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Promoted Over Your Peers? Now That's Awkward
By Ron Ashkenas
Special to Online Career Tips
Sometimes a promotion can suddenly change your relationship with co-workers from "peer" to "boss." It's not an uncommon scenario, particularly in companies with strong succession plans. However when this happens it often creates an awkward and uncomfortable set of dynamics, and there's no blueprint for how to manage them.
Here's an example*: Peter was the divisional CFO for the consumer unit of a global products company. Although he was a relative newcomer to the firm (hired three years earlier), he was considered a potential successor to the divisional president. Two other members of the management team also had aspirations for the top job: Sarah who headed operations and had been with the company her whole career; and Stan, the SVP of sales, a veteran sales guy who was widely considered the driver behind the firm's current success. As members of the senior leadership team, these three managers worked well together on business issues although they were not personal friends. When the Board surprised everyone by promoting Peter to the top job, Stan immediately decided to take early retirement while Sarah agreed to stay on for the next year.
Peter's appointment as president triggered two common challenges with peer promotions: rapid re-contracting followed by rapid restructuring. Re-contracting relationship ground rules is necessary, because in the aftermath of a promotion social and hierarchical relationship dynamics will inevitably shift. Peers can joke around, gossip, gripe, and poke fun at each other. But when one of those peers is promoted, these behaviors need to be tempered. The former peer is now responsible for setting direction, handing out assignments, holding people to deadlines, assessing performance, and determining pay. Yes, she can still be friendly with these subordinates, but only to a point. Some amount of distance needs to be created so that the new boss can give feedback and make decisions that the former peers might not agree with. To do this, the new boss needs to re-contract the rules of her relationships with each member of the team; and if anyone cannot accept the new contract, then they will need to go elsewhere.
In Peter's case, the process of re-contracting was made difficult by Sarah, who was both a peer and a competitor. She had different views on how to lead the division and was disappointed that she didn't get the job, for which she thought she was more qualified. So their relationship needed to change even more than others, both intellectually and emotionally. This required Peter to spend considerable time with Sarah talking through their concerns. As it turned out, Sarah worked very hard initially to support and help Peter in his new role — but after a few months concluded that she could not report to someone whom she felt was less qualified, and took a package to leave. Two other members of the leadership team — who had wanted Stan to be their boss — also left within the first few months.
Evidently, an obvious outcome of re-contracting is the need — or the opportunity — to bring in some different people and/or redistribute responsibilities. One replacement that is always needed is for the person who is promoted, or Peter in our case. Other open positions come from people who leave as a result of the re-contracting, such as Stan and Sarah. The challenge here is to not necessarily replace each position individually, but rather to look holistically at the work to be done, figure out the best way to match it with the skills of the remaining team members, and then see what gaps are left. Restructuring in this way brings people into the team who were not part of the old relationship patterns. More importantly, it provides promotions for the veterans on the team, if not to new titles then at least to new responsibilities or challenges. This too will create new relationship patterns that make it easier to let go of the past.
In our case, Peter promoted one of his people to be the CFO, but reassigned some of his previous responsibilities to others. He also divided Stan's sales job so that one person led "direct" and one led "indirect" sales. When Sarah left, Operations also was reconfigured. The end result was that Peter and the team were able to function effectively without being dragged down by bad feelings, jealousy, and awkward relationships.
It's not easy to make the transition from peer to boss. But going through the process of re-contracting and then restructuring can improve the odds of success.
What's your experience with the dynamics of peer promotions?
*Names have been changed.
Ron Ashkenas is a senior partner of Schaffer Consulting, a Stamford, Connecticut consulting firm and the author of the book Simply Effective: How to Cut Through Complexity in Your Organization and Get Things Done.
Editor's Note: A version of this blog was cross-posted on HBR.org.
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Prince William made his royal debut in 1982, just under 11 months after 750 million people worldwide watched his parents wed, setting the stage for the ongoing spectacle that's been his life for 30-plus years.
Monday's announcement that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are expecting the third in line to the British throne to arrive next year is likely to delight fans – among them, the 2 billion ordinary folks who watched the couple's wedding on TV last year.
It's unclear whether the tot will be a prince or princess. But one title already is all-but certain: World's most famous child.
The in-utero royal seems destined to draw unprecedented attention at a time of Internet-driven celebrity news mania, setting up the scion as a potential heir to a media misfortune.
Prince William, whose birth only added to the celebrity of Prince Charles and Lady Diana, knows better than most the deepest pitfalls of being born famous. The young prince witnessed his parents' nasty split play out in the press. He was barely 17 when his mother was killed in a 1997 car accident that many saw as the tragic product of an out-of-control paparazzi culture.
While the media world has changed at light-year speed in William's lifetime, the age-old fascination with royalty remains rooted in the popular culture. The interest stems, at least in part, in trying to live vicariously through people with seemingly better lives than the rest of us. The puncturing of faux fairy tale bubbles only adds to the soap opera aspect of the allure.
As we noted shortly before William and Kate's wedding, there's an increasing premium these days on celebrities as entertainment, rather than as entertainers. That yields the manufacturing of figures famous for being famous – or infamous – in bids to feed the insatiable gossip news and Reality TV machines.
Queen Elizabeth II, whose birth was big radio news, has seen all this unfold in her 86 years. Her 1953 coronation marked the first such spectacle of the television age. Now her great-grandchild – and possible down-the-line successor – stands to be the first British monarch born when the Internet is king.
That's a lot to put on a child, especially at a time when any public act becomes instant online fodder and pictures of celebrities' babies command huge bounties. It's impossible to fully shield or even prepare a youngster for such intense, lifelong scrutiny. William, who seems to have turned out okay, hopefully can use hard-earned experience gained from a life in the spotlight to help protect his heir from its glare.
Like any first-time parents, William and Kate soon will experience great joys. But unlike the rest of us, they could be in for some royal pains.
Hester is founding director of the award-winning, multi-media NYCity News Service at the City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism. He is the former City Editor of the New York Daily News, where he started as a reporter in 1992. Follow him on Twitter.

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article Thienemann, M., Masi, A., Kusch, S., Sadori, L., John, S., Francke, A., Wagner, B., Rethemeyer, J. (2017): Organic geochemical and palynological evidence for Holocene natural and anthropogenic environmental change at Lake Dojran (Macedonia/Greece)
article Vossel, H., Roeser, P., Litt, T., Reed, J. (2018): Lake Kinneret (Israel): New insights into Holocene regional palaeoclimate variability based on high-resolution multi-proxy analysis
article Vossel, H., Reed, J., Houk, V., Cvetkoska, A., van de Vijver, B. (2015): Cyclotella paleo–ocellata, a new centric diatom (Bacillariophyta) from Lake Kinneret (Israel)
article Yousif, M., Henselowsky, F., Bubenzer, O. (2018): Palaeohydrology and its impact on groundwater in arid environments: Gebel Duwi and its vicinities, Eastern Desert, Egypt
article Chen, C., Litt, T. (2018): Dead Sea pollen provides new insights into the paleoenvironment of the southern Levant during MIS 6-5
article Kindermann, K., van Peer, P., Henselowsky, F. (2018): At the lakeshore – An Early Nubian Complex site linked with lacustrine sediments (Eastern Desert, Egypt)
article Schiebel, V., Litt, T. (2018): Holocene vegetation history of the southern Levant based on a pollen record from Lake Kinneret (Sea of Galilee), Israel
article Miebach, A., Chen, C., Schwab, M., Stein, M., Litt, T. (2017): Vegetation and climate during the Last Glacial high stand (ca. 28–22 ka BP) of the Sea of Galilee, northern Israel
article Maier, A., Lehmkuhl, F., Ludwig, P., Melles, M., Schmidt, I., Shao, Y., Zeeden, C., Zimmermann, A. (2016): Demographic estimates of hunter–gatherers during the Last Glacial Maximum in Europe against the background of palaeoenvironmental data
article Willmes, C., Becker, D., Hütt, C., Brocks, S., Bareth, G. (2016): High Resolution Köppen-Geiger Classifications of Paleoclimate Simulations
article Miebach, A., Niestrath, P., Roeser, P., Litt, T. (2016): Impacts of climate and humans on the vegetation in northwestern Turkey: palynological insights from Lake Iznik since the Last Glacial
article Francke, A., Wagner, B., Leng, M., Rethemeyer, J. (2013): A Late Glacial to Holocene record of environmental and human variability derived from a sediment record from Lake Dojran (Macedonia, Greece)


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Brookfield couple adorns Newtown memorial with 26 concrete angels
NEWTOWN -- Paul Dos Santos knelt down next to the hundreds of stuffed animals and flower bouquets awash in candlelight at the downtown Sandy Hook memorial Wednesday night, and carefully placed a concrete angel at the edge.
Slowly, 25 more matching cherubs were placed in a row, a tea light set beside each one. Dos Santos, his wife Crystal and their friends and family were among hundreds paying their respect at the growing memorial, which was nearly overflowing from the corner of Washington Avenue and Church Hill Road.
The couple made the trip from their Brookfield home after spending two days casting the angels, which appeared to be a foot tall.
"It's for the children," Dos Santos said, explaining he intended to leave the angels up the hill at Sandy Hook School, but it remained off-limits to the public Wednesday night. "It was something that we could make that was going to hold up through the weather." Now, he hoped, the families of the 20 children and six adults killed at Sandy Hook might take the angels to their graves.
Crystal Dos Santos said the couple had one of the cherubs in their yard when they realized Paul had the mold to make more, which they could give to the Sandy Hook victims.
"This was the one thing that we saw that we could offer," she said. "We saw it and realized it would be something beautiful we could contribute."
After all, "they are all angels," she said of the victims.
Ruby Dingee, Crystal's mother, thought of her own family as she placed the angels to honor the Sandy Hook families.
"I have children, and grandchildren that are basically about their age," she said, referring to the 20 children killed. We've come "to show respect."
Mindful of the masses that cannot make the trip to Newtown or Sandy Hook in person, Dingee said everyone has something they can offer. "Just pray and come together," she said.
Paul Dos Santos said one day he would like to give the angles to the victim children's families.
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2017 was definitely a year of highs and lows, disappointments and pleasant surprises; and in a way it felt very polarizing. As I look over all the books I've read this year, not too many landed in the middle for me. I loved or I loathed, with only a few middling "mehs"s sprinkled between.
I rage read a couple of books that I couldn't bring myself to completely ignore (I'm looking at you J.R. Ward's The Chosen) and I was blindsided by one of my most anticipated reads seriously lacking in the bedroom (Dammit! For 10 books I waited for my hero and his sexy "otherness," I was owed a sexy feast of premium beef and all I got was closed door jerky!). I'm
trying vowing to be over this lukewarm nookie by 2018.
So in no particular order because I wouldn't survive trying to do so- here are my 2017 favorites…
Fire In His Blood by Ruby Dixon
GATEWAY FICTION DRUG ALERT! Ruby Dixon's post-apocalyptic dragon tale is freaking C-R-A-C-K! I immediately read book 2 and while waiting for book 3, I needed a Dixon fix and discovered… her SIXTEEN DEEP Alien romance series, Ice Planet Barbarians and my life was no longer my own. Somehow my children survived and my husband hasn't left me citing irreconcilable obsession with alien smut, so I guess everything is fine- but you guys- Alien Smut has taken over my recreational reading and I'm not sorry. Any recs?
Standing His Ground by Jamie Begley
I've read this at least twice a month every month since it's release. I really, really think this book is something special. Funny and a guilty pleasure I willfully indulge in over and over and over and over…
The Highlander is All That by Sabrina York
I discovered Sabrina York with this novel and I'm seriously wondering what the hell I was doing with my life beforehand. I enjoyed this so thoroughly that I've sought out her books in other genres.
By The Hour by Roni Loren
A tale where the Sex surrogate and ice queen collide- from one of my all time fav authors. Written so well. Loren is a national treasure.
The Right Kind of Rogue by Valerie Bowman
Book 8 in *The* most adorably rewarding historical series I've read. Each book in the series features a vastly different kind of woman with her own spark and wit. It has everything- humor, sexy and well crafted focused plots! So good!
Broken Things by Jessica Cale
I Love Love Love this historical series. Have you read any of the Southwark Saga novels!?!? Whaaat are you waiting for! Do it, and then find me on Twitter and squee with me! The world is built impeccably. I want to live there! Pro Tip- Read Virtue's Lady and then devour Broken Things! Ohmiigawd, are you doing it? Do it!
The Scot's Bride by Paula Quinn
Book 6 of the Highland Heirs series. Do I recommend reading the first 5 books at some point (absolutely), do I understand if you simply can't wait to experience book 6's hero, Patrick, for yourself because, swoon!? YES! And it stand's alone, YAY!
Holiday Spice by Samantha Chase
Practically sexless- but- The. Sensual. Tension. is aces and the story is beyond funny, captivating and entertaining. If Samantha Chase ever decides to let her pen get dirty, it will be EPIC!!
Still by Kennedy Ryan
Slow burns in part 1 and then part 2 blows the mind. Talk about surviving thick and thin with the one you love. I cried and punched stuff. Very emotional and touching. It is also a very in your face, honest and fair look at international relationships and the insecurities and challenges faced on all sides. Both main and supporting characters confront their own preconceived notions in very authentic ways. A gem.
Loverboy by Laure Gilly
Just when I thought I'd been through the emotional wringer and come out the other side whole- Gilly hits me with more, river dancing in spiked heels on my already pulverized heart. Damn this book was visceral. Definitely, one to read when you want to feel something. It is unapologetically dark and beautiful in its way.
Silver Silence by Nalini Singh
The future is uncertain in the Trinity/Psy-Changeling world and Silver Silence begins a bold and brave new spin-off. The bear changelings are written with amazing precision and the HEA is one of Singh's best to date! Very emotional- get the kleenex!
Leave a comment letting us know what one of your favorite reads for 2017 was and be entered to win a prize pack of books (books are finished copies that we have collected the past few months. They are newer releases, not the ones shown above). Books will be given away all week so be sure to comment on each reviewer's favorite books for 2017 post. Winners will be chosen at random on January 2nd, 2018 and books will be mailed out the second week of 2018.


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Date: 13th June 2014
Hollywood star Harrison Ford has been airlifted to hospital after being injured on the set of the latest Star Wars film.
The 71-year-old actor was reported to have suffered an ankle injury at Pinewood Studios, in Buckinghamshire, where the latest instalment of the famous franchise - Star Wars: Episode VII - is being filmed.
He was flown to a hospital in Oxford for treatment yesterday.
A spokesman for Thames Valley police said: "We were called just after 5pm to reports of a 71-year-old man being injured in an incident believed to involve a garage door."
"The man was airlifted to John Radcliffe Hospital with injuries which are not believed to be life-threatening."
"The Health and Safety Executive is investigating."
A spokesman for franchise owner Disney, said: "Harrison Ford sustained an ankle injury during filming today on the set of Star Wars: Episode VII. He was taken to a local hospital and is receiving care."
"Shooting will continue as planned while he recuperates."
A spokeswoman for South Central Ambulance Service said: "We were called at 4.24pm to Pinewood to reports of a 71-year-old male who had sustained an injury to his ankle from a door that had fallen."
The latest Star Wars instalment began production last month, with original cast members of the Star Wars Trilogy Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher joining Ford, who plays Han Solo.
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Your roundup of all the hottest hot-stove items of the day (and whatever shit Ken Rosenthal is throwing against the wall). This is ... HOT FUCKING STOVE!!!!
• The Blue Jays re-acquired relief pitcher Trystan Magnuson from the Oakland Athletics for cash. A year ago, Magnuson was dealt from Toronto to Oakland as part of the Rajai Davis deal. But now The Jays got Magnuson and still get to keep Davis. That's just shrewd. [MLB Trade Rumors]
• The MLB "All-Stars" picked up a 6-2 win against Chinese Taipei, giving them a 3-0 record in a tournament in which HOLY SHIT THEY ALSO DRANK SNAKE BLOOD. [MLB.com]
• Now that the MLB season has come to a close, so has the agreement on baseball's luxury tax. Meaning, for now, baseball has no luxury tax. The owners and players' union have to negotiate a new deal, but most expect the tax to be reinstated before the start of next season. Bud Selig likely still won't understand it when they do. [ESPN]
• The contracts of Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson and general manager Kevin Towers have been extended for three more years, with club options in '15 and '16 that could keep them in the desert for a while. [Arizona Republic]
• Ken Rosenthal throws some more shit at the wall.
• The Colorado Rockies won't be making too many moves this offseason, according to general manager Dan O'Dowd. It might have something to do with having nothing of value to offer in a trade.


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Christian Fair Trade Group Gives the Poor a Fighting Chance
Christian Fair Trade Group Gives the Poor a Fighting Chance
A faith-based trade organization believes that consumers can save the developing world with their spending habits this Christmas season.
Nathan George, the co-founder and CEO of Trade as One, said that he's always seen a fine line between Christian belief and international business. His organization now oversees a worldwide mission to place impoverished people in long-term, productive jobs making products valued by first world buyers.
"We set this up to be a tool for the church in America to engage their spending power on behalf of the global poor," said George, who founded the company in 2006 with his wife, Catherine. "Charity does not fix poverty. The only thing that does is sustainable, dignified jobs, and those are created by enterprise."
George said that the concept of "fair trade" is the cornerstone of Trade as One's business model. Fair trade finds skilled workers in the developing world and pairs them with steady employment and access to international markets for their products. In Trade as One's case, workers in Asia, Africa and South America now create crafts ranging from candy to clothing and distribute them around the world for income.
"Fair trade is deliberately biased towards the inclusion of marginalized producers," George said. "It seeks to level the playing field for those without a voice or access to multiple markets."
Catherine, George's wife and the co-founder of their Santa Cruz, Calif. organization, said that the spending habits of the world's wealthy could drastically affect the fortunes of its poor. By buying the products they want or need through fair trade, she said such consumers could close the gap between the haves and have-nots.
"Our spending can be used to fix problems rather than creating them," Catherine said. "Much progress has been made in reducing poverty, most notably in Asia, but the scale and depth of the problem could still be called a crisis in many parts of the world."
The extreme poverty of the developing world, Catherine continued, marked an important opportunity for sharing the divine overseas. Citing the Gospel's focus on Christ's compassion, empathy and generosity, she said that shoppers should try their best to shelter the needy during the holiday season.
"The teachings of Jesus underpin all that Trade as One does," Catherine said. "It began because of the belief that Christ makes a difference in all our lives. That includes our spending and our view of what following Christ means in terms of bringing hope and dignity to those the world often overlooks."
Renee Bowers, executive director of D.C.'s Fair Trade Federation, said her group counted Trade as One among its 280 members in the wholesale and retail markets. Fair trade facilitates global harmony, she said, by letting talented producers transport the fruits of their labors to far-away places that both desire and pay for them.
"Fair trade appeals to me as it offers the opportunity to make a concrete difference in the lives of some very talented craftspeople," Bowers said. "We live in an increasingly consumerist society. As responsible members of that society, it is important to support those who don't have access to jobs or support for their families."


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George Sheldon has had a tremendous career spanning a total of over three decades. Sheldon is originally from the Miami/Fort Lauderdale market where he got his start at WQAM (Florida`s first radio station) in 1984 while @ WQAM he was their weekend overnight personality until the end of 1987 George from that point went onto WAFC AM/FM in Clewiston, Florida as Assistant Program Director and Music Director then six months later in 1988 Returning to Fort Lauderdale to work for WJQY FM (Joy 107 FM) as their mid-day personality and music director and stayed with them until their sign off (format change and call letter change) to a Spanish AC format in the fall of 1994. George also got his start in traffic reporting in South Florida with Metro Traffic Control which later became Metro Networks then later became owned by Westwood One Radio Networks in 1988 now owned by Clear Channel- I-HEART MEDIA/Total Traffic Networks. He was employed with them until late 1997. George flew airborne traffic for WTVJ TV/WSVN TV/WIOD, WINZ, WEDR, WJQY, WMCU, WRBD, WWNN,WJNO,WHYI radio stations. then later a studio anchor for several South Florida radio stations then in October 1997 he was forced out by a budget cut. After that George moved to Asheville, North Carolina to serve out his 2 year non-compete and worked for 'Clear Channel Communications' WKSF (99.9 Kiss Country and WWNC AM 570) He stayed with them from 1997-2000 then in 2000 became a substitute teacher in the North Carolina state public school system for Buncombe County Public Schools, and Yancey County Public Schools. George Left Teaching in May 2012 due to health reasons. In 2003 George was offered to come back to South Florida to join known traffic veteran Joe Brennan as his assistant director of operations and traffic reporter for Clear Channel's Total Traffic Network. That position started December 20th 2004 and lasted until March 6th 2007. He did traffic in the studio for 20 South Florida radio stations from Vero Beach to Key West and voice tracked other market's such as Savannah, Ga, Macon, GA and markets up and down the eastern seaboard. George had inside knowledge that CC was going to start laying people off because of Clear Channels merger with Bain Capital partners and laid off 7% of their workforce which was around 1,850 between 2007-2009. Because of philosophical programming changes with George's traffic reporting gig. George was one to go. While in South Florida he taught @ Connecticut School of Broadcasting and Pine Crest School. George returned to the Asheville, NC in 2007 with the idea of starting traffic reporting for a TV station that has never done traffic before and that station was WLOS-TV CH-13 owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group. George was with them from April 7th 2008 till January 31st 2013 when George announced his retirement from broadcasting due to severe health reasons. On January 1st 2015 George relocated to Northwest Iowa and continues to forecast weather and with a main focus on climate and has worked on the Siouxland Severe Weather Network on Facebook as well as several public groups and communities. George has been a member of the American Meteorological Society since May 2008 Also a member of the National Weather Association since August 2016. George reports on climate change on several social-media-platforms. In February 2016 George relocated back to the mountains of Western North Carolina and still serves in the same capacity as a climate change reporter and forecaster. I have 20 Facebook groups/17 communities along with posting on Twitter and LinkedIn. View all posts by Weather News & Alerts


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Actual Mileage for Ford Escape Hybrid
Just got a improvement in MPG by flooring the Escape for a few seconds to above the speed limit and coasting. This is in fast traffic situations. The electric motor boost the gas engine and then backs off fuel. You can then coast to stop lights, etc.
I'm getting over 40MPG with my driving at fill up with the FEH with my computer mile to empty being over 570 at refill. I now think that 42MPG plus is available.
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Actual Mileage for Ford Escape Hybrid
Overall on my first tank of gas, I got 28 mpg.
So far in my second tank, I'm getting 30 mpg, with about half the driving coming on the highway and half in town. I've been as high as 42 mpg in town. I was also pleasantly surprised to see my mileage, at 65 mph on fairly level terrain and with wind less than 10 mph, to be 30!
If you're paying attention you're wondering where the low mileage must be coming from. I've noticed that it takes about 4 or 5 miles of in-town driving to get the engine and battery optimally "synced". But my commute is only 8 miles, and in the morning, includes a couple of significant uphill runs. Thus, my morning mileage is "only" 25 or so.
I have to keep reminding myself that even my lowest mileage in the FEH is higher than anything I got in my conventional Escape 4WD.
Actual Mileage for Ford Escape Hybrid
there are so many posts here, i'm not sure if this has been covered, but I saw someone post a questions about "why would mpg fall in cold weather", and I figured i'd try and explain.
When air is cold, any volume of air will have more actual air particles (oxygen, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, etc etc) than when that same air is warm. this is very basic, when heated, gas expands in volume, when cooled, volume shrinks.
now, vehicles mix gasoline and air to inject into the combustion chamber. the mix of air and gas is vital to the vehicle running correctly, so there is a computer that regulates the exact amount of air coming in, and adjusts the amount of gasoline accordingly so that the air/fuel mixture stays balanced. if the air is cold, and there is more actual air particles in a smaller volume of air, then when the computer is deciding how much gas to add to this air, it has to boost the amount of gas to equal the higher density of particles in the air that is coming into the engine.
so, colder air equals more air particles per given volume, which requires more gas to ensure a proper air/fuel mix.
Actual Mileage for Ford Escape Hybrid
I drive 52 miles to work and on I-95 in Maryland (65 mph) I am averaging 35 mpg (35.5 now and climing) on the highway. I belive my success is due to setting the cruise control at around 68 mph in 65 mph road and around 59-60 on a 55 mph road. I've always gotten 40 - 42 mpg on just short trips around home. They stated that just running on the battery would work at > 24 mph, butmany times I have it running just on electric at 35 mph.
Actual Mileage for Ford Escape Hybrid
I just got a new 4WD Escape Hybrid and was trying to find out if I can put Ethanol gas in it.The manual says to use 87 octance gas and not to use
Premium.Living in Iowa, Ethanol gas is 89 octane and cheaper than "regular gas".
Actual Mileage for Ford Escape Hybrid
certainly - use it.
the hybrid is a basic combustion engine with an electric assist.
it will not hurt the car in any way.
see ya
Actual Mileage for Ford Escape Hybrid
I got my Hybrid Escape (4WD) around Christmas. After 5 months of learning to drive all over again. I let a note back then. My MPG has increased from 27-28 to 30 -34 MPG in mixed driving (with temps around 50-75). I am averaging about 425 miles per tank (15 gal). Highway driving without doing anything is still 28 mpg. If I scale it back and drive a bit more conservately going a bit more lightly on the gas petal I can get 30-32.
Actual Mileage for Ford Escape Hybrid
I tried doing your over-speeding and coasting idea and it seems to work great. I get it going just a little faster then I really want to go and then I trottle back, coast a little and give gas a little. It seems like it stays in hybrid mode longer (both doing a more electric then gas thing). My mpg has increased from 30-32 to 34-36 in mixed traffic.
Actual Mileage for Ford Escape Hybrid
I keep tring to get better MPG and continue to try something. Right now, the best is 40.2 MPG. Don't reset the 15 minute computer, bring it to the 41 to 42 range. and keep it there for the tank refill.
I'm at almost 5,000 miles with an average of 38 MPG. I'm in Florida and saving fuel.
Actual Mileage for Ford Escape Hybrid
Hi, I just purchased an Escape HEV FWD. So far so good. When I first picked it up from the dealer it had 14.5 MPG, now I'm up to 24.5 MPG. I think it had alot of idle time on it before I got it. This is just after 170 miles and I still have about 2/3 tank left. I haven't reset the average MPG. Most of my trips have been short, just 2 or 3 miles. After warm up I can travel at 30mph on electric only with the cruise on. My problem is the battery never gets fully charged. Is there any techy out there that might be working on adapting a 330 volt charger to plug in and top off the battery with a peak charge? It can be a trickle charger with auto shutoff like the battery tenders for motorcycles. I don't want to burn gas just to charge the battery. Now if Ford can make this an E-85 vehicle as well I would be in seventh heaven.


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Twins in Broadway hit 'Newsies' double the talent
Fans of the Broadway hit "Newsies" might be forgiven for doing a double take these days.
That's because 17-year-old Jacob and David Guzman, who share the same DNA, are now sharing the stage at the Nederlander Theatre, so rare an event that no one in the theater community believes it has happened before in the modern era.
The identical twins from Brockton, Mass., are spending their senior year of high school in New York doing what they've seemingly always done - dancing and being inseparable.
"We've always been with each other," says David. "We've always had a great time with each other." His brother, who happens to be 21 minutes older, echoes the feeling: "We just enjoy our company together."
The award-winning dancers were toddlers when they got hooked on performing. They have endured bullying, danced in a segment of "Dancing With the Stars" and performed in the Fire Island Dance Festival. The twins now find themselves at a dancer's pinnacle, but they almost walked away when both didn't get roles in "Newsies."
"This doesn't happen," says their proud mom, Karen Guzman, who has moved with the boys to New York, leaving husband, Rick, back in Massachusetts with the couple's two daughters. "It's one of those things you watch movies about."
Over lunch between shows, Jacob and David come across warm and funny, articulate and sweet. When they order lunch, it's an almost identical meal. Jacob asks for a crispy chicken sandwich, a bag of chips and a lime soda.
"I'll have the same thing," David says. Then he adds a salty caramel shake to his order. Jacob is tempted, but declines. "If you get the chocolate shake, I'll drink it," he tells his brother.
The Guzman boys fell into dance at an early age - very early. Their mom remembers taking them to The Gold School dance studio in Brockton at age 2 because her two older daughters - now 22 and 19 - danced there.
The twins would tear around the studio waiting room. "I'd make them wear overalls so that I could hold onto their straps and they wouldn't be able to go too far," their mom says with a laugh.
One day, David, who was running at full speed, leapt into the air and belly-flopped into a glass cabinet. "He bounced right off, fell back, stood up, shook himself off and told Jacob, `That was fun. You should try it,'" Karen Guzman recalls.
A little while later, the twins walked past an open door and saw a class inside - and they froze. "They just stood there and watched. We all laughed because I don't think I've ever seen them so still, not even sleeping," their mom says.
The next week, it happened again. At home, the boys would mimic the steps they had just seen. The director of the school soon suggested they join a class, and their love affair with dance began.
They endured taunts and teasing, even though they are popular and athletic - both played soccer and tennis and seemed never out of breath. "It's crazy to think about how someone would ridicule you for something you love," Jacob says.
Their onstage talents are as hard to separate as the men themselves. In 2009, Jacob was named America's Teen Male Dancer of the Year. His brother was the runner-up.
"I was so proud. My own brother was the winner," says David.
Jacob had a different reaction: "When I got announced the winner, I was so happy," he says. "But, at the same time, I'm like, `Wow. My brother just fell short of the prize.'"
The next year, David captured the title, which was handed over by his brother. The next year, Jacob won the prestigious title of America's Male Dancer of the Year.
"I think what's great about having a twin like this is I'm pushing him and he's pushing me, so it's forcing us both to be better," says Jacob. "We get to where we can be the best we can be."
Jacob and David auditioned for "Newsies," but there was good news and bad news. The good: One of them made it. The bad: Only one of them made it.
The boys declined to find out who had made the cut.
And they declined the offer.
"Obviously there's going to be a point in time where one of us is going to get a job and one of us is not. So we said, `You know, let's finish our senior year and wait until we graduate high school and then we can start splitting up,'" says David. "So we actually turned them down the first time, which is crazy to think about: turning down Broadway."
Producers soon called back with word that two spots had opened up.
"Everything panned out perfectly. We thought once we said no it was going to be like, `That's done with. We'll never hear from them again,'" says Jacob. "But it just happened to work out to our benefit."
The Disney musical is based on the true story of scrappy child newspaper sellers in turn-of-the-century New York who go on strike when the price of papers goes up unfairly. They battle scabs, crooked officials and fearsome strikebreakers carrying metal pipes. The twins jumped aboard last month.
David plays a newsboy called Mush and Jacob plays a scab. Both also sing in the ensemble, no easy feat since they're also dancing to Christopher Gattelli's muscular, Tony Award-winning choreography.
Both carve out time to take their senior classes online and plan to walk with their class this spring for graduation. Then there's college - they'd love to room together - and, hopefully, have a spot in a dance company. Make that two spots.
Neither can brag that he appeared on Broadway first - they're both onstage when the curtain rises. David is listed first in the Playbill, but that doesn't bother Jacob. "I'm in there, so it's good. It doesn't matter where you are," he says, laughing.
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Ward 4 Frequently Asked Questions
Concerned about bringing a violation to our attention? See our Privacy Policy.
My neighbor leaves his boat in the street all the time. Can he do that?
My boat was in the street and disappeared – I called the City and found out it was towed. Why?
Can my neighbor leave his big storage unit in the street all summer?
Several times each year, our office receives the above questions. Some residents believe boats, trailers, storage units, and dumpsters are a negative impact on the neighborhood – particularly if there is a shortage of parking on that block. Many other residents feel that putting their boat or storage unit in front of their house is like storing it in the driveway.
Since we receive inquiries about these items – and often from people upset that their boat has been towed or because they have to move the dumpster, we would like to make residents aware of the rules regarding boats, trailers, dumpsters, and storage containers on public streets.
Boats/Trailers: If a boat or other trailer is attached to a working, licensed vehicle, it may be left on the street. However, if a homeowner leaves the car and trailer on the street for several days without ever moving, and it is reported to the City, Traffic Control can ticket or tow the car if it isn't moved within 72 hours of the tires being chalked by a Traffic Control agent (this applies to cars without trailers as well).
If the trailer is not attached to a vehicle, it may not be stored on a public street – and is subject to an immediate tow by Traffic Control or the police.
This prohibition is in place to ensure safety and keep the streets open for use by cars. If our office receives a report of an unattached trailer, we are obligated to report it to Traffic Control. So, please store your boats and trailers on your property.
Business Licensing - "I am having a problem with a business in my neighborhood"
Most businesses in the City require a business license to operate. Licensing is governed by the City's Code of Ordinance. A license is granted by the City Council and administered by the Licensing and Consumer Services division. The business license sets certain health and safety standards and parameters for orderly use. Types of uses that require operating licenses include: restaurants, bars, grocery/convenience stores, auto repair garages, and construction trades. If a business violates conditions outlined in the Code, the City may have cause to revoke or penalize the license and shut down the use. For assistance with nuisance businesses, contact Regulatory Services at 311.
Children and Family Services - "I have a concern about the welfare of some children on my block. Who should I call?"
The purpose of Children and Family Services Department is to protect and ensure permanency for children, to preserve families and to strengthen communities by sensitive, effective and ethical use of resources. This involves child abuse prevention and early intervention, crisis intervention and family intervention. To make a complaint or for inquiries, call (612) 348-4111.
Dumpsters/Storage Units
Often when residents are doing construction at their home on an addition, renovation, or building a new garage, they will either have a dumpster in the street for construction debris and/or will rent a portable storage unit to store their household items during construction. They often put these units in the street. Well, like trailers and boats, the storage units and dumpsters can be a barrier to safety and open street access.
Therefore, dumpsters and storage units are allowed in the street for a limited amount on time – if a permit is obtained from the City's Building Permit office.
Dumpsters are allowed up to 90 days, with a street use permit.
Storage units are allowed for up to 7 days, with a street use permit.
Beyond these time periods, dumpsters and storage units must be confined to the user's property – or they will be ordered removed.
So, we encourage you to place these items on your property for the duration of your project. For storage units, many services offer off-site storage. If you must put the dumpster or storage in the street – make sure you or your contractor obtains a permit and make sure you remove the item as soon as the permit expires.
Garbage/Recycling My garbage and/or recycling wasn't picked up this week. Whom do I contact?
Call Solid Waste customer service and they will help correct the problem. Their phone number is (612) 673-2917. Visit the Solid Waste & Recycling website to learn more.
Graffiti - How do I report graffiti in my neighborhood?
Call the 311 or visit the City's graffiti page to learn about the City's response to graffiti vandalism. You can also report graffiti online.
Homestead Fraud - "My neighbor is illegally taking the homestead tax credit but doesn't live in the house. Who do I call?"
It is not uncommon to find rental properties that do not have a rental license and/or are illegally receiving homestead tax status. If you find this to be the case, please call 311 to report to the City Assessor, who will investigate.
Housing Maintenance Code - "My neighbors house and yard are a mess. Who should I call?"
The City's Housing Maintenance Code governs interior and exterior condition of residential property. The Code is designed to ensure minimum maintenance and upkeep of residential structures. The code covers roofs, painting and siding, litter and debris in yards, ground cover, windows, screens, doors, and garages. The Code also specifies standards and conditions for interior maintenance such as safe and operable appliances, and plumbing. You can file a complaint with Housing Inspections by calling 311, or make a request for a housing inspection on the City website.
Parking/Abandoned Cars - The same car has been parked on my block for several days. What can I do about it?
Please call 311 or report abandoned vehicles online
Parks - "Whom do I contact about Minneapolis Parks?"
All Minneapolis parks come under the jurisdiction of the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, a separate government entity. To contact them call 612 230-6400 or visit www.minneapolisparks.org The elected Park Board is comprised of a board of 6 district and 3 at-large commissioners.
Rental Licensing - "Who do I call with a question or concern about a rental property?"
The City of Minneapolis requires that all rental property in the City be licensed. Under certain conditions the City can revoke a rental license, effectively shutting down the property. The most common reason for revocation of a rental license is disorderly use of rental property or Conduct on Premises. The types of activity that trigger a rental license revocation include: gambling, prostitution, drug dealing, noisy assemblies, and unlawful possession, sale or use of a weapon. Your SAFE Crime Prevention Specialist is responsible for working with the City Attorney's Office and Housing Inspections to begin the revocation procedure. Licenses may be revoked include extreme housing code violations. To find out if a property has a current rental license (which it must in order to operate) call 311.
Schools - I have questions about the public schools. Who do I call?
The Minneapolis Public Schools are under the independent jurisdiction of the Minneapolis School Board. You can call the Public Schools at (612) 668-0000 (TTY 668-0001) or visit them online at www.mpls.k12.mn.us. The website has a variety of resources to help you learn more about the public schools, including information about the School Board, Superintendent, and each school in the City.
Sidewalks. People are walking in the street, because some of the homeowners in my neighborhood haven't shoveled their sidewalks. What can be done about it?
Property owners in Minneapolis are required by City ordinance to remove snow and ice from the public sidewalks adjacent to their properties.
Business/commercial property owners have to clear their sidewalks and/or put down salt or sand within four hours after snow or freezing rain has stopped falling. Residential owners have 24 hours to shovel snow and/or mitigate against ice.
If you have concerns about a sidewalk near you, please call 311 to report the location or report sidewalk issues online at Sidewalk Inspections They will send out an inspector who will work to resolve the situation.
Snow Emergency. Why does the City have such a complex snow emergency system? Where do I Park? Do the rules ever change?
Yes. The current system was implemented in 1983, but there have been modifications over time.
In November 2004, the City Council approved the most recent changes to the City's Snow Program. They also decided to more broadly communicate some special information about snow emergencies. The City believes these changes make the rules more understandable for all residents. The new rules and information include:
- Parking Rules Change. In previous years, each year the City alternated which side of the street was plowed first in Day 2 of a Snow Emergency. One year the odd side was plowed first, the next the even side. This led to confusion on the part of residents.
Beginning with the 2004-2005 Winter, on what we refer to as Day 2 of the Snow Emergency (the day after snow emergency routes have been plowed) the even numbered side of non-snow emergency routes will be plowed, and no parking rules will be in effect from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm. On Day 3, the odd numbered side of non-snow emergency routes will be plowed and no parking rules will be in effect from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm. This change is permanent; it will not change year to year any more!
- Snow Emergency Declaration. While not a change, the City wants people to know that Snow emergencies are always declared by 6:00 p.m. on the day the snow emergency begins. If an emergency has not been declared by 6:00 pm, snow emergency will not be declared that night, but crews will continue to plow throughout the evening and night to keep traffic moving. But if the snow has continued to fall overnight, people should check back the following day to see if weather conditions warrant a declaration that day.
- Park after Plowing. In 2002, the rules and ordinances were modified to allow that people could park once the street was "fully plowed." Once a street has been plowed to the curb drivers may park their cars on that street, or side of the street, as soon as the plowing is complete – even if the no parking rules have not yet expired.
- Police Notice. When police are enforcing snow emergency rules at night, they will keep their flashing red lights on while tagging incorrectly parked cars. This will alert residents that the police are in the area, and residents should be sure their cars are not subject to a ticket and/or tow.
- Enhanced Language Outreach. Many of our communications outlets, such as the website, brochures and hotlines, are written or spoken in up to 7 different languages to reflect the growing diversity in Minneapolis. This year a Hmong telephone hotline was added to compliment the Spanish, Somali, and 348-SNOW hotlines.
How do I know if a Snow Emergency or Winter Parking has been declared?
The City's Public Works and Communications departments use a wide variety of means to communicate to residents about snow emergency regulations, snow emergency declarations, and winter parking restrictions:
I. Snow Emergencies
348-SNOW hotline. The recorded message is updated frequently and includes the parking information car owners need in order to avoid being towed. In addition, the City now offers snow emergency hotlines in a number of languages:
- Espanol (Spanish): 673-3819
- Soomaali (Somali): 673-2141
- Hmoob (Hmong): 673-2933
- TTY callers can use Minnesota relay or call 673-2116
The City website has a number of resources about snow emergencies:
Parking Status Icon. On the city site's homepage, throughout the winter, residents will find an icon on the left side which notifies residents about the current parking status - such as snow emergency or normal parking.
If winter parking restrictions are put into effect that will also be posted on the home page. More information on winter parking restrictions is available further in this section.
Minneapolis Snow Season Parking Information page
Major Media. - When a snow emergency is declared, Twin Cities radio (KBEM-FM 88.5 MHz is a good source) and television stations are notified. Monitor the news programs for information. The Star Tribune will carry information on Day 2 and 3.
If you have cable television, watch Channels 14 and 79 for snow emergency information.
Snow Emergency Information Brochure. In November, the City mails all homes in the city a copy of this current snow emergency regulations.
II. Winter Parking Restrictions.
"I just heard on the radio that parking around the city has been limited to one side of the street until April. Why?"
Certain years, snowfall is so heavy and frequent that even with regular plowing, the piles of snow encroach into parking lanes, and parked cars in turn encroach into the driving lanes. The streets become too narrow and it can be impossible or difficult for emergency vehicles - fire trucks and ambulances - to get down the streets.
To ensure public safety when this situation arises, the City declares winter parking restrictions. Parking on the street is banned on the even numbered side of the non-snow emergency routes until April 1, unless officials decide the restrictions can be safely lifted earlier.
Winter Parking Restrictions are announced through all of the communications outlets described above. Also, an icon announcing the restrictions will be placed on the left side of the City home page.
Note: There are a few streets, such as Upton Avenue, where parking is restricted to one side every winter. This is separate from a general winter parking restriction which are declared only in certain years.
Also, please remember when clearing your sidewalks, yard paths, or driveway not to shovel or blow snow into streets or alleys. In addition to making driving in the road or alley more difficult for your neighbors, it is a violation of city ordinances.
It snowed all day yesterday. Why didn't the City declare a snow emergency and plow the streets?
The City's decision to declare a snow emergency is not directly related to the City's plowing of its streets during and after a snowstorm.
As soon as snow starts falling, City crews begin the process of plowing, salting, and sanding streets. When plowing, they focus on plowing the driving lanes of every street. This continues regardless of the amount of snow and continues as long as it is needed.
When at least 4" of snow has fallen, the City will consider declaring a snow emergency – for the purposes of plowing the parking lanes of each street. A snow emergency gives the City the opportunity to plow the streets curb to curb and ensure that the streets are accessible to emergency vehicles.
So, any snow triggers street plowing, but a large amount of snow triggers a snow emergency to ensure that parking lanes can be cleared.
Street Cleaning/Repairs. When will my street be swept?
Street cleaning occurs throughout the non-snow season. However, residents need to be especially aware of the two major cleaning operations in the spring and fall.
Public Works conducts a comprehensive, citywide sweep of all streets and alleys each spring, from early April through mid-May, in order to pick up the winter sand and other debris that collects over the winter. There is another comprehensive sweep and leaf collection of all streets (but not alleys) in the fall. This occurs from mid to late October to mid November (unless interrupted by significant snowfalls).
In order to provide the desired curb-to-curb cleaning for these operations, temporary signs to restrict parking are posted a day in advance, and parking restrictions are aggressively enforced with tagging and towing. During the rest of the season, Public Works actively sweeps streets on a rotational basis, with special emphasis in the Chain-of-Lakes watershed areas. Residents are not required to move their vehicles for these operations, except on the rare occasions where they require more complete sweeping. Temporary parking restriction signs would be posted in advance.
There is some schedule rotation that occurs for the comprehensive Spring and Fall sweeps so that the same areas are not always first or last. For instance, if a particular neighborhood could not be swept in the Fall because of early snow, all attempts would be made to put these streets near the top of the list for the Spring sweep. There are many factors that come into play for scheduling so it is difficult to predict very far in advance when a particular street will be swept. In general, people should be aware of the existence of the two major sweep events during the Spring and Fall, and watch for the signs.
If you have a particular need to know when your street may be cleaned, visit the street sweeping information page and you can look up when your street is scheduled for cleaning.
Please note that it is a violation of City ordinances to rake leaves into the street. Leaves raked into the street will create significant public safety, flooding, and pollution problems. The proper disposal method is to bag all your leaves, including from the boulevard, and put them out with your solid waste collection. The schedule for yard waste pick-up can be obtained from Solid Waste at (612) 673-2917.
Traffic Calming. Speeding keeps increasing on my block. Can we get speed humps and more stop signs?
Requests for traffic calming devices are among the most frequent requests received in my office. When received, we refer the request to the Transportation division of Public Works. They study the situation and report if changes to the current engineering are or are not recommended.
Their recommendations are based on well-established standards that measure traffic volume, speed, and accidents, as well as pedestrian volume. In many situations, no changes are recommended. In other situations, the solution may require neighborhood funding. Speed humps, for example, are eligible for many streets, but the City does not pay for them. If a block wants to install speed humps they are responsible for securing funding, which runs about $7500 for a pair.
Stop sign installation, in addition to the standards used, is based on a city ordinance -- the Minneapolis Stop Sign Policy. Under this policy, there is a plan for the entire City and the ordinance does not allow for exceptions. In Ward 4, this means that virtually no intersection is eligible for a four-way stop – something many residents have requested. Stop signs are also not an effective means of controlling traffic speed. Rather, they establish the right-of-way at intersections.
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There are two types of designated truck routes that regulate where trucks of different sizes may travel.
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Note: To determine whether a truck meets the standards for the above truck routes, you must compare gross weight in pounds marked on the truck to the above numbers. Some trucks may cite their gross weight versus axle weight. Dividing the gross weight by the number of axles determines the per axle weight for truck routes.
Trucks over 3 tons must use the appropriate truck routes for as much of their travel as practical. They may divert to other streets for the last few blocks to reach their final destination. A diversion onto non-truck route streets is determined by the driver based on turning restrictions, on-street parking, and the approach direction to the destination. Trucks under 3 tons (UPS two-axle delivery truck, for example) may use any city street.
Many of the trucking companies use smaller, short haul trucks to make deliveries in the city, because large semi trucks often have trouble making turns on city streets. However, some semis do continue to deliver in the city.
If you believe a large truck is traveling on the wrong road, please contact Minneapolis Traffic Control at (612) 335-5932. If you can identify and provide the trucking company, license plate, and/or its destination it can help Minneapolis Traffic Control resolve the situation.
Also, businesses are not allowed to receive overnight deliveries in any residentially zoned and used area unless they are doing such within an insulated building. Therefore, you should not hear trucks idling and making deliveries between the hours of 10:00pm and 6:00am. Loud, late-night deliveries in your neighborhood should be reported to Environmental Management at (612) 673-5897.
Variances. The contractor building my new garage says I need a variance before I can build. What is it and how do I get it?
A variance is an authorization to depart from the general requirements of the City's zoning regulations. For example, zoning regulations govern how large a garage you may build and where on your property it may be located. Variances to these and some other types of zoning regulations may be granted where strict adherence would cause undue hardship due to circumstances unique to the property.
Receiving a variance involves completing an application, satisfying applicable legal requirements, and holding a public hearing. For complete information and application procedures, please contact the Zoning Department at (612) 673-5836.
Your Neighborhood - I'd like to get more involved in my neighborhood. How do I contact my neighborhood association?
See the "Contact Your Neighborhood" page of this website and find out how to contact your neighborhood group. Neighborhood associations are always looking for new ideas and volunteers, please consider getting involved.
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There are two main theoretical traditions in semantics. One is based on realism, where meanings are described as relations between language and the world, often in terms of truth conditions. The other is cognitivistic, where meanings are identified with mental structures. This article presents some of the main ideas and theories within the cognitivist approach.
A central tenet of cognitively oriented theories of meaning is that there are close connections between the meaning structures and other cognitive processes. In particular, parallels between semantics and visual processes have been studied. As a complement, the theory of embodied cognition focuses on the relation between actions and components of meaning.
One of the main methods of representing cognitive meaning structures is to use images schemas and idealized cognitive models. Such schemas focus on spatial relations between various semantic elements. Images schemas are often constructed using Gestalt psychological notions, including those of trajector and landmark, corresponding to figure and ground. In this tradition, metaphors and metonymies are considered to be central meaning transforming processes.
A related approach is force dynamics. Here, the semantic schemas are construed from forces and their relations rather than from spatial relations. Recent extensions involve cognitive representations of actions and events, which then form the basis for a semantics of verbs.
A third approach is the theory of conceptual spaces. In this theory, meanings are represented as regions of semantic domains such as space, time, color, weight, size, and shape. For example, strong evidence exists that color words in a large variety of languages correspond to such regions. This approach has been extended to a general account of the semantics of some of the main word classes, including adjectives, verbs, and prepositions. The theory of conceptual spaces shows similarities to the older frame semantics and feature analysis, but it puts more emphasis on geometric structures.
A general criticism against cognitive theories of semantics is that they only consider the meaning structures of individuals, but neglect the social aspects of semantics, that is, that meanings are shared within a community. Recent theoretical proposals counter this by suggesting that semantics should be seen as a meeting of minds, that is, communicative processes that lead to the alignment of meanings between individuals. On this approach, semantics is seen as a product of communication, constrained by the cognitive mechanisms of the individuals.
Keywords: cognitive semantics, conceptual spaces, frame semantics, idealized cognitive models, image schemas, prototype theory, semantic maps, visual cognition
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Adnan from Curioo analyses if the Monolith Soft new Wii U game is a sequel to Xenoblade
Yes, this is Xenoblade 2 or a game in the Xenoblade Universe. Check out this article here.
Just look at the size of the monsters, wow. Whatever it is, it's going to be special.
sadly I never got to play Xenoblade chronicles (not for the want of trying, people are charging way to much for it.) this looks amazing tho, maybe they will release the first xenoblade in HD along with it?
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This note has aims to draw out findings on capacity and capacity development from the six Country Reports of the 2009 Fragile States Monitoring Survey, and to assess changes in approaches which might be appropriate to improve development effectiveness. It was prepared by Ms. Heather Baser (Consultant) for the OECD DAC Capacity Development Unit.
A review of the factors limiting capacity in the 6 countries
All six countries face major problems of capacity and weak state capacity is seen by some either as a major cause of conflict (DRC p.12) or as the main challenge for the country and at the heart of statebuilding (East Timor p. 9 and 25). Capacity shortages are further seen to be exacerbated by:
Absorptive capacity of the 6 countries
The weak general capacity of the 6 countries reviewed often translates into weak absorptive capacity. The reports see this as a function of limited capacity in both the national governments and the development community. Some of the problems identified on the partner country side include:
On the donor side, some of the issues raised include:
Results of capacity interventions
Despite massive investments, DRC and East Timor have shown few results from programs focused on statebuilding (East Timor p. 27 and DRC p. 24). By contrast, Sierra Leone is seen as being "well on the road to recovery and has made significant progress in laying the foundation for a peaceful, well governed state" (SL p.2). One of the contributing factors has been the role of the donor community where the "cordial atmosphere between Agency senior leaders has helped establish the basis of exceptionally constructive relationships visible in working level meetings (SL p. 22). Furthermore, "The set of senior and upper mid-level managers encountered during the preparation of this report were very impressive and would score highly on any measure of dedication, contextual awareness and professional competence" (SL p. 23). Afghanistan has also seen slow but steady progress in institutional and organizational terms as well as individual training and orientation (Afghanistan p. 25). The government is taking an increasing role in the coordination and realization of projects (Afghanistan p. 35).
Projects which have helped marginalized groups such as ex-combatants or IDPs have created resentment in the CAR and East Timor respectively as a result of the perception that they are the sole beneficiaries of government support (CAR p.31 and East Timor P. 37). Similarly, Afghans perceived ex-soldiers from different ethnic groups to be taking their rightful jobs on a donor-funded road construction program (Afghanistan p. 29). Appearing to be more even handed is an important ingredient in building the legitimacy of such aid programs.
The issue of the fragmentation of projects and programs vs. the management of large projects/programs creates a dilemma for many fragile states. A multiplicity of small projects with different systems of administration, design and reporting puts a heavy load on partner countries, such as East Timor which has 169 projects below $100,000 each. On the other hand, large programs require well developed management skills, expertise that is in short supply in most developing countries. As a result, there is a tendency to bring in expatriate personnel to run these programs and these people often push aside local personnel and undermine capacity. There is evidence, such as Pierre Robert's comment in his draft paper on the consultations on peacebuilding and statebuilding in DRC, that small grassroots projects have a better chance of success than larger ones and more local ownership (see page 9). They are more likely to fall within the absorptive capacity of the partner country and to allow for experimental approaches to test what works and what doesn't before getting into large-scale programs.
Afghanistan has had a wide range of experimental approaches with many having moved the reconstruction process forward. It took 6 years, for example, to develop the Afghanistan National Development Strategy which donors are supporting. The internal revenue collection system is increasingly reliable and government institutions are constantly adjusting and seeking to improve their structure and delivery channels (Afghanistan p. 9).
Several of the reports identified concerns on the part of partner countries about the transition from recovery to development assistance. CAR, for example, sees its humanitarian aid declining without a concurrent increase in development assistance (CAR p. 42). East Timor may not be ready for such a transition and the country report insists on the importance of donors involved maintaining their funding flexibility to respond to the country's needs and the rapidly evolving context (East Timor p. 56). In DRC, on the other hand, the donor community has played an important role in making the transition from humanitarian aid to development assistance successful (DRC p.44).
There is an undercurrent of skepticism about the use of the concept of capacity by donors in some countries. In Sierra Leone, for example, "the Government view is that only one side of the equation gets attention – government incapacity" to meet complex requirements, rather than focusing on "strategies (which) can be selected and explained plausibly to voters based on quick and simple processes" to create "trust in government capacity"(SL p. 12). Similarly, in the CAR, capacity is seen as a "voile" with the real issue being the need to build confidence rather than capacity (CAR p.22).
Despite the importance given by many donors to technical assistance as a mechanism to build capacity and the extensive use of it in most of the countries reviewed, only two of the reports gave it much coverage. In East Timor, most TA is short-term, project related, and donor-driven, characteristics which are not seen as positive in the Paris Declaration. A further problem is that technical assistance reflects different cultures and approaches which can be confusing for the country. Afghanistan is also critical of the imposition of cultural values, especially those from the West, on a society with very different values and customs (Afghan p. 34).
Some of the problems cited above may have been exacerbated by inadequate thought about what capacity was required in each case and how to address it. Most of the countries reviewed stressed building the competencies of individual public servants rather than concentrating on groups or systems (DRC page 53). Afghanistan has tended to focus on capacity substitution rather than capacity development (Afghan p. 25) although capacity development programs are slowly being streamlined.
Proposed changes
The reports make some suggestions or changes which would affect the capacity of the countries concerned, including:
The reports present a rather negative overview of progress in enhancing capacity in 4 out of 6 of the countries and the constraints to doing better seem to be significant. That said, the reports do offer a number of approaches that show promise of strengthening capacity in these countries, particularly those on Sierra Leone and Afghanistan. I would add to this list the need to come to some understanding of what capacity is required to achieve the goals set out for the country and to think about how to encourage its development. In addition, I would suggest using iterative and incremental approaches to try out new ideas through small experiments before getting into large-scale programs which attract more attention and hence are more risk averse. This process seems to have worked well in Afghanistan.
(Prepared 11 December 2009 by Heather Baser)
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Source of Louisiana soybean root rot stumps scientists
NEW ORLEANS – LSU AgCenter plant pathologist Trey Price said soybean growers in Louisiana have been finding a fungal disease called black root rot in their crops.
"This disease started showing up here about five years ago, and we called it a mystery disease," Price said.
The disease makes leaves turn yellow, orange-brown or mottled even though their veins remain green, said Tom Allen, an extension plant pathologist at Mississippi State University. If a plant is pulled out, much of the root will be broken off below the surface, and the main root turns black.
Cutting a stem to the pith will cause a dark brown stain on the pith, suggesting a major problem with the vascular system that carries water and nutrients throughout the plant, he wrote.
Price said while black root rot is a minor problem statewide in Louisiana, some soybean fields have lost 5 to 10 percent of their plants.
It's still a bit of a mystery: scientists don't know just what fungus causes the disease. They suspect it's one that has been known for years in cotton. But many people around the country have tried unsuccessfully to grow the fungus from infected roots, Allen wrote on the Mississippi Crop Situation blog Aug. 1.
University of Arkansas pathologists are trying to recover the fungus from numerous samples from a field in Leflore County, Mississippi, he wrote.
Price said the fungus can survive on plant residue and build up in the soil, and fields continuously planted in soybeans appear to be the most susceptible.
With corn prices low and soybean prices a bit more steady right now, he said, growers are less likely to rotate their fields.


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Question:I downloaded an archive from the edonkey filesharing platform and was going to unpack it. It turns out that the archive is protected by a password (encrypted). How can I find the password?
Answer:For RAR archives there is a shareware tool (http://www.rarpasswordcracker.com/) that can try a brute force or a dictionary attack. The brute force attack for passwords of more than 5 characters takes pretty long already, the dictionary attack is more promising. The shareware version only searches passwords up to a length of 4 characters, I found.
If the file came from the ed2k platform (edonkey), then you may want to look for comments on the file. Unfortunately you cannot view comments once the file is completed, so you'll have to move the archive out of the shared folder, then search for the file again and start the download again. Wait a little, and you can - hopefully - view comments on it. Possibly one of the comments will indicate the password.
If there are no such comments, then take a good look at the file name. It is common that the file name contains a [..] part. The term in [] may just be the password.
The password would be 'secret9' here.
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Introduction to mmWave sensing: FMCW radars
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TI mmWave Experiments: Sense the world with TI's mmWave
Sense the world with TI's mmWave is a training series where we demonstrate the capabilities of TI's IWR mmWave sensors based on questions that engineers have been asking on our mmWave sensors forum.
Isolation in Industrial Systems
In 2019 more than 2.5 million industrial robots will be in operation worldwide, according to a forecast of the international federation of robotics. An industrial robot typically consists out of a control cabinet, a robot arm and a Human Machine Interface (HMI) Panel. To guarantee safe operation of the complete robot system, the different robot components and its interfaces need to be isolated to each other.
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The training starts with an overview of an analog input module. Typical components and their voltage supply levels are shown. Next, possible power topologies like push-pull, flyback or flybuck with their advantages and disadvantages are discussed.
How to add Industrial Ethernet to Computer Numeric Control (CNC) Router Machine
CNC routers use step and direction signals to control each stepper motors. In addition motor information (position, temperature, fault) gets transferred from stepper motors back to control unit. This must be done in star topology and a mix of proprietary interfaces. Simple open real-time Ethernet (SORTE) enables 4 µs cycle time on industrial Ethernet and replaces step/direction signal and motor feedback info into a single Ethernet cable that is also wired in line topology.
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A common method to measure process parameters in plants is based on sound waves. This method is used in: level, flow and displacement field transmitters. It works based on measuring the time of flight (ToF) between when the pulse, generated by a piezo electric crystal, is sent and received back by the piezo.
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TI-RSLK Module 3 – ARM Cortex M
This module serves as a brief introduction to the ARM Cortex-M microcontroller, assembly programming language and some debugging techniques. Understanding how the processor works is essential for the design of embedded systems, such as the one used in your robot.
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This module is an introduction to C, a general-purpose programming language, in addition to the concepts of compiling and debugging using the MSP432 and TI Code Composer Studio™. Debugging skills are a valuable tool when developing complex systems involved with robotics.
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The Clarion Call
1. The clarion call is sounding from the tower on the hill;
A host of youth are joining now with others coming still.
They come in bands of five and ten and hundreds more draw near;
They know their Lord and Master's reign on earth will soon be here.
Then advance, O noble youth of God,
and lift your streaming banners high.
The flame of truth burns in your hearts;
The victory is nigh.
2. The evil one is raging now and threat'ning all who stand.
He scatters darkness, hate, and fear across our troubled land.
He strives to shackle every youth and stay the clarion sound,
But noble youth who heed the Lord's command cannot be bound.
3. How glorious is the army of the children of our God,
Who arm themselves in righteousness and hold the iron rod.
This is the day, and come what may, we'll win against the foe.
The end draws near, the signal's clear; into the fray we'll go.
Text: Vaughn J. Featherstone
Music: Larry Bastian
Artist: Featherstone/Bastian
Album: Music Published in the Church Magazines: New Era
Composition Date: 1987-06-01
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