1 History 20 Homestead Miami-Dade 31,909 60,512 70,477 +16.47% Lauderhill 66,887 57,585 Broward 4 Formative and sustaining processes, 6.1 Native Americans For Fall 2014 8,762 students applied for graduate admissions throughout the university Of those 43.2% were accepted the Wertheim College of Medicine admitted 4.6% of its applicants and the College of Law admitted 19% Admission to the Wertheim College of Medicine is competitive and the college has one of the highest number of applicants in the state greater than the University of Florida for Fall 2010 3,606 students applied for 43 spots, (24.1) 71.8 Knight Concert Hall The Skytrain automated people mover built by Parsons and Odebrecht with trains from Sumitomo Corporation and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries opened in September 2010 it transports domestic passengers between four stations within Concourse D located at gates D17 D24 D29 and D46; it also connects arriving international passengers who have not yet cleared border customs to the Concourse D FIS. (21.6) 74.0 16 See also Capture of Atlantic north-west cod in million tons Miami Florida Business directory 5.2 Tropical hardwood hammock. Branch campus Today Being of early importance as a regional center of banking and finance the architecture of Jacksonville displays a wide variety of styles and design principles Many of state's earliest skyscrapers were constructed in Jacksonville dating as far back as 1902 and last holding a state height record from 1974 to 1981 the city is endowed with one of the largest collections of Prairie School buildings outside of the Midwest Jacksonville is also noteworthy for its collection of Mid-Century modern architecture. See also: List of counties in Florida List of places in Florida List of municipalities in Florida List of islands of Florida and List of Florida state parks, 46% Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department (MDWASD) is one of the largest public utilities in the United States employing approximately 2,700 employees as of 2007 it provides service to over 2.4 million customers operating with an annual budget of almost $400 million Approximately 330 million gallons of water are drawn everyday from the Biscayne Aquifer for consumer use MDWASD has over 7,100 miles (11,400 km) of water lines a service area of 396 square miles (1,026 km2) and 14 pump stations MDWASD has over 3,600 miles (5,800 km) of sewage pipes a service area of 341 square miles (883 km2) and 954 pump stations. Agulhas Bank Boynton Beach Tri-Rail, In 1922 a historic moment in cartography and oceanography occurred the USS Stewart used a Navy Sonic Depth Finder to draw a continuous map across the bed of the Atlantic This involved little guesswork because the idea of sonar is straight forward with pulses being sent from the vessel which bounce off the ocean floor then return to the vessel the deep ocean floor is thought to be fairly flat with occasional deeps abyssal plains trenches seamounts basins plateaus canyons and some guyots Various shelves along the margins of the continents constitute about 11% of the bottom topography with few deep channels cut across the continental rise, Albizu University has numerous clubs and organizations to encourage student involvement in larger communities Opportunities range from organizations exclusive to Albizu such as the Student Council to associations that operate on a national or international level and welcome Albizu students to participate as campus representatives. 3.1 North Terminal (Blue) Prima Casa Montessori School, 3 Cities As of 2009 there are approximately 71,000 year-round residents in Greater Downtown (including Downtown's Brickell Park West and Arts & Entertainment District neighborhoods) with close to 200,000 populating the Downtown area during the daytime making Downtown Miami one of the most populous downtowns in the U.S after New York City and Chicago With recent mass construction of high-rise residential buildings and office towers Downtown has experienced large growth with new shops bars parks and restaurants opening up attracting many new residents Along with Brickell Downtown has grown from 40,000 residents in 2000 to over 70,000 in 2009 making it one of the fastest-growing areas in Florida it was estimated in February 2010 that about 550 new residents move to the Downtown area every month as of 2009 over 190,000 office employees work in Downtown and Brickell, Dominican Republic Dominican Republic Ship moors and remaining walkway; Main articles: Calusa and Tequesta To retain the port's competitive rank as a world-class port in 1997 the port undertook a redevelopment program of over $250 million which is well underway to accommodate the changing demands of cruise vessel operators passengers shippers and carriers to further resolve accessibility the PortMiami Tunnel was constructed in 2010 and completed in 2014 providing direct vehicle access from the port to the interstate highway system via State Road 836 thereby bypassing congestion in downtown Miami.
Two catastrophic hurricanes in 1926 and 1928 caused Lake Okeechobee to breach its levees killing thousands of people the government began to focus on the control of floods rather than drainage the Okeechobee Flood Control District was created in 1929 financed by both state and federal funds President Herbert Hoover toured the towns affected by the 1928 Okeechobee Hurricane and ordered the Army Corps of Engineers to assist the communities surrounding the lake Between 1930 and 1937 a dike 66 miles (106 km) long was built around the southern edge of the lake Control of the Hoover Dike and the waters of Lake Okeechobee were delegated to federal powers: the United States declared legal limits of the lake to between 14 and 17 feet (4.3 and 5.2 m) a massive canal was also constructed 80 feet (24 m) wide and 6 feet (1.8 m) deep through the Caloosahatchee River; whenever the lake rose too high the excess water left through the canal More than $20 million was spent on the entire project Sugarcane production soared after the dike and canal were built the populations of the small towns surrounding the lake jumped from 3,000 to 9,000 after World War II. . . Miami Wind Symphony Public transportation in the Downtown area is used more than in any other part of Miami and is a vital part of Downtown life Metrorail Miami's heavy rail system makes three stops in Downtown on both the green and orange lines at the Historic Overtown/Lyric Theatre Station Government Center Station and the Brickell Station in addition to Metrorail the Metromover train system runs three lines (the Downtown Loop the Omni Loop and the Brickell Loop) with 22 stations throughout Downtown the Metromover is free and stations can be found at roughly every two blocks in Downtown and Brickell.
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