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The owner of a salvage yard on Spring Creek Road in Gypsum reported that a former employee stole about $3,500 worth of car parts while he was out of town on April 17. The suspect broke into a locked utility truck where the car parts were stored.
While the owner spoke with the deputy, the suspect called to say he was sorry and that he needed the money. He had taken the parts to a metal recycling business in Eagle, where he was paid about $200.
The man was cited for criminal trespassing, theft and littering.
On April 25, the resident of an Eagle-Vail apartment asked deputies to investigate the apartment below him.
He said the tenants there must be smoking or growing a lot of marijuana because it made his apartment smell and he was sick of it. The officer said he wouldn't be able to cite the suspects if they were legal medical marijuana users but would check it out.
The officer knocked on the door of the suspect apartment and immediately saw paraphernalia on the coffee table. A 28-year-old man answered the door and a 21-year-old woman tried to hide the paraphernalia. They were both cited for possession of less than an ounce of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.
A deputy was driving on U.S. Highway 6 in Gypsum on April 28 when he saw a car backing up on the road to make a right turn it had missed. The deputy stopped the 51-year-old driver and the man said he didn't have a license with him because it was suspended.
The officer ran a background check and discovered the man's license was revoked and he had a previous case of driving with a revoked license as well. He was arrested for driving under restraint and backing up on the highway.
Deputies were notified of a car fish-tailing on Lake Creek Road in Edwards on April 28.
An officer started looking for the SUV and had to swerve out of the way when it came flying around a corner in the middle of the road, going the opposite direction. The SUV also swerved to avoid a collision and drove into a ditch and up the other side. The 26-year-old driver then backed up next to the officer's window and said, "Hey."
The deputy recognized the man from previous encounters and smelled alcohol in the car. The man admitted he had a couple cocktails. The deputy told him to step out of the car and when he did, the officer saw the man had urinated himself.
The man refused to perform voluntary roadside tests as well as a chemical test. He was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol and careless driving.
A deputy was patrolling Highway 6 in Eagle-Vail when he saw a car speed by in the opposite direction.
The officer didn't get a radar lock but he noticed the car didn't have license plate lamps. He turned around to contact the driver and had a hard time catching up because the car was going so fast.
When he contacted the 24-year-old driver, the deputy smelled alcohol and saw a bruise on the man's hand. The man said he was fighting with his girlfriend and punched a wall. He said he was sorry for driving fast and that he just wanted to get home.
The deputy asked him to perform voluntary roadside maneuvers. The man refused and also refused a chemical test.
He was arrested for DUI and cited for the license plate lamps. A background check revealed he had two prior DUIs in Vermont.
A deputy was called to a Gypsum store on April 29 for a shoplifter that had been caught.
A store employee said he saw the 32-year-old woman set two jam jars next to her purse in the shopping cart. She went up another aisle and when she came out, the jars were not visible. The employee asked her about the jam at the checkout counter and she pulled the jars from her purse.
The jars of jam had a total value of about $10. The woman said she didn't know why she did it. She was cited for theft and banned from the store.
Repeating the same mistake
A deputy was on Lake Creek Village Drive in Edwards when he saw a car speeding.
He stopped the 40-year-old driver and discovered the man had no driver's license, insurance or registration due to a prior DUI. The man also had a history of driving with a revoked license. He was arrested for driving with a revoked license and failing to present proof of insurance.
A deputy stopped a 32-year-old driver in Edwards on May 3 because the windows of his car were tinted too dark.
The officer tested the level of tint on the windows and told the man his windows had 8 percent light transmittance and they needed to be at 27 percent.
The man seemed nervous and the deputy asked why. He said his license had been revoked for a DUI. The officer confirmed it and arrested him for the offense.
A deputy was getting onto westbound Interstate 70 in Avon behind another car on May 5 when the car accelerated very fast and sped away.
The officer followed the car as it reached 98 mph in a 75 mph zone. He also saw the car weaving before it exited I-70 at Edwards without a turn signal, still going very fast and slamming its brakes halfway down the off-ramp.
The deputy stopped the 36-year-old driver on County Road. The man said he thought he was going 75 but admitted he didn't use a turn signal.
The man's eyes were bloodshot and watery, his speech was slurred and he smelled of alcohol. He admitted he had some drinks and said he thought his license was suspended for a previous DUI.
The deputy checked and told the man his license status was not suspended - only "may apply," which meant he was eligible for a Colorado driver license.
Still, the man didn't have a license and the deputy asked him to perform voluntary roadside tests. The man refused those and a chemical test.
He was arrested for DUI, speeding, driving without a license and failing to use a turn signal.


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Lackey returns, Rays beat Red Sox in spring opener
Published: Saturday, February 23, 2013 at 4:46 p.m.
Last Modified: Saturday, February 23, 2013 at 4:46 p.m.
FORT MYERS - Boston starter John Lackey returned to the mound after missing last year, allowing one run in one inning Saturday as a split squad of Tampa Bay Rays beat the Red Sox 4-3.
Lackey had Tommy John surgery after the 2011 season. Tampa Bay loaded the bases against the right-hander with no outs before he retired three straight batters.
Lackey gave up one hit, a walk and hit a batter. He struck out one.
Rays starter Alex Colome pitched a hitless inning.
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Phase One Overview: Beginning a Low Carb Diet
The purpose of the first phase of the program, known as the Induction Phase, is to jumpstart your weight loss. An all-too-common misconception is that this first phase of Atkins is the whole program. In reality, it's the key to kickstarting your fat burning metabolism. As you move through the diet, you'll find the maximum grams of net carbs you can consume while continuing to lose weight, keep your appetite under control, and stay alert and energized. This is called your personal carb balance.
Learn more about starting a diet with Atkins by following the links below.
Phase One Low Carb Diet Tips
Below you'll discover Low Carb Diet Tips specific to Phase 1, In Phase 1 you reduce your sugar intake heavily and your body will undergo its most noticeable change. From what to eat, what not to eat, and how much to eat… read the diet tips below to help guide you along your Atkins Journey.
Phase One Facts on Weight Loss
If you have questions about starting a Low Carb diet, you're in the right place. Below you'll discover Low Carb weight loss facts and frequently asked weight loss questions... from the number of snacks you can have per day to how alcoholic beverages will affect your weight loss. Continue reading to learn more.
Phase One Transition
After two weeks on Atkins, it's decision time. Assuming you've been following the program correctly and have lost weight over the last two weeks, you can choose to remain in Phase 1 or transition to Phase 2.
Phase One List Of Acceptable Foods
Our low carb food list or "Acceptable Foods List" is an easy guide to your Phase 1 low carb eating plan. Most fish, poultry, and meat do not contain carbs so you can feel free to enjoy them, but use this list of low carb foods to be sure you are getting your 12 to 15 grams of net carbs in vegetables as well.**
How long
A minimum of two weeks, but you may safely follow it for much longer if you have a lot of excess weight to lose or prefer to lose most of your excess pounds relatively quickly. You'll stay in this phase until you're 15 pounds from goal weight.
Shift your body from burning primarily carbs to burning primarily fat, kick-starting weight loss.
Significantly drop your daily Net Carb intake to an average of 20 grams (no less than 18 and no more than 22) of Net Carbs, the level at which almost anyone begins to burn primarily fat.
Have three meals and two snacks a day.
Never starve yourself or go more than three or four waking hours without eating. If you prefer, have five or even six small meals. You never want to allow yourself to become ravenously hungry. That can open the door to eating whatever's at hand. Not a good idea!
Consume 20 grams of Net Carbs a day.
Of these, 12–15 grams should be in the form of foundation vegetables. It's fine to average 20 grams a day over several days, but don't go below 18 grams or above 22 on a single day. Dropping below 18 probably won't make you lose weight any faster and is unlikely to satisfy your vegetable requirement. Going above 22 could interfere with triggering weight loss. Select carb foods from the list of Phase 1 acceptable foods.
Eat sufficient protein at every meal.
As you now know, protein plays a key role in weight loss and protects lean muscle mass, so you lose only fat. Consume three 4-6 ounce servings each day
Don't restrict fats.
Consuming fat is essential to slimming down on Atkins. Fat also heightens the flavor of foods and enables your body to absorb certain vitamins. Always accompany a carb snack with either fat or protein. For example, have cucumber slices with a piece of cheese. Consume 3T of added fat daily.
Drink at least eight 8-ounce glasses of water daily.
Two of these can be replaced with coffee or tea. Another 2 cups can be replaced with beef, chicken, or vegetable broth (not the low sodium kind).
Avoid dehydration or electrolyte imbalance.
The perfectly normal initial loss of water weight can lead to light-headedness and other symptoms and rob you of energy. These symptoms disappear once you're burning primarily fat, but in the meantime, be sure to consume sufficient salt in the form of salty broth, salt, tamari, or soy sauce.
Watch out for hidden carbs.
Read food labels carefully, particularly on condiments. In restaurants, ask for oil and vinegar to dress your salad, request sauces on the side, and feel free to ask the server what's in a dish.
Use sugar substitutes—in moderation.
That means no more than three packets a day.
Use only Atkins® products.
Atkins® products have been tested to ensure that their impact on your blood sugar level is minimal. The majority of Atkins® products can be suitable for Phase 1, as long as you don't sacrifice the intake of foundation vegetables (12 to 15 net carb daily requirement) and count the net carbs in your daily net carb count. If you are in Induction, you have 5 to 8 grams of net carbs to use for dairy, dressings, or Atkins products. You can plan accordingly.
Acceptable foods only.
Eat nothing that isn't on the list of Phase 1 acceptable foods, unless you plan to continue on Phase 1 for longer than two weeks. If so, then it is acceptable to add nuts and seeds.
Do I have to start Atkins in Phase 1?
No. You can start in any of the first three phases. If you have just a few pounds to lose, up to about 15, you can probably start in Phase 2 at 25 to 30 grams of Net Carbs a day. If you are heavier, you can also start here, but it may take a little longer to lose weight without the kick-start that you get in Phase 1. You can also begin in Phase 3 at, say, 40 grams of Net Carbs a day if you have less than 40 pounds to lose.
Do I have to count carbs if I follow the meal plans exactly?
No. However, it's unlikely that you'll follow them to the letter day in and day out unless you eat every meal at home, so it's a good idea to use the Atkins Carb Counter. Also, if you aren't precise about serving size, you may be consuming more carbs than the meal plan indicates. In any case, it's important to know how to count carbs (actually, grams of Net Carbs) as you start to add back more foods. Counting provides a double check that improves your likelihood of success from the start.
Must I have two snacks a day?
Not necessarily. If you're having four or five small meals a day, you may not feel the need for snacks, but be very careful not to go more than four to six hours between meals. Instead, have a hot drink, perhaps a cup of broth.
What is water weight loss?
The first few pounds you lose on any weight-loss program are primarily water, and Atkins has a particularly diuretic effect. That's why it's essential to drink plenty of water and other fluids, eat your foundation veggies, and take a multivitamin-mineral supplement to replace the electrolytes you'll be flushing out of your body along with the excess fluid. After the first few days you'll be losing primarily body fat.
Can I eat as much protein and fat as I wish?
No. Eating excessive protein will make you sluggish and interfere with weight loss. Overeat fat and you'll create a calorie bomb and may slow down weight loss.
Why do I have to drink so much water?
Most people are borderline dehydrated all the time. Drinking enough fluid helps flush toxins from your body, combats constipation and bad breath, lubricates your joints, and is important to your overall health. Staying hydrated also assists with weight loss. Remember, some of your water requirement can be satisfied with coffee, tea, or other clear beverages, including broth.
Most bacon is sugar or maple cured. Does that mean I can't eat bacon?
Bacon is fine in moderation. Any residual sugar from the curing process in bacon, ham, or other pork products is burned off when you cook it.
Why do the carb counts for some vegetables differ depending on whether they're raw or cooked?
Cooking compacts vegetables such as spinach or cabbage significantly. Carb counts reflect the cooked amount. Chopping or grating a vegetable also compacts it more than slicing does, and that impacts the carb count as well.
Can I have dessert in Phase 1?
Yes, as long as you get your quota of foundation vegetables and don't exceed your Net Carb daily limit. A dessert should contain no more than 3 grams of Net Carbs per serving. An Atkins Endulge bar or one of our dessert recipes is a good choice.
Can I eat more carbs one day if I cut back the next?
By maintaining a constant level of carb intake from day to day, you're more likely to keep your blood sugar on an even keel. But a range of 3 or 4 grams of Net Carbs from one day to the next should not create a problem as long as your average intake is consistent. If you do overindulge one day, simply return to your current level the next day.
Why can't I do Atkins during the week and then take the weekend off?
Doing so will mean that you're consistently returning to a primarily blood sugar metabolism for two days. It then takes several days to reignite your fat-burning engine. Stopping and starting, known as "carb cycling," will lessen the likelihood that you'll lose weight or keep it off.
Will drinking caffeinated beverages interfere with weight loss
Although the initial guidelines of Atkins advised individuals to eliminate caffeine without exception, the guideline has since been liberalized to advise avoiding excessive consumption and the guidelines include caffeine as desired and tolerated by each individual.
The Fast Track
If you're motivated by quick weight loss and thrive on structure and a minimum of choices, you may choose to stay in Phase 1 beyond two weeks. To make this process easier, as well as set the stage for when you do decide to move on:
- Continue to consume 20 grams of Net Carbs a day beyond the first two weeks.
- Try adding nuts and seeds to your list of acceptable foods. Nuts are full of protein and healthy fats and are relatively low in Net Carbs, thanks to their high fiber content.
To make it easy, swap out 3 grams of Net Carbs from other foods, such as 1/2 cup of green beans, a smallish tomato, or 11/2 cups mixed greens, for 3 grams of nuts or seeds, but without letting your intake of foundation veggies dip below 12 grams of Net Carbs. (You'll still have 5 grams for Atkins bars and shakes, sweeteners, dressings, or condiments.)
As a quick guide, 3 grams of Net Carbs of nuts or seeds translates to 30 almonds, 3 tablespoons macadamia nuts, 2 tablespoons peanut butter, 2 tablespoons pistachios, or 4 tablespoons shelled sunflower seeds; 24 walnut halves come in at 3.4 grams. Portion out nuts and seeds in advance to avoid overeating. A couple of tablespoons of walnuts, almonds, pecans, or pumpkin seeds make a great snack.
Transition to Phase 2 (Balancing) no later than when you're within 15 pounds of your goal weight. At that point it's time to start transitioning to a permanent way of eating by introducing foods higher up the Carb Ladder.Or top a salad with sunflower seeds or chopped walnuts. You can also now have other nut and seed butters (stuff them into celery sticks) or coconut, almond, and other nut flours (available in the baking section or specialty foods aisle of the supermarket).
Slow and Steady
Alternatively, you may choose to lose the bulk of your weight in Phase 2 (Balancing). If you're comfortable with a slower, steadier rate of weight loss, after two weeks (or a few more) start to climb the Carb Ladder. You begin adding Balancing foods in 5g increments. The gradual increase in Net Carb intake and reintroduction of new foods allows you to continue to shave off pounds and inches, maintain appetite control, and feel energetic. You'll also gradually come to understand which, if any, foods trigger cravings for more of the same and/ or interfere with weight loss.
You may find that you're comfortable at a relatively low level of Net Carbs a day, perhaps 25 to 35 grams, which is not all that different from Kick-Start but does allow you to eat such delicious, nutritious food as nuts and seeds and then berries, melon, and cherries. Next you'll move on to Greek yogurt and fresh cheeses. Or you may find you can go considerably higher, say 50 or 60 grams of Net Carbs or even more, which will allow you to include legumes and some vegetable juices
The balancing process enables you to find what works for you. Understanding your carb tolerance is the bridge from a weight-loss diet to a diet for life.
For more ideas, visit our recipe page, where you can access hundreds of recipes suitable for Phase 1.
All fish including:
- Flounder
- Herring
- Salmon
- Sardines
- Sole
- Tuna
- Trout
- Cod
- Halibut
All fowl including:
- Cornish hen
- Chicken
- Duck
- Goose
- Pheasant
- Quail
- Turkey
- Ostrich
All shellfish including:
- Clams
- Crabmeat
- Mussels*
- Oysters*
- Shrimp
- Squid
- Lobster
*Oysters and mussels are higher in carbs so limit to about 4 ounces per day.
All meat including:
- Bacon*
- Beef
- Ham*
- Lamb
- Pork
- Veal
- Venison
*Some processed meat, bacon, and ham is cured with sugar, which will add to the carb count. Avoid cold cuts and other meats with added nitrates, if possible.
Eggs in any style, including:
- Deviled
- Fried
- Hard-boiled
- Omelets
- Poached
- Scrambled
- Soft-boiled
Eggs are one of nature's most nutritious creations. That's why eggs are a staple breakfast in the Atkins Nutritional Approach.
Feel free to get creative with your eggs: Add mushrooms and onions, or even green pepper. Top the dish off with feta cheese or add basil, oregano and other herbs.
Fats and Oils
There are no carbs here, but keep in mind that the serving size is approximately 1 tablespoon.
- Butter
- Mayonnaise – make sure it has no added sugar
- Olive oil
- Vegetable oils – Those labeled "cold pressed" or "expeller pressed" are especially good and olive oil is one of the best.
- Canola*
- Walnut
- Soybean*
- Grape seed*
- Sesame
- Sunflower*
- Safflower*
*Do not allow any oils to reach overly high temperatures when cooking. Use olive oil for sautéing only. Use walnut or sesame oil to dress cooked veggies or salad, but not for cooking.
Artificial Sweeteners
Sucralose, saccharine or stevia – one packet equals 1 gram of net carbs
- Clear broth/ bouillon (make sure it has no sugars added)
- Club soda
- Cream, heavy or light
- Decaffeinated or regular coffee and tea*
- Diet soda (be sure to note the carb count)
- Flavored seltzer (must say no calories)
- Herb tea (without added barley or fruit sugar added)
- Unflavored soy/almond milk
- Water – at least eight 8-ounce glasses per day including...
- Filtered water
- Mineral water
- Spring water
- Tap water
* One to two cups of caffeinated tea or coffee is allowed as desired and tolerated by each individual. If you experience symptoms of hypoglycemia or cravings as a result, do not use caffeine. If you have a true caffeine addiction, it is best to break the habit during the induction phase.
* Limit lemon and lime juices to 3 T per day
* Limit cream (heavy or light) to 3 TBSP or 1.5 fl oz per day
Serving SizeNet CarbsParmesan, grated1 TBSP.2Goat, chevre1 oz.3Bleu cheeses2 TBSP.4Cheddar1 oz.4Gouda1 oz.6Mozzarella, whole milk1 oz.6Cream cheese, whipped2 TBSP.8Parmesan, chunk1 oz.9Swiss1 oz1.0Feta1 oz1.2
Foundation Vegetables
Serving SizeNet CarbsAlfalfa sprouts (raw)1/2 cup0Chicory greens (raw)1/2 cup.1Endive (raw)1/2 cup.1Escarole (raw)1/2 cup.1Olives, green5, each.1Watercress (raw)1/2 cup.1Arugula (raw)1/2 cup.2Radishes (raw)1, each.2Spinach (raw)1/2 cup.2Bok choy (cooked)1/2 cup.4Lettuce, average (raw)1/2 cup.5Turnip greens (cooked)1/2 cup.6Heart of palm1 each.7Olives, black5, each.7Radicchio (raw)1/2 cup.7Button mushroom (raw)1/2 cup.8Artichoke (marinated)1, each1Celery (raw)1 stalk1Collard greens (cooked)1/2 cup1Pickle, dill1, each1Spinach1/2 cup1Broccoli rabe (cooked)1/2 cup1.2Sauerkraut (drained)1/2 cup1.2Avocado, Haas1/2 fruit1.3Daikon radish, grated (raw)1/2 cup1.4Red/white onion, chopped (raw)2 TBSP1.5Zucchini (cooked)1/2 cup1.5Cucumber, sliced (raw)1/2 cup1.6Cauliflower (cooked)1/2 cup1.7Beet greens (cooked)1/2 cup1.8Broccoli (cooked)1/2 cup1.8Fennel (raw)1/2 cup1.8Okra (cooked)1/2 cup1.8Rhubarb (raw)1/2 cup1.8Swiss chard (cooked)1/2 cup1.8Asparagus (cooked)6 stalks1.9Broccolini (cooked)3, each1.9Bell pepper, green, chopped (raw)1/2 cup2.2Sprouts, mung beans (raw)1/2 cup2.2Eggplant (cooked)1/2 cup2.3Kale (cooked)1/2 cup2.4Scallion, chopped (raw)1/2 cup2.4Turnip (cooked)1/2 cup2.4Tomato, small (raw)1, each2.5Jicama (raw)1/2 cup2.6Portobello mushroom (cooked)1, each2.6Yellow squash (cooked)1/2 cup2.6Cabbage (cooked)1/2 cup2.7Green beans (cooked)1/2 cup2.9Bell pepper, red, chopped (raw)1/2 cup3Leeks (cooked)2 TBSP3.4Shallot, chopped (raw)2 TBSP3.4Brussel sprouts (cooked)1/2 cup3.5Spaghetti squash (cooked)1/2 cup4Cherry tomato10, each4.6Kohlrabi (cooked)1/2 cup4.6Pumpkin, mashed (cooked)1/2 cup4.7Garlic, minced (raw)2 TBSP5.3Snow peas (cooked)1/2 cup5.4Tomato (cooked)1/2 cup8.6
Salad garnishes
Serving SizeNet CarbsCrumbled bacon3 slices0Hard-boiled egg1 egg.5Sautéed mushrooms1/2 cup1.0Sour cream2 Tbsp1.2Grated cheeses(see above carb counts)
Herbs and spices
Serving SizeNet CarbsBasil1 TBSP0Cayenne pepper1 TBSP0Cilantro1 TBSP0Dill1 TBSP0Oregano1 TBSP0Tarragon1 TBSP0Parsley1 TBSP.1Chives (fresh or dehydrated)1 TBSP.1Ginger, fresh, grated1 TBSP.8Rosemary, dried1 TBSP.8Sage, ground1 tsp.8Black pepper1 tsp.9Garlic1 clove.9
Salad Dressings
Serving SizeNet CarbsRed wine vinegar1 TBSP0Caesar2 TBSP1Ranch2 TBSP1.4Lemon juice2 TBSP2.0Bleu cheese2 TBSP2.3Lime juice2 TBSP2.4Balsamic vinegar1 TBSP2.7Italian, creamy2 TBSP3
** If you have decided to stay in Induction longer than 2 weeks, you may swap out 3g NC of other foundation vegetables for 3g NC of nuts or seeds. Do not let your Foundation Vegetable levels drop below 12g NC.


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1st issue:
This is not directly related to pms, but tsMuxer fails on 64bit only userland, as it's an 32bit app. I've already contacted the creators about a 64bit version, but got no response at all. Maybe someone could persuade them to do a 64bit build of it.
2nd issue:
pms fails to properly use a given network interface, even if you explictly set it.
My config:
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network_interface = eth0
hostname = 192.168.0.1
port = 5001
PS3 is on 192.168.0.2
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[Thread-1] TRACE 21:35:48.832 Receiving a request from: 192.168.0.2
[main] TRACE 21:35:49.998 It's ready! You should see the server appears on XMB
but the ps3 does not see the media server.
Tested also without explictly setting the interface (i've expected it'll listen and respond properly on all interfaces - unfortunatelly i've been wrong).
Output of ifconfig (cropped):
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eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:1f:d0:(hidden)
inet addr:192.168.0.1 Bcast:192.168.0.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
wlan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:fd:07:(hidden)
inet addr:192.168.145.13 Bcast:192.168.145.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
It seems (sniffed trough wireshark), as pms is getting the request on eth0, but responds on wlan0, wich is wrong. If i disable wlan0 completly, it works as expected.
I've had doubts, so i've tested, if mediatomb will work properly in such environment. I had no problems getting the ps3 and pc working toegether with mediatomb on the same setup.


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Confidential information, including addresses, phone numbers and even social security numbers for students and teachers could have been leaked.
Now, the Columbia County Sheriff's Office is trying to figure out how this information got out in the first place.
Superintendent Tommy Price says the old Evans Middle School building was supposed to be locked up, but kids may have gotten in and taken information. Today he asked the sheriff's office to make sure all of it has been returned.
"We certainly want to let them know the system is behind them, and what damages in any way result, we want to assist," Price says.
Superintendent Price says someone found staff rosters from 2003-2005, a standardized testing list of about 40 students with social security numbers, and a school directory with names, addresses, and phone numbers. That's why the board turned the investigation over to the sheriff's office.
"We need to find out where this information was and how it came to be unsecured," says school board member Mike Sleeper.
Price suspects someone left the documents behind when Evans Middle School moved to a new location.
But the documents should have been shredded when schools started keeping confidential information electronically.
Now the board suspects that kids got into the building and found the sensitive documents in the trash.
Sleeper says confusion during the move could be to blame.
"It's rare. I don't know this has happened in the past. How often do you move buildings, lock stock and barrel from one to the other?"
Price says lots of people were in and out during the move, and the documents were overlooked.
"I don't want to start pointing fingers," he says. "I accept responsibility. We should have made sure the building was clear of things with value and confidential information."
Now the sheriff's office is trying to make sure that information stays confidential.
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Columbus, GA--The Columbus Cottonmouths used a sparkling performance by Andrew Loewen to take down the Augusta RiverHawks, as the netminder did not allow a goal in Columbus' 3-0 shutout victory.
The Cottonmouths were led by Matt Gingera, who had one goal. Gingera scored on the power play 9:06 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Columbus. A slashing penalty on Drew Baker had put Columbus on the power play. Bret Tyler provided the assist.
The Cottonmouths' penalty kill was spotless, allowing no goals on five Augusta power plays. Columbus featured an improved defense during the game. The Cottonmouths gives up 2.5 goals on average per game. Columbus put 29 shots on net during the contest, more than the 22.4 it averages per game.
Columbus also got a goal from Marcel Alvarez as well. More assists for Columbus came via Levi Lind, who had two and Tom Maldonado, Jordan Braid, and Mark Thorburn, who each chipped in one.
Augusta's offense operated below it season average. The RiverHawks put an average of 2.5 pucks into the net per game. With 25 shots on target during the contest, Augusta exceeded the 19.4 shots it averages per game this year.
The RiverHawks were led by Matt Auffrey, who took four shots.
Loewen recorded 25 saves for the Cottonmouths. Columbus incurred 20 minutes in penalty time with five minors. Nick Niedert made 26 saves for Augusta on 29 shots. The RiverHawks incurred 20 minutes in penalty time with five minors.
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A closely watched antitrust case involving hiring practices of Apple, Google, Intel and Adobe has produced a new oddity: a faked court filing.
The document that hit a federal court docket Monday purports to be a motion by additional plaintiffs to intervene in the case, whose settlement is pending before U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh in San Jose, Calif. It describes supposed connections between the judge and the White House, and President Obama's supposed ties to tech companies, among other odd claims.
It is not clear how the official-looking motion was filed.
The attorney listed as filing the motion knew nothing about it. "That's my state bar number, but I did not file that," said Cathy Elliott Jones in an interview. "Somebody just hijacked my name and bar number. I'm really mad about this."
On Tuesday, the judge filed an order denying the motion. "Cathy Jones, the attorney who purportedly signed these motions, has informed the Courtroom Deputy, Martha Parker Brown, that Ms. Jones did not file these motions and has reported the filing of these motions in Ms. Jones' name to the State Bar. Accordingly, the Court DENIES these motions," Judge Koh wrote.
A spokeswoman said the incident involved the court's electronic filing system. "We are looking into the circumstances of this alleged misuse of a registered attorney's account and will take appropriate action as indicated by the results of our investigation," wrote Lynn Fuller, media liaison, in an email.
Such a fake filing is highly unusual, and noteworthy, said Tracy Mitrano, director of Internet Culture Policy and Law at Cornell University, citing Judge Koh's excellent reputation. "Of all the people to do it to" Koh would be the right judge to target "if someone wanted to be a real prankster."
Court watchers are keeping a close eye on the case docket waiting to see if the judge will approve a $324 million settlement for the anti-trust case in which 64,000 tech workers accused Apple, Google, Intel, and Adobe of conspiring between 2005 and 2009 not to recruit each other's workers, thereby depressing wages. Some in the case and Koh have questioned if the settlement is enough.
The workers originally sought $3 billion, which would have been tripled in a case victory under anti-trust statutes.
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Dr. Michael Shermer, Why There Are Holocaust Deniers
Dr. Michael Shermer is, among other things, the founding publisher of Skeptic magazine, the Executive Director of the Skeptics Society, a monthly columnist for Scientific American and Adjunct Professor of Economics at Claremont Graduate University.
Dr. Shermer's most recent book is The Mind of the Market, on evolutionary economics. He is also the author of Denying History, on Holocaust denial and other forms of pseudohistory.
Since his creation of the Skeptics Society, Skeptic magazine, and the Skeptics Distinguished Science Lecture Series at Caltech, he has appeared on such shows as The Colbert Report, 20/20, Dateline, Charlie Rose, Oprah Winfrey, and other shows as a skeptic of weird and extraordinary claims, as well as interviews in countless documentaries aired on PBS, A&E, Discovery, The History Channel, The Science Channel, and The Learning Channel.
He is interviewed by Dan Leshem, program manager of the HDOT website.Q. [Leshem]
You are the editor and publisher of Skeptic magazine, and you write a monthly column called Skeptic for Scientific American magazine, and so you seem like a great person to ask: What is a skeptic, and what do they believe in?A. [Shermer]
Right. Well, a skeptic is really not a thing to be; like science, it's more of a verb than a noun. It's something you do instead of something you are. For example, you could be skeptical that HIV causes aids or you can be skeptical of the HIV/AIDS skeptics. You can be skeptical that humans cause global warming or you can be skeptical of the global warming skeptics. So it's not something that you lay out unilaterally ahead of time and say, "I'm just going to be skeptical about everything." Obviously you have to pick and choose which particular claims you're skeptical of, or skeptical of the skeptics of the claims. So, it just depends on each one. You have to look at the evidence and that sort of thing.Q. [Leshem]
You happen to mention science and so science goes by the scientific method in terms of determining how it's going to approach a given question or problem. Is there a skeptical method?A. [Shermer]
Yeah, it has to do with the evaluation of evidence, like in science, really determining whether a claim is testable or not. Is there some way to get an answer? Can we run some sort of an experiment? Can we evaluate data in some statistical way to determine if there's a statistically significant difference between this condition and that condition? All sorts of things. Most people are actually pretty familiar with the process just from watching on the news things about drug trials and whether the FDA approves a new drug or not based on clinical trials and preliminary trials and experimental trials. So people have kind of a general sense that there is a way in science to get at an answer that we can agree on. There is an effect here or there isn't an effect here, even if it's a provisional conclusion because it can change at any time when there is new evidence that comes in.Q. [Leshem]
Is skepticism as an approach relevant only to studying scientific questions, or do you think it can look at other types of questions?A. [Shermer]
Oh, I think it can be applied to lots of different things, not just traditional natural science questions, but also social science obviously, economic/socially political questions, I think. The history of science is a long and tried tradition, long and true tried tradition, of like the astronomical understanding of stellar evolution for example, is a historical science. You have to infer something that happened in the past based on the fossil evidence now, in the case of fossils. Here it's stars in their current state. So nobody sees a star evolve because it takes to long, unless it hits the final stage where it explodes in a black hole, I mean explodes into a supernova. That you can see. But other than that, most of the stages take millions of years. All you can do is look around the sky and see stars at different stages and infer that there's a chronological sequence there.
Same thing with coral reefs; Darwin discovered, before he even got to the Pacific on his voyage of the Beagle, from reading Charles Lyell's book Principals of Geology that all those different kinds of reefs, coral reefs, fringing reefs and so on, were not different kinds of reefs that have different causes, but they're all different stages of volcanic islands that erupt, they break the surface, they become volcanic islands, they develop coral reefs along the fringes of them, then the volcano subsides underneath the ocean over long periods of time leaving the fringing reef around it. And so you see that when you go across the Pacific all these different coral reefs at different stages of evolution. And so they actually have one cause, not multiple causes. But you have to infer that over time and that's how historical science works. So that would be the same for inferring evolution, inferring that the Holocaust happened or the Civil War, or whatever. You infer from lots of lines of evidence.Q. [Leshem]
So to follow a title of one of your books, why do people believe weird things, or why are denier positions conceived broadly in a variety of fields so much easier to explain and believe than are to refute?A. [Shermer]
Well, of course it's easier to just challenge somebody's theory or disbelieve their data as opposed to presenting your own theory about what you think happened. So I take 9/11 conspiracy theorists for example. We consider them skeptics of the government's explanation that Al-Qaeda was behind 9/11. So we'll call them Al-Qaeda skeptics. So they poke holes in it saying, "This little detail here, that detail there doesn't seem to match up if Al-Qaeda was actually doing this."
"Okay, well then, who do you think did it?"
And their answer is, "Well, you know, I, well, I'm not saying I know who did it. I just think it was, you know, an inside job of the U.S. government."
"Really? How did they do it? Where's the evidence for that?"
Well, they have none, none at all. But all they do is present negative evidence against prevailing theories. But that doesn't count as positive evidence in favor of some other theory. You have to actually have positive evidence. So in science the way it works is it's not enough just to debunk a prevailing theory. You have to replace it with something because scientists are working, they're doing a research program, they're operating in a lab, they're doing something. So if you just say, "Well okay, we're going to take away your current prevailing theory or model or paradigm." Well you have to replace it with something because we have to go to work tomorrow and test things. So it's a very social pragmatic thing. The bottom line is whether there is some way to get at an answer to the question?Q. [Leshem]
The other side of that question is why do people believe the 9/11 conspiracy theorists?A. [Shermer]
Well, the short answer is we believe things for all sorts of emotional reasons, psychological reasons, and then after the fact we justify them as rational reasons. And so my short answer to why do smart people believe weird things is because they're better at rationalizing beliefs they arrived at for non-smart reasons. So most of this most of the time are religious beliefs, or political beliefs, or social attitudes, or economic beliefs, that have to do with how we were raised, what our parents believed, what our siblings believed, our peer groups, our mentors, our teachers. We have all these different forces that shape what we believe. But nobody says, "I'm a Republican because my father was. I don't really think about it." Nobody says that. People say, "Well, I'm a Republican because I like this policy or that policy." They give reasons for it, rational reasons. "I believe in god because of this reason, or that reason," or, "I'm an atheist because of this or that." Nobody says, "Well, it's just because it makes me feel good," or something like that. And yet that is in fact the way we arrive at our beliefs. It's usually emotional psychological reasons.Q. [Leshem]
Why do you think that people deny the Holocaust then?A. [Shermer]
I think it really is mostly anti-Semitism, the belief in the inordinate amount of power that Jews allegedly have in the world. It's a certain amount of just basic tribalism. "We're worried about that tribe of Jews. That they're doing this, they're doing that." It really does come down to that and the Holocaust is such a lynch pin in modern history of political support for Israel, for example, and so anti-Zionists, anti-Israeli supporters will then wish to undermine that political support by taking the Holocaust away from the politics by saying, "Well, it didn't actually happen."Q. [Leshem]
What I'm struck with in terms of Holocaust denial, and this probably applies to the other sorts of areas you look at, is that it seems like we're saying Holocaust denial isn't something only deniers do. That is, people who aren't deniers, naïve people, innocent in the sense that they have no explicit ideological motivations, are drawn to these kinds of arguments. The challenge for educators is to always try to present conflicting evidence, actual evidence, and yet people resist those pieces of evidence as well and end up walking away oftentimes with their original conclusions. So why is it that you think people are drawn to those kinds of arguments?A. [Shermer]
There you're moving into more of this sort of Pat Robertson, more of that sort of far right wing Republican Party. Yeah, there then the Holocaust revisionism gets tucked into something larger there having to do with American politics and our support of Israel, that sort of thing, and the idea that we should circle the wagons and close the borders and control for immigration and not get entangled in foreign affairs like that. That does sometimes incorporate a little bit of Holocaust denial like maybe there is some exaggeration for political purposes. Yes, of course. And it's true that that does happen. Although in this case it's just a factual question. How many Jews were there before the Second World War, how many were there after, and where they possibly would have gone, and so on. And the figure really does consistently come down between five and six million, and closer to six million, of course it's not exactly six million. Figures vary depending on who's doing the counting and what methods are used. So when you get down to the nitty-gritty of how do we know what happened, well the evidence is really overwhelming now, and in David Irving's trial it just came out so clearly how we know. You know, this sort of convergence of evidence from multiple lines of inquiry that we know what happened.Q. [Leshem]
In your book Denying History you sort of lay out the common fallacies of deniers and compare it and say it's very similar to the sort of beginnings of other malicious cults and religious extremists in terms of their development, their historical development over time, and also in terms of the kind of logical fallacies they use to justify their positions. Could you explain a little bit about what those positions are?A. [Shermer]
If you have an ideological agenda there are certain things you just do automatically to overthrow the other guy's position, to gain a cultural hearing, to get some media attention, that sort of thing. Creationists do it. Holocaust deniers do it. It has to do with poking holes at the mainstream accepted theory of whatever that you're challenging, asking for equal time, demanding that the controversy be taught, freedom of speech, equal time in classrooms for your position, that sort of thing. It's almost like they all go to the same school, and of course they don't, but this has to do with the nature of American society and how we have a free market of ideas so there's a certain amount of impetus on the individual's part to get out there and promote his ideas, and that's what the Holocaust deniers do and that's what the creationists do. They have their own museums for example, and well, that's what you do in America.Q. [Leshem]
And yet you, as opposed to many people who have worked on Holocaust denial, insist that it is important to debate them. So...A. [Shermer]
Okay, two things. The freedom of speech issue ‐ Yes of course they should be able to write whatever books they want and produce whatever films they want, hold conferences. Yeah, they should do whatever they want of course. Now should we engage them? That kind of depends I guess on what's being claimed or debated, what you do. I mean, this is what I do for a living. I mean, I'm a public intellectual, I engage in public debate in conversations with lots of people on the other side. The other side of whatever ‐ psychics, UFO people, conspiracy people, that sort of thing. My argument is that it's sort of the Jeffersonian/John Stuart Mill that the truth will come out in the light of day, and don't cover anything up; just put it all out there and people can see how idiotic this other position is, and if they want to expose themselves to that, fine. So for the most part I think it's a useful enterprise and it also, by being public about it, it removes any notion of conspiratorial cover up like, "Ooh, this is the thing they don't want you to know about."
"Well sure, sure you can know about it. Here ‐ Here's the book, here's our special issue of Skeptic devoted to it. You can read all about it. We're going to talk about it next week at this university. You can come listen to it. No secrets, no hidden agendas, just put it all out there and be done with it." That's my approach.Q. [Leshem]
So it doesn't concern you that for instance your, I think it was 1996 debate with Mark Weber of the Institute for Historical Review, a video of that debate is still for sale on the Institute for Historical Review's website along with regular articles that they write emphasizing Weber's victory and...A. [Shermer]
Yeah, I know. Of course you're going to claim that. I guess I don't really care. It doesn't bother me. I suppose a case could be made that it gives their site credence or something like that. I actually really don't think it does. I think they've become so marginalized that they're completely irrelevant. They are nothing like the creationists anymore. For a while in the nineties they had a lot of attention but they've lost all that. The Irving trial pretty much buried them; just like the Dover trials pretty much killed intelligent design. It'll mutate into something else. But that has far more support from the religious right in terms of a creation model based on the Bible in which you can in various forms incorporate evolutionary theory without too much problem. That will always get a much larger hearing in America than Holocaust denial, which has no foundation to it. With creationism people feel like, "Well, boy, this is the basis of my whole religion, so this is important to me." But what would denying the Holocaust be the basis of for the average Joe? Nothing. There's no motivation for anybody to care about it. So I think they've become largely irrelevant.
And as you probably know, Mark Weber's pretty much conceded the Holocaust happened pretty much the way I say it did. He wrote an essay about a month/six weeks ago or so, it came out I think the first week of January, in which he said, "You know what? I think we need to refocus our attention here because we're pretty much barking up the wrong tree here now." So he got pretty heavily slammed by a lot of Holocaust deniers I noticed. It's on the Institute for Historical Review. If you go to their web page you'll see his big essay.Q. [Leshem]
So when you debate Holocaust deniers, or the so-called 9/11 Truth Movement, or any other group, are you trying to convince the people with whom you're debating? Do you believe that they're convincible?A. [Shermer]
No. I'm after the undecided. Like all politicians, we're after the uncommitted voter. True believers ‐ they can't be converted by evidence alone. There has to be something else that goes on.Q. [Leshem]
In the current world of Internet research by students, YouTube education, and the blossoming of hidden and overt sites denying the Holocaust and other issues, what do you think are the best approaches for educators to take in reaching audiences accustomed to easy answers?A. [Shermer]
You use the same media. We're always producing YouTube videos; little three/five minute video shorts on things. And all my debates are all broken up onto YouTube into short segments. Teachers should just use the same tools. The information's available from our side as well. There are tons of really good things on evolution, for example, that teachers can use -- very visual stuff that counters all the Creationist nonsense.Q. [Leshem]
People often complain that on a controversial topic any website you go to seems to be from one ideological position or the other. Are there certain things that you would recommend students watch out for when approaching sites like that, sort of a checklist?A. [Shermer]
Yeah, we call this the baloney detection kit. There are certain questions you need to ask about evidence ‐ What's the quality of the evidence; how is the evidence gathered; was there an attempt to find contradictory evidence; is there any sign on the website or in the book or whatever that the author has attempted to refute his own ideas; is there any kind of backing of recognized institutions, mainstream institutions? So many of these websites are marginalized and they're real fringe. And it's not that good things can't come from the fringe; they can, it's just less likely to happen that way. So, the more fringy it looks and appears based on, you know, you never heard of the people, there's no affiliation with any recognized institution and so on, you're skeptical alarm should go off and just be extra cautious about the claims that are being made. What's the documentation for the facts that are cited? You know, like the global warming skeptics will say, "Oh, there's this Oregon committee statement of skepticism about human-caused global warming."
"Yeah, well, you know, let's look at how that was gathered." That's why we ran a whole thing on this in Skeptic. This is not how science is done; it's not done by a statement. It's done by facts, by data, by research. Who's making this claim? What's the person's background? What are their credentials? It's not that we think it should be an elitist thing and only elite snobs can know the truth, or something like that. We don't believe that, but there's a certain fact checking process that goes on. It's like when you read the Wall Street Journal or the New York Times you just expect that you're getting a more accurate description of things than, say, the Drudge Report or something like that where there's no fact checking at all. Anything the Huffington Post, anything that anybody wants to say just goes up. No one even looks at them. No one even reads it. There are no editors to read it first. It just goes up. And so it's not that the New York Times or the Wall Street Journal can't publish errors, they do, they creep in once in a while. But at least there's an attempt at fact checking, and that's the reason for peer review in science is that it's a form of fact checking. It's like, "Somebody's going to check this, so I'd better be careful what I say here."Q. [Leshem]
It seems like you also point to a couple typical ways our mind works to sort of trick us into believing things that might not be true. And one of the terms I come across a lot in your writing is the confirmation bias. Can you describe what that is a bit?A. [Shermer]
Yeah, confirmation bias is where you look for and find confirmatory evidence for which you already believe. You ignore the disconfirmatory evidence, or as we like to say in the psychic trade, you remember the hits and forget the misses. So you get a psychic reading: a psychic will say two or three hundred things in the course of a one hour reading and you'll come out go, "Wow, it's amazing. He knew this, that, and the other." You know, you have three little factoids that you remember he said. You conveniently forget the couple hundred things he said that had no relevance to your life at all. Everybody does it. It's what drives conspiracy theories. You know, once you think the Jews are running the world you just open the paper and look for Jewish sounding names that are running this bank, or this institution, or whatever. You go, "Aha, you see." Or you want to find some connection between some Bush action and something that happens in the economy. It's easy to find hits like that. I call it patternicity; the tendency to find meaningful patterns in random noise. Everybody does it. Our brains are designed to do that. Evolution designed us to find patterns. That's what we do, and we're really good at it.
The problem is that some patterns are not real; they're bogus. And the only way to find out for sure is science. There has to be some means of testing between true and false patterns. Short of that then it's just, you know, whatever I think, whatever you think, I have this intuitive hunch, this guess, you have an intuitive hunch, you take a guess. How can any of us know? So there has to be something more than that, we hope. And that's what science is about, and skepticism of course.Q. [Leshem]
Another term that comes up on this particular... I'm drawing from the Denying History book where you sort of talk about the ways in which deniers will attack an argument by breaking all the converging pieces of evidence into their individual components and trying to force each individual component to prove the totality of the story. And you call this a post-hoc rationalization. Can you explain what that term means?A. [Shermer]
After the fact that something's already happened and then you rationalize it. It's like on any given day on the stock market for example -- Whatever the market does; it doesn't matter what it does -- after the fact you can explain why it happened.
"Oh, Obama made this speech this morning," or, "The Fed chairman said this and then market responded."
But had it gone the other way you would've found equally plausible explanations.
"Oh, the market went up because the President made this speech," or there was some other event that you notice. You just pick and choose. It's cherry picking. After the fact it's easy to do it. Before the fact ‐ not so easy.Q. [Leshem]
So, if you were teaching a class on the Holocaust and a student brings in an article arguing a denier position, and from that I just want to generalize a sort of student who has this article and something seems fishy about it. What would you say, just in general, are the steps that someone should take to establish whether or not to believe something like that?A. [Shermer]
You engage your baloney detection kit. That is you start asking questions about who is making this claim, and what's the evidence for it, and are there other sites I can go to? And there are. Thanks to search engines you can easily go to the Nizkor webpage [http://www.nizkor.org/] or our web page, or my books, or whatever, and find a lot of the explanations that are there for those things that are likely to appear in those kinds of articles.Q. [Leshem]
That's all I have for you today. I want to thank you again for participating in our podcast.A. [Shermer]
You're welcome. Thanks for having me.


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|MK3 TSB, Recall & Problems Archive The place to chat about TSB and Known Issues for the 2012 Focus.
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Is the Ford Replacement part same as before ?
In other words can I expect to spend a couple grand every few years ?
|I had the same issue, warning steering assist failure. Pull the car over, turn the car off open the door to make sure that it completely turned off. It worked about 15 times over the years, and I work 6 days a week, so I did not have time to deal with the dealership . The power steering finally went out completely. I take it to ford, they told me there was nothing they could do because my extended warranty ran out at 100,000 miles. I had just gotten to 130,000 miles and had been fighting the car the whole time. So, they called me said it would be $1600 for just the part and that there was only one available in the us, so it would take some time to get the part in. I was not offered a rental, because none were available. Thanks to all my friends, I was able to get a ride to work and then back to the dealership. When the service manager called, and asked me what to do with my car, I told him to put it in the parking lot and that I would pick it up later. I was told that it was hard to steer the car, my only reply was that I'll pick it up later. I found the unable part online for $100 and installed it myself on the ground in my garage on a 100 degree day. It took me 9 hours because I'm not a Ford mechanic, but it is working better than day I purchased the car, I can turn it with my pinkie finger while stoped. I am so disappointed by Ford, shame on you. Your sales guys even tried to sell me another one while I was there, said I could trade it in on an new one. I just left.
|I went to the dealer Yesterday. I sent you a PM.
When was your most recent dealer visit? If you decide to have this repair completed at a Ford Dealer, please send me a private message with your VIN, best daytime phone number, full name, and dealer info. I'll be happy to check out some options.
Just got my car back. My dealer Waconia Ford in Waconia, MN did a great job, including service advisor Ashley. They gave me a free loaner and were empathetic to my problem.
It cost $1555.00 with obviously new Ford parts. Pretty sad the FORD didn't give me the parts and that I pay labor only for this failing part. I would imagine a couple of serious injuries (could have easily happened to me) or a death would get their attention more than Joe average customer having the problem and knowing that my attorney fees would quickly escalate past the price of repairing it. Ford really needs to try harder/do better as I was likely going to buy a new ST...but now...not so much.
|I've got a 2014 Focus SE Hatch with 46k miles on it and I've got the Steering Assist Fault, Service Required warning coming on on occasion now too, with loss of power steering. Took it to ford and got the same ~$1700 estimate. The warning has come on 4 times and I can clear it by turning the car off and back on. It has gone about 800 miles since the last time it did it 3 weeks ago but did it again this week. Still deciding what to do about it, it's hard to believe Ford engineers came up with this non-serviceable part that costs large fractions of what the vehicle is worth. Plus if they just replace it with the same EPAS it looks like it's going to happen again and again.
I am extremely pissed and dissatisfied with FORD's response to my problem and unwillingness to take responsibility for INFERIOR product. Had the catastrophic steering failure happened to an inexperienced or weak driver, it would have caused an accident in my car. The diagnosis and fix is to replace the rack and pinion steering rack that includes the electric assist steering box. Cost to me @ 59,040 miles. $1700 !!!
NOT ACCEPTABLE. My Ford Claim number is #9678282. The Ford Service Rep I talked to @ 1-800-392-3673 was SHANNON. She said the FORD was unwilling to cover any of it. Total Bullxxxt!!
|Ok As I have posted before--Ford won't acknowledge this issue-mine was a corroded main connection- it took a diligent mechanic to figure it out---my cost was my ESP copay---(my dealership is VG--service writer excellent-he didn't laugh) I also had a rental over night-it took awhile to figure it out. The steering is electric& controlled by electronics-when not working it's like an old car with manual steering-even tougher.
Dangerous Steering Problem: 2013 Focus SE/Hatch/59,100 miles
I am a new member, I am no stranger to automobiles or working on them as I grew up in a family automotive business in Eden Prairie, MN.
My 2013 Ford FOCUS SE/Hatch/Automatic with 59,050 miles on it steering intermittently LOCKS UP while driving !. It first happened while teaching my 15 year old daughter how to drive this weekend. She has driven it many times and we almost were put into oncoming traffic as it locked up right after her correcting normal lane drift. Needless to say I was more than a little upset. It seems that whatever the normal locking mechanism (when in park and key turned off) is trying to lock the steering while driving. It makes a very strong clicking noise and can be overcome by a strong adult male but is EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I called the local Ford Dealer talked to Service and you would have thought I was speaking French, he acted like he had never heard of any service problems with 2012-2014 Ford Focus. Apparently he has no access to the world wide web that is so popular these days. I NEED HELP ! Any suggestions and how long is factory warranty on steering components?
Update: I took it to Waconia Ford in Waconia, MN: Very nice response and act of concern and gave me a loaner vehicle. Their Service Manager put in a
claim (I have the number) and Ford flat out refused to help in any way
The estimate to fix is $1613. These parts should not fail and make it unsafe to drive at 59,000 or even 159,000. UNSATISFACTORY Ford
|I over weekend just lost my power assist at 61k miles -third time.... dealer found connection issue at main junction box-repaired.
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No Christmas on the River event is bigger than the annual nighttime Nautical Parade. And this year will be extra special as COTR marks its 40th anniversary.
A giant birthday cake is being added to the majestic floats being featured this year.
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Each of the floats consist of thousands of lights which are individually screwed into place, and are then removed after the festivities. Usually the work on these floats starts in August or September. It's a lot of work, but the organizers say it's well worth it.
Days before the actual festival, longtime patrons like Royce Nelson set up shop in nearby areas for RVs to enjoy all the festival has to offer.
"I enjoy it!" said Nelson. "I enjoy the fellowship and watching the fireworks and the river parade."
Because the nautical parade is always at the mercy of Mother Nature, members of the Coast Guard, Army Corps of Engineers, Marine Police and many other agencies will be on hand to ensure that everything goes off without a hitch. With clear conditions in the forecast, organizers anticipate smooth sailing. The parade starts at 6:30 p.m.
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Leaders in Demopolis say Christmas on the River has earned the distinction of being referred to as a major economic engine.
Over the years, the festival has attracted millions of dollars to the area. At its peak, 40,000 people attended. In weeks leading up to this year's festival some hotels in Demopolis were already booked.
"A lot of our hotels have been booked now for a couple of weeks," said Jennifer Tate, director of the Demopolis Chamber of Commerce. "So, good luck to people who are coming at the last minute. Sorry. Our campgrounds are also full."
With so many different festivals now being held in other areas, Christmas on the River generally attracts around 20,000 people to Demopolis. Organizers expect that number again this year.
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When Kellen Asebroek moved from his native San Diego County to Oregon, he wasn't looking to get into a folky, bluegrassy band. At the time of the relocation, in 2005, he had scant knowledge of acoustic roots music. What Asebroek, a teenager at the time, had was enough self-knowledge to recognize that music, any kind of music, was going to be essential to his well-being."The only thing I knew was, I wanted to be in the music industry," he said.Asebroek has made his way into the music realm. He is a member of Fruition, a fast-rising quintet that has graduated to the bigger theaters in their Portland hometown, and has started to break into the festival scene, with appearances at the Northwest String Summit and Colorado's YarmonyGrass. On the day I spoke with Asebroek, he said he was "mostly recovered" from the previous night's shenanigans, which included opening for the Infamous Stringdusters in front of a crowded house at the Emerson Cultural Center in Bozeman, Mont.As to whether Asebroek's place in the music business includes being part of a folky, bluegrassy band, Asebroek isn't quite clear. Yes, Fruition features mandolin and upright bass, and the members take turns playing banjo; when it's not his turn on banjo, Asebroek specializes in acoustic guitar. The band's sound is built around coordinated harmonies, and the repertoire is filled with songs such as "Mountain Annie" and "Devil on My Shoulder" that suggest rural America. By all appearances, Fruition seems to have a dress code that mandates bowler or cowboy hat, a shirt that would fit in at the Grand Ole Opry, ragged jeans and ragged hair.But Asebroek vows that, when the band was formed, in 2008, none of its members was well-versed in bluegrass or folk. The first song Asebroek can recall playing with Mimi Naja and Jay Cobb Anderson, his current mates in Fruition, is "Satisfy My Soul," a Bob Marley tune. Anderson, the lead guitarist, has a set-up that is not of the folk world: His acoustic guitar is outfitted with a pair of P90 pickups ("super rock 'n' roll," according to Asebroek) and he plays through a Fender Twin ("a classic rock-type amp"). And in 2010, the band finally found the last piece of the combo in drummer Tyler Thompson."'Cause who doesn't want to rock?" Asebroek said of adding a drummer to the group.Hybrid styleFruition assembled more or less around Mimi Naja, a tomboyish looking Georgia native. Naja was visiting a friend who lived in Asebroek's Portland neighborhood; the two met and began playing together on the streets and in small bars. Not long after, Anderson and bassist Keith Simon, both transplants from Lewiston, Idaho, saw Naja perform in a club; like Asebroek, they were impressed with what they heard. "They had to meet her," Asebroek said. "They fell in love with her voice and her playing."The next day, Asebroek and Naja were heading out to their regular spot on Portland's Hawthorne Boulevard when they ran into Anderson. "We decided to combine forces," Asebroek said. "And realized right away we could nail three-part harmonies."For reasons that aren't even clear to the musicians involved, the sound that came out was straight out of old-time folk and bluegrass. "None of us listened to bluegrass or much country or even folk," said Asebroek, whose first musical experience had been piano lessons at the age of 9. "But something about us playing together, this is what we played. Out songs have a straight-up type sound."The setting might have had something to do with it too. Most of the early playing was busking on Hawthorne Boulevard in a happening section of Southeast Portland. The easiest thing to do was haul out acoustic instruments and play without electricity; a drum set would have been unwieldy on the sidewalk.Fruition - which plays tonight at Agave in Avon - has thus encountered the same debate about their bona fides that any band playing a hybrid style will face. "We get these old-school bluegrass guys in the front row, their arms crossed: 'This ain't bluegrass,'" Asebroek noted. "But we usually win them over."Asebroek doesn't care to enter the debate. "We get labeled as bluegrass. We don't mind that," he said.To drum, or not to drumThe biggest dividing point in the bluegrass realm is to drum or not to drum. For Fruition, that was an easy one. A few years ago, the band did a tour with the Bellboys, a group that had some overlap in membership with Fruition. By the end of the tour, the overlap was even greater, as Tyler Thompson, the Bellboys' drummer, was regularly joining in for Fruition's set."Then on the street, he'd sit in. He naturally assimilated into the band," Asebroek said. "You ask most bluegrass fans about drums, and they won't have it. But we all secretly wanted drums; it was just a matter of finding the right drummer for our songs."Fruition has made three recordings, but the only one to feature Thompson is the EP, "It Won't Be Long." The band is set to begin production of its next recording, its first full-length album with drums. Asebroek expects the group to test its wings outside the folk/bluegrass realm."There'll be a bluegrass song. But also a funky song, a Southern ballad, an old waltz," he said. "And it'll all sound like Fruition. Some bands can do all different styles and come off sounding like a cover band. Not us. Somehow, no matter what we play, it all sounds like Fruition."Instead of being an old-school bluegrass band, Fruition is part of the current wave of groups building the next generation of American roots music. The instruments look bluegrassy, but they are as likely to be influenced by '70s soft rock or Miles Davis as they are Flatt & Scruggs. Or, even more likely, they don't make much of the distinctions between various styles; it is all one big well to draw from, and they can piece together the parts as they please.Since being pegged as part of a bluegrass-type band, Asebroek has begun an exploration of bluegrass and country. He loves what he has heard; he counts Bill Monroe and Hank Williams among his favorite musicians. But he identifies more with modern groups such as Railroad Earth (who Fruition opened for during a New Year's run at Portland's Crystal Ballroom) and Hot Buttered Rum, who mix folk, rock, bluegrass and whatever else they consider to be their roots."There's a folk or roots music resurgence we're happy to be a part of and helping develop," Asebroek said. "It's a hybrid of the old good stuff; it's getting away from pop and getting back to the roots. The stuff on the surface of the music world is pretty bad. But a lot of fans and musicians wanted to get back to playing real, honest music that comes from the heart. People notice when you sing from the heart, spill your guts."
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November 3, 2012
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