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. Biscayne National Park, 2.2 Fauna 8 Notable employees Spain Spain, 1 History Twenty-first century. Omni Loop Palm Springs In 1988 English was affirmed as the state's official language in the Florida Constitution Spanish is also widely spoken especially as immigration has continued from Latin America Twenty percent of the population speak Spanish as their first language Twenty-seven percent of Florida's population reports speaking a mother language other than English and more than 200 first languages other than English are spoken at home in the state. ? Fluctuating sea levels compressed numerous layers of calcium carbonate sand and shells the resulting permeable limestone formations that developed between 25 million and 70 million years ago created the Floridan Aquifer which serves as the main source of fresh water for the northern portion of Florida However this aquifer lies beneath thousands of feet of impermeable sedimentary rock from Lake Okeechobee to the southern tip of the peninsula, (33.3) 90.4 An American alligator and an invasive Burmese python in Everglades National Park As of the 2005 American Community Survey 5,334,685 people lived in the metropolis. 4.5% Haitian The arts also flourished while Maidique was at the helm with the university acquiring the Wolfsonian-FIU Museum on Miami Beach and building the Patricia and Phillip Frost Art Museum on its main campus in athletics FIU made inroads in becoming a powerhouse athletic university during Maidique's time as president and he championed the eventual establishment of a NCAA football program Finally the school earned membership into Phi Beta Kappa the nation's oldest honor society, The breakdown of students is shown below, Times/WSJ 501-600 Today Miami is home to a vibrant techno and dance scene and hosts the Winter Music Conference the largest dance event in the world Ultra Music Festival and many electronica music-themed celebrations and festivals Currently the EDM subgenres popular in South Florida are deep house hech House and techno. N The Cor Jesu ("Heart of Jesus") Chapel is intended to be the spiritual and physical heart of the campus it was financed with the aid of Margaret Brady Farrell a parishioner of St Patrick's Church in Miami Beach Soon after discovering that the construction of the Cor Jesu was postponed[when?] due to insufficient funds Farrel donated all the funds needed for completion the chapel's construction in her honor the Division of Business and Finance building was dedicated as "Farrell House." the chapel is topped by an 80-foot (24 m) tower holding carillon chimes it seats 500 persons Traces of Romanesque architecture can be seen in the inside of the chapel which "was built in choir style with wood wainscoting and a canopy over the altar." a stained-glass window of amber color containing the image of a Celtic cross is visible from the main entrance of the campus. .
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