Even New York's Mayor Michael Bloomberg is excited about the new space, noting "Facebook's investment in New York City is another vote of confidence in our bright future and booming tech scene".
We were under the impression of having left the city altogether, when a sudden boom of bright, multicolored lights appeared on the horizon.
Remember the bright yellow and orange "booms" that corralled the oil during the spill?
It begins with Guthrie travelling in a boxcar, and describes a Minnesota storm — "that bright crackling lightning that booms and zooms".
"I didn't expect to be in the center of all these cameras — I just brought flowers," Jessica Farr, 19, an acting student, said as she was interviewed by television crews with video cameras, bright lights and microphone booms.
Central Queensland residents have reported bright lights and a loud boom in the night sky, sparking speculation of a meteor strike.
Although Citicorp sold its institutional investment advisory business last year, it has identified investment advice for individuals as a business with a bright future as the "baby boom" generation grows older and accumulates more savings.
It was announced that PNG would host the summit in 2013, at a time the outlook for the country was bright, owing to a construction boom as a huge LNG project in the highlands of the country was being built.
There were bright spots during the recent boom years, however, perhaps none brighter than Prince George's County.
"We saw a really bright light and felt the boom about two or three minutes afterwards," said Robyn Garratt, from the Western Australian town of York.
