Chase Update:
A rough day on the guys at Talladega in the Amp Energy 500. It started with big possibilities as Martin, Kyle, and Dale Jr.  ran at or near the front early all leading laps, then Martin got caught in a wreck on lap 68 and would end up in 41st place.

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The 2nd Annual BusinessWeek “Power 100″ poll ranking the most powerful people in sports is now out with Tiger Woods taking the top spot.

Couple notes on the rankings:

-UnCommon Thinking clients ranked: (1) Tiger Woods, (38) Dale Earnhardt Jr., (50) Danica Patrick. Note on David Beckham below. 

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Chase Update:
Dale Jr.  finished in 13th, Kyle in 28th, and Martin in 43rd yesterday at Kansas. Dale Jr. moved up one spot to 8th, Kyle remained in 12th, and Martin dropped one to 16th. Amazing what has happened to Kyle the last three weeks, after dominating for the first 26 weeks – never would have guessed he would struggle with mechanical problems the way he has.

David Beckham in Chicago:
David and the Galaxy were in Chicago to play the Fire on Thursday, but they fell 3-1. “That’s soccer,” David said after the game. “Some days are good and some are bad. We need to pick ourselves up from here. We are running out of games.”

Lee Brimelow over at www.gotoandlearn.com just released a video tour of some of the new features in Flash CS4. All I can really say is WOW. First of all, the whole interface has changed. However, no need to worry…it’s changed for the better. It’s actually similar to the interface of After Effects. The two main features that really got me excited were the new animating features and especially the Inverse Kinematics (bown tool) feature.

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We’ve all heard about the aspiring musicians that post their demos on their Myspace pages and then somehow get signed by a label. ESPN “Outside the Lines” has an interesting piece on 8-year-old  Marquise Walker - who’s dad has implemented a YouTube marketing strategy in hopes to one day get him a college scholarship, and ultimately a place in the NBA. The concept isn’t entirely new, because you see videos of young children in sports posted by their parents all the time – one such scenario ending with a young soccer player getting picked up by a club team if i remember correctly.

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Beckham:
David had an assist as the Galaxy beat DC United 5-2 yesterday.

On the Track:
A weekend to forget at Dover – Martin led the way with a 20th place finish, Dale Jr. had a blown tire and finished 3-laps down in 24th, and Kyle had engine problems and finished in 43rd. Dale Jr. dropped to 9th and Kyle to 12th in the Chase Standings. Next week the guys will be racing at Kansas Speedway…

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