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First part of a blog post series about our approach to dump a flash chip. In this article we describe how to desolder the flash, design and build the corresponding breakout board.
This blog post series will detail simple yet effective attacks against embedded devices non-volatile memories. This type of attack enables you to do the following:
- read the content of a memory chip;
- modify the content of a memory chip;
- monitor the accesses from/to a memory chip and modifying them on the fly (Man-In-The-Middle attack).
In particular, the following topics will be discussed:
- Desoldering of a flash chip;
- Conception of a breakout board with KiCAD;
- PCB fabrication and microsoldering;
- Addition of a breakout board on an IoT device;
- Dump of a SPI flash;
- Dump of a parallel flash;
- Man-in-the-Middle attacks.
Let's say you opened up yet-another-IoT-device and stumbled on a flash chip inside. Curious as you are, you obviously want to know what's going on inside.
Desoldering the flash chip
To read the content of the flash chip, there are basically two options :
- connecting wires directly on the pins of the chip;
- desoldering the flash and plug it on another board.
One of the things to consider when choosing a method to read the chip is the packaging of the integrated circuit (IC). For example, connecting wires directly on the pins of the chip works well with chips using a quad flat pack (QFP) packaging, but it's less adapted if there are no visible pins. In the following case, the flash chip uses a ball grid array (BGA) packaging, which means no visible pin to fiddle with, so we choose to desolder the IC.
Picture of our target chip:
On the bright side:
- Since we're extracting the flash, all possible interferences with the onboard microcontroller are avoided.
- The chip is removed completely from the board, which gives us the ability to study the PCB underneath and find out the routing to the flash chip.
- The original chip can be replaced with something else (another chip, a microcontroller, …).
On the less bright side:
- The board cannot run without all of its components, you'll have to solder it back if you want to use it in the future.
- Some nearby components could be damaged during the extraction.
- The flash chip itself could be damaged if it's done improperly.
So… desoldering flash, right? If you never tried desoldering electronic components before, the tricky part is to melt the solder on all pins at the same time. There are several techniques to do that. We choose to go with the heat gun. The goal is to heat the area where the chip is, wait for the solder to melt and remove the chip.
This technique is simple and rapid but it tends to desolder adjacent components, so be careful not to move them (i.e. this is exactly the worst moment to sneeze).
The picture below shows our chip out of its emplacement and we can now have a look at the PCB routing. We can already make some hypothesis, like the two bottom rows which are likely unused since they are not routed.
Conception of a breakout board with KiCAD
What do we do now with that chip? BGA layouts are a mess, you can have a 5×5 grid or a 4×6 grid for the exact same chip. Pinouts are equally fun, and usually specific to the chip. Another thing you might be wondering is how to access a particular pin when they are all packed together in a grid like that?
One solution is to make a breakout board! Basically, a breakout board mirrors all the pins of the chip but with more space between them, so you can access them easily.
To realize this, we first need to gather some information about the chip itself. Most of the time, the brand and/or model are written on the chip and help identifying it. With this information, one can look for the corresponding datasheets. If you can't identify the chip or if you can't find the datasheet, you will have to do some reverse engineering on the PCB to identify each signal.
The brand is indicated on the first line of our chip: MXIC stands for Macronix International. The second line is the model of the chip, which leads us to the MX25L3255EXCI datasheet.
The section that is of interest to us is the pin layout, page 7 of the datasheet. Both BGA configurations (4×6 and 5×5) are described as well as a SOP8 package. We can see that only eight pins are useful, other pins are tagged "NC" which means "no connection".
To communicate with the flash chip, we need a PCB exporting all the required pins to some easy-to-access header.
The design of the PCB can be realized using KiCAD, one of the most popular electronics design automation (EDA) software.
If you are not familiar with KiCAD, many great tutorials are available like KiCAD Quick-Start Tutorial.
The design of a breakout board follows the same process as for any other board:
- Create an electronic schematic for your board in eeschema, and define the components that are specific to your project, for example your flash chip.
- Create the specific footprint for your flash chip in pcbnew. This is where the information from the datasheet that we looked earlier is useful. We will add a 4×6 grid representing the BGA grid, and two 1×4 connectors linked to the 8 useful pins. The final step is to add routes to connect our components
Our design is done, how do we transform a KiCAD project into a working PCB?
PCB fabrication
A PCB is basically a sandwich made of a layer of substrate between two layers of copper. The substrate is usually made of FR-4 (glass-reinforced epoxy laminate) but other cheaper materials can also be found. Routes are traced on the copper layer and the excess copper is then removed.
Several techniques exist to remove the unwanted copper, we tried the following:
- Etching;
- CNC milling.
Both techniques are detailed, as we used the etching technique to build the 4×6 BGA PCB and the milling technique was used to build the 5×5 BGA PCB.
Etching refers to the process of using a chemical component to "bite" into the unprotected surface of a metal. We use ink as a way to delimit the traces and protect the bits of copper to keep.
- We use the toner transfer method to reproduce the design on copper. The design is printed on a glossy sheet of paper using a laser printer. The sheet of paper is then taped to the piece of copper/fiber glass substrate, and heat and pressure are applied to get the design out of the paper onto the copper board. Usually, this technique uses a regular clothes iron to apply heat and pressure. We found out that using a laminator is way more efficient as the heat and the pressure applied are more uniform.
- Next step is the actual etching. The board is immersed into a chemical solution which will remove excess copper, except where the toner is.
Our breakout board after etching, still with the transferred toner attached:
And after removing the toner with acetone:
The PCB board is now ready for microsoldering. Microsoldering is like soldering but with tiny components, hence it requires a microscope.
Another difference with traditional soldering is the packaging of the solder. Traditional soldering uses solder in the form of wire while BGA microsoldering uses solder balls.
Next, we can start reballing:
- put a new solder ball in each slot and apply heat to melt the solder balls in place;
- align the chip and the board;
- reflow.
The board being reballed:
And the final result with the chip and the board after microsoldering:
CNC Milling
Alternatively, a CNC milling machine can be used to carve out bits of unwanted copper. Actually rather than removing all the unwanted copper, the CNC will simply isolate the required tracks and leave the excess of copper in place.
1. The 5×5 BGA format was used to build a PCB. While the 4×6 version was a breakout board, we designed the 5×5 version such that it can be directly plugged in a universal EEPROM programmer ZIF socket. As we've seen in the datasheet, this chip also exists in SOP8 package, so we've chosen to mimic a DIP8 pin header reproducing the same pin layout as for the SOP8. So for the universal EEPROM programmer, this setup will be virtually the same as reading the SOP8 chip via a classic SOP8-DIP8 adapter.
2. The footprint for the chip is somehow similar to the one we designed for the 4×6 but with a 5×5 grid, the 1×4 connectors closer, as for a DIP8, and a somehow more tortuous routing to respect the SOP8 layout which is unfortunately completely different from the BGA one.
3. KiCAD is not able to produce directly a file compatible with a CNC, therefore we'll use Flatcam which takes a Gerber file and allows to define a path for the CNC to isolate the desired copper tracks. To avoid shortage issues, we also define an area under the BGA chip to remove entirely the unwanted copper.
4. And we pass the produced STL file to bCNC, in charge of controlling the CNC. It has some nice features such as auto-levelling, i.e. measuring the actual height of the board in several points (because nothing is perfectly flat), and producing the heat map you can see in the snapshot below.
Milling in action, corresponding to the tracks highlighted in green in bCNC:
- Board fully milled:
Close up of the final result where we can distinguish the pattern of the flatcam geometry path under the BGA:
6. Next, we apply some solder mask, which is the characteristic green layer protecting the copper from oxidation, and cure it with UV light.
7. The solder mask covered the pads of the BGA and of the 1×4 connectors, they are unusable like this. We scratch manually the thin layer of paint to free the pads.
- Tinning step, where we apply solder on all pads:
- Back to the CNC to drill the holes and cut the edges of the board:
- Final board with the BGA chip soldered and ready to be inserted in a universal EEPROM programmer:
As we've chosen to mimic the SOP8 pinout, we've simply to tell to the programmer that our chip is the SOP8 version!
Bonus: the horror show
Here is a compilation of our best failures, because things don't always go as planned, but we learned a lot through these experimentations and we are now ready for the next IoT stuff :)
Toner transfer is not always as easy as it sounds…
Milling on the CNC with the right depth neither…
Failing at finding a plastic that doesn't adhere to the green mask… (eventually IKEA freezing bags revealed to work very well :) )
Attempt to mill the green mask…
Second attempt with a tool mounted on a spring: looks almost good but actually all tracks were cut from the pads…
Third attempt by adding first some solder in the hope to make them thicker
Created a lake of green mask too thick to cure with UV light, and when the surface of the icy lake breaks…
That concludes our first article where we saw how to desolder a flash, design a PCB and detailed two techniques of PCB fabrication.
Second part of a blog post series about our approach to dump a flash chip. In this article we describe how to restore functionality of a device with a flexible setup.
In the first part, we saw how to transfer a BGA flash chip to a home-made breakout board to ease its memory dumping.
The problem now is that the original device is not functioning anymore.
We could revert the operations: desolder the BGA and solder it back on the IoT device, but it's tedious and wouldn't resist multiple round trips.
The alternative we propose is to solder an adapter on the original IoT device. If you remember, our breakout board had a DIP8 footprint to match the universal EEPROM programmer ZIF socket:
So all we need is a DIP8 socket and a nice breakout PCB.
Or just whatever you happen to have in your drawers:
To connect the DIP8 female adapter to the IoT PCB, we need to do some microsoldering, i.e. soldering micro-wires wherever we can:
- Either on a visible track, on the front or back layer;
- Or on a via, if any;
- Or at the end of the track, where it reaches a component;
- Or simply on the BGA pads.
Soldering on tracks or end of tracks requires some reversing of the PCB routing and depending on the track width, this can be a delicate operation. See here an example of a 0.1 mm enamelled wire soldered on a 0.15 mm wide track, part of a challenge we designed for the Hardwear.io CTF.
Back to our PCB, we decided to test some microsoldering directly on the BGA pads. They are readily available, we don't need to revert the routing, scratch any silk or mask and run everywhere to find a sweet spot. Still, a pad is much larger than a track and to control the amount of solder to bring to the spot, we reballed the pads we wanted to use.
Here is what it looks like. In this picture, there is still one wire to solder on the solder ball:
To reproduce this work, you can follow these steps:
- Solder the microwires on the DIP8 adapter, then secure it somewhere with some hot glue;
- Remove with some desoldering wick the old solder on the BGA footprint on the PCB, that may be left from the previous heat-gun desoldering phase;
- Clean residues with isopropanol;
- Apply very little flux paste with a finger, just to get a sticky surface (too much would become liquid when heating later and balls would swim away);
- Choose a proper ball size: about same size as the pad (which may be larger than the pad on the BGA side);
- Position the solder balls with a microscope. No need to reball them all, just the 8 useful ones;
- Beware the grid may be different from the one of the BGA, e.g. if the PCB can accommodate two different BGA footprints!;
- Pre-heat the PCB so that its surface is about 150°C. This is not required when reballing a BGA but this is very important here! Some pads may be connected to large tracks or to ground areas and can't be reballed without proper preheating;
- Apply gently some hot air with a heat gun to solder the balls on their pad. Take a large nozzle, it's easier (less blowing pressure, more even) and check with the microscope that balls don't fly away;
- Wait for the balls to cool down; Melted balls are perfectly realigned, round and shiny, they tarnish and crumple when they cool down;
- Prepare the microwires: use an iron with a large tip, put a large solder drop on its tip and you're ready to remove insulation and tin the tips of the microwires in one go: by sliding a tip under the solder dome. Wait about 3s. It should come back shiny and tinned. The solder on the iron becomes a messy blob after a minute or two, renew it from time to time by adding new solder;
- Solder the microwires: check twice which wire goes where (and remember the grid may be different from the one of the BGA). Place a wire close to a pad with the tweezers, bend it if needed, then solder it with a very thin tip, using the solder of the balls. Some pads (e.g. grounded pad) may require a lot of heat. You may even have to use a larger tip for those ones to apply enough heat;
- Secure the microwires: bend the microwires towards the PCB and secure them with a drop of UV glue.
- If your hands shake, you can secure the microwires first with the UV glue, then bend them with the tweezers until they touch the solder balls. Then you just have to melt the solder.
We're done, with the female DIP8 adapter in place:
The last thing to do is to plug back the flash chip into the device:
The device is working again :)
We're now in a very comfortable position to plug, unplug, read the memory content, mangle with it, reprogram it and test some hypotheses:
- Can we swap the chip with the one of another device or are they bound to their MCU with some hardcoded chip ID?
- Can we swap the content of the chip with the one of another device or is the memory content bound to some hardcoded chip ID?
- Can we rollback snapshots?
- Can we change parts of the memory image?
- Are some parts protected by some CRC or some cryptographic signature?
- etc.
That concludes our second article where we saw how to prepare the device to accommodate the flash chip with its adapter and how to start testing the security of the device.


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Rovio is ready to fling Angry Birds into public, with a rumored $1 billion IPO
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Rovio burst onto the mobile gaming scene with Angry Birds all those years ago, but now the bird-flinging mobile phenomenon into its own IPO.
Rovio Entertainment, the Finnish parent of Angry Birds, is ready to make the game public - in two weeks, according to sources. As for the price range of the Angry Birds IPO, we're looking at a gigantic $1 billion... enough to buy tons of bacon.
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|1997 Mazda 626 LX 2.5L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1YVGE22D9V
The problem I am having is the engine is runnig lean on and off idle speed, the engine hesitates under aload, plus surging and stalling at idle. When it acts up o2 signal is .OO1v STFT 25+. DTC PO171 lean Bank 1 ,po172 lean Bank 2, p1195 EGR Boost sensor circu...
|1997 Mazda Protege DX 1.5L Alt Belt VIN: JM1BC1418V
Original Problem was a belt noise. Customer stated that the alt belt was replaced 9 months prior. upon inspection we found the alt belt damaged (chewed up) and the power steering belt was old so we replaced them both. One week later customer returned complain...
|2000 Mazda MPV DX 2.5L Cyl head VIN: JM3LW28G9Y
Am going to pull the left cylinder head to fix low compression and need to know if head bolts are a must on this job! Also does anyone know the valve stem diameter for this thing ? Thanks in advance for the info. Merry Christmas, Kenny
|1992 Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.3 2.3L compresion VIN: WDBDA28DXN
We performed a valve job; cam broke a few days later. We had installed tensioned wrong and one of the rails missed the retaining pin, replaced cam and related parts as needed. NOW we have no compression on 2 cylinders, when we remove rocker assembly we can see...
|1996 Mercedes-Benz C220 2.2L Rear Defroster VIN: WDBHA22E5T
Rear defroster is inop all the time. Switch is integrated into the a/c controller. Yellow led for rear defroster flashes very briefly when key is turned on, but doesnt come on when pushing button and the back glass does not get warm. Simple circuit really. Has...
|1996 Mercury Mystique GS 2.5L engine VIN: IMELM65LIV
Hi Folks,got a mystique here with a problem,came in with the complaint of overheating.Customer had the waterpump replaced,drove a few hundred miles and that was when the problem showed up.He removed the t-stat,and when that didnt work he brought it to me.I sco...
|1985 Nissan Maxima GL 3.0L a/c control switch VIN: JN1HU11S2F
Hello Nissan people...I hate to bother you with something that seems so meaningless,but I have an 85 Nissan Maxima a/c inop and no power to a/c switch. If anyone could tell me what supplies power to the switch and what color wire it is I'd appreciate it...than...
|1991 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale Brougham 3.8L Transmission VIN: 1G3HY54C3M
The owner of this vehicle has been complaining of this problem for a year now. It's same old thing of it never acts up when we have it. I was wondering if someone out there could help us with this one. He tells us that as he is driving it acts as if the key is...
|1997 Pontiac Firebird Formula 5.7L MIL Lamp on VIN: 2G2FV32P2V
worked on evap a few day's ago, po441. just got back from vacation ,this trans am had charcoal inside the evap sol and vac sw was missing (salvage title ).so i replaced the canister and vac sw and evap sol blew lines out with shop air .checked voltage at vac s... Trouble codes: P0441
|1988 Toyota 4Runner DLX 2.4L Ignition timing VIN: JT4RN62D5J
We installed this engine because of oil consumption and cylinder head gasket was leaking coolant EXTERNALLY, after installing engine we went to set timing by jumping T & E1 connectors the Service Engine light will come on but timing will not change hot or cold...
|2000 Toyota Tundra Limited 4.7L MIL Lamp on VIN: 5TBRT3813Y
VSS code returns after clearing codes as soon as you drive away. Scantool vehicle speed reading looks as though everything is just fine. Lab scoped signal at the pcm and it appears as a digital signal, but when the signal switches it does not pull down (or eve... Trouble codes: P0500 (vehicle speed sensor)
|1992 Volkswagen EuroVan GL 2.5L Steering VIN: WV2KC0708N
Hi Gang Has anyone came across one of these for tie rod ends that don,t fit.we tried part # 701 419 811 b and 701 419 811c Dealer cant find proper part,and I know of this happening at another shop who ended up changing the spindals to accomidate the new tie...
|1994 Volkswagen Jetta GLS 2.0L No Start VIN: 3VWSC81H2R
Vehicle towed in had no start checked for spark, fuel pressure & injector pulse all good. Checked for codes had 00515 read All Data said to check timing belt. Checked markes belt was off 2 teeth. Replaced belt still would start. Found when you cycle ignition s... Trouble codes: 00515 (Cam circuit problem)
|2004 Volkswagen Jetta GL 1.8L airbag light VIN: 3VWSE69MXM
Dear VW friends, We replaced all faulty SRS parts and the airbag control module, therefore we have to CODE the new control module. Our Bentley CD goes only til 2003 and therefore I can not find the correct coding #. -) E-bahn -) Jetta 1999 -2003 -) Body -) ...
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|2000 Audi A6 Quattro 4.2L MIL Lamp on VIN: WAUZL54BXY
The fix was to remove the intake manifold,seperate the housing halves of the manifold to gain access to the flaps and shafts and unbolt the arms from the shafts, use a two jaw puller to pull the bushings off the shafts, found the insides of the bushings corrod... Trouble codes: 16684 (Random/Multiple misfire detected), 16692 ([...] misfire detected), 16537 (O2 [...] S1 Response too slow), 17538 (Fuel trim Bank 2 System too lean), 16517 (O2 Sensor B1 S1 Response too slow), 16689 (Cylinder 5 misfire detected).
|1991 BMW 750iL 5.0L transmission VIN: WBAGC82010
G'day everyone, Sorry it's taken so long to get this fix posted, you all know what the Christmas rush is like! The fault with this vehicle turned out to be twofold. Firstly after locating the transmission ECU which is up inside the base of the 'A' pillar, we c...
|1990 Chevrolet K2500 Cheyenne 5.7L Electronic VIN: 2GCFK29K2L
First of all, thanks to John, Dave, and Clyde for the help on this one. The problem with this vehicle, however, was incorrect control head had been installed. The owner of this vehicle has only had it 6 months and did not know the history of vehicle, but appar...
|1996 Chevrolet Corvette 5.7L air bag VIN: 1G1YY22P5T
sorry for the late closing,had to order module.after replacement began getting intermitten code 24.sent to dealer due to no load simulator to contue on.
|2000 Chevrolet Astro 4.3L Fuel guage, Temp. Guage cluster lights VIN: 1GCDM19W9Y
Thanks everyone who replied. We tested the ingnition switch, checked all grounds, checked wires at the bulkhead with no success. We ended up sending it to the dealer who then in turn called us back saying they couldn't figure it out and if the could have more ...
|2000 Chevrolet Astro 4.3L Gas Gauge VIN: 1GNEL19WXY
Thanks for the replies. It indeed turned out to be the fuel level sensor which is todays name for a fuel sending unit. It is in the gas tank attached to the fuel pump assembly. Relativly easy repair.
|1995 Dodge Stratus 2.0L Stall VIN: 1B3EJ46X7S
After contacting the customer by phone, it appears that there was no exact cure, although I suspect carbon buildup was the fault. I had recommended when the vehicle first came in that the customer begin adding a can of fuel injector cleaner with each tank of f...
|1996 Dodge Ram 3500 5.9L Charging VIN: 1BGMF36C6T
Hello all thanks to all that replied, found bad connection at crank sensor. thanks again everyone! Merry Christmas!
|1998 Dodge Caravan 3.3L Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1P4GP44G4W
well its fixed I receved two replys that nailed it I continued working on it a did eventualy found it IF I would just rested over night the two replys would have saved my a lot of gref any way it was a bad wire splice FACTORY splice that had a bad conection th... Trouble codes: P0122, P1496.
|2000 Dodge Durango 5.2L No Start, Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation VIN: 1B4HR28Y5Y
Thanks for the help. It finally got cold enough to duplicate the problem. The cold idle command was there ,but the I.A.C. couldn,t respond fast enough when it was cold. A new I.A.C. was the fix.
|2000 Dodge Intrepid 2.7L starter VIN: 2B3HD46R8Y
Thankyou to everyone who replied.Replaced ignition switch problem is fixed.
|2001 Dodge Grand Caravan EX 3.8L Poor Idle Quality, Stall VIN: 2B4GP7441R
As many suggested, it was a bad T.P.S.. I thought there would have to be a greater voltage variance to cause such a problem. Thanks for all the replies.
|1996 Ford Contour GL 2.5L vss VIN: 1FALP65L5T
Local Mercury Dealership service advisor was cooperative about FS letter covering wire harness degradation of insulation on engine harness. Customer took to them, NOT the Ford dealer for warranty replacement of harness. All was well once replaced. Quite a labo...
|1997 Ford Mustang 3.8L No Start VIN: 1FALP4448V
well guys thanks for the support and taking time to help. firstly i found out that a pats failure can infact let the vehicle start and then after one second shut down the injectors. as suggested i did the systems checks. checked power and grounds at pcm, data ... Trouble codes: U1451.
|2001 Ford Windstar LX 3.8L no communication with modules VIN: 2FMZA50401
Sorry guys, the customer took the vehicle and was suppose to return it and never did. I'm pretty sure it did indeed have damaged electrical somewhere, it's just a matter of finding it. Anyways, thanks to all who tried to help.
|2000 GMC Yukon Denali 5.7L brake pedal VIN: 1GKEK13R8Y
to everyone that responded,'thanks'.unfortunetly i do not have a positive close here.all suggestions were considered despite how simple they may have been.we did check adjusters and the abs pins. as we do not have a tech2 yet,we decided to send this one to the...
|1989 Honda Prelude 2.0 S 2.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: JHMBA41400
Thanks for the many reponses. I'm ashamed to admit I led you astray by saying there was no LED on the ECU. On more careful inspection we found a lens in the edge of the ECU through which the LED could be viewed. There is a viewing cutout in the floor cover pan...
|1996 Honda Accord Value Package 2.2L rt. frt. strut area VIN: 1HGCD5693T
SORRY for the LONG DELAY. Finally got the car into the shop, on the alignment rack where I could raise the car and still have the suspension loaded. My initial inspection showed me that nothing was 'loose' or in danger of causing an accident but rather an anno...
|1994 Land Rover Discovery 3.9L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, MIL Lamp on VIN: SALJY1244R
Thanks to all that helped, their are to many to name. It was bad oxygen sensor. I replaced sensor and cleared codes and all is well. It seamed simple at first (o2 code usually means o2 sensor) but then I saw many tech mails about the maf sensor connections, so... Trouble codes: 44 (left oxygen sensor).
|1995 Mazda Millenia 2.5L No Start, Stall VIN: JM1TA22135
Well, i waited until i was pretty sure this was fixed before posting a fix.Terry from Missouri hit it on the head the closest.Although most indicated the problem to be distributor related.I installed a factory new dist.from Mazda as per Terry's suggestion.I ca...
|1993 Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.6 2.6L No Start, Cuts out VIN: WDBDA29D9P
HI Thanks to all who replied. As many suggested I replaced the coil,cap and rotor. All seems to be well now.
|2000 Mitsubishi Eclipse GT 3.0L No Start
First i would like to thank everyone that offered up suggestions, they were very helpful. Well i fianlly broke down and had the dealer install a computer and immoblizer and sure enough that fixed it. we still have no idea how the computer got fried but i can t...
|2001 Mitsubishi Montero Limited 3.5L Stall VIN: JA4MW51R31
Special thanks to [...] who both informed me that cleaning those throttle plates with the IAC installed will wash the insulation off the coil windings & short out the IAC. Michael also mentioned the possibility of this damaging the ...
|2002 Mitsubishi Lancer ES 2.0L cooling fan VIN: JA3AJ86E12
i apreciate all the info you guys send. i couldn`t find the little control box mounted on the radiators.it`s a black box with 3 connectors; it was missing. i bought it from the dealer and followed the dyagram you sent. thanks alot ¡¡¡
|1987 Nissan Pathfinder SE 3.0L Poor Idle Quality, LACK POWER VIN: JN8HD16Y4H
got some helpfull hints - but still could not get to run correct - will now run and drive but still very rich - thank to all who took the time to try and help
|1999 Nissan Maxima GLE 3.0L hard start VIN: JN1CA21D9X
Hi gang thanks for all of the responses. Some of the responses indicated that there could be a problem with the idle circuit. When it's not acting up I can get it started with the TPS disconnected and the minimum idle speed is spec. the throttle bore is nice a... Trouble codes: P0325.
|1996 Saab 900 S 2.3L Speedometer VIN: YS3DD58B4T
Thanks to all who replied. Special thanks to the two guys who told me about the abs controllers going bad. The speedometer gets its signal from the left rear speed sensor via the abs controller. After taking ohm readings and ac voltage signals from left rear s...
|2002 Saturn Vue 3.0L MIL Lamp on, lean code VIN: 5GZCZ63B12
followed Bulletin No.: 02-06-01-016A. all is well. have access to gm bulletins but could not find it. thanks to all who responded and for reminding me that all-data also has a bulletin search platform. Trouble codes: P0171, P0174.
|1990 Subaru Loyale 1.8L Misfire
Recomendations: Use top end cleaner, Check for vac leaks, Check cam timing. And one person said Cat converter. This vehicle has not come back yet, and if it does im going to charge him extra to check cam timing
|2001 Toyota Echo 1.5L valve clatter, ping VIN: JTDBT12311
Thanks techs for your help. However the car has not returned yet to resolve the problem so I have to close the post. Suggestions were to look for valve cover oil baffle broken, timing tensioner shot, Mass air flow sensor, valve adjustment, exhaust leak, or bro...
|1996 Volkswagen Jetta GLS 2.0L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 3VWSA81H7T
thanks for the responces- most responces were to check for proper spark plugs - car had factory bosch plugs installed- then check for missfire at plug wires and dist. cap and spray with wires and coil with water all ok new bosch plug wires and bosch dist. cap ... Trouble codes: P0300, P0302.
|1999 Volkswagen Beetle GLS 2.0L electric windows and door locks VIN: 3VWCA21C6X
Well guys I've checked both the doors for chafed wires and any broken connections. none were found. I found and disconnected the comfort module and waited for 30 minutes. The windows still didn't function properly, but the radio now works. I am gong to condem ...


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Monday morning, the first morning of what passes for tennis's off-season, brought sad news: former Wimbledon champion Jana Novotna had died of cancer at the age of 49. She had passed away the day before, at her home in the Czech Republic. It is not a little ironic that Novotna died on the same weekend that Grigor Dimitrov was struggling to tame his nerves on a court in London. It was on a court in London in 1993—Centre Court Wimbledon—that Novotna suffered the worst meltdown in modern tennis history.
Serving at 4-1 40-30 against Steffi Graf in the third set of the women's final, Novotna completely fell apart, losing 17 of the next 21 points (including four double faults) to hand Graf the title. The trophy ceremony yielded one of the more poignant scenes that tennis has ever witnessed: Novotna weeping on the shoulder of the Duchess of Kent. Novotna should primarily be remembered for the coda to this story: in 1998, she overcame whatever emotional scars she bore and won Wimbledon, her only grand slam singles title. However, the 1993 final made her synonymous with choking and will always be the first thing that people think of when her name is mentioned.
Was Dimitrov thinking about Novotna as he labored to close out Jack Sock in the semifinals of the Nitto ATP Finals on Saturday and then struggled to finish off David Goffin in Sunday's title match? I doubt it (for one thing, the Bulgarian was only two years old in 1993). And I can't say that Novotna came to mind for me as I watched Dimitrov over the weekend. But choking was definitely on my mind. As gifted as he is—the Baby Fed nickname and all that—the 26-year-old Dimitrov has always struggled with the mental side of the game. A choker? That's a harsh label. But he had a tendency to wobble in pressure situations, and a habit of throwing away leads.
In a match against Novak Djokovic in Indian Wells in 2013, Dimitrov, up 5-3 in the first set, double-faulted four times to surrender the break; he went on to lose the set and the match. The following year, he played Djokovic in the semifinals of Wimbledon and coughed up three straight doubles in the third game of the fourth set. He then blew three set points in the fourth-set tiebreaker, tossed in another double, and lost the match. At the 2015 Australian, he was up 5-2 in the fourth set against Andy Murray and promptly surrendered five straight games to give the Scot the match. Incredibly, the same thing happened when he played Murray in Cincinnati eight months later. Dimitrov was up 5-2 in the third set when he came apart and dropped five consecutive games. His most recent disaster was earlier this year, in Indian Wells, when he failed to capitalize on four match points and lost to Jack Sock in the third round.
This was the baggage he carried onto the court in his semifinal against Sock last Saturday night in London. With Papa Fed having lost earlier in the day to Goffin, Dimitrov, who had swept his round-robin matches (including a 6-2 6-0 pasting of Goffin) suddenly found himself the favorite to win the year-end tournament, which would be the biggest title of his career. All he had to do was keep his nerves in check. Gulp. He raced out to a 3-0 lead on Sock in the first set, then dropped six of the next seven games. Dimitrov skeptics shook their heads knowingly. But then Dimitrov turned it around, bageling Sock in the second set. In the eighth game of the third set, he got what figured to be a decisive break to go up 5-3. But once again, crossing the finish line became an odyssey. He squandered three match points and had to save two break points before clinching the win.
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The Art Collections
Works on Paper
The collection holds work by notable artists such as Edward Bawden, Eric Ravilious and Frank Brangwyn and local artists including Henry Barlow Carter, Albert Strange and William Roxby Beverley.
A variety of media are represented, including pencil and charcoal sketches, gouache, watercolours, etchings, pastels and prints. In 2016, Scarborough Art Gallery became the official repository for the Printmakers Council archive, and a selection of prints enter the collections biennially.
236 of the works are railway and corporation posters by John William Broadrick, Frank Henry Mason and Frank Newbould, among others.
Oil Paintings
Many of the oil paintings within the collection were gifted by the wealthy art collector, Tom Laughton.
He donated 17th-19th century works by artists such as Richard Cosway, William Etty, Francis Nicholson and John Atkinson Grimshaw, and 20th century works by artists including John Armstrong, Sir Matthew Smith and Bruce Turner.
The collection also includes Scarborough scenes by marine artists Frederick and Ernest Dade and Robert Ernest Roe.
Sculpture and Applied Arts
Scarborough Art Gallery has a modest sculpture and decorative arts collection, but continues to acquire new works. Sculptures includes works in marble, bronze and lead by notable artists such as Lady Kathleen Scott and Phoebe Stabler. The decorative arts collection includes some late 18th century furniture, a small group of Leeds Creamware and a number of longcase clocks.
The Archaeology Collections
Two centuries of excavation are represented within the collection – formed through acquisitions from digs by archaeological companies, academic institutions and by the Scarborough Archaeological and Historical Society. These include material of national importance and small local finds.
SMT holds a collection of excavated Early Mesolithic material from Star Carr and other sites around the now extinct post-glacial Lake Flixton. In 2015 SMT accepted a deposition of finds and paper archives from the Vale of Pickering Research Trust, which investigated the Palaeolithic site of Seamer Carr between 1975 and 1996.
The collection holds objects from the Bronze Age, including cinerary urns, pygmy cups, food vessels and a beautiful collection of bronze axe heads. However, the most significant assemblage from the period is the Early Bronze Age burial deposition of Gristhorpe Man. Discovered in 1834, the Gristhorpe Man find is one of the most important tree trunk burials ever discovered. Research on Gristhorpe Man's remains and grave goods has changed archaeological understanding of how people may have lived in Early Bronze Age Britain.
The collections include a small group of items from dynastic Egypt, donated to the Scarborough Philosophical Society in the 1840s by Mrs Alice Lieder, a teacher and missionary.
The Roman collection holds significant material such as the Romano British cemetery from Norton, which was discovered in the 1960s and consists of 28 skeletons and grave goods. Furthermore, collections of material from the Scarborough Castle headland and Filey Carr Naze chart the last days of the Roman Empire in the North of England, while human remains from the Windypits burials of the North Yorkshire Moors point towards potential human sacrifice in the late Iron Age and Early Romano-British period.
The medieval collection includes a 14th century Scarborough Ware ram shaped aquamanile and 15th century silver items purchased by the Scarborough Philosophical society in 1836, including a silver ring and silver gilt-reliquary.
The Natural History Collections
Birds and Animals
We hold thirteen documented specimens from a collection of trophy heads of exotic animals shot by Lieutenant Colonel John James Harrison, including an adult male pygmy antelope collected in 1904. SMT also holds a mounted specimen of a giant tortoise from the Galápagos Islands donated by John Wharton in 1840.
The mounted birds, both domestic and international in origin, include the Rowntree family's pet Herring Gull, a Little Bustard and three Great Bustards, three Passenger Pigeons, many impressive birds of prey, and a collection of Birds of Paradise also brought back by Lieutenant Colonel Harrison.
The mounted mammals, birds, fish and crustaceans are a mixture of cased and uncased examples.
Palaeontological material
Arguably the most important discrete collections held are the 80 Type and Figured specimens which are of international significance. A list of these Type fossils and ones held at Whitby can be found on the Scarborough & Whitby Museums type & figured fossils catalogue website.
Other collections include: Lower Jurassic fossils, Middle Jurassic terrestrial material (mainly ichnology and plant remains) and Upper Jurassic marine collections.
Little vertebrate material exists in the collections, however the remains of the Speeton Plesiosaur were acquired after its discovery in 2001. This Plesiosaur was uncovered from a stratigraphically significant interval, helping to constrain evolutionary trends in the Lower Cretaceous.
The Dinosaur footprint collection and associated academic data from the Yorkshire Coast compiled by the late Dr Martin Whyte of the University of Sheffield was also acquired in 2013.
Study Skins
Most of the study skins held originate from the collection of the 20th century British born naturalist Wilfred James Plowden-Wardlaw.
We hold Avian Eggs including a Great Auk egg, a passenger pigeon egg and a Great Bustard egg.
The Herbarium collection houses specimens collected by several botanists, including Walter Waters Reeves and Georgiana Wise. In the year 2000 the specimens were conserved by the Liverpool World Museum but have since returned and are accessible for researchers.
The Mollusca collection is largely formed from the collection of local naturalist William Bean bought by the Scarborough Philosophical Society in 1923 and added to by Walter J. Gyngell in 1926. In 1999 the collection was catalogued and repacked.
The Entomology Collection largely consists of James M. Brown and George Beckworth Walsh's insect collections, both of which are important examples of 19th and 20th century natural history collecting with strong local provenance.
The Geology Collections
The Rotunda: William Smith Museum of Geology was reopened in 2008 after a two-year restoration and redisplay. The name was changed to acknowledge the huge role that William Smith played in the development of practical geology and in designing the museum. The geology collections comprise around 8000 specimens; including mostly palaeontology and mineral specimens.
Mineral Material
The mineral collections are extremely diverse and include some rare examples of Weardale material; however, there is very little provenance data for the specimens.
The Social and Local History Collections
Local history
The local history collection is relatively small, however, a notable example is the archive of the British Tunny Club – an important contribution to the history of rod and line fishing in Britain. The collection is in a range of media, books and ephemera.
The Borough Council's tourism archive includes ephemera, such as posters, some of which date to the late 18th century.
Social history
The Trust is actively acquiring items for the social history collection. It currently comprises material representing general domestic life and objects of relevance to the Scarborough Borough area, such as a climming kit used to take seabird eggs from Bempton Cliffs.
Clarke Charms collection
The Clarke Charms collection is of particular significance, due to the range of material and belief systems represented from around the world. The collection numbers over 500 items and was accumulated between 1890 and 1945 by local naturalist and folklorist William James Clarke, a founder member of the Scarborough Field Naturalists Society.
Seaside Heritage collection
The Seaside Heritage collection has recently been documented thanks to an Esmee Fairbairn Foundation grant. Efforts are being made to collect more material to represent the history of Scarborough as a seaside resort, including items from the earliest years of the town as a tourist destination.
The costume collection is relatively small but includes some beautiful pieces, such as several pairs of embroidered early 20th century shoes, a collection of bathing costumes dating from the 19th and 20th centuries, including a mid-20th century Janzen maternity suit and a selection of ladies' evening wear. The collection is lacking in 19th century clothing but one piece of note is a Georgian cotton maternity or nursing dress.
Within the jewellery collection is an anti-slavery brooch dating from the early 19th century and several quality pieces of Whitby jet jewellery.
The Ethnography Collections
The collection dates mainly from the 19th and early 20th centuries, and contains material from Africa, North, Central and South America. The most important items in the collection include the photographs and audio recordings of a group of pygmies from the Congo brought to England by Lieutenant. Colonel John James Harrison in 1906.
The Numismatics Collection
The coin, medal and token collection includes the Kendall collection which ranges from Hellenic Greece to Victorian England: Greek, Roman, Medieval, Early Modern and Victorian coins, medals and tokens are all represented. The medal collection includes medals made from the shells fired on Scarborough during the German bombardment of the town in 1914. The tokens date from the 17th through to the 19th centuries and originate not only from local Scarborough tradesmen but also locations throughout the British Isles, together with several international examples and some with religious connections.


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Rock music clues us in to the setting change in playwright Paul Edwards' adaptation of Oscar Wilde's classic tale The Picture of Dorian Gray. For fellow boomers in the crowd who may have been raised on tv broadcasts of the oldie black and white 40's film of this story (Peter Lawford! Angela Landsbury! Donna Reed! and more!), this writer suggests you forget the story you knew at the door.
Here instead is more the essence of Wilde's novel, and in fact, Scott Olson as the corrupting Henry Wotten speaks like Oscar Wilde himself. More, Dorian Gray (Javier Ferreira) is not just any libertine, but a very gay one in the Reagan times when nobody quite knew what caused the plague and when religious zealots in the public square said that it was God's comeuppance and punishment for sodomy. If you too lived through those times and lost a friend or two before the cocktail came to be, you might find yourself squirming at the reminder of those blame-the-victim times.
City Lit Theater Production Unlike Movie
In this play, unlike the movie, we don't have any attempt at special effects to make the portrait grotesque as Gray continues on his dissolute path. And, it's a photograph of Gray, not a painting. Nor do we have a set that feels 70's especially.
What we do have is a script full of inside theater world laugh lines, and more than a few moments of very good acting throughout by the entire cast. Javier Ferreira could be the poster boy for a narcissistic disorder in a psychiatric diagnostic manual—never overplaying his lines. Especially in Act II, Scott Olson pierces us as he presents himself covered with AIDS lesions. Ryan Leonard, playing a Vietnam soldier spit upon at airports or a closet case trying to protect his secret identity, was a standout in every moment when he hit the stage.
Yet, from this reviewer's viewpoint, the actors are battling a script that doesn't seem to sing. One gets a sense that the script was better as a notion, than as it actually turned out.
One tip is to suspend judgment of the play until Act II, because it does pick up pace and impact, at least by this writer's lights. Those who have not read Wilde's novel or seen one or another movie rendition might enjoy this more.
Somewhat Recommended
Thru April 15
Fridays and Saturdays 7:30 PM
Sundays 3:00 PM
City Lit Theater
1020 W. Bryn Mawr Avenue
$32 (discounts for seniors and students available)
For tickets and more information visit the City Lit Theater website.
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I love PayPal, find it very handy, always use it, BUT … on this blog they are driving me bonkers!
Why? Because they insist on doing their thing in French on this blog, even though I change the language to English some five times a day. Things go beautifully for a few hours and then: BAM! Back to French, just because I happen to be living in France.
But for those of you who do not speak French and find it all very confusing and thus, run away, here's the trick to pay for the signed and dedicated edition of The Sleeping Madonna by credit/debit card and don't want to open a PayPal account:
After you click on the Buy Now button, you get to the order page. Look at the RIGHT bottom, where you see all the credit/debit cards. It says:
Vous n'avez pas de compte PayPal ?
Utilisez votre carte bancaire ou votre compte bancaire (le cas échéant). Continuer
which means:
Don't have a PayPal account?
Use your credit card or bank account (where available). Continue
… and that's what you do: you continue/continuer , happily pay with your card and before long will have the Madonna Sleeping with you.
Simple, non?
So, tell me, Mr PayPal, why don't you understand that this is an ENGLISH blog, not French? As far as I know, PayPal is an American company and they should darn well know that France is not the centre of the world and that there are many people who speak OTHER langages than French. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.


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Bus lift service is not very common. It is not something you can buy at a Best Buy, Pep Boys, or Home Depot. Considering that bus lift service is so uncommon, yet at the same time so important, where will you get your bus lift service? Certain companies have been able to prove themselves in the industry, and those are the companies who you know you can trust. Due to the fact that they are so established also means that the consumer gets savings when shopping with them. Professional bus lift service is a business in itself, so you need the proper tools that will allow you to properly fix buses. If you get a bad bus lift service then your shop has to shut down until the repair can be made. Business being closed is always bad for business. If you are in the business of fixing buses, or you want to break into it, then shop smart. Shop with companies who can sell and services at a reasonable price. If you are working with buses and you need bus lift service then find a company who eats, sleeps, and breaths bus lift service.
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Information for delegates
We look forward to gathering Gafcon delegates from around the globe so that we can share our united joy in the Gospel through worship, teaching and pilgrimage.
For background information about Gafcon and previous conferences please see here.
Please be aware that invitations are personal to you and cannot be transferred to anyone else.
You may be wondering why you received your invitation. You were recommended to the provincial Primate or the Chairman of the local Gafcon branch, as someone who would be interested in Gafcon's mission (see below under Theme) or who could be assisted by the encouragement and support Gafcon offers. If you are not already a member of Gafcon, we recommend you go to www.gafcon.org and sign up to receive regular updates.
If you want further details on the nomination process, please contact your Primate or Branch Chairman.
In keeping with Gafcon's mission; to restore Anglican commitment to Biblical truth by a) uniting faithful Anglicans under Christ's Lordship and b) revitalising authentic Gospel mission, the theme of the 2018 conference will be: 'Proclaiming Christ Faithfully to the Nations'.
Delegates will be asked to arrive at their hotel accommodation before dinner on Sunday 17th June 2018. The conference will formally end with lunch on Friday 22nd but accommodation will be provided for that night as most flights depart on Saturday 23rd June.
Conference Venue and Accommodation
We have booked the main auditorium and several breakout rooms in Jerusalem's International Conference Centre (ICC). Accommodation has been reserved at nearby hotels, details of which will be forwarded in due course.
For those sharing a twin or double room, the cost per person will be US$1,490. For those requiring a single room there will be a supplementary charge of $420. Costs include: accommodation, food, an afternoon excursion, travel to and from the ICC (if required) and a two-way airport shuttle. The cost of your flight to Israel and any visa costs are not included.
If you would like to take a tour before or after the conference, we will be happy to introduce you to reputable tour operators. Details will be made available locally.
Reply, Registrations and Deposit
Invitees are asked to reply by email to [email protected] by Thursday 31st August. Those who do not register by this date may have their place offered to others.
An initial deposit to secure your booking of US$50 will be required by 30th September; 50% will be required by 30th November and the balance will fall due on 31st March 2018.
Invitees will be asked to assent to Gafcon's Jerusalem Statement and Declaration when they register. You can read these here.
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Re: If I have JUMP can I come in and pay half of the rest of my bill and get a new phone or will I have to pay it off?tmo_marissa Dec 11, 2016 5:27 PM (in response to charlisymone)
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Hey charlisymone! What a lucky daughter you have! I want to make sure I'm addressing both parts of your question - if you're asking about your regular bill balance, your account will need to be current to upgrade (so as long as nothing's late, you're good to go!). Regarding JUMP! eligibility, if you have the original JUMP!, you'll be able to trade in your daughter's current phone as long as she hasn't already done so twice in the last rolling calendar year. If you have the more modern version of JUMP!, then you can trade in her current phone as long as 50% of the overall MSRP is paid off. If you have JUMP! On Demand, then you'll be able to trade it in as long as she hasn't JUMP!ed three times in the last calendar year. Phew! That's a lot of different JUMP! details.
To best prep you for your experience in store, I also want to let you know that you may have taxes and/or a down-payment due up front depending on the type of financing program you're participating in. The only other possible cost you could encounter is an insurance deductible if her iPhone 6S has any physical or liquid damage - but hopefully that's not the case. Please let me know if you have any additional questions, I'd love to help you make your daughter's Christmas morning as awesome as possible!
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Staying a strong trend for the sunnier season, the pool slide is back. The adidas Adilette arrives in a bold red colourway with a branded single strap and a contoured footbed for a comfy wear. A grippy rubber outsole finishes this man-made style nicely.


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Mentioned in Season One Episode Two by Pam Shipman to Mick Shipman, who does an impression not seen in the show.
'Mick: Why are you talking like a deaf person?
Pam: I am not talking like a deaf person. These are hushed tones. And you should know better, what with your cousin Keith. And he really is. Don't do the impression.
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The worst season in 20 years for the University of Wisconsin men's basketball team has put some fans on edge. Some people are even wondering about the direction of the program under coach Greg Gard.
Not Barry Alvarez. During a wide-ranging conversation in his office at Kellner Hall, the UW athletic director said Tuesday that he hasn't lost faith in Gard despite the Badgers' major struggles this season.
"I feel great about Greg," Alvarez said.
UW is 10-15 overall and 3-9 in Big Ten Conference play heading into a game at Illinois on Thursday night. The Badgers haven't missed the NCAA tournament since 1998, a run of 19 seasons that includes 10 trips to the Sweet 16 and three Final Four appearances.
This season, UW needs some wins down the stretch just to avoid playing on the first day of the Big Ten tournament later this month. Go one-and-done in that event, and the Badgers wouldn't play a single game in March.
Alvarez takes into account the fact UW lost two key pieces to injury early in the season — sophomore point guard D'Mitrik Trice (foot) and freshman wing Kobe King (knee) were limited to 10 games — and struggled with a tough schedule early in the season.
The Badgers, who had to replace four starters from a team that went 27-10 last season, exited November with a 3-4 record. Each of those defeats came against teams that were ranked at the time.
Gard went 42-18 in his first two seasons. He took over a 7-5 team after Bo Ryan retired midway through the 2015-16 season and, after starting 1-4 in Big Ten play, guided the Badgers to a tie for third in the conference and a surprising run to the Sweet 16.
"He showed me he can coach that first year," Alvarez said. "That team, they weren't hitting on all cylinders, they weren't playing as a team and he put that team (back) together. He started out with a rough stretch but hung with it and flipped that whole thing around. I'm confident in Greg."
Alvarez thought so highly of the coach he rewarded Gard with a big raise after the Badgers went to the Sweet 16 again last season, beating defending national champion Villanova, the top overall seed in the NCAA tournament, to get there.
Gard originally signed a five-year deal that paid him $1.75 million in 2016-17 with $50,000 increases each additional year.
That deal was amended last spring and approved by the UW Board of Regents over the summer. Gard is now making $2.25 million annually with increases of $100,000 each additional year.
His contract goes through May 31, 2022.
"We've got a good coach, we've got good facilities and we'll right the ship," Alvarez said. "I feel very confident that we will."
One point Alvarez always tries to drive home when he's speaking to booster groups is the importance of not taking winning for granted. As a former football coach, that's a lesson he learned a long time ago.
"I try to tell people," Alvarez said, "that winning is hard."
UW fans have been spoiled by a long run of success by the department's two most prestigious programs.
The football team has gone to a bowl game in 15 consecutive seasons, a run that included a program-record 13 wins this past season.
Alvarez said believes the "law of averages" just caught up with Gard and his team this season.
"Sometimes you have injuries, sometimes it's scheduling, sometimes things don't pan out the way you thought and it's a tough league," Alvarez said. "All those things fall into place and we're having one of those (years), we're just having a rough year. Nobody likes to lose, but it's reality."


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Time to put the word back into wordpress! I took a short break from posting while I completed the first written task for an MA in TESOL. Will be posting bilingualism related interestingness from the course texts later I am sure. So, right back to books that help your child to develop their language skills. This one was recommended by an Australian friend and it represents a real step up from simple story/picture books to educational reading.
Written by Alison Lester and published in 2004 (penguin books), this beautifully illustrated and narrated book follows a family on their trip around Australia. It is written from the perspective of the eight year old daughter (middle of three) and simply blends the geography and experiences of the journey into an easy to understand narrative.
It took us two or three days to read through the book. Each double page contains a wealth of pictures and information and so there is plenty to talk about with your eager young learner. Having never been to Australia, it was an education for me too. Thoroughly recommend this for children of 4 up.


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Reality TV has been one of the most popular TV genres since the start of Big Brother. However, as the internet has developed and everything is more easily accessible. We now have a new term 'vlogs' which is like reality TV but on YouTube.
I have been subscribed to many YouTube vloggers, especially the 'Shaytards' for almost 5 years. They are an American family, who film their daily lives every day and post it on YouTube. What I like about Vlogs is that you don't have to watch them on time or even watch each one, whereas with 'Big Brother' you do or you miss the drama. And with reality TV its advertised everywhere, you have advertisements about it, and it can be very overpowering. But with a YouTube vlogger, they are personal to you as you know they aren't overly known to the whole country or world, so it creates a little world of escapism.
I prefer YouTube vlogs as they seem realer, even though the videos are edited, they show real people who aren't hugely rich or famous, so as a viewer you can relate to them. You also start feeling like your part of their lives. With the Shaytards, I have been watching their children grow and have seen their lives change by having more babies, moving cities and moving house. They are like my internet family; even though I have never met them 'face to face' I feel like I know them like my own family.
This convergence, of reality TV to Vlogs, has changed personal interaction tremendously. People who watch YouTubers, can comment and like or dislike their videos, tweet and share, post links about them. You can watch them on your mobile phone, laptop, computer and even TV.


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On this day in 1918, John Thomas Agnew was born to John Wesley Agnew, a bookkeeper for Monon Railroad, and his wife Mary, a feisty-minded and strong-willed woman who loved babies and telling stories. John Thomas grew up without a lot of luxury, and always excelled in school. He found a flute on the street & taught himself how to play it, later writing marches for Purdue band. As a youth, he contracted a disease that took him out of school and caused one leg to be shorter than the other. For this reason he limped the rest of his life and could not tie his own shoes, but that never slowed him down. He became Prof. of Mechanical Engineering at his alma mater, Purdue University, did research at Genl Motors in Michigan, and eventually moved his family to Philadelphia where he became Dean of Engineering at Drexel U. On weekends he was grading papers and reading but always available to his kids. He loved wearing old white t-shirts and bumming around in Natl Parks and hunting for fossils in the summer. He was a small man, a scientist at heart and agnostic but believed in contributing to the advancement of humanity. He died at age 50, as many Agnew men do, with heart trouble, just after my 16th birthday. He was my father, and I miss him.
Archive for November, 2014
Nov.19 – John Thomas AgnewNovember 19, 2014
2 little poemsNovember 18, 2014
This is the Time
This is the time
When all is well
When work is done
And time stands still
The night takes over
And thoughts take flight
Into worlds unknown
The dreams of midnight.
cfblack 11-17-2014
The Future
I wonder what
the future holds,
What will the news be tomorrow?
Will we hear the fateful decision
that spawns a riot across America?
It all seems so pointless, sometimes.
It all seems so very unreal.
Corruption riddles the system throughout,
There will be no redemption here.
All we can do is call upon God
and raise up our arms to each other,
Shield ourselves against the cold,
Walk through this night together.
Hidden Words no.66November 6, 2014
nothing really to sayNovember 6, 2014
There is so much to say, I cannot really say anything. I stare at my plastic-stacked-drawers of trinkets, stickers, pencils and markers, units marked "Unity" "Oneness" " Love" "Service" — from doing children's classes this summer, and it seems like a lifetime ago.
My office room now contains a laptop from my new school. There are criminology books strewn around the room, a full notebook of materials from every class. Still wondering how I will ever catch up before the semester ends. Finals Week exactly 4 weeks away, and a holiday in between now and then.
I think about each student and now know them all by name. I have learned them all. I still do not know a thing about what some of them really think. What do they think about? What are their worries? What do they spend their time on away from class? Do they look forward to being at home for Thanksgiving? Do they have a goal? What do they expect in their future?
They are all beginning to worry about their grades and want to keep them as high as possible. But will they study? Will they take that book out of reserve at the library and look through the chapters? It's anyone's guess.
My ever present hope is that each one of them will attempt their best. Time to run that sprint to the finish line — all the way in! How much steam do you have left in reserve?
And then a blessed month off.


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