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- IPAforBreakfast Mar 20, 2013 07:52 AM
Help! I'm a Cal bear stuck in Stanfordland looking for a good bakery. My friends have graciously invited me to their home for dinner and I offered to bring dessert. I'd love to bring a pie, tarte, or torte....cupcakes as a desparate last resort. I'm new to working in Palo Alto and don't know the equivalent to Crixa/La Farine/PIQ in the area.
My Chowhound seach came up empty and Yelp (shudder) seems to only point me to bakery cafes that appear to concentrate on serving savory food.
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I would recommend "Douce France", 855 El Camino Real ,Palo Alto, CA 94301,Town & Country Village. French style, would make a very pretty hostess gift. They use good ingredients, so while their cakes have flavor, they are not too sweet. I particularly like their fruit tarts, but lots of choices. It's not a chain.
Also someone mentioned Mayfield bakery in the same shopping center. I don't care for their cakes as much, but they have pretty good breads and good chocolate chip cookies.
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re: FattyDumplin
A bit far for the OP, but Paris Baguette just opened a new location in Cupertino in the same plaza as Target. Design-wise it's like the one on University rather than the one on ECR in Galleria, which is a bit crusty now. It was jumping on Sunday morning, I think they're going to do well there. I liked everything except for my canelé, which was freezing cold and rock-like. They're also serving Ritual coffee.
Paris Baguette Cupertino, 20735 Stevens Creek Blvd. Cupertino, CA 95014
They are a bit expensive to serve a crowd and usually you have to make it to the PA Saturday farmers' market to pick them up, but the mini pies ('I-Pies') that Patricia Kline sells are quite good.
re: ML8000
Satura Cakes in Los Altos is my favorite for sweet bakery items. Their treats go lighter on sugar and let the main ingredients shine through.
They also make some gluten free cakes (Yuna, Flourless Chocolate Souffle Cake) that's gluten free not necessarily to cater to that crowd but because it actually tastes good on its own merit.
The Chocolate Hazelnut Cake individual dessert from Sugar Butter Flour is sinfully delicious. Since I wasn't eating it in private I had to restrain myself from moaning out loud with pleasure. They also have cakes. It's in Sunnyvale, but just a few blocks away from 85 and El Camino Real, so a short trip from Palo Alto.
+2 on Drager's.
Try Mayfield Baker which is across from Stanford at the Town and Country Village at El Cam and Embarcadero. Everything I've had from there has been excellent and definitely comparable to what I've had from La Farine. They had a fig tart last summer that was outstanding. Great bread too.
Cara's Cupcakes, which I think highly of, is in the same mall.
Chantal Guillon macaron would be fun.
I don't get to personally try a lot of bakeries due to Celiac but I did like the one cake I got at Satura. I know a lot of people like Martha's bakery in MP - a different type of place.


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"Fear of the unknown is what is holding us back."
#LFL2014 "Fear of the unknown is what is holding us back." We have to take risks in order for our students to take risks. @mrhooker
WA faculty Dana Huff, Cathy Fox and Sarah Getchell
WA faculty Dana Huff, Cathy Fox and Sarah Getchell advocate blending technology & student voice #lfl14 #WAInnovates http://t.co/wqQOZTMzf8
"If you are not teaching digital citizenship in th
"If you are not teaching digital citizenship in this day and age, you are not teaching citizenship." @patrickmlarkin #lfl2014 #psd70
MASSCue: Teachers and technology — game changers
MASSCue: Teachers and technology — game changers and transformative influences in student lives #lfl14 http://t.co/pxUzFEd9EA
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Lawrence Lessig Wins Damages For Bogus YouTube Takedown | TorrentFreak
Lessig wins damages for bogus Youtube takedown http://t.co/ZXmK7unaDZ #copyright
Student Blogging: Creating a Rubric | Empathic Teacher
Student blogging: creating a rubric. Some of my favorite examples: http://t.co/qFh3VLY3X6 #engchat #aplitchat
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An example of why I love Twitter, for resources su
An example of why I love Twitter, for resources such as this: 200 Prompts for Argumentative Writing http://t.co/P1f2UgUhZp via @langwitches
Patrick Higgins – Google+ – Google Forms templates.
Google Forms templates. http://t.co/Eql8Ncvx38
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Evolving English Teacher: Richard Sherman is Not a "Thug" but Macbeth is One
Evolving English Teacher: Richard Sherman is Not a "Thug" but Macbeth is One – http://t.co/Xvm8AjLt3K
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I am asked often enough for recommendations of this sort of thing that I thought I'd share.
Understanding by Design by Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe was the first truly useful and completely life-changing professional development book I read. I utterly altered the way I taught after reading it. It seems obvious to think about larger questions and determine what I want students to learn or be able to do by the end of a lesson or unit, but I wasn't doing it before I read this book. This book is an essential in project-based learning. Some of my older posts written as I reflected on reading this book still get more traffic than anything else on this blog. Try searching for the tags "ubd" or "understanding by design" to read them.
After reading An Ethic of Excellence: Building a Culture of Craftsmanship with Students by Ron Berger this summer, I completely revamped the way I teach writing, and it's really working well. For more information about writing workshop in my classes, check out these posts: Writing Workshop Part 1, Writing Workshop Part 2, and Writing Workshop Part 3. One of our history teachers and I discussed how this process could be used in his classes as well, and he has begun to implement it with excellent results. We had an enthusiastic sharing session about it last week. I am so thrilled. The side benefits: 1) students are returning to the work, even after it's been graded, to refine it further (not every student, true, but the fact that any student is doing this is remarkable to me); 2) no issues with plagiarism, which is a benefit I didn't even consider when I started (but it makes sense if you are sharing your work with all your peers, you wouldn't plagiarize it); 3) our classroom is a true community—one student commented on course evaluations that "we are always collaborating" and another said that the class is like "a family." Students are beginning to ask for workshop. It's amazing. I can't say enough good things about how it has changed my classroom for the better, and it's really because I read this book that I opted to try it out. One thing I'd like to see: an update of this book with consideration of using technology tools. Ron Berger carries around a massive amount of original student work, and digitizing it or doing the projects using digital tools would really help. A new section explaining how to do that would be great (I volunteer as tribute, if the folks at Heinemann or Ron Berger himself are interested).
If you have been reading this blog for a while, you might remember the summer I went to a Teaching Shakespeare Mini-Institute. It was phenomenal. The performance-based methods advocated by Folger have increased my students' engagement in Shakespeare and have helped them grapple with his language and themes. I have used Folger methods with students of all backgrounds and levels, and they just work. I couldn't teach without this book. It makes me sad that there isn't one for every play I'd consider teaching, but this volume has Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night's Dream, and Macbeth, and two other volumes have been published that incorporate 1) Hamlet and Henry IV, Part One and 2) Twelfth Night and Othello. I would love to see one on Julius Caesar. I think that play is hard to teach, and it is so frequently taught. Could be useful. Anyone want to go in with me to design a good Caesar unit? Let me know.
Penny Kittle's book Write Beside Them: Risk, Voice, and Clarity in High School Writing helped me understand the importance of modeling, of the teacher as learner. The book includes a DVD, so you can see Penny's writing workshop in progress. She discusses how her students keep writer's notebooks, how she incorporates minilessons and conferences, the ways in which she teaches genre, and how she assesses. It's fantastic.
I have a lot of books on my shelf that I really need to get through. Hopefully, with some changes coming soon, I'll have some time to do that.
So now it's time for the real conversation: which resources do you recommend?
Just for the purposes of full disclosure, I'm an Amazon associate; however, none of the authors or publishers have offered me compensation for sharing these books, and I share these books with you because they have truly been helpful to me. The associate links are a convenience for those who wish to purchase from Amazon.
Student applies principles of psychology to charac
Student applies principles of psychology to characters in @realjohngreen books she read. Her notes rock. http://t.co/Ug6niJ9qv0
The Power of Student Blogging: A Simple Reflection | Teaching 365
The Power of Student Blogging: A Simple Reflection http://t.co/0k1cPtYL4z #engchat #21stedchat #bloggers
Student Choice Doubters – Read On. | Teaching 365
Student Choice Doubters-Read On. http://t.co/3g8hLSJD0p #mschat #unconference #engchat
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Teach Shelley's Ozymandias? You'll love this pairi
Teach Shelley's Ozymandias? You'll love this pairing http://t.co/gsSM5M3lKy
Curmudgucation: Close Reading 2.0
Required reading for all ELA tchrs who have been told to hve kids "close read:" Curmudgucation: Close Reading 2.0 http://t.co/YIfdVWKdBT
It Is Not About the Gadgets – Why Every Teacher Should Have to Integrate Tech Into Their Classroom | Blogging Through the Fourth Dimension
It Is Not About the Gadgets – Why Every Teacher Should Have to Integrate Tech Into Their Classroom http://t.co/YkujNTjQkM #edtech #edchat
Anthony Hopkins reads Dylan Thomas – YouTube
"Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night" introduced and read by Sir Anthony Hopkins: http://t.co/nTfBX2h9Hk
Mary Shelley letters discovered in Essex archive | Books | The Guardian
Mary Shelley letters discovered in Essex archive http://t.co/oyk4ZTQQUq
Great News: Now Anyone Can Write and Publish a Sherlock Holmes Story – Noah Berlatsky – The Atlantic
Great news: Now anyone can write and publish a Sherlock Holmes story http://t.co/UvHgadvw8k
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You have probably heard the joke about professional development: "Dear Lord, please let me die at a staff development workshop. The difference between being alive and being dead is so indiscernible that I probably won't even notice I've died." In fact, my dear former colleague Barbara Rosenblit at the Weber School in Atlanta recently quoted the joke as well in her article for Ravsak, "Inverting the Triangle: Reimagining this So-Called Profession." Barbara says in her article that "we regularly infantilize teachers with what we offer as educational opportunities." She doesn't explicitly say so in her article, but having worked with Barbara for eight years, I feel confident in saying that one of the big problems she has with professional development is that teachers have no choice about what kind of professional development is on offer. They are not supported to go to conferences of their own choosing. They are not offered opportunities to design their own learning experiences. Professional development days are dreaded as long, boring days in which we are talked at and perhaps made to watch excruciatingly bad PowerPoints.
When my Dean of Faculty offered us the opportunity to be on a Vision Steering Committee tasked with working with the administration and the faculty to help articulate and build a shared vision for the school as well as help guide our school culture toward that vision, I jumped at the chance. The way I see it, it is important for teachers to step up when they are given opportunities to have their voices heard in this way. Teachers have a stake in the vision for their school, but they're not always asked to share their ideas for that vision.
One of the first tasks of the Vision Steering Committee was to brainstorm a plan for our professional development day following the winter break. One member of our committee suggested we try an unconference model. She described her experiences at the Boston Edcamp. I was enthusiastic about the idea after participating in SocialEdCon (previously EduBloggerCon) prior to ISTE on three occasions. To me, it's often the best part of that conference. Another colleague shared her own experiences of visiting High Tech High for an unconference and finding herself volunteering a topic of interest and facilitating the topic. In her words, one of the problems we often encounter with PD days is that we don't get what we need out of the day, but an unconference model allows us to "get exactly what [we need] out of the day."
The trouble as I see it with widespread adoption of the unconference model is that it involves a great deal of trust in the faculty. It takes a courageous administration to trust the faculty to pull off an unconference. However, I think the time has come for administrators to trust their faculties. There is a lot of angst in the air among educators right now, and the core of the problem lies in feeling we are not to be trusted. Planning professional development is only a small part of it, and Barbara articulates more of the problems in the article I linked above.
We used a Google Doc to plan and talk about how the day would take shape. In the end, we settled on two one-hour unconference sessions, and because this is new to our faculty, we invited them to propose ideas for sessions in a Google Doc before the PD day itself. First, a few of us shared our experiences with unconferences as a means of explaining what they are to our colleagues. Next, a few of us discussed norms for participation in an unconference. Then it was time for the planning to begin.
We divided into tables with about eight people at each table, and we had a three-minute idea dump. We wrote ideas on sticky notes. After the idea dump, we voted on the ideas and selected two from each table to present to the faculty as a whole. I know my table decided to put checkmarks on the ideas we liked, and we tallied the checks and chose the top two. These ideas were added to large pieces of chart paper along with the ideas already shared on the Google Doc and placed in a large room where we could further narrow down the topics after lunch. We elected to supply sticky notes, and teachers attached sticky notes to the topics that interested them most.
Those topics that received the most votes made it to the final round and became sessions. In the end, we offered six sessions during each time period, and a total of eleven topics were explored (one session idea on scheduling was so popular, we ran it twice). Among our faculty, these ideas were selected for sessions:
I attended the sessions on Project-Based Learning and Portfolios as Authentic Assessment. I thought it was the best professional development day I ever had. I had an opportunity to talk about issues I care about with peers who care about the same things. We talked about what was happening in our classrooms and how we envisioned carrying the ideas further. For instance, one of our science teachers described a project he designed with a colleague for physics in which students spent just about the entire trimester building their own cars. They learned the principles of physics in the process, but the learning became more relevant and important when it moved from the theoretical to the practical. He described a point at which he realized all the student groups were having the same problem with acceleration and gave direct instruction about the issue. They didn't have to memorize information about acceleration. They had to understand it and apply it to their car design. He also shared candidly that there was a point when he thought it would be a disaster and that the students wouldn't pull it off, and he wouldn't pull it off—the students were frustrated, and he was frustrated. They pushed past it, and in the end, he said most of the students felt it had a great deal of value. The learning all branched out the project. The issues that arose over the course of the project became the focus of lessons and quizzes. He mentioned that some topics he covered might not have been explored until much later in the year, but because they became important to learn because of the project, the students explored these topics earlier. I loved hearing about what was happening in his classroom.
The feedback I have heard so far is that faculty enjoyed the opportunity to choose what they wanted to learn more about and to cross departments and divisions (we have a middle school and upper school) to talk about what they wanted to learn. I can't remember ever leaving at the end of a PD day feeling energized and wanting to get in my classroom as soon as possible. That is a really sad statement, if you think about it. Conferences? Sure. I almost always leave conferences excited to go back to my classroom with what I've learned. However, I left this particular PD day excited about going into my classroom the next day and thinking about the discussions I had with my colleagues.
Some things we might do differently? I think in our haste to honor topics that received the most votes, we let some really good and important topics slide. Some of the topics we explored wound up not really being about professional development so much as discussion of policy. Perhaps that is fine, but not everyone walked away feeling like I did after my two excellent sessions as a result. It is easy to let such sessions devolve into venting frustration. While it is validating to hear others voice your own concerns, it isn't very energizing.
Teachers need to be trusted to care about and design their own learning experiences. The unconference model offers schools a great opportunity to put professional development in the hands of their teachers.
Thanks to Cindy Sabik, our Dean of Faculty, for permission to use her photos in this post. You can follow her on Twitter @sabikci
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Is Tartine worth the wait?
I have a friend coming in town this weekend and was thinking of Tartine for Saturday night- for the "New York experience." I have heard bad things about the wait, the service, and the size of the place...but great things about the food...Thoughts??
i think the food is great, and i like that it is byob. the place is TINY TINY. i haven't experienced bad service there, though, nor a wait at all, except for a brunch on a Sunday.
are you looking for french food in the village only?
I find it's one of those places that, while dining, you need to remind yourself it's a "value". I've never had anything bad, but I've never been wowed by anything. Additionally, you need to be prepared to wait for a table, and possibly eat in rather cramped quarters. Not trying to discourage a visit, but if your budget isn't the primary concern, you may want to consider one of the other bistros around the city.
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I've been to The Orchard twice in the last week-- highly recommend it. Food and service are fantastic. Haven't been to Tartine because of the wait.
i absolutley LOVE the orchard. i think the food is so delicious.
i recommend the duck confit, the warm mushroom flatbread, the yellowfin tuna tartare and the gnocchi!! my favorite.the agnolotti with butternut squash and brownsugar puree is also excellent, and the halibut was nice and flaky.
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I agree! I've had lunch once at Tartine when I happened to be in the neighborhood and was able to get a table without waiting. The food was very tasty, but I'd never consider standing in line for it. But then, I wouldn't stand in line for any restaurant no matter how good the food might be.
I think Tartine is good for what it is. The food had not compleltely wowed us over - some good French bistro dishes and freshly-baked dessert and bread items, and we have not had anything to complain about the service. The BYOB-friendly policy (I like digging into my stash, whether paid corkage or free BYOB) and the bearable waiting time (30 minutes, at most) makes it an OK place to go to.
Okay, I think someone needs to come out and say that the food at Tartine is downright bad. I got a croque madame, which was hard in places, to the point of being inedible. I forget what my girlfriend got, but I remember it being pretty bad as well. This kind of food would not fly in France.
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Hot Topic picks up on the popular Rageguy meme and turns it into a t-shirt. 4chan followers get upset, someone proposes that every Rageguy comics should be very racist and a lulzy smear campaign ensues.
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We all know that memes form through the sharing of ideas. Here in the United States, many people have mixed feelings about the nature of copyright law. But in Brazil, sharing culture and building upon each other's work is a feature of national pride.
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Monthly Review: October 2010
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Climate Change and the Environment
To meet our climate change goals, we are focused in the near term on implementing the most cost-effective fuel-efficiency technologies across a large volume of our vehicles, as well as on introducing new products that offer improved fuel efficiency without compromising style or performance. We are concentrating on affordable and near-term sustainable technology solutions that can be used not for hundreds or thousands of cars, but for millions of cars, because that is how Ford can truly make a difference.
For each of our new or significantly refreshed vehicles, we will continue to offer a popular version powertrain with leading fuel economy. Global platforms, such as those on which our Ford Fiesta and Focus are built, allow us to roll out our advanced technologies at a lower cost, achieving the large volumes that provide a real benefit.
We are offering our customers the "power of choice" when it comes to fuel-efficient vehicles and fuel-saving technologies – i.e., the ability to choose what best suits their needs from a wide range of advanced technologies implemented across our product lineup. To do this, we have introduced a wide variety of new engine and transmission technologies – as well as electrical system improvements, weight reductions and aerodynamic improvements – that deliver significant fuel-economy benefits for millions of drivers in the near term. We also offer electrified products, natural gas- and propane-ready engines, and vehicles that can operate on higher blends of biofuels. EcoBoost® engines, which use gasoline turbocharged direct-injection technology, are an important part of our efforts to improve vehicle fuel efficiency. EcoBoost engines significantly improve fuel economy and reduce CO2 emissions, and provide superior driving performance compared to larger-displacement engines. Because EcoBoost is affordable and can be applied to existing gasoline engines, we can implement it across our vehicle fleet, bringing fuel-efficiency benefits to a wide range of our customers. We produced over 2 million EcoBoost engines globally by the end of 2013, surpassing our previously announced goal of producing 1.5 million in that timeframe. We now offer EcoBoost engines on 90 percent of our North American and European nameplates, and 80 percent of our nameplates globally. In addition to EcoBoost engines we now offer a wide range of fuel-efficient technologies on our conventionally fueled vehicles, including advanced transmissions and Auto Start-Stop.
We offer six electrified vehicles (EVs) in the U.S: the all-electric Focus Electric, the Fusion Energi and C‑MAX Energi plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), and three hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs). We launched the Focus Electric in Europe in 2013 and plan to launch the C‑MAX Energi plug-in hybrid and a hybrid electric version of the Ford Mondeo in Europe in 2014. We plan to launch additional electrified vehicles in other global markets in coming years. Consumer interest in EVs grew in 2013. In 2013, the total number of EVs sold in the U.S. was 596,948, which accounted for a 3.8 percent of the total vehicles sold, up from 492,319 sold in 2012, which was 3.3 percent of vehicles sold in 2012.1 In 2013 Ford sold over 87,000 EVs including battery electric vehicles (BEVs), HEVs, and PHEVs – an all-time record for Ford. EV sales accounted for 3.5 percent of company sales, up from 1.6 percent share in 2012. Our overall share of the EV market also grew substantially. In the fourth quarter of 2013, our retail EV market share was 14.3 percent, up from 6.5 percent in 2013. While Ford's share of the electrified vehicle market is growing, electrified vehicles still only represent a small fraction of U.S. sales. Electrified vehicles still have a long way to go to get significant penetration in a market that is still dominated by gasoline-powered vehicles.
In 2014, we will introduce the 3.2L Power Stroke® diesel engine in the U.S. in the fuel-efficient Transit full-size van. This engine, which will be manufactured in South Africa, adds to our lineup of advanced, clean diesel technologies used in vehicles marketed around the globe.
In Europe we also offer advanced common rail diesel engines across our European model range, as well as an ECOnetic Technology range of low-CO2 vehicles.
We have committed that for each of our new or significantly refreshed vehicles, we will offer a powertrain with leading fuel economy. For more information on our overall approach to fuel-efficient and alternative powertrain technologies, please see our Sustainable Technologies and Alternative Fuels Plan.
The following are some examples of our fuel-efficient vehicles and progress in improving fuel efficiency by region.
In North America, we continued to introduce new vehicles that use the technologies identified in our Sustainable Technologies and Alternative Fuels Plan, and that offer outstanding fuel economy and reduced CO2 emissions.
In 2013 in the U.S., we improved the average fuel economy of our car fleet by 2 percent, and of our truck fleet by 3 percent compared to 2012. However, our combined U.S. corporate average fuel economy decreased by 1.7 percent in 2013 due to increased customer demand for trucks over cars. Fleet CO2 emissions improved by 11 percent compared to 2008.
We now have the most fuel-efficient vehicle lineup in our company's history.
We also continued to expand the use of our EcoBoost engines, which significantly improve the fuel economy of gasoline engines. As of the end of 2013, 90 percent of our North American and European nameplates offer EcoBoost engines.
We have made significant progress in improving the fuel economy of, and hence reducing the CO2 emissions from, our vehicles in North America. Figure 1 illustrates the improvement in fuel economy of key Ford vehicle models from 2004 to 2014.
Ford offers one of the broadest low-CO2 vehicle portfolios in Europe. Our efforts to improve fuel efficiency are paying off. Preliminary data shows that we have reduced the average CO2 emissions of our European car fleet by around 18 percent between the 2007 and 2013 calendar years.6
We are using a variety of technologies to accomplish these gains. We offer three ECOnetic vehicles, ultra-low-CO2 versions of selected Ford diesel vehicles that leverage several advanced, fuel-saving technologies. The ECOnetic name was chosen because it links ecologically sensitive technology to our "energy in motion" design philosophy, which combines driving quality and emotional styling.
In addition, we offer three EcoBoost gasoline engines in Europe, the 2.0L, 1.6L, and the 1.0L EcoBoost engines. These engines are available on the Ford Fiesta, B‑MAX, EcoSport, C‑MAX, Grand C‑MAX, Focus, Modeo, S‑MAX, and Galaxy. They are available in combination with other fuel-saving technologies such as Auto Start-Stop, Smart Regenerative Charging, Active Grille Shutter, and EcoMode. Ford is the only non-premium manufacturer currently offering Active Grille Shutter.
In 2013 and 2014 we are also extending our global electric vehicle plan to Europe. We launched the Focus Electric, an all-electric vehicle, in June 2013. We will launch the C‑MAX Energi, plug-in hybrid and a hybrid version of the Mondeo in late 2014. We also offer compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG, or propane autogas) versions of the Ford Fiesta, Focus, B‑MAX, C‑MAX, and Mondeo. And, we offer a flex-fuel version of the Ford Focus that can run on E85 (85 percent ethanol). All of our diesel vehicles can run on up a fuel blend of up to seven percent bio-diesel (B7).
Some examples of vehicles we offer in Europe with best-in-class, or extremely low-CO2 include:
In total, Ford offers 48 models and variants in Europe with CO2 emissions below 130 g/km, of which 13 models or variants have CO2 emissions below 100 g/km.
In the Asia Pacific region, we are launching more vehicles equipped with the EcoBoost engine in response to growing consumer demand for more fuel efficient vehicles. We will offer EcoBoost engines in 20 vehicles in Asia Pacific by mid-decade, a five-fold increase from 2012. In 2013, EcoBoost was available in 10 vehicles in the region. The 1L I-3 EcoBoost was introduced in the region for the first time on the Ford Fiesta, available in Australia, China, New Zealand, Taiwan, and ASEAN, and the EcoSport, available in Australia, China, India, and New Zealand. Also in 2013, the 1.5L I-4 EcoBoost was available the new Mondeo in China. The new Mondeo in China is the first vehicle at Ford to include the newly introduced 1.5L EcoBoost engine. We also offer the 1.6L and 2.0L I-4 EcoBoost variants in the Edge, Kuga, Mondeo, Falcon, Focus ST, and Fiesta ST. In March 2014, Ford's joint venture, Changan Ford Automobile Co., Ltd. (CAF), began producing 1L EcoBoost engines at a new engine plant in Chongqing to power the Ford Fiesta and EcoSport vehicles built for China.
The fuel-efficient EcoBoost engines are being well received by our customers in the Asia Pacific region. In 2013, sales of EcoBoost equipped vehicles in the region rose by 250 percent compared to 2012. Seventy-seven percent of the Ford Mondeos and 90 percent of the Ford Edges sold in China are equipped with EcoBoost.
In China, Ford will upgrade its entire powertrain portfolio with 20 advanced engines and transmissions to support its aggressive plan to introduce 15 new vehicles to China by mid-decade. These advanced, fuel-efficient technologies – including turbocharging, direct injection, twin independent variable camshaft timing (Ti-VCT) and six-speed transmissions – will deliver more than a 20 percent improvement in fuel economy to Ford's passenger vehicle fleet in China by 2015, which represents a key part of Ford's near-term sustainability goals in China.
In India, we are also continuing to introduce vehicles with excellent fuel economy. In 2013, we introduced the all-new Ford EcoSport with a 1.0L EcoBoost, the first vehicle in India to have this technology. We also continue to offer the Ford Fiesta – powered by TDCi diesel powertrain developed for India – that delivers class-leading fuel economy and reduced CO2 emissions. This builds on fuel economy leadership established with the Ford Figo, launched in March 2010, which has two engine options: a best-in-class, fuel-efficient 1.4L TDCi diesel and a very competitive 1.2L gasoline engine. In Australia, we introduced the 1.0 L EcoBoost on the Fiesta and all-new EcoSport, We also offer an EcoBoost versions of the Ford Mondeo, and Ford Falcon, Fiesta ST, Focus ST, and Kuga. Also in Australia, we offer our EcoLPi liquid-injection liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) system for the Falcon, providing customers with the most advanced LPG technology on the market. The Falcon EcoLPi fuel system improves fuel economy by 12 to 15 percent, while also improving power by approximately 27 percent over the prior LPG Falcon model.
In South America, we are improving fuel economy by introducing some of the efficient engine and transmission technologies currently used in North America, and by offering technologies compatible with the widespread use of biofuels in Brazil. We offer our EcoBoost engine on the Ford Mondeo in Argentina and the Ford Fusion in Brazil.
We are continuing to implement the new, more-efficient "Sigma" engine, which improves efficiency compared to current engines through reduced internal friction and improved electronic throttle controls. We have also improved the gearing ratios, aerodynamics and rolling resistance of our South American models, further increasing fuel economy. In Brazil, our Ford EcoSport, a B-segment SUV, is a fuel economy leader in its segment. In 2013 in Brazil, we launched the new Ford Fiesta, which received an "A" rating for fuel efficiency in the new Brazilian fuel-efficiency labeling system. Ford also received a "Seal of Excellence" award for the Ford Fusion Hybrid and 2014 model year Fiesta 1.6L TiVC in Brazil; these awards are given to vehicles in the top 20 percent for fuel economy, regardless of vehicle segment or type.
Over the past few years, we have successfully implemented a large number of fuel-efficiency technologies in our B- and C-sized vehicle segments, which make up approximately 80 percent of the Brazilian market. These include twin independent variable cam timing engines and direct-injection engines, Battery Management Systems, smart alternator systems, and dual-clutch automatic transmissions.
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UPDATED Wednesday, October 27, 2010 --- 5:00 p.m.
Wind is creating major problems at Westgate Mall in Madison.
The roof has started to peel off.
There is debris scattered all over the ground.
The School of Madison Ballet at Westgate says all classes are canceled tonight due to the damage.
UPDATED Friday, October 29, 2010 --- 6:45 a.m.
LADYSMITH, Wis. (AP) -- Xcel Energy has lifted a watch for a western Wisconsin dam where a small sinkhole developed in an earthen embankment.
Xcel spokeswoman Liz Wolf Green says the watch on the Big Falls hydroelectric dam near Ladysmith was lifted at 5:15 p.m. Thursday. She says the sinkhole has stabilized.
The utility had immplemented a watch condition for potential failure of the dam Tuesday as rain fell in western Wisconsin.
As a precaution, Xcel began lowering the reservoir to relieve pressure. By Thursday evening the reservoir was down 9 feet; Xcel plans to eventually bring the water level down 12 feet.
There were no evacuations.
The dam is located on the Flambeau River about seven miles north and east of Ladysmith.
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UPDATED Thursday, October 28, 2010 --- 2:10 p.m.
SUBJECT: Situation Report #6 on Severe Weather
From the WI Dept of Military Affairs
Several communities across Wisconsin are cleaning up, removing debris and conducting damage assessments following two days of wind gusts in the 50-60 mph range. Most of the damage has been minor structural damage or downed trees and power lines.
There are still scattered power outages. The Public Service Commission reports as of 9:30 a.m., the five major electrical utilities in the state (WPL, WPSC, WEPCO, NSPW and MGE) collectively report about 45,000 customers out of service, with most occurring in northeastern Wisconsin. Utilities expect to make significant progress today with restoring electrical services due to calmer weather and extra work crews.
Below is an update from the Wisconsin Emergency Management:
Northeast Region: Several communities are operating warming shelters today at fire stations and other local government facilities and schools. Last night, three counties opened overnight shelters but they were eventually closed due to lack of need. Officials are not planning on opening shelters this evening. There have been no reports of school closures today.
Northwest Region: Scattered power outages throughout the region continue. Bayfield County reports the town hall in Clover suffered water damage due to winds blowing rain into the building. In addition, high waves caused damage to the Washburn Marina wall.
Big Falls Dam (Rusk County): Water drawdown continues behind the dam to help reduce pressure. The Big Falls Dam is on the Flambeau River near Ladysmith. Earlier this week, a sinkhole developed on the east side of the earthen dam. Xcel Energy reports the situation is stable and they continue to work on the dam. Last night, Rusk County Emergency Management contacted residents downstream to provide an update on the situation. There is no request for assistance.
Wisconsin Emergency Management will continue to monitor the weather and power outages. We will provide updates as the situation changes. There has been no request for state assistance.
UPDATED Thursday, October 28, 2010 --- 7:00 a.m.
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) -- Utility crews, working in challenging conditions, have made significant progress in restoring power to tens of thousands of customers in Wisconsin.
Wisconsin Public Service of Green Bay has reduced more than 60,000 without power Wednesday to about 32,000 Thursday morning.
WJFW-TV in Rhinelander says the Red Cross, county emergency managers, fire departments and churches set up shelters across northern Wisconsin to accommodate those without heat.
WPS says some of the hardest hit areas are Minocqua, Rhinelander and Wabeno in Wisconsin.
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UPDATED Wednesday, October 27, 2010 --- 3:30 p.m.
SUBJECT: Situation Report #5 on Severe Weather
From the WI Dept of Military Affairs
Strong winds continue to cause downed power lines and trees across Wisconsin. The National Weather Service reports that many locations are experiencing gusts in the 50-60 mph range. The wind warnings and advisories will continue through the rest of the day and until late this evening when the winds should begin to decrease. There is also a chance for scattered showers but they are not expected to be severe. In addition, some parts of northwestern Wisconsin saw minor snow accumulations this afternoon.
Some of this afternoon's wind gusts include:
- Union (Grant County) - 63 mph
- Necedah (Juneau County) - 62 mph
- Milwaukee (Gen. Mitchell Airport) - 61 mph
- Monroe - 61 mph
- Sheboygan - 60 mph
- Oshkosh - 58 mph
- Platteville - 58 mph
The Public Service Commission reports as of 2 p.m., the five major electrical utilities in the state (WPL, WPSC, WEPCO, NSPW and MGE) collectively report about 82,000 customers out of service, with most occurring in northeastern Wisconsin. Wisconsin Public Service is advising customers in northeast Wisconsin to be prepared for outages until the weekend.
Below is an afternoon update from the Wisconsin Emergency Management regions:
West Central: St. Croix County reports a tree on a home and a few sheds and outbuildings damaged from the strong winds.
Northeast Region: Widespread outages are reported in the region. There are no shelters open but county emergency management offices have contacted the Red Cross and other volunteer groups in case shelters are needed over the next 24-48 hours. Public health and human service agencies have also been in contact with special needs clients that may be in the areas where there are outages. Decisions on any school delays or closures for tomorrow will be made early on Thursday. Most structural damage is trees on buildings or cabins.
Northwest Region: Nothing new to report.
East Central Region: Brown County Emergency Operations Center is partially activated today to continue monitoring the wind. Officials are concerned about the Leo Frigo Memorial Bridge in Green Bay and are advising motorists to avoid the bridge if possible. Wind gusts of over 40 mph have made travel on the bridge difficult. Officials are prepared to shut down the bridge if the situation continues to worsen.
Southeast Region: Wind gusts destroyed part of a roof of a hangar and damaged another hangar door at the Waukesha County Airport/Crites Field. No injuries reported.
Southwest Region: Part of a roof on an apartment complex was blown off in Muscoda in Grant County. No reports of injuries.
Wisconsin Emergency Management will continue to monitor the weather and will provide updates as the situation changes. There has been no request for state assistance.
UPDATED Wednesday, October 27, 2010 --- 11:27 a.m.
Note from the DOT:
The Merrimac Ferry is closed due to high winds. It is scheduled to reopen Oct 29th at 2 pm.
UPDATED Wednesday, October 26, 2010 --- 7:55 a.m.
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) -- As many as 60,000 customers in northern Wisconsin and Michigan's Upper Peninsula are without electricity as high winds continue to ravage power lines. The outages caused some school districts to cancel classes in Wisconsin, including Rhinelander, Lac du Flambeau and Mercer.
Wisconsin Public Service, based in Green Bay, says some of the hardest hit areas are Minocqua, Rhinelander and Wabeno in Wisconsin. About 5,500 are without power in the U.P.
Company spokeswoman Lisa Prunty says all WPS crews are working to restore power and the utility crews have been called in from Iowa and Minnesota.
Prunty says making repairs has been challenging for line people because of the strong winds, falling tree limbs and lines.
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UPDATED: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 --- 9:25 p.m.
By NBC15's Chris Woodard
The job of a trucker suddenly becomes quite dangerous on a night like tonight.
As the damages pile up across our area perhaps no one knows the risks better than those behind the wheel.
With wind gusts reaching nearly 60 miles-per-hour semi drivers face some tough decisions.
Jim Kammes says, "So far it's been rocky, grip the steering wheel and the seat pretty hard."
And if the wind is strong enough to send a tree crashing down onto a Regent Street home today you can imagine how bad it is on the open road.
Truck driver John Gray says, "When it's windy like this it's the last place you want to be."
After a full day of white knuckling and fighting the winds some call it quits and pull into a truck stop in De Forest.
Gray says, "I'm going to wait until after dark. Hopefully it will slow down tonight."
Earlier today a semi rolled over on Highway 151 near Sun Prairie, a worst case scenario for all truck drivers.
But many will brave the winds anyway, determined to deliver their loads on time.
Dale Rodgers says, "I pulled in here to take a shower and stuff, hoped it would die down some, but I have to get to Minneapolis in the morning so I'll get out there and keep on going."
Gray's day started in Racine County
He says, "I woke up the truck was shaking real bad."
He was trying to get some rest at a truck stop only 5 miles from Sturtevant where a tornado touched down around eight o'clock this morning.
He says, "It would have just tipped us right over if it could have."
For those truckers still upright some are calling it quits and some are soldiering on but all are very aware of what's going on around them.
UPDATED Tuesday, October 26, 2010 --- 3:25 p.m.
From the Madison Fire Department:
Fallen Limb Cuts Wires, Damages Roof
City of Madison firefighters were called to a west side home this afternoon at 1:37 when a large tree limb crashed onto a nearby roof at 4913 Regent St.
The branch cut the power source to the house and arcing wires caused minor fire damage. Firefighters examined the attic to ensure that there was no extension into the attic. No one was in the home when the tree limb fell.
A neighbor notified the homeowner, who was at work. The branch, which was more than a foot in diameter where it connected to the tree trunk was still resting on the roof when firefighters arrived. Crews secured the scene until MGE could respond.
This was one of several calls today for downed tree limbs and wires caused by high winds.
SUBJECT: Situation Report #2 on Severe Weather
From the WI Dept of Military Affairs
Wisconsin Emergency Management continues to monitor the severe weather and strong winds that are moving across the state. Many locations are reporting strong winds, downed trees and power lines.
This morning, an EF-1 tornado hit the Sturtevant area in Racine County. The Case Corporation which manufactures agricultural and construction equipment, had a 100 foot by 200 foot section of roof blown off. Two employees suffered minor injuries. The company sent their employees home for the rest of the day. A few other homes and businesses reported some wind damage.
Gilmore Middle School also in Racine County was closed early due to power outages.
In Rock County, students at Parker High School in Janesville are being dismissed because of apparent damage to the roof.
The National Weather Service reports that most of the tornado or thunderstorm activity has left the state. However, the High Wind Warnings continue for most of the state throughout today and tomorrow. Some of the stronger gusts include: Milwaukee Lakeshore at 59 mph, Chilton 57 mph and Algoma 51 mph.
There has been no request for state assistance.
UPDATED Tuesday, October 26, 2010 --- 1:00 p.m.
MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Tuesday's wild and windy weather has left some 15,000 utility customers without power in southeastern Wisconsin.
We Energies spokesman Brian Manthey says crews are working to keep up with outages, but as some power is restored, service is cut elsewhere by the high wind and downed power lines.
Elsewhere, the Janesville School District sent students at Parker High School home at noon Tuesday because the storm lifted a roof section. After school activities were canceled.
In Oneida County, students in the Three Lakes School District were released at lunch because power was out.
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UPDATED Tuesday, October 26, 2010 --- 11:25 a.m.
MILWAUKEE (AP) -- The National Weather Service has confirmed the storm that caused two minor injuries, uprooted trees and damaged buildings in southern Wisconsin was, in fact, a tornado.
Weather Service forecaster Mark Gehring told reporters in Racine County Tuesday that the tornado is rated as an F1, the weakest possible twister with winds in the 86 to 105 mph range.
Two workers at the Case tractor plant in Mount Pleasant suffered minor injuries when the storm ripped off a 200-by-100-foot section of roof.
WGTD says production at the plant has been shut down for now.
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UPDATED Tuesday, October 26, 2010 --- 11:20 a.m.
MOUNT PLEASANT, Wis. (AP) -- A tractor manufacturer in southern Wisconsin says two employees were hurt when tornado-like winds ripped away a section of the roof at the company's plant in Racine County.
Case IH spokesman Duane Nelson says an engineer and a parts employee were taken to a local hospital after suffering minor injuries when a storm damaged the Mount Pleasant plant Tuesday morning.
Sheryl Uthemann was working first shift when she heard a loud roar. Uthemann says co-workers then shouted to run for cover. She says she looked up and "saw pieces of the roof sucked up."
Jeremy Thornton says it sounded like a freight train coming through the building, then a huge gust of wind knocked him back a couple feet.
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UPDATED Tuesday, October 26, 2010 --- 9:25 a.m.
SUBJECT: Situation Report #1 on Severe Weather
From the WI Dept of Military Affairs
Racine County Emergency Management has reported a tornado or downburst has hit the Sturtevant area. The Case Corporation lost part of their roof, several homes are reporting damage and numerous power lines are down. Part of Highway 11 is closed due to debris.
WEM Regional Director has been in contact with Racine County. In addition, WEM Emergency Fire Services Coordinator has been notified due to a request for fire mutual aid.
There has been no other request for state assistance.
High wind warnings remain in effect for most of the state.
UPDATED Tuesday, October 26, 2010 --- 9:00 a.m.
MILWAUKEE (AP) -- A powerful windstorm moved through southern Wisconsin Tuesday, tearing off a roof section at a Racine area manufacturer and trapping some motorists with downed power lines.
Racine Co. Sheriff's Lt. Dan Klatt says at least one citizen reported seeing a funnel cloud in the Racine area.
Klatt says a 100 foot by 200 foot section of roof was torn off the Case plant in Racine County where trees were uprooted on the property. He says no employees were injured.
Sheriff's officials say some motorists were trapped in their vehicle by downed power lines on Highway KR in Mount Pleasant. We Energies was on the scene.
Forecasters say winds with sustained speeds of 40 mph are expected with gusts of up to 60 mph.
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UPDATED Tuesday, October 26, 2010 --- 8:40 a.m.
Traffic Alert Update: Sun Prairie PD says all lanes of US 151 have reopened after this morning's earlier accident (an overturned semi). Meanwhile, Highway 18 is still temporarily blocked in both directions in Dodgeville because of a downed power line. Click on the PHOTOS tab above to see a photo from this scene.
UPDATED Tuesday, October 26, 2010 --- 8:00 a.m.
There have already been several flight cancellations in and out of Dane County Regional Airport (because of the wild winds across the Midwest). Travelers are urged to call their airlines before they head to the airport today.
UPDATED Tuesday, October 26, 2010 --- 7:45 a.m.
More on the Traffic Alert in Dodgeville:
Incident Type: Utility Emergency
County: IOWA
Nearest City: DODGEVILLE
On Highway: US 18 EB/WB
At Location: STH 23 EB
Lanes Affected: All Lanes Blocked (Both Directions)
Date and Time Incident Occurred: 10/26/2010 7:01 AM
** Estimated Duration: Over 2 Hours
Alternate Route: The fire department is controlling traffic on-scene
** Additional Info: Power line down in roadway. Roadway is blocked from WIS 23 to County Q. It is estimated to clear around noon.
UPDATED Tuesday, October 26, 2010 --- 7:25 a.m.
MILWAUKEE (AP) -- A tornado watch was issued for southern Wisconsin early Tuesday as a powerful windstorm began to move into the state.
Forecasters say winds with sustained speeds of 40 mph are expected with gusts of up to 60 mph. Highway 18 was temporarily blocked in both directions early Tuesday in Dodgeville because of a downed power line. Heavy rain and winds slowed commuter traffic in Milwaukee.
Some restaurants in southeastern Wisconsin moved sidewalk furniture indoors and homeowners scrambled to batten down anything that might be swept away by the storm.
We Energies made plans to deal with service outages caused by broken tree limbs and downed power lines and notified field workers they might have to come in early.
Forecasters predict the storm could be one of the most powerful and widespread in more than a decade.
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Posted Monday, October 25, 2010 --- 10:00 p.m.
By NBC15's Tim Elliott
Wisconsin Emergency Management officials are preparing for Tuesday's wild weather. Many are saying this storm is eerily similar to another storm that devastated the area more than 10 years ago.
Forecasters are calling for some wicked wind over the next couple days.
"The wind gradually increases overnight and then tomorrow (Tuesday) we're going to have this giant storm that is going to intensify and continue to develop through Tuesday and Wednesday," said NBC 15 Chief Meteorologist David George.
Officials expect the storm to pack quite the punch.
"We're talking wind gusts up to 60 mph, which are very strong winds,which can cause a lot of damage and again lots of trees could come down lots of heavy branches," said Lori Getter with the Wisconsin Emergency Management.
Many officials are comparing Tuesday's anticipated storm to a storm that hit south central Wisconsin back on November 10, 1998. During that storm, thousands of trees and power lines were knocked down, millions of dollars in property damage was done, and four people were killed.
"In '98 we had fatalities, we had injuries, we had lost power for days and this could be very similar to that unfortunately," said George.
It's estimated that storm caused more than $10 million in damage.
"I think the first thing people noticed was what was going on on bodies of water. I mean it was like 'oh my gosh, look at the waves!" added George.
"Right now, things are looking that it's going to be that strong or potentially even stronger but again, things could change overnight," said Getter.
Storms like this are rare, but being prepared for the worst case scenario is crucial.
"I mean for a storm to get like this is every 10 or 15 years," said George.
"People need to pay attention to the situation. You may think that wind is not a big deal but wind does cause a lot of damage and people need to be ready for it," added Getter.
Officials are advising people to bring patio furniture and Halloween decorations indoors before the wind picks up tomorrow morning.


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