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In 2012, Greg Kerber attacked the weeds in his no-till soybean fields with six herbicide modes of action – including three effective pre-emergence herbicides. An early April burndown included full rates of 2, 4-D and glyphosate plus soil-residual products Prowl and Sonic, followed by an early postemergence application of Liberty. Sites of action: 2, 3, 4, 9, 10 and 14.
It was the second year that Kerber used pre-plant residual herbicides on every soybean acre "to try to get more modes of action out there. I'm worried, like everybody, about resistant weeds, especially waterhemp," says the Gibson City, Ill., corn and soybean producer. Growers to his south are battling multi-herbicide-resistant waterhemp, and to his east, glyphosate-resistant marestail. Fortunately, "Glyphosate is still effective here," he says, "and if we mix it up, we can keep it effective."
Kerber spent about $35/acre on his soybean weed program this year and had fairly clean fields, although the drought hindered residual herbicide performance.
As glyphosate-resistant weeds multiply, Midwest growers are relearning the strengths – and shortcomings – of pre-emergence (pre) soil-applied herbicides, says Jeff Gunsolus, University of Minnesota Extension weed scientist.
For two decades, Corn Belt farmers have relied on broad-spectrum, postemergence (post) weed control, especially in soybeans: first Scepter, Pursuit and Classic in the early 1990s, then Roundup. Consequently, "People have lost the knack of using pres," Gunsolus says. Today, farmers who came of age in the total post era "have little experience with this chemistry." Simply putting down a pre-plant herbicide doesn't guarantee good weed control, Gunsolus says. The success of a residual herbicide program depends not only on environmental factors, but also on weed biology and densities, herbicide selection, application rates, and application timing. "We need the right pre for the right weeds, at the right rate, and the right time," Gunsolus says.
He and other Midwest weed management experts offer tips for improving soil-residual herbicide effectiveness in soybeans:
Target the dominant weed for pre-emergence control. Select the best residual herbicide for the primary weed species in each field, says Aaron Hager, University of Illinois Extension weed scientist.
And keep in mind that the dominant weed may vary from field to field.
Waterhemp drives Craig Herickhoff's residual herbicide choices. He and his father Mark grow corn, soybeans, sugar beets and wheat near Belgrade, Minn. Like many Midwest farmers, the Herickhoffs were having trouble controlling waterhemp with glyphosate, especially in soybeans. And they wanted to preserve the effectiveness of glyphosate for sugar beets, a crop for which there are few cost-effective POST herbicides. So in 2011 and 2012, they applied Valor to all their soybean acres before planting.
The PPO-inhibitor provided good control of waterhemp, as well as lambsquarters, another problem weed in their fields. "We got about five weeks of weed suppression" for $10/acre more than two glyphosate passes, says Craig Herickhoff. "We wouldn't go back to a total post program again for soybeans."
If you select a premix, think about how much of each active ingredient will be applied at the full labeled rate, Hager says. For example, sulfentrazone, an active ingredient in premixes such as Authority XL, Authority MTZ and Authority First, is effective on waterhemp. But the amount of sulfentrazone – and consequently the duration of waterhemp control – varies by product, Hager says. So if waterhemp is the dominant weed in a field, select the premix that supplies the most sulfentrazone.
Apply full rates. Apply the full labeled rate for the soil texture and pH, organic matter content and time of application, says Andrew Schmidt, regional agronomist for Winfield Solutions, Columbia, Mo. The common practice of applying reduced, or "set-up," rates is not recommended these days, he says. In the past, reduced rates were an option when growers knew they could clean up the field later with glyphosate. But with more weeds resistant to one or more post herbicides, that's no longer smart, Schmidt says.
Balance application time with duration and weather risk. To maximizeweed suppression after crops emerge, it's critical to apply a soil-residual herbicide as close to planting as possible. That's especially important when battling weeds with a long germination period, such as waterhemp.
For no-tillers, "the timing of the burndown can be tricky," says Kerber, the Illinois farmer. "You don't want the residual to run out before the canopy forms." In 2012, weeds in his fields started emerging earlier than usual because of warm weather, but Kerber held off on his early preplant application until April in order to get as much residual control as possible while soybeans were growing.
If you're battling waterhemp, which has a long germination period, "you'll want to apply the pre as close to planting as you can," Schmidt says. Products such as Valor, Gangster or Authority must be applied no later than three days after soybean planting, Gunsolus notes, so have a backup plan in case you get rained out. "You have the option of putting on a post residual like Prefix or Warrant."
Because there are no herbicides that last all season, parts of the Corn Belt infested with resistant waterhemp may have to resort to an approach called "overlapping residuals," says Kevin Bradley, University of Missouri weed scientist. Growers apply a pre herbicide at planting, then follow up with a post residual herbicide 14 to 21 days later to suppress later-emerging waterhemp. Waterhemp seed is fairly short-lived in the soil, so if you prevent plants from producing seeds for three or four years, "you can virtually eliminate this weed as a problem," he says.
Understand crop injury potential. Crop injury from soil-applied herbicides is often related to application timing or environmental conditions, Hager says. Applications made right before or after planting result in a high concentration of soil-applied herbicide near the emerging seedlings. Stressful growing conditions hinder plants' ability to metabolize the herbicide.
It's also important to understand herbicide crop rotation restrictions, Gunsolus says, especially for growers who raise sugar beets, dry beans, peas, sweet corn or canola in the rotation. "These are a big deal."
Craig and Mark Herickhoff, the Minnesota farmers, grow sugar beets, which narrows their corn and soybean herbicide options considerably, says Darrol Ike, a Delano, Minn., crop consultant, who's helping them diversify their weed control chemistry. For example, Authority products are a good pre-emergence complement to glyphosate for soybeans. But the long crop rotation intervals for sugar beets – roughly 40 months – takes them off the table in a beet rotation.
Incorporate, if possible
All soil-applied residual herbicides have the same Achilles heel, Hager says: they have to be dissolved in the soil through mechanical incorporation or a rain within seven to 10 days.
"We dig everything in," says Craig Herickhoff. "Yes, it's a hassle in the spring, but if you don't get a timely rain, it's a lot better to have it incorporated." In 2012, though, seedbeds were dry and cloddy, so he set the planter's row cleaners deeper than usual. That affected pre placement. "It was perfectly clean between the rows, but in the rows, there was more weed pressure. I think it was because we went deep with the row cleaners, and when we pushed the dirt aside, we pushed some of the herbicide aside, too."
If incorporation isn't an option, "you can try to hedge rainfall risk by putting the herbicide out a little sooner," Hager says. In 2012, though, many parts of the Corn Belt did not receive enough rainfall to move the pre into the soil solution, so weed control suffered.
Nevertheless, "I still believe it was beneficial," Missouri's Bradley says. "Our own evaluations showed us there was still some residual weed control, just shorter than normal." Weed suppression "probably lasted two weeks, where typically it would be about twice as long."
If it stays dry into 2013, should growers apply a pre-plant herbicide next spring? Yes, Gunsolus says. "We can't predict the weather. The bottom line is, it's a risk management tool."

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KALAMAZOO, Mich. - In their conference opener, the Trine University football team fought off a second half comeback by Kalamazoo to take down the Hornets 30-20. The Thunder improve to 3-2 on the season with the victory.
The Thunder opening the game by scoring on their first drive, going 81 yards on just seven plays to go up early. Senior quarterback Ryan Hargraves (Taylor, Mich./Truman) found sophomore tight end Zach Hess (Eagle, Mich./Grand Ledge) on a 41-yard pass to take the Thunder down inside the red-zone. From there senior Mike Inge (Grand Rapids, Mich./Forest Hills Northern) ran the ball on back-to-back plays, scoring from 9 yards out.
After forcing a three-and-out on the Hornets first possession, the Thunder would charge 57 yards down the field as junior Tyler Keck (Elkhart, Ind./Elkhart Memorial) would drill his first field goal of the day from 30 yards out.
The Thunder defense would again force Kalamazoo to punt, allowing the Hornets offense just 7 yards. This time Trine needed just five plays and 1:43 to score as Hargraves found fellow senior JaVontae Hence (Elkhart, Ind./Concord) for the 30-yard touchdown.
Kalamazoo would earn their first, first down of the game on their opening possession of the second quarter before Aaron McGuire was able to scramble 50 yards for the score. Trine would go three-and-out as Kalamazoo followed with another score, this time on a 24-yard pass. The Hornets would miss field goals from 41 and 25 yards, the latter coming with just three second left in the half as Trine would head to the locker room with a 17-14 lead.
The Hornets came back out in the second half and scored on their opening possession, scoring from 7 yards out, but the PAT would be missed. That would be the final time the Hornets would find the end zone as the Trine defense stepped it up from there.
Later in the third quarter, Trine would use a short field, going just 36 yards capped off by a 1-yard run by Hargraves for the score, as the Thunder regained the lead for good.
Keck would add two field goals in the fourth quarter, a career-long from 40 yards followed by a 27-yard field goal with 6:07 left in the game.
Late in the quarter Kalamazoo attempted to pull within three, as they went for it on 4th-and-5, but sophomore Ryan Hogan (Vine Grove, Ky./Meade County) came up with his second sack of the season to give Trine the ball back on downs. On the Hornets final possession, Kalamazoo would drive down to the Thunder 10, but the defense would hold strong as they forced three incomplete passes to end the game.
Hargraves finished the afternoon with a season-high 211 passing yards while completing 18-of-24 through the air. Hence also caught a season-high 11 passes from Hargraves for 137 yards and a touchdown. On the ground, Inge finished just 2 yards shy of the century mark, finishing the day with 98 yards on 25 carries.
In all, the Thunder defense recorded seven sacks (all solo) on the day which is second most in school history and was the most since they also recoding seven as a team against Kentucky Christian on November 14, 2009. Danesi's three individual sacks are also tied for second most in school history, behind Nathan Denton who recorded 3.5 sacks on September 11, 2010 at Bluffton.
Both teams had 14 third-down opportunities, as Kalamazoo converted on six of them and the Thunder five. The Hornets finished the afternoon with more offensive yardage, out-gaining Trine 378-350. The key difference in the game came in the red-zone as Trine was a perfect 4-for-4 while the Thunder defense held Kalamazoo to 2-for-5 on opportunities.
Trine will celebrate homecoming with their toughest test of the season when they host defending conference champion Albion College on October 6 at 1:00 p.m.


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Reading Comprehension Practice Test 5
Passage for Question 1 to 9
At the time Jane Austen's novels were published – between 1811 and 1818 – English literature was not part of any academic curriculum. In addition, fiction was under strenuous attack. Certain religious and political groups felt novels had the power to make so called immoral characters so interesting young readers would identify with them; these groups also considered novels to be of little practical use. Even Cole-ridge, certainly no literary reactionary, spoke for many when he asserted that "novel-reading occasions the destruction of the mind's power. These attitudes towards novels help explain why Ausjten received little attention from early nineteenth century literary critics. (In any case, a novelist published anonymously, as Austin was, would not be likely to receive much critical attention). The literary response that was accorded her, however, was often as incisive as twentieth century criticism. In his attack in 1816 on novelistic portrayals "outside of ordinary experience, " for example, Scott made an insightful remarks about the merits of Austen;'s fiction. Her novels, wrote Scott, "present to the reader an accurate and exact. picture of ordinary everyday people and places, reminiscent of seventeenth –century Flemish painting. " Scott did not use the word "realistic probability in judging novels. The critic whitely did not use the word realism either, but he expressed agreement with Scott's evaluation, and went on to suggest the possibilities for moral instruction in what we have called Austen's realistic method. Her characters, wrote whitely, are persuasive agents for moral truth since they are ordinary persons "so clearly evoked that was feel an interest in their fate as if it were our own Moral instruction, explained Whitely, is more likely to be effective when conveyed through recognizably human and interesting characters then when imparted by a sermonizing narrator. Whately especially praised Austen's ability to create characters who "mingle goodness and villainy, weakness and virtue, as in life they are always mingled. "Whately concluded his remarks by comparing Austen's art of characterization to Sicken's, stating his preference for Austin's. often anticipated the reservations of twentieth-century critics. An example of such a response was Lewes' complaint in 1859 that Austen's range of subjects and characters was too narrow. Praising her verisimilitude, Lewes added that nonetheless her focus was too often upon only the unlofty and the common place. (Twentieth-century Marxists, on the other hand, were to complain about what they saw as her exclusive emphasis on a lofty upper-middle class) in any case, having been rescued by some literary critics from neglect and indeed gradually lionized by them, Austen's steadily reached, by the mid-nineteenth century, the enviable pinnacle of being considered controversial.
Question 1
The primary purpose of the passage is to
- demonstrate the nineteenth-century preference for realistic novels rather than romantic ones.
- Explain why Jane Austen's novels were not included in any academic curriculum in the early nineteenth century
- Urge a reassessment of Jane Austen's novels by twentieth-century literary critics
- Describe some of the responses of nineteenth – century critics tol Jane Austen's novels as well as to fiction in general
- Argue that realistic character portrayal is the novelist's most difficult task as well as the aspect of novel most likely to elicit critical response.
Correct Answer : D
Question 2
The passage supplies information for answering which of the following questions?
- Ws Whately aware of Scott's remarks about Jane Austen's novels?
- Who is an example of a twentieth-century Marxist critic?
- Who is an example of twentieth-century critic who admired Jane Aujsten's novels?
- What is the author's judgment of Dickens?
- Did Jane Austen's express her opinion of those nineteenth-century critics who admired her novels.
Correct Answer : A
Question 3
The authors mentions that English literature "was not part of any academic curriculum " in the early nineteenth century in order to
- emphasize the need for Jane Austen to increate ordinary, everyday character in her novels.
- give support to those religious and political groups that had attacked fiction
- give one reason why Jane Austen's novels received little critical attention in the early nineteenth century.
- Suggest the superiority of an informal and unsystematized approach to the study of literature
- contrast nineteenth-century attitudes towards English literature with those towards classical literature
Correct Answer : C
Question 4
The passage supplies information to suggest that the religious and political groups mentioned and Whately might have agreed that a novel
- has little practical use
- has the ability to influence the moral values of its readers
- is of most interest to readers when representing ordinary human characters.
- should not be read by young readers.
- Needs the sermonizing of a narrator in order to impart moral truths
Correct Answer : B
Question 5
The author quotes Coleridge in order to
- refute the literary opinions of certain religious and political groups
- make a case for the inferiority of novels to poetry
- give an example of a writer who was not a literary reactionary
- illustrate the early nineteenth-century belief that fiction was especially appealing to young readers
- indicate how widespread was the attack on novels in the early nineteenth century
Correct Answer : E
Question 6
The passage suggests that twentieth century Marxists would have admired Jane Austen's noels more if the novels, a he Marxists understood them, had
- described the values of upper-middle class society
- avoided moral instruction and sermonizing
- depicted ordinary society in a more flattering light portrayed characters from more than one class of society
- portrayed characters from more than one class of society
- anticipated some of controversial social problems of the twentieth century.
Correct Answer : D
Question 7
It can be inferred from the passage that Whately found Dickens character to be
- especially interest to you readers
- ordinary persons in recognizably human situations
- less liable than Jane Aujten's characters to have a realistic mixture of moral qualities
- more often villainous and week than virtuous and good
- less susceptible than Jane Austen's characters to the m oral judgments of sermonizing narrator.
Correct Answer : C
Question 8
According to the passage, the lack of critical attention paid to Jane Austen can be explained by all of the following nineteenth-century attitudes towards the novel EXCEPT the
- assurance felt by many people that novels weakened the mind
- certainly shared by many political commentators that the range of novels was too narrow
- lack of interest shown by some critics in novels that were published anonymously
- fear exhibited by some religious and political groups that novels had the power to portray immoral characters attractively
- belief held by some religious and political groups that novels had no practical value.
Correct Answer : B
Question 9
The author would most likely agree that which of the following ios the best measure of a writer's literary success?
- Inclusion of the writer's work in an academic curriculum
- Publication of the writer's work in the writer's own name
- Existence of debate among critics about the writers work
- Praise of the writers work by religious and political groups
- Ability of the writers work to appeal to ordinary people.
Correct Answer : C
Passage for Question 10 to 15
Despite their many differences of temperament and of literary perspective, Emerson, Thoreau, Hawthorne, Melville, and Whitman share certain beliefs. Common to all these writers is their humanistic perspective. Its basic premises are that humans are the spiritual center of the universe and that in them alone is the clue of the nature, history and ultimately the cosmos itself. Without denying outright the existenced either of a deity or of brute matter, this perspective nevertheless rejects them as exclusive principles of interpretation and prefers to explain humans and the world in terms of humanity itself. This preference is expressed most clearly in the Transcendentalist principle that the structure of the universe literally duplicates the structure of the individual self: therefore, all knowledge begins with self-knowledge. This common perspective is almost always universalized. Its emphasis is not upon the individual as a particular European or American, but upon the hyuman as universal, freed from the accidents of time, space, birth and talent. Thus, for Emerson, the "American Scholar turns out to be simply "Main Tinking; while, for Whitman, the "Song of Myself merges imperceptibly into a song of all the "children of Adam:, where "every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you. Also common to all five writers is the belief that individual virtue and happiness depends upon the self-realization, which, in turn, depend upon the harmonious reconciliation of two universal psychological tendencies: first, the self-asserting impulse of the individual to withdraw; to remain unique and separate, and to be responsible only to himself or herself, and second, the self-transcending impulse of the individual to embrace the whole world in the experience of a single moment and to know and become one with that world. These conflicting impulses can be seen in the democratic ethic. Democracy advocates individualism, he preservation of the individual's free-dom and self-expression. But the democratic self is torn between the duty to self, which is implied by the concept of liberty, and the duty to society, which is implied by the concept of equality and fraternity. A third assumption common to the five writers is that intuition and imagination offer a surer road to truth than does abstract logic or scientific method. It is illustrated by their emphasis upon the introspection-their belief that the clue to external nature is to be found in the inner world of individual psychology and by their interpretation of experience as, in essence, symbolic. Both these stresses presume an organic relationship between the self and the cosmos of which only intuition and imagination can properly take account. These writers' faith in the imagination and in themselves as practitioners of imagination led them conceive of the writer as a seer and enabled them to achieve supreme confidence in their own moral and metaphysical insights.
Question 10
The author's discussion of Emerson, Thoreau, Hawthorne, Melville, and Whitman is primarily concerned with explaining.
- some of their beliefs about the difficulties involved in self-realization
- some of their beliefs concerning the world and the place that humanity occupies in the universal order
- some of their beliefs concerning the relationship between humanism and democracy
- the way some of their beliefs are shaped by differences in temperament and literary outlook.
- the effects of some of their beliefs on their writings
Correct Answer : B
Question 11
According to the passage, the humanistic perspective of the five writers presupposes which of the following?
I)The structures of the universe can be discovered through self-knowledge.
II)The world can be explained in terms of humanity
III)The spiritual and the material worlds are incompatible
- I only
- II only
- I and II only
- II and III only
- I, II and III
Correct Answer : C
Question 12
The authors quotes Whiteman primarily in order to
- show that the poet not agree with Emerson
- indicate the way the poet uses the humanists ideal to praise himself
- suggest that the poet adapts the basis premises of humanism to his own individual outlook on the world
- illustrate a way the poet expresses the relationship of the individual to the humanistic universe
- demonstrate that the poet is concerned with the well being of all humans
Correct Answer : D
Question 13
According to the passage, the five writers objects to the scientific method primarily because they think it
- is not the best way to obtain an understanding of the relationship between the individual and the cosmos
- is so specialized that it leads to an understanding of separate parts of the universe but not of the relationships among those parts
- cannot provide an adequate explanation of intuition and imagination
- misleads people into believing they have an understanding of truth, when they do not
- prevents people from recognizing the symbolic nature of experience.
Correct Answer : A
Question 14
It can be inferred that intuition is important to the five writers primarily because it provides them with
- information useful for understanding abstract logic and scientific method
- the discipline needed in the search for truth
- inspiration for their best writing
- clues to the interpretation of symbolic experience
- the means of resolving conflicts between the self and the world
Correct Answer : D
Question 15
The author discuses "the democratic ethic in order to
- explain the relationship between external experience and inner imagination
- support the notion that the self contains two conflicting and reconcilable factions.
- Illustrate the relationship between the self's desire to be individual and its desire to merge with all other selves
- Elaborate on the concept that the self constantly desires to realize its potential
- Give an example of the idea that, in order to be happy, the self must reconcile its desires with external reality
Correct Answer : C


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(Reuters) - U.S. technology services provider Computer Sciences Corp will sell its credit services unit to business information provider Equifax Inc for $1 billion in cash, and record after-tax proceeds of about $750 million to $800 million.
CSC's shares were up about 4 percent at $39.54 on the New York Stock Exchange, and those of Equifax were also up about 4 percent at $53.59 on Monday morning.
The credit services unit provides financial services and consumer credit information to the automotive industry, banks, retail establishments, mortgage companies, medical entities, and utilities in the United States.
Jefferies & Co analyst Jason Kupferberg said CSC's credit services business is extremely profitable.
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Gary Minor, executive director of the authority, said this is, to his knowledge, the first countywide survey regarding PARA's offerings. Limited, regional surveys have been conducted in the past before the construction and openings of the Bobby Miller Activity Center in 2006 and the Faucett Brothers Activity Center last year.
"It's part of our own master planning and self-evaluation," Minor said. "We're trying to make sure that we're meeting the community's recreational needs and wants.
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Rather, the survey is part of a overall five- to six-month examination of the authority's parks, programs and operational structure. PARA entered into a $50,000 contract with Lose & Associates, a Nashville-based consulting firm, about two months ago to complete the comprehensive analysis.
"We know, already, through the participation numbers, what we need for the sports facilities," Minor said. "This is kind of an independent thing from that plan."
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PLEASE PLEASE give me a choice of a diesel engine in the 2008 model!
I'd LOVE to get one with the same MB engine being used in all of their SUVs this coming year (R320cdi, GL320cdi, ML320cdi).
If the Pacifica doesn't have this option, I'm going to have to do something drastic like spend $57k on the R320cdi come September 2008 when our Pacifica's lease is up.
'17 F150 Crew 2.7; '67 Coronet R/T; '14 Town&Country Limited; '09 LR2 HSE. 44-car history and counting!0
So you'd spend $20-30k more for a vehicle to save $1k/year in fuel costs?
I think a lot of people would like a 7 passenger version, 2nd row bench and the rear seat. A little more headroom and legroom in the third row would be welcome, but the biggest thing is more cargo space behind the third row.0
nah. there is more to it than that, of course.
If it was a diesel, I would plan to buy it and keep it for a LOONNGG time. I also firmly believe the resale on a diesel equipped model would be much higher, so you've got that to work into the math, too. It would also be quite a bit more powerful (and not just that 0-60 kind of power, but the real highway passing power that our pacifica lacks).
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djag Posts: 39My Pacifica is impressive in many ways. On the road it is incredible...
Big change needed is a 6 speed transmission and more HP. Of course a Hemi would be terrific.
Also why arent the controls on the steering wheel lighted? I rented a cheap Saturn last weekend and the controls were lit. I bet the lights are in the steering wheel already but they just didnt get wired.0
Big change needed is a 6 speed transmission and more HP.
Your request has already been answered with the '07 Pac.
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phillyguy5 Posts: 10I would like to see Paris Hilton sitting in my passenger seat. Especially when I pull up to the gas pump.0
dcbrands Posts: 1Had an '04 Pac; just finished 1st month with new '07 Pac. The new 4.0L w/ 6-speed trans is a night vs day improvement. This is the powertrain that the car should have been born with!0
dbt Posts: 298Rumors in the Detroit Free Press suggest that the next generation of the Pacifica has been canceled. Anyone know more?0
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The Chrysler Pacifica crossover could be headed for the scrap heap, if reports from the Detroit Free Press pan out. The paper reports that all work on the replacement for the Pacifica has been stopped by Chrysler. The project, code-named CT, was to make its production debut in 2009. The project could merely be on hold, the Free Press speculates, as Chrysler tries to mitigate its losses this year after a third-quarter red ink flow of $1.5 billion. The Pacifica was an early entrant into a market that is now overflowing with vehicles like the Mitsubishi Outlander, Ford Edge, and Saturn Outlook.0
I'm a happy owner so far (or my wife is) of a '06 Pacifica signature series.
The car has very good ride and enough oomph in the engine. Surely you always want more but it has enough.
The only 'complaint' I have is that this fairly high prized vehicle does not have automatic running lights. I did have the daytime driving lights turned ON (country code Canada) but it just amazes me why it is not standard on all Pacs to have true automatic lights, i.e. the ones with daytime driving lights that automatically change to dark time running lights as the sun sets down.
That is all I would improve by my 4 month experience so far.
hmmm... ours has them. I'm not sure if it was an option or park of a package or what. Ours is pretty well loaded, but its not a Limited.
I wouldn't expect it to be standard on all pacs because the base model is actually a pretty inexpensive vehicle.
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qbrozen, I think arrie was referring to standard daytime running lights in addition to the automatic headlamps. Higher trim pacs (including the Signature Series) all have automatic headlamps but they don't come on when it's light outside. I believe arrie was talking about having them come on as daytime running lamps and then switching to reg lamps upon dark. By having your dealer program the computer for Canada the daytime running lights will work but I thought that just meant your car's headlamps will be on at all times. Arrie, are you saying DRL's use a different set of bulbs in the cluster?0
What I'm talking about is that this Signature Series that I have does not have any kind of automatic lights as it came, i.e. no daytime driving lights or automatically working head lamps that would turn on automatically when it gets dark. This disagrees with your statement of higher trim Pacs (including the Signature Series).
The only automatically working light now is the daytime running lights that I had turned on by the dealer. That fix is the country code setting 'Canada'. I believe in Canada daytime running lights now are mandatory in new cars so that function is built in all Pacs. They just don't enable it for U.S. market. But it can be as was done to my Pac.
Daytime running lights use the high beam bulbs but with reduced voltage so they are quite dim even in dark. But they are on and make car more visible in daytime driving, which is the whole idea.
The higher trim Pacs as I have should come with automatic head lamps that turn on at dark. Some packages have it but amazingly Signature Series does not.
prawiepaw Posts: 3I have 2005 signature series and car come with automatic head lamps that turn on at dark.What year You got?
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Mine is 2006.
I hate automatic headlights and DRL's. It's just my preference, though. As long as I can disable both of the features, I don't care if my vehicle has them. One ov my vehicles has just autolamps and I never use it. Another vehicle I owned had DRL's that I was able to disable.
I cannot remember if my 2004 Pacifica had autolamps or not. A quick check of the owner's manual should help.0
Arrie, I'm guessing you have the FWD Signature Series. I read in my Sig Series brochure and only the AWD models come with auto headlamps as part of the pkg.0
Yes, mine is FWD as in Louisiana you really do not need AWD.
It just doesn't make sense that the vehicle manufacturer does not think that FWD vehicle drivers might benefit from automatic head lights also. It does get dark down south at night time also.
I have a '04 Tahoe and it has totally automatic driving lights. Daytime driving lights are ON at all times when you drive it unless you choose to turn them off. At dark head lights come on automatically.
Some people think it is waste of money to use driving lights during daylight driving as you do not need them to see your way but at the same time these people forget that you also need to be seen in traffic for others to know you are around. Daytime driving light do a great service for this and automatic lights even more when they come ON when the driver just forgets or chooses to turn them on too late.
I can (maybe) see not having automatic headlights available on a base model to differentiate it from the upper trim levels. But not being able to add it to the FWD Touring models is just a ridiculous marketing decision IMHO. Cars costing far less than a Pacifica have this option available.0
mas1169 Posts: 5I actually prefer the drl's that are integrated into the amber turn signal bulbs. They actually used these on some of the 2nd generation Caravans and Voyagers. GM uses this feature on their FWD minivans (Venture/Uplander,Montana etc)as well as Buick Century/Regal, Chev Camaro/Pont Firebird and some Corvettes. I think the amber versions stand out more than the ones integrated into the headlights. Wish I could figure out a way to do this on my 2005 Pacifica.0
gmonei Posts: 7TO BAD CHRYSLER DOESN'T PUT A 5.7 L HEMI IN THE PACIFICA LIKE THE 300 C,MAGNUM,ETC.IF A JEEP CHEROKEE CAN GET A HEMI ,A PACIFICA SHOULD HAVE ONE TOO!0
samnoe Posts: 731Be ware that Pacifica is a FWD vehicle and cannot handle a Hemi. Even for the AWD version it's too much, and can cause lots of torque steer problems. All vehicles you mentiond are RWD cars so the HEMI is not a problem for them.0
az1111 Posts: 1I just had the dealer say that we can't even have the automactic headlights added at the service department for our 2006 Touring model. I was completely surprised to find out the model and package options we purchased didn't include this feature. Didn't even think we had to ask. I found out through on-line search of models and options that this was only for the AWD models as you described. How Chyrsler chose to limit this to only AWD models is beyond me. I've sent a letter to Chrysler customer service to confirm that this can't be added at the dealership after the fact.0
I picked up my new 2007 Touring FWD on Friday evening. I've been enjoying it ever since. Drove it to Virginia and back yesterday and have seen very reasonable MPG. I look forward to sharing more in the various Pacifica forums. After traveling I can say, FOR ME, the only thing I'd enjoy is about 8-10 more cubic feet of room behind the third row seats.0
Even 4"-5" more length back there would be a help. (10cuft would require extending it by at least a foot and I doubt they would do that.) Especially if they can raise the roof over the back row to substantially increase head room. You need to be really short to fit in the 3rd row of my 2004.0
I'm not so sure of that... I was parked today next to a Town and Country and they are comparable heights--the Pacifica is a bit shorter. It seems that they managed to get considerable room behind the minivan third row (20plus cubic feet if I recall) by utilizing the floor pan. The Pacifica doesn't make us of the space "down low". Again--it's not something that was a deal breaker but just a touch more space back there (even the 4-5" inches you suggest) would be welcome! My daughter can't get her friends AND all their sleepover necessities in comfortably!! LOL0
I don't know that there is much space below the bumper line as you describe. The spare tire is under there too.0
music287 Posts: 116We're (probably) about to order a Limited AWD. (The price and features are two compelling reasons compared to the Saturn Outlook, Acura MDX, upcoming Mazda CX-9, Audi Q7, etc.) In 2006 there was a stand alone option for a full size spare tire that is not available on the 2007 models. I'm wondering if anyone knows if the underside of the PAC has been changed that would not allow me to substitute a full sized spare. For some reason, is the full-diameter "doughnut" the only thing that will fit under the rear of the car?
My guess would be that the new dual exhaust doesn't allow room for the full size spare.0
Good question, perhaps the AWD system interferes. You've made me curious enough to look under my new Pacifica once the rain stops. I couldn't find a statement about the spare on my invoice. Between the dual exhaust and the standard tire pressure monitoring system, perhaps they felt the "doughnut"--assuming that is what's there--is sufficient.0


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Some 375 empty desks blocked a downtown street, stopping traffic for several hours Tuesday outside the Los Angeles Unified School District's offices.
Organizers say the number represents how many students drop out of the district's schools each week.
Protesters want a student voice on the school board, and more funding for English language learners, foster children and low-income students.
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"We don't need a secretary of business to understand business. We need a president who understands business," Romney said during a visit to Integrity Windows, which is owned by a family Obama praised during his convention speech.
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She said "Romney can lurch from false attack to false attack in the final days of this campaign" but that the public understands Obama is the only candidate with "a concrete plan to move our country forward, grow our economy, and strengthen the middle class."


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People don't seem to talk about Nintendo Direct all that much. Sure, there are recaps, and some people love to speculate about what they're going to reveal, but nobody ever seems to talk about the actual events, which isn't at all fair toward what Nintendo seems to be trying to do: revolutionize the way that game announcements are made. And, if Nintendo's decision to forgo a major E3 presentation is any indication, they may feel that they're on to something.
I wish people stop trying to spin this into a good thing. This, imo, is not a great idea. I'm more of a Sony fan, and if they pulled this stunt I'd call them out too. You have to call a spade a spade.
i'm a sony fan myself and i think this ND really a great thing, but the downside that, this only limit for ninty fan, no mater how or where or when they do it,this thing only attract to nintendo owner, even i know abow this but never bother to waste my time to watch them, that the truth
it may boost the software sale but the hardware? not much
So long as we get all the information on the hottest new upcoming games I am fine with it. If this is a slight to anyone, it is gaming journalist.
Nintendo basically just said that they could release their own news and they don't need any gaming journalist to do it for them. E3 is the biggest event where all the gaming journalist congregate in one spot for the press events. This move on Nintendo's part dismisses the importance of that and bypasses a third party.
Ultimately, for the consumer there is no difference between getting the news from an openly controlled Nintendo Direct or the E3 press conference which is also controlled, albeit, in a more secretive manner. Only now the gaming journalist have to watch the Nintendo Direct like we all watch the E3 Press Conference. This move is a slight, but a slight to gaming journalist. Really, gaming journalist only have themselves to blame for being dismissed like this. Most gaming journalist just regurgitate information and Nintendo has finally decided to cut them out.
I had my concerns about Nintendo not doing a E3 or staying low key... Hmmm They arent they are just doing things different and they are the only company with enough BALLS to do something different! Last year we saw Usher, Beetles Members and other NON Focus on GAMES Style presentations... I like the fact that Nintendo is choosing a different route to show case JUST "SOFTWARE" and WII U Software at that! I can't wait! Plus they will show vid and stuff before E3!!! Also it would be SUPER nice we can get a demo of at least one of those HIGH PROFILE games!!!
Of all the E3s nintendo could have done this they chose this one. Why? because the wii u sales aren't too good, they announced all their games already to keep gamers interested and sony and microsoft are gonna drop bombs. To me it just looks like nintendo is taking cover.


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Speaking in parliament Rajoy said Carles Puigdemont has until Monday at 10 am (1200 GMT) "to say if he declared independence" before suspending Catalan autonomy.
"It is very important that Mr Puigdemont clarify for the rest of Spaniards if he declared independence yesterday or not," he added.
If Puigdemont confirms his region had split from Spain, the central government would give him an additional five days, to October 19 at 10 am, to reconsider before suspending Catalan autonomy, Rajoy added.
Puigdemont announced in the regional parliament Tuesday that he had accepted the mandate for "Catalonia to become an independent state" following the contested referendum.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Aeropostale Inc. said Thursday that it is giving private equity firm Sycamore Partners a larger stake in its business as it reported another weak quarter and gave a dismal forecast.
The New York-based teen retailer is trying to turn around its operations after waning popularity has hurt its sales and profitability.
Aeropostale had already posted four consecutive quarterly losses when reports began to circulate in January that it was looking at its strategic options, including going private. The company reported another loss Thursday as it announced that it is giving Sycamore a larger role in shaping its future.
The retailer has struck a deal in which the firm and its affiliates will provide $150 million in loans. In exchange, Sycamore Partners will receive convertible preferred stock that gives the firm the right to buy up to 5 percent of the company's stock.
If Sycamore takes advantage of this, it would raise the firm's stake in the company to roughly 12.3 percent of its outstanding shares, making it the company's second-largest shareholder, according to FactSet.
Aeropostale also said that a managing director at Sycamore Partners will join its board, and the firm will receive the right to appoint another director. Its board will expand to 12 members from 11. The retailer also signed an apparel sourcing agreement with an affiliate of Sycamore.
This comes as the company reported results that fell far short of market forecasts.
Aeropostale lost $70.3 million, or 90 cents per share, for the quarter ended Feb. 1, versus a loss of $671,000, or 1 cent per share, in the prior year. On an adjusted basis, it lost 35 cents per share versus a profit of 24 cents per share. Revenue fell 16 percent to $670 million from $797.7 million. The prior-year quarter had an extra week.
Analysts polled by FactSet were anticipating a loss of 31 cents per share on revenue of $685.2 million for the period.
Aeropostale's quarterly revenue from stores open at least a year fell 15 percent. This is considered a key indicator of financial performance as it strips away the impact of recently opened and closed sites.
The company is one of a number of retailers to report a tough holiday shopping season as shoppers kept their spending subdued and many resorted to extreme promotions to draw customers.
Aeropostale said that it expects a loss of 70 to 75 cents per share for its first quarter, which excludes some unusual costs. Analysts had forecast a loss of 17 cents per share.
Shares plunged 13 percent, or 92 cents, to $6.38 in after-hours trading following the announcements. Its shares added 5 cents to close regular trading Thursday at $7.30. The stock has lost about half its value in the past year.


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Tom Matsuda, the interim executive director of the Hawaii Health Connector, told state lawmakers Tuesday that because so few people have used it, the Health Connector won't break even after this year. About 4,500 people have enrolled in individual insurance plans.
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Matsuda says the Health Connector has asked the federal government for permission to spend its $205 million in federal grants more slowly than originally planned. Matsuda says that extension would allow the Health Connector to cover its costs through 2016.
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Fire Homegrown talent Victor Pineda is away with the US U-20 squad at the Toulon Tournament in France. The tournament is a prep for the FIFA U-20 World Cup taking place in Turkey later this month and could be make or break for players hoping to make that roster.
Coming off a right ankle injury, Pineda did not make the field in the Americans' first two matches against France and Colombia (both losses) but started and went 60 minutes in the U.S. win over the Democratic Republic of Congo Saturday. Here are my observations of Victor's performance:
Victor started on the right of a three man attack, wearing the number 7. He spent most of the first half playing almost on the touchline on the right wing.
Around the fifth minute, Pineda controlled a cross-field ball, cut inside and hit a tame shot on target with his left foot. He combined well with FC Dallas right-back Kellyn Acosta with the pair exchanging numerous one-two passes.
Pineda also tucked inside, allowing Acosta space to move into on the wing. The U.S. team applied a lot of high pressure on the DRC back line and at one point Pineda almost blocked a kick by the DRC keeper.
Coach Tab Ramos switched Pineda to the left wing and it was from this position that he created the U.S.'s best chance of the half. \
On 35 minutes, he got the ball wide and beat a DRC defender with pace before breaking into the box, faking right and cutting back left with a Cruyff turn, beating another defender before shooting with his left and forcing the keeper to make an excellent save. This was the last major action of the first half (40 minutes) for Pineda.
In the second half he continued on the left wing, cutting inside and demanding the ball off his teammates, displaying his strong self belief and confidence. He displayed another neat bit of skill 15 minutes into the second half when he allowed the ball to go in between his legs before turning away from a DRC player who could do nothing except foul him.
On 60 minutes, Victor was substituted, not surprising for a player who is only just coming back from an ankle injury.
In conclusion, Pineda was heavily involved during his time on the field and certainly made the case for a start in the US's last group match against South Korea on Wednesday (9:55am CT on beInSport).
Check back later this week for a recap of Victor's next match with the U-20s.
Stephen Piggott is a contributor to Chicago-Fire.com. Follow him on Twitter @Irish_Steve.


text: Observing the Anomalous Plume of Labrador Sea Water Within the North Atlantic's Deep Western Boundary Current at 16 degrees N SHARE THIS: January 1, 2001OCCI Project Funded: 2001Proposed ResearchThe meridional overturning circulation (MOC) of the North Atlantic Ocean is a major player in the redistribution of heat and fresh water by the world's ocean. The Atlantic's MOC is dominated by the transformation of northward flowing warm water into southward flowing cold water, a process that liberates considerable heat to the overlying atmosphere. The cold water limb, in turn, is dominated by two distinct water masses: Nordic Seas Outflow water at deep levels, and Labrador Sea Water (LSW) at intermediate depths. The properties of these two water masses have been demonstrated with modern instrumental data to have interannual/ interdecadal variability. On longer time scales, paleo-oceanographic data suggest even larger amplitude fluctuations of conditions in the formation areas and in the cold limb of the MOC. The key to linking such fluctuations to climate change dynamics, including so-called "abrupt" climate change, may lie in determining the changes in circulation intensity and structure that accompany the water mass formation fluctuations. In the most recent two decades, LSW formation underwent a large change in character, manifested by a prominent cooling and freshening of the LSW core. This anomalous LSW has spread through the subpolar gyre and invaded the subtropical gyre. In January 2000, the anomalous LSW was detected ubiquitously in the deep western boundary current east of the Leeward and Windward Islands of the Caribbeanits first detection within the tropical circulation regime. This proposal takes advantage of an existing mooring adjacent to Guadeloupe (~16 degrees N), scheduled to be reset in January 2002, to measure the growing LSW water mass anomaly and, simultaneously, the character of its associated circulation anomaly.


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In her prologue to the roadmap, WWF's international President Yolanda Kakabadse asserts that "while the Greek response to the crisis has already heavily impacted on the environment, now is the time for a new vision and truly sustainable reforms that may provide for a healthy economy of the future. It is WWF's firm belief that the crisis offers a unique opportunity for the elaboration of integrated national roadmaps to sustainability – not only for Greece, but for the whole world."
The roadmap sets out the necessary horizontal and sectoral policy reforms that can bring life to Greece's battered economy. A remodeling is urgently needed: good and efficient governance; clear, equitable and effectively monitored laws; taxation that boosts job creation and makes polluters pay; policies that favour ecologically sustainable investments; a participatory and solutions-driven society; a vibrant social economy. This "politeia" for sustainability should set the basis for a living real economy, which will be based on a dynamic revival of the primary sector, industry, energy and certainly tourism.
"We have simple asks: unlimited transparency and accountability everywhere, clear legislation for all, good governance, social participation, a tourism sector that won't destroy the very product it depends on, that is nature, the revival of rural quality production that benefits the environment, an industry with a small ecological footprint, conservation of the natural treasures of the country.
We have difficult asks: combating environmental crime, zero tolerance to corruption that plagues society and destroys the environment, shifting to public investments and policies with a positive environmental impact, full implementation of the 'polluter pays' principle, disengagement from the development model that has brought us to the current crisis. We ask for recognition of the ecological basis of the Greek economy and condemnation of the position that nature is an obstacle to 'development'", stated Demetres Karavellas, CEO of WWF Greece.


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There's no doubt that Jane Kiser is a seamstress. The Geneseo woman has worked with fabric since childhood. Most recently, she and Barbara Schroder, members of First United Methodist Church in Geneseo, led a "Sewing Mission" group which finished 150 "pillowcase dresses" and 86 pair of shorts in three months ... and the women met only once a month.
There's no doubt that Jane Kiser is a seamstress.
The Geneseo woman has worked with fabric since childhood. Most recently, she and Barbara Schroder, members of First United Methodist Church in Geneseo, led a "Sewing Mission" group which finished 150 "pillowcase dresses" and 86 pair of shorts in three months ... and the women met only once a month.
The items of clothing were blessed along with the church mission team who took the garments with them to Liberia where they will be distributed to children in need. Kiser said some of the dresses and shorts also will be given to children in Guinea. The dresses are all the same style, in different fabrics and lengths and are estimated to be from size 4 to 10.
"We put little tags in the back of the shorts with the size," she said.
First UMC member Wai-Mae Lim read about making the "pillowcase dresses" for Third World countries and then approached the Rev. Chris Ritter, pastor, about their church undertaking a similar project.
Plans were already underway for a team from First UMC to travel to Liberia in October where the Geneseo church initiated the birth of New Buchanan United Methodist Church in December 2010 when they began paying salaries of two pastors who would start the congregation.
They also have provided programming money, bought land, and funded the construction of a temporary structure.
Earlier this year the membership presented a $30,000 check to the Rev. Dr. John G. Innis, United Methodist Bishop of Liberia, Africa, to construct a permanent building for the New Buchanan United Methodist Church in his country.
The current construction project is part of a three-year involvement the Geneseo church has had in Liberia and a 10-year involvement Ritter has had in that country. The Geneseo congregation funded the digging of a well, provided scholarships and saved a widow's home from demolition.
"We hope to continue to establish new congregations in that country," Ritter said.
When was asked to organize the "Sewing Mission," Kiser said she became "excited" about the project.
"It has been a blessing for us as it has brought people together to make the dresses. Not everyone who came sews, but they came to help. Some ironed fabric, some cut out dresses, others put in elastic and others did the sewing. We have a sewing sweatshop going in our Fellowship Hall on our 'Sewing Mission' Day."
Kiser said the United Methodist Women at First United Methodist contributed funds to purchase panties to be included with each dress.
"I feel we were blessed because God used this mission of making dresses and shorts to bring people together to sew or donate fabrics and to have a good fellowship time doing it. We are all busy people with plenty to do, but we came together to do this," she said.
There is box in the church narthex where people can leave donations of fabric, elastic, bias tape, thread and other items needed for the sewing project.
"Each Sunday, there were more donations or finished dresses in the box. Such a blessing," she said.
The "Sewing Mission" has started a similar project of making the 'pillowcase dresses' and shorts for children in Haiti, to be sent with a mission group traveling there early next year and Kiser said, "We will continue to sew as long as there is a need."
Kiser has a degree in home economics Education from Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa. Her experience includes teaching home economics in Erie before her sons were born and then became a "stay-at-home mom," volunteering at church, in 4-H groups and as a 4-H leader.
She was on the 4-H Henry County clothing committee and judged at area fairs. She taught sewing lessons at the former Couturier Shop in Bettendorf, Iowa; at the former Neal's Sewing Center in Davenport, Iowa; at then at Neal's Sewing Center, Muscatine, Iowa; and continues to work on an occasional basis.
In 2010, Kiser began teaching at Quilts-n-Blooms, Geneseo, where she instructs hands-on classes for students from age 7-90. She also leads Jane's Creative Club at Quilts-n-Blooms on a monthly basis where she introduces new projects and techniques.
Kiser also is a licensed Martha Pullen teacher and has attended six of her schools in Huntsville, Ala., licensed in Serger I and II, Heirloom, Quilting, Beginning Teaching I and II, and has taught at two of Martha Pullen's licensing schools in Huntsville.
She and her husband, Dale, have three sons, Fred of Ely, Iowa; Alan of Mount Vernon, Iowa; and Brian Kiser of Youngstown, Ohio; three grandsons and one granddaughter.


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Something "surprising," "shocking" and "unbelievable" is supposed to happen during tonight's finale.
I can think of a few things that could be described by those adjectives, like Jef with one f revealing he has a pregnant girlfriend back home or Arie ("Speed Racer") punching Chris Harrison in the face when he finds out he had an affair with Emily.
But I doubt any of those are going to happen. More likely, Emily will dump both of them or they'll dump her. That's not shocking, it's just good TV.
Jef with one f meets Emily's family
Sarah: Why does Jef show up to meet her family in jeans...


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Floor General Hinen: City gets physical, burn Bruins 64-55
COLUMBIA CITY — Heading into Wednesday night's home game, Columbia City head coach Chris Benedict preached 'stop the penetration.'
But that's not all the Eagles did in a statement victory over Fort Wayne Northrop 64-55.
The veteran leadership of a sophomore guard led Columbia City to one of its most complete games of the season shooting better than 65 percent from the field and topping an athletic and sizable Bruins team.
"We did it for four quarters," coach Benedict said. "We didn't just do it for spurts. Defensively, we told the guys you have to keep the ball out of the paint ... Really pleased. Those three guards (for Northrop) are as good as we are going to play against."
From the outset, confidence was noticeable in the Eagles offense — which hit its first four shots and went 8-for-10 from the field in the first quarter.
That confidence was no more apparent than in the play of Derek Hinen. In his first year as a starter, Hinen took control of the Columbia City offense going 5-for-5 from the field for 15 points.
"I just came in with more confidence," Hinen said. "Really, we just came together as one. Everyone played as one. We tried to go back to our roots. We got away from that. Now we're starting to get back to Columbia City basketball."
His performance included making his only two three-point attempts in the first quarter as Columbia City pulled out to a lead early 16-10.
"He's key for our team," coach Benedict said. "Tonight, in a game like this, everybody gets to see what he does for us every other game. He does that stuff for us in every game.
"Tonight was really huge because he's the one guy that can get into the lane, handle the basketball and create for other guys and himself."
Senior Tyler Mosher was one of those Hinen created for. Mosher scored seven of his nine points for the game in the first half. The Eagles scored 21 points in the first quarter.
Helping the Eagles lead 32-26 at halftime, Northrop's leading scorer and Purdue recruit Bryson Scott went to the bench with two fouls with 3:57 left in the first half.
The Bruins struggled from the field going 22-of-52 (42 percent) and 4-for-19 (21 percent) from behind the three-point line. Northrop struggled from the inside as well missing breakaway lay-ups. A missed dunk from Chris Cammack with 30 seconds left in the first half told Northrop's story of misfortune.
However, Scott made up for lost time in the start of each of the last two quarters. Scott hit his first three shots of the third quarter. Scott finished shooting 9-for-15 (60 percent) from the field with a game-high 22 points.
The Bruins were able to close the gap to within two points at 34-32 on a drive to the basket by Scott.
Northrop (14-5) never saw the lead again, however.
Despite being outscored in the third quarter 14-12, two back-door passes showed the fluent effectiveness of the Columbia City offense. First, guard Brandon Gay found Mosher on a back-cut then it was Mosher dishing out one of his own to Hinen with nine seconds to go in the third quarter.
"I just like the way our guys stayed together all night long. They huddled and we told them if you hear each others voices all night long you're going to be in good shape."
Columbia City (12-5) held a slim 44-42 lead heading into the final quarter.
Scott again hit his first three shots scoring Northrop's first six points of the fourth.
Matching him, sophomore Drew Benedict led the Eagles with 21 points. Benedict scored 12 of those points in the fourth quarter including a back-door lob from Gay to give City a 54-46 lead with 2:40 left.
Free throws allowed Columbia City's lead to balloon to as much as 12 points.
Frustrated, Benedict had two free throws on a technical foul on Scott with 42.2 seconds remaining.
A taller Northrop team was outrebounded by Columbia City 21-20. The Eagles held down an advantage in nearly every shooting category going 7-of-13 (54 percent) from the three-point line.
Four of the Eagles five starters shot 60 percent or better from the field for the game.
Columbia City has three road games to finish out the regular season. According to coach Benedict, this is the game to base all others on.
"It's a good win against a really good team," coach Benedict said. "The question is can you turn around and do it again and again. That's the blueprint if you want to be really really good."
If Hinen has anything to say about it, this will not be the last.
"This is definitely a statement game," Hinen said. "We're going to start heading in the right direction after this."


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The opening mechanism for
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Margin Notes
The fact that Sidious makes notes in the margins of other writers' musings adds to the image of him scouring his predecessors' texts for wisdom. His hubris shines through in notes such as "This isn't nearly as impressive a feat as the witch believed" (regarding the purging of dark side mercenary clans) and "Warriors are animals" (regarding Malgus' view that elite Sith warriors should be accorded honor), and "I have struck from the shadows while remaining in plain view. It is a superior disguise" (referring to Bane's advocacy of hidden strikes).
Oftentimes, a margin note referring to an earlier margin note brings out the conflict at the heart of the entire saga. "The Jedi have no need for such rituals," writes Mace Windu next to Sorzus Syn's description of Sith incantations. "This is the most outrageous thing I have ever read!" Sidious writes below Windu's comment. "With their Council, their trials, their ranks, and their Temple, the Jedi are nothing but ritual!"
Luke Skywalker's notes provide a new perspective on the events of the Prequels, and Wallace has a knack for getting Luke's tone just right with lines like, "Even though I'm reading Palpatine's own words, I still can't believe this truth."
Distinguishing The Dark Lords
Wallace is exceptionally talented at giving each Sith a different voice and conveying their different goals in their respective back-to-back volumes. Malgus' journal reads as an in-the-moment account of his frustrations and triumphs. Bane's instructions on Sith partnerships and the Rule of Two read like his inner thoughts from Drew Karpyshyn's novel trilogy. Mother Talzin's musings on the more spiritual, arcane aspects of Sith sorcery could have been adapted from dialog that didn't make it into her appearance on
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The Inserts
The inserts are really helpful in selling the image of Sith as schemers. A foldable piece of page with the Imperial cog symbol on one side has a map of pawns on the other side. The icons for Anakin and Amidala are connected with a line that has the word "leverage?" next to it. This is a clever way of putting us inside Sidious' head without being overly blatant.
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Deadly Littleton knife attack still a mysteryBy KATHRYN MARCHOCKI
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January 30. 2013 9:54PM
Investigators are trying to determine why a 37-year-old Vermont man allegedly murdered retired U.S. Foreign Service officer Catherine "Kitty" Houghton in the lobby of the Hampton Inn in Littleton Monday night.
Rodney A. Hill of West Danville, Vt., is being held without bail on alternate counts of second-degree murder for allegedly stabbing and slashing Houghton, 70, in the neck and torso. He has yet to enter a plea on the charges.
Both Hill and Houghton were registered guests at the hotel. The attack occurred in the lobby about 8:50 p.m., Senior Assistant Attorney General Susan G. Morrell said Wednesday.
Hill was arrested outside the hotel. Houghton was taken to a local hospital where she died from her wounds.
Morrell said investigators don't know what motivated the attack. Police are trying to establish if the two had any prior contact with each other.
"At this time, we're not seeing a connection. But we are investigating that...to determine if there was any type of relationship between them," Morrell said.
Morrell said an autopsy was done on Houghton's body Wednesday. She would not discuss cause and manner of death, saying that information would be released in a press statement Thursday.
Houghton was a 1960 graduate of the White Mountain School, a private boarding school in Bethlehem. She served on the school's board of directors at the time of her death. She earned her bachelor's degree from the University of California, Berkeley, and her master's and doctorate from Stanford University.
Houghton spoke 14 languages and worked as a commercial counselor in the global business arm of the U.S. Foreign Service and was stationed in countries across the globe.
Morrell would not say if there were any witnesses to the attack, whether any search warrants had been executed and if Hill is cooperating with authorities. She also would not say when Hill and Houghton checked into the hotel and why they were staying there.
A probable cause hearing for Hill is set for Feb. 5 in Littleton District Court.