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RoaneViews » Fireworks, Cheap thrills with toxic consequences
Posted 3 hours ago
Do you consider yourself environmentally conscious and responsible?? You might not know that all those colorful explosives used to celebrate special occasions.... (your firecrackers, skyrockets, Roman candles and yes even those so-called "harmless" sparklers)... pose a serious environmental and health danger from heavy metals and other toxic firework fallout. So the next time you are about to set off or ... [Link]

Instapundit » UH OH: Colin Powell Airs Doubts on Obama Agenda. “Colin Powell, one of President Obama’s most prom…
Posted 3 hours ago
UH OH: Colin Powell Airs Doubts on Obama Agenda. “Colin Powell, one of President Obama’s most prominent Republican supporters, expressed concern Friday that the president’s ambitious blitz of costly initiatives may be enlarging the size of government and the federal debt too much.” [Link]

Appalachian Scribe » Palin Out
Posted 4 hours ago
Just caught part of Sarah Palin’s speech in which she announced she was stepping down as Alaska governor: Gov. Sarah Palin announced Friday that she will step down as Alaska’s chief executive by the end of the month. She will not seek election to a second gubernatorial term in 2010. I don’t think anyone really expected her to seek reelection, ... [Link]

Instapundit » SARAH PALIN TO resign as governor? UPDATE: Thoughts from John Hawkins and The Anchoress. I do…
Posted 4 hours ago
SARAH PALIN TO resign as governor? UPDATE: Thoughts from John Hawkins and The Anchoress. I don’t know if it has anything to do with her decision, but she’s been subjected — along with her family — to more abuse than any other non-national-officeholder I can think of. ANOTHER UPDATE: More thoughts from Tigerhawk. Plus, here’s video. Also, Palin Quits To ... [Link]

KnoxViews » Sarah Palin resigning
Posted 4 hours ago
Just gave a weird press conference. UPDATE: MSNBC KnoxViews [Link]

Everyone's Blog Posts - GoSmokies » Narrowing my hiking selections down for my trip
Posted 4 hours ago
After flipping back and forth thru the guidebook and looking at the map over and over I've narrowed down which hikes i'd like to do. I still have to trim a bit more since i'm only gonna be down there for 4 days but so far this is what i've come up with. Please feel free to give me some ... [Link]

Property Scope » Son of Big Box
Posted 4 hours ago
A commenter recently highlighted a New York Times story that looks at the trend of Big Box retailers experimenting with small stores in new markets. Check it out here. [Link]

Instapundit » THREE kitchen gadgets that work….
Posted 4 hours ago
THREE kitchen gadgets that work. [Link]

Instapundit » NANOTECHNOLOGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE: The big point is that — unlike many other proposed remedies — …
Posted 5 hours ago
NANOTECHNOLOGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE: The big point is that — unlike many other proposed remedies — nanotechnology is worth developing ASAP regardless of what happens with the climate. Plus, a warning: “Be careful, though: while natural climate variability is not an existential risk — we do fine in steaming jungles and have lived through ice ages — a Weather Machine ... [Link]

The Screening Log » Look at Eminem in Apatow's 'Funny People'
Posted 5 hours ago
Judd Apatow has lined up quite the cast for his upcoming comedy "Funny People," and he even recruited some stars for some brief appearances. As you can see in the photo (posted by MTV) above, rapper Eminem is also part of the cast. It's still unknown what role he will play exactly, but this shows he will have an encounter ... [Link]

RoaneViews » Fireworks Show 9:30 PM July 4 at Kingston City Park
Posted 5 hours ago
The Kingston Fireworks Show will start at 9:30 p.m. on July 4th at Kingston City Park. [Link]

Go Web Young Man » links for 2009-07-03
Posted 5 hours ago
SR-71 Break-Up Amazing story of a pilot who survived a mid-flight disintegration of an SR-71 traveling at Mach 3. (tags: aviation sr71 story) [Link]

Ἰάκωβος δυσμή » Who Says Computers Don’t Have a Sense of Humor?
Posted 5 hours ago
The computerized generation of the two circled stories side by side is a tad humorous, in spite of the dreadful subject matter.  I took a screen shot of Yahoo News and just thought it kind of funny. Posted in humor [Link]

Instapundit » EXAMINER: No Second Stimulus, Please. “Be sure to thank the President and Congress. This week, wit…
Posted 5 hours ago
EXAMINER: No Second Stimulus, Please. “Be sure to thank the President and Congress. This week, with news of some 467,000 jobs lost in June, the Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that the U.S. has now lost about two million jobs since the economic stimulus package passed. Even more notable is that the average workweek has been slashed to 33 hours ... [Link]

Instapundit » A LIBERAL WHO’S OPTIMISTIC ON IRAQ. Of course, it’s okay to be optimistic on Iraq, now. It was jus…
Posted 5 hours ago
A LIBERAL WHO’S OPTIMISTIC ON IRAQ. Of course, it’s okay to be optimistic on Iraq, now. It was just pre-November that such optimism branded one as a neocon warmonger apologist. . . . [Link]

Instapundit » GORDON CHANG: The Coming Trade War With China….
Posted 5 hours ago
GORDON CHANG: The Coming Trade War With China. [Link]

KnoxViews » Museum of Appalachia offers old-fashioned Independence Day festivities
Posted 5 hours ago
Ruby Patterson playing the role of Betsy Ross sewing our nation's first flag Flags, anvil shoots, and music Three times during the day at Museum of Appalachia, Link..., gunpowder is packed under the anvil and ignited. The anvil bursts from a cloud of smoke, sometimes catapulted as high as the treetops. The earth literally shakes, and the deafening boom, it ... [Link]

Thomas P.M. Barnett :: Weblog » Weblog business
Posted 5 hours ago
Tom and I continue to refine our method of publishing. By and large, he sends me posts and I dole them out based on timeliness and total volume. All that to say, I missed publishing a few posts recently (especially regarding Iran) that I want in the record but would like silly running across the front page. They're OBE. So, ... [Link]

KnoxViews » Downtown Knoxville has two FirstFriday Receptions tonight!
Posted 5 hours ago
David Dwayne Lyons Santorini photograph The Emporium Center, Link..., at 100 S. Gay Street has an opening reception, 5-9pm, for its new exhibition, in the Balcony, featuring works by seven local artists. Blount Mansion, Link..., will host a reception for the Smoky Mountain Quilters. Live jazz with the BBC trio, tours of Blount Mansion, wine and hor d’ oeuvres. This ... [Link]

Camp4u » Kim Jong Il (The wild, happy years)
Posted 6 hours ago
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