Westgate Super Contest Winners Hit 76 Percent of NFL Picks

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If you are like most football poolies or bettors, you struggled to stay above 50 percent picking winners in this wacky 2014 NFL season.

That showing put you way behind the winners of the prestigious Westgate Super Contest, who hit a record 76 percent this year while pocketing a nearly $740,000 grand prize.

CH Ballers, a four-member group that employed a team strategy to making five weekly picks in the Las Vegas contest (formerly the Hilton Contest and LVH Super Contest), hit 64.5 points out of a possible 85.

The previous record for accuracy was 60.5, points and the previous record prize was $532,000 last year.

Theres a lot of mathematics, and each of us kind of has our own little system, team member Justin Green said in an interview with Odds Shark.

But we kind of brought that all together where it wasnt necessarily just throwing out games. There was a lot of texting, a lot of calling, a lot of power rankings, different things like that.

Contestants pick five games against the spread each week and the top 30 collect prize money. The contest has soared in popularity in recent years with the number of contestants (who pay $1,500 entry fees) and the prize pool doubling in three years.

It has the potential to push into a $1 million grand prize next year if the trend continues, Jack Randall of OddsShark.com said in an interview Wednesday.

Odds Shark entered its super computer this year, and it finished well back in the standings. But one of the contestants sponsored by Odds Shark won the three-week mini contest (best record over the final three weeks of the season).

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One Reason Neuralstem (CUR) Stock is Rising Today

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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Shares of stem cell therapy developerNeuralstem (CUR) rose 4.62% to $2.72 on higher-than-average volume in afternoon trading Wednesday in sympathy with peer companyBrainstorm Cell Therapeutics (BCLI) .

Brainstorm intends to release the final results from its Phase 2a trial of its stem cell therapy NurOwn on Monday. The company describes NurOwn as an "autologous, adult stem cell therapy technology" designed to treat ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease.

The company will host a conference call on Monday to discuss the results.

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Brainstorm Cell Therapeutics (BCLI) Stock Rises Ahead of ALS Treatment Trial Data Release

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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Shares ofBrainstorm Cell Therapeutics (BCLI) soared 20.88% to $4.69 on higher-than-average volume in morning trading Wednesday ahead of the biotech company's data release on Monday.

Brainstorm intends to release the final results from its Phase 2a trial of its stem cell therapy NurOwn on Monday. The company describes NurOwn as an "autologous, adult stem cell therapy technology" designed to treat ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease.

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Truth Sentinel Episode 36 with Scott (Sheila Zilinsky, Healing, spirituality & Tsunami) – Video

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Angelina Jolie: We're not alone in the world

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Angelina Jolie believes people are "not alone in the world".

The 39-year-old actress-and-director began to embrace her spiritual side after getting to know Louis Zamperini - the American prisoner of war survivor and Olympian who is the subject of her film 'Unbroken' - and becoming inspired by his journey through life.

When asked on what she had learned from Zamperini, she said: "When there is an obstacle, you have to rise to the challenge, not be overwhelmed by it. And we're not alone in the world."

The 'Maleficent' star - who raises six children, Maddox, 13, Pax, 11, Zahara, nine, Shiloh, eight, and six-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne, with her husband Brad Pitt - admits that while she's certain there's something "greater" than human life, she's unsure what to actually call it.

She added to PEOPLE: "I don't know if there's a name for that - religion or faith - just that there's something greater than all of us, and it's uniting and beautiful."

Jolie became close friends with Zamperini - who is portrayed by British actor Jack O'Connell in the movie - while directing the film and was heartbroken when he passed away aged 97 earlier this year.

She said at the time: "It is a loss impossible to describe. We are all so grateful for how enriched our lives are for having known him. We will miss him terribly."

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Sedona offers heavenly peace for a New-Age energy reboot

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Everyone can relate to wanting more balance in life. The popularity of juicing, of yoga, of meditation and the spinlightening chain SoulCycle? Just the latest evidence that many of us continue to seek a certain equilibrium.

Earlier this year, I was one of those people in need of a serious reboot, but getting on a plane seemed counterintuitive. So I opted for Mii amo spa in Sedona, Ariz., a 7 1/2hour drive from Los Angeles that felt far enough away to qualify as an escape.

Mii amo is on the grounds of Enchantment, a 70acre resort five miles northwest of Sedona and surrounded by wilderness and the majestic red rocks of Boynton Canyon. The area was originally inhabited by the Yavapai, who consider it their place of origin. ("Mii amo" is a Native American term signifying passage or journey.)

The treatments, activities and cuisine, available to guests of the 218-room Enchantment resort as well as those who choose to stay in one of the 16 Mii amo all-inclusive spa rooms, were designed to promote healing of mind, body and spirit. But virtue isn't the only item on the menu there are cocktails on offer as well.

I left L.A. before sunrise so I could beat the traffic and settle into the idea of relaxing. I passed Palm Springs and Blythe, then eased across the California state line into Arizona by midmorning. Bypassing Phoenix on State Route 303 and heading north on Interstate 17, I began to ascend the Mogollon Plateau, where saguaro cactus gave way to pine trees. Once I took the exit for Cottonwood, turning onto Route 179 North, I caught a glimpse of crimson, a hint of the scenery to come.

Arriving in Sedona at about 2:30 p.m., the towering buttes and cliffs looked like a scrim painted with every possible shade of rouge and ocher. No wonder so many Hollywood directors came here to film westerns. You don't need the road sign to know you have entered redrock country.

The red-ribboned canyon enveloping Enchantment, a former tennis academy that opened as a resort in 1987, is guarded by two spires known as Kachina Woman and Warrior Man, which sit on one of Sedona's so-called energy vortexes and are accessible from the area's many hiking trails.

Scattered throughout the property, the resort's rooms and casitas are nestled into the landscape, with western-style furnishings, spectacular views and thoughtful amenities delivered to your door, such as fresh orange juice every morning and a card printed with a Native American blessing at turndown.

The 24,000-square-foot spa complex, opened in 2001, was designed by Gluckman Mayner Architects, the same firm responsible for the Dia Center for the Arts in New York City and the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe. Set into the slope of the canyon, the building is low, modern and environmentally appropriate, with peaceful spaces that flow into one another, and lots of red adobe brick, natural light and water elements.

I found myself in a tranquil cairn garden in the complex's central atrium, which set the mood for ahhhh. A cairn is a mound of stacked stones built as a landmark or memorial, and guests can choose from the piles of stones to create their own. Nearby, the Crystal Grotto invites quiet contemplation and is the site of the morning "ritual," a brief, mind-clearing moment of calm guided by a staff member.

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Mir space station, Cit de l’espace, Toulouse, Midi-Pyrnes, France, Europe – Video

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