{"id":6624,"date":"2012-01-02T00:02:32","date_gmt":"2012-01-02T08:02:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=6624"},"modified":"2012-01-02T00:02:32","modified_gmt":"2012-01-02T08:02:32","slug":"open-thread122012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2012\/01\/02\/open-thread122012\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–1\/2\/2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday was a day for football, not news, so I spent most of the day meditating upon the Ellipsoid Orb.  I would have preferred for the Broncos to win their way into the playoffs, and will be surprised if they make it out of the wildcard round.  I\u2019m current with replies.  Today is the Rose Bowl.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today it took me 4:53 (average 5:10).  To do it click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

\"0101-Broncos3-Chiefs7\"<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From Think Progress<\/a>: <\/font>Just weeks after the solar industry installed the one millionth system<\/a> in Germany, the country\u2019s solar trade association announced<\/a> that the technology accounted for 3% of total energy generation in 2011 \u2014 increasing 60% over 2010 to 18.6 terawatt-hours (18.6 billion kilowatt-hours.)<\/p>\n

Kudos to Germany.  The US should be investing in this, not war.<\/font><\/p>\n

From Huffington Post<\/a>: <\/font>Republican presidential candidate Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas), who is expected to do very well in the Iowa caucuses this week, aggressively fended off accusations on Sunday that he has engaged in 9\/11 conspiracy theories.<\/p>\n

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Have you ever noticed that, the more guilty he is, the more indigent he gets?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

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