King Birthday Celebration at Cultural Center

The Celebration of the 81st Birthday Anniversary of

His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej

by
The Royal Thai Consulate-General in Chicago

งานเลี้ยงรับรองเนื่องในวโรกาศวันคล้ายวันเฉลิมพระชนมพรรษาพระบาทสมเด็จพระเจ้าอยู่หัว



At the Chicago Cultural Center, Preston Bradley Hall
78 East Washington Street, Chicago, IL, 60602

เมื่อวันที่ 8 ธันวาคม 2551 สถานกงสุลใหญ่ ณ นครชิคาโก ได้จัดงานเลี้ยงรับรอง เนื่องในวโรกาสวันคล้ายวันเฉลิมพระชนมพรรษา พระบาทสมเด็จพระเจ้าอยู่หัว วันที่ 5 ธันวาคม 2551 โดยได้เชิญบุคคลสำคัญของสหรัฐฯ คณะกงสุลต่างประเทศ พ่อค้า นักธุรกิจ และสื่อมวลชน มาร่วมงาน


Thai Classical Dance Show


Thai Traditional Music


Greeting at the entrance


ประชาชนชาวไทย ลงชื่อถวายพระพร พระบา่ทสมเด็จพระเจ้าอยู่หัว


Staffs from Star of Siam and Khun Eddie at the buffet table


The grand buffet

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The Photo Album

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The celebration began with the singing of National Anthem

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Bonus picture - 12/12/08 Full Moon

Dec 12,2008 Moon was the closest to earth in 20 years!!!

And I got the shot...from my bedroom window!!!



Full moon over the lake


On Friday, December 12, the world witnessed the brightest full moon ever. The moon was about 30 percent brighter and 14 percent larger than the other full moons seen in the year 2008.

This phenomenon is because the moon is much closer to the earth than usual, on its egg-shaped circle around the earth. When it get closer to the earth it is perigee and when farthest from earth it is apogee. The two points occur once every year , but the moon's exact distance varies over the years.

"While high tides happen each month when the sun, Earth, and the moon are aligned, there is going to be an enhanced effect, with the moon being the closest it's been in more than a decade," said Ben Burress, staff astronomer at the Chabot Space and Science Center in Oakland, California.

"This would result in extra-large tides in regions that are susceptible to them, like Nova Scotia's Bay of Fundy," he added. The moon will appear larger today due to its closeness to the earth and will be most noticeable as it rises above the horizon at sunset. That's when an optical illusion usually comes into play that makes the full moon seem larger, set against familiar Earthly objects, than when it's higher in the empty sky.

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Weekly Stats Report: 8 Dec - 14 Dec 2008
Project: ThaiChicagoland.com
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	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thur	Fri	Sat	Sun	Total	Avg
Pageloads	356	356	510	382	593	275	352	2,824	403
Unique Visitors	223	174	268	237	309	169	240	1,620	231
First Time Visitors	169	127	163	158	203	121	199	1,140	163
Returning Visitors	54	47	105	79	106	48	41	480	69

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