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Other parks in the Downtown area include:, 23rd President of Texas A&M University, There are about 3,000 different types of wildflowers in Florida This is the third-most diverse state in the union behind California and Texas both larger states in Florida wild populations of coconut palms extend up the East Coast from Key West to Jupiter Inlet and up the West Coast from Marco Island to Sarasota Many of the smallest coral islands in the Florida Keys are known to have abundant coconut palms sprouting from coconuts that have drifted or been deposited by ocean currents Coconut palms are cultivated north of south Florida to roughly Cocoa Beach on the East Coast and the Tampa Bay Area on the West Coast. . FIU's School of Hospitality & Tourism Management collaborated with China's Ministry of Education to work on preparations for the 2008 Summer Olympics FIU was the only university in the United States invited to do so Royal Caribbean is building a $20 million 130,000 sq ft training facility for its performers at the school It is scheduled to open in 2015 the buildings will serve architecture art and hospitality students including lighting set design marketing and other internship and training opportunities, 8 References In 1999 an evaluation of the C&SF was submitted to Congress as part of the Water Development Act of 1992 the seven-year report called the "Restudy" cited indicators of harm to the ecosystem: a 50 percent reduction in the original Everglades diminished water storage harmful timing of water releases from canals and pumping stations an 85 to 90 percent decrease in wading bird populations over the past 50 years and the decline of output from commercial fisheries Bodies of water including Lake Okeechobee the Caloosahatchee River St Lucie estuary Lake Worth Lagoon Biscayne Bay Florida Bay and the Everglades reflected drastic water level changes hypersalinity and dramatic changes in marine and freshwater ecosystems the Restudy noted the overall decline in water quality over the past 50 years was due to loss of wetlands that act as filters for polluted water it predicted that without intervention the entire South Florida ecosystem would deteriorate Water shortages would become common and some cities would have annual water restrictions. (188) 7.01 I-95.svg Interstate 95, 2.1.2 Top imports and exports in the world, Westlake Copa Airlines Panama City Florida has 131 public airports Florida's seven large hub and medium hub airports as classified by the FAA are the following:. Bayfront Park Brickell In 2011 PortMiami was awarded a federal grant as part of the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) program to restore a connection between the Florida East Coast Railway's yard in Hialeah and the PortMiami directly connecting the port to rail networks across the United States as well as re-establishing the port's on-dock rail capability (loading and unloading directly between ships and trains) the railroad bridge connecting the PortMiami to the mainland was damaged by Hurricane Wilma in 2005 at which time service was suspended the project was scheduled to be finished in time for the completion of the other projects in 2014 the rail project is related to another scheme to increase PortMiami's capacity; an inland intermodal center known as Flagler Logistics Hub to be built to be built near the airport on 300 acres of land in Hialeah.

2000 40,556 12.2% 2 8061 6 History In 2003 the controversial Free Trade Area of the Americas negotiation occurred it was a proposed agreement to reduce trade barriers while increasing intellectual property rights During the 2003 meeting in Miami the Free Trade Area of the Americas was met by heavy opposition from anti-corporatization and anti-globalization protests, With a population of more than 18 million according to the 2010 census Florida is the most populous state in the southeastern United States and the third-most populous in the United States. . Pan American World Airways's ("Pan Am") first terminal consisted of a single hangar the airport was the base of Pan Am's overseas flights to Cuba but fell into disuse when the airline switched to amphibious seaplanes at International Pan American Airport with the famous Pan American Clipper in the mid-1930s, 9 Notes Florida's primary and secondary school systems are administered by the Florida Department of Education School districts are organized within county boundaries Each school district has an elected Board of Education that sets policy budget goals and approves expenditures Management is the responsibility of a Superintendent of schools, Education: in 2005 83% of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 30% 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 yet 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 children College or graduate school enrollment was 354,000.