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I've always kind of rolled my eyes at the "mo' money, mo' problems" concept, but it definitely seems to be true in Sylvester Stallone's case. First there was the tragic death of his son Sage, now comes the disturbing revelation that the 66-year-old actor was blackmailed for years by his late half-sister, Toni-Ann Filiti. According to recently released documents, Stallone paid Filiti off in 1987 when she threatened to accuse him of abusing her physically for years -- even though Stallone always denied Filiti's accusations (and their mother, Jacqueline Stallone, still stands by her son).
And wait until you hear the astronomically high price he paid.
At "the height of his career," Lawyers drew up a settlement which required Stallone to play Filiti "$2 million plus an additional $16,666.66 per month for the duration of her lifetime, with a $50,000 a year trust for psychiatric and medical expenses."
WOW. Just, wow. Who knew? It's so crazy to think that all these years, Stallone's mega-success was partially paying off a bogus debt to a blood relation. What did she do with all that money? (And how much money does Stallone have, anyway?!) According to their mother, Filiti was "a drug addict who would do anything for money." She passed away last year from lung cancer.
What a sad story, all around.
Did you have any idea Sylverster Stallone was being blackmailed for so many years by his own sister?
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Did you have any idea Sylverster Stallone was being blackmailed for so many years by his own sister?
What a stupid-ass question. What do you want us to say? Yes, I knew it all along - she was trouble from the moment I met her - who among any of us even knew the man had a drug addict sister? Furthermore, who cares?!
A better question might be - do you know anyone who paid off relatives to avoid a scandal? That would be a more relevant topic of conversation.
He went to great lengths to cover up something he 'didnt' do.
If he truly wasn't abusing his sister, then he should have just let her run her mouth, karma would have bit her in the butt in the end.. and the truth would eventually come out. There's no way I'd give someone money to not tell horrible lies about me. I'd tell them to have fun trying to convince everyone of the nonsense.
Is is just me or is it becoming a "STIR" requirement for the writer to ask a complete insanely stupid question as the end of each blog?
Example #1>Did you have any idea Sylverster Stallone was being blackmailed for so many years by his own sister?
Future example#2>. Did you know that Jimmy Hoffa was actually missing?
I truly think they must have meetings and discuss, 'Okay let's completely stop fact checking, make really snide stupid comments, ask the craziest questions, hire Kate Gosselin, and I bet we will see a jump in the comments, whose with me?"
Some of these articles are so embarassing and it makes it look like any person with a computer could be a feature blogger at this site...............sad, just sad.......
Yes but I don't see why to come public now .. she is dead
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EAST LANSING, Mich. - Three Spartans will represent Michigan State this weekend at the NCAA Regional Championships in Baton Rouge, La. Held on the campus of LSU, MSU will be represented by junior Alina Cartwright and sophomore Lisa Burt in the all around competition, while freshman Elena Lagoski will compete in the floor exercise. Both Cartwright and Burt will be making their second-straight trip to the regional meet.
"We are very proud of the three gymnasts who will be representing MSU at the regional meet," said head coach Kathie Klages. "They competed well throughout the season and earned the right to be here. Though, I know they will miss their teammates and would rather have the entire team here. It is difficult to compete as an individual when you have had a team for the entire season. However, they are peaking right now and have looked fabulous in practices over the last two weeks. I can't wait to see what they do in the competition floor. I hope the gymnasts put it all out on the floor and leave this competition with no regrets. If they do that, no what matter what happens with placement and moving on to nationals, they can be very proud of their effort."
Events are scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. ET on Saturday, April 5 at the Maravich Center.
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Carrier Aggregation (CA) is one of the most fundamental and critical technologies used in cellular LTE-Advanced technology. Carrier Aggregation increases bandwidth and, thereby, increases bitrates. Recently, Carrier Aggregation achieved a few milestones, including the first complete network, SK Telecom, and the first smartphone, Samsung Galaxy S4 LTE-A. There were also other developments, such as the first public demonstration of LTE Carrier Aggregation at Mobile World Congress 2013, provided by Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM), Sierra Wireless and Ericsson, as well as the trial and deployment of Carrier Aggregation in Australia by Ericcson and Telstra.
What exactly is Carrier Aggregation
Carrier Aggregation was first introduced in 3GPP Release 10 and enhanced in 3GPP Release 11. Carrier Aggregation enables a network operator to combine radio channels within the same frequency band, or across different bands, to achieve much higher data rates and lower latency, allowing operators to use the technology in bandwidths wider than 20MHz. With Carrier Aggregation, LTE-A will allow aggregation of up to five LTE carriers, also known as component carriers (CCs), to achieve a total effective bandwidth of 100MHz.
Carrier Aggregation allows 1Gpbs in the downlink and 500 Mbps in the upload, and targets to achieve wider bandwidth transmissions (higher data rates), more efficient use of fragmented spectrum, and more effective interference management for control channels in heterogeneous networks.
Where to invest for Carrier Aggregation
Where there are various design and test challenges for LTE-A, Agilent Technologies (NYSE: A) was the first to market the LTE-Advanced solution. Agilent focuses on addressing system simulation, signal generation, and analysis tools. Agilent will continue to deliver greater and deeper insight for customers into complex, evolving LTE technology and standard by testing and solving root causes of design problems. Recently, Spirent Communications announced support for LTE Carrier Aggregation testing on its CS8 Mobile Device Tester, which can ensure LTE-Advanced Carrier Aggregation functionality meets the performance expectations of telecom operators in India. Furthermore, the first LTE-Advanced Carrier Aggregation test case has also been demonstrated by RAN5 by Anite, a company focusing on providing mobile device and network testing systems.
On the other hand, in May, Skyworks (NASDAQ: SWKS) launched a family of antenna switches that support carrier aggregation. Skyworks introduced a breakthrough RF switching technology that enables early adopters to implement Carrier Aggregation solutions. Skyworks' devices support standardized inputs to popular industry chipsets and address both transmit and receive switching paths. With the limited availability in the wireless spectrum, the technology offered by Skyworks is critical for carriers to fully utilize their allocated spectrum.
Lastly, Qualcomm was the first to successfully demonstrate LTE-Advanced Carrier Aggregation, enabling increased data speeds worldwide. Powered by the third-generation Qualcomm Gobi 4G LTE MDM9225 chipset with Sierra Wireless' AirCard mobile hotspot and Ericsson network infrastructure, the first Carrier Aggregation demonstration was displayed at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. This demonstration is a key step toward making LTE carrier aggregation technology a commercial reality.
Strong growth
Qualcomm, Agilent, and Skyworks have shown steady revenue growth in the past three years, as seen from the chart below.
With the continuous increasing demand for wireless technology and services, all three companies are expecting solid EPS growth for the next few years, as seen from the chart below.
By providing in-demand Carrier Aggregation technology with solid revenue and EPS growth, these three stocks present great opportunities for investors looking to invest into LTE-Advanced and CA technologies with stable growth.
As for valuation, Qualcomm, at a current P/E of 17.5, is well below the industry average of 34.1. Qualcomm also has a solid balance sheet with near $13.49 billion total cash and only $22 million total debt in the last reporting quarter. By generating near $4.69 billion levered free cash flow and offering 1.77% dividend yield, Qualcomm is a safe dividend play with solid revenue growth. Similarily, Skyworks has a healthy balance sheet with zero total debt. Skyworks also remains reasonably valued with P/E of 17.8, as compared to the industry average of 21.6. Lastly, Agilent Technologies, despite its steady cash flow, has higher financial leverage with a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.4. Overall, Qualcomm offers the highest dividend with the most solid fundamentals among all three companies.
Take away
With the continuous development and adoption of LTE-Advanced by telecom operators worldwide, the demand for Carrier Aggregation technology will pick up at a rapid rate. 2013 is just the beginning for Carrier Aggregation, and investors should pay close attention to the development of CA technology and those companies that offer CA-enabled products and services, including Qualcomm, Agilent Technologies, and Skyworks. For now, Qualcomm remains the best pick.
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Some Bay area diners are finding a new charge on their restaurant bills. It's an extra fee or surcharge for Obamacare, and the restaurant group that started it is based here in Florida.
"We wanted to be transparent about it. We didn't want to hide it," explained Gators Dockside general manager Jeff Adkins.
The Gators Dockside restaurant in Lakeland, along with eight others in the chain, posted signs on the front doors and the restrooms. The servers carry laminated signs to the tables. And when people call in, servers have a phone script:
"We've implemented a one-percent surcharge on all food and beverage purchases due to the substantial costs of Obamacare," it says.
"I've had a customer leave a slip on the table saying, 'My tip reflects how I feel about this' -- and they'll have no tip there," server Sarah Woosley offered.
But Adkins says most of the feedback is positive. And since they started the surcharge, business is up.
"A lot of people have the stance of, since it is only one penny for a dollar, that they really think it's worth it to keep full-time employees and provide health insurance for people," he said.
But this health care surcharge is not going to employee health care -- yet. They won't get company health benefits until the mandate kicks in, presumably next year.
Adkins says the surcharge is covering extra accounting and HR work needed in advance. The benefits will cost much more -- he expects benefits for 250 full-time workers to cost around $500,000, far more than the $150,000 the surcharge is expected to bring in.
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Pleasanton, Tx.,(June 23rd, 2012) After a scheduled week off, I-37 Raceway at Newsome Motor Park returned to action on the 14 mile, semi-banked dirt track. Being the first race of summer, the on-track action in Sportmods, Street Stocks and Pure Stock was as hot as the south Texas sun as drivers battled to the finish on the dry slick track conditions at feature time.
In action tonight were the IMCA Modifieds and Southern Sportmods, Limited Late Models, Street and Pure Stocks, Front Runners and making their I-37 Raceway debut, the Texana Dwarf Cars. This club is kind of a marriage of the Dwarf Cars and Modifieds, with a Dwarf Car chassis and motorcycle motor, but Modified sheet metal body styles.
Pittaway Picks up Modified Payday
After several runs as a bridesmaid, Corpus Christi's Bill Pittaway finally grabbed his first win of the season. Pittaway, a two-time I-37 track champion, got by Carson Bednarz for the lead near halfway using the high side to go around for the spot. From there Pittaway was able to ease away to a comfortable lead in the 15-lap main.
On the initial start Marlin Samford, from the pole, spun in front of the field. Darin Leonard, Chuck Chesler and Pittaway all got caught up in the scramble. The second try saw Leonard back over the turn 3 hill. Finally under green, Samford led through turns 1-2, but it was Rob Sanderson with the advantage coming off turn 4 with the lead and Samford, Bednarz, Jason Borlace and Chesler hot on his heels.
Bednarz and Borlace got by Samford for second and third on lap 1, followed by Chesler to fourth on lap 2. Sanderson slid too high in turn 2 giving up the lead to Bednarz on lap 4. Borlace moved in to challenge Bednarz, while Jamie Campbell made his way up to fourth. Chesler made contact with Campbell on lap 5 sending Chesler around for a yellow that saw Dennis Taylor stop under caution.
On the restart Borlace slowed and pulled to the infield with a blown motor. Pittaway caught Bednarz for the lead on lap 7 and made his way by to lead lap 8. Coming to halfway it was Pittaway, Bednarz, Leonard, Sanderson and Chesler in the top five. Chesler and Campbell both worked past Sanderson on lap 10 for fourth and fifth.
Campbell then put Chesler in his wake while Pittaway was easing away. With two to go Pittaway had a big lead over Bednarz and Leonard, who now had Campbell on their bumper. Campbell made a last lap pass on both for second, but Pittaway was cruising to the win in his CD Electric, Wells Racing Engines, Harris Chassis.
"I just ran a smooth, consistent race," explained Pittaway. "We put a new body on the car and Darin(Leonard) came over and tweaked on the suspension some. The track was really dry slick. You had to go to the top. There was nothing in the middle or bottom. I tried to keep it up on the bars and it ran real smooth."
"Patience! You can't get in a hurry. Guys that got in a hurry got their cars torn up. I'm glad to take mine home and not have to work on it this week. I do have some changed I want to make though. Still have a few tricks up my sleeve. I was fortunate to have Ron Efkamp come down from Harris and help me with the new chassis. It's nice to have the manufacturer come give hands-on help with the car."
"I do think about running for points even though I've won championships in 2006 and 2010. Right now we're pretty tight in points. I was in third behind Jamie(Campbell) and Chuck(Chesler). I picked up a point on first and should be tied for second now. I have a good time racing with Jamie, Chuck, Darin and Jason(Borlace). We're all good friends and have fun racing. That's what it's all about."
IMCA Modifieds
137 Bill Pittaway, 29 Jamie Campbell, 16 Carson Bednarz, 26 Darin Leonard, 49 Chuck Chesler, 24 Tracy Fink, 141 Rob Sanderson, 31 Marlin Samford, 21 Jason Borlace, 87 Dennis Taylor, 37b Matt Banker---DNTG
IMCA Modified heats
Heat 1; 26 Darin Leonard, 49 Chuck Chesler, 21 Jason Borlace, 16 Carson Bednarz, 31 Marlin Samford, 37b Matt Banker
Heat 2; 87 Dennis Taylor, 137 Bill Pittaway, 29 Jamie Campbell, 24 Tracy Fink, 141 Rob Sanderson
Minten Out-Muscles Sportmod Field for Win
Robby Minten(La Coste) had the battle of young career with Patrick Kelly at the beginning of the IMCA Southern Sportmod feature. R. Minten would get inside P. Kelly coming off the corner, but P. Kelly with the momentum up top would hold the point. After several attempts off turn 2, R.Minten tried off turn 4 and eased by coming to the crossed flags. A late caution put multi-time winner, JJ Jennings on his tail, but R. Minten held off Jennings to pick up the victory.
As the 16-car IMCA Southern Sportmod main took the green P. Kelly jumped ahead with R. Minten making a charge to second chased by JasonKelly, Michael Hernandez and Tommy Grimes. Hernandez and Grimes got past J.Kelly, but Grimes lost positions after slipping high in turn 4. R. Minten made his first challenge on P. Kelly during lap 2.
Back in the back, Anthony Gordon and JJ Jennings were cutting through the field moving to fifth and sixth. Gordon continued his march getting fourth from Grimes on lap 4 and third from Hernandez a lap later. R. Minten again gave P. Kelly a good look on lap 6, but was unable to get clear. Johnny Torres made contact with Hernandez sending him around, and J. Torres to the tail on lap 7.
R. Minten ducked low again on the restart, but P. Kelly held the line. R. Minten tried again in turn 4 this time and got enough bite off the bottom to get the spot on lap 9, with Gordon following to second. Coming to the crossed flags it was R. Minten, Gordon, Grimes, Jennings and P. Kelly, giving up a couple more positions.
As R. Minten and Gordon inched ahead, Jennings and Grimes were side by side for third, P. Kelly and Cody Leonard wheel to wheel for fifth, with Ray Doyon III, Hernandez and Larry Jernigan three wide for seventh. After three laps, Jennings finally got the spot from Grimes, with p. Kelly,Leonard and Jernigan now three abreast.
R. Minten ran up on his brother, Talon Minten and finally had to lap him adding a buffer between him and Gordon. Jennings took over that spot on lap 18, but nowhere near R. Minten. Jennings got his chance when Doyon, R. Minten's uncle got spun by Jernigan for a lap 19 caution. R. Minten got a good jump on green leaving Jennings behind as he tallied the win in the 3-DLandscaping, Doyon Motorsports, Ace Transmission, Shepherds Racing Engines, Empire Chassis. The middle of the pack was forced to scatter after Grimes did a 360 spin that sent Alan Torres into the wall.
"I had to keep it up top," commented Minten. "I couldn't get by the 84(Patrick Kelly) on the low side. He gave me a hell of a run, but I finally got by him and got away. It was pretty fun. I wanted to win tonight. I had it in my head to win."
"I knew the high line was going to be the line. I know that JJ(Jennings) is real good on the low line and that he would be coming sooner or later. He came up next to me under that last caution and we gave each other the 'thumbs up', let's race."
"I tried to stay behind Talon and not lap him. I finally had to go past him because I was afraid someone would go by on the bottom if I followed him around the top. There was too much left in the race.
IMCA Southern Sportmods
4r Robby Minten, 26g JJ Jennings, 118 Anthony Gordon, 37 Cody Leonard, 9 Ray Doyon III, 84k Patrick Kelly, 2r Michael Hernandez, 11 Tom Grothues, 57 Jason Kelly, 18 Larry Jernigan, 10 Eric Robbins jr., 22t TommyGrimes, 94 Alan Torres, 14t Talon Minten, 60 Pat Lyon, 66 Johnny Torres
IMCA SSM heats
Heat 1; 118 Anthony Gordon, 57 Jason Kelly, 26g JJ Jennings, 84k Patrick Kelly, 14t Talon Minten
Heat 2; 22t Tommy Grimes, 37 Cody Leonard, 4r Robby Minten, 60 Pat Lyon, 10jr Eric Robbins Jr.
Heat 3; 66 Johnny Torres, 2r Michael Hernandez, 9d Ray Doyon III, 18 Larry Jernigan, 94 Alan Torres, 11 Tom Grothues
Crawley Captures Limited Late Model Loot
San Antonio's Craig Crawley found what no one else did during the 15-lap Limited Late Model feature, grip. Crawley, using the low groove caught early leader Chris Brock and got the top spot before halfway.Once clear Crawley, in the Odie Racing, Duffin Engine Service, Ron and NinaCrawley, Garfield and Ruth Shanklin, Danny's Bar-B-Q, CNC Graffix, Chevy motored away for the win.
Brock led the pack into turn 1 at the start, trailed by Howie Marcx, Richard Bartosh, Crawley and Gary Hunter. Crawley wasted little time getting by Bartosh and Marcx for second, bringing Bartosh along to third while Trey Votion moved past Hunter to fifth. Crawley caught Brock on lap 5 and worked his way past for the top spot on lap 6.
As Crawley started to gap the field, Votion got fourth from Marcx. With Crawley sailing away, Bartosh reeled in Brock for second, with Votion closing on both. As Crawley was cruising to the checkers, Votion slipped in turn 2 losing ground, while Brock and Bartosh traded some paint off turn 4 as they fought to the finish.
"We made some adjustments between the heat and feature," said Crawley. "We changed a spring and pumped up the tires like we were running asphalt and it worked like a charm. Hitting the line tonight was all about throttle control. I missed it a few times. As long as you could get it to rotate through the corner and stay on the bottom I could get traction with the left rear tire."
"I slowly worked my way up past the others to Chris Brock. It was slow reeling him in. Once I got up next to him I knew I could get by him. I had no idea where anyone was behind me, I thought for sure there would be a freight train coming. It felt like I was running really slow."
Limited Late Models
6 Craig Crawley, 10 Chris Brock, 7 Richard Bartosh, 99 Trey Votion, 13 Howie Marcx, 1x Andrew Hesler, 42 Ron Sprayue, 14 Gary Hunter
Limited Late Model heat winners; 7 Richard Bartosh, 13 Howie Marcx
Gordon Grabs Green in Street Stocks
After picking up his first Street Stock feature win the previous race, Anthony Gordon(San Antonio) backed it up with another trophy. In a hotly contested race that saw numerous lead changes and a three abreast scrap for the lead, the young hot shoe finally secured the lead as the race reached the mid-point. Gordon then had to hold off multi-time track champ, Wade Jones and was able to pull away to snag the win.
Brian Becka was first into turn 1 as the 13-car Street Stock feature fired off. AJ Wernette gave Becka a look low off turn 2, but fell in line with Gordon, Dennis Hilla and Jones in pursuit. Wernette got alongside Becka again on lap 1, but had Gordon sneak past for second. Gordon then went side by side with Becka and got the nose out front on lap 4.
Becka fought back retook the point on lap 5, with Jones now joining the fight and making it three wide for the lead. Jones got spot as they hit lap 6 with Becka on his flank. A spin by Nathan Robins slowed the action on lap 7. On the restart Gordon got by Becka for second while JohnnyTorres took fourth from Wernette.
Gordon tried the high side and got beside Jones taking the lead back as the field hit halfway, with Becka, Torres and Wernette rounding out the top five. Becka's top run turned ugly when he slid off the back stretch into the billboards. He was alright, but the car was unable tocontinue. Once back to green Okruhlik, challenged his teammate Wernette for fourth, as they swapped the spot.
Up front Gordon was beginning to build an advantage over Jones, while Mike Lyon got around Okruhlik for the fifth spot. As the whiteflag waved it was Gordon now by a half straightaway going unchallenged to the checkers in the Alamo Hot Rod Parts, Screen Pro Graphics, Dewalt Tools, RTM Construction, Swenson Race Products, Delivery made Simple, Rising Star Racing Bodies, Mission Race Engines, Swenson Chassis.
"It's definitely a competitive class," replied Gordon. "Jumping into it(this class) we knew that Wade(Jones) was going to be tough and Frank(Okruhlik) was moving up and to be in the mix we really had to be on our A game. We're just dialing the car in race by race."
"Knowing I was three wide I mainly just wanted to keep the fenders on the car. It's a great bunch of guys and we're all clean racers. It kind of takes your breath away going three wide and not know what's going to happen, especially on dirt. I let them go to battle it out and capitalized when it mattered."
"After racing in the Sportmod I knew the groove was going to be up top. I ran higher than I've probably ever been here. Starting seventh I had to search for my line. I tried the middle and the bottom and found the high side was the way to go. No one could touch me up there."
"I was glad to see Brian(Becka) get out of his car. When we went by under yellow I saw his car sitting on a 45% angle in the billboard. It's good he was alright."
Alamo Hot Rod Street Stocks
118 Anthony Gordon, 41 Wade Jones, 1 Johnny Torres, 37 AJ Wernette, 40 Mike Lyon, 99 Frank Okruhlik, 3 Abraham Mares III, 2x Dennis Hilla, 726 Robert Robbins, 31 Jeff Hendricks, 04 Nathan Robins 141 Curtis Opiela, 9 Brian Becka, 82 Richard Wells---DNS, 11w Nathan Faulkner---DNS
Alamo Hot Rod Street Stock heat winners; 118 Anthony Gordon, 9 Brian Becka
Lucky Leddy Takes Pure Stocks
They say 'it's better to be lucky, than good', but being good enough to capitalize on the chance to be lucky is part of the equation. Aaron Leddy(Von Ormy), in an unfamiliar ride from the Earnhardt Racing stable, found himself in the right place at the right time at the Pure Stock finish. Leddy, third at the time, watched as Adam Torres and Ryan Doyon got together in turn 4 coming to the checkered flag. As the duo hooked up and headed towards the infield, Leddy snuck past to steal the victory.
The 18-car, 20-lap Pure Stock feature saw Jeremy Hernandez lead the initial start, but Ben Franke and Trey Heald got tangled as Torresbeat Hernandez back to the line. Hernandez fell in line second, with Karaline Campbell, Doyon and Darin Blevins in pursuit. Janel Hilla got past Blevins and Jarrett Payton for fifth. Doyon began his move to the front getting by Campbell on lap 5 and Hernandez on lap 6.
Behind him, Campbell and Hilla were door to door, with Brandy Ramzinski catching the two other Pure Stock ladies. Once past Campbell, Hilla went after Hernandez for third as Ramzinski took fifth. Enter Leddy, who after starting dead last, made the top five on lap 13. Leddy then passed Ramzinski for fourth and then by Hilla before she spun on lap 16.
Once back to green, Torres Doyon and Leddy pulled ahead, as Doyon took a look low off turn 4. Doyon and Leddy were side by side on lap 17, but Torres held the faster line. While the duo scrapped it out for the lead, Leddy looked for an opening or mistake. With two to go Leddy was looking outside Doyon for second but Doyon not only held the spot, but kept the pressure on Torres.
Doyon got under coming off turn 2 on the final lap, but Torres inched back ahead on the back stretch. Doyon again ducked low in turn 4 and as the two touched and hooked up, Leddy, in the Big Lou's Pizza, Bubbas Burgers, Earnhardt & Sons Automotive, CNC Graffix, Reflective Wrecker Service, Auto Care Paint & Body, Custom Control Modules, Chevy, slippedpast to snag the win. Torres and Doyon, the two points leaders, stayed hooked and crossed the line, literally, door to door.
"Charles(Earnhardt) took me to drive it like I stole it," joked Leddy. "So, I did. Those two were running pretty strong in front of me. Once I saw then get together, I saw the door open up. When we took the white flag I was content with settling for third. I just tried to keep with them and hope they made a mistake. They were driving each other hard and the door opened up for me."
"We had the body rubbing some on the right rear. The body got roughed up last race and we tried to straighten it out. We got most of it but must have missed a spot. So we got lucky that it didn't cut the tire down."
Pure Stocks
33x Aaron Leddy, 66 Adam Torres, 5 Ryan Doyon, 57 Ben Franke, 10c Karaline Campbell, 6p Jeremy Hernandez, 117 Devin Adler, 7x Janel Hilla, 1c2 Dustin Blessing, 99 Frank Okruhlik, 14 Trey Heald, 15 William Cavender, 28 Darren Blevins, 88 Brandy Ramzinski, 9s Jarrett Payton, 19 Brent Reeves, 95 Jerry Jones, 60 Adam McKinley
Pure Stock heat winners; 6p Jeremy Hernandez, 7x Janel Hilla, 117 Devin Adler
Gaither Green to Checkers in Front Runner
Dillon Gaither(Floresville) put one on the Front Runner field during the 12-lap feature. Gaither jumped out front as green waved and showed the pack nothing but his tail lights as he cruised off to the checkers. The closest anyone got was under a yellow for debris, but Gaither was again to rebuild his lead in the Rohmer Racing, First Choice House Leveling, TJ Hopper, Earnhardt & Sons Automotive, Rays Auto & Truck Salvage, CNC Graffix, Tiburon
"I just kept the car out of trouble," stated Gaither. "I drove my own race, kept the car smooth as I could, working the throttle. When I get out to a big lead sometimes I start over thinking. I almost messed up once in turn 3, but I was able to bring it back down. I guess seat will help with that."
"I worry about the car failing now and then since it's happened before. I do go over it every week now and do a nut and bolt check on everything. I guess it helps when you work on it to keep it going."
Front Runners
5 Dillon Gaither, 08 Landon Sowder, 113 Hailee Marcx, 8t Ryan Franklin, 66c Cindy Snider, 82 Sam Markgraf
Front Runner heat winner; 5 Dillon Gaither
Sexton Sweep Texana Dwarf Cars
In their first appearance at I-37 Raceway, the Texana Dwarf Cars fielded 8 cars for the 15-lap feature. It was the Greg Sexton show as he went wire to wire to pick up the win. Sexton was able to put some distance on his son, Greg Sexton jr. and Mike Christians, who were battling it out for second and losing ground to the leader.
Texana Dwarf Cars
14 Greg Sexton, 7 Greg Sexton jr., 13 Mike Christians, 2ez Easy Casey, 1 Ken Bulsterbaum, 11 Jerry Godfrey, 89 Geoff Youngblood, 24 Victor Vargas
Texana Dwarf Car heat winner; 14 Greg Sexton
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Fallen Axes Run
Hosted by the Ride for Boo/Brian Carey Memorial Fund, Inc.
Homewood, IL – April 2010 — Ride for Boo/The Brian Carey Memorial Fund, Inc. was established to facilitate donations to charities and organizations, to aid firefighters and their families in times of great tragedy, and to fund a scholarship in Brian's memory.
On Tuesday, March 30, 2010, shortly before 9:00 PM, the Homewood Fire Department was dispatched to a report of a structure fire at a single-family residence. First arriving fire crews found a house with visible smoke and flames, and were advised that at least one occupant remained inside the structure. Firefighters initiated rescue and suppression operations, yet, upon entering the structure, encountered heavy heat and fire conditions. Because of the extreme heat from this intense fire, and notwithstanding the crews' valiant efforts, 87yr old Wendell H. Elias, could not be reached.
Leading the interior attack was 28yr old Homewood Firefighter/Paramedic Brian Colin Carey. In keeping with the longstanding traditions of the fire service, Brian willingly risked his life to save the life of a man he did not know. Sadly, this heroic act would become Firefighter/Paramedic Brian Colin Carey's last alarm. During his unwavering effort, Brian was gravely injured. Crews both on-scene and at South Suburban Hospital, with great passion, worked feverishly to resuscitate Brian. Well into that night, with God's blessing, Brian Colin Carey, a fiercely brave and kindhearted young man, peacefully passed away.
In 2010 the Ride for Boo/Brian Carey Memorial Fund, Inc. facilitated a ride to Colorado Springs, Colorado for the 2010 IAFF Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial Service, which was held on Saturday September 11, 2010. During this ceremony, Brian's name was added to the wall of firefighter comrades who have given the ultimate sacrifice and shall forever be remembered. 28 bikes and 5 cars participated in the ride to Colorado. Through donations, merchandise sales, sponsorships, registration fees, and a pre-event party with silent auction items, over 30K was raised for the fund. To date the fund has donated a set of structural firefighting turnout gear to a needy fire department and a $1000 donation to a terminally ill child.
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The Ride for Boo/Brian Carey Memorial Fund, Inc., is pleased to announce the "Fallen Axes" ride. The ride will travel along historic 'Old Route 66' from Homewood, IL down to Springfield, IL, escorted by the Illinois State Police, to attend the Illinois State Medal of Valor and Fallen Firefighters Memorial service on 05/12/2011.
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- Firefighter Edward J. Stringer, Chicago Fire Department
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STEVENS POINT, WI (WSAU) The UWSP womens basketball team kicked off the season with a 65-50 win over Milliken in Decatur Illinois.
Pre-season All-America pick Sam barber led all scorers with 27 points going 9-13 from the floor and 5-7 from three point range.
Milliken was just 3-19 from three point range and shot only 30% from the floor.
The Pointers return to action today
Plover native Kyle Heck had two goals as the Pointer hockey team beat River Falls 6-1. Johnny Meo added two goals for UWSP. Jon Bockman and Jerry Freismuth also found the back of the net.
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Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA
Top Performers
Utah: A. Jefferson 28 Pts, 17 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Stl, 3 Blk
Atlanta: J. Johnson 37 Pts, 8 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Stl
Joe Johnson scores 37 as Hawks top Jazz in first 4OT game since '97
ATLANTA -- Joe Johnson was exhausted by the time the Hawks and Utah Jazz had dragged each other into a fourth overtime -- in Atlanta's third game in three nights, no less.
"It was unbelievable," he said. "I just had to laugh it off. I've never played in a game like that."
Johnson scored 37 points, Josh Smith added 22 and the Hawks ended Utah's six-game winning streak with a 139-133 victory Sunday night in the NBA's first quadruple-overtime game since 1997.
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Atlanta's win over Utah was the first quadruple-overtime game since 1997 and the ninth in the history of the NBA. There have, however, been two five-OT games and one game that had six extra frames.
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The four overtimes tied for the third-longest game in NBA history. It was the ninth NBA game to go four OTs and the first since Phoenix beat Portland 140-139 on Nov. 14, 1997.
Al Jefferson finished with 28 points and 17 rebounds, and Paul Millsap had 25 points and 13 boards for the Jazz before both players fouled out in the final overtime.
"We'll take a moral victory out of this one," Millsap said. "This was a good ball team we played tonight. They played excellent defense. We just didn't get it done."
Atlanta has won four straight and six of seven. The Hawks improved to 30-20 and moved one-half game ahead of Indiana for fifth place in the Eastern Conference.
"It would happen on the third (straight night), but it shows the toughness of this ballclub to be able to push through that many overtimes and come out victorious," said Smith, who fouled out with 1:57 left in the first overtime. "It was a special win, and I think we'll probably appreciate this win more so than any other win during the season thus far."
Johnson ended the first quarter with 18 points after going 8 of 8 in the period. He missed eight of his next nine shots, including a potential game-winning runner with 3 seconds left in regulation, before hitting a 3-pointer that forced the third overtime.
With 16.9 seconds remaining in the fourth OT, Johnson's 20-foot jumper over C.J. Miles gave the Hawks a 135-131 lead.
"I got some great looks in that first quarter," Johnson said. "I got into a rhythm early and for whatever reason it took me a little while to get that rhythm back, but other guys stepped up and made plays."
Jeff Teague, who had 18 points and nine assists, added a pair of free throws with 13 seconds to go to make it 137-133. Johnson's two free throws sealed the victory with 5.5 seconds remaining.
Zaza Pachulia, who pulled down 20 rebounds, hit a short jumper in the final seconds of the second quarter that gave the Hawks a 17-point lead, their biggest of the game.
Utah rallied with a 27-9 run, giving the Jazz their first lead since early in the opening period. Millsap's 16-footer made it 65-64 with 3:23 left in the third.
Jefferson gave the Jazz their biggest lead of the game when his turnaround 12-footer made it 109-104 in the third OT, but Utah never went ahead in the final two periods.
"It's over with," Jefferson said. "We've just got to get ready for tomorrow. That's why you get in shape. We can't make any excuses. It was their third game in three nights. They found a way to pull it out in the end."
The Jazz, who have won only one road game when they trailed after three quarters, fell to 7-17 away from home. They began the day as one of six teams separated by only 1½ games for the final five playoff spots in the Western Conference.
"We showed a lot of character and fight," Utah coach Tyrone Corbin said. "That's what we need on the road in the second half to win. We've got to make sure we understand that's what's going to make us have a chance."
Utah's biggest lead in regulation came when Gordon Hayward's two free throws made it 93-89 with 5:31 left in the fourth.
Hayward scored 19 points and Devin Harris handed out 10 assists for the Jazz.
Not surprisingly, Johnson was delighted when Jefferson and Millsap both picked up their sixth foul in the last OT.
"I was so happy when they fouled out, man, you wouldn't even believe it," Johnson said with a smile.
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The teams were a combined 2 of 16 from the field in the first OT, and their combined four points tied for 2nd-fewest in NBA history in an overtime period. ... Utah dropped to 1-16 when trailing on the road after three periods. ... The lead changed hands 14 times. ... The score was tied 19 times. ... Jazz coach Tyrone Corbin said that G Raja Bell is still waiting for results of a second opinion on a strained left adductor that's sidelined him for the last six games.
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Net Income per Employee or NIPE (sometimes called revenue per employee) is a company's net income divided by the number of employees. I like to compare it to the efficiency of the workforce in generating real monetary results. It is not as mainstream a metric as other popular indicators like market cap, P/E ratios, or EPS, and is often not mentioned at all unless you do the calculation yourself, but I think it can offer further insight as to where the company is today and where it can go in the future. The NIPE value can often show that you don't need tens of thousands of employees or careless expansion in order to compete with the big players in the same industry when it comes to striving towards efficiency.
Boston Beer Co
With only 840 employees on the full-time payroll, Boston Beer Co (NYSE: SAM), famous for their Sam Adams brand of beer, produced a net income in 2011 of over $66 million. Doing the math you reach a NIPE of $78,571. By comparison, Anheuser-Busch who has 116,278 employees and generated $7.959 billion in net income in 2011, and considered "The King of Beers", has a NIPE of $68,448.
What started as a creation in early 1985 by founder and Chairman Jim Koch, SAM is only starting to catch up as a stock in recent years, and in terms of sales in 2011, it is now the largest American-owned beer maker. What I like about SAM (other than their beer) is that they take pride in creating a quality product and realize that slow and steady wins the race. Much like other successful companies outside their industry, they take pride in inventing new products year-round, take chances on using different ingredients, and set the standard of what it means to be a premier craft beer company.
In the past decade, net income has gone from just over $2 million for the December 2002 quarter to nearly $20 million in the latest quarter. This nearly ten-fold increase in net income has helped the share price soar over 615% in the same time frame. Even with this rise in share price, the market cap for the company is only $1.46 billion compared to $141 billion for Anheuser-Busch. What I'm saying is that SAM has plenty of room to move higher in share price.
In my opinion, SAM should be the prototype model for any company of any industry. Employees have strong input to the creation of new products resulting in high morale and the CEO is very much in touch with the workforce. CEO Jim Koch has stated that you will never see him on the hit reality show Undercover Boss because at some point during the year, he works directly with nearly everyone in the company. As a company they are aware that next year should be the focus instead of celebrating today. They maintain two years supply for essential hop varieties in order to limit the risk of an unexpected reduction in supply like in 2008, in addition to contracts for other necessary ingredients like wheat and barley through 2013. By taking these steps to secure ingredients at the lowest prices possible, they are able to see gross profit per barrel increase to $117.73 from $113.38 despite increases in commodity prices and consequently costs of goods sold. They are essentially staying ahead of the price curve because the beer they eventually produce a year or two from now will be using ingredients based on today's commodity costs.
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Ranked in the top 3 on many 'Best Small Companies in the USA' charts that uses sales, sales growth, EPS growth, and price change for small net income companies, SolarWinds (NYSE: SWI) is just getting started as a stock after completing its IPO in early 2009. SWI has nothing to do with solar energy which is a good thing given that solar stocks for the most part have declined the past few years. SWI is a developer and marketer of network, applications, virtualization, and storage management software – basically IT. They are relatively new to the market and even after soaring over 300% since their 2009 IPO, they only have about a $4 billion market cap – relatively small in the software and technology sector.
What is impressive is their low 628 employees producing $62.4 million in net income for the company in 2011. This results in a NIPE of $99,363. Matching SWI up with another big-time company involved in IT as well as numerous other computer services, IBM has an NIPE of just $36,586, given their 433,362 employees producing $15.8 billion in net income in 2011.
SWI has a lot going for it. Unlike most businesses, they were profitable in their first year of business. SWI is also heavily involved in acquisitions. To date, Neon Software, ipMonitor Corp, Tek-Tools Inc., TriGeo Network Security, DameWare, DNS Enterprise, and Hyper9 are some of SWI's strategic acquisitions. According to their last earnings report, they expect to continue to acquire additional companies and integrate them into the business. Even with the cost of these acquisitions over recent years, SWI currently enjoys a net profit margin of 31.4% which is over twice that of IBM. Additionally, net income has over doubled from 2009's $29.5 million.
I believe SWI has a lot more room to grow as a stock at the pace they are at. As they continue to acquire domestically and globally, net income should continue to increase. Revenue from foreign subsidiaries increased year-over-year to 22.2% up from 21.3% of total revenue. Perhaps a decade from now, SWI can make the top 3 on most 'Best Large Companies in the USA' charts.
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B&G Foods
B&G Foods (NYSE: BGS) has only 739 full-time employees that produced $50.2 million in net income in 2011 for an NIPE of $67,929. What is more amazing is that in 2009, the net income was only $17.4 million. General Mills on the other hand has 35,000 employees that made $1.6 billion in 2011 for an NIPE of $44,780.
BGS operates in a single industry segment and who manufacture, sell, and distribute a diverse portfolio of shelf-stable foods across the US, Canada, and Puerto Rico. Products include hot cereals, fruit spreads, canned meats and beans, spices, seasonings, hot sauces, syrup, salad dressings among others under brands that include Cream of Wheat, Joan of Arc, Mrs. Dash, Regina, and of course B&G.
Over the past 5 years, the stock price has gone up nearly 170% and that doesn't include the 4% dividend that it consistently pays quarterly. For the third quarter of 2012, net sales increased 15.9% and gross profit increased 33.4%, both year-over-year. According to the earnings report, this huge jump in gross profit is attributable to pricing gains and a sales mix shift to higher margin products. I believe the wounded economy has helped out companies like BGS because people are deciding to eat in more, and while doing so, would prefer to add some spice, seasonings, and other flavors. This is proven in the earnings report as net sales in Las Palmas, Maple Grove Farms of Vermont, Ortega, Ac'cent, and B&M products increased by 15.9%, 5.0%, 1.2%, 8.7%, and 7.5%, respectively. Cream of Wheat on the other hand, a product that cannot be more bland and plain if you ask me, dropped in sales by 5.8%.
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Power of Efficiency
In engineering, and in particular, thermodynamics and power generation, there is an upper limit to efficiency – 1.0 or 100%. An engine cannot be greater than 100% because that would go against the very basis that output energy cannot exceed input energy – also known as conservation of energy. However, when it comes to businesses, there is no limit to the NIPE. In business, synergy occurs where the whole (entire workforce) is greater than the sum of its parts (individual employees). This is proven by the current NIPE leader Apple who's NIPE has grown significantly in recent years to $579,167 with 72,000 employees generating $41.7 billion in net income in 2011. NIPE also gives insight as to why businesses struggle to grow and makes outsiders sometimes question the purpose of laying off large numbers of the workforce as a means to 'improve' the company. How does only laying people become the sole solution if the NIPE was low, declining, or even negative? This is especially true when trying to locate growth stocks. A company like Wal-Mart generated $15.7 billion in net income in 2011 but they also have 2.2 million employees on the payroll. Would you rather seek growth stocks for your portfolio of companies that have an NIPE of just $7,136 like Wal-Mart or would you rather locate companies that have steadily increased production, employees, and consequently net sales over several years like Boston Beer?
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(A) if such person has furnished, directly or indirectly, energy information (without regard to whether such information was furnished pursuant to legal requirements) to any Federal agency (other than the Internal Revenue Service), and
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The Comptroller General shall conduct verification examinations of any person or company described in subsection (a) of this section, if requested to do so by any duly established committee of the Congress having legislative or oversight responsibilities under the rules of the House of Representatives or of the Senate, with respect to energy matters or any of the laws administered by the Department of the Interior (or the Secretary thereof), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, or the Secretary.
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(1) The term "verification examination" means an examination of such books, records, papers, or other documents of a person or company as the Comptroller General determines necessary and appropriate to assess the accuracy, reliability, and adequacy of the energy information, or financial information, referred to in subsection (a) of this section.
(2) The term "energy information" has the same meaning as such term has in section 796 (e)(1) of title 15.
Source(Pub. L. 94–163, title V, § 501,Dec. 22, 1975, 89 Stat. 956; Pub. L. 95–91, title III, § 301, title IV, § 402, title VII, §§ 703, 707,Aug. 4, 1977, 91 Stat. 577, 583, 606, 607; Pub. L. 95–619, title VI, § 691(b)(2),Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat. 3288.)
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Dancing Your Way to Better Health
Ballroom dancing may help mind, body, and spirit
By Miranda Hitti
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Tangos, waltzes, sambas, and foxtrots are gliding across America's TV sets on the hit ballroom dance show, Dancing with the Stars.
Do you tap along with the beat as you watch? Or shimmy during the commercial breaks?
This may be one time when health experts won't fret if you follow in the footsteps of prime-time TV. Ballroom dancing could help tweak the mind and body, they say.
Shall We Dance?
You're not likely to practice for hours with a world-class dance partner as on the show. But you also won't face live national TV and the judges' barbs.
Will you get a good workout? What about those two left feet? And how can "twinkle toes" benefit your brain?
WebMD posed those questions to science, dance, and fitness pros. Here's their spin on ballroom dancing's health perks.
Is It Exercise?
The TV show's contestants are often winded after their routines. One dancer, actor John O'Hurley, says he's lost 15 pounds since he signed on for the show.
How typical is that? It depends on the type of dancing and your skill level, says exercise physiologist Catherine Cram, MS, of Comprehensive Fitness Consulting in Middleton, Wis.
"Once someone gets to the point where they're getting their heart rate up, they're actually getting a terrific workout," says Cram.
Dance is a weight-bearing activity, which builds bones. It's also "wonderful" for your upper body and strength, says Cram.
Would-be dancers should consult their doctors first, especially if they have any health problems, says Cram.
Calorie Check
How many calories will you burn? That depends on your body and how vigorously you dance.
Dance is a "moderate activity," say the USDA's physical activity guidelines. Adults should get at least 30 minutes of moderate to vigorous activity daily, according to the guidelines, released earlier this year.
It can be easier to stick to that with fun activities, says Cram.
Muscles Worked
New ballroom dancers may feel muscles they didn't know they had. That often happens with a new activity, says Ken Richards, spokesman for USA Dance, the national governing body of DanceSport -- the competitive version of ballroom dancing.
Ballroom dancing often means moving backward, especially for women, says Richards, a professional ballroom dancing veteran.
"If you're dancing the foxtrot, you're taking long, sweeping steps backwards. That's very different than walking forward on a treadmill or taking a jog around the neighborhood," he says.
Ballroom dancing works the backs of the thighs and buttock muscles differently from many other types of exercise, says Richards.
Core Experience
The legs and arms often do the flashy dance moves. But they're sunk without a strong body core.
The "core" muscles -- the abs and back -- are also used in Pilates, says Janice Byer. A lifelong dancer, Byer is group exercise director of The Courthouse Athletic Club in Oakland, Calif.
Byer and her husband (whom she met through dancing) are avid swing dancers. They're now working on the foxtrot and salsa and plan to start Argentine tango lessons.
Brain Teaser
Dance can challenge your mind as well as your muscles.
At least one observational study has shown sharper minds with ballroom dancing.
The study appeared in The New England Journal of Medicine two years ago. Joe Verghese, MD, and colleagues studied 469 people who were at least 75 years old.
At the study's start, they answered surveys about mental and physical activities, like doing crossword puzzles or dancing. Back then, none had dementia.
Five years later, 124 had dementia. Frequent dancers had a reduced risk of dementia compared with those who rarely or never danced.
Of 11 physical activities considered, only dancing was tied to a lower dementia risk, Verghese tells WebMD.
Most dancers did ballroom dancing, says Verghese. He's an assistant neurology professor at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York.
The Dancing Brain
How might ballroom dancing help the brain? Verghese outlines three possibilities:
"Dance, in many ways, is a complex activity. It's not just purely physical," says Verghese.


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Saint Sapor of Persia
- Shapor
Relative of King Shapur II who had him executed for his faith. Martyr.
- stabbed with a sword in the mid-4th century in Persia
- Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
- Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints
- "Saint Sapor of Persia". Saints.SQPN.com. 22 October 2012. Web. 22 September 2014. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-sapor-of-persia/>


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