We continue with our professional profiles. Shiva Jlayer is a talented fine artist, who this month displays at Ron Terner's Focal Point Gallery on NYC's slice of paradise, City Island, http://www.photographybyronterner.com/contact.html as well as at a Manhattan exhibition space. More about that later.
Prepare for a significant winter storm which is expected to bring heavy snow and dangerous blizzard conditions to portions of the northern Plains through Tuesday.
Snowfall amounts could reach up to one foot. Strong winds and very cold temperatures will also yield sub-zero wind chill factors and frigid readings caused by blowing snow. Reduced visibility could result in severe travel difficulties.
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"圣诞快乐"
"GOD JUL"
"عيد ميلاد مجيد"
"BUON ANNO"
"کریسمس مبارک"
"JOYEUX NOEL"
"VESELE VANOCE"
"メリークリスマス"
"MELE KALIKIMAKA"
"NODLAG SONA DHUIT"
"BLWYDDYN NEWYDD DDA"
"С Рождеством Христовым"
"FELIZ NATAL"
"BOAS FESTAS"
"메리 크리스마스"
"FELIZ NAVIDAD"
"MERRY CHRISTMAS"
"KALA CHRISTOUGENA"
"VROLIJK KERSTFEEST"
"Χαρούμενα Χριστούγεννα"
"FROHLICHE WEIHNACHTEN"
"BUON NATALE-GODT NYTAR"
"HUAN YING SHENG TAN CHIEH"
"WESOLYCH SWIAT-SRETAN BOZIC"
"MOADIM LESIMHA-LINKSMU KALEDU"
"HAUSKAA JOULUA-AID SAID MOUBARK"
"'N PRETTIG KERSTMIS"
"ONNZLLISTA UUTTA VUOTTA"
Most parents would agree that having a kind, intelligent, successful and healthy child is a fabulous feeling, but grandkids are truly a blessing beyond any choice of words.
For me, there's a special bond with my grandkids. Our relationship is based on love, fun, appreciation, and pure joy. Personally, I enjoy giving them small gifts that I would have liked when I was their age.
These are my five grandkids, who rock my world. In order from older to younger, they are Elena, Chloe, Sophia, Parker, and Olivia. Four intelligent gorgeous gals and one smart and handsome little guy.
Over the years, humans across languages and cultures have consistently chosen more positive words than negative ones. However, the use of positive language appears to be in decline and some fear that it may be falling fast.
Linguistic positivity in historical texts reflects dynamic environmental and psychological factors
http://www.pnas.org/cgi/content/long/1612058113v1
With Shifts in National Mood Come Shifts in Words We Use, Study Suggests http://nyti.ms/2gxlqky
Positive Language Is on Decline in The US, Study Suggests http://bit.ly/2gYtfE2
As the death toll continues to rise, the aftermath of an Oakland California warehouse blaze has bee turned into a criminal investigation. The so-called Ghost Ship was allegedly being used as an illegal living space.
At least 33 bodies have been identified following a dance party, but neighbors had long complained of trash piling up and that people were living there illegally.
Investigators search for clues in fatal fire, friends mourn http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/3d281c11a96b4ad082fe88aa0db04305/Articl…
The Obama administration has decided not to issue the crucial permit which is necessary to run a pipeline under the Missouri river giving indigenous activists the victory they have been seeking with nonviolent unity.
Obama administration blocks Dakota pipeline, angering Trump allies http://politi.co/2fXPJFg | Getty
The victory at Standing Rock could mark a turning point | Bill McKibben https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/dec/04/standing-rock-vic…
Scientific researchers have found that a dose of Magic Mushrooms had a big effect on cancer patients and a single dose of psilocybin in a controlled setting appears to reap long-term benefits.
The president-elect breaks US precedent. Donald Trump is showing that he may not be strategic and his behavior has indicated to The US and the world that he acts like a bull in a China shop by his conversation with Taiwan. Words become weapons as he continues his constant contradictions that have his supporters as well as the rest of the world in a state of shock.
Furthermore, he has made time for many controversial activities, but not to address the press.
Six decades ago, a young black woman sat down for her rights and won her place in the history books. If she had been a man, she may have gotten into a physical altercation and not accomplish anything.
She says she was tired of giving in, so sixty-one years ago today, Rosa Parks took a stand by keeping her seat and was arrested for not giving up her seat to a white passenger.
12/1/55: Rosa Parks refuses to give up bus seat http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/12-1-55-rosa-parks-refuses-to-give-up-bus…