nasa1974's Account Talk

[JTH]

An interesting ride so far today. Sometimes, I close my eyes and I don't see the drops coming and it makes it more fun. Oh! Wait! I do that on REAL rollercoasters. :nuts: Good luck everyone.

You and me both, next week will be pivotal, yummy stress

 

[Birchtree]

The VIX at 17.18 off 0.38 may be telling us we have a rally on the close. Now I'll take that.

 

[nasa1974]

The VIX at 17.18 off 0.38 may be telling us we have a rally on the close. Now I'll take that.

Less than an hour to go. Me too.

 

[nasa1974]

Heading off to the second job. Everybody have a good weekend.

 

[tsptalk]

Thanks - You too!

 

[Handballer]

Don't get caught in the storms. Or do it should be a relieve from the hot weather. You have a good weekend too Nasa.

Heading off to the second job. Everybody have a good weekend.

 

[nasa1974]

This is from http://www.spaceweather.com/


LAST RE-ENTRY: On July 21st, the crew of the International Space Station photographed an event that will never be repeated: the re-entry of a space shuttle. Marking the end of NASA's 30-year shuttle program, Atlantis dove Earthward in a fiery arc that only six lucky space travelers could see from above:


The green band of light in the background is called "airglow." Airglow is a luminous bubble that surounds our entire planet, decorating the top of the atmosphere with aurora-like color. Although airglow resembles the aurora borealis, its underlying physics is different. Airglow is caused by an assortment of chemical reactions in the upper atmosphere driven mainly by solar ultraviolet radiation; auroras, on the other hand, are prompted by gusts of solar wind.
More pictures from the last flight of Atlantis may be found here.

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[nasa1974]

Senator moves to end minting of largely ignored presidential coins

By Charles S. Clark cclark@govexec.com July 22, 2011

"Lawmakers appeared optimistic when they enacted the 2005 Presidential Dollar Coin Act to honor all 44 U.S. chief executives on a $1 piece by 2016. But after a scathing news report on NPR this summer documented how few American consumers or collectors have warmed to the coins, a senator is proposing to halt production..."


http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=48318&oref=todaysnews

 

[nasa1974]

I don't think that sticky pants are going to help today.

 

[nnuut]

I don't think that sticky pants are going to help today.

Oh yes it would if you get lucky and the Crooks in DC do their job! I haven't made up my mind what to do, it seems the Markets are coming off of their lows?

 

[MaStA]

Oh yes it would if you get lucky and the Crooks in DC do their job! I haven't made up my mind what to do, it seems the Markets are coming off of their lows?

Yeah it seems we could possibly make out with a neutral or slightly positive day...you just never know. Hopefully once they finally get their act together and come up with a deal we will get a nice boost since it seems the no deal has already been factored in...maybe?

 

[nnuut]

Yeah it seems we could possibly make out with a neutral or slightly positive day...you just never know. Hopefully once they finally get their act together and come up with a deal we will get a nice boost since it seems the no deal has already been factored in...maybe?

Could be, but it seems to be rolling over now? Decisions decisions.:embarrest:

 

[nasa1974]

The close will be interesting. Lately the lunch bunch has taken the market lower and then they start to rise mid day until we hold our breath for the close. Today the lunch bunch had the market flat or risining just a little. What will it look like at 4???

 

[nnuut]

Flat!

 

[Handballer]

That sounds ok with me.

Flat!

 

[nnuut]

That sounds ok with me.

Well, just wishful thinking I guess?

 

[nasa1974]

Interesting on how our politicians were concerned about how the Asian market would be affected with their decisions about the debt ceiling Sunday. But late afternoon Monday they do the blame game and watch our markets go south. Replace all of them.

 

[nasa1974]

DANG!! Good for you if you are in the I fund. STINKS!!! to be in the S fund.

 

[nasa1974]

Federal pay and benefits spared -- for now 07/26/11
The debt strategies unveiled Monday do not contain specific provisions that would affect employees' salaries or pensions. In national address, President Obama noted the disruption in services that would result from a default.

House Democrats propose clean extension of FAA funding 07/26/11 Short-term authorization would allow the agency to operate normally and bring back 4,000 furloughed employees while lawmakers negotiate a long-term bill, they said.

Initiative targets thousands of post office locations and jobs 07/26/11 Potential closures would not affect customers' ability to find USPS services, even in rural areas, officials say.

From Nextgov: GSA moves all 17,000 employee email accounts to the cloud 07/26/11 The agency is the first to move all employees to Web-based email under the administration's push for greater IT efficiency.
Joint Chiefs nominee warns against deeper defense cuts 07/26/11 At confirmation hearing, Gen. Martin Dempsey says cutting more than $400 billion over the next 12 years would carry heavy risks for the military.

 

[nasa1974]

It looks like today is going to hurt. Extra stickum needed for my sticky pants today.