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Jerry Gayle Bridges Biography
2008-09-10 01:56:00 Title Chief Financial Officer, Organization Corporation for National and Community Services Phone 202-606-6683 Fax 202-565-2784 Room Room 10509, Address 1201 New York Avenue, NW. Washington, DC 20525. Email: jbridges@cns.govThe President intends to nominate Jerry Gayle Bridges, of Virginia, to be Inspector General of the Department of Education and designate Acting. Mr. Bridges currently serves as Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service. Prior to this, he served as Controller of Johns Hopkins University.Earlier in his career, he served as Inspector General and Assistant General of the United States Information Agency. Mr. Bridges received his bachelor's degree from the University of Kentucky and his master's degree from the University of Dayton.For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary September 9, 2008Jerry Gayle Bridges serves as Chief Financial Officer at the Corporation for National and Community Service. Previously, Mr. Bridges ...
9 More Interesting Bridges From Around The World.
2008-09-06 18:43:00 9 More Interesting Bridges From Around The World.The Millau Viaduct:The tallest vehicular bridge in the world - The Millau Viaduct is a large cable-stayed road-bridge designed by the structural engineer Michel Virlogeux and British architect Norman Foster. Its a part of the A75-A71 autoroute axis from Paris to Béziers, formally dedicated on 14 December 2004, inaugurated the day after and opened to public two days later. What makes it special is the fact that its slightly taller than the Eiffel Tower with its one of its mast's summit at 343 meters (1,125 ft) and only 38 m (125 ft) shorter than the Empire State Building. Apart from this, its construction surpassed three world records: the highest pylons in the world, the highest mast in the world and the highest road bridge deck in the world. Scheduled for completion in December 2009 the Chenab Bridge in the Reasi District of Jammu and Kashmir (India) will be 359 meters (1,180 ft) high, and its likely that Millau Viaduct will loose i...
By: algebra of life
Concrete bridges
2008-07-22 11:46:00 Hello everybody, I am currently doing some research on the assessment of defects in concrete bridges. I would be grateful if anyone can help me on that topic. I intend to inspect some major existing concrete bridges and inspect the bridges with the objective of identifying the d
Our Bridges
2008-07-16 23:33:00 Pervaiz Munir Alvi American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) every year puts out a very beautiful calendar on bridges all over the world. However there has never been any bridge from Pakistan on this calendar, and there are reasons for that. Pakistan in the last six decades has not built a bridge of any aesthetic or architectural value. Most of the new major bridges are of the economic variety built for the roads out of pre-cast concrete boxes or beams, or of plate girders that any one hardly notices driving over. Also since rivers are not used for navigation like they are in the developed world, the bridge spans are not very large or high. Therefore there is no need of high super structures like one sees in the case of Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco or other structures like that all over the world. On the other hand rail traffic requires heavier bridges than does the road traffic. Again unfortunately Pakistan Railway has hardly built any new rail lines since the British perio...
By: Light Within
The bridges of Istanbul Bogazi
2008-07-06 02:42:00 Location : Off Sardegna Island, Mediterian / 38 45 N / 005 23 EYesterday I had shown you a picture of one of the bridges connecting thecontinents of Europe and Asia. To the bridge enthusiasts, who might find thepictures of the bridges often enough, I wanted to show this informationabout the bridges, given on the navigational charts. These are great bridgesand as we can see that the first bridge has a span of about 600 meters, thesecond bridge, goes on for about a kilometer.With a height of about 68 meters from the high water mark, these are some ofthe greatest bridges that I have passed under.
Taliban militants destroy bridges in Afghanistan
2008-06-17 12:56:00 ARGHANDAB, Afghanistan (AP) - Taliban militants destroyed bridges and planted mines in several villages they control outside southern Afghanistan’s largest city in apparent preparation for battle, residents and officials said Tuesday. More than 700 families - meaning perhaps 4,000 people or more - had fled the Arghandab district 10 miles northwest of Kandahar city, said Sardar ...
By: TexasFred's
Bridges [16]: Budapest Chain bridge
2008-05-29 17:35:00 One of the famous bridges of Europe - and justifiably so. During our recent holiday, I crossed this bridge for the second time in my life, and I am still impressed by it. The Szechenyi Chain Bridge, to give it its full name, is a suspension bridge that spans the River Danube between Buda and Pest, the western and eastern sides of Budapest, the capital of Hungary. It was the first permanent bridge across the Danube in Budapest, and was opened in 1849. The bridge was designed by the English engineer William Tierney Clark in 1839, after Count István Széchenyi's initiative in the same year, with construction supervised locally by Scottish engineer Adam Clark (no relation). It is a larger scale version of William Tierney Clark's earlier Marlow Bridge, across the River Thames in Marlow, England (information from wikipedia).
Worlds Most Beautiful Bridges
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Singapore PM Lee opens new pedestrian bridges and Hort Park at Southern Rid
2008-05-10 22:54:00 Singapore PM Lee opens new pedestrian bridges and Hort Park at Southern Ridges By Wong Siew Ying, SINGAPORE: You can now take a 9-kilometre walk from Mount Faber to Telok Blangah Hill and Kent Ridge Park. The three hills are collectively known as the Southern Ridges and they are linked by two new pedestrian bridges and a walkway, which were opened on Saturday by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. PM Lee said the Southern Ridges is part of the country’s effort to transform itself into a city of gardens and water. As Singapore’s economy and population continues to grow, Mr Lee assured that the government will strive to provide the highest quality of life possible for all residents. PM Lee said: “I think quite a lot of Singaporeans worry that our quality of life will suffer, that there won’t be enough space for all of us. And they ask, “Is our little island getting too crowded, will we lose our sense of comfort of space and greenery?†My answer is we will con...
Flashing Red Lights - Bridges
2008-05-08 16:44:00 Yukon Records is on fire right now. Flashing Red Lights debut album, Bridges, is one of a few Yukon albums we’ll be featuring on HearYa. Flashing Red Lights hail from LA and are led by Mack Slevin, a guitarist from several other LA bands. Good for him (and us) for stepping out and ...
Happy Birthday to IFBB Fitness Pro Cynthia Bridges
2008-05-07 21:29:00 Inside Bodybuilding would like to send out a big Happy Birthday today to IFBB Fitness Pro Cynthia Bridges!Professional Experience:Current competitive IFBB Fitness ProRepresentative/Model for Ab-OriginalsRepresentative for Weider Nutrition at expositions/trade showsRepresentative for Labrada NutritionGuest performer at local Body Building and fitness contestsFitness model for the following publications: Muscle & Fitness, Ironman, Oxygen, Flex, Formula One sports wear catalogue, and Womens Physique WorldVideo work for Ironman and Womens Physique WorldInternet E-commercials for www.beautifitgym.comTelevision- work includes:CBS movie of the week “Children of Divorce,â€Documentaries for the The Learning Channel (TLC) “The Greatest Physiques in the World,†and Lifestyles “Fit over 40, Not Over the Hill, But Still Climbing.â€Movies:“Redemptio-n,†and “The Surplus Maleâ€Competitive Highlights:1999 IFBB North American Overall Fitness Champion1998, 1999, & 2001 Fitness ...
Press Release: Sony Ericsson?s New Technology, Project Capuchin, Bridges Ja
2008-05-07 00:00:00 Enables fast and clean user interface development for both graphical designers and code developer Read the full story here.
Sony Ericsson?s New Technology, Project Capuchin, Bridges Java ME and Adobe
2008-05-06 22:44:00 The new technology and tools, referred to as Project Capuchin, make it possible to combine the richness of Flash Lite and Java ME technologies allowing developers to utilize the best attributes of both software stacks to create content-rich mobile applications.30 April 2008 - Enables fast and clean user interface development for both graphical designers and code developersStockholm, Sweden – April 30, 2008 – Sony Ericsson Mobile Communication today announced plans to release a new technology that, for the first time, bridges the Abobe® Flash Lite™ and Java ME™ development platforms. The new technology and tools, referred to as Project Capuchin, make it possible to combine the richness of Flash Lite and Java ME technologies allowing developers to utilize the best attributes of both software stacks to create content-rich mobile applications. Sony Ericsson has plans to make the technology available during the second half of 2008 and will demonstrate Project ...
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Sony Ericsson?s New Technology, Project Capuchin, Bridges Java? ME and Adob
2008-05-01 16:16:00 Stockholm, Sweden ? Sony Ericsson Mobile Communication announced plans to release a new technology that, for the first time, bridges the Abobe® Flash Lite? and Java ME? development platforms. The new technology and tools, referred to as Project Capuchin, make it possible to combine the richness of Flash Lite
London Bridges... de This is Ivy League
2008-04-19 10:49:00 Con un sonido pop y un toque retro, las canciones de estos chicos me tienen ultimamente enganchada. El video musical de este "London bridges" transmite ese espíritu retro a la perfección. No en vano, está dirigido por el artista Dan Estabrook, cuya obra fotográfica se caracteriza por emplear procesos del siglo XIX.Enlace a este video en YouTube:http://www.youtube.com/-watch?v=LFHn11JfSN0Más información:This is Ivy League (Web oficial)This is Ivy League (MySpace)This is Ivy League (Last.fm)This is Ivy League (Elbo.ws)This is Ivy League (The Hype Machine)
Natasha Bedingfield at MOD and a benefit for "healing bridges"
2008-04-19 06:05:00 Natasha on Music on Demand 4/14Natasha Bedingfield poses at the 1st Annual Benefit For 'Healing Bridges' presented by the Girls Night Out Committee and Robin Quivers in the Rainbow Room at Rockefeller Center in New York City on 4/17source
Bridges...
2008-04-19 05:00:00 This post is inspired by GF.At the previous event, his baby debuntate, he mentioned about bridges. No no! not the game.When come to bridges, i'm pretty loads of people would think of London bridge, why? cos everyone can sing the nursery rhyme and got it etched into our mind since young. yeah yeah...it's falling so? wat can a baby do to help? seriously... my fair lady.So when everyone go to london, they want to see london bridge. Little did they know, it look like this.yeah...this is london bridge. (pic)the often mistaken as london bridge is next to it,its actually called Tower bridge. (pic)others would think of:Golden Gate in San Francisco.(pic)orHarbour Bridge in Sydney. (pci)Speaking of which, everyone keep on saying, ooo you got to climb the bridge when you are in Sydney. yeah yeah! fine...but what they did not say is it cost from A$179 to A$295 depending on the type of 'climb' you want.For me to pay that much to climb 'physically' i expect more than just complimentary clim...
Ten Longest Bridges In World - Amazing
2008-04-13 07:19:00 Ten Longest Bridges In WorldHere is a list of the then longest bridges in the world with pictures and descriptions. Those beautiful photos are showing to us that there are no borders and everything is reachable.10. Seven Mile BridgeThe Seven Mile Bridge, in the Florida Keys, runs over a channel between the Gulf of Mexico and the Florida Strait, connecting Key Vaca (the location of the city if Marathon, Florida) in the Middle Keys to Little Duck Key in the Lower Keys. Among the longest bridges in existence when it was built, it is one of the many bridges on US 1 in the Keys, where the road is called the Overseas Highway.9. San Mateo-Hayward BridgeThe San Mateo-Hayward Bridge (commonly called San Mateo Bridge) is a bridge crossing California's San Francisco Bay in the United states, linking the San Francisco Peninsula with the East Bay. More specifically, the bridge's western end is in Foster City, the most recent urban addition to the eastern edge of San mateo. The eastern end of...
By: Amazing Facts
Pontifex Maximus?Bulding Bridges?Benedict style!
2008-04-05 22:34:00 When Pope Benedict XVI arrives in the United States next week his message will most likely include some positive paternal encouragement for American Catholics. During the Holy Father?s visit he will participate in multi events that are intended to address the entire cross section of American Catholics and pastorally motivate Catholics to stand firm in ...
Arenal Hanging Bridges
2008-04-05 21:30:00 Our trip to the Arenal Hanging Bridges was one of the highlights of our trip. It was a great hike through through some utterly gorgeous rainforest. It was definitely worth the $40 ($20 for us adults, kids free), and we look forward to doing it again. It’s kinda cool that we didn’t update the blog ...
By: Tiny Grass
The Beauty of Magnolia Gardens #1
2008-04-04 15:39:00 The historic Gardens, a beautiful place to beA moment of peaceAzaleas, Azaleas.... everywhere!It's like out of a dreamFounded in 1676 by the Drayton family, Magnolia Plantation has survived the centuries and witnessed the history of our nation unfold before it from the American Revolution through the Civil War and beyond. It is the oldest public tourist site in the Lowcountry, and the oldest public gardens in America, opening its doors to visitors in 1872 to view the thousands of beautiful flowers and plants in its famous gardens.watch a video about the Gardens here
Worlds most Interesting Bridges
2008-04-01 16:57:00 *_Gateshead Millennium Bridge - England_* Image: http://funlok.info/2008/r/03/wm-ib-001.jpg Designed by Wilkinson Eyre Architects and engineered by Gifford, the bridge takes its place at the end of a line of distinguished bridges across the River Tyne, including the Tyne Bridge and Robert Stephenson's High Level Bridge. Linking Gateshead with Newcastle via Gateshead Quays (described as one of the best places in Europe by Tony Blair) and Newcastleâ?™s Quayside, the bridge not only serves a functional purpose as the River Tyneâ?™s only foot and cycle bridge, but its grace and engineering attract people from all over the world. Image: http://funlok.info/2008/r/03/wm-ib-002.jpg In 1996 Gateshead Council launched a competition to find a bridge that would link developments on both sides of the River Tyne and also complement the existing six bridges crossing the river. There were over 150 entries. Gateshead residents voted for their favourite design from a shortlist of leading archit...
[Dumbass] If you from bridges at cars would shoot / Take a lesson, be astut
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Timberlake e Jeff Bridges juntos em «The Open Road»
2008-03-25 22:12:00 Timberlake e Jeff Bridges juntos em «The Open Road»Há outro cantor no elencoO cantor/actor Justin Timberlake vai protagonizar com Jeff Bridges o filme «The Open Road», noticia a agência Reuters. Do elenco do filme fazem também parte Harry Dean Stanton e o cantor Lyle Lovett. Stanton interpreta o avô da personagem de Timberlake, um jovem que tenta reconciliar-se com o pai (Jeff Bridges) numa altura em que a mãe adoece. Lyle Lovett vai ser um empregado de um bar de Memphis, que serve de confidente ao jovem. A realização de «The Open Road» fica a cargo de Michael Meredith.Fonte: IOL Cinema
Stanton, Lovett Join Bridges, Timberlake on The Open Road
2008-03-25 08:51:00 His Alien co-star Sigourney Weaver just got cast in Crazy on the Outside, and now 81-year-old Harry Dean Stanton is keeping up his well-established profile by co-starring in The Open Road, a drama starring Jeff Bridges, Justin Timberlake, Kate Mara, Mary Steenburgen, and (another new addition) Lyle Lovett. According to The Hollywood Reporter: Stanton will play the grandfather of Timberlake's character, a young man trying to reconcile with his father (Bridges) as he heads home to his ill mother's bedside. Lovett will play a Memphis bartender who lends a helpful ear to Timberlake. Writer-director Michael Meredith (Three Days of Rain) is shooting the project in Louisiana and other Southern locales. Between Lovett, Timberlake, and Stanton, this movie has quite the musical contingent. It's hard to say at this point how good or bad this movie will be, but I tend to agree with Roger Ebert when he says that "no movie featuring either Harry Dean Stanton or M. Emmet Walsh in a supportin...
By: El Cine
Future Bridges Will Rock With Earthquakes Without Breaking
2008-03-23 03:10:00 Everybody knows the famous robot dance. Well, it seems that the next generation of bridges will dance on a different beat, the earthquake dance. A group of researchers made up mostly of earthquake engineers at the University at Buffalo and MCEER, funded by the U.S. Federal Highway Administration, have reached the conclusion that bridges ...
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Vomit Orchestra - Bridges Burnt (EP)
2008-03-22 00:24:00 Band: Vomit OrchestraAlbum: Bridges BurntYear: 2007Country: United States of AmericaGenre: Dark / Experimental / Atmospheric MetalLength: 74:20 MinFilesize: 131 MBTracklist:- Music I - Dying - Scraping the Pipe - A Dirty Glass Ceiling - Music II - Psalm 22 - The Human Condition - Music III - Bridges Burnt - Inadvertent Suite No.1 (Bonus)Part 1: Click HerePart 2: Click Here
Jero Bridges Cultural Divides as Japan's First Black Enka Singer
2008-03-20 03:44:00 Jero, an African-American computer geek who found his voice singing karaoke, is parlaying his Japanese heritage into big bucks crooning "Enka" tunes to a legion of graying - and growing - fans. Technorati Tags:
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Nash Bridges
2008-03-14 17:31:00 The two detectives namely Nash Bridges and Joe Dominguez who are partners and best friends. Nash played by Don Johnson was the captain of San Francisco Police Department Special Investigations Unit and had two failed marriages with one child named Cassidy played by Jodi Lyn O'Keefe and his father Nick played by James Gammon was living with him. Joe played by Cheech Marin was Nash best friend and joined him crossing the street with the use of his car given by his brother Bobby.Joining and helping them are Harvey Leek played by Jeff Perry, Evan Cortez played by Jaimie Gomez, and Sgt. Ronnie played by Ronald Russell, among many others.The drama tv series aired on March 29, 1996 and May 4, 2001, It has a total number of 122 episodes , you can watch the tv episodes on dvd,Nash Bridges DVD, compiled to enjoy the shows....
Kevin Garnett Overtake Bill Bridges
2008-03-11 01:52:00 Boston Celtics forward Kevin Garnett grabbled 8 rebounds tonight game against Philadelpha 76ers and become 25. most total rebounds made player of NBA history. K G reached 11.055 rebounds 4 minutes left in the second period. Kevin Garnett passed NBA legend Bill Bridges. Bill Bridges has 11.054 rebounds. ÖZGÜR MER?Ç
Bridges to Nowhere...
2008-03-10 04:46:00 I am horribly afraid of heights. To say that I suffer from acrophobia is a gross understatement.At times, it can be comical. I remember walking a trail in Mohican State Park years ago with a fellow ghost hunter. We found ourselves on an abandoned stretch of trail and there was a small bridge ahead. Over half the planks were missing. It spanned probably all of seven feet, with a two-foot drop to the water below, which may have been two feet deep at most. I was shaking, terrified, as I made three separate attempts to cross. It didn't help that she was laughing the whole time.Still, I love the beauty of bridges. Not modern concrete slabs with no character, but old bridges. They have a certain charm... a thoughtfulness of design that is absent in our modern world. We spend far too much time concentrating on our destinations instead of the journey now. That could explain our carelessness about history. Why we destroy old bridges, buildings, and landmarks without batting an eyelash.In fa...
By: Spooked!
Building Bridges
2008-03-07 22:20:00 Most of my friends have been divorced two or three times. I've been divorced once. My new husband has been divorced once. We made a commitment to make our second marriage work. And, it was hard. We were well into our new marriage before we realized that a relationship is a lot of work.Like most of us, I went into my first marriage with the belief that my husband was suppose to solve all my problems. He entered thinking that I had no purpose on life, except to make him hot and happy. It was a doomed to fail.Building BridgesIn every relationship, there must be open communication, communication of your dreams, hopes, fears and insecurities. If you cannot communicate with your partner, explore the reasons why, right from the outset. Don't leave it until it's too late. Don't leave your feelings bottled up until you implode in frustration, or the feelings spill over and cause irreparable damage to your relationship.The discussions should be conducted over dinner, a stroll in the pa...
By: Health After 40
10 Most Beautiful Bridges in the World
2008-03-07 14:39:00 From Neatorama: We've come a long way in bridge building since crossing a river on a fallen log. The first bridges were built with wooden planks, ropes and stones. Soon, stronger material were required. Wood and stone bridges gave way to iron, then to steel ones. Bridge building te
Live Blogging at Bridges: Dialogues Towards a Culture of Peace, Part 2
2008-03-05 07:51:00 The Peace Foundation's Bridges: Dialogues Towards a Culture of Peace forum continues its final leg here in the Asian Institute of Management with a keynote from former World Bank president James Wolfensohn and like my last post on the forum, I'm blogging live. Mr. Wolfensohn's keynote is entitled "Beyond East-West, North-South - Peace and prosperity in a four speed world."Ayala Corporation CEO Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala gave the opening remarks and Wolfensohn's introduction was given by World Bank Philippines Country Director Bert Holfman.--Mr. Wolfensohn just gave his talk and while it was insightful, he was barely audible. :(--PHINMA President Ramon R. del Rosario, Jr. is the first reactor. His reaction to the keynote is rather tied to the issues the Philippines are encountering right now-- how corruption in a country can derail development. I like how he points out that how long can we accept "stability" as a reason to keep silent on corruption on high levels. He's all for...
By: The AIM Blogger
Panthers? Bridges withdraws appeal of conviction
2008-03-04 16:33:00 Carolina Panthers guard Jeremy Bridges has dropped the appeal of his misdemeanor assault conviction. Read More: Associated Press
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Building Bridges for Peace with Syria, with Marc Gopin
2008-03-01 10:02:00 Jerusalem Peacemakers recently hosted an event about work being done to help build bridges between Syria and the West.At the same moment that the Prime Minister of Israel was hosting a dinner for President George Bush and Israel's top politicians just a few blocks away, we hosted over 40 Israelis and Palestinians for a peace gathering and discussion with Rabbi Prof. Marc Gopin. Marc Gopin is the James Laue Professor of World's Religions, Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution at George Mason University. Marc Gopin shared about his mission of reconciliation and recent journeys to Syria.Invited by the Syrian government, Marc Gopin has been the only American rabbi to address the Syrian nation. Marc Gopin reported: "we have in the last three years set up over five conferences and press conferences in Damascus, as well as at some universities on the iss...
SHOTV Bridges the gap between the Realtor and the FSBO
2008-02-26 00:02:00 SHOTV has just launched a new aspect of their website www.SearchHomesOnTV.com.. There are placing simi-exclusive agent ads on their site that get them directly in front of the FSBO. Skilled Internet Realtors (e-PROs) only, may list themselves in SHOTV and offer a menu of services to "For Sale By Owner" consumers (FSBOs) using several billing methods. In this way, FSBOs and Realtors can finally harmoniously co-exist, with FSBOs buying e-PRO services on a "for hire" basis. SHOTV administers a landing page coordinating the services and fees between e-PROs and FSBOs The e-PRO services will be advertised to the FSBO seller on a zip code by zip code basis, through the SHOTV "Hire a Pro" program. No more than three e-PROS can be listed per zip code on a rotary basis. ...
A Thoroughly Modern Monet Bridges The Old And The New This May At Christie?
2008-02-22 21:12:00 A THOROUGHLY MODERN MONET BRIDGES THE OLD AND THE NEW THIS MAY AT CHRISTIE’S NEW YORK Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale May 6, 2008 New York - Christie’s International is delighted to announce the sale of Claude Monet’s Le Pont du chemin de fer à Argenteuil, one of the greatest Impressionist pictures left in private hands. Painted ...
Ten Longest Bridges In World
2008-02-20 09:23:00 Here is a list of the ten longest bridges in the world with pictures and descriptions. Those beautiful photos are showing to us that there are no borders and everything is reachable.10. Seven Mile BridgeThe Seven Mile Bridge, in the Florida Keys, runs over a channel between the Gulf of Mexico and the Florida Strait, connecting Key Vaca (the location of the city of Marathon, Florida) in the Middle Keys to Little Duck Key in the Lower Keys. Among the longest bridges in existence when it was built, it is one of the many bridges on US 1 in the Keys, where the road is called the Overseas Highway.9. San Mateo-Hayward BridgeThe San Mateo-Hayward Bridge (commonly called San Mateo Bridge) is a bridge crossing California?s San Francisco Bay in the United States, linking the San Francisco Peninsula with the East Bay. More specifically, the bridge?s western end is in Foster City, the most recent urban addition to theeastern edge of San Mateo. The eastern end of the bridge is in Hayward. The bri...
By: Believe OR Not
Ten Longest Bridges In World
2008-02-17 19:43:00 Here is a list of the ten longest bridges in the world with pictures and descriptions. Those beautiful photos are showing to us that there are no borders and everything is reachable. 10. Seven Mile Bridge The Seven Mile Bridge, in the Florida Keys, runs over a channel between the Gulf of Mexico and the Florida Strait, connecting Key Vaca (the location of the city of Marathon, Florida) in the
By: Curious? Read
Disney?s Ruby Bridges (DVD)
2008-02-08 02:02:00 Disney’s Ruby Bridges (DVD)By Chaz Monet Buy new: $6.99 Customer Rating: First tagged “disney” by Judi Hurd Customer tags: civil rights(2), disney, african american Technorati Tags: civil rights, disney, african american
Live Blogging at Bridges: Dialogues Towards a Culture of Peace
2008-02-06 07:06:00 I'm live blogging at the Bridges: Dialogues Towards a Culture of Peace forum at the SGV Conference Room at the AIM Conference Center where Nobel laureate Prof. Finn E. Kydland is giving a talk on globalization and economic development.Bridges is a series of talks organized by the International Peace Foundation and this talk today is the first of a few talks here in the Philippines. This event is part of our Asian Business Systems (ABS) class and counts as one class session.The audience is filled with prominent business and political figures, such as Senator Loren Legarda, AIM governors Washington SyCip, Luis Cuisa and former AIM president Dr. Roberto De Ocampo. Also present is International Peace Foundation founding chairman Uwe Morawetz.The forum kicked off a welcome remark by current AIM president Francis Estrada and followed by the introduction to Prof. Kydland by WSGSB Dean Victoria Licuanan. Our Human Behavior in Organizations (HBO) professor, Prof. Jun Borromeo, is the Master...
By: The AIM Blogger
DVD Review: Bob the Builder - On-Site - Roads and Bridges
2008-02-06 03:15:00 By now parents know what to expect when they pop in a DVD with the infamous Bob the Builder on the cover. Some delightfully clever stop motion animation, a few quirky machine characters, and an endearingly heartfelt story. Not this time. For the first time ever Bob is heading out into the real world to ...
Gene Bridges on the Holy Water Debate
2008-02-05 21:53:00 Gene Bridges, from Triablogue recently had this to say about my use of Scripture in the holy water debate. I would like to respond to him in full. Hopefully, this can remain a charitable discussion. Normally, I would reserve comment for after the debate, but given DA has been helping Nick in the Holy Water debate, and that fact that DA has yet to actually, you know, exegete any of the texts in his list of Scriptures allegedly justifying the use of holy water in the NT church, I couldn't resist.Just to be clear, all of the arguments in the formal debate itself are mine. He has only "helped me" insofar as he defended my opening statement against others (such as yourself) who were commenting on the debate while it was taking place.Nick writes, responding to TF:Turretinfan: If we were trying to make unclean spirits clean, sprinkling holy water on them might make sense. But we are not, so it doesn?t. Ritual uncleanness for which the OT prescribed washing is unlike spiritual uncleanness,...
20 Beautiful Railway Bridges From Around The World.
2008-02-04 20:21:00 These bridges are amazing feats of engineering. With the technological advancement of the last century, there was a tremendous boost in the construction sector. This gave a leap to the construction of railway bridges over every domain that was once regarded untouched - valleys, seas & rivers.In honor of these amazing engineering marvels we have selected some of our favorite railway bridges from around the world. Kew Railway Bridge.(Image credit: Kayodeok).The Kew Railway Bridge which spans the River Thames between Kew & Strand-on-the-Green, consists of 5 Wrought iron lattice girder spans of 35 meters each.Railway Bridge Sweden - Finland. (Image credit: Henri Bonell).The only direct crossing point between the Swedish & Finnish railways is this bridge located between Swedish (Haparanda) & Finnish (Tornio).Fulham Railway Bridge.(Image credit: Kayodeok).This bridge is 418 meters long lattice girder construction with 5 spans (301 meters) across the river & one span on the north & two mo...
By: algebra of life
Bridging Loans Bridges Time Gap
2008-01-31 12:16:00 The bridging loan helps to bridge the gap that suddenly yawns between the selling of an old property and the purchasing of a new one. It is a temporary staff to lean on. The length of the gap may vary taking into account the availability of the next fund. Generally these loans are for ...
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Karen Tse: Ending Torture through Collaborative Innovation
2008-01-27 18:40:00 International Bridges to Justice founder and CEO Karen Tse talks about the power of collaborative innovation to implement the rule of law and end torture in the 21st Century.Viewed: 112800 timesLength: 03:12
Australia-Postgraduate Awards in Structural Health Monitoring of Bridges
2008-01-25 02:06:00 Queensland University of Technology, Australia Postgraduate research project to develop an innovative structural health monitoring system to monitor and predict distress in Australian bridges. This project is funded by the Commonwealth Government, through the ARC, supported by Queensland Main Roads Department and Brisbane City Council. Many bridges in Australia are old and are now subjected to heavier and faster moving loads, than originally envisaged and in addition suffer structural deterioration with age. These factors can cause localised distress, which if not attended to can cause bridge failure with adverse consequences. This research project is to address this issue. (more…) Share This Tags: australia, mechanical engineering, Postgraduate, postgraduate awards, postgraduate research -;project, queensland university -;of technology, research, structural health
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