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Crossing the border from USA into Canada on foot across Rainbow Bridge.
To get to Canada from the USA, cross Rainbow Bridge from Niagara Falls, New York USA into Niagara Falls, Ontario Canada. To leave the United States of America, walk through a self locking metal turnstile gate without needing to show any id at this point, half way across the Rainbow Bridge there is a bronze plaque on the bridge fence indicating the United States / Canada International Boundary Line, this area is also notated with the Canadian flag flying next to the USA flag. To enter Canada after crossing the International Boundary Line you must show your passport to customs agents before entering the country of Canada, there is no fee for this process but when you want to cross the same bridge back into the USA there is a .50 cent fee.
Walking across Rainbow Bridge takes under10 minutes, the time to show your passport to the agent at the Canadian border and the agents at the USA when returning to The United States of America cannot be determined as the time varies based on how many border agents or people trying to enter the country at any given time.
There are excellent views of Niagara Falls from both the USA and Canada, but they are both very different, the view of the falls from Canada shows a more natural less built up look, where as the view of Niagara Falls from the USA shows more of a city built up look.
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Ontario, Canada
New York, USA, North America
05/25/2013
Gila Bend, Arizona - March 24, 2019: Sign for Sanborns Mexico Auto Insurance. American tourists driving to Mexico are encourged to purchase Mexican insurance when crossing the border
A boatman repaints his boat at the riverbank of the Mekong in Chiang Khong.
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An FDA scientist tests lactose for the presence of melamine with the portable near infrared (NIR) spectroscopy device. Lactose is a common raw ingredient in pharmaceutical products.
Portable rapid spectroscopic technologies—which analyze the dispersion of an object’s light to determine the object’s chemical or molecular composition—may hold the key to a new era of product-safety screening. By allowing investigators to screen products earlier in the supply chain, these portable devices could significantly cut risks from contamination or counterfeiting of medicines, dietary supplements, cosmetics, and perhaps even foods. For more information, read this FDA Consumer Update: www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm274100.htm
and Wakhan corridor, Afghanistan
Panj River between Tajikistan and Afghanistan
Ishkashim to Yamg
Bridge between Tajikistan and Afghanistan
Ishkashim (Tajikistan/Afghanistan) - Border Bridge
The easternmost bordercrossing between Tajikistan and Afghanistan.
VIETNAM
Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea to the east.
The name Việt Nam had been used for the country before it became the official name in "Dư địa chí" of Nguyễn Trãi written in 1435 and perhaps even before. "Việt" is the name of the largest ethnic group in Vietnam: the Kinh (người Kinh) and "Nam" means "the South", affirming Vietnam's sovereignty from China (usually called "North country" by the Vietnamese).
The people of Vietnam regained independence and broke away from China in 938 AD after their victory at the Battle of Bạch Đằng River (938). Successive dynasties flourished along with geographic and political expansion deeper into Southeast Asia, until it was colonized by the French in the mid-19th century. Efforts to resist the French eventually led to their expulsion from the country in the mid-20th century, leaving a nation divided politically into two countries. Fighting between the two sides continued during the Vietnam War, ending with a communist victory in 1975.
Emerging from this prolonged military engagement, the war-ravaged nation was politically isolated. The government’s centrally planned economic decisions hindered post-war reconstruction and its treatment of the losing side engendered more resentment than reconciliation. In 1986, it instituted economic and political reforms and began a path towards international reintegration. By 2000, it had established diplomatic relations with most nations. Its economic growth had been among the highest in the world in the past decade. These efforts culminated in Vietnam joining the World Trade Organization in 2007 and its successful bid to become a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council in 2008.
GEOGRAPHY AND CLIMATE
Vietnam is approximately 331,688 km² (128,066 sq mi) in area (not including Hoang Sa and Truong Sa islands), larger than Italy and almost the size of Germany. The perimeter of the country running along its international boundaries is 4,639 km (2,883 mi). The topography consists of hills and densely forested mountains, with level land covering no more than 20%. Mountains account for 40% of the area, with smaller hills accounting for 40% and tropical forests 42%. The northern part of the country consists mostly of highlands and the Red River Delta. Phan Xi Păng, located in Lào Cai province, is the highest mountain in Vietnam at 3,143 m (10,312 ft). The south is divided into coastal lowlands, Annamite Chain peaks, extensive forests, and poor soil. Comprising five relatively flat plateaus of basalt soil, the highlands account for 16% of the country's arable land and 22% of its total forested land.
The delta of the Red River (also known as the Sông Hồng), a flat, triangular region of 15,000 square kilometers, is smaller but more intensely developed and more densely populated than the Mekong River Delta. Once an inlet of the Gulf of Tonkin, it has been filled in by the enormous alluvial deposits of the rivers over a period of millennia, and it advances one hundred meters into the Gulf annually. The Mekong delta, covering about 40,000 square kilometers, is a low-level plain not more than three meters above sea level at any point and criss-crossed by a maze of canals and rivers. So much sediment is carried by the Mekong's various branches and tributaries that the delta advances sixty to eighty meters into the sea every year.
Because of differences in latitude and the marked variety of topographical relief, the climate tends to vary considerably from place to place. During the winter or dry season, extending roughly from November to April, the monsoon winds usually blow from the northeast along the China coast and across the Gulf of Tonkin, picking up considerable moisture; consequently the winter season in most parts of the country is dry only by comparison with the rainy or summer season. The average annual temperature is generally higher in the plains than in the mountains and plateaus and in the south than in the north. Temperatures in the southern plains (Ho Chi Minh City and the Mekong Delta) varies less, going between 21 and 28 degree Celsius (70 and 82.5 °F) over the course of a year. The seasons in the mountains and plateaus and in the north are much more dramatic, and temperatures may vary from 5 degree Celsius (41 °F) in December and January to 37 degree Celsius (98.6 °F) in July and August.
GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
Vietnam National Convention CenterThe Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a single-party state. A new state constitution was approved in April 1992, replacing the 1975 version. The central role of the Communist Party was reasserted in all organs of government, politics and society. Only political organizations affiliated with or endorsed by the Communist Party are permitted to contest elections. These include the Vietnamese Fatherland Front, worker and trade unionist parties. Although the state remains officially committed to socialism as its defining creed, the ideology's importance has substantially diminished since the 1990s. The President of Vietnam is the titular head of state and the nominal commander in chief of the military of Vietnam, chairing the Council on National Defense and Security. The Prime Minister of Vietnam Nguyen Tan Dung is the head of government, presiding over a council of ministers composed of 3 deputy prime ministers and the heads of 26 ministries and commissions.
The National Assembly of Vietnam is the unicameral legislature of the government, composed of 498 members. It is superior to both the executive and judicial branches. All members of the council of ministers are derived from the National Assembly. The Supreme People's Court of Vietnam, which is the highest court of appeal in the nation, is also answerable to the National Assembly. Beneath the Supreme People's Court stand the provincial municipal courts and the local courts. Military courts are also a powerful branch of the judiciary with special jurisdiction in matters of national security. All organs of Vietnam's government are controlled by the Communist Party. Most government appointees are members of the party. The General Secretary of the Communist Party is perhaps one of the most important political leaders in the nation, controlling the party's national organization and state appointments, as well as setting policy.
The Vietnam People's Army is the official name for the combined military services of Vietnam, which is organized along the lines of China's People's Liberation Army. The VPA is further subdivided into the Vietnamese People's Ground Forces (including Strategic Rear Forces and Border Defense Forces), the Vietnam People's Navy, the Vietnam People's Air Force and the coast guard. Through Vietnam's recent history, the VPA has actively been involved in Vietnam's workforce to develop the economy of Vietnam, in order to coordinate national defense and the economy. The VPA is involved in such areas as industry, agriculture, forestry, fishery and telecommunications. The total strength of the VPA is close to 500,000 officers and enlisted members. The government also organizes and maintains provincial militias and police forces. The role of the military in public life has steadily been reduced since the 1980s.
POPULATION
Recent census estimates the population of Vietnam at beyond 84 million. Vietnamese people, also called "Viet" or "Kinh", account for 86.2 percent of the population. Their population is concentrated in the alluvial deltas and coastal plains of the country. A homogeneous social and ethnic majority group, the Kinh exert political and economic control. There are more than 54 ethnic minorities throughout the country, but the Kinh are purveyors of the dominant culture. Most ethnic minorities, such as the Muong, a closely related ethnic of the Kinh, are found mostly in the highlands covering two-thirds of the territory. The Hoa (ethnic Chinese) and Khmer Krom are mainly lowlanders. The largest ethnic minority groups include the Hmong, Dao, Tay, Thai, and Nung.
LANGUAGES
The people of Vietnam speak Vietnamese as a native language. In its early history, Vietnamese writing used Chinese characters. In the 13th century, the Vietnamese developed their own set of characters called Chữ nôm. The celebrated epic Đoạn trường tân thanh (Truyện Kiều or The Tale of Kieu) by Nguyễn Du was written in Chữ nôm. During the French colonial period, Quốc ngữ, the romanized Vietnamese alphabet used for spoken Vietnamese, which was developed in 17th century by Jesuit Alexandre De Rhodes and several other Catholic missionaries, became popular and brought literacy to the masses.
Various other languages are spoken by several minority groups in Vietnam. The most common of these are Tày, Mường, Khmer, Chinese, Nùng, and H'Mông. The French language, a legacy of colonial rule, is still spoken by some older Vietnamese as a second language, but is losing its popularity. Vietnam is also a full member of the Francophonie. Russian — and to a much lesser extent German, Czech, or Polish — is sometimes known among those whose families had ties with the Soviet bloc. In recent years, English is becoming more popular as a second language. English study is obligatory in most schools. Chinese and Japanese have also become more popular.
RELIGIONS
For much of Vietnamese history, Mahayana Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism have strongly influenced the religious and cultural life of the people. About 85% of Vietnamese identify with Buddhism, though not all practice on a regular basis[24][25][26][27][28][29][30]. About 8% of the population are Christians (about six million Roman Catholics and fewer than one million Protestants, according to the census of 2007). Christianity was introduced first by the Portuguese and the Dutch traders in the 16th and 17th centuries, then further propagated by French missionaries in the 19th and 20th centuries, and to a lesser extent, by American Protestant missionaries during the presence of American forces during the 1960s and early 1970s. The largest Protestant churches are the Evangelical Church of Vietnam and the Montagnard Evangelical Church.
Vietnam has great reservation towards Roman Catholicism. This mistrust originated during the French colonial time when some Catholics collaborated with the French colonists as espionage agents and militiamen to suppress the Vietnamese independence movement. Furthermore, the Church's teaching in Vietnam regarding communism made it an unwelcome counterforce to communist rule. Relationship with the Vatican, however, has improved in recent years. Membership of Sunni and Bashi Islam, a small minority faith, is primarily practiced by the ethnic Cham minority, though there are also a few ethnic Vietnamese adherents in the southwest. The communist government has from time to time been criticized for its religious restrictions although it has categorically denied that such restrictions exist today.
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Motto: "Independence, Freedom, Happiness"
Anthem: Tiến Quân Ca
"Army March" (first verse)
Capital: Hanoi
Largest city: Ho Chi Minh City
Official language: Vietnamese
Demonym: Vietnamese
Government: Socialist Republic
Independence from France
- Date September 2, 1945
- Recognized 1954
Area
- Total 331,690 km2 (65th); 128,527 sq mi
- Water (%): 1.3
Population
- 2008 (mid-year estimate): 86,116,559 (13th)
- 1999 census 76,323,173
- Density: 253/km2 (46th); 655/sq mi
GDP (PPP) 2007 estimate: Total $221.614 billion (46th); Per capita $2,589 (128th)
GDP (nominal) 2007 estimate: Total $70.943 billion (60th); Per capita $828 (140th)
Gini (2002): 37 (medium) (59th)
HDI (2007): ▲ 0.733 (medium) (105th)
Currency: đồng (₫) (VND)
Time zone UTC+7 (UTC+7)
- Summer (DST) No DST (UTC+7)
Drives on the right
Internet TLD: .vn
Calling code: 84
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
VIET NAM
Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea to the east.
The name Việt Nam had been used for the country before it became the official name in "Dư địa chí" of Nguyễn Trãi written in 1435 and perhaps even before. "Việt" is the name of the largest ethnic group in Vietnam: the Kinh (người Kinh) and "Nam" means "the South", affirming Vietnam's sovereignty from China (usually called "North country" by the Vietnamese).
The people of Vietnam regained independence and broke away from China in 938 AD after their victory at the Battle of Bạch Đằng River (938). Successive dynasties flourished along with geographic and political expansion deeper into Southeast Asia, until it was colonized by the French in the mid-19th century. Efforts to resist the French eventually led to their expulsion from the country in the mid-20th century, leaving a nation divided politically into two countries. Fighting between the two sides continued during the Vietnam War, ending with a communist victory in 1975.
Emerging from this prolonged military engagement, the war-ravaged nation was politically isolated. The government’s centrally planned economic decisions hindered post-war reconstruction and its treatment of the losing side engendered more resentment than reconciliation. In 1986, it instituted economic and political reforms and began a path towards international reintegration. By 2000, it had established diplomatic relations with most nations. Its economic growth had been among the highest in the world in the past decade. These efforts culminated in Vietnam joining the World Trade Organization in 2007 and its successful bid to become a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council in 2008.
GEOGRAPHY AND CLIMATE
Vietnam is approximately 331,688 km² (128,066 sq mi) in area (not including Hoang Sa and Truong Sa islands), larger than Italy and almost the size of Germany. The perimeter of the country running along its international boundaries is 4,639 km (2,883 mi). The topography consists of hills and densely forested mountains, with level land covering no more than 20%. Mountains account for 40% of the area, with smaller hills accounting for 40% and tropical forests 42%. The northern part of the country consists mostly of highlands and the Red River Delta. Phan Xi Păng, located in Lào Cai province, is the highest mountain in Vietnam at 3,143 m (10,312 ft). The south is divided into coastal lowlands, Annamite Chain peaks, extensive forests, and poor soil. Comprising five relatively flat plateaus of basalt soil, the highlands account for 16% of the country's arable land and 22% of its total forested land.
The delta of the Red River (also known as the Sông Hồng), a flat, triangular region of 15,000 square kilometers, is smaller but more intensely developed and more densely populated than the Mekong River Delta. Once an inlet of the Gulf of Tonkin, it has been filled in by the enormous alluvial deposits of the rivers over a period of millennia, and it advances one hundred meters into the Gulf annually. The Mekong delta, covering about 40,000 square kilometers, is a low-level plain not more than three meters above sea level at any point and criss-crossed by a maze of canals and rivers. So much sediment is carried by the Mekong's various branches and tributaries that the delta advances sixty to eighty meters into the sea every year.
Because of differences in latitude and the marked variety of topographical relief, the climate tends to vary considerably from place to place. During the winter or dry season, extending roughly from November to April, the monsoon winds usually blow from the northeast along the China coast and across the Gulf of Tonkin, picking up considerable moisture; consequently the winter season in most parts of the country is dry only by comparison with the rainy or summer season. The average annual temperature is generally higher in the plains than in the mountains and plateaus and in the south than in the north. Temperatures in the southern plains (Ho Chi Minh City and the Mekong Delta) varies less, going between 21 and 28 degree Celsius (70 and 82.5 °F) over the course of a year. The seasons in the mountains and plateaus and in the north are much more dramatic, and temperatures may vary from 5 degree Celsius (41 °F) in December and January to 37 degree Celsius (98.6 °F) in July and August.
GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
Vietnam National Convention CenterThe Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a single-party state. A new state constitution was approved in April 1992, replacing the 1975 version. The central role of the Communist Party was reasserted in all organs of government, politics and society. Only political organizations affiliated with or endorsed by the Communist Party are permitted to contest elections. These include the Vietnamese Fatherland Front, worker and trade unionist parties. Although the state remains officially committed to socialism as its defining creed, the ideology's importance has substantially diminished since the 1990s. The President of Vietnam is the titular head of state and the nominal commander in chief of the military of Vietnam, chairing the Council on National Defense and Security. The Prime Minister of Vietnam Nguyen Tan Dung is the head of government, presiding over a council of ministers composed of 3 deputy prime ministers and the heads of 26 ministries and commissions.
The National Assembly of Vietnam is the unicameral legislature of the government, composed of 498 members. It is superior to both the executive and judicial branches. All members of the council of ministers are derived from the National Assembly. The Supreme People's Court of Vietnam, which is the highest court of appeal in the nation, is also answerable to the National Assembly. Beneath the Supreme People's Court stand the provincial municipal courts and the local courts. Military courts are also a powerful branch of the judiciary with special jurisdiction in matters of national security. All organs of Vietnam's government are controlled by the Communist Party. Most government appointees are members of the party. The General Secretary of the Communist Party is perhaps one of the most important political leaders in the nation, controlling the party's national organization and state appointments, as well as setting policy.
The Vietnam People's Army is the official name for the combined military services of Vietnam, which is organized along the lines of China's People's Liberation Army. The VPA is further subdivided into the Vietnamese People's Ground Forces (including Strategic Rear Forces and Border Defense Forces), the Vietnam People's Navy, the Vietnam People's Air Force and the coast guard. Through Vietnam's recent history, the VPA has actively been involved in Vietnam's workforce to develop the economy of Vietnam, in order to coordinate national defense and the economy. The VPA is involved in such areas as industry, agriculture, forestry, fishery and telecommunications. The total strength of the VPA is close to 500,000 officers and enlisted members. The government also organizes and maintains provincial militias and police forces. The role of the military in public life has steadily been reduced since the 1980s.
POPULATION
Recent census estimates the population of Vietnam at beyond 84 million. Vietnamese people, also called "Viet" or "Kinh", account for 86.2 percent of the population. Their population is concentrated in the alluvial deltas and coastal plains of the country. A homogeneous social and ethnic majority group, the Kinh exert political and economic control. There are more than 54 ethnic minorities throughout the country, but the Kinh are purveyors of the dominant culture. Most ethnic minorities, such as the Muong, a closely related ethnic of the Kinh, are found mostly in the highlands covering two-thirds of the territory. The Hoa (ethnic Chinese) and Khmer Krom are mainly lowlanders. The largest ethnic minority groups include the Hmong, Dao, Tay, Thai, and Nung.
LANGUAGES
The people of Vietnam speak Vietnamese as a native language. In its early history, Vietnamese writing used Chinese characters. In the 13th century, the Vietnamese developed their own set of characters called Chữ nôm. The celebrated epic Đoạn trường tân thanh (Truyện Kiều or The Tale of Kieu) by Nguyễn Du was written in Chữ nôm. During the French colonial period, Quốc ngữ, the romanized Vietnamese alphabet used for spoken Vietnamese, which was developed in 17th century by Jesuit Alexandre De Rhodes and several other Catholic missionaries, became popular and brought literacy to the masses.
Various other languages are spoken by several minority groups in Vietnam. The most common of these are Tày, Mường, Khmer, Chinese, Nùng, and H'Mông. The French language, a legacy of colonial rule, is still spoken by some older Vietnamese as a second language, but is losing its popularity. Vietnam is also a full member of the Francophonie. Russian — and to a much lesser extent German, Czech, or Polish — is sometimes known among those whose families had ties with the Soviet bloc. In recent years, English is becoming more popular as a second language. English study is obligatory in most schools. Chinese and Japanese have also become more popular.
RELIGIONS
For much of Vietnamese history, Mahayana Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism have strongly influenced the religious and cultural life of the people. About 85% of Vietnamese identify with Buddhism, though not all practice on a regular basis[24][25][26][27][28][29][30]. About 8% of the population are Christians (about six million Roman Catholics and fewer than one million Protestants, according to the census of 2007). Christianity was introduced first by the Portuguese and the Dutch traders in the 16th and 17th centuries, then further propagated by French missionaries in the 19th and 20th centuries, and to a lesser extent, by American Protestant missionaries during the presence of American forces during the 1960s and early 1970s. The largest Protestant churches are the Evangelical Church of Vietnam and the Montagnard Evangelical Church.
Vietnam has great reservation towards Roman Catholicism. This mistrust originated during the French colonial time when some Catholics collaborated with the French colonists as espionage agents and militiamen to suppress the Vietnamese independence movement. Furthermore, the Church's teaching in Vietnam regarding communism made it an unwelcome counterforce to communist rule. Relationship with the Vatican, however, has improved in recent years. Membership of Sunni and Bashi Islam, a small minority faith, is primarily practiced by the ethnic Cham minority, though there are also a few ethnic Vietnamese adherents in the southwest. The communist government has from time to time been criticized for its religious restrictions although it has categorically denied that such restrictions exist today.
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Motto: "Independence, Freedom, Happiness"
Anthem: Tiến Quân Ca
"Army March" (first verse)
Capital: Hanoi
Largest city: Ho Chi Minh City
Official language: Vietnamese
Demonym: Vietnamese
Government: Socialist Republic
Independence from France
- Date September 2, 1945
- Recognized 1954
Area
- Total 331,690 km2 (65th); 128,527 sq mi
- Water (%): 1.3
Population
- 2008 (mid-year estimate): 86,116,559 (13th)
- 1999 census 76,323,173
- Density: 253/km2 (46th); 655/sq mi
GDP (PPP) 2007 estimate: Total $221.614 billion (46th); Per capita $2,589 (128th)
GDP (nominal) 2007 estimate: Total $70.943 billion (60th); Per capita $828 (140th)
Gini (2002): 37 (medium) (59th)
HDI (2007): ▲ 0.733 (medium) (105th)
Currency: đồng (₫) (VND)
Time zone UTC+7 (UTC+7)
- Summer (DST) No DST (UTC+7)
Drives on the right
Internet TLD: .vn
Calling code: 84
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A large portrait of Abdullah II ibn Al-Hussein, the reigning king of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is seen as this border crossing near the Jordanian coastal city of Aqaba and the Israeli city of Eilat at the tip of the Red Sea. Abdullah ascended the throne in February, 1999 upon the death of his father, King Hussein. He is the eldest son of King Hussein and the British-born Princess Muna al-Hussein (nee Antoinette Avril Gardiner). It is claimed that Abdullah is the 43rd-generation direct descendant of the Prophet Mohammad. His namesake is King Abdullah I, his great-grandfather who founded modern Jordan in 1946.
Exchanging money in a stall at Gongbei's Underground Market, Zhuhai. This shop in particular pretends to be selling liqueurs (back shelf) in order to keep up appearances.
Learn more about this at my travelog.
Karkara is the most remote border crossing between Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan - no public transport is available, and it's closed in winter. Read more about my travel to the remote Kazakh-Kyrgyz borderlands on my blog www.passportparty.ch.
Crossing the border from Manzhouli to Zabaikalsk in Manchuria, China/USSR
(1991/220)
*** Click on these links for more of my 'Railways' photos up to 2018, and 2019 onwards ... ***
I-5 north at Exit 275 - WA-543 North/Border Crossing. WA-543 crosses the Canadian border at the Pacific Highway border crossing, which is the border crossing for commercial vehicles. Non-commercial vehicles may cross at Pacific Highway as well.
More Sign Information Here: roadsign.pictures/sign/4587678542423879737
NOT MY PHOTO.
A graphic from the "Economist" newspaper (next week's edition, already online).
www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2017/01/daily-chart-21
Showing that 1/3, or about 700 miles, of "The Wall" already exists, having been started under the GWBush admin. The area not currently fenced is tortuous terrain, deemed almost impossible to secure. Much of the Texas border land is privately owned and would have to be negotiated for--or can it be grabbed by 'eminent domain'?
It will be interesting to see what happens with this crazy scheme.
FURTHERMORE, Mexican immigration has already dropped sharply from where it was ten years ago, largely because new house construction work has dried up. Do they really think a wall is going to keep out the highly lucrative drug traffic? Think again!
The points I mention are widely published. I found the above linked article and the graphic interesting.
Somehow I don't think "Happy Fence Friday" is the right tag for this one.
See my comment below.
BLOGGED by Taiwan Environmental Info Ctr., with click thru and credit to me and Flickr. Thank you.
The border first railway station in Poland after leaving the GDR back in 1990. The green carriage traveled from Paris to Moscow.
An FDA investigator prepares a test sample for IMS analysis from a shipment of dietary supplements that arrived at the Port of Buffalo in Buffalo, N.Y.
Read this FDA Consumer Update: www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm274100.htm
One of my least favorite things about visiting Canada is returning to the States... On the way home from Vancouver there are two options, the Peace Arch crossing, or the Truck Crossing. There is also a sign that displays the projected waiting times for each crossing helping you to choose which way you would like to go... This time there was a 2 hour wait at Peace Arch and ONLY a 50 minute wait at the Truck crossing.... so the choice seemed obvious, right?
Don't trust the signs! We waited nearly two and a half hours to cross, and it was awful! But that time spent waiting did give me the opportunity to create this, which I suppose is good!
At least when I finally did talk to the border patrol agent he was quick and I was through in about a minute.
The Blue Water Bridge is a twin-span international bridge across the St. Clair River that links Port Huron, Michigan, United States, and Point Edward, Ontario, Canada. The Blue Water Bridge connects Highway 402 in Ontario with both Interstate 69 (I-69) and I-94 in Michigan.
The original span is a cantilever truss bridge with a total length of 6,178 feet (1,883 m) and a main span of 871 feet (265 m). The second, newer span is a continuous tied-arch bridge with a total length of 6,109 feet (1,862 m) and a main span of 922 feet (281 m).
Together, the two bridges are the second-busiest crossing between the United States and Canada, after the Ambassador Bridge at Detroit-Windsor.
Wagah border, audience at border closing ceremony
The Wagah border closing 'lowering of the flags' ceremony, or The Beating Retreat ceremony, is a daily military practice that the security forces of India (Border Security Force) and Pakistan (Pakistan Rangers) have jointly followed since 1959.
The drill is characterized by elaborate and rapid dance-like maneuvers, which could be considered "colourful". It is alternatively a symbol of the two countries' rivalry, as well as brotherhood and cooperation between the two nations.
The ceremony takes place every evening before sunset at the Wagah border, which as part of the Grand Trunk Road was the only road link between these two countries before the opening of the Aman Setu in Kashmir in 1999. The ceremony starts with a blustering parade by the soldiers from both the sides, and ends up in the perfectly coordinated lowering of the two nations' flags. It is called the beating retreat border ceremony on the international level. One infantryman stands at attention on each side of the gate. As the sun sets, the iron gates at the border are opened and the two flags are lowered simultaneously. The flags are folded and the ceremony ends with a retreat that involves a brusque handshake between soldiers from either side, followed by the closing of the gates again. The spectacle of the ceremony attracts many visitors from both sides of the border, as well as international tourists.
Border check point on the Lao side of the Mekong River. Laos and Thailand are now linked by “Friendship Bridge II” completed in 2007. Beginning of the East-West Corridor (Route 9 connecting Laos and Vietnam).
Project Result: Overland Travel Between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Viet Nam
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Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR)
The setting sun under Cornwall's landmark bridge. It will be impossible to view the sun going under the new low level bridge that will replace this next year.
The border is a ditch that becomes a cut-line that slices up the mountain. Orange pylons on a wire mark the line over the Flathead River, just out of site to the left.
There is a pulley cable car for crossing just on the U.S. side.
I spotted a high tech motion-detector-gizmo strapped to a tree about 12 feet up.
It's a long drive down the Flathead Forest Service Road to reach the border. The buildings on the Canadian side are falling to decay. On the American side is the northern end of the Flathead National Forest, Montana. The buildings there look spiffy.
Rafters launched their crafts into the river on the U.S. side. Looked busy over.
Yashicamat
80mm Luxamar f3.5 lens
Ilford FP4+
Rodinal 1:50
Three-year-old Deval leans against her grandfather Mohammed. The grandfather shares:
“We’re watching other countries: hurricanes, earthquakes, wars, disasters. Our hearts ache, they hurt for those people. Where is the world for us now? Thousands of our kids are injured or killed. The world didn’t stand with us, and now we are here.”
The EU and Medair continue to provide neutral and impartial humanitarian assistance to those in need, both in Syria and in neighbouring countries.
© Amy Van Drunen, Medair, 2019. All rights reserved. Licensed to the European Union under conditions.
PNNL Lab Day, a two-day course sponsored by the NNSA Human Capital Development program, offers students classroom seminars, hands-on exercises, and a tour of B Reactor National Historic Landmark.
This course will help participants learn the fundamental concepts of radiation detection, protection, safety, and the principles of safeguards inspections and technology.
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Checkpoint Charlie: Starting on 22 September 1961 at most famous East German-West German border crossing, allied soldiers registered members of the American, British and French armed forces before their trip to East Berlin.
This photo was posted on a signboard near the site.
The green oasis below once located a train station between Haifa and Damascus. A railway bridge across the valley is still standing. Before 1967 officers of the Syrian army would use hot springs here for recreation. After 67, Kibbutz Mevo Khama a new Kibbutz on the Golan established a crocodile farm as a tourist venture at Khamat Gader, it was a successful for a number of years but it is no longer exists. Also visible in this photo is a small tel(hill) or archaeological site, its just sited above the bridge in this photo next to the perimeter road. This perimeter road forms the border road between Israel and Syria, the road where the two buses sit and from which this photo was taken, is the southern entrance to the Golan Heights.
Having a cold Beer on the US side. I was kind of surprised how easy it is to cross over, just walk in the river.