Celebrate the Olympic Games - Past, Present & Future - at the Time Warner Center.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- Time Warner Inc. --Time Warner Inc. and Related Experiences To Host: Sports Illustrated Sports Illustrated is the largest weekly American sports magazine owned by media conglomerate Time Warner. It has over 3 million subscribers and is read by 23 million adults each week, including over 18 million men, 19% of the adult males in the country. "Faster Higher Stronger" Olympic Photography Exhibit; Public Viewing of NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. Telecasts & Other Activities; and NYC NYC abbr. New York City NYC New York City 2012's Exhibit of Proposed 2012 Olympic Venues --Olympic Gold Medalists Kerri Strug The references in this article would be clearer with a different and/or consistent style of citation, footnoting or external linking. Kerri Allyson Strug (born November 19, 1977) is an American gymnast from Tucson, Arizona. and Tom Dolan For other persons named Tom Dolan, see Tom Dolan (disambiguation). Tom Dolan (born September 16 1974 in Arlington, Virginia) is a swimmer from the United States, who won a gold medal and silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics and a gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics. to Help Kick Off Festivities fes·tiv·i·ty n. pl. fes·tiv·i·ties 1. A joyous feast, holiday, or celebration; a festival. 2. The pleasure, joy, and gaiety of a festival or celebration. 3. The past, present and future Summer Olympic Games The Summer Olympic Games or the Games of the Olympiad are an international multi-sport event held every four years, organised by the International Olympic Committee. will be celebrated at a series of exciting exhibits and events open to the public this August at the Time Warner Center The Time Warner Center is a mixed-use skyscraper developed by The Related Companies in New York City. Its design, by David Childs and Mustafa Kemal Abadan of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, consists of two 229 m (750 ft) towers bridged by a multi-story atrium containing upscale retail , Time Warner Inc. and Related Experiences announced today. Ed Adler, Executive Vice President, Time Warner Inc., said: "We're very pleased to co-host this celebration of the Summer Olympics. We invite all New Yorkers and visitors to the city to the Time Warner Center - our new headquarters and the city's latest cultural center - to experience the Olympic spirit The Mission: "To build a peaceful and better world in the Olympic Spirit which requires mutual understanding with a spirit of friendship, solidarity and fair play - Olympic Spirit . Come browse the spectacular Sports Illustrated photographs, explore the 2012 Olympic plan and venues or watch live Olympic action with other fans at our big-screen viewing area." Tim Hindert, President of Related Experiences, which is the event, media and sponsorship division of the Time Warner Center development team, including The Related Companies and Apollo Real Estate Advisors, said: "We are thrilled to co-host this exciting and timely exhibit at Time Warner Center. This new landmark destination for both New Yorkers and world visitors is an ideal showcase for the exhibit, and the great promise of New York City's bid to host the 2012 Olympic Games Olympic games, premier athletic meeting of ancient Greece, and, in modern times, series of international sports contests. The Olympics of Ancient Greece Although records cannot verify games earlier than 776 B.C. ." Opening Reception Olympic Gold Olympic Gold is the official video game of the XXV Olympic Summer Games, hosted by Barcelona, Spain in 1992. It was released for the Sega consoles, Mega Drive/Genesis and Master System, and Sega's handheld, Game Gear. Medalists and members of NYC2012's Circle of Olympians Kerri Strug and Tom Dolan are scheduled to speak at the reception unveiling the Sports Illustrated exhibit on August 4, 6:00 to 8:30 pm. The reception and exhibition will be held on the second floor of The Shops at Columbus Circle The Shops at Columbus Circle is an urban shopping mall in the Time Warner Center in Manhattan, New York City — a complex of skyscrapers that was completed in 2003. It is located at Columbus Circle, next to the southwestern corner of Central Park. in Time Warner Center. Reporters wishing to cover this event must RSVP (ReSerVation Protocol) A communications protocol that signals a router to reserve bandwidth for real time transmission. RSVP is designed to clear a path for audio and video traffic, eliminating annoying skips and hesitations. to (212) 484-7450 by Wednesday, August 4. Despite a painful injury, Ms. Strug courageously competed at the 1996 Olympic Games to ensure the U.S.'s first-ever team gold medal gold medal traditional first prize. [Western Cult: Misc.] See : Prize in women's gymnastics. Mr. Dolan won gold medals in the 400-meter individual medley in both the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games. (See list of additional Olympians attending the event below.) Exhibit & Events Sponsored by Time Warner Inc., Sports Illustrated and NYC2012, the committee leading New York's bid to host the Olympic Games in 2012, the exhibits and events at Time Warner Center include: Olympics Past Sports Illustrated will exhibit 30 of the magazine's most dramatic photos from the last 50 years of covering the Summer Olympics in a show entitled, "Faster Higher Stronger - Sports Illustrated at the Olympic Games." This exhibition represents the work of such great photographers as Neil Leifer Neil Leifer (b. December 28, 1942 in New York, New York) Neil Leifer is a noted photographer for the Time family of magazines. As a boy in New York City, Leifer would gain free admission to New York Giants games by pushing the wheelchairs of handicapped patrons into the , Walter Iooss Jr., Heinz Kluetmeier and Ron Modra. The photographs capture Olympic legends like Maurice Greene, Nadia Comaneci, Mary Lou Retton Mary Lou Retton (born January 24, 1968 in Fairmont, West Virginia) is an American gymnast of Italian heritage. She was the first female gymnast outside Eastern Europe to win the Olympic all-around title. and Marion Jones. The exhibit will be held at The Shops at Columbus Circle on the second floor in Time Warner Center from August 4th through August 26th. Sports Illustrated Managing Editor Terry McDonell said: "For 50 years, Sports Illustrated has documented in words and pictures the most dominating athletes and greatest moments in sports. No sporting event produces more drama and heroes than the Olympics. This exhibit spectacularly captures the tremendous talent and passion of athletes performing on the world stage of the Olympics." Olympics Present Time Warner, NYC2012 and Sports Illustrated will also provide a large screen viewing area at the Time Warner Center for NBC's Olympic broadcasts. During breaks in the action from Athens, NYC2012 will show official films of past Olympic Games produced by Bud Greenspan, as well as provide live Olympic sport demonstrations - including gymnastics and fencing. The viewing area will be located on the third floor of The Shops at Columbus Circle in Time Warner Center from August 4th through August 26th. Wendy Hilliard, Director of Sports for NYC2012, said: "This is a great opportunity to come celebrate and be part of the Olympic Games. The city will be brimming with the Olympic spirit this summer, and we encourage everyone to come out for this wonderful experience." Olympics Future NYC2012 will showcase a 3-D model of its proposed 2012 Olympic Village and the New York Sports and Convention Center, where the opening and closing ceremonies and track and field events would be held. In addition, the winning photo essays from the Words and Images Student Olympic Challenge - a photo essay contest for 7th- and 8th-graders enrolled in New York City's public middle schools and junior high schools - will be displayed for public viewing. Sponsored by Time Warner and NYC2012, the contest challenged students to demonstrate in the photo essays why New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. would be a natural home for the Games. The models and the winning essays will be showcased on the third floor of The Shops at Columbus Circle in Time Warner Center from August 5th to August 8th. Other Olympians Attending the Exhibit Unveiling Event Among the other Olympians scheduled to attend the August 4th event: Cliff Bayer Fencing 1996, 2000 Alana Blahoski Ice Hockey 1998 Gold Joetta Clark-Diggs Track & Field 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000 Diane Dixon Athletics 1984 Gold, 1988 Silver Scott Donie Diving 1992 Silver, 1996 Dolores Dwyer Duffy Athletics 1956 Tom Fitzgerald Team Handball 1996 Joe Fitzgerald Team Handball 1996 Kathryn Issel Ice Hockey 1992 Kevin Joyce Basketball 1972 Silver Bob Koehler Water Polo 1952 Gail Marquis Basketball 1976 Silver Shep Messing Soccer 1972 Debbie Meyer Swimming 1968 3 Gold Deirdre Murphy-Bader Cycling 2000 (Ireland) Bonnie St. John Skiing 1984 Silver, 2 Bronze (Paralympian) Nigel Traverso Hockey 1984 Mike Voudouris Skeleton 2002 (Greece) Donna Weinbrecht Skiing 1992 G, 1994, 1998 About Time Warner Center Time Warner Center, the new 2.8 million square foot complex at Columbus Circle opened to the public February 5, 2004. The Shops at Columbus Circle and The Restaurant Collection consist of retail, food and beverage F&B is a common abbreviation in the United States and Commonwealth countries, including Hong Kong. F&B is typically the widely accepted abbreviation for "Food and Beverage," which is the sector/industry that specializes in the conceptualization, the making of, and delivery of foods. , and entertainment programming totaling 350,000 square feet of leasable space. Together with Jazz at Lincoln Center's three performance halls, opening in the fall 2004, this world-class destination provides New York's Westside with 500,000 square feet of dynamic restaurant, retail and entertainment uses. The new complex also includes Time Warner's world headquarters, One Central Park condominiums and The Residences at the Mandarin Oriental, New York and the Mandarin Oriental Five Star luxury hotel. The $1.7 billion project was developed by Columbus Centre LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , a partnership consisting of The Related Companies, L.P. and Apollo Real Estate Advisors. About Related Experiences Related Experiences is the sponsorship, media and marketing arm of the Time Warner Center real estate development team, which includes The Related Companies and Apollo Real Estate Advisors. Related Experiences will enrich the guest experience at Time Warner Center with luxury marketing partnership opportunities, year-round corporate and private events and live performances and Mediascape Solutions, the preferred Time Warner Center provider of all media services, will work with Related Experiences to offer complete support for all event production, on-site broadcast production services, a site-wide media delivery system, and a full complement of transmission services within the site and to outside media and locations. About Time Warner Inc. Time Warner Inc. is a leading media and entertainment company, whose businesses include interactive services, cable systems, filmed entertainment, television networks and publishing. About Sports Illustrated SPORTS ILLUSTRATED, with a readership of more than 20 million adults weekly, is published by Time Inc., the world's leading magazine publishing company and a subsidiary of Time Warner. About NYC2012 NYC2012 is the committee leading New York's bid to the host the Olympic Games in 2012. New York is competing against London, Madrid, Moscow and Paris for the right to host the Games in 2012. The International Olympic Committee “IOC” redirects here. For other uses, see IOC (disambiguation). The International Olympic Committee (French: Comité International Olympique) is an organization based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin and Demetrios Vikelas on June 23 will elect the Host City on July 6, 2005, in Singapore. |
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