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Florida 94% votes in, Obama leads be .5% point, looks like Obama will carry Florida.

You might be right, right now Obama ahead by only .2% point in Florida

Florida with 89% vote in and Obama leads .6% point, statistically Obama won. Game's over!

Another 14 year old Chinese golfing phenom qualifies for another US premier tournament, The Masters. Guan Tianlang, a home grown talent this time around, is going to join the world's best golf in Augusta Georgia next spring to play what's to be the second most prestige golf event in America...

I concur. Increase low cost public transportation and tax heavily on big engine fancy cars is a first step for a more eco friendly China.

Two things you have to bear in mind: 1) Make sure your routes are open, if not, the alternate routes could be jam pack or you might get lost. So GPS can be helpful here. 2) Full tank of gas because the line can be long. But I suggest you do go because it's always good for your mind to...

I had a chance to drive into Coney Island, once a premier East Coast player ground before the 70s, today and the place was so desolated it had an eerie look of an abandoned desert town in the mid west. Sand and mud cover the black tops and all the street lights are off. Aside from a few cops...

Insured US storm losses US$7-US$15b Well, at least part of the money will come from a rich private sector. We all know Federal and local governments are broke and whatever money they contribute will have to be be borrowed. If one adds on the productions and business lost the number can be much...

I heard nothing of that and in fact the sun was trying to breakout all day and the wind is very mild. I just check the weather forecast, It'll sunny and mild Thursday onward. The scary part was the ocean water tidal surge, they inundated and flooded every coastal low lying area. It gave an...

THE STORM IN NYC IS OFFICIALLY OVER! THE SUN IS TRYING TO BREAK THROUGH. Temperature 55*F the wind is down to 24MPH. The subway system is in the process of pumping out water and repair/replace electrical equipments. Routes will begin to operate as soon as they're ready and tomorrow will be a...

Great timely pictures! News Break: STORM MOVING AWAY FROM NYC, WIND SUBSIDING! But it's like a war zone and will take many days to clear up. Storm center moving northwestward from NYC toward West New York and Ohio.

News Break: STORM MOVING AWAY FROM NYC, WIND SUBSIDING! But it's like a war zone and will take many days to clear up. NJ blackouters might have to wait one week before their power can be restore. Storm center moving northwestward from NYC toward West New York and Ohio. Indian Point Nuclear...

News Break: Lower Manhattan (include Chinatown?) is under dark. Battery Tunnel flooded. Hudson water surged over the Battery (receding). NYU Hospital is being evacuated because of blackout, No generators? Patients rolling out with oxygen masks. 72% of household in Long Island are out of...

News Break (1010 WINS): Storm center now is 10 miles west of Philadelphia. 11 deaths in the nation, storm related, NYS 5, NJ 1 Connecticut 2. Nationally 3.5million customers without electricity, NYC 580,000 no electricity. All bridge/tunnel crossings are closed in NYC.

Michael Bloomberg: 250,000 homes without electricity. Most of the southern half of Manhattan was without power after floodwaters poured into subway and car tunnels, AFP reports. At least four people were also killed. (US storm-update) 250,000 in Manhattan in the dark - The Standard Please...

NYC school public schools will be closed tomorrow (Tuesday) again, NY Stock Exchange Closed today and tomorrow. Red Hook section of Brooklyn is flooded with wind blown sea water. Now Temperature 58*F Wind 38MPH light drizzle. Grand Central on a weekday? More police than commuters.

In Brooklyn NYC the streets are abnormally quiet. A non working day for most and probably all stay home. There were garbage collections but hardly anyone put out their garbage for the fear of the wind. All subways are closed but some local buses are running. Some local stores are open but will...

I have a one story stone house but still I worry about the roof, windows and the trees. I live on high ground so flooding won't be a problem.

We, or at least I'm, ready for Sandy here in Brooklyn New York. Just spent a couple of hours tidying up outside of the house, make sure everything is tight and cars are garaged. I even cut down a big branch of a tree that seemed weak. No duct tape was being used though as Rumsfeld suggested a...

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