Central Park in the Movies • Where is that walk with the trees? •

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Where is that part of Central Park that has all the the tall trees and the benches that you see in all of the movies? It's Literary Walk!

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This bronze plaque is located affixed to a rock alongside a sidewalk in the Mall of Central Park's Literary Walk. It announces that the American Elms that line the Literary Walk are maintained by a 1996 gift to the Central Park Conservancy Tree Trust.

Like friends and family, we should not take the American Elm for granted. We almost lost them all to a fungus called Dutch Elm Disease during the middle years of the 20th Century. American elm trees (Ulmus americana), in turns out, are very susceptible to Dutch elm disease. American elm trees are also known as water elms, soft elms, white elms or Florida elms. Dutch elm disease was first noted in the United States in Cleveland, Ohio in 1930. It is believed the disease arrived in a shipment of logs from France.

New York City's Central Park • Bronze Plaque • American Elms Marker

That long walk outlined on each side with very tall beautiful trees is known by two names: one is Literary Walk and the other is The Mall. It is the most photographed part of the park and the one that frequently appears in movies and films.

About the dangers to the American Elms Trees: Dutch elm disease spread quickly throughout the eastern portion of the United States: within two years American elm trees in New Jersey were dying. Dutch elm disease killed 77 million trees by 1970.

Before the advent of Dutch elm disease, American elm was prized for its use as a street tree. It was fast growing, hardy, tolerant to stress, and appreciated for its characteristic vase-like crown. Beautiful shaded streets in many cities attested to its popularity. The wood of American elm is moderately heavy, hard, and stiff. It has interlocked grain and is difficult to split, which is an advantage for its use as hockey sticks and where bending is needed. It is used principally for furniture, hardwood dimension, flooring, construction and mining timbers, and sheet metal work. Some elm wood goes into veneer for making boxes, crates, and baskets, and a small quantity is used for pulp and paper manufacture.

Birthday Party Ideas - Wizard of Oz Theme Parties - You can put down a "Yellow Brick Road" trail up to the front door, decorate the front door of the house or apartment with the exclamation, "We're not in Kansas anymore!" You can have a Toto centerpiece. The lady of the house can dress as the Good Witch Glinda, complete with sparkles and a magic wand! All of the guests can be given the round green glasses from the Broadway play Wicked for a fun and inexpensive party favor. You can decorate with artificial poppy flowers (remember the poppy fields that Dorothy, Tin Man, Lion and Scarecrow ran through and fell asleep?). Oh and the Wicked Witch and the monkeys. Come and see our Emerald City Green Sunglasses!

Questions about the Southern End of Central Park • New York City!

Where can I get a drink in Central Park?	Are there kayaks for rent in Central Park?	Are the Beach Volleyball courts in Central Park open in the Winter?
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Can you negotiate with the Horse Carriages for price?		Where is the middle of Central Park?
Are there Horse Carriages out in the rain in Central Park?		Where is the Lilac Walk in Central Park?
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Fun Stuff from our magazine!		The Next Hot Cocktail In NYC - The Rebujito - Originating in Spain, where it has caught on slowly over the past few years, the Rebujito's recipe changes from region to region in Spain. But one thing about this Spanish-born drink is constant: it wants to be a healthy alternative to the alcohol and sugar-heavy drinks that have been so popular for the past few years. In southern Spain, a Rebujito is equal parts Fino and Sprite. For an extra kick, bartenders make them with fresh lemon juice. They're in season during the summer, so the quality of the vitamins is highest. Stir up a batch in a jug, add cracked ice cubes and load it with summer fruits -- it turns into a Spanish Pimm's. Crushed strawberries will increase the vitamin B and C content. Blueberries, with their enormous antioxidant content, will confer anti-aging goodness. Stir in some bashed-up cherries to benefit from their anti-inflammatory effect and a few slices of apples; they contain quercitin, another anti-inflammatory, which helps with allergies, as well as malic acid, which can smooth your energy levels. Enjoy!

Fun Stuff!

Shades of Fun! is located in New York City where there is yet another revolution afoot! This is a revolution you can drink and have fun with! It's Tea with a Kick! That's right. Bars, lounges and nightclubs all over the city are spiking up flavored teas and bubble teas with vodka, bourbon and rums for all sort of new and tasty libations! Bubble Tea with Alcohol, all grown up, you can drink 'em all night. There's the Moroccan mojito at the Tea Lounge on Union Street in Brooklyn (Moroccan mint tea based). At the Flatiron Lounge in Manhattan, Hibiscus Swizzle is a hibiscus tea syrup with gin and South African berry juice. Pegu Club infuses gin with Earl Grey tea leaves for her Earl Grey MarTEAni. At the G Spa in the Hotel Gansevoort you can enjoy a rum, mango and peony tea punch; a chamomile-tinged Cosmopolitan; and a Champagne fizz made with a marmalade-ish Korean citron fruit tea. At the Portuguese restaurant Alfama in the West Village, they serve Cháfariz, a mélange of Portuguese brandy, peach liqueur, fresh fruit juices and seasonally selected teas. In the fall and winter, they use black vanilla tea replaces the peach tea for a warmer drink.

Breaking Sunglasses News:

July 2008 - An ebay trader was given a suspended prison sentence and a tagging order after admitting dealing in counterfeit sunglasses when he appeared before a court in England. The trader was sentenced to eight months imprisonment suspended for 12 months and was given a three-month curfew order requiring him to wear a tag and be at home between eight in the evening and six in the morning. He was also ordered not to use ebay for 12 months. Acting on a complaint received from the public, officers from Gloucestershire County Council Trading Standards Service in England seized 65 pairs of sunglasses bearing the brand names Oakley Sunglasses and Chanel Sunglasses from the now-convicted trader. These were all marked with registered trademarks and designed to fool the public that they were the genuine product. Bad boy.

July 2008 - Columbus Geographic Systems has launched a new product demo for an advanced navigation system for New York's Central Park. The demo is available at http://www.columbusgis.com/CentralParkDemo.asp. The product demo displays mapping and aerial imagery of the park including over 200 points of interest and enables visitors to find their own location at any given point. For more fun, see our Walking Tour of Central Park!

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie could have had France's child photography laws in mind when they chose that European country for the birth of their twins in July. French law is tough on paparazzi, especially when it comes to snapping photos of children. There's general agreement on the need to shield children from the media. To avoid lawsuits, magazines regularly blur out the faces of celebrities' children or simply pull the photos. If Brad and Angelina want to take their family out for a stroll in a French park, all wearing sunglasses, minding their own business, a photographer can be sued in France for destroying their privacy. Even if they are French sunglasses, like Chanel Sunglasses.

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