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CPAN-3
SJC link

Keep the MotherShip rec'd!!!!!

MOTHERSHIP

CLONING INCLUSIVE HEART's DIARY:

Hi all live blogging the debate.

A special shout out to all the good union production folks working on the event.  I love my union crews.  

The usual suspects will be present and our friend Keith Olbermann is the moderator.

The debate is on MSNBC.

No photos and try to add content and attribution to comments for those who can't watch live.

Please post your transcripts where ever you like in this diary.

This things has fireworks going off!

Senators are being total thugs.

House Committee
Allegations of Misconduct at the General Services Administration
Oversight and Government Reform
Henry Waxman , D-CA
Thomas Davis , R-VA
The beginning and end of this live program may be earlier or later than the scheduled times

CSpan 3

Live Thread: Climate Change Hearing - Al Gore Testifies Part IV

Kudos to Al Gore. He just said, "I don't believe we should raise taxes at all."

Please unrec this diary at about 300 comments, link to the previous diaries and put up a diary thread, Part V.
Part I

Part II

Part III

Live-streaming CSpan 3
Currently running replay during break.

No pixs, pity dial-up users, please.  Dr. Lomborg from Copenhagan is up first.

In the meantime Snow is up.  Dang, I just ate lunch!

Part I here: Part I

See that diary for who is on the panel questioning and Ellicat's excellent liveblogging of Valerie's responses.

Continuation of Iraq Non-Binding resolution hearing.  You can listen on C-Span2 at:

C-Span 2 hearing UPDATE:  this is the Sanate hearing.

CSPAN is carrying it at:

Originally scheduled for 10Eastern, now re-scheduled for after thePresidential address.  Currently CSpan-2 is saying High Noon Eastern Time.C-Span 1 is carrying it instead

Original was posted here:

Procedural vote, Boehner/Pelosi

Thanks to Omen and Ellicat

Link to CSpan for cubewellers:  CSpan link

In the service
In-Country (Iraq, Afghanistan, Korea, Germany)
In danger of immediacy

Have a relative in any of the above categories.

We are assumed to be anti-American - which we all know is the ultimate ass-u-me.  I would put up our statistics against any conservative site as being more indicative of patriotism, devotion to counry and commitment to the Constitution.  What say you?

That's why, when I read today's Star Trib, I was delighted to catch up with what he was doing.  Not only delighted, but reassured that he had not changed.  All it took was this:

Q What kind of documentary would you like to do?

A I'd cover five kids back from Iraq and spend six months with them as they try to re-acclimate to civilian life. I would try to connect their injuries to certain decisions they made before going over. Whether or not the war was right, I know those kids were sent in without the kind of gear that would have saved lives and limbs.

http://www.startribune.com/...

Hat tips to the many Moon of Alabama people who sent us the lead and asked for our help. Below is a very quick summary of some of the key points you all have found:

I'm honored to be your guest host today.  My hope is to try to take the mystery out of Quantity Cooking and to possibly even pass on some tips and hints for the accommodation of those "I knew you wouldn't mind if I brought my 8 kids too!" type guests.  

My credentials:  I'm one of 7 kids, hubby is one of 6.  Family get togethers usually count 20-30 including the kids and I'm the designated Holiday hostess..  I've even done events like a sit-down spaghetti dinner for 75 members of a teenaged cross-country team of skiers and parents IN my
home, and my house it ain't that big.  You've seen my previous work in this diary:  HomeCanning for Beginners.

Old sayings often have a grain of truth hidden somewhere inside. The grain of truth in the one above is that low pressure makes the air over the water clearer, bringing water and sky into sharp focus to the horizon. When the air becomes hyper-clear, experienced sailors know that a storm is coming and race to secure the ship.

Introducing freelance writer rba to the Community who presents a systems analysis exploring the cascading hardwired communications *network failure in the Hurricane Katrina *debacle.  While it may seem to exemplify Murphy's Law, rba notes that Schwartz's law is more apt: Murphy was an optimist.

This article examines what circumstances just lent to the "Perfect Storm" aspect of destruction.  It wasn't just Mother Nature, nor was it just chance.  Excerpts after the jump with links:

First, a link for both U.S. and Canadians as a resource:

http://www.homecanning.com/

I've found that the biggest point of resistance to home canning is that of the dreaded "fear of spoilage".  Oh, sure, it is possible to mess up, but it is also possible to mess up changing a diaper!  (Yes, I have a son....those of you with kidlets will appreciate the comment...).

From that link:

Food spoils when enzyme, mold, yeast and bacteria growth is not controlled. Proper, safe home canning procedures control the growth of spoilage microorganisms, allowing us to keep food beyond its normal storage period.

So lesson one is:  Get control of yourself.

Upon receiving this email, I had to start this awareness drumbeat.  I have purposely removed identifying marks from it. You'll have to just guess why I did that.

This is from a college kid.  22 years old.  He's with compatriots with the same training and skillset.

Now focus on the ripple - this is Baton Rouge.  Once filled up to overflowing with humanity, where will it go next?  

See the extended entry for the "censored" email, and to pre-empt the question.  This message was received in the past 24 hours.

Please, use this as a repository for ideas.  The collective intelligence and power of DKos is but a few keystrokes away.  Use the recommend comment to vote for your view of the most creative or strategic comment.

Let's garner the top ten and then see if we can get some leverage from the Crawford current events.

After the jump are just some brainstorming ideas.  These are not to be viewed as comprehensive, smart or worthwhile.  They are just to get the ol' DKos brain a tickin'.

"The Army said it demoted Brig. Gen. Janis Karpinski"

It's out on the AP right now, 56 minutes old.

Anyone surprised?

There is a big question in my mind though:

Will she talk?

"It's insane. We cannot keep up," said Arden Hills bankruptcy attorney Barbara May, adding that her monthly filings have grown from 20 to 50. "As soon as this passed the Senate, my phone started ringing," she said.

She's the director of the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, and catch this:  Judges are calling from around the country because they are having difficulty interpreting the new rules!

Just to quantify the impact on a relatively average locale, here's a look at the numbers per the article:

"Minnesota has a low rate of personal bankruptcies compared to other states. However, Chapter 7 filings in the first three months of this year totaled 3,980 -- about 15 percent ahead of the same period in 2004, but below the record level set in 2003."

More after the jump.

You are in a unique situation, one you should capitalize on for the rest of us.  You have the attention of bloggerdom, the press, the White House Press Corps.

USE this time for the better good!