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Guinness Book of World Records
Largest Tree Transplanted
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| Senna Tree Company |
| WHAT: |
| 17.67 m (58 ft) tall |
| WHERE: |
| Los Angeles, California, USA |
| WHEN: |
| January 20, 1994 |
The largest tree to be transplanted was an oak tree (Quercus lobata), aged between 180-220 years and measuring 17.67 m (58 ft) tall, 31.6 m (104 ft) wide (branch-span), weighing approximately 415.5 tonnes (916,000 lb) and with a trunk girth of 5 m (16 ft 2 in). "Old Glory" was moved 0.4 km (0.25 miles) by Senna Tree Company (USA) to a new park in Los Angeles, California, USA on January 20, 2004.
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After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.
Aldous Huxley
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Fresh Start
Carpenter Philip Yale is celebrating
a very special anniversary
today. It is precisely one
year since he was operated on at
St. James hospital and given a
new heart.
Mr.Yale, 57, is now so full of
energy that he is training to play
in a charity football match to
raise money for the hospital's
transplant program. Up to now,
twelve people have been given
new hearts.
Mr.Yale wants to help other
people like himself. In 1990, he
was badly ill with heart disease.
He couldn't work nor even
climb any stairs, but he had two
sons to take care.
Now the boys are helping to
train their father for the football
match. "My boys are very happy
that I am so healthy again", said
Mr.Yale. "I have become a real
father to them again. We don't
only play football. We also go
for walks, go swimming and
play golf together. I hope the
hospital will help more people
as they have helped me."
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harmless as a dove
gentle, not violent
Tommy gets angry at times, but usually he’s as harmless as a dove. |
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to take apart
to purposely break into pieces
My father will have to take apart the washing machine to fix it.
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Pat: Hey, Chris! How's your new pet fish doing? You told me he was really something special.
Chris: To tell you the truth, I'm really disappointed in him. The guy who sold him to me said I could teach him to sing like a bird.
Pat: You bought a fish because you thought you could teach him to sing like a bird? I can't believe it!
Chris: Well, yeah. After all, he's a parrot fish.
Pat: I hate to tell you this, Chris, but while you might be able to teach a parrot bird to sing, you're never going to get anywhere with a parrot fish.
Chris: That's what you think! He can sing all right. The thing is, he keeps singing off-key. It's driving me crazy. Do you know how hard it is to tuna fish?
A three-legged dog walks into a saloon in the Old West. He sidles up to the bar and announces: "I'm looking for the man who shot my paw."
A neutron goes into a bar and asks the bartender, "How much for a beer?" The bartender replies, "For you, no charge." |
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