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It’s exciting to see BarCamp Nashville 2 has been announced.

There are two critical developments affecting rezonings in Knoxville and Knox County of which all neighborhood groups should be aware.

The Financial Times, perhaps the most respected news journal in the English-speaking world, summarizes why al Qaeda is rapidly losing the hearts and minds of Arabs. Registration is required at the FT site, but AJStrata has an excellent summary. Quoting the FT piece:

In fact, in large measure because of what is unfolding in Iraq, the tide within the Islamic world is beginning to run strongly against al-Qaeda

I need some help locating something. Does anybody else remember a series of one-minute television spots that aired from about 1974 to 1976. I believe it was called “Today in Bicentennial History.” Each one was a story of some important event or person important to the early days of America’s founding. I remember seeing them nearly every evening. I don’t know if they were PSAs or if they were sponsored by somebody, but I’d like to locate, if not the video cli

Of all the awards shows, the Grammys are my favorite. I've watched them every year since I was a child, and I suspect I'll continue watching them every year until I die,or get one for songwriter of the year; my real agenda.

From Variety:

Writers won't picket Grammys
Move means musicians, actors likely to attend
By DAVE MCNARY
The striking Writers Guild of America will not picket the Feb. 10 Grammys kudocast.

Bar Camp was a rollicking success if I say so myself and I learned a great deal there. Now, it’s time for PodCamp Nashville. I registered earlier this week because I really got a great deal out of the first one.

Their website explains what PodCamp Nashville is all about: