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1. E C Row Expressway in Windsor Ontario [Nov 20, 2005]

Mr. E. C. Row was the head of Chrysler Canada in the 1950', the automotive industry's glory years.
Now the small Ontario city of Windsor, Canada's Motor Capital, still lovely, but the Big 3 and the whole North American
auto industry is in deep trouble.

 

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(2) Ambassador Bridge [Nov 20, 2005]

76年前经济大萧条时期修建的"大使桥", 至今仍是美加边境最重要和最繁忙的口岸通道. 1929年建成时曾是世界上最长的悬索桥;
跨越底特律河, 连接温莎和底特律, 现在每天通行超过1万辆集装箱卡车(平均每分钟7辆!), 承担着两国双边贸易(4000亿美元/年)的27%.

 

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(3) Gateway to Freedom!

Ambassador Bridge Border Crossing, Detroit, Michigan
No more "INS" any more, now they are called US Customs and Border Protection, under the Dept. of Homeland Security.

 

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(4) A busy roadside plaza on I-75 South, somewhere in north Kentucky [Nov 21, 2005]

 

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(5) Unbridled Spirit
Kentucky, USA [Nov 21, 2005]

 

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(6) Elizabethtown, Kentucky [Nov 21, 2005]

The recent movie, 2 months ago, was made here in this quiet mountainous south Kentucky town.

It's a good one, pretty, smooth, and romantic.
(http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hv&cf=info&id=1808490138)

 

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(7) Guess, where is this? [Nov 21, 2005]

 

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(8) A lone trip

 

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(9) Here we got to the great south! Mississippi, USA [Nov 22, 2005]

Some tall trees were blown down by the hurricanes.

 

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(10) 联邦紧急事务管理局(FEMA)正在向飓风灾区运输简易房屋. [Nov 22, 2005]

 

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(11) 美国第一大河密西西比河, 流过路易斯安那州首府 Baton Rouge.
[Nov 22, 2005]

 

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(12) 路易斯安那南部, 宽阔的密西西比河流域, 河网沼泽密布, InterState-10 从 Baton Rouge 到拉法耶特之间的一段, 大约30公里,
高速公路全部高架, 建在河面上.

 

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(13) 挡风玻璃被飞石打了一圈裂纹.
前头一辆似乎是运建筑垃圾的大卡车没盖, 一路飞沙走石. :flaming:
Louisiana, USA [Nov 22, 2005]

 

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(14) Still spring-like in the Gulf Coast in December.

 

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(15) With six flags flied over its rich history, the largest in mainland USA,
Texas covers nearly 1/10 of US mainland.

Have yourself a bit warm breeze before dipping into the dark depressing January and February.
Welcome to the Great State of Texas!