MEDIA KEEPS GROWING

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As these communications conglomerates continue to grow they increase their domination in the US media landscape. Through a series of mergers and acquisitions, many of these companies have gained control over what we see, hear and read. Today, Comcast announced it wants to purchase Time Warner.
Comcast Agrees to Buy Time Warner Cable for $45.2 Billion http://bloom.bg/1cxOAat

As these huge corporations are integrated, they are controlling everything from content production to distribution. These are some of the biggies, according to Freepress:

NY STATE OF EMERGENCY

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Governor Andrew Cuomo has officially declared sections of of NY State of Emergency for the Mid-Hudson, New York City, and Long Island regions as a Nor’Easter storm continues to impact parts of the State.

Under a state of emergency, critical resources that are normally restricted to State use are mobilized to assist local governments and laws and regulations that would otherwise impede their rapid response are suspended.

SNOW COVERED PARADISE

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Mussel Suckers and Clam Diggers agree on one thing, City Island is NYC PARADISE.

Bankers, doctors and teachers who live on the island had to go to work this morning, but we recommend that you stay put, unless it's urgent to travel anywhere

This is the view from inside my place this morning. The next image is the building, where I own a condo unit and as you can see, it is covered with snow. The last image is looking down Fordham street towards City Island Avenue.

WINTER STORM WARNING

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WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY...

* LOCATIONS...HUDSON...SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER...BRONX...NEW YORK...
RICHMOND...KINGS...NORTHERN QUEENS...SOUTHERN QUEENS.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND SLEET.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 12 INCHES...ALONG
WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE.

* WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL MIX WITH AND POSSIBLY CHANGE TO SLEET AND

READY FOR THE STORM?

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Are we ready for that powerful Nor'easter? NY state agencies have been told to prepare for the winter storm fighting assets and personnel.

As the impending Nor’easter winter storm is expected to hit New York citizens should prepare properly and avoid unnecessary travel.

Steps taken by the State to ensure readiness include:

Roads, Bridges and Public Transit

The following actions will allow plow operations on critical roadways to be maintained overnight while ensuring driver safety:

MORE THAN A FOOT OF SNOW

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Some weather forecasters are walking a fine line and predicting between 12 to as much as 14 inches of snow in New York City and portions of the region after the storm slammed the the Southeast and is getting closer.

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY...

* LOCATIONS...HUDSON...SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER...NEW YORK...BRONX...
RICHMOND...KINGS...NORTHERN QUEENS...SOUTHERN QUEENS.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 12 INCHES.

* WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWER 30S.

RIP SID CAESAR

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Sid Caesar was one of the very first funnymen on TV in the early 1950s and he influenced generations of comedians and comedy writers. Mr. Caesar died on Wednesday at age 91.

He was a master of comedy whether he was working from a script or simply improvising. Here is one of my favorites as a multilingual communicator.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SqEmkwADmY

Sid Caesar was the first to poke fun at health food restaurants.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kpn4_QeS7w8

TPC ON CITY ISLAND BRIDGE

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Something fishy is going on with The City Island Bridge Project. Tutor Perini Corporation's longtime media spokesman Jorge Casado has suddenly become extremely unresponsive, while his growing TPC crews continue to trim trees in preparation for their ongoing bridge construction work.

RAISE THAT SHIELD

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City Island Images expects the federal shield bill, also known as the Free Flow of Information Act (S. 987), to be brought to the Senate floor very soon. But before it can be brought to the floor, we need to be sure that the bipartisan bill has more than 60 votes in order to overcome any potential filibuster. Therefore, we're asking our thousands of visitors to contact their senators and ask if they support S. 987, as well as to encourage them to vote YES on S. 987.

NO LONGER HOT-TLANTA

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The city of Atlanta has become a virtual ghost town as emergency crews battle a vicious ice storm in the state capital of Georgia that had already cut off power for tens of thousands of people across a long arm of the Southeast and left the streets empty and regions covered with ice and snow.

Atlanta residents were just recuperating from another snowstorm two weeks ago after hundreds of people jammed local roads trying to get home at the same time. The ice storm this week prompted Governor Nathan Deal to declare a state of emergency for about 40 Georgia counties.

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