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The Wow64 Parameter in Package.ini for ThinApp (1021314)
Wow64 is a new Package.ini parameter for ThinApp 4.0.2.
The Wow64 parameter helps to run 32‐bit applications on a 64‐bit Windows operating system.
A 32-bit application "asks" the operating system if it is 64- or 32-bit.
If you don't set Wow64, the application gets an honest answer from the operating system: if the operating system is 64-bit, it says so.
Generally, 32-bit applications can run on 64-bit operating systems, so you don't need this Wow64 setting.
However, not all 32-bit applications work on 64-bit operating systems. This parameter allows you to fool the 32-bit application into thinking a 64-bit operating system is 32-bit. When the application asks the 64-bit operating system if it is 64-bit, it answers No.
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[BuildOptions];Wow64=0Wow64 is commented out, so not set. The operating system tells the application the truth about whether it is 32-bit or 64-bit.
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[BuildOptions]Wow64=0 (0=No, I am not a 64-bit operating system; I am 32-bit)A 64-bit operating system tells a lie about itself. It describes itself to the application as 32-bit. The 64-bit operating system is emulating a 32-bit operating system. A 32-bit operating system also tells the application that it is 32-bit, but this is not a lie.
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One of the virtualized 32-bit Oracle applications would not run on 64-bit operating systems. This parameter was developed to handle the situation. The Oracle application needed the operating system to lie about being 64-bit. The problem is solved by setting Wow64=0.
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Many people report that street lights shut of with a high degree of regularity when they pass by them. Are you one of them? Are you a SLIder? (SLI stands for street light (or lamp) interference.) Some think it is a genuine psychic effect while others contend it's just coincidence with faulty street lights. Share your thoughts and experiences.
- This has happend to me.. but I think there is a logical explanation for them turning off when you're driving. A lot of street lights are solar power and turn off when lights hit them. Like the sun, or your headlights haha
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weird things happening to me
- Okay I know I sound crazy telling this story but I know what's happening, I just don't know why. .. I go past a street light, it turns off. Every morning I pass cops with their bars on at construction sights, they automatically turn off when I pass. My lights flicker non stop and bulbs blow constantly. Even more so there has been a man that has followed me to every single place I've moved to. Is there anyone that can explain to me why or how this is happening, thanks
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I wish just street lights
- If was just street lights wouldn't be so expensive. Computers, cellphones, landlines, ATM'S, debt cards, credit cards, all kitchen appliances, LIGHT BULBS, radios, watches, vehicle sensors, water pumps (house and car) etc. I have as long as I can remember having trouble with electronics, allergic to metal except surprising white gold. Yes street lights have always gone off but they do not go back on. Can't keep a yard light (lived on several farm sites), outside light fixture on house replaced average every 6 months. Replace sewer pump every year sometimes twice. Every place lived power bills extremely high, electricians have no answer for it. Give electric shocks all the time. Quite a few in my family like this, my children especially, in fact when my cell phone "acts up" I give to my daughter overnight and it comes back better but time, volume and brightness always wrong up but phone works better. She never adjust settings. Would like to talk to others with like problems.
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Streetlights and more
- I do this to streetlights quite often, but there have been times when I have walked into a small building and made all the lights flicker off and back on. And I get the feeling I have done this while running a cash register at wal-mart the lights flickered on and off about 3 times when a customer that looked like he was in physical pain approached my line. I gave him a compliment and he perked right up and looked completely normal. Would also be interested to know if anyone who has SLI has any physical feelings when they trigger an event because I always get a warm pleasant tingling sensation in my lower back in the kidney region. This could be linked to whatever chakra is there or possibly the tan tien from Taoist meditation.
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My SLI Pattern
- I have found that this happens when I am in two different emotional states. When I have a stressful situation it happens for short period after. It also happens when I'm angry until I start to cool off. About a week a go, I was mad because of something that happened. I was driving home and almost immediately for an entire city block, street light after street light turned off. But the weird thing is, I can look at the light and actually watch right before it happens. For the longest time it creeped me out, until i recognized the patterns..
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It's back again!
- about 10 years ago, I decided to research to see if there are others with this issue. Street lights mainly, but also light bulbs in my house - fridge, etc going out way sooner than they should. I had one light in particular when I would drive home from my boyfriend's that I almost considered a "friend". Whenever I would get to the red light - this little building on the right had a porch light that was on. Once I pulled up (every single time) the light would start flickering like crazy - like it was telling me "you're almost home!" because I was. And of course the regular street lights - mostly about 6 to 10 I could always count on. After I was married and became pregnant with my daughter, it kind of drifted away. 10 years and 2 kids later - I have noticed it back again. Everything. So I decided to google it again and now I see more stories. Much like mine. I'm a normal person. Not sure what I think is going on, but it's definitely interesting! I enjoy reading these stories
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me too!!
- I was just researching why my smoke & CO detectors keep going off in the middle of the night (the SECOND I climb into bed grr) and they are always false alarms & stop immediately.. I thought I was haunted! Somehow I stumbled upon this site at 4am and I froze. Streetlights have ALWAYS gone off when I passed under, I am so excited that this happens to other people! One time I stopped at a stop sign under a street light, and it blinked on and off repeatedly! it was so cool. I can pick out a light from a row & know THAT one is going to shut off when I go under. Not EVERY time tho. I also have very detailed de ja vu. I have always been receptive to the unknown & feel I have a high amount of electricity perhaps triggering some of this weirdness. There is also a history of psychic ability in my family. So maybe I am CAUSING my 'hauntings' lol. I would love to know if there has been any professional studies on this phenomenon.
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More than Just Lights
- I have experienced street lights going off and on as I pass by. I also have unsually long battery life on any phone or mp3 player i carry in my pockets. When i was younger i would occasionally turn box tvs on or off by touching them. This has never happened with a flatscreen though. I have an unusal rate of being shocked. About every other time i plug something in or unplug something i get a small shock. Certain appliances and vaccum cleaners i cant use because i feel a straining feeling and randomly get shocked. I can feel lightening strikes in my bones as a tension before they actually strike. I also feel that tension when attempting to jump a car just by being inproximity to it. I always justed assumed that i have a weird electrical current that sometimes interferes with things.
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Me too
- This has been happening for probably a couple years now. It's mostly streetlight turning on/off around me buts is also happened at school with classroom lights and at home. I also have a lot of weird things happen to me. Like I will think about something and then a short while later it happens
- —Guest Ksp
- Hello, I must say, Im so happy that Im not alone..but,theres a little difference.. the lights get brighter and so bright sometimes, that I blow them out. At home, street, pc*s, any electrical if im really "hot" that day. I have been trying to find a rational explanation and have even tried to ignore it, to no avail.Thinking perhaps it s all in my head, I wandered into a remote part of the park surrounding my neighborhood, and the lights began to shine so bright as I passed them, I was afraid they would blow... now that thats off my chest I feel better. Still no explanation, but its nice to know Im not alone!
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I Had No Idea It's Abnormal
- I didn't know this was a "phenomenon" 'til I saw someone post on facebook about it last night - I literally believed street lights were supposed to turn off when you walked under them! I haven't noticed this happening much lately, but I've also become a farmer (up with the sun, early to bed) and live in an area with few streetlights. I'll definitely be testing this out, though!
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my experiences
- I just noticed recently streetlights turned off when I approach them in my car. I noticed at least three to four recently but I never paid attention until recently. Then I remember my friend could turn on this street light everytime he walked under it. That street light been out for years and he showed me 3 times and each yime he walked under it turned on. what seems so interesting to me and this may or may not have a connection but he is the opposite of my zodiac sign so he turns on lights and it seems I turn off lights
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I heard a logical explanation...
- Has been happening to me for 34 years. Typically it is the same street light that goes out as I approach by car. But other lights also go out completely or dim drastically. Always just one light post, never a row of lights. One night years ago, I was watching the late Dr, David Viscott - he televised his radio talk show and offered counsel/advise to listeners. A caller phoned in to ask if the Dr knew why street lights were going out when they drove by them. Dr. Viscott didn't have an a answer but shortly after a man identifying himself as a DWP (dept of water and power) technician called in to respond. I'm paraphrasing here but he explained that the electrical currents generated by some vehicle engines were capable of disrupting the transponders in street lamps. The weakest link goes out or dims (similar to holiday light strings) as you (and the car) approach or drive by. humans also generate electrical currents so it could be this "phenomenon" is less paranormal, more science
- —Guest Vicky
Aeroplane Electricity
- They call me the 'jinx' at work. Every time i fly (I'm a flight attendant) SOMETHING goes wrong with the plane. Some pilots have said that they wish they could swap off my flights lol. After a recent weeks break, i spent all my time resting and walking in nature, and being kind to myself, my luck changed. It's starting up again, but it took a month of these stressful issues away from me so i could chill for a bit.
- —Guest Rachael
light coming on...instead of going off
- I'm like everyone here. This has been happening to me for at least 14 years. It started when my youngest was a teenager. It started with a parking light turning off after I got into my parked car. I thought it was coincidental. At it height I had a series of highway light go off as I approached at 70 mph. Since then I've had them come on as well as go off. One night I said "stop", and it stopped. Two night ago a dim street light that was about to burn out came on when I stared at it. This was on my way home in my platt as I drove. I had another street light in my platt that looked burned out, but I "felt" it would come on. I stared at it and said to myself "come on", and it did. I've done this several times, and have had times when nothing responded. No lights going out. I would completely forget about it. The other night with the bad bulb in the street light going out is the first time I thought to try in a long time. I also can hear voices but only rarely.
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Yes, there are the disturbingly repetitive and eerily similar circumstances of many cases of unarmed black people being killed by police officers. This reinforces black people's beliefs — supportable by actual data — that blacks are treated less fairly by the police.I have pretty much nothing to add, it is so glaringly obvious; no matter how much certain parts of society want to bury the facts.
But I submit that this is bigger than that. The frustration we see in Ferguson is about not only the present act of perceived injustice but also the calcifying system of inequity — economic, educational, judicial — drawn largely along racial lines.
In 1951, Langston Hughes began his poem "Harlem" with a question: "What happens to a dream deferred?" Today, I must ask: What happens when one desists from dreaming, when the very exercise feels futile?
The only argument that I would have is about the use of the word perceived and replace it with actual.
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Early reports are that the show bombed.
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I dont think the show bombed, especially if the numbers are correct. for a smaller MMA org with its first big show on national tv to do what it did is good. it looks like they won the younger male demographic which is probably what they wanted and needed.
CBS has reiterated that they are pleased....but I'm sure they don't know what they're talking about. Not to mention the coverage that it's received on mainstream media outlets....SUCCESS! Well done, Strikeforce!
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Radio Free Youth
Emma Jacobs
October 1, 2008
Twice a week, Dolna Smithback makes her way to the offices of KSFR, Santa Fe Public Radio, on the city's community college campus. Soon to graduate high school and head for college, Smithback has spent nearly two years at KSFR's Youth Media Project. She remembers her first live show, interviewing founders of a regional bioengineering conference. It was a lot of pressure, but when she recalls the interview, it is with a sense of pride. Undaunted by her first radio experience, Smithback went on to report stories on a range of topics from the anti-war movement to high school stereotypes.
No one can pinpoint when youth voices first hit the radio waves, but as long as the medium has existed, young people haven't been far from the mic. Taking a look back in time, it's evident that the nature of youth involvement in radio has come a long way. A March 1940 issue of Music Educators Journal ran an animated report on the program "Music and American Youth." In a somewhat dated description, the magazine reported on thousands of eager schoolchildren "settling into the silence of the stratosphere" before the show's broadcast.
Four decades later, a new generation of radio programs emerged, carving out a more autonomous space for young people on the airwaves.
Early Airwaves
In 1979, South Africa native Louis Freedburg began volunteering at KPFA Radio in Berkeley, a member of the Pacifica network of community stations. He was in his twenties at the time, teaching students at the margins of the public school system in the East Bay area. He recalls that his students "had a lot to say and nowhere to say it."
Freedburg assembled some two dozen students and founded the first youth radio program. Run on a shoestring budget, Youth News operated out of an old storage room at the back of KPFA's offices and had only one computer set up for digital editing.
Freedburg hired producer Ellin O'Leary, who came from a community station in Yellow Springs, Ohio. The small staff of Youth News grew, working in collaboration with Bay Area students to produce a weekly program that went on to be carried by some 50 NPR stations and 40 commercial stations. Youth reporters covered a mix of current events and ongoing youth concerns from employment and race relations to education. They also produced commentaries for other NPR programs.
The relationship with KPFA had its ups and downs. Freedburg recalls assuaging the concerns of station personnel who were apprehensive about giving young students access to equipment. But Freedburg soon found the beginnings of foundation support and his program flourished.
Radio Routes
At the same time that Youth News made it onto the airwaves, community radio was at a crossroads in California. Dating back to the 1960s, small, community-oriented stations like KPFA had provided a public forum for people often marginalized by larger media organizations.
Ellin O'Leary points to the Public Broadcasting Act, signed in 1967 by President Lyndon B. Johnson, as the start of opening the radio spectrum to community broadcasters. Colleges and universities began broadcasting, and the primarily commercial radio network was soon joined by a host of community radio stations airing the concerns of underrepresented constituencies, including Native American groups, urban Latinos and African Americans.
O'Leary sees similarities between the early community radio movement and today's new media. Both, she explains, were primarily grassroots phenomena, focused on freedom of expression and coming on the tail end of an anti-war movement. The two also share a common emphasis on cultural arts and diversity. However, O'Leary is quick to point out that a lot of the energy that helped birth community radio in the 60s had dissipated by the time Youth Radio was getting off the ground.
"All that stuff had professionalized to the point where you couldn't really experiment," she says. New constituencies had been given an outlet, but no one had really done the same work for young people. A limited network of youth media existed, mostly small-distribution publications like Youth Communication. Freedburg recalls that he had the feeling that they were a lone voice.
The Youth News movement emerged as a means to help young people break onto the radio dial. Why radio? Besides the founders' ties to the community radio movement, the choice, Freedburg says, was obvious. "This was all pre-internet, pre-iPod," he says. "Radio was huge in youth culture at the time." The program's primary goal wasn't to provide job training for students. Rather, says Freedburg, it aimed "to provide a window into youth culture and to help young people reflect on their own lives."
A Different Voice in Journalism
Youth News was still working out of their modest storage-room headquarters when Anita Johnson joined the team in the mid-'90s. Johnson was 20, working part time as an in-home care provider. She'd taken some courses at Alameda College, but wasn't sure where she was headed. The atmosphere at Youth News was exciting, the pace was fast and the students were on the forefront of a digital media movement.
"Everything was really new," says Johnson, "and young people were really enthusiastic, because adults were still trying to figure this out." She produced her first radio feature on misogyny in music for Youth News. "That was when I realized: Journalism! This could be cool," she says. She discovered that radio could be about more than just the music, providing an outlet to analyze news and events in depth.
"Society never looks at the root cause," she says, referring to a story she explored on youth truancy. Producing the story for radio enabled her to get beneath the surface of the issue. Young people are multi-faceted, more complex than traditional media generally give them credit for, says Johnson. That's why Youth News is a critical organization, she says, providing its members with the rare chance to express opinions about the world around them.
In his time at Youth News, Louis Freedburg has observed that the very act of exploring the root causes of issues can be inherently empowering, opening up new and broader explanations for problems.
Future Broadcasts
In 2008, Youth Radio, which emerged from Youth News under the leadership of Ellin O'Leary, is among more than three dozen youth radio programs around the country. Most of the newer programs date back only a little over a decade, but the field continues to grow. From the Blunt Youth Radio Project in Portland, ME which works with high school students and incarcerated teens, to WNYC's Radio Rookies at the biggest NPR affiliate in New York City, youth radio programs have offered increasing numbers of students access to a wide variety of radio shows.
Anita Johnson thinks early programs like Youth News were a watershed, making it acceptable for more media outlets to cover youth stories. She went on to work as a peer mentor at Youth News and co-founded KPFA's Hard Knock Radio, a political forum for the hip-hop generation.
"I'm still in that space even though I'm an adult now," she says. She tries to hold onto an awareness of a youth perspective, while also providing an outlet for current youth producers. Johnson's program features segments produced by today's Youth Radio generation.
O'Leary notes that youth media has increasingly converged with online media, making their work more prevalent than ever. Freedburg agrees, saying that he sees an unprecedented interest in young audiences today. His only concern is the extent to which interest in youth audiences is fueled by corporate considerations. If you really listen to youth radio programs today, he says, it's clear that young people are a lot more than consumers.
Watch a Youth Radio broadcaster in action!
Emma Jacobs is finishing up school in New York City. She works with her own amazing gang of students at Youth Mic, airing every Monday night on WKCR FM New York.


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April 17 (Bloomberg) -- Trump University, which promises to teach developer Donald Trump's "insider success secrets," must show that an ex-student knew she was making false statements when she accused the school of unethical and deceptive practices, a court ruled.
The university's "aggressive advertising campaign" making "controversial claims about its products and services" helped create a public controversy over its business practices, three judges of a federal appeals court in San Francisco said today.
The panel agreed with the ex-student that the school is a "public figure" and must show she acted with malice when she alleged in letters to the Better Business Bureau and other entities that it engaged in high-pressure sales tactics, trickery and "a gargantuan amount of misleading, fraudulent, and predatory behavior," the judges said.
"Trump University is not a public figure because Donald Trump is famous and controversial," the court said. "Trump University is a limited public figure because a public debate existed regarding its aggressively advertised educational practices."
The ex-student, Tarla Makaeff, who paid $34,000 in enrollment fees, sued the school in 2010 on behalf of herself and other students alleging deceptive business practices. The school countersued, alleging defamation.
Makaeff sought dismissal of the school's claims under a law that protects people from frivolous lawsuits meant to quell free speech over public issues. A federal judge denied her request, saying Trump University wasn't a public figure and had a reasonable chance of success on its defamation claim.
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The appeals court said that as a public figure the school must be held to a heightened standard of proof and show Makaeff acted with malice when she criticized Trump University.
The panel sent the case back to the trial judge and said that if Trump can't make such a showing, "it has no possibility of success on the merits" and the defamation claim should be thrown out.
Jill Martin, an attorney for Trump, said the company will ask for a rehearing by the full appeals court and that Makaeff "must be held accountable for her defamatory statements." Eric Issacson, a lawyer for Makaeff, didn't immediately reply to e-mail and voice-mail messages seeking comment on the ruling.
Trump University, founded as an online school for business professionals, later became the Trump Entrepreneur Initiative.
The appeal is Makaeff v. Trump University, 11-55016, U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (San Francisco). The original case is Makaeff v. Trump University LLC, 3:10-cv-00940, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California (San Diego).
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Of course, in between his praise of the Pack — and near-constant digs at the Minnesota Vikings — we also got Vig to answer a few questions about the project he just finished: the Foo Fighters' brand-new, back-to-basics album , which is due this spring. And, echoing Dave Grohl's sentiments that the still-untitled disc would be a snarling, "shredding" affair, Vig said the Foos have pushed themselves further than they've ever gone before — by ditching everything they'd previously done.
"[Dave] has an amazing studio not too far from his home, in the Valley, and it's a great, kick-ass studio, but I think he felt that if he went in there, what would he do different on this record? They'd be recording in the same room, using the same board, getting the same sort of vibe," Vig said. "So he mentioned to me, when they played Wembley [Stadium in the U.K.] at the end of last tour, they were like, 'Holy sh–, I can't believe how big we are.' … And he was thinking what to do next, and so he said, 'I want to do something really primal sounding.' And had me up to his house, and when I got there — this was nine months ago — he opened up his garage door and went, 'I want to record the record in here.' And I said, 'Uh, OK … '
"So, literally, we got a drum kit and put it in there, and he started banging on it, and I was like, 'Wow, it's really intense sounding,' because it's a small garage, just drywall, you know?" Vig continued. "And then he said, 'Cool, well, here's another thing: I want to do it on tape, 24-track tape. I don't want to use any computers.' And I said, 'Look, I totally understand this, [but] it's going to be a lot of work, because you guys have got to play really good.' Because you can fix anything with computers, Auto-Tune everything until it becomes perfect, and he said, 'I want the record to sound rawer and somewhat imperfect. As good as we play, that's how good the record will sound.' And, you know what? It sounds great. They're f—ing badass players. It's an honest record. It sounds real."
While crafting a crackling, live-sounding album was a thrill — Vig proudly proclaims that it remained completely analog "until post-mastering" — his biggest jolt came from being in the same room with Grohl and his former Nirvana mate Krist Novoselic (who, along with Pat Smear, plays on the record) and watching the two exorcise old demons on a track called "I Should Have Known."
"We had Krist Novoselic come in and play bass [on the song], and I'm not exactly sure what the song's about, but to me, it seems there's definitely some references about Kurt Cobain, and it's one of the most primal, raw things the Foo Fighters have ever done, and I think it's one of the best tracks on the record," Vig said. "It's distorted and raw, and Dave, the take on the vocals is like the first take he did at the end of the song. He's just blowing his lungs out. … We played the record for some people yesterday, and the whole record is great, but that song, God, it's quite an emotional roller-coaster ride when you hear it."
And then, after the song had been recorded, Vig got another thrill: getting to reconnect with two of his oldest friends, a pair of musicians with whom he'll forever be linked, even if they haven't been in the same room together in nearly two decades.
"When Krist came up to Dave's house, we sort of sat down and it was like, 'Holy sh–, man, we hadn't been in a room together — the three of us — in almost 20 years,'" said Vig, who produced Nirvana's 1991 album Nevermind. "So Krist did his bass overdubs, and he added a little accordion part at the start and end of the song, and then we just sat around and shot the sh– for three or four hours. Dave and I were sipping on some wine, and Krist started drinking some bootleg whiskey, and it was great. … One story would lead to another story, and it was an amazing experience, just to be there, to open up all these things you may have forgotten about. It was really a pretty special part of the album."
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I grew up sailing on Mark Twain Lake on an Hunter 23 and O'day 31. My folks still have the O'day and I try to visit their boat as often as possible. After spending a couple years hiatus from sailing (going to school, working 2 jobs, etc.) I've built up a desire to have a boat all my own. I've already starting setting money aside, and I've spent the last 2 months looking at classifieds and the last week or so trolling through the Sailnet forums.
I'm looking for a 22-25 footer on which to spend most weekends. The absolute pure "joy of sailing fast" little voice in my head wants a J22. Don't know yet if the more practical little voice will win yet. (yes, I hear voices, I mentioned earlier that I was crazy)
Spending a lot of time at the lake growing up, I've seen a lot of Catalinas, Hunters, and MacGregors that would do me fine, but I seem to be drawn to things a little different. Two boats I've found on the classified recently that caught my eye were a North American Spirit 23 and a C&C 24. I was hoping the accumulated wisdom of the Sailnet forum would be able to suggest other interesting possibilities. There's a book that I've seen Sailing Dog suggest to multiple folks looking for boats under 27'. It's already on order.
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11.01.05 - By Paul Ruby - firstname.lastname@example.com - Too often, boxing fans have no recourse against poor match-making and unjust decisions. Boxing has evolved from a game controlled by organized crime behind closed doors to a game that, today, is governed by feuding networks, crooked promoters, and the almighty dollar. Any fan can think of countless ways to improve the sport we love, but the sad reality is that we have little power to do so. I could write about implementing a system that empowers only qualified judges to score championship fights and I could write about a national sanctioning body that would attempt to discredit the bogus rankings systems in place today. Unfortunately, I know that either piece would fall mostly on deaf ears, so Ive chosen to write the If I were king for a day article about my wish-list for the coming year in this fine sport.
1. An end to Don Kings stranglehold on the Heavyweight titles.
Boxing is a business. Boxing is a sport, too. But, mainly professional boxing is a business. Don King has managed a way to become an important financial figure in the sport. Don King turns a modicum of skill into checks that have the sort of zeroes I dont understand. For that, I respect him a tremendous amount he is a very good, arguably great, negotiator. He makes a lot of money for a number of young men. John Ruiz? Chris Byrd? They are our heavyweight champions. Don King is the one who determines how much they drag in. Fair enough. It is a business, and I can respect that. Still, I have, as an inquisitive gentleman, a few questions about what Ruiz and Byrd did to garner high rankings and, indeed, their belts. Beyond that, I wonder what Andrew Golota did to earn the title shots he got in 2004. The answer is nothing Byrd and Ruiz do not deserve major belts, in my opinion, and Golota should not have even gotten one (let alone two) opportunities to fight for a major belt in 2004. The Heavyweight division is boxings marquee division and, sadly, would be in a shambles even without Don King. Still, there are talented fighters on both sides of the Atlantic that deserve title shots and will go begging for them until they sign with King. I understand that boxing is business and King seeks to make money for those around him as well as himself. Still, the 8 fighter merry-go-round that King has continually (and undeservedly) challenging for titles makes a mockery of the sport and is precluding deserving fighters from competing for titles in boxings most famous and fabled division.
2. A mini-tournament at 140 pounds.
There are simply too many great fights to make in this division. Vivian Harris and Junior Witter are a pair of tremendously talented fighters, but they simply do not draw fans. I believe the mini-tournament that could bring a tremendous amount of ratings and cash to everyone involved would be one that pairs the winner of a Kostya Tszyu/Ricky Hatton fight against the winner of a Floyd Mayweather, Jr./Arturo Gatti fight. The first round fights are relatively straight-forward to make. Both Tszyu and Hatton are Showtime fighters. Personally, I believe Tszyu views Hatton as a moderate risk and would need to be compensated properly for fighting him. Unfortunately, the only way for that to happen would be to make the fight in Manchester, England. Tszyu has proven himself a warrior and I believe, if the money was there, he would take this fight. Gatti and Mayweather are both HBO fighters. Recently, HBO has had better luck with Gatti than Mayweather, but they both can draw fans. Gattis at the end of his career and deserves this payday as much as anyone while Mayweather desperately needs a marquee opponent to thrust him back into the limelight of an overcrowded 140-pound division. The finals of the tournament - presumably a showdown between Tszyu and Pretty Boy Floyd - would be tougher to make. Still, the networks have shown a willingness to work together if the money is right as was the case for the showdown between Lennox Lewis and Mike Tyson a few years ago. Another way to sweeten the pot for this event would be to have an undercard that featured the losers of the semi-final bouts as well. Can you imagine a card that featured Tszyu/Mayweather and Hatton/Gatti? It would be amazing - there would be something for everyone!
3. Oscar de la Hoya and Shane Mosley live up to their word and return to welterweight.
Win or lose, Oscar and Shane are still among the very few fighters with whom the general public is on a first-name basis. Both fighters probably peaked at welterweight, but remained fairly effective at 154. I believe Oscar saw the writing on the wall after his troubles with Sturm and Hopkins and made the prudent choice to return to welterweight. Shane, after a pair of losses to Winky Wright, also realized it may be best for him to go back down in weight. If both men can make the 147 pound limit comfortably, that sets the stage for a number of interesting show-downs at 147 that could ultimately lead to the last big-money fight of both mens careers - De la Hoya/Mosley III. I would like to see both men take a tune-up against a top-15 contender and then move on towards picking up some belts. I think the interesting fights are Oscar taking on Antonio Margarito which would be a barn-burner as long as it lasted and Mosley against the winner of the Cory Spinks/Zab Judah showdown. I think those fights would allow both men to regain some of the confidence and composure they showed earlier in their careers and set the stage for a third showdown between the two southern California fighters.
4. Felix Trinidad against anyone other than Bernard Hopkins
The first fight between Hopkins and Trinidad proved what many of already knew - Felix Trinidad is not perfect. Hopkins took Tito to school three years ago and it remains his crowning achievement in the sport. Still, Tito returned refreshed from a long layoff and looked spectacular against Ricardo Mayorga. He looked like the Tito of old, and it was great to watch. Personally, I have no desire to watch a replay of the first Trinidad/Hopkins fight; thats what I believe the second one would look like. An obvious match-up that would be great to see would be Trinidad against Jermaine Taylor, but Bad Intentions is not ready for this yet and his people know that. I also wouldnt mind seeing Felix Trinidad take on Felix Sturm. You could probably have some fun with how they should bill that one as theyre both named Felix, but even so I just cant see it being to great of a fight. Sturm has a solid jab, but thats about it. Eventually, Trinidads power would pierce his tight guard and make Sturm pay for throwing only one punch at a time. Still, its an interesting fight to consider as are fights that involve Trinidad taking on some heavier hitters like Howard Eastman or Maselino Masoe.
5. Make the big fights at 126, 130, and 135.
There is simply to much talent from all over the world in these divisions for big fights not to be taking place on a monthly basis. Lets just run through some of the names: Juan Manuel Marquez, Manny Pacquiao, Scott Harrison, In-Jin Chi, Marco Antonio Barrera, Erik Morales, Yodsanan 3-K Battery, Diego Corrales, Jose Luis Castillo, Acelino Freitas, Juan Diaz, Julio Diaz. The main fights Id love to see are Manny Pacquaio (win or lose against Marquez) take a rematch with Barerra, Harrison/Chi, Corrales/Castillo (who may no longer be able to make 135), and Juan Diaz/Julio Diaz (which could be billed as One of these Diaz which would be hilarious). Any of those four match-ups is a potential fight of the year.
So, those are my big wishes for boxing in 2005. Ill wrap up with the fights I most want to see in the coming year.
Fights I would make:
Heavyweight: Vitali Klitschko/ Mike Tyson. Come on - you know you would buy it too.
Cruiserweight: ONeill Bell/ Wayne Braithewaite. Im high on Bell and I think hes the class of the division with the Big Truck a close second.
Light Heavyweight: Rico Hoye/Montell Griffin. There are no great match-ups here, so Id like a rematch of a fight that ended with the wrong man getting the victory on the cards. I think Hoyes the better fighter, but he did not deserve a win over Griffin when they fought in September. I would also be intrigued by a match-up of US-based Australian Paul Briggs and Antonio Tarver.
Super Middleweight: Jeff Lacy/Danny Green. This one would be fun as long as it lasted. The only loss between them is a ridiculous DQ against Green in his fight with Marcus Beyer. These guys may both be in the top ten in terms of pound-for-pound power today.
Middleweight: Felix Trinidad/ Howard Eastman or Felix Sturm. Hopkins is clearly the class of the field, so we may as well see a good scrap.
Junior Middleweight: Daniel Santos/Kassim Ouma. They both deserve a shot at Winky Wright if he opts not to take on Hopkins or Trinidad. Who will it be?
Welterweight: Mosley/De La Hoya III. Weve already been through this one, so Ill give the bonus pick of Kermit Cintron/Antonio Margarito. Cintrons chin and conditioning remain huge question marks to me.
Junior Welterweight: Ricky Hatton/Arturo Gatti. Ive been wishing for this one going on two years now. Talk about a blood-bath!!!
Lightweight: Diego Corrales/Jose Luis Castillo. Great stylistic match-up of two guys who simply love to fight, but do so very differently. I have doubts about Castillo staying at 135 long enough to make this a reality because I think hes having trouble with the weight.
Super Featherweight: Marco A. Barrera/ Manny Pacquiao II. I dont care if Manny can beat Juan Manuel Marquez, and this fight may even be better if he doesnt. This is a rematch that MUST be made.
Featherweight: Scott Harrison/ In-Jin Chi. I can just tell this one would be hard as hell to score.
Bantamweight/Super Bantamweight: Rafael Marquez/ Oscar Larios. Neither fighter has much to lose here. I think the Marquez should move up and challenge for Larios titles. This has the makings of a barn burner.
Lower Weights: Lorenzo Parra/Vic Darchinyan. This is probably the most exciting fight of unbeaten little guys that can be made. Darchinyan is a stud, but Parras not flashed much power since he started taking on elite fighters.
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Ohio Kids Will 'Kick Butts' on March 19
State Leaders Urged to Support Tobacco Prevention Initiatives
WASHINGTON, March 13, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Kids in Ohio will stand up against tobacco on March 19 as they join thousands of young people nationwide for the 19(th) annual Kick Butts Day. More than 1,400 events are planned across the nation. (See below for a list of Ohio events.)
Organized by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, Kick Butts Day is an annual celebration of youth leadership and activism in the fight against tobacco. On Kick Butts Day, youth will encourage their peers to stay tobacco-free and educate their communities about the tobacco industry's harmful marketing practices.
This year, Kick Butts Day comes as new information reaffirms the urgent need for action. The United States is marking the 50(th) anniversary of the first Surgeon General's Report on Smoking and Health, and a new Surgeon General's report released in January found that smoking is even more hazardous than previously thought. Key findings of the report include:
-- Each year, smoking kills 480,000 people in the U.S. and costs the nation at least $289 billion in health care bills and other economic losses. -- Without urgent action to reduce smoking, 5.6 million U.S. children alive today will die prematurely from smoking-caused disease. That includes 259,000 children in Ohio alone. -- Tobacco marketing causes kids to start and continue using tobacco products.
Nationwide, tobacco companies spend $8.8 billion a year – one million dollars each hour – to market cigarettes and smokeless tobacco products. In particular, tobacco companies target youth with magazine ads, store ads and discounts, and fruit- and candy-flavored small cigars that look just like cigarettes.
"On Kick Butts Day, kids will stand up and reject Big Tobacco's manipulative marketing," said Matthew L. Myers, President of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. "Elected officials must stand with them by supporting proven measures to protect kids from tobacco addiction, including tobacco taxes, smoke-free laws and prevention programs. On the 50(th) anniversary of the first Surgeon General's report, we need bold action to create a tobacco-free generation and end the tobacco epidemic for good."
Health advocates in Ohio are urging leaders to raise the tobacco tax immediately by $1.50 and dedicate a portion of the revenue to tobacco prevention and cessation programs that are proven to prevent kids from smoking and help smokers quit.
In Ohio alone, tobacco use claims 17,700 lives and costs $5.6 billion in health care bills each year. Currently, 21.1 percent of the state's high school students smoke.
On Kick Butts Day, kids turn the tables on Big Tobacco in creative ways, with events that range from small classroom activities about the harmful ingredients in cigarettes to large rallies at state capitols.
March 19 activities in Ohio include:
Students of Monroe Central High School in Woodsfield will host a variety of activities to raise awareness of the deadly effects of tobacco use. Time: 9:30 AM. Location: 6601 Ohio 78, Woodsfield. Contact: Carol Hehr (740) 472-1677 ext. 203.
East End Community Services' Youth Center will display tombstones around the Center to represent the deadly consequences of tobacco use. Youth will also participate in the Tobacco Retailer Nation program by researching the number of available places to purchase tobacco products in the city. Time: 2 PM. Location: 624 Xenia Avenue, Dayton. Contact: Emily Riggs (937) 259-1898.
Students of Shawnee State University will host a community event featuring a presentation with pig lungs and a secondhand smoke demonstration to raise awareness about the dangers of smoking. Time: 9:30 AM. Location: 940 2(nd) Street, Portsmouth. Contact: Sherry Roffe (740) 285-2872.
The Center for Prevention Services at Pathways of Central Ohio will provide all 28 elementary schools in Licking County with a curriculum-based "How-To" guide on how to implement tobacco-free activities in their buildings. This is part of the Center's public awareness campaign aimed at educating the county about the harmful effects of smoking and its smoking cessation services. Time: 3:30 PM. Location: 1627 Bryn Mawr Drive, Newark. Contact: Bobby Persinger (740) 345-6166.
Community Action for Capable Youth (CACY) will host a "Kick Butts with Art" for 3(rd)-through 12(th)-grade students. Winners will be announced and selected to display their art at a community showing. Time: 4 PM. Location: Richland County Longview Center, 1495 W. Longview Avenue, Mansfield. Contact: Tracee Anderson (419) 774-5683.
For a full list of Kick Butts Day events in Ohio, visit http://www.kickbuttsday.org/map. Additional information about tobacco, including state-by-state statistics, can be found at www.tobaccofreekids.org.
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Monaco question and answer with Stefano Coletti.
The 23-year-old from Southwater has finished on the podium in each of the four GP2 races held so far in 2014.
Raffaele Marciello: "I'm looking forward to going on track in Barcelona to start again after the unfortunate first round."
Will an American driver become significant in Formula One in the near future?
The first round took place five weeks ago at the Sakhir International Circuit and both Stefano Coletti and Raffaele Marciello showed a great deal of speed.
This weekend, the GP2 boys are back in action in Barcelona.
The 22-year-old Southwater ace leads the F1 feeder series standings by 10 points heading to the first round of the European season.
Facu Regalia will make his debut in GP2 next weekend, the first date in calendar 2014 for the series.
Alongside Jolyon Palmer this season with DAMS , Stéphane Richelmi knows that his ambitious teammate will be for him a source of motivation.
Two new drivers, Stefano Coletti and Raffaele Marciello - a new line-up for a new season.
The series, in fact, will start just the next weekend.
The GP2 Series gears up for its tenth season which starts this weekend at Bahrain International Circuit alongside Formula One
The fourth GP2 season for Palmer, this time witw DAMS team.
First three-day pre-season test session opens tomorrow in Abu Dhabi.
Davide Rigon will be behind the wheel of the 8Star Motorsport's Ferrari 458 GTE.
Fabio Leimer: "I am really looking forward to the races in Abu Dhabi"
Jolyon Palmer is targeting further victories this weekend
Fabio Leimer holds the points lead in the GP2 Series
Jake Rosenzweig and Rio Haryanto arrive in Singapore for the penultimate race of the 2013 season
The title heat is on!
Jolyon Palmer expecting strong results in the penultimate weekend of this year's championship.
Team's regular Nathanael Berthon will be joined by rookie Gianmarco Raimondo.
Back to business!


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