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Rocky Top Talk » Brian Kelly as Head Coach?
Posted 3 minutes ago
Poll If Brian Kelly were to be named as the next Tennessee Volunteers head football coach, which option would most closely resemble your response? Woo-hoo!!! Wait and See When do we fire Hamilton? 18 votes | Results [Link]

Rocky Top Talk » Tennessee Volunteers viewing guide for this week
Posted 3 minutes ago
Thursday, November 20 Miami at Georgia Tech 7:30 p.m. ESPN Saturday, November 22 Michigan at Ohio State 12:00 p.m. ABC North Carolina State at North Carolina 12:00 p.m. Raycom / ESPN-GP Tennessee at Vanderbilt 12:30 p.m. Raycom / ESPN-GP / Yahoo Michigan State at Penn State 3:30 p.m. (ESPN2 / ABC) Texas Tech at Oklahoma 8:00 p.m. ABC Also, apologies ... [Link]

Dr Jim West » The Auto Bailout Rises from the Dead?!
Posted 16 minutes ago
It seems leading Senators have come to an agreement concerning a bailout for the auto industry after all.  I hope the full Senate votes it into oblivion where it belongs.  But of course if it’s a stupid idea, they’re bound to pass it.  Like they did the 700 billion dollar bailout that has achieved absolutely nothing but to drive us ... [Link]

CORRE Blog » Who will Obama choose as Secretary of Energy?
Posted 33 minutes ago
We have not heard much about who will be chosen as Secretary of Energy in the new administration.   The choice of President-elect Obama is a very important decision for retirees generally and especially retirees of the contractors of DOE in Oak Ridge.  From the issues related to sharing Part D government contributions to the DOE [...] [Link]

Roll Call and Reveille » 65th Anniversary of the Battle of Tarawa
Posted 53 minutes ago
Today is the 65th anniversary of the Battle of Tarawa, one of the epic struggles of World War II. The conflict opened the door to the Marshall Islands for U.S. forces and began the drive across the central Pacific. Tarawa is part of the Gilbert Islands. Its main island is Betio, a long, narrow strip of land where some of ... [Link]

Instapundit » NEW APPROACHES TO SEQUENCING DNA using nanotechnology….
Posted 58 minutes ago
NEW APPROACHES TO SEQUENCING DNA using nanotechnology. [Link]

The House of Flying Monkeys » What wine do you serve with scrambled traditions?
Posted 81 minutes ago
Because I am doing just that… not that this is a surprise, right? No, not at all.  But I’m doing the almost unthinkable.  I’m tinkering with the stuffing.  Yes, the stuffing.  This year I’m adding some new breads into the mix.  Yes, I know, new isn’t always better.  But I’m thinking happy thoughts and I have a good feeling about ... [Link]

View From The Porch » Team Predator in action.
Posted 86 minutes ago
If you don't find this tale amusing, your eyes are probably on the sides of your head.Mine are on the front, and I'm still wiping tears of laughter out of them. [Link]

Dr Jim West » Live Blog of An ASOR Session on Khirbet Qeiyafa
Posted 87 minutes ago
By one Owen Chesnut.  Note the smarmy comment (if correctly transcribed) by Dever.  What a dolt.  I will note that it must have been a very brief question and answer period.  Similarly, other smarmy comments were made during the session itself by at least one of the presenters and the audience must well have been quite odd. Posted in archaeology, ... [Link]

AphexMandelbrot's Fun Depot » This journal was brought to you by: Formatting While Sick. (or, "TWO YEAR YEILDS DID WHAT.")
Posted 94 minutes ago
Holy shit.Goldman has gone BELOW their fucking IPO.That’s a decade’s-worth of growth for them down the tubes.Get on the motherfucking boat. No, Rose – Leo DiCaprio is fucking dead. Bitch, get back here! OH NO SHE HAS THE JEWEL OF THE SE-fuck i’m so sick i’m confusing metaphors.EVERYBODY DO THE BANK.=======“GMAC LLC, the financial arm of General Motors Corp., said ... [Link]

AphexMandelbrot's Fun Depot » This journal was brought to you by: Formatting While Sick. (or, "TWO YEAR YEILDS DID WHAT.")
Posted 94 minutes ago
Holy shit.Goldman has gone BELOW their fucking IPO.That’s a decade’s-worth of growth for them down the tubes.Get on the motherfucking boat. No, Rose – Leo DiCaprio is fucking dead. Bitch, get back here! OH NO SHE HAS THE JEWEL OF THE SE-fuck i’m so sick i’m confusing metaphors.EVERYBODY DO THE BANK.=======“GMAC LLC, the financial arm of General Motors Corp., said ... [Link]

Ellen Smith for Oak Ridge » Oak Ridge is receiving a Safe Routes to School grant
Posted 96 minutes ago
There’s some great news this morning! The state has announced that  the city of Oak Ridge will receive a Safe Routes to School grant totaling $239,079 for sidewalk and crosswalk improvements, traffic devices, and signage near the Robertsville Middle School campus. The grant will also fund educational programs and promotional activities for middle school children, to encourage walking and biking ... [Link]

Quirky Is A Compliment » 11/19/08 A Little Whine With That Flurry?
Posted 104 minutes ago
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jonathanhickman.com » Loving this cold weather
Posted 106 minutes ago
I can’t tell you how happy I am that it’s finally getting cold again. On Tuesday, I awoke to discover snow on my car. Snow! I know a lot of people don’t like cold weather, and please believe me when I say I don’t love everything about it - dry skin, for instance, and short days - but I just ... [Link]

Gate 21 » Blazer Chronicles: Episode 20
Posted 113 minutes ago
Well, after a whirlwind couple of months, I’m actually taking a little R&R this week — my first vacation in over a year. Nonetheless, here’s the Episode 20 of the Blazer Chronicles, courtesy of VolzRChamps, with a complete rundown on Tennessee Sports for this week. The Blazer Chronicles: Episode 20 — Tennessee Sports Rundown Go Vols, Beat the Commodores! – ... [Link]

KnoxViews » Cyn Mobley to host Internet radio call-in show on publishing
Posted 2 hours ago
Best-selling thriller novelist Cyn Mobley will host her first Internet radio call-in show on what it takes to get published on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008 at 7 p.m. EST at Talkshoe.com. The link to the show is here: http://www.talkshoe.com/tc/32978 The show is set up so you can just listen in or you can call via Skype or a special phone ... [Link]

Camera Shy » Wing in our new house!
Posted 2 hours ago
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d e s i g n : : » 1416 is inhabitable
Posted 2 hours ago
Our house is safe enough to occupied by human beings, according to the City of Knoxville. Which we will do post-haste, as soon as the bank appraises its value (which is happening at noon). The... thoughts from a young architect on the design of everything, and random stuff from his life too. [Link]

Instapundit » IN THE MAIL: Born Liberal, Raised Right, a guide to child-rearing and “turning tiny tyrants into go…
Posted 2 hours ago
IN THE MAIL: Born Liberal, Raised Right, a guide to child-rearing and “turning tiny tyrants into good citizens.” Plus, Arsenals of Folly: The Making of the Nuclear Arms Race. [Link]

BooksForKidsBlog » Running Free: Paint the Wind by Pam Munoz Ryan
Posted 2 hours ago
Newbery winner Pam Munoz Ryan (for Esperanza Rising) returns to the American West, this time the high plains, in her latest novel, Paint The Wind."The only way to capture a ghost is to paint the tail of the wind." Maya's violet eyes widened, her voice breathless with conviction.With one hand, she picked up the small brown and white plastic horse ... [Link]