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"Natural" by Imagine Dragons
OC: Lexa
NPC: Johnny
Photo taken in "Cyberpunk 2077" on PC with
- Camera by Frans Bouma
- Photomode
- AMM
- Reshade
- Nvidia Ansel
The area that was to become West Palm Beach was settled in the late 1870s and 1880s by a few hundred settlers who called the vicinity "Lake Worth Country." These settlers were a diverse community from different parts of the United States and the world. They included founding families such at the Potters and the Lainharts, who would go on to become leading members of the business community in the fledgling city. The first white settlers in Palm Beach County lived around Lake Worth, then an enclosed freshwater lake, named for Colonel William Jenkins Worth, who had fought in the Second Seminole War in Florida in 1842. Most settlers engaged in the growing of tropical fruits and vegetables for shipment the north via Lake Worth and the Indian River. By 1890, the U.S. Census counted over 200 people settled along Lake Worth in the vicinity of what would become West Palm Beach. The area at this time also boasted a hotel, the "Cocoanut House", a church, and a post office. The city was platted by Henry Flagler as a community to house the servants working in the two grand hotels on the neighboring island of Palm Beach, across Lake Worth in 1893, coinciding with the arrival of the Florida East Coast railroad. Flagler paid two area settlers, Captain Porter and Louie Hillhouse, a combined sum of $45,000 for the original town site, stretching from Clear Lake to Lake Worth.
On November 5, 1894, 78 people met at the "Calaboose" (the first jail and police station located at Clematis St. and Poinsettia, now Dixie Hwy.) and passed the motion to incorporate the Town of West Palm Beach in what was then Dade County (now Miami-Dade County). This made West Palm Beach the first incorporated municipality in Dade County and in South Florida. The town council quickly addressed the building codes and the tents and shanties were replaced by brick, brick veneer, and stone buildings. The city grew steadily during the 1890s and the first two decades of the 20th century, most residents were engaged in the tourist industry and related services or winter vegetable market and tropical fruit trade. In 1909, Palm Beach County was formed by the Florida State Legislature and West Palm Beach became the county seat. In 1916, a new neo-classical courthouse was opened, which has been painstakingly restored back to its original condition, and is now used as the local history museum.
The city grew rapidly in the 1920s as part of the Florida land boom. The population of West Palm Beach quadrupled from 1920 to 1927, and all kinds of businesses and public services grew along with it. Many of the city's landmark structures and preserved neighborhoods were constructed during this period. Originally, Flagler intended for his Florida East Coast Railway to have its terminus in West Palm, but after the area experienced a deep freeze, he chose to extend the railroad to Miami instead.
The land boom was already faltering when city was devastated by the 1928 Okeechobee hurricane. The Depression years of the 1930s were a quiet time for the area, which saw slight population growth and property values lower than during the 1920s. The city only recovered with the onset of World War II, which saw the construction of Palm Beach Air Force Base, which brought thousands of military personnel to the city. The base was vital to the allied war effort, as it provided an excellent training facility and had unparalleled access to North Africa for a North American city. Also during World War II, German U-Boats sank dozens of merchant ships and oil tankers just off the coast of West Palm Beach. Nearby Palm Beach was under black out conditions to minimize night visibility to German U-boats.
The 1950s saw another boom in population, partly due to the return of many soldiers and airmen who had served in the vicinity during the war. Also, the advent of air conditioning encouraged growth, as year-round living in a tropical climate became more acceptable to northerners. West Palm Beach became the one of the nation's fastest growing metropolitan areas during the 1950s; the city's borders spread west of Military Trail and south to Lake Clarke Shores. However, many of the city's residents still lived within a narrow six-block wide strip from the south to north end. The neighborhoods were strictly segregated between White and African-American populations, a legacy that the city still struggles with today. The primary shopping district remained downtown, centered around Clematis Street.
In the 1960s, Palm Beach County's first enclosed shopping mall, the Palm Beach Mall, and an indoor arena were completed. These projects led to a brief revival for the city, but in the 1970s and 1980s crime continued to be a serious issue and suburban sprawl continued to drain resources and business away from the old downtown area. By the early 1990s there were very high vacancy rates downtown, and serious levels of urban blight.
Since the 1990s, developments such as CityPlace and the preservation and renovation of 1920s architecture in the nightlife hub of Clematis Street have seen a downtown resurgence in the entertainment and shopping district. The city has also placed emphasis on neighborhood development and revitalization, in historic districts such as Northwood, Flamingo Park, and El Cid. Some neighborhoods still struggle with blight and crime, as well as lowered property values caused by the Great Recession, which hit the region particularly hard. Since the recovery, multiple new developments have been completed. The Palm Beach Mall, located at the Interstate 95/Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard interchange became abandoned as downtown revitalized - the very mall that initiated the original abandonment of the downtown. The mall was then redeveloped into the Palm Beach Fashion Outlets in February 2014. A station for All Aboard Florida, a high-speed passenger rail service serving Miami, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, and Orlando, is under construction as of July 2015.
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Protea is both the botanical name and the English common name of a genus of South African flowering plants, sometimes also called sugarbushes or fynbos. In local tradition, the protea flower represents change and hope. The extraordinary richness and diversity of species characteristic of the Cape flora are thought to be caused in part by the diverse landscape, where populations can become isolated from each other and in time develop into separate species. The main vectors responsible for the transfer of pollen in protea cultivation are birds, insects, and wind. Some Protea species exhibit both self-pollination and cross-pollination as a method of reproduction. Cross-pollination is preferred, though, as a method of reproduction because it provides genetic diversity in the population. When cultivating proteas, breeders use hand pollination as a controlled method to transfer pollen from one flower to another. Proteas usually flower during spring. The general structure of their flower heads consists of a mass of flowers on a woody receptacle. The ovary is protected by the receptacle, thus is not seen when looking at the flower, but the anthers are present at the top of the flower, which can then easily transfer the pollen to the vectors. 17529
This milky panorama was taken in Chile, in a remote place, at 2 000 meters altitude, may 2018.
The clearest and darkest sky I have never seen in my life !
The orange color is neither caused by clouds nor light pollution. This is an entirely natural (and rare) phenomenon called : Airglow.
Airglow is similar to the aurorae, but with a lower intensity. Solar particles are hitting our atmosphere and excite oxygen atoms contain in the upper layers. This matter interaction releases faint light , green or orange.
The orange airglow is very typical from Chile and southern sky whereas the green airglow is more commonly found in the northern night sky.
Canon Rebel T5i + Sigma Art 18-35mm f/1.8 lens +Star Adventurer MINI (SAM)
→ 30 seconds exposure
→ ISO 3200
→ 18 mm
→ f/1.8
→ 3 pictures stitched (panorama)
DxO Optics Pro + Lightroom editing + Microsoft ICE
Location : Valle del Elqui, Coquimbo region
Here is my Instagram : www.instagram.com/astroguigeek
Diesel Traction Group's D 1015 "Western Champion" causes a stir amongst the locals passing through Daisy Hill with 1Z52 Salisbury - Manchester Victoria. An event to mark the end of Pathfinder rail tours. The Western had dropped the xmas market shoppers off at Man Vic and for the bashers an additional tour was included over Copy Pit. On this side at least the loco was suitably badged up as long since gone D1001 Western Pathfinder. Dec 20th 2025.
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"The shy man usually finds that he has been shy without a cause, and that, in practice, no one takes the slightest notice of him." Robert Lynd
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A Mexican Jay surveys for acorns from the exposed roots of an oak tree in the Chisos Basin Of Big Bend National Park.
Lyrics from Happiness by the Fray.
I've decide that self portraits from here on out are purely either expirimental, therapeutic, or for fun; They always have been, but I'm telling myself.
Oh, and if I start selling prints would anyone buy them? I haven't gotten far enough to figure out prices, but just wondering.
because my writing is disgusting at best...
"you must discern the result in the cause, and discern the cause in the result."
another use of ink and quill on cardstock.
"paint canvas texture" by irisb477
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The Neighbourhood - Sweater Weather
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*Just BECAUSE* - Quinn Outfit @ Uber
Sweater, Skirt and Boots
Maitreya LaraX, Legacy/Perky, and Reborn/Waifu. This item is PBR only.
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Sintiklia - Hair Yunseo @ Collabor88
Long hairstyle
4 styles, fitted
few breast sizes
2 head sizes
unnrigged bangs add-on
Packs (114 colors in each): blondes&reds, browns&blacks, colors&ombres.
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{geek} - Winter Face
☑ This addon can be used on LeL evo X head (M/F)
☑ Unisex
Snow Eyebrows, Cheeks, Mouth, Cold Cheeks and Nose
3 Different Opacities
Layers Added Separately
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JIAN - Classic St. Bernard
Animated St Bernard
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Worn Companion
Attaches to avatar center / Animates alongside your avatar
Rezzed Wanderer
Land Required 6 Li Each
Rezz Out on land and outline a radius from the starling
Point that your dog can freely roam and animate in
Scripted Resize / Sound Toggle / Floating Name
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Additional Credits:
Reborn Body and Waifu
Lelutka Head Billie 4.0
TheSkinnery Skin Face and Body
'Cause baby you're a firework
Come on, show 'em what you're worth
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh"
As you shoot across the sky-y-y
Katy Perry!! -' Firework'
'Cause he cain't float. There were actually two of these little bobbers hanging from the assorted snagger branches over this little creek (read 'crick') at Port Glasgow, Ontario. So, keep on hangin' on, everybody. This too shall end.
With Grand Central's plans to run services from London Euston to Blackpool abandoned because of the Covid-19 pandemic one of the GCR liveried class 90's (90 029) that was to be on long term hire from DB Cargo to GCR has returned to more mundane duties working freights. It is coupled to class mate 90 039 in the new "Backbone of the Economy" livery.
Looking on to the right is Freightliner Heavy Haul 66 537 stabled with engineers train 6Y52 the 19.02 to Tebay for the following evening. The class 90's were on route to Crewe ETD as I believe one has developed a TDM fault causing them to stop speaking to one another when in multiple. Ordinarily they would have hitched a ride on 6L35 the Mossend to Dagenham as far as Warrington but on Fridays this service doesn't serve Kingmoor Yard so this pair we left over the weekend.
I'm thick 'cause I be eatin' oats (huh)
B- not takin' sh- from me but notes
Wanna be me, so she do my emotes
And my name in her mouth so I bet she gon' choke (b-)
To her man, I'm the girl of his dreams
Thinkin' 'bout me when he brushin' his teeth
He keep textin', I leave him on seen
Hottest b- out and they know what I mean (know what I mean)
Like, grrah, keep it a stack
B- move wock' 'cause they know I got bands (damn)
They be chattin', I don't give a damn
And I'm still gettin' money, I know who I am (grrah)
Tryna be low, he gon' hit up my 'Gram (grrah)
If he smart, he gon' act like a fan (damn)
Thinkin' you bigger, they got ya head gassed (grrah)
B- slow, so I give 'em a pass
Like, grrah, keep it a stack
B- move wock' 'cause they know I got bands (damn)
They be chattin', I don't give a damn
And I'm still gettin' money, I know who I am (grrah)
Tryna be low, he gon' hit up my 'Gram (grrah)
If he smart, he gon' act like a fan (uno, dos, tres, cuatro)
Thinkin' you bigger, they got ya head gassed (grrah, boo)
B- slow, so I give 'em a pass (tomato)
Incredible ! After a hazy day suddenly all these sheep's clouds appeared and the sun set them a light !
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Cause you really can't eat gold now can you?
This is a little different than my usual post of dogs, cats and family. For the past couple of weeks, my team at work has been having a virtual social hour during the time that I usually make dinner. I have received several request for recipes, and I am obliging them with a few. This is the photo I am using for the cover.
I pray that all is well as can be for everyone. Be safe and take care. B
Record rainfall has caused swollen rivers to burst their banks and wash away homes and other buildings in western Europe – leading to more than 90 casualties and over 1000 people missing. Data from the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission are being used to map flooded areas to help relief efforts.
The German states of Rhineland-Palatinate and North Rhine-Westphalia were among the worst hit by the torrential rainfall, with water levels rising in the Rhine River, as well as the Walloon Region in Belgium. The storms and high waters have also battered neighbouring Switzerland, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.
This radar image uses information from two separate acquisitions captured by the Sentinel-1 mission on 3 July and 15 July 2021, and it shows the extent of the flooding in red. Radar images acquired before and after flooding disasters offer immediate information on the extent of inundation and have proved useful in monitoring floods, thanks to Sentinel-1’s ability to ‘see’ through clouds and rain.
The mission has been supplying imagery through the Copernicus Emergency Mapping Service to aid relief efforts. The devastating floods has triggered four activations in the Copernicus Emergency Mapping Service, in Western Germany, Belgium, Switzerland and the Netherlands.
The service uses observations from multiple satellites to provide on-demand mapping to help civil protection authorities and the international humanitarian community in the face of major emergencies.
Learn more about the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission.
Credits: contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021), processed by ESA, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO