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Dialing down costs: 7 ways to save on your phone bills

By Phyllis Stone ing habits and find a calling plan that suits you. I Knight Ridder Newspapers Switch to a low-cost provider. Such provid- 2 • ers buy time in bulk from the big carriers If you've studied your phone bill' lately, you've and resell it under a generic name at much lower probably noticed that service is getting more ex- rates. Generally speaking, the sound quality of pensive each month. these providers should be on par with that of In May, the Big Three phone carriers delivered the major carriers because they use the same yet another increase in fees and per-minute rates network. Search engines on Web sites including on some of their calling plans. AT&T's 7 Cents ABTolls.com and SaveOnPhone.com can help offer is now 10 cents a minute, a 43 percent consumers find the cheapest service based on increase; MCl's operator-assistance per-call where they live and their monthly in-state and surcharge is up $1 to $5.99; and Sprint's Casual long-distance usage. Caller per-minute rates are up 22 percent to 89 As with any phone carrier, however, there cents. might be monthly fees in addition to the per-min- The good news: There.are legitimate ways to ute rates, and the low long-distance charges might cut your costs besides calling friends and fam- be offset by higher in-state or international rates. ily when you know they won't be home, leaving Also, a small company could go belly up. Your them no choice but to return your calion their long-distance service may not be interrupted, Photo by Krista Adams I The Arbiter dime. . however, because you may be automatically Here are seven ways to save: switched to another provider. Come up with a plan. If you don't al- Dial around. Ever wondered whether those Seventy-five cent .surcharge 1.ready have a long-distance calling-plan, 3• "dial around" services like 10-10-220 or get one. Those who don't have one spend as much 10-16-789_ are really worth it? For some callers, as 72 percent more using the basic rates the answer is a resounding "yes." These services could save your lite o f - fered by local carri- let users make a long-distance call through their ers, according to main carrier by first dialing the service's number, usually seven digits. By using 10-10-220, for ex- by the end of this year-two after a neighboring house went Consumer Ac- But only if your years ahead of the FCC deadline. up in flames. Her call went to the tion's 2002- ample, consumers pay 99 cents for calls up to 20 Without the enhanced ser- wrong fire department and the 03 Long minutes and 7 cents per minute after that. vice, dispatchers can determine fire department couldn't find the cell phone is Distance Try unlimited long-distance plans. People the general area of where a cell address because it wasn't in their 911-compatible phone call is coming from by district, thus delaying emergency Survey. 4 • whose phones are practically attached to locating the tower the signal response. A woman and two chil- Look at their ears can save big by going with unlimited \ dren were killed in the fire. By Monica Price bounces from, says Killeen. The your old long-distance calls for a set monthly fee. Many .News Reporter level of accuracy depends on the After Yong Chen was stabbed, providers will throw in services such as call wait- location you're calling from and his family was unable to get him phone \ ,~ Starling this month, cell phone where the nearest cell tower is heir by 'dialing 911 from. their bills to ing, three-way calling or even a high-speed Inter- '.',,' users in ADA County will pay a located. cel phones. By the time emer- get a net connection or wireless plan. $.75 surcharge for Enhanced 91 L Wireless E911 has had trouble gency workers found Chen after sense Whcn away from home, ~se a prepaid card. service-a system used by emer- getting Off the ground. Critics at- neighbors using a landline dialed gency dispatcher, to pinpoint the tack state ~ovemments, the I:CC 911, Chen had bled to death. o 'f S • Look for per-minute rates less than 5 cents, location of a cell phone signal and the Wireless community' for Then there is the story of Jen- your . no. per-call connection or maintenance fees and nifer Koon, who was kidnapped. on a map. But will It help you in the delays. call- pay-phone surcharges of 50 cents or less. Con- case of an emergency? Yes-but In a statement to Congress, from a mall in Rochester N.Y., only if you have the right phone. John Melcher, president of the sexually assaulted and killed as sumer Action's Prepaid Phone Card Industry Sur- ADA County will use the $.75 National Emergency Number emergency operators listened via vey lists a number of reputable names. surcharge to install the Enhanced Association presented some of Koon's cell phone. The technol- Another option is prepaid long-distance pro- 911 system; but in order for the the hold backs in E911 deploy- ogy needed by disp'atchers to viders such as BigZoo and OneSuite, which sell system to work, a cell phone ment. Namely-that emergency locate her wasn't available. must be equipped with loca- dispatch is unable to accept E9ll Consumer Reports conducted prepaid long-distance time charged to a credit tion-based services. According calls because they lack the equip- a survey of 11,500 people last or debit card. Customers use the service by dial- fall. In that survey 1,880 people to ADA County Sheriff Vaughn ment needed. ing a toll-free or local-access number, Killeen, "Most Reople don't have State governments arc divert- attempted to call 911from i the technology. ing. funds intended to update their cell phone within the . then using a personal identification Killeen estimates that there emergency dispatch equipment previous year. Fifteen number. are over 40,000 cell phone us- to ensure E911 compatibility. Ac- percent said they had Slap it on plastic. Some ers in ADA County. Last year cording to a National Emergency trouble connecting and' dispatchers took 127,804 911 Number Association audit, Cali- 4 percent of those calls 6• carriers will waive their calls, or an average of 350 calls fornia, Oregon, Rhode Island, were unable to reach monthly fees or cut per-minute per day. An increasing number of North Carolina and Washington 911 at all. rates if you pay your bill online. those calls are being made by cell collectively diverted $83 mil- Consumer Reports But if you don't payoff your phone users who, unlike landline lion last year from E911 funds to attributed most of the . users aren't able to be located the other miscellaneous projects. problems to the phone credit cards each month, you instant tney dial 911. "911 fundin¥ has become system. are better off finding other Consumer Reports "You're paying for the fee, an easy target,' said Melcher, ways to cut costs. you might as well have the ser- "This results in missed deadlines, recommends cell phone vice," Killeen said. Cell phone under-funded systems or no de- users purchase a phone 7. Keep it simple. Don't pay customers can check with their ployments at all." with digital and analog for things you don't need. Do ability. Analog provides vendor to see if their phone has Washington Post reporter you really need three-way call- location-based services. - Petula Dvorak highlighted three a safety net when the . The Federal Communications cases in a March 31 article where phone is out. of di~ital . ing? And is it really so hard to . Commission is requiring that 911 calls from cell phones were range. Major national dig out the phone book rather . carriers that provide ana- Enhanced 911 or E911 be able not received where a life could than calling information? to pinpoint a cell phone signal have been saved. In Chillum, log backup are AT&T Wire- within 50 to 300 meters by De- MD a woman dialed 911 from less, Cingular, Sprit PCS and Source: www.smartrnoney.com cember 2005. ADA County' plans her cell phone when a house Verizon Wireless. to have its system up and running Tipslor cell·phone users Relationship violence COrl1IDOn Do r.Jt dial 911 to test the system. It's unethical and, in may areas, illegal. Avoid digital-only phones or carriers if you want a cell phone for emergencies. Some phones that use the Code Division Multiple Access (COMA) digital format can be forced into analog by the user. Check the user's manual. If you have trouble connecting to 911 fro~ inside a ~r, get out, if possible, and call from on campuses across the nation the side of the road; that may help yOIl get a better signal. . . If you don't use your cell phone every day, make sure that ils battery stays charged. . Ada County Law While dovlng, leave the phone on ana It's antenna extended. That may shorten tha time Recent murder- Enforcement Support Technician needed to reach 911,· . . ". Cindy Neibaur said according In an emergency, Ignore a 'no service' message on the phone's display. Try the call suicide brings to Boise State Department of anyway. Tell the FCC what you think of tha present wireless 911 system. To register a complaint or University Security records voice you opinion, contact the agency toll-free at 888-225-5322. issue home dating back to Jan. I, 56 calls for police officers to respond By Jessica Adams to reports of domestic disputes Managing Editor on BSU campus, including adjacent areas. Amped Against Apathy Domestic violence--the Twenty-seven of the calls euphemism for physical and received by dispatch were sexual battery of women by classified as "domestic physical" their husbands and boyfriends- which indicates that the calling -a recurring problem in our party knew or believed there community has been brought was a physical fight in progress. to our attention again, with the Twenty-nine of -them were recent murder of 17-year-old "domestic verbal", yelling, Trishten Potts, by her boyfriend, screaming, etc, Matt Delveccio, 19. Only one of these calls was . The apparent murder-suicide from campus housing. The happened July 7. at the Tennis others oeeured in the southeast Bubbles parking lot, a property Boise area-rough boundaries of.·'Boise State located off would be south of the Boise Oakland Avenue. According River, west of the Park Center to Ada County Sheriff Vaughn area, south to approximately I." Killeen, those who knew the . Boise Avenue and east of Ann couple. sai~ there \Vas ahistoxy Morrison Park. O.f.VI-.'0-.'.le.it.cern.'thoe.rela.tionshiP '. .. "If in this. relatively. small SUlIlID3rizingniilny studics,area, officers were. called to the aVerage prevalence rate for 56 family fights, Y()ll~ well nonsex'uald1ltingYiolenceis22 iinaginethema~itude of the Percent amongtil.lilcand f~ale .•....problem' county-Wide," Neibaur high sch()()lstudena and '.32 said. "It .is also important pcm:entlU11ongcoUcge~tudents. .:.," '.: . "-.- . M'D.~tor ".J...u:a'. . :; .. phone;. '.' &4&:8204 :&102

Wednesday, July 23, 2003 The Arbite~ •.Page 2 . Nws Earning their degrees in debt By Kathleen Lynn The Record (BergenCounty, N.J.) KRT

HACKENSACK,N.J. - Alex Agramonte recently graduated from William Pater- t son University in Wayne, N.J., with a degree in accounting and rl $10,000 in student debt. "My parents helped, but :1 without student loans, I wouldn't have gotten through," said Agramonte, 13, who works in the William Paterson bursar's office. "It was pretty crucial. I needed my degree for what I wanted to'do." Luckily for Agramonte, in- terest rates on federal student loans dropped to record lows on July I-as low as 2.82 percent for new grads who are in the

I" six-month period after gradu- i ation before they have to start " repaying. Other borrowers will , pay 3.42 percent for loans taken out after 1998, down from 4.06 percent, and 4.22 percent for loans before 1998, down from 4.86 percent. The lower rates mean that borrowers with a $10,000, 10- year federal Stafford loan can save about $362 in interest over the life of the loan, according to the federal Department of Education. Those rates are in force until July 1, 2004, because the rates are adjustable and change every year. But borrowers can lock in low rates by consolidating their loans now, according to SLM Corp., the giant student. loan provider commonly known as Sallie Mae. Consolidating is paying off all the old loans and creating a new, fixed-rate loan. The rate on consolidated loans is the weighted average of all previous loans, rounded up to Photograph by Pater Monsees/The Record the nearest eighth of a point. "They would never have Alex Agramonte works in the bursar's office at William Paterson University in Wayne, New Jersey. He is a recent college graduate and has thousands of dollars of to worry about a future rate student loans to repay.' increase," said Patricia Scher- solidating is that it can .mean schel, consolidation executive at While consolidating may be payments on time. In addition, Also, borrowers with Per- solidating now locks in a rate kins loans might think twice graduates willtake longer to re- Sallie Mae. of 2.875 percent, according to worthwhile for new grads, it is borrowers can get an immediate one-quarter percent reduction in before consolidating those pay their debt, adding to the total "With interest rates being Scherschel. less of a slam-dunk for those where they are, it's foolhardy the interest rate if they agree to loans. Perkins loans carry ben- interest they pay. Borrowers can "I'm definitely going to look who are five years or more out get around this by paying extra not to take a good, hard look have monthly payments directly efits, including the possibility into that," Agramonte said. "I of school, especially if they have on their loans every month. But at a fixed-rate loan," said Rob debited from a checking or sav- that the loan will be forgiven if can't stand paying money I qualified for other discounts of- Scherschel said borrowers might Baumel, director of financial aid ings account. the borrower goes into certain don't have to." fered by lenders. want to payoff credit card debt at William Paterson. "We have a number of bor- teaching or public service jobs. By the time they get their For example, Sallie Mae of- lind car loarisfirst, because they Recent graduates like Agra- rowers who say 'no thanks' to Consolidating into another loan diplomas, graduates of public fers borrowers with a balance of have much higher interest rates monte can get the best deals. at least $10,000 a rate discount consolidation because they have risks the loss of those benefits, colleges have racked up average than college loans. During the first six months after of one percentage point after a better deal without consolida- Scherschel said, debt of $17,900; private col- Another downside of con- graduation, loans will carry a leges, $21,200. they make their first ~8 monthly tion," Scherschel said. rate of only 2.82 percent; con- Coll~lIe·alledrinking is hard to stop Violence from page 1 Ada County Deputy By David Giffels delayed until late summer while' regular drinkers from pushing Prosecutor Jan Bennetts is Knight Ridder Newspapers it undergoes review. the limits. heading up a new unit within Thombs' research is compel- The study, supported by a the prosecutors office to $500,000 congressional grant, ling enough to have secured This is really an argument handle domestic violence is likely to result in traditional him a $153,000 grant from the for the barroom. cases. Bennetts said Ada recommendations: "Just Say U.S. Department of Education The Arbiter is the official student newspaper Of Boise State So order a couple of pints, No't-style campaigns,. anti- to continue his study when County prosecutors have University. Its mission is to provide a forum for the discussion arrange yourself in the padded booth and toss it onto the table: drinking billboards, restrictions classes resume in the fall, handled domestic violence of issues affecting the BSU community. The Arbiter's budget Is it really possible for research- on advertising. Maybe a tax But he and the others are charges case by case in the consists of fees paid by the student body and advertising sales. ers to change the drinking hab- increase to make alcohol less also engaged in a battle of slid- past and will continue to do The paper is distributed Mondays and Thursdays to the campus its of college students? affordable to the Pell Grant ing scales. "Underage drink- so in the future. "The new unit during the academic school year. The first copy is free. Ad- Along with flirting and Cliffs demographic. ing" is really an artificial term. will bring us closer together on Twenty years ago, it meant ditional copies can be Notes, the guzzling of grain- Meanwhile, a group of Kent these issues and help us look drinking under the age of 18. purchased for $1 apiece at the Arbiter editorial office. based beverages has always State University researchers led broader and deeper into it," been a part of youth culture. by Dennis Thombs is approach- Then it moved to 19. Now it means drinking under 21. If Bennetts said. Submit letters to the editor to: There was beer in the days of ing the problem from a com- raccoon coats and goldfish-eat- pletely different angle: Accept we were in a country where it's [email protected] normal for younger people to Did You Know? ing contests. the fact that college students I have a glass of wine at dinner, David Habben There was mead back when drink, and try to change the , Andy Benson "underage drinking" might ap- Every 15seconds a woman Asst. Production Manager Chaucer was on the reading list culture of their drinking. Editor-in-Chief Thornbs' recently published ply only to toddlers. is beaten in the United States 345-8204 x105 345-8204 x III for Contemporary Fiction 101. The students listening at the study showed that KSU stu- And just a month ago, to be (FBI statistics). dents tested with breath analyz- drunk as defined by law meant Jessica Adams Dr. Dan Morris feet of Aristotle probably cut crs were not as drunk as they to have a blood-alcohol content Managing Editor Adviser class on Friday afternoons to Beatings are the single attend toga parties. thought they were. His theory of 0.10 percent or I <'":r. Now, 345-8204 x106 (> 345-8204 x 107 major cause of injury to is that if students discover it's 0.08 percent. l'iu;.:..ng has And there is beer now, in the women, more common than stands at football games, where they and their peers are not as changed except the laws. Jason Kauffman Brad Arendt Anyhow, their hearts are in auto accidents, rapes, and General Manager young men teeter shirtless and schnockered as they perceive, News Editor there will be less pressure to the right place. Alcohol is as- .muggings combined. 345-8204 x102 345-8204 x101 whooping while their fellow fans huddle around cups of hot keep up with the crowd and sociated with the leading causes therefore more moderation. of death among young people: Each year in the U.S., Andrea Trujillo Ad Design chocolate. . That's actually kind of bril- accidents, homicides and' sui- 1,400 women die because of Sports Editor TerriStenkamp Regardless of these odds, liant. The fact that underage cides. Young people tend to be domestic violence. 345-?204 x103 Jason McHenry however, two groups-one na- tional and one local-are on a drinking continues to be a rash and reckless; recent reports show that millions of people mission to curb the habit. And problem suggests that the old Approximately 22 percent Bryan Mayer' Reporters under 21 drink regularly, add- Dustin Scott they're getting a lot of tax dol- slogans and scare tactics are of college women have A&EEditor not sinking in. So why not try ing volatility to already volatile Jake Hansen jars to do it. ezperleneed physical violence 345-8204 x 104 to slow it with a new kind of lives. Jason Bright The National Academy of in dating relationships. psychology? But young people will eon- Mary Dawson Kimberly Ritz Sciences' Institute of Medicine is about to release a report on This works along the same tinue to drink regardless of Photo Editor Monica Price what well-meaning adults try to . t"O-30% of women have Maurice underage drinking, but it's lines as those recent.studies that 345-8204 xI21 Sapp do to stop them. been involved in abusive Danaka Oliver mired in politics, under attack show drinking in moderation is good for one's health. The no- So wish Thombs well as his relationships. Vicki Parsley , Aaron Haynes from the powerful alcohol- tion~that two glasses of wh~ study continues. In fact, raise a Business Manager industry lobby. 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By Aubrey Salazar reaffirming this, she let the City Columnist Council members speak to news reporters about their decision. Boise Police Chief Don The first and longest to speak Pierce is no Daryl Gates or was Councilman Vernon Bis- Frank Rizzo. There's no Rodney terfeldt. Bisterfeldt looks like King, Amadou Diallo or ill-fit- a jolly old St. Nick with old ting glove in this circumstance. military tattoos. His statement No planted evidence, no bribery, to the press stretched beyond no police brutality. I'm sure the my attention span and probably Boise City Council and mayor those of most others watching. acknowledged this when they The only minutia he left out in decided against firing the chief recapping his complaint review recently. So why are the media. for the cameras, was that he some officers and the citizens studied the case documents at of Boise concerning themselves Starbucks, and had an argument with this matter? with the barista when they mis- I'll tell you why. There's takenly made his Caramel Ma- not a city in all the nation that chiatto with whole milk instead A White House smear of skim. for. Nothing was concluded at that has not had a police scandal at- By David Corn in Africa for a nuclear weapons employees like her-her career time. I told them if thev, wanted tributed to dirty cop behavior or City Council member Mary- The Nation program. has been destroyed by the Bush obstructions within the ranks of anne Jordan was the only one Critics were charging that this administration. (Assuming she did me to go to Niger I would clear my schedule. Then they got back police officers. However. what who imparted that she wanted Did senior Bush officials blow allegation had been part of a Bush not tell friends and family about her real job, these Bush officials to met:. aid, 'yes, we want you separates these cities is how they Pierce out. Although, her ra- the cover of a US intelligence of- effort to mislead the country to ficer working covertly in a field of war, and the administration was have also damaged her personal togo.' , deal with misconduct, however tional wisdom seemed to be I' t relevant that Wilson's wife vital importance to national secu- maintaining that at the time of life.) Without acknowledging lost on the part of the other six mi t have suggested him for_ deliberate, in the most important rity-and break the law-in order the speech the White House had whether she is a deep-cover CIA t unpaid gig. Not really. And and trusted department of all members. to strike ata Bush administration, no reason to suspect this particu- employee, Wilson says, "Naming : son notes, with a laugh, that municipal departments. At one point I thought Coun- critic and intimidate others? lar sentence was based on fauity her this way would have com- at that point their twins were two cilman Alan Shealy had it right It sure looks that way. if con- intelligence. "Maybe someone promised every operation, every Everyone knows it's not years old, 'and it would not have servative journalist Bob Novak knew down in the bowels of the relationship, every network with the actual malfeasance which when he spoke of an "ivory been much in his wife's interest to can be trusted, agency," national security adviser which she had been associated should be assessed, contrived or tower" in reference to Pierce's encourage him to head off to Af- In a recent column on Nige- Condoleezza Rice said days before in her entire career. This is the rica. What matters is that Wilson not, it should always be public actions, but in tho end he decid- rgate, Novak examined the role the Post article ran. "But no one in stuff of Kim Philby and Aldrich returned with the right answer and perception. After all. they serve ed to go with "the dog peed on of former Ambassador Joseph our circles knew that there were Ames." If she is not a CIA em- dutifully reported his conclusions. the carpet" reprimand of Pierce, Wilson IV in the affair. Two doubts and suspicions." Wilson's ployee and Novak is reporting the public. (In March 2003, the International weeks ago, Wilson went public, mission to Niger provided more accurately, then the White House The "informal administra- altogether in line with the rest of Atomic Energy Agency con- writing in The New York Times reason to wonder if the adminis- has wrongly branded a woman tive review" of former' mayor the members. cluded' that the documents upon and telling The Washington Post tration's denials were on the level. known to friends as an energy The City Council made a which the Niger allegation was Coles conducted by Pierce was about the trip he took to Niger And once Wilson went public, he analyst for a private firm as a CIA based were amateurish forger- nothing more than an attempt to mistake in not firing Pierce. My in February 2002 - at the request prompted a new round of inconve- officer. That would not likely do shield his bedfellow from further message to them in language nient and troubling questions for her much good. ies.) His wife's role-if she had of the CIA-to check out allega- one-has nothing but anecdotal investigation. Pierce admitted they might understand: If you tions that Saddam Hussein had the White House. (Wilson, who This is not only a possible breach of national security; it is value. And Novak's sources could , to the substandard review, but are not going to take a dump, tried to purchase uranium for a opposed the latest war in Iraq, had not revealed his trip to Niger dur- a potential violation of law. Under have mentioned it without provid- pathetically defended it by the get off the toilet. The Council's nuclear weapons program from ing her name. Instead, they, were Niger. Wilson was a good pick ing the prewar months, when he the Intelligence Identities Protec- decision not only casts doubts quite generous, assertion that it was informal. I for the job. He had been a State was a key participant in the media tion Act of 1982, it is a crime for don't buy it though. Pierce, act- ,about their competence in office, debate over whether the country anyone who has access to classi- "Stories like this," Wilson Department officer there in the says, "are not intended to intimi- ing as Superman to Coles' Lois but it spikes the Ombudsman's mid-1970s. He was ambassador to should go to war.): fied information to disclose inten- date me, since I've already told Lane, blatantly proves his delu- gun as well. ' Gabon in the early 1990s. And in Soon after Wilson disclosed tionally information identifying a covert agent. The punishment for my story. But it's pretty clear it is sions of grandeur as police chief. Contrary to the implications 1997 and 1998, he was the senior his trip in the media and made the White House look bad. the such an offense is a fine of up to intended to intimidate others who Thwarting the attorney general's in his title, Ombudsman Pierce director for Africa at the National might come forward. You need Security Council and in that ca- payback came. Novak's July $50,000 and/or up to ten years in office, the City Council and the Murphy was not smoking "bud" 14, 2003, column presented the prison. Journalists are protected only look at the stories of intelli- pacity spent a lot of time deal- gence analysts who say they have ombudsman in their inquiries when he released his findings on ing with the Niger government. back-story on Wilson's mission from prosecution, unless they en- the allegations of wrongdoing and contained the following sen- gage in a "pattern of activities" to been pressured. They may have points to a distrust of the system Wilson was also the last acting kids in college, they maybe vul- by Chief Pierce. In fact he was US ambassador in Iraq before tences: "Wilson never worked name agents in order to impair US from within which he operates. intelligence activities. So Novak nerable to these types of smears." fully alert and like a true watch- the Gulf War, a military action he for the CIA, but his wife, Valerie Thirty years of law enforcement Plamc.js an Agency operative on need not worry. Will there be. any inquiry? dog, did not sex up the situation supported. In that post, he helped Journalists who write about has made it's mark on Pierce in evacuate thousands of foreigners weapons of mass destruction. 1\vo Novak tells me that he was the form of self importance, un- placed before him. His report senior administration officials told indeed tipped off by government national security matters (as I from Kuwait, worked to get over often do) tend not to big fans of apologetic bias and a defiantly found Chief Pierce guilty of 14 120 American hostages out Iraq, me Wilson's wife suggested send- officials about Wilson's wife and of the 24 complaints, -drilling ing him to Niger to investigate" had no reluctance about naming pursuing government officials rogue attitude. and sheltered about 800 Ameri- who leak classified information. horne the fact that Pierce is not cans in the embassy compound. the allegation. her. "I figured if they gave it to The decision not to sanction me," he says. "They'd give it to But since Bush administration of- the sacred cow he thinks he is. At the time, Novak's then-part- Wilson caused problems for Pierce was made by both the the Whjte-House, and his wife others ....I'rn a reporter. Somebody ficials arc sodevoted to protecting But after the ringing exoneration ner. Rowland' Evans, wrote that government secrcts-e-such as the City Council and the Mayor and Wilson displayed "the stuff of was outed as an undercover CIA give< me information and it's ac- of Pierce by the City Council, identity of the energy lobbyists disclosed in a televised press heroism." And President George officer. Wilson says, "I will not curate. I generally use it." And the Ombudsman's professional answer questions about my wife. Wilson says Novak told him that with whom the vice president conference Thursday. Let me set H. W. Bush commended Wilson: meets-one might (theoretically) reviews take on all the impor- This is not about me and less so his sources were administration up the scene. "Your courageous leadership dur- expect them to be appalled by the tance of'a United Nations reso- ing this period of great danger for about my wife. It has always been officials. Watching Mayor Tertel- So wherc's the investigation? prospect that classified informa- lution prior to a U.S. invasion, American interests and American about the facts underpinning the ing-Payne walk into 'a press President's statement in the state Remember Filegate-and the Re- tion was disclosed and national none that is. The question still citizens has my admiration and security harmed for the purposes conference room reminds me respect. I salute, too, your skill- of the union speech." publican charge that the Clinton of my Aunt Clara getting ready remains: Where do we go from So he will neither confirm White House was using privileged of mounting a political hit job. ful conduct of our tense dealings Yet two days after the Novak for an apple pie bake-off with here? ' with the government of Iraq ....The nor deny that his wife-who information against its political foes? In this instance, it appears . column's appearance. there has her bridge buddies. All kindly Actually, I'm not sure we courage and tenacity you have is the mother of three-year-old twins-works for the CIA. But possible-perhaps likely-that not been any public comment smiles and a right neighborly should go anywhere from here. exhibited throughout this ordeal from the White House or any prove that you are the right person let's assume she does. That would Bush administration officials disposition. You don't know In my opinion, Chief Pierce has gathered material on Wilson and/ other public reverberation. for the job." seem to mean that the Bush ad- whether to ask her hard-line sailed too close to the wind. ministration has screwed one .of his family and then revealed The Wilson smear was a thug- The current Bush administra- gish act. Bush and his crew abused questions about city budget is- He has proved himself fallible tion has not been so appreciative its own top-secret operatives in classified information to lash out to good 01' boy politics and el- order to punish Wilson or to send at him, anci in doing so compro- and misused intelligence to make sues or for her tuna casserole of Wilson's more recent efforts. their case for war. Now there is bow rubbing more commonly In Niger, he met with past and a message to others who might mised national security. recipe and how much starch to Was Wilson's wife involved evidence Bushies used classified reserved for smaller. sleepier present government officials and challenge it. use on your shirts. After fum- The sources fur Novak's asser- in sending him off to Niger? information and put the' nation's backwater towns than this. In persons involved in the uranium counter-proliferation efforts at bling about where to stand, tap- business and concluded that itwas tion about Wilson's wife appear to Wilson won't talk about her. ping a few microphones, and lo- Pierce's statements to the public be "two senior administration offi- But in response to this query, he risk merely to settle a score. It is "highly doubtful" that Hussein a sign that with this gang politics cating herself at the head of the Thursday, he made an analogy cials." If so, a pair of top Bush of- says, "I was invited out to meet . . had been able to purchase ura- trumps national security. table, Mayor Terteling-Payne between the public's trust and a nium from that nation. On June ficials told a reporter th~ name of a with a group of people at the, bank account; saying his balance 12, The Washington Post revealed CIA operative who apparently has CIA who were interested in this announced that Pierce would subject. None I knew more than Reprinted with permission was in effect, zero. Not at my that an unnamed ambassador had worked under what's known as continue on as chief of the Boise "nonofficial cover" and who has casually. They asked me about from the (date of issue) web bank though, unfortunately his traveled to Niger and had reported posting of The Nation magazine Police Department. It was no back that the Niger caper prob- had the dicey and difficult mission my understanding of the uranium surprise that she could not bring account was closed due to insuf- of tracking parties trying to buy or busine~ and my familiarity with online. For subscription infor- ably never happened. This article mation, call 1-800-333-8536. herself to fire Chief Pierce, I ficient funds. .' 'revved up the controversy over sell weapons of mass destruction the people .in the Niger govern- ment at the time. And they asked, Portions of each week's Nation mean Aunt Bee of Mayberry Isn't great we live in interest- BU3h~sclaim-which he made in or WMD material. If Wilson's wife is such a person-and the 'what would you do?' We gamed magazine can be accessed at http: could hardly say a stem word ing times? the state of the union speech-that CIA is unlikely to have many it out-:what I would be looking //www.thenation.com. to Sheriff .Andy Taylor. After Iraq had attempted to buy uranium

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After their we manage the band and stuff. horrible music, but I was really sound check I sat down with But, it's just a learning process. into it. guitarist/vocalist Ryan Miller, to Their goal, more than any other Jake: Capricious youth. talk about labels, Ratt, and their label, is to' make us a career Ryan: That's what growing new record, Keep it Together. artist. And that's' our goal too. up in Dallas, ,Texas will do to Jake: How's the tour Sometimes they focus more vii you. been? the short term then we would, Jake: You weren't a Dallas Ryan: We've been out for, and that's where the battles fan? well the first show was the 25th happen. Ryan: Well, I left, and I'll [of June], and we did Carson Jake: Want to talk about .never live there again. It was Daily before that, and we filmed keep it together for a mo- fun. It was suburbia. Probably our video before that. We've ment? just like any other suburban been out for about a month. Ryan: Sure. existence. Jake: How do you like Jake: It's been out for Jake: So what was' your doing shows like Daily? And three weeks now. How's the first perfornlance? . you're playing Leno 'In a week initial response been? Ryan: I was in high school, ;\ right? Ryan: It's been great. It's my senior year. We all stated Ryan: Less than a week. different than all of our other playing in bands in high school. Jake: How's it? records. It takes some getting Jake: Did' you sound like Ryan: It should be cool. used to. I think it's also a much Dokken? We've never played Leno be- deeper record. I don't think it's Ryan: No, at that point I was I, fore. We've done Letterman as immediate as any of the other more into R.E.M, The Cure, and i and Conan a couple of times, records we made. I think all of The Smiths. So we sounded Kilborn and Carson. It's one of our other records arc much more much more like them. the last things, that and SNL. accessible initially. Because Jake: What's your favorite Jake: You've been doing there's' a lot more to this. The tour memory? . this for 11years now right? songs require you to come to . Ryan: Today was really cool Ryan: Yeah, a long time. them a little bit more. Like, Lost actually, we had a good time. We Jake: So, when you do shows and Gone' Forever, the songs met soine guy at the in store per- like the Record Exchange, in all kinda came at you. I think Photo courtesy of Reprise Records formance and (he asked) "what store promos, do you get tired they're a little more interesting. are you guys doing today," we of them? So it's interesting to have it out said nothing, so he took the four Ryan: Well, there are not for three weeks, because it's like of us up on a couple of rafts and many places like the Record how long does it take for you to we drank beer and floated down Exchange. It's cool because we get inside our record. "It's nice having that the river. ' don't hardly ever come here. I Jake: The first time I Jake: That's a good day like doing in stores and stuff. listened to it, I was like, this "right there. You get to talk to people longer. is definitely not Goldfly. But Ryan: That's a great day. It I think it's really fun. the more I listened the more confidence of knowing you was gorgeous outside. It got us Jake: The Record Ex- I liked it. out of the bus. I didn't really change is a great place. Ryan: Yeah, so it's been want to wander around Boise, it I Ryan: It's awesome. It's got really interesting to see th~e- was too hot. It was really fun. the coffee shop over there, and sponse. The thing is we ne er did a much better record Jake: If you could pick one ,I the listening stations. It's a kid- doubted for a second that v -, record that defines ... Ryan, die play land. made a better record than we what is it? Jake: It's awesome, I can have ever made before. It was Ryan: (Laughs) spend hours in there. just good. It's nice having that than you ever had." Brian, the drummer enters Ryan: Just when you finish confidence of knowing you did the bus. looking through all of your re- a much better record than you -Ryan Miller of Ouster Brian: How's the interview cords you can go look at movies, ever had. You go out and play going? and go over to that little shop. it and you're playing better than Ryan: Were right in the It's great. you ever have and you're just track on Keep it Together? middle of it. He's asking me a better band than you've have couple of years, and we wrote Ryan: We are trying to hold Jake: You bought Koyo- onto him as long as we can. He's Ryan: Probably, Come Down what record defines me. no ... (I struggled with the title. ever been before. So it's ~Jor a couple of years. It was a Brian: George Harrison, All cool. long process, learning how to a song writer and he makes re- Stairs and Say Hello. I meant Koyaanisqatsi) Jake: Did you guys .have things must pass. That defines Jake: Was the evolution play new instruments. It's very cords. Ryan: Yeah. (Laughs) Kino- Jake: How did Ben Kweller any tics with the movie Life as me in my musically abilities. I mosutsu or whatever. from the older records natu- collaborative and it's a very time ral? consuming process. It's not like cnd up on the record? a Honse? am that record. Jake: I watched it once in Ryan: No, the guy that wrote Ryan: I would say (long ~ Ryan: Yeah. I write a song, and it's finished. I Ryan: We met him because high school. it was just a fan of Lost and pause), well, there is sound Jake: ' Did you ever listen write a song and we spendthree we live really close to him in Ryan: (Surprited) In class? Gone Forever, I think. From tracks to my life like Love and to a record and say, I wanna weeks figuring out how to make New York. Kind of neighbors, Jake: I took this music class. what I heard he had had just Rockets, Earth San Moon, that sound like that? everything work. It's pretty and just got to be friends. 'We Ryan: Oh because of Philip do this thing every Wednesday spent a lot of time listening to was like the first record that I Glass. That's awesome, Ryan: Oh, we listen to re- intricate. Lost and Gone Forever when really fell in love with. That re- cords all the time. I listen to Jake: What new instru- were everyone can jam. The Jake: You guys just four of us just ended lip there he was writing the movie. So ally moved me and inspired me. switched your labels for this new music every day. A lot of ments did you learn? he used the opening lyrics for There's Records like Van Mori- my friends in New York book Ryan: Brian can kinda play one night (Guster and KweIler), record, why? the opening scene, and used two son, Astral Weeks that just slams a lot of the new clubs and stuff, bass. Adam is playing keyboard and wrote that song. In the Ryan: Sire went out of busi- songs. It was very flattering. , me every time I hear them. It's so I'm always trying to hear new and guitar and he was playing morning it sounded okay so we ness. There wasn't really any Jake: The dog's name was like that question, the desert music. And it all influences us. bass for a while. In the rehearsal recorded it. bands keeping it alive. We're Guster also. r island discs. Which five records Cool records we hear, we'll say, room we would just pick up Jake: You call New York one of the biggest bands on the Ryan: The kids were named would you take with if you were oh that's really cool, and I'll different instruments and stuff. home now? You're out of label, and we weren't making Adam and Ryan. stranded on an island? take part of that. All the records Now it's basically, Adam is do- Boston. the label any money. So they Jake: They were weren't Jake: Do you have any idea we listen to affect us as a band. ing more of the keyboard and Ryan: Yeah, we were in Bos- kinda went out of business. It's they? I never realized that. of your other four? Jake: Keep it Together guitar stuff. I'm doing more of ton for eight years. None of us like a label that never really got When you were younger were Ryan: It all depends on came out four years after Lost the bass and the guitar stuff. were from- there (Boston). We, off the ground. So when they you surrounded by music? what's going on. Astral Weeks' and Gone Forever; On your Brian' is playing drums and were all living together in Bos- went out of business, they asked Ryan: Not really. I was al- would be on there. website you call it entering percussion, and Joe (Pisapia) is ton we wanted somewhere new. if any body else in the AOL ways reallyinto music though, your cave. What did you do in "playing a lot of keyboards and It's a little easier to get lost in Time Warner family, would pick and my parents weren't. They the cave? , some banjo, singing and guitar. New York, and keep experienc- up us. Enter Reprise. were. really supportive though. Ryan: We toured for a Jake: Is Joe a permanent ing new stuff. Jake: Have you .ever re- They'd take me to go see Ratt member now?, Jake: What is your favorite harm d, I..In Music Happens: Brooklyn Popsters, Portland experimentalist and Amped Against Apathy ! I album, but an epic adventure, I By Brian Mayer pop'song with al~y and On July 30th, Bishop Allen will play their first show in Boi- combining elements strange A&EEditor sorrow of a summer fling. Bishop Allen's self-produced se. The show will be held at the and familiar Vrssnn is like the first day of a vacation, and the This summer has too much to and released debut Charm Warm Springs House and will be latest album on K records, fea- offer in too little time. AIl over School, is a nearly perfect blend opened by Moon Turns the Tide, tures guest appearances from the country the musical pulse of loose rock and tight pop, that and Boise favorites Draw. Call Little Wings, Modest Mouse, has doubled in unlikely ways. Calvin Johnson and many oth- We are witnessing yet another ers. Perhaps the greatest part of transitional phase of pop/rock "A tireless band that has put tons all is that Vrssnn will be paying music-people are leaving the .a visit to our fair city on August overfilled clubs and pseudo of work into a website, shame- 9. Vrssnn will be sharing the bill counter culture bars to seek out with the Canadian group, Frog music. Eyes, at Sotano. Bishop AIlen less self promotion, and (most 1 • Okay, 'I have spent all sum- \ Ai'otter Amped Against Apathy mer focused on music. I can't On Friday July 25th at the Ju- get it out of my head. Not just importantly) an album full of, Is looking for lia Davis Band shell, The Snake' the tunes or the variety, but the River Alliance, and the Idaho actual lack of interesting or chal- well crafted songs, that aren't Peace .Coalition Will be spon- lenging music of any kind. It's soring an event called "Amped not that everything sucks, it's Against Apathy". This event, just that I haven't been able to perfect but feel that way." will feature thirteen bands from find an act to carry me through around Idaho and the Northwest, the dog days of summer and and will feature many commu- mark the days with pieces' I marks the beginning of a band 208-342-8804 for more details. nity organizations, in an effort will never forget-until now. that. against l!11odds, could have You can find out more about to help the youth get involved Brooklyn-based Bishop AIlen wide spread success without Bishop Allen on their website • Greatpart time work in civic participation. The Bands saved me. the usual label and marketing www.bishopalien.com include Fallen Skyline, Trash- • Good earning"potential . After hearing an interview vehicles. They have done so by ing Andy, The Obvious, Blood • Flexible hours with the band on NPR, I went creating their own vehicle them- Vrssnn Party, Mystery Date, and many to theirwebsite and downloaded selves. A tireless band that has Vrssnn (pronounced version) more. . some song files. On first. note put tons of work into a website, is the brainchild of experimen- of the anthem "Busted Heart" I shameless self-promotion, and tal music guru Adam Forkner So there you go. knew minc"':broken' heart,that (most importantly}an album fuli', (Yume'Bitsu, Surface of Bceon), xobrianxo is-Wlisn6more·My sllIJ1Jller ofweU-eratte.dsongs that aren't" This albumJs thetejlldeal, not trush had begun, With. 'a simple Perfect but feel that way; ~ just 'another-white' :~guy nerd ') ~ ~, '''I

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PITTSBURGH - Despite the involvement of producer Jerry Bruckheimer ("Armageddon" and this summer's "Bad Boys II"), whose philosophy of suc- cess at the box office may very well be to blow up everything in sight and then blow up the remaining ashes, "Pirates of the Caribbean" would actually be boring if it weren't for a few actors' contributions. It's a raucous-but-not-too- raucous film from Walt Disney about pirates and civilized guys fighting over a piece of gold and a pretty girl. The girl is Elizabeth Swann ("Bend It Like Beckham" sweetheart Keira KnightIey), a governor's daughter who is abducted by nasty pirates that turn into goofy cm skeletons when Photograph by Betty Ude5erVSeattle Times moonlight hits them. These Brazilian waxing, done at Wax On Spa, in Seattle, Washington, takes off more hair than a regular bikini wax. baddies are the crew of the Black Pearl, led by Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush), who mistak- said that about 25 percent of enly identifies Elizabeth.as the By Pamela Sitt Sisters Salon in midtown off. But the real difference is party, every guy I met, that's her clients opt for "everything girl whose blood they need in The Seattle Times Manhattan. But who was get- that a Brazilian extends to the the first question they'd ask: order to lift a curse that keeps ting a Brazilian bikini wax in back it doesn't really matter 'So what's the deal with the off." KRT The procedure takes 15 to them from ever satisfying their 1987? (Who even knew what it what you leave in the front, Brazilian bikini wax?" said 30 minutes and can cost up-to hunger or quenching their SEATTLE -For bringing was?) whether it's a "landing strip," Angela Bern, a waxer in $75; regular bikini waxes thirst, a curse that basically the Brazilian bikini wax to Certainly not anyone in triangle shape or nothing at all. Fremont, Wash. "It actually range from $30 to $50. takes the, fun out of being a , Seattle, 'Anne Uhlir credits Seattle, where some folks still "When everything's removed got to be pretty annoying." Of course, the Brazilian par- pirate. actress Demi Moore. 'don't' know. (Those people except a tiny little strip in front, Todd Larson doesn't claim ticularly the "everything off' Lowly blacksmith and law- Uhlir, who waxes every- clearly do not watch HBO's that's a Brazilian," Carnahan to be an expert Onthe Brazilian version is not for everyone. abiding citizen Will Turner thing from eyebrows to panty "Sex and the City.") While the said, "or all of it, that's also a bikini wax, but he is a fan. His "I don't wanl to look like a (Orlando Bloom), secretly in lines, had been called to the definition varies slightly Brazilian." theory: It's kind of like a fash- 12-year-old," 'said Margaret- love with Elizabeth, enlists the Four Seasons Hotel to give the' depending on where you go, , Up until a few years ago, ion accessory women, want it Miller, 37. "1 mean, I'm a legendary-for-not-being-a-leg- visiting Moore a standard biki- most aestheticians agree that a Seattle women who wanted a because everyone else has it. woman, not a little girl." end Captain Jack Sparrow Brazilian wax involves remov- Brazilian were hard-pressed to "I think' 99 percent of the ni wax only it wasn't. "She was But as a younger generation (Johnny Depp) to help him res- like, 'I want the full monty' ing pubic hair from the front, find an aesthetician who would time, men are oblivious to most gets turned on to the Brazilian, cue, and thereby woo, the girl. (translation: everything off),' back and everyplace in do it. Even today, it's not stan- things women do to their bod- it seems less about sexuality But the whole affair just Uhlir recalls, "and I said, .Are between. (A regular bikini wax dard at all waxing locales. ies, and only 'in the case where and more an issue of practical- isn't that exciting. Based on a removes hair around the front "I know it's big in L.A. and it's obvious does a man really you sure?'" ity: Thongs are in and hair is 10-minute amusement park That brief 1999 encounter 'Of the bikini line only.) "What New York, and 1 can't believe take notice," said Larson, 39. makes a Brazilian a Brazilian more people don't do it (in "Like the before and after of a out. ride, the film coasts along from launched Uhlir's Wax On Spa "I actually now am experi- one soft action sequence to is when I 'clean the base- Seattle)," said Cathy Murphy, Brazilian is like, wow." in Seattle, specializing in '''the encing young girls kind of .rncnt.?' said Pegi Carnahan, 25, who got her first Brazilian Sure, men like it, but women another they're like fireworks full monty" commonly known thinking it's the nann," Bern bought at a grocery store for, as the Brazilian bikini wax. who does at least five a day at a year and a half ago. "It's like it more. "Usually, (clients) just want said. "They don't really seem absurdly enough, almost two Wax On the self-proclaimed ARIA Salon in 'Seattle. "It's cleaner, it's neater, and it's Brazilian .(thong-style) become part of my personal to try it because their girl- embarrassed about it." and a half hours. "Home of the Brazilian Bikini \Waxing in general brows, It's the performance. of Wax" _ is one of a growing swimwear that requires that hygiene routine, like gelling friends have done it," said Carnahan, of ARIA. "I've lip, back, legs has become rou- Johnny Depp that makes the number of salons to offer the kind of intense wax, which is my hair done." heard more girlfriend influence tine. Even guys don't want to film watchable, The actor has- Brazilian, which is a very thor- why they call it a Brazilian." Once relegated to the land than boyfriend influence be hairy anymore. Wax On Spa n't pulled out this kind of ough removal of one's pubic , Contrary to popular belief, of strippers and Playboy mod- Waxers say the procedure is docs about 10 male Brazilians 'bizarreness in years. His char- , hair. The procedure is not new the Brazilian wax is less about els, the Brazilian bikini wax most popular wit!' twenty- and a week. acter is an aberration, practical- it was introduced to New what's left in front and more has gone mainstream in recent thirtysomethings among whom ly a new invention in comedy. York in 1987 by seven .. about what's left everywhere years, appearing in magazines thong underwear is most popu- Our first look at him his perma- Brazilian-born sisters, who else which is nothing. The and on television and popping lar but they also see teenagers nent drunken gait and slippery today wax celebs such as common misconception is that up in conversation at cocktail and senior citizens. Camahan talk is actually disarming. And Gwyneth gal trow at their 1. a Brazilian means everything parties. "Whenever I was' at a through all the movie's medioc- rity that follows, he remains captivating. "My baby is about to be born, Geoffrey Rush also does great work, even as the film but I don't care if it's three around him sinks. He's much " "'hew,. ' ha,'t?'ee days old, I'm still making it up more devoted than the script o k t there'," The baby will come deserves, made up so grimy and haggard that he looks like Nick with me." Nolte. - Jason Wood. Music Fan And the Disney factor? Bandsand tansto .converge in the mountains "Pirates" is the first PG-13 film the studio has ever released the "We had over 40 bands sending The Rock the Mountain site mouse is open to broadening its By Jason Bright A&E Writer e-mails this year," Mike said, is located past Crouch about 16 horizons now that traditional "but we mostly try to' pick-, miles. Stay on Middle Fork Rd animation is dead and its con- local." Amongst the lineup are '-through the town until it ashion tract with Pixar is ending and A weekend camping trip to the beautiful Boise National . Mike and Chris' own Question becomes a dirt road. After sev- while it's not graphic" it does Authority, as well as Frantic eral miles the road will fork; that pays feature a pretty clear gunshot Forest could be just what stressed valley residents need and Midline. stay left, aiming away from wound to the head, some throat The event is free for Silver Creek Plunge. Look for ,0 be me. slashes and bunch of walking to relax. A nice fishing hole. A , beverage in tow. No sirens or campers, but.has become costly signs several miles further. The skeletons that had. kiddies- to those who put on the show. music starts about 3:30 Friday squirming at a local screening. employers pushing deadlines. Possibly a hike, maybe sit Each band actually pays to get afternoon and 4:30 Saturday. The 8-year-old boys loved it on stage, roughly $20-30, and Bring your own food and though, They absolutely loved down to an evening oflive rock music, meander back to the the organizers pay upwards of camping supplies, as Question it. river and enjoy a dip. Ghost $2,000 just to set it off. To help Authority provides "the stage stories. Basic camping stuff. with expense they sell shirts and the sound and ...Ieave it up Yes-a live rock perfor- with the band names for $10, to everyone else to find a mance, From July 25 through and simply ask any who camping spot, hopefully within the 27, metal-music lovers enjoyed themselves to get a ear's range." from all over' southem Idaho shirt. But both brothers agree For congregate near the Boiling that it is not about the money. Springs campground to share "We're not out to make money, their affliction for music with just have fun," Chris said, friends, co-campers and "Any money we might possibly more wildlife. What initially began make we turn right around and as a small group of closely-knit give back to the forest." friends and a generator, has (The author would like to become quite literally, an event remind those who plan on that bolsters hundreds of cult- attending that $ 10 would not , like followers. buy a place behind the fence at Jason, Wood, a fan' who has the Warped Tour, so 14 bands attended the rock-fest coined and a T-shirt is more than gen- Rock the Mountain for the past erous). five years,' emphatically The Forest Service works remarked, "my baby is about to closely with organizers to put be born, but 1 don't care if it's on the performances and bath- three days old, I'm still making .roorns are made available for it up there... The baby will public use. The organizers only come with me." ask that people behave accord- And most who have attend- ing to the Golden Rule. There ed feel exactly the same. Chris is light security for the safety of • Trull, one of the original the campers. Mike states, patron-saints of the affair "They're not there to ruin a whose band, Question good time," and they have Authority, was the first to strike never had any problems with chords on the soil, said, "I an unruly crowd. "We're ever don't know of anyone who lucky." walks out of there pissed off "The cops are there, for the saying they'll never go back." peace," Chris said. "All it takes go to: Rock the Mountain has been is a couple of jerks in the crowd effectively causing earthquakes and it ruins it for everybody." in the Boise National For.est for If there is one thing' Mike the past six years, and grows and Chris, could stress more rapidly with each passing sea- than anything else, it's "respect son. Oddly enough, brothers those around you, .. Pack it in, Arbiter Mike and Chris Trull never pack it out. . actively . promote the' event. , "It is pretty much common- "Everybody who goes once is sense," said Chris, "There are like 'well I'm not gonna' miss some, pretty hard working 'peo- Online it next year'," remarks, Chris, pie" up, there staying 'until "plus they tell two or, three Sunday night or Monday morn- other people.", ing cleaning up." "All they ask This month 14 bands are is that campers help by taking care of themselves. . , .com. ' booked to' rip up the forest. .

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Wednesday, July 23, 2003 NC State .aims high in 'ACC, targetsFSU

By Josh Robbins The Orlando Sentinel KRT

. GREENSBORO, Ga. Picking a preseason favorite to win the Atlantic Coast · Conference football title used to be a tedious exercise. Since 1992, .: · its first year in the league, Florida State almost always seemed like the logical and obvious choice as the team to beat: But the monotony may end this afternoon, when media mem- bers gathered at Reynolds Plantation for the annual ACC Football Kickoff fill out their pre- season ballots. To many, Florida State no longer seems as invincible as it once did, even though the Seminoles won the ACC champi- onship last season. Just as impor- tant, three other teams North Carolina State, Maryland and Virginia have improved and appear poised to challenge the Seminoles for league supremacy. And while preseason predic- tions mean little, if anything, in the long run, they certainly iIlus- · trate how competitive a leagueis expected to be. "Each year, to me, from 2000 has gotten more and more com- petitive," NC State quarterback Philip Rivers said on Sunday. "And every year it's gotten a lit- tle bit more evened out. And this , year, just looking at it, may be the most evened-out one yet." I Florida State, NC State, Maryland and Virginia all figure to start the season ranked in the AP's top 25. The ACC hasn't

I ':";1"',.- . placed four teams in the presea- . '-t/!. son top 25 since 1993. Photo courtosy of KRT "It's tougher," Clemson line- backer John Leake said of the Roger Clemens' record-breaking performance in this year's season earned him a last-minute berth in the All-Star Game. league. "The competition's hard- cr. Each year you can sec it." Rivers and his Wolfpack teammates have reason to consid- er themselves legitimate con- tenders. They finished the' 2002 season ranked 12th in the I Associated Press poll _ highest among all ACC teams and have I,' defeated FSU ·in each of the past I lin he home-field two seasons. A starter since, the first game of his freshman season, Rivers needs only 846 yards passing to become the conference's all-time leader in career passing yardage. His mere. presence gives his advantage in orld ene teammates additional confidence. The Terrapins and Cavaliers also return their starting quarter- Previously, the two leagues alternated the right to ' rounds of the playoffs. Yet the home-field advantage backs from a year ago. Scott ,: By Andrea Trujillo home-fiel~ advantage, and you guessed it-this year for the World Series, the stage of all stages, will be McBrien became more familiar 'i Sports Commentary decided mid-July-benefiting a team that has yet to be with the Maryland offense Sport's Editor was scheduled to be the National League's tum. Think home-field advantage is not significant? Consider the determined. throughout the '2002 season, his The first-year change did not come without contro- first playing with the Terps after "This time it counts." Those arc the words that 200 I World Series. The New York-Yankees fell victim to the Arizona Diamondbacks in game seven loss in versy. While the transition will ultimately affect only he transferred from West lined the outfield fences at U.S. Cellular Field July 15 two teams annually, it challenges baseball's built-in Virginia. McBrien also should for the 2003 Major League All-Star Game, The not so Phoenix. You don't think playing in Yankee Stadium might have swayed history? Tell that to the fans in the history. This in itself can be unsettling to a league that benefit from having running back hitter-friendly ballpark that usually plays home to the values records, statistic and, above all else-tradition. Bruce Perry back in the lineup. Chicago White Sox played host to baseball's midsum-, Bronx. Perry, the 2001 ACC Offensive The National League All-Stars have not clinched a The consensus? It's really too early to say. mer classic. . Player of the Year, missed most victory since 1996, although they did manage to tie the Hindsight is not a luxury that MLB and Commissioner For the. first time since the inception of the All-Star of last season with an assortment American League in 2002 game hosted by Milwaukee. Bud Selig had when implementing the change. Years . Game in 1933, fans witnessed a game that yielded of injuries. If this trend continues, the NL champs will be hard from now, MLB will either be given a pat on the back meaningful ramifications. The American League or chastised. But for now, numerous players and "It's improved drastically," pulled out a come-from-behind 7-6 victory to walk pressed to gain home-field advantage anytime soon. coaches voiced their concerns and displeasure with the Perry said of the league. "I away with not only bragging rights, but something Granted, the NL has only won the World Series two change. Still, MLB achieved its short-term goal of remember the days when Peter much more significant. By winning the 74th MLB All- times.in the last seven years, but this certainly doesn't Warrick and (Chris) Weinke just upping the importance of the game .. Star game, the American League effectively stole up their odds. • Year after year the game has been a fan-favorite, ran through people. But now home-field advantage in this year's World Series right Teams will continue to battle from April through you've got other teams that arc but it lacked a level of intensity. This year, Fox net- September for home-field advantage in the early rising and at Icast arc 'trying to out from under the National League. work promos for the game said, "The intensity is compete with Florida State." back." They nailed this one on the head. For once, Virginia quarterback Matt· managers, for a lack of a better word, "managed." Schaub, a fifth-year senior and Their task was no longer to get every player in the the ACe's reigning player of the game. Each pitcher was not guar&nteed innings, and year, said he sees parody within Boise State finishes, 63rd likewise each position player was not necessarily the league .. going to get their hacks at the plate. No promises were "Since I've been here in the CD made. The teams were playing to win. past four years, all the teams have Yet, one question remains: If the game means so seemed to become equal," Shaub In ACDA Standings t> much, why arc fans still helping to select the teams and said. "At any time, anyone team their respective lineups? Arc the players at this or at can beat the other guys. In the any All-Star Game for that matter, really representa- past years there was somewhat of' By Max Corbet tive of the best players in baseball? a tiering system in the league; Bronco Athletics Fans vote for their favorite players with a loyal there were three teams that were heart, but an untrained eye. They stuff ballot boxes in BOISE, Idaho - Winning The scoring at the top, in the middle and then . favor of name recognition versus. performance. They three conference championship the lower. But now it's all and having two teams finish its cast vote after vote for their hometown heroes, seemed to' balance out. I think seasons ranked 12th nationally, for Boise State neglecting those often more-deserving players. Docs that's great for the conference. It Boise State University produced the American League truly field the best they've got makes everything more interest- its highest finish ever in the 10- Football: ~ 12th - 54 points from the league-leading Yankees and Mariners to the ing." year history of the National cellar-dweller Tigers? Doubtful. Docs the National Florida State brought running Women's Gymnastics: 24th - 47.5 points back Greg Jones and outside line- Association, of Collegiate 12th - 64.5 points League really furnish the year's top per-formers, Directors of Athletics Director's Wrestling: . regardless of whether or not the players have endorse- backer Michael Boulware to the points ACC media days. While Jones Cup program. .Men's Tennis: . 17th - 50 ment deals and shoe contracts? Unlikely. Scoring a total of281 points, Women's Track and Field: 55th -16 points' Why did perhaps baseball's best pitcher, Pedro acknowledged that the league is the Bronco men and women Men's Track and Field: 24th - 49 points Martinez, not participate? Why wasn't Sammy Sosa improving, he said he and his placed 63rd among the nation's on the NL's roster? Cork aside, 15 homeruns accom- teammates do not feel parody has NCAA Division I schools for panied by 45 RBI's at midpoint in the season certain- reached the ACC. the academic year 2002-03 .. with 351.5 points. Oregon State is a program which honors insti- - Iy qualified him. Why was Roger Clemens only added , "I know the players don't feel Boise State's 63rd place ranking University was two places tutions maintaining abroad- to the American League roster after Athletics manage- like it's wide-open," Jones said, was second among WAC behind the Broncos in 65th based programs, achievingsuc- ment pulled Barry Zito from the rotation? A guy that's grinning. "People might say it. Reporters might say it. It's extra schools with Southern place with 269.25 points. cess in many sports, both men's a shoe-in for the Hall of Fame and has 300 career wins Methodist University (SMU) The three conference titles . and women's. Each institution is motivation for us. left off the team? Give me a break. "People say Duke can beat us . fmishing41st with 461.5 points. Boise State won during this past awarded points in a predeter- MLB took the least typicai game-of the season and now. Wake Forest can beat us Fresno State and Rice season came from football mined number of sports for men elevated it to a game that directly affects the most University followed the (WAC), men's tennis. (WAC) and women. The overall cham- now. It's not like that." important game of the playoffs, Game 7 of the World The ACC only figures to Broncos among the WAC and women's gymnastics pion, which was Stanford Series. The change in status no doubt demands a schools with Fre-sno State plac-(Western Gymnastics University with 1,420.5 points become more competitive at the change in voting. If the game's results are going to top in 2004, when perennial foot- "j!1g 70th with 239.5 points, and Conference). The football and for the 2002-03 season. receives diminish tradition in favor of enhancing history, MLB Rice71st with 231 points. wrestling teams each finished, a Waterford crystal1:rophy. ball powers Miami and Virginia has an increasing obligation. Among the schools in the their season ranked 12th in their The previous best finish for Tech join the conference. MLB must make certain that the players of future Pacific Northwest (Idaho, respective sports. The football Boise State came during the But Boulware does not envi- All-Star Games are the most-worthy of their highly Washington and Oregon), Boise team was ranked 12th in the 1996-97 season .witlf a 65th sion either the Hurricanes' or the coveted roster spots. Fans must be taken out of the vot- " . _ State .had ,th~ fourth highest ...final ..' USA, TodaylESPN place finish. In thelO-Year his- Hokies dominating ACC oppo- ing; ln-eneffort toensurctbet both the.American and ;', total. The.. University d.f Coaches''''''yoU; - while' 'the tory of the-prograin;'Boise State nents likeFlorida Slate once did: :y. ,National· Leagues field their strongest teams, the best .Wlishington was..I7th:\Yith 732 wrestling team placed 12th at l).as never. finished worst than "They're going to find it liard- 'points.thellniversity of Oregon the . 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By Maggie Haberman and Tracj; Connor . Bryant has made it clear his defense will New York Daily News be that he had consensual sex with his (KRT) . accuser, who says she was raped June 30 at Lodge & Spa at Cordillera in Eagle, Colo. NEW YORK L.A. Lakers star Kobe That strategy has turned the case against Bryant can continue driving the lane while him into a he-said/she-said wrangle that he prepares to defend himself'jn the legal could be harder to prove, experts said. arena. "This changes the case enormously," said A day after Bryant was charged with sex- - Larry Pozner, a Colorado lawyer and the for- ually assaulting it 19-year-old hotel worker mer head of the National Association of in Colorado, the NBA said he can remain on Criminal Defense Lawyers. the Lakers' roster when camp opens in early "If she said there was sex and he said October. " there was sex, then all the lab tests (will . "He will be allowed to play while pro- show that)," said Pozner, adding that the ceedings are going on," said Brian Mclntyre, case will then boil down to bruises, cuts or NBA senior vice president. ' other signs of force. That's in step with the league's stated In addition, Colorado deputies have inter- policy of not taking action against a player viewed witnesses and examined physical before a criminal case is resolved. evidence at the lodge, officials said. Lakers coach Phil Jackson hasn't com- The he-said/she-said strategy has been mented- on Bryant's legal troubles, but the used in other high-profile cases with mixed team appears to be solidly behind him. success .. Team officials were present at the Staples In the 1991 William Kennedy Smith rape Center on Friday night when Bryant, 24, trial in Florida, defense lawyer Roy Black went before a sea of television cameras to won an acquittal after showing inconsisten- say he'd cheated on his 21-year-old wife, cies in the accuser's testimony. Other cases, Vanessa; who sat beside him, but to insist he such as Mike Tyson's, have ended in con- did not rape his accuser. viction. Bryant will also keep his spot on the U.S. Longtime Denver defense lawyer Jeralyn Olympic team, although he won't play in Merritt said the case against Bryant might qualifying tournaments because of shoulder tum into a case of "withdrawal of consent." and knee surgery. "If the act started out consensual, what Still, it's unclear whether the demands of happened in her mind that made it non-con- preparing for a trial, which might not start sensual, (and) did she communicate that to until January, will disrupt his season. Kobe Bryant?" Merritt said. "There is some uncertainty here as to Mitch Lawrence contributed to this whether Kobe will be able to play or not," report. said the president of one Western Conference team. "There arc a lot of Kobe Bryant celebrates his NBA championship last spring. 1 unknowns there." :j I r1 I' Malone, you better get a point NBA players and agents aren't Washington would be if it lures By Sam Smith fellow restricted free-agent for- and they'll certainly bring back guard or a big man. scheming to get to Memphis to Gilbert Arenas and Golden State Chicago Tribune ward Elton Brand to an offer Reggie. It's questionable where Grizzlies: Hello, Jerry West. play with Pau Gasol and Jason would be if it keeps him. The KRT .• , sheet of $82.2 million over six Brad Miller will get a signifi- rumors are Pippen is stringing years and center Michael cant offer, so he is likely to It turns out it's harder to lure Williams. Even at the rnidlcvel people to Memphis than it was exception, West couldn't get along the Bulls to get a better CHICAGO - The Los Olowokandi could go to the return as well. to Los Angeles. Not to take any- Olowokandi, and neither could deal elsewhere, but if he is shut Angeles Lakers, returning to Timberwolves for three years Hornets: They were sup- out he could return to Chicago. and $16 million. posed to be stingy. They always thing away from West, who has the centerless Knicks. ' their past glory Wednesday, There are plenty of incom- In other moves; Juwan are .. Everyone assumed they been one of the NBA's great won the 2004 NBA champi- pletes who could be winners. Howard left Denver for Orlando would lose Brown, but they innovators and legends, but -' onship. What? Not yet? for five years and about $32 came up with a big package for Well, it sure seems like it. million, PJ. Brown remained a hardworking, though aging, The general ,consensus of with, the Hornets for about four role player who won't live up to those who follow the NBA is years and $40 million, Kenny the $10 million salary, but will that the Lakers, on the tirst day Thomas stayed with the 76ers' provide returns. of free-agent signings for the for about $45 million over Seven Cavaliers: They actually may 2003-04 season, wrapped up the years and Alonzo Mourning left be trying to win some games, next league championship, and Miami for New Jersey for about even though they don't have to perhaps two or three more, with $22 million over four years. with LeBron James. Five years . the official announcement of the Other signings included seems a lot for Kevin Ollie, but Home Porties signings of perennial All-Stars Amal McCaskill to the 76ers, he's a solid mentor for James. Brian Skinner and Erick They also arc trying to add a for Lodies.... Karl Malone and Gary Payton. Romance Specialists They were merely two of 18 Strickland to the Bucks, Jerome hardworking veteran like Ira Moiso and Milt Palacio to the Newble or Eric Piatkowski. tastefully present players who agreed to terms Romance Enhancement Raptors and Kevin Ollie to 'the Losers Wednesday, but they were two pral-Ids,lingerie Cavaliers. Spurs: The Bulls can tell of the biggest and most influen- & mole in the camfor! tial players. Hey, even Tim That left still unsigned such them: Just because you have of your own home. Weekly S'pecisls Duncan's family will pick the big-name free agents as Scottie money, it doesn't mean they Lakers to win next season. Pippen, whom the Bulls are will come. With Duncan, a as low as $94 With a starting lineup includ- courting, but who talked championship and $16 million cr;;t, '$'Vf!JIt't/[! o/'?oI/m,J, ing Shaquille O'Neal, Kobe Wednesday with Memphis and in salary cap room, they could "'"' ..>_,.£, aU//hte"S"cfKm , 4412 A"iation Wqy Bryant; assuming sexual assault San Antonio. Also Brad Miller, have been the next dynasty. (208"'J 455-2359 Caldwell, ID 83605 charges are resolved in his Elton Campbell, Gilbert Arenas Now they have Nesterovic. That ' .367-0068 B~~[yiiUr'pnrtY~d'~1 favor, Payton and Malone, the and James Posey, the latter a has to be a disappointment after :======-.-::======~ Lakers will boast one of the small forward who could be a seeking Kidd, O'Neal, Malone, ~~~~ __ ~-al'J~ most impressive lineups in good possibility for the Bulls. Brown and Mourning. NBA history. The NBA also announced the Mavericks: It turns out video "When Karl said what he salary cap for next season is games in the lockers and soft $43.8 million. Thus the midlev- bathrobes don't mean that much ~~~~~+ was going, to do, I figured I . couldn't miss that chance, play-. cl exception the Bulls arc look- to NBA players. Dallas chased ing with the L3kC1~," said ing to usc starts with a salary of Mourning, Brown and Malone Payton, who signed a reported about $4.9 million with 10 per- and was rejected. The Mavs Up to $3,000 ..00 Per Semester for two-year, $10.4 million deal cent annual raises. The key fig- couldn't talk Kidd into going for while' Malone signed a two- ure for all clubs is the luxury a sign and trade.' They didn't Full-Time Students !!! \ . year, $6 million pact. "With tax, which will be collected on spend their exception last year four great players like us play- all teams with payrolls last sea- and may not again as they fall .. Montgomery GI Bill .. Montgomery GI Bill Kicker, son above $52.9 million. further back in the West. ing with each other, we're going .. State Tuttlori Assistance ...Cash Bonuses I Here's a look at the free Adding Robert Horry, which is to have a great chance to win a .. Student Loan Repayment Program championship." agency winners and losers: under' discussion, only may i Winners make things worse. Duncan's San Antonio Fuel ~ur FuhIrt! Spurs, as expected,didn't let Lakers: This is the' Jordan- Kings: They tried to get into For More Information contact: I Pippen-Rodman-Jackson road the Malone sweepstakes once TSgt Rod Elson their, star leave via freeagency, 422-5597 or (800) 621-39U9 \ whapping .hirn up for seven show of the 2000s. Fnas will be the Lakers showed interest, but .1 years and about $122 million. talking 70 victories and great- failed. It appears their window I But the defending champions' est-team ever stuff. With both of opportunity is closing, reign may be short because they Payton and Malone passing on a although they're supposedly ;1 struck out on their main free chance for bigger contracts else- trying to make a big deal with agent targets: Jason Kidd, who where, there should be no ques- Mike Bibby as bait. \j re-signed with the New Jersey tion of their lesser roles. Payton Magic: It failed to get the still has defensive abilities to injury exception for Grant Hill The Arbiter '1 Nets; and Jermaine O'Neal, who re-signed with the Indiana team with Bryant and Malone and got Howard, a combination Independent Student Newspaper of Boise State University :1 can fill in for O'Neal in the mid- forward, when they needed a Pacers. The Spurs recovered_-8ort die on occasion. center. Howard's heading I of by signing Minnesota center Nets: They retained Jason toward the downside of his Kidd. It's costing them a fortune career and they will wonder ,I RRSho Nesterovic to an estimat- .~ ed six-year $42 million contract because they already are above about paying him $7 million in to replace the retiring David the luxury tax threshold and it three years: Robinson. But they hardly seem clearly came with the proviso Nuggets: Lots of money and to have the kind of talent to they add Mourning, who a bad team equal Bulls 2000. challenge the Lakers' four boss- remains questionable because of Who's left as they will just wait . kidney disease. The Nets hope to see if the Clippers will match men. ..,. Under NBA rures, teams to get two seasons out of on Andre Miller. They won't were able to talk to players start- Mourning, in effect, making it But he's hardly worth bottom- ing July I but they could not about a $ 10 million annual deal. ing out for. Timberwolves: Michael, Heat: The 'Clippers already sign anyone before July 16. The Olowokandi for Rasho Brand $78 million. They checkbooks opened Wednesday offered with the Los Angeles Clippers Nesterovic? You would make certainly will match the $82 that trade., Nesterovic is solid million offer for their best J}lay~ possibly losing four players. Utah signed Fenwick's and skilled, but sornewwhat er. Is Brand a stalking horse for passive. .OIowokandi is no Lamar Odom? Perhaps., But . Corey Maggette. to an offer Kevin Garnett but be has great how much could they offer. sheet for "$45 million over six ability, and Gamett just might, the Clippers won't years, and Denver signed Andre Odomthat MiIler to an offer sheet of $50 be able to goad him into the, match that as weI\? ' greatness once projected for Jazz: seemed all set for million over six years. Both It him. Andre Miller, the point guard to players are restricted free Pacers: They retained their begiT1.th~po8t·JQbn.stockto!1 agents, giving the Clip-p"~ 15 star, Jermaine O'Neal, who was era. 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