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A Bridge that Rotates… An Engineering Marvel !!!
So what happens when you combine Engineering and limitations? Engineers are usually accustomed to thinking out of the box but every once in a while they tend to come up with something quite magnificent and legendary, such as; The Gateshead Millennium Bridge. The Bridge has been constructed upon River Tyne in England and is different from other bridges in a very unique way. We have Gateshead’s Quays arts quarter at the south bank while Quayside of Newcastle on the north bank.
Bridge itself is essentially an assembly of two peculiar curves. One of these curves serves as the deck while the other supports it via cables. The idea was to entertain pedestrians and cyclists while also entertaining the ships that make use of river. So whenever a ship needs to pass through, the whole bridge rotates as a single assembly where both curves counter-balance each other as one rises up and the other drops down to give way to ships. These curves, parabolic in nature, extend the crossing distance of 105 meters to almost 120 meters providing an adequate length for the clearance above water.
The Bridge is also known as ‘Blinking/Winking Eye’ because of the way it looks when it is in motion. Stylish and elegant are the words used to describe the motion of this bridge and watching it work is always a great view to look at. The operation of the bridge requires the use of six 45 cm diameter Hydraulic rams, equally distributed and each requiring the power of a 55kW electric motor to function. The bridge rotates a total of 40 degrees and it takes around 4.5 minutes to complete the rotation,though wind speed has a say in this time too.
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bridge has won quite a number of awards over its design including the architects Wilkinson Eyre, the 2002 Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Stirling Prize, the 2003 Gifford IStructE Supreme Award, and in 2005, the Outstanding Structure Award from International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE).
source::::: wonderful engineering site
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Giraffe Picture On Your FaceBook Profile Page !!!!
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Giraffe Riddle on Facebook-Truth! |
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The Truth:
The good news is your friends have not been hacked.
“It’s the newest social media craze to involve a cute animal,” according to an October 28, 2013 article by the Chicago Tribune News.
Participants of the riddle voluntarily changed their profile photos to an image of a giraffe if they could not correctly answer a riddle that has gone viral on Facebook.
The riddle goes like this:
It’s 3 a.m., the doorbell rings and you wake up. Unexpected visitors! It’s your parents and they are here for breakfast. You have strawberry jam, honey, wine, bread and cheese. What is the first thing you open?
The rules of the game say that if the players answer the riddle incorrectly that they have to change their Facebook profile photo to an image of a giraffe.
Spoiler:
If you guessed your eyes or the door you are correct. Those are the only two acceptable answers to the riddle.
source:::: truth or fiction .com
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Stunning Images of Planes !!!…A Visual Treat for the Eyes !!!
A flock of birds surround a Boeing 777 at London’s Heathrow Airport. Picture: AirTeamImages Source: Supplied
SO THIS is what the plane spotters hang out for.
These unbelievable mile-high snaps have been released by aviation photographersAirTeamImages to celebrate its 10th birthday, and they provide a unique glimpse into life in the skies.
From hundreds of birds surrounding a Boeing 777 at Heathrow Airport, to a Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet visibly breaking the sounds barrier above San Francisco, these remarkable mile-high moments are usually never witnessed by passengers.
Other highlights include the look on a pilot’s face as his small plane turns upside down, a jumbo jet swooping low over sunbathers, and a view of lightning from the cockpit of a Jetstar plane.
Lightning strikes a Jetstar plane. Picture: AirTeamImages Source: Supplied
The Red Arrows put on a patriotic show at Fairford, UK. Picture: AirTeamImages Source: Supplied
US Airways Boeing 757 flies over the heads of sunseekers at St Maarten. Picture: AirTeamImages Source: Supplied
AirTeamImages was established in 2003 by the world renowned aviation photographer Derek Pedley.
“We are the largest supplier of aviation images in the world,” he said. “We have 200 photographers which I have hand-picked and we have a portfolio of images that tell the whole history of aviation right back to the 1900s.
A Boeing 747 cuts through the heart-shaped clouds at Paris — the City of Love. Picture: AirTeamImages Source:Supplied
Pedley’s love of planes began when he was a child.
“I have a real fascination with planes, which was probably kickstarted by me growing up next to Birmingham Airport,” he said.
“I would go with my friends and play football behind the fences which ran alongside the runways. When photography came along it helped to keep the interest going, and here I am today.”
All the colours of a rainbow — created from the aircraft’s emissions. Picture: AirTeamImages Source: Supplied
The pilot of this Aviat Christien Eagle II hangs on in Argentina. Picture: AirTeamImages Source: Supplied
An Embraer ERJ190 and the larger Boeing 777 appear to be one at Amsterdam. Picture: AirTeamImages Source:Supplied
A British Airways Airbus A319 flies to the moon and back. Picture: AirTeamImages
A Pakistan International Airlines Boeing 777 in the fog at Oslo, Norway. Picture: AirTeamImages Source: Supplied
Blink and you won’t miss this distinctive tailfin of a Boeing 777. Picture: AirTeamImages
Airbus planes come into land at Heathrow Airport. Picture: AirTeamImages
A KLM Airlines 747 plane. Picture: AirTeamImages
Up close. Picture: AirTeamImages
An Air India Boeing 777. Picture: AirTeamImages
It’s the aircraft in the background that gets the most attention! Picture: AirTeamImages
A Qantas plane takes off. Picture: AirTeamImages
A Boeing 747 lands at Amsterdam. Picture: AirTeamImages
source:::::news.com.au See more incredible aviation photography at AirTeamImages.com.
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One word Essay ….Speaking Pictures !!!
DETERMINATION
HOPE
TRUE LOVE
EXCITEMENT
CARING
SOURCE::: you got to be kidding blog site
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Dancing Lion Cubs !!!
These heartwarming pictures show two playful cubs putting their best paws forward for a spot of lion dancing.
Swiping their claws before pouncing forward, the duo move around their ‘dancefloor’ with a sort of hap-hazard grace at the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania.
At one point the pair stand up on their back legs and touch paws – almost as though they’re about to start a ballroom dance.
Then one of the dancers takes a run up – much to the apparent alarm of its partner who watches on with a look of dread in his eyes.
Perhaps the pair were attempting to try out a lift, as performed by professional dancers. Unfortunately there is no photographic evidence as to how it turned out..
Later on, however, it would seem that one of the dancing duo has overdone it and so takes a little rest, lying on its back with its legs stretched up in the air.
Meanwhile its partner waits on patiently – eager for its next spin on the dancefloor.
The beautiful photographs were captured by professional wildlife photographer Win van den Heever, 41, from South Africa, who spent two weeks in Ndutu, Tanzania, waiting for the perfect shots of the cubs.
Mr van den Heever said: ‘I was there to photograph the annual wildebeest calving season.
‘The rains were late this year and the wildebeest were still in Serengeti waiting for the rains to arrive.
‘The animals in the area were all quite desperate for the first rains to fall and the daily dust storms would choke the air.
source::::http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/search.html?s=&authornamef=Lizzie+Edmonds
Photographs….Win van den Heever
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“Look It is Flight BA 475 From Barcelona ” !!!
Look it’s flight BA475 from Barcelona! The interactive British Airways billboards where children point skywards at passing planes and reveal where they took of
When a plane passes overhead, people start to imagine some of the exotic destinations it may have travelled from.
Now onlookers will know exactly where a flight took off at the exact moment it travels above with the help of British Airways’ new interactive billboards.
The digital screens installed by the airline show a child standing up and pointing to the aircraft as it travels above the sign, and then displays the flight number along with the plane’s starting point.
The boards, which have been installed in Piccadilly Circus and Chiswick in London, were developed by the airline’s global creative technology agency .
They seek to remind people how magical flying can be, by approaching air travel from a child’s perspective.
Specially-designed surveillance technology allows the screens to interact with the aircraft flying overhead.
The system tracks the plane and interrupts the digital display just as it passes over the site, revealing the image of a child pointing at the plane overhead accompanied by its flight number and destination.
For example the screen may read: ‘It’s the BA0234 from Los Angeles’.
There it is: As the plane passes over the billboard, the child follows it with his finger and the flight number comes up on the screen
Gone: The boy walks off screen and waits for the next flight to pass over
Waiting: The screen then goes back to the neutral picture as the technology anticipates more planes flying overA weather feed will read cloud height to determine optimum visibility & weather conditions to show the ad, alongside daylight hour restrictions.
Other destinations will be accompanied by other information such as the lowest available fare or the temperature in the destination.
The destinations can also be updated immediately depending on changing focus routes for the airline.
Richard Tams, British Airways’ head of UK & Ireland sales, said: ‘Sometimes we forget how magical flying can be.
‘The first time anyone gets on a plane is an unforgettable experience and we want to remind our customers of that feeling.
‘We’ve all had conversations with friends and family wondering where the planes are going and dream of an amazing holiday or warm destination and this clever technology taps in to that and reminds people how accessible the world can be.’
Image of the Day !!!
” My Girl ”
Photo and caption by Adelina Iliev
It would have been my parents 50th wedding anniversary but my dad didn’t make it by two months only. I was spending some precious time with the two of them last summer when my dad, now bed-bound, got hold of my mum’s hand and with great affection said: ‘my girl’. I promptly got my camera to capture this bitter-sweet moment. It was to be the last time I ever took photos of dad. He was, amongst many things, a keen photographer. I think I got the bug from him.
Location: Burgas, Bulgaria, Europe
source::::National Geographic.com
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Cartoon of the Day !!!
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