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New Year’s Eve celebration in Times Square in Manhattan, New York City, a time ball made of crystal and electric lights is raised to the top of a pole on the One Times Square building and then lowered to mark the coming of the New Year. [1]

Each year during the New Year’s Eve celebration in Times Square in Manhattan, New York City, a time ball made of crystal and electric lights is raised to the top of a pole on the One Times Square building and then lowered to mark the coming of the New Year. [2]

There’s nothing quite like seeing the ball drop live in Times Square on New Year’s Eve. [3]

Starting on New Year’s Eve, you can upload your very own hug or kiss to become a link on the never-ending NIVEA XOXO Chain. [...] The only legal way to raise a glass outside in Times Square on New Years Eve! [4]

For New Year’s Eve 2009, we will be watching the drop of the new ball unveiled last year for the 100th anniversary of the New Year’s Eve in Times Square celebration. [3]

So when the ball drops, ball out! [5]

Perhaps the most famous New Year’s Eve celebration in the world, attending the New Year’s Eve Ball Drop in Times Square is a memorable way to spend New Year’s Eve in New York City. [6]

Watch the ball drop in Time Square for the new year! [7]

It’s a New York City New Year’s Eve tradition–watching the ball drop in Times Square. [8]

The Times Square New Year’s Eve celebration features star-studded musical performances, balloons, pom-poms, confetti, a colorful pyrotechnic display and about a million of your closest friends. [4]

Watch Live online The Ball Drop in Times Square New Year’s Eve, hosted for 35 years by Dick Clark and Ryan Seacrest host the world’s biggest party, streamed live from Times Square in New York City. [1]

On the 100th anniversary of the Times Square ball drop, more than a million revelers jammed the area Monday night to watch the giant crystal ball slither down a flag pole and usher in the new year. [9]

Every year up to one million people gather in Times Square to watch the Ball drop, and an estimated 1 billion watch video of the event, 100 million of them in the United States. [...] Several networks have aired coverage of the Times Square Ball Drop; as the event is held in the public square there is no rights or exclusive coverage. [2]

Sources:
[1] Watch Times Ball Drop online | 24-timepass
[2] Times Square Ball - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[3] New Year’s Eve in Times Square — See the Ball Drop in New …
[4] New Year’s Eve - Times Square Alliance
[5] New Year’s Eve Planner
[6] New Year’s Eve Ball Drop in Times Square - What You Need to …
[7] Times Square Ball Drop
[8] How to Watch the Ball Drop in Times Square | eHow.com
[9] Times Square Ball Drop Turns 100 - Celebrity Gossip

Filmed on what MGM considered a B-picture budget and schedule (14 days, which at Universal or Columbia would have been considered extravagant), The Thin Man proved to be “sleeper,” spawning a popular film, radio, and television series. [1]

That’s certainly the case in “The Thin Man ” (1934), a murder mystery in which the murder and the mystery are insignificant compared to the personal styles of the actors. [2]

The Thin Man (1934) is the first installment of a popular series of films casting a sophisticated, glamorous, pleasure-seeking, and urbane husband-wife detective team (William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles). [3]

No one in Sycamore Springs takes death too seriously, of course, and The Thin Man Goes Home employs even more comedy than its predecessors, to the point of having the dignified Loy perform a wild jitterbug. [4]

The Thin Man (1934) is a detective novel by Dashiell Hammett. [5]

View company contact information for The Thin Man on IMDbPro. [6]

This fifth entry in MGM’s off-and-on “Thin Man” series maintains the high production and story values of the first four. [4]

Powell and Myrna Loy co-star as Nick and Nora Charles, a retired detective and his rich wife, playfully in love and both always a little drunk. [2]

Per the title, retired private detective Nick Charles (William Powell) pays a visit to his home town of Sycamore Springs, with wife Nora (Myrna Loy) in tow. [4]

The Thin Man is a 1934 American comic detective film starring William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles, a flirtatious married couple who banter wittily as they solve crimes with ease. [7]

An early draft of the story, written several years before the published version, and now in print in several collections of Hammett’s work, does not mention the main characters of the novel, Nick and Nora Charles, and ends after ten chapters. [5]

Including posters, Academy Awards history, film genres, film terms, film history by decade, trivia, and lots of lists of ‘best’ films, stars, scenes, quotes, resources, etc. [3]

Having just married the lovely and wealthy Nora (Myrna Loy), Nick has no desire to return to sleuthing, but the thrill-seeking Nora eagerly talks him into taking Dorothy’s case. [...] Contrary to popular belief, the title does not refer to star William Powell, but to Edward Ellis, playing the mean-spirited inventor who sets the plot in motion. [1]

Almost as welcome as a shaker full of martinis, The Complete Thin Man Collection represents an eagerly awaited DVD milestone for fans of the fizzy MGM movie series. [8]

Sources:
[1] The Thin Man 1934: Movie and film review from Answers.com
[2] The Thin Man :: rogerebert.com :: Great Movies
[3] The Thin Man (1934)
[4] The Thin Man Goes Home 1944: Movie and film review from …
[5] The Thin Man - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[6] The Thin Man (1934)
[7] The Thin Man (film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[8] Amazon.com: The Complete Thin Man Collection (The Thin Man …

The terms “designated driver” and “designated driving” refer to selecting a person to remain sober, as the driver of a vehicle, while others are allowed to drink to excess (with alcoholic beverages). [1]

A Designated Driver on call in 30 minutes to drive you home safe in your own car. [2]

Coming soon, we will be offering designated driver service to the Tucson and Albuquerque metropolitan areas. [3]

Designated Drivers will take you, your friends and your car home. [4]

You must have your car with you to use our service. [5]

Enjoy your night out with no worries about driving your friends or car home. [4]

Please read our Privacy Policy, which describes the personally identifiable information (”Personal Information”) we collect, use, disclose, manage and store. [6]

With heavy involvement by television networks and Hollywood studios, the campaign popularized the concept through public service announcements, as well as the encouragement of drunk driving prevention messages and designated driver references in popular television programs, such as Cheers, L.A. Law, and The Cosby Show. [1]

Call Designated Drivers on 021 4891 555 or 086 2224555 and relax in the peace of mind that you, your car and your friends will arrive home safely. [4]

Our current areas of designated driver service include the Las Vegas and Phoenix metropolitan areas. [3]

SHOP.COM is a comparison shopping site that makes online shopping easy by offering over 2,000 stores on just one site. [7]

The concept was imported to the United States on a large scale in 1988 through the Harvard Alcohol Project, an initiative by the Harvard School of Public Health’s Center for Health Communication, led by Jay Winsten. [1]

We are currently headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada and offer businesses and individuals sensible alternatives to driving while impaired. [3]

This is the official Terms of Use Agreement (”Agreement”) for Spike.com (”Site,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), an Internet website offered in cooperation or connection with the Spike television channel or programming service (”Spike Channel”), and this Agreement applies whether you are accessing the Site via a personal computer, a mobile device or any other technology or devices now known or hereafter developed or discovered (each, a “Device”). [6]

Our designated driver service provides drivers to transport clients in their own vehicle, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. [3]

Sources:
[1] Designated driver - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[2] Scottsdale Arizona Limo and Car Pickup Service - DD24-7
[3] Designated Drivers, Inc. - Home
[4] Designated Drivers Cork: We get you and your car home after a …
[5] Designated Driver Inc of Fayetteville (DDI) Home
[6] Budweiser - Designated Driver Dance | Spike.com
[7] Designated Driver Stein - Shop.com

HINT: Chick-fil-A Bowl tickets make great Christmas presents. [1]

The Chick-fil-A Bowl features a Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) representative against a representative from Southeastern Conference (SEC). [...] Held in Atlanta, Georgia, the Chick-fil-A Bowl was formerly known as the Peach Bowl and held that name from 1996-2005. [2]

The Chick-fil-A Bowl today officially extended invitations to the Hokies and Volunteers to represent the ACC and SEC in the 42nd annual edition of Atlanta’s bowl game Dec. 31 in the Georgia Dome. [...] GoVolsXtra.com is reporting the University of Tennessee will meet Virginia Tech at the Georgia Dome on New Year’s Eve for the Chik-fil-A Bowl. [...] This will mark the Hokies third trip to Atlanta this season after beginning the year against Alabama in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game and facing Georgia Tech on Oct. 17. [...] The Hokies will bring the ACC’s top-rated scoring defense (15.8 ppg), passing defense (161.4 ypg) and the conference’s Rookie of the Year, RB Ryan Williams (1,538 rushing yards, 20 TDs). [...] ‘To have the opportunity to host two nationally significant and traditional teams in Virginia Tech and Tennessee says a lot about the quality of this game. [1]

Empire Tickets has the best selection of NCAA College Bowl Game tickets starting with Chick-fil-A Bowl game tickets to all NCAA Bowl Game Tickets. [...] The Chick fil A Bowl (fka The Peach Bowl) ranks first in average attendance among all non-BCS bowl games, 71,664 per game. [3]

Virginia Tech (9-3, 6-2 ACC) won four straight games to finish the season second in the ACC’s Coastal Division just a game behind conference champion and BCS representative Georgia Tech. [...] Most significantly, the Vols won the head-to-head match-ups with three other teams the Chick-fil-A Bowl was considering including Georgia, Kentucky and South Carolina. [...] The invitations were accepted by Virginia Tech and Tennessee officials during conference calls this evening. [...] ‘We’re really excited to be going to Atlanta for a great bowl game, the Chick-fil-A Bowl,’ said Lane Kiffin, Tennessee head coach. [...] ‘It is an extremely well-run bowl in which we’ll be facing a tradition-rich University of Tennessee football team. [1]

Sources:
[1] Rumor: UT to go to the Chick-Fil-A Bowl | Gizmotastic
[2] Chick-fil-A Bowl: Chick-fil-A Bowl football game resource for …
[3] 2009 Chick-fil-A Bowl Tickets - Virginia Tech vs. Tennessee …

On January 1, 2010, KTLA begins its day-long coverage of the Rose Parade with Backstage at The Parade at 6 a.m., followed by Parade Countdown at 7 a.m., both live and hosted by KTLA news personalities. [1]

The Rose Parade will once again feature the beautiful pageantry and tradition of magnificent floral floats, high-stepping equestrians and spirited marching bands. [2]

All dates, times and prices are subject to change and you are encouraged to call the toll free Visitor Hotline, (877) 793-9911; the Visitors’ Information line, (626) 449-ROSE; or contact the Tournament of Roses office, (626) 449-4100. [3]

Hundreds of volunteers and designers will decorate the Bayer Advanced We Are The Champions 2010 Rose Parade float with thousands of dried and live flowers as they prepare the 32-foot-tall, 55-foot’long float for the January 1, 2010 Rose Parade. [4]

KTLA 5’s live, high-definition and commercial-free broadcast of the 121st Tournament of Roses Parade begins at 8 a.m. [1]

The Bayer Advanced We Are The Champions Rose Parade float celebrates the beauty of roses and the history of the Rose Bowl Game’the oldest post-season collegiate bowl game in the United States. [4]

Dancers and individuals from all facets of entertainment thrilled crowds as the beauty of the floats wowed audiences along Colorado Boulevard. [3]

Fiesta Parade Floats is leading the float industry in setting the standards for design excellence, construction and Floral Design. [5]

1911 Chariot Races: In 1902, the Tournament of Roses added a football game following the Rose Parade’the first post-season college football game ever held. [4]

The Rose Bowl Game will be broadcast exclusively on ABC and on ESPN radio. [2]

Fiesta Parade Floats offers complete on-site Parade planning–from consulting to finished product–as well as Floral Design of all types, Props of all types, and Sound & Staging for any event. [5]

For seating and ticket information please see our Tickets page. [3]

The 2010 Citi BCS National Championship Game will take place on Thursday, January 7, 2010, at 5:00 p.m. [2]

As a part of the sponsorship, FTD Design Instructor Keith White AIFD, CFD will be the lead designer decorating the beautiful official vehicles carrying the Grand Marshal and family, Tournament of Roses President and Mayor of Pasadena in the parade. [6]

As a whole, the Rose Parade featured magnificent floral floats, high-stepping equestrians and spirited marching bands, displaying the tradition and pageantry for which it is renowned. [3]

Sources:
[1] 2010 Rose Parade - The 121st Tournament of Roses Parade - KTLA
[2] Pasadena Tournament of Roses
[3] Tournament of Roses
[4] Bayer Advanced’ Salutes The Rose Bowl? With Its 2010 Rose …
[5] Fiesta Parade Floats 2010
[6] FTD Inc. | Rose Parade and Rose Bowl Game