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Instapundit » No title
Posted 3 hours ago
ARNOLD KLING: "So if a junk mortgage originator can pool loans with down payments of less than 5 percent, carve them into tranches, and get a rating agency to rate some of the tranches as AA or higher, it can make those more attractive to a bank than originating a relatively safe loan. If you want to know why securitization ... [Link]

Lia Ballentine { c r e a t i v e } » OOOOH! New MOO Product!
Posted 4 hours ago
Just what I needed. Another cool new MOO product to buy! MOO presented the new Mosaic Frame this week, designed to hold (tenderly) and display (proudly) MOO MiniCards. Oh, I’m smiling so much just thinking about getting a mosaic frame in the mail. Ahhhh… The frames can hold 20 MiniCards, which can be arranged any way you want.  …the new Mosaic ... [Link]

KnoxViews » Budget cuts to get worse
Posted 4 hours ago
Looking at this NS article made me wonder about Tennessee tax loopholes. Can someone point to a list of Tennessee tax loopholes?read moreKnoxViews [Link]

Great Smoky » Links for 2008-10-10 [del.icio.us]
Posted 4 hours ago
Volunteering vacation: Students use fall break to help others : Local News : Knoxville News Sentinel [Link]

Instapundit » No title
Posted 4 hours ago
WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE RESCUE PLANS: "We're setting the stage for when we come out of this of a massive inflation holocaust." Yeah, I'm worried about that, too. [Link]

Tugs Life » Busted Because of Bertinelli
Posted 4 hours ago
As you read this post, let your mind wander back to the year 1977. Jimmy Carter was President of the United States. The TV series, "Roots," was being seen for the very first time. Freddie Prinze from "Chico and the Man," committed suicide. The movie, "Star Wars," was released and became the highest grossing movie of all time. James Earl ... [Link]

THE SILVERBACKS » A SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AN ELEPHANT AND A MAN
Posted 5 hours ago
In 1986, Peter Davies was on holiday in Kenya after graduating from Northwestern University. On a hike through the bush, he came across a ... [Link]

THE SILVERBACKS » WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TO CONVERT YOUR TV TO DIGITAL
Posted 5 hours ago
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The Screening Log » 'Quarantine' web reviews
Posted 5 hours ago
John Erick Dowdle's "Quarantine" hit theaters this weekend, and while I didn't exactly adore this horror flick, I have to admit it didn't turn out just as bad as I thought it would. The film is a remake of acclaimed Spanish movie "[Rec]," which still hasn't made it over here. Let's see what people say about the new version:• Cinematical's ... [Link]

KnoxViews » Friday Bird Blogging
Posted 5 hours ago
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Dave And Thomas Daily Timekillers » Links for 2008-10-10 [Digg]
Posted 5 hours ago
Calacanis: Apple working on networked HD televisions!! These LCD HDTVs will be fully networked, with the ability to stream all your iTunes content from your Mac or PC. In fact, Calacanis told me they'll function like a standard TV with an Apple TV box, only without the need for the box. Google Reigns Supreme Google continues its supremacy, despite the ... [Link]

BooksForKidsBlog » The City of Ember: a Movie Review
Posted 5 hours ago
Opening across the country today, Walden Media's new movie, City of Ember is unfortunately only loosely based upon the first book of Jeanne DuPrau's Ember series. I say unfortunately because the movie script elected though a voice-over prologue to reveal the story of the founding of the Ember as a sort of post-nuclear-holocaust lifeboat for humanity, designed to maintain the ... [Link]

mer mag » [gorgeous wedding, amazing photography]
Posted 5 hours ago
These pics are from a while back (July 17th to be exact) and are from my best friend's wedding where I was the matron of honor (that's me at the end, the pregnant blondie walking with the best man, the grooms brother and photographer extraordinaire, Jared Wilson). I recently saw these photos for the first time on Jared's blog and ... [Link]

Knoxify » Links for 2008-10-10 [del.icio.us]
Posted 5 hours ago
15 High Quality Premium-Like Free WordPress Themes Read the title. [Link]

mer mag » [this makes me happy]
Posted 5 hours ago
I'm not a coffee drinker but I'm a huge fan of hot chocolate in the winter and I love the idea of drinking it out of a reusable porcelain to go cup with a silicone lid, designed by James Burgess. What a fabulous idea. I'm always up for anything that takes something ordinary and makes it exquisite...and for only $20...perfect. [Link]

The Screening Log » New 'Defiance' trailer invades web
Posted 6 hours ago
Besides keeping the world safe as James Bond in "Quantum of Solace" this November, Daniel Craig is also set to play a Jew who joins the Russian resistance to battle the Nazis in Edward Zwick's "Defiance." The latest full trailer for the war drama just popped up on the Web, and you can check it out below. Looks darn good! ... [Link]

The Screening Log » Watch a new 'W.' film clip
Posted 6 hours ago
Here's a new clip from Oliver Stone's upcoming "W.," which chronicles the life and career of George W. Bush. The footage comes with a quick introduction by Stone. In the scene, W. (Josh Brolin) is chatting with Karl Rove (Toby Jones). "W." opens next week.Clip comes up right after the jump. [Link]

KnoxViews » Straight Talk for John McCain...
Posted 6 hours ago
Harold Ford, Jr. weighs in on the McCain-Palin strategy.read moreKnoxViews [Link]

Jim West » Ubi Est Zelus Tuus
Posted 6 hours ago
adtende de caelo et vide de habitaculo sancto tuo et gloriae tuae ubi est zelus tuus et fortitudo tua multitudo viscerum tuorum et miserationum tuarum super me continuerunt se tu enim pater noster et Abraham nescivit nos et Israhel ignoravit nos tu Domine pater noster redemptor noster a saeculo nomen tuum quare errare nos fecisti Domine de viis tuis indurasti ... [Link]

Jim West » Oswald Myconius on the Death of Zwingli
Posted 6 hours ago
The first biography of Zwingli was published by his friend Oswald Myconius- who describes the aftermath of Z’s death thusly: After the defeat, during the leisure given to the enemy the body of Zwingli was sought for, was found, tried and condemned, cut into four parts, thrown into the fire, reduced to ashes. And as to the death of Zwingli ... [Link]