diff --git a/nv.d3.js b/nv.d3.js
index 5b156e9..190cbbd 100644
--- a/nv.d3.js
+++ b/nv.d3.js
@@ -36,10 +36,13 @@ if (nv.dev) {
 //  Public Core NV functions
 
 // Logs all arguments, and returns the last so you can test things in place
+// Note: in IE8 console.log is an object not a function, and if modernizr is used
+// then calling Function.prototype.bind with with anything other than a function
+// causes a TypeError to be thrown.
 nv.log = function() {
   if (nv.dev && console.log && console.log.apply)
     console.log.apply(console, arguments)
-  else if (nv.dev && console.log && Function.prototype.bind) {
+  else if (nv.dev && typeof console.log == "function" && Function.prototype.bind) {
     var log = Function.prototype.bind.call(console.log, console);
     log.apply(console, arguments);
   }
diff --git a/src/core.js b/src/core.js
index e2b876e..d51ff7c 100755
--- a/src/core.js
+++ b/src/core.js
@@ -35,10 +35,13 @@ if (nv.dev) {
 //  Public Core NV functions
 
 // Logs all arguments, and returns the last so you can test things in place
+// Note: in IE8 console.log is an object not a function, and if modernizr is used
+// then calling Function.prototype.bind with with anything other than a function
+// causes a TypeError to be thrown.
 nv.log = function() {
   if (nv.dev && console.log && console.log.apply)
     console.log.apply(console, arguments)
-  else if (nv.dev && console.log && Function.prototype.bind) {
+  else if (nv.dev && typeof console.log == "function" && Function.prototype.bind) {
     var log = Function.prototype.bind.call(console.log, console);
     log.apply(console, arguments);
   }
diff --git a/src/models/axis.js b/src/models/axis.js
index eeb15e4..e132a57 100644
--- a/src/models/axis.js
+++ b/src/models/axis.js
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ nv.models.axis = function() {
             //Rotate all xTicks
             xTicks
               .attr('transform', function(d,i,j) { return 'rotate(' + rotateLabels + ' 0,0)' })
-              .attr('text-anchor', rotateLabels%360 > 0 ? 'start' : 'end');
+              .style('text-anchor', rotateLabels%360 > 0 ? 'start' : 'end');
           }
           axisLabel.enter().append('text').attr('class', 'nv-axislabel');
           var w = (scale.range().length==2) ? scale.range()[1] : (scale.range()[scale.range().length-1]+(scale.range()[1]-scale.range()[0]));
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ nv.models.axis = function() {
                 .attr('dy', '.71em')
                 .attr('y', axis.tickPadding())
                 .attr('transform', function(d,i,j) { return 'rotate(' + rotateLabels + ' 0,0)' })
-                .attr('text-anchor', rotateLabels ? (rotateLabels%360 > 0 ? 'start' : 'end') : 'middle')
+                .style('text-anchor', rotateLabels ? (rotateLabels%360 > 0 ? 'start' : 'end') : 'middle')
                 .text(function(d,i) {
                   var v = fmt(d);
                   return ('' + v).match('NaN') ? '' : v;
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ nv.models.axis = function() {
         case 'right':
           axisLabel.enter().append('text').attr('class', 'nv-axislabel');
           axisLabel
-              .attr('text-anchor', rotateYLabel ? 'middle' : 'begin')
+              .style('text-anchor', rotateYLabel ? 'middle' : 'begin')
               .attr('transform', rotateYLabel ? 'rotate(90)' : '')
               .attr('y', rotateYLabel ? (-Math.max(margin.right,width) + 12) : -10) //TODO: consider calculating this based on largest tick width... OR at least expose this on chart
               .attr('x', rotateYLabel ? (scale.range()[0] / 2) : axis.tickPadding());
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ nv.models.axis = function() {
                 .attr('dy', '.32em')
                 .attr('y', 0)
                 .attr('x', axis.tickPadding())
-                .attr('text-anchor', 'start')
+                .style('text-anchor', 'start')
                 .text(function(d,i) {
                   var v = fmt(d);
                   return ('' + v).match('NaN') ? '' : v;
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ nv.models.axis = function() {
           */
           axisLabel.enter().append('text').attr('class', 'nv-axislabel');
           axisLabel
-              .attr('text-anchor', rotateYLabel ? 'middle' : 'end')
+              .style('text-anchor', rotateYLabel ? 'middle' : 'end')
               .attr('transform', rotateYLabel ? 'rotate(-90)' : '')
               .attr('y', rotateYLabel ? (-Math.max(margin.left,width) + 12) : -10) //TODO: consider calculating this based on largest tick width... OR at least expose this on chart
               .attr('x', rotateYLabel ? (-scale.range()[0] / 2) : -axis.tickPadding());
diff --git a/src/models/lineWithFocusChart.js b/src/models/lineWithFocusChart.js
index 3985ffa..b75679e 100644
--- a/src/models/lineWithFocusChart.js
+++ b/src/models/lineWithFocusChart.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 nv.models.lineWithFocusChart = function() {
   "use strict";
   //============================================================
@@ -553,6 +552,12 @@ nv.models.lineWithFocusChart = function() {
     y2Axis.tickFormat(_);
     return chart;
   };
+  
+  chart.brushExtent = function(_) {
+    if (!arguments.length) return brushExtent;
+    brushExtent = _;
+    return chart;
+  };
 
   chart.transitionDuration = function(_) {
     if (!arguments.length) return transitionDuration;
diff --git a/src/models/multiBarChart.js b/src/models/multiBarChart.js
index 833a9ea..38e0251 100644
--- a/src/models/multiBarChart.js
+++ b/src/models/multiBarChart.js
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ nv.models.multiBarChart = function() {
             xTicks
               .selectAll('.tick text')
               .attr('transform', 'rotate(' + rotateLabels + ' 0,0)')
-              .attr('text-anchor', rotateLabels > 0 ? 'start' : 'end');
+              .style('text-anchor', rotateLabels > 0 ? 'start' : 'end');
           
           g.select('.nv-x.nv-axis').selectAll('g.nv-axisMaxMin text')
               .style('opacity', 1);
@@ -293,6 +293,7 @@ nv.models.multiBarChart = function() {
               .call(yAxis);
       }
 
+
       //------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
diff --git a/src/models/stackedAreaChart.js b/src/models/stackedAreaChart.js
index 3bbf6c7..da060d8 100644
--- a/src/models/stackedAreaChart.js
+++ b/src/models/stackedAreaChart.js
@@ -461,13 +461,13 @@ nv.models.stackedAreaChart = function() {
   };
 
   chart.width = function(_) {
-    if (!arguments.length) return getWidth;
+    if (!arguments.length) return width;
     width = _;
     return chart;
   };
 
   chart.height = function(_) {
-    if (!arguments.length) return getHeight;
+    if (!arguments.length) return height;
     height = _;
     return chart;
   };
diff --git a/src/utils.js b/src/utils.js
index 5f9694f..165a589 100644
--- a/src/utils.js
+++ b/src/utils.js
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ nv.utils.windowSize = function() {
 // Easy way to bind multiple functions to window.onresize
 // TODO: give a way to remove a function after its bound, other than removing all of them
 nv.utils.windowResize = function(fun){
+  if (fun === undefined) return;
   var oldresize = window.onresize;
 
   window.onresize = function(e) {