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mm Tuesday April 3, 2007 Showers, high near 60, 6B 50f The power of Knowing since 1855 jl rt rXJ0" kv www.lsj.com Drivers on 1-496 get the )fr i SPORTS, PAGE 1C 4 TIGERS DROP mi -mm tvan Rodriguez Privacy rules for phone accounts get OK Decision aims to crack down on pretexting Associated Press i GATORS WIN AGAIN (Era? KMT SPEED LIMIT ll i Jl TRUCKS Jp I f5i l-' Florida repeats as NCAA champion with 84-75 virtnn nor I I ri a I 9 ":7 1 WASHINGTON You'll have to provide a password if you want to get your account information from your telephone company under new privacy rules approved Monday by the Federal Communications Commission. The rules were created to safeguard against pretexting, the practice of impersonating a phone customer to gain access to his phone re Taelor i Sanders 1 i arjiges Online cords. Pretexting entered the national vocabulary last I FCC: www.fcc Flprtronic year when sport ROD SANFORDLansing State Journal Traveling faster: Traffic on Monday rolls past the new, higher follow realistic speeds as opposed to unrealistic speeds," said Bill speed limit signs on 1-496 in downtown Lansing. "People tend to Shreck, Michigan Department of Transportation spokesman. Stretch of U.S.

127 in Frandor area sees higher speed limiti aiivlll1 schediile ivounTake LSJ's ONLINE POLL High court denies appeal; 6 sports to switch seasons Privacy executives of Informa- Hewlett- tion Packard Co. Center: were charged www.epic. org de- tectives who used the technique to investigate board members. FCC Chairman Kevin Martin said in a written statement that the new order "takes a strong approach to protecting consumer privacy." In addition to the password protection, the rules also require carriers to ask for customers' permission when sharing private account information with business partners and independent contractors. Phone companies have contended that such an "opt-in" requirement violates their First Amendment right to communicate with customers a position that was backed by a federal court in 1999.

The new safeguards also require that consumers be notified immediately when there are changes made to their passwords, addresses or online accounts. The rules included one provision that requires that law enforcement agencies like the FBI and the Secret Service be informed of a privacy breach before consumers are. The delay would be seven days or perhaps indefinite, depending on the circumstances. speed limit, according to state police statistics. "People tend to follow realistic speeds as opposed to unrealistic speeds," said Bill Shreck, spokesman for the Michigan Department of Transportation.

The general theory behind speed limit changes is called the 85th percentile speed. Essentially, it's the idea that speed limits should be set such that 85 percent of people will follow them. To find that number, the state police and Department of Transportation looked at how fast 85 percent of drivers were going. By Derek Wallbank 1 Lansing State Journal No, you weren't dreaming on your Monday commute. And no, those brand new 70 mph speed limit signs on Interstate 496 are not a mistake.

The speed limit on all of Interstate 496 is now 70 mph after a speed limit hike came into effect Monday. Most of 1-496 near downtown Lansing had a speed limit of 55 mph before the change. Signs along U.S. 127 in the Frandor area also went up Monday with the 70 mph limit The reason for the change? According to the Michigan Department of Transportation, it's because most Do you think changing the speed limit on 1-496 through Lansing from 55 mph to 70 mph was a good idea? Cive us YOUR TAKE at www.Isj.comne ws people weren't following the posted speed limit anyway. Motorists know that.

"Fifty-five is too slow to go through there. Not too many people slow down," said Fernando Alaniz of Lansing, who gets on 1-496 a few times each week. "Now, we don't have to worry." To be specific, about 7 percent of drivers were following the posted See SPEED I Page 7A 4 By Geoff Kimmerly Lansing State Journal EAST LANSING- Changes to the Michigan high school sports schedule will begin immediately as officials and athletes adjust to six sports that will change seasons in the 2007-08 school year. The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday denied a final appeal by the Michigan High School Athletic Association to maintain the current schedule, ending its nine-year battle to prove it does not discriminate against females by playing sports in seasons different than at the college level.

Starting in August, volleyball will be played in the fall and girls basketball in the winter. Boys golf and girls tennis will be played in the spring; girls golf and boys tennis shift to the fall. In the Upper Peninsula, girls soccer will be played in the fall and boys soccer will be played in the spring. Busy seasons Here's how area leagues plan to schedule boys and girls basketball games this winter: Capital Area Activities Conference Both varsities will play Tuesdays and Fridays, with freshman and junior varsity teams playing on Mondays and Thursdays at sites opposite the varsities. Central Michigan Athletic Conference Teams will alternate weekly with all three levels playing either on Monday and Thursday or Tuesday and Friday.

Southern Michigan Athletic Association Teams will alternate weekly with all three levels playing either Tuesday and Friday or only Thursday. Kalamazoo Valley Association Same as the SMAA, with some games potentially on Saturdays because of conflicts. Tri-Valley Conference Considering doing the same as the CAACorCMAC. NOTE: The 2008 boys basketball finals will be played at Breshn Center while the girls finals will be at Eastern Michigan and played a weekend earlier. The volleyball state finals, normally at Western Michigan, do not have a finalized site.

Michigan Ave. ,1 The Michigan Department of Transportation changed the posted speed along this stretch of highway M. from 55 to 70 mph. re Of Kalamazoo St. 01 Map Detail AX, Lansing State Journal i READ) I see Sports I Page 7A High court orders new look at greenhouse gas emissions The Supreme Court ordered the federal government to take a fresh look at regulating carbon dioxide emissions from cars.

The decision could encourage faster action in Congress and lead to more fuel-efficient cars as early as next year. The court, in a 5-4 ruling, declared that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases are air pollutants under the Clean Air Act. Page 4A 1 L. Amish children in Pa. who survived shooting get new schoolhouse Amish children arrived at a new one-room schoolhouse in Nickel Mines, Pa, marking a fresh beginning for those who survived the shooting rampage that killed five classmates last fall.

"For an Amish one-room schoolhouse, this one is spectacular" said Bart Township zoning officer John Coldiron. Page 5A "It's going to be a big problem because you can't be every place at the same time." Johnny Jones, Everett boys and girls basketball coach on trying to watch his sub-varsity teams, which will play on different nights than the varsity Lugnuts hope weather cooperates for MSU game tonight, opener The Lansing Lugnuts and the Michigan State baseball team are scheduled to meet in an exhibition game at 6:05 tonight at Oldsmobile Park, although rain is possible. The Lugnuts host Fort Wayne on Thursday in the season opener, with forecasts for temperatures in the 30s. Pages IB, 1C Death toll from tsunami hits 13; thousands are left homeless The death toll from a tsunami that hit the Solomon Islands stood at 13 late Monday, but was expected to rise. A wall of water reportedly 30 feet high struck the island of Choiseul.

Smaller waves hit elsewhere. About 500 homes were damaged in Gizo, leaving 2,000 people homeless. Page 2A Tribune Co. accepts buyout, will sell Cubs Tribune Co. accepted a buyout offer from real estate investor Sam Zell in a deal valued at about $8.2 billion and plans to sell the Chicago Cubs at the end of this season, the media company said.

The Tribune considered a competing offer from Los Angeles billionaires Eli Broad and Ron Burkle. Page 8D MORE INSIDE STOP WAR FUNDS: Democratic leader in Senate seeks cutoff Pg. 3A MORE TUNES: EMI, Apple strike deal to sell songs online Pg. 8D "It changes the summer completely. With volleyball switched to the fall, it's a different workout.

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