{"id":8870,"date":"2012-09-18T13:31:45","date_gmt":"2012-09-18T20:31:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=8870"},"modified":"2012-09-18T13:31:46","modified_gmt":"2012-09-18T20:31:46","slug":"open-thread9182012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2012\/09\/18\/open-thread9182012\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread&ndash;9\/18\/2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Yesterday I went for the ultrasound on my bad leg.&#160; The lab was tucked away in&#160; large strip mall, and I had to wal<\/font><font color=\"#0000ff\">k over half a mile looking for it.&#160; They gave me no directions when I scheduled, but had the gall to be irate that I was ten minutes late.&#160; The heat was severe and so was my COPD.&#160; Today I\u2019m waiting for an O<sub>2<\/sub> delivery, and fell asleep at my desk, which is why this is late.&#160; I\u2019m current with replies.&#160; Tomorrow appears routine.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Jig Zone Puzzle<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Today\u2019s took me 4:06 (average 4:25).&#160; To do it, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jigzone.com\/puzzles\/2012-09-18-CE2504A965A9\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a>.&#160; How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Welcome Home!<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong><font color=\"#0000ff\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/18Lee.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"18Lee\" border=\"0\" alt=\"18Lee\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/18Lee_thumb.jpg\" width=\"116\" height=\"154\" \/><\/a><\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><font color=\"#0000ff\">Welcome back, Lee.&#160; You have been missed!!<\/font><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Religious Agony<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto\" title=\"0917-Broncos21-Falcons27\" alt=\"0917-Broncos21-Falcons27\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/0917-Broncos21-Falcons27.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"100\" \/><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Fantasy Football Report<\/strong>: Our league is Lefty Blog Friends.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Scores:<\/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=\"199\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>TomCat Teabag Trashers<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/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=\"194\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Playing without a helmet<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/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=\"199\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">116.14<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/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=\"194\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">91.06<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/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=\"199\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>hugos renegades<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/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=\"194\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Progressive Underdogs<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/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=\"199\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">99.00<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/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=\"194\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">85.10<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/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=\"199\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>MittsMagicJock<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/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=\"194\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Texans Will Rise Again<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/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=\"199\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">110.72<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/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=\"194\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">61.74<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Standings:<\/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=\"65\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Rank<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/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=\"214\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Team Name<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/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=\"72\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>W-L-T<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/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=\"31\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Pct<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/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: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Streak<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/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=\"73\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Waiver<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/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: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">For<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/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: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">Against<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/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=\"65\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">1 (1)<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/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=\"214\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">TomCat Teabag Trashers<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/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=\"72\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">2-0-0<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/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=\"31\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">1.000<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/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: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">W2<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/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=\"73\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">6<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/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: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">221.92<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/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: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">190.66<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/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=\"65\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">2 (2)<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/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=\"214\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">hugos renegades<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/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=\"72\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">2-0-0<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/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=\"31\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">1.000<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/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: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">W2<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/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=\"73\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">5<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/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: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">210.36<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/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: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">182.52<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/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=\"65\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">3 (3)<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/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=\"214\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">Playing without a helmet<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/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=\"72\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">1-1-0<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/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=\"31\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">.500<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/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: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">L1<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/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=\"73\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">4<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/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: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">212.38<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/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: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">211.38<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/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=\"65\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">4 (4)<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/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=\"214\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">MittsMagicJock<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/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=\"72\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">1-1-0<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/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=\"31\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">.500<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/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: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">W1<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/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=\"73\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">3<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/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: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">208.14<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/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: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">173.10<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/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=\"65\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">5 (5)<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/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=\"214\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">Progressive Underdogs<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/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=\"72\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">0-2-0<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/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=\"31\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">.000<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/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: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">L2<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/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=\"73\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">2<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/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: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">184.70<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/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: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">204.78<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/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=\"65\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">6 (6)<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/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=\"214\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">Texans Will Rise Again<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/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=\"72\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">0-2-0<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/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=\"31\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">.000<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/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: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">L2<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/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=\"73\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">1<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/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: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">156.98<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/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: \" align=\"center\"><span style=\"background-image: none; text-align: center; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">232.04<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Short Takes<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"http:\/\/front.moveon.org\/what-we-already-knew-about-the-tea-party-and-the-newsroom-finally-said-out-loud\/\" target=\"_blank\">MoveOn<\/a>: <\/font>What We Already Knew About The Tea Party And &#8216;The Newsroom&#8217; Finally Said Out Loud<\/p>\n<p>&#160;<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"360\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yGAvwSp86hY?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"640\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">The big secret about the Tea Party is that there is no Tea Party. They are just the goose-stepping storm trooper brigade of the Republican Party.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/2012\/09\/18\/us-usa-chicago-schools-idUSBRE88E0IV20120918\" target=\"_blank\">Reuters<\/a>: <\/font>Some 800 union delegates representing the 29,000 teachers and support staff in Chicago Public Schools met on Sunday but continued the strike for two days so they could review details of a proposed new contract negotiated with Emanuel.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting on Tuesday will be the second attempt by the union membership to try to get approval from delegates for the compromise deal, which must be approved by a simple majority to suspend the strike.<\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">For the sake of Chicago&#8217;s students, I hope the deal is good enough, but if not, I support the teachers!<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"http:\/\/news.blogs.cnn.com\/2012\/09\/18\/2012-hottest-year-on-record-federal-agency-says\/\" target=\"_blank\">CNN<\/a>: <\/font>The first eight months of 2012 were the hottest ever recorded in the continental United States and the summer period of June, July and August was the third hottest ever, the National Climatic Data Center reported Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Although the August average of 74.4 degrees Fahrenheit made it only the 16th hottest August on record, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2012\/08\/08\/us\/temperature-record\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">the hottest July<\/a> ever combined with the hottest spring on record to keep January-August 2012 atop the record books.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The nation as a whole is averaging 4 degrees Fahrenheit above average for the year<\/strong>. That&#8217;s a full degree higher than the same period in 2006, the second hottest January-August on record. [<em>emphasis added<\/em>]<\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">No wonder it\u2019s been such a tough year!<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Cartoon<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/18Cartoon.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline\" title=\"18Cartoon\" alt=\"18Cartoon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/18Cartoon_thumb.jpg\" width=\"625\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Did Willard consider Seamus a lazy moocher too?<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday I went for the ultrasound on my bad leg.&#160; The lab was tucked away in&#160; large strip mall, and I had to walk over half a mile looking for it.&#160; They gave me no directions when I scheduled, but had the gall to be irate that I was ten minutes late.&#160; The heat was <a href='https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2012\/09\/18\/open-thread9182012\/' class='excerpt-more'>[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35,3,141,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8870","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-open-thread","category-personal","category-plus","category-politics","category-35-id","category-3-id","category-141-id","category-5-id","post-seq-1","post-parity-odd","meta-position-corners","fix"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8870","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8870"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8870\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8870"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8870"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8870"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}