David Johnson c.?1990 Photographer 2.3.1 First Cuban wave Lake Belvedere Estates Migrants to the region who wanted to develop plantations first proposed draining the Everglades in 1848 but no work of this type was attempted until 1882 Canals were constructed throughout the first half of the 20th century and spurred the South Florida economy prompting land development in 1947 Congress formed the Central and Southern Florida Flood Control Project which built 1,400 miles (2,300 km) of canals levees and water control devices the Miami metropolitan area grew substantially at this time and Everglades water was diverted to cities Portions of the Everglades were transformed into farmland where the primary crop was sugarcane Approximately 50 percent of the original Everglades has been developed as agricultural or urban areas. . During the 1970s Miami was a news leader due to the response to a Dade County ordinance protecting individuals on the basis of sexual orientation.[citation needed] Opposition to this ordinance which was repealed was led by Florida orange juice spokeswoman Anita Bryant. 1101 Brickell Avenue home of FIU's Downtown Miami Campus, 1.5% English Miami Children's Museum School, In 2010 58.1% of the county's population was foreign born with 41.1% being naturalized American citizens Of foreign-born residents 95.4% were born in Latin America 2.4% were born in Europe 1.4% born in Asia 0.5% born in Africa 0.2% in North America and 0.1% were born in Oceania. Fort Dallas built in 1836 Asian 1.0% 1.5% 2.4% Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Understanding the manner of speaking within business in the local area to improve overall productivity I-395 Dolphin Expresswa ). .
. South Miami Miami City Ballet School populations had flourished throughout most of the 1960s and 70s but in the late 70s a teacher walk-out forced a sudden drop in school population ending rampant overcrowding and forcing the closing of 11 schools the sudden drop didn't last very long as students who had left the school system for private schools began to return by the mid-1980s. . Class of 2012 3 School board members University of Miami founded in 1925 Miami Florida Business directory. (27.8) 78.4 Peru Peru The Mariel Boatlift of 1980 brought 150,000 Cubans to Miami the largest transport in civilian history Unlike the previous exodus of the 1960s most of the Cuban refugees arriving were poor some having been released from prisons or mental institutions to make the trip During this time many of the middle class non-Hispanic whites in the community left the city often referred to as the "white flight" in 1960 Miami was 90% non-Hispanic white but by 1990 it was only about 10% non-Hispanic white, Northern Downtown Miami overlooking Interstate 95 Miami Florida Business directory. President Tenure 4.2 Importance of studying international business On October 25 1939 John S Knight son of a noted Ohio newspaperman bought the Herald from Frank B Shutts Knight became editor and publisher and made his brother James L Knight the business manager the Herald had 383 employees Lee Hills arrived as city editor in September 1942 He later became the Herald's publisher and eventually the chairman of Knight-Ridder Inc a position he held until 1981. 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.
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