I agree with you about the Susan Boyle phenomenon, and think there is more to it. To have a frumpy, 47 year-old unemployed woman come out of nowhere and sing, wonderfully and with emotion, a song about holding on to your dream is truly amazing, espically in these tumultuous times. She is heaven-sent.
Both performances sent shivers down my spine but for Susan Boyle it was because we weren’t expecting it. There was no bar before she sang but there will be one for her next song.
The truly great performers can do this repeatedly and get to you even if you are already expecting something great.
slope…yes, the one here at 45th & lex has the automatic machines and they are great.
I personally don’t know the workings behind the stress test so I’m not sure how correct it is going to be in whatever its trying to predict. There have been various comments coming out of Street analysts on it and although they’re inconclusive, they feel that most banks will pass. But this is outside my area of expertise for sure.
okay is it just me or am i the only one NOT impressed with susan boyle’s voice? i saw the video for the first time this weekend and told my friend, um, im sorry but if that voice was coming from someone “hot” or “sexy” no one would give a crap and she’d just sound normal. but because it comes from an ugly person we are supposed to be impressed?
I’m actually a pretty big fan of the Church Street P.O. ever since they reopened after the post-9/11 cleanup. Not only do they have the do it yourself machines for packages, they usually have someone in the lobby helping people use them. Lines are reasonable and most employees are reasonably cheerful and helpful. But the biggest benefit is just the DIY machines — you do not have to wait to mail a package.
Separate question for you (and other finance/investor types):
The RE conversation thread has me thinking about the stress tests. Is the U.S. actually going to come out and make representations about the financial condition of each bank, based upon its own representations that it has very thoroughly reviewed these banks? Lots of folks will be relying in this and I imagine there will eb qutie a market reaction. What recoruse to the banks have if the U.S. overstates the risk, driving shares down? What about investors, if the risk is understated? I imagine the lawyers for the banks and for the govt must be s–ting bricks. This is not at all my area of practice and I have no idea how these issues have been vetted, but it seems to me the govt must tread very, very carefully in what it says about the banks. And, they will have to fudge as much as possible without looking too fudgy. What are all you investors expecting to see in the types of disclosures that will be made (I don’t mean in a thumbs up or down sense, but in the kinds of information that will be disclosed)? How impoprtant is the upcoming disclosure in May to your current investment thinking?
dirty hipster, that horrible story with the roommates took place in San Francisco, not New York. LOL!
Bxgrl;
I agree with you about the Susan Boyle phenomenon, and think there is more to it. To have a frumpy, 47 year-old unemployed woman come out of nowhere and sing, wonderfully and with emotion, a song about holding on to your dream is truly amazing, espically in these tumultuous times. She is heaven-sent.
Ok…the stress test results are due out May 4 and the government is going to publish the methodology on April 24.
We’ll just have to disagree on that Benson.
Both performances sent shivers down my spine but for Susan Boyle it was because we weren’t expecting it. There was no bar before she sang but there will be one for her next song.
The truly great performers can do this repeatedly and get to you even if you are already expecting something great.
These two are my favourite “live” performances ever:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W52PP3lYlUs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWrmjEAkTBw
slope…yes, the one here at 45th & lex has the automatic machines and they are great.
I personally don’t know the workings behind the stress test so I’m not sure how correct it is going to be in whatever its trying to predict. There have been various comments coming out of Street analysts on it and although they’re inconclusive, they feel that most banks will pass. But this is outside my area of expertise for sure.
okay is it just me or am i the only one NOT impressed with susan boyle’s voice? i saw the video for the first time this weekend and told my friend, um, im sorry but if that voice was coming from someone “hot” or “sexy” no one would give a crap and she’d just sound normal. but because it comes from an ugly person we are supposed to be impressed?
*rob*
dibs- I read about them several years ago. I think people who do them should be flogged and put in solitary confinement in a 3 x 3 box for life.
DIBS,
I’m actually a pretty big fan of the Church Street P.O. ever since they reopened after the post-9/11 cleanup. Not only do they have the do it yourself machines for packages, they usually have someone in the lobby helping people use them. Lines are reasonable and most employees are reasonably cheerful and helpful. But the biggest benefit is just the DIY machines — you do not have to wait to mail a package.
Separate question for you (and other finance/investor types):
The RE conversation thread has me thinking about the stress tests. Is the U.S. actually going to come out and make representations about the financial condition of each bank, based upon its own representations that it has very thoroughly reviewed these banks? Lots of folks will be relying in this and I imagine there will eb qutie a market reaction. What recoruse to the banks have if the U.S. overstates the risk, driving shares down? What about investors, if the risk is understated? I imagine the lawyers for the banks and for the govt must be s–ting bricks. This is not at all my area of practice and I have no idea how these issues have been vetted, but it seems to me the govt must tread very, very carefully in what it says about the banks. And, they will have to fudge as much as possible without looking too fudgy. What are all you investors expecting to see in the types of disclosures that will be made (I don’t mean in a thumbs up or down sense, but in the kinds of information that will be disclosed)? How impoprtant is the upcoming disclosure in May to your current investment thinking?
Yes, chicken. I always got a kick out of “infantilism.”