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Miami Florida Business directory British surveyor John Gerard de Brahm who mapped the coast of Florida in 1773 called the area "River Glades" Both Marjory Stoneman Douglas and linguist Wallace McMullen suggest that cartographers substituted "Ever" for "River".[clarification needed] the name "Everglades" first appeared on a map in 1823 although it was also spelled as "Ever Glades" as late as 1851 the Seminole call it Pahokee meaning "Grassy Water." the region was labeled "Pa-hai-okee" on a U.S military map from 1839 although it had earlier been called "Ever Glades" throughout the Second Seminole War! . Following the 1959 Cuban revolution that unseated Fulgencio Batista and brought Fidel Castro to power most Cubans who were living in Miami returned to Cuba Soon after however many middle class and upper class Cubans moved to Florida en masse with few possessions Some Miamians were upset about this especially the African Americans who believed that the Cuban workers were taking their jobs.[citation needed] in addition the school systems struggled to educate the thousands of Spanish-speaking Cuban children Many Miamians fearing that the Cold War would become World War III left the city while others started building bomb shelters and stocking up on food and bottled water Many of Miami's Cuban refugees realized for the first time that it would be a long time before they would get back to Cuba in 1965 alone 100,000 Cubans packed into the twice daily "freedom flights" from Havana to Miami Most of the exiles settled into the Riverside neighborhood which began to take on the new name of "Little Havana" This area emerged as a predominantly Spanish-speaking community and Spanish speakers elsewhere in the city could conduct most of their daily business in their native tongue By the end of the 1960s more than four hundred thousand Cuban refugees were living in Dade County, 3 Fort Lauderdale Broward 152,397 165,521 182,595 +10.32% Miami Florida Business directory. See also: Category:Florida media, By focusing on these students will gain a better understanding of Political economy These are tools that would help future business people bridge the economic and political gap between countries, The geologic formations that have the most influence on the Everglades are the Miami Limestone and the Fort Thompson Formation the Miami Limestone has two facies the Miami Oolite facies which underlies the Atlantic Coastal Ridge from southern Palm Beach County to southern Miami-Dade County is made up of ooids: tiny formations of egg-shaped concentric shells and calcium carbonate formed around a single grain of sand or shell fragment the other facies which underlies the eastern lower Everglades (in Miami-Dade County and part of Monroe County) consists of fossilized bryozoan organisms the unique structure was some of the first material used in housing in early 20th-century South Florida the composition of this sedimentary formation affects the hydrology plant life and wildlife above it: the rock is especially porous and stores water during the dry season in the Everglades and its chemical composition determines the vegetation prevalent in the region the Miami Oolite facies also acts to impede flow of water from the Everglades to the ocean between Fort Lauderdale and Coot Bay (near Cape Sable). See also: Operation Peter Pan and Freedom Flights, (19.4) In the 1980s Miami became one of the United States' largest transshipment point for cocaine from Colombia Bolivia and Peru the drug industry brought billions of dollars into Miami which were quickly funneled through front organizations into the local economy Luxury car dealerships five-star hotels condominium developments swanky nightclubs major commercial developments and other signs of prosperity began rising all over the city As the money arrived so did a violent crime wave that lasted through the early 1990s the popular television program Miami Vice which dealt with counter-narcotics agents in an idyllic upper-class rendition of Miami spread the city's image as one of America's most glamorous subtropical paradises. In 2008 7% of FIU students were international students Of those the most popular countries of origin were: China (20%) India (13%) Jamaica (10%) Venezuela (6%) Colombia (5%) and Trinidad and Tobago (4%).

University of Miami Hispanic Trends ranks the Executive MBA program 8th in its list of the best Executive MBA programs for Hispanics; Chile Chile 5.1 Entertainment and performing arts 2 History FS? OF? US 27 FIU Arena 1986 Tropical hardwood hammock. Wertheim Performing Arts Center 1996, Some of the most popular tourist destinations in Miami include South Beach Lincoln Road Bayside Marketplace and Downtown Miami the Art Deco District in Miami Beach is reputed as one of the most glamorous in the world for its nightclubs beaches historical buildings and shopping Annual events such as the Miami Open Art Basel the Winter Music Conference the South Beach Wine and Food Festival and Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Miami attract millions to the metropolis every year, 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. ! (181) 7.42 Coral Gables In 2005 82% of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 28% had a bachelor's degree or higher Among people 16 to 19 years old 7% were dropouts; they were not enrolled in school and had not graduated from high school the total school enrollment in the Miami metro area was 1.4 million in 2005 Nursery school and kindergarten enrollment was 170,000 and elementary or high school enrollment was 879,000 College or graduate school enrollment was 354,000, College of Law Reapportionment following the 2010 United States Census gave the state two more seats in the House of Representatives the legislature's redistricting announced in 2012 was quickly challenged in court on the grounds that it had unfairly benefited Republican interests in 2015 the Florida Supreme Court ruled on appeal that the congressional districts had to be redrawn because of the legislature's violation of the Fair District Amendments to the state constitution passed in 2010; it accepted a new map in early December 2015. .