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The Orchid Show

nospam@example.com (NYCP) — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 03:04:28 -0500

Escape to a tropical paradise at The Orchid Show: Brazilian Modern, featuring beautiful displays of thousands of orchids throughout the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory.

In its 7th year, brilliantly colored orchids and the lush tropical setting of a contemporary Brazilian garden await visitors. Miami-based landscape architect Raymond Jungles has created this contemporary Brazilian garden design, inspired by his mentor, Roberto Burle Marx, an icon of Brazilian design. The design features fountains, pools, and colorful mosaics combined with graceful palms, delicate orchids, bromeliads, and other native plants of Brazil. The orchids have been selected by the Manager of the Nolen Greenhouses for Living Collections at the Botanical Garden and Curator of The Orchid Show, Marc Hachadourian and are featured throughout the Haupt Conservatory.

Beyond beauty, the show offers the chance to learn about orchids: the most diverse species of flower on earth, orchid preservation at The Garden, and ongoing research and conservation efforts by Botanical Garden scientists in Brazil. In addition, there are many educational activities including Chocolate and Vanilla Adventures in the Everett Children’s Adventure Garden, Home Gardening Demonstrations, and other exciting programming. Explore and Plan Your Visit at www.nybg.org for more details. For an insider's look at The Orchid Show visit our Orchid Blog at www.nybg.org/orchid_blog/

The New York Botanical Garden

200^th Street & Kazimiroff Boulevard

Bronx, NY

718-817-8700

Adults: $20

Seniors/ Students (with Valid ID): $18

Children (2 – 12): $8

Children (under 2): Free

Hours: Tuesday – Sunday 10am – 6pm

www.nybg.org

A weekend of pumpkins and ghouls

nospam@example.com (NYCP) — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 06:57:46 -0500

As Halloween approaches in less than a week away, people are scrambling for last minute costume ideas and trying to get to the last weekend of horror events or even just breaking at the old horror/ Halloween themed movies at home. So here are some fun filled haunted happenings that kids and adults will enjoy on this last fright fest weekend throughout the state of New York.

Ghosts of Greenwich Village Hunt

Armed with a flashlight, you’ll visit ghost-plagued buildings and secret cemeteries while learning the stories of the restless souls you might disturb. Starring the spirits of Mark Twain, Aaron Burr, Edgar Allen Poe, Washington Irving, Thomas Paine, artist John LaFarge, The Shadow, Clement Clarke Moore, Mayor Jimmy Walker, Lee Chumley, Patrolman Schwartz, a few skeletons and various other apparitions, sudden chills, rustlings and knockings. Tickets are only sold on-line. Family (kid-friendly) and Adult hunts are available. For more information visit www.watsonadventures.com

Nightmare: Bad Dreams Can Come True

For its 5^th anniversary, Psycho Clan decided that NIGHTMARE should actually be about nightmares so, as in years past, it conducted an online poll about its audience’s recurring bad dreams—and thousands responded! The creative team then selected the most twisted, demented responses, added some iconic recurring nightmares, and created a house that will force audiences to experience awake what few can handle asleep. With more special effects, more elaborate sets, and more evil baddies waiting to get you then ever before, NIGHTMARE: BAD DREAMS COME TRUE will bring your worst night terrors to screaming life.

CSV Cultural Center, 107 Suffolk Street @ Rivington, 212-929-2963, www.hauntedhousenyc.com

Boo at the Zoo

Celebrate a New York Halloween tradition! October weekends are packed with activities, including magic shows, spooky stories, costume parades, and musical hayrides. Best of all, come visit with our bats, cats, and creepiest critters. Also enjoy this special offer: One child in Halloween costume will receive a free child’s limited admission ticket with the purchase of one full price adult limited admission ticket.

The Bronx Zoo, 2300 Southern Boulevard – Bronx, 718-220-5100, www.bronxzoo.com

Amazing Maze

Enjoy getting lost in our 3-acre interactive corn maze. The adventure begins with a stalk talk to prepare you for the challenge of finding clues, solving puzzles and making your way out of the maze. To add to the adventure join us for Maze By Moonlight on Saturday October 18th and 25th when the maze will be open until 9:00 p.m. Feel up to the challenge? Then join us for the fun of getting lost and loving it!

Queens Farm County Museum, 73-50 Little Neck Parkway – Queens, 718-347-3276, www.queensfarm.org

Central Park Pumpkin Sail & Prospect Park Haunted Walk

Charles A. Dana Discovery Center (Inside the Park at 110th Street between Fifth and Lenox Avenues)?Enjoy spooky storytelling, pumpkin crafts, live saw music, yummy candy, and New York City’s largest pumpkin flotilla! Bring your own 5lb to 10lb jack-o’-lantern by 6:00 pm to participate in the pumpkin sail. For more information, call 212-860-1370 or visit www.centralparknyc.org

Prospect Park Is Haunted! ?The beloved Halloween Haunted Walk is back and scarier than ever! Lurking high on Lookout Hill are zombies, wolf men, headless horsemen, good and bad witches, and other creepy characters. Visitors brave enough to experience this harrowing hike should head to Lookout Hill. The Halloween Haunted Walk is suitable for young children accompanied by parents/guardians or older siblings. ??There’s also a carnival on the Nethermead featuring all kinds of fun, games, seasonal treats, and a puppet parade. Begin at Prospect Park Southwest and 16th St. The Haunted Walk and Carnival is open to all and completely free of charge. For more information visit www.prospectpark.org

Blood Manor

Blood Manor unveils eight newly themed horror experiences, dozens of cutting-edge animatronics and scores of state-of-the-art props. Featuring the I Scream Parlor, the immediate chill you feel is intensified while battling the terrifying elements of the Thunderdome: a fierce electrical storm complete with pounding rain, howling winds and blinding lightning. You’ll squeal like a hog and your only escape is through Skull Alley, the petrifying path is bathed in UV light, which is utterly shocking as it envelops you. Duck into the Boiler Room where scalding hot steam emits from the pipes and smoke abounds in this dismal underground passageway. Make your way through this psycho superintendent’s lair quickly or you may wind up looking like one of the charred bodies. Show off your new coif while staggering down the all-new, electrifying 3-D maze, experience sensory overload as she-demons, creatures, zombies, spiders and other unidentifiable beings take note of your presence and breathe down your neck. There are a total of nineteen environments - each with its own creepy digital sound effects that will make your heart skip a beat. Blood Manor, 542 West 27^th Street (between 10^th & 11^th Ave.), 212-290-2825, www.bloodmanor.com

Outside NYC

Jack O Lantern Blaze & Legend

Take a day or night trip up north out of the city where many spooky legends began. Entering its 4^th year, the Jack O lantern blaze features more than 4,000 individually hand carved pumpkins that will illuminate at night. Visitors wander through the dark woods of artistic displays of jack o lanterns with different themes and landscapes. Meanwhile, at Legend, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow still lives and the Headless Horseman still rides in the night. Lit by only lanterns and bonfires, visit the haunted landscape of ghosts and goblins coming back to life. Tickets are sold only on-line and are often sold out. So purchase as far in advance as possible. For tickets and more information visit www.hudsonvalley.org

Forest Of Fears

Now in its final weekend, here is another reason to get out of the city and head into an actual forest about an hour up north from NYC. Featuring the Slaughterhouse that has 26 rooms of fear, The Cemetery of Lost Souls of fire manipulating fiends, Midway of Mayhem that features thrilling carnival rides and the spooky marketplace of unique trinkets, foods, souvenirs and much more. For more information, directions to Tuxedo, NY and tickets, visit the website at www.theforestoffear.com

Columbus Day Staycation

nospam@example.com (NYCP) — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 10:14:17 -0500

If you’re looking for a relaxing one-day getaway during the Columbus Day holiday weekend that won’t have you breaking the bank, the 250 historic acres of The New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx is the place to go. Easy to reach by train on Metro-North, (20 minutes from Grand Central Terminal and 22 minutes from White Plains), the Botanical Garden is an autumn oasis with plenty to see and do for the entire family. Enjoy fun and educational hands-on art and nature activities, a musical performance, a live wolf, and family-friendly tours of exhibitions and the 50-acre Forest. Gorgeous flowers, and perennial gardens; secret sylvan retreats; dramatic natural landscapes and waterfalls interacting seamlessly with colossal art ? it all can be found at the Botanical Garden. All events are included with the purchase of an All-Garden Pass. For more information about planning a “Staycation” at The New York Botanical Garden, visit http://www.nybg.org/staycation.

Events at The New York Botanical Garden on Sunday, October 12, and Monday, October 13, focus on family exploration of art and nature through Moore in America: Monumental Sculpture at The New York Botanical Garden? the largest outdoor exhibition of Henry Moore’s sculpture ever presented in a single venue in the United States, with 20 major pieces positioned throughout the Garden?and activities and programs at the Ruth Rea Howell Family Garden, Everett Children’s Adventure Garden, and throughout the Garden grounds. Planned activities* for both days of the Staycation include:

* Musical performances by M Shanghai String Band on Sunday and the Westchester Chordsmen Quartet on Monday, from 12 – 4 p.m. in the Children’s Adventure Garden.

* A visit by Atka the wolf at Daffodil Hill from the Wolf Conservation Center at 2 p.m.

* Family tours of Moore in America starting at 12:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. from the Everett Children’s Adventure Garden· Bird Walk in the Forest at 1 p.m. and a Family Forest Tour at 3 p.m.

* Apple Cider Pressing at the Clay Family Picnic Pavilions from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

* A Migliorelli Farms stand of apples, cider, and cider donuts for sale in the Children’s Adventure Garden’s Discovery Plaza.· Hands-on nature activities at the Everett Children’s Adventure Garden throughout the weekend plus the opening of Kiku for Kids on Monday, October 13.

* Goodnight Garden, providing an engaging and educational opportunity for kids to help put the Ruth Rea Howell Family Garden to rest before winter· Prizes (while supplies last) for families who complete the entire Moore Family Fun Guide and bring it back to the Everett Children’s Adventure Garden.

* An informative documentary film, The Art of Henry Moore in the Arthur and Janet Ross Lecture Hall at 12 and 2 p.m.

* Schedule subject to change.

The New York Botanical Garden has much to offer. Explore the ongoing exhibitions A World of Plants in the Conservatory and Plants and Fungi: Ten Current Research Stories in the Britton Science Rotunda and Gallery. Stroll among the fall blossoms of Seasonal Walk, or along the tree collections throughout the Garden grounds which are beginning their transformation to the season’s stunning foliage. Witness the color-packed splendor of the Jane Watson Irwin Perennial Garden. Browse in Shop in the Garden or grab a bite to eat in one of the Garden’s cafes. The Botanical Garden is lush with color and beauty both indoors and out. Come see why The New York Botanical Garden is a perfect destination, right in your own backyard.

End of Summer Weekend

nospam@example.com (NYCP) — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 10:06:11 -0500

As the beginning of fall comes this Sunday, most of the summer time events will now come to a close. Some of NY’s most historic places have already closed forever such as Coney Island Astroland Park. But another landmark will close forever, a yearly event ends and some are weekend events worth checking out as well as new beginnings for NYC. Enjoy the last days of summer weekend.

Whether you are taking pictures or going to a game, regardless, this is the last weekend to see enjoy one last game at good old Yankee Stadium fully operational before closing it’s doors on Sunday, September 21^st. So enjoy the trip down memory lane where players such as Babe Ruth, Lou Gerrig, Joe DiMaggio, Yogi Berra and even the players of today have made history and the stadium a legendary cathedral that will now vanish. And soon to come will be the end of Shea Stadium so stay tuned.

This is also the last weekend to enjoy the most popular street fair, The San Gennaro Festival. The hours of the festival is from 11:30am until 11:30pm, rain or Shine. The festival runs along Mulberry Street starting on Houston Street all the way down to Canal Street. This is a great way to enjoy Italian food, music, games and much more on the streets of Little Italy.

Feel like getting out of the city? Head out to the Queens Farm Museum and check out the 26^th Annual Queens County Fair. A traditional county fair with blue ribbon competitions in livestock, produce, home crafts, arts and crafts, and more. Enjoy the Amazing Maize Maze, pie-eating and corn-husking contests, Big Apple Circus Variety Acts, make-your-own-scarecrow, hayrides, petting zoo, carnival rides, and midway. Visit our Bavarian Garden, Irish and German bands, craft and food vendors. Fun for the entire family! Check out the website for directions, time and admission prices.

Enjoy culture and pride and at African American Day Parade. Venture up to Historic Harlem and enjoy the rythym and sounds of the African American Parade. Parade begins at 111^th street & Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard all the way up to 142^nd Street. Parade is a rain or shine event and will begin at 1pm.

Looking to tap into your artistic or creative spirit? This weekend, a new exhibit at the MOMA (Museum of Modern Art) will open. Experience the works of Van Gogh and the Colors of Night that will start this weekend all the way through to January. This exhibition will present new insight into Van Gogh's depictions of night landscapes, interior scenes, and the effects of both gaslight and natural light on their surroundings. Representing all periods of the artist's career, the exhibition will comprise over two dozen works of superlative quality—several of which have never been seen together, even though they were very clearly conceived with each other in mind. This is a rare opportunity to see the masterpieces of Van Gogh in this traveling special exhibition.

Can’t travel far for The Labor Day Weekend? How about a staycation at New York Botanical Garden!

nospam@example.com (NYCP) — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:35:00 -0500

If you’re looking for a one-day getaway during the Labor Day holiday weekend that won’t have you breaking the bank on gas, the 250 historic acres of The New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx is the place to go. Easy to reach by train on Metro-North, (20 minutes from Grand Central Terminal and 22 minutes from White Plains), the Botanical Garden is a summer oasis with plenty to see and do for the entire family. Gorgeous flowers, waterlilies, and perennial gardens; secret sylvan retreats; dramatic natural landscapes and waterfalls interacting seamlessly with colossal art?it all can be found at the Botanical Garden. For more information about planning a “Staycation” at The New York Botanical Garden, visit http://www.nybg.org/staycation.

The major attraction this summer is Moore in America: Monumental Sculpture at The New York Botanical Garden, the largest outdoor exhibition of Henry Moore’s sculpture ever presented in a single venue in the United States, with 20 major pieces positioned throughout the Garden. Families can enjoy Moore for Kids in the Everett Children’s Adventure Garden from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. Visitors can watch an informative documentary film, The Art of Henry Moore in the Arthur and Janet Ross Lecture Hall on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at 12 and 2 p.m.

There are many other events, tours, and activities to enjoy. Some of the events scheduled at The New York Botanical Garden for the weekend of August 30 through September 1 include:

Shapes of Nature in the Summer Garden In the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory - Spiked flax, fan-shaped palms, puffy vine seed pods, arrowhead caladiums, dozens of varieties of scalloped-leafed coleus, and more are lushly displayed in beds, on trellises, and in formal terra-cotta containers flanking rectangular pools in the Seasonal Exhibition Galleries of the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory. The show is a perfect indoor complement to Moore in America, the exhibition of Henry Moore sculpture on the Botanical Garden grounds, illustrating the artist’s belief that “the whole of Nature is an endless demonstration of shape and form.”

Waterlilies and Lotus: An Aquatic Exhibition In the Conservatory Courtyard Pools - The plants in the Conservatory Courtyard Pools are at their summer peak, creating a dramatic, colorful display surrounded by lush container plantings. Brilliant yellows, pinks, reds, purples, and blues contrast with the lavish textures of shallow cattails, sweet-flags, and water iris.

Generous support for the Waterlilies and Lotus: An Aquatic Exhibition is provided by Vivian and Edward Merrin.

Art in Nature: Walking Tours of Moore in America – Saturday and Sunday, August 30 and 31

12:30 p.m., tour meets at the Reflecting Pool at the Leon Levy Visitor Center. 3:30 p.m., two simultaneous tours—one meets at the Reflecting Pool and the other at the entrance to the Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden. Take a closer look at the sculpture of Henry Moore and the impressive interaction of his work and the magnificent landscape of the Botanical Garden with a Garden Teaching Artist. Discover themes within his art and the stories each of the monumental pieces tell. All-Garden Pass needed to access all areas visited on tour.

Home Gardening Demonstration: Late Season Color - Saturday and Sunday, August 30 and 31, 1:30 p.m. In the Home Gardening Center - As the days get shorter and the weather starts to cool down, Gardener for Public Education Sonia Uyterhoeven will introduce a wonderful array of plants to brighten up the upcoming autumnal days.

Perennial Garden Tour – Sunday, August 31, 11:30 a.m. Meets at the Reflecting Pool of the Leon Levy Visitor Center - Join a Botanical Garden docent for a one-hour walking tour of the Jane Watson Irwin Perennial Garden, a rich combination of flowers and foliage in a wide-ranging palette of colors and textures for interest in every season. Designed by famed public garden designer Lynden B. Miller, the Perennial Garden is a great treasure.

Global Family Gardening: Gardens ‘Round the World Through August 31, 1–5:30 p.m. In the Ruth Rea Howell Family Garden - Through special cultural crafts and activities, learn about the Global Gardens created and maintained by community volunteers. Sample special foods— homegrown produce and native recipes—of each region.

Lenape Life - September 1, 1–5:30 p.m. In the Ruth Rea Howell Family Garden - During the month of September, a new program introduces children and families to the first gardeners to tend plants in the Bronx. During the early 1600s, the Lenape Indians were expert botanists who used plants for food and medicine. Children will learn how to shuck and grind corn and create a traditional Lenape cornhusk doll. Visitors can view an authentic wigwam, a domed, single-room dwelling used by the Lenape tribe.

The Garden has much to offer as summer draws to an end. Explore the ongoing exhibitions A World of Plants in the Conservatory and Plants and Fungi: Ten Current Research Stories in the Britton Science Rotunda and Gallery. Stroll among the summer blossoms of Seasonal Walk, or along the cool and shady Bronx River gorge. Witness the color-packed splendor of the Jane Watson Irwin Perennial Garden and the continuing blooms of the Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden. Browse in Shop in the Garden or grab a bite to eat in one of the Garden’s cafes. The Botanical Garden is lush with color and beauty both indoors and out. Come see why The New York Botanical Garden is a perfect destination, right in your own backyard.

The New York Botanical Garden is a museum of plants located at Bronx River Parkway (Exit 7W) and Fordham Road. It is easy to reach by Metro-North Railroad or subway. The Botanical Garden is open Tuesday through Sunday and Monday federal holidays. The best way to enjoy the Garden is with the All-Garden Pass, which includes admission to the grounds as well as to seasonal gardens, exhibitions, and attractions such as the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory, Everett Children’s Adventure Garden, Rock and Native Plant Gardens, and Tram Tour: $20 for adults, $18 for seniors and students with ID, $7 for children ages 2–12, children under 2 are free. For more information, please call 718.817.8700 or visit our Web site at www.nybg.orgThe New York Botanical Garden is located on property owned in full by the City of New York, and its operation is made possible in part by public funds provided through the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. A portion of the Garden’s general operating funds is provided by The New York City Council and The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. The Bronx Borough President and Bronx elected representatives in the City Council and State Legislature provide leadership funding.

What’s Shakin’ this weekend?

nospam@example.com (NYCP) — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 13:09:00 -0500

First Fridays

Well, it’s now May (half of ’08 is already gone!) and that means that some places has their first Fridays of the month events. Here are some tips:

Museum of Natural History

Central Park West at 79^th Street

Event: Starry nights swing with Live Jazz, mouth watering tapas, wine and other beverages at The Rose Center.

Phone: 212-769-5100

Bronx Museum

1040 Grand Concourse @ 165^th Street – south building (lower gallery)

Event: Their First Friday event is titled “Dance to the Music! A Look at Hip Hop. Dance. Culture”. Explore the history, relevance, and future of hip hop dance and the culture that birthed it.

Phone: 718-681-6000

Weekend Events

Gateway of Nations Powwow

From June 6th thru the 8th, The Red Hawk Native American Council will be hosting their annual Powwow at Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn. Celebrate the first nation with traditional music, dances, arts & crafts and much more. The event is open from 11am to 7pm. For more information visit www.redhawkcouncil.org/calendar/june19.htm Admission to the event is $10; Free Parking.

Location: Floyd Bennett Field: Recreation Area, 50 Aviation Road – Brooklyn

Phone: 718-686-9297

National Puerto Rican Day Parade

iViva Puerto Rico! Come Celebrate the rhythmic latin music, dancing, performers and the traditions and pride of the shining star in the Caribbean. Parade will begin at 11am, going up Fifth Avenue from 44th Street to 86th Street. Thousands of people attend this parade ever year so expect large crowd and road blocks. Public transportation is advised for this festive event. For more information please visit www.nationalpuertoricandayparade.org

Location: Manhattan – 5^th Avenue from 44^th Street to 86^th Street

Phone: 718-401-0404

Also an honorable mention, Cold Stone Creamery on Astor Place will be having their “OCHO LOCO” 8 cents a scoop deal on June 8th. You will need a special coupon via text message on your phone for this special deal. This will be a great way to keep yourself cool this warm weekend. Click here for more information Enjoy!

Yankees Home Opener Delayed

nospam@example.com (NYCP) — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 09:20:35 -0500

For those that were looking for the score on the Yankees game yesterday, well, it didn't happen. March 31st home opener was a wash out and it was postponed for tonight, April 1st at 7:05pm against the Blue Jays. Although, weather for tonight's game is also an issue. So will take 2 of the Yankees opening game move into take 3? Let's hope for the fans of the Yankees that the home opener gets the show on the road. For more information on tonight's game or for ticket information, visit www.yankees.com

"Open more animal shelters", says councilman!

nospam@example.com (NYCP) — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 06:58:06 -0500

Seeing stray animals really hurts my heart, so in lieu of that, the councilman of Queens is urging the city to open more animal shelters in Queens and Bronx. "Thousands of animals being euthanized and thousands of people who want to adopt pets and no shelters in the Bronx or Queens," said City Councilman Eric Gioia. It's sad to know that so many people are willing to adopt, but don't want to go through the hassle of going to another borough to get a pet, as if the boroughs were so far apart, but that is besides the point. "I am respectfully requesting that our city government end this interminable waiting period and work to uphold the law," said Gail Buchman of the ASPCA. The councilman says that the 12 million dollars that has been allocated for this purpose has just been sitting there. "There are thousands of people out there who want to adopt pets and there are thousands of pets who want to be adopted," he said. "What the city needs to do is connect the dots." Yes! Connect the dots, or is that too much to ask for? The goal of the city is to stop euthanizing animals by the year 2015, but if they continue to move this slow, it will not happen. Read more

Yankees tickets sold out already?

nospam@example.com (NYCP) — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 03:33:50 -0600

www.jewelrybynet.com Go Yankees! Woo Hoo!! Yes my friends, it's that time again. BASEBALL TIME! If you thought that you would catch the game live at the stadium this season, you are wrong. Unless of course, you are willing to give your arm and leg (which serves them no purpose) in fair exchange for tickets. Their first game which is scheduled for September 21st, 2008 with the Orioles is sold out. Yep! Sold out! Zilch! Nada! The tickets went on sale yesterday and were sold out within minutes. "About 75 percent of the seats were already taken by season ticket holders. Scalpers are offering some of the best seats for sale online for as much as $17,000. Some fans are asking for more than $300 dollars for bleacher seats that are normally $14." Is that insane or what? I'll be right there with you watching it on TV unless, I had a generous angel from heaven to miraculously fly me there :), but I doubt it! Read and weep Yankees fans! But it ain't over 'till it's over.... - think24seven

Lunar Eclipse Tonight!

nospam@example.com (NYCP) — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 04:06:56 -0600

www.space.com Tonight, February 20th, 2008, there will be a lunar eclipse for all to see. This makes it the third time this year that we get to see this amazing thing happen with the moon and the earth. USA Today says, "As is the case with all lunar eclipses, the region of visibility will encompass more than half of our planet. Nearly a billion people in the Western Hemisphere, more than 1.5 billion in Europe and Africa, and perhaps another half-billion in western Asia will be able to watch — weather permitting — as the brilliant mid-winter full moon becomes a shadow of its former self and morphs into a glowing coppery ball." www.nomad4ever.com

There is something different about the eclipse this time, "the planet Saturn (magnitude +0.2) and the bright bluish star, Regulus (magnitude +1.4) will form a broad triangle with the moon's ruddy disk. Careful watchers will notice the moon changing its position with respect to the star and planet as it moves eastward through the Earth's shadow."

The moon will enter Earth's much darker umbral shadow at 1:43 on Feb. 21 by Greenwich or Universal time, which is 8:43 p.m. on Feb. 20 in the Eastern time zone, 7:43 p.m. Central time, 6:43 p.m. Mountain time and 5:43 p.m. Pacific time.

Seventy-eight minutes later the moon is entirely within the shadow, and sails on within it for 51 minutes (about average for a total lunar eclipse), until it begins to find its way out at the lower left (southeastern) edge.

The moon be completely free of the umbra by 9:09 p.m. Pacific time or 12:09 a.m. (Feb. 21) Eastern time.

Please read more

-think24seven

The SNOW is here!

nospam@example.com (NYCP) — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 06:36:12 -0600

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Apart from some rain, New York City has had pretty good weather this Winter season. February came and it was 62 degrees just last week. We all thought Winter was over or at least attempting to be over. Boy were we wrong! Winter has returned with a vengeance, with freezing temperatures, high winds and now, snow. It's supposed to snow from now until the rush hour period. Can you imagine what that's going to be like?

Photo provided by: www.chadhuck.com

Bundle up New Yorkers, it can get worse!

- think24seven

New Courthouse in the Boogie Down Bronx!

nospam@example.com (NYCP) — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 07:46:51 -0600

After a few years have passed on the deadline, the Bronx County Hall of Justice is finally finished. It's said to be "one of the largest courthouses ever built in the U.S." and it finally opened Monday. This new courthouse will help move cases along much quicker with its 47 courtrooms and 7 grand jury rooms. According to Office of Court Administration chief of operations Ron Younkins, "It's been a long time coming, it was a very big and complex project, and it took a long time." Construction began in 2001 and was supposed to end in 2005. With major delays, the courthouse faced many problems like contaminated soil and a change of contractors. The cost? Originally $325 million, but by the opening it accumulated an estimated $421 million. The courthouse comes complete with a 200 car garage, but will not be opened anytime soon. "One of the levels of the garage is buckling a bit," said Younkins. " Hopefully, the problems of the new courthouse will be resolved! Read original story - think24seven