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Wayne County's Magisterial District Judge positions will be reduced by one effective Jan. 1, 2014.
Wayne County's Magisterial District Judge positions will be reduced by one effective Jan. 1, 2014.
Following the retirement of Judge Jane E. Farrell at the end of this year, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ordered the consolidation of the Magisterial District Court 22-3-03 into the remaining three districts.
This development follows a directive from the Supreme Court in which an assessment of population trends and comparative caseloads was completed in 2012 and counties were ordered to eliminate positions via normal attrition, i.e. retirements or deaths.
Magisterial Judge Farrell was originally appointed the position in 1986 and was elected in 1988 and subsequently re-elected to six year terms following. The district is comprised of the following municipalities: Waymart and Prompton Boroughs and the townships of Canaan, South Canaan, Lake and Clinton.
On Jan. 1, 2014 these municipalities will be realigned into the remaining districts' courts.
Lake Township has been assigned to District 22-3-01, the jurisdiction of Magisterial District Judge Bonnie Carney, the main office located in Hawley and satellite offices in Hamlin and Gouldsboro.
Waymart and Prompton Boroughs and Canaan and South Canaan Townships have been assigned to District 22-3-02, the jurisdiction of Magisterial Judge Ted Mikulak with offices located in Honesdale. Clinton Township has been assigned to District 22-3-04, the jurisdiction of Magisterial District Judge Ronald Edwards.
In order to provide a more equitable distribution of workloads, municipalities not directly impacted by the retirement of Farrell also had to be re-aligned. Dyberry and Berlin Townships and Bethany Borough, previously under the jurisdiction of 22-3-02 (Mikulak) have been re-assigned to 22-3-04 (Edwards).
Judge Edwards' primary office in Lakewood is in the process of re-locating to the O'Neill Store on Route 247 in Pleasant Mount Township. Maps of the former districts and re-aligned districts may be viewed on the Wayne County website at www.co.wayne.pa.us using links for "Departments," "Court of Common Pleas," then "Maps" at bottom of the Common Pleas page.
Any questions or concerns may be directed to Court Administrator Linus H. Myers at 570-253-0101.

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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Ken Preston, easily the winningest coach in UC Santa Barbara men's volleyball history and one of the winningest active coaches in the nation, will retire following the 2008 season, his 30th as head of the Gaucho program, he announced Sunday. Preston will remain a member of the UCSB Athletics Department through the end of 2008 and will assist in the search for his successor in the spring.
"This just feels like the right time," Preston said. "I wanted to do this at a time that would allow my successor an opportunity to attend Junior Olympics and have things in place for the November (National Letter of Intent) signing period. I also wanted to announce it before the season to get it out of the way and allow the focus of the rest of the season to be on the team."
Preston began his UCSB head coaching career in 1979. In his 29 seasons, he has compiled a 506-364 overall record for a winning percentage of .582. He has guided the program to 21 of its 29 seasons of .500 or better, including 19 winning seasons. His teams have qualified for 19 postseason appearances and in 1988, Preston's squad advanced to the NCAA Final Four and then the NCAA Championship match.
In 2007, UCSB had one of its most successful seasons in several years with a 20-14 overall record and a 14-8 mark in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF). The Gauchos, who climbed as high as No. 3 in the national rankings, posted a victory over visiting UCLA in the quarterfinals of the MPSF Tournament to cap the campaign. Preston recorded his 500th career win with a victory at IPFW in March.
Preston's teams have produced 27 All-America and 47 All-MPSF honorees. Last year, Evan Patak and Theo Brunner were named AVCA First Team All-Americans and selected to the All-MPSF First Team.
"When I look back at my career, I am really amazed that it's been this long," Preston said. "Sometimes I think I'll wake-up and it will have been five years, not 30. I'll remember the players that I've been able to coach. Things go up-and-down in terms of wins and losses, but it's the relationships that last, and in the end, that's what matters the most."
"Ken Preston has has been a valuable member of our coaching staff," said UCSB Athletics Director Gary Cunningham. "He has been dedicated and loyal and will be missed greatly. Ken is an outstanding coach, but he is also an outstanding person and he will be missed on all levels."
Before taking over at UCSB, Preston served as head coach at Cal Poly, and then at Wright State in Dayton, Ohio. He also spent two seasons as the interim head coach for the Westmont College women's volleyball team, guiding the Warriors to a fifth-place finish at the NAIA National Tournament in 1990. Westmont posted a 50-18 mark during Preston's tenure.
In addition to his collegiate coaching experience, Preston has spent time coaching at the international level. He served as the Team Leader for the United States National Team at the World University Games in Turkey during the summer of 2005. In the summer of 2000, he was an assistant coach on the U.S. Olympic Team in Sydney, Australia. In the summer of 1985, Preston was the head coach of the U.S. team at the World University Games in Kobe, Japan, and in 1984 he was an assistant for the U.S. Team as it toured Brazil. The previous year, 1983, Preston was an assistant for the national team at the Pan American Games in Caracas, Venezuela, and in 1982 he served as assistant at the World Championships in Argentina. He also held assistant posts for the U.S. squad at the 1979 World University Games in Mexico City and at the 1978 World Championships in Italy.
A search for Preston's successor will take place in the spring. Cunningham said that Preston will be a key member of the committee assigned to select the new coach.


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Photo by Doug Wilson.
CHAPEL HILL- The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools board unanimously adopted a new budget Thursday, after administrators dropped a plan to reduce the number of gifted education specialists at each elementary school.
Instead, the district will forgo hiring new middle school literacy coaches and skip a one-time bonus for school employees.
The reductions will allow school officials to set aside nearly $870,000 to fill teaching assistant positions that state budget proposals do not cover.
Assistant Superintendent Todd LoFrese said the district is still waiting on final numbers from the General Assembly.
"If the reductions are less than $870,000 then the board could consider re-appropriating that funding for different priorities, or if they are greater, then we would have to look at additional reductions," Lofrese told the board.
If state cuts to education funding total more than the district has set aside, each elementary could lose one teaching assistant.
The board also reserved $40,000 to cover the cost of Driver's Education, another state-funded program possibly on the chopping block. LoFrese said school officials will spend whatever state money is allocated for Drivers Education before dipping into local funds.
The 2013-2014 budget is balanced using $3.2 million of the district's reserve funds, but LoFrese told the board that means next budget season the district will start off with a deficit.
"We do not anticipate having this additional funding available next year," said LoFrese. "We're starting with what we believe is a $2.2 million dollar hole at the start of the budget development process."
While the full impact of the state cuts on local schools is still unclear, district leaders could get answers soon, as the North Carolina House and Senate are expected to finalize the state budget next week.


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CHICAGO — — In a stunning ruling that could revolutionize college sports, a federal agency said Wednesday that football players at Northwestern University can create the nation's first union of college athletes.
The decision by a regional director of the National Labor Relations Board answered the question at the heart of the debate over the unionization bid: Do football players who receive full scholarships to the Big Ten school qualify as employees under federal law and therefore can legally unionize?
Peter Sung Ohr, the NLRB regional director, said in a 24-page decision that the players "fall squarely" within the broad definition of employee.
Pro-union activists cheered as they learned of the ruling.
"It's like preparing so long for a big game and then when you win — it is pure joy," said former UCLA linebacker Ramogi Huma, the designated president of Northwestern's would-be football players' union.
An employee is regarded by law as someone who, among other things, receives compensation for a service and is under the strict, direct control of managers. In the case of the Northwestern players, coaches are the managers and scholarships are a form of compensation, Ohr concluded.
The Evanston, Ill., university argued that college athletes, as students, do not fit in the same category as factory workers, truck drivers and other unionized workers. The school announced plans to appeal to labor authorities in Washington, D.C.
Supporters of the union bid argued that the university ultimately treats football as more important than academics for scholarship players. Ohr sided with the players on that issue.
"The record makes clear that the employer's scholarship players are identified and recruited in the first instance because of their football prowess and not because of their academic achievement in high school," Ohr wrote. He also noted that among the evidence presented by Northwestern, "no examples were provided of scholarship players being permitted to miss entire practices and/or games to attend their studies."
The ruling also described how the life of a football player at Northwestern is far more regimented than that of a typical student, down to requirements about what they can and can't eat and whether they can live off campus or purchase a car. At times, players put 50 or 60 hours a week into football, he added.
Alan Cubbage, Northwestern's vice president for university relations, said in a statement that while the school respects "the NLRB process and the regional director's opinion, we disagree with it."
The next step would be for scholarship players to vote on whether to formally authorize the College Athletes Players Association, or CAPA, to represent them, according to the NLRB decision.
The specific goals of CAPA include guaranteeing coverage of sports-related medical expenses for current and former players, reducing head injuries and potentially letting players pursue commercial sponsorships.
But critics have argued that giving college athletes employee status and allowing them to unionize could hurt college sports in numerous ways, including raising the prospect of strikes by disgruntled players or lockouts by athletic departments.
For now, the push is to unionize athletes at private schools, such as Northwestern, because the federal labor agency does not have jurisdiction over public universities.
Outgoing Wildcats quarterback Kain Colter, who played football at Boulder High School, took a leading role in establishing CAPA. The United Steelworkers union has been footing the legal bills.
Colter, who has entered the NFL Draft, said nearly all of the 85 scholarship players on the Wildcats roster backed the union bid, though only he expressed his support publicly.
He said the No. 1 reason to unionize was to ensure injured players have their medical needs met.


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2007 Volleyball
Transylvania 3, Bluffton 0
Beavers drop HCAC tilt at Transylvania, 3-0
LEXINGTON, Ky. - The Transylvania University volleyball team used a fast start and solid defense to upset Bluffton in three straight games (30-16, 30-26, 36-34) on Saturday, October 20, 2007. The Pioneers improved to 11-16 overall and 2-4 in the Heartland Conference while Bluffton fell to 10-16 with a 2-4 mark in the HCAC.
Freshman hitter Kayla Pickering (Jamestown/Greenview) notched her 12th double-double of the season as she knocked down a team-high 13 kills to go along with her 11 digs. Junior Chelsea Wyse (Archbold/Archbold) and freshman Brittany Duff (Wapakoneta/Wapakoneta) finished the match with 17 and 12 assists, respectively. Defensively, sophomore Brittany Roth (Findlay/Findlay) and freshman Shauna Rowland (Bucyrus/Wynford) tied for team-high honors with 14 digs each. At the net, freshmen Logan LeMaster (Jamestown/Greenview) and Allison Streicher (Continental/Continental) slowed the Transylvania hitters with three blocks apiece.
The Beavers jump right back into Heartland Conference action when they travel to Manchester on Tuesday, October 23. The match against the Spartans is slated to start at 7 p.m.


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April 14, 2006
NEW YORK, NY - The Yale women's tennis team dropped a heartbreaker to Columbia today in New York, 4-3. Despite wins in two of three doubles matches, the Bulldogs could not continue this momentum into singles, and dropped to 6-8 (1-2) on the season.
In addition to the doubles wins, another bright spot for the Bulldogs was No. 3 Janet Kim's straight set singles win. In singles, No. 1 Rashmee Patil dropped a tough match to Milena Kachar, losing the second and third sets 6-2 after winning the first.
Yale will attempt to bounce back against Cornell tomorrow in Ithaca at 12:00 p.m.
Report filed by David Sherfinski '08, Yale Sports Publicity


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Since it's the Friday before All Hallows Eve, the first of our annual 3-day Fall festival, The Smith's "Cemetry Gates" is our Friday traditio.
I was going to see Morrissey on my birthday, but my plans fell through, which means always go with your original plans and don't ever double-clutch, things sounding great usually turn out terribly, or not at all, as Morrissey would no doubt tell you. Don't ever confuse optimism for hope or pessimism for despair. Optimism usually being the cause of me feeling hopeless.
They were born/And then they lived/And then they died/It seems so unfair/I want to cry
Morrissey's recent appearance on Colbert, was, well, interesting, which is what he brings to the table...
Suffice it to say there is much about which he and I would disagree, but I find him interesting, that is, not boring and I still love his music after all these years.
Blogito ergo sum! Actually, as N.T. Wright averred, "'Amor, ergo sum:' I am loved, therefore I am." Among other things, I am a Roman Catholic deacon. This is a public cyberspace in which I seek to foster Christian discipleship in the late modern milieu in the diakonia of koinonia and in the recognition that "the Eucharist is the only place of resistance to annihilation of the human subject."
Friday, October 26, 2012
"'Ere thrice the sun done salutation to the dawn'"
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Saguaro National Park Welcomes Return Of Visitors
Now that the partial government has ended, National Parks are being reopened. On Thursday, rangers at Saguaro National Park in Arizona let visitors in to bike and hike the trails. Open during the shutdown was the sector headquarters for the Border Patrol in Tucson.
TED ROBBINS, BYLINE: I'm Ted Robbins, in Tucson, with a reminder this was a partial government shutdown. I'm at sector headquarters for the Border Patrol. Today - and for the last two weeks, pretty much - cars and SUVs with agents have been going in and out of the parking lot here. So have buses carrying people apprehended in the desert, along with people who are being deported back to Mexico.
JUANITA MOLINA: Border Patrol as a policing force, here in southern Arizona, is a constant.
ROBBINS: Juanita Molina is with the immigrant rights group Border Action Network. She says her community felt afraid, as usual. Of course, others say even a partial pullback would have been an invitation for more illegal crossers to enter. Customs and Border Protection officials didn't respond to a request for comment. On the other hand, Park Service employees were talking to everyone.
MIKE MUCKER: Hi, there. How are you doing?
UNIDENTIFIED MAN: Hi, there. Welcome to Saguaro National Park. How you folks doing today?
MUCKER: Doing great. Thank you.
ROBBINS: For the first time for 16 days, rangers let visitors in to bike and hike the trails in this forest of giant cactus. Mike Mucker lives down the road.
MUCKER: We like hiking here, and it's just very, very frustrating that it was closed, especially for such silly reasons.
ROBBINS: Two visitors from Salt Lake City, Craig Hansen and Irene Fisher, had to rearrange their vacation to accommodate the shutdown.
CRAIG HANSEN: Stayed in places we hadn't planned to stay and visited places we hadn't planned to stay, and we were very happy to see this open today, because we have to go home tomorrow.
ROBBINS: Hansen says the nation's leaders are doing a bad job. Irene Fisher is wary about another shutdown when the current agreement expires in January.
IRENE FISHER: I hope they're smart enough to get the message, but I'm not confident that we'll avoid it.
ROBBINS: Darla Sidles is just happy to be back at work for now. She's superintendent of Saguaro National Park.
DARLA SIDLES: Absolutely. It felt like the first day of school today. The employees were coming in. Everybody was just gleeful.
ROBBINS: Sidles has some emergency money, in case there's another shutdown.
SIDLES: We always think that, as federal employees, our jobs are pretty secure. And clearly, this is an indication that they're not always secure.
ROBBINS: She says most of her 79 employees live paycheck to paycheck. Ted Robbins, NPR News, Tucson.
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To the Editor:
Regarding McHenry County's drug problem, one way to save lives would be to educate the public on the recently passed Overdose Immunity Good Samaritan Law that protects those who have overdosed and those who call for an ambulance from prosecution for small amounts of drugs.
People need to know that if someone is overdosing, they should call 911 for help because, tragically, too often people will avoid calling for help when illegal drugs are involved for fear of arrest and legal ramifications.
Another way to help would be to distribute Naloxone, an opioid overdose antidote and educate opioid-using individuals on how to administer it if someone is overdosing. Having access to this substance will save lives if people are injecting and abusing opioid substances. By offering solutions that reduce the harm associated with these substances, we can more humanely approach addiction as a public health issue and not one for the criminal justice sector, which should be focusing on other crimes.
McHenry County is a wonderful place, but it is not unique by having members of its community struggle with addiction and abuse of substances. Being tough on drug dealers and drug users hasn't worked so far and likely never will. However, there are good examples of places that have taken a different approach to addiction and seen promising results in reducing overdoses, reducing the spread of diseases associated with needle sharing and getting more people into treatment.
Dan Linn


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The Wolverines complete their road schedule on Saturday as they travel to Wisconsin. It'll only be the third state Michigan has played in this year. The Wolverines have won eight straight after dropping their first two. Wisconsin has tumbled from its lofty ranking after losing three conference games. The Wolverines beat Wisconsin last year 27-13 to avenge a loss the previous season. Michigan has won 48 of the previous 60 meetings (there was one tie) and have lost only four to the Badgers in the last 45 years, though three of those were in Madison. Before the two weasels get familiar on the field, you should get familiar with Wisconsin by reading the MZone's KNOW YOUR FOE.
History – The university essentially came into being the same day the state did. The establishment of a state university was part of the state constitution in 1848. The south border of campus was Mineral Point Road which is now University Avenue (they would have scored far more points in Know Your Foe if they'd kept the original name). One of the graduates from the first graduating class was named Levi Booth. Doesn't he sound like he could be a current member of the Badger team?
Location – Madison, Wisconsin. The similarities to Ann Arbor are striking. Both are ultimate college towns. Both have a special place in the hearts of most of their alumns. Both get ranked highly in those "Best Places To Live" lists. Both are close enough to a bigger city so as to not feel isolated, but are far enough away to be cities on their own. Both lean liberal and had extremely active protests during the Vietnam War era. But Madison – at least the campus – is beautiful. They have two lakes! Kind of like Notre Dame. Of course having two lakes didn't do the Irish any good against Michigan.
Nickname – Badgers. The badger is actually quite similar to a wolverine. But they're much friendlier. And they're undoubtedly cuter. When Know Your Foe first attended a game in Madison in 1997, we were struck by two things: one, how damn cold it was, and two, how cute Bucky Badger is. Plus, it's one of the only mascots that's also a verb. That's impressive.
Colors/Logo/Cheers –Cardinal and White. Solid if not spectacular colors. The advantage is the sea of red that Camp Randall Stadium is on Saturdays. There's no question what color the fans wear. The drawback is that the colors are quite common. Nebraska, Stanford, Alabama, NC State, heck even tOSU's are similar.
Sometime after the arrival of former football coach, current athletic director, and Wisconsin savior Barry Alvarez, the Badgers changed their logo from a W sitting inside an oval to a very '90s style, "forward moving" W, a nod to the state's motto, "Forward." Though Know Your Foe is not a big fan of the logo from a style standpoint, the university's sports teams have definitely moved forward since its introduction.
The fight song, On Wisconsin is one of the classics. It's certainly at the top of the second tier of fight songs after The Victors and Notre Dame's fight song. And it doesn't hurt that the marching band is great. Loud, entertaining and proficient. When they get the 80,000 plus fans in the stands to sing "When you say Wissssssconsin you've said it all," it's impressive. In the past several years they've also pumped in Jump Around before the fourth quater. Now Know Your Foe likes us some House of Pain as much as the next guy, but I see this getting dated pretty soon.
Academics – Pretty darn good, but not quite elite. They like to think of themselves as a "Public Ivy," but based on the kids from my high school that got in there - and couldn't get into Michigan from in-state - I'd have to put them a couple notches below Michigan. Students and alumni would likely defend their school by saying it's a great combination of being an academically strong school and a great party school. And they'd be right. Wisco is consistently ranked among the top party schools in the country and most everyone who goes there loves it. Wisconsin ranks 38th in the most recent U.S. News ranking of American universities, tied with, among others, Illinois. That places them tied for third in the Big Ten.
Athletics – Until the aforementioned arrival of Barry Alvarez in the early '90s, Wisconsin was a wasteland for football. But three Rose Bowl wins and consistently tough teams under Alvarez have completely changed the attitude in Madison. And it's spilled over into other sports, particularly basketball, where the men's team is always a Big Ten contender and has one of the toughest home courts to play on for visitors. Meanwhile, the hockey team has always been strong with recent titles in men's and women's play.
Famous alums – A solid list which includes historian Stephen Ambrose, glass artist Dale Chihuly, '70s rocker Steve Miller, novelist Joyce Carol Oates, and CNN commentator Jeff Greenfield. But Wisconsin pales compared to Michigan by boasting only one astronaut, albeit a kickass one in Jim Lovell, and they're also the alma mater of major league baseball commissioner and all-around schmuck Bud Selig. That's worse than having the Unabomber be an alum.
The Game - Technically, this game is meaningless as far as the Big Ten title and Rose Bowl berth is concerned. But I'm sure the Wolverines don't want to go into the conference title game after a loss. Wisconsin has had a disappointing season and is – like Michigan – suffering through some key injuries. The motivation is stronger for the Wolverines: MICHIGAN 17, WISCO 13.
Friday, November 09, 2007
Know Your Foe - Wisconsin 2007
The Wolverines complete their road schedule on Saturday as they travel to Wisconsin. It'll only be the third state Michigan has played in this year. The Wolverines have won eight straight after dropping their first two. Wisconsin has tumbled from its lofty ranking after losing three conference games. The Wolverines beat Wisconsin last year 27-13 to avenge a loss the previous season. Michigan has won 48 of the previous 60 meetings (there was one tie) and have lost only four to the Badgers in the last 45 years, though three of those were in Madison. Before the two weasels get familiar on the field, you should get familiar with Wisconsin by reading the MZone's KNOW YOUR FOE.
25 comments:
- OnWisconsin! said...
Just an FYI that might be interesting.
While the future Big 10 was grinding down the future SEC...
"On, Wisconsin!" was the cry that Arthur MacArthur, Jr. of Milwaukee (father of Douglas MacArthur) used to electrify the 24th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry in the Battle of Chattanooga at Missionary Ridge, in the Civil War. He seized the regimental colors, and rallied his regiment with "On, Wisconsin!", for which he was awarded the Medal of Honor.
(from Wikepedia)
If you're coming to Camp Randall on Saturday check out the band pre-game pep rally at Union South to the east of the stadium at 10am. It is a fun time. Then come through the Civil War arch on the short walk to the stadium.
The arch honors Camp Randall for it's original purpose of training Wisconsin soldiers for the Civil War.
If you come to the game, have a good time and don't worry about people giving you a hard time. Laugh it off and it should all be in good fun (Madison is not Columbus).
- November 09, 2007 1:54 AM
- Killing My Liver said...
"Plus, it's one of the only mascots that's also a verb. That's impressive."
Brilliant. Great job, as always.
- November 09, 2007 7:32 AM
- goat7ed said...
Once again, a great job on one of my favorite features. Thanks. I look forward to KYF every week.
Like "half sacks", I'd give only partial credit for Wisky's one astronaut. While Jim Lovell is an "alum" of Wisconsin, he moved on after only two years to where he ultimately graduated, Navy (like 50 other astronauts (and one alleged diaper wearing felon-- Pampers bitches Pampers) in 1952.
- November 09, 2007 7:50 AM
- Out of Conference said...
I love the town of Madison. My wife's an alumnus so she has special place for State Street, Student Union, etc. I love State Street for a different reason. I was in town on business before I met my wife, I went into a noddle shop for lunch, ordered a beer, went upstairs, sat down to enjoy my lunch, downed most of my beer, went to take a leak, got back to the table and my food and beer were gone. An overly attentive buskeep cleaned it all up even though an almost full bowl of noodles was still there. I asked the counter what happened and they gave me a new full bowl of noodles and a new beer!
- November 09, 2007 7:52 AM
- Out of Conference said...
goat7ed - don't be digging too deep into school's claim to astronauts. One familiar to us all has a shaky claim to one on that the 3 man all-M mission.
- November 09, 2007 7:55 AM
- Dezzi said...
So children.... what lesson have we learned from out of conference's story??
All: "ALWAYS finish your beer first!"
- November 09, 2007 7:56 AM
- Matthew said...
Great post, as always.
Reading this series is now my favorite part about Friday mornings.
OnWisconsin!, that's a good bit of info. Benny should really save that in the archives for next time.
- November 09, 2007 8:24 AM
- Andy said...
Madison is BY FAR the best Big 10 road trip. 1st place I ever drank a beer legally...
- November 09, 2007 8:33 AM
- Katie said...
OnWisconsin, nice comment, thanks!
Benny, you always rock with the KYF, thanks so much!
- November 09, 2007 8:49 AM
- Hemlock Philosopher said...
Madison is a great town. Have fun if your going to the game and be sure to try Spotted Cow, it's a tasty brew. Go Blue!
- November 09, 2007 8:58 AM
- surrounded in columbus said...
i have been to Camp Randall for a couple of games in the '90's. it was one of the more friendly and hospitable places i've ever attended a road game.
aside from a few drunken students (which you can find anywhere), never had anybody do anything worse than ignore us. was offered brats & lienekugals (sp?) by most.
only real draw back was it was cold as all get out- the wind off the lake in november was pretty bitter.
certainly would suggest it to any michigan fan who has interest in a road game.
- November 09, 2007 8:58 AM
- Out of Conference said...
I had a Spotted Cow (I think) a few weekends ago when I was just outside Milwaukee for the weekend with my wife to see some of her family. I went to the bar in the restaurant we were at and asked what a good local beer was. Obviously I must have forgot where I was, or the old bartender was being a wiseass, but he said, "Miller." You want Miller Gen Draft or Miller Lite? Not wanting to offend, I took the MGD. A few minutes later I saw someone drinking a Spotted Cow, so I head up to the bar for another beer and said, "Ok, I've learned a thing or two since you last saw me. Let me have a Sptted Cow." He laughed and told me it was made in a town not too far outside Madison.
Mmmm cheesecurds.
- November 09, 2007 9:36 AM
- Katie said...
OOC, I agree!! MMMMM Cheese curds! I have been to Wisconsin for a Bon Jovi Concert however, not football.
- November 09, 2007 9:50 AM
- lovinum said...
Although I've never personally visited Madison, I've heard nothing but good stuff about the town. My Dad is an alum and has some great stories about campus life during the Vietnam war era...THE party and protest town of the early 70s. Not everyone can say they got tear gassed walking back from the library...
Fortunately for me, we settled in Michigan so that I coule be a WOLVERINE (by far the more bad-ass animal of the two).
- November 09, 2007 10:05 AM
- Maize said...
Don't forget that one of the 80's greatest movies was filmed at U of WI, Madison: BACK TO SCHOOL with Rodney Dangerfield.
"Why don't you call me sometime when you have NO CLASS!"
- November 09, 2007 10:30 AM
- OnWisconsin! said...
OOC, Spotted Cow ale is brewed by the New Glarus Brewing Co, IIRC.
New Glarus is a cute little town of about 2000 people set in the hilly country about 45 minutes SW of Madison.
New Glarus is an interesting Swiss town with a fair amount of architecture in the Swiss style.
I just looked up their website if anyone cares to look:
- November 09, 2007 10:54 AM
- DaBraylon17 said...
i know the wisky games means nothing standings wise, but if we lose and then beat ohio state, won't we be co-champs with OSU? i don't want that. i mean, i know that UM would have the tie breaker, but you know OSU fans would still claim "big ten champs 2007." but then, the fun part would be (just as they do all the time) to point to the score board of the UM-OSU game.
- November 09, 2007 11:35 AM
- Hemlock Philosopher said...
"You never want to tie anything, especially with Ohio State," Hart said. "We want to win this game, and then go win the championship outright."
I don't think the players think of this game as a throw away.
- November 09, 2007 12:39 PM
- J. Lichty said...
Cardinal and White. Solid if not spectacular colors. The advantage is the sea of red that Camp Randall Stadium is on Saturdays. There's no question what color the fans wear.
Look in the sea of red for hunting day glow orange and green bay packer colors, the alternative uniform for Badger fans. In fact, I think it is a rule in Wisconsin that you can own a Green Bay Packers Starter Jacket or a Badger one, but not both.
- November 09, 2007 4:07 PM
- whetstonebuck said...
Seriously, I think this is going to be one of the better games this week. I'm expecting a blood bath.
Don't go and lose this game and ruin the "perfect storm" story line for next week.
- November 09, 2007 4:40 PM
- Corey said...
Not too worry ... we can still lose this game and win the Big Ten(11). We just need to come out healthy so that we can give to$u our best effort and come out with a win. I guess watch out for flying bottles of change!
M Fans and Alums,
Bring you water bottle, bring your change, BUT MOST OF ALL BRING YOU VOICES.
- November 09, 2007 5:23 PM
- OnWisconsin! said...
Whetstone, we are gonna kick your butts all over the field.
You have no chance, our execution and precision and energy level will outclass you completely, when you step on the field you...wait...what was that?
You're marching band's not coming?
You're talking about the football part of it?
In that case I hope that you are right about a good game but I think that our depleted d-line is going to struggle containing Hart.
Also, J.Lichty must have lived here at some point. Although not so much blaze orange now as their used to be...
- November 09, 2007 5:26 PM
- WingRG said...
whetstone BUCK cheers for OSU. You already had a chance to "kick his butt" all over the field last week.
That being said, i think Wisconsin has a puncher's chance this weekend. UM is not completely healthy, and might be caught looking ahead.
- November 09, 2007 9:46 PM
- Critical Badger said...
I'll readily concede Michigan's law and business programs trump Wisconsin's, but we have 70 academic departments in the top 10 nationally and our undergraduate reputations are truly peers in every sense of the word.
- November 10, 2007 5:51 PM
- OnWisconsin! said...
Uh, wingrg, did you read my post at all?
I was joking about the bands not talking smack.
Incidentally our band did kick the Bucknuts band last week.
- November 11, 2007 12:26 AM


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Hawaii was a total indulgence to end the trip. We had a scruffy big old hotel room complete with kitchen, in Waikiki. We walked on the beach and swam in the little hotel pool. One morning we woke very early to catch the first shuttle bus to Hanauma Bay. There were only a few people there, and no entry fee or visitor centre. We snorkelled for hours, before the crowds started to arrive. The last day we gathered up our luggage and waited on the street for a shuttle (passersby clocking XXXXs guitar and saying "heading off huh?", assuming we had been there working as entertainers!) At the airport we were at the gate waiting to board the flight back to NZ when everyone rushed to the window. With my walkman on I hadn't heard the explosion but the thick smoke and flames coming from our plane couldn't be missed. With the plane completely out of commission thanks to the engine dramatically blowing up we were stuck in Hawaii. After hours of waiting around we were flown late that night to the island of Kona and put up at a luxury golf resort. But our luggage didn't come with us so we had no clothes. Fortunately I had black underwear on so swam in the fancy pool in that. On the second day they flew us back to Honolulu and we caught the plane to Auckland.


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RHP Andrew Brockett (2010/North Haven (CT) HS): Brockett was the hardest thrower at the showcase, topping out at 87 mph, and should be a 90 mph hurler with more experience and strength. He was also very impressive at third base and at the plate.
RHP Elliot Criss (2010/Spring Ford HS, Collegeville, PA): Criss showed a lot of maturity with an 84 mph fastball, a tight curveball and two types of change ups, all that he threw for strikes. He should continue to improve.
C Jeff Kammer (2010/Lafayette HS, Wildwood, MO): Kammer was the best position prospect at the showcase. He's a polished defensive catcher who can shut down the running game and has some gap to gap power in his swing.
RHP Ryan Gallagher (2011/Cardinal Mooney HS, Broadman, OH): Gallagher has a very young look to him and a projectable 6-3, 165 lb frame. His 84 mph fastball has excellent movement from mid ¾'s release and could be a nasty pitch with t
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Minecraft continues to be a sales juggernaut. In fact, the Xbox Live version has just recently crossed the four million mark. Not to be outdone, the PC original can now be purchased at retail stores.
Mojang announced that prepaid Minecraft cards are being sold in Wal-Mart, Target, and Best Buy stores. For the time being, only US stores are selling the cards. They're download codes rather than retail discs, so this really only helps if you wanted to pay cash for your Minecraft. On the XBLA front, 4J Studios announced the 4 million number via Twitter.
Minecraft has sold more on the PC, currently ticking above 7.5 million copies. Then again, the PC version has been on sale for much longer, so it's hard to say which game is really winning the race. Any way you slice it, though, Mojang and 4J Studios are cleaning up with the block-building title.


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The Atlanta Braves activated Jason Heyward from the disabled list on Friday and the outfielder wore a protective mask on his batting helmet against the Cubs.
Heyward had surgery last month to repair a fractured jaw after he was hit in the side of the face by a pitch from Mets ace Jon Niese.
The protective piece on his helmet wrapped around to protect his jaw on the right side of his face, almost like a broadcaster who wears a microphone head piece. Heyward bats left-handed.
He had been on a tear since being moved to the leadoff spot for the Braves and was hitting .253 with 13 homers, 37 RBI and a .347 on-base percentage when he was injured.
Heyward worked a 10-pitch at-bat his first time to the plate Friday against Cubs starter Scott Baker but struck out.


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The new 'J.N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge' book is written by a man who spent 32 of his 48 years on Sanibel Island as a refuge employee involved in day-to-day management. Charles LeBuff was the second permanent refuge employee hired by refuge manager Tommy Wood -- to whom the book is dedicated.
"There was a need for this book," said LeBuff, who hopes this work will provide an interesting historical journey through the years, bearing witness to how and why the refuge was created, has grown, matured and prospered.
LeBuff tells the story of how one influential winter resident inspired islanders to come together and preserve the land they had grown to love. Pulitzer Prize winner and syndicated editorial cartoonist Jay Norwood "Ding" Darling wintered on Captiva Island and advocated the establishment of the Sanibel National Wildlife Refuge, which was formed in December 1945. It started with an initial lease of 2,000 acres of mangroves from the State of Florida.
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Charles LeBuff shows off his new book that chronicles the history of J.N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge to Paul Tritaik, refuge manager. The book will be available for purchase Sept. 26 and there will be signed copies at the "Ding" Darling gift shop inside the education center. LeBuff will also be hosting book signings and lecutres around the island.
Due to pressure from Darling, President Harry S. Truman made a proclamation in December 1947 that declared Sanibel and Captiva islands as a closed area under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. On Aug. 15, 1967, five years after Darling's death, the Sanibel National Wildlife Refuge officially became the J.N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge in his honor. It has been the most significant conservation effort to date.
"The book gives a good sense on how it became the refuge and a sense of appreciation for the groundwork that was laid," said current refuge manager Paul Tritaik, whose picture can be found in the book that boasts more than 200 vintage images and memories of days gone by.
LeBuff carefully selected a series of images and wrote comprehensive captions that best portray the history of the "Ding" Darling refuge. Throughout the book, LeBuff draws widely on his personal involvement with the refuge. After all, it is here where he has spent most of his life.
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Charles LeBuff's Speaking Schedule
Oct. 20 "Ding" Darling Days, 1 p.m. Education Center at J.N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge. Seating is limited. This will be the formal public introduction of his new book and will feature an illustrated program on the history of the refuge. A book signing will follow the presentation.
Dec. 21 Book signing from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at MacIntosh Book Shop
Jan. 11 Book signing from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Island Book Nook
Jan. 25 Book signing from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Sanibel Island Book Shop
Feb. 10 "Ding" Darling's Education Center, 1 p.m. An illustrated program featuring the history of the refuge titled "How it all started; a history of the J.N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge." A book signing will follow the program. Seating is limited.
Feb. 23 Sanibel-Captiva Audubon Society program, 7:30 p.m., Sanibel Community House. A program entitled "Looking back at J.N. 'Ding' Darling National Wildlife Refuge" will feature a PowerPoint trip through 75 years of refuge-related island history. Seating is limited and copies of the book will be available.
In 1958, LeBuff accepted a position with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on what was known as Sanibel National Wildlife Refuge. During his 32-year career at the refuge, LeBuff was fortunate enough to meet with Darling twice during the cartoonist's last visit to the islands in 1959.
"He was worried about the sea turtles," noted LeBuff.
After being urged by Darling to help island sea turtles, LeBuff intensified his private efforts in the study of marine turtles and was an early activist in their conservation. He pioneered sea turtle conservation efforts in Southwest Florida, beginning his earliest work on area beaches to protect loggerhead turtles in 1954. In 1968, he formed Carretta Research, Inc. and Sanibel-Captiva residents enthusiastically support his efforts financially.
"Charles is a conservationist of Sanibel, like "Ding," and we must never forget that," Tritaik said.
When the local political mood surged toward over-development of the barrier islands and the Lee County government was planning to allow Sanibel to build-out until it was over crowded with 90,000 residents, island citizens mobilized and in 1974 voted to break from the county government through the incorporation process. Late that year, the City of Sanibel was created and LeBuff was privileged enough to be selected.
Now retired, with four previous books under his belt, LeBuff spends his time travelling, reading the herpetological literature, writing (he is co-authoring two future books), researching his family's genealogy, and woodcarving.
He is still amazed how he ever found time to hold down a regular job during his 32-year federal career and won many specialty achievement awards with so many extraneous interests that were challenging and always drove him to try and succeed in them all.
"It is not just about the refuge, but how it and Sanibel go hand-in-hand," he said about what readers should glean from the book.
Highlights include the real story behind how the refuge's popular Wildlife Drive was aligned and constructed, as well as the chronology of managers and staff members over a 60-year period.
"The book is really great," said Lise Bryant, manager of the refuge's gift shop, where signed copies will be available Sept. 26. "My favorite picture is this one," she said pointing to a shot of Darling and his good friend Belton Johnson fishing from a boat in Roosevelt Channel between Buck Key and Captiva Island.
Images of America J.N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge will be available Sept. 27 at area bookstores or through Arcadia Publishing at www.arcadiapublishing.com.
Images of America has published 267 books on Florida, including 'Sanibel Island' written by Yvonne Hill and Marguerite Jordan in May 2008. It documents significant roles of both black and white pioneers by combining text with captivating images that celebrate the island's fabulous history.


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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers traded tight end Kellen Winslow to the Seattle Seahawks for a draft pick on Monday night and signed former Colts star Dallas Clark to replace him.
Earlier in the day, Winslow told SiriusXM radio that first-year coach Greg Schiano was "kind of upset" that Winslow has not been working out with the team during the offseason.
"That's kind of shocking, but that's what it is," Winslow said, adding that Schiano told him the coach "would help me out with a trade."
Winslow has been one of Tampa Bay's best offensive players since being acquired from Cleveland in a trade three years ago. He had 77 receptions for 884 yards and five touchdowns in 2009, 66 catches for 730 yards and five TDs in 2010 and 75 receptions for 763 yards and two TDs in 2011.
Tampa Bay received a conditional 2013 draft pick in the deal.
Winslow will join a tight end unit that already includes Zach Miller, who Seattle gave a big contract last offseason, and promising young prospect Cameron Morrah, who has struggled with injuries early in his career. The Seahawks lost tight end John Carlson in the offseason after he signed with Minnesota.
Tampa Bay gets a player who was one of Peyton Manning's favorite targets.
Clark, who turns 33 next month, spent nine seasons with Indianapolis and had 427 career receptions for 4,887 yards and 46 touchdowns. Last season, without Manning and limited by injuries to 11 games, Clark had 34 catches for 352 yards and two touchdowns.
Winslow, despite a history of injuries and undergoing several knee surgeries during his career, appeared in every game over the past three seasons for Tampa Bay.
The 28-year-old was the sixth overall pick in the 2004 draft by the Browns, who sent him to Tampa Bay in exchange for second- and fifth-round draft choices. Winslow has 437 career receptions for 4,836 yards and 23 touchdowns.
Winslow said he has been working out near his home in San Diego and missed last week's initial set of organized team activities in Tampa. He said he was planning to join the team on Monday, but that he got a call from Schiano on Saturday.
"He was kind of upset that I wasn't there working out with the team in the offseason and for the first week of OTAs," Winslow said during the interview with SiriusXM.
"But I've been there the last three years and I've had a successful career so far," he added. "You don't just get rid of one of your best players because of that. … I don't have nothing bad to say about coach Schiano. It was just a disagreement on why I'm not there yet."
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Wyoming Group Denies Charge it Found Earhart's Plane
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A Delaware aircraft preservation group denies a Wyoming man's claim that it found Amelia Earhart's missing plane and withheld the news so it could continue to raise money for the search. Mystery has surrounded Earhart's fate since her plane went missing in 1937 in the South Pacific.
Timothy Mellon, son of the late philanthropist Paul Mellon, filed a federal lawsuit in Wyoming last week against The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery. Mellon contends the group solicited $1 million from him last year without telling him it already had found Earhart's plane in 2010.
Idaho lawyer Bill Carter represents the group and was on its 2010 Earhart search mission. Carter says the group strongly denies Mellon's claim and would trumpet the discovery if it ever finds the plane.


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Sisters in court charged over ICAC fraud findings
A Sydney magistrate has rejected claims that a corruption inquiry that found two sisters defrauded two Sydney hospitals was an abuse of process.
The New South Wales Director of Public Prosecutions is pursuing fraud charges against Sandra and Michelle Lazarus, based on the findings of an inquiry by the Independent Commission Against Corruption.
The ICAC found the pair worked together to defraud the Royal North Shore Hospital and Royal Women's Hospital of nearly $700,000.
The commission found Sandra Lazarus posed as a University of Sydney PhD student and forged signatures and invoices, while her sister provided false information to the ICAC.
A DPP lawyer told Downing Centre Local Court this morning that both women were involved in a complex fraud.
The lawyer representing the sisters, Peter Nagle, agreed the case was complex but then attacked the ICAC.
He told the court the ICAC inquiry was driven by victims in the case who were out for revenge and his clients would be contesting all the charges against them.
Mr Nagle claimed the commission's inquiry was an abuse of process and attempted to call ICAC Commissioner David Ipp before the court to answer claims he intimidated one of the sisters during the inquiry.
But the magistrate rejected the claims and committed both women to appear back in court later this month.
Outside court Mr Nagle again attacked David Ipp's conduct.
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adjusted If you were to look up the definition of "volunteerism" in the dictionary, YWCA Elgin CEO Julia McClendon said, it would be fitting to find "the life of Marlene Shales" as the description.
Shales was honored with a lifetime achievement award by the YWCA at its 30th annual Leader Luncheon, held Thursday at The Seville in Streamwood.
"The depth of her commitment is truly unparalleled in the Elgin community," McClendon said.
Seven other women were honored for their work in business, the arts, communications, education, public service, social service and volunteerism.
Kimberly Spagui, a tireless worker and volunteer for low cost legal services firm Administer Justice, went home with the Racial Justice Award.
And the Bear family McDonald's restaurants were recognized for enhancing the role of women within the company.
These women won in their respective categories for the individual awards:
• Risé Jones won in the arts category. She is the co-founder of Hamilton Wings, an arts-based youth development nonprofit.
• Linda Deering, executive vice president and chief operating officer at Sherman Hospital, won the business and professions category.
• Kimberly Gilmore, a local marketing business owner, won in the communications and technology category.
• Carole Peto, former Elgin Area School District U-46 administrator and founding staff member of Harvest Christian Academy, beat out the rest of the education nominees.
• Dundee Township Supervisor Susan Harney won in the public service category.
• Marlene Pokorny, a leader in service to area seniors, won for social service.
• Deanna Young, an active volunteer for Sherman Hospital and its auxiliary, won the volunteer and community service category.


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... being an anonymous coward is the only way to protect my privacy?
Am I glad that my ISP account is registered to my cat.
When cats are outlawed, only outlaws will have cats. Also, internet access.
"Am I glad that my ISP account is registered to my cat."
Am I glad I'm mooching off your cats router! (Cue new Prison Cat meme.)
(Cue new Prison Cat meme.)
Am I glad that my ISP account is registered to my cat.
My cat refused to let me register it in his name
My cat refused to let me register it in his name
That's because your cat's credit is better than yours. He's worried that you won't pay your bill and drop his score.
Am I glad that my ISP account is registered to my cat.
Do you pay your ISP with your cat's credit card? I don't believe there's an ISP that will take cash (at least in the US). For any of the big providers, you need to prove your identity (and of course, your address).
I realize you're just joking, but it's an interesting point. I'm not sure there's any way to get anonymous internet access in the US, except illicitly.
Schrodingers ISP account is registered to both himself and the cat unless you pull up his data, then it is registered to either him or the cat depending on how much MPAA payola the judge is filtering through pacific rim bank accounts. Then you consider relativity...
Not sure if I agree with this or not. Subpoena's for information are generally thought to override any concern aside from providing the information requested (or, if an order to appear in court, than appearing in court). As a matter of privacy-rights, I think this judge is off his/her rocker. Seriously.
As a matter of privacy-rights, I think this judge is off his/her rocker. Seriously.
Why? As someone recently said in a discussion on software and business method patents, adding "on a computer" changes nothing significant. Making something available for download is no different than putting a garage sale sign in your front yard - you've voluntarily given up your right to privacy by announcing to the world that you have something available for the public to take advantage of.
Nor is this really any di
Because if I have "no expectation of privacy" from my ISP, then that means they could publish all my information on their website in public view of everyone. My name, address, phone, credit card name (BofA), which sites I like to visit (sleepysex.com), or files download (sexygrandma.torrent). It is a lousy, lousy ruling.
Maybe it's time for us engineers/programmers to quit our jobs and become lawyers/judges because it's clear the current persons don't know jack about technology (see yesterday's ruling that says software can not be resold by a customer).
Because if I have "no expectation of privacy" from my ISP, then that means they could publish all my information on their website in public view of everyone. My name, address, phone, credit card name (BofA), which sites I like to visit (sleepysex.com), or files download (sexygrandma.torrent). It is a lousy, lousy ruling.
The ISPs have privacy policies that prohibit "publishing all [your] information on their website..." That creates a reasonable expectation of privacy, IMHO. (IAAL.) Most privacy policies wil
"Making something available for download..."
That's not what OP or TFA said. According to this judge (and what a bizarre decision it is), giving your "subscriber information" to your ISP removes any right you have to privacy. That by itself has nothing to do with uploading or downloading files.
Since ISPs are basically Common Carriers (in every sense except the legal one), a good analogy would be "by giving your personal information to your phone company, you agree to allow others to listen in on your phone conversations".
This ruling is so bizarre and out of "left field" I have a hard time imagining that it will stand up to scrutiny or appeals.
The judge also appears to have completely ignored the plethora of prior decisions to the effect that IP addresses do not identify people.
It also violates the principle of some other laws guaranteeing privacy, such as the Video Privacy Protection Act.
"...ignored the plethora of prior decisions to the effect that IP addresses do not identify people."
They can subpoena your phone records from your service provider. How is this any different?
If you're infringing or breaking the law and someone has adequate proof of such, then I don't see where the problem is. You may be opposed to the law, but that doesn't change the fact that they can sue your ass and subpoena information.
You're right to privacy goes out the door once you're breaking the law. After that, they can get warrants and subpoenas to invade your privacy in any number of ways.
Warrants? Ha.
Police now write their own warrants. And apparently you've not seen the videos on youtube where cops bust into citizens homes SS-style, shoot the pet dog or cat, and then start tearing into everything to find that gram of marijuana (you evil drug-sniffing scum).
The US is no longer the "free" country the Founders created in the 1780s. The Constitution is now just an inconvenient piece of paper that they pretend to pay lip service too but ignore, because they'd rather treat us like Wards of th
They can subpoena your phone records from your service provider. How is this any different?
If you're infringing or breaking the law and someone has adequate proof of such, then I don't see where the problem is. You may be opposed to the law, but that doesn't change the fact that they can sue your ass and subpoena information.
You're right to privacy goes out the door once you're breaking the law. After that, they can get warrants and subpoenas to invade your privacy in any number of ways.
Law enforcement can subpoena for your phone records if you've been accused a breaking a criminal law. This ruling is saying a Privately held company that is accusing you of committing a civil infraction can now subpoena for your information.
Law enforcement has a right, as we've given any hopes of privacy from them away years ago. A private company however should not have the right to start subpoena issuing based of their "investigation" work we've seen thus far. Case in point: That old lady that had been sued by the RIAA a couple years ago that didn't even have a computer. [afterdawn.com] or RIAA suing the dead [theregister.co.uk]
>>>That old lady that had been sued by the RIAA a couple years ago that didn't even have a computer. or RIAA suing the dead
Or RIAA suing teenagers that are not yet legal adults, and have no money (no job) to buy songs even if they wanted to. RIAA truly is out of control, and I still think a bullet in the CEO's head would do a lot of good for the American People. Yes I know they'd replace him but maybe the next CEO, fearing for his life, would stop terrorizing the public with extortion letters/la
Or RIAA suing teenagers that are not yet legal adults, and have no money (no job) to buy songs even if they wanted to.
You kid can still cut the grass and baby-sit for his neighbors.
Your kid doesn't pay the judgment.
You pay the judgment as the legally responsible adult.
The same as you would in any other civil case.
You're at a membership-only swimming pool at 3 pm on the 11th. There are four other people at the pool. Your wallet is stolen. The owners of the pool refuse to tell you who the other four members were. What do you do?
First you call the police. But if they don't help, you file a John Doe lawsuit and subpoena the pool for the identities of the other four members present. Then you speak to each one. And if you can figure out which one did it, you amend the lawsuit replacing John Doe with that individual.
That's how it's done. That's how it's been done since I don't know when. What makes you think the Internet should be any different?
What makes you think the Internet should be any different?
Because stealing a wallet is a criminal act and copyright infringement isn't? It's not about being on the "Internet", it's about stealing money vs. copying a song, since the latter isn't a crime.
Really? where I live (UK) you would contact the police. They investigate and the crown prosecution service would prosecute the thief for theft. You can't sue someone for a criminal offence.
The fact that the "pool" in this case the internet, has a few billion people in it....
You're right to privacy goes out the door once you're breaking the law.
What? That is the most ridiculous thing I've read all day. If that truly were the case, law enforcement wouldn't be bothered by such pesky things as warrants and judicial oversight. The trick is finding a balance between the need for society to successfully prosecute criminals, and individual need to keep our private lives free of (and this is crucial) unnecessary government interference. Just because you've been accused of a crime does not mean that law enforcement can start pillaging your private life at
... As a matter of privacy-rights, I think this judge is off his/her rocker.
... or corrupt.
Doesn't invalidate my statement about them being off their rocker.
1984 was written in 1947-48, when the Soviet Union was busily suppressing any kind of freedom in Eastern Europe. Orwell wasn't prescient, merely observant.
I think Animal Farm is a much better example of that.
1984 and Animal Farm are stories, not operations manuals.
You ought to tell that to the current crop in the White House.
And no I'm not talking about Obama..... like George Duh Bush he's just a puppet. I'm talking about the people doing the real work, and who consider 1984 & other novels not just interesting stories, but a good place to extract useful ideas. You guys thought VP Cheney was evil? He looks like Mussolini compared to folks like Van Jones and Anita Dunn.
More specifically, Orwell was a Socialist who hated Fascism, but saw that unless people were very careful, Socialism could lead to a totalitarianism indistinguishable from the totalitarianism of Fascism. He was warning in both 1984 and Animal Farm: be careful lest what I advocate (Socialism) become what I hate (Fascism).
And his warnings were right on target. England hasn't become a SciFi distopia, but it has developed precursors: the panopticon, the frequent stories of people, even members of government, being hauled into police stations for policially incorrect speech. They're seriously talking about using military UAVs to hunt for speeders and litterers. It's not 1984 by a long shot, but that's clearly the direction England is currently heading: exactly the direction Orwell feared and warned about.
Here in the US it isn't nearly so bad, and comparisons to 1984 are still hyperbole, but nevertheless that sure seems to be the direction that we're headed. Only by vigorously defending your right to keep the goernment out of your daily life even if that means your neighbor can endanger you more than otherwise do we stop heading in that direction.
Reading 1984 and Animal Farm can be misleading if you don't understand that Orwell was, himself, a socialist. Read, for instance, Homage to Catalonia [amazon.com], Orwell's account of his time as a volunteer in a revolutionary socialist militia in Spain, and the way that they were attacked by the Communist Party.
That won't help.
The ISP knows what IP address they've assigned your modem, and they know the mac address of the modem because it has to be registered with your account before they will provision it. Your account with the ISP has your billing information, which includes your name and address.
Yes it will. By going via a VPN or proxy, the IP address they collect on the other side will not be your own but that of the remote agent through which you're doing the dastardly deed.
So long as that agent keeps no usable logs or traceable info, there really isn't anything they can do.
Sued for watching a Uwe Boll movie. My god, haven't they suffered enough?
Nope. Not enough. They will be arrested and then forced to watch M. Night Shyamalan's movies.
Er... how exactly do you get an internet connection from an ISP without giving them any subscriber information?
Is there such a thing as an anonymous ISP subscription?
If there were, many would not allow it. There are no anonymous bank accounts. Things like "credit card 'gift cards'" as payment are on the edge of matters and are closely associated with money laundering.
Basically, there is no anonymous money. That freedom disappeared quietly long ago under the guise of many reasons -- war on drugs, war on terror and a lot more. Of course, we all volunteered much of it away by shifting from a cash and saving based society to one that is based on credit and debt.
Of course, we all volunteered much of it away by shifting from a cash and saving based society to one that is based on credit and debt.
In 1900 your savings went into a bank.
The availability of consumer credit means that change comes quickly: there are 22 million cars on American roads in 1920. "You can afford a Ford."
That is an interesting theory. But it results in what we have today... massive waste, massive pollution and, of course, massive personal debt. So sure, "debt is good for you" right? It is until you have to pay it back and cannot.
National Debt (credit extended to US by foreign nations) == over $140,000 per US household
Personal Debt == about $80,000 in mortgage and $10,000 in credit cards per USH
Unfunded Liabilities = $110,000 promised to Medicare and SS recipients (future retirees) per USH
TOTAL $230,000 currently owed plus $110,000 promised but unfunded = $340,000 per USH (approximately)
Yeah this cashfree, live on nothing-but-credit society is working out really great isn't? Oh and the claim the US is the "richest nation" simply
TOTAL $230,000 currently owed plus $110,000 promised but unfunded = $340,000 per USH (approximately)
The problem is... that number simply doesn't tell the whole story. In particular, the length of time that different parts of it have to be repaid over varies. Credit cards are pretty short term debt (or should be at those interest rates!) whereas mortgages are much longer term, and a lot of government debt even longer than that. Perhaps a more useful figure to study is the approximate amount that the average household has to repay of that debt every month relative to their income; that gives a much stronger
Only if you suck wifi off your neighbors or the local starbucks.
This precedent is really scary, if taken to its extreme if you conduct ANY business you have fortified your rights to privacy to the government and any other company that just happens to feel like getting your data.
That isn't really a reason. That's just, "There's no expectation of privacy because I said so." That's like saying you have no expectation of privacy in your home as soon as you are granted a mortgage.
My god man, have you tried thinking before writing?
Common carrier status means that the ISP is not liable for the actions of its customers. That in any legal action the customers would be the ones on the receiving end of a lawsuit or criminal conviction. Rather than whittling away at common carrier status THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT COMMON CARRIER status is.
I also suspect that you don't know what whittling it, but I'll let it go as that is merely the tip of the iceberg that is your stupidity.
Err, yes. True. What I meant was "if" ISPs had common carrier status. Still, at least you have proved that the GP is even more of a brain-dead tool than I thought.
There is no common carrier status for ISPs in the US. There is something called Safe Harbor which seems to have stuck around between COPA and DMCA, but it isn't anything like a common carrier status.
So no, there isn't any whittling away of it because it doesn't exist.
So... I convey my subscriber information to the Phone company... do I lose my expectation of privacy for making phone calls?
If your call records are subpoenaed... absolutely.
if you are running a scam using that phone and get your number reported? yes.
If you can't run your own internet service, and there is no anonymous internet service offerings, then basically they can always get your information through subpoena. But, I'm not entirely sure that's a bad thing, it's not like you can buy a house and live there "anonymously". If you committed a crime, they'd be able to subpoena you. Of course, "crime" is subjective, I guess that's the real worry..
You can buy a house under a shell corporation and hide the owners of that if you want to put forth the effort.
You want to remain anonymous? Fine. Fund a trust have it invest in bonds and use the proceeds to pay for Internet service for yourself. The account is in the trust's name, period. You can have the administrator of the trust be very, very careful about disclosing who is behind the trust, even in the face of a subpoena.
If you are really worried, have the trust administered somewhere fun, like Lichtenstein. If someone wanted to try to pierce the trust they would have to file in Lichtenstein - good luck wi
Don't download movies without paying for them?
Yes, yes, I know, there are far broader implications of the loss of privacy on the interwebs, and so forth.
However, my point still stands. Don't download movies you don't have permission to and this case never would have come up in this manner.
You don't own the copy of the movie that's on the medium that you purchased. You hold a license to play the movie stored on the medium under certain conditions.
But what if I own a copy of said movie and I can't find it in my house so I download it instead?
The old quote "possession is 9/10ths of the law" comes to mind. In most cases if you don't have it, you don't own it. Just because you lost something doesn't entitle you to any further property or license rights. That's your problem. Keep better track of your possessions or insure them for replacement value.
You mean don't be accused of downloading movies. Even assuming this would never be used by someone solely for the purpose of discovering someone's identity and assuming that the ip addresses are accurately identifying computers sharing copyrighted material without permission, both of which are HUGE assumptions, the number of people who did not download movies but have their information released and get extorted simply because of clerical error is almost certainly non-negligible given the large number of peo
Why would you pay $2 when you can have it for free?
A high percentage of pirates are just "collectors" anyway - they aren't watching the movies or listening to the music, they are just collecting. They aren't going to pay, ever.
Another high percentage of the folks downloading are doing it because they are sure what they are downloading is crap. They are just checking it out to make sure. They watch it and, yup, it is crap - they would never pay for crap like that.
There are a few people with high disposabl
Why would you pay $2 when you can have it for free?
I would. If the cost was really $2, it wasn't broken by some DRM scheme, and the quality was professional. What I'd get for going to the studio as opposed to some random torrent is quality and a guaranteed download. I wouldn't have to worry about my download dying in the middle. I wouldn't have to worry about waiting for a download to find out it wasn't what I expected. And the high-quality digital format would enable me to convert the file to whatever format I need for whatever device I need. I'd be
You are missing the forest for the trees. People are against these kinds of decisions not because of the results for the pirates, but because the laws can be abused. Copyright law is currently being misused to quash political campaigns, as an example. The "First they came for the Jews..." quote is incredibly appropriate for any privacy issue.
Do you not see the implications of any company being able to request private information from your ISP on a subpoena, even when that private information doesn't always reflect the person using the IP?
The potential for abuse is the key here. Do they have to provide any kind of solid evidence of their accusations? If not, they could theoretically (though it would raise flags) just randomly pick people whos info they want, make some shit up, and subpoena for their info. Now imagine that on a mass scale (the internet)
Of course, the judge probably never bothered to consider the fact that the studio in question played the exact same recording industry end-run around legal procedures by first suing a bunch of "John Does", subpoenaing the ISP for their names and numbers, then dropping the case without prejudice and suing the individual "John Does" using their real names-- a clear misuse of the courts that wastes time and resources, but thus far unchallenged and thereby silently encouraged, to my recollection. The judge also
Three points:
First, I find it interesting, to say the least, that the plaintiff in this case isn't Disney, Columbia, 20th Century Fox, etc., but "Achte/Neunte Boll Kino Beteiligungs Gmbh & Co KG" a crapware [imdb.com] movie distributor so obscure that Googling seems to 95% turn up links for this lawsuit. Wearing a tin foil cap, one could almost think they were acting as a front for the MAFIAA, much in the way that SCO was to some degree a front for Microsoft in its anti-Linux crusade. In the end, as we in the USA further lose our rights, the major studios will shrug and say, "It wasn't us, blame the Germans..."
Second point is that there seems to be a conflation of the concepts "Privacy" and "anonymity" not only in this thread but in the original legal documents.
Privacy = You may know who I am, but you don't know what I'm up to.
Anonymity = You may know what I'm up to, but you don't know who I am.
They're complementary terms, and both important rights, but for accuracy's sake we should be clear that, since the deed (file-sharing) is already known, just not the perpetrators, this is primarily a blow to anonymity.
Alternatively, given that it is accepted legal practice to refer to internet anonymity as "privacy of subscriber information," one can think of anonymity as a subset of privacy, "privacy of subscriber information" being one tine along with "privacy of home", "privacy of beliefs", "privacy of association," etc. Even so, treating this ruling as a generalized blow to privacy to some extent muddies and obscures what's going on, particularly the salient issue at hand: Should we be entitled to an expectation of anonymity/"privacy of subscriber information" on the internet?
Third, probably mentioned elsewhere by now, but here's the ruling [justia.com]. In point of fact, it's a mixed bag. While denying anonymity, it also says that jurisdiction may be a real problem for the plaintiffs.
Bollocks! By analogy, does this mean that if my name is in the phonebook, I no longer have a reasonable expectation of privacy in my phone calls? Does this mean that if I give the utility company my name, they no longer have to ring the doorbell to read an indoor meter, or they can be granted a warrant to pick the lock of my backyard gate?
On the heels of the "first sale" ruling, I think it's time to donate to the EFF [eff.org] again. The courts have gone nuts, and I am sickened by what American business interests are
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This is a surprising bargain from the monolith -- and a significant change in direction from the $100-plus upgrades we've been used to.
So, grab that bank card and jump in. Here's how to approach an install.
Browse to the Microsoft Upgrade to Windows 8 website. Then run the Windows 8 Upgrade Assistant on the computer that you intend to use.
Tip: If you've recently bought a new Windows 7 PC, the $39.99 deal probably is not for you. You're likely eligible for a $14.99 deal from Microsoft instead.
Allow the Upgrade Assistant to run and check applications -- now called "apps" -- and devices for compatibility. Then click on the "See Compatibility Details" link and review the list.
Start researching items shown by performing a Web search. Find out what drivers and software updates, if any, are available for legacy gear.
A printer driver that's marked "not compatible" could end up costing you the price of a new printer. Printers are cheap these days, so it may not matter. However, this is a good time to bail if the list is long and you get cold feet.
Tip: Print the list before closing it -- it may be the last time your printer works.
Choose the prior OS files you want to keep. The Upgrade Assistant will prompt you to choose between Windows settings, personal files and apps, personal files and nothing.
Windows 7 PC apps will easily transfer to Windows 8. In the case of a Vista or XP upgrade, you will need to manually install apps after the operating system installs.
Click on the "Next" button and choose the 2 GB digital download. Allow the processes to take place and follow the prompts.
Determine the version that you are going to need:
Windows RT is only available pre-installed on ARM-processor tablets and PCs. Choose Windows 8 Pro if you want an OS oriented to data protection, remote desktop connection or corporate network connections.
Tip: All of the Windows 8 operating systems are touch-enabled, although you need a PC that supports multitouch to use it.
Microsoft provides enterprise versions of Windows 8, too. Software Assurance customers can obtain the OS from Microsoft's Volume Licensing Service Center (VLSC) where you can download products and keys. Access the VLSC center with a Microsoft Live ID and password.
Other methods for obtaining Windows 8 Enterprise are through a Technet Professional subscription, or Microsoft developer network (MSDN) subscription. Technet subscriptions include courses, start at $199, and help IT people plan deployments.
MSDN can be accessed with a Live ID, and subscriptions start at $699. A subscription provides software for development and testing, support via forums, SDKs and other tools.
If none of the IT and developer solutions sound particularly attractive and you're not sold on the $39.99 single-PC upgrade, you can download a 90-day evaluation copy in either 32-bit or 64-bit from the TechNet Evaluation Center.
The program is called "Springboard Series." Click on the link to the version that you need.
Large-scale deployment?
Helpful deployment resources include the Microsoft Development Toolkit for 2012, which includes Windows 8 support. This tool assists in deployment of Windows 8 across multiple desktops and servers.
Download the app and choose Getting Started from the Information Center within the Deployment Toolkit to get started on the considerable learning curve and prepare an MDT infrastructure.
Is there a piece of tech you'd like to know how to operate properly? Is there a gadget that's got you confounded? Please send your tech questions to me, and I'll try to answer as many as possible in this column.
And use the Talkback feature below to add your comments!Patrick Nelson has been a professional writer since 1992. He was editor and publisher of the music industry trade publication Producer Report and has written for a number of technology blogs. Nelson studied design at Hornsey Art School and wrote the cult-classic novel Sprawlism. His introduction to technology was as a nomadic talent scout in the eighties, where regular scrabbling around under hotel room beds was necessary to connect modems with alligator clips to hotel telephone wiring to get a fax out. He tasted down and dirty technology, and never looked back.


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March 31, 2000
College Park, Md. -
Despite an amazing effort from junior goalie Pat McGinnis (Ellicott City, Md.), who made 27 saves, the most by any goalie in Division I this season, No. 6 Maryland fell to No. 2 Virginia 11-6 before 5,049 at Byrd Stadium and a live television audience on WMAR-TV. The Terps fall to 6-2 overall and finish the ACC season with a 1-2 record. The Cavaliers move to 5-1, 1-0 in the ACC and have won five games in a row, dating back to a season-opening loss to current No. 1 Syracuse.
Virginia, which outshot Maryland 50-17, was led by the offensive duo of Conor Gill (three goals and one assist) and Drew McKnight (three goals and two assists). David Bruce also added two goals for the Virginia attack. After Maryland took a 2-1 lead on goals by Chris Malone (Timonium, Md.) and Andrew "Buggs" Combs (Baltimore, Md.) 5:40 into the first quarter, Virginia went on to score nine straight goals taking a 10-2 lead early in the fourth quarter. Maryland was held to just two shots over the second and third quarters, including a shotless third period.
Maryland made a valiant comeback in the fourth quarter outscoring the Cavaliers 4-2 in the period as sophomore Matt Urlock (Lutherville, Md.) equaled his career high with a pair of goals in the fourth. Jon Kemezis (Crofton, Md.) and Craig Hochstadt (Columbia, Md.) added Maryland's other tallies.
McGinnis, who is in his first season as Maryland's starter in the cage, made 19 saves in the second half allowing just four goals to a Virginia attack which was averaging 15.80 goals per game. The 27 saves was a career-high.
Maryland returns to action on Saturday, April 8 as the Terps host local rival Navy at 1 p.m. in Byrd Stadium
Qtr.-Time Team, Goal (Assist) UVa-UM 1-13:28 Virginia, Jay Jalbert (Unassisted) 1-0 1-12:22 Maryland, Chris Malone (Brian Zeller) 1-1 1-9:20 Maryland, Andrew Combs (Unassisted) 1-2 1-3:59 Virginia, David Bruce (Drew McKnight) 2-2 1-0:57 Virginia, Conor Gill (Unassisted) 3-2 2-13:40 Virginia, Ian Shure (Unassisted) 4-2 2-9:14 Virginia, Conor Gill (Unassisted) 5-2 2-6:05 Virginia, Jason Hard (Conor Gill) 6-2 2-0:47 Virginia, Drew McKnight (Jay Jalbert) 7-2 3-9:48 Virginia, David Bruce (David Jenkins) 8-2 3-5:37 Virginia, Drew McKnight (Unassisted) 9-2 4-13:34 Virginia, Conor Gill (Drew McKnight) 10-2 4-8:45 Maryland, Jon Kemezis (Unassisted) 10-3 4-7:08 Maryland, Matt Urlock (Mike Morsell) 10-4 4-6:16 Virginia, Drew McKnight (Unassisted) 11-4 4-2:08 Maryland, Matt Urlock (Unassisted) 11-5 4-0:06 Maryland, Craig Hochstadt (Unassisted) 11-6
TEAM STATS Category Virginia Maryland Shots 7-13-16-14=50 8-2-0-7=17 Saves 2-5-0-3=7 3-5-10-9=27 Face-Offs 11/20 9/20 Groundballs 12-12-14-18=56 13-12-9-19=53 Clears 12/15 15/24 Extra-Man Opp. 0/3 0/3 Penalties 4/3:00 3/2:00
INDIVIDUAL SCORING Maryland Goals-Asst.-Pts. Matt Urlock 2-0-2 Andrew Combs 1-0-1 Craig Hochstadt 1-0-1 Jon Kemezis 1-0-1 Chris Malone 1-0-1 Mike Morsell 0-1-1 Brian Zeller 0-1-1
Virginia Goals-Asst.-Pts. Drew McKnight 3-2-5 Conor Gill 3-1-4 David Bruce 2-0-2 Jay Jalbert 1-1-2 Jason Hard 1-0-1 Ian Shure 1-0-1 David Jenkins 0-1-1
GOALIES Virginia Saves GA Min. Derek Kenney 7 6 60
Maryland Saves GA Min. Pat McGinnis 27 11 60


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1970 Boss 302 Mustang - Dream Achieved
Michelle Holstien Wanted A Boss 302 All Of Her Childhood. Look What Happened At The Tender Age Of 21.
If memory serves correctly, it was the late great Walt Disney who said all things are possible first in imagination, then in reality. Michelle Holstien must have been thinking of Disney when she was going after Boss 302 ownership.
Michelle was in her teens when she first envisioned owning one, and in her personal life, there would be no compromise-it was going to happen. When her father told her it was a mighty tall order, both financially and logistically, she heard him. She even agreed with him. Yet, it never occurred to her that it wasn't possible.
When she was old enough to babysit, she babysat. When she was old enough to get a job and wait tables, she waited tables. She saved her nickels and dimes. She gathered pop bottles. She worked with the due diligence of a pesky mosquito. Call it good old-fashioned work ethic. You could also call it raw determination.
Michelle's pursuit of Boss-dom began with a '70 Mustang Mach 1. She enjoyed her Mach 1, yet wondered what a Boss 302 would be like. She became more determined and made sure everyone knew it. Michelle watched the Classifieds, listened to idle chitchat at the shows, and stressed to all of her friends she wanted a Boss 302.
One day, it happened. Michelle found a Medium Lime Metallic '70 Boss 302, completely disassembled and in need of a restoration. Just getting the car was as challenging as the extensive project to follow. It had been apart since 1986 and the seller wasn't going coming off the title easily. The original asking price was $10,000, a slam-dunk for Michelle; then the stubborn seller upped the ante to $17,000. She would have to borrow the difference-and did.
Michelle never intended to build a stone-stocker to transport via truck and trailer. She was going to drive this car everywhere. It was going to be aggressive. And it was going to be fun. She hauled her Boss to Ranger Performance in Southern California's Inland Empire region when she was just 21.
Because Michelle had a passion for automobiles, she knew a lot about them. There was also a lot she didn't know. She looked to the expertise of close friend and engineer Larry Binder and his son, also Larry. They worked together building the car's Boss 302 engine. Michelle did much of the work herself because she wanted to learn. It wasn't just about showing up people who told her it couldn't be done. It was about learning the ropes of car building and refining her technique.
It may surprise you to know Michelle didn't go at this Boss 302 willy-nilly like a kid in a toy emporium. Each and every phase was well thought out and researched. She didn't want the traditional headaches associated with Boss 302 engines. She wanted a street-smart Boss 302 with abundant low-to-mid-range torque.
When Mustang enthusiasts see the Bud Moore mini-plenum induction system, they ask Michelle about it. It was when Michelle shook hands with the legendary Bud Moore at the Carlisle All-Ford Nationals that she learned the mini-plenum was her best choice. The mini-plenum is a high-rpm manifold. It's also good for coming out of turns like a scalded California ground squirrel-plenty of power on the high end; lots of twist down low.
Because Michelle wanted to go cruising and drive distances to car shows, she knew Ford's venerable Top Loader four-speed transmission wouldn't be her best choice. Michelle's Boss has 3.89 cogs in a Traction-Lok 9-inch case with 31-spline axles, which is great for snappy acceleration, but tough for highway runs without overdrive. Michelle decided on Tremec's T-5 five-speed transmission with overdrive, which would give her the best of both worlds.
When Michelle thought out the exhaust system, she wanted the best of both worlds here, too. Would you believe she has electric exhaust cutouts just to startle the masses when she roars up and gooses the throttle?
On the ground, you can see what she did to improve handling and braking. Those are four-wheel Baer disc brakes in all four corners. Michelle's careful choices, like the 15-inch Minilite wheels and Daytona SR P235/60R15 and P255/60R15 tires, yielded both increased handling and a tolerable ride.
When it was time for paint and bodywork, Michelle chose Glasurit two-stage urethane in Medium Lime Metallic, and the Boss stripes came from eBay. Gil Terrazas of Ranger Performance worked the Mustang's body for weeks on end before it was acceptable enough for paint. The end result is a color-sanded, hand-rubbed mirror finish.
When Michelle and her buddies wrapped up the Boss project, her next goal was to learn how to drive at speed. She has been to some of the more notable road racing courses around California, including Laguna Seca and Button Willow. Hot Rod's annual Power Tour has taken her and the Boss back to the Midwest and the East. The car is not only fast, but fiercely reliable.
Michelle will tell you she could not have accomplished this effort alone. She's indebted to her friends at Ranger Performance. These gentlemen jumped on the bandwagon and helped Michelle because they believed in her. And when you consider the end result, each enjoys a wonderful sense of peace knowing Michelle's Boss 302 is a lifelong dream achieved.
The Details
Michelle Holstien's '70 Boss 302 Mustang
- Boss 302ci
- Boss 302 four-bolt main block w/screw-In freeze plugs
- Forged 11.0:1-compression pistons
- Stock steel crankshaft, 3.00-inch stroke
- Boss 302 C3AE rods with broached 3/8-inch bolts
- Boss 302 w/poly-angle 2.19/1.71-inch valves, 57cc wedge chambers
- Comp Cams hydraulic flat tappet - 0.648/0.627-inch lift
- Bud Moore mini-plenum intake manifold
- Holley 780-cfm 4150
- 410 dyno-proven horsepower at 7,000 rpm
- Tremec T-5 five-speed
- 10.5-inch McLeod clutch
- Ford 9-Inch, 3.89 gears, 31-spline axles, Traction-Lok
- Hooker 48-inch Super Comp headers, 3-inch pipes, electric cut-outs
- Front: stock coil-over-upper-arm with heavy-duty springs, Koni adjustable shocks
- Rear: 53 x 2.5-inch heavy-duty leaves, lowering blocks, Koni adjustable shocks
- Front: Baer 12-inch disc, braided hoses, stainless steel lines
- Rear: Baer 11.35-inch disc, braided hoses stainless steel lines
- Front: Polished Minilite, 15x8-inch
- Rear: Polished Minilite, 15x8-inch
- Front: Dayton Daytona SR, P235/60/R15
- Rear: Dayton Daytona SR, P255/60/R15
- Standard Black Vinyl Interior with high-back bucket seats, Momo steering wheel, custom console with aftermarket instruments, Hurst shifter
- Glasurit Medium Lime Metallic urethane, Shaker hood induction, Boss 302 graphics


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|Yellow Squash with Pasta
June, 2007
Serves 8 / This beautiful and complete meal may be served cool or at room temperature, or reheated and served warm. Take it to your next summer potluck.
Zest from 1 lemon
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice (1 large lemon)
3/4 cup water
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
3 yellow crookneck squash (1 pound), ends trimmed
3 tablespoons olive oil, divided
1 cup fresh fennel leaves and stalks, finely chopped
1/2 cup red onion slivers
6 cups water
2 cups fusilli pasta
8 ounces seitan, cut into small slivers or thin squares
1 tablespoon brown rice syrup
2 tablespoons fresh ginger juice (about 3 inches gingerroot, grated and squeezed)
2 tablespoons low-sodium tamari or shoyu (natural soy sauce)
Roasted tamari almonds or toasted sesame seeds, for garnish
1. Combine lemon zest, juice, water, and salt in a saucepan; cover and bring to a boil. Add whole, uncut squash to the pan. Keeping heat on high, boil quickly until all liquid is gone. Remove squash from pan and let cool; cut into 1-inch pieces and transfer to a serving bowl.
2. Using the same pan, add 1 tablespoon olive oil, fennel, and red onion. Sauté until onions are soft, about 6 minutes. Add to squash and toss.
3. Bring 6 cups water to boil; add pasta, cook until barely al dente, and drain.
4. Heat a skillet over medium-high heat; add remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil and seitan pieces. Cook until all sides are crisp and golden. Stir in rice syrup and ginger juice. Remove from heat and stir in tamari or shoyu. Add seitan to squash mixture and toss. Garnish with almonds or sesame seeds just before serving.
PER SERVING: 234 cal, 35% fat cal, 9g fat, 1g sat fat, 0mg chol, 12g protein, 27g carb, 3g fiber, 304mg sodium
Recipe provided by Joanne Saltzman, author of Intuitive Cooking (Book Publishing Company, 2006) and founder of the School of Natural Cookery in Boulder, Colorado (www.naturalcookery.com).