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A Writing Center Haiku – by Joanna HolzhaeuserBy Monica Platten - Sunday, November 6, 2011, 11:21pm
Okay, so Joanna doesn't know I'm doing this, but she will soon. This totally isn't plagiarism because I'm citing her. Ready? (It's becautiful, by the way):
A Wrting Center Haiki
by Joanna Holzhaeuser
The Writing Center.
Thesis. Reasons. Evidence.
"Please fix my grammar."
See? It's beautiful, I told you all. (For a first hand experience with this lovely Haiku, see the small whiteboard at the mac nearest the candy bowl — Joanna would probably also appreciate if someone would make a move against her in the half-played game of tic-tac-toe on said board.)
Beautiful and true. We are the Writing Center. We want to help you with your thesis, reasons, and evidence. We want your argument to be strong and clear and we want your paper to flow smoothly. We want to focus on the big picture. But you, you silly tutee. You often want to focus on the smaller things. "Please fix my grammar." Oh silly, silly tuteegooses.
I know that we're fighting a constant battle trying to inform people that we are NOT copy-editors. Does anyone think we're meeting any success? When I have students come in asking for spelling and grammar, I always tell them that we like to focus on higher-level issues first, and then if there is time we can look at sentence-level problems like that. But many times when I have students come in asking for grammar help, they actually don't have argumentative papers; so after looking at structure, organization, and fluency, we really do end up looking at sentence-level issues because there usually is time for it.
I wonder if this is counterproductive for our battle? I hope not. Do you guys feel that the students understand or comprehend you when you tell them what we do?
The other problem that I feel is constantly holding us back in this battle against the copy-editor perception is teachers. I mean, they need to stop this whole taking off a point for every misused comma thing. IMO, at least. I mean, think of Carrie's post "The Writing Center is NOT a Prison." The student gets an A on his paper, yet his teacher sends him to the WC to work on grammar and punctuation! What's the deal? His content is good but we can copy-edit for him to create a more polished paper? Or? … I mean, we can't know exactly, because we are neither the student or the professor, but really? Come on.
I know that this battle is kind of old news. But it's frustrating. And I thought Joanna's haiku quite the gem, so I wanted to share it and talk about how gosh darn true it is.
What methods do you think have been working for us to spread the word about our true mission? What do you think is a continuing problem? I know that the mis-perception will probably never disappear entirely, but I was just wondering what kinds of thoughts you guys had on this subject. ((Hey guys, COPY-EDIT FOR ME! Jk, but I don't think mis-perception really has a hyphen. But I had one of those squiggly lines that wouldn't go away so I just created my own solution.))
Works Cited
Holzhaeuser, Joanna. "Writing Center Haiku." St. Norbert College Writing Center. Small Whiteboard. Fall 2011.


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"Africa Losing Faith in Conference Diplomacy"
Op-Ed, Business Daily, (Nairobi)
September 20, 2007
Author: Calestous Juma, Professor of the Practice of International Development; Director, Science, Technology, and Globalization Project; Principal Investigator, Agricultural Innovation in Africa
Belfer Center Programs or Projects: Science, Technology, and Globalization; Science, Technology, and Public Policy
Last week, the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called an emergency meeting with leaders of international development agencies to discuss Africa's failure to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
While the meeting appeared to show a sense of urgency on the part of Ban, it also conceals the fact that Africa is losing faith in conference diplomacy as a source of solutions to its persistent problems.
African countries have played a key role in keeping development on the global development agenda.
To advance their interests, African countries maintain large diplomatic missions in key UN centers such as New York, Geneva, Nairobi and Vienna.
They also invest heavily to send negotiators to development conferences. But a look at the last decade reveals a long string of failed international commitments on development and stalled negotiations on trade-related issues.
While multilateral diplomacy is essential in a variety of key fields such as international security, it may be a blunt instrument for advancing Africa's development goals.
This is partly because the UN is poorly adapted to addressing Africa's critical concerns such as infrastructure, higher technical training and business incubation.
Time has come for Africa to rethink its investment in multilateral diplomacy and redirect its efforts to new activities such as technology cooperation through bilateral partnerships.
Part of the resources used to maintain UN missions could be used to support new science and innovation consulates.
They can learn from the Swiss House for Advanced Research and Education (Share) in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. Share, joint effort of the Federal Department of Interior and the Federal Department of the Foreign Affairs, is the country's first foreign mission dedicated to education, research, innovation, art and design.
Share is part of an international network of Swiss science and technology offices which help to further the country's technological goals. The office facilitates networking between Swiss and American researchers by sponsoring discussions and visits.
In addition, Share is also advising Swiss organisations and leaders on how to foster entrepreneurship. Share was created by scaling down operations in other missions and focusing attention on creating the country's first science and technology consulate.
African countries could do the same by redirecting some of the sources currently locked up in their missions to the UN. Similarly, these countries can scale down their participation in non-essential multilateral negotiations and use the resources to support science and innovation consulates in key technology centres around the world.
For example, having a science and innovation consulate close to Silicon Valley in California could be more beneficial than supporting new development negotiations.
African countries are laying the foundation for such diplomatic transformation by starting to focus on economic diplomacy. This is not only reflected in the decisions of the AU but is evident in proposed revisions in the foreign policies of several Africa countries.
Moreover, the pressure to add value to Africa's natural resources is forcing policy makers and business leaders to rethink their relations with other nations. Solutions to such challenges will come from strategic technology alliances and not diplomatic conferences.
Ban Ki-moon should work for a more honourable legacy and bring the experiences of his own country of South Korea to inform the work of the UN's development work. Failure to do so will render the UN largely irrelevant to more than 50 of its most active members.
Prof. Juma teaches at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government.
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Now that I have taken some time to reflect on my summer, I would like to take this last opportunity to think about what the experience taught us all. In retrospect, I am struck by how the goal of the internship evolved from the search for an agricultural alternative to the pursuit of a healthier consumer lifestyle. Let's look at the experience chronologically to see how the change occurred.
Before ever stepping foot on a farm, a lot of thought and energy went into designing the project. For all CPGC internships, the goal is to connect a social problem to an innovative internship that engages with the issue. For me, the interest was agriculture and how the current industrial system creates great social problems (polluting the rivers with synthetic fertilizers, decreasing biodiversity, creating health epidemics, etc.). With these challenges in mind, the natural progression was a project that evaluated organic agriculture as an alternative, with the catch that it had to be economically-viable. Leaving the country then grew out of the search for new perspectives because I believed another culture could provide an interesting contrast to our own. Thus, I set off to France in June hoping to find a culture intimately connected to a food system that produced food naturally and efficiently.
As soon as I arrived at the Moulin Ruel to spend my first two weeks with Alain and Christine Blancart, I began to see that my goals were not fully realistic. Two key realizations occurred; first, France has an agricultural system that is as industrialized as our own, and second, the Blancarts own a non-lucrative farm that produces goods only for personal consumption. With each of these conclusions challenging my original goals, I soon began to realize that Christine and Alain's motivations for keeping a small farm provide a different and equally important approach to solving the problems of industrial agriculture.
In their own words, Christine and Alain are "décroissant," an adjective used to describe a group of individuals who believe excessive consumption is the primary cause of most social problems. Applied to agriculture, the ideology argues that the industrialization of the food supply and the problems that follow are caused not by the industrial farmers who produce the food but rather by the consumers who demand the produce out of season. The idea contrasted my original assumption that agribusiness firms were responsible for the consolidation of the food system. Instead, the couple helped me see that we, the consumers, are just as responsible because it is our money and desire for fresh produce year-round that support industrial farms. It was at that point when the goal of my internship began to change. Each successive farm became a lesson for why our consumption choices are critically important instead of the "economically-viable alternative" I originally hoped to find.
In the third and fourth weeks of my internship, I witnessed the devastating effects of industrialization on small farmers when I visited the Petit Ane Bleu. Applying the Blancart's décroissant theory, I began to see that Denis and Hind Bigliardi's difficult history was partially the result of consumers valuing the lower prices of supermarket produce. About a decade ago, the couple settled down on a farm and began producing organic vegetables for sale in a local farmers' market. A few years back, however, they experienced a difficult season that ruined their crops and forced them to change their lifestyle. They simply did not have a large enough consumer base to compete with industrial firms so they added a small tourist resort, hoping to make more money. Unfortunately, the decision has led to a life of great hardship. Each morning, the couple rises early to send hikers off, continues to manage the farm throughout the afternoon, and already exhausted, cooks for paying customers at night. With time, I began to see that the difficulty of their lives was caused by the lack of consideration paid by local consumers to their purchases. Though Hind and Denis were growing healthier products, the consumers preferred the lower prices of industrial foods and helped the couple sink into near poverty. Thus, their story represents another way industrialized agriculture hurts the population and also emphasizes the importance of good consumer choices.
In the fifth and sixth weeks, I unexpectedly returned to the home of Alain and Christine and developed a better understanding of their own consumer habits. In the most obvious way, Alain and Christine are tremendous examples of consumers who understand the effect of their purchases and who live differently as a result. Instead of spending their retirement golfing and playing tennis, the couple has carefully constructed a farm that provides many of the goods they once purchased. Vegetables and fruit are grown in the garden; honey bees provide a sugar alternative; goats produce milk for cheese and yogurt; trees are cut into firewood that heats the house; and horses occasionally pull lumber from the woods. What cannot be produced at the house is bought locally as seen in the cow's milk from a neighbor, the flour from a mill dating to the reign of Louis the Fourteenth, and the straw traded with a friend. Fiscally, each example saves the couple money, but more importantly, it reduces their impact eon the world by decreasing transport and societal costs. Thus, their farm is the physical realization of their economic philosophy. It supplies them with a huge portion of their needs and saves enough money to let them make smart, locally-focused purchases when necessary.
As I entered the seventh and eighth weeks of my internship, I had forgotten about an agricultural alternative and was wholly focused on changing consumption patterns. Surprisingly, however, my final host Jean-Yves Martinal proved that a small, organic farmer who subscribes to the décroissant theory is actually a viable and competitive alternative to massive industrial farms.
In the words of a family friend, "Jean-Yves is a true 'paysanne' (peasant), the last of a dying breed." While most of us have stepped away from the land and specialized in a profession, Monsieur Martinal has fiercely retained his connection to the earth, has humbly maintained a diverse skill set, and has successfully driven his consumption to practically zero. With his land, he produces the household vegetables, the grain for his animals, and the apples and barley used to make apple juice and beer. Ninety-five percent of his family's food is produced at home, and with the income from his organic products, he easily purchases whatever else he needs. Thus, he succeeds at living the décroissant lifestyle to a much greater extent than even the Blancarts themselves.
Though his minimalistic consumption habits provide are respectable, possibly the most important realization I drew from my stay in his home was that his lack of financial obligations allows him to remain competitive in the face of industrial agriculture. As a farmer, he has resisted the temptation to specialize and augment production. While his colleagues were taking out bank loans, buying new tractors, and ramping up production, he remained small and debt free. In combination with his few expenses, the result is that he lives comfortably while producing food naturally. In short, he is the ideal consumer and economically-viable alternative in one.
Now, if you are asking yourself "How does this apply to me?," the answer is quite simple; the summer's experiences indicate that the continuation or decline of the industrial food system is actually our choice. This conclusion is rooted in the internship's two crucial lessons. First, if industrial agriculture is going to give way to healthier, organic practices, it is the consumer, not the farmer, who is going to force the change. Second, as we see in Jean-Yves Martinal's case, an economically-viable alternative to industrial farms really exists.
Considering both lessons, the overriding conclusion we must all draw is that our own decisions about what to buy have a direct impact on what gets produced. Though this indicates we are responsible for letting the industrialization of the food supply occur, it also reveals our power to make a difference. Just like we learn in Intro Micro-Econ, supply is derived from the quantity demanded by a population. In other words, what we want (manifested in our purchases) ultimately decides what gets produced. Applied to industrial agriculture, we can conclude that we, as consumers, have the power to make change happen. By demonstrating our support for local and organic products and by carefully choosing what we buy, we can sponsor farmers like Jean-Yves Martinal and watch as industrial agriculture evolves into a new, sustainable form…
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and this chair is gorgeous
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Are you hosting Thanksgiving this year - what Thanksgiving decor do you like to use?
I love that top image. We're hosting Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner this year so I can use any beautiful inspiration I can find. Thank you for sharing these images.
Preciosos todos los centros de mesa, pero me ha gustado especialmente el de las verduras. Super.Besos.
i love the white pumpkins, that's really gorgeous!!!!!!
I like the light and airiness of the tday decor! Like you said, so often it's really deep, rich colors, but this is really fresh.
Wow! These decorations are amazing! I especially like the last picture of the chair with the garlic :) Very inspirational!
I love that 2nd image from the top. However I must say I find the candles in corn cobs and artichokes and whatnot to be a bit on the bs side.


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WASHINGTON, Feb. 15, 2012--The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is continuing to move more swiftly and consistently to take enforcement action in response to animal welfare violations. As part of its effort to make its actions transparent and accessible to the public, APHIS is highlighting enforcement actions taken in response to violations of the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) and Horse Protection Act (HPA).
Copies of documents related to these actions, as well as copies of official warnings, are available in the APHIS FOIA Reading Room at www.aphis.usda.gov/foia/foia_reading_room.shtml.
During the month of January, APHIS filed administrative complaints alleging that the following persons violated the AWA or HPA:
AWA Docket No. 12-0165; Zoological Consortium of Maryland, Inc. d/b/a Catoctin Wildlife Preserve and Zoo.
HPA Docket No. 12-0199; Fount Darnell and Jack Heffington.
HPA Docket No. 12-0192; Terry Wayne Sims.
The following persons entered into pre-litigation settlement agreements (also known as stipulations) in connection with alleged violations of the AWA or HPA:
APHIS Case No. FL08416-AC; Safari Todd Wildlife Productions d/b/a Hands On Wildlife Safari.
APHIS Case No. KS11001-AC; Phyllis Schultz.
APHIS Case No. OK08016-AC; Allen and Mary Yoder d/b/a Country Kennels.
APHIS Case No. TX11167-AC; Texas Biomedical Research Institute.
USDA's administrative law judges and judicial officer issued decisions and orders under the AWA or HPA involving the following persons:
AWA Docket No. 11-0421; Barbara Gullett d/b/a Gullett Kennel.
AWA Docket No. 12-0007; Charlene Fisher.
AWA Docket No. 11-0419; Gary Dotson.
AWA Docket No. 04-0015; Coastal Bend Zoological Association; Robert Brock; Michelle Brock; Bodie Knapp d/b/a Wayne's World Safari; Charles Knapp.
AWA Docket No. 07-0119; Susan Biery Sergojan.
HPA Docket No. 11-0242; Harvey Rodriguez and Michelle Hastings.
HPA Docket No. 11-0350; Romney Harris.
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To ensure that its licensees are meeting the AWA standards, APHIS inspectors conduct routine, unannounced inspections of all licensed facilities. Violations of the AWA can lead to penalties, including official warnings, civil penalties and license suspensions/revocations. For more information on the inspection and enforcement processes, visit APHIS' animal care website at www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_welfare/.
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2012: Singer Adam Lambert becomes the first openly gay artist to claim the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200, with his second album "Trespassing" debuting atop the chart.
2010: The final episode of the supernatural castaway drama "Lost" airs. The show's finale after six seasons was watched by nearly 14 million viewers and was met by highly polarized critical and fan reception.
2006: Politician Lloyd Bentsen, a four-term United States senator from Texas and the Democratic Party nominee for vice president in 1988 on the Michael Dukakis ticket, dies at the age of 85 in Houston, Texas. He also served as U.S. Treasury secretary during the first two years of President Bill Clinton's administration.
2006: The Dixie Chicks release "Taking the Long Way," their seventh studio album. The album would debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, sell more than 2 million copies in the U.S., and go on to win five Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year, Record of the Year and Song of the Year.
2005: While appearing on "The Oprah Winfrey Show," actor Tom Cruise infamously jumps on Winfrey's couch while declaring his love for actress Katie Holmes.
2002: Professional golfer Sam Snead, who was one of the top players in the world for most of four decades, dies at the age of 89 in Hot Springs, Virginia, following complications from a stroke. Snead won a record 82 PGA Tour events, including seven majors, during his career. A 1974 inductee of the World Golf Hall of Fame, he won three of the four majors at least once, with the exception of the U.S. Open, which he finished as runner-up four times.
2000: Eminem releases his third album, "The Marshall Mathers LP." The album, which features the songs "The Real Slim Shady," "The Way I Am" and "Stan," would go on to sell more than 10 million copies in the United States alone, win a Grammy for Best Rap Album and be nominated for an Album of the Year Grammy.
1999: Professional wrestler Owen Hart, 34, falls to his death from the rafters of Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri, during the WWF's "Over the Edge" pay-per-view event. He was using a harness and a grapple line to enter the ring when he suddenly fell 78 feet, landing on the top rope and then being thrown into the ring. He later died of internal bleeding from blunt force trauma at the Truman Medical Center in Kansas City. Hart was a two-time WWF Intercontinental Champion, one-time WWF European Champion and four-time WWF World Tag Team Champion, and a member of the Hart wrestling family of Canada.
1994: The series finale of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" airs. The show, set in the 24th century, about 80 years after the original series, ran for seven seasons.
1986: Actor Sterling Hayden, best known for movies such as "Johnny Guitar," "The Asphalt Jungle," "The Killing," "Dr. Strangelove" and "The Long Goodbye," dies of prostate cancer at the age of 70 in Sausalito, California.
1980: Stanley Kubrick's "The Shining," starring Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall, premieres in theaters. The psychological horror movie, based off Stephen King's novel of the same name, was initially met with mixed reaction, but has since become widely regarded as one of the greatest films of the horror genre and a staple of pop culture.
1976: Actress Kelly Monaco, best known for playing Sam McCall on the daytime soap opera "General Hospital," is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Monaco, who started her career posing for Playboy and appearing on "Baywatch," is also known for winning the first season of "Dancing with the Stars."
1974: Singer-songwriter Jewel, best known for hit songs such as "Who Will Save Your Soul," "You Were Meant for Me" and "Foolish Games," is born Jewel Kilcher in Payson, Utah.
1974: Computer scientist and game show contestant Ken Jennings is born in Edmonds, Washington. Jennings is best known for holding the record for the longest winning streak on the game show "Jeopardy!" and as being the all-time leading money winner on American game shows. In 2004, Jennings won 74 "Jeopardy!" games before he was defeated by challenger Nancy Zerg on his 75th appearance. His total earnings on the show added up to more than $3.1 million, to which he later added another $600,000 won on other game shows, including "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?"
1970: Paul McCartney's first solo album, "McCartney," hits No. 1.
1969: The Who's rock opera album "Tommy," which tells the story of a "deaf, dumb and blind kid" who becomes a "pinball wizard," is released. The double album would sell more than 20 million copies worldwide and peak at No. 4 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart.
1965: Actress Melissa McBride, best known for playing Carol Peletier on the TV series "The Walking Dead," is born in Lexington, Kentucky.
1960: Israel announces that Nazi Adolf Eichmann, one of the major organizers of the Holocaust, had been captured by Mossad operatives in Argentina on May 11. He was taken to Israel to face trial on 15 criminal charges, including crimes against humanity and war crimes. He was found guilty and executed by hanging in 1962.
1960: French engineer and inventor Georges Claude, who created neon lighting in 1910, dies at the age of 89 in Saint-Cloud, France.
1958: Explorer 1, the first successful American satellite, ceases transmission when its batteries die after nearly four months in orbit. It was the first spacecraft to detect the Van Allen radiation belt and would remain in orbit until 1970. It has since been followed by more than 90 scientific spacecraft in the Explorer series.
1958: Writer Mitch Albom, who started off as a sports columnist and is known for the best-selling books "Tuesdays with Morrie," "The Five People You Meet in Heaven" and "For One More Day," is born in Passaic, New Jersey.
1958: Actor and comedian Drew Carey, best known for the sitcom "The Drew Carey Show" and as the host of "The Price is Right" since 2007, is born in Cleveland, Ohio.
1954: Boxer Marvin Hagler, who was Undisputed World Middleweight Champion from 1980 to 1987, is born in Newark, New Jersey. An inductee of the International Boxing Hall of Fame and the World Boxing Hall of Fame, Hagler made 12 undisputed title defenses and compiled a career record of 62 wins (52 by knockout), three losses and two draws.
1945: Heinrich Himmler, the head of the Nazi SS, commits suicide by biting down on a hidden cyanide pill while in Allied custody. Himmler was one of the most powerful men in Nazi Germany and one of the persons most directly responsible for the Holocaust.
1937: American industrialist and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller, the world's richest man and the first American worth more than $1 billion, dies of arteriosclerosis at the age of 97 in Ormond Beach, Florida. In 1870, Rockefeller founded the Standard Oil Company, which dominated the oil industry and was the first great U.S. business trust.
1934: Bank robbers Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow are ambushed by police and killed on a rural road in Bienville Parish, Louisiana. The six posse members shot more than 130 rounds at the legendary outlaws.
1934: The Toledo Auto-Lite Strike culminates in the "Battle of Toledo," which becomes a five-day running battle between roughly 6,000 workers and 1,300 members of the Ohio National Guard. The clash left two strikers dead and more than 200 people injured. The strike itself, which was began on April 12 by American Federation of Labor workers against the Electric Auto-Lite company of Toledo, would last until June 3.
1933: Actress and author Joan Collins, best known for portraying Alexis Carrington Colby in the 1980s primetime soap opera "Dynasty," is born in London, England.
1917: Mathematician and meteorologist Edward Norton Lorenz, a pioneer of chaos theory who coined the term "butterfly effect," is born in West Hartford, Connecticut. Lorenz, a professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, was trying to explain why it is so hard to make good weather forecasts when he discovered chaos theory in 1961. He died at age 90 on April 16, 2008.
1910: Singer, actor, dancer and musician Scatman Crothers, best known for his roles in the 1970s sitcom "Chico and the Man" and the 1980 movie "The Shining," is born Benjamin Sherman Crothers in Terre Haute, Indiana. He was also a prolific voiceover artist, providing the voices of Meadowlark Lemon in the animated TV version of The Harlem Globetrotters, Autobot Jazz in "The Transformers" and the title character in the cartoon "Hong Kong Phooey." He died of pneumonia at age 76 on Nov. 22, 1986.
1906: Henrik Ibsen, the Norwegian author whose major works include the plays "Peer Gynt," "A Doll's House," "Ghosts," "Hedda Gabler," "The Wild Duck" and "Rosmersholm," dies at the age of 78 in what is now Oslo, Norway. He is the most frequently performed dramatist in the world after Shakespeare and "A Doll's House" is often cited as the world's most performed play.
1900: Civil War hero Sgt. William H. Carney becomes the second black soldier to receive the Medal of Honor. He received the honor 37 years after the July 18, 1863, Battle of Fort Wagner, during which he was wounded several times while saving, planting and retrieving the American flag. Although he was the second black soldier to be so honored, Carney's actions at Fort Wagner actually preceded the medal-winning actions of the first recipient. Freed slave Robert Blake received his Medal of Honor in April 1864 for his heroic efforts on the USS Marblehead while under Confederate attack on Dec. 25, 1863.
1883: Actor Douglas Fairbanks, best known for his swashbuckling roles in silent films such as "The Thief of Bagdad," "Robin Hood" and "The Mark of Zorro," is born Douglas Elton Thomas Ullman in Denver, Colorado. Fairbanks was also a founding member of United Artists and The Motion Picture Academy, hosting the first Oscars ceremony in 1929. He's seen here in his final movie, 1934's "The Private Life of Don Juan."
1868: American frontiersman and Indian fighter Kit Carson, whose actions during the Mexican-American War and the American Civil War made him the hero of many dime novels of the time, dies of an abdominal aortic aneurysm at the age of 58 in Fort Lyon, Colorado.
1788: South Carolina ratifies the U.S. Constitution as the eighth American state.
1707: Botanist and explorer Carl Linnaeus, who was the first to establish a precise biological classification, with a uniform system for naming organisms by genus and species, is born in the village of Råshult in Småland, Sweden.
1701: After being convicted of piracy and of murdering one of his own crew, Captain William Kidd is hanged in London. His body was hung in chains over the River Thames as a warning to future would-be pirates for three years. Some modern historians deem Kidd's piratical reputation unjust, as there is evidence that Kidd acted only as a privateer and his actions on the high seas were both less destructive and less lucrative than many other contemporary pirates.
1430: Joan of Arc is captured in battle. She would eventually be sold to the English and put on trial for heresy over her claims of divine guidance in leading France against the English during the Hundred Years' War. She was burned at the stake on May 30, 1431.
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Following a brief executive session at their October 3 meeting, members of the Upper Delaware Council (UDC) set an October 25 date to shut down the panel.
The advisory group was created in 1988 to co-manage the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River with the National Park Service.
Queried earlier in the week about continued operations during the shutdown, UDC Executive Director Laurie Ramie explained that the UDC is an independent not-for-profit. While it receives the bulk of its funding through the National Park Service (NPS), UDC does not operate on federal property or employ NPS staff and so it might remain open.
However, with Congress' failure to approve a budget for the October 1 beginning of the new federal fiscal year, UDC has no guarantee that its already reduced, annual $276,000 federal appropriation would be approved nor that expenses and salaries during the shutdown, as they were in a 1995 shutdown, would be reimbursed later, Ramie said.
The closed session and shutdown decision came after a scheduled agenda discussion of shutdown issues in which Ramie reported that UDC auditors had characterized that the council, with some $80,000 available in its bank accounts, was in a financially "safe position, for the immediate future."
After the closed session, Town of Highland Supervisor and UDC vice-chair Andrew Boyar offered what he called his "sad motion." He said the members had carefully evaluated the financial position and decided, that lacking no resolution of the federal budget issues, UDC would shut down "so we don't draw down to no reserve or incur unfunded obligations."
While several delegates expressed doubt that the resolution would need to be enforced, Ramie was asked to prepare physical shutdown plans for the building, and inquire about unemployment information for herself and staff members, resource specialist Travis O'Dell and secretary Cindy Odell.
Deerpark delegate David Dean noted that, "if we close, the building needs to be winterized," and Hancock's Fred Peckham added that provisions to keep paying utility and other bills need to be made.
"If it goes beyond the 25th, the whole country will be in a mess," said Delaware's Harold Roeder.
The vote prompted some of the dark political humor that members sometimes engage in, but O'Dell this time objected. The resource specialist, who earlier was congratulated on completing his first year in the position, said, "Three people are potentially out of a job. That's not funny."
Many members remained after adjournment discussing their action. Queried as to the delegates' authority to shutdown the UDC, which was created by the Secretary of Interior, Boyar said that was a question that needed to be examined further.
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I ended up getting all of my upholstery, headliner and door panels from Legendary. I found it all to be very high quality USA made stuff. I ordered a skinned dash assembly from OER and it looked pretty nice except it was gold like the upholstery and I found that the dash pad in an Ivy gold interior is supposed to be dark green. Also, the lower attatching pins were plastic instead of metal so I returned it. I sent my original to AL Knoch and asked them to match the color and it came back looking like NOS. I guess they strip all the vinyl and foam off the metal frame and re-do everything...very nice and reasonable price.John


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MARTINSVILLE, Va. – Jeff Burton has long called Martinsville Speedway his home track, and it's no surprise. The Sprint Cup star's roots run deep at the historic Virginia track, and not just because it is less than an hour from his hometown.
The South Boston native spent many Sunday afternoons with his family as a child watching short-track veterans battle it out in Modified and Late Model Sportsman (now Nationwide Series) races at Martinsville.
"I started going to Martinsville long before I started racing. I was going as a kid, watching races there, sitting on those concrete grandstands and watching Richie Evans and Sonny Hutchens and all those guys race there," Burton said Tuesday during a media event at the Richard Childress Racing shops promoting the October 27 Goody's™ Headache Relief Shot™ 500 Powered by Kroger at Martinsville.
By 1985 the teenaged Burton had started racing Late Model Stock cars at South Boston Speedway on Saturday nights, but it was a raw rookie operation at best.
"I had raced at South Boston for a year and had no success. It was me and Stacy Puryear (who still races Late Models) working on the car. He wasn't old enough to drive so he would ride his bicycle to my shop to work on the car," Burton recalled with a chuckle. "We were working on the car and we didn't know what we were doing. We had one other guy who would come over and watch us, but he didn't really work. We didn't know what we were doing, but we had a good time."
And then one Sunday afternoon while listening to the radio while working on his race car, Burton's racing career was changed forever.
"So, I'm working at my shop on my Late Model and there was a Cup race MRN (Motor Racing Network) was broadcasting and (Martinsville Speedway founder) Clay Earles was on there and he announced they were going to have a Late Model race at Martinsville. I'm like … 'what did he just say?' It was shocking to me that I would have an opportunity to run a Late Model at Martinsville because it was a track I had gone to and seen so many races and never thought I would get a chance to race there."
Over 120 cars showed up for that first Martinsville Speedway Late Model race in 1985, and for Burton, it was truly David versus Goliath.
"The first race I ran at Martinsville I had a really old car with a Buick Regal body on it," Burton said, laughing again. "Everybody had Firebirds and Trans Ams and we had a Buick Regal."
But Burton had extra incentive.
"My dad said if you make the race I'll buy you a new car. Well, we made the race and I'm like 'wow'," Burton said.
"That was the first real opportunity I had to go say 'let's go build a car' that was right. And that all happened by making the race at Martinsville," said Burton.
Burton will be attempting to make his 39th NASCAR Sprint Cup start at Martinsville Speedway in the Goody's™ Headache Relief Shot™ 500 Powered by Kroger on October 27. Not bad for a kid who didn't know how to work on his first race car.
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I hate ...............no..............one........... I learn a thing from every one of them...no one is useless
I hate Naruto and Sakura.
I dislike everyone else besides Kakashi, Gai, Akatsuki, Orochimaru and Uchiha.
Sakura, reason: Good for nothing, *****!!!
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Obito- ruined the story
Kakashi- -__-
Sakura- useless
Tsunade- annoying
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Pretty much the same
Sakura is useless
Tsunade is annoying
anbu to over rated and havent done anything
Sakura - crying most of the time.
Tsunade - Has senju dna in her veins but gets owned by her grandfather's jutsu.
Kakashi - hypocrite.
Danzo - acted like an idot when he fought Sasuke.
Pakura - death by kunai.
Nagato - killed Jiraiya.
Madara, Sasuke, Obito - retarded Uchiha logic.
Minato - should have finished off Obito.
Kabuto - Uses edo tensai without a fail safe for edo's like Itachi. If only his edo's worked as perfectly as his glasses.
Sasuke...he's just sooo stupid!!!
I dont hate any, I dont like any.
Notice how no one posted Killer Bee! LAWLZ! Oh wait I know why! He's soo freakin awesome!!
That lady in the lab. With some goggles.
Sasuke- Completely unlikeable brat who doesn't give a crap for any1 but himself, and tries to harm those who help him
Danzo- Corrupt scum who has ruined how many peoples lives?
Karin- She tried to drug her teammates and rape Sasuke
Sakura, she annoys me
Sakura and Ino are completely annoying. I don't know how Naruto can love Sakura seriously!!
I dislike Tsunade the most, she has been getting to much credit on NB recently when all she did was punch through Susanoo.
Tsunade's taijutsu is the uglyist I have seen at least Sakura puts some style in her taijutsu!.
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text: The 2000AD wiki last edited by Billy Batson on 01/10/14 01:41PM View full history History of 2000AD2000AD is a British Sci-Fi comic that distributes its progs (short for programmes) weekly as anthologies. It was created by writer and editor Pat Mills and John Wagner for Kelvin Gosnell, a sub-editor at IPC Magazines Ltd who had been inspired by the flux of Sci-Fi films released at the time. The first issue was released on 24th February 1977 and ran under its Fleetway subsidiary until 1987, when it was sold to Egmont UK. Fleetway continued to produce the title until it was bought by Rebellion in 2000.RebellionUnder Rebellion 2000AD flourished, with new editors including Andy Diggle (who would later go on to write for Vertigo and Marvel), Alan Barnes and Matt Smith, who took over from Barnes after his move to American comics. He is also editor of 2000AD's sister comic, Judge Dredd: The Megazine. 2000AD has recently discovered new talent in artists Boo Cook, Dom Reardon and writer Al Ewing.2000AD has now been made available online through Clickwheel, a Rebellion-owned company. It is available to be downloaded and read on an IPod and IPod Touch or in PDF/CBZ format.CharactersSome of the best loved and most famous 2000AD characters are futuristic lawman, Judge Dredd, genetically modified soldier Rogue Trooper, mutant and intergalactic bounty hunter Johnny Alpha, Celtic barbarian Slaine, thief, rogue and nobleman Nikolai Dante, and Shaun of the Dead.Tharg The MightyTharg is an alien from the fictional planet Quaxxann who works as the "editor" of 2000AD; he writes the intro, answers letters and gives out prizes for art work and stories. Readers could choose whether they wanted paid in pounds sterling or "galactic groats". Other than Judge Dredd, he is the only other character that has appeared in nearly every issue, with the only notable absence being in prog 1014 when the editorial was taken over by the mysterious Vector 13. His favourite food is polystyrene cups.Other MediaGamesThere have been several games based on 2000AD characters. In 1987 Martech released Nemesis The Warlock and Slaine for Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum. In 1991 Krisalis Software devolved Rogue Trooper for the Atari ST and Judge Dredd games have also been released on the Game Boy, Game Gear, PlaySation, Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo Entertainment System.Following the purchase of 2000AD by Rebellion several other games have been made or are under development:Judge Dredd Vs DeathJudge Dredd Vs Death was a first person shooter released in 2003 for the Xbox, PlayStation 2 and GameCube. It starred Judge Dredd in his fight against the Dark Judges and an invasion by Deathworld.Rogue TrooperIn 2006 Rogue Trooper was released for the Xbox, PlayStation 2 and then a revised edition was released in 2009 for the Wii. The player takes control of Rogue as he goes AWOL after the death of all other G.I's to try and hunt down the traitor responsible.MoviesHardwareHardware was a 1990 Sci-Fi horror film based on the 2000AD short story called Shok! Walter's Robo-Tale. Directed by Richard Stanley and starring Iggy Pop, Dylan McDermott and Motorhead bassist Ian Fraser "Lemmy" Kilmister. Although it had mixed reviews at the time it later went on to be a cult classic.Judge Dredd (1995)Directed by Danny Cannon and starred Sylvester Stallone, Rob Schneider, Diane Lane and Max Von Sydow.DreddDredd is an upcoming film directed by Pete Travis and written by Alex Garland. It has been produced through Danny Boyle's production company DNA Films. Starring Karl Urban as Judge Dredd, it is not be related to the 1995 Judge Dredd movie and is instead a complete reboot. The film will have a darker Sci-Fi edge, with the cinematographer Anthony Dod Mantle stating they are going for a Blade Runner crossed with A Clockwork Orange feel.TalentThe comic has had many talented creators with some of the most famous being: Brian Bolland, Alan Moore, Neil Gaiman, Grant Morrison, Dave Gibbons, Alan Davis, Steve Dillon, Garth Ennis and David Hine.


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The lame-duck session of Congress that also marked the end of 12 years of Republican domination of the legislative branch ended Saturday morning with more of a whimper than a bang. Nine of the 11 "normal" appropriations bills remained unpassed, leaving the federal government to rely on "continuing appropriations" that will fund agencies at current levels until mid-February.
The end of the session also highlighted disappointment with Republicans who took majorities in both houses of Congress in 1994, with a reform-minded "Contract with America." The Republican commitment to fiscal discipline, a balanced budget and regulatory and welfare reform — a genuine accomplishment, but that was back in 1996 — disappeared when a Republican won the White House.
Discretionary domestic spending increased more rapidly under President Bush than it had during LBJ's heady Great Society days. Earmarks — special spending programs inserted by individual members of Congress at the behest of lobbyists or special interests back home — burgeoned. Congressional oversight of executive branch power grabs like warrantless wiretapping and indefinite detention without charges virtually disappeared.
A few of the final bills passed were worthwhile. Congress did pass an omnibus trade bill that restored normal trade relations with Vietnam and four South American countries. An energy bill expanded offshore drilling opportunities in the Gulf of Mexico. The national Institutes of Health and the Postal Service were restructured. An agreement to extend nuclear cooperation with India was passed.
Perhaps the most important accomplishment was an increase in the tax deductibility of Health Savings Accounts. These high-deductible medical insurance policies allow families to sock away money tax-free to pay for out-of-pocket medical expenses — and to shelter the money they don't spend as ongoing savings accounts with the potential to build wealth over time.
Under current law account holders could shelter only the amount of their insurance deductible, up to $2,700 a year or $5,450 for families from taxes. The new provision will allow any account holder to shelter the maximum amount.
Health Savings Accounts, which encourage policyholders to be careful consumers, are one of the few healthy innovations put forward in the ongoing debate over rising medical costs. Making them more attractive was a good piece of work.


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From wearing perception goggles and learning about the brain in a psychology class, to conducting polymer experiments in science and participating in an archaeological dig, more than 1,800 elementary school students will experience university life on Lauriers Waterloo campus as part of the Junior University Multidisciplinary Program (JUMP) in June.
Over the course of one to three days, while completing courses in athletics, archaeology, astronomy, communications, business, geography, music, science, psychology or theatre, students in Grades 5 to 8 explore new subjects, learn about post-secondary education and discover possible career paths. Outside of the classroom, students enjoy leadership activities, live and eat on campus, and bond with friends and teachers.
JUMP is an interactive and fun experience for all students, said Susan MacKenzie, conference coordinator at Laurier. Participants give JUMP rave reviews and teachers look forward to returning each year. Students complete a variety of academic courses and activities and are encouraged to begin thinking about postsecondary education. Many departments on campus are involved in welcoming JUMP students and ensuring the program is a success.
To date, more than 25,000 students from across Ontario have participated in JUMP. This year the program is celebrating its 20th anniversary.
It is great to watch some of our quieter students or less adventurous students do things they may not have done before, said Nicole Kazemzadeh, a music teacher at Millen Woods Public School in Waterloo and a Laurier alumna, who has attended several JUMP camps with her students. I love hearing about their experiences when they come back to school, full of new memories and often a great deal more confidence than when they left.
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Use the menu on the left to start looking at the Hacks, or search to find what you're looking for. If you would like to write a hack, or have an idea for a FocusHack you'd like to see in the database, let me know!
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Another hack you need to make sure you have in place is proper car insurance. You can learn about Ford auto insurance right here. There is also a car insurance calculator that you can use here to get price estimates. There are so many options but if you do some homework, you can save yourself a bunch of hassle and money.
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Web redirects
For a while, links to FocusHacks have been a mixed bag of www.focushacks.com and focushacks.com (without the www). Both work fine, but links with www are far more common. I've set up redirects from focushacks.com to www.focushacks.com to simplify reporting and standardize links to the articles here.
On a personal note, I prefer not using the www prefix when possible, however given that most search engines have indexed the site mostly as www.focushacks.com, I went with that host name instead.Both names should still work, but you'll be redirected if you try to visit most parts of this site without the www prefix.
Unplanned server migration
Our previous web host had become increasingly unreliable and announced that they were shutting down their web host ing operation. This forced us to find a new home for FocusHacks. Hopefully, we're done with that mess for a while. Our next planned maintenance will be for so ftware upgrades on May 7th or 8th, 2016.
Ford Focus ECU fuzzing at DEFCON 23 Car Hacking Village
GRIMM demonstrates the use of Intrepid Control Systems' Vehicle Spy software suite to automatically fuzz test the ECU with unpredictable, invalid or randomly-generated test data. To the right, you can see that the gauge cluster and multi-function display isn't quite sure what to do with the data. This kind of testing methodology can help curious tinkerers better understand the data on the CAN Bus and may uncover problems or vulnerabilities within integrated automobile control systems that might rarely if ever manifest themselves during manual testing, observation or reverse-engineering.
Pardon our dust
You may have noticed the site being a bit flaky over the past few days. I just finished upgrading pretty much everything that runs the site behind the scenes. For the nerds in the crowd, that means we're now live with OpenBSD 5.7, MariaDB 10.0.16, PHP 5.6.5 and OpenBSD's new web server. Things should be back to normal now. If not, contact me: webmaster (at) FocusHacks (dot) com.
MkIII Steering wheel trim problem
I experienced this a few months ago, and I've seen some grumbling on the forums. Looks like this is a common issue on 2012 (and perhaps 2013) Foci:
The fix isn't perfect, but it's easy, and keeps the damage from spreading further.
FSWerks ECU Tuning for Ti-VCT coming soon?
... it has begun! FSWerks has already been tuning the new Focus ST, but yesterday via Facebook, they announced that they're in search of volunteers in the Anaheim area with stock or lightly modded MkIII Foci with the Ti-VCT engine. That's awesome news for us. My 2000 ZX3 is not heavily modified, but having FSWerks tune my ECU was the best bang for the buck out of all the things I've done. Not only did it seem to awaken the beast within, but I also see significant fuel economy improvements when I drive it gently and keep it full of premium fuel.
I'm very interested to see what the talented guys at FSWerks can pull off with premium fuel on an otherwise stock Focus. The owner's manual states that Premium fuel (read: 91 or 92 octane) "... will provide improved performance" and in my experience, it barely lives up to that. I had also expected an improvement in fuel economy with normal driving, which never really happened while I experimented with a few tanks of various fuel grades.
Personally, I'd also like to see what kind of sorcery they can work on the non-SelectShift version of the PowerShift DCT6, specifically when it shifts related to throttle position. As I'd mentioned previously, I wouldn't be too torn up if FSWerks could somehow make stability control go bye-bye with an ECU tune.
Website Maintenance, March 2013
The site will be down for maintenance a few times this week. For the nerds in the crowd I'm upgrading from OpenBSD 5.0 and Apache to OpenBSD 5.2 and nginx, but it'll be performed in two phases. Expect a few hours of outage in the evening hours (US Central Standard Time) tonight and probably one other night this week.
In Focus: Torque Vectoring and Stability Control
All MkIII Foci come with AdvanceTrac®, Ford's Anti-Lock Braking and Electronic Stability Control system. They also come with traction control and torque vectoring. I wanted to wait to write about all these traction-enhancing goodies until after I had a chance to properly test them in one of my favorite environments. I got that chance this morning.
Traction Control
Traction control will override the throttle when the drive wheels lose their grip while accelerating. On dry pavement, my Focus can't break the traction in a straight line, but on wet pavement, snow and ice, it really shines. It's still possible to get stuck in a situation where you can't take off from a stop on ice and snow, such as on an uphill, though. Traction Control can be disabled in the dashboard menu, under Settings > Driver Assist.
Anti-Lock BrakesEveryone knows what anti-lock brakes are, I think. If a wheel locks up while braking, ABS will quickly pulse the brake on that wheel. This is safer, more effective and stops quicker than a person can stop trying to modulate and pump brakes without ABS. ABS can control each brake independently, while a driver is left to modulate all four brakes at once. ABS is at the heart of AdvanceTrac® Electronic Stability Control and Torque Vectoring.
Torque Vectoring
Torque vectoring will modulate the brake on a drive wheel if only one of them is losing traction. This typically happens during hard acceleration and hard cornering (understeer). It can also minimize the sensation that the car's trying to pull to one side or the other when you really get on it. While it's not as efficient as a real limited slip differencial, it does a satisfactory job emulating the same functionality: transferring the engine's torque to the wheel with the most traction. It works hand in hand with the traction control feature to improve acceleration and cornering performance.
Electronic Stability Control
Electronic Stability Control actively applies brakes independently if the system senses oversteer, understeer or loss of control that can't be countered by Torque Vectoring or Traction Control. The driver is most likely to notice this while cornering on surfaces with reduced traction, or while aggressively cornering under normal conditions. The brakes engage even when the driver is not depressing the brake pedal, and the car is noticeably slowed and stabilized. If you begin to enter a sideways skid, for example, the front inside and rear outside brakes will be modulated, and the car will right itself within the limits of traction available to the braking system. There is no performance gain from this system. It is only there to correct a condition where the car's traction limits have been exceeded due to road conditions, evasive maneuvering or a driver simply expecting too much of the car through a corner.
SummaryMy 2000 ZX3 has none of these things, and I feel that the driving experience of my older Focus is very pure and unfettered because of it. One of my favorite things about driving my ZX3 is its insatiable appetite for lift-off oversteer, and the ease of which said oversteer is controlled. If a little front wheel drive hatchback from more than a decade ago could be considered a "driver's car," the base model ZX3 lacking AdvanceTrac® would surely earn the label. With the addition of all this technology, the new Focus seems a bit more conservative and grown up, and in my opinion, not as fun to goof off in. What it lacks in "hoon factor," though, it amply makes up for in driveability in bad weather and overall safety; and where I used to cringe at torque steer in the ZX3, the new Focus will make a very valiant attempt at laying rails on every corner until you try to push it too far.
Comments Enabled
I have been using Disqus on some other sites to make commenting easier. I disabled the built-in comments with the re-write at the beginning of this year. They never really did work right. You'll also notice front page blog entries get their own individual pages. Comments are enabled on blog entries and hacks. Enjoy!
In Focus: Ti-VCT GDI Engine
New for the MkIII Focus is the Ti-VCT (Twin independent Variable Cam Timing) GDI (Gasoline Direct Injection) engine. While this isn't the first Focus with variable cam timing, it's the first one with such on both camshafts, independently modulated. Gasoline Direct Injection has been around for quite a while, especially in diesel engines, but this technology is also new to Ford's entry-level cars.
With traditional four-cycle engines, the camshafts are linked to the crankshaft by the timing belt or timing chain, and they usually operate at exactly half the speed of the crankshaft, because each four-stroke cycle takes two revolutions of the engine to complete. Ti-VCT allows both the intake and exhaust camshafts several degrees of advance or retardation away from the rigid timing of non-variable cams. This can allow the engine to run smoother at idle, achieve higher fuel economy under cruising conditions and higher torque under heavy acceleration.
As the name suggests, GDI injects gasoline directly into the combustion chamber as opposed to creating an air/fuel mixture ahead of the intake valves. This has some fascinating advantages. As the fuel is injected close to the spark plug, specially-shaped pistons can be used to create a small combustion chamber. Fuel can also be injected into the engine at any point in the combustion cycle and on a much more accurate basis. The engine can safely operate very lean under low loads, and richer as needed.
A side effect to GDI that I'll be keeping my eye out for is excessive carbon build-up in the intake port and on the intake valves. The PCV system pulls crankcase gases (such as exhaust that slips past the piston rings and fumes from oil) into the intake manifold. Similarly, EGR recirculates unburnt exhaust into the intake manifold as well. These fumes are usually brought into the engine in the company of the air/fuel mixture, which can act like a solvent against the faces of the intake valves. In GDI engines, this process doesn't occur, and the hot hydrocarbon fumes are thrown into the relatively cool intake ports on the head where they are prone to condense and build-up. This phenomenon has been seen on GDI engines from other manufacturers. We'll have to wait and see what transpires with my own Focus over the coming years.
In Focus: MkIII Focus Active Grille Shutter system
Many things have changed on the Focus since I bought my first one in May 2000. I'll cover some of the technologies that have made their way into the MkIII Focus, that is 2012 and newer in the North American market.
One of the things that seems to spur a bunch of controversy is the "Active Grille Shutters" (note the UK English spelling)
The shutters sit about 6 inches behind the front bumper's superficial grill, and directly in front of the radiator. They slightly resemble venetian blinds. Not every 2012 Focus has this system, but most do. I believe all 2013 Foci come standard with Active Grille Shutters.
Here they are in action on my own 2012 Focus SE Hatchback:
These shutters are designed to keep air from entering the engine compartment while driving unless the engine actually needs cooling. This means that the front fascia is more aerodynamic and the air under the car is less turbulent with the shutters closed. This is part of how Ford significantly improved the Focus' drag coefficient compared to previous generations and is just one of many design features that give the new Focus better fuel economy while still squeezing more power from 2 liters. Indeed, on a recent road trip that was almost entirely highway, I saw 39.6 MPG. Impressive, considering the fact that I wasn't babying the throttle by any means.
In researching this shutter system, I ran across much vitriol and confusion in online forums and video comments. "It's another thing that can break!" and "Just wait until your car overheats!" among them. Given the relative complexity of all modern automobiles, this system doesn't seem any more prone to failure than some of the other systems that are employed in the name of fuel economy and convenience. As an added bonus, the shutters will likely stay closed far more often in cold weather, allowing for quicker warm-ups.
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Ford Focus - Avoiding and Dealing with Repairs
Guest post by Lance Moncada. Lance does freelance writing and consulting. His specialty is in the auto industry.
The Ford Focus is one of the most popular American cars. According to Ford, the car was first produced in Europe during the 90s and had made its way to North America and other parts of the world by 2000. It was originally introduced as a replacement for the Ford Escort and, like the Escort, is considered a compact car, but it's on the large end for compacts. The car is extremely popular and well-known for its durability.
But, as with any car on the market, there are a few problems that spring up from time to time. If you are aware of these problems and can conduct preventative maintenance, you'll experience fewer major malfunctions. You'll find that keeping your Ford Focus properly maintained and obtaining the correct amount and type of insurance (you can decide what's right for you using sites like CarInsuranceQuotes.net) will help you with the major issues of car ownership.
Ignition Troubles
Some of the most common problems with the Ford Focus are issues with the ignition. Your key may not turn in the ignition or can get stuck there, for example. According to Car Complaints, this is the most frequent issues for Ford Focus owners. Luckily, this is normally an easy fix. Quite often the ignition is just �stuck� and with some maneuvering of the steering wheel, the key will turn. For more serious issues of this nature, you may need to take the car to the dealership.
A quick tip: Some car insurance companies offer free roadside assistance, which could help you get your Focus in for this repair at no cost to you. If your current policy does not, compare options and find a service that includes this. It could save you hundreds of dollars in towing fees if you face this common issue.
Engine Problems
One of the last thing any car owner wants to hear is that they are facing engine problems. Unfortunately, this often occurs when you've owned a car for several years and have had some work done on it already. The most major engine problem that Ford Focus owners need to watch out for is a blown engine. The car will often show some signs of trouble before the engine completely goes out though. One thing in particular to keep an eye out for is the check engine light. It is easy to ignore this warning, but by taking your car to the dealer or a trusted mechanic, you may save yourself a full engine replacement.
Electrical Problems
The third of the three most common areas where Ford Focus owners face problems is the electrical system. You'll normally discover this problem by trying to start your car. Often, a car won't start because the battery is dead. Batteries usually last only around four to six years, depending on where you live and how you use your car. If you keep your Focus for many years, you may wind up replacing the battery several times. Luckily, batteries are relatively inexpensive and easy to replace, but they can be a sign that more major electrical issues are rearing their head. Other problems with the electrical system may require more in depth work. For instance issues related to the starter are often quite expensive.
From the mailbag - 2002 Focus Key Chip Reset?
I'm trying something new. I often get email from people, and I figure I can post my replies here as they might help others. I'll edit the submissions so they don't contain last names, and I'll I may paraphrase a bit where needed to make it more clear.
Ron writes: Hi, you helped me a great deal before and am in a fix. I was on vacation for 6 months and a friend started my Focus to keep the battery charged. That was fine but second time it started ran about 15 seconds and shut off. I thought perhaps he had run it out of gas, nope I put 4 gallons in and recharged battery and same thing happened to me: ran 15 seconds and stopped. It just cranks, does not start. Can I reprogram the chip? Or am I screwed?
Thanks, Ron
My reply:
One of my keys just lost its association with the car one day, and it doesn't act like this. The red blinking light above the hazard light button blinks fast and the car will refuse to crank. Additionally, the odometer and trip meter show all dashes ( - - - - )
I'm not entirely sure what's wrong, but it sounds like it's not getting fuel. Check the inertia switch in the passenger footwell. Pop off the little plastic cover and press the button. If that isn't the problem, it sounds like it could be the fuel filter to me. The last time I did this, it was only $7 in parts. It's a cheap thing to try. Let me know if that works. If not, there are some other things you can try, but let's go for the cheapest, easiest thing first.
Search should be working again
When I completely re-wrote FocusHacks, one thing really holding me back was the search capability. The previous search functionality caused all kinds of problems with Google and other search engines. I decided to launch the site last month without the integrated search feature. Tonight, I finally got it working again. It works the way I like it to, and I expect that it will work for you just as well as it did before.
Go ahead. Kick the tires and use the search box in the navigation pane on the left side of the site. You can search by title only (default) or through the whole text of all the hacks in the database. Let me know if you encounter any problems with it.
FocusHacks 3.0
FocusHacks is undergoing a significant re-write and I'm migrating to a different hosting provider as well. You'll notice a few significant changes, such as completely revamped URLs. I've taken care to ensure that most old URLs redirect to the new ones. There are also a few features I haven't completely worked out yet, some of which I plan on bringing back (like integrated search) and others of which I'll probably allow to die silently. Thanks for bearing with me through this.
New dev server...
Just testing.
Existing Focus owners can look into auto refinancing as a way to help cut down the monthly costs of their loans.
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Great GT as always the Prig mix is awesome.
I legit think Prigioni might be a better PG than Lin.
Come at me.
I ****ing despise these knob jockeys!
The Big East Edition threads are for match-ups against the East's upper echelon teams. Each Big East Edition will feature a mini video mix of a particular Knick.
In this edition, I'll be bringing you a mini mix of Pablo Prigioni, who has proven that age does not necessarily degrade one's virility. As cunning as a rapist fox, Pablo's crisp passing and stingy defence have carved him out a substantial Knick fan base in his tardy rookie season.
Sorry it's so short, gents, but I did it from an airport lounge in Bangkok.
That's dedication.
You c*nts better +1 me.
Great GT as always the Prig mix is awesome.
I legit think Prigioni might be a better PG than Lin.
Come at me.
I don't even think we've seen the best of Prigs yet, hopefully he gives us more masterful games.
This is a must win game, we've lost a couple of games we should of won; beating the Celtics would solidify our superiority in the East.
I need a blow out win from the Knicks.
He is kinda underrated as a defender yeah, he can actually challenge shots really well with his height and quickness. Quick hands too.
Pablo's playmaking and decision making is quite a few levels above Lin right now though. Their outside shot is probably equal.
I wonder what the limit would be for Pablo playing 35 minutes a game.
I'm still bitter that they swept us 2 seasons ago in the Playoffs and regular season. This is a must win indeed.
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Can't go into this one looking at the standings and basing our effort on that. Celtics just won 2 games convincingly against a surging Indiana and Atlanta. Plus Rondo is notorious for torching us.
Houston destroyed us twice.
Back to the game, we have to destroy Celtics. Focus in defense since the start to the end!
@Hawks which are 3rd top team in east they used 33-9 run
I think it's time to start JR.
I think he's earned it and coach should look to reward his efforts. Starting JR sends the right message.
Our best line up; the one where we make a run is with JR on the floor.
I know coach wants to get Melo going early and thinks Swish will interfere, but falling behind is a bad way to start.
Being able to put up more points doesn't mean he's a better point guard. It's all about being able to set up teammates for easy and comfortable baskets. I think Prigs does a better job distributing the ball quickly in order to find the open man or the best player on the court.
Lin = better scorer
Prig = better passer = better PG
He's done it for years and years in Euroleague basketball, and has been the starting PG for a very talented Argentina team in FIBA and the Olympics, I think its safe to say that he's got more skills as a PG than Lin, who I admit still has a lot of potential for improvement.
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We really need an SG who defends, can shoot the three ball consistently in the starting line up. If Camby has the starting 4 spot for the rest of the season, we need all the offensive firepower we can get in order to get proper floor spacing on offense. I love him, but Brewer has just not been cutting it these past few weeks.
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Successful PG = Leadership, first and foremost.
Assist to TO ratio is a good measure as is steals and +/- efficiency.
Scoring is definitely not at the top of the list for PG's. Pablo is a vet easily assimilating to the NBA who is pass first. He plays his role; is cool, calm, and collected and is showing an ability to adapt.
Lin's defense may be underrated (I disagree though), but so too is Pablo's.
Replace Lin with Pablo on the Knicks, and it becomes a situation where less is more. Pablo knows his role and ran the point to perfection against the Spurs.
Lin PER 14.36 good for 38th place among the top 50 PGs
Prigoni PER 13.51 good for 43rd place among the top 50 PGs
Lin started off slow with Houston but his stats are improving and he is rated higher the Prigs and he starts for Houston instead of being a bench player like Prigs which makes Lin more valuable. Prigs is probably the better passer but Lin is no slouch with his passing skills.


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Why I Love Crazy
Julio Lugo scares me. He's the guy who walks up to you in a crowded room and sticks a knife between your ribs not because you did anything or because you deserved it but just because it seemed like the right thing to do. You can see it in his eyes.
But there is one thing I love about Julio Lugo. And that one thing is the fact that he now plays for the Cardinals and I know that this is having the same effect on Jeff as some Tijuana tap water. His intestines are forming such interesting knots at this point that he probably qualifies for some sort of merit badge.
The only other way I think you can understand how Jeff feels right now would be to imagine that you're Jack Nicholson in the early 90's and, as you come out of your drug and alcohol addled haze one morning, you read that the Lakers have decided to bring Bill Laimbeer on board. Jeff inhabits the same land right now.
Now, I'm not going to judge this move one way or the other. The Cardinals got a deal in that they needed a backup at shortstop and the Red Sox are picking up most of Lugo's salary. And even though there's no denying that he was a liability in the field and an ever increasing liability at the plate as well, everyone says that Duncan was loved in the clubhouse. So, maybe it is a fair trade. However, the upside on the "pissing Jeff off quotient" is out of this world so I am fully in favor and hope that John Mozeliak will stay the Cardinals GM forever.
So, happy Thursday to everyone out there and let me remind you one more time, just in case you forgot, that Jesus Hates the Cubs.
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Jeff – I feel for you…..anytime – I have some extra rants you can borrow!🙂
So what no Lugo party at Jeff's then… I had thought of just suggesting that he THROW a Lugo party, but thought that might induce other things being thrown… good deal STL… maybe he wont get out of Philly this weekend if you point him in the wrong direction… there's me thinking you guys were going to get Rolen back and you went and got someone better… LMAO
Outside the Phillies Looking In
Advice for Jeff…get rid of Lugo as soon as you can figure out how too… You can't afford to lose that many games!!! LOL!
Allen – Enjoy the tomenting…try not to have too much fun!🙂
We all need a little bit of crazy now and then…let us know when Jeff wakes from his anger-coma…LOL
The left side of your infield is a mess. I don't think that Lugo is going to solve anything, though. He is merely a bench player these days. I know I was upset when we let him go to the Dodgers, but then things didn't look so bad when I really considered what we lost.
Now if you guys get Holliday, then we're talking division title and playoffs. As you said, though, Lugo ain't the answer.
I'm sure Buerhle's perfecto yesterday mitigated some of Jeff's pissed-off-ness at getting Lugo. That's the beauty of having two favorite teams. When one of them does something stupid, you still have the other!
My friends and I are constantly making fun of Lugo for various reasons. It's good to see someone on the MLBlogoshpere doing it too.
Yeah, c'mon Jeff, where is the 'Welcome to St Louis' banner I heard you were promising to make Julio? Ashhttp://ashleymarshall.mlblogs.com
Well, you guys just got Holliday. Not bad. Now, as a Cubs fan, I'm worried. Seemed to be anybody's division just the other day. Now I think you've got it.
I'm kind of ambivalent about the trade because it makes the Cardinals better, but JUST LAST NIGHT I made a deal in my fantasy league to pick up Holliday. Not too bad with the GM skills, eh?
We'll see how your new dynamic duo of Holliday and Lugo perform in Philly I'm sure, if they can find their way to the ball park in time….:-)
Outside the Phillies Looking In
He is playing for the Cardinals now? That should do a lot for your team. Good Luck. http://tribechick.mlblogs.com/ -TC
& Oh, mister "the Tribe doesn't win very much so congrats.."
We won yesterday🙂 HA. Ok, I'm calm. Just thought I would point that out.


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Idea Shop 2000
1 Welcome
When Better Homes & Gardens magazine editors began planning to build their Blueprint 2000 model home in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, they wanted a woodworking shop to go with it. And WOOD® magazine was glad to help out. Here's the shop we came up with. We call it IDEA SHOP 2000 because it has the high-tech features you'd expect in the new millennium.
2 Tablesaw Dust-Collector Hood
This tablesaw dust-collector hood is effective as convenient. The acrylic window lets you see your cut at all times, and nether the hood nor its support will impede your sawing. This project appeared in the December 1999 issue of WOOD, Issue #119.
For information on downloading these plans, click below.
3 Mobile Mitersaw Center
This sturdy plywood unit rolls around and locks in place where needed. Fold-down extensions let you manage long pieces for crosscutting. And there's more, including built-in waste disposal for cutoffs and sawdust, and a unique leveling system for parking the unit on an uneven floor. This project appeared in the December 1999 issue of WOOD, Issue #119.
For information on downloading these plans, click below.
4 Full Service Workbench
At the heart of any good shop lies a great workbench. With that in mind, we went all out to design a full service workbench. Then we'll show you one of the center cabinets with the lift-up router table in it. And finally, in that same plan, we'll show this same cabinet with a rotating top for mounting a benchtop tool.
5 Flip-up Scrollsaw
First, you'll need to construct our Full-Service Workbench. In this plan we show you how to make the end cabinets and the sturdy laminated top for the workbench. Now, with the basics out of the way, let's add a pair of cabinets; one with a lift-up router table and another with a flip-over top that accommodates a scrollsaw or other medium-sized benchtop power tool. To access the scrollsaw table, simply open the cabinet door, tap the foot pedal, pull up the table, swivel it 180° and then lock it in place.
6 Flip-up Router Table
First, you'll need to construct our Full-Service Workbench. Click below to view the downloadable plan. In this plan we show you how to make the end cabinets and the sturdy laminated top for the workbench. Now, with the basics out of the way, let's add a pair of cabinets; one with a lift-up router table and another with a flip-over top that accommodates a benchtop power tool. To access the router table, simply open the cabinet door, tap the foot pedal, pull up the table, and lock it in place.
7 Swivel-Topped Tool Cabinet
Now, you can store two benchtop tools in one handy mobile unit. By just unlocking and flipping the top, you can switch from the portable planer to the stationary belt/disc sander. Or, mount whatever tools you commonly use in your shop. Click below to view the downloadable plan for this project.
8 Fold-up Finishing Center
We modeled this project after the finishing center that appeared in the February 1994, issue #68 of WOOD magazine. With shop space at a premium, we decided to go with the wall hung cabinet shown. It features a fold-down worktable that rotates on a lazy Susan bearing, allowing you to apply an even coat of finish on all sides of your project without repositioning it. Then, when you're through for the day, just lift up on the worktable, stash it back in the cabinet, and close the door.
9 Bandsaw
For cutting irregular shapes, a Delta 14" bandsaw connected to our dust-collection system fits the bill perfectly. For a review of several bandsaws, click below to visit the WOOD MALL Tool Charts.
10 Drill Press
A floor-model drill press, complete with a shop-built dust-collection collar and auxiliary table stands in the corner. The super-versatile drill press table first appeared in the February 1996 issue (#86) of WOOD®.
11 Dust Collector
For a review on numerous dust collectors, click below to visit the WOOD Mall Tool Charts. To view information concerning the electronic blast-gate control used with this dust collection system, click below.
Before you spend $300 on a dust collector, spend $4.95 to learn what to expect from it. Downloadable Tool Reviews, now at WOOD Online.
12 Drilling Cabinet
We used this wall-hung cabinet to organize all our drill bits. The cabinet goes together quickly, and didn't cost an arm and a leg. The acrylic door panel allows us to spot our well-organized bits in a jiffy, and keep the dust away from them too. The slotted backs enable us to build custom holders for our bits and tools and position them exactly where we want. The cabinet and instructions on making your own customized holders was featured in September 1992 issue of WOOD®. Also can be found in the Best-Ever Workshops magazine.
13 Jointer
The jointer, on its mobile base, stands ready for use. Above it, a particulate filter removes fine dust from the air. Close by is a hanging clamp rack, one of several in varying sizes throughout the shop.
14 Workbench
A sturdy, dependable workbench belongs at the center of every hardworking home workshop. This heavy-duty, versatile model features a pair of vises that provide a variety of ways to hold workpieces. You'll also like the knock-down construction, allowing you to easily move the bench. In addition, you can choose from two tops; an indestructible laminated one, and a simpler plywood version. Click below to purchase the downloadable plan for this project.
15 Craft Center
Facing the back of the home, the shop's east wall focuses on crafts. Double windows provide plenty of natural light for hobbies, such as decorative painting. For clean-up, there's a wet sink. A moveable workbench serves both crafts and woodworking.
16 Additional Views
The shop's south wall contains a mobile, swivel-topped cabinet housing a small planer and belt/disc sander. Next to it, there's a lift-up scrollsaw stand and cabinet. The wall cabinets, featuring a hanging system of mating beveled strips, easily relocate if needed. Flexible hose connects the sander and/or the planer to the main dust-collection system.
This corner of the shop is the home of the dust collector and the electronic blast-gate control (the green box in the photo); a fold-up finishing center with exhaust; and the bandsaw, with the heat/air-conditioning pump above it. The mitersaw can be used tucked against the wall as shown. Or, it can be wheeled outdoors and the extensions raised to crosscut long stock.
A drill press, complete with a shop-built dust-collection collar and auxillary table (Issue #86, February 1996) stands in the corner. A cabinet holding bits and other accessories hangs nearby. Close by, too, is a hanging clamp rack, one of several in varying sizes throughout the shop. The jointer, on its mobile base, stands ready for use. Above it, a particulate filter removes fine dust from the air.
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Reclaiming Roots
Native American student Joey Montoya helps indigenous youths reconnect with their traditional identity and share their voices.
Native American student Joey Montoya helps indigenous youths reconnect with their traditional identity and share their voices.
For her take on Young Adult literature, WSQ checked in with SJSU English Professor Mary Warner.
Dissecting the complex and often controversial concept of race using an anthropological approach.
Screenwriting students are overjoyed about Sublett's essential, how-to guide.
Julia Reynolds profiles the Salinas branch of the "most important criminal organization you've never heard of."
Find out what your fellow Spartans are up to.
WSQ remembers those who have passed away.
This year's commencement speaker: Nancy Pelosi, Democratic leader of the House of Representatives in the 114th Congress and congresswoman, California's 12th District.
The new building opens this month: Watch a time-lapse video of its construction.
Join us in congratulating the 2015 Outstanding Graduating Seniors and Outstanding Thesis Award recipients.
The SJSU Student Hunger Committee's goal: to find solutions for food insecurity on campus.
Brooks Mancini, '64 Marketing, supports two scholarship that take students far.
Lessons from the life and calling of a once-failed student.
" I want my students to know: You can change the world—and you should."
"I don't fit the traditional mold of a scholar, but it's wonderful to train scientists and get them in the right place to do great science."
"I'm in this to help my students discover themselves, but I'm still discovering myself, too."
"I believe that good citizenship requires participation and community service in the Jeffersonian tradition."