Archive | August, 2011
More Flooding from Irene
This photo from Aaron_RS, who says it’s just outside his apartment. And via Jim Cantore’s Twitter account, this is from Vermont: And in New Brunswick, New Jersey. The Twitter poster says it’s Route 18, apparently by Rutgers. Via the Weather Channel’s Facebook page, this is apparently a beachside home in East Haven, Connecticut: Lots of [...]
Post-Hurricane Irene Updates
28. August 2011
The storm is still making its way towards Boston and the rest of New England, but it’s been downgraded to a Tropical Storm. Still dangerous and it’ll still drop plenty of water, but the hurricane stage is over. So far there are more than 11 confirmed dead. Millions have lost power — including 330,000 customers [...]
Photo: Heavy Flooding in Margaretville, NY
28. August 2011
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo took these photos of heavy flooding from Hurricane Irene in Margaretville, New York: And for some perspective: Hurricane Irene has left at least 11 dead, heavy flooding in many areas along the seaboard, roads blocked and flooded, millions without power, and some dams experiencing issues.
Two Million Without Power as Irene Hits Coast
28. August 2011
Two million American homes and businesses are without power thanks to Hurricane Irene, and the storm still hasn’t hit the New York region and New England in general. Winds of up to 115 miles per hour whipped across the Eastern Seaboard, ripping power lines from poles and snapping trees in half. Hospitals, emergency call centers [...]
Dam Problems in Maryland?
28. August 2011
12:58am: CNN reports that a damn in Maryland is at danger of being breached should heavy rains continue. The dam is St. Mary’s River at Great Mills. Weather Underground links to gauge showing the dam at 98% — far into the danger zone. 1:00am: Reviewing the larger map, check out the purple notes. Those represent [...]
CNN Apparently Wants Obama to Get Credit Before the Storm Hits
27. August 2011
Good Lord. MSNBC is gonna have to really kick up the spin cycle to beat CNN’s hackery on this one. Des Moines, Iowa (CNN) – As Hurricane Irene strikes and spooks large parts of the U.S., Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry is not yet ready to praise President Barack Obama’s handling of the storm. The [...]
Gibson Guitar Competitor Uses the Same Wood But Donates to Democrats
27. August 2011
By now you’ve probably heard that federal agents from the Obama Justice Department raided Gibson Guitars for supposedly using “illegal” wood. The company denies the wood is illegal and notes others use the same substance in products. Well, there’s been a new development. It turns out that Gibson’s CEO Henry E. Juszkiewicz is a Republican [...]
Al Qaeda’s Number Two Latest to Get 72 Virgins
27. August 2011
Libyan-born Atiyah Abd al-Rahman, second in command of Al Qaeda, has been killed in an apparent CIA drone strike in Pakistan. Al-Rahman took over the number two position after Ayman al-Zawahiri, Osama Bin Laden’s longtime top deputy, took over the number one spot following Bin Laden’s death. A U.S. official, who spoke on condition of [...]
Krugman Economic Advice Flashback of the Day
26. August 2011
In an August 2, 2002, piece in the New York Times, Keynesian economist (and liberal hero) Paul Krugman wrote: To fight this recession the Fed needs more than a snapback; it needs soaring household spending to offset moribund business investment. And to do that, as Paul McCulley of Pimco put it, Alan Greenspan needs to [...]
Javaris Crittenton Charged with Murder
26. August 2011
A judge in Atlanta has signed an arrest warrant for NBA player Javaris Crittenton. Prosecutors will seek a murder indictment against Crittenton, who is alleged to have shot and killed a 22-year-old mother of four in a drive-by shooting. The woman, Jullian Jones, was walking down Macon Drive at 10pm on August 19th when she [...]
28. August 2011
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