17 Dec 09 Interesting Bridges

Pedestrian Bridge, Texas

This beautiful arched bridge in Lake Austin was build byMiro Rivera Architects and is used to connect the

Client’s’ main house to the smaller guest house on the other side of the pond.

To make the bridge seem as natural as possible within its surroundings,

They made the decking and reed-like hand rails imperfect but still structurally sound.

Kintaikyo, Iwakuni, Japan

The original Kintai Bridge was built in 1673 but collapsed due to flooding.

The rebuilt bridge survived for more than 200 years until a typhoon destroyed in 1950.

The bridge that stands now over the Nishiki River has five wooden arches displaying an incredible amount of detail and craftmanship.

Interesting fact: no nails or bolts have been used to build the arches, only clamps and wires.

Juscelino Kubitschek Bridge, Brasilia, Brazil

The JK Bridge in Brasilia is a lesson in elegant bridge design.

The three huge diagonal arches over the deck of the bridge give the structure an amazing visual fluidity.

Rolling Bridge, London, UK

Thomas heatherwick’s award-winning rolling bridge is an ingenious addition to the grand union canal

System in London and is unique. Unlike regular movable canal bridges, the rolling bridge

Curls up to form an octagon by way of hydraulic jacks to let ships pass.

Beipanjiang River Railroad Bridge, Guizhou, China

Beipanjiang River Railroad Bridge in Guizhou is an enormous railway bridge that was built as

Part of the ‘Guizhou-Shuibai Railway Project.’ Connecting two mountains over a deep ravine,

At its highest point, the bridge’s deck sits 918 ft above the ground.

Parenthetically the bridge in Guizhou connects two of the country’s poorest areas.

Henderson Waves, Southern Ridges, Singapore

‘Henderson Waves’ is Singapore ‘s highest pedestrian bridge and is at the ‘Southern Ridges,’

A beautiful 9 km (six miles) stretch of gardens and parks The deck of the bridge is made

From thousands of Balau wood slats, perfectly cut and arranged, and along the length of the deck,

A snaking, undulating shell forms sheltered seating areas on every upward curve.

Pont Gustave Flaubert, Rouen, France

This incredible vertical lift bridge is in Rouen, France, whose spans weigh 1,200 tons each, but can

Be hoisted 180 ft vertically in an impressive 12 minutes. The angular lift structures at the top of each

Tower weigh 450 tons each. The huge vertical lift allows even the largest cruise liners to sail through.

Hegigio Gorge Pipeline Bridge, Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea

This bridge supports two pipelines – one gas, the other oil – across the extremely deep gap in Papua,

New Guinea. If this were to be officially recognized as a vehicular or pedestrian bridge, it would

Rocket to the top of the ‘world’s highest bridge-span’ with the pipelines at an impressive height of

1,290 ft above the bottom of the gorge. By comparison, the current highest bridge span

Belongs to the Royal Gorge Bridge in Colorado, hanging a mere 1,053 ft above ground level.

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12 Oct 09 How To Help The US Economy

Below is some helpful advice on how to best help the US economy by
spending your stimulus check wisely:

If you spend the stimulus money at Wal-Mart, the money will go to China.
If you spend it on gasoline, your money will go to the Arabs.
If you buy a computer, it will go to India.
If you buy fruit and vegetables, it will go to Mexico, Honduras and
Guatemala.
If you buy a car, it will go to Japan or Korea.
If you purchase useless stuff, it will go to Taiwan.
If you pay your credit cards off, or buy stock, it will go to management
bonuses and they will hide it offshore.

Instead, keep the money in America by:

1 Spending it at yard sales, or
2 Going to ball games, or
3 Spending it on prostitutes, or
4 Beer or
5 Tattoos.
These are the only American businesses still operating in the US.
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So, I’m going to go to a ball game and drink beer with a tattooed prostitute that I met at a yard sale.

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15 Sep 08 Richard Wright Dead at 65

Richard Wright, a founder member of Pink Floyd has died from cancer at the age of 65. He wrote songs on some of their classic albums such as ‘Wish You Were Here’ and ‘Dark Side Of The Moon’.

He appeared on the bands first album ‘The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn’ in 1967.

He was forced to resign from Pink Floyd during the 1980′s ‘The Wall’ sessions, due to ever mounting disagreements with Roger Waters.

On July 2, 2005, Wright, Gilmour, Mason were joined by Waters on stage for the first time since the Wall concerts for a short set at the Live 8 concert in London.

Wright is survived by his third wife Millie (to whom he dedicated his second solo album Broken China).

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