! In 1986 the district started the first International Studies Magnet Program at Sunset Elementary School one of the first such programs in the U.S This program won the prestigious 2008 Goldman Sachs Prize for Excellence in International Education it focuses on implementing a challenging curriculum in Spanish French and German in addition to English This challenging world language curriculum is fully accredited by the governments of Spain France and Germany and is implemented through comprehensive agreements between the Ministries of Education of the partner countries and Miami-Dade County Public Schools the district through the International Studies Magnet Program at Sunset Elementary School started to produce bicultural bilingual and biliterate students in English and their choice of Spanish French or German, Religion Miami Florida Business directory In 1497 John Cabot became the first Western European since the Vikings to explore mainland North America and one of his major discoveries was the abundant resources of Atlantic cod off Newfoundland Referred to as "Newfoundland Currency" this discovery yielded some 200 million tons of fish over five centuries in the late 19th and early 20th centuries new fisheries started to exploit haddock mackerel and lobster From the 1950s to the 1970s the introduction of European and Asian distant-water fleets in the area dramatically increased the fishing capacity and number of exploited species it also expanded the exploited areas from near-shore to the open sea and to great depths to include deep-water species such as redfish Greenland halibut witch flounder and grenadiers Overfishing in the area was recognised as early as the 1960s but because this was occurring on international waters it took until the late 1970s before any attempts to regulate was made in the early 1990s this finally resulted in the collapse of the Atlantic northwest cod fishery the population of a number of deep-sea fishes also collapsed in the process including American plaice redfish and Greenland halibut together with flounder and grenadier. Class of 1995 4.1 Water 2.2 Hip hop The Houston Astros and Washington Nationals conduct spring training in West Palm Beach at FITTEAM Ballpark of the Palm Beaches. Initial attempts at developing agriculture near Lake Okeechobee were successful but the nutrients in the peat were rapidly removed In a process called soil subsidence oxidation of peat causes loss of volume Bacteria decompose dead sawgrass slowly underwater without oxygen When the water was drained in the 1920s and bacteria interacted with oxygen an aerobic reaction occurred Microorganisms degraded the peat into carbon dioxide and water Some of the peat was burned by settlers to clear the land Some homes built in the areas of early farms had to have their foundations moved to stilts as the peat deteriorated; other areas lost approximately 8 feet (2.4 m) of soil depth, The Central and Southern Florida Flood Control Project's final construction project was straightening the Kissimmee River a meandering 90-mile (140 km)-long river that was drained to make way for grazing land and agriculture the C&SF started building the C-38 canal in 1962 and the effects were seen almost immediately Waterfowl wading birds and fish disappeared prompting conservationists and sport fishers to demand the region be restored before the canal was finished in 1971 in general C&SF projects had been criticized for being temporary fixes that ignored future consequences costing billions of dollars with no end in sight After Governor Bob Graham initiated the Save Our Everglades campaign in 1983 the first section of the canal was backfilled in 1986 Graham announced that by 2000 the Everglades would be restored as closely as possible to its pre-drainage state the Kissimmee River Restoration project was approved by Congress in 1992 It is estimated that it will cost $578 million to convert only 22 miles (35 km) of the canal the entire project was to be complete by 2011 yet as of 2017 the project is "more than halfway complete" and the new completion date is 2020. . . .
! Income: the median income of households in the Miami area was $43,091 78% of the households received earnings and 13% received retirement income other than Social Security 30% of the households received Social Security the average income from Social Security was $13 These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is some households received income from more than one source, The Barnacle Historic State Park or the Barnacle built in 1891 is the oldest house in its original location in Miami. . Hurricanes pose a severe threat each year during June 1 to November 30 hurricane season particularly from August to October Florida is the most hurricane-prone state with subtropical or tropical water on a lengthy coastline Of the category 4 or higher storms that have struck the United States 83% have either hit Florida or Texas. 2.1.2 Speech and Language Pathology Clinic Honors College, This nomination program is only open to seniors with a minimum 3.2 GPA (unweighted) in public private and parochial schools in 15 categories: Art Athletics Business Digital & Interactive Drama English & Literature General Scholarship Journalism Mathematics Music & Dance Science Social Science Speech Vocational-Technical and World Languages Each school may only nominate one student per category. . . .
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