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KnoxViews » Obama nods to Geithner at Treasury
Posted 13 minutes ago
Wall Street likes it? It's an interesting pick and sets Larry Summers up to replace Ben Bernanke, who will most certainly NOT re-up to the Chair of the Federal Reserve Board. Geithner is a Johns Hopkins grad. Summers, of course, is past president of Harvard and took his PhD there. This may be the breaking of the Chicago stranglehold on ... [Link]

KnoxViews » Consumer attitudes about energy
Posted 34 minutes ago
The Shelton Group, a local energy-related PR firm, has a series of interesting survey reports regarding consumer attitudes about energy. • Energy Pulse Survey Reflects Consumer Energy-Use Denial: Despite government reports to the contrary, consumers say they aren't using any more energy than before, and do not believe increasing demand contributes to higher costs. Saving money was cited as the ... [Link]

Reality Me » From the mouths of babes
Posted 37 minutes ago
Tommy, back from college for 9 days: "Dad, is it normal to have all the skin on top of your foot just die?" [Link]

Instapundit » OBAMA FANS ARE TRYING TO LOWER EXPECTATIONS: President-elect Barack Obama’s supporters have dro…
Posted 42 minutes ago
OBAMA FANS ARE TRYING TO LOWER EXPECTATIONS: President-elect Barack Obama’s supporters have dropped much of the “messiah” talk. No more talk of him being The One (Oprah), or a Jedi Knight (George Lucas), or a “Lightworker” (the San Francisco Chronicle), or a “quantum leap in American consciousness” (Deepak Chopra). Instead we have more humble and circumspect conversation about the man. ... [Link]

Instapundit » STANDING UP AGAINST anti-redneck prejudice….
Posted 42 minutes ago
STANDING UP AGAINST anti-redneck prejudice. [Link]

Reality Me » Why fight it?
Posted 44 minutes ago
Sometimes you just can’t fight the current. I am desperately trying to produce some results for a client but now Amy is home so I’m refereeing the fights between Evan and Amy. Dinner tonight is pork roast and homemade mashed potatoes so I type a line of code and check the stove. Type a line of code, answer a question ... [Link]

eric.themoritzfamily.com's Weblog » Python Encodings and Unicode
Posted 47 minutes ago
I am sure there has been a number of explanations on Unicode and Python but I'm going to do a little write up for my own sake. Byte Streams VS Unicode Objects Let's start by defining what a string in Python is. When you use the string type what you're actually doing is storing a string of bytes. [ a ... [Link]

The Screening Log » Review: "Twilight"
Posted 52 minutes ago
Seen on: November 21, 2008 The players: Director: Catherine Hardwicke, Writer: Melissa Rosenberg, Cast: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Billy Burke, Peter Facinelli, Elizabeth Reaser, Cam Gigandet, Nikki Reed Facts of interest: Catherine Hardwicke also directed "Thirteen." The plot: It's the story of Bella, a human who falls in love with Edward, a vampire. Our thoughts: Hardcore “Twilight” fans will certainly ... [Link]

RoaneViews » Holidays R Coming - Babahatchie Band Concert
Posted 66 minutes ago
Start: Nov 23 2008 - 3:00pm End: Nov 23 2008 - 5:00pm Babahatchie Community Band will present the season kick-off concert this Sunday. I got info about it in the email, thought I would pass it on to the readership here. There's no charge, and it should be a good afternoon of fun. read more [Link]

Reality Me » From the mouths of babes
Posted 75 minutes ago
Tommy has returned from college for a 9 day Thanksgiving break. Noah is home from school. Evan is up from his nap. Cathy has taken Sarah and a friend to the movies. Evan, raising one finger then another like a peace sign: "I have Noah at home. I have Tom at home." Love and importance! [Link]

The Bank Draft » FHN board adds tire exec, loses two other directors
Posted 76 minutes ago
The First Horizon board played musical chairs today, as two directors stepped aside while a new director was elected. The company said in a news release that Mark Emkes, chairman and CEO of Nashville-based Bridgestone Americas Holding Inc. and Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire, LLC, has been elected to the board. Meanwhile, the release said Carnegie Mellon University professor Robert ... [Link]

Domestic Psychology » Twilight teens
Posted 87 minutes ago
Sarah has been counting down the days until Twilight hit the theaters. When Noah and his friend asked to go see the teen vampire romance, I was a bit surprised. “Umm, are you going to see the girls in the audience?” I started calculating when and where the two 12-y-o’s would go to the movie. Sarah freaked. “They’re going? Before ... [Link]

KnoxViews » Friday Bird Blogging
Posted 107 minutes ago
Robins are eating dogwood berries before they drop and the turkeys can get them, though they knock a few off now and then. KnoxViews [Link]

Xtra Credit » Scouting the KIL Hoops Jamboree (Night 2)
Posted 114 minutes ago
Here's some quick-hitting takes on what I saw from the second night of the St. Mary's TipOff Classic at Thompson-Boling Arena. (I didn't get to go to the first night, unfortunately). - Austin-East point guard Brandon Lopez is wicked good. He's 5-foot-10 and just a sophomore and has been championed by A-E head coach Charles Mitchell for about a year. ... [Link]

Camera Shy » House project # 1: Remove grimy contact paper from kitchen cabinets.
Posted 118 minutes ago
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Random Mumblings » Reading list
Posted 120 minutes ago
Here's what I've been sharing in Google Reader lately.I think I have a shorter "reader" list than a lot of people, certainly the power users, but even at that, it's hard to stay on top of it. [Link]

Dr Jim West » In Case You Missed It…
Posted 2 hours ago
National Geographic is airing, again, ‘Herod’s Lost Tomb‘ on Sunday the 23rd at 9 PM. Posted in archaeology, biblical studies [Link]

SayUncle » Who Decides?
Posted 2 hours ago
Publius does a nice job summing up what’s at the heart of the liberal/conservative divide on “social conservative” issues: The social conservatives’ positions tend to empower government over individuals. If they got their way, the public would be forced to submit to the government’s decision-making. The more liberal position, by contrast, allocates power to individuals – no one is forced ... [Link]

Brian's Blog » Burchett Bologna Lunch
Posted 2 hours ago
Yes, I attended the Burchett bologna lunch. Thank you to the wonderful people at the News Sentinel for recognizing lowly little 'ole me as an attendee.For those of you not familiar with the Phillips Auction bologna cutting it is the best political event. The bread is the freshest bread. the bologna and tomatoes are to die for. The chips are ... [Link]

Dr Jim West » Thanksgiving Divorce
Posted 2 hours ago
I know, it’s a bit, well, ok you’ll see… but I think it’s hilarious: [with thanks to William for it] A man in Phoenix calls his son in New York two days before Thanksgiving and says,”I hate to ruin your day, but I have to tell you that your mother and I are divorcing; forty-five years of misery is enough”. ... [Link]