{"id":6305,"date":"2011-11-07T00:03:53","date_gmt":"2011-11-07T08:03:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2011\/11\/07\/open-thread1172011-2\/"},"modified":"2011-11-07T00:03:53","modified_gmt":"2011-11-07T08:03:53","slug":"open-thread1172011-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2011\/11\/07\/open-thread1172011-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–11\/7\/2011"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday was a day of delightful meditation on the holy Ellipsoid Orb.  I\u2019m current on replies.  Today I have housework and volunteer paperwork to do.<\/font><\/p>\n

Jig Zone Puzzle<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n

Today it took me 3:47 (average 4:34).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

Religious Ecstasy<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n

\"1111-Broncos38-Raiders24\"<\/font><\/p>\n

Beating Oakland in Oakland is especially sweet!<\/font><\/p>\n

Short Takes<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n

From Village Voice<\/a>: <\/font>Stand down, Zuccotti protesters, the banks have heard your calls for reform and are yielding to your demands. The majority of the country has been enveloped in financial turmoil, and one of the big banks is finally taking steps to institute change: Wells Fargo is creating a boutique bank for the super rich. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, the wealth management unit will be named "Abbot Downing" and will only service families with more than $50 million in their coffers<\/a>. Rumor has it, when you open an account you get free Looney Tunes checks.<\/p>\n

Absolutely obscene flaunting of wealth.  I wonder if they\u2019ll have a special zone at their ATMs for robbers to line up. \ud83d\ude09<\/font><\/p>\n

From Haaretz<\/a>: <\/font>The Israeli government denied on Sunday that a cyber-attack was the reason several websites went down, including those of the IDF, Mossad, Shin Bet security service and government ministries. IDF spokesman said there was most likely a malfunction with the servers. <\/p>\n

Given that they had received anonymous<\/em> threats of retribution, if they boarded the relief ships, I consider it probable that Israel\u2019s government is lying.<\/font><\/p>\n

From Common Dreams<\/a>: <\/font>Thousands of protesters, including a Nobel laureate and a film star, are slated to join hands and encircle the White House on Sunday in opposition to TransCanada’s Keystone XL pipeline.<\/p>\n

The demonstration is the latest in a series of White House protests aimed at convincing U.S. President Barack Obama to block the $7 billion project that would carry Alberta oilsands crude through six American states to Gulf Coast refineries.<\/p>\n

I am fully support the protesters against the Keystone XL pipeline.<\/font><\/p>\n

Cartoon<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n

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