Perhaps they were waiting for the boiling oil?

Jump to about 1 minute in, where people working on Wall Street come out on the balcony to drink champagne and mock the Occupy Wall Street protesters.

The Beatings Will Continue Until Morale Improves

So am I correct in understanding this is the financial plan Europe, the US, and Canada intend to implement?

YA Authors on Banned Book Week

The ever-awesome castellucci has a post linking to YA authors who wrote on Banned Books Week for the LA Review of Books.