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...answer: special effects! Election night captured in miniature the brilliance and ridiculousness of election 2008 in the media. NBC painted an electoral map on New York City's Rockefeller Center skating rink and stood its hosts in front of enough virtual Greek columns to stage a hundred Obama rallies; 3-D graphics sprouted out of studio floors and hung in the air; and CNN unveiled the most amazing and goofy innovation, 3-D projections of studio guests speaking to the network's anchors like Princess Leia asking Obi-Wan for help in Star Wars. Anderson Cooper ended an interview with...
Democracy Disney World at New York City's Election Plaza, 4:35 p.m. E.T. The unseasonably warm weather brought tourists and New Yorkers out in droves to Rockefeller Center's "Election Plaza," an enchanting display of democracy on ice - literally. NBC has temporarily transformed the iconic Rockefeller skating rink into a frozen map of the U.S.; the states will turn red or blue this evening as the election results are announced. In front of the art deco landmark, a gigantic TV screens display footage of the past 20 months of the campaign as The Today Show ticker streams news updates...
...puck into the net. The game’s first period was uneventful, as Harvard managed eight shots and did not score, despite having two power-plays early in the game.“I think it’s a lot easier to start in your home rink where you’re comfortable, where you know the fans are going to be cheering for you,” Kessler said. Quinnipiac jumped out to a 1-0 lead 1:19 into the second period. Freshman forward Stacey Kmill deflected senior defenseman Trudy Reyns’ shot into...
...while Kagan has mastered both complex changes (the new grading system) and simple ones (free coffee and a tiny-but-cute ice rink), none of her reforms has rippled as widely outside of academia as her move to force Harvard back into the lateral hiring market. Indeed, in her half-decade in office, Kagan has poached 20 tenured professors, among them University of Chicago professor Cass R. Sunstein ’75, the most-cited law professor in the United States. Last year alone, six tenured professors accepted offers to come to Harvard...
...Your Skate On. Whatever the temperature outside, the first sign of winter in New York City is the opening of the Rockefeller Center ice rink - this year on Oct. 11. Other ice-skating rinks around Manhattan will open in October as well: In Central Park, Wollman Rink opens on Oct. 19 and Lasker Rink on Oct. 20. The Pond at Bryant Park opens...