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DeMarCaTionVille » Rowdy Republicans Haven’t Settled Down
Posted 30 minutes ago
(Via Kleinheider) At least, he didn’t try to change up the words to this.    Tagged: 2008 Election, campaign trail, Hank Williams Jr., McCain, music, Palin    [Link]

Camp4u » A tale of two races
Posted 31 minutes ago
It is a little odd When an east Tennessee paper adds a dig about a middle Tennessee state house race to a story about senate fund raising. I guess it is OK because the dig attacks a Republican running against an incumbent Democrat for an old DUI conviction. OK. Fair enough. You can say its news.But don't you think it ... [Link]

RoaneViews » Tennessean Endorses Lincon Davis
Posted 40 minutes ago
I have trouble understanding how Monty Lankford has raise more money than Lincoln for the Congressional race. Lankford doesn't even live in our district. Lincoln has delivered the goods for Roane County and the rest of his District. He's far more conservative than I personally would like but he's been a good Representative. Lincoln Davis has earned the Tennessean's endorsement ... [Link]

RoaneViews » Crete deal part of larger problem
Posted 47 minutes ago
I need to know more about this deal. Crete moves into land not in the Roane County Industrial area and we donate land for their wastewater? Donate? Why not charge them the going rate for the land? It is about 1% on the deal. I'll bet there will be other costs associated with it anyway. This is just one more ... [Link]

RobbyEdwards.com » Oxbow Bend
Posted 50 minutes ago
Oxbow Bend by Robby Edwards Grand Teton National Park, September 2003 [Link]

terryfrank.net » Race Pandering
Posted 52 minutes ago
As a youngster, I used to show horses.  Until college, hauling to horse shows, working at the barn, handling the new foals was a great time together for my mother and me.  We have great memories.  I love watching animals and how they can so simplistically display many of the same behaviors as people. Take for instance the encounters between ... [Link]

Rocky Top Talk: Front Page Posts » I know what you did last week: a look at the Tennessee Volunteers' upcoming opponents
Posted 56 minutes ago
A quick recap of what all of the Vols' future opponents did last week, with animated drive charts. Mississippi State v. Vanderbilt Mississippi State upset Vanderbilt in Starkville, 17-14. First loss for Vandy this season. The Bulldogs held Vandy to 107 total yards and one third down conversion. Consider that this week's uh-oh stat. Mississippi State RB Anthony Dixon had ... [Link]

Thomas P.M. Barnett :: Weblog » The continuing connectivity/content tradeoff in the Middle East
Posted 57 minutes ago
ARTICLE: "Young and Arab in Land of Mosques and Bars," by Michael Slackman, New York Times, 22 September 2008. ARTICLE: "Arab TV Tests Societies' Limits With Depictions of Wine, Sex and Equality," by Robert F. Worth, New York Times, 27 September 2008. Great big article on the subversive presence in the Gulf that is the UAE and Dubai in particular. ... [Link]

Thomas P.M. Barnett :: Weblog » I was being optimistic on Afghanistan in my upcoming Good article
Posted 57 minutes ago
WORLD NEWS: "U.S. Expects Afghan Violence to Worsen: Commanders See Taliban Preparing Winter Offensive," by Yochi J. Dreazen, Wall Street Journal, 23 September 2008. In the Good article on McCain v Obama, I cited the issue of how far the Taliban might advance before winter sets in across Afghanistan. But our military is now talking about a sustained winter effort ... [Link]

Thomas P.M. Barnett :: Weblog » More like 5 foot-nine
Posted 57 minutes ago
EUROPE: "Russia's armed forces: advancing, blindly; A more aggressive Russian army is still no match for NATO, but is strong enough to scare some neighbors," The Economist, 20 September 2008. WORLD NEWS: "Moscow Will Boost Defense Spending to $50 Billion: Conflict in Georgia Exposed Deficiencies Of Aging Arsenal," by Andrew Osborn, Wall Street Journal, 20-21 September 2008. WORLD NEWS: "U.S. ... [Link]

DeMarCaTionVille » Senator Mike Williams: Lowering Gas Prices and Leaping Tall Buildings in a Single Bound!
Posted 58 minutes ago
Senator Williams has been blanketing the district with mailers for the last two weeks. Several voters have emailed me questions about those mailers - and I tried to find the answers. Question 1: Are we paying for this? That’s a full color print… and the paper is awfully glossy! No. According to Williams’, the [...] [Link]

Thomas P.M. Barnett :: Weblog » The world keeps on slipping, slipping, slipping . . . into the future
Posted 59 minutes ago
SPECIAL REPORT: "A bigger world: A special report on globalisation," The Economist, 20 September 2008. Slew of cool charts showing the rising profile of BRIC companies. The judgment that "emerging markets are producing examples of capitalism at its best." YES, The Economist ACTUALLY SAID THAT! Very sensible counter-fad article on "why rich-world multinationals think they can stay ahead of the ... [Link]

Thomas P.M. Barnett :: Weblog » Catching up with technology
Posted 64 minutes ago
TECHNOLOGY QUARTERLY: 1) "The meek shall inherit the web: Computing: In future, most new internet users will be in developing countries and will use mobile phones. Expect a wave of innovation," 2) "Gas, gas, quick boys: Chemical sensors: A new nanodevice able to detect low concentrations of chemical agents could help to thwart terrorist gas attacks," and 3) "Following the ... [Link]

No Silence Here » TN father names baby Sarah McCain Palin
Posted 66 minutes ago
So what do you suppose the over/under is on this marriage, a week? ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. -- A new father has secretly named his baby girl Sarah McCain Palin after the Republican ticket for president and vice president. Mark Ciptak of Elizabethton put that name on the documents for the girl's birth certificate, ignoring the name Ava Grace, which he and ... [Link]

KnoxViews » Baby Names
Posted 68 minutes ago
Without consulting his wife, a man named his new daughter Sarah McCain Palin Ciptak. And people said I was odd when I tried to convince my sister to name her daughter "Supergirl Einstein". KnoxViews [Link]

The House of Flying Monkeys » Wants vs. Needs: The Starbucks Edition
Posted 72 minutes ago
True Confession time: I think I’m a coffee poser.  There, I said it, (hangs head in shame), I’m having a superficial relationship with food products.  Call Maury, or the CEO of Starbucks, or stage an intervention.  Because, you know, I’ve finally come to the realization that my relationship with Java is nothing like a strong committed relationship between two mature ... [Link]

Reality Me » From the mouths of babes
Posted 79 minutes ago
My son has a love/hate relationship with our Roomba. He loves to start it and watch as long as someone else drags it out of the Roomba hiding spot but he still finds it the robot scary. This morning, the brisk air outside and the full moon made the dogs extra frisky so as they wrestled they simply ignored the ... [Link]

Rocky Top Talk: Front Page Posts » Tennessee - Georgia: A Brief Look at the Numbers
Posted 87 minutes ago
I'll spoil the ending of the story for you early; the numbers don't make the Georgia game feel much better. It still hurts, and it's not a pretty sight. Still, there are some things to see in the pretty charts and graphs, so here we go. First up, let's take a look at the basic box score numbers in comparison ... [Link]

View From The Porch » ...and now, the news.
Posted 100 minutes ago
This morning's Top Ten stories on CNN.com: 1. Fears of violence as economy tanks"OMG! We're all gonna die! There's no hope! We need change!" 2. 'Bradley effect' could affect vote"Don't be a racist. Vote for Obama. You don't want to feel like a racist, do you?" 3. GOP blasts stimulus measures"Evil Republicans don't want to buy your vote!" 4. Army ... [Link]

The House of Flying Monkeys » Conversation from a dinner - Part 1
Posted 108 minutes ago
"So, then you were the wild child in your family? Right?" "Um, no… well, okay, maybe a little."   Go ahead, Mom.  Tell them that between my Nobel Research project in Quantum Physics and my heavy practice schedule as a Concert Pianist, there was simply no time for too much mischief in my younger years.  Right?  Mom?  OMG, I think ... [Link]