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Rain Bird Unveils 2004 Rose Parade Float Entry07-01-03 | News
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GLENDORA, Calif. - Rain Bird Corporation officially unveiled the color rendering of its 2004 Tournament of Roses Parade float entry?EUR??,,????'??+Springtime Symphony?EUR??,,????'??+in a ceremony held at the company?EUR??,,????'???s headquarters. In keeping with the 2004 Tournament of Roses Parade theme?EUR??,,????'??+Music, Music, Music?EUR??,,????'??+Springtime Symphony will portray Rain Bird?EUR??,,????'???s commitment to water conservation and environmental preservation by celebrating the grandeur, beauty and harmony of the natural world that together create nature?EUR??,,????'???s symphony. Springtime Symphony is emblematic of the arrival of spring, and will depict new and continuing life rising above the glistening winter snow thaw to unveil the magnificent colors and textures of the Southwestern landscape. The float will feature eight separate waterfalls with over 1,500 gallons of flowing and cascading water, a signature element of all of Rain Bird?EUR??,,????'???s floats. It highlights Rain Bird?EUR??,,????'???s vision for the intelligent use of water, the company?EUR??,,????'???s veneration for water as it relates to environmental preservation. The float will feature a family of newly-hatched endangered spotted owl chicks, nestled in the protective care of their parents, safely perched in the crown of an oversized conifer tree. Not far away, a red-crested pileated woodpecker, the largest woodpecker in North America, drills for food as furry chipmunks scurry about tirelessly in search of their next meal. At the front of the float a curious ocelot cub is spotted exploring the blossoming playground, but instinct keeps the cat from venturing too close to the nesting owls.
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