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Kesklinn, Estonian for city centre is one of the 8 administrative districts of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, and home to its UNESCO-listed old town. While the population of the city and the country as a whole have fallen since independence, the population of Kesklinn has risen. One of the economy's key drivers is tourism from Helsinki, Finland, which is connected to Tallinn by rapid ferry traffic.
Sonogno is a former municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. It is located in Valle Verzasca. On 17 October 2020 the former municipalities of Vogorno, Sonogno, Corippo, Brione (Verzasca) and Frasco merged to form the new municipality of Verzasca.
Sonogno is first mentioned in 1200 as Sornono. In 1417 it was mentioned as Senognio. During the Middle Ages, Sonogno was part of the Vicinanza of Verzasca and shared the fate of the valley. From 1395 to 1843, it formed a single community with Frasco.
It was part of the parish of Vogorno until 1519, when it formed a parish with Frasco. It formed an independent parish in 1734. The parish church of St. Maria Loreto, is first documented in 1519. It was rebuilt in 1854 and decorated with paintings by Cherubino Patà.
The local economy was based mostly on grazing. During the summer, the cattle grazed in the high alpine pastures, in the winter the cows were moved to their winter pastures in the Magadino. Due to limited jobs, many of the residents emigrated and after about 1850, many went overseas. Decedents of residents of Sonogno can be found in nearly 40 different countries. The more recent exodus to urban centers, combined with emigration have caused a steady decline of population since the mid-nineteenth century. The Museum of Verzasca was built in Sonogno in 1974. In 2005 the agricultural sector still offered 47% of jobs in the municipality
Kampong Phluk is a commune in Prasat Bakong District in Siem Reap Province Cambodia. The name means "Harbor of the Tusks". The community largely depends on fishing for survival, spending Cambodia's wet season (May-October) fishing. During the dry season (November-April) as the river thins due to receding water, many turn to farming to supplement their income. Tourism, which started in the village approximately 10 years ago, is also a growing part of the local economy.
As of 2019, the commune has 911 families with a total population of 3,707. The commune consist of three villages: Tnaot Kambot, Dey Krahom and Kok Kdol.
The village is on the Tonlé Sap which is a seasonally inundated freshwater lake, Tonlé Sap Lake, and an attached river, the 120 km long Tonlé Sap River, that connects the lake to the Mekong River. Wikipedia
The muddy river is the Tahas River which flows through the Kampong Phluk village.
There were two departures from Slateford this particular day , the NMT departing for Crewe , the second being the 2Q08 0442 Slateford - Derby RTC . Routed via York and Barnsley 950001 is pictured between Chapeltown and Meadowhall
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It was a beautiful, unseasonably warm day yesterday here in the Washington, DC area. However, this sign on a construction company's trailer sent a little chill through me. Hope this isn't a harbinger.
While the conductor on board CP 2216 runs into Cenex, it allowed for some extra photos of the lone GP20C next to the expanding Farmers Grain & Seed elevator in Thief River Falls and its prep work to handle unit trains. CP 2216 will soon depart south (timetable east) down the Detroit Lakes Subdivision mainline. I was hoping it would make the turn onto the Bemidji Subdivision and go to Trail to grab loaded gravel, but it continued on beyond Plummer. I am guessing it went to Detroit Lakes to pick up scrap metal.
Fishing in the Nile, the biggest bridge in Uganda, and smoke in the sky from Uganda's industrial district. #YBS24Nature
I have been led to believe that consumption is good for the economy, that a shortage of supply causes inflation, that inflation is bad, that a chap in NZ had a thought bubble that if more people were unemployed they wouldn't buy stuff, thereby reducing consumption, thus increasing supply and lowering inflation. This curious bowl of spaghetti logic could be all that I know or care of economics. All the same, like other superstitions, what if they are right? I should do my bit…
To my left is one half of Watson's Bay Beach, a strip of golden sand inside Sydney Harbour; and the Vaucluse Yacht Club. In a few weeks time the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race will make a run down the harbour, out through the Heads, hang a tight right, and bolt southward. Today, my little ferry had to give way to one of the aspirants tacking back and forth as it practiced for the big day.
On the right of Watson's Bay is the other half of that unbearably pretty sand and sparkling clear water. Backing it is arguably one of the best known fish restaurants; at least one from long ago. I'm not going in there. Instead I focus on an excellent little fish café on this very jetty. I say excellent, but there is a stupid "NO DOGS" placard on the wall. The other well known fish restaurant is further south from here, and owned by a chap from Cornwall whose Newquay establishment certainly allows dogs; to the extent that when I stepped in without one, I felt underdressed.
Here, on the jetty I consumed excellent fish and chips, and a glacially cold Mexican beer. I say excellent chips, and I mean chips, not "fries", all crispy outside and floury inside; a satisfying mouthful. I didn't eat so much as to compromise supply, and if the boffins are correct, I didn't induce inflation. Alright, maybe my waistline inflated! They really were brilliant fish and chips. I may have eaten too many. I've also heard that food waste is a problem too, so dutifully, I didn't contribute to that either!!
Duty done, another little ferry on this route, maybe a bit lower in the water with fish and chips, "chugs it's way to Circular Quay"…
Wikipedia: Macau (Chinese: 澳門), also spelled Macao (pron.: /məˈkaʊ/), is one of the two special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China (PRC), the other being Hong Kong. Macau lies on the western side of the Pearl River Delta across from Hong Kong to the east, bordered by Guangdong province to the north and facing the South China Sea to the east and south. The territory's economy is heavily dependent on gambling and tourism, but also includes manufacturing. A former Portuguese colony, Macau was administered by Portugal from the mid-16th century until 1999, when it was the last remaining European colony in China. Portuguese traders first settled in Macau in the 1550s. In 1557, Macau was rented to Portugal by the Chinese empire as a trading port. The Portuguese administered the city under Chinese authority and sovereignty until 1887, when Macau became a colony of the Portuguese empire. Sovereignty over Macau was transferred back to China on 20 December 1999. The Sino-Portuguese Joint Declaration and the Basic Law of Macau stipulate that Macau operate with a high degree of autonomy until at least 2049, fifty years after the transfer. Under the policy of "one country, two systems", the PRC's Central People's Government is responsible for the territory's defense and foreign affairs, while Macau maintains its own legal system, police force, monetary system, customs policy, and immigration policy. Macau participates in many international organizations and events that do not require members to possess national sovereignty. According to The World Factbook, Macau has the second highest life expectancy in the world. In addition, Macau is one of the very few regions in Asia with a "very high Human Development Index", ranking 23rd or 24th in the world in 2007 (with Japan being the highest in Asia; the other Asian countries/regions within the "very high HDI" category are Taiwan, Hong Kong, Brunei, Qatar, Singapore, and South Korea).
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Wonky Triangles pattern from Nancy Purvis at Owens Olivia and Economy Squares pattern from Rita at Red Pepper Quilts.
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Fleet no: 508
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Bus Model: King Long XMQ6119T / XMQ6115Y
Shot Taken: Araneta Center Bus Station (ACBS), Cubao, Quezon City
Once leaving from Warm Springs and seeing the Mission Bay local go by San Jose, next location to see them at would be the Economy Lumber in Campbell and see them switch for a bit. UP 9924 can be seen here leading the LRQ50, better known as the Mission Bay local into Campbell. Once going past the switch, the LRQ50 would back up into the area where they’d drop off the lumber whilst arranging the locomotives differently.
A hair salon (="peluqueria") somewhere along the road less traveled by tourists in Mexico. I thought the shot was interesting not only because of the composition, but because of the man walking out onto the street checking the lenght of his new haircut -- this hair salon did not even have a mirror for customers to inspect the "after" result!
But it will change right? (I'm a glass half full kind a guy). I hope no “cliff” on the days to come…
Macro Monday project - 11/12/12
"Motion blur”
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The backside of the new sharing bike economy of Shanghai. First I thought this is a bike graveyard but actually it is new bikes not yet rolled out in the city. Interestingly enough there are constant beeps from the bikes like they communicate to each other. Interesting place to see and this is even the small place having another one directly next to it with much more bikes.