{"id":6413,"date":"2011-11-30T00:00:20","date_gmt":"2011-11-30T08:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2011\/11\/30\/open-thread11302011\/"},"modified":"2011-11-30T00:00:20","modified_gmt":"2011-11-30T08:00:20","slug":"open-thread11302011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2011\/11\/30\/open-thread11302011\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread&ndash;11\/30\/2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Yesterday I spent most of the day in bed.&#160; I guess all that hauling laundry up and down the stairs kicked my butt, because I\u2019m pretty down today.&#160; I\u2019m current with replies.&#160; Today I have errands to run.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Jig Zone<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Today it took me 3:08 (average 4:06).&#160; To do it, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jigzone.com\/puzzles\/2011-11-30-CE2504A965A9\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a>.&#160; How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Fantasy Football Report<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<div style=\"line-height: normal; direction: ltr\">\n<table style=\"border-bottom: #a3a3a3 0pt solid; border-left: #a3a3a3 0pt solid; width: auto; border-collapse: collapse; direction: ltr; border-top: #a3a3a3 0pt solid; border-right: #a3a3a3 0pt solid\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" valign=\"top\">\n<tbody style=\"border-right-width: 0pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; border-left-width: 0pt\">\n<tr style=\"border-right-width: 0pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; border-left-width: 0pt\">\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"165\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>TomCat Teabag Trashers<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"164\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Playing without a helmet<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-right-width: 0pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; border-left-width: 0pt\">\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"165\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">109.32<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"164\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">118.38<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-right-width: 0pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; border-left-width: 0pt\">\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"165\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>hugos renegades<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"164\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; 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border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; border-left-width: 0pt\">\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"165\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>ManOnDogSantorum<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"164\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Texans Will Rise Again<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-right-width: 0pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; border-left-width: 0pt\">\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"165\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">97.68<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"164\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">60.82<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<div style=\"line-height: normal; direction: ltr\">\n<table style=\"border-bottom: #a3a3a3 0pt solid; border-left: #a3a3a3 0pt solid; width: auto; border-collapse: collapse; direction: ltr; border-top: #a3a3a3 0pt solid; border-right: #a3a3a3 0pt solid\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" valign=\"top\">\n<tbody style=\"border-right-width: 0pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; border-left-width: 0pt\">\n<tr style=\"border-right-width: 0pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; border-left-width: 0pt\">\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">&#160;<\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"157\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">&#160;<\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">&#160;<\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">&#160;<\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">&#160;<\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">&#160;<\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Points<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"68\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">&#160;<\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-right-width: 0pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; border-left-width: 0pt\">\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Rank<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"157\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Team Name<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>W-L-T<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Pct<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Streak<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Waiver<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">For<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"68\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">Against<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-right-width: 0pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; border-left-width: 0pt\">\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">1 (1)<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"157\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">Progressive Underdogs<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">9-3-0<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">.750<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">L1<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">6<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">1422.58<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"68\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">1283.92<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-right-width: 0pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; border-left-width: 0pt\">\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">2 (2)<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"157\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">ManOnDogSantorum<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">8-4-0<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">.667<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">W3<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">5<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">1327.02<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"68\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">1194.98<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-right-width: 0pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; border-left-width: 0pt\">\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">3 (3)<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"157\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">Playing without a helmet<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">7-5-0<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">.583<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">W3<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">4<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">1329.66<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"68\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">1199.14<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-right-width: 0pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; border-left-width: 0pt\">\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">4 (4)<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"157\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">TomCat Teabag Trashers<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">6-6-0<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">.500<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">L2<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">3<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">1381.02<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"68\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">1288.34<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-right-width: 0pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; border-left-width: 0pt\">\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">5 (5)<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"157\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">hugos renegades<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">6-6-0<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">.500<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">W1<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">2<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">1310.42<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"68\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">1250.08<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-right-width: 0pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; border-left-width: 0pt\">\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">6 (6)<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"157\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">Texans Will Rise Again<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">0-12-0<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">.000<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">L12<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">1<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"64\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">870.24<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right-width: 0pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; border-top-width: 0pt; border-bottom-width: 0pt; vertical-align: top; border-left-width: 0pt; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"68\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; color: \"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 9pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">1424.48<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Being in 4th p[lace with the second highest score is frustrating.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Short Takes<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/cgi-bin\/article.cgi?f=\/g\/a\/2011\/11\/29\/bloomberg_articlesLVFSQU0D9L35.DTL\" target=\"_blank\">San Francisco Chronicle<\/a>: <\/font>Herman Cain told senior aides he is reassessing his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination following allegations yesterday that he had a 13-year extramarital affair with an Atlanta woman.<\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">That didn&#8217;t <\/font><font color=\"#0000ff\">last long.&#160; It\u2019s back to 999!<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/2011\/11\/29\/us-syria-un-rights-idUSTRE7AS29X20111129\" target=\"_blank\">Reuters<\/a>: <\/font>The top United Nations human rights forum is expected to condemn Syria for crimes against humanity at an emergency session on Friday, European and Arab diplomats said.<\/p>\n<p>The move is also designed to put pressure on China and Russia to take a stronger stand against the government of President Bashar al-Assad, they said.<\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">The US should support this, but China and Russia are sure to compare US support for Israel.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rawstory.com\/rs\/2011\/11\/29\/gun-club-photographs-children-with-santa-machine-guns\/\" target=\"_blank\">Raw Story<\/a>: <\/font>A gun club in Scottsdale, Arizona is staging a unique fundraiser this year: taking photos of children posing with Santa Clause, and machine guns. <\/p>\n<p>The idea is to use the images on Christmas cards, and the Scottsdale Gun Club says the whole family is invited to say cheese while holding high powered weapons of war.<\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Scottsdale is the Phoenix suburb, where upper crust Republicans live.&#160; 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