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â€"Editorial plan aimed at resolving odor problems emanating from its two modern paint facilities at its Oakville plant. While the odor problems were by no means of a permanent nature, they were a cause of concern for the residents surroundâ€" ing the giant automotive plant â€" especially in recent years folâ€" lowing the residential boom surrounding the plant. Hats off to Ford of Canada for investing $40â€"million in a Yet rather than ignoring the complaints, Ford chose to meet with its neighbors and municipal offic1als to map out a game plan to combat the problem. The result is a threeâ€"phase $40 million program. In the proâ€" gram, all paint oven exhausts at both plants will pass through thermal destruction units that eliminate orders; paint coating formulations will be reviewed to reduce "odiferous conâ€" stituents" where practical; 100â€"meter air quality towers will be built at each paint facility to improve dispersion and reduce odor. While it still remains to be seen whether the improvements will fully resolve the odor problems, it is refreshing to see a major corporation trying to solve an environmental problem long before it becomes a major public relations nightmare. Mayor Ann Mulvale, who has been following the situation for years, was pleased with Ford‘s actions which she points out is not being forced upon them. Another pleasing note is that Ford‘s $40â€"million odor abateâ€" ment program is representative of the company‘s continued interest in the Oakville plant. Ford has already invested $1 bilâ€" lion to produce the 1995 Windstar in Oakville and will invest another $400 million to build a new paint facility at the Ontario Truck Plant. With that kind of investment, it would appear that Ford has no intentions of abandoning the Oakville car and truck assemâ€" bly plants. Top that off with an apparent willingness to mainâ€" tain a peaceful coexistence with its immediate neighbors and Ford is well on its way to meeting its responsibilities as a good corporate citizen. Sound investment And that‘s definitely good news for Oakville. sessossoscome WEEKLY FOCUS 467 Speers Road, Oakville, Ont. L6K 3S4 845â€"3824 Fax: 845â€"3085 Classified Advertising: 845â€"2809 Circulation: 845â€"9742 or 845â€"9743 Ever wonder what geniuses do to relax in the spare time _ a â€"~â€"~< hz T( iA YÂ¥ bold, black headline on the cover of a recent "Discover (The World of Science)" magazine caught my eye â€" arrested my old orbs, handâ€" cuffed ‘em, and booked ‘em withâ€" out bail. The headline was doing what cover headlines are supposed to do; lure readers into buying the magazine. The head read: "How geniuses chill out." You may wonder why in the world a guy like me would ever purchase "Discover (The World of Science)" magazine â€" unlikely reading for someone who, in one banner year of high school, flunked physics, abandoned bioloâ€" gy (the day they broke out frogs for dissection), and was actually asked to quit chemistry on account of what a teacher unjustly perâ€" ceived to be an attitude problem exceeding all of the elements on the periodic table combined... if you can imagine. You, too, may well wonder why a headline linked to a story on geniuses would arrest the old orbs of a writer whose I.Q. has been measured, generously, in a single digit... Finally, you may wonder what a publication as august and erudite as. "Discover (The World of Science)" is doing messin‘ with beebop, hiphop, together and today terms such as "chill out." Obviously, chasing that massive elusive science/rap audience. Regardless, the real reason I bought a copy of "Discover (The World of Science)" magazine is because in the Dog Days of August, after more than a month home with my vacationing boys, I am in need of a few good laughs. And what, I wondered, could be funnier than reading about how men and women with brains bigâ€" ger than bear boogers "chill out?" Sir Isaac Newton (Wayne‘s father?), I discovered, "chilled" by gardening, although he often hired someone to do the dirty work (maybe my wife‘s a genius; she gets me to do the dirty work!)... French philosopher Rene Descartes liked to stay in bed most mornings contemplating, among other things, life and the horrible fuzz accumulating in his navel. Physicist Albert Einstein relaxed with the violin... All pretty boring ways of "chilling," if you ask me. Then, there‘s Seymour Cray, the designer of one of the world‘s fastest and smartest computers. To chill, and for kicks of course, Cray digs in the dirt. Tunnels. Eight feet high, four feet wide, running from his home toward the shore of Lake Wissota in Wisconsin. Tunnels. Man, what a genius. Then, there‘s Temple University mathematician John Allen Paulos who swears "humor is a characteristic brain refreshâ€" ment for the spiritual children of Pythagoras." Huh? Naturally, Paulos, who has actually written a book called Mathematics and Humor, "chills" by combining his two passions, math and yuks. Paulos says, "Pure mathematics and humor share tools and techniques." I know math always cracked me up; and the way I executed math problems always left my teachers in spasms. By the way, an atomâ€"splitting math joke, according to Paulos: Mathematician, "How do you spell Henry?" Mathematician, "No. Hâ€"Eâ€"Nâ€"3â€" Râ€"Y. The three is silent." The three is silent. Talk about funny. I mean, if that doesn‘t put a run in your support hose, nothing will. Other scientists apparently "chill" by doing more science. Imagine the fun in that; science on top of science. And many, many genius types relax by... performâ€" ing magic. And reading "cheap detective novels â€" the worst sleaze." And cooking. And cleanâ€" ing. And â€" get this â€" by juggling. Juggling geniuses. Hey, I may not be real smart, but at least I don‘t juggle. Currently, I‘m "chilling" by putting down my copy of "Discover (The World of Science)" and thinking of things that make me giddy. How about that marriage made in heaven between marvelous Michael and the lovely Lisa Marie Presleyâ€" Jackson? How about photo radar, coming tomorrow to a highway near you? How about â€" I just thought of this; I must be a genius â€" the fact that as I write this there are only 24 days left until school starts! Unsuspecting victim, Hâ€"Eâ€"Nâ€"