The invention concerns rubber compounds consisting of at least one double bond-containing rubber and additions of polybutadiene rubber particles having a glass transition temperature <60 C. The wire rope equalizer system includes a base member that is secured to the hoist mechanism for selective rotation and a pivoting lever that is pivotally connected to the base member. The method also includes receiving a client blackout event from at least one set top box affected by the scheduled blackout. The surface of the plurality of pages that accepts dry-erase markings may also include one or more dry-erase sections configured to aid players in tracking game progress, such as on a dry-erase scoreboard.