Countdown to Valentines Day

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The week kicks off International Random Acts of Kindness Week, when we're all encouraged to do the good deeds we know we ought to be doing the other 51 weeks of the year.

Random Acts of Kindness Foundation * https://randomactsofkindness.org/

Tuesday is the all-star Grammy salute in Los Angeles to Stevie Wonder. The show will be broadcast on CBS on Monday, February 16, a week from tomorrow.

"Stevie Wonder: Songs In the Key of Life - An All-Star Grammy Salute," at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live, Los Angeles, February 10 at 7:30 p.m. PT http://youtu.be/bkMIjgKSIvE via @YouTube

NEW YORK LINKS

GOVERNMENT
New York State Homepage http://www.state.ny.us
New York State Assembly http://www.assembly.state.ny.us
New York State Senate http://www.senate.state.ny.us
MEDIA
Albany Times Union http://www.timesunion.com
Albany Watch http://statepolitics.lohudblogs.com
Binghamton Press & Sun Bulletin http://www.pressconnects.com
Buffalo News http://www.buffalonews.com
Capitol Confidential http://blog.timesunion.com/capitol
City Images http://cimages.me
City Room http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com
Daily Politics http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics

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STORMY MONDAY

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I think we have had enough snow already. Mother Nature, please bring on Spring already. There have been 3 snow storms in the past 3 Mondays to hit the Northeastern US. Boston got hit once again, but winter storm warnings are also in place across the Northeast, including Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.

Pinocchio possibly plucked peacock's plumes permanently

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The feathers will grow back with time. However, if there are feather pickers, they will be attracted to the blood-rich pin feathers emerging. This can make it appear that the baldness is permanent.

NBC you later, and arrivederci, Pinocchio... Journalist Mark Twain once said: “If you tell the truth you don't have to remember anything.”

Americans TV viewers may have been turning towards him, but his colleagues have turned away.

NBC News President Deborah Turness' memo on Brian Williams http://apne.ws/1EMLbGX

Travel Advisory

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New York City Emergency Management has issued a Travel Advisory for Monday, February 9, 2015. The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory from midnight tonight until 6 AM Tuesday.

A mix of sleet and rain is expected this evening and will transition to freezing rain after midnight. This wintry mix will continue through Monday evening and will taper off overnight Monday into early Tuesday morning.

Cold, slippery with snow, rain, sleet...etc

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Widespread heavy rain is expected to continue across much of the West Coast this weekend. The heaviest rainfall will occur across northern California and southern Oregon, where as much as 6-10 inches of rainfall is forecast over the next two days. While beneficial for this drought-stricken region, the heavy rainfall also poses a threat for flash flooding.

The NYC area should prepare for hazardous weather with slushy days ahead as snow, sleet and rain is expected to continue falling through Monday.

Death of conversation?

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I personally do not have a problem with portable media because our devices facilitate our lives. In fact, my friend and I have developed: Dose Of News: All the news that's fit to download. Read all about it. http://www.doseofnews.com

But I strongly believe digital media is making people engage less and some may forget how to interact face to face. This worries me to some degree because I see too many people everywhere I go, from NYC to Shanghai seemingly obsessed with their smartphones and tablets.

Bob Marley Remembered

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Jamaicans are celebrating the 70th anniversary of the birth of their greatest international music superstar The late reggae legend Bob Marley is being remembered today with a jamming session at his former home and a free concert as the Caribbean island continues to wrestle over his place in its pantheon of heroes. He was born in Nine Miles, northwest Jamaica, and died on May 11, 1981, in a Florida hospital suffering from cancer age 36.

Bob Marley - Survival (1979) - Full Album: http://youtu.be/p963CeTtJVM via @YouTube

DANGEROUSLY COLD

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NEW YORK CITY: MANHATTAN, BRONX, STATEN ISLAND, BROOKLYN, AND QUEENS THE COMBINATION OF COLDER TEMPERATURES AND WINDS BEHIND AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES RANGING FROM 0 TO -5 INTO FRIDAY MORNING IN THE NEW YORK CITY METROPOLITAN
AREA. IF VENTURING OUTSIDE...MAKE SURE TO COVER ANY EXPOSED AREAS TO AVOID FROSTBITE.

PATCHY BLACK ICE IS POSSIBLE. WIND CHILLS SHOULD DROP TO ZERO TO 5 BELOW ZERO IN NEW YORK CITY... A LONG DURATION WINTER WEATHER EVENT IS LIKELY FROM SATURDAY NIGHT

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