8 References 2 Other professional teams Sloughs or free-flowing channels of water develop in between sawgrass prairies Sloughs are about 3 feet (0.91 m) deeper than sawgrass marshes and may stay flooded for at least 11 months out of the year and sometimes multiple years in a row Aquatic animals such as turtles alligators snakes and fish thrive in sloughs; they usually feed on aquatic invertebrates Submerged and floating plants grow here such as bladderwort (Utricularia) waterlily (Nymphaeaceae) and spatterdock (Nuphar lutea) Major sloughs in the Everglades system include the Shark River Slough flowing out to Florida Bay Lostmans River Slough bordering the Big Cypress and Taylor Slough in the eastern Everglades, Rail transport in South Florida Miami 24/16 26/17 27/18 28/20 31/23 32/24 33/25 33/25 32/24 30/23 28/20 26/17 See also: List of Florida hurricanes and U.S state temperature extremes. ! (23.2) 69.0 Other settlements within Miami's city limits were Lemon City (now Little Haiti) and Coconut Grove Settlements outside the city limits were Biscayne in present-day Miami Shores and Cutler in present-day Palmetto Bay Many of the settlers were homesteaders attracted to the area by offers of 160 acres (0.6 km2) of free land by the United States federal government. 1 Background and history 16 References Tourism is one of the Miami's largest private-sector industries accounting for more than 144,800 jobs in Miami-Dade County the city's frequent portrayal in music film and popular culture has made the city and its landmarks recognizable worldwide in 2016 it attracted the second-highest number of foreign tourists of any city in the United States after New York City and is among the top 20 cities worldwide by international visitor spending More than 15.9 million visitors arrived in Miami in 2017 adding US$26.1 billion to the economy With a large hotel infrastructure and the newly renovated Miami Beach Convention Center Miami is a popular destination for annual conventions and conferences. For the 2015-2016 academic year tuition costs are: Indian Creek Risks Main article: Brickell 2 Demographics Arts & Entertainment District; 1960 1,497,099 115.8% 1978 55.6% 1,406,580 44.4% 1,123,888 To maintain and achieve successful business operations in foreign nations persons must understand how variations in culture and traditions across nations affect business practices This idea is known as cultural literacy Without knowledge of a host country's culture corporate strategizing is more difficult and error-prone when entering foreign markets compared with the home country's market and culture This can create a "blind spot" during the decision making process and result in ethnocentrism Education about international business introduces the student to new concepts that can be applicable in international strategy in topics such as marketing and operations. Princeton In 2008 the North Lauderdale City Commission passed a resolution calling for a new state of South Florida to be formed from Palm Beach Broward Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties.
2.1% Mexican In 2018 PortMiami became homeport for five more modern megaliners: Mariner of the Seas Allure of the Seas Symphony of the Seas Carnival Horizon and Norwegian Bliss. South Beach The metropolis also has four seaports the largest and most important being the Port of Miami Others in the area include Port Everglades Port of Palm Beach and the Miami River Port on August 21 2012 PortMiami and the U.S Army Corps of Engineers signed the Partnership Agreement (PPA) construction agreement that will allow the Deep Dredge project to go out for bid the Deep Dredge will deepen the Port's existing channels to minus 50/52 feet to prepare for the Panama Canal expansion now scheduled for completion in early 2015 PortMiami's deeper channel will provide ships with an economically efficient reliable and safe navigational route into the Port PortMiami will be the only U.S Port south of Norfolk Virginia to be at the minus 50 foot depth in sync with the opening of the expanded Canal Deep Dredge is expected to create more than 30,000 direct indirect and induced jobs in Florida and allow the Port to meet its goal to double its cargo traffic over the next decade. . Rail transport in South Florida Education In 1986 the district started the first International Studies Magnet Program at Sunset Elementary School one of the first such programs in the U.S This program won the prestigious 2008 Goldman Sachs Prize for Excellence in International Education it focuses on implementing a challenging curriculum in Spanish French and German in addition to English This challenging world language curriculum is fully accredited by the governments of Spain France and Germany and is implemented through comprehensive agreements between the Ministries of Education of the partner countries and Miami-Dade County Public Schools the district through the International Studies Magnet Program at Sunset Elementary School started to produce bicultural bilingual and biliterate students in English and their choice of Spanish French or German. . .
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