Governor's Prayer Breakfast In Anchorage This Morning 

 While the live event is sold out, NGP readers can attend the virtual event on line by going here.  The Prayer Breakfast coverage begins at 8 this morning, which is noon EDT.

We have attended and covered these events in the past.

Question.  Why would we do that?  Answer.  We make occasional reference to the omniscient, omnipresent, omnipotent creator of the Universe here because we are lost in the chaos of temporal issues without Him.  

American and Canadian energy projects, family plans, company investments, government coordination and all other human endeavors can only go well in the long run with men and women of faith who seek God's wisdom and petition Him to direct our paths.  

The alternative, with apologies to Thomas Carlyle for use of his term, can only lead one, one's family, one's project or one's nation into a life of "dismal science".   -dh

On another but somehow related subject is a video designed solely to inspire and entertain the many loyal followers of "Northern Gas Pipelines".  Sit back, hold onto your chair, take a deep breath and listen to this Italian angel whose voice seems — but is really not — inconsistent with her uniform:

Alaska Dispatch.  A Californian withdrew his name from an Alaska board on which membership is reserved for Alaskans, but a Texan is still seeking confirmation to another Alaska board.     …     Seeking confirmation now to a seat on the Alaska Gasline Development Corp. is Richard Rabinow of Houston, Texas.