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Mali: Tuareg rebels lose their last base in north
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Islamist extremist rebels say they have pushed secular Tuareg fighters from Menaka, their last base in northern Mali.
Oumar Ould Hamaha, spokesman of the Islamists of MUJAO, said the Tuaregs were forced to retreat from Menaka on Tuesday after heavy fighting. He said Menaka is under the control of the Islamists.
"I do not have an accurate record of the dead, but more than 100 fighters were killed," said Hamaha. He said the Islamists are hunting for Mohamed Najim, the military leader of the Tuaregs.
Residents contacted by telephone also report that Menaka is controlled by the Islamists, but add that the Tuaregs are just a few kilometers (miles) from the town.
But the Tuareg group, the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad, or NMLA, has not given up, according to its spokesman, Moussa Ag Assarid, who spoke to The Associated Press from his base in Paris. He alleged that MUJAO was getting significant support from another Islamist extremist group, al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM).
"When the elements of MUJAO ... arrived this morning, we had information on the numbers of their cars and their military capacity. We pulled back from the other side of the city to wait for reinforcements," said Ag Assarid.
Many Menaka civilians fled the shelling by the Islamists, according to Bajan Ag Hamatou Menaka, a member of the National Assembly of Mali. He said many residents fled across the border to Niger and others went into the surrounding desert. He said 12 civilians were killed by the bombing.
The loss of Menaka is a significant blow to the Tuaregs. Menaka had been the last bastion of the NMLA since June when they were driven out of Gao by MUJAO.
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You knew it was coming, what with that not-so-subtle teaser website put up by Sega last week, but the publisher has gone one better over the weekend, seemingly (and accidentally) revealing that Valkyria Chronicles 3 will be shown at TGS.
Sega published its four-day schedule for the 2010 Tokyo Game Show recently, and on Thursday the 16th at 2pm was planning on showing something special. Something unannounced.
Thing is, when you changed the .gif of the schedule to a .jpg, you got a different image, one with the company's "secret" game revealed. And that game is Valkyria Chronicles 3.
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What I do in the Lurker fight
We don't quite have the Lurker on farm, but he goes down for us in no more than three swings any more. So while I can't tell you THE strategy, I can tell you what's working for me. And in fact, I'm not going to discuss 'the other healers', just me and what I do.
First, let's orient ourselves. If you put the part of the main ring that's dipped into the water at 12 o'clock, the three islands are at about 4, 6, and 8 o'clock. Our main tank holds Lurker from about 12:30 on the inner edge of the main ring.
I stand on the outer edge of the main ring, right about 2-2:30. I've got range on a group of four that hangs out on island 4, the main tank, and the couple of off-tanks/melee that hang out around 5 o'clock. One of those tanks is "my" off-tank – just for reference here.
Here's the deal. During Lurker phase, I'm on Main Tank until he spouts. When he suck in water (Spout in 5 seconds), I update the main tank's renew, give "my" tank a renew, and jump in the water. At that instant I start tossing renews at my island group and myself. As soon as the spout has ended, I get back onto the main island.
This, by the way, used to be my major downfall. Whether it's my low-powered computer or it's me (and more likely it's me), my success rate has improved to where I can succeed about a third of the time. Since I'm supposed to be healing the main tank here, there's just a tiny bit of a problem. Fortunately, IRPriest, I Haz Solution. I go into this fight with a stack of light feathers. Surface, pop levitate, get on the island, cancel the buff.
As a quick aside – if you are ever hit with geyser or spout, do NOT pop levitate while in the air. It's a waste – even though I feel it's wrong, you will get some more damage.
Anyway, when the kraken dives, my task changes. I am healing my tank and my group. Often, this is my chance to dance with the five second rule.
A point here. After a lot of rearrangement and trials, we've got a pattern down. And in my case, I have ABSOLUTE TRUST that the mage on "my island" will sheep the add that materializes next to me first. Yes, I'm standing right next to a spawn point. I don't fade, I don't run. I do hover over my healthstone button just in case, but the last three times we've gone into SSC the use THERE was unnecessary. (When I used it, it was facing another mob.) The mage, meanwhile, knows he has to jump off the island in my direction despite the fact the best place is right next to one of THOSE spawns — and he trusts his islandmates to grab them, and me to keep him alive during that first instant of chaos. Yes, this means I just automatically start a greater heal aimed at the mage as soon as I can after lurker dives. If the local mobs got grabbed before they hit the mage, I can cancel it. If he gets hit, he'll use most of it and gets it within a second or two of getting hit.
One last thing to finish the cycle of how I fight this battle that you could emulate. When Lurker surfaces, he spouts. Yep, in the water. But as soon as I hit the water THIS time, I send my shadowfiend after the fish. I'll regenerate mana even though I'm using renews to keep five or six players from too much scalding water damage.
Finally, something only my fellow night elves can pull off. Yep, I also starshard – every single cooldown. Yes, 2K damage every 30 seconds is a relative pittance. But it helps, and it costs zero mana, so I do it on ALL boss fights any more.
Notice, I've not said how many healers or what the various tasks might be. Frankly, I believe we're still tweaking a couple of things – we are not, after all, farming the fish yet. But my part works, solid. So I offer it for your consideration.
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One thing that seemed to make a difference between life and death with us on Lurker during the Adds phase. Was the use of Hammer of Justice on the Adds before trying to catch them with sheep. The mobs can be stunned and this often gives the mages a chance to correctly position themselves or the mob so they can be sheeped without the risk of someone getting smoked. Typically if those adds aren't picked up very quickly. They can weave some pretty bad destruction. If a healer lands any heal of remote size they can easily draw the mob in the wrong direction and cause issues.
Positioning wise we always had healers spread out throughout the inner ring. Usually on the far outside edge of the inner circle. So easily avoid whirls and give you more range to reach the ranged dps like hunters/mages/locks on the outside islands.
Hopefully this helps,
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Excellent breakdown, and quite useful to someone not-quite-raiding-yet. Bonus kudos for mentioning the group dynamic of these types of fights (ie: the mage sheeping and rmembering to queue up a Gheal just in case).
It's hte little things like mentioning that trust in teammates, and the followup of queuing the heal immediately. Those little details might jsut be the inspiration my lvl 53 healer needs for the tougher fights I'm just starting to experience now.


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TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Feb. 19, 2013) - On January 14, 2013, Unique Broadband Systems, Inc. ("UBS") (TSX VENTURE:UBS) announced its agreement to sell (the "Sales Transaction") 12,430,000 multiple voting shares and 14,630,000 subordinate voting shares of Look Communications Inc. ("Look") to 2092390 Ontario Inc., subject to approval of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (the "Court"). The Sales Transaction is the result of a Court approved sale process pursuant to which UBS sought offers for the purchase of all or part of the interest in Look that UBS holds indirectly through its wholly-owned subsidiary, UBS Wireless Services Inc. The sales process was run by Duff & Phelps Canada Restructuring Inc. (the "Monitor") in its capacity as monitor of UBS under the Companies Creditors' Arrangement Act.
Approval of the Sales Transaction was granted by the Court on Friday, February 15, 2013 and the Sales Transaction closed on February 19, 2013 for gross proceeds of $3,788,400 (representing a purchase price of $0.14 per share). UBS now indirectly owns 12,434,478 multiple voting shares and 15,291,308 subordinate voting shares, representing a 19.8% economic interest and 18.8% voting interest in Look.
The Sales Transaction was opposed by Niketo Co. Ltd. ("Niketo"), a creditor of UBS who announced on January 7, 2013 its purchase from corporations associated with Mr. Alex Dolgonos of approximately 11% of UBS' outstanding shares and its agreement to acquire an additional 8.5 million UBS shares (in a transaction that Niketo announced was intended to close on or before January 8, 2013 and which, once closed, would increase Niketo's ownership interest in UBS to approximately 19.3%). Niketo is a wholly-owned subsidiary of NWT Uranium Corp., a company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange. Over the past few weeks, Niketo has brought two separate motions seeking Court approval of two different plans of compromise or arrangement in lieu of the Court's approval of the Sales Transaction. Niketo's motions were opposed by UBS and the Monitor. The Court denied both motions. Niketo also sought an order from the Court of Appeal for Ontario staying the effect of the Sales Transaction approval order. On February 19, 2013, the Court of Appeal denied the request for a stay.
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Despite a light rain which fell for much of Wednesday night's Rivalry Series match, nothing deterred the relentless attack of the No. 3 Santa Clara women's soccer team as five different players scored in the 6-0 rout of San Jose State at Buck Shaw Stadium. Lexi Orand scored her first two collegiate goals, while Meagan Snell also netted her ninth of the season.
The third-ranked Broncos (10-2-0) will conclude their five-match homestand with Sunday's West Coast Conference opener at 1 p.m. against the San Diego Toreros. The Spartans fell to 3-8-1 with the loss.
Santa Clara had a multitude of opportunities Wednesday night, out-shooting the Spartans 33-4 and putting 15 shots on frame. Snell, Hillary Schwarzbach, Chioma Igwe, and Bonnie Bowman each scored a goal, while Orand added two more. Snell, Kiki Bosio, and Kendall Doherty each had a pair of assists, while Bowman and Orand each had an assist to go along with their goals. Julie Ryder made a pair of saves in her first start of the season, and fellow goalkeeper Lisa Lahman also made a save in her collegiate debut.
"It is always great to see someone score their first collegiate goal, in Lexi's case, and there's nothing that helps a goal-scorer's confidence more than scoring, so that will really help her going forward," head coach Jerry Smith said before expressing his joy for one of the team's fifth-year seniors. "And Bonnie, I was really happy to see her get on the board tonight, so I thought it was a good team effort and really felt good about how we played tonight."
After the Broncos just missed a few opportunities to open the scoring in the first part of the opening half, Schwarzbach finally got SCU on the board in the 31st minute, cashing in with a header off of a Bronco corner kick. Bosio played the corner short to Amanda Poach, who crossed it in front right to Schwarzbach, who deposited the ball in the back of the net for her second goal of the season.
Nine minutes later, Bosio received a pass from Snell on the far side and crossed a pass right into the middle of the box, where Igwe was waiting, and the junior transfer from Cal wasted no time netting her second goal of the season with a blast from ten yards out to give SCU the 2-0 lead heading into the break.
"It's exciting, and kind of a relief also getting the assists, it is nice to know that I can contribute to our goals in some way," Bosio said afterwards. "This is the first time that we've scored more than three goals, and its nice heading into conference because hopefully we can keep this up."
At the start of the second half, Smith brought in fresh legs against the Spartans, and the Broncos continued to dominate possession, taking 19 shots to San Jose State's two in the second half. Things got worse for the Spartans when midfielder Jennifer Guadagnolo was issued a red card after a reckless tackle in the 67th minute, leaving SJSU short-handed for the duration of the match.
The Bronco attack wasted no time capitalizing on the woman-advantage, scoring 12 seconds later as Doherty received the free kick and fed a cross into the box from the right side which was superbly redirected by Jordan Angeli to Orand, whose header from eight yards out was true for her first collegiate goal. Just under 12 minutes later, Orand was back on the scoresheet, chipping a ball past Spartan goalkeeper Marissa Dayton which rolled into the net for the 4-0 lead.
"It was definitely good, it felt really exciting to score," Orand said of scoring her first collegiate goals. "On the first one it was kind of like slow-motion for me, I saw Jordan getting there so I just tried to frame it, and on the second goal, I didn't really even think about it, I was just trying to get the ball past the keeper."
Snell, who was named the WCC Player of the Month for September earlier in the day, lived up to her scoring reputation three minutes later, taking a redirected ball from Orand and firing off a rocket past Dayton for SCU's fifth goal. Bowman capped off the scoring with just over a minute left in the match, sending a shot from the right side past Dayton and into the upper-left corner of the net.
"One of the things we're really trying to work on is creating dangerous chances, and I think we did a good job of doing that tonight," said Smith. In non-conference games there are several keys, one is to experiment with different player personnel, and the other thing is to make sure that you're not overplaying anyone in the match."


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|Linn Unidisk 1.1 Universal Disc Player
|Saturday, 01 October 2005
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The Downside
The remote is slim and sexy on first impression, but falls flat when you start using it. The text of the buttons is too small for my poor eyesight and the buttons are not backlit, a serious shortcoming for a product designed to operate in dark rooms. The buttons do glow but fade quickly. The buttons are all the same shape, with the only notable size difference in the disc control and navigation buttons. All of the functions that control the Unidisk 1.1 are there and once you have the unit set-up, the only buttons you are likely to use beyond disc control and navigation would be the surround and audio adjust buttons, so arguably you only have to familiarize yourself with the basics.
The Unidisk 1.1 has no bass management for DVD-Audio, SACD, and DTS encoded high-resolutions formats. Linn is leaving that detail with the intended mate, the Kisto System Controller, which I will explore in my upcoming review of this component. If your preamp/processor does not have its own bass management and you want to have the ability to adjust your low frequencies with these formats, you will be frustrated.
In comparison to other, more recently designed high-end DVD players from companies like Classe and Meridian, the omission of 1080p video scaling is certainly a downside for the videophile. While you can use external boxes from companies like DVDo, many of today's top DVD players come with powerful video scalers that do 1080p for half or less money than the Linn Unidisk. Being first to market, it's understandable that this unit does not have an HDMI output but it does have a DVI connection that can take an HDMI adapter. Make no mistake, the picture that can be made by the Unidisk for traditional DVDs is very special and very satisfying
I am totally smitten with the Unidisk 1.1. This universal player is a great argument for those in the high-end circles who love their single-box solutions but long for simplicity and ease of use. For SACD, DVD-Audio and DTS-encoded music, the Unidisk 1.1 sounded lush and inviting. Never edgy or analytical, the Unidisk 1.1 had a way with some aggressive material that made it more listenable but not at the expense of the higher frequencies' resolution or detail. Imaging was pinpoint accurate and there was a newfound presence to familiar discs that was captivating. The soundstage was wide and deep with two-channel material, while 5.1 music took on new character, capturing more of the inner detail of the recording. CD playback was simply superb. I found myself rejuvenated by the format. Pitch accuracy, transparency, macro and micro dynamics, spaciousness and three-dimensionality are the best I've heard in my system.
But you can't forget all of the Unidisk's other abilities. DVD-Video playback was also spectacular. Colors, black levels and resolution were stunning on my projector. Movies had a smooth filmlike look to them, without losing any detail. I found no stair-stepping effects, artifacts or any chroma anomalies that detracted from the image. Dark scenes benefited from the Unidisk 1.1 with sharper detail. The unit ran nearly flawlessly, with only one hiccup on a DVD-RW of a home movie that made the image hesitate. DVD-Audio, SACD, and DTS discs played faithfully and sounded the best I've heard in my rig. When all was said and done, the performance of the Unidisk 1.1 was unmatched and had me smiling from ear to ear. I recommend this player to anyone who wants uncompromised performance and the flexibility of a single box that plays everything.


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Larry Golden, founder of the Illinois Innocence Project, has been honored with the Dr. Larry Golden Illinois Innocence Project Fund. Gifts to this fund will help to create scholarships for students working on the project and help with expenses.
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The maker of Twinkies and Wonder Bread is expected to announce Friday whether it will follow through on a threat to liquidate.
INDIANAPOLIS -- Hostess Brands, maker of Twinkies, Ding Dongs and Wonder Bread said Friday that it has filed a motion in Bankruptcy Court seeking permission to close and sell its assets, including its iconic brands.
Hostess workers remained on picket lines across the country Thursday night, refusing a company ultimatum to return to work or face the liquidation of the national baker.
The company had warned it would file a motion in U.S. Bankruptcy Court to shut operations if enough workers didn't end their weeklong strike by 5 p.m. ET Thursday.
A shutdown would result in the loss of about 18,000 jobs.
Privately held Hostess filed for Chapter 11 protection in January, its second trip through bankruptcy court in less than a decade. The company cited increasing pension and medical costs for employees as one of the drivers behind its latest filing. Hostess contends workers must make concessions for it to exit bankruptcy and improve its financial position.
The company, founded in 1930, is fighting battles beyond labor costs, however. Competition is increasing in the snack market, while Americans are increasingly conscious about healthful eating. Hostess also makes Dolly Madison, Drake's and Nature's Pride snacks.
The Teamsters union is urging the bakers union to hold a secret ballot on whether to continue striking. Citing its financial experts who had access to the company's books, the Teamsters say that Hostess' warning of liquidation is "not an empty threat or a negotiating tactic" but a certain outcome if workers keep striking.
Hostess, based in Irving, Texas, already has reached a contract agreement while in bankruptcy with its largest union, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. But thousands of members in its second biggest union went on strike late last week after rejecting a contract offer that cut wages and benefits.
The Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union said the company stopped contributing to workers' pensions last year, and the union wants pension benefits restored.
Production at about a dozen of the company's 33 plants has been seriously affected by the strike, said Lance Ignon, a Hostess spokesman.
"Do it, shut it down," a woman yelled at 5 p.m. Thursday from the picket line formed at the company's Indianapolis plant.
As many as 45 people in the picket line chanted, "No pension, no deal," as they walked a tight circle in the growing cold and gathering darkness.
Their picketing drew frequent supportive honks from passing drivers.
Wedrick Hollingsworth, business agent for Local 372-B of the bakers union, said union members took wage and benefit concessions four years ago and are unwilling to accept further wage cuts and reductions in health and pension benefits sought by the company. "It's just too much for these employees to accept. We gave concessions four years ago."
John Smith, a wrapper operator at the plant who has worked for Hostess for 22 years, said he's at peace with his decision to join the strikers. "You have to take a stand for what you believe in. They gave us a take-it-or-leave-it deal. We can't take the financial abuse."
Hollingsworth, warmly dressed in coveralls and a hooded sweatshirt, said union members would man the picket line outside the plant round-the-clock. Workers erected a tent and were burning wood fires in two grills to help stay warm.
Several private security officers watched the strikers from the gate of the plant, which normally runs its ovens 24 hours a day turning out bread, buns, mini-doughnuts and muffins.
The union business agent said he'd prefer to see Hostess sold.
"It's definitely got to be better than what this company's trying to implement. There are other bakeries out there looking to purchase some of these locations. These employees have the opportunity to go back in (under a new owner)."
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A Chilean miner who jogged miles underground while waiting to be rescued fought off fatigue and knee pain on Sunday, completing the New York City Marathon in 5 hours and 40 minutes.
Edison Pena started off in Staten Island at 9:40 a.m., hoping to cover the 26.2-mile-course through the city's five boroughs in six hours. He beat that goal by 20 minutes.
The 34-year-old was among the 33 miners rescued last month after spending 69 days trapped 2,300 feet underground by a cave-in. An avid runner, he jogged several miles every day through tunnels. He had cut his steel-tipped electrician's boots down to ankle height so he could train each morning and afternoon along the rocky, muddy 1,000-yard corridor where the men were trapped.
He built up strength by dragging a large wooden pallet that was attached to a cord tied to his waist.
NYC Marathon officials heard about Pena's subterranean training and planned to invite him as an honored guest. But he wanted to actually run the race.


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Accenture helps a large international life insurance and pension group implement Murex MX.3 for its derivatives in asset management.
Much like many organizations in the capital markets industry, this large international life insurance and pension group faced market challenges that strained its Asset Management business and associated systems i.e. front- and back-office. The group required a platform that could help it achieve regulatory compliance, overhaul its trading operations and integrate risk management processes. After selecting Murex's MX.3 platform as the solution of choice, the organization engaged Accenture to help implement the platform for its Asset Management operations globally.
Over the two-year project lifecycle, Accenture delivered the Murex front-to-back office solution in the Netherlands and the front-office solution in the United States. In addition to system implementation, Accenture designed the organization's global operating model, which included governance and business processes for the Asset Management's Netherlands operations.
The global operating model that Accenture helped to design enabled the organization to roll out the platform effectively and efficiently in the United States.
Accenture's deep experience in successfully delivering Murex software to large-scale organizations around the world led the life insurance and pension group to engage the company.
Working collaboratively with the group, Accenture:
Designed the organization's global operating model to include processes, products, data flows and interfaces.
Supported the organization with the implementation, testing, training and rollout of the new platform in the Netherlands and United States.
Mitigated delivery risk by implementing the back-office stream separate of the front-office stream.
Accenture recommended a phased geographical rollout of Murex's MX.3 platform for the organization's Asset Management operations, beginning with the Netherlands, then the United States.
Over the two-year project, Accenture implemented the Murex MX.3 platform for the life insurance and pension group's Netherlands and US operations, and delivered a global operating model that the group would be able to follow when rolling out the platform in the United States.
The new solution is expected to provide the organization with:
Consolidated application architecture and processes, reducing the number of interfaces and reconciliation efforts
Unified global view of the overall trading positions and risk
Consistent, real-time valuation of all its products on the basis of individual trades
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San Francisco Eats showcases the culinary delights that can be found in the San Francisco Public Library's collections dating back to the mid 19th century and will serve as a visual feast for visitors of all ages. From the Gold Rush to Slow Food, San Francisco has never stopped being a beacon of gastronomic delight.
This exhibition includes menus, historical photographs, an array of food writers, cookbooks and culinary history, ephemera such as coasters and matchbooks, and San Francisco food inventions, including gadgets and signature dishes.
Exhibition is on view in both the Jewett Gallery, Lower Level and Skylight Gallery, Sixth Floor.
The San Francisco Public Library is dedicated to building its collections and welcomes your donations. For more information on how to submit or donate, contact the San Francisco History Center at 415-557-4567.
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ROCHESTER—The last time I saw President Barack Obama, several weeks ago, I was standing 200-feet away from him. This month, I was about 50-feet away from him. Maybe in a year's time I'll get to shake hands with the man.
But, nothing beats the excitement, or, even the anxiety, of covering a presidential speech — the opportunity to record history, to serve as the people's ears, processing and outputting information. Whether liberal or conservative, I think most would agree being in proximity to the President is something to write home about.
When President Obama visited Durham on the campaign trail in late June, he flew into Portsmouth on Air Force One, and I was assigned to report on his comings and goings. It required me to sit and wait for six hours, with about 15 minutes of actual interaction with the president — from 200 feet away. The assignment was essentially to sit with a camera, poised, in case the president were to trip, or worse, encounter a domestic tragedy.
I stood on a platform in the rain and watched a tall character race between his limousine and a government aircraft. I wrote a brief narrative story about how the president didn't used an umbrella on the gray, drizzling day. And, when Obama turned to wave farewell to New Hampshire, I could have sworn he looked at me.
But Saturday's Rochester assignment was a whole new world of responsibility. Since Rochester is my primary coverage area, I wanted to do right by my local readers.
I arrived in downtown Rochester one-hour before the gates opened to Rochester Common at 1:30 p.m., thinking I would get to the press area well ahead of time. But after walking one mile from my parking spot, my troubles in the heat were only just beginning.
I approached a man in dark, fashionable dress and assumed he was a U.S. Secret Service agent. I smiled and said, "Are you with the service?" before noticing the soda in his hand.
"I'm so sorry," I laughed, nervously, and told him he had a very nice suit on, so I assumed he was Obama's back up.
Nice going.
I then found an actual Secret Service agent — tall, with a straight-forward expression and a telltale wire coming from his ear.
"I'm with the press," I said, furnishing the press pass awarded to me on my third day of work at Foster's.
His face remained expressionless.
"Um," I stumbled. "Do you know how I can get to the press entrance on Hancock Street?"
He pointed me toward Lincoln Street, so I made my way across the common, past dozens of people waiting in line, and was sent down yet another street.
I met a police officer I knew from Farmington, who walked me over to another agent where he worked ardently to negotiate my passage. I watched from afar as he looked at my accompanying officer, then at his watch, and then at me, before pointing back to my original starting place.
After much smiling and shaking hands with Obama staff members, an official personally escorted me to another blockade, where I met our much more fortunate photographer, who had been at the meeting spot for hours.
Then, more waiting ensued. We had our bags checked and our bodies scanned, and we were directed — a little like "cattle," according to one of my colleagues — to the press-pool area. I picked out a perfect spot, set up my laptop, and took it all in.
After introducing myself to reporters from a Portland news outlet and The Washington Post, I watched as ticket holders were released into the staged area. So many people of all different ages beamed and smiled, picking out their perfect places to view the president.
I tweeted wildly as we were given updates (Fosters. com: @FostersDailyDem or me: @DeadOnDeadline), like 3,800 people on the common, or the president being minutes away from flying over, and I struggled to take it all in. This was not only an experience to document for Foster's, but also a moment to remember personally as well.
We publish important, local stories everyday, but not every assignment feels quite so momentous. I hope our readers, especially the ones who could not make it out Saturday, found something informative in the words we printed.
Reporter recounts her experience at Obama event in Rochester
ROCHESTER—The last time I saw President Barack Obama, several weeks ago, I was standing 200-feet away from him. This month, I was about 50-feet away from him. Maybe in a year's time I'll get to shake hands with the man.


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NotePad Tutorial (RexPad)
NotePad Tutorial (RexPad)
In this tutorial I will try to guide you through the process of creating a NotePad application (We will try to implement a lot of MS Notepad features)
The definition for Notepad (WIKI)
Some common software notepads:
MS Notepad (WIKI)
Notepad++ (WIKI)
So I want to think about the project before we do any code or design
What features do we want:
1. We need to have a nice menu that contains: File, Edit, Format, View and Help menu strips
2. In the file menu strip the buttons we want are: New, Open, Save, Save As, Page Setup, Print Preview, Print and Exit
3. In the edit menu strip the buttons that should be included are: Undo, Cut, Copy, Paste, Delete, Find, Find Next, Replace, Go To, Select All and Time/Date
4. The buttons in the format menu strip should be: Word Wrap and Font
5. The view menu strip should contain only the Status Bar button
6. In the Help menu strip there should be a View Help and a About button
(NOTE: It's understood that we need to implement features for all buttons)
7. We want a nice big multiline textbox to edit text
8. We want to show the scroll bars in the textbox in accordance to the features currently selected
So that wraps up the story on our features...
Since this is not exactly the smallest of projects I will explain the implementation of these features on the fly...
A note before proceeding: I renamed the form from the default name 'Form1' to 'MainForm'
First we need a good design that we will copy from MS Notepad!
You have notepad you can copy it yourself but if you're too lazy, you can see the pics of my gui bellow
Add a menustrip to the form and add 5 menuItems: File, Open, Format, View, Help
Next add the menu buttons to the menu items accordingly to the pics bellow:
And of course for the main text editing body we will use a text box (NOT a richTextBox, because it's not needed, maybe you can upgrade the application and make use of the richTextBox? )
Let's add the textbox:
1. So add a textBox control to the form (I named it mainTextBox, you can too if you like) Duh!
2. Now change the dock property of the textBox to 'Fill' (Click in the center)
(This will make the textBox fill the form, the great thing about it is it will resize if you add a status strip so that they all fit the form, nice huh? )
Now to tackle some actual code...
We'll need a global variable that holds the current file path and a variable to hold the previous file (So that we may compare them when we need to detect if changes were made)
So lets declare those variables
private string _filePath; private string _oldFile;
Now let's add some functionality to the program.
Format Features
Let's tackle the font first
Font Feature
So we need to change the font of the text within the text box, we will do that by showing a font dialog and then seting the text box font property to the font selected in the dialog...
First add a font dialog to the form (drag a fontDialog from the toolbox to the form)
Then rename it from fontDialog1 to fontDialog (since it will be the only one that will be used)
Then we need to show the font dialog
NOTE: All dialogs return a dialog result when shown
We need to catch the result and check if the user clicked OK so we will do it like this
Add this to the fontToolStripMenuItem_Click event handler
DialogResult result = fontDialog.ShowDialog(); if (result == DialogResult.OK) mainTextBox.Font = fontDialog.Font;
You can compile, build and run the program (It shouldn't have any error)
The project is now one tiny, tiny, tiny step closer to being finished
Word Wrap Feature
Word Wrap means it will make the text fit into the text box, it wont go beyond the text box frame
I found out what word wrap actually meant while I was making this...
You should now change the check on click property of the word wrap menu item to true...
Now we need to make the text box wrap the words in it and display the horizontal scroll bar in accordance to the feature state (on or off)
I created a method for this since it will be called from two places (later in the mainForm_Load event and here), and double code is a maintenance nightmare!
So let's create a private void method
private void TextBoxModeChange() { }
Now the text box control actually has a word wrap property we can change
mainTextBox.WordWrap = wordWrapToolStripMenuItem.Checked;
In the code above we set the text box word wrap feature on or off according to the checked property of the word wrap toolstrip menu item, and we set the checkonclick feature of the wordWrapToolStripMenuItem to true so then it will change when clicked
We also need to make changes to the textBox scroll bars (if word wrap is off show the horizontal & vertical scroll bar if it's off then just the vertical scroll bar)
Add this code to our method
mainTextBox.ScrollBars = wordWrapToolStripMenuItem.Checked ? ScrollBars.Vertical : ScrollBars.Both;
So if you're wondering whats the ? : , it's a inline if statement
It is equal to
if (wordWrapToolStripMenuItem.Checked) mainTextBox.ScrollBars = ScrollBars.Vertical; else mainTextBox.ScrollBars = ScrollBars.Both;
So now add the call to that method from the wordWrapToolStripMenuItem_Click and the MainForm_Load event handler
This wraps up the story on both the word wrap feature an the format features...
View Features
The only feature here is the status bar so let's do that
Status Bar Feature
If you saw what is a status bar in MS Notepad you will see it shows what line and column are you on... We'll do just that...
Add the status strip control from the toolbox to the form (Drag it from the toolbox to the form)
When the status bar shows we need to move and resize the textbox to accommodate for the space needed for the status bar. NOT! The dock property we set to fill at the start does that for us (Neat, huh?)
So what need to be done when you click the button?
Well if the status bar is visible the hide it and uncheck the menu item, else show it and check the menu item
Make a method that returns void and it's private
private void StatusBarChange(){}
Add the following code:
private void StatusBarChange() { if (statusStrip1.Visible) { statusBarToolStripMenuItem.Checked = false; statusStrip1.Visible = false; } else { statusBarToolStripMenuItem.Checked = true; statusStrip1.Visible = true; } }
Now call that method from the status bar menu item click event handler...
Let's now tackle the problem of showing the correct text in the status bar...
Again create a new method to do this:
private void StatusBarUpdate(){}
Now let's think how are we going to do this?
The text box provides the following methods (amongst others):
So we are going to get the current line like this:
int statusBarLine = mainTextBox.GetLineFromCharIndex(mainTextBox.GetFirstCharIndexOfCurrentLine());
This gets the line number from the first char index of the current line, that is get the current line
We'll get the column number with the following code:
int statusBarColumn = mainTextBox.Selectionstart - mainTextBox.GetFirstCharIndexOfCurrentLine();
So what this does is subtracts the char index of the first char in the current line from the current cursor position (You get the column)
And now we only need to update the status bar text:
toolStripStatusLabel1.Text = "Ln " + statusBarLine.ToString() + ", Col " + statusBarColumn.ToString();
Now we'll create a custom event handler called mainTextBox_Changed, and call the previously created method
We can do this like this
private void mainTextBox_Changed (object sender, EventArgs e) { this.StatusBarUpdate(); }
Now we need to link the events to the event handler...
Look at the pic for info:
This way we can link multiple events to one event handler...
I linked the Click, KeyPress and TextChanged events of the mainTextBox to our event handler... (If you see some more events that should be linked please do so)
Help Features
I will only add the about box feature, I will leave it up to you to implement the Help feature (If you want to)
About RexPad Feature
Now we need to add a about box to the project, luckily the .NET Framework has a template for this...
Add the AboutBox template to the project:
1. Right-Click the project in the Solution Explorer
2. Click Add->New Item->About Box
Now we need to show the about box...
AboutRexPad aboutBox = new AboutRexPad(); aboutBox.ShowDialog();
Declare and initialize a new about form and show it as a dialog...
NOTE: The about box template already gets all of the info needed from the assembly no coding necessary...
Edit Features
Undo Feature
The text box control has a nice method that's called .Undo(), that does exactly what we want.
So check if the textBox can undo with the mainTextBox.CanUndo property and if it can undo then call that method in the undo menu strip item click event handler...
if (mainTextBox.CanUndo) mainTextBox.Undo();
Cut Feature
Again the text box control jumps in to help us with this feature
The text box has a .Cut() method and a .SelectionLength property...
Add this code to the cutMenuStripItem_Click event handler...
If the user has selected something, then cut it:
if (mainTextBox.SelectionLength != 0) mainTextBox.Cut();
Copy Feature
The text box control saves our day, again...
It provides a .Copy() method...
So in the cutMenuStripItem_Click event handler:
Check if the user has selected something and if he has then copy it to the clipboard:
if (mainTextBox.SelectionLength != 0) mainTextBox.Copy();
Paste Feature
This is the only feature we will need to use out head (at least a little)
So we need to check if there is some text in the clipboard, if there is paste it to the textbox and position the cursor at the end of the text...
So this goes in the pasteMenuStripItem_Click event handler
if (Clipboard.GetText() != "") { mainTextBox.Paste(); mainTextBox.Selectionstart = mainTextBox.TextLength; mainTextBox.SelectionLength = 0; }
So to recap what we have done: Using the .GetText() method of the clipboard we got the text contents of the clipboard and we are checking if it's null (that is if it's not empty). If it's not empty then paste the contents to the text box, and then position the cursor at the end of the text (since by default it positions at the start of the textbox)...
Select All Feature
We'll return to the features we skipped in a moment (I like to do the easy things first )
The select all is a easy one (since the text box provides a .SelectAll() method:
Otherwise (if there wasn't that method) we would need to set the .Selectionstart property of the text box to 0, and set the .SelectionLength to the length of the text box text!
Time/Date Feature
This should also be easy:
Just add this to the timeDateToolStripMenuItem_Click event handler
mainTextBox.Text += DateTime.Now;
Find Feature
Now comes the hard part...
Create a new form (I called it 'Find'):
1. Right-Click the project name in the solution explorer
2. Click Add->Windows Form
3. Name it Find (If you want) and click OK!
So now it needs some design:
I did it like this:
So now I created a class to hold some variables for finding text/replacing text...
1. Right-Click the project name in the solution explorer
2. Click Add->Class
3. Name it Functions (If you want) and click OK!
Make that class static since we need only one instance of it!
Add a static auto-property to the class we added:
public static string TextToFind { get; set; }
The compiler translates this to something similair to this:
private static string _textToFind; public static string TextToFind { get {return _textToFind;} set {_textToFind = value;} }
I won't explain what static classes are here, you can check about that here:
Static Classes and Static Class Members (C# Programming Guide) on MSDN!
Let's code the cancel button (Remember that I like to start with the simplest parts:)):
On the Find Next button you should set the TextToFind property of the Function class to the text you entered in the text box and the close the form!
Functions.TextToFind = textBox1.Text; this.Close();
In the Load event of this form you should set the text box text to the last search if there is one (a feature so that the program looks more polished):
if (Functions.TextToFind != "") textBox1.Text = Functions.TextToFind;
Now for the mainForm part of the function:
When you click the find button of the menu strip you should declare and initialize a new find form and show it...
Find findForm = new Find(); findForm.ShowDialog();
Now let's make a find method:
We'll make the method private and the parameters should be the text to find and a referenced find form:
private void Find(string textToFind, ref Find findForm){}
The body of the method should check if there is in the textBox the text we passed as a parameter, and show a message box that tells the user that there hasn't been a match! Then show the referenced find form...
We can do that with the .IndexOf() method of the text of the text box.
NOTE: The method returns -1 if there isn't a match (since the index of -1 doesn't actually exist in any textbox)
If there is that text then select that text in the textbox
NOTE: To select the text you need to set the selection start to the index of the searched word, then set the selection length to the length of the word that you want to find
I did it like this:
Find Next Feature
This is far easier than the find feature (son don't worry...)
We need to declare and initialize a new form that will be referenced in the find method and then call that method passing the text in the Functions.TextToFind property as the textToFind parameter
You can do it like this:
Find findForm = new Find(); Find(Functions.TextToFind, ref findForm);
Replace Feature
Before we start add a ReplacementText auto-property to the functions class
Again we need to make a new form for this:
I designed it like this:
NOTE: My original idea was to use one form for find & replace, but since MS Notepad had two, and I wanted to copy it to the letter I created two separate forms...
So we need to make two auto-properties to see if the user has clicked FindNext or ReplaceAll
public bool FindNextClicked { get; private set; }; public bool ReplaceAllClicked { get; private set; };
NOTE: since the property is public that means that by default that both get and set are public, but you can specify a different access modifier to a method
NOTE: You can set only one method to a access modifier different to the property modifier
When the user clicks FindNext the program should, if the user has entered some text in the text box, set the FindNextClicked to true and ReplaceAllClicked to false, and pass the text entered to the functions class.
I did it like this:
if (textBox1.Text != null) { FindNextClicked = true; ReplaceAllClicked = false; Functions.TextToFind = textBox1.Text; }
When the user clicks the replace all button the program should check if there is any text in both textBoxes and then set the FindNextClicked to false and ReplaceAllClicked to true! Also set the Function.TextToFind property to the entered text and Function.ReplacementText to the entered text!
You can do it like this:
if (findTextBox.Text != null && replaceTextBox.Text != null) { ReplaceAllClicked = true; FindNextClicked = false; Functions.TextToFind = findTextBox.Text; Functions.ReplacementText = replaceTextBox.Text; }
Also we should add a functionality to the load event to the form:
If there is some text in the functionality TextToFind or ReplacementText properties set the textBox's text to the properties...
You could do it like this:
if (Functions.TextToFind != null) findTextBox.Text = Functions.TextToFind; if (Functions.ReplacementText != null) replaceTextBox.Text = Functions.ReplacementText;
Now for the part in the main form:
In the replaceAllMenuItem_Click event handler we need to add the following functionality:
Declare and initialize a new replace form and then show it as a dialog:
Replace replaceForm = new Replace(); replaceForm.ShowDialog();
And then if the user has clicked find next, declare and initialize a new find form and call the Find method, passing the Function.TextToFind and the findForm as the parameters:
if (replaceForm.FindNextClicked) { Find findForm = new Find(); Find(Functions.TextToFind, ref findForm); }
If not, BUT the user has clicked replace all, then we need to call a method, that we'll make now...
Let's make it private and the parameters should be the text to replace and the replacement text...
private void ReplaceAll(string textToReplace, string replacementText){}
Before proceeding we need to add a using statement at the start of the project...
using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
Now we can finish our method:
First we need a string that will hold the original text of the text box (in which the words will be replaced) and a regex to change the words...
Then we should call the .Replace() method of the regex to replace the words...
If the replaced text is the same as the original text then tell the user that there was nothing replaced because there were no words to replace, else tell the user
The main body of the method could look like this:
Regex regex = new Regex(textToReplace); string finishText = regex.Replace(mainTextBox.Text, replacementText); if (mainTextBox.Text == finishText) MessageBox.Show("Nothing was replaced, because there were no words to replace!"); else { mainTextBox.Text = finishText; MessageBox.Show("'" + textToReplace + "' was replaced by '" + replacementText + "'"); }
Now to finish the logic of the replaceAllMenuStripItem_Click event handler:
I added the rest like this:
if (replaceForm.FindNextClicked) { Find findForm = new Find(); Find(Functions.TextToFind, ref findForm); } else if (replaceForm.ReplaceAllClicked) ReplaceAll(Functions.TextToFind, Functions.ReplacementText);
GoTo Feature
Now let's design the form:
Add a public auto-property of type bool called GoToClicked...
public bool GoToClicked { get; private set; }
So the close button (that should also set the GoToClicked to false):
GoToClicked = false; this.Close();
Now on the lineTextBox_KeyPress:
You need to set the KeyPreview property of the form to true...
We should limit the user to entering only numbers:
This is just a simple snippet that does just that
int isNumber = 0; e.Handled = !int.TryParse(e.KeyChar.ToString(), out isNumber);
We'll now add some code to the load event:
We'll set the text box text to the functions property!
lineTextBox.Text = Functions.GoToLineNumber.ToString();
Before we tackle the goToButton code we'll return to the main form's goToMenuStripItem_Click:
We need to add a MaxNumberOfLines auto-property to the functions class:
public static int MaxNumberOfLines { get; set; }
Next in the go to menu strip item click event handler we set it to the mainTextBox.Lines.Count();
Then we declare a new goToForm and show it:
Functions.MaxNumberOfLines = mainTextBox.Lines.Count(); GoTo goToForm = new GoTo(); goToForm.ShowDialog();
Now let's return to the goToButton click event handler of the Go To from...
In it we need to set the functions go to line number to the parsed int value of the lineTextBox
NOTE: We don't need to check if it's a int since we limited the user to only enter numerical values...
If the GoToLineNumber is greater than the MaxNumberOfLines them show a message to the user, else pass that value to the GoToLineNumber, set the GoTo indicator to true property and close the form
I did it like this:
if (int.Parse(lineTextBox.Text) > Functions.MaxNumberOfLines) MessageBox.Show("The line number is beyond the total number of lines"); else { GoToClicked = true; Functions.GoToLineNumber = int.Parse(lineTextBox.Text); this.Close(); }
Now let's return to the main form...
Let's continue the goToMenuStripItem_Click event handler...
If the user clicked 'Go To' then go to the line specified...
if (goToForm.GoToClicked) { mainTextBox.Selectionstart = mainTextBox.GetFirstCharIndexFromLine(Functions.GoToLineNumber - 1); mainTextBox.SelectionLength = 0; }
Extra Feature
When the user clicks the edit menu it should enable only the buttons that can actually do something
So if the mainTextBox can't undo then the undo button should be disabled, also if there isn't anything in the clipboard the paste button should be disabled, and if nothing is selected, then neither copy nor paste should be enabled
You could do it like this:
if (mainTextBox.CanUndo == false) undoToolStripMenuItem.Enabled = false; if (Clipboard.GetText() != "") pasteToolStripMenuItem.Enabled = false; if (mainTextBox.SelectionLength == 0) { copyToolStripMenuItem.Enabled = false; cutToolStripMenuItem.Enabled = false; }
File Features
Exit Features
Haven't I said that I always do the easiest parts first?
Guess what goes now?
Page Setup Features
Now comes the set of features involving printing...
Now add a print document to the form:
1. Drag the print document from the toolbox to the form
Add the page setup dialog to the project
1. Drag the page setup dialog from the toolbox to the form
So we first need to set the .Document property of our page setup dialog to our print document
pageSetupDialog1.Document = printDocument1;
Now open the dialog and 'catch' the result...
DialogResult result = pageSetupDialog1.ShowDialog();
So now we want to set the document settings to the user selected if the user clicked 'OK':
if (result == DialogResult.OK) { printDocument1.DefaultPageSettings = pageSetupDialog1.PageSettings; printDocument1.PrinterSettings = pageSetupDialog1.PrinterSettings; }
Print Preview Features
Add a print preview dialog to the project:
1.Drag the print preview dialog from the toolbox to the form
Set the .Document property of the print preview dialog to our print document
printPreviewDialog.Document = printDocument;
Then show the dialog and 'catch' the result:
DialogResult result = printPreviewDialog.ShowDialog();
And if the user clicked 'OK' then print the document:
if (result == DialogResult.OK) printdocument.Print();
Print Features
We need to sync the dialog document and our document:
printDialog.Document = printDocument;
Show the dialog and 'catch' the result:
DialogResult result = printDialog.ShowDialog();
And if the user clicked 'OK' then print the document:
if (result == DialogResult.OK) printdocument.Print();
Now we need to poke around with the windows designer code... (Don't run off now, it's nothing scary )
We need to create a custom event...
Now I'm not going to explain what are custom events
There is a GREAT tutorial on custom events here on DIC:
Quick and easy custom events
So pick a place in the designer generated code and add this code:
this.printdocument.PrintPage += new System.Drawing.Printing.PrintPageEventHandler(this.printDocument_PrintPage);
What this does is creates an event that triggers when you print the page
Now we need to create a event handler for that event:
Back in the main form code you should add this:
private void printDocument_PrintPage(Object sender, System.Drawing.Printing.PrintPageEventArgs e) { }
For the body of the event handler we should draw the text in the textbox to the document, but first we need graphics to draw something, luckily the printpage event args already has one:
Graphics g = e.Graphics;
Now draw the text with the font in black:
g.DrawString(mainTextBox.Text, mainTextBox.Font, Brushes.Black, 0, 0);
New Features
So now we need to reset the file path and the textBox text (that's the easy pary), but more importantly we need to prompt the user to save the changes if he has done anything...
So create a new method called SaveChanges:
private void SaveChanges() { }
So the method should check if the old file is not equal to the text box text:
if (_oldFile != mainTextBox.Text) { }
And then if the file path is null:
if (_filePath != null) { }
So now let's show a message to the user and catch the input:
DialogResult result = MessageBox.Show("Do you want to save the changes to " + _filePath, "Saving Changes", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo);
And if the user clicked yes save the file
if (result == DialogResult.Yes) Save(_filePath);
You see we invoked a non-existing method Save now we're going to create it too:
It should accept a string indicating the file to save as a parameter:
private void Save(string fileToSave) { }
Now to check if the parameter inputed isn't empty:
if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(fileToSave)) { }
And then save the file to the file path specified:
using (var myWriter = new StreamWriter(fileToSave)) myWriter.Write(mainTextBox.Text);
OK we done the new feature!
Open Features
Just call a Open method that we'll make now:
Now let's code that method:
private void Open() { }
Now call the method we created just a moment ago the SaveChanges()
Now add a open file dialog to the project:
1. Drag the openFile dialog from the toolbox to the form!
Now show the dialog and 'catch' the input:
DialogResult result = openFileDialog.ShowDialog();
And if the user clicked ok:
if (result == DialogResult.OK) { }
Now check if the user selected a valid file:
if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(openFileDialog.FileName)) { }
Now set the file path to the one selected:
_filePath = openFileDialog.FileName;
We now need to set the text box text the _oldFile (the string that holds the original document) to the full text of the file
using (var myReader = new StreamReader(_filePath)) mainTextBox.Text = _oldFile = myReader.ReadToEnd();
We've done the open method!
Save Features
I think that this is the hardest feature of the file feature set...
Now check if the file path is empty and if not save the file:
if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(_filePath)) this.Save(_filePath);
else if it's empty:
else { }
Now add a save file dialog to the project:
1. Drag a saveFileDialog from the toolbox to the form
Show it and catch the input:
DialogResult result = saveFileDialog.ShowDialog();
And if the user clicked ok:
if (result == DialogResult.OK) { }
Set the file path to the one specified and save the file:
filePath = saveFileDialog.FileName; this.Save(_filePath);
Save As Features
I guess your mind is fulled with this: "YES THE LAST ONE!!!"
It's always nice to see a final product that you created!
So show the save file dialog and 'catch' the result:
DialogResult result = saveFileDialog.ShowDialog();
Check if the user clicked 'OK' and if he has:
if (result == DialogResult.OK) { }
Set the file path to the one specified and then save the file!
_filePath = saveFileDialog.FileName; Save(_filePath);
Now step back
and see what you created:
Isn't it wonderful?
Now if you have followed through the whole tutorial you have made a step forward into C#. Congrats!
Now there is still much room for improvement, just by writing this tutorial I have seen and fixed many of my code errors!
An idea is to add syntax highlight!
So check my GitHub Repo for the bleeding edge version of the program!
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The previous-generation Toyota RAV4 had a lot of fans on the Truck Trend staff. When most of the other compact SUV models had gone soft with safe, anonymous styling, four-cylinder engines and conventional packaging, the RAV4 offered rugged, truck-like styling, a swing-out rear tailgate with an outside-mounted spare, and an optional V-6. The desire for these vestiges of a traditional SUV largely went away in the last few years and following the arrival of the 2013 RAV4, so too have the vestiges themselves.
Caracterizing the predominant theme of the new model, an efficiency-minded six-speed automatic replaces the badly-dated four-speed that was previously bolted to the four cylinder. The engine itself, Toyota's proven 176-hp, 172-lb-ft, 2.5-liter four-cylinder, is largely carryover, but optimized for greater fuel economy. With 30 mpg being the new, practically mandatory benchmark for highway fuel economy in the compact SUV class, the 2013 RAV4 delivers 24 city and 31 highway EPA figures for the front-drive model. Under our admittedly heavy right feet for a week and a half, the new RAV averaged 22.5 mpg.
At 8.4 seconds, 0-60 mph acceleration is not brisk but is class-appropriate. The same goes for its quarter-mile performance of 16.4 seconds at 85.8 mph. For comparison, the RAV4's 0-60 time is identical to the last Honda CR-V we tested, and its quarter-mile time is a mere one-tenth slower but with a 0.2 mph faster trap speed.
Though we lament the passing of some of the features that gave the last RAV4 character and differentiation, there are some clear steps forward with the new design. The interior, and especially the dashboard, is an undeniable improvement over the hard, plasticky cockpit of its predecessor. Although we wouldn't quite go so far as to call it sumptuous, the stitched, soft-touch, center horizontal accent trim definitely lends a more upscale feel to the cabin. Buttons and knobs are large, intuitive, and clearly-marked. The audio head unit is easy-to-understand, displays Bluetooth music metadata, and on our model, included navigation, HD Radio, and a rear-view camera, the latter being standard on all 2013 RAV4 models.
Exterior styling is definitely fresher and more modern than the last RAV4, but also less unique. The rear three-quarter angle looks very similar to many other vehicles in the class, including the Ford Escape, and the slightly larger Hyundai Santa Fe. The new horizontal taillight design also supposedly doubles as an aerodynamic enhancement, with a nearly flat horizontal plane that looks large enough to hold a tall latte, although we weren't brave enough to test our hypothesis.
The nose supposedly reflects the "new" face of Toyota and is very similar to the newest Euro-spec Toyota Auris hatchback. Crisp, modern, and non-offensive, it will likely show up on the coming redesign of the Corolla and other future Toyota models. The only somewhat questionable exterior feature is the unpainted plastic cladding on the lower parts of the front and rear bumpers and lower rocker panels. While it wouldn't be unexpected or objectionable on a base model, it slightly cheapened the RAV4's otherwise upscale appearance. However, functionally, we could see how it would likely stand up to road debris and normal wear-and-tear better than painted pieces.
The driving experience is typical Toyota. The 2.5-liter four starts with the familiar thrum of Toyota's larger-displacement four cylinders and settles into an unobtrusive hum once warm. The electric power-assist steering gives light effort at slow speeds, but sometimes gets caught off-guard and can fight the driver when making quick turns. Gear spacing on the six-speed automatic works well, with short, closely-spaced lower ratios and an extra-tall sixth gear for relaxed, economical highway cruising. Although it may seem gratuitous on a vehicle aimed at young mothers and empty nesters, Sport mode keeps the RAV4 from constantly seeking the tallest gear all the time, holding gears when cruising and on inclines longer, and making the transmission quicker to kick down for passing.
We won't deny we miss the V-6, but the 2013 RAV4 is an marked improvement over its predecessor in all the ways that matter to its target audience -- namely, improved fuel economy, more attractive styling, and a much-improved interior -- while retaining the generous passenger space and cargo utility that characterized its predecessor. A more focused, narrower model lineup has paid off for Honda, and it's clear Toyota had the CR-V squarely in its sights when developing the new RAV4. The question now is whether the RAV4's new formula will deliver the same sales results as the CR-V has for Honda.
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|Front-engine, FWD, 5-pass, 4-door SUV
|2.5L/176-hp/172-lb-ft DOHC 16-valve I-4
|6-speed automatic
|3423 lb (59/41%)
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|16.4 sec @ 85.8 mph
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