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	Friendship Bridge Celebrated Its Third Anniversary - Dok Champa Jul-Sep 1997
		The event, of course, was the opening of the Friendship Bridge, the first land link in history between Thailand and Laos.
		People crossing the bridge without their own vehicle take a shuttle bus which runs every 20 minutes between the customs desk on the Lao side and a terminal beyond the checkpoint on the Thai side.
		The bridge continues to evolve, as surely as Laos’s joining ASEAN this year show that the spirit of cooperation is here to stay.
	www.mekongexpress.com /laos/articles/dc_0997_friendshipbridge3rd.htm (1015 words)

	Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge (Thai Saphan Mittaphap Thai-Lao) is a bridge over the Mekong, connecting Nong Khai province and the city of Nong Khai in Thailand and Vientiane in Laos.
		Opened on April 8, 1994, it was the first bridge crossing the lower Mekong, and the second on the full course of the Mekong.
		The bridge was built by Australian companies as a demonstration of the capabilities of their ability to complete major infrastructural projects in southeast Asia.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Thai-Lao_Friendship_Bridge (343 words)

	Laos and Australia Join in Friendship - Dok Champa Apr-Jun 1994
		As long ago as the late 1950s, proposal for a bridge across the Mekong River were put forward by the United States and in early 1960's a combined road and rail proposal for a bridge with a continued rail link to Vientiane was submitted by the Japanese.
		The bridge is part of Australia’s aid programme to both countries, a programme which aims to promote sustainable economic and social advancement, in response to Australia’s humanitarian concerns and in line with foreign policy and commercial interests.
		In early March 1994 a one-day seminar was held to discuss various impacts of the bridge, and in particular to discuss the negative aspects of the bridge.
	www.mekongexpress.com /laos/articles/dc_0694_laosaustralia.htm (1241 words)

	Friendship Bridge provides microcredit loans and educational programs to impoverished women and their families in ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Friendship Bridge is a non-profit, non-governmental organization that provides microcredit and educational programs to help women and their families create their own solutions to poverty.
		The Friendship Bridge development model is unique in that we are blending the short-term economic development needs of women through access to credit and education, and the long-term goal of breaking the generational cycle of poverty by providing educational opportunities for their children.
		Friendship Bridge invests in women, first in Vietnam from 1994 until 2000 and now in rural Guatemala since 1998, because we believe they are effective entrepreneurs, leaders and agents of change for themselves, their families and communities.
	www.friendshipbridge.org (746 words)

	Design of the Novi Sad Friendship Bridge
		Novi Sad Friendship Bridge is an asymmetric cable stayed swing footbridge which spans the River Wensum in Norwich to provide access to a new commercial development and helps regenerate a historic but run-down part of the city.
		The bridge carries a footway/cycleway and comprises two approach spans of 5m and 14m on the eastern bank, a 28m central span which swings about the main tower and a 5m span on the western bank.
		The first was used to determine the behaviour of the bridge under dead load – where the structure is in effect three different structures with the east and west ramps and the main swing bridge behaving independently from each other.
	www.lusas.com /case/bridge/novi_sad.html (603 words)

	Friendship Bridge Frequently Asked Questions
		Friendship Bridge believes that education for children is one key to breaking the cycle of poverty that is endemic in rural Guatemala.
		Friendship Bridge now provides some level of support to over 9,500 youth from kindergarten through high school.
		Friendship Bridge has had its non-profit status since 1990, and we are recognized by the IRS as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
	www.friendshipbridge.org /faq.htm (1193 words)

	Sun.Star Pampanga - Work on Friendship bridge starts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The decades old Friendship bridge was seriously damaged by the lahar flows in the aftermath of the eruption of the Mt. Pinatubo in 1991.
		With unstable banks and the widening of the Abacan river Channel, the construction of a new bridge became necessary to ensure the continuous flow of transportation along the Friendship Highway.
		Both the Haidee Construction and ALB Construction have mobilized their employees and equipment to begin working on the first phase of the Friendship Bridge, which is said to be worth P20 million.
	www.sunstar.com.ph /static/pam/2003/10/16/news/work.on.friendship.bridge.starts.html (379 words)

	Pravda.RU:Tarek Mahmood: Uzbekistan's 'Bridge of Friendship' Stands Closed to the South
		Heading toward the bridge, the wind and dust picks up, the clusters of homes get smaller and the waves of cotton plants -- "white gold," as the crop is called in the tourist brochures here -- gives way to rows of corn.
		The bridge was build by the military, with the engineers and laborers brought in from Moscow.
		In a vast field about two miles away from the mosque is a cemetery, not of bodies but of the crumbled remains of tanks and artillery, rendered broken and defeated during the failed Soviet war in Afghanistan.
	newsfromrussia.com /main/2001/10/24/18965_.html (1474 words)

	The Friendship Bridge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The bridge is being constructed using the balanced-cantilever method which literally means that the segments are joined together to make a see-saw, or span, with a pier as the pivot point.
		A$ 42 million was earmarked by the Australian Government to fund the construction of the bridge as well as landscaping and border control facilities on the Lao side, and John Holland Constructions Pty Ltd was on site by the end of October 1991 to start work.
		Known as the Mittaphab or Friendship Bridge, this 1.24-kilometre link between the two countries across the Mekong will have a substantial impact on the economy of Laos, and an incalculable social impact on the people of Laos.
	www.laogirls.com /bridge.html (874 words)

	Asia Times: 'Bridge of Friendship' links foes once again
		Heading toward the bridge, the wind and dust picks up, the clusters of homes get smaller and the waves of cotton plants - "white gold" as the crop is called in the tourist brochures here - give way to rows of corn.
		The Bridge of Friendship was build by the military, with engineers and laborers brought in from Moscow.
		In a vast field about two miles away from the mosque is a cemetery, not of bodies but of the crumpled remains of tanks and artillery, broken and defeated during the Soviet campaign in Afghanistan.
	www.atimes.com /c-asia/CJ24Ag01.html (1389 words)

	BBC News \| SOUTH ASIA \| Breakthrough in Afghan aid effort
		It is the first time the Friendship Bridge, which extends across the Amu Darya river from the border town of Termez, has opened to traffic for four years.
		The train, pulling about 15 coachloads of grain and flour provided by the WFP and the Uzbek Government, shunted across the midway line of the bridge marking the border between the two countries and came to a halt on the Afghan side.
		The bridge was closed in 1997 after serious clashes erupted between Taleban and opposition forces, sparking fears in Tashkent that violence could spread across the border.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/south_asia/1700196.stm (668 words)

	2Bangkok.com - Under the Chulachomklao Bridge
		The first Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge across the Mekong River opened in April, 1994, after a three-year construction period funded by the Australian Government.
		This year, construction is to begin on the second Thai-Laos Friendship Bridge across the Mekong, linking the northeastern Thai province of Mukdaharn and the western Laotian province of Savannakhet.
		A third bridge linking Thailand and Lao PDR across the Huang River, one of the tributaries of the mighty Mekong, is due to start in early 2004.
	www.angkor.com /2bangkok/2bangkok/Bridge/b2.shtml (644 words)

	Friendship Trail Bridge Patrol
		Rangers are stationed at Weedon Island Preserve when assigned to the bridge and report to the Trail office (on duty/off duty) by radio.
		Park vehicle is kept at Weedon Island and used only for transportation to and from the bridge or to trail office.
		Rangers ensure public safety by means of patrols identifying bridge deficiencies such as loose boards, damaged guard-rails, missing screw-nails etc. and seeing that they are repaired immediately.
	www.pinellascounty.org /volserv/rangers/friendship_overview.htm (133 words)

	CBBC Newsround \| WORLD \| Friendship Bridge opens for Afghan aid
		The Friendship Bridge, as it's known, goes across the Amu Darya river from the border town of Termez and a train carrying aid was the first important vehicle to cross it on Sunday.
		The bridge is vital for cities like Maza-e-Sharif as it now means trucks can deliver aid in 40 minutes.
		The bridge was shut in 1997 because of fighting between the Taleban and opposition forces.
	news.bbc.co.uk /cbbcnews/hi/world/newsid_1700000/1700492.stm (197 words)

	Wenatchee World Bridge of Friendship Articles
		Inside the garden, there'll be a reflection pool and waterfall, a mural and a friendship bridge.
		The Sister City Bridge of Friendship Japanese garden is a major undertaking that still requires substantial support for its successful completion, and it is indeed worthy.
		The Bridge of Friendship is the name of the project, and Matt Warner came by to report that $15,000 has been raised to date.
	www.bridgeoffriendship.org /stories.html (3648 words)

	Sun.Star Cebu - Friendship bridge opens in Ilocos (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The P60-million Luzon Hydro Friendship Bridge is 292 meters long and 5.2 meters wide.
		According to Pacific Hydro managing director Jeff Harding, the Friendship Bridge is an example of his company’s commitment to local host communities where it operates.
		The construction of the bridge is one of LHC’s biggest corporate social responsibility initiatives since it began operating in 2001 the 70-megawatt Bakun AC hydropower facility, the first build-operate-transfer hydro project in the Philippines.
	www.sunstar.com.ph /static/ceb/2004/07/10/bus/friendship.bridge.opens.in.ilocos.html (288 words)

	Friendship Bridge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Friendship Bridge is the name of a number of bridges linking countries separated by rivers or straits.
		Friendship Bridge is also the name of a bridge linking two parts of Macau, the Macau Peninsula and Ilha da Taipa, which are separated by water - Sino-Portuguese Friendship Bridge (Ponte de Amizade)
		There is also a Friendship Bridge within Bangkok - Thai-Japanese Friendship Bridge - a road viaduct that carries the traffic of Rama IV Road across the intersection with Si Lom Road near Sala Daeng BTS station.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Friendship_Bridge (237 words)

	Sun.Star Pampanga - Mayor asks transfer of Friendship Bridge to Magalang (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		He added that since the newly concreted bridge will soon be finished, he hopes that it would be available to them before the onset of the rainy season.
		Halili said he has received reports from reliable sources that there is already a budget for the construction of a concrete bridge linking the two barangays.
		In the absence of a concrete bridge, I’m requesting the DPWH to temporarily install the bailey bridge until such time a concrete bridge will be in place,” Halili also said.
	www.sunstar.com.ph /static/pam/2005/03/27/news/mayor.asks.transfer.of.friendship.bridge.to.magalang.html (409 words)

	A bridge to friendship -- Page 1 -- Times Union - Albany NY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Japan is considered one of the top countries for lacrosse, she says, and she's heard that during last year's games Japan beat the U.S. team 18-1.
		This will be the 18th Lacrosse International Friendship Games, which were founded to encourage worldwide friendship and goodwill and to help raise the level of play of Japanese players by exposing them to the world's toughest competitors.
		The two seniors from Siena had to raise a total of $1,750 for the trip, and they'll take the field with players who are normally their competitors.
	www.timesunion.com /aspstories/story.asp?storyID=491025 (517 words)

	ReadWriteThink: Lesson Plan: Exploring Friendship With Bridge to Terabithia
		Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson (HarperCollins Trophy, 2003)
		In Bridge to Terabithia, Jess and Leslie become friends because: they were neighbors, they were misfits, they understood each other, they liked the same things, they needed an escape from their everyday lives, they made each other laugh, they told each other the truth, they trusted each other
		Ask students, “How is the bridge over troubled water in the song like the bridge to Terabithia in the book?” Have a girl volunteer read aloud the first verse, instructing the class to imagine that they are listening to Leslie speaking the words to Jess.
	www.readwritethink.org /lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=981 (3517 words)

	Backpack Thailand \| Nong Khai - Friendship Bridge
		The Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge (Thai Saphan Mittaphap Thai-Lao) connects the provinces of
		Opened in April 1994, it is only the 2nd bridge ever built to cross the Mekong.
		The bridge can handle two lanes of cars, has two footpaths and also has in place space along the centre lane for a railway, which will eventually be the only operating railway in Laos.
	www.backpackthailand.com /northeast/nongkhai/bridge.htm (99 words)

	Friendship bridge - Mark Vernon's Philosophy and Life Blog - incorporating the philosophy of friendship blog - 'Thought ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Friendship bridge - Mark Vernon's Philosophy and Life Blog - incorporating the philosophy of friendship blog - 'Thought as Therapy'
		There is a bridge that links China and the new nuclear power, North Korea.
		It is (I believe still) called the Friendship Bridge.
	www.markvernon.com /friendshiponline/dotclear/index.php?2006/10/10/390-friendship-bridge (228 words)

	NPCA - 2006 CUP Awards Selection (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The new bridge's artistic elements, including sidewalk mosaics, traditional lamp posts and a picturesque precast concrete railing complement the subtle, historic environment of maritime Olympia.
		Such is the pedigree of the Olympia-Yashiro Friendship Bridge and the reason Tom Frare, project manager for the city of Olympia, had to stop work on a cast-in-place bridge railing under construction and switch to a precast concrete railing instead.
		The precast concrete railings on this bridge, made by the precaster looked polished and the straight lines resembled terra cotta casting rather than rough-hewn concrete.
	www.precast.org /cup2006/cup_A4.htm (427 words)

	Laos hotels, tours and travel information
		From Udon Thani Airport, aircon buses and minivans (100 baht per person) run from the airport directly to the Friendship Bridge.
		At the bridge terminus, purchase a ticket, and take the shuttle bus across the bridge and the shuttle bus stops at Thai immigration.
		On arrival in Laos, apply for your visa on arrival, clear immigration and take a taxi or tuk tuk from the bridge to Vientiane - Approx.
	www.visit-laos.com /inandabout/bridge.htm (274 words)

	welcome to Jamuna Multipurpose Bridge Authority (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Construction of this bridge will establish fixed transport link between Dhaka city and Munshigonj which is one of the major supply area of agricultural products to the capital city.
		The Jamuna Bridge is currently the 12th longest bridge in the world, according to available information, and provides the first fixed crossing of the Jamuna River linking eastern and northwestern parts of Bangladesh.
		The location of the bridge is shown on the map alongside.
	www.jmba.gov.bd (199 words)

	Ceramics: A bridge of friendship between Greece and Turkey - Turkish Daily News Oct 27, 1999
		'This year, like the previous year, the workshop's aim was to strengthen the bridge of friendship by sharing experiences in the art of ceramics, by firing modern works using traditional methods and donating the works to a modern ceramics museum in Alacati, where Turks and Greeks lived in peace and friendship for many years'
		The Turkish Daily News was able to spend a few enjoyable hours with Erder at her home, where she explained how she became involved in the arts and how the workshop project came about.
		After a unique six-day adventure of art and friendship the ceramicists decided to name themselves "Macera-Peripetia" and embraced each other, promising to meet again next year on the other side of the Aegean.
	www.turkishdailynews.com.tr /archives.php?id=14676 (1748 words)

	Friendship Bridge Urology Project
		In 1990, as part of Friendship Bridge’s work to bring medical supplies to Vietnam, Co-Founder, Ted Ning established a program whereby U.S. trained urologists can travel to Vietnam to observe, carry in donated new equipment, conduct joint research projects, and train urologists in the latest techniques.
		As a result of the success of this urology exchange with Vietnam, Friendship Bridge hopes to bring a similar urology exchange to Guatemala within the next year.
		As soon as your group has been accepted as Friendship Bridge delegates, designate a group leader to coordinate all the necessary information and travel plans.
	www.friendshipbridge.org /urology_project.htm (760 words)

	Milward's Millennium Motorcycle Ride (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		They have arrived together in Vientiane, the Lao capitol, having ridden across the Friendship Bridge on which motorcycles are normally banned, from Thailand.
		In this update Milward comments on peaceful north Thailand and its different quality of tourist, the charitable community, his latest off-road experience and his initial observations of Laos, the first Communist country he has visited on this ride.
		The bridge was donated by Australia in 1994, a simple concrete structure, the road into Laos.
	www.motorcycle.co.uk /Simon_Millward_Millennium_Ride/diary/d010123.html (1088 words)

	Qatar–Bahrain Friendship Bridge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Qatar–Bahrain Friendship Bridge, currently in planning in 2006, will link Bahrain near Manama to northwest Qatar near Zubarah as the longest fixed link in the world.
		The link is expected to consist of a number of bridges combined with roads constructed on dams and will be a natural extension of the King Fahd Causeway that connects Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, thus linking the entire region.
		In September 2001 COWI signed a kr60 million contract for the first phase of the project with the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Agriculture in Qatar.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Qatar%E2%80%93Bahrain_Friendship_Bridge (235 words)

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