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Dr Jim West » SOTS: The Final Evening
Posted 32 minutes ago
It turns out that Diane Edelman wasn’t to read Knauf’s paper but rather one of her own- on prophets and prophetic texts.  Here are a very few photos. Everything wraps up tomorrow morning and at noon I’m off to London to de-wrightianize Tilling’s new apartment.  He calls it a ‘flat’ but that’s only because the dear boy’s theological perspective has ... [Link]

KnoxViews » Charles Robert Bone on the TNDP Executive Director and Communications Director jobs
Posted 80 minutes ago
Over at Kleinheider's: I think the Party would be well served to publicly post these job openings and conduct a national search to ensure that we attract a diverse and talented applicant pool. A national search? There's no one in Tennessee qualified to herd the cats and put out the press releases? Not even in Nashville, where all the party ... [Link]

Reality Me » Flood!
Posted 105 minutes ago
Eons ago I began a trench around the house so that I could reseal the block wall, and install a French drain to assure no water would ever come in the basement. Well, one thing led to another and I never finished. In the Fall, the leaves come off the trees, decompose a little and clog up the moat. So, ... [Link]

The Upfront Page » Is media helping create economic woes?
Posted 116 minutes ago
A recent survey by Opinion Research Corporation found that 77 percent of Americans say the media are contributing to the economic downturn by making people feel scared. That may well be true. There's clearly a mass-psychology dimension to economic swings. Greed can drive markets up, and fear can drive them down. A responsible news organization shouldn't play to fears or ... [Link]

No Silence Here » ALCOA to lay off 450
Posted 2 hours ago
And the hits just keep on coming. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) -- ALCOA Aluminum in Blount County plans to layoff 450 employees by the end of March, according to company spokesperson Christy Newman. Newman says ALCOA will no longer produce molten aluminum at its Tennessee operations once the layoffs are complete. And more here. The Alcoa news comes on top of ... [Link]

d e s i g n : : » design : : beauty?
Posted 2 hours ago
This is the project I'm working on right now: A facelift for the Tennessee School of Beauty. They're located in a nondescript strip mall in West Knoxville, definitely the antithesis of beauty. So the... thoughts from a young architect on the design of everything, and random stuff from his life too. [Link]

No Silence Here » Twittering the flooding
Posted 2 hours ago
djuggler Holy cow! I don't think I've ever seen our creek in the back yard this high! it's not cresting the banks yet but really close! 11 minutes ago from twhirl cathymccaughan Gleason and other back roads flooding. 25 minutes ago from txt [Link]

KnoxViews » Big news in Alcoa, and it's not good
Posted 2 hours ago
WVLT BREAKING NEWS: ALCOA laying off 450 in Blount County by March ALCOA Aluminum in Blount County plans to layoff 450 employees by the end of March, according to company spokesperson Christy Newman. Newman says ALCOA will no longer produce molten aluminum at its Tennessee operations once the layoffs are complete. ALCOA plans to close two pot lines at the ... [Link]

Deliverance » TVA AND TRUST
Posted 3 hours ago
I didn't post about the dam break at the TVA Kingston Steam plant when it happened.  I was on vacation at the time and for some reason my vacations tend to be busy and I find it difficult finding time to post.  But I'll post about it now. I drive by the Kingston Steam plant every fall when we head ... [Link]

BlountViews » Alcoa shutting down Blount molten aluminum operations, cutting 450 jobs
Posted 3 hours ago
WVLT BREAKING NEWS: ALCOA laying off 450 in Blount County by March ALCOA Aluminum in Blount County plans to layoff 450 employees by the end of March, according to company spokesperson Christy Newman. Newman says ALCOA will no longer produce molten aluminum at its Tennessee operations once the layoffs are complete. ALCOA plans to close two pot lines at the ... [Link]

Inn of the Last Home » Anybody Home?
Posted 3 hours ago
(opens the door, peers in).Hello? Wow, kinda sparse in here. Who updates this thing, anyway?(closes door) [Link]

Stirring the pot » Video: Teriyaki salmon with sesame ginger rice
Posted 3 hours ago
Mary Constantine prepares and light New Year's treat, teriyaki salmon with sesame ginger rice. Teriyaki salmon with sesame ginger rice 2 cups uncooked instant rice 6 salmon fillets (4 ounces each) 1/3 cup reduced-calorie pancake syrup 1/3 cup reduced-sodium teriyaki sauce 4 green onions, thinly sliced 1 tablespoon butter 1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry ... [Link]

Instapundit » BLAZING SADDLES goes to Washington….
Posted 3 hours ago
BLAZING SADDLES goes to Washington. [Link]

Instapundit » SETTING YOURSELF UP FOR FAILURE BY making excuses in advance: “This is real self-sabotage, like…
Posted 3 hours ago
SETTING YOURSELF UP FOR FAILURE BY making excuses in advance: “This is real self-sabotage, like drinking heavily before a test, skipping practice or using really poor equipment,” said Edward R. Hirt, a psychologist at Indiana University. “Some people do this a lot, and often it’s not clear whether they’re entirely conscious of doing it — or of its costs.” You ... [Link]

Rambling Redundant » They all went to heaven in a little row boat.
Posted 3 hours ago
***umm, I was wrong on the day's till spring count...thanks hubs! (I'm not good at math, that's why I act)***So, I am preparing for a girl's night out, and I just can't seem to remember where I put my CANOE!!Really? I know rain is good and all, that we have been in deficit...but is this really necessary?I know, this is ... [Link]

KnoxViews » Order pizza from your Tivo
Posted 3 hours ago
No, seriously. Just noticed it on the Tivo menu for the first time today. KnoxViews [Link]

The Bottom Line » The end of of a hometown retailer
Posted 3 hours ago
It's what I and others have been speculating for days, if not weeks: Goody's Family Clothing is shutting its doors for good. The hometown success story -- starting right here in East Tennessee more than 50 years ago -- has ended with the news that Goody's will be liquidating. Going-out-of-business sales could start as early as Friday. What a roller-coaster ... [Link]

SayUncle » Internet Radio
Posted 3 hours ago
Received via email from BCM: Just a heads up all … Annette Freeman (a friend and #don’t go movement colleague) and I are doing an every Tuesday night Blog Talk Radio show from 6-7PM CST. Our first show is this evening! John Harris, the head of the TN Firearms Association will be our guest and he’ll be talking about the ... [Link]

KnoxViews » Mark Brown responds to rumors about TNDP Executive Director spot
Posted 3 hours ago
State Senate Democratic Caucus Director Mark Brown says he has not spoken with Charles Robert Bone re. the TNDP Executive Director job, but says he would be interested and adds: I also think I would be a very good ED. Under my direction, the caucus raised over $1M (more than it has ever raised). We won special elections in SD30 ... [Link]

Property Scope » B. Conley bails on waterfront project
Posted 3 hours ago
From tomorrow's column, today: "A little taste of Chattanooga won't be coming to Knoxville after all. Last August, a group that included local developer Brian Conley announced plans for RiverWalk Landing, a condo/restaurant project on the South Waterfront that was aimed at replicating the feel of a Chattanooga project called RiverPier Landing. But five months later that idea is on ... [Link]