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Christmas Aftergow!

The famed Radio City Music Hall!!   Talk about the temple to Art Deco!

Hark the Herald Angels Sing...or in this case Trumpet!!!

It's a wrap!!!

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Christmas Countdown...


December sparkles in New York City.  The lights, the sounds, the smells all mingle to make a unique Season so very memorable.  The famed Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree, set amid the art deco buildings, is a perfect place to begin.  

                                       

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Empire State Building Decked Out in EU/Blue and Gold
      


European Union Wins Nobel Peace Prize!


As a fitting testament to fostering reconciliation, keeping the peace, and promoting prosperity, the EU has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway. 

Thus despite the Euro currency crisis and debt burden in many member countries, the Prize reflects the positive optimism that the EU, as part of Europe's  post-war political architecture and economic structure, remains a crucial player. 

The 27 member EU has evolved from the old Common Market into a modern multi-national organization.

In a New York reception celebrating the Nobel for Peace, not economics as some jibed, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon praised the EU as a positive global force.

 

EU Reception in New York/from left Amb. Thomas Mayr-Hartling, Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and David O'Sullivan, CFO of the European External Action Service