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The car in question.
Owned by an older chap whose hobby was the cleanest Triumph Acclaim I've ever seen, this Sierra served him as a daily runabout for around 9 months. He'd bought it off a young mechanic that (apparently) serviced the car every 5,000 miles, in in tern inherited the car from his grandfather.
Minor crust on the arches, 90,500 miles, low (but fully functional) specification the Sierra looked and sounded great. Though many (minuscule) touch ups.
I thought all Emax Sierras were 5 speed, not 4 like this?
Pros:
Great condition overall.
No advisories in 5 years.
Drives like a much older car!
Cons:
Sierra built-in obsolescence at 100,000 miles.
No service or MOT history.
Very cracked dash.
He drove that thing fast.
Selling because he can't afford the insurance?
No one could accuse me of being a minimalist. PS - this is the cleanest my desk has been in forever. PPS - watching the New Forensic Files!
singular in the power of its geometry, the cleanest shape in the whole valley, perfectly positioned to glow in the last light of day - cathedral spire is a shape that has inhabited the dreams of many a climber - an unadulterated idea of mountain form.
WEEK 10 – Southaven Gordmans Liquidates Again (V)
This view looks from the same vantage point over towards the left-side wall instead of the right-side one. The former Gordmans Grandstand comes into view once again, with its double “you’ll flip with every trip” posters that we’ve discussed before. Also like we’ve seen elsewhere, a few carts are stationed over here, stuffed to the brim with random merchandise that I’m guessing was all on clearance prior to the liquidation beginning.
(c) 2021 Retail Retell
These places are public so these photos are too, but just as I tell where they came from, I'd appreciate if you'd say who :)
The Planet Saturn on 07-05-2016 captured from my backyard Observatory in Dayton, Ohio. Seeing was coming and going, the Red channel was the cleanest, but it was pretty rough seeing in the Blue & Green end of the spectrum. I was surprised that it came out okay..with fewer frames used, so many bad frames thrown out due to rough seeing. Celestron 8inch diameter Telescope(SCT 2000mm) & QHY5IIL Camera, Celestron 3x Barlow (F30 ), 2100 frames Stacked in Registax6.
The rings of Saturn are the most extensive planetary ring system of any planet in the Solar System. They consist of countless small particles, ranging in size from micrometers to meters, that orbit about Saturn. The ring particles are made almost entirely of water ice, with a trace component of rocky material. There is still no consensus as to their mechanism of formation; some features of the rings suggest a relatively recent origin, but theoretical models indicate they are likely to have formed early in the Solar System's history.
Although reflection from the rings increases Saturn's brightness, they are not visible from Earth with unaided vision. In 1610, the year after Galileo Galilei first turned a telescope to the sky, he became the very first person to observe Saturn's rings, though he could not see them well enough to discern their true nature. In 1655, Christian Huygens was the first person to describe them as a disk surrounding Saturn.
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John Chumack
I have many memories of my trip to Japan. I am still in awe of the respect the people have for the appearance their streets, subways and general environment. They are the cleanest I have ever seen.
a repost of one of my best, cleanest and favorite mod.
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this deserves much more views!
This is probably one of my cleanest shots of Wendy from the Peter Pan ride. While I was not overly impressed with the Nikon z7, I was impressed with this capture. Please enjoy and have a magical day!
Probably the cleanest mid-90s Corsa left, this stunning two owner GLS looked like it had just rolled off the showroom floor, it's incredibly well kept considering it's done over 100,000 miles. It's good see a car of this age being used as a learner car. It's been with its current owner now for nearly 19 years, since September 2nd 1997 which is good going.
Lean wit it rock wit it. Reminds me of the 1988 - 1992 Flxible Metro.
Also the cleanest photo of a Luminator Flip Dot Destination Sign
Miami
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Miami, Florida
Metropolitan City
City of Miami
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From top, left to right: Skyline of Downtown, Freedom Tower, Villa Vizcaya, Miami Tower, Virginia Key Beach, Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, American Airlines Arena, Port of Miami, the Moon over Miami
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Nickname(s): "Magic City", "The Gateway to the Americas", "Capital of Latin America"[1]
Location in Miami-Dade County and the state of Florida
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Coordinates: 25°46′31″N 80°12′32″WCoordinates: 25°46′31″N 80°12′32″W
CountryUnited States
StateFlorida
CountyMiami-Dade
Settled1825
IncorporatedJuly 28, 1896
Named forMayaimi
Government
• TypeMayor–commission
• MayorTomás Regalado (R)
• City ManagerDaniel J. Alfonso
Area[2]
• Metropolitan City55.27 sq mi (143.1 km2)
• Land35.68 sq mi (92.4 km2)
• Water19.59 sq mi (50.7 km2)
• Urban1,116.1 sq mi (2,891 km2)
• Metro6,137 sq mi (15,890 km2)
Elevation6 ft (2 m)
Highest elevation42 ft (13 m)
Population (2010)[3][4][5][6]
• Metropolitan City399,457
• Estimate (2015)441,003
• Rank44th, U.S.
• Density12,360/sq mi (4,770/km2)
• Urban5,502,379 (4th, U.S.)
• Metro5,564,635 (8th, U.S.)
Demonym(s)Miamian
Time zoneEastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code(s)33010–33299
Area code(s)305, 786
Websitemiamigov.com
Miami (/maɪˈæmi/; Spanish pronunciation: [miˈami]) is a seaport city at the southeastern corner of the U.S. state of Florida and its Atlantic coast. As the seat of Miami-Dade County, the municipality is the principal, central, and most populous of its metropolitan area and part of the second-most populous metropolis in the southeastern United States.[7][8] According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Miami's metro area is the eighth-most populous and fourth-largest urban area in the U.S., with a population of around 5.5 million.[9][10]
Miami is a major center, and a leader in finance, commerce, culture, media, entertainment, the arts, and international trade.[11][12] In 2012, Miami was classified as an Alpha−World City in the World Cities Study Group's inventory.[13] In 2010, Miami ranked seventh in the United States in terms of finance, commerce, culture, entertainment, fashion, education, and other sectors. It ranked 33rd among global cities.[14] In 2008, Forbes magazine ranked Miami "America's Cleanest City", for its year-round good air quality, vast green spaces, clean drinking water, clean streets, and citywide recycling programs.[15] According to a 2009 UBS study of 73 world cities, Miami was ranked as the richest city in the United States, and the world's fifth-richest city in terms of purchasing power.[16] Miami is nicknamed the "Capital of Latin America"[1] and is the largest city with a Cuban-American plurality.[17]
Miami has the third tallest skyline in the U.S. with over 300 high-rises. Downtown Miami is home to the largest concentration of international banks in the United States, and many large national and international companies.[18][19] The Civic Center is a major center for hospitals, research institutes, medical centers, and biotechnology industries. For more than two decades, the Port of Miami, known as the "Cruise Capital of the World", has been the number one cruise passenger port in the world. It accommodates some of the world's largest cruise ships and operations, and is the busiest port in both passenger traffic and cruise lines.[20][21] Metropolitan Miami is the major tourism hub in the American South, number two in the U.S. after New York City and number 13 in the world, including the popular destination of Miami Beach.[22]
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1History
2Geography
2.1Geology
2.2Cityscape
2.2.1Neighborhoods
2.3Climate
3Demographics
3.1Languages
3.2Religion
3.3Civic engagement
4Economy
5Culture
5.1Entertainment and performing arts
5.2Museums and art
5.3Music
5.4Cuisine
5.5Dialect
5.6In popular culture
6Sports
7Parks
8Government
8.1City Commission
9Education
9.1Public schools
9.2Private schools
9.3Colleges and universities
9.4Professional training programs
10Media
11Transportation
11.1Airports
11.2PortMiami
11.3Public transportation
11.4Rail
11.5Road
11.6Bicycling
11.7Walkability
12Notable people
13International relations
13.1Twin and sister cities
13.2Cooperation agreements
14See also
15Notes
16References
17Further reading
18External links
History
Main articles: History of Miami and Timeline of Miami
See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Miami, Florida
Approximately 400 men voted for Miami's incorporation in 1896 in the building to the left.
The Miami area was inhabited for thousands of years by indigenous cultures. The Tequestas occupied the area for a thousand years before encountering Europeans. An Indian village of hundreds of people dating to 500–600 B.C. was located at the mouth of the Miami River.[23]
In 1566 the explorer, Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, claimed it for Spain. A Spanish mission was constructed one year later in 1567. Spain and Great Britain successively "controlled" Florida, and Spain ceded it to the United States in 1821. In 1836, the US built Fort Dallas as part of its development of the Florida Territory and attempt to suppress and remove the Seminole. The Miami area subsequently became a site of fighting during the Second Seminole War.
Miami is noted as "the only major city in the United States conceived by a woman, Julia Tuttle",[24] a local citrus grower and a wealthy Cleveland native. The Miami area was better known as "Biscayne Bay Country" in the early years of its growth. In the late 19th century, reports described the area as a promising wilderness.[25] The area was also characterized as "one of the finest building sites in Florida."[26] The Great Freeze of 1894–95 hastened Miami's growth, as the crops of the Miami area were the only ones in Florida that survived. Julia Tuttle subsequently convinced Henry Flagler, a railroad tycoon, to expand his Florida East Coast Railway to the region, for which she became known as "the mother of Miami."[27][28] Miami was officially incorporated as a city on July 28, 1896 with a population of just over 300.[29] It was named for the nearby Miami River, derived from Mayaimi, the historic name of Lake Okeechobee.[30]
The Freedom Tower, built in 1925, is Miami's historical landmark.
Black labor played a crucial role in Miami's early development. During the beginning of the 20th century, migrants from the Bahamas and African-Americans constituted 40 percent of the city's population.[31]:25 Whatever their role in the city's growth, their community's growth was limited to a small space. When landlords began to rent homes to African-Americans in neighborhoods close to Avenue J (what would later become NW Fifth Avenue), a gang of white men with torches visited the renting families and warned them to move or be bombed.[31]:33
During the early 20th century, northerners were attracted to the city, and Miami prospered during the 1920s with an increase in population and infrastructure. The legacy of Jim Crow was embedded in these developments. Miami's chief of police, H. Leslie Quigg, did not hide the fact that he, like many other white Miami police officers, was a member of the Ku Klux Klan. Unsurprisingly, these officers enforced social codes far beyond the written law. Quigg, for example, "personally and publicly beat a colored bellboy to death for speaking directly to a white woman."[31]:53
The collapse of the Florida land boom of the 1920s, the 1926 Miami Hurricane, and the Great Depression in the 1930s slowed development. When World War II began, Miami, well-situated on the southern coast of Florida, became a base for US defense against German submarines. The war brought an increase in Miami's population; by 1940, 172,172 people lived in the city.
After Fidel Castro rose to power in Cuba in 1959, many wealthy Cubans sought refuge in Miami, further increasing the population. The city developed businesses and cultural amenities as part of the New South. In the 1980s and 1990s, South Florida weathered social problems related to drug wars, immigration from Haiti and Latin America, and the widespread destruction of Hurricane Andrew.[32] Racial and cultural tensions were sometimes sparked, but the city developed in the latter half of the 20th century as a major international, financial, and cultural center. It is the second-largest US city (after El Paso, Texas) with a Spanish-speaking majority, and the largest city with a Cuban-American plurality.[17]
Miami and its metropolitan area grew from just over 1,000 residents to nearly 5.5 million residents in just 110 years (1896–2006). The city's nickname, The Magic City, comes from this rapid growth. Winter visitors remarked that the city grew so much from one year to the next that it was like magic.[32]
Geography
The mouth of the Miami River at Brickell Key
Miami and its suburbs are located on a broad plain between the Florida Everglades to the west and Biscayne Bay to the east, which also extends from Florida Bay north to Lake Okeechobee. The elevation of the area never rises above 40 ft (12 m)[33] and averages at around 6 ft (1.8 m)[34] above mean sea level in most neighborhoods, especially near the coast. The highest undulations are found along the coastal Miami Rock Ridge, whose substrate underlies most of the eastern Miami metropolitan region. The main portion of the city lies on the shores of Biscayne Bay which contains several hundred natural and artificially created barrier islands, the largest of which contains Miami Beach and South Beach. The Gulf Stream, a warm ocean current, runs northward just 15 miles (24 km) off the coast, allowing the city's climate to stay warm and mild all year.
Geology
View from one of the higher points in Miami, west of downtown. The highest natural point in the city of Miami is in Coconut Grove, near the bay, along the Miami Rock Ridge at 24 feet (7.3 m) above sea level.[35]
The surface bedrock under the Miami area is called Miami oolite or Miami limestone. This bedrock is covered by a thin layer of soil, and is no more than 50 feet (15 m) thick. Miami limestone formed as the result of the drastic changes in sea level associated with recent glaciations or ice ages. Beginning some 130,000 years ago the Sangamonian Stage raised sea levels to approximately 25 feet (8 m) above the current level. All of southern Florida was covered by a shallow sea. Several parallel lines of reef formed along the edge of the submerged Florida plateau, stretching from the present Miami area to what is now the Dry Tortugas. The area behind this reef line was in effect a large lagoon, and the Miami limestone formed throughout the area from the deposition of oolites and the shells of bryozoans. Starting about 100,000 years ago the Wisconsin glaciation began lowering sea levels, exposing the floor of the lagoon. By 15,000 years ago, the sea level had dropped to 300 to 350 feet (90 to 110 m) below the contemporary level. The sea level rose quickly after that, stabilizing at the current level about 4000 years ago, leaving the mainland of South Florida just above sea level.
Beneath the plain lies the Biscayne Aquifer,[36] a natural underground source of fresh water that extends from southern Palm Beach County to Florida Bay, with its highest point peaking around the cities of Miami Springs and Hialeah. Most of the Miami metropolitan area obtains its drinking water from this aquifer. As a result of the aquifer, it is not possible to dig more than 15 to 20 ft (5 to 6 m) beneath the city without hitting water, which impedes underground construction, though some underground parking garages exist. For this reason, the mass transit systems in and around Miami are elevated or at-grade.[citation needed]
Most of the western fringes of the city extend into the Everglades, a subtropical marshland located in the southern portion of the U.S. state of Florida. Alligators have ventured into Miami communities and on major highways.
In terms of land area, Miami is one of the smallest major cities in the United States. According to the US Census Bureau, the city encompasses a total area of 55.27 sq mi (143.1 km2). Of that area, 35.67 sq mi (92.4 km2) is land and 19.59 sq mi (50.7 km2) is water. That means Miami comprises over 400,000 people in 35 square miles (91 km2), making it one of the most densely populated cities in the United States, along with New York City, San Francisco, Boston, Chicago, and Philadelphia.
Cityscape
See also: List of tallest buildings in Miami
Downtown Miami Skyline (in 2014) as seen from the Rusty Pelican restaurant on Virginia Key.
Downtown Miami skyline (in 2008) as seen from South Beach.
Downtown Miami skyline (in 2009) as seen from the Port of Miami.
Neighborhoods
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Main article: Neighborhoods in Miami
The Downtown Miami Historic District is the city's largest historic district, with buildings ranging from 1896 to 1939 in the heart of Downtown.
Map of Miami neighborhoods.
The Downtown area has the fastest-growing neighborhoods in the city.
Miami is partitioned into many different sections, roughly into North, South, West and Downtown. The heart of the city is Downtown Miami and is technically on the eastern side of the city. This area includes Brickell, Virginia Key, Watson Island, and PortMiami. Downtown is South Florida's central business district, and Florida's largest and most influential central business district. Downtown has the largest concentration of international banks in the U.S. along Brickell Avenue. Downtown is home to many major banks, courthouses, financial headquarters, cultural and tourist attractions, schools, parks and a large residential population. East of Downtown, across Biscayne Bay is South Beach. Just northwest of Downtown, is the Civic Center, which is Miami's center for hospitals, research institutes and biotechnology with hospitals such as Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami VA Hospital, and the University of Miami's Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine.
The southern side of Miami includes Coral Way, The Roads and Coconut Grove. Coral Way is a historic residential neighborhood built in 1922 connecting Downtown with Coral Gables, and is home to many old homes and tree-lined streets. Coconut Grove was established in 1825 and is the location of Miami's City Hall in Dinner Key, the Coconut Grove Playhouse, CocoWalk, many nightclubs, bars, restaurants and bohemian shops, and as such, is very popular with local college students. It is a historic neighborhood with narrow, winding roads, and a heavy tree canopy. Coconut Grove has many parks and gardens such as Villa Vizcaya, The Kampong, The Barnacle Historic State Park, and is the home of the Coconut Grove Convention Center and numerous historic homes and estates.
The western side of Miami includes Little Havana, West Flagler, and Flagami, and is home to many of the city's traditionally immigrant neighborhoods. Although at one time a mostly Jewish neighborhood, today western Miami is home to immigrants from mostly Central America and Cuba, while the west central neighborhood of Allapattah is a multicultural community of many ethnicities.
The northern side of Miami includes Midtown, a district with a great mix of diversity with many West Indians, Hispanics, European Americans, bohemians, and artists. Edgewater, and Wynwood, are neighborhoods of Midtown and are made up mostly of high-rise residential towers and are home to the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts. The wealthier residents usually live in the northeastern part, in Midtown, the Design District, and the Upper East Side, with many sought after 1920s homes and home of the MiMo Historic District, a style of architecture originated in Miami in the 1950s. The northern side of Miami also has notable African American and Caribbean immigrant communities such as Little Haiti, Overtown (home of the Lyric Theater), and Liberty City.
Climate
Main article: Climate of Miami
Miami has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen climate classification Am)[37][38] with a marked drier season in the winter. Its sea-level elevation, coastal location, position just above the Tropic of Cancer, and proximity to the Gulf Stream shape its climate. With January averaging 68.2 °F (20.1 °C), winter features highs generally ranging between 73–80 °F (23–27 °C). Cool air usually settles after the passage of a cold front, which produces much of the little amount of rainfall during the season. Lows fall below 50 °F (10 °C), an average of 10-15 nights during the winter season following the passage of cold fronts.
Typical summer afternoon thunderstorm rolling in from the Everglades.
The wet season begins some time in May, ending in mid-October. During this period, temperatures are in the mid 80s to low 90s (29–35 °C), accompanied by high humidity, though the heat is often relieved by afternoon thunderstorms or a sea breeze that develops off the Atlantic Ocean, which then allow lower temperatures, but conditions still remain very muggy. Much of the year's 55.9 inches (1,420 mm) of rainfall occurs during this period. Dew points in the warm months range from 71.9 °F (22.2 °C) in June to 73.7 °F (23.2 °C) in August.[39]
Extremes range from 27 °F (−2.8 °C) on February 3, 1917 to 100 °F (38 °C) on July 21, 1940.[40] While Miami has never officially recorded snowfall at any official weather station since records have been kept, snow flurries fell in some parts of Miami on January 19, 1977.[41][42][43][44]
Hurricane season officially runs from June 1 through November 30, although hurricanes can develop beyond those dates. The most likely time for Miami to be hit is during the peak of the Cape Verde season, which is mid-August through the end of September.[45] Although tornadoes are uncommon in the area, one struck in 1925 and again in 1997.
Miami falls under the USDA 10b/11a Plant Hardiness zone.[46]
[show]Climate data for Miami (MIA), 1981−2010 normals,[a] extremes 1895−present[b]
Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
19001,681—
19105,471225.5%
192029,571440.5%
1930110,637274.1%
1940172,17255.6%
1950249,27644.8%
1960291,68817.0%
1970334,85914.8%
1980346,6813.5%
1990358,5483.4%
2000362,4701.1%
2010399,45710.2%
Est. 2015441,003[50]10.4%
U.S. Decennial Census[51]
The city proper is home to less than one-thirteenth of the population of South Florida. Miami is the 42nd-most populous city in the United States. The Miami metropolitan area, which includes Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties, had a combined population of more than 5.5 million people, ranked seventh largest in the United States,[52] and is the largest metropolitan area in the Southeastern United States. As of 2008, the United Nations estimates that the Miami Urban Agglomeration is the 44th-largest in the world.[53]
The 2010 US Census file for Hispanic or Latino origin reports[54] that 34.4% of the population were of Cuban origin, 15.8% shared a Central American background (7.2% Nicaraguan, 5.8% Honduran, 1.2% Salvadoran, and 1.0% Guatemalan), 8.7% were of South American descent (3.2% Colombian, 1.4% Venezuelan, 1.2% Peruvian, 1.2% Argentinean, and 0.7% Ecuadorian), 4.0% had other Hispanic or Latino origins (0.5% Spaniard), 3.2% descended from Puerto Ricans, 2.4% were Dominican, and 1.5% had Mexican ancestry.
As of 2010, those of African ancestry accounted for 19.2% of Miami's population, which includes African Americans. Out of the 19.2%, 5.6% were West Indian or Afro-Caribbean American (4.4% Haitian, 0.4% Jamaican, 0.4% Bahamian, 0.1% British West Indian, and 0.1% Trinidadian and Tobagonian, 0.1% Other or Unspecified West Indian),[55] 3.0% were Black Hispanics,[54] and 0.4% were Subsaharan African.[56][57]
As of 2010, those of (non-Hispanic white) European ancestry accounted for 11.9% of Miami's population. Out of the 11.9%, 1.7% were German, 1.6% Italian, 1.4% Irish, 1.0% English, 0.8% French, 0.6% Russian, and 0.5% were Polish.[56][57]
As of 2010, those of Asian ancestry accounted for 1.0% of Miami's population. Out of the 1.0%, 0.3% were Indian people/Indo-Caribbean American (1,206 people), 0.3% Chinese (1,804 people), 0.2% Filipino (647 people), 0.1% were other Asian (433 people), 0.1% Japanese (245 people), 0.1% Korean (213 people), and 0.0% were Vietnamese (125 people).[56]
In 2010, 1.9% of the population considered themselves to be of only American ancestry (regardless of race or ethnicity.)[56][57] And 0.5% were of Arab ancestry, as of 2010.[56]
As of 2010, there were 158,317 households of which 14.0% were vacant. 22.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 31.3% were married couples living together, 18.1% have a female head of household with no husband present, and 43.1% were non-families. 33.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older (4.0% male and 7.3% female.) The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.15.[56][58]
In 2010, the city population was spread out with 18.8% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 33.1% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.8 years. For every 100 females there were 99.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.1 males.[56][58]
As of 2010, the median income for a household in the city was $29,621, and the median income for a family was $33,379. Males had a median income of $27,849 versus $24,518 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,745. About 22.2% of families and 27.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 37.1% of those under age 18 and 32.8% of those aged 65 or over.[59]
In 2010, 58.1% of the county's population was foreign born, with 41.1% being naturalized American citizens. Of foreign-born residents, 95.4% were born in Latin America, 2.4% were born in Europe, 1.4% born in Asia, 0.5% born in Africa, 0.2% in North America, and 0.1% were born in Oceania.[57]
Plymouth Congregational Church in Coconut Grove.
In 2004, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) reported that Miami had the highest proportion of foreign-born residents of any major city worldwide (59%), followed by Toronto (50%).
In 1960, non-Hispanic whites represented 80% of Miami-Dade county's population.[60] In 1970, the Census Bureau reported Miami's population as 45.3% Hispanic, 32.9% non-Hispanic White, and 22.7% Black.[61] Miami's explosive population growth has been driven by internal migration from other parts of the country, primarily up until the 1980s, as well as by immigration, primarily from the 1960s to the 1990s. Today, immigration to Miami has slowed significantly and Miami's growth today is attributed greatly to its fast urbanization and high-rise construction, which has increased its inner city neighborhood population densities, such as in Downtown, Brickell, and Edgewater, where one area in Downtown alone saw a 2,069% increase in population in the 2010 Census. Miami is regarded as more of a multicultural mosaic, than it is a melting pot, with residents still maintaining much of, or some of their cultural traits. The overall culture of Miami is heavily influenced by its large population of Hispanics and blacks mainly from the Caribbean islands.
Miami Demographics
2010 CensusMiami[62]Miami-Dade CountyFlorida
Total population399,4572,496,43518,801,310
Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010+10.2%+10.8%+17.6%
Population density11,135.9/sq mi1,315.5/sq mi350.6/sq mi
White or Caucasian (including White Hispanic)72.6%73.8%75.0%
(Non-Hispanic White or Caucasian)11.9%15.4%57.9%
Black or African-American19.2%18.9%16.0%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)70.0%65.0%22.5%
Asian1.0%1.5%2.4%
Native American or Native Alaskan0.3%0.2%0.4%
Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian0.0%0.0%0.1%
Two or more races (Multiracial)2.7%2.4%2.5%
Some Other Race4.2%3.2%3.6%
Historic Ethnic Makeup of Miami[63][64]
YearWhite
(includes
White Hispanics)Non-Hispanic
WhiteBlackAsianOtherHispanic
(of any race)
191058.7%–41.3%0.1%––
192068.5%–31.3%0.1%––
193077.3%–22.7%0.1%––
194078.5%–21.4%0.1%––
195083.7%–16.2%0.1%––
196077.4%–22.4%0.1%–17.6%
197076.6%41.7%22.7%0.3%0.4%44.6%
198066.6%19.4%25.1%0.5%7.8%55.9%
199065.6%12.2%27.4%0.6%6.4%62.5%
200066.6%11.8%22.3%0.7%5.6%65.8%
201072.6%11.9%19.2%1.0%4.2%70.0%
Languages
As of 2010, 70.2% of Miami's population age five and over spoke only Spanish at home while 22.7% of the population spoke English at home. About 6.3% spoke other Indo-European languages at home. About 0.4% spoke Asian languages or Pacific Islander languages/Oceanic languages at home. The remaining 0.3% of the population spoke other languages at home. In total, 77.3% spoke another language other than English.[56]
As of 2000, 66.75% of residents spoke Spanish at home, while those who only spoke English made up 25.45%. Speakers of Haitian Creole (French-based) were 5.20%, French speakers comprised 0.76% of the population, and Portuguese at 0.41%.[65] Among U.S. cities, Miami has one of the highest proportions of residents who speak languages other than English at home (74.55% in 2000).[65]
Due to English-speakers moving away from the area, the percentage of residents who speak only English is expected to continue to decline.[66]
Religion
Christianity is the most prevalently practiced religion in Miami (68%), according to a 2014 study by the Pew Research Center, with 39% professing attendance at a variety of churches that could be considered Protestant, and 27% professing Roman Catholic beliefs.[67][68] followed by Judaism (8%); Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and a variety of other religions have smaller followings; atheism or no self-identifying organized religious affiliation was practiced by 24%.
There has been a Norwegian Seamen's church in Miami since the early 1980s. In November 2011, Crown Princess Mette-Marit opened a new building for the church. The church was built as a center for the 10,000 Scandinavians that live in Florida. Around 4,000 of them are Norwegian. The church is also an important place for the 150 Norwegians that work at Disney World.[69]
Civic engagement
Organizations such as the Miami-Dade Salvation Army and its iconic Red Kettle Christmas Campaign, Hands On Miami, City Year Miami, Human Services Coalition of South Florida, and Citizens for a Better South Florida, among many other organizations have been working to engage Miamians in volunteerism.
Switzerland had the best public transport, the cleanest pavements and was generally very organized. Amazed me they still had phonebooths in use. Haven't seen this in a really long time. Maybe that is why I find this photo interesting. 20 Years ago this would have been a very common sight. Nowadays you'll have to go to Switzerland to see this.
My room is very clean, I think this is the cleanest my room has ever been since we moved. I'm also going to Ohio tomorrow night and I probably wont have internet, so I'll have some catching up to do.
I highly dislike packing.
Leeuwarden, 11 April 2018.
Who was the cleanest fighter of them all? J-003 was!
It was said to be from 312 squadron (Volkel).
Cart Marking showcases a truly unique collection of transport dating back from the horse and cart, to the latest, cleanest, greenest, and safest in use today.
The regulation of carts dates back over 750 years to the early days of The City with the ceremony of cart Marking evolving over time.
Today we bring all that history back to life with a modern twist. You will see vehicles ranging from handcarts and horse-drawn carts and carriages to steam engines, military vehicles and motorcycles. With historic, vintage and specialist vehicles – new and old – including the latest sustainably-powered vehicles on display.
The vehicles enter Guildhall Yard through the arch to be branded as part of this unique ceremony. As each one is presented, a commentator tells visitors about its history and relevance today. Once in position the Sheriffs, Master Carman, his two Wardens and the Master Glover, dressed in traditional robes will brand each vehicle with a red-hot iron, a ritual known as Cart Marking. It takes about two hours for all the vehicles (carts) to pass though Guildhall Yard, get marked and then process through again on a celebratory drive-past.
Cart Marking showcases a truly unique collection of transport dating back from the horse and cart, to the latest, cleanest, greenest, and safest in use today.
The regulation of carts dates back over 750 years to the early days of The City with the ceremony of cart Marking evolving over time.
Today we bring all that history back to life with a modern twist. You will see vehicles ranging from handcarts and horse-drawn carts and carriages to steam engines, military vehicles and motorcycles. With historic, vintage and specialist vehicles – new and old – including the latest sustainably-powered vehicles on display.
The vehicles enter Guildhall Yard through the arch to be branded as part of this unique ceremony. As each one is presented, a commentator tells visitors about its history and relevance today. Once in position the Sheriffs, Master Carman, his two Wardens and the Master Glover, dressed in traditional robes will brand each vehicle with a red-hot iron, a ritual known as Cart Marking. It takes about two hours for all the vehicles (carts) to pass though Guildhall Yard, get marked and then process through again on a celebratory drive-past.
Since it is well north of its usual winter range, this Fox Sparrow is something of an area celebrity. These guys rarely leave the underbrush and even then, typically only for a few moments at a time, so this is the 'cleanest' shot I was able to get ... *this* time ;o)
I'll be back!
Miami is a seaport city at the southeastern corner of the U.S. state of Florida and its Atlantic coast. As the seat of Miami-Dade County, the municipality is the principal, central, and the most populous city of the Miami metropolitan area and part of the second-most populous metropolis in the southeastern United States.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Miami's metro area is the eighth-most populous and fourth-largest urban area in the U.S., with a population of around 5.5 million.
Miami is a major center, and a leader in finance, commerce, culture, media, entertainment, the arts, and international trade. In 2012, Miami was classified as an Alpha−World City in the World Cities Study Group's inventory. In 2010, Miami ranked seventh in the United States in terms of finance, commerce, culture, entertainment, fashion, education, and other sectors. It ranked 33rd among global cities. In 2008, Forbes magazine ranked Miami "America's Cleanest City", for its year-round good air quality, vast green spaces, clean drinking water, clean streets, and citywide recycling programs.
According to a 2009 UBS study of 73 world cities, Miami was ranked as the richest city in the United States, and the world's fifth-richest city in terms of purchasing power. Miami is nicknamed the "Capital of Latin America" and is the largest city with a Cuban-American plurality.
Miami has the third tallest skyline in the U.S. with over 300 high-rises. Downtown Miami is home to the largest concentration of international banks in the United States, and many large national and international companies. The Civic Center is a major center for hospitals, research institutes, medical centers, and biotechnology industries.
For more than two decades, the Port of Miami, known as the "Cruise Capital of the World", has been the number one cruise passenger port in the world. It accommodates some of the world's largest cruise ships and operations, and is the busiest port in both passenger traffic and cruise lines.
Metropolitan Miami is the major tourism hub in the American South, number two in the U.S. after New York City and number 13 in the world, including the popular destination of Miami Beach.
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Founded in 1927and closed down in 2002. It was known for the world's cleanest Ferrosilicon and even had some assignments by NASA.
Trondheim, Norway.
Alternative Title: Know your Leica Ms.
Who'd have thought, when i got my very first Leica, my M2, that i would own such a wonderful set of cameras as this?
Spanning 54 years, here we have the Leica M2, Leica M6 TTL, Leica M8 and Leica M9.
Each have their own charm and skills, tho they share a strong family resemblance.
The Leica M2, from 1957, is a fully mechanical film camera, even down to the self timer on the front. It has no built in light meter, tops out at 1/1000 shutter speed and only framelines for 35mm/50mm/90mm lenses. It's the biggest, brightest, cleanest viewfinder (0.72x) of the lot and feels wonderful to use.
The Leica M6 TTL, is a mostly mechanical film camera, similar to the M2 in many ways. It's a little taller, is TTL flash compatible and has a built in light meter. It's operation is still fully mechanical tho, and while it uses batteries for the meter, it can be used without. Also topping out at 1/1000 shutter speed, it has a 0.85x viewfinder and paired framelines (35/135, 50/75 and 90mm) making it a bit more zoomed in and cluttered. It has no aperture priority setting, that came with the M7 and it's electronic shutter.
The Leica M8 is a digital camera, Leica's first digital M, and my favourite camera for a long time. It's a bit thicker and heavier than the film Ms, but still feels and works just the same. It's a quirky little camera tho, something that in many ways makes it stand out from the other 3, tho not nessicarily in a bad way. It uses a 1.3x crop, 10.4 megapixel, CCD sensor with no AntiAliasing (AA) filter and incredibly thin InfraRed (IR) filter. As a result, the images are very sharp and at least as detailed as any of my 35mm film scans, but can exhibit shifted colours due to the IR sensitivity. This of course, can be a positive, as it allows out-of-the-box IR Photography with a simple filter, but many choose to use IR-Cut filters on the front of the lenses. If you're shooting B&W, as i mostly do with my M8, it's never an issue and gives outstanding monotone images. The 1.3x crop means that all your lenses move by one stop/lens angle. For example, your 15mm becomes a 21mm, your 21mm becomes a 28mm, and a 35mm becomes (practically) a 50mm. This has it's own pros and cons, but with a solid selection of primes, you can generally just select one to the left. The framelines for each lens reflect this, and again, it's a similarlly cluttered (0.68x) viewfinder. The pairs this time, are 24/35, 28/90 and 50/75. Being fully electronic, it always requires a battery and has Aperture Priority as a shutter option. It also allows Auto ISO selection and an amazingly fast top shutter speed of 1/8000 - amazingly good when used with an F1 lens in bright daylight, as no ND filters are needed. It is the loudest shutter of the 4, but also the fastest and still quiet by SLR standards.
The Leica M9, this model from 2011, is the newest M here and the latests in my collection. Still sold by Leica as the ME, it is in many ways, a blend of the M8 and M6. Almost all the pros of both, with almost none of the cons of either. It's sensor is a full-frame, 18 megapixel CCD sensor, with no AntiAliasing (AA) filter and a new thin, but effective, InfraRed (IR) filter. As a result, the colours are outstanding, and the thing i found most surprising. The sensor has the same pixel density as the M8, but with the extra space around it's 1.3x crop sensor, filled in with another 8 megapixels. This means that you have the full width of your lenses, for better or worse, at your disposal again, like the M6 and M2. It's physically the same size as the M8, with only the top LCD missing (which i miss). The viewfinder is the same 0.68x one found in the M8, but with new frameline pairings of 35/135, 50/75 and 28/90 to reflect the full frame sensor. The shutter has changed, losing the 1/8000 speed in favour of a 1/4000 top end, but it's considerably quieter as a result. I was surprised how much quieter in fact. It's new IR filter means that IR photography is no longer possible, but it's worth it for the outstanding colours it gains instead. Unlike the other 3 Ms here, which are either chrome or black chrome plated, the M9 has a silk black paint finish, over machined brass. It's not as hard wearing, but shows glimmers of brass metal underneith where it does in a far more attractive manner than a chrome finish does. Mine has a little brassing as it was second hand, but very little.
This year, the M9 was replaced by the new CMOS based, 24 megapixel "M" (also called Type 240 or M10 by users). The M9 wasn't entirely replaced tho, it was given a new grey paintscheme, had it's frameline lever and USB port removed, and was rebranded the ME. It's otherwise, identical in use, results and appearance.
Colorado Springs, CO - When taking pictures of a newly constructed house I often think, "This is the cleanest the kitchen will ever get."
Another doorway made tidy for the impending Diwali festival. Hindus believe that Goddess Lakshmi loves cleanliness and visits the cleanest house.
The bike is an Atlas. These are real colours.
Cart Marking showcases a truly unique collection of transport dating back from the horse and cart, to the latest, cleanest, greenest, and safest in use today.
The regulation of carts dates back over 750 years to the early days of The City with the ceremony of cart Marking evolving over time.
Today we bring all that history back to life with a modern twist. You will see vehicles ranging from handcarts and horse-drawn carts and carriages to steam engines, military vehicles and motorcycles. With historic, vintage and specialist vehicles – new and old – including the latest sustainably-powered vehicles on display.
The vehicles enter Guildhall Yard through the arch to be branded as part of this unique ceremony. As each one is presented, a commentator tells visitors about its history and relevance today. Once in position the Sheriffs, Master Carman, his two Wardens and the Master Glover, dressed in traditional robes will brand each vehicle with a red-hot iron, a ritual known as Cart Marking. It takes about two hours for all the vehicles (carts) to pass though Guildhall Yard, get marked and then process through again on a celebratory drive-past.
Detroit's Delray Tower has the cleanest, tidiest interior I've ever seen in an interlocking tower. It is also one of the last, if not the last, "armstrong" lever-operated towers in the country, although for at least a few decades, the levers have controlled switches and signals via electric relays rather than piping. With the recent closure of Kalamazoo's BO Tower, and ignoring bridgetenders' towers, Delray is the last manned interlocking tower in the state of Michigan.
First one of these I have done for a while. This is probably the cleanest classic bike engine I have ever seen. My Photoshop work probably added 5% to the shine, and I have removed 99% of blemishes, dents, burnt oil on the exhaust, repaired the worn footrest rubber and painted in the lettering on the engine casing.
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Maybe not my cleanest image ever, but it sure demonstrates the imposing presence these eagles make flying overhead this close. This is a full frame image...with minimal to no cropping. You certainly "feel" their presence when they fly this close. www.troymarcyphotography.com
Not the cleanest environment but that´s where I found this little fellow!
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Elephants are one of the cleanest animal..............when you hold it in chains it is your duty to give it a daily bath...............
Headline:
Smoothest (cleanest) driving pleasure
Sub-head:
Rowenta’s new 4x4 Epilator Series with the world’s first washable head
Print campaign proposal for Rowenta Accessim
Date: 2005
Agency: Publicis Yorum
Client: Groupe SEB
Art director: Orgut Cayli
Copywriter: Zeynep Evgin
Illustration & retouch: Orgut Cayli
[ draft work / killed by the client ]
[ taslak çalışma / onaylanmadı ]
Not the cleanest shot, but like the blurred berries and background. This bird was in a tough spot. Was lucky to get any focus at all.
The cleanest version I was able to make... Original design by Hajime Komiya, recursive version first made by Andrew Hudson (with 2 levels, with 3 levels). From 1 square of craft paper.