A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....12-28-07 to 1-1-08....New Year's Eve In Times Square

Aquamarine

[Aquamarine]

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Every year as the clock nears midnight on December 31st, the eyes of the world turn once more to the dazzling lights and bustling energy of Times Square. Anticipation runs high. New Year's Eve is in the symbolic center of New York City "The City That Never Sleeps".

New Year's Eve in Times Square is chaotic, crowded, and out of control. People begin arriving late in the afternoon on New Year's Eve. By approximately 6:00 p.m., the Bow Tie of Times Square (42nd to 47th Sts. Between Broadway & 7th Ave.) is fully closed to traffic.

Times Square has achieved the status of an iconic world landmark and has become a symbol of its home city. Times Square is principally defined by its animated, digital advertisements. Known simply as One Times Square, it is famed for the "ball" which "drops" from a tower on its roof every New Year's Eve.

The "New" New Year's Eve Ball

Each year, millions of eyes from all over the world are focused on the sparkling Waterford Crystal Times Square New Year's Eve Ball. At 11:59 p.m., the Ball begins its descent as millions of voices unite to count down the final seconds of the year, and celebrate the beginning of a new year full of hopes, challenges, changes and dreams.

On October 4, 2007, the co-organizers of New Year’s Eve in Times Square (Times Square Alliance and Countdown Entertainment) unveiled the new LED Crystal Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball at a press conference at Hudson Scenic Studio in Yonkers, New York. 2008 year marks the 100th birthday of the New Year’s Eve Ball, a universal symbol of celebration and renewal.

Auld Lang Syne - Traditional

The world holds its breath...and cheers as the clocks strike twelve. As the famous New Year's Eve Ball descends from the flagpole atop One Times Square, an estimated one million people in Times Square, millions nationwide and over a billion watching throughout the world are united in bidding a collective farewell to the departing year, and expressing our joy and hope for the year ahead.

WATERFORD CRYSTAL created an exclusive “Let There Be Light” design for the crystal triangles on the new Ball. Designed and crafted by Waterford artisans in Ireland, “Let There Be Light” features a dramatically stylized, radiating sunburst on each of the 672 crystal triangles. Due to the new design and technical innovations, this represents an increase of 168 crystal triangles from last year’s Ball. And, for the first time, the crystal triangles will feature cutting on both sides. The double cutting maximizes the light refraction within the crystal triangles.

The new Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball is more than twice as bright as the old one, with enhanced color capabilities and state-of-the-art LED lighting effects. Waterford Crystal crafted a beautiful new design for the crystal triangles on the Ball. Philips Lighting provided new solid state lighting technology that substantially increased the brightness, energy efficiency, and color capabilities of the Ball. And Focus Lighting developed a spectacular and unique lighting design for the new Ball on its 100th birthday.

Times Square at 12:00 AM January 1





We will open the book.
Its pages are blank.
We are going to put words on them ourselves.
The book is called "Opportunity" and its first
chapter is New Year's Day. ~ Edith Lovejoy Pierce



History of New Year's Eve In Times Square
About The New Year's Eve Ball
Countdown To 2008 - In Video


Happy New Year 2008!

The Best Is Yet to Come
I've Got The World on a String
That's Life

Click on titles for music

03-27-07 ~ Hall of Fame #19 ~ Final

THIS WEEK'S THREADS 12-24,25-07...Merry Christmas 2007 12-26,27-07...Warm Fuzzy Wednesday & Thursday

Opinions by our own 'King of Ping' Every Thursday at the Finest The guy's good, folks!

[GodBlessUSA]

Hi Diver :)
I hope you had a wonderful Christmas. Happy New Year to you and your family!

[Diver Dave]

Thanks GeeBee. We had a Wonderful Christmas. Looking forward to continued Blessings in the New Year.

Wishing you and your family the bestest New Year.

[Billie]

My red dress is in the cleaners, Billie, so I am just wearing my red shirt in Support of our Troops today!

Well, tomorrow's dress can be any color - doesn't have to be red. :)

  

[MEG33]

O Weinie..I know whaat a great organizer you are! Good thinking about the champagne..but you are always so smart!
;o)

[MEG33]

WOO HOO!
It’s my wireless router! A very patient and kind Grande cable technician put me through the paces on my computer to find the problem..He finally had me disconnect the modem from the router and plug it directly into my laptop..and voila..I could click on tinypic and can see all of the pictures and frames

..I experimented with the router’s antennae..plugged the modem back into the router and I can still see everything..Thought it was worth a try before calling Linksys about my router settings.
I must get my laptop back to my room and the heating pad..

Getting into the maze of wires on the floor is not great fun for me!

[jaycee]

Wow! Billie, Bet you didn’t know that green is my favorite color. Really, I would not kid you. Any shade of green. Guess because I have green eyes!

Thank you so much........I love it.

[lonestar]

Weinie..I know whaat a great organizer you are! Good thinking about the champagne..but you are always so smart!

Aunt MEG33, you are one of the most perceptive people I know!

[Kitty Mittens]

Oh, Aqua, I'm Sorry; (and Embarrassed, Lol!) For Some Reason I Wrote GeeBee's Name into my Thanks for the Thread; I'm Surprised that I don't Do Things Like that More Often, because I Tend to Post in a Hurry At Times. (And Thank you for this Beautiful Thread!) Please Accept my Apologies, and Picture One of those Blushing Smilies I've Seen on Occasion!

'Dita, I don't Like to Dress Up when I Go Places, either; Actually, I've Always been a Clod-Kicking Tomboy, Lol, who Loves to be Comfortable! : )

GeeBee, Thank you for your Happy New Year Wishes, and I Hope yours is Wonderful, as Well. If my Intermittent TV Reception will Allow me, I'll Watch the Dropping of the Ball.

Meg and jaycee, I Hope you are Both Feeling Better Soon.

Billie, Thank you for your Kind Posts that are Always a Blessing.

[jaycee]

Well Diver, I suspect that Pennzoil 10/40 is about the only one we gals haven’t tried. If it wasn’t an oil for cars, we would probably use it all over! AND it would probably be good! LOL~~~

[jaycee]

Great news re: your computer....know you are happy now. Did you happen to notice my post on WFW concerning joining Free Republic? Just wondered! Check it out if you get a chance!

[jaycee]

Kitty, you are always so sweet and kind to everyone! One in a million, I say!

[Billie]

Wow! Billie, Bet you didn’t know that green is my favorite color.

Well, I guess I do now. :) I'm glad you like it. Hope dita likes hers - doesn't hurt to dress up once in a while - even if it's dressy pants. :)

Meg - mail! :)

[jaycee]

Girls just gotta have fun....as the song goes!

[MEG33]

Just looked for it and found it..and posted to you..Yes..It was frustrating not only not to see mine but others..! This was anew experience because th main page links to photobucket wouldn’t work. tinypic and photobucket both go down for maintenance at times but this was different..

I know how to disconnect my router now and plug the modem directly into my computer in case the router dies.so I have new knowledge to boot.

[Aquamarine]

You've made me feel good saying these nice things. So many times when I see the small posts that you make I wonder why you don't put together a whole opener Post. It's obvious that you could do a good job with it.

Finding the content is always the hardest part for me but sometimes it finds itself. For instance, didn't know there was a new "Ball" this year until I typed in Times Square in Google and the info just showed up.

[Aquamarine]

You weren’t off base in thanking Gee Bee since she did a good job in downloading the Michael Buble (pronounced Boo-blay) songs which helped complete the Post. I’ve been enjoying them and hope others are too.

[MEG33]

Thank you, Aqua
I have a tremor that really is bad on some days..”Time sensitive” threads would just not be for me..I never know which day when it will get where I cannot use the mouse because my hand won’t stay still.
I frame a lot of graphics at once and keep them handy..I forget I have a tremor because I have learned certain motions trigger it wildly..and I just avoid them..Some days, though..it is just”there”.I cannot sign my name at times. It used to be worse..or I have learned to compensate..Whatever..it doesn’t upset me as it once did.
Counting my many blessings!

[DollyCali]

Hi everyone..... home tonight.. YIPPEE.. I do like to go, go, go but it is nice to be home. I have a couple computer projects to work on & overwhelming amount of home projects.. wont get a lot done but will be nice to piddle.

Meg... I do understand about the heating pad. I have two.. and at night I sometimes about crawl to my sleeping area & takes me a long time to find a half way comfortable way to rest. The HPs are on my back.. upper & lower. It does help & by morning I am better.. BUT if I just didn’t have to do anything.. after a couple hours of minimal housework pain is again back.

It is normally pretty sore already when I take the dogs out... the few times I am not doing housework & just computer projects, my back is so much better for doggie outings. I do believe if it were not for the dogs I would be in worse shape. I am regularly going out when I otherwise would be in more.

I am going to a black tie event New Years Eve & not sure what I will wear. maybe black. I have a few different choices but wear them so infrequenlty I need to try on to see what will work(fit) etc..

Still seeing a LOT of movies... I have two mega theaters w/in 5 miles of my home & lots of folks wanting company.. how can I refuse.

THe Great Debaters was the last I saw..HIGHLY recommend it.. true story & I love to pieces Denzel Washington.. So many other good ones.. different strokes for different folks.. Sweeny Todd was well done but will NOT be everyone’s cup of tea. Last year for Christmas eve I saw Nativity Story.

This year we saw a flick about a serial killer..

[DollyCali]

My last “viewing” of Times Square was in the movie I AM Legend.. not exactly the Time’s Square we think of for New Years Eve..

The thread is so nice aqua.. and our dear GeeBee helped you also with music. I have so much enjoyed the music she provided for my Christmas threads. I also made CDs for gifts out of the music.. two of them eventually.

GeeBee.. did you take your daughter to see Water Horse yet?

[GodBlessUSA]

Hi Dolly :)
I didn’t know of this movie. Thanks! I just asked her and she sure does want to see this movie! We looked on line and seeing the previews, so do I :) We may go tomorrow.