Anti-Wall Street demonstrators in encampments around the United States spent Thanksgiving serving turkey, donating time in solidarity with the protest movement, and confronting police.

“We are thankful that we are, first and foremost, in a country where we can protest,” said the Rev. Cecil Williams, the founder of Glide and a fixture in the city’s activist community.

From news.yahoo.com:

About 200 protesters surrounded a group of about 30 officers and began shouting in the park where the Occupy movement was launched Sept. 17.

“Why don’t you arrest the drummers in the Thanksgiving parade?” a protester hollered.

A van rolled up with more officers, but they stayed back as protesters eventually decided to call off the drumming and return to their food. Tensions have run high at the park since campers were evicted Nov. 15.

“And we are thankful that we believe that there are things that could be worked out and that we have a sense of hope. But we know that hope only comes when you make a stand,” Williams added.

Google Inc recently announced that Chief Executive Eric Schmidt will hand over the reins to co-founder Larry Page.

Schmidt will be assuming the role of executive chairman and will focus on deals and government outreach, among other things.

From in.finance.yahoo.com:

According to Google, Schmidt will assume the role of executive chairman, focusing on deals and government outreach, among other things.

Page, who co-founded Google with Sergey Brin, will take charge of day-to-day operations as CEO.

Google also reported fourth-quarter financial results, beating Wall Street’s net revenue expectations.

Net revenue, excluding fees that Google paid to partner websites, was $6.37 billion. Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S, on average, were expecting net revenue of $6.06 billion.

Page will be taking charge of day-to-day operations as CEO.