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protecting individuals on the basis of sexual orientation.[citation needed] Opposition to this ordinance which was repealed was led by Florida orange juice spokeswoman Anita Bryant, Various international treaties attempt to reduce pollution caused by environmental threats such as oil spills marine debris and the incineration of toxic wastes at sea, 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. See also: List of companies based in Miami, Later immigration 1960 1,497,099 115.8%, This is a list of Miami-Dade county roads Miami-Dade County has fewer county roads than any other county in Florida despite its large population None are signed. . Tri-Rail a commuter rail system operated by the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority (SFRTA) runs from Miami International Airport northward to West Palm Beach making eighteen stops throughout Miami-Dade Broward and Palm Beach counties; Opa-locka Public schools in Miami are governed by Miami-Dade County Public Schools which is the largest school district in Florida and the fourth-largest in the United States as of September 2008 it has a student enrollment of 385,655 and over 392 schools and centers the district is also the largest minority public school system in the country with 60% of its students being of Hispanic origin 28% Black or West Indian American 10% White (non-Hispanic) and 2% non-white of other minorities. Other popular cultural destinations in or near Miami include Zoo Miami Jungle Island the Miami Seaquarium Monkey Jungle Coral Castle Charles Deering Estate Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden and Key Biscayne, Miami Florida Business directory, 5 Notes A cortadito is a popular espresso beverage found in cafeterias around Miami It is particularly popular for breakfast or in the afternoon with a pastelito. . .
. Wolfsonian (Florida International University Miami Beach) As the county seat of Miami-Dade County Downtown is home to the central offices and departments of the Miami-Dade County government mainly located in the Government Center area the Stephen P Clark Government Center is the central headquarters of Miami-Dade government with the offices of the Miami-Dade Mayor Although city hall for the City of Miami is in Coconut Grove many offices of Miami's city government are in Downtown including the city's Planning Department the Miami Police Department also has its central offices in Downtown. U.S News & World Report reported that FIU students are among the least indebted college students in the nation and recognized the university as a "best buy" in higher education.The organization also reported FIU for having one of the safest campus in the United States, Florida is mostly Christian although there is a large irreligious and relatively significant Jewish community Protestants account for almost half of the population but the Catholic Church is the largest single denomination in the state mainly due to its large Hispanic population and other groups like Haitians Protestants are very diverse although Baptists Methodists Pentecostals and nondenominational Protestants are the largest groups There is also a sizable Jewish community in South Florida This is the largest Jewish population in the southern U.S and the third-largest in the U.S behind those of New York and California! . The Miami-Dade Aviation Department(MDAD) operates Miami International Airport Miami Executive Airport Opa-locka Executive Airport Homestead General Aviation Airport and Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport. ; Brickell Plaza Mini Park Brickell A Miami-Dade police car Miami Florida Business directory.
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