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  Bridge jumping - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bridge Jumping is a popular activity among students at Cambridge University on the River Cam during the summer time.
Along the river Cam, the most difficult bridge to jump is the Bridge of Sighs at St John's College since the bridge is enclosed by quite a high ceiling, and stands high out of the water.
One of the easiest bridges is the Trinity Bridge, as it is quite low, has good handholds in the form of college crests standing out from the stonework, and provides places to stand at water-level.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bridge_hopping   (223 words)

  
 Punt (boat)
A naive attempt at propulsion by pushing with the pole against the mud at the bottom of the river is likely to result in the punt's moving in a circle, or heading constantly into one of the banks.
On approaching the bridge the hopper stands in the bow facing forward ready to leap out of the punt and grab on to the bridge.
Bridge hopping is practised at the hopper's own risk and is best practised away from colleges where porters can become somewhat irate.
www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/p/pu/punt__boat_.html   (737 words)

  
 List of bridges in Cambridge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It is rumoured that the builder of the bridge received (what he considered to be) insufficient payment, and in his anger, removed a segment of the globe giving it the appearance of a semi-consumed orange.
A plain four-carriageway concrete bridge, opened by Lord Butler in his capacity as High Steward of Cambridge, on July 13 1971, and is Cambridge's most recent road bridge.
It's the 3rd railway bridge to be built on this site, replacing a plain plate girder bridge which stood on the site between 1870 and 1930, which itself replaced a wooden bridge built in 1846.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_bridges_in_Cambridge   (845 words)

  
 Mackinac Bridge - Michigan's Upper Peninsula
Bridge fares were raised in 2004 - from $1.50 to $2.50 for a car or van - for the first time its history, to much protest from business and tourism interests.
The best places to view the bridge from the U.P. side are the beautiful new Bridgeview Park at the foot of Boulevard Drive, and the high platforms at Souvenir Barn and Curio Fair on West U.S. Mackinaw City has several pleasant parks with bridge views.
In Bridging the Straits, Lawrence Rubin writes that to counteract the "Democratic tinge associated with the bridge," Woodfill made sure to pack his advisory committee with "'people of unquestionable Republican faith, but who are advocates of the bridge being built.'" Woodfill and his group effectively lobbied for a new bridge authority.
hunts-upguide.com /st__ignace_mackinac_bridge.html   (2549 words)

  
 MDOT
The major construction achievement of 1954 was the erection of the bridge's six principal piers, including those for the two towers, the anchorages, and the backstay spans.
The Mackinac Bridge began to take shape in 1956, when the main cables were strung and the twenty-eight truss spans that made up the approaches were built.
The bridge's total length, 8614 feet, the longest in the world, combined with towers standing 552 feet above the water line, a 155 feet clearance under the bridge, and a total weight of 11,840 tons, is indeed an impressive sight.
www.michigan.gov /mdot/0,1607,7-151-9620_11154_11188-26923--,00.html   (916 words)

  
 Age of Empires: The Age of Kings Walkthrough - IGN FAQs
Straight south of your own town is a bridge that will act as a chokehold for the English against your units, so redirect three or four Knights across the eastern bridge and south to fight it out with the units there, and invade from the east.
More likely than not, the remaining Samurai will gather at one bridge and try to prevent you from crossing; bring in your men from the other bridge to catch them in a two-prong attack and rout them until they are finally all dead.
The second is that there is only one bridge onto the island, and the castle is smack in front of the bridge, meaning only two people can attack it at a time (one front-line, one ranged).
faqs.ign.com /articles/697/697100p1.html   (18796 words)

  
 Central New York's Dining, Restaurant, and Club Guide
Bridge Street Tavern is famous locally for its great food, and judging by the wonderful aromas from the kitchen, all the rumors were true.
Bridge Street serves full lunches and easy dinners, and they're especially known for their handmade giant burgers, freshly shaved steak sandwiches, and a scrumptious selection of wings.
Bridge Street Tavern has been at the corner of Milton and Bridge Street in Solvay for about two years in its present incarnation; but it's been a mainstay of that intersection for a very long time.
www.table-hopping.com /articles/bridgestreet.html   (1129 words)

  
 Cask Products
Bittered with Bramling Cross and Fuggles Hops, this bitter has quickly become an established favourite with the hoppy drinker.
Complex roast malt aromas and a smooth silky aftertaste are characteristics of this ale.
Hopped with continental Saaz hops which give a hint of citrus on the palette.
www.bridgeofallan.co.uk /html/cask_products.html   (306 words)

  
 Mackinac Bridge
Though needed, the bridge was not built in the nineteenth century.
By January of 1951, the experts had delivered a report which said that not only could a bridge be built but that it could be placed along the direct north/south route, utilizing the 1941 causeway.
Furthermore, the bridge would be a shot in the arm for the Upper Peninsula, ending traffic tie-ups and bringing more tourists and hunters providing for an economic resurgence.
www.grandviewresort.com /mackinacbridge.htm   (2092 words)

  
 METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR IMPLEMENTING HIGH SPEED DATA COMMUNICATION BY PHASE (FREQUENCY) MODULATION OF LORAN-C ...
The system of claim 1 wherein the frequency hopping is effected after the third cycle of the Loran-C radio frequency pulses.
The method of claim 11 wherein the frequency hopping occurs after the third cycle of the radio-frequency pulse.
and an SCR switch are connected between the other pair C, D of the opposing terminals of the bridge circuit, whereby the high-speed triggering of SCR on, effects corresponding high-speed dynamic frequency increasing or decreasing of the frequency within the radio-frequency pulse to provide the desired intrapulse frequency modulation therein.
www.freepatentsonline.com /6928265.html   (2672 words)

  
 Transportation Alternatives | Fiboro Bridges
In New York, “the city of bridges,” it can be hard to get to where you’re going by bicycle or rollerblade.
Negotiating the city’s bridges can be tricky, and many of the city’s bridges are difficult or impossible for cyclists to cross.
Fiboro Bridges is member of the East Coast Roads webring.
www.transalt.org /bridges   (301 words)

  
 News Article/C&EN
By using a family of compounds that differ primarily in the length of the bridge, the researchers show the two mechanisms can be accessed through careful matching of the energies of the donor and the bridge.
Tunneling occurs in the shorter molecules because of the wide gap in the energy states of the donor and the bridge.
As the bridge lengthens, its lowest unoccupied orbital becomes lower in energy until it comes very close to the corresponding orbital of the donor.
www.nanotechnology.northwestern.edu /press/C&EN.1998.html   (606 words)

  
 'Church-Hopping' Trend Becoming More Common   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Though pervasive, "church hopping" is a trend that in some ways defies explanation.
Hopping churches has become a way of life for many.
While some church hopping is a result of consumerism, particularly among Boomers, Sargent says, "Postmoderns, whatever their age, do it more for spiritual reasons."
www.pastors.com /articles/ChurchHopping.asp   (1242 words)

  
 Bridges Limousine: 925-262-8156 "Bridging the gap to luxury!"
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San Francisco, the "City by the Bay," is awaiting you and Bridges Limousine is eager to show you its world famous landmarks.
Call Bridges Limousine today to schedule a tour of San Francisco at it's best.
www.bridgeslimousine.com /sftour.html   (315 words)

  
 Infusco -> Brotherly Fun   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Perrat was sitting on the edge of the Japanese bridge overlooking the lake, looking at the goldfish as they swam about beneath the surface.
He came tinkling quietly up the bridge, hopping lightly onto the wall and peering down at the fish.
Hopping down off the bridge, he jingled in the direction of the weird smell, eventually finding a hedge in his way.
s3.invisionfree.com /Infusco/index.php?showtopic=449   (1137 words)

  
 ArchitectureWeek - Design - Bridging Brasilia - 2004.0609
The growing city of Brasilia needed a third bridge over a lake that separated half its inhabitants from their places of work.
The two existing bridges over the lake could no longer accommodate the heavy traffic.
The graceful arches of the JK Bridge, as it is known informally, play a joke on the eye.
www.architectureweek.com /2004/0609/design_1-1.html   (233 words)

  
 News-Record.com - Greensboro, North Carolina: News: Nightwatch team combs city to help homeless
The countywide homeless population is 1,940, according to a survey the Homeless Protection Coalition of Guilford County took earlier this year.
Many of those people were in shelters or cheap motels, but the coalition found 204 men and women in camps, under bridges and other places unfit for habitation.
Scott, between the bridge and Guilford Avenue, finds a path into the woods that leads to a spacious but empty homeless camp.
www.news-record.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050807/NEWSREC0101/508070307/1001/NEWSREC0201   (1943 words)

  
 New Applications Are Doing More than Saving Hospitals Money—They're Saving Lives as Well   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Each time they receive medication from a nurse, a series of complex wireless transactions is taking place to make sure they get the right medication, in the right dose, at the right time.
The system, based on Bridge Medical's MedPoint MedAdmin bar-code point-of-care application, can significantly reduce errors that can cause the death of an ill child, said officials at Miami Children's Hospital.
Bridge Medical has been setting up such systems since 1996, but an increased focus on wireless networking has boosted interest in error-management applications, said Mike Wisz, vice president of the Solana Beach, Calif., solution provider.
www.bridgemedical.com /03_24_03_a.shtml   (1134 words)

  
 GameSpy.com - Reviews: Star Trek Bridge Commander (PC)
Players take command of a starship and direct their bridge crew, for example, by telling the helm officer to set a course or a science officer to perform a scan.
Batteries power the ship systems and combat is a heavy drain on their recharge rate, so managing power use and using the proper combat tactics are ways players can make a difference in the survival of their ship.
Bridge Commander's routine isn't at heart too different from the classic X-Wing and Wing Commander routines.
archive.gamespy.com /reviews/march02/stbc   (726 words)

  
 DR9011/21-02 Image
The Bridge input features an integral precision 10 VDC excitation supply for up to 4 strain gauges.
Each DR9011 also provides 4 optically isolated inputs for contacts or open collector transistors that are mated with four optically isolated open collector outputs in the DR9021 receiver.
NOTE: Transmitters and receivers must be ordered in pairs in order to have matching hop sequence codes and addresses factory programmed.
www.wici.com /wireless/products/model/tx-rx_bridge.htm   (313 words)

  
 Gabion: A Millennium Bridge that works. And it’s not in London. 3/3
The Eye is a suspension bridge turned into a mechanical rotating object for pure pleasure.
The Gateshead bridge - though it retains its bridgeness to the extent of actually connecting banks across a river - comes from the same mindset and, from certain angles, even looks the same.
It is particularly good when it rotates into its fully-open position, at which point the suspension cables form a ceremonial arched vault over the river and the enormous width of the structure is most apparent.
www.hughpearman.com /articles2/tyne3.html   (291 words)

  
 faithworks.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Some churches are bucking the church-hopping trend by requiring members to sign covenants or agreements that detail the conditions of membership.
Church Under the Bridge is a form of religious chaos for a chaotic mind and spirit.
There are foreign smells and nobody wears “church clothes.” The 200 people in attendance, many of them poor, sit on folding chairs.
www.faithworks.com /archives/church_hopping.htm   (2105 words)

  
 Help is just a phone call away | Matthew Alice | www.sdreader.com
According to the county mental health folks, if it was their choice, there would be phones all over the bridge, the second most jumped-off after the Golden Gate.
But the traffic safety powers that be shudder at the thought of ordinary non-crisis people parking on the bridge and hopping out to call AAA.
Because the bridge was designed as a landmark piece of scenery, not a traffic engineer's dream, there are no emergency lanes and no room for anybody to do anything except keep driving.
www.sdreader.com /php/ma_show.php?id=761   (257 words)

  
 RainbowBridge   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
There is a bridge connecting heaven and earth.  It is called the Rainbow Bridge because of it's many colors.  Just this side of the Rainbow Bridge there is a land of meadows, hills, and valleys, sweet clover and lush green grass, a waiting place.
There is always an abundance of food and sparkling fresh water.  When he arrives at the Rainbow Bridge, he is greeted by many other bunnies.
There is never a cloud in the sky and every day is Spring.  The old animals are young again.  Those who were hurt and maimed are restored to perfect health.  There is no fear or saddness in this place.
www.homestead.com /harebraindd/RainbowBridge.html   (239 words)

  
 (GC6006) Indiana Bonez and the Bridge to Nowhere by Dr. Indiana Bonez
It has been estimated that nearly a hundred feet of water was flowing thru the gorge spanned by the bridge and it was only the height of the bridge span (150') that saved it.
Once we were at the bridge we watched the bungee jumpers and enjoyed lunch.
We were greeted on the bridge by a bunch, I mean 15-25, bungee jumpers, all taking their turn diving off the bridge.
www.geocaching.com /seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=24582&log=y&decrypt=   (4311 words)

  
 A-Bridge - Gridskipper
I love cafes, can't get enough of them (I'm writing these posts at Pause again), and a recent discovery in Sangenjaya has got me very excited.
A-bridge, hidden on the "R" floor of a backstreet building (don't mind the kickboxers on your way up), has it all: a great atmosphere, funky retro furniture, a tiny gallery space, and a great outdoor deck that is going to make those warm Tokyo evenings this Summer that much more bearable.
And if you're in the mood for a bit of cafe hopping, another favorite in the area is the Compound Cafe -- 3 narrow floors of latte-goodness with the top one acting as a bar.
www.gridskipper.com /travel/tokyo/nightlife/abridge-102138.php   (249 words)

  
 Star Fighter 3000 - So you think you're good?
Approach the bridges on the Academy map, which span the road from grid reference B0 to grid reference D0, from either North or South.
Fly under the first bridge, over the second bridge, under the third bridge and so on until you reach the end of the line.
A variation on this idea is to weave in and out along the line of the vertical bridge support columns.
www.starfighter.acornarcade.com /sfrainyday.htm   (585 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: The Vatican
The chief incident depicted on the longitudinal wall is the battle of Milvian Bridge, which Constantine the Great fought against Maxentius.
The baptism of Constantine, the presentation of Rome to Sylvester I by the emperor, and the latter's address to his troops concerning his dream (In hoc signo vinces) are all important compositions.
The graceful and charming reliefs, the delicate ornaments, the sitting, standing, hopping, and dancing figures, and the numerous other admirable details make the Loggie an inexhaustible source of the richest inspiration for every artist.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/15276b.htm   (16574 words)

  
 Whywerally   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
In 1958 the soon to be world famous Bridge Race Track opened on 500 acres of open land just north of the village.
Community pressure from new residents who objected to the noise of the races eventually led to the track closing.
The land, atop an important aquifer, became the subject of considerable controversy, when purchasers of the old racetrack submitted plans for 'Golf at the Bridge'.
www.bridgehamptonrally.org /whywerally/Whywerally.html   (499 words)

  
 RF Microwave Cellular 900mhz LAN Spread Spectrum Frequency Hopping
The hopping patterns were controlled by the punched holes in piano rolls became known as frequency-hopping spread spectrum (FHSS).
In this method of transmission, the signal does not hop from one frequency to another but is passed through a spreading function and distributed over the entire band at once.
The more frequency-hopping transmitters operating on a band, the more likely it is that one or more of them will hop to the same frequency at the same time, garbling data that must be retransmitted.
www.arcelect.com /wireless_solutions_RF-cellular-microwave_high_speed_LAN.htm   (1304 words)

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