In Florida each county is also a school district Each district is headed by an elected school board a professional superintendent manages the day-to-day operations of each district who is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the School Board. Operational risk 1.2 1900s to 1930s FDOT GIS data accessed January 2014, Chemistry & Physics building Nursing 66 (28.6) 83.9 Since the mid-20th century Florida has been considered a bellwether voting for 15 successful presidential candidates since 1952 During such period it has voted for a losing candidate only twice. ^a Flights from Miami to Brasilia have a stopover in Punta Cana for refueling due to the Boeing 737 MAX groundings However GOL does not carry local traffic between Miami and Punta Cana This flight is flown with a Boeing 737-800, Central and Southern Florida Flood Control Project Although the Big Cypress is the largest growth of cypress swamps in South Florida cypress swamps can be found near the Atlantic Coastal Ridge and between Lake Okeechobee and the Eastern flatwoods as well as in sawgrass marshes Cypresses are deciduous conifers that are uniquely adapted to thrive in flooded conditions with buttressed trunks and root projections that protrude out of the water called "knees" Bald cypress trees grow in formations with the tallest and thickest trunks in the center rooted in the deepest peat As the peat thins out cypresses grow smaller and thinner giving the small forest the appearance of a dome from the outside They also grow in strands slightly elevated on a ridge of limestone bordered on either side by sloughs Other hardwood trees can be found in cypress domes such as red maple swamp bay and pop ash If cypresses are removed the hardwoods take over and the ecosystem is recategorized as a mixed swamp forest. ; Hydrology In 2003 the controversial Free Trade Area of the Americas negotiation occurred it was a proposed agreement to reduce trade barriers while increasing intellectual property rights During the 2003 meeting in Miami the Free Trade Area of the Americas was met by heavy opposition from anti-corporatization and anti-globalization protests, Class of 1977 2.1 Tuition Law School (night). Sunrise 84,439 85,787 Broward Miami Herald's Silver Knight award winners Government Center is one of the main stations for Metrorail and Metromover. Parkland Academics Publication of a Spanish-language supplemental insert named El Herald began in 1976 it was renamed El Nuevo Herald in 1987 and in 1998 became an independent publication; 1.1 Virginia Key Beach Park Barry University (private) 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!
. Albizu University's branch campus in Miami Florida See also: Miami in popular culture LGBT culture in Miami and List of films and television shows set in Miami. . On May 2 1995 a second agreement with the Castro government paved the way for the admission to the United States of the Cubans housed at Guantanamo who were counted primarily against the first year of the 20,000 annual admissions committed to by the Clinton Administration it also established a new policy of directly repatriating Cubans interdicted at sea to Cuba in the agreement the Cuban government pledged not to retaliate against those who were repatriated. 1992 39.0% 2,072,698 40.9% 2,173,310 As of 2010 those of Hispanic or Latino ancestry accounted for 22.5% (4,223,806) of Florida's population Out of the 22.5% the largest groups were 6.5% (1,213,438) Cuban 4.5% (847,550) Puerto Rican 3.3% (629,718) Mexican and 1.6% (300,414) Colombian Florida's Hispanic population includes large communities of Cuban Americans in Miami and Tampa Puerto Ricans in Orlando and Tampa and Mexican/Central American migrant workers the Hispanic community continues to grow more affluent and mobile as of 2011 57.0% of Florida's children under the age of 1 belonged to minority groups Florida has a large and diverse Hispanic population with Cubans and Puerto Ricans being the largest groups in the state Nearly 80% of Cuban Americans live in Florida especially South Florida where there is a long-standing and affluent Cuban community Florida has the second largest Puerto Rican population after New York as well as the fastest-growing in the nation Puerto Ricans are more widespread throughout the state though the heaviest concentrations are in the Orlando area of Central Florida. Main article: Central Business District (downtown Miami), See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Miami Florida, Lakeside Green 1850 159 -64.3% 2 Neighborhoods! . According to the U.S Census Bureau in 2012 Miami had the fourth highest percentage of family incomes below the federal poverty line out of all large cities in the United States behind Detroit Michigan Cleveland Ohio and Cincinnati Ohio respectively Miami is also one of the very few cities in the U.S where the local government has gone bankrupt in 2001 on the other hand Miami has won accolades for its environmental policies: in 2008 it was ranked as "America's Cleanest City" according to Forbes for its year-round good air quality vast green spaces clean drinking water clean streets and citywide recycling programs, 1.3 Establishment 2014 47.1% 2,801,198 48.1% 2,865,343, 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.
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