare zone boundary. .