FREE CHRISTMAS CONCERT

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Sunday December 15 @ 1 & 3 p.m.

The Bronx Arts Ensemble presents a wonderful holiday concert with music for St. Nicholas.

Fun for the whole family, the singers and a Double Reed Band (oboe, oboe d'amore, English horn and bassoon) tell the story of the Dutch Sinterklass in song and narrative - a colonial celebration in Old Nieuw Amsterdam!

The concert is free but space is limited and tickets are required. The mansion will not be open for regular guided tours on Sunday.

MORE EFFORTING

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EFFORTING is a made up word used only by newscasters to show off that they're doing the job they're being paid to do.

An attempt to make the word ‘effort’ into a verb. To make it sound like something simple is tough to do, so they’re making extra effort. It has been often used as a stall when a report isn’t ready.

Work hard at what you enjoy, are good at and nice things happen. Efforting will lead you to your passions and success, however its defined.

ARE YOU FEELING SAD?

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The winter blues seems to get inside some people affecting their moods as well as their days. Known as seasonal affective disorder (SAD), this form of depression affects about 1% to 2% of the population. Although it strikes all genders and ages, women are more likely to develop SAD than men, and young people are more likely to develop it than older people.

SAD seems to be triggered by decreased exposure to daylight. Typically, it arrives during the fall or winter months and subsides in the spring. Symptoms are similar to general depression and include lethargy, loss of interest in once-pleasurable activities, interpersonal problems, irritability, inability to concentrate, and changes in sleeping patterns, appetite, or both.

Experts don’t fully understand the cause of SAD, but leading theories place the blame on an out-of-sync body clock or on improper levels of either the hormone melatonin or the neurotransmitter serotonin.

Depression is more than a passing bout of sadness or dejection, or feeling down in the dumps. It can leave you feeling continuously burdened and can sap the joy out of once-pleasurable activities. Effective treatment can lighten your mood, strengthen your connections with loved ones, allow you to find satisfaction in interests and hobbies, and make you feel more like yourself again.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY

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...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
SUNDAY...

* LOCATIONS...NEW YORK CITY...NASSAU COUNTY AND NORTHWEST
SUFFOLK COUNTY.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...CHANGING TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN THIS
EVENING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES...ALONG
WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S.

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS MORNING AND GRADUALLY PICKUP
IN INTENSITY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL LIKELY BE HEAVY

COASTAL FLOOD HAZARD

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COASTAL FLOODING MAY OCCUR WITH THE SUNDAY MORNING HIGH TIDE CYCLE...

.LOW PRESSURE MOVING OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST TONIGHT AND TOWARD
EASTERN LONG ISLAND BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING WILL GENERATE STRONG
EASTERLY WINDS AS IT INTERACTS WITH STRONG HIGH PRESSURE TO THE
NORTHEAST. THESE WINDS WILL PRODUCE A STORM SURGE...WITH WATER
LEVELS AS HIGH AS 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE LEVELS
THAT COULD CAUSE MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IN SPOTS. IF THE STORM
MOVES MORE SLOWLY THAN EXPECTED...THE DEGREE OF FLOODING COULD
BE GREATER AND AND/OR MORE WIDESPREAD THAN EXPECTED.

MASS MEDIA MUSTS

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SNOW KIDDING?

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Winter has not officially arrived, but the snow has already visited US a couple of times.

The seasons are determined by shifting sunlight which is determined by how our planet orbits the Sun and the tilt of its axis.

The winter solstice, which is the beginning of winter is known as the darkest day of the year. It's when our Sun reaches its most southern point in the sky at local noon. After this date, the days start getting longer and the amount of daylight begins to grow.

CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN... 11 Days

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Six major species account for about 90 percent of USA's Christmas tree trade.

Scotch pine ranks first, comprising about 40 percent of the market, followed by Douglas fir which accounts for about 35 percent. The other big sellers are noble fir, white pine, balsam fir and white spruce.

And then there is this tropical Christmas tree. Where in the world would you guess we were able to find this Christmas tree?

Chuck Stewart - Photo Courtesy.

AIRPORT ARREST

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Kansas authorities have arrested 58 year old Terry Loewen, an aviation technician from Wichita. He was allegedly plotting to blow up the Mid-Continent Airport in Wichita with a carload of explosives. He intended to die a martyr in the bombing.

Authorities said Loewen was believed to have been motivated, at least partly, by religious beliefs. Loewen was taken into custody early Friday, officials said, as he attempted to make his way onto airport property with what he thought were active explosives.

NYC Weekend Bridge and Street Closures

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The Brooklyn Bridge will be closed to Manhattan-bound traffic from midnight Friday to 7 am Saturday, from midnight Saturday to 9 am Sunday, and from midnight Sunday to 6 am Monday. The eastbound BQE exit onto the bridge closes 30 minutes earlier, the northbound FDR Drive exits close up to an hour earlier, and all other Brooklyn ramps onto the bridge shut down 5-15 minutes earlier.

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