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The Crone Speaks » When Doctors Don’t Want to Work For Insurance Companies
Posted 4 minutes ago
A very interesting survey was conducted, doctors want to leave the medical industry because of insurers red tape. Nearly half the respondents in a survey of U.S. primary care physicians said that they would seriously consider getting out of the medical business within the next three years if they had an alternative. The survey, released this week by the Physicians’ ... [Link]

No Silence Here » A poll on Knox County's 2010 mayor's race
Posted 20 minutes ago
Take the pollFree Poll by Blog Flux Story here. [Link]

View From The Porch » They don't really make distinctions...
Posted 26 minutes ago
(Poster by, of course, Oleg Volk.)With the "Fudd" discussions going on here and there about the gun blogosphere, I was reminded of this poster Oleg did a while back...(Plus it was a good damned excuse to post a picture of a Finnish Mosin, which just makes me all warm and fuzzy inside.)Anyhow, I'm torn on the term "Fudd". Now, I ... [Link]

RobbyEdwards.com » The Road to Cataloochee
Posted 26 minutes ago
The Road to Cataloochee by Robby Edwards April 2005Cataloochee, Great Smoky Mountains National Park Rachelle, her parents and I decided to enjoy the some wonderful springtime weather one afternoon by driving out to Great Smoky Mountains National Park in search of elk. In 2001 and 2002, two separate herds of elk were relocated from Land Between the Lakes National Recreation ... [Link]

Thomas P.M. Barnett :: Weblog » How much can China step up in this global financial crisis?
Posted 26 minutes ago
BRIEFING: “China’s economy: Reflating the dragon; Can the world’s fastest-growing economy avoid a sharp downturn?” The Economist, 15 November 2008. WORLD NEWS: “China’s Stimulus Will Lift Oil Demand: Rebound in Nation’s Consumption Could Bolster Prices, Though Impact Could Take Months,” by Shai Oster and Neil King, Jr., Wall Street Journal, 11 November 2008. The odd claim now from some experts ... [Link]

Thomas P.M. Barnett :: Weblog » More upside on the crash: falling commodity prices temper inflation
Posted 26 minutes ago
FINANCE AND ECONOMICS: “Debt and deflation: Depressing times; Are rich economies heading merely for a bout of falling prices, or for a 1930-style deflationary spiral?” The Economist, 15 November 2008. Okay, I’m abusing the logic of the piece here a bit. The spiral in question here is “I can’t sell because prices drop so much and because I can’t sell ... [Link]

Thomas P.M. Barnett :: Weblog » That excellent Friedman column on Detroit
Posted 26 minutes ago
OP-ED: “How to Fix a Flat,” by Thomas L. Friedman, New York Times, 12 November 2008. This column reminds me of the scene in “Toy Story II” when Mrs. Potato Head tells her husband that she’s going to pack his “angry eyes” for the great adventure ahead—just in case he needs them. Friedman put on his angry eyes for this ... [Link]

Thomas P.M. Barnett :: Weblog » China steps up, India gets scared
Posted 28 minutes ago
ARTICLE: “China Bets Highways Will Drive Its Growth,” by Andrew Batson, Wall Street Journal, 11 November 2008. WORLD NEWS: “India Reins In Ambitioius Building Plans,” by Eric Bellman, Wall Street Journal, 12 November 2008. Much of China’s $600B stimulus will focus on roads and other forms of transportation connectivity (airports and railroads). This is a “tried and true” engine for ... [Link]

No Silence Here » Three new members at Valley of the blogs
Posted 32 minutes ago
Minutes from Nowhere Miranda Greene Right at Home [Link]

No Silence Here » Gay marriage: Yawn
Posted 36 minutes ago
I rarely blog on gay marriage because, well, the topic bores me. If gays want to get married, fine. I have no problem with that. And don't come at me with the whole bogus issue of extending benefits to the gay partner. Scripps has doing that for quite some time. We have friends who are the first gay couple to ... [Link]

Property Scope » Thursday briefing
Posted 42 minutes ago
Sign up today for free email updates from the Scope and the Bank Draft, a blog about the banking industry in Tennessee and the Southeast. Submit a request to flory@knoxvillebiz.com. Burchett to launch campaign for county mayor. KNS Radioactive cleanup in Vestal almost finished. Atomic City Underground TDOT studying options to extend Pellissippi Parkway. The Daily Times Chattanooga Another chance ... [Link]

KnoxViews » South Waterfront project comes home
Posted 49 minutes ago
I was looking at this Metro Pulse article about a house on Sevier Ave. that the City wants to take by eminent domain to build a roundabout for access to new condos on the river. I thought, that house looks familiar. Sure enough, it's the house I grew up in. My parents bought it around 1956 when I was a ... [Link]

Camp4u » The passing of Sunny Day
Posted 76 minutes ago
Sunny Day, good friend of conservatives around the Knoxville, Anderson, pigeon Forge area, passed on to the great reward after a sudden stroke yesterday. Sunny lived life about as fully as you possibly could. He was as passionate about conservative politics as you could be and wasn't afraid to work. He often would laugh and cut up with the best ... [Link]

No Silence Here » Governor has "trust issues" with House Dem leader
Posted 77 minutes ago
NASHVILLE - Gov. Phil Bredesen may not be naming his preference for who should lead Democrats in the Tennessee House, but he is signaling that it isn't current House Majority Leader Gary Odom. You think he views Odom as the Phil Fulmer of Team Dem? [Link]

Thomas P.M. Barnett :: Weblog » Just a reminder: we’re #1 on competitiveness
Posted 78 minutes ago
REPORT: “Global Competitiveness Report 2008-2009,” World Economic Forum From World Economic Forum 2008: US was number one in 2007 and remains there in 2008. As for the post-American leaders? China is 30 and India is 50 and Russia and Brazil are not even on the list. Super-entrepreneurial—according to Baumol et al.—Taiwan (17) and Israel (23) don’t even come close. Keep ... [Link]

Instapundit » IN THE WASHINGTON POST, doubts about the Eric Holder nomination. “Ultimately, the call was President…
Posted 79 minutes ago
IN THE WASHINGTON POST, doubts about the Eric Holder nomination. “Ultimately, the call was President Clinton’s, but why did Mr. Holder not object to the pardon of a fugitive millionaire politically connected to the president?” Some possible answers to that question here.  ”So to be clear, Holder helped steer the attorney for Rich, a fugitive whose pardon request would likely have ... [Link]

Instapundit » HAS APPLE SOLD OUT ON DRM AGAIN?  New MacBooks Have Built-in Copy Protection….
Posted 79 minutes ago
HAS APPLE SOLD OUT ON DRM AGAIN?  New MacBooks Have Built-in Copy Protection. [Link]

Thomas P.M. Barnett :: Weblog » Hard times breed more comprehensive trade deals
Posted 79 minutes ago
THE AMERICAS: “The Caribbean: Trade winds; Finally, a deal with Europe,” The Economist, 18 October 2008. The EU continues to ply an aggressive trade pact course in Latin America. Good competition for us and a reminder that tough times breed compromise on big trade pacts—assuming your leadership is visionary enough for the task. [Link]

the sunsphere is NOT a wigshop » Rita's is open
Posted 85 minutes ago
Just saw this last night. Has anyone been there? They have a huge flat screen tv. Looks yummy. A few Knoxvillians muse about life in the city with a huge golden disco ball. [Link]

The Crone Speaks » Will Obama & Congress Continue to Kowtow to Health Insurers?
Posted 86 minutes ago
Socialized health care? Single-payer health care? I will probably never see that in my life-time, although our country really needs to put the kibash on the health insurance industry. That industry has grown so strong, and has muscled it’s way into determining healthcare policy for decades. That isn’t stopping. Pear notes that the health insurance industry has issued an ultimatum ... [Link]