. . The Port of Miami is the world's busiest cruise ship port, 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, A satellite image of the Everglades taken in March 2019 3.1 Population; 6 Further reading Chemistry & Physics building. 2.3 Admissions Photo:Charles Barron / State Library and Archives of Florida, Brickell is south of the Miami River and is a mixed upper-class residential neighborhood as well as Miami's major financial district along Brickell Avenue the Shops at Mary Brickell Village Brickell City Center and Simpson Park are located within Brickell Brickell is directly served by the Miami Metrorail at: Brickell Station and by five Metromover stations on the Brickell Loop, 11.1 Public schools 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. 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, Many pets have escaped or been released into the Everglades from the surrounding urban areas Some find the conditions quite favorable and have established self-sustaining populations competing for food and space with native animals Many tropical fish have been released but blue tilapias (Oreochromis aureus) cause damage to shallow waterways by creating large nests and consuming aquatic plants that protect native young fish.
. All potable water resources have been controlled by the state government through five regional water authorities since 1972, In 2010 Cubans made up the largest population of immigrants (with more than half of the population) with Colombians coming in second Haitians in third followed by Nicaraguans in fourth place then Dominicans Venezuelans Peruvians Jamaicans Mexicans and Argentinians among the highest group of immigrants; La Florida The Student Government Association presides over and funds the over 300 student clubs and organizations and honor societies at the university and has an operating budget of over $14 million the Student Government Association is split into three branches with the Executive a Legislative Student Senate and Judicial Supreme Court Due to the unique nature of a multi-campus university the president of Modesto Maidique Campus (University Park) serves as the student representative on the university's board of trustees while the president for the Biscayne Bay Campus serves as a member of the Foundation Board. . After closing Bay Visa Housing to students and long-term leasing the facility to RCL for employee training FIU is developing BayView Student Housing on the BBC campus BBC's first on-campus new housing in 30+ years will house 408 students in a high rise overlooking Biscayne Bay, Class of 1999, A turning point came for development in the Everglades at the proposal in the late 1960s for an expanded airport after Miami International Airport outgrew its capacities the new jetport was planned to be larger than O'Hare Dulles JFK and LAX airports combined,[citation needed] and the chosen location was 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Everglades National Park the first sentence of the U.S Department of Interior study of the environmental impact of the jetport read "Development of the proposed jetport and its attendant facilities . will inexorably destroy the south Florida ecosystem and thus the Everglades National Park" When studies indicated the proposed jetport would create 4,000,000 US gallons (15,000,000 L) of raw sewage a day and 10,000 short tons (9,100 t) of jet engine pollutants a year the project met staunch opposition the New York Times called it a "blueprint for disaster" and Wisconsin senator Gaylord Nelson wrote to President Richard Nixon voicing his opposition: "It is a test of whether or not we are really committed in this country to protecting our environment." Governor Claude Kirk withdrew his support for the project and Marjory Stoneman Douglas was persuaded at 79 years old to go on tour to give hundreds of speeches against it Nixon instead established Big Cypress National Preserve announcing it in the Special Message to the Congress Outlining the 1972 Environmental Program. 8 See also Geology Contents University Park Towers 2000, Belle Glade Camp Hewlett Packard's main Latin America offices are on the ninth floor of the Waterford Building in unincorporated Miami-Dade County. Main articles: New Spain Spanish Florida French and Indian War Treaty of Paris (1763) West Florida East Florida Indian Reserve (1763) American Revolutionary War Gulf Coast campaign Treaty of Paris (1783) and Spanish West Florida, The College of Law is currently 100th in the U.S News & World Report's law school rankings having risen steadily from 132nd when first ranked in 2010 the FIU College of Law was ranked among the Top 10 Best Value schools by the National Jurist the Best Value rating was based on three criteria: bar passage rate average indebtedness after graduation and employment nine months after graduation the FIU College of Law was also ranked 3rd amongst Florida schools for the scholarly impact of its faculty behind University of Florida and Florida State University According to the Leiter Rankings the College of Law has already made a scholarly impact that dramatically outpaces its academic reputation.
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