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Miami (AFI: , oggi meno comune la pronuncia italianizzata ; in spagnolo: /mi'ami/, /mai'ami/ o /ma'jami/; in inglese:  o /maɪˈæmə/) è una città di  abitanti ( nell'area metropolitana) degli Stati Uniti d'America, capoluogo della Contea di Miami-Dade, in Florida. Considerando unicamente il numero di abitanti che si trovano all'interno dei suoi confini amministrativi, è la seconda città della Florida, ma l'area urbana nel suo complesso è di gran lunga la più popolata dello stato. Miami è il capoluogo e il principale centro della contea di Miami-Dade.

Miami fu fondata ufficialmente il 28 luglio 1896 con una popolazione di circa 400 abitanti. Nel 1940 vi risiedevano già 172.172 persone. Secondo il censimento del 2000, la città aveva una popolazione di 362.470 abitanti, mentre la vasta area metropolitana ne contava in totale oltre 2 milioni. Nel 2006, la popolazione registrata dall'U.S. Census Bureau è salita a 404.048 abitanti.

Nonostante le dimensioni e l'importanza non è la capitale dello stato della Florida, ossia Tallahassee. La città viene spesso confusa con Miami Beach.

L'esplosione demografica di Miami negli ultimi anni è stata determinata dall'immigrazione, sia dall'estero sia da altre città degli Stati Uniti.

Due vascelli della Marina degli Stati Uniti sono stati denominati USS Miami, in onore alla città.

Geografia fisica

Territorio

Miami è situata sulla costa dello Stato della Florida. La sua area urbana si estende approssimativamente fino al fiume Little River a nord, si estende oltre il Miami River a sud, si affaccia sulla baia di Biscayne ad est e confina con le Everglades ad ovest.

Miami è una delle meno estese tra le principali città degli Stati Uniti. Secondo lo United States Census Bureau, la città si estende su 700.1 km². Di questa area, 92,43 km² è di terra e 50,70 km² è di acqua. La coesistenza di 400.000 su una superficie di 91 km² rende Miami una delle città più densamente popolate degli Stati Uniti insieme a New York, San Francisco e Chicago.

La superficie rocciosa nel sottosuolo di Miami è di oolite o calcare. Questo strato roccioso è coperto da un sottile strato di terreno spesso non più di 15 m. Il calcare si è formato a seguito dei cambiamenti del livello del mare a seguito nel periodo glaciale e dell'era glaciale. A partire da 130.000 anni fa, durante l'interglaciazione Riss-Würm portò il livello del mare a circa 7,5 m al di sopra il livello attuale.

Tutta la Florida meridionale fu coperta da acque basse. Diverse linee parallele di scogliere si formarono lungo la costa della parte emersa dell'altopiano della Florida, andando dall'area di Miami a quella che è attualmente Dry Tortugas. L'area dietro queste scogliere fu in pratica una grande laguna e  il calcare di Miami si formò nell'area dai sedimenti di ooliti e gusci di bryozoa. A partire da 100.000 anni fa, il Wisconsiniano iniziò ad abbassare il livello del mare, portando allo scoperto il fondo della laguna. Circa 15.000 anni fa il livello delle acque era sceso di circa 100 m sotto il livello attuale, per poi tornare a salire e stabilizzarsi a quello che è attualmente circa 4.000 anni fa, lasciando la parte continentale della Florida appena al di sopra del livello del mare.

Al di sotto della pianura si trova la falda acquifera della Biscayne Aquifer, una sorgente naturale sotterranea di acqua dolce che si estende dalla parte meridionale della Contea di Palm Beach a Florida Bay, con la sua parte più alta nei pressi delle città di Miami Springs e Hialeah. Gran parte dell'area metropolitana di Miami ottiene la sua acqua potabile da questa falda. A causa di questa falda, non è possibile scavare più di 4,5 o 6 m al di sotto della città senza trovare acqua, cosa che impedisce la costruzione di strutture sotterranee: è per questa ragione che la metropolitana di Miami è sopraelevata o di superficie.

Clima

Miami è caratterizzata da un clima pressoché tropicale con estate particolarmente piovosa per temporali termoconvettivi pomeridiani abbastanza frequenti d intensi ed esposta, tra il 1º giugno e il 30 novembre, al rischio di uragani. I mesi invernali, soprattutto gennaio, sono invece caratterizzati da una minore piovosità e da temperature medie massime intorno a 25 °C e minime di 15 °C. Durante questa stagione talvolta si verificano brusche irruzioni di aria fredda subartica che, nel continente americano, riescono a protrarsi raramente fino ad aree tropicali (nessun rilievo orografico ne ostacola il cammino, semmai alcune catene degli Stati Uniti si sviluppano sui meridiani e quindi aiutano la discesa di masse fredde) che in città mediamente una o due volte l'anno, possono portare le temperature minime anche a 5 °C con massime intorno ai 15 °C.

In casi eccezionali, a cielo limpido notturno, si riscontrano minime pari allo 0 ° (fuori dall'area metropolitana è meno clamoroso, ma sempre decisamente raro e possono comparire deboli brinate data l'alta umidità del terreno) e di circa 9-10 ° nelle zone più riparate dai freddi e impetuosi venti nordici. Valori inconsueti per queste latitudini e comunque di breve durata (generalmente 1-2 giorni in tutto l'inverno, talvolta qualcuno in più, nel secondo caso almeno durante un inverno ogni 2 o 3 se non più raramente). Il record di temperatura più bassa mai registrata è stata di 30 °F cioè -1 °C. La neve, nelle registrazioni meteorologiche ufficiali della città, non è mai stata registrata ma il 19 gennaio 1977 cadde a poche decine di chilometri da Miami. Nei giorni immediatamente prima del Natale del 2009 cadde nevischio e pioggia mista a neve.

Storia

Storia antica

L'origine della parola Miami è incerta. Una delle possibili radici potrebbe essere un'espressione dei nativi americani per indicare l'acqua dolce. La zona è, infatti, ricca d'acqua. Un'altra teoria è che il nome provenga dal lago Mayaimi (ora denominato lago Okeechobee, che significa "l'acqua grande"), chiamato così per la tribù Mayaimi, che un tempo abitava sulle sue rive.

I nativi americani occuparono la regione di Miami circa 10.000 anni fa e negli anni della colonizzazione europea, con la tribù Tequesta, controllarono la parte più meridionale della Florida. Ponce de León fu tentato inizialmente di occupare la zona intorno al 1500, ma i suoi uomini non poterono difendere il territorio contro i bellicosi nativi, di conseguenza si spostarono a nord in una zona più scarsamente popolata. Per la maggior parte del primo periodo coloniale, la zona di Miami fu visitata soltanto occasionalmente dagli europei.

L'insediamento americano
Nel 1566 Pedro Menéndez de Avilés e i suoi uomini riuscirono a stabilire un insediamento nel territorio dei Tequesta e l'anno successivo costruirono una missione alla foce del fiume Miami. Nel 1743 gli spagnoli costruirono un forte e molti coloni edificarono le loro case e fattorie lungo il corso del Miami e sulla baia di Biscayne.

Durante gli anni successivi molti avventurieri dalle Bahamas furono attirati nella Florida del sud dalla caccia ai tesori delle navi che affondavano lungo la barriera corallina delle isole Keys e della costa. Contemporaneamente dal nord arrivarono gli indiani Seminole.
Nel 1830, Richard Fitzpatrick acquistò la terra sul fiume Miami e impiantò con successo una piantagione in cui coltivò canna da zucchero, banani, mais e vari tipi di frutta tropicale. Fort Dallas fu costruito nella piantagione di Fitzpatrick nella parte nord del fiume. Miami si trasformò in una zona di guerra durante la seconda guerra Seminole e molti dei residenti non indiani erano i soldati di stanza a Fort Dallas. Fu la guerra indiana più devastante nella storia americana e causò la perdita quasi totale della popolazione.

Dopo che nel 1842 la seconda guerra Seminole si concluse, il nipote di Fitzpatrick, William English, ristabilì la piantagione a Miami, pianificò di costruire "il villaggio di Miami" sulla riva sud del fiume e riuscì a vendere molti lotti di terreno. La terza guerra Seminole (1855-1858) non fu distruttiva quanto la seconda, nondimeno rallentò lo sviluppo della Florida sudorientale. Alla conclusione della guerra, alcuni dei soldati si stabilirono a Miami, mentre i Seminole rimasero nelle Everglades. Nel 1890, soltanto una manciata di famiglie aveva fatto di Miami la propria casa.

Nel 1891 Julia Tuttle, una ricca donna di Cleveland, acquistò una vasta piantagione di agrumi nella zona e cercò di convincere il magnate delle ferrovie Henry Flagler, a espandere la sua linea ferroviaria, la Florida East Coast Railroad, verso sud, ma questi rifiutò l'offerta. Nel 1894, tuttavia, la Florida fu colpita da un rigido inverno, che distrusse tutti i raccolti di agrumi nella parte nord dello Stato. Fortunatamente Miami fu risparmiata e gli agrumi della signora Tuttle si trasformarono negli unici reperibili sul mercato quell'anno. Scrisse di nuovo a Flagler, persuadendolo a visitare la zona: alla fine del suo primo giorno di visita giunse alla conclusione che Miami era pronta per espandersi.

Inizialmente molti cittadini volevano chiamare la città Flagler, ma Henry Flagler li convinse che non avrebbe dovuto chiamarsi con il suo nome. Così il 28 luglio 1896, fu fondata la città di Miami con 444 abitanti (243 dei quali bianchi e 181 neri). Nel 1900 la popolazione era salita a 1.681 persone, nel 1910 a 5.471 e nel 1920 a 29.549.

Lo sviluppo iniziale

Lo sviluppo di Miami fino alla seconda guerra mondiale fu esponenziale: all'inizio degli anni venti, le autorità legalizzarono il gioco d'azzardo e non applicarono mai troppo rigidamente il Proibizionismo, questo fece sì che migliaia di persone emigrassero a Miami dal nord degli Stati Uniti, generando una crescita nell'edilizia che non aveva precedenti. Alcuni edifici furono rasi al suolo dopo meno di dieci anni dalla loro costruzione per far posto a nuove e più grandi opere architettoniche. Questo boom speculativo e la realizzazione di nuove strutture cominciò a rallentare quando la quantità di materiale da costruzione causò il sovraccarico del sistema di trasporto locale. A volte le navi da carico finivano in secca, bloccando il porto. Alla fine il trasporto soffocò e il sindaco impose l'embargo su tutte le merci in ingresso, tranne che alle derrate alimentari. La bolla economica collassò definitivamente nel 1926 con l'arrivo del Grande Uragano di Miami e con la Grande depressione negli anni successivi.

Alla metà degli anni trenta fu costruito il quartiere Art Déco di Miami Beach (ora città a sé stante) e con l'inizio della seconda guerra mondiale, il governo degli Stati Uniti approfittò della posizione strategica della città per costruire centri di addestramento, punti di rifornimento e stazioni per le comunicazioni. Alla fine del conflitto, molti degli uomini e delle donne di stanza a Miami vi si stabilirono definitivamente, spingendo la popolazione fino alla soglia dei 500.000 abitanti.

L'afflusso migratorio

Cuba

A seguito della rivoluzione cubana del 1959 che destituì la dittatura di Fulgencio Batista, e portò Fidel Castro al potere, gli esuli cubani cominciarono ad arrivare in Florida in massa. In realtà si trattava di coloro che con la dittatura di Batista e con gli americani avevano intrattenuto stretti rapporti. Inoltre, approdarono in Florida numerosi galeotti, incoraggiati da Castro a lasciare Cuba. Nel solo 1965, più di 100.000 cubani arrivarono con i "voli della libertà", effettuati due volte al giorno, fra L'Avana e Miami. Molti dei fuggitivi erano membri delle classi medie, che al loro arrivo negli Stati Uniti avevano perso quasi tutti i loro averi. La città accolse gli esuli, molti dei quali si stabilirono nel quartiere di Riverside, che da allora prese il nome di Little Havana. La comunità ispanica cominciò a diventare predominante e lo spagnolo a essere la lingua più comune.

Negli anni fra il 1960 e il 1970, la Procura Generale era solita garantire dei permessi speciali (chiamati parole) ai cubani che entravano nel paese, ai quali dopo almeno un anno di permanenza sul territorio americano, veniva assegnato il permesso di soggiorno permanente (la green card). Nel 1980 Miami fu protagonista del più grande esodo della storia americana: un'unica flottiglia di piccole imbarcazioni approdò sulle rive della Florida trasportando 150.000 esuli provenienti da Cuba.

Negli anni ottanta Miami ha visto un incremento di immigranti da altre nazioni e in particolar modo da Haiti. Nel 1990 la presenza degli haitiani è stata riconosciuta con l'aggiunta della lingua creola haitiana alle schede elettorali, infatti è presente il piccolo sobborgo Little Haiti nel nord di Miami.

Nei secondi anni novanta Stati Uniti e Cuba firmarono degli accordi tesi a normalizzare il flusso migratorio fra i due paesi: si ottenne l'ufficializzazione della nuova politica americana nei confronti dei rifugiati e l'impegno da parte di Cuba a fermare le eventuali imbarcazioni dirette in Florida e a non perseguire i rimpatriati. Gli accordi con il governo cubano diedero origine anche alla politica del "piede bagnato-piede asciutto", che permette agli esuli cubani che riescono ad arrivare sulla terraferma, di avere il permesso di soggiorno.

Venezuela

Durante la dittatura di Hugo Chavez già risiedevano a Miami molti venezuelani di classe media i quali per lavoro si erano trasferiti da Caracas a Miami a causa della crisi economica del paese caraibico. Nel 2013 Chavez decedette e salì al potere Nicolas Maduro. La pessima situazione economica venezuelana, unita ad accuse di corruzione e cattiva gestione al governo del paese, portò a forti proteste popolari durante la seconda metà del 2013. Le proteste, che causarono diverse vittime, proseguirono nel 2014. I sostenitori del governo affermavano che era in atto una campagna di diffamazione e destabilizzazione per abbattere il governo chavista eletto democraticamente, che le proteste pacifiche erano tollerate e che la polizia non sparava sui dimostranti disarmati.
Nonostante questa affermazioni, a Miami continuarono ad arrivare moltissimi venezuelani, al punto che oggi esiste una piccola cittadina (Little Venezuela realmente Doral) che si trova dietro l'aeroporto internazionale di Miami.

Italia

L'atmosfera latina di Miami ha reso la città una delle più popolari per i turisti e gli immigrati di tutto il mondo ed è diventata la terza porta d'ingresso agli Stati Uniti, dopo New York e Los Angeles. La maggior parte delle comunità europee d'immigranti sono recenti e sono per buona parte composte da persone di alto reddito, che vivono a Miami solo una parte dell'anno. Miami ospita la più ricca comunità italiana degli Stati Uniti, molto attiva nella moda e nella produzione di barche. Senza contare le persone di origine italiana (circa 300.000) sono circa 45.000 coloro che, nati in Italia, risiedono nella maggiore città della Florida. Miami ha uno dei maggiori consolati italiani negli Stati Uniti ed è stata una delle quattro destinazioni statunitensi dell'Alitalia.

Miami Vice o La città del vizio e della criminalità
Negli anni ottanta, Miami si è trasformata nel più grande punto di transito della cocaina proveniente dalla Colombia, dalla Bolivia e dal Perù.
L'industria della droga introdusse miliardi di dollari a Miami, ma anche una rapida escalation del numero di crimini violenti, fino a far sì che Miami fosse una delle città americane più violente e con un numero di crimini sopra la media. Quel periodo è ricordato con il nome "Cocaine Cowboy Era".
In questo scenario fu ambientato il film Scarface diretto nel 1983 da Brian De Palma. Lo stesso scenario che servì da ispirazione alla fortunata serie televisiva Miami Vice, che aveva per protagonisti due agenti infiltrati della narcotici della polizia di Miami. Il successo della serie ha cominciato a ridisegnare l'industria dell'intrattenimento a Miami e la città rimane un esempio nella moda, nel cinema e nella musica. In questi scenari di criminalità e di corruzione sono anche ambientati i famosi videogiochi Grand Theft Auto: Vice City e il prequel Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, in cui la città anziché chiamarsi Miami si chiama Vice City (che letteralmente significa "città del vizio").

Monumenti e luoghi d'interesse
Nonostante la nascita relativamente recente delle città, sono numerose le strutture di Miami iscritte al National Register of Historic Places principalmente nei quartieri più antichi di Downtown Miami e Coconut Grove.

Architetture religiose

Nella città di Miami:
 Central Baptist Church (1925), Downtown Miami
 First Church of Christ Scientist (1925), Downtown Miami
 First Presbyterian Church (1898), Downtown Miami
 First United Methodist Church (1966), Downtown Miami
 Gesù Catholic Church (1896), Downtown Miami
 Greater Bethel AME Church (1927), Downtown Miami
 St. Jude Catholic Church (1946), Downtown Miami
 Temple Israel of Greater Miami (1926), Downtown Miami
 Trinity Episcopal Cathedral (1925), Downtown Miami
 Plymouth Congregational Church (1917), Coconut Grove
 City of Miami Cemetery (1897), Omni

Nell'Area metropolitana di Miami:
 Chiesa di San Bernardo di Chiaravalle (Ancient Spanish Monastery, 1133-1952), North Miami Beach

Architetture civili

L'ufficio del Preservation Officer del dipartimento di pianificazione di Miami ha individuato nella città dieci distretti contenenti edifici storici, che sono:
 Bayside Historic District (Upper Eastside);
 Beverly Terrace Historic District (Midtown Miami);
 Buena Vista East Historic District (Little Haiti);
 Downtown Miami Historic District (Downtown Miami);
 Lummus Park Historic District (Downtown Miami);
 Miami Modern (MiMo) / Biscayne Boulevard Historic District (Upper Eastside);
 Morningside Historic District (Bay Shore, Upper Eastside);
 Palm Grove Neighborhood Historic District (Upper Eastside);
 South River Drive Historic District (Little Havana);
 Spring Garden Historic District (Overtown).

Tra gli edifici di maggiore interesse nella città di Miami ci sono:
Arsh Art and Dance Center, Downtown Miami
Knight music theater, Downtown Miami
 Freedom Tower, Downtown Miami
 Miami-Dade County Courthouse, Downtown Miami
 Alfred I. DuPont Building, Downtown Miami
 Ingraham Building, Downtown Miami
 Miami City Hospital, Building No. 1 (The Alamo), Downtown Miami
 Ransom School Pagoda (1902), Coconut Grove
 Trapp Homestead (1887), Coconut Grove
 Dinner Key (1917), che ospita il Miami City Hall, Coconut Grove
 Villa Vizcaya, 1914–23, Coconut Grove
 El Jardin (1918), Coconut Grove
 First Coconut Grove School (1887), Coconut Grove
 Sweeney House (1916), Coconut Grove

Altre architetture civili che attraggono l'interesse dei visitatori sono i numerosi grattacieli nelle zone di Downtown Miami e Brickell.

Nell'Area metropolitana di Miami si hanno poi i seguenti edifici storici:
 City Hall, Coral Gables
 Biltmore Hotel, Coral Gables
 Coral Castle, Homestead
 Venetian Pool, Coral Gables
 Charles Deering Estate, Cutler (Palmetto Bay)
 Douglas Entrance (Puerta del Sol), Coral Gables

Zone commerciali

Nella città di Miami:
 Flagler Street, Downtown Miami
 Miami Jewelry District, Downtown Miami
 Bayside Marketplace, Downtown Miami
 Mary Brickell Village, Brickell
 Omni International Mall, Omni
 CocoWalk, Coconut Grove
 Mayfair, Coconut Grove
 Calle Ocho, Little Havana

Nell'Area metropolitana di Miami:
 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach
 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach
 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach
 Aventura Mall, Aventura
 Bal Harbour Shops, Miami Beach
 Dadeland Mall, Kendall
 Dolphin Mall, Sweetwater
 Miami International Mall, Doral
 Miracle Mile. Coral Gables
 The Shops at Sunset Place, South Miami
 The Falls, Kendall
 Village of Merrick Park, Coral Gables

Siti archeologici
 Miami River Rapids Archeological Zone Little Havana
 Brickell Park and Mausoleum Archeological Zone, Brickell
 Miami Circle, area sepolcrale degli indiani Tequesta (310-10 AD), Brickell

Aree naturali

Nella città di Miami l'unica spiaggia accessibile è quella di Virgina Beach. Altri parchi della città sono:
 Bayfront Park, Downtown Miami
 Bicentennial Park, Downtown Miami
 Morningside Park, Downtown Miami
 The Barnacle Historic State Park, Coconut Grove
 The Kampong, Coconut Grove

Altre attrazioni nella città di Miami sono:
 Jungle Island, Watson Island
 Miami Seaquarium, Virginia Key

Nell'Area metropolitana di Miami sono molto frequentate le spiagge della vicina South Beach (nella municipalità di Miami Beach). A ridosso della spiaggia di Miami Beach vi è anche l'Art Déco Historic Districts, quartiere di Miami riconosciuto dal National Register Art Deco District per essere la città americana con la più alta quantità di palazzi (se ne contano più di 800) in stile Art déco d'America. Altre località balneari si trovano a sud di Miami lungo le Florida Keys, da Tequesta a Key West. Altri parchi d'interesse sono:
 Fairchild Tropical Garden, Coral Gables
 Matheson Hammock Park, Coral Gables
 Fruit and Spice Park, Redland
 Oleta River State Park, North Miami
 Pinecrest Gardens, Pinecrest

Altre attrazioni per visitatori sono:
 Butterfly World, Coconut Creek
 Monkey Jungle, Cutler Bay
 Zoo Miami Three Lakes

Nei pressi di Miami si trovano poi l'Everglades National Park e la Riserva nazionale di Big Cypress.

Società

Evoluzione demografica

La città vera e propria ospita poco meno di un residente della Florida meridionale su 13. Inoltre, il 52% della popolazione della contea di Miami-Dade non vive in nessuna municipalità. Miami è la quarantaduesima città più popolosa negli Stati Uniti. L'area metropolitana di Miami, che include le contee di Miami-Dade, Broward e Palm Beach, conta una popolazione totale maggiore di 5,5 milioni di persone, venendo infatti classificata come settima negli Stati Uniti, ed è l'area metropolitana più grande nel sudest del Paese.
Nel 2008 l'ONU stimava che l'agglomerato urbano di Miami fosse il quarantaquattresimo al mondo.

Etnie e minoranze straniere

Nel 2000 la composizione razziale della popolazione era: 34,1% cubani,
 20% venezuelani, 5,6% nicaraguensi,
 5,5% haitiani,
 3,3% onduregni,
 1,7% domenicani,
 1,6% colombiani.

Nel 2004 le Nazioni Unite hanno classificato Miami prima per popolazione nata al di fuori della città nella quale risiede (59%), seguita da Toronto (50%).

Nel 2009, la retribuzione media per abitazione era di $29.812, mentre il reddito familiare medio era di $33,814. Il reddito medio individuale era di $19.846. Circa il 21.7% delle famiglie ed il 26.3% della popolazione era sotto la soglia della povertà.

Nel 1960, i bianchi non ispanici rappresentavano l'80% della popolazione della contea di Miami-Dade.

Nel 1970, il Census Bureau riportava la popolazione di Miami come composta dal 45,3% di ispanici, 32,9% di bianchi non ispanici ed il 22,7% di popolazione di colore.

La crescita esplosiva della popolazione di Miami è stata pilotata dalla migrazione interna da altre parti del paese, principalmente fino agli anni 1980, come anche dall'immigrazione negli Stati Uniti, dagli anni 1960 agli anni 1990. Oggi l'immigrazione a Miami si è ridotta significativamente e la crescita attuale è attribuita in gran parte alla sua veloce urbanizzazione ed alla crescita di edifici di altezza considerevole, che hanno fatto crescere la densità dei suoi quartieri centrali, come Downtown, Brickell e Edgewater, dove una singola area a Downtown ha visto una crescita del 2.069% della popolazione nel censimento del 2010.

La cultura generale di Miami è influenzata significativamente dalla popolazione ispanica e da quella di colore, quest'ultima principalmente proveniente dalle isole dei Caraibi.

Lingue
A Miami, data la forte migrazione cubana seguita da quella venezuelana, la lingua più parlata è lo spagnolo (mentre a Miami Beach viene usato lo Spanglish, un mix di spagnolo e inglese) seguito da italiano, greco e cinese.

Se nel 2000 il 66,75% dei residenti parlava spagnolo a casa e il 25,45% inglese, nel 2010 addirittura il 70,2% degli abitanti di Miami di età superiore ai 5 anni parlava solo spagnolo a casa, mentre soltanto il 22,7% della popolazione parlava inglese in ambiente domestico. Circa il 6,3% parla altre lingue indoeuropee a casa. In totale, quindi, il 77,3% degli abitanti parla una lingua diversa dall'inglese.

Dal trasferimento al di fuori di quest'area di persone che parlano inglese, la percentuale di persone che parlano solo inglese è destinato a scendere ulteriormente.

Cultura

Biblioteche
La Miami-Dade Public Library gestisce numerose biblioteche nella contea, tra le quali presso la Miami Cultural Plaza al 101 West Flagler Street, a Downtown Miami.

Scuole
Le scuole pubbliche sono gestite dalla Miami-Dade County Public Schools. Tra i centri di formazione superiore si hanno:
 Florida International University
 Università di Miami
 Barry University
 Florida Memorial University
 Johnson & Wales University
 New World School of the Arts
 St. Thomas University
 Miami-Dade College

Musei

 Pérez Art Museum Miami
 HistoryMiami
 Freedom Tower
 Villa Vizcaya
 Miami Science Museum
 Lowe Art Museum
 Frost Art Museum
 Museum of Contemporary Art
 Miami Children's Museum
 Hirai Momo Carmen

Teatri

 Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts
 Lyric Theater
 Gusman Center for the Performing Arts (Olympia Theater

Geografia antropica

Urbanistica
Miami è suddivisa in differenti aree, con Downtown Miami che rappresenta il centro della città.
Le strade sono generalmente numerate e quelle in direzione est-ovest vengono indicate come Street, mentre quelle in direzione nord-sud come Avenue. Le strade sono numerate progressivamente allontanandosi dai riferimenti principali costituiti da Flagler Street in direzione est-ovest e Miami Avenue in direzione nord-sud.

Il numero della strada generalmente si ripete nei quadranti nordest, sudest, sudovest e nordovest della città, utilizzando i riferimenti cardinali per evitare ambiguità: ad esempio, NW 8th Street è una strada di Downtown, mentre SW 8th Street è la strada principale del quartiere di Little Havana. Questo schema è utilizzato anche da altre città dell'area metropolitana di Miami, per cui 8th Street, ad esempio, esiste anche Miami Beach, cosa che può creare inizialmente un po' di confusione.

Suddivisioni storiche

Il centro della città è Downtown Miami che si trova nella sua parte orientale, sulla baia di Biscayne. Questo quartiere include Brickell, Virginia Key, Watson Island ed il porto di Miami. Le altre isole che si trovano sulla baia sono condivise con la città di Miami Beach. A nordovest rispetto a Downtown si trova il Civic Center, dove si trova un'alta concentrazione di strutture sanitarie e di ricerca.

La parte meridionale della città, al di sotto del Miami River, include Coral Way, The Roads e Coconut Grove. Coconut Grove fu fondato nel 1825 ed è la sede del municipio di Miami. Caratteristica di Coconut Grove, insieme a molti edifici storici, sono i parchi, come Villa Vizcaya, The Kampong e The Barnacle Historic State Park. Coral Way è un altro quartiere residenziale costruito nel 1922 per collegare Downtown con Coral Gables.

La parte occidentale della città include Little Havana, West Flagler e Flagami. Rappresenta la zona tradizionalmente abitata da immigranti, inizialmente ebrei ed attualmente dal Centro America e Cuba, mentre il quartiere di Allapattah ospita molte differenti etnie.

La parte settentrionale dei Miami include Midtown, un altro distretto che ospita molte differenti etnie ed è l'unione dei due quartieri di Edgewater e Wynwood. La parte a nordest di Midtown è quella che ospita i residenti con reddito più elevato, in particolare nel Design District e l'Upper Eastside. Sempre nella parte settentrionale si trovano comunità di colore ed immigranti caraibici, come a Little Haiti, Overtown e Liberty City.

Suddivisioni amministrative

A fini amministrativi, i quartieri di Miami vengono raggruppati in Distretti che nominano un loro rappresentante nel consiglio comunale.

La composizione dei distretti è la seguente:
 primo distretto: Allapattah e Grapeland Heights;
 secondo distretto: Brickell, Coconut Grove, Coral Way, Downtown Miami, Edgewater, Midtown Miami, Omni, Park West e Upper Eastside
 terzo distretto: Coral Way, Little Havana e The Roads
 quarto distretto: Coral Way, Flagami e West Flagler
 quinto distretto: Buena Vista, Design District, Liberty City, Little Haiti, Little River, Lummus Park, Overtown, Spring Garden e Wynwood

Altro raggruppamento di quartieri in aree più ampie è quello fatto dal Neighborhood Enhancement Team dell'amministrazione comunale.

In questo caso, la lista di quartieri nei quali viene scomposta la città è la seguente:
 Allapattah;
 Coconut Grove
 Coral Way;
 Downtown;
 Flagami
 Liberty City;
 Little Haiti;
 Little Havana;
 Midtown;
 Overtown;
 Upper Eastside;
 West Flagler

Area metropolitana

L'estensione della città di Miami è estremamente ridotta rispetto all'estensione dell'area urbana, che si estende verso ovest creando un continuo con Miami Beach e verso nord verso Fort Lauderdale. L'area metropolitana corrispondente, che ospita più di cinque milioni di abitanti, si estende sulle contee di:
 Miami-Dade;
 Broward;
 Palm Beach.

Economia

Data la relativa vicinanza con l'America latina, Miami è diventata la base per i rapporti con il Sud America per molte società multinazionali, come American Airlines, Cisco, Disney, Exxon, FedEx, Microsoft, Oracle e Sony e molte grandi aziende hanno la loro sede principale nei dintorni di Miami, tra le quali Burger King, DHL, Norwegian Cruise Line, Carnival Cruise Lines e Royal Caribbean International.

L'aeroporto internazionale e il porto di Miami sono fra i più trafficati punti d'ingresso al territorio americano, in particolar modo per le merci provenienti dal Sud-America e dai Caraibi. Inoltre il centro di Miami ha la più alta concentrazione di banche internazionali degli Stati Uniti. Nel 2003 ha ospitato le trattative per l'FTAA (Zona di libero scambio delle Americhe) ed è la principale candidata a diventarne la sede definitiva.

Anche il turismo è una risorsa di rilievo per il bilancio della città: le spiagge di Miami sono note in tutto il mondo e il quartiere Art Déco di South Beach, con i suoi locali notturni, è considerato uno dei più glamour del pianeta.

Miami nel 2000 è stata teatro della più importante azione legale promossa negli Stati Uniti, nella quale migliaia di fumatori malati di cancro della Florida ottennero lo sbalorditivo verdetto di risarcimento di 145 miliardi di dollari a danno delle cinque più grandi aziende americane produttrici di tabacco.

Secondo un'indagine dell'U.S. Census Bureau, nel 2002 Miami era la città con il più alto tasso di povertà degli Stati Uniti, con il 31% dei suoi abitanti che viveva con un reddito inferiore alla soglia di povertà americana. Nel 2004 Miami è risalita in questa classifica, collocandosi comunque al terzultimo posto davanti a Detroit ed El Paso.

Infrastrutture e trasporti

Porti
Il porto di Miami è collocato sulla Baia di Biscayne che si affaccia sull'oceano Atlantico. Questo è collegato con Downtown Miami dal ponte chiamato "Port Boulevard".
Il porto è conosciuto come il "Cruise Capital of the World" (La capitale mondiale delle crociere), questo per il fatto che è il porto al mondo dove transita il maggior numero di passeggeri/crociere, infatti qui attraccano le più grandi navi da crociera esistenti e qui fanno capo le maggiori linee di crociera. Il porto è anche conosciuto come "Cargo Gateway of the Americas" (Porta del carico merci delle Americhe).
Il porto costituisce uno degli elementi più importanti per l'economia della città e dello Stato della Florida. Infatti ogni anno vi transitano circa 4 milioni di passeggeri da crociera e oltre 9 milioni di tonnellate di merci. In tutto nelle attività crocieristiche e mercantili sono occupati 98.000 addetti.

Aeroporti
La città è servita dall'aeroporto internazionale di Miami. A 33 km dal centro è presente anche l'Aeroporto Internazionale di Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood.
Il traffico executive e air taxi si concentra invece sull'aeroporto di Opa-locka.

Mobilità urbana
La metropolitana di Miami è organizzata con un servizio su rotaia (Metrorail), che serve la contea in direzione nord-sud, e un servizio gratuito su gomma senza conducente (Metromover), che serve principalmente Downtown Miami. Tutte le linee sono dotate di collegamento Wi-Fi. La città è inoltre collegata a Fort Lauderdale e West Palm Beach attraverso il servizio ferroviario suburbano Tri-Rail.

Amministrazione

L'amministrazione della città di Miami è basata su di un modello sindaco-consiglio comunale. Il consiglio comunale consiste di cinque commissari eletti da distretti uninominali. Il consiglio comunale costituisce l'autorità di governo con potere di approvare ordinanze, adottare regolamenti ed esercitare i poteri ad esso conferiti. Il sindaco è eletto a maggioranza e nomina un city manager. Le riunioni della commissione si svolgono nel Miami City Hall, che si trova a 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, Florida 33133 nel quartiere di Coconut Grove presso Dinner Key.

L'attuale commissione è composta da:
 Tomás Regalado – sindaco
 Wifredo "Willy" Gort – Commissario per il primo distretto (Vice-Chairman)
Allapattah e Grapeland Heights
 Marc Sarnoff – Commissario per il secondo distretto (Chairman)
Brickell, Coconut Grove, Coral Way, Downtown Miami, Edgewater, Midtown Miami, Omni, Park West e Upper Eastside
 Frank Carollo – Commissario per il terzo distretto
Coral Way, Little Havana e The Roads
 Francis Suárez – Commissario per il quarto distretto
Coral Way, Flagami e West Flagler
 Michelle Spence-Jones – Commissario per il quinto distretto
Buena Vista, Design District, Liberty City, Little Haiti, Little River, Lummus Park, Overtown, Spring Garden e Wynwood

 Johnny Martínez – City Manager
 Julie O. Bru – City Attorney

Consolati
La lista dei consolati a Miami secondo il Dipartimento della regolamentazione e delle risorse economiche della contea:

 Consolato Brasiliano ed Ufficio del Commercio: 80 SW 8 Street, Miami
 Consolato Britannico: 1001 Brickell Bay Drive, Miami
 Consolato dei Paesi Bassi: 701 Brickell Avenue, Miami
 Consolato del Belgio: 216 NE 1 Street, Miami
 Consolato del Belize: 370 Minorca Avenue, Coral Gables
 Consolato del Canada: 200 South Biscayne Boulevard, Miami
 Consolato del Cile: 800 Brickell Avenue, Miami
 Consolato del Giappone: 80 SW 8 Street, Miami
 Consolato del Gran Ducato del Lussemburgo: 200 S. Biscayne Boulevard, Miami
 Consolato del Libano: 6600 SW 57 Avenue, Miami
 Consolato del Messico: 5975 SW 72 Street, South Miami
 Consolato del Mozambico: P.O. Box 4066, Hallandale Beach
 Consolato del Nicaragua: 8532 SW 8 Street, Miami
 Consolato del Paraguay: 25 SE 2 Avenue, Miami
 Consolato del Peru: 444 Brickell Avenue, Miami
 Consolato del Portogallo: 1901 Ponce de Leon Boulevard, Coral Gables
 Consolato del Venezuela: 1101 Brickell Avenue, Miami
 Consolato della Bolivia: 700 S. Royal Poinciana Boulevard, Miami Springs
 Consolato della Colombia: 280 Aragon Avenue, Coral Gables
 Consolato della Norvegia: 1007 North America Way, Miami
 Consolato della Repubblica del Suriname: 6303 Blue Lagoon Drive, Miami
 Consolato della Repubblica del Venezuela: 1101 Brickell Avenue, Miami
 Consolato della Repubblica di Polonia: 1440 79 Steet Causeway, Miami
 Consolato della Repubblica Dominicana: 1038 Brickell Avenue, Miami
 Consolato della Repubblica Federale di Germania: 100 North Biscayne Boulevard, Miami
 Consolato della Repubblica Slovacca: 5200 NW 67 Avenue: Lauderhill
 Consolato della Svezia: 2550 Eisenhower Boulevard: Fort Lauderdale
 Consolato della Svizzera: 825 Brickell Bay Drive, Miami
 Consolato della Thailandia: 2801 Ponce de Leon Boulevard, Coral Gables
 Consolato delle Bahamas: 25 SE 2 Avenue, Miami
 Consolato delle Filippine: 1635 S. Miami Road: Fort Lauderdale
 Consolato dell'Ecuador: 117 NW 42 Avenue, Miami
 Consolato di Antigua e Barbuda: 25 SE 2 Avenue, Miami
 Consolato di Argentina ed Ufficio del Commercio: 1101 Brickell Avenue North Tower, Miami
 Consolato di Barbados: 150 Alhambra Circle, Coral Gables
 Consolato di Costa Rica: 2730 SW 3 Avenue, Miami
 Consolato di Danimarca: 3107 Stirling Road: Fort Lauderdale
 Consolato di El Salvador: 2600 Douglas Road, Coral Gables
 Consolato di Finlandia: 50 NE 29 Street, Miami
 Consolato di Francia: 1395 Brickell Avenue, Miami
 Consolato di Grenada: 201 S. Biscayne Boulevard, Miami
 Consolato di Haiti: 259 SW 13 Street, Miami
 Consolato di Honduras: 7171 Coral Way, Miami
 Consolato di Islanda: 1820 SW 73 Avenue, Plantation
 Consolato di Israele: 100 N. Biscayne Boulevard, Miami
 Consolato di Italia: 4000 Ponce de Leon Boulevard, Coral Gables
 Consolato di Jamaica: 25 SE Second Avenue, Miami
 Consolato di Malta: 13829 Via Da Vinci, Delray Beach
 Consolato di Panama: 5775 Blue Lagoon Drive, Miami
 Consolato di Spagna: 2655 Le Jeune Road, Coral Gables
 Consolato di Trinidad e Tobago: 1000 Brickell Avenue, Miami
 Consolato di Tunisia: 1236 SW 21 Street, Miami
 Consolato di Ungheria: 2655 Le Jeune Road, Coral Gables
 Consolato di Uruguay: 1077 Ponce de Leon Boulevard, Coral Gables
 Consolato Onorario della Repubblica Ceca: 3111 Stirling Road, Fort Lauderdale
 Consolato Onorario della Repubblica di Macedonia: P.O. Box 222094, Hollywood
 Consolato Onorario di Albania: 4077 NE 5 Terrace, Fort Lauderdale
 Consolato Onorario di Austria: 1454 NW 17 Avenue, Miami

Gemellaggi
Miami è gemellata con le seguenti città:

Sport

Miami è rappresentata in tutte le principali leghe professionistiche statunitensi:
 I Miami Dolphins (NFL - football americano) giocano al Hard Rock Stadium
 I Miami Heat (NBA - basket) giocano all'American Airlines Arena
 I Florida Panthers (NHL - hockey su ghiaccio) giocano al BankAtlantic Center
 I Miami Marlins (MLB - baseball) giocano al Marlins Park
L'Inter Miami CF (MLS - calcio) giocano nel DRV PNK Stadium sorto al posto del  demolito Lockhart Stadium a partire dal 2020

Miami ospita ogni anno all'Hard Rock Stadium l'Orange Bowl, una delle quattro finali nazionali riservate ai campionati studenteschi di football americano; inoltre a Homestead, piccolo centro della periferia, ha sede l'Homestead-Miami Speedway, circuito dove si disputano le gare delle più importanti serie automobilistiche statunitensi come NASCAR, IRL, GRAND-AM. Nel 2008 Jimmie Johnson si è aggiudicato la Ford400, ultimo appuntamento stagionale della NASCAR (categoria più seguita del motorsport stelle e strisce), guadagnando un montepremi di $7.354.860.

Galleria d'immagini

Note

Bibliografia

Voci correlate
 Quartieri di Miami
 Area metropolitana di Miami

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

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A few months ago I drove up to the Comal County Courthouse in New Braunfels to talk on camera about the importance of preserving the historic county courthouses of Texas. Through the magic of editing and CGI, the good folks at the Texas Society of Architects and Lost Pines Studios were able to make me look slightly less alien and sound slightly more articulate.
At any rate, the video is now available online and can be seen on the brand-spanking-new Texas Architect website.


The view out the kitchen window this morning, snow is still falling!
I woke early this morning. it was about ten to five. I had set my alarm early so I could get a start on the day before everyone in the house was up and about. Saturday was going to be a busy day and I wanted to get a few things on my agenda accomplished; it is much more difficult to work on my agenda when they are three other agendas about! Also, I prefer the peaceful solitude of the morning to write and get organized.
Last night when I pulled into the driveway, Beth and Olivia were decorating the tree in the front yard, Ivy was staked on her tether, and I was on the phone finishing a call from my drive home. Decorating the tree is one of Beth's holiday traditions – it is a beautiful tree when lit and lights up the front yard. It is especially beautiful after a snowfall when the yard is a pristine white and snow was forecast for late Friday night and into Saturday. It had been a long day at the end of a long week and I was looking forward to an easy Friday night and hopefully early to bed. It didn't happen. I pitched in and helped but not before providing holiday music for the decorating from the truck and my iPod to add a bit more atmosphere. It was pleasant and we added several strands of lights. It reminded me of walking through Oakbrook Mall, an area outdoor mall, on a cool snowy night or visiting Brookfield Zoo for Zoo lights with the Christmas music in the air. It was really nice. We got the tree decorated and prepared for the coming snow: I checked the snow blower and William volunteered to start it, it started up right away. There is nothing worse than having a snow blower that does not work, especially when it has snowed. We put away boxes and decorations that we were not going to use and got the garage ready for snow and winter. After it was all done we discovered that I had run down the battery to the truck, and it was dead. We got it jump started and running before we shut down for the night.
Originally, the idea was to watch football. Beth's alma mater, Miami University, was playing for MAC championship against NIU which is where I earned my teaching degree. I had joked earlier in the week it was going to be a family feud, but my only real care in college football is Texas A&M and to be honest, it is difficult to keep up with them this far away. We had completely forgotten about the game and came inside for the final quarter and a last minute Miami win. Miami will play in a bowl game and I suspect NIU will get an invitation as well, but to a lesser bowl. Nonetheless, it was an exciting end to a busy week.
It has been almost a week since my last post and it had been a busy week. The kids went back to school Monday knowing that Christmas break lay ahead, with only three weeks until break; it seemed exciting. Winter, at least meteorological winter, began on December 1st and snow was forecast for the weekend. There was an excitement in the school on Friday about the coming weekend as well as the closeness of the holiday. We were all glad when the bell rang to end the day and I dismissed the students. Somehow the five days we had screamed by and counted as we moved through the week.
When the alarm rang this morning and I got up, the snowplow was headed down the hill and I dressed warmly knowing that Ivy would be confused and excited about what lay outside the door. She had never seen snow before and I was not really certain what lay ahead for me and getting her to go potty. Once we were outside, she sniffed at everything trying to find a suitable place to go. It took a while, but she eventually found a place in the ivy to go potty. Ironically, that is how she got her name. Since winter has begun, it has been her favorite place to stop first thing in the morning. It took time, but we eventually came inside and she lay down and I got to get to work.
The kids are up and behind me in the basement and I need to get going. Today is gonna be a great day – even if it is not my agenda. The day counts as long as I make it meaningful and move forward; Making the Day Count on the first snowy day of the winter.


Apastepeque is a city located in the Eastern Department of San Vicente, El Salvador. Its name in Nahuatl means "Hill of the alabaster" or "Hill of the great vessels", this city is located at an altitude of 590 metres above the sea level, so it is a place where it's hot almost year-round.
Precisely here we find a magical place that is known as Apastepeque lagoon, which is a lagoon formed in a volcanic crater. This tourist place offers two rooms for visitors: the rustic and "indigenous" (no more comforts than gives us the nature). There people can prepare food outdoors, as in the old days or opt to buy a lunch ready for nearby restaurants. Instead, you can enjoy of Cabañas, hammocks, tables, pool, food and all the well-being of a recreation center. It all depends on the intentions of the visitor.
In short, the lagoon of Apastepeque offers tourists serenity, relaxation, pleasure and fresh air. Ideal to forget the stifling ordinariness of the city. Nothing here seems to remove the peace or tranquility… people live their existence away from the hustle and bustle, violence and accelerated time. Typical qualities of the cities. The few inhabitants of the area sleep arrullados by a poignant silence that only disrupt it the croaking of frogs and the singing of crickets.
Main attraction, the recreational park of the lagoon of Apastepeque is a floating dock that juts into the lagoon, from where tourists can receive fresh air and enjoy a nice landscape; In addition to a family pool, beautiful gardens, a restaurant with gazebo and picnic areas. On the banks visitors can also enjoy fishing for the laborious local craftsmen. This pond comes from the Lempa River basin. And is of volcanic origin, with a surface area of 0.59 Km2 and a maximum depth of 35 meters.
No doubt this is a place you need to know in our thumb of America, where the magical and mysterious waters of the lagoon of Apastepeque, will be waiting for you.


Since half of Jill Stuart's SoHo shop is dedicated to the designer's vintage finds, it's no surprise that many intricate details typical of these pieces should find their way into her spring collection. This season Stuart traveled back in time from her fall show, a celebration of sixties style, to the twenties and thirties, with a strong focus on evening wear. Results varied from an overly derivative silver-beaded flapper dress to a scrumptious gown constructed from pink petals that, though vintage-inspired, looked perfect for right now.
For day Stuart showed smart trenches, cut above the knee, in black and the peachy pink that is becoming a touchstone of the season, as well as tightly pleated minis in black and a red-and-blue floral that bloomed here and there throughout the show. Ribbons, ruching, and lace insets were among the many lingerie details that updated sporty pieces like bra tops, a pink sweatshirt/bed jacket (tied asymmetrically with a blue grosgrain ribbon), and the shrunken blue blazers that Stuart paired with shorts. For those in the swim, there were a variety of Hollywood-glamorous bathing suits with ruching, bows, and back zips that would look as good on the silver screen as they will poolside at the Chateau Marmont.


Zacharie Caudeiron has completed his articles of clerkship at Walkers and has been called to the Cayman Islands Bar. His application was moved by Walkers partner Colette Wilkins, before Justice Richard Williams at the Grand Court in Cayman.
"I have thoroughly enjoyed my time being an articled clerk at Walkers," Caudeiron said. "The training I received exposed me to a diverse and interesting range of work, and I am grateful for the skills I have obtained from the programme." During his undergraduate years, Caudeiron participated in several mini-pupillages in London and marshalled for the judges of the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.
He completed the Bar Professional Training Course at City University, London in 2015 and was then called to the Bar of England and Wales later that year. He successfully completed a 12-month pupillage with 4 Stone Buildings in Lincoln's Inn, London, and was granted a full qualification certificate in 2017. Caudeiron was articled to Wilkins for the duration of his legal training in the Cayman Islands.


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Is Man Utd's Rooney REALLY The Right Man To Captain England?
Or should Hodgson simply scrap the armband altogether?
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Is Man Utd's Rooney REALLY The Right Man To Captain England?
After a summer of deliberation, international retirements and self-reflection in the England set-up, we're finally drawing close to a new dawn with regards the England team. A new squad has been selected by Roy Hodgson to face Norway next Wednesday and, in the first competitive game since that thrilling 0-0 draw with Costa Rica in Belo Horizonte, a clash Switzerland on the following Monday.
The new squad is exciting, a mixture of youthful zest, some familiar faces from the Premier League, and a smattering of experience – actually, a smattering is a bit of an exaggeration – which will no doubt hail in a new era for the England team. Roy Hodgson can do a lot with this group; the chalkboard should, essentially, be almost clean – and with just 398 caps between the 22 members of the squad, the average member of the squad has played just over 18 games for England – they're not exactly tarnished by the lack of "passion" supposedly shown in tournaments of yesteryear, yet.
In this sense, it's clear to see why Hodgson has picked Wayne Rooney as the captain, his marquee man in the squad; with 95 caps to his name, Rooney has one cap less than double his nearest challenger in the cap-count, James Milner (who has 48, stunningly), and would quite clearly be an important head in the squad, even without the throes of captaincy. With the retirements of Ashley Cole, Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard, most of the other credible captaincy options have been exhausted – fleeting campaigns for the cases of Gary Cahill and Joe Hart aside – and so it's understandable, obvious, even, that Rooney should take up the armband vacated by the aforementioned Gerrard, and worn by many legends; Billy Wright, Bobby Moore, Bryan Robson, Alan Shearer, David Beckham.
Rooney, admittedly, isn't in that league yet – his international career peaked at 18, and has essentially been a poor tribute act to Euro 2004 since the broken metatarsal against Portugal – but, whether rightly or wrongly, his name will have always been remembered among those anyway, given that, at 28, he's in a great position to smash both Peter Shilton's cap record and Bobby Charlton's goalscoring record. He should enter his peak as we move towards Euro 2016, and so is a good choice for a hopeful qualification to the tournament, too.
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The question marks perhaps entail this: Rooney's place in the England team has been up for discussion for a while. At the World Cup, Roy Hodgson even seemed to admit this, shoehorning the Manchester United forward into an unfamiliar left-wing role, as Raheem Sterling impressed in the central berth Rooney would've been expecting to take up. For all the will in the world, England have to play their strongest team and, if the coach wasn't so sure about that at the World Cup, preferring to play a 19 year old who had just had a break-out season to a 28 year old veteran, and captain-elect, it's perhaps understandable that there would be some concerns about the direction of the squad, and the team itself. By 2016, Rooney will be 30 – he's not exactly a long-term choice. Plus, given that he's never really captained a team at any length before – only recently picking up the Manchester United armband, after ten years of service – when leaving experience aside, Rooney isn't an obvious choice.
It has to be said, though, the other "front runners", if you will, aren't obvious choices either – they'd essentially be the next best choices in a squad with a bit of a leadership dearth. Gary Cahill has very little experience of captaining a side too – less than Rooney, in fact – at Chelsea, he plays alongside the very vocal John Terry, whereas for England he's beside Phil Jagielka – or, maybe as the campaign moves further on, a younger centre back such as Phil Jones, John Stones, maybe even Steven Caulker or Curtis Davies – which is a big step-up in responsibility on its own, without the added pressure of captaincy. Joe Hart would perhaps be more sensible – he should remain in the England squad for most of the next decade, form and fitness permitting – but as a goalkeeper, he's an important head in the camp nonetheless and, given that he'll be cajoling his defence for 90 minutes anyway, adding the responsibility of captaincy might make little sense. Equally, with Willy Caballero for his club and Southampton's Fraser Forster for his country, Hart has some reliable deputies who could easily take over the number one shirt and not relent if given the chance.
One alternative which is surely mind-blowing – one which would make a lot of sense with a young, inexperienced squad where there are few guaranteed starters, and the need for experience before a major tournament in pretty much all areas of the pitch – but nonetheless wasn't considered, is perhaps to scrap the captain nonsense for a couple of years.
Yes, a captain has his role in the team, and on the field having a leader – or multiple leaders – is definitely important, but essentially, Roy Hodgson could have waited until choosing his squad in 2016 to pick his captain, thereby allowing a bunch of youngsters to grow in stature together on the international stage, all knowing they're playing for places, and that they have to be vocal on the pitch to push each other on. A captain, in a qualifying campaign at least, is largely important for media commitments – Hodgson could just nominate senior players to handle that, like at the World Cup – while on the pitch, the armband could be rotated around several players in the squad to find someone who really relishes the challenge to take England forward.
It's perhaps unrealistic to expect such a thing to happen – clearly, given that Rooney was selected by Hodgson – but would be an interesting route to go down with such a youthful squad; at the end of the two-year qualification process, we may have well found that Rooney can be the inspirational captain the Three Lions need, but nailing him on as the captain now could perhaps allow complacency in his international performances to creep back in, and stifle some of the younger players in the England set-up from coming to the fore as leading players. That, perhaps, is the only real bone to pick with the choice of Rooney as captain.
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News & Opinion » Currents Feature
More than Dildos
Ally Booker wants Jellywink to be more than a place to buy a good vibrator
by Mari Herreras
It's not as if Tucson has a lack of sex toy shops or that there aren't millions of online options to shop for things like dildos, vibrators, cock rings and the like, but Ally Booker kept hearing from friends that if there was a woman and queer friendly sex toy store in town, they'd be regular customers.
Booker, proprietor of Jellywink Boutique, a new sex toy store and resource center at 418 E. 7th St. east of Fourth Avenue, officially opened in October during Pride, and has slowly been figuring out an inventory that fits her customers and how to continue to take the mystery out of sex toys by answering lots and lots of questions.
What made you move to Tucson from Chicago 10 years ago?
A number of factors. Every winter in Chicago I swore was going to be my last and I had a community of friends who moved out here ahead of me. Part of it was being assured there was a place there, a community.
What have you been doing in Tucson?
I've always been very community minded. On one level or another, many activist activities, and I've always been both a very strong advocate for sexual self-determination in the context of sexual orientation, gender expression or sexuality period. Also a promoter of sexual consent and anti-violence. I worked as a volunteer for SACASA on their sexual assault hotline for a year and a half. And on a non-activist related note, however, I think, lifestyle can be a form of activism.
On some level or other I was pretty immersed in the queer community in Chicago from my late teens and early 20s and more so now in various BDSM communities, and I've been a sex worker ally for quite some time.
Why Jellywink Boutique?
As far as the type of store I have, I wish I was doing something brand new and pioneering. There have been queer and women-friendly sexual resource centers and shops. Good Vibrations in San Francisco comes to mind. And a lot of my friends where saying, "Where is that store here?" And it's not like I rolled into town and said this is what I am going to do. I've been around 19 years, doing other stuff, and things fell into place.
How did the first store opening go?
It was very heartwarming. I didn't realize how deep of an impact it would have on certain people. I opened during Pride Week and a lot of people came down for those events. We heard lots of expressions of excitement. For some people it was almost relief and I honestly don't like bashing any other businesses at all.
But not everyone feels comfortable going into a sex toy shop, right?
While I may not have a problem going into a sex toy environment, I know a lot of people coming in the door would express anxiety going into other stores and feeling alienated or not understood. So I got a lot of expressions of gratitude.
One thing I noticed is that you don't seem to be fazed by people's questions. You get everyone in this store, so that means a variety of questions and concerns. How do you do that?
There's not really one answer to that, but a confluence of various things.
Ultimately, it comes down to, if it's truly safe, sane and consensual, and I mean truly, then it's okay by me. Sometimes, I even get turned on to fun new things to try based on what some people tell me. Also, I'd really like to add that I am oftentimes really touched by what people feel safe to talk to me about. For many people, it takes courage to discuss their sexual problems and needs, or even just the technicalities of masturbation. The fact that they open up to me, and the fact that I can provide an environment that people feel non-judged, and maybe even facilitate some problem solving, is extremely touching and fulfilling.
Who are Jellywink's customers?
While I am specifically woman and GLBTQI-friendly, I am trying to cater to everybody who wants to explore, learn and shop in an environment where they don't feel judged and feel safe asking questions and figuring things out; people who care about the safety and quality of the products they use; or people who are simply feeling a little adventurous or curious, but respectful. As they say, "Don't yuck somebody else's yum!"
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A few years ago, when Botox was still a taboo, the most common question related to this then-new procedure was "is Botox safe and effective". Things have changed now, and since this procedure is no longer regarded as crazy and dangerous, there's one thing we all want to know: at what age should I consider Botox?
It's often debated whether or not we should enhance our looks with facial plastic surgery, injections, and other anti-aging solutions. Since more and more youngsters are reaching out for the needle, we want to know, how young is too young?
Well, we did a thorough research and have great news for all those twenty-somethings staring in their mirror exploring their face for new wrinkles: it's never too early for Botox!
The practice of "preventative Botox" is fairly new – it's an anti-aging measure where Botox is injected into areas of the face before wrinkles form. Now, some people are not prone to the idea of getting Botox in their 20s, but doctors say that preventive Botox can prevent you from requiring more invasive surgeries later (injections, fillers, and lasers). Mid and late 20s is when doctors and cosmetic plastic surgeons see candidates for subtle corrections of their facial features, while 30s is when they work with serious candidates for Botox.
Although there's no such thing as the perfect age for Botox, early and mid 30s are the most common age groups approaching Botox or some sort of a plastic surgery.
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Raúl Araiza received a worrying health diagnosis
The driver received a diagnosis (Photo: Instagram / negroaraiza)
Raul Araiza is known for his characteristic charisma as a conductor, however, recently several of his followers had been concerned due to some alterations in his voice. That is why the morning team Today decided to bring a specialist to evaluate, live, the actor and leave behind the doubts about his health condition.
The person in charge of performing a nasoendoscopy was Dr. Francisco Saynes, who pointed out that before the program he had a short interview with the artist to learn a little more about his symptoms.
"Here my friend, the" negrito ", because more or less we were talking right now behind the scenes and what has is an excess in the use of the voice by the profession", The specialist began to relate.
He also mentioned that in addition to the job that the driver has, another reason why this type of medical conditions can happen are the environmental changes, reflux or allergy issues.
"In this case, the vocal cords when inflamed do not allow adequate closure of these structures and that makes it have that 'brandy' voice that people say ", Saynes explained.
During his speech, Araiza remarked that his father also had a voice similar to his, but the doctor stressed that the famous one had inflamed vocal cords, which separate and hit each other.
Raúl Araiza has injured vocal cords (IG: negroaraiza)
"The treatment here It is very important to take anti-inflammatories and especially the voice rest, But it is important, in the diagnosis, to carry out this type of study so that we detect that there is indeed no other alteration within the vocal cords, "he said.
It should be remembered that this has not been the only complicated moment that Araiza has lived recently in the morning, since a few weeks ago he experienced moments of anguish in the middle of the live program at undergo a cosmetic treatment that did not end well at all.
The actor who has just participated in the soap opera The soulless He accepted to be the model for the application of a "Poly-Revitalizing Mesotherapy" called "NCTF".
The morning driver of Televisa suffered, in front of the cameras, when he was injected, in addition to not expecting the treatment made you have an allergic reaction, removing numerous "balls" in the neck and eye area.
Araiza underwent live treatment (Photo: IG negroaraiza)
Moments before starting mesotherapy, the driver assured that aesthetic treatments should be a priority for men and not only for women; Araiza stated that within a relationship both They have the right and the obligation to take care of their physical appearance, which is why this type of treatment is valid.
During the presentation of the product and the explanation of how it would be applied, as well as the benefits it would have, social network users assured that the driver was very nervous, despite his speech.
"He was saying that men should take better care of themselves and I don't know what, but he only saw the little needles and he already wanted to run"," It was too strange that he lent himself to something like that when just by looking at his face we all noticed that he was afraid "," His fear made all the comment in favor of taking care of male beauty take a back seat "," How uncomfortable it was see the 'negrito' having to say something about aesthetic arrangements when he always says nothing is done, "they wrote on Twitter.
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The Los Angeles suburb of Glendale is one of the more picturesque cities that are found in the greater Los Angeles area. It's not situated up against the beach, but it is surrounded by foothills, including those that lead into the San Gabriel Mountains. This unique topography allows the city to feel like its own community, even if downtown Los Angeles can be reached in 8 miles. Of course, even with this quasi-separation in place, all of the things that make L.A. such an intriguing place to live are near enough to easily enjoy. All of this makes Glendale a splendid place to live; for families that have a senior in the early stages of chronic memory impairment, it should also be noted that the city is also a great place to find an abundance of memory care communities to choose from. While each of these unique facilities runs on the ultimate goal of providing a dignified living space to their residents, they all take different paths in order to achieve this goal. This diversity leaves plenty of terrific options for families to consider.
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No Place Like Home For Golden Ages - Glendale, CA
1459 Western Ave, Glendale, CA 91201
Glen Park at Glendale Mariposa St - Glendale, CA
1220 Mariposa St, Glendale, CA 91205
Glen Park at Glendale - Glendale, CA
1250 Boynton St, Glendale, CA 91205
Daly Care - Glendale, CA
1159 Raymond Ave, Glendale, CA 91201
Twelve Oaks Senior Living - Glendale, CA
2820 Sycamore Ave, Glendale, CA 91214
Jazmin Home for the Elderly - Glendale, CA
4425 Verdugo Rd., Glendale, CA 90065
Grant Serenity Homes - Glendale, CA
409 Wing St, Glendale, CA 91205
Glendale Verdugo Guest Home - Glendale, CA
700 Cordova Ave, Glendale, CA 91206
Solheim Senior Community - Los Angeles, CA
2236 Merton Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90041
St. Anne's Golden Years Home - Los Angeles, CA
5153 Eagle Rock Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90041
Regency Park Retirement Residence - Los Angeles, CA
Murray Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90026
Belmont Village Burbank - Burbank, CA
455 E Angeleno Ave, Burbank, CA 91501
Belmont Village is situated just three blocks from Burbank town center in a lovely residential area of Burbank. Residents have regular health checks and enjoy an active lifestyle that keeps them fit and healthy. Planned activities and programs ensure there's always something to do, and the inviting grounds and common areas are perfect for relaxation or meeting friends. There's never a dull moment at Belmont Village. Activities range from painting and art classes to lively group discussions and planned excursions.
Mountview Senior Living - Montrose, CA
2640 Honolulu Ave, Montrose, CA 91020
Chateau Magnolia - Burbank, CA
1061 E Magnolia Blvd, Burbank, CA 91501
Commonwealth Royale Guest Home - Los Angeles, CA
150 S Commonwealth Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90004
Friends Board and Care - Burbank, CA
1231 N. Beachwood Drive, Burbank, CA 91506
The Garden House by Three Sycamores - La Canada, CA
4366 Chevy Chase Dr, La Canada, CA 91011
Vintage Burbank - Burbank, CA
2721 W Willow St, Burbank, CA 91505
Allview Luxury Living - Hollywood, CA
6383 Yucca St, Hollywood, CA 90028
Anthony's and Eli's Board and Care - Burbank, CA
1105 N Griffith Park Dr, Burbank, CA 91506
Friends Board & Care, LLC - Burbank, CA
1231 N Beachwood Dr, Burbank, CA 91506
Florence Presbyterian Community - Florence, SC
2350 W Lucas St # 12, Florence, SC 29501
Le Bleu Chateau - Burbank, CA
1900 Grismer Ave, Burbank, CA 91504
Belmont Village Hollywood - Los Angeles, CA
2051 N Highland Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90068
This popular LA senior living facility offers independent living, assisted living, and memory care. Belmont Village senior living is located in central LA which allows residents to be near to all the beautiful city has to offer. Inside the facility they pride themselves in the fact that there is something to do for every resident! From exercise classes to art classes, residents are able to stay active and inspired! With their modern décor all residents should feel right at home!
Korean Home Care - Los Angeles, CA
3424 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90010
Connections Home Care Services, Inc. - Los Angeles, CA
Three Sycamores Villa - La Canada, CA
5222 Vista Lejana Ln, La Canada, CA 91011
Burbank Hills Comfort Living - Burbank, CA
2745 N Myers St, Burbank, CA 91504
Promise Assisted Living LLC - Los Angeles, CA
1231 S Alvarado St, Los Angeles, CA 90006
Sakura Gardens of Los Angeles- Los Angeles, CA
325 S Boyle Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90033
Foothill Retirement - Tujunga, CA
6720 Saint Estaban St, Tujunga, CA 91042
Foothill Retirement is a unique retirement home nestled in the Glendale foothills of Tujunga, California. It offers various types of lifestyle choices, such as independent living, assisted living and memory care, customized to fit the needs of you or your loved one. Foothill Retirement offers fun and engaging events and activities to its residents including games, gardening, water-color classes, exercise and fitness programs as well as field trips, outings and more. The community is family friendly, encouraging family visits, including young children and family pets. Each residence is equipped with a phone and WiFi, allowing residents to stay in touch with their loved ones.
Seniors' Haven LLC - Burbank, CA
1831 N Kenwood St, Burbank, CA 91505
Hollenbeck Home - Los Angeles, CA
Joyko Guest Home - Toluca Lake, CA
4607 Willowcrest Ave, Toluca Lake, CA 91602
The Cottages at Melrose Gardens - West Hollywood, CA
1007 N Martel Ave, West Hollywood, CA 90046
The Cottages at Melrose Gardens is located on a quiet street shaded by jacaranda trees that's within easy traveling distance of Beverly Hills and Los Angeles. Part of Melrose Gardens, which offers independent and assisted living environments, The Cottages is reserved for those living with Alzheimer's or other conditions requiring memory support. In a smaller environment conducive to their comfort and sense of security, seniors are cared for by staff trained to interact with dignity and respect. Each resident has his or her own fully furnished room and can enjoy a sense of independence strolling or sitting in the enclosed outdoor garden with self-returning paths. Mind-nourishing activities such as yoga, tai chi, arts and crafts, games, and outings are offered on a regular basis.
Toluca Lake Manor Senior Assisted Living - Toluca Lake, CA
4560 Cartwright Ave, Toluca Lake, CA 91602
Melrose Villas - Los Angeles, CA
823 N Poinsettia Pl, Los Angeles, CA 90046
Country Club South - Los Angeles, CA
3267 Country Club Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90019
Anna's Loving Care - Los Angeles, CA
417 N Alta Vista Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036
Ardenville Home Care I - Burbank, CA
7747 Shady Cove Ave, Burbank, CA 91504
Olympic Board and Care - Los Angeles, CA
4532 Abbey Pl, Los Angeles, CA 90019
As your loved ones get older, they may need help with tasks such as showering, getting dressed, and even eating. Olympic Board and Care is an assisted living facility that helps people who can no longer live independently.The facility has wheelchair accessible showers, meals, and a doctor on call. There are areas outdoors where your loved one can spend time with their pets and meet other residents. Hospice and respite care are available for those residents who need more extensive support. There are historical areas in nearby Oxford Square that you and your loved one can look at during outings.
Jasmin Terrace at El Molino - Pasadena, CA
245 S El Molino Ave, Pasadena, CA 91101
Regency Park Oak Knoll - Pasadena, CA
255 S Oak Knoll Ave, Pasadena, CA 91101
Garden of Palms - West Hollywood, CA
1025 N Fairfax Ave, West Hollywood, CA 90046
Come visit Garden of Palms retirement community in southern California where people of the Jewish faith truly feel at home. Nestled among the Hollywood Hills in close proximity to the beach, Paramount Pictures and museums for field trips, this community helps residents make the most of social opportunities while retaining an intimate, cozy feel. Delight in certified kosher meals, watch a concert featuring Jewish cultural music or just relax in the beautiful gardens and enjoy the fruits of your labors. Numerous available amenities and laundry and housekeeping services ensure your loved ones can focus on nurturing their minds, bodies and spirits.
El Molino Rose Villa - Pasadena, CA
1144 N El Molino Ave, Pasadena, CA 91104
Specializing in Alzheimer's memory care, El Molino Rose Villa is a comfortable and convenient assisted living facility located in the heart of Pasadena, California, just minutes away from public parks, swimming facilities, tennis courts and shopping centers. Residents enjoy personalized services and enjoy amenities like anytime dining that accommodates vegetarians, grocery shopping services, housekeeping services, laundry and dry cleaning services, free Wi-Fi, and around-the-clock care. This facility is also pet-friendly, so residents don't have to part with their beloved furry friends. El Molino Rose Villa offers both on-site and off-site activities, as well as on-site devotional services.
Regency Park Astoria - Pasadena, CA
925 East Villa Street, Pasadena, CA 91106
Silverado Beverly Place - Los Angeles, CA
330 N Hayworth Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90048
Silverado Beverly Place is a memory care community for seniors in Los Angeles, CA who suffer from Alzheimer's, dementia, and other conditions. General assisted living services are also available. Each day, chefs prepare gourmet meals and snacks for residents to enjoy. Seniors also have the chance to participate in a variety of community activities, including social events and outings in the local area. Los Angeles is home to top-tier shopping, restaurants, and entertainment, so there is lots to do when residents' family and friends come to visit. The community has been providing care for seniors in the area for over 20 years.
Silverado The Huntington - Alhambra, CA
1118 N Stoneman Ave, Alhambra, CA 91801
Molokan Resident Center - Los Angeles, CA
Percy St, Los Angeles, CA 90023
Astoria II - Los Angeles, CA
8041 Blackburn Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90048
Los Angeles's Astoria II senior community makes a great choice for those who wish to remain close to the excitement of a major city yet live in a peaceful setting. Near Cedar Sinai, Olympia Medical Center and UCLA, this facility provides residents with easy access to urgent assistance and top-notch medical personnel for their everyday needs. The staff here has training in everything from first aid and medication management to CPR and dementia care, ensuring your loved ones get the daily care they need, and on-call nurses, physicians, dentists and physical therapists provide extra peace of mind. Staff also accompany residents to appointments in the city, whether they're going for medical treatment or entertainment.
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Glendale at a Glance
Glendale has a population of around 196,000 residents. Because it is so close to downtown Los Angeles, the city's economy is somewhat shaped by the same industries that have molded L.A. into an international powerhouse. Its presence in a valley surrounded by foothills cause it to enjoy an annual weather pattern consisting of warm to hot summers and mild winters. The city is also famous for having one of the largest Armenian communities in the world outside of Armenia.
Because Glendale borders the northern side of Los Angeles, its residents are not that far from some of L.A.'s most famous landmarks. Some of these include the Griffith Park Observatory, the Hollywood Sign, and the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
A Look at Memory Care Communities in Glendale
For the most part, the memory care communities that are located in Glendale operate in the same manner as assisted living communities. However, there is one major exception. In the case of memory care, the seniors that live in these special facilities may need to receive aid with one or more activities in order to properly get through the day. Some of these functions may include basic tasks like taking a bath or getting dressed. Fortunately, all of these memory care facilities have the ability to deploy a fully trained medical staff to provide necessary assistance when appropriate.
However, this staff is also trained to allow the seniors to do what they wish throughout the day to the best of their ability when these situations aren't afoot. This not only allows them to remain active and sharp on an individual basis, but it also lets them retain an important sense of dignity.
Living a Graceful Life in Glendale
The ultimate goal of any senior that is in the early stages of chronic memory impairment is to be able to spend as much time as possible time enjoying their lives in a dignified manner. Fortunately, the memory care communities that are found in Glendale collectively strive to ensure that this noble goal as preserved as best as possible.


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Blog - Bed Buggers
Publish date: October 17, 2011
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) issued new guidelines today on safe infant sleep environments. Spoiler alert: No matter how sweet your Swedish memory foam mattress is (and I know how nice they are; I've been kicked out of the mattress store more than once), it's not where your infant should be sleeping.
Dr. David L. Hill
The new guidelines create a distinction between SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) and the much-harder-to-pronounce SUID (Sudden Unintended Infant Deaths). Living in North Carolina, I have to be careful not to say "SUID" too loud, or hogs come running. Why give pediatricians yet another acronym to remember? It turns out not all SIDS deaths are unexplained. SIDS implies an unknown cause of death, but in about half of the cases the cause is actually known.
These deaths are unintentional, but they're not unexplained, so from now on, we'll call all the deaths SUID, and the ones that remain mysterious after a full investigation will be SIDS. Are you confused enough yet? Wait for it ... you can also call SUID "SUDI" for Sudden Unexplained Death In Infancy. Phil Collins definitely could not have seen this coming when he recorded "Sussudio."
So if half these SUID/SUDI deaths are explained, what are their causes? According to a study from New Mexico, prone sleep position remains a big contributor (52% of deaths), but even bigger was sleeping on an unsafe surface (71% of deaths). Now some unsafe infant sleep surfaces are kind of obvious, but it turns out bed-sharing with the parent has emerged as a significant risk factor. A parent doesn't have to roll over on an infant to cause a death, although that does happen. Simply having a soft bed is enough to put infants at risk of suffocation or respiratory arrest.
This news is guaranteed to bum out some parents. I'm already anticipating the pushback I'm going to hear from parents who understandably take great pleasure in sleeping with their babies. But we're talking about life and death here, not to mention acronyms no one wants to learn. So it's clearer than ever what we need to tell parents: Babies must sleep looking at the ceiling, in their own cribs, not over-bundled, without soft bedding/stuffed animals/crib bumpers, in a house where no one smokes, after nursing, and sucking on a pacifier. As for me, I'm planning on hiding in the mattress store until they lock the doors.
--Dr. David L. Hill
Dr. Hill is vice president of Cape Fear Pediatrics in Wilmington, N.C., and is an adjunct assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is Program Director for the AAP Council on Communications and Media and an executive committee member of the North Carolina Pediatric Society. He has recorded commentaries for NPR's All Things Considered and provided content for various print, television and Internet outlets. Dr. Hill's first book, Dad to Dad: Parenting Like A Pro will be available starting in April 2012 from AAP Publishing.
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Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium & Safari Park is excited to announce the birth of a bobcat! Visitors can come out and view the native newborn on display inside Wildlife World's Baby Animal Nursery.
Wildlife World's expert hand raising and veterinarian team has reared dozens of diverse species, including rare and endangered felines such as ocelots, jaguars, and tigers. And, now they are raising the bobcat kitten! The kitten requires around-the-clock care and is currently being bottle fed. Over the next few weeks meat will slowly be introduced into kitten's diet.
There are thirteen subspecies of bobcat found across North America (from Canada to Mexico). Bobcat habitats vary widely, ranging from forests and mountainous areas to semi-deserts and brush land. Bobcats are excellent hunters. They stalk their prey with stealth and patience, then capture their prey in one great leap.
The Bobcat population is threatened due to habitat loss, disease, automobile accidents, and hunting—the bobcat is often hunted for its beautiful fur. Given the declining population and elusive nature of the bobcat, visiting Wildlife World's bobcat kitten is a great way for guests and school children to learn the importance of maintaining a healthy ecosystem and learn about the wildlife that can be found in our own backyards!
The lineup at the baby animal nursery at Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium & Safari Park includes the bobcat kitten, and 2 warthog babies!
With more than 600 species & 6000 animals on display, there are always new arrivals at Wildlife World! Other babies on display include Austin, the reticulated giraffe, Arizona's first marine mammal, Sunny the Sea Lion, black swans, several hoofed animal species, a variety of primate species, including red handed tamarins, De Brazza monkey, colobus monkey and other youngsters throughout the 100-acre park.
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Posted by Benjamin Dona on Sunday, August 3rd, 2014 at 1:15pm.
The following excerpts on economic expansion for the State of Florida come from The College of Business Administration at the University of Central Florida's quarterly economic projection report for July 2014. According to their findings, between now and 2017, it is expected that Florida's economy will expand at an average annual growth rate of 3.7% and payroll job creation will average an annual pace of 2.6%. Both measures are well above the pace expected for the national economy.
As of May 2014, 41.7 percent of single-family home transactions were cash sales, down slightly from 46 percent one year earlier. It's the fourth year in a row that cash sales were at 40 percent or higher, suggesting that investors continue to play a role in Florida's housing market.
Low inventories and rising sales prices have triggered a surge in new home construction. Housing starts will average 31.3 percent growth during 2014-2017. The most rapid growth will be in 2014 and 2015, when starts are expected to grow at an average rate of 51.6 percent.
Housing starts should more than double their 2013 levels by mid-2017. Total starts will be over 95,200 in 2014, just over 136,000 in 2015, 162,700 in 2016 and 166,200 in 2017. This growth in residential construction activity will catalyze growth in the commercial sector and "push employment growth" in the construction sector into the double-digit level.
Sectors projected to have the strongest average job growth during the period of 2014 to 2017: Construction (11.3 percent), Professional and Business Services (4.6 percent), Trade, Transportation & Utilities (4 percent), Education & Health Services (2.5 percent), and Leisure & Hospitality (2 percent).
Housing prices have made a strong upward movement from the depths to which they plunged during the housing crisis; in 2007, median home prices fell to a low of $122,200, but are now at a level of $180,000 (up 47 percent) as of June, 2014. This upward trend in median price is likely to continue at a sustainable pace and by the middle of 2017 is projected to be up by as much as another 20 percent or more.
On a local SW Florida level, the report's projections for the Naples-Marco Island MSA mimic quite closely many of the business research groups predictions for the four year time period thru mid-2017. In essence, all are projecting the purchase market will continue to suffer from a lack of inventory which should continue to drive prices higher year over year. By the middle of 2017, the median price is likely to rise (from its current level of $282,000) by as much as another 30 percent or more.
Forbes Magazine released their study of data from Moody's Analytics and ranked the Naples area as number one out of 200 of the largest metros with an expected job growth rate of 4.1 percent through 2016. Key industries for growth are in housing and retail and of course, in the tourism industry also. Cape Coral came in ranked at the number 10 position in the study.
It is also important to note, that even though Florida is leading the way in construction job growth in the country, SW Florida is currently experiencing shortages in the availability of skilled construction workers. The shortages are so severe in some construction trade categories, that many local builders are now partnering with apprenticeship schools to help those individuals who are looking to become journeyman in fields like plumbing, electricians and finish carpentry.
We highly concur with these projected conclusions. The bottom line is that it is still a good time to buy in Southwest Florida even with the recent rise in prices. By purchasing now, buyers can also anticipate a pretty nice return on their investment over their first few years of ownership. And, for those buyers who just can't find something to their liking in the limited inventory re-sale market, there is a wealth of new construction that is available, most of which is being priced extremely well by the builders.