; European arrival 5.4 Agriculture and fishing Bayfront Park Plate tectonics Florida Bay 5.4 Cypress To conduct business overseas multinational companies need to bridge separate national markets into one global marketplace There are two macro-scale factors that underline the trend of greater globalization the first consists of eliminating barriers to make cross-border trade easier (e.g free flow of goods and services and capital referred to as "free trade") the second is technological change particularly developments in communication information processing and transportation technologies. Although Miami is not really considered a major center of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s it did not escape the change that occurred Miami was a major city in the southern state of Florida and had always had a substantial African American and black Caribbean population; 2.4.1 Later immigration PortMiami is the world's largest cruise ship port, However this boom began to falter due to building construction delays and overload on the transport system caused by an excess of bulky building materials on January 10 1926 the Prinz Valdemar an old Danish warship on its way to becoming a floating hotel ran aground and blocked Miami Harbor for nearly a month Already overloaded the three major railway companies soon declared an embargo on all incoming goods except food the cost of living had skyrocketed and finding an affordable place to live was nearly impossible This economic bubble was already collapsing when the catastrophic Great Miami Hurricane in 1926 swept through ending whatever was left of the boom the Category 4 storm was the 12th most costly and 12th most deadly to strike the United States during the 20th century According to the Red Cross there were 373 fatalities but other estimates vary due to the large number of people listed as "missing" Between 25,000 and 50,000 people were left homeless in the Miami area the Great Depression followed causing more than sixteen thousand people in Miami to become unemployed As a result a Civilian Conservation Corps camp was opened in the area. Adrian Dominican School of Education (ADSOE) Also in 1933 the Miami City Commission asked the Miami Women's Club to create a city flag design the flag was designed by Charles L Gmeinder on their behalf and adopted by City Commission in November 1933 It is unknown why the orange and green colors were selected for the flag One theory is that the colors were inspired by the orange tree although the University of Miami was already using the colors of orange and green for their sports teams since 1926.
In the North Atlantic surface circulation is dominated by three inter-connected currents: the Gulf Stream which flows north-east from the North American coast at Cape Hatteras; the North Atlantic Current a branch of the Gulf Stream which flows northward from the Grand Banks; and the Subpolar Front an extension of the North Atlantic Current a wide vaguely defined region separating the subtropical gyre from the subpolar gyre This system of currents transport warm water into the North Atlantic without which temperatures in the North Atlantic and Europe would plunge dramatically, ZBT 2 Extent and data Brazilian pepper or Florida holly (Schinus terebinthifolius) has also wreaked havoc on the Everglades exhibiting a tendency to spread rapidly and to crowd out native species of plants as well as to create inhospitable environments for native animals It is especially difficult to eradicate and is readily propagated by birds which eat its small red berries the Brazilian pepper problem is not exclusive to the Everglades; neither is the water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) which is a widespread problem in Florida's waterways a major threat to endemic species and is difficult and costly to eradicate the Old World climbing fern (Lygodium microphyllum) may be causing the most harm to restoration as it blankets areas thickly making it impossible for animals to pass through it also climbs up trees and creates "fire ladders" allowing parts of the trees to burn that would otherwise remain unharmed; Terrorism is a voluntary act of violence towards a group(s) of people in most cases acts of terrorism is derived from hatred of religious political and cultural beliefs an example was the infamous 9/11 attacks labeled as terrorism due to the massive damages inflicted on American society and the global economy stemming from the animosity towards Western culture by some radical Islamic groups Terrorism not only affects civilians but it also damages corporations and other businesses These effects may include: physical vandalism or destruction of property sales declining due to frightened consumers and governments issuing public safety restrictions Firms engaging in international business will find it difficult to operate in a country that has an uncertain assurance of safety from these attacks! CR 854 Ives Dairy Road SR 817 US 1 former SR 854 (east of US 441) On the east coast of the state mangroves have normally dominated the coast from Cocoa Beach southward; salt marshes from St Augustine northward From St Augustine south to Cocoa Beach the coast fluctuates between the two depending on the annual weather conditions All three mangrove species flower in the spring and early summer Propagules fall from late summer through early autumn.[citation needed] Florida mangrove plant communities covered an estimated 430,000 to 540,000 acres (1,700 to 2,200 km2) in Florida in 1981 Ninety percent of the Florida mangroves are in southern Florida in Collier Lee Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties. . Miami-Dade is the only county in Florida that does not have an elected sheriff or a "Sheriff's Office".[citation needed] Instead the county's law enforcement agency is known as the Miami-Dade Police Department and its leader is known as the Metropolitan Sheriff and Director of the Miami-Dade Police Department (Nonetheless Miami-Dade Police badges bear the inscription "Deputy Sheriff Sheriff's Office Dade County Fla.".), Calle Ocho 2.3% German. Jungle Island Miami The Barnacle Historic State Park or the Barnacle built in 1891 is the oldest house in its original location in Miami, The Gulf Stream and its northern extension towards Europe the North Atlantic Drift is thought to have at least some influence on climate for example the Gulf Stream helps moderate winter temperatures along the coastline of southeastern North America keeping it warmer in winter along the coast than inland areas the Gulf Stream also keeps extreme temperatures from occurring on the Florida Peninsula in the higher latitudes the North Atlantic Drift warms the atmosphere over the oceans keeping the British Isles and north-western Europe mild and cloudy and not severely cold in winter like other locations at the same high latitude the cold water currents contribute to heavy fog off the coast of eastern Canada (the Grand Banks of Newfoundland area) and Africa's north-western coast in general winds transport moisture and air over land areas, (27.8) 83.5 WRGP Radiate FM is FIU's student-run radio station since 1984 it broadcasts on 95.3 MHz at the University Park Campus and on 96.9 MHz at the Biscayne Bay Campus the signal originates in Homestead on 88.1 MHz and a broadcast translator rebroadcasts WRGP's signal to the University Park Campus and later again translated to the Biscayne Bay Campus.
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