Today in New York, the big news was the stock market plunge. The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 3.1%, or a whopping 416 points, the largest single-day drop since September 17, 2001 - the first trading day after 9/11. The NASDAQ fell 3.5%, or 50 points. European indices in the London Stock Exchange and Euronext experienced even larger drops, in certain cases exceding 4%.
Why is this? Blame Shanghai. Chinese stocks fell an amazing 9% today, spurring drops around the globe, particularly after 2:30est when the Shanghai markets closed. OUCH! But not surprising. The Chinese economy has been super-saturated for ages now.
Why do I care? Because I lost in excess of $350 in the market today. Yippee.
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Monday, February 26, 2007
Everybody wants to live in Jersey
A quick search of "Sopranos Intro" on youtube yields a ton of spoofs on the Sopranos intro. In the Sopranos intro, Tony Soprano is shown driving out of the Lincoln Tunnel from NY into NJ. Then he gets on the NJ Turnpike and drives down to around exit 13 or so, past all sorts of factories and refineries and warehouses and other industrial crap common in NJ.
Sopranos fans have decided to spoof Tony's intro drive by driving through their own cities and filming it. Las Vegas, Melbourne, San Francisco, Vancouver, Tampa, Baltimore, Fargo, Los Angeles, etc. The common theme amongst them: they all suck. Because there's only one Jersey. The Baltimore one comes close, since Baltimore is a rust belt area like NJ, but even that one just isn't the same. The San Francisco one was far and away the worst. The entire concept of badasses like Tony Soprano living in SF is laughable at best. Bah.
God, I love the Sopranos.
Sopranos fans have decided to spoof Tony's intro drive by driving through their own cities and filming it. Las Vegas, Melbourne, San Francisco, Vancouver, Tampa, Baltimore, Fargo, Los Angeles, etc. The common theme amongst them: they all suck. Because there's only one Jersey. The Baltimore one comes close, since Baltimore is a rust belt area like NJ, but even that one just isn't the same. The San Francisco one was far and away the worst. The entire concept of badasses like Tony Soprano living in SF is laughable at best. Bah.
God, I love the Sopranos.
Sunday, February 25, 2007
Things this winter sucks more than
The Million Mom March
The Yankees' performance in the 2004 ALCS
Paris Hilton
My last Abstract Algebra II problem set (got a 2/6 on it)
Grading Calculus II problem sets (which I sohuld be doing right now)
The Southern states
Waking up at 7:00
AOL
Windows ME
RAMBUS
Existentialists
Hippies
The Who
Oasis
Death Cab for Cutie (my roommate really likes this group. DCfC makes me want to drown myself)
Newark, New Jersey
Central Islip
LaGuardia Airport
The Long Island Expressway on a Friday evening
Monica Lewinski
The Democratic Party
The Republican Party
Northern Ireland
The Boston Red Sox
Rhode Island
The television show "Friends"
Smog Angeles
Toasted Pop Tarts (leave them untoasted!!!)
Morning classes
Sonic 3D Blast
Playstation 3
Final Fantasy XII
Final Fantasy XI
Final Fantasy X
Final Fantasy IX
Final Fantasy VIII
etc...
Dining hall food
Teenagers
The East Village
NYC tap water
The NY City Council
Elliot Spitzer
Hillary Clinton
Chuck Schumer
Charlie Rangel
In fact, this winter sucks more than all the above COMBINED. Not only that, but this winter has really sharp teath. So when it sucks, it hurts. Goddamn.
The Yankees' performance in the 2004 ALCS
Paris Hilton
My last Abstract Algebra II problem set (got a 2/6 on it)
Grading Calculus II problem sets (which I sohuld be doing right now)
The Southern states
Waking up at 7:00
AOL
Windows ME
RAMBUS
Existentialists
Hippies
The Who
Oasis
Death Cab for Cutie (my roommate really likes this group. DCfC makes me want to drown myself)
Newark, New Jersey
Central Islip
LaGuardia Airport
The Long Island Expressway on a Friday evening
Monica Lewinski
The Democratic Party
The Republican Party
Northern Ireland
The Boston Red Sox
Rhode Island
The television show "Friends"
Smog Angeles
Toasted Pop Tarts (leave them untoasted!!!)
Morning classes
Sonic 3D Blast
Playstation 3
Final Fantasy XII
Final Fantasy XI
Final Fantasy X
Final Fantasy IX
Final Fantasy VIII
etc...
Dining hall food
Teenagers
The East Village
NYC tap water
The NY City Council
Elliot Spitzer
Hillary Clinton
Chuck Schumer
Charlie Rangel
In fact, this winter sucks more than all the above COMBINED. Not only that, but this winter has really sharp teath. So when it sucks, it hurts. Goddamn.
I HATE NEW YORK WEATHER
B-b-b-bust :(
I'm now expecting 2 inches max when I wake up tomorrow morning.
Bombogenesis Schmombogenesis.
Waaaaaaaaah. This winter sucks.
I'm now expecting 2 inches max when I wake up tomorrow morning.
Bombogenesis Schmombogenesis.
Waaaaaaaaah. This winter sucks.
HEAVY SNOW WARNING - NYC/LI/NE NJ
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY
316 PM EST SUN FEB 25 2007
...STORM SYSTEM TO AFFECT THE AREA WITH SNOW TONIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY...
.AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OVER NORTH CAROLINA WILL
APPROACH TONIGHT. THIS LOW IS FIRST EXPECTED TO MOVE SOUTH OF LONG
ISLAND BY MONDAY MORNING...THEN WELL TO THE EAST BY LATE IN THE DAY
MONDAY. IN THE MEANTIME...SNOW IS EXPECTED TONIGHT...AND LIGHT
SNOW WILL CONTINUE MONDAY.
NJZ002>006-011-NYZ072>076-260545-
/O.UPG.KOKX.WW.Y.0002.070226T0000Z-070226T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KOKX.HS.W.0001.070226T0000Z-070226T2300Z/
WESTERN PASSAIC-BERGEN-EASTERN PASSAIC-ESSEX-HUDSON-UNION-
NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-
KINGS (BROOKLYN)-QUEENS-
316 PM EST SUN FEB 25 2007
...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM
EST MONDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NO LONGER IN EFFECT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST
MONDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN ACROSS NORTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY AND NEW YORK
CITY EARLY THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...THE STEADIER SNOW WILL MOVE
INTO THE AREA AS THE EVENING PROGRESSES AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY
MORNING. THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE PREDOMINATELY SNOW...BUT SOME
SLEET MAY MIX IN TONIGHT. LIGHTER SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY ON MONDAY. BY THE TIME THE PRECIPITATION
TAPERS OFF MONDAY EVENING...TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF
5 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS
POSSIBLE.
AS ALWAYS...THE EXACT TRACK AND INTENSITY OF THE STORM WILL HAVE
AN IMPACT AS TO BOTH THE TYPE OF PRECIPITATION WE HAVE...AND HOW
MUCH FALLS ACROSS THE REGION. AS SUCH...RESIDENTS SHOULD CONTINUE
TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.
A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF
YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
$$
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY
316 PM EST SUN FEB 25 2007
...STORM SYSTEM TO AFFECT THE AREA WITH SNOW TONIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY...
.AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OVER NORTH CAROLINA WILL
APPROACH TONIGHT. THIS LOW IS FIRST EXPECTED TO MOVE SOUTH OF LONG
ISLAND BY MONDAY MORNING...THEN WELL TO THE EAST BY LATE IN THE DAY
MONDAY. IN THE MEANTIME...SNOW IS EXPECTED TONIGHT...AND LIGHT
SNOW WILL CONTINUE MONDAY.
NJZ002>006-011-NYZ072>076-260545-
/O.UPG.KOKX.WW.Y.0002.070226T0000Z-070226T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KOKX.HS.W.0001.070226T0000Z-070226T2300Z/
WESTERN PASSAIC-BERGEN-EASTERN PASSAIC-ESSEX-HUDSON-UNION-
NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-
KINGS (BROOKLYN)-QUEENS-
316 PM EST SUN FEB 25 2007
...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM
EST MONDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NO LONGER IN EFFECT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST
MONDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN ACROSS NORTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY AND NEW YORK
CITY EARLY THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...THE STEADIER SNOW WILL MOVE
INTO THE AREA AS THE EVENING PROGRESSES AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY
MORNING. THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE PREDOMINATELY SNOW...BUT SOME
SLEET MAY MIX IN TONIGHT. LIGHTER SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY ON MONDAY. BY THE TIME THE PRECIPITATION
TAPERS OFF MONDAY EVENING...TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF
5 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS
POSSIBLE.
AS ALWAYS...THE EXACT TRACK AND INTENSITY OF THE STORM WILL HAVE
AN IMPACT AS TO BOTH THE TYPE OF PRECIPITATION WE HAVE...AND HOW
MUCH FALLS ACROSS THE REGION. AS SUCH...RESIDENTS SHOULD CONTINUE
TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.
A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF
YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
$$
Updated snowfall accumulations
I'm going to be a dork and modify my projected snowfall totals for the Northeast:
DCA: 2-4"
BWI: 3-6"
PHL: 4-7"
NYC: 5-8"
BOS: 3-7" (northern fringe accums)
Areas North and West of NYC in places like NW NJ and the lower Hudson Valley could get accums close to a foot due to good slr's and a lack of mixing.
DCA: 2-4"
BWI: 3-6"
PHL: 4-7"
NYC: 5-8"
BOS: 3-7" (northern fringe accums)
Areas North and West of NYC in places like NW NJ and the lower Hudson Valley could get accums close to a foot due to good slr's and a lack of mixing.
OMG SNOWSTORM!!!
:D :D :D
^_^ ^_^ ^_^
Clipper coming in from the west tonight. I'm forecasting 3-6 inches of snow for NYC, 2-4 for PHL, and 1-3 for BOS, DCA, and BWI. But DCA, BWI, and (to a lesser extent) PHL will have ice concerns as well. Could be a real mess tonight down in Washington.
Might make a map later if I have time.
^_^ ^_^ ^_^
Clipper coming in from the west tonight. I'm forecasting 3-6 inches of snow for NYC, 2-4 for PHL, and 1-3 for BOS, DCA, and BWI. But DCA, BWI, and (to a lesser extent) PHL will have ice concerns as well. Could be a real mess tonight down in Washington.
Might make a map later if I have time.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)