That's going to be one hell of a trip expense report.
In addition to displacing millions of New Yorkers, the catastrophic flooding and widespread power outages brought about by Hurricane Sandy have threatened a great deal of scientific research throughout the city. At New York University's Smilow Research Center in Kips Bay, the storm has claimed the lives of around 10,000 lab animals, dramatically setting back long-term studies on diseases such as cancer.
"THESE ANIMALS WERE THE CULMINATION OF 10 YEARS OF WORK"
"These animals were the culmination of 10 years of work, and it will take time to replace them," Gordon J. Fishell, associate director of the NYU Neuroscience Institute, told the New York Times. The rodents in labs like Dr. Fishell's are specially bred and mutated, sometimes over years and years, to produce the effects of various diseases and disorders. The research involves studying abnormalities in brain activity that occur as a result of these mutations, gathering data that could be used to combat ailments such as cancer, autism, epilepsy, and heart disease.
"It's so horrible, you don't even want to think about it," Michelle Krogsgaard, a cancer biologist at the center, told ABC News. "All the work we did, all the time and money, we're going to have to start all over."
I wish I was in Flushing so I can grab a nice hot bowl of pho.
lol I hate living in Flushing. The pho is excellent though.
Pho is awesome. :thumbsup:
I think I said that earlier in the thread - unprepared. But, don't forget, there are a lot of people who lived in ground level or basement level apartments. They could have stock-piled all the food they wanted, but when the water came, everything would have been ruined - they'd leave with just the shirts on their backs. (Then again, that's why if you live in a basement or low level apartment in an evacuation zone, you need to gtfo.)I guess these people will prepare next time:
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/video/#!/...y-Starved-New-Yorkers-Dumpster-Dive/176839571
gotta go home and re-work emergency kit. jeez.
Still no internet/cable/landline phone.
Took me 3.5 hours to get to work today.
http://www.theverge.com/2012/11/1/3...as-hurricane-sandy-drowns-rat-colonies-at-nyu
lol @ this reply though:
Live pic I just took now from my window.
I'm in Jersey City by Hudson River, we're looking up the river along NYC on right. Currently perfectly calm, just bit windy. Not a drop of rain.
Quite the contrast in the post just before the storm and the current one. Glad you're ok :thumbsup:Hello, all. I am alive and well.
Thanks for all your concerns! I live in Jersey City (town over from Hoboken), and thankfully power and water never went out (despite being totally water-locked, the lobby became a kiddie pool).
It looks like Hoboken got hit the worst around my area.
I took a walk around my 'village' area just now. All the shops are closed, ravaged by the flood (came up to the knee).
Note the totally dark Chelsea & Greenwich Village of NYC on top right:
Glad to see you're okay, zeze.
I would give a finger off my left hand for a hot shower right now.
Gas lines are getting pretty insane around here, thank god I have a prius with a full tank.
The patience is beginning to wear thin. The know-it-alls and those with 20/20 hindsight are already pointing fingers. They're the canary in the coal mine. If we don't get power back by Monday, there is going to be blood in the streets.
From what I understand, gas is only a problem due to perceived scarcity.Gas is the problem now. Glad I filled up last weekend. Hope things get sorted out in the next few days.
From what I understand, gas is only a problem due to perceived scarcity.
From what I understand, gas is only a problem due to perceived scarcity.
http://blog.ctnews.com/sandy/2012/11/01/ui-says-workers-are-being-harassed/During a 6 p.m. news briefing, United Illuminating senior vice president Tony Marone said workers in Bridgeport have reported being harassed by city residents while theyre trying to restore power to the city.
As of 6:45 p.m., Bridgeport had more than 23,000 UI customers without power, about 40 percent of the total customers in the city.
Marone said workers have been yelled at and have had eggs thrown at their trucks. He said one of the workers who was harassed is a lifelong Bridgeport resident who was working to restore power in his own city.
Gov. Dannel Malloy urged people to leave the UI workers alone and allow them to do their jobs. He also reminded people that the workers didnt cause the outages.
Marone responded to accusations made by Mayor Bill Finch that not enough resources were being used in the city. Finch said the city is being shortchanged.
Marone said they have restored power to thousands of customers over the past day, and have been making nothing short of a full effort in Bridgeport.
Marone said discussions were held with Bridgeport police about protection for crews, but was unsure if that occurred.
At an earlier news conference, held in Orange at the companys HQ, CEO James Torgerson pleaded with people to stop throwing things at crews. Its disrespectful, he said.
Uhh, isn't above-ground fuel a massive hazard? What happens if you have a fire (which is far more likely), you start leaking burning fuel into the floors below?From what I understand, gas is only a problem due to perceived scarcity.
Speaking of fuel, from the mouths of some generator specialists regarding one of the hospitals that lost power, "dumbasses had the fuel in the basement, the basement flooded." New hospitals are required to have it above ground level (for a good reason), but since older hospitals aren't required to correct this huge flaw, well, results are obvious.