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brooklynite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 02:50 PM Original message |
Chile official: 1st miner to surface today |
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Bobbieo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 02:53 PM Response to Original message |
1. This is wonderful!! Have been following this story with great interest. |
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Gin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 03:00 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Me too.....it's the most interesting story in a long time |
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leftynyc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 03:02 PM Response to Original message |
3. Good news |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 03:20 PM Response to Reply #3 |
9. The trip up has been estimated to last around 15 minutes. |
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leftynyc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-13-10 04:19 AM Response to Reply #9 |
53. I just saw #6 come to the surface |
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lunatica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 03:09 PM Response to Original message |
4. Here's a drawing of the rescue capsule |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 05:55 PM Response to Reply #4 |
33. Better send sedatives. |
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truth2power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 03:10 PM Response to Original message |
5. Help please...I don't have cable. where would be the best place to get streaming video? |
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Viva_La_Revolution (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 03:14 PM Response to Original message |
6. live video link up and running... |
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truth2power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 03:17 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. thanks. |
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Viva_La_Revolution (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 03:18 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. .. |
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truth2power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 03:25 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. Watching it now. Guess I'll be glued to my computer for awhile. |
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Tx4obama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 04:44 PM Response to Reply #6 |
19. And here's a link to the CNN live feed below |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 03:22 PM Response to Original message |
10. Have people survived as long as they have so far down underground? |
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itsrobert (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 03:27 PM Response to Original message |
12. On air MSNBC just said 7pm ET |
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Viva_La_Revolution (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 03:39 PM Response to Original message |
13. Is that the Prez speaking now? nt |
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Gin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 03:47 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. CNN says first rescue is immenent....great news |
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Gin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 03:54 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. last issue to touch my heart like this was the return of the POW's |
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Tx4obama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 04:33 PM Response to Original message |
16. Have they already lowered the rescue workers down into the hole? n/t |
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Tx4obama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 04:36 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. CNN on TV just said the rescue workers haven't gone down yet.... |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 04:37 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. Live feed looks like they are getting the rescue pod all ready to lower down. |
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Tx4obama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 05:11 PM Response to Reply #18 |
25. I wonder why they're not using the capsule they already used in the test? |
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Tx4obama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 04:51 PM Response to Original message |
20. From HuffPo |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 04:54 PM Response to Original message |
21. Chile rescue to begin at 6 p.m. Central, president says |
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IcyPeas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 05:01 PM Response to Original message |
22. I'm torn as to whether to watch this on TV.... |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 05:04 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. I have barely been following the story, but now that it's coming to such a |
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Tx4obama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 05:07 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. The whole world is watching. Turn on your TV ;) n/t |
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truth2power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 05:17 PM Response to Original message |
26. Question: If they're just now bringing the capsule to the site, |
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Tx4obama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 05:23 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. CNN just said the rescue workers haven't gone down yet. n/t |
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liberation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 05:24 PM Response to Original message |
28. Hope everything goes as expected... |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 05:28 PM Response to Original message |
29. Now they're fiddling with the oxygen tanks in the capsule....... |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 05:30 PM Response to Original message |
30. (for the cube rats) Now they're fiddling with the video camera setup |
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Dorian Gray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 05:34 PM Response to Original message |
31. I hope that they all |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 05:43 PM Response to Original message |
32. Now I think they are attaching the heavy cable that will haul that pod up and down |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 05:59 PM Response to Original message |
34. Spokesman just now says that they are going to start testing the capsule, |
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truth2power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 06:00 PM Response to Original message |
35. The Minister just said that it will be about two more hours and then |
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rabs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 06:09 PM Response to Original message |
36. Journalists have arrived like a plague of locusts |
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Tx4obama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 06:18 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. Online CNN and MSNBC have live feed streaming links. |
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cbdo2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 06:22 PM Response to Original message |
38. Anyone know of a live internet feed with some commentary?? |
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rabs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 06:46 PM Response to Reply #38 |
39. Try this one |
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Tansy_Gold (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 06:53 PM Response to Reply #39 |
40. Could you post a link to Univision? My Spanish is rusty |
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rabs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 07:05 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. De nada y encontre UNIVISION en vivo |
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Tx4obama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 07:41 PM Response to Reply #41 |
45. That's not what I heard.... |
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rabs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 08:06 PM Response to Reply #45 |
48. That does not jibe with what is being reported live |
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Tx4obama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 08:20 PM Response to Reply #48 |
49. I read it on the thread on the link below - comment #23 |
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mvd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 07:07 PM Response to Original message |
42. Great news! |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 07:13 PM Response to Reply #42 |
43. They cetainly seem to have a better grip on preparation for this sort of thing |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 07:28 PM Response to Original message |
44. Capsule in position to be lowered down the hole, first with nobody in it..... |
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Tx4obama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 07:50 PM Response to Reply #44 |
46. Fingers crossed and holding my breath! n/t |
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Tx4obama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 08:01 PM Response to Original message |
47. The 'test capsule just came back up to the surface. n/t |
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rabs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 08:32 PM Response to Reply #47 |
50. It only went down about 74 meters |
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Tx4obama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 08:42 PM Response to Reply #50 |
51. They hit is with a hammer quite a bit when it came up last time.. n/t |
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rabs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 09:18 PM Response to Reply #51 |
52. First rescuer going down |
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