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Christie Plays Central Role In Unique Stating At National World War II Museum
The National World War II Museum in New Orleans, Louisiana, presents the riveting sights and thundering sounds of war in âBeyond all Boundariesâ?, a 45-minute 4D film that is sure to inspire and educate. The gripping performance â using nine Christie DLP® projectors â takes audiences on a memorable journey through World War II from the attack on Pearl Harbor to the D-Day invasion, the Battle of the Bulge, Iwo Jima and the final victories in Europe and the Pacific.
With Tom Hanks serving as narrator and executive producer of âBeyond all Boundariesâ?, theater seats shake as tanks rumble across Europe and Africa, snow cascades down during the epic Battle of the Bulge, and B-17 bombers scream seemingly inches away in a mesmerizing display of technology made possible by Christie.
Entering the theater, visitors are greeted by massive stage curtains covering a nearly 180 degree field of view, that when parted, reveal an enormous 120ft x 36ft transparent screen (scrim), with black curtains behind it. Three Christie Roadster S+20K DLP projectors with edge-blending and image warping capabilities combine to create an enormous, wrap-around, seamless image on the scrim.
âWe chose the Christie Roadster projectors for their color quality and light output,â? said Steve Calver, project manager at Electrosonic, who was responsible for AV support. âWe also like the constant intensity lamp setting that helps maintain the original output level of the projectors as the lamps age.â?
Thirty feet behind the scrim is a secondary, 115ft x 26ft screen that is illuminated by five Christie DS+10K-M projectors. Also between the two screens are various objects, such as tank traps, which can be illuminated. The overall effect creates great depth and complexity â the audience is aware of a â3Dâ? effect without being made aware of how it is achieved.
âFor the back screen, which had a short throw distance and steep 35 degree angle, we needed to get the images as large as possible,â? Calver explained. âThe Christie DS+10K-M projectors permit us to do this while maintaining tight alignment among the projectors – so it appears as a single, unified image. The projectors also have fixed lenses and we rely on their edge-blending and warping module.â?
Adding to the realism, gun turrets, a radio set and a 25ft German guard tower emerge from a pit in front of the main scrim. A Christie Roadster HD10K-M with HD (1920×1080) aspect ratio, mounted on the catwalk high above, projects supporting images and captions being masked onto three small panels that rise up out of the pit in front of the scrim.
âWe use Christie projectors because they are superior to other brands, and we like to specify all of the projectors in an attraction from a single manufacturer,â? concluded Calver. âWe are also very happy with Christieâs customer service and support. They have always been quick to respond with technical support from both the office and the field. Repairs on equipment are always quick and timely. They take responsibility for equipment and/or firmware issues and work hard to correct them so that future components are free from defects. They work with us as a partner in the business, recognizing that our success is their success.â?
About Christie®
Christie Digital Systems USA, Inc. is a global visual technologies company and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ushio, Inc., Japan, (JP:6925). Consistently setting the standards by being the first to market some of the worldâs most advanced projectors and complete system displays, Christie is recognized as one of the most innovative visual technology companies in the world. From retail displays to Hollywood, mission critical command centers to classrooms and training simulators, Christie display solutions and projectors capture the attention of audiences around the world with dynamic and stunning images. Visit www.christiedigital.com.Â
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I would recommend this property to anyone. Management team and maintenance team is always on top of their game. Quick to respond to emergencies even stupid ones like flushing a bar of soap down the toilet on accident. lol.
Love this apartment complex, I have been here about 2 months, office staff is very helpful and so nice and friendly. When you walk into the office you feel like you are at home and you are part of a family, they care about their residents.
The only thing I can say : they're professional and make the people feel like they are staying in their real HOME –not an apartment
We had a good friendship with office staff. Sometimes we celebrated our occasions in the office. The great advantage of this place is that i did not drive long for anything as kroger, walmart and other eating places are near by.
The staff is great, dynamic, and very polite, and will listen to your concerns (they have not failed me since I got here).
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You will find the manager outside, working in the flowers, walking at night, say hello to everyone and even shows up at your door if there is a problem.
The staff in the office are very professional and kind. They deal with things in a timely manner and they are always friendly.
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By Nicholas Rizzi on January 17, 2013 6:14pm
GRANT CITY — A fire damaged three businesses on Lincoln Avenue Thursday morning, officials said.
The blaze, which started about 11 a.m. in the basement of First Express Deli & Grocery at 134 Lincoln Ave., tore through the inside of the building and also singed the two neighboring businesses: Lincoln Cleaners and Lincoln Laundromat.
There were no injuries in the fire, FDNY officials said.
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The Antonio Buehler 60′ Bubble (#PeacefulStreets)
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For more on this story see Antonio Buehler and the Peaceful Streets, and Antonio Buehler Arrested Again For Filming the Police.
Peaceful Streets' Police-Transparency Activists Defiant After Second Arrest, Plan Thursday Night Mass Copwatch
Do police need a 60-foot bubble of safety from activists with cameras? That's the claim Austin Police Department is making in the wake of the second arrest of a police transparency activist.
Antonio Buehler's first arrest came last New Years Eve, when this Iraq Veteran and Westpoint graduate was accused of spitting on a police officer while filming a traffic stop turned brutal. This arrest inspired the formation of Peaceful Streets, which gave out 100 digital cameras to community activists at a police transparency summit earlier this year. Saturday night on one of their regular downtown copwatch outings, Buehler was singled out of a group of four for arrest.
Now Austin Police Department claims they may institute a new policy requiring cameras to keep 50 feet or more away from police at all times according to KEYE TV, claiming that the presence of cameras agitated the arrestee:
"The individual became really agitated to the point the officer had to use more force," [Commander Troy] Gay said.
Now APD wants a policy change. They say people should be allowed to exercise their first amendment right, but they need more distance to do their job.
"We would like them to be 50 or 60 feet," Gay said.
Most mainstream media outlets are repeating APD's claims that Buehler's presence interfered with arrest. Buehler tells a very different story in Pixiq:
On Saturday night, police responded to an incident where a man had pushed his fiancée down to the ground. It turned out, the man had a warrant, which is why he was arrested. Buehler and other activists began recording the interaction.
"She walked up to us and I told her we were filming for her safety and she hugged me and walked over to her fiancée and told him," Buehler said.
"He looks at me and gives me the thumbs up sign."
But as two cops led the man away and Buehler and another activist began following, a third cop arrived and began ordering "Mr. Buehler" to back away.
"I was standing more than 25 feet away," Buehler said.
While the cop kept ordering Buehler to back away, the handcuffed suspect began threatening Buehler by saying he is going to kick his ass.
The cop, who Buehler believes may be named "Berry," then asks the suspect whether Buehler was harassing him. The suspect says yes, which is when the cop made the arrest.
The American Civil Liberties Union firmly believes You Have Every Right to Photograph That Cop. I asked Dotty Griffith, Public Education Director of the ACLU of Texas how that applies to the Lone Star State in particular:


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It's homework time at the DiVincenzo house. Nick, 12, starts his graphing assignment. Jenny, also 12, opens her 3-ring binder to math. And Scott, yet another 12 year old, reluctantly pulls himself away from a movie and begins filling out his math worksheets.
Pediatrician Cathy DiVincenzo and her husband Ken were firsthand witnesses to the multiple birth revolution that started 20-odd years ago. Their triplets were born in 1994 when DiVincenzo was 35.
"From the moment we saw them on ultrasound, we were thrilled. We were just so lucky to have an instant family," says Cathy. However the DiVincenzo story also highlights the challenges that come with multiple births, since Scott was born with serious heart problems and Down syndrome.
Ken and Cathy met as teenagers when they both worked at McDonalds. They married six years later but waited to start a family until their 30s, a decision they don't regret now. "A lot of my friends are empty nesters, but I'm still having fun with 12-year-olds," said Ken DiVincenzo.
Since Cathy took fertility drugs when they were trying to conceive, the couple was actually hoping for twins. Triplets were an unexpected bonus, although Cathy who was in her third year of medical school had to delay graduation an extra year.
She also spent 13 weeks on bed rest. "I had seen enough preemies to know that I was the best incubator, said DiVincenzo who carried the babies to 33 weeks. The night before her scheduled C-section, DiVincenzo got a taste of what life with three infants would be like. "They must have picked up on my anxiety, because it was a wild, wild night in there," she said, laughing at the memory.
The couple chose not to have amniocentesis, so it was a shock to learn after the birth that Scott had serious health problems. "Looking at the three of them together, it was quite obvious, " DiVincenzo said. "I remember thinking, "Well I have a healthy boy and a healthy girl and a special boy with some extra needs."
The DiVincenzos shed plenty of tears over Scott's disability, although his heart defect put Down syndrome in perspective. "I felt I could deal with it. But I couldn't face the thought of losing him." Scott pulled through and today, he, his brother and his sister just call themselves normal. "There is no bad thing (about being a triplet)," said Scott. Nick, Jenny and their parents agree. "Initially we thought things were going to be very difficult but you get to the point where you realize you're just a regular family," Ken said.
When the kids were little, the DiVincenzos had lots of help from family and their community. Cathy finished medical school and became a pediatrician, who, not surprisingly, specializes in both multiples and disabilities.
Jenny and Nick are naturally protective of their brother, although their parents try not to put the task of caring for Scott on them. When pressed, however, they have just a few minor gripes as they recall growing up with Scott.
"He went to physical therapy and had all of these fun things to do," Jenny said. "We were jealous." "Yeah," Nick added. "We'd have to go after school and sit around." Their mother laughed over this recollection.
"The best therapy he had was being at home watching the two of you," Cathy said. "Watching you crawl was how he learned to crawl. The two of you motivated him so much."


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Hey guys, Just building up a HABS and the parts that seem hardest to find used or reasonably priced are the pumps. If anyone has a few around I'd be interested in taking them off your hands. That counts for the elements too.
Nsap, I wouldn't count on finding a used pump for cheap, they're worth what they're worth and the chugger price is already about as low as they go for a 120v. There are some much cheaper 12v and 24v options that will work just fine; a side benefit is that you can power then from a small solar panel if you're interested in that kind of thing... I have some random left-over TC Ferrules, NPT to TC fittings (you'd screw the electric elements into one of these), and some contactors and probably other random items from my electric build if you're interested in those. -I'm a HUGE fan of brazing or welding in a TC fitting and then connecting and disconnecting the electric elements via TC connectors, myself. The elements are cheap and readily available --but if you're going to go the TriClamp connector route just be aware that the ripple elements only work with the thinnest thin wall TC ferrules and you'll probably want the fold-back only elements... Adam
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Stir-Fried Asparagus with Oyster Sauce
Diary of a Foodie: Season One: China: One Billion Foodies
- Active Time:15 min
- Start to Finish:20 min
January 2007
- 1 1/2 lb thick asparagus, trimmed
- 1/2 cup reduced-sodium chicken broth or water
- 3 tablespoons oyster sauce
- 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine (such as Shaoxing) or medium-dry Sherry
- 1 1/2 teaspoons peanut or vegetable oil
- 2 tablespoons thinly sliced garlic (3 cloves)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons Asian sesame oil
Cut asparagus diagonally into 1 1/2-inch-long pieces.
Stir together broth, oyster sauce, and rice wine in a small bowl.
Heat a wok (preferably flat-bottomed) or a 12-inch heavy skillet (not nonstick) over high heat until a drop of water evaporates immediately, then add peanut oil, swirling wok to coat. Add garlic and salt and stir-fry until garlic is fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add asparagus and stir-fry 1 minute.
Add broth mixture and cook, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until asparagus is crisp-tender, 3 to 6 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in sesame oil.
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The "Jewel" of Ligneah
03 July 2013It is almost time for the Ligneah event, in collaboration with AltaRoma, which will be held on 7th and 8th July at the 'Galleria D'Arte Contemporanea De Crescenzo & Viesti' (De Crescenzo & Viesti Contemporary Art Gallery); on the occasion of this important event, I have worked for several weeks on a wonderful project that began with a collaboration with a creative and unique individual called Claudia Chianese (http://www.soulfeeding.it/).
My father met her in Milan while participating in an event actually created by AltaRoma; he was impressed by her jewels (or, rather, unique pieces of work) that had been made with special types of wood that she collects personally by the sea, then follows their lines and enriches their soul through the addition of metals such as bronze; the idea of collaborating with an artist gave me another incentive to create a unique piece that could combine my creative drive with that of Claudia.
So I began a long search for images that could give me a starting point for the development of the project; in the meantime, there were consultations with Claudia, because our work had to be constant and one of real collaboration. In one of our meetings she showed me the wood that she had chosen in order to give life to the project; it was when I saw that form with those delicate but strong lines, that the idea of a spiral, seen as transformation, came to mind: hard wood that turns into soft wood, a substance that is in continuous evolution and changes over time; (I am very fond of this form, even the first collection that I designed at the IED had been inspired by the spiral).
It took me a long month to bring the project to life, a spiral jewel clutch bag that may give rise to a necklace; in fact, the chain and the decoration attached to one of the quadrants of the clutch bag can be removed, becoming one piece and giving life to a beautiful necklace; I have to admit that it was the project that required the most time and the greatest effort; but it is known that the more difficult something is, the greater the satisfaction when you see it take shape.
Just today I was handed over the clutch bag created by the skilled hands of another Claudia, the modeller / artisan that I thank very much, because she made the realisation of the project possible and solved many of my doubts; in short, an (almost) all-female team; I also thank the blacksmith, Enzo, who made it possible to create the spiral backbone of the clutch bag; I have to say that he took us back in time a little in his shop, which is just a short walk from our house and is immersed in an almost heavenly context; he talked to us about the importance of craft and the Art of Iron, about how we must not lose touch with our artistic tradition and how great it is for him to admire a finished work, even if it is a little piece of twisted iron, and about how when a job is created with passion, anything that is created and takes shape assumes a unique magic of its own.
Even for me, seeing a project come to life is an indescribable feeling, because it will be presented at our event as a single piece, as if it were a piece of work in itself, and even more so because it contains the whole meaning of Ligneah, the substance that is transformed in time through creativity, commitment and passion. At the top there is a draft of the project, but if you want to see the complete creation that we have made in person, we are looking forward to seeing you at our event.
Marta Antonelli
A dream called Ligneah
21 June 2013Only a year ago, once I had finished my studies of 'Fashion Accessories and Shoes Design' at the IED, I found myself designing the first collection entirely made of wood, an indescribable feeling, especially because I knew that a dream was becoming reality.
In September 2012, we participated in our first exhibition, So Critical So Fashion in Milan; there we had the confirmation, thanks to the astonished reaction of the people, that our material was something really special; all the people who had approached the "soft wood" for the first time could not believe it, we had been able to break all those clichés that wood, which had been considered as poor material for centuries, had carried for too long; thanks to this event and the magnificent work of all the people who worked there, the press and the TV became aware of us, appraising and appreciating our Made in Italy innovation.
From then on we had the great pleasure of getting in touch with entities such as CATAS Ltd, the largest Italian institute for research and testing in the wood and furniture industry, which is still testing our material (for now the first tests are giving us a lot of satisfaction) and Material Connexion, one of the most important research and consultancy centres on materials and innovative and sustainable production processes, with which we participated, in March / April 2013, in major exhibitions such as La Triennale di Milano and the Salone del Mobile; on the occasion of Salone del Mobile we were present with a different display of our products at the Space Calabiana, an event organised by AI Artisanal Intelligence, a project promoted by AltaRoma.
The most important recognition we have received, a source of great pride for us, was the 'Environmental Enterprise Award' in 2012, which was sponsored by the Ministry of Environment and Protection of Land and Sea and the Chamber of Commerce of Rome - Asset Room, with the patronage of UNIDO.
On Sunday 7th and Monday 8th July we will be presenting, for the first time, at the Galleria d'Arte Contemporanea 'De Crescenzo & Viesti' in Rome, the products of the S / S 2013 collection, the first prototypes of accessories for men and the projects, made with our own material, of the designers and architects with whom we have collaborated. Soon we will be publishing the invitation that has to be show at the event.
I inaugurate the first post of this blog, thanking all the people who made it possible to create and improve our material, who believed and still believe in the project and all the artisans, research centres, exhibitions, the press, operators in the Laser sector, and the individual supporters who welcomed us and were able to recognise the unique value of our project.
Marta Antonelli


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Capital One: Seasonal Flu Loser
The company's annualized ratio of net charge-offs to average loans increased to 2.26% in the fourth quarter from 1.75% in the third quarter, "largely because of the diminishing impact of the credit mark," while the net charge-off rate for credit card loans increased to 4.35% from 3.04%, "also driven by seasonality and the diminishing impact of the credit mark."
Oppenheimer analyst Chris Kotowski rates Capital One "Outperform," but on Friday lowered his with a 12-18 price target for the shares by three dollars to $68, and said in a note that "for the second year in a row COF threw an air ball in 4Q. Last year it was a stunning expense bulge and this time it was not so much the 4Q results themselves but the guidance that pre-provision earnings would be flattish with the 4Q level in 2013 and that it did not plan to ask the Fed for any share repurchases in this year's
"Nevertheless," Kotowski said that "in cases like this we find it best to put the emotion aside and do our numbers, and they point us to a still compelling but lower $68 price target on our downwardly revised $6.50 estimate, and thus we maintain our Outperform."
Kotowski lowered his 2013 EPS estimate from $7.03. His 2014 EPS estimate is $7.15.
Capital One's shares now trade for 8.5 times the consensus 2013 EPS estimate of $6.67. the consensus 2014 EPS estimate is $7.05. Orips Research CEO Zev Spiro says that the technical picture for Capital One's shares isn't all bad: "The end of a primary uptrend was signaled today for Capital One, via a high volume downward gap that broke below a bullish support line that began in 2011. The break indicates a shift in the primary trend from positive to neutral. Both the breakaway gap and accompanying high volume add confidence to the signal. On a positive note, prices tested and held the 200-Day Simple Moving Average, currently at $56.26, a level that recently halted a sharp decline in November 2012. Portfolios should monitor significant support in the $55/$56 area as a confirmed break below support could signal additional risk."Check Out Our Best Services for Investors
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Off-Duty Police Lieutenant Arrested for Leaving Accident Scene
By Leslie Albrecht on October 4, 2012 8:40pm
WILLIAMSBURG — An off-duty police lieutenant was arrested and suspended for leaving the scene of an accident and failing to stop at a stop sign, police said.
Elton Cohn was arrested Thursday evening at 5:10 p.m., police said. He was also charged with "failing to exercise due care."
The arrest stemmed from a July 19 incident in which Cohn struck a female pedestrian at Knickerbocker Avenue and Grattan Street, leaving her with minor injuries, a police spokesman said. Cohn fled the scene, police said, but a subsequent investigation linked him to the accident.
Police did not indicate Cohn's precinct. A city government website described Cohn as a highly-decorated officer who was once named Community Officer of the Year.


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Address: Situated in Trent Country Park, Cockfosters. OS Grid Reference TQ288982
Access: By car – use the Hadley Road Entrance at the northern edge of the park. From the car park follow the track west, keeping close to the road. The moat is in a fenced area visible to the north of the track. There is no close public transport, but the moat may be reached by a walk of approximately two and a half kilometres through the Country Park from Cockfosters Underground Station. Tracks are muddy and wheelchair access, even from the car park, would be difficult.
Open: During daylight hours.
Camlet Moat lies in what was the Royal Hunting Forest of Enfield Chase, and was probably the location of the Forester's Lodge.
Many early medieval moated sites have been recognised in the London area. Camlet Moat is a particularly well-preserved and accessible example of the type. Timbers from the bridge over the moat have been dated to approximately 1357. The reasons for the construction of moated sites such as this are unclear, but status and prestige seem the most likely reasons. Defence, drainage and sanitation are also possible motives, or the moat may have been purely ornamental.
The moat at Camlet has attracted more than usual interest for a number of reasons. Sir Walter Scott mentions it in The Fortunes of Nigel. The name Camlet is said to derive from "Camelot", with implied Arthurian associations, and the moat is also said by some to be haunted by the ghost of the twelfth century knight Geoffrey de Mandeville. Elsewhere in Trent Park the visitor can view the grounds laid out in part by Repton. The House, now part of Middlesex University, is listed Grade 2.
Although Camlet Moat is not signposted within the Country Park, the site itself can be identified by the wooden perimeter fence, with information boards at the corners nearest the track.
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Police in central Sweden are on the hunt for a gang of tattooed women who sexually molested a 50-year-old man as he was riding by on his bicycle.The incident took place around 9pm on July 8th as the man was cycling down Vintergatan in central Örebro, the Aftonbladet newspaper reports.
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For an up-close-and-personal (and gut-dropping) view, bridge tours take visitors to the top of one of the towers. jb-honshi.co.jpWorld's top 25 destinationsLongest inhabited bridge: Krämerbrücke, Erfurt, GermanyLength: 259 ft.Like the Old London Bridge before it and Italy's Ponte Vecchio, the fairy tale-like Krämerbrücke, or Merchant's Bridge, is a bit of European history preserved in the modern day. After a series of fires destroyed previous attempts to build a span over the Breitstrom River in the 12th and 13th centuries, a stone arch bridge was built in 1325. Eventually, 62 half-timbered houses were added on top, 32 of which survived till today and continue to be home to shopkeepers and artisans. This multipurpose bridge has likely inspired more contemporary versions, like Zaha Hadid's 919-foot-long Bridge Pavilion in Zaragoza, Spain. erfurt-tourismus.deThe world's scariest bridgesLongest bridge over water (continuous): Lake Pontchartrain Causeway, LouisianaLength: 23.87 milesDue to recent feats of Chinese engineering, the four-lane, 5,189-pile concrete trestle bridge north of New Orleans got demoted by Guinness World Records for world's longest bridge over water. But the change did not come without controversy, with many Pontchartrain loyalists arguing that the new winner, a 25.84-mile elevated highway-bridge-tunnel project near Qingdao, China, actually has only 16.1 miles that span the sea compared to 23.79 miles of Pontchartrain's that are over open water. Guinness compromised by bestowing a new title upon the 58-year-old causeway: Longest Bridge Over Water (Continuous). However you rank it, it's still a pulse-quickening half-hour drive. thecauseway.usTravel photos we wish we'd takenLongest canopy walkway: Taman Negara Canopy Walkway, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaLength: 1,509 ft.Deep in the heart of the Malaysian jungle, the Taman Negara Canopy Walkway provides visitors with unparalleled views and no shortage of thrills. For a mere $1.50, adventurers can channel their inner macaque (and probably see one, too) while traversing more than a quarter mile of narrow bridges strewn between centuries-old trees, offering up-close-and-vertigo-inducing views of local flora and fauna -- 160 feet above the jungle floor. taman-negara.comLongest floating bridge: Evergreen Point Bridge, SeattleLength: 7,580 ft.Officially known as Governor Albert D. Rosellini Bridge (the Washington statesman who oversaw its creation in the early 1960s), this section of State Route 520 connects Seattle to its eastern suburbs via a roadway that floats atop Lake Washington on 33 football field-size pontoons. The design was chosen due to the lake's unstable bed and the curved nature of the roadway (a common problem for the area, which would explain why the state is home to four of the five largest floating bridges in the world). The aging structure is currently being replaced by a larger, even longer, more modern floating bridge that can even accommodate a light-rail system. wsdot.wa.govLongest masonry arch bridge span: Pont de la Libération, Villeneuve-sur-Lot, FranceLength: 315 ft.Though arch bridges are still popular today, they're usually built with modern materials like steel (see: Chongqing, China's Chaotianmen Bridge, at 5,712 feet the longest arch bridge span, period). Which is a shame, considering some masonry arch bridges (brick and/or stone) are so mathematically precise, not to mention beautiful, they could stand without mortar. More than 100 years old and spanning the Lot River in southwestern France, the Pont de la Libération is made of brick and unreinforced concrete -- technically very small stones and mortar. If it's anything like its distant cousin the Pont du Gard aqueduct, it will stand for hundreds more. Take note, China bridge barons.The world's strangest bridgesLongest covered bridge: The Hartland Bridge, New Brunswick, CanadaLength: 1,283 ft.The bridges of Madison County have nothing on this 112-year-old National Historic Site of Canada, which became the world's longest covered bridge only after two spans were destroyed by river ice in 1920, prompting replacement and a roof (covering helps prevent rot on the central wooden trusses). Built as a private bridge by a coalition of residents desperately in need of a direct way across the Saint John River -- 3 cents for a pedestrian; 6 cents for a horse and wagon -- it's now a regional icon open to all, beloved enough to get its own Google Doodle. town.hartland.nb.caLongest rail bridge: Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge, ChinaLength: 102.4 milesConnecting Shanghai to Nanjing along the Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway, this elevated viaduct was named the world's longest bridge -- period -- by Guinness World Records when it opened in 2011. (Also on the railway, the 70.6-mile Tianjin Grand Bridge, which connects Langfang to Qingxian, is the world's second longest.) Running parallel to the Yangtze River past lowland rice paddies, most of the span acts as an elevated railway, similar to the El in Chicago, though a 5.6-mile section does act like a traditional bridge, crossing the Yangcheng Lake in Suzhou.Longest ice bridge: Beaufort Sea Road, AlaskaLength: 68 milesTime, fortitude and frigid cold are the only tools needed to build an ice bridge. Made popular by the hit reality TV series Ice Road Truckers, many of these cold-temperature roadways traverse a snowy mix of land and frozen lakes. But this span over the Beaufort Sea to Alaska's northernmost oil fields is pure Arctic ice. One of the most dangerous (and unique) bridges on this list, it is also one of the only ways to service the ExxonMobil hub of Point Thomson.The world's most dangerous bridgesLongest natural bridge span: The Fairy Bridge, Guangxi, ChinaLength: 400 ft.Though bridges are one of the greatest examples of human engineering, they are hardly a creation unique to man: rock archways hewn by Mother Nature (usually by erosion) likely provided inspiration for our brick-and-steel masterworks. And wouldn't you know it, even in this category of bridges, China still dominates. The country is home to three of the longest natural bridge spans in the world, including the 400-foot stunner over the Buliu River near the border of Vietnam. 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Celosia no big enough
Years ago, I planted Celosia seed where they got very large, like 3 or 4 feet high. They were in shades of red and gold and were the plume type. I have never been able to grow them like that since. Do they have to be started from seed in order to get that large? I had the best luck with a seed tape but have bought plants that did well too. I want Celosia like I used to have! Any suggestions?
hammerhugger, do you have any idea which varities you have? I grew the 'Fresh Look' varieties this year as well as the Castle series. Fresh Look does get tall, but I wouldnt say as tall as yours did. I have never heard of
any kind getting that tall! My Fresh Looks must be about 30 inches tall, an each plant has grown to perfection, side by side in a mass planting. Of all the celosia I have grown, I have never seen any that grow like this. They are very bushy, very healthy and are loaded with plumes, without having to be pinched early on.
Do you have a Stokes seeds catalog? If not, you can send off for free, and they have a very nice detailed selection of Celosia seed, with very helpful growing instructions and detailed plant information.
FYI, most people who I know have bought celosia from nurseries in cell packs, where they already have a 4 inch plum in each cell, have had terrible luck with them. I dont even start my seeds until April 1, as is instructed to do. Then, I transplant them into cells, then jumbo cells. When they are planted in the ground (in Mid May), the plumes are just starting to show at the top of the plant. They do not get really full until about two months later. Now, mine are peaking and are very nice. I cant help but wonder if some of those small plants (in cells) that are blooming already in April are what causes others to have problems with their celosias. It gives clear instructions not to start the seeds early. There must be a reason why! And also, what the impact of doing so will have once planted outside.
Maybe someone here can elaborate?
I was off on my measurments. My 'Fresh Look' yellow and red are about 24 inches tall. Here is a photo:
And a photo of the Castle Pink (dont mind the weeds!):
I looked up in my Stokes catalog and found something interesting. It says that the 'Fresh Look' would be 14 inches tall. Yet, the other variety selections also note how tall the plumes are. I assume this means that the plume height is in addition to the height of the plants? This would explain why my plants are taller than 14 inches. I never really paid attention before. I assumed that 14 inches would be the height of the plant, plumes and all. Yet, I havent paid attention till now. Maybe this would help you to pick a celosia to get the height that you want. There is a section for Tall Plumose Types, which says the plants get 27 inches tall with 12 inch plumes. So, the overall plant would be about 39 inches tall. Would this give you the height that you want? This is the Century series. Perhaps you should try that one next year?
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Ellen, first of all, I had a typo. I meant to say "Celosia NOT big enough"! Thanks so much for your reply on Celosia. I sent for a Stokes catalog but have not received it yet. Meantime, at their website, I cannot find any place where it lists the celosia you mentioned. I will wait for my catalog. It only lists 4 different kinds, 2 being the wheat variety, and 2 the plume variety with them being small. Thanks so much for your input and your celosia are gorgeous! Yes, mine were much taller. The celosia that I used to grow were just thrown in the ground because someone gave me a seed tape. The first time I had them, they were grown in ground that had been a pasture so maybe the ground was really good and the second time, they were grown in front of my house with exceptionally good soil. Both times I did not amend. I did not garden much then, so did not really know what I was doing. Beginners luck I guess!
Celosia come in a really wide colour range. I saw some at the Thompson & Morgan trial ground a couple of years ago and loved the way the flower colour suffuses the leaves and stems - the whole plant seems to glow. I tried 'Century Mixed' last year, which are supposed to get to a reasonable size, and the plants just stayed about 6 inches tall! I was really disappointed, but maybe I'll try again next spring. Can anybody recommend a good, tall variety and where to get seed?
Flowers that bloom in cell packs are bred to do that so people will buy them. They don't grow much bigger than what you see. There are so many varieties of celosia. I saw a spectacular, five foot tall, dark red celosia 'bush' growing behind a fence on a sidewalk which I had to have. I took a few seeds and have been growing them ever since. I have no idea where they originally came from. If I find a source, I'll post it.
Susan, can I be so bold as to ask you for a few seeds? I would be most appreciative. I will give you my address in a private email if you send me yours privately. Some that say they are large in the seed catalogs are not, so this way I would be sure. Many thanks.
susan, are you saying that ALL flowers grown in cell packs wont grow much bigger,and this is an intentional thing? That is just so not true!!! Though I dont need to buy my own annuals every year, I have bought jillions in the past and, if NONE of them grew, I would never buy them!! Nor would anyone else I would think! Even the celosia will grow, it is just that they didnt grow WELL for other people.
My father purchased 1000 impatiens this year from a nursery...........I think he would have been massively dissapointed if they didnt grow any more than when he bought them!!!!!
susan, could you elaborate more about what you mean by that for new people who could be reading this? I would not want one single new gardener to believe that plants are actually "bred" not to be a good performer past the cell pack stage, and that this is intentional just to get people to buy them in flower!
I am not saying that all plants in cell paks will not grow bigger. I am referring to those tiny celosias. And plants ARE bred to flower in cell paks in order for people to want to buy them. It takes a knowledgeable gardener to foresee that a pot of leaves will turn out to be a five foot plant full of orange plumes. The nursery trade knows what they're doing.
Plants that flower early and look good in the nursery paks sell well, regardless of how big they may eventually grow (impatiens for example, which grow huge.) Celosias that bloom in the paks are short, from my experience. They will never grow to five feet.
I hugely beg to differ that plants are bred to bloom in cell paks and bloom early and will never grow tall!!!
Plants are bred to bloom early....cell pak or not....in a pot or in the ground. Some early bloomers are short and some are tall variety, no more to it than that!
If you want tall celosia, you need to look for a tall variety. C. plumosa is one.
Most gardeners want dwarf plants that don't need staking....so varieties are being bred to stay short.....varieties of everything from sweet corn to patio tomatoes. Blooming in cell paks hasn't a lot to do with it. Plants blooming in cell paks were simply planted earlier, or are varieties that have fewer days to bloom.
True buyers like to know what color they are buying, but the time of first bloom has very little to do with ultimate size. Surely, if you are a biologist you know those things.
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susan, you are making this whole thing sound like the nursery trade is trying to trick people into buying junk plants. I do NOT know a tenth of what commercial growers know, but I know that there are ways of retarding plant growth and ways of initiating bloom at certain stages. I have seen plants in bloom way before they are actually supposed to bloom, and at a much smaller size than the plant should mature to. How they do this, I dont know. How well do they perform in the garden? It is different for everyone. You are giving me the illusion of a bunch of plant breeders sitting around trying to find ways to breed a plant to only grow to its best in a tiny cell pack. YES, some plants are poor performers, but I highly doubt that someone INTENDED for it to happen, especially at the stage of plant breeding!!!
I am a veeeeeeeerrrrryyyy small-scale grower, but no matter how small I am, or big I get, my intentions are to do the exact opposite of what you are insinuating. I would be devastated if someone accused me of selling something that I knew would not be a good garden performer for them!
You certainly seem to have a negative attitude towards the nursery trade. Can you back up this information you have contributed here to all of the new gardeners reading this who now feel like they are being "tricked" into buying garbage plants?
Calliope, if you are reading this, will you please jump in here with your growing expertise? Because if there is some truth behind this, then I need to find a new business. I would never knowingly grow or sell anything that is not expected to perform past its two inch cell pack.
PLEASE, others who are more informed, shed some light on this issue!
Ellen, I think you are making a mountain out of a molehill! It is just Susan's observation that Celosia doesn't grow large like it used to. I have not in the last 20 years, seen Celosia as large (anywhere) as I used to have it. Anytime I have bought the cell-packs, they do not grow! I am not that much of an amateur of a gardener! I am not an expert either but I do know SOME things. Just calm down about it and let Susan be!
I am sorry but I strongly feel that there were some statements made that need to be corrected or elaborated on. Maybe it is the way they were worded or something that just doesnt sit well.
I am viewing this from the new gardeners perspective. They are trying new things, making mistakes, blaming themselves. Only to read this and think "well, that plant was never going to grow well anyway, it apparantly was BRED to not grow any bigger."
To me, the cell pack is just a "stage" of growth. Next stage is the 3 or 4 inch pot if necessary, or the bed they are planted out. I do not know one single plant that does not grow any bigger than the pot it came in!!! I never once in susan's statements seen where she was comparing the new celosias to the old. Her statements are clearly stating that the plants are bred to perform this way. She also didnt specify that her statements were towards celosia only. It gave the reader the thinking that ALL plants grown in cell packs are bred to perform this way.
We all interpret things differently on gardenweb, and everyone feels strongly about certain things.
The cultivar of celosia that grew large in the past.....grows large today! You just have to be sure the celosia you buy are a tall variety.
Saying celosia don't grow tall like they used to is like saying petunias are not as pink as they used to be. It's just that growers are growing different colors....and different cultivars of plants.
Plants bloom either at a set number of days from sowing....or in response to the length of day and/or temprature.
Try sowing seeds in your garden.....they will start to bloom way before they achieve a mature size.
Linda C
Hi There, I believe this variety may be what your looking for. It's called Celosia-Flamingo Feather http://onaleeseeds.bizhosting.com/seeds_available_in_bulk.html
Here is a link that might be useful: celosia
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I am not saying that all plants in cell paks will not grow bigger. I am referring to those tiny celosias. And plants ARE bred to flower in cell paks in order for people to want to buy them. It takes a knowledgeable gardener to foresee that a pot of leaves will turn out to be a five foot plant full of orange plumes. The nursery trade knows what they're doing.
Plants that flower early and look good in the nursery paks sell well, regardless of how big they may eventually grow (impatiens for example, which grow huge.) Celosias that bloom in the paks are short, from my experience. They will never grow to five feet.
THAT was my followup which some of you failed to read. If you look at Ellen's photo in this thread, you will see exactly how SOME nursery plants blooming early in cell paks grow. They are fairly short.
How do I know this? I know a man who has greenhouses that grow these short plants for his chain of nurseries in my area. I have also read this info in gardening journals.
susan, I havent grown the taller varieties of celosia. However, I am very confident in my growing skills, and if I chose to grow them, I would transplant the seedlings to cells (jumbo cells), grow them on, then transplant them to the garden when the time is right. I feel that those tall ones would be at the exact same stage of growth as the dwarf ones--that they would just be starting to bloom, however, there should be a long delay (like a about 6 to 8 weeks) before those blooms begin to really show. In my experience with celosia, that is just their nature to grow, and grow well. I hear from other people that have purchased celosia in cell packs, with blooms on them already, that they do not have good luck with them. I attribute this problem to be due to the very reason why growers guides say NOT to start the seeds before April 1st. OBVIOUSLY a plant purchased in mid to late April with a four inch plume on it already was started way earlier than April 1st. THIS is the reason why I feel that those plants do not perform well, that and being root bound for too long, for a variety of growing conditions, and for whatever reason why it is that those plants are not supposed to be started so early.
I am sorry that you and I are clashing about this. You keep saying that it is something in the breeding. I havent seen anything that can back up what you are saying. I have seen where plants have been "bred for better pack performance", however, I dont see where this breeding affects the overall plant performance in a negative way. What a waste of a man's life work to breed a plant to put on its best show in a cell pack! You are saying that this "breeding" is what is making these plants not grow, where I am saying that it is not this breeding, but it is in the responsibility of the grower who chose to sow and grow these plants earlier than when they should be.
I seen an abundance of 'Fresh Look' celosia for sale in nurseries, starting in mid April with blooms on them. I had started my seeds on April 7th, and there were no blooms on them until Mid-May. You cannot convince me that those who bought those celosia from the nurseries and had poor luck with them has anything to do with breeding, when my 'Fresh Look's have grown to perfection. It has nothing to do with the seed, but how the seed was grown.
I feel that any tall variety of celosia can be grown in a cell pack, and still reach it's potential, as long as it has been seeded and grown on at the right time.
In continuance of what Ijust said at the end of my response--- I am in 100% agreement that IF those tall varieties ARE in a bigger bloom in a cell pack that it probably will not grow to its full potential. This will be a problem with any celosia, tall or dwarf. This is obviously a growing problem, not with the variety in general.
Susan, I strive very hard to educate new gardeners and any gardener in general who has a problem. I am a horticulture student, a very passionate gardener, a small-scale grower and seller, and a confessed plant geek. I feel that it is important to get the information correct. I have read your bio....you are a horticulturist, a teacher and a biologist? Surely you are compelled to educate others as well? I just think that some of your statements would cause a new gardener to feel that their plants would be doomed from the beginning, and that their plants were bred to perform poorly. That they were tricked into buying those plants because they have a nice pretty bloom on them. When in reality, the plants did have potential, had they not been nursery grown the wrong way.
I dont want to have an argument with you or anyone, I just want the information to be right! I wish a grower would jump in here and inform us all correctly, to end this confusion and argument. And certainly, if plants are bred to be poor garden performers even if they are grown correctly, then we all should know about it.
Ellen, I never said their plants would perform poorly. People have put those ideas out themselves. Just look at your pics. Those plants are gorgeous! I only stated that plants are specially grown to bloom in cell paks to entice people to buy them and that plants (like celosia) that bloom at 3 inches tall in cell paks will not grow to five feet. I didn't say anything about performing POORLY, just that they will be a shorter variety.
There are tall varieties and short varieties. The taller ones usually have to be started by seed by the gardener, and are found in seed racks and seed catalogs. This is another phase of gardening fun and can get you varieties that are not found in garden centers, because they perform poorly in tiny cell paks.
New gardeners should not look at this as failure, for goodness sake! I never said that!
Gardening is fun. Please stop this misinterpretation because it is not beneficial to anyone. I love teaching new gardeners, and I also tried to make them see that it is not their fault if a plant doesn't grow tall...it's the genetics of the variety that was sold in the cell pak, which was chosen for sale by the nurseries. It has nothing to do with failure.
By the way, seed for the 5 foot celosia is on its way to the original poster from me. I hope she gets as much pleasure from the plants as I have. The seed I saved is from 1998 and is still giving me giant plants. Seed saving is another form of gardening fun, and a source for unusual plants.
Ok I can see you reading what I wrote in the wrong way again. Genetically tall celosia varieties grow better by seed because they outgrow the nursery cell pak quickly. They would need to be marketed in large pots and would require a much longer greenhouse time and labor to bring them to flower. I grow these plants, and they are about 2 feet tall before they put out their first flower.
Plants that bloom in their tiny cells are not junk plants, nor are they grown wrong. They are perfect. That's the genetics of that variety. That's just the way they perform...they look nice and people will buy them. It's not a trick, it's a marketing strategy. They look gorgeous in the garden once they are planted, but they will be relatively short. The original poster wanted tall celosia plants and asked if she had to start them from seed.
Susan, here is how it all got started:
......."Flowers that bloom in cell packs are bred to do that so people will buy them. They don't grow much bigger than what you see."..........
Your generalized statement about "flowers" made it appear like you were talking about "all flowers". I hope you can see why I felt so adamant about correcting that.
I agree that misinterpreting is not good, but incorrect information isnt good either! I just felt that it needed to be elaborated, so that everyone understands clearly what is going on. I hope you understand.............
All this is speculation by people new to growing plants....
The variables are huge....one of which is the size of the "cell-pak" and others being the growing medium, light, heat etc....
If your celosia are not as big as you want.....buy a taller variety!...PERIOD!
Linda C
Linda, why do you insist upon being so curt everytime you have a response? Who are you to determine how experienced a gardener is? I have been a very passionate gardener and horticulture student for 14 years, and I doubt susan appreciates you cutting down her years of experience as well. We are simply having a disagreement here, and your final response provided NO answers to the issue at hand. Do you have any information to contribute to the discussion of celosia breeding? Because I dont think anyone was asking for basic plant growing information in this discussion.
I do NOT appreciate being referred to as a new gardener, simply because I am open enough to ask for information about something that I havent heard of. It is really aggravating coming to gardenweb and having to deal with "self-proclaimed" know it alls..........
The original poster asked why she couldn't get her celosia to grow tall like they had before. I told her that she had to buy a tall variety to get tall celosia.
The discussion deteriorated into discussions of growers intent, of breeding plants to bloom in "cell packs" what ever is meant by that....the 1 by 1 variety or the 3 by 3 variety...
You may think that at 14 years into planting plants you are not a new gardener....but I can tell you that I at more than 40 years as an adult gardener, have a lot to learn.....as do we all.
Plants are not bred to be poor garden performers.....
Ther ultimate size of a plant depends on many things....but I can assure you, no breeder breeds plants to be poor garden performers.
Linda C
ive grown celosia for many years...the crested and the plume type......the very large crested type seed that we use is called red velvet....we grow it from seed right into the flower beds....when they get up a bit....we thin them and transplant ....we now have very loose and composted rich soil....they must like it...because we have had single heads up to 17 inches across...there is a crested type that is bright red....called fireglow.....and another type called..bombay..that comes in several colors and there are many plume types also......i dont care to pick them up in nursery as plants...dont seem to do as well.
I got seed from Chiltern this year: Celosia cristata 'Tall mixed' and C. plumosa 'Century Mix'. They are supposed to grow to a decent size - not like those wimpy, tiny ones that I think are bred for non-gardeners to buy on impulse. They're small seedlings right now - I'll give an update in a month or so.
I work at a large scale commercial nursery and I'll give you my two cents if you'ld like. That blanket statement that plants in cell packs are bred to be small is partially true, but not because the growers are trying to "trick" the consumer. It's a logistics problem. The more plants a greenhouse can fit on a bench the more plants can be sold in the shortest amount of time. If a fast growing annual...like celocia or impatiens get too large before they are ready to bloom then they wouldn't be cost effective for the greenhouse to grow and sell. So we have a little trick to solve the problem. It's call growth inhibitor chemicals and specialized fertilizers. Not the kind of chemicals that "poison" the plants, but naturally occuring chemicals (synthetic hormones sort of) that are stepped up a notch. They make the plant more compact with super flower-power which makes the consumer's eyes pop out at the store. They take the plant home and somehow it looks much punier in the garden than it did at the store. Most plants will eventually "grow-out" of these chemical treatments on their own, but some just never quite grow to their full potential. Celosia is so easy to grow from seed. It almost grows on it's own straight out of the package. I recommend growing this particular annual from seed because you can choose any variety you like that will fit perfectly in your garden scheme. And they do grow so quickly and flower quickly too so your reward is very short in coming.
thanx for the additional input broomhildah......i worked in a local nursery in early 90s and someone told me that they put a growth inhibitor on some of the plants..once in my garden i usually didnt see a difference...except with the alyssum....the ones from the greenhouse...stayed in a tidy mound....but the ones i grew from seed were more natural looking.....but both grew well....i have bought the shorter castle mix of celosia from greenhouse....but for the large ones....the plumosia and crested ones i prefer the seeds....the red velvet crested variety has one stock with one large head....takes all summer here in ks....to grow large


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