It was a very crowded night at Rockefeller Center, but i managed to push my way to the front to get a few pics of the iconic decorations. . .The Christmas Tree over the ice skating rink. . .. . .the Prometheus statue beneith the Christmas Tree. . .. . .This is actually the Saks building across the street from Rockefeller Center, but i thought it looked cool.
Crockefeller and Snooks. Hardly your everyday kidnapping.
I have followed with interest the recent news about the apparent con-man and divorced father, who calls himself Rockefeller (dubbed "Crockefeller" by the NY Daily News), who recently kidnapped his daughter in Boston after she returned with her mother from England for his first visit with the child after the move.
Apparently
Although I’ve lived in Jerusalem most of my life there’s still so much about this city that I know nothing about. Ever since I took first took interest in exploring Jerusalem a few years ago I keep discovering something new about Jerusalem almost weekly.
This Saturday it was the Rockefeller museum, north of the old city [...]
Crockefeller and Snooks. Hardly your everyday kidnapping.
I have followed with interest the recent news about the apparent con-man and divorced father, who calls himself Rockefeller (dubbed "Crockefeller" by the NY Daily News), who recently kidnapped his daughter in Boston after she returned with her mother from England for his first visit with the child after the move.
Apparently
Accused kidnapper Clark Rockefeller’s tale of an escape vessel awaiting him on Long Island may be just another ruse in an elaborate plan to vanish - leaving nothing more than a cold trail of misinformation, police sources said.
Greetings from the Institute of International Education. Because of past involvement that either you or your organization has had with IIE, we would like to notify you of an opportunity at the Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center in Bellagio, Italy. For nearly fifty years, the Rockefeller Foundation has hosted scholars, creative artists, and practitioners at Bellagio for concentrated work on ma
Parece ser que este año, tras los buenos datos de audiencia, laSexta se ha propuesto mejorar la programación veraniega, y es que cuando estaba a punto de engancharme a Rockefeller Plaza (30 Rock), van y me dicen que la van a emitir ellos. Una agradable sorpresa que dejará descansar mi disco duro por un tiempo.Siempre he oído hablar bien de esta serie, hay que tener en cuenta que numerosos prem
We visited the Rockefeller Center twice during our trip in New York City last March 2008. The following pictures were taken during our 2nd visit and when we took the Rockefeller Center Tour.This is the set right in the streets of Rockefeller Center. This is where The Today Show is shot live almost everyday. Rockefeller PlazaRadio CityEntrance to Top of the Rock Observation Deck.Candies in NBC Sto
Rockefeller Center is a complex of 19 commercial buildings covering 22 acres between 48th and 51st Streets in New York City. Built by the Rockefeller family, it is located in the center of Midtown Manhattan, spanning between Fifth Avenue and Seventh Avenue. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1987.[1][3][4] It is the largest [...]
Financial Mirror
Societe Generale and wealth management company Rockefeller Financial Services Inc announced a global alliance on Tuesday in the private banking sector.
As part of the deal, SG Private Banking has bought a minority equity stake in Rockefeller Financial Services.
The companies said they would work together to 'share areas of expertise and jointly serve the financial needs
1. John Davison Rockefeller, American industrialist and philanthropist.
2. He founded the Standard Oil Company, the University of Chicago, and the Rockefeller Foundation.
3. John D. Rockefeller was born on July 8, 1839, in Richford, New York in 1839. He was the second of the [...]
Though he overstates their ideological differences, Mark Green says two great moderate Republicans helped light the way to 2008’s inevitable unity ticket:
Richard Nixon and Nelson Rockefeller represented two different wings of that Republican Party. With Rockefeller itching to run, he and Nixon met at 810 Fifth Avenue to iron out differences — the result being [...]
Greetings all!On Monday night, Ms Ehle was one of many well-known faces who went along to the Rockefeller Plaza's Rainbow Room to support playwright Neil Simon, who was receiving the Monte Cristo Award from the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center. (Photo from Theatermania).The Courant have more information, revealing that Ms Ehle was also more than just a spectator in the event:[...] The 80-year-old Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning writer...was feted with dinner, speeches and scenes performed from his plays. ... Among the performers were Lucie Arnaz...and husband Laurence Luckinbill, who did a scene from "Chapter Two;" Jennifer Ehle was poignant in a scene from "The Good Doctor"; and Bob Dishy and Dick Latessa scored huge laughs with a scene from "The Sunshine Boys". [...]Before the Rains meanwhi
According to Dick Morris, Obama's weakness is that people perceive him as weak.
That Obama didn't condemn either the "Warmonger" charge or the Rockefeller insult only makes him look weaker.Powered by b2evolution.
Couple of items from Sweetness & Light
First the smear, from West Virginia’s Charleston Gazette:
Jay defends endorsement of Sen. Obama
April 8, 2008
By Paul J. Nyden
Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., defended his decision to make an endorsement in the race for president during an interview with Gazette editors on Monday…
Rockefeller criticized Sen. John McCain, the presumed Republican nominee [...]
Oleh F. William EngdahlGlobal Research December 4, 2007Translasi Iksan HbSatu hal Bill Gate pendiri Microsoft tidak bisa dituduh lamban. Dia sudah memprogram pada usia 14, mendirikan Microsoft pada umur 20 ketika masih sebagai seorang mahasiswa di Harvad. Pada tahun 1995 dia telah terdaftar oleh Forbes sebagai orang terkaya di dunia sebagai pemegang saham terbesar dalam Microsoft-nya, sebuah perusahaan yang dengan kemauan kerasnya mengantarkan usahanya ke dalam monopoli de fakto dalam sistem perangkat lunak untuk komputer pribadi.Pada tahun 2006 ketika sebagian besar orang pada situasi seperti itu mungkin berfikir untuk pensiun and melancong ke pulauan pasifik yang tenang, Bill Gate memutuskan untuk mengabdikan energinya untuk yayasan Bill dan Melinda Gate nya, dapat dikatakan sebagai sebu
Walking the long cool dimly-lit black and gold power corridors of the GE building in Rockefeller Center, beginning my journey at the west entrance on the Avenue of the Americas and moving toward the east, I feel like I've fallen into a liminal pre-death dream state, a wandering soul pushed toward the proverbial light at the end of the tunnel. The cool black hallways and the low lighting, the main source of which are illuminated numbers, discourage sounds above a whisper. "Shhhh....that's NBC over there...and look!, over there - if you've been good in your mortal life, you may ascend to the Rainbow Room." The darkness continues unabated, enveloping the visitor with the signifiers of a higher power. This must be the work of a medieval-loving man of great largesse, I think, someone who has in
Location: New York, New YorkDate: November 3, 2007As an inaugural celebration for its new cranberry drink, Ocean Spray replicated a small cranberry bog at Rockefeller Center. A bog is a piece of wetland. Cranberries shrubs enjoy growing in such environment. But their shortness makes picking the berries manually a pain in the back literally. Therefore, during each year’s harvest, farmers flood their bogs so the cranberries would flow off their stems and onto the water’s surface. This way the berries can easily be collected with a machine.Cranberry ShrubsFlooded Cranberry BogCranberry Collecting Machine
Il Natale si sta avvicinando e l'atmosfera magica natalizia si sta animando pian piano anche sul web, tra temi per abbellire il proprio blog prettamente natalizi o animazioni varie.Fino a Gennaio 2008 sarà installata al Rockefeller Center di New York (di fronte al famosissimo Plaza Hotel),una videocamera fissa che riprenderà l'Albero di Natale più famoso al mondo addobbato a festa, simbolo della città. Lo stream (ovviamente gratis) è di ottima qualità (nonostanto sia "solo" di 300k) firmato Akamai ed è attivo 24 ore su 24 sia di giorno che di notte. Di sottofondo le melodie dei canti di Natale (Gingle Bells, Merry Christmas, White Christmas, We Wish You a Merry Christmas, Bianco Natal e tantissime altre).La notte lo spettacolo è doppio, con l'albero tutto illuminato da migliaia di luci rende l'idea dell'atmosfera del natale yankee e si riesce a vedere anche uno scorsio del Rockefeller Center, potendo così not
One of the old stand-bys like the Radio City Rockettes, the Rockefeller Christmas tree has always rang in the holiday season for the big apple. However, this year the 84 foot tall Norway Spruce will get an Eco-friendly make-over by switching over to LED lights. What more, the LED lights will be solar powered by [...]
Ashley Tisdale on 75th Annual Rockefeller Tree Lighting Ceremony. Looks lovely!
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The latest thing in the eco friendly lighting is LED; these lights use less power and yet give off a nice bright light. And the Rockefeller Centre in New York is really going for it, with their centre piece Christmas Tree in front of the centre and ice skating park.
The Mayor of New York, Michael Bloomberg has been doing his green PR thing with an announcement that the tree will be using LED’s for the first time this year, in fact there will be around 30,000 of these tiny lights, but what is great the power consumption, normally they would use 3,510 kilowatt hours per day, but the LED lights use only 1,297 kilowatt hours per day, that’s quite a saving.
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Rudy Giuliani is a lapdog of David Rockefeller. Rockefeller has admitted to be "part of a secret cabal working against the best interests of the United States" and that his family are "'internationalists' ... conspiring with others around the world to build a more integrated global political and economic structure - one world, if you will."read more | digg storyLiberty Central- Conservatism's Blog of Choice
John D. was born July 8, 1839 Richford, New York, U.S.A. He was the second kid of William Avery Rockefeller and Eliza Davison. In the age of 14 John D. moved with his family to Cleveland which became one of the biggest refining centers in the U.S. John D. could see how some people got really rich by running their own oil companies, so he decided to run his own company. In the year 1863 he and his partner Samuel Andrews started their first refinery called Excelsior Works. After becoming bigger and bigger, they got Henry M. Flagler on board and chartered Standard Oil Company in the year 1870. Rockefeller´s aggressive business practices allowed him to control the oil market. In just six weeks in 1872 he absorbed 22 o
I was informed on Wednesday that “The Golden Compass” will have its exclusive worldwide trailer debut on Oct. 9 in New York concurrent with the opening of the Rockefeller Center ice rink for its upcoming holiday season.The film’s star, Sam Elliott, will host the evening’s festivities and lead a countdown to the unveiling of the worldwide trailer at 8:30 p.m. EST. The trailer will be featured on two massive screens on both sides of the celebrated rink.Special events are also being planned for Oct. 9 in Italy, Japan, Germany and Holland with a simultaneous debut of the trailer on Yahoo.com.Based on author Philip Pullman’s best-selling novel, the fantasy film “The Golden Compass” tells the first story in Pullman’s “His Dark Materials” trilogy.
USA Fellowship for International Researchers, Rockefeller Archive CenterInvitation for Applications, Rockefeller Archive Center / ARNOVA, Fellowship for International ResearchersThe Rockefeller Archives Center and Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action [ARNOVA] invite applications for a first International Research Fellowship. The purpose of this fellowship is to encourage and provide support for attendance at ARNOVA’s Annual Conference, and research using the Rockefeller Archive Center [RAC], by scholars from outside the U.S. and Canada. The fellowship award will provide $4000 intended to cover the costs of travel to and attendance at the ARNOVA Conference, and to the RAC for a time of research at the Archives.QualificationsApplicants must demonstrate that they have a scholarly research project that will benefit from attending the ARNOVA Conference and requires research at the Rockefeller Archive Center . They must also have a record of prior schola
5x7", double matted to 8x10", Ink and watercolor on Fabriano Artistico hot press rag paper$30 including ivory/gold double mat as shown below, and shipping within the US, via PaypalEmail me if interestedToday was overcast and although the sun was barely peeking through, I couldn't resist an evening stroll at the Rockefeller State Park Preserve. I sat by Swan Lake and sketched for awhile with watercolors and ink, enjoying the pastoral view and beginnings of spring.This sketch is double matted with an ivory outer mat and beautiful gold inner mat, ready to pop into any standard 8x10 frame.
photo: accesshollywood.comBrit's back, and looking super adorable. Just hours after news of her divorce from Kevin Federline went public, Britney hit the Rockefeller Center Skating Rink for a few spins. Gone are the belly-baring tanks and trashy hair. It their place, a sleek new bob haircut and on-trend cozy knitwear courtesy of Gap.For the first time in a long stretch Britney has created a look
TITLE: Rockefeller Center. Skaters and Christmas tree. CALL NUMBER: LC-G613- 44563 [P&P], REPRODUCTION NUMBER: LC-G613-T-44563 (interpositive), No known restrictions on publication.Digital ID: gsc 5a19051 Source: intermediary roll film Reproduction Number: LC-G613-T-44563 (interpositive) Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA Retrieve uncompressed archival TIFF version (138 kilobytes)MEDIUM: 1 negative : safety ; 4x5 in. CREATED, PUBLISHED: 1943 Dec. 18. PART OF: Gottscho-Schleisner Collection (Library of Congress)REPOSITORY: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. DIGITAL ID: (intermediary roll film) gsc 5a19051. hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/gsc.5a19051 , CARD #: gsc1994000434/PPCredit Line: Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, Gottscho-Schleisner Collection [reproduction number, e.g., LC-G612-T-45094]MARC Record Line 540 - No known restrictions on publication.Leave a comment, make a
Here are 3 Short articles for the Lighting of the Manhattan's Rockefeller Center Tree..
Soon...I will be doing a post on NY City at Christmas Time...with Photos of Manhattan...Codes Included..
So Stay Tuned..
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