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3M Canada Grouping Into 5 Businesses; Previously Had 6 Businesses
3M Canada has realigned the company's structure to better serve Canadian markets and its customers, which reflects the global realignment of 3M Company effective January 1, 2013. The new structure is made up of five business groups: Consumer, Electronics & Energy, Health Care, Industrial, and Safety & Graphics. In the past, the company had six major business segments.
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Chairman Durbin, Ranking Member Cochran, members of the committee: thank you for the opportunity to be here today.
The President's Fiscal Year 2015 budget submission for the
With this budget, we are repositioning the military for the new strategic challenges and opportunities that will define our future: new technologies, new centers of power, and a world that is growing more volatile, more unpredictable, and in some instances more threatening to
I have no illusions about the fiscal realities facing DoD. It was one year ago that
We had to implement this
Today, DoD is in a better place as a result of the Bipartisan Budget Act passed last December. It provided DoD with some relief in this Fiscal Year and for Fiscal Year 2015. And it gave us some budget certainty for the next fiscal year.
The Bipartisan Budget Act was possible because members of
But we're not yet where we need to be. So our partnership must continue.
Under the spending limits of the Bipartisan Budget Act, DoD's base budget is roughly
Defense budgets have long included both a one-year budget request, and a five-year plan that indicates expectations for the future. Over the years from FY 2016 to FY 2019, the President's plan projects
Some have asked why the President continues to request budgets above sequestration levels. The reason is clear.
That said, if sequestration returns in Fiscal Year 2016 and beyond, or if we receive funding levels below the President's request, we are prepared to specify the cuts we would have to make, and the risks we would then have to assume. These cuts are described in this testimony and have been sent over to
However, the President, the Chairman, and I do not expect
The President's budget matches resources to the updated defense strategy in this year's Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR), which builds on the President's
The QDR outlines our top strategic priorities, which weighed heavily on the choices presented in this budget:
* Defending the homeland against all threats; * Building security globally by projecting U.S. influence and deterring aggression; and, * Remaining prepared to win decisively against any adversary should deterrence fail.
To fulfill this strategy DoD will continue to shift its operational focus and forces to the
As a whole, this budget allows DoD to implement the President's defense strategy, albeit with some increased risks, which I specify later in my testimony.
The reality of reduced resources and a changing strategic environment requires us to prioritize and make difficult choices. Given the uncertainty about funding levels, our current five-year plan reduces selected end strengths and forces to levels consistent with sequestration-level cuts. Those additional reductions could be reversed if funding rises above sequestration levels. I explain this in greater detail later in my testimony. The way we formulated our budget gives us the flexibility to make difficult decisions based on the likely range of potential fiscal outcomes.
Budget Top-Lines: Balancing Readiness, Capability, and Capacity
Consistent with the strict spending limits of the Bipartisan Budget Act,
In formulating this budget, our priority was balancing readiness, capability, and capacity - making sure that whatever size force we have, we can afford to keep our people properly trained, equipped, compensated, and prepared to accomplish their mission. That's the only reasonable course under constrained budgets. We must be able to keep our military ready and capable.
Accordingly, about two-thirds of DoD's Fiscal Year 2015 budget -
The remaining third of our budget -
Broken down in a more specific way, our budget includes the following categories:
* Military pay and benefits(including health care and retirement benefits) -
So far I have focused on DoD's base budget. We will soon propose an Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) budget for FY 2015. The OCO budget will cover costs related to
The OCO budget request will also cover other costs related to
The FY 2015 OCO request will also include the President's
* increasing exercises, training, and rotational presence across
The FY 2015 budget request sent to
Being More Efficient
Because we are asking taxpayers for more than half a trillion dollars for defense spending, DoD must make every dollar count - particularly during a period when we are under stringent budget constraints across the Federal government. So we're continuing to find new ways to use our resources more wisely and strategically, be more efficient, reduce overhead, and root out waste, fraud, and abuse.
This year, a new package of reforms in these areas - the second-largest submitted by this Administration - produced
We are also continuing to monitor previous years' initiatives to use our resources more efficiently, as well as making progress toward auditability on our financial statements. DoD expects most of its budget statements to be audit ready by this September, and remains committed to becoming fully audit-ready by 2017. This is an ambitious goal for an organization of our size and complexity, and there is still much more work to do. But we are making significant progress. Several DoD organizations have achieved important, positive audit results. Last year, for example, the
In addition to these efforts, we must take a serious look at responsible procurement and acquisition reforms that will further increase the buying power of defense dollars. This is particularly important if we're going to protect investments in modernized capabilities. DoD officials are already working closely with Congressional Committee staff to go over defense acquisition and procurement laws line-by-line, and we hope to start implementing legislative reforms this year.
No reasonable discussion of allocating our resources more efficiently can avoid the need to reduce excess facilities. With this submission, we are asking
I understand
But we must also divest ourselves of excess domestic facilities, and BRAC is the most responsible path. I am fully aware that
We can't keep financing overhead that we don't need, because we're taking that money away from areas that we do need. The more we delay now, the more we'll have to spend later on unneeded installations instead of on training, equipping, and compensating our people - robbing our troops of the resources they need to be able to fight and win decisively when we send them into harm's way.
This issue is only going to get more difficult. Future Congresses and administrations will be dealing with it, with fewer and far less attractive and far more painful options.
Sustaining a Ready and Capable Force - Now and in the Future
This is the lesson of every defense drawdown over the past 70 years. Whether after
We can't afford to repeat those mistakes, which is why we decided to trade some capacity for readiness and modernized capabilities, in order to ensure that our military will be well-trained and supplied. All of our force structure decisions were made strategically - protecting investments in the forces that would be uniquely suited to the most likely missions of the future, and minimizing risk in meeting the President's defense strategy.
Our decisions for investing in a modernized and capable future force were made in a similar way. With the proliferation of more advanced military technologies and other nations pursuing comprehensive military modernization, we are entering an era where American dominance on the seas, in the skies, and in space - not to mention cyberspace - can no longer be taken for granted. Because it is essential for deterring aggression, and because the risk of failure against those potential adversaries would be far greater than against any others, the President's budget puts a premium on rapidly deployable, self-sustaining platforms that can defeat more technologically advanced adversaries.
Sustaining these critical investments under restrained budgets required setting strategic priorities and making difficult tradeoffs. That's why each service's budget allocations were made based on strategy and with the goal of maintaining balance in the readiness, capability, and capacity of the force.
Analysis conducted by the QDR indicated that under the President's budget, the U.S. military's resulting post-war ground force will be sufficient to meet the updated defense strategy: capable of decisively defeating aggression in one major combat theater - as it must be - while also defending the homeland and supporting air and naval forces engaged in another theater. I am aware that pending legislation would establish yet another commission on the size and shape of the
In terms of capabilities, we chose to terminate and reevaluate alternative options for the
The past decade of war has clearly shown that Apaches are in high demand. We need to put the Apaches where they will be ready to deploy fast and frequently when they're needed. This decision will also help the Guard's helicopter force more closely adhere to state and federal requirements for homeland defense, disaster relief, and support to civil authorities while still serving as an important operational and strategic complement to our active-duty military.The Guard's helicopter fleet would only decline by 8% compared to the active
In making these difficult decisions on the Guard and Reserves, we affirmed the value of a highly capable reserve component, while keeping the focus on how our military can best meet future demands given fiscal constraints. I know that pending legislation would prohibit some or all of these changes. Let me emphasize that we made these proposals based on strategic priorities, clear facts, unbiased analysis, and fiscal realities... and with the bottom line focus on how we can best defend
* Virginia-class Attack Submarines: We are requesting
Again, trade-offs were required to prioritize those investments under current budget constraints. In order to help keep its ship inventory ready and modern at reduced budget levels, half of the
Despite preserving the fleet's modernization programs and providing for increases in ship inventory over the next five years, I am concerned that the
The LCS was designed to perform certain missions - such as mine sweeping and anti-submarine warfare - in a relatively permissive environment. But we need to closely examine whether the LCS has the independent protection and firepower to operate and survive against a more advanced military adversary and emerging new technologies, especially in the
Therefore, no new contract negotiations beyond 32 ships will go forward. With this decision, the LCS line will continue beyond our five-year budget plan with no interruptions. Additionally, at my direction, the
While these decisions still keep the
* F-35 Joint Strike Fighter: We are requesting
Because we believe research and development is essential to keeping our military's technological edge, the President's budget also invests
Protecting these investments required trade-offs. In the next five years, in order to free up funding to train and maintain no less than 48squadrons, the
The A-10 "Warthog" is a venerable platform, and this was a tough decision. But it is a 40-year-old single-purpose airplane originally designed to kill enemy tanks on a Cold War battlefield. It cannot survive or operate effectively where there are more advanced aircraft or air defenses. And as we saw in
Defense-Wide: (18% of the President's Fiscal Year 2015 Budget)
The remaining share of the budget - about
For Fiscal Year 2015, this includes about
Since special operations forces play a key role in counterterrorism, crisis response, and building partner capacity, the President's budget for Fiscal Year 2015 allocates
The President's Fiscal Year 2015 budget increases cyber funding to
Compensation Reform & Structural Adjustments to Some In-Kind Benefits
For all the money that goes into maintaining a modernized and capable force, people are the core of our military. In this era of constrained budgets, ensuring that our people are properly trained, equipped, prepared, and compensated requires looking at difficult trade-offs and making some difficult choices. Compensation adjustments were the last thing we looked at, because you take care of your people first.
We could reduce overall payroll spending by further reducing the total number of people in uniform. But since too small a force adds too much risk to our national security, we must also address the growth in pay and benefits for service members so that we can afford to provide them with the training and tools they need to successfully accomplish their missions and return home safely.
Since 2000,
But today DoD faces a vastly different fiscal situation - and all the services have consistently met recruiting and retention goals. This year we're concluding combat operations in America's longest war, which has lasted 13 years. Now is the time to consider fair and responsible adjustments to our overall military compensation package.
America has an obligation to make sure service members and their families are fairly and appropriately compensated and cared for during and after their time in uniform. We also have a responsibility to give our troops the finest training and equipment possible - so that whenever America calls upon them, they are prepared with every advantage we can give them so that they will return home safely to their families. The President's budget fulfills both of these promises to our service members and their families by making several specific proposals.
Basic Pay Raises
For Fiscal Year 2015 we are requesting 1% raise in basic pay for military personnel - with the exception of general and flag officers, whose pay will be frozen for a year. Basic pay raises in future years will be similarly restrained, though raises will continue.
DoD rightfully provides many benefits to our people; however, finding the money to meet these commitments while protecting training and readiness under tighter budgets will require some structural adjustments to three of them - housing, commissaries, and
In the early 1990s, DoD covered only about 80% of service members' total off-base housing costs. Since then, we increased that rate to 100%.
To adequately fund readiness and modernization under constrained budgets, we need to slow the growth rate of tax-free basic housing allowances (BAH) until they cover about 95% of the average service member's housing expenses. We would also remove renters' insurance from the benefit calculation.
This change will happen over several years, to ensure that our people have time to adjust to it. And, in order to ensure that military personnel don't have to pay more out-of-pocket after they've signed a lease, a service member's allowance won't be adjusted until they've moved to a new location. This means that no one currently living in a particular area will see their housing allowances actually decrease; only service members moving into the area will receive the lower rate, which is what already happens under the current rules when housing market prices go down.
To account for geographic differences in housing costs, we will also design this adjustment to ensure that all service members in the same pay grade have identical out-of-pocket costs. That way, once the overall change has been fully phased-in for all personnel, service members in the same pay grade but living in different areas would end up paying the same dollar amount toward their housing costs - and they'll know exactly how much that will be so that they can make informed decisions and trade-offs in their own budgets.
All of these savings will be invested back into the force, to help keep our people trained and equipped so they can succeed in battle and return home safely to their families.
There's no doubt that commissaries provide a valued service to our people, especially younger military families and retirees. For this reason, we're not directing any commissaries to close.
Like our base exchanges, commissaries currently do not pay rent or taxes. That won't change under any of our proposals. But unlike base exchanges, commissaries also receive
Stateside commissaries have many private-sector competitors, and it's not unreasonable for them to operate more like a business. Since commissaries still operate rent-free and tax-free, they will still be able to provide a good deal to service members, military families, and retirees as long as they continue to shop there. Going forward, only commissaries overseas or in remote U.S. locations would continue receiving direct subsidies, which, for example, not only helps pay to ship U.S. goods to bases overseas, but also helps those who either may not have the option of a local grocery store or are stationed where food prices may be higher.
In recent years,
Merging three of our
Some important features of the military health care system will not change. The scope of benefits will not change, and we will continue to distinguish between in-network and out-of-network care. Active-duty personnel will still receive health care that is entirely free - that's the promise we make when they sign up, and it's a promise we intend to keep. Medically retired personnel and survivors of those who died on active duty will continue to be treated favorably, with no participation fees and lower co-pays and deductibles. And DoD will continue to support our programs for wounded warriors.
With the
Under this proposal, the share of costs borne by retirees will rise from about 9% today to about 11% - still a smaller cost share than the roughly 25% that retirees were paying out-of-pocket when
Given these proposed efforts to modernize and simplify
For retirees who are old enough to use
Military Retirement
Our proposals do not include any recommended changes to military retirement benefits for those now serving in the Armed Forces. Because military retirement is a complex and long-term benefit, it deserves special study. Therefore, we are working with and waiting for the results of the
Why Now
DoD's military and civilian leaders conducted substantial analysis to arrive at our proposed package of compensation adjustments. We concluded that, even after we make these changes and slow the growth in military compensation, we will still be able to recruit and retain a high-quality force and offer generous, competitive, and sustainable benefits.
These proposed compensation adjustments will be phased in over time, but they must begin now because budget limits are already in place. If we wait, we would have to make even deeper cuts to readiness or force structure in order to comply with the budget caps that
To be clear, our proposals were carefully crafted to reform military compensation in a fair, responsible, and sustainable way, making the most modest adjustments we could afford. We took a holistic approach to this issue, because continuous piecemeal changes will only prolong the uncertainty and create doubts among our personnel about whether their benefits will be there in the future.
We recognize that no one serving our nation in uniform is overpaid for what they do for our country. But if we continue on the current course without making these modest adjustments now, the choices will only grow more difficult and painful down the road. We will inevitably have to either cut into compensation even more deeply and abruptly, or we will have to deprive our men and women of the training and equipment they need to succeed in battle. Either way, we would be breaking faith with our people. And the President and I will not allow that to happen.
We're also recommending freezing generals' and admirals' pay for one year. And as I've already announced, I'm cutting the budget of the
These are tough choices that are made with the full support of the
Risks in The President's Budget
I've outlined the funding levels the Chairman, the Chiefs, and I believe we need to protect this country, and the decisions we had to make to stay within the limits agreed to in the Bipartisan Budget Act. They add some risks to our defense strategy, but manageable ones.
Over the near-term, because of budget limitations even under the Bipartisan Budget Act and after 13 years of war, the military will continue to experience gaps in training and maintenance - putting stress on the force and limiting our global readiness even as we sustain a heightened alert posture in regions like the
We continue to face the constant risk of uncertainty in a dynamic and volatile security environment. Budget reductions inevitably reduce the military's margin of error in dealing with these risks, as other powers continue to modernize their weapons portfolios, to include anti-air and anti-ship systems. And a smaller force strains our ability to simultaneously respond to more than one major contingency at a time. The President's budget allows our military to continue to have the capability to defeat any aggressor.
Sequestration's Effect on Programs and Risk
If sequestration-level cuts are re-imposed in Fiscal Year 2016 and beyond, if our reforms are not accepted, or if uncertainty on budget levels continues, our analysis has shown that we would have to make unavoidable decisions and choices that would significantly increase those risks. As I've made clear, the scale and timeline of continued sequestration-level cuts would require greater reductions in the military's size, reach, and margin of technological superiority. That means fewer planes, fewer ships, fewer troops, and a force that would be under-trained, poorly-maintained, and reliant on older weapons and equipment:
* The
If we don't get some clarity in our future funding, we will have to start implementing those changes. Although future developments in the security environment might require us to modify some of these specific plans, the strategic impacts are clear. Under the funding levels that the President and I are asking for, we can manage the risks. Under a return to sequestration spending levels, risks would grow significantly, particularly if our military is required to respond to multiple major contingencies at the same time.
Our recommendations beyond Fiscal Year 2015 provide a realistic alternative to sequestration-level cuts, sustaining adequate readiness and modernization most relevant to strategic priorities over the long-term. But this can only be achieved by the strategic balance of reforms and reductions that we have presented in this budget. This will require the
Our Shared National Interest
Formulating this budget request required new ways of thinking about both short-term and long-term challenges facing our country.
I look forward to working with the
I appreciate this opportunity to discuss the President's Fiscal Year 2015 budget request for the
Mr. Chairman, thank you.
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Caleb Bonneville makes it four in a row at the Boreal Expression Sessions
Skier Pete Arneson has stolen many of the headlines along the way to six consecutive victories in the Men's Ski division, but hiding in the shadows with an equally impressive performance has been 11-year-old snowboarder, Caleb Bonneville. On the night of Friday, March 8, Caleb locked in his fourth consecutive victory in the Grom Snowboard division and kept his 2013 undefeated streak alive. Caleb's victories include all three Expression Sessions so far this season as well as the final event of the 2012 series. The fourth Session on April 5 is the only obstacle between him and the illusive series sweep.
Incase you have been hiding in a hole for the last 15 years, the Boreal Expression Sessions are a homegrown event series as well as a refreshing change from your everyday rail jam. Skiers and Riders are each given a 40-minute open jam style heat to express themselves and impress the judges. This year's theme – Terrain Park Expressions – looks to unleash the creativity of Boreal's Terrain Park Staff to come up with some of the most crazy features and setups you have ever seen. "You have to hand it to the Boreal park staff," said Matty Britton, one of the riders in the event. "They kill it. They always come up with the most creative stuff."
For this go around the venue included an S box, a giant spool to down tube and an up-flat bar that resembled a pole jam that launched riders up onto a giant diesel cell. To top it off, several of the sponsors, including Lib Tech, Academy, Skullcandy, Sessions and Arbor, made an appearance and Red Bull brought out their MXT mobile DJ truck for DJ Paul to set the tone.
The boarders were up first and didn't waste a second breaking in the course. The most popular feature seemed to be the giant spool to down tube and the riders found just about every conceivable angle to hit it. Before the end of the heat those in attendance witnessed a variety of spins on and off the tube, as well as a few wall rides on the side of the spool.
With what has become a tradition, the night wound down with a free pizza feed and award ceremony in the Boreal Lodge followed by a swag toss with everything from hoodies and beanies to wax, DVDs and stickers.
The fourth and final Expression Session of 2013 is on the calendar for April 5th at Boreal Mountain and will once again be fueled by a full roster of sponsors, including Woodward Tahoe, Sessions, Skullcandy, Black Strap, Airblaster, Thirtytwo, Heckler Magazine, Lib Tech, GNU, Arbor, Academy, Dakine, Arnette, Nixon, Burger Me, Blue Coyote Bar & Grill and more. Every person that registers will get some free swag from Skullcandy! See you there!
Registration is from 5-6pm // Action kicks off at 6:30pm!
Grom Snowboard
1. Caleb Bonneville (4-peat)
2. Michael Manson
3. Elias Maas
Men's/Teen Snowboard
1. Daniel Danzeerger
2. Matt Busedu
3. Jordan Wells
Women's Snowboard
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2. Cali Doerfler
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(ATLANTA - The Department of Juvenile Justice's statewide canned food drive collection campaign benefiting local food banks across Georgia has had a successful start and is expanding its initial goals.
Named "Restock the Shelves '14", the DJJ employee food collection project has exceeded its original collection expectations and been extended by DJJ Commissioner Avery Niles into the month of March.
"I am proud of the immediate and generous response of DJJ employees to help collect food and toiletry items for our communities," Commissioner Avery Niles said. "The collection and donation of these items will help local food banks provide meals and other necessities to the nearly 1-in-5 Georgians who are unsure of where their meals will come from this season."
A personal initiative of the Commissioner, "Restock the Shelves '14" was envisioned as a way for DJJ to give back to local communities by helping those less fortunate than themselves. "Restock the Shelves '14" allows Department of Juvenile Justice employees to assist local food banks replenish their supplies following the busy holiday and winter seasons. All donated items will stay in the area where collected to maximize the benefit in the community.
The early success of "Restock the Shelves" along with the excitement of DJJ employees has helped to grow the program in unexpected and positive ways. "Restock the Shelves" has added donation boxes in the community and received individual collection help from the local area Boy and Girl Scouts, local school systems, and community providers. In addition, youth in the care of DJJ also have participated through donations to court services offices around the state.
"Restock the Shelves '14" already has received over 4,000 donated food and health items during the first two weeks of the campaign. The extension of the program through March was done in part to expand upon the enthusiasm of both DJJ employees and local communities as well as to help meet the additional challenges brought forth by the recent winter storms across Georgia.
The Department of Juvenile Justice has partnered with the following food banks across Georgia to collect canned food and toiletry items through March:
ATHENS - Food Bank of Northeast Georgia - Tina Laseter - 706-354-8191
VALDOSTA - Second Harvest of South Georgia - Doug Griner - 229-244-2678 ext 202
SAVANNAH - America's Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia - Russ Toler - 912-721-1791
AUGUSTA - Golden Harvest Food Bank - Carrie Jones - 706-736-1199 ext 217
COLUMBUS - Feeding the Valley Food Bank - David Shemwell - 706-561-4755 ext 17
MACON - Middle Georgia Community Food Bank - Mike Morrison - 478-742-3958
GAINESVILLE- Georgia Mountain Food Bank - Stephanie Lucas - 770-534-4111
ATLANTA - Atlanta Community Food Bank - Elizabeth Haskell - 678-553-5954
Among the most needed items for donation are canned meats, canned fruits and fruit juice, canned meals, canned beans, canned soups, stews, and pasta. Other items welcomed include peanut butter, macaroni and cheese, whole grain cereals, paper products, diapers, and toiletries.
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Thanks in advance...
From what I can tell, $.ajax and its friend $.post aren't really built for making uploading files easily, which seems like a rather odd shortcoming. It seems like you need plugins to make it easier. The thing is that until recently you did need to submit a form to upload files, and therefore a hidden iframe is normally used. I say that because of the relatively new uploading capabilities of the HttpXMLRequest object and its related File API that Firefox and Chrome support.
In a nutshell, the easiest thing is to use a jQuery plugin like [this or [URL="http://plugins.jquery.com/project/jQuery-File-Upload"]this](http://malsup.com/jquery/form/)I wrote my own script that would also display a thumbnail of the image (via the FileReader object of the File API) and employ drag-and-drop of files directly onto the page, as well as multiple uploads. This helped me quite a bit: Ajax Upload; A file upload script with progress-bar, drag-and-drop.
I can post the code I wrote if you want.
Thanks Raffles. I will look into it. It would be great with your code for examples...
Actually, my code is too focused on a particular application to be very useful, so I think you'd be better off looking at the code I said helped me write my own.


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Producer R.K Goud calls off hunger strike - Tv9
Fri, Oct 24, 2014, 03:41 PM
Producer R.K Goud has called off his 7-day hunger strike after an assurance from TRS Minister Mahinder Reddy that he would look into the issue of theater rentals and take steps to solve it. Goud launched his hunger strike seeking cancellation of the present leasing system of theaters. The main issue raised by Ramakrishna Goud is that theaters are not made available for small budget films. The situation turned tense at Film Chamber of Hyderabad office today as the supporters of Ramakrishna Goud gathered in large numbers demanding abolition of the present system of renting theaters.


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Two California Maritime Academy students were still in custody Sunday afternoon after being arrested on guns and explosives charges Saturday night, a Vallejo Police Department spokesman said.
Esteban Ugarte, 29, and Nicholas Salazar, 32, who police believe to be CMA students, were arrested after police received reports just before 7 p.m. of shots fired in the 200 block of Florida Street.
"The 911 call said there were two males firing high powered rifles, one with a scope, shooting at trash cans in their backyard," Lt. Lee Horton said.
When officers arrived, they located eight firearms, including a rifle and a revolver, as well as the components for making pipe bombs, Horton said.
"They located a cache of handguns, rifles and shotguns," Horton said. "The pipe bomb parts were not assembled, but were individually wrapped for easy assembly later."
Ugarte and Salazar were arrested on suspicion of reckless discharge of a firearm, possession of an assault weapon and possession of explosive materials, Horton said.


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The Android force was strong at last week's CTIA Enterprise & Applications 2010 event in San Francisco, CA, USA. Almost a dozen Android devices were showcased – some with large touchscreens, qwerty keyboards, and dual cameras – along with the latest in mobile applications and services.
The show's Android Bootcamp, hosted by SVAndroid, further provided a broad range of technical and business information from Android experts, solution leaders, and developers, and included an opportunity for Android startup companies to demo apps live in front of the audience.


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Any Rutland/manchester Vt Area Bakeries Out There?
Business By Swede-cakes Updated 18 Jul 2010 , 1:32am by mommicakes
Hi all,
Looking for a bakery or licensed baker in the Rutland/Manchester/Bennington VT area for a person here in my town to purchase cupcakes from. She's traveling to that area for a big family event scheduled for Aug. 21. and needs 100 cupcakes. I'd do them, but she needs to leave our town three days prior to the event.
I tried to search the Memberlist for VT, but it only searches geographical locations alphabetically by city/town name and not state. <sigh>
Thanks for any recommendations!
You can send her my website info. I am about 1.5 hr from Rutland, but can meet her 1/2 way if she wants.(I ahve done a wedding down that far so it isn't totally out of the driving scope.
Doug posted on another tread that AuraDark is a spammer!!!
Mommicakes, I've spoken to you before, love your work. Wasn't sure how far you were from the Rutland area. I'll give her your info to see if that will work for her.
Sounds good. Thanks.


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Pretoria - There is no change in President Jacob Zuma's medical condition which had forced him to take a break, the presidency said on Monday afternoon.
"There is no change. There is no update since the statement I sent out last night," spokesman Mac Maharaj said.
"I cannot give updates every six hours."
The previous update from the presidency on Zuma's condition was in the form of a statement late on Sunday night.
This statement said Zuma was discharged from a Pretoria hospital on Sunday after spending a night there.
On Friday, the African National Congress's leadership said Zuma was instructed to take a break as the election campaign had taken its toll on him.
On Sunday, ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe said Zuma, 72, went for a routine health check.
He said the party's election campaign had been punishing and all senior members of the party would take time off one after the other to "re-energise".


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Whatever You Say, Rush: Politico's Hit Piece on Alan Grayson
Politico wrote the other day about "beat sweeteners," the fluffy little profiles journalists do to curry favor with sources. Not journalists of the Jane Mayer caliber, mind you — more at the level of a Ryan Lizza, whose swooning profile of Rahm Emanuel in the New Yorker comes just as he is writing a book on the Obama White House entirely dependent on access. But Politico's own series on Hill Staffers is a classic examples of the art form — recall the one about New Dems Exectutive Director Adam Pase, which conveniently left out both his history of working as a lobbyist for predatory lenders or his activities trying to kill the cramdown bill on behalf of banks.
Demonstrating a willingness to sacrifice journalistic integrity for subsequent "access" is all a part of the ritual.
But there's a flip side to the "beat sweetener," and that's the hit piece — also done to curry favor with influentials (or elevate someone to a position of influence by demonstrating their ability to arrange for one). Just as the NRCC is wacking Democratic freshmen who aren't sufficiently slavish to the corporatist Blue Dogs and the lobbyists who rule them, Politico does a hit piece on the outspoken Alan Grayson because he had the temerity to criticize Rush Limbaugh when everyone should obviously be kissing the hem of his gown:
Just two months into his first term, he's already making a name for himself with a shoot-from-the-lip style and an ideological edge that some argue is ill-suited for the competitive, suburban Orlando seat that he represents.
On Wednesday, Grayson weighed in on the dispute between the Obama administration and Rush Limbaugh, calling the conservative talk show host "a sorry excuse for a human being." In January, he referred to Limbaugh as a "has-been hypocrite loser" who "was more lucid when he was a drug addict."
A certain flexibility with regard to accuracy is likewise requisite of the hit piece, as demonstrated by the not-so-veiled threats made against Grayson for his outspokenness:
It's the kind of competitive district where Grayson's talk of beating "swords into plowshares and our spears into pruning hooks" might not resonate the way it would elsewhere.
"For someone in Congress, he's really out there. He comes across as a total ideological flake," said Florida Republican media consultant John Dowless. "He's tacking hard left, and he's trying to become the Robert Wexler of Congress, but Wexler's in a district where you can do that and get away with it. Grayson's not in that type of district."
Already, several Republicans are considering a challenge, including Orange County Mayor Rich Crotty, who handily won reelection in 2006.
"He's a conservative Republican, but he's earned the respect of a lot of people the way he does business on development issues," said Dowless. "He would be a candidate popular among Republicans and among moderate Democrats as well."
"Earned the respect of a lot of people" for "the way he does business on development issues?" That's a curious way to describe Crotty. He serves on the board of the Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority, which a Florida grand jury recently criticized for running "an organized shakedown' of vendors for political contributions":
The grand jury accused the authority of a "culture of corruption" because Allan Keen, the Winter Park developer whom Crotty replaced as chairman, continually hit up agency contractors for contributions to candidates he supported.
$468,000 for 18 candidates, including almost $63,000 for Crotty, who says that number is greatly inflated. Keen's activities, the report said, created the perception that vendors had to "pay to play" to keep their often-lucrative contracts.
It is impossible, Crotty said, to keep up with all fundraisers and how they are conducting themselves.
"I have thousands of contributors," Crotty said. "I don't know who most of them are. I shouldn't."
Kagro has the revised foreclosure numbers by Congressional district and Grayson's district is among the hardest hit in the country. Grayson's request to Chief Judge Belvin Perry resulted in a court order whereby banks have to enter into mandatory mediation with homeowners before they can foreclose. His brand of vigorous populism is very popular right now in a community struggling to keep its head above water.
But the Politico piece isn't concerned with the current needs of the district, or how Grayson is meeting them — its perspective is one of pure DC calculus, where the fact that Crotty's activities are under grand jury scrutiny is hardly a concern. Much more important are the opinions of a bunch of Republicans working in the service of Rush Limbaugh and his continued emasculation of their party.
Politico isn't a neutral journalistic enterprise and their commitment to "journalism" is easily sacrificed to a goal of maintaining their own influence. It's an arm of the establishment political class no better than Pravda, and both its motives and its actions are best analyzed in that light.


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Apart from some alarmingly rapid hopping by a few adults competing in a sack race, the pace of life was mostly laid-back during a sun-drenched family fun day at Purakaunui at the weekend.
As happy youngsters buzzed with excitement nearby, Ngaire Pattillo (93), of Dunedin, who first attended a fun day at Purakaunui nearly 90 years ago, spent a few moments remembering.
She has been heading over to Purakaunui for summer holidays since the early 1920s, when her family first acquired a crib there. It is still in family ownership.
The event, at the Mouat's Bay Reserve, had always been ''great'' to attend.
''It was always fun for kids.''
When the afternoon sack races were over, she strolled over to the beach to take a closer look at the decorated boat entries. This event was won this year by Annabelle Ritchie (14), with a hobbit-themed boat.
Another lively entry involved a kayak festooned with balloons.
Mrs Pattillo vividly recalled winning a similar boat-decorating event at Purakaunui in the early 1930s, at the age of 12. On that occasion her boat was decorated with toitoi and carried a lamp.
In those days the celebrations were particularly memorable, with boats progressing across the inlet at night on New Year's Eve with lamps burning aboard.
Purakaunui Amenities Society president Jude Newton said she was ''very, very pleased'' with the latest fun day, which had attracted about 100 people.
Beautiful weather had contributed to its success, and the latest form of the annual event, which had been running for about 10 years, was also gaining momentum, she said. Jo Burnside, who lives at Purakaunui, was also impressed.
''I've never seen such a happy and large crowd [at the annual event].''


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I have an Asus NetBook running Win XP. After updating with latest MS updates, Windows in normal mode
does not boot to logon screen, but just displays a black screen (no cursor). Displayed Windows logo during
boot process.
After this the HDD light shows a lot of activity but will not boot even after several hours, when disk activity seems
to not occur. Boots every time in safe mode (with/without network support).
Unable to do system restore even though system has restore points.
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Camera for FD 400/2.8?
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I recently bought a canon FD 400 2.8 L lens with elefoto FD to EF adapter. Frankly, I'm a bit disappointed by the quality of the adapter, and now I'm looking for a glassless alternative.
I invested quite a bit of time and money in a range of Canon FD lenses back in the days of film, and just as I reached a stage in my life when I could afford better lenses, what did Canon do?
They launched their EOS cameras which were incompatible with FD series lenses. Well they actually produced a limited number of FD to EOS adapters, but at the time everyone said that they were of doubtful quality and that it was best to reinvest in EOS bodies and EF system lenses. I carried on shooting with my FD lenses and fortunately did not throw them away or try to sell them off. Having come into m43 systems via a series of so-called high end compacts, I am now glad that I kept those FD and M42 screw thread lenses as I can now use them again with passive adapters. Having said that the advantages of native m43 lenses from both Panasonic and Olympus are so great that I only shoot with legacy lenses for fun.
I largely feel about legacy lenses as Samuel Johnson felt about women preaching:
"Sir, a woman's preaching is like a dog's walking on his hind legs. It is not done well; but you are surprised to find it done at all."
However, for long telephoto shooting it may be your only choice at present since the longest native m43 lens is the Panasonic 100-300mm zoom, which is still showing a larger angle of view than your 400mm FD lens.
The micro 4/3 format seems to be appropriate to convert to, and I've done some reading up on the various posts in this forum.
Am I correct to conclude that all micro 4/3 cameras can handle legacy lenses with an adapter?
Or are there certain cameras which get confused if there is no answer from the lens itself?
Provided that you have set them up to 'Shoot without lens' they do not get confused.
What I primarily bought the lens for is astrophotography. Plenty of time to focus, preferably using the maximum aperture, and long exposure times. Which camera would you recommend? I'm trying not to spend too much additional money on this, and don't really need the latest features.
For still photography probably the best budget camera in the US at present is the Panasonic G1, which has the added advantage of an articulated LCD display. For videography the current darling is the Panasonic GH2, but any m43 camera body would work with an FD to m43 adapter on your lens.
When I am working on a tripod or copy stand I typically use a remote release to reduce unwanted vibrations. I avoided the more expensive Panasonic one and bought a good quality generic one and it works well and reliably.
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by Brendan Cole
It is 10 months since Ireland were pulverised by England at Twickenham and despite the whole Michael Bent farrago, Mike Ross is still the only Irish (qualified) man capable of standing in the breach between the rest of the team and destruction (which makes the persistent rumours that he is not a management favourite all the more baffling).
Irish supporters did not enjoy the spectacle on St Patrick's Day last year, but for the neutrals it was one of the rare occasions when the scrum became a truly dramatic spectacle.
More often than not, it isn't.
The stats say it took an epic 56 seconds for each scrum to complete in last year's Championship, while there was a 49% chance of a collapse at each engagement.
As for the nature of the contest, a sizeable troop led by former England hooker Brian Moore has been banging the drum on the deterioration of the scrum for the last couple of years.
We caught up with self-confessed sports nerd Ross at the launch of Dead Space 3 earlier in the week (where we learned that Mike is a PC man, really) and were keen to get a few thoughts on the 'dark arts' from Ireland's foremost practitioner.
Interesting learning number one: the crooked feed bugbear is more a bugbear for commentators than those with their heads in the armpit of the opposition.
But is the scrum now much different to the scrum 'back then'?
Ross concedes that the contest now is less about hooking and more and about winning 'the hit'. But take a look at the video. The scrums of 20 years ago were equally likely to be "a mess".
Fair point.
What do we expect when 16 professionals weighing a total of 1,400kg gather to settle a shoving contest up to 20 times over 80 minutes?
Cian Healy's New Deal
Ireland did have some good news on the propping front. With Ross and his Leinster and Ireland scrum partner Cian Healy were among those to confirm they would be staying in Ireland as a slew of new deals were announced in the wake of Jonny Sexton's decision to quit Dublin for Paris. Peter O'Mahony also put pen to paper on a new deal.
Healy also took the time to give us a sense of Ian Madigan's feelings on that Sexton transfer.
So @ian_madigan was spotted today when the news of sexton broke... twitter.com/ProperChurch/s…— Cian Healy (@ProperChurch) January 25, 2013
A French crisis at out-half?
And while Ireland may be short of tightheads, but where are all the French outside-halfs? Such is the dearth of quality in the position, with Francois Trinh-Duc apparently not favoured by the new regime, that the well travelled Freddy Michalak is now the incumbent ( watch out for some class moments from his career on tomorrow's TV show - and note that he's still only 30).
The Irish out-half factory has always produced at a rate of one gem every four or five years on average, though the production schedule frequently provides two at about the same time.
Ward, Campbell, Dean, Keyes, Elwood, Humphreys, O'Gara, Sexton.
France's apparent out-half shortage makes you wonder. Would Ronan O'Gara be better off finding a pack of French bruisers to punt around the mid-to-upper reaches of the Top 14, instead of waiting around for regime change at out-half and a new style to emerge at Munster?
At 35 but with no evident drop in playing ability and a game based on brains rather than brawn or pace, there are few playing reasons to quit.
What odds O'Gara joining the likes of Sexton, Butch James and Jonny Wilkinson et al in France's foreign legion within a couple of years?
One To Watch: Luke McGrath
While Ireland have produced plenty of high class out-halves, but scrum-half has definitely been more of a patchy position down the years and historically, though Peter Stringer deserves credit for setting a new bar in the position since 2000.
But Ireland's future could also be bright here with Luke McGrath one to watch. He will lead a youthful group of Under-20s in what has the look of a rebuilding campaign this year with just three returning for a second bite at the cherry.
McGrath built a big reputation as a schoolboy and showed flashes of brilliance during Ireland's Under-20s Six Nations campaign last year, including a superb drop goal in the opener against Wales.
His ball playing ability also helped Ireland play just enough rugby to keep France at bay during the superb win in Paris.
McGrath did drop off the radar for a few months, but told the press earlier this week that glandular fever had ruled him out for a couple of months.
Ireland may not hit the heights of last year's campaign or this summer's brilliant performances at the Under-20s Rugby World Cup, but McGrath certainly looks like a player to watch with a view to the next renewal of the real thing in London in 2015.
Watch Ireland Under-20s live on RTÉ Two and RTÉ.ie (Island of Ireland only) from 7pm tonight.
Set up your Six Nations with the 'Voice of Rugby'
If you have been trawling YouTube for video to get you in the mood for another round of rugby's best two months, this video by the Bill McLaren Foundation is not to be missed.
Combining some of the great moments from the great man's career, and some of his greatest turns of phrase, including commentaries on the likes of Simon Geoghegan ('mad octopus'), Victor Costello ('water buffalo') and Munster ('the red army'). You'll also find an Eric Elwood kick being described as though it was "as if he kicked three pounds 'o haggis".
For those wanting more insight, Rory Lawson, grandson of Bill McLaren, posted an excellent tribute earlier this week which can be read here: "With a voice almost operatic in clarity and range, instantly recognisable and uniquely blessed with a Borders twang, Bill McLaren "The Voice of Rugby" enjoyed almost 50 years as a national broadcaster. Three years have flown by since his passing but many of the great rugby moments he created with his magical turn of phrase are still fresh in the mind."
There will be full live coverage of Wales v Ireland and England v Scotland on Saturday 2 February from 12.30pm and Italy v France on Sunday 3 February on RTÉ Two. (Live streaming Ireland only). Ireland v Wales is also live from 1.00pm on Saturday Sport on RTÉ Radio 1. (Live streaming Worldwide)


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Thursday Open Thread
I'll be offline for several hours. Here's an open thread, all topics welcome.
Update: Forgot to mention, for those disappointed Richie Sambora won't be playing the upcoming leg of the tour with Bon Jovi, Phil X is filling in. He subbed for Richie in 2011 for a few months and is great. Here's a video. Bon Jovi's brother Matthew tweets the TMZ story about a feud is way off. No one has yet explained the "personal issues" involved, other than Sambora is clearly not in rehab. In Calgary, Bon Jovi told the audience he didn't know Richie wouldn't be coming until he got a phone call at 3:30 pm that day. He'll be missed, but it's still well worth keeping your tickets and seeing the show.
Again, this is an open thread, all topics welcome.
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My niece Jennifer is pregnant. In November she wrote on Facebook, "I would really love to enjoy a glass of Asti Spumanti champagne."
Within minutes, a friend posted, "LOL! NEVER!".
Huh? I?had to chime in, and wrote, "In a world where caffeine, chocolate, raw oysters, unpasteurized cheese, tropical fruits, drugs that alleviate cold symptoms, nail polish, suntan lotion and hair dye, all of which in some amount may harm the fetus; wine in small amounts, sipped slowly with food, has been shown to increase fetal motility and result in more intelligent infants. I'm kind of the wine guy in the family, and would point you to the 1994 Wine Spectator article by Thomas Matthews, The Myths of Motherhood, or the study of 33,000 California woman showing that the 47 percent who drank moderately during pregnancy had zero incidence of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS); and the 1993 study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology by Little and Weinberg showing a higher successful birthrate among moderate consumers of alcohol than rates among abstainers. Find a doctor who reads, and enjoy the glass of Asti on Thanksgiving. The stress reduction and joy in the mother is healthy for the fetus. Just saying'."
I do tend to go on.
Another friend of Jennifer, also pregnant wrote, "I don't know you John, but as a fellow pregnant gal who can't have anything she loves either, I L-O-V-E your post."
Jennifer finished up the thread with, "Bwahaha, thanks uncle John ? I've enjoyed a small glass of wine here and there ? I've also enjoyed sushi, massages, pedicures, caffeine and ? of course ? chocolate! Baby's fine ? he comes from good healthy stock."
A pregnant woman wants a small glass of wine to sip with a meal, and the instinctive response of her friends is shock and admonishment. The next time you pick up a bottle of wine, look and you will find a warning mandated by the United States government, "According to the Surgeon General, women should not drink alcoholic beverages during pregnancy because of the risk of birth defects."
While there is overwhelming evidence of health benefits associated with moderate consumption of wine in the general population, and specific health benefits to a pregnant woman and her fetus, the same United States government requiring that wineries put warning on their labels forbids including any information about healthful benefits associated with wine consumption; "a specific (health) claim on a label or in an advertisement, " no matter how well documented, "is considered misleading." and requires further detailed warnings of the risks of alcohol if included ? said warnings being unable to fit on a wine label. Effectively, the government is engaged in censorship and prohibiting free speech.
With wineries muzzled, unable to present any information regarding health and wine, or pregnancy and wine consumption, gross distortions and outright lies are posted in pregnancy forums.
A quick Google search of "wine and pregnancy" will lead to link after link of falsehood spread as truth ? and the wine industry is prohibited from countering these statements.
For a short time, 20 or more wineries were going to include, "To learn the health effects of wine consumption, send for the Federal Government Dietary Guidelines for Americans" on their wine labels.
Neo-prohibitionist and tramplers of the US constitution's First Amendment, guaranteeing free speech, threw a fit. Rather than allow a winery to point at a government pamphlet in advertising or on a label, without mention of any health benefit; these forces for ignorance pushed through a new requirement: any winery mentioning the dietary guideline pamphlet must include a new warning on their label and promotional material, "this statement should not encourage you to drink or to increase your alcohol consumption for health reasons."
Some of the information the government is preventing wineries from telling you about includes:
? Light drinking pregnant women, not abstainers, have the best chance of delivering a baby of optimal weight,?according to Dr. Robert Sokol of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse in Detroit.
? There is the study of 33,300 California women, 47 percent of whom drank moderately during their pregnancies. Not one had a baby with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.
? There were fewer stillbirths and fewer losses of fetus due to early labor among women who consumed a moderate level of alcohol,?according to a study by Little and Weinberg, published in the American Journal of Epidemiology.
? Children of moderate drinkers tend to score the highest on developmental tests at the age of 18 months,?according to the book Alcohol and the Fetus, by Dr. Rosset and Dr. Wiener.
? There is research that shows moderate drinking during pregnancy may actually help the development of the child after birth,?according to a study by Dr. Whitten and Dr. Lipp of the University of California at San Francisco.
But what about the government warning on the label warning about birth defects for pregnant women who choose to drink moderately? The government can't lie, can they?
The campaign against drinking during pregnancy started in 1973 when several studies showed that heavy drinking during pregnancy can cause Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS). These studies demonstrated that the children of many alcoholic mothers were born with a cluster of severe birth defects.
"What the government conveniently chose to ignore," say Dr. Whitten and Dr. Lipp, is that "this syndrome is extremely rare, occurring only three times in 100,000 births, and only when the mother drinks abusively throughout her pregnancy."
In the absence of valid, and useful information to the contrary, many people make incorrect assumptions about wine and health, and wine and pregnancy. Our government forces wineries to print one sided, misleading, and possibly false information on their labels, and prohibits the dissemination of the many health benefits associated with moderate, responsible consumption of wine.
If you don't drink at all, don't feel that you need to start if you become pregnant. If you abuse alcohol, stop; your life is at risk, as well as your baby's if you become pregnant. If, however, you enjoy the responsible, moderate consumption of wine with dinner and you become pregnant, don't feel compelled to abstain for the health of your unborn child.
Moderate consumption of wine during pregnancy is shown to lead to safer births and healthier, smarter children than those born to either abstainers or abusers of alcohol.
If you are reading this, and are pregnant, I toast you. The good news is that you can raise a glass in response. Cheers!
View the memo created by these neo-prohibitionists to beat back mention of a possible health benefit in the official US Dietary Guidelines pamphlet?at http://www.cspinet.org/booze/talkpoint2.htm .
Other sources include:
For those interested in the topic of alcohol and health, I recommend Gene Ford's book , "The Science of Healthy Drinking."
John Cesano has never been pregnant, but knows how both babie and wine are made.


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Super Mario Galaxy 2
Review by GavLuvsGA
"I had mixed feelings, but most of them good - has the potential to be a classic"
I'll admit it I never played the original Super Mario Galaxy, but was interested for a while in purchasing its sequel nevertheless. I got into Super Mario Games properly by playing Super Mario 64 all those years ago, although watching other kids playing Super Mario Kart and Super Mario World, did pique my interest, and have become a keen follower of the franchise. So, what did I make of this one?
Gameplay 8/10
I was reasonably impressed with the gameplay. I am going to explain it in detail for anyone who, like me, has not yet played this game's predecessor; it plays sort of like a mixture of a classic Mario side-scrolling game and a Super Mario 64 style collectathon; since this is set in space, there is the extra gimmick of visiting individual planets and moons with their own gravity kind of like the Mad Space level of Sonic Adventure 2.
So, here we have a number of worlds, each with individual galaxies that each have their own gimmick; for example, you might find a galaxy resembling a classic ghost house, or one that is set within a desert. All spherical moons in the game have laws of gravity that apply to them, so you can run all the way around them without actually falling off, though don't get too excited because you still CAN fall to your death in many places, usually heading straight for one of the menacing-looking black holes. In each galaxy, you will be able to collect a number of stars, in order to progress and unlock further levels, and most of the stars will be obtained by simply getting through the level, although other worlds are less linear and simply resemble an open area where Mario has to solve various puzzles, much like Super Mario 64 (and for fans of that game, watch out for an obvious homage to it with one of the later galaxies). Most of the time, you will travel from place to place, using launch stars that catapult you across space.
There are boss battles too, all of them challenging in some way, with each world culminating in a fight with Bowser Jr or Bowser himself; in this respect, only the Bowser battles disappointed me, since you seem to be constantly using the same technique of jumping onto a special moon and using your ground pound attack to send it flying into Bowser before it falls apart, all the while avoiding attacks the only real difference is that he gets more aggressive each time.
You will need to get the hang of pointing the Wii remote at the screen accurately, as it is required to accomplish various tasks; as someone who has never exactly paid much attention to where I was pointing it, this took some getting used to, but it is useful for picking up star bits in the levels, and needed later in the game to help Mario grab hold of pull stars.
Yoshi makes an appearance too, and he has much more to do than his fleeting appearances in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. On certain levels, you can find Yoshi eggs and use him to complete the level; the only caveat is that eating enemies takes a bit of practise at first, as it requires accurately pointing the Wii remote at the screen, and this technique needs to be perfected for certain sections when you need Yoshi to grab onto special flowers to drag you through the air, and in any boss battle that requires his use. Yoshi is given some cool powerups too, that allow him to run at speeds that would make Super Sonic green with envy, float like a balloon and walk on invisible paths.
Another character who appears is Luigi, who will sometimes show up in a level, giving you the option to play as him instead. It's of little use, other than to say: Look at me I'm playing as Luigi!, although collecting a star with Luigi will unlock a course ghost. I rather suspect that Nintendo are still trying to make up for his absence from Super Mario 64 and all the ridiculous rumours that showed up on the internet about Luigi is in this game, and here is how you get him!
In addition, this game does feature a new character, the Fluzzard, who looks strangely like Kazooie from the Banjo Kazooie franchise; maybe she got fed up because that dried up and decided to reinvent herself! The Fluzzard is used in flying levels, where you have to use the Wii remote carefully to glide to the goal, by tilting it properly; these levels are quite rare, and resemble the gliding levels of Pilotwings 64, except transplanted to a Mario environment.
The game has a good mixture of enemies, many of which are traditional ones, although goombas and koopa troopas seem to be quite scarce. The most intriguing, however, are probably the cosmic clones, who look something like Shadow Mario from Super Mario Sunshine and chase you around relentlessly until you complete a certain task. I was however, convinced that I previously saw the spitting octopus enemies inside Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time's Great Deku Tree.
Mario gets some neat power ups too, including a suit that allows you to create clouds by shaking the remote and the ability to roll along like a boulder, and the only disappointments for me were the fire flower and boo mushroom. The former is rarely used, despite being a popular item in previous games, and frustratingly you can only use it for a limited time period. The latter seems pretty neat at first, as it turns Mario into a boo (ghost), with the ability to float; when I finally used it, I started to wonder, so what? sure, Mario gets the ability to float through walls, but in the level where it appears, all you are doing it going through a side scrolling section, and it ended up feeling little different to a swimming level, except that Mario can't drown; I was hoping that the ability to go through walls would allow me to access some amazing secret areas like the vanish cap of (sorry, I'm mentioning it again) Super Mario 64, but this certainly did not happen.
You will also find characters called Lumas around the game; personally I wasn't too fond of them, due to their childish appearance, which is kind of like a cross between a bird, Jigglypuff and Kirby, plus the fact that some of them like to shout LUMALEE! LUMABOP! The purpose of some of them is to sell you items, but some will transform into secret planets or even whole galaxies if you feed them coins and star bits (both of which you collect in the levels). Frankly, it reminded me of a story I wrote when I was about six the main character saved a magic cloud, which responded: Thank you I will turn into a diamond ring. Unlocking the extra planets/galaxies allows you to access further stars.
In addition to all of this, you should keep on the lookout for comet medals, one of which is hidden in each galaxy; the purpose of this is to (eventually) cause Prankster Comets to show up at random galaxies, creating a new star challenge, although usually this will either be a simple grab 100 purple coins game, or will involve evading cosmic clones, doing a speed run or beating a level without taking a single hit.
Overall, the gameplay is mostly enjoyable, and has some good almost seamless transitions from 3D to traditional side-scrolling action.
Story 5/10
Not surprisingly, it isn't original; someone please give Princess Peach self-defense lessons, or give her a personal alarm. In this game, Bowser decides to kidnap Peach but wait, he's done that many times before; oh, well
Mario is aided by his quest by a character called Lubba and his Lumas; they build Mario his own spaceship, and they chase after Bowser; Mario is also named as captain of the ship, though the way that Lubba goes on, it seems that he thinks he's the one in charge at times.
Sound 10/10
The sound is pretty good, with decent sound effects, with a lot of detail, including the checkpoint flags making a nice boing sound when you run into them. Some of it sounded like it had been recorded off an express train, giving a slightly bizarre feel (just listen to the sound of Starship Mario entering a wormhole, or one of the red angry wigglers). The music is top-notch, with lots of classic Mario themes, though I was rather confused when the game seemed to be playing Indian-style music during a level set on board an airship. I loved the fact that they included classic Bowser and slide music from Super Mario 64.
Graphics 9/10
The only reason that the graphics did not get a perfect 10 was the somewhat childish appearance of characters like Captain Lubba and the Lumas, but otherwise they are top notch; colourful and crisp, and they give the Bowser battles a truly epic appearance. Many of the levels include a vast amount of detail, and you get treated to views of other planets you will have to visit in the background even when you are a long way off; shoals of fish swim around in underwater levels, and Mario leaves footprints when he runs across snow and sand. Each level is given its own separate identity and stands out from the others.
Lastability 7/10
I had mixed feelings with this aspect, as sometimes I have found myself absolutely hooked, but on the other hand, the game can get frustrating at any point when you are stuck on specific tasks. It seems like a game that is worth sticking with, and there are some decent secrets worth obtaining secret galaxies and extra missions after you get all the 120 regular stars.
Overall, this is a decent game, and worth getting, for any Mario fan, or even Mario newbies (where have you been all these years?) The game should not take particularly long to beat, although you may find the occasional point where you get stuck for a while particularly since this game does not have any short cuts. I recommend buying.
Reviewer's Rating: 4.0 - Great
Originally Posted: 03/26/12
Game Release: Super Mario Galaxy 2 (EU, 06/11/10)
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If you use Ameriprise Financial Services, you probably get their credit card offers in the mail. Should you bite the bait or chuck it in the trash?
For several years now, brokerage firms have used lucrative reward cards to lure in customers and keep 'em around. The Merrill Lynch and Fidelity credit cards are probably the most well known examples.
But the Ameriprise MasterCard is another one that has been around for a while now. It comes in two versions: World and World Elite. Both are issued/managed by Barclays Bank. For 2013 here is my review of the benefits and rewards on both.
Ameriprise World MasterCard ($0 annual fee): Earn "up to" 1.25% cash back when you redeem points into a qualifying Ameriprise financial account.
Now earning 1.25% on non-category spending is pretty good, but it comes with a big catch: you have to redeem in increments of 30,000 points at a time. It could take you a long time to accumulate that many!
Instead of cash back, you can redeem in increments of 10,000 for financial planning certificates worth $150 each. At that rate, that means you're getting 1.5% on your spending.
The signup bonus is 1,000 points after first purchase. Unfortunately that's not worth much… around $12.50 to $15.
Ameriprise World Elite MasterCard ($150 annual fee): Basically the difference with this one is that you get 0.25% more (1.50% total) when you redeem for cash back. Using your points for financial planning certificates is the same conversion as the regular World MasterCard.
Sadly, the signup bonus is the same disappointing 1,000 points. I would expect a small bonus like that on maybe a department store card, but not something like this!
This particular Ameriprise credit card is more geared towards "Achiever Circle Elite members." What the heck is that? This chart explains it…
So if you have $500k in assets under their management, then the annual fee can be waived. Everyone else with an Ameriprise World Elite MasterCard will be stuck paying the $150 annually and that is NOT waived the first year.
With both cards you also have the ability to pool the points you earn on spending, with the points you can earn doing these other things:
Keep in mind, even if you don't have one of their MasterCards, you can still earn these "Achiever Circle" points on everything else listed above (aside from spending).
The rewards on the Ameriprise credit cards are certainly far from impressive. Paying $150 per year to earn 1.5% make sense being that there are no annual fee cash rebate cards that can accomplish the same thing.
So you shouldn't apply just to get the rewards program, but are the benefits any good? Review for yourself and decide.
On BOTH versions you get the following:
- Extended Warranty
- Price Protection
- Purchase Security
- MasterCard Travel Assistance Hotline
- Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver
- Concierge Service
- Roadside Assistance – Please note they only arrange the service, they don't pay for the actual service.
These are what you will get on other World MasterCards and most are comparable to Visa Signature.
On the World Elite MasterCard, you also get the following benefits:
"up to" $200 in airline credits per year – Don't confuse the AmEx Platinum Card's similar benefit, because this credit card comes with more hoops to jump thru:
International Business Class Upgrade -You have to buy a full-fare, non-restricted economy class ticket (translation: that costs a lot) to be eligible for the upgrade. But if you do that, you can get an upgrade to business class. As of 2013 the MasterCard website listed the following carriers as participating: Aer Lingus, Austrian Airlines, Etihad, Japan Airlines, LAN, Lufthansa, SAS, Swiss Air. Please note that not all airports/routes will be qualify.
Complimentary Companion Ticket – This is one of those benefits that sounds better than what it really is. For starters, you only get this on "select airlines to select international destinations." And which airlines are they? Well as I write this review, the only one I see listed on MasterCard's website for World Elite cardmembers is Etihad.
They have that Etihad offer listed as good thru December 31st, 2013. Conclusion? Don't apply for the Ameriprise World Elite MasterCard just to get the free companion ticket benefit.
The other benefits are…
- Trip Delay Protection Insurance
- Trip Cancellation Insurance
- Lost/Damaged Luggage Insurance
- MasterCard Global Service Premium (if card is lost or stolen they help with getting emergency cash, a quick replacement card, etc)
- MasterCard Price Assure (a price protection benefit for some air travel purchases but it comes with hoops)
- Misc. travel discounts/offers
Should you apply or not?
To be honest, I see little incentive to get either card. I say this for 3 reasons:
Problem #1: Earning 1.25% or 1.5% is good, but considering that cash back requirements increments of 30,000 points, it becomes a lot less attractive. You would be better off this no annual fee 1.5% cash back card.
Problem #2: The benefits look impressive at first glance, but once you dig into the details you realize the World Elite travel perks probably aren't worth paying $150 for. Sure, the insurance benefits are nice, but you can get those on other lower cost travel cards.
Problem #3: The signup bonus of only 1,000 points is just plain pitiful. Why would you settle for that, when it's possible to get up to 40,000 points or a free flight.


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i'm seriously starting to love this comic
Here's a long one.
a casual reminder that CN never gave a fuck.
This thread is now about corgi's
Mountains rise in the distance stalwart as the stars, fading forever.
Roads ever weaving, soul ever seeking the hunter's mark.
to stay with the corgi theme. but this shouldn't just be dedicated to corgis.
Currently only reading the Funny Pictures Megathread because the rest of the forums is filled with piss, whiners and pissed whiners.
Spread the love, Corgi's aren't the only cute dogs!
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[South School.]
South School, Stone Street at South Street. The school was opened in 1885. It was built to replace the school that burned down December 23, 1884.
Stone Street (Beverly, Mass.); South School (Beverly, Mass.)
School buildings -- Massachusetts -- Beverly; Elementary school buildings -- Massachusetts -- Beverly.
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Brent Pease in search of overall improvement in offense during spring drills
Florida begins spring practice today and offensive coordinator Brent Pease will kickoff his second season with the Gators.
The Gators are in search of a backup quarterback to starter Jeff Driskel, and will experiment part of the spring with star CB Loucheiz Purifoy at wide receiver.
Most of all, Pease said the Gators need second-year starter Driskel to improve in some of the areas he struggled his first season.


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Kazakhstan has condemned any form of terrorism and and said it is co-operating with the United States after two of its citizens were charged with interfering with the investigation of the Boston Marathon bombing.
Students Azamat Tazhayakov and Dias Kadyrbayev, both 19, were charged by US authorities with conspiring to obstruct justice by hiding a backpack and fireworks they found in the dorm room of one of the suspected bombers.
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A third man, a US citizen, also 19, was charged with making false statements to investigators. "Kazakhstan strongly condemns any form of terrorism," the Foreign Ministry said on its website yesterday. It said Astana was co-operating with US law enforcement agencies on the case.
The ministry emphasised that Kadyrbayev and Tazhayakov were charged with destroying evidence and not with involvement in organising the attack on the Boston Marathon on April 15, which killed three people and injured 264.
"Their guilt has not been proven and the investigation is ongoing," the ministry said.
US court papers say three days after the blasts, the trio moved swiftly to cover up for their friend when the FBI released pictures of the suspected bombers, made a public plea for help locating them and conducted a day-long manhunt that left much of Boston on lockdown.
The students were described as college friends of surviving bomb suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. At their initial court appearances on Wednesday, none of the three entered a plea. After the proceedings, an attorney for Kadyrbayev, Robert Stahl, said: "Dias Kadyrbayev absolutely denies the charges. He did not know this individual was involved in the bombing. His first inkling came much later."
Tsarnaev faces the possibility of execution if he is convicted over the blasts.


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Cubs-Pirates' finale called due to rain
Cubs-Pirates' finale called due to rain
The Cubs' series finale against the Pirates on Thursday was suspended in the top of the fourth inning with Pittsburgh leading 3-0, after a three-run first against Samardzija. The game was called after more than a two-and-a-half hour delay. With three days remaining this season and neither team in the playoff hunt, the game will not be made up, and the statistics from it won't be kept.
That will erase the three earned runs Samardzija surrendered in the opening frame, when he gave up a one-out double to Andy LaRoche and an RBI single to Garrett Jones. One out later, Samardzija's fastball to Lastings Milledge started outside but tailed over the middle of the plate and wound up in the first row of the left-field bleachers.
Samardzija retired the Pirates quickly in each of the next two innings and had thrown five pitches to Ryan Doumit in the fourth when the game was stopped. He threw a total of 53 pitches and so probably will not get another chance to take the mound this season.
Samardzija will next pitch south of the border.
"He's going to go to winter ball in Mexico, which will further enhance his education and at the same time, give him a chance to prepare for next spring," manager Lou Piniella said before the game. "Hopefully he comes to camp next spring and competes for a job in our rotation. That'd be wonderful."
Although Samardzija has appeared mostly in relief in the big leagues, the Cubs see him as a starter in the long term.
"I think that's the consensus," Piniella said. "I know that he's been back and forth according to the needs of the Major League team. But I think now that we've seen him here over the past couple years in bits and pieces, I think that's the general consensus, yes."
The Cubs will close out their season with a three-game series against the Diamondbacks, starting Friday at Wrigley Field.
Everyone with a ticket to Thursday's game is entitled to a full refund. Information about obtaining the refund will be available Friday on cubs.com.
Andrew Simon is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Kate Middleton
The latest iconic bride, with her natural beauty and grace that make her fit to be a princess, Kate Middleton was the epitome of beauty on her spring wedding day in 2011. With a sweetheart neckline and lace overlay, the full skirt of her wedding dress gave her the perfect feminine silhouette. The way she so elegantly glided through the Abbey and her serene, elegant demeanour make her an iconic bride to inspire brides for years to come.
Diana, Princess of Wales
The fairy tale bride, Princess Diana shone with beauty and decadence on her wedding day. The full, billowing dress she wore to marry Prince Charles was a silk taffeta gown, almost a fantasy wedding dress with its 25 foot train. She set the standard for aspiring fairy tale brides, donning a larger than life gown and veil.
Elizabeth Taylor
An iconic symbol of glamour and beauty, Elizabeth Taylor is also known for her marriages; of which there were eight, to seven different men. Each wedding was unique and she transformed herself into a different bride each time; from a classic fairy tale white gown to a hooded green silk dress, and an extravagant floral headpiece thrown in for good measure.
Audrey Hepburn
This brunette beauty was a film and fashion icon, but it was her wedding that made her even more iconic. For her wedding to Mel Ferrer she wore a simple floral garland in her hair and a sophisticated yet very feminine dress with full skirt and gloves; the epitome of femininity. She maintained this elegance in her second marriage, to Andrea Dotti, where she wore a pink wool dress with matching hooded scarf.
Katie Price
Iconic because, well, no one will forget her wedding dress in a flash! The pink, full-skirted, diamante bustier dress she wore to marry singer Peter Andre created ripples of attention in the press. But no one expected anything less from the extravagant and bold celeb. The towering pink tiara framed her extremely made-up face and supported a ridiculously long veil (which was of course pink). Her Barbie inspired wedding made her an iconic bride never to be forgotten.
Priscilla Presley
The designer of her own wedding dress, Priscilla was the essence of '60s style on her wedding day to Elvis Presley in 1967. With jet black, bouffant hair and gravity defying veil she indeed made a bold statement in the style stakes. The floor length, embroidered dress and rhinestone tiara – not to mention the classic '60s dark eye make-up – make her an unforgettable groovy bride.
Bianca Jagger
Iconic for her choice of alternative wedding dress, Bianca Jagger will always be remembered for wearing a skirt suit, minus the blouse, making her cleavage create quite a statement on her wedding day to Mick Jagger. Still one with tradition, the rock and roll bride wore a veil, attached to a classic '70s hat. Perhaps an encouragement for brides tempted to break with tradition, Bianca Jagger effortlessly pulled off her alternative wedding day look.
Grace Kelly
On her wedding day to Prince Rainier of Monaco in 1956, film star Grace Kelly wore a waist-cinching column dress with long veil, giving her a respectful and elegant demeanour in her religious and royal wedding. The taffeta and tulle gown emphasised her tiny waist, while her delicate arms were enveloped in lace and her tiara signifying her transformation into a princess.
Jackie Kennedy Onassis
Already a style queen, Jackie Kennedy wore a simple yet elegant gown to marry John F Kennedy. The off-the-shoulder sleeves and dainty gloves, combined with a simple pearl necklace and long veil, gave her a classic, timeless look. The glamorous first lady, known for her style and grace, inspired women not only for their weddings but in general fashion.
Mia Farrow
With elfin features and dainty ways, Mia Farrow is remembered for being a delicate and feminine bride. On her tiny frame she wore a simple yet elegant double breasted skirt suit and sported a cropped blonde 'do, creating an innocent and girl-like demeanour on her wedding day to Frank Sinatra in 1966. Perhaps iconic for her young age when she wed (she was just 21 and Sinatra was 50) but overall it was her '60s glamour and virginal attributes that we remember. Read more on getwed.com...
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Hackers are trying to get into your plant data and your intellectual property. Think you're safe? Hackers may have already attacked your data. The average length of time from a cyber-attack to the moment that attack is detected is a whopping 416 days, according to the National Board of Information Security Examiners (NBISE).
Michael Assante, director of NBISE painted a dire picture of the growing threat of cyber-security at the Rockwell Automation Fair in Houston Tuesday. In a panel discussion on the connected enterprise and industrial control system security, Assante noted that "94 percent of organizations that were victims of cyber-attacks were not able to detect the attack." He also pointed out that 100 percent of the organizations that were attacked had security. "Conventional security is simply not keeping up," he said.
Assante classified cyber-attacks into three categories:
- General cyber-attacks are less structured. The hackers are out for notoriety and fame. They're part of the hacker community.
- Targeted cyber-attacks are directed to specific goals. The attacks could be for monetary gain or to steal intellectual property.
- The third category is the most dangerous, strategic cyber-attacks . These are highly structured attacks with intent to commit major economic disruption or cyber-terrorism. Assante noted that strategic cyber-attacks are growing. "We have passed the inflection point," he said.
As for warding off attacks, Assante believes the answer is an educated staff and networks that require authentication. "People pave the way to cyber-security," he said. "We have to secure people, and we have to make people cyber-aware."
Joining Assante on the panel was Frank Kulaszewicz, senior vice president of architecture and software at Rockwell Automation. Kulaszewicz acknowledged that security is a growing problem. "Major security events are increasing," he said. "Security is one of the fastest changing landscapes in technology." He explained that cyber-threats are growing partly because of the expanding connectivity in automation. "Whenever you add devices, you create more access points."
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Kulaszewicz noted that Rockwell and Cisco Systems have developed a strategic relationship to increase connectivity and productivity, but also to work on security. "We're using role-based security. We design for security and audit to identify gaps," he said.
Assante sees a path to security in knowledge and skills, both to identify vulnerabilities and also to detect breaches. "The biggest challenge to security is skills," Assante told Design News. "The answer is education, the right set of knowledge. We leverage that knowledge to improve security." He noted that security comes in two forms, the ability to ward off attacks, and the ability to determine if an attack has been launched. "Not only must the connected device be secure, but the network must be able to detect if the device has been compromised," he told us.
Who are the bad guys?
Attacks can come from anywhere in the world. (At a hackers conference you can buy a Russian toolkit to crack plant systems for $2,500.) However, the biggest threat may be plant employees. "It can be malicious insiders," Kulaszewicz told us. "They do it for spite, or to get intellectual property


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Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> writes: > What if we malloc 100k just before we create the postmaster segment and > then free it and see if that fixes the postgres.exe problem? That was suggested already. As a permanent fix it's certainly unspeakably ugly, but it would be useful to try it just to prove (or disprove) that we understand the problem. It would probably be a good idea to make the padding at least 256K, since the numbers that have been tossed around seem to indicate that Windows may be aligning things on 128K boundaries. My inclination for a permanent fix would be to try to do the shmat() much earlier, but I don't think we should go to the effort of doing that code rearrangement until we've proven that this is indeed the issue. regards, tom lane
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How to update Honor 5X to Marshmallow [Download KII-L21C185B301 build]
If you are still waiting for the Marshmallow OTA update for your Honor 5X, then we've got some good news for you. It's a download actually, and is of none other then the Marshmallow OTA you are craving for.
Just download the Marshmallow OTA provided below, and then follow the instruction given below to install the OTA update manually.
→ Download Honor 5X Marshmallow update | Filename: update.zip
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Well, first of all download the OTA file form above. Next, create a folder called dload on your device, and transfer the update.zip file to this folder on your Honor 5X.
Now, disconnect the device, and go to Settings > Update > Local update. Now, select the update.zip file. Your Honor 5X will verify the update.zip file and install it when everything it wanted to match matches.
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FUNABASHI, CHIBA PREF. – First-pick Gold Ship capped the Olympic year with a remarkable run in the season-ending Arima Kinen to win his third Grade 1 title on Sunday.
Gold Ship, who became the third consecutive 3-year-old to win the race, traveled second from the rear during the 2,500-meter journey before jockey Hiroyuki Uchida made his move from the second to last turn.
Chugging like a freight train on the far outside, the Naosuke Sugai-trained colt held off 10th-choice Ocean Blue by a length and a half to pass the winning post in 2 minutes, 31.9 seconds in the world's highest-grossing race along with the Grand National.
The crowd of more than 101,000 at Nakayama Racecourse — among them London boxing gold-medalist Ryota Murata and silver-winning fencer Yuki Ota — was in delirium as the race favorite won for the third time in five years.
"I think it's fitting that a horse with 'gold' in his name won the finale of an Olympic year," said Uchida, a first-time Arima Kinen winner alongside Sugai. "I'm so relieved. He looked big and strong today and I knew he was primed for a big race. I really liked our chances, even against the older horses.
"I can only tip my hat for the race he ran."
Second-favorite Rulership acted up in the gate, starting the race several lengths behind a fan-chosen field of 16.
The 5-year-old, who is set to retire according to jockey Craig Williams, finished third, playing catchup just as he did in the Japan Cup and the fall Tenno-sho.
"I feel sorry for the fans," Williams said of Rulership, who was second in the fan voting behind defending champion Orfevre, who did not enter. "Because we've been working on him a lot for the past two weeks and it didn't happen."
Uchida was in his fourth Arima Kinen and finally came through aboard Gold Ship, who also won two Triple Crown races in 2012, the Satsuki-sho (Japanese 2,000 Guineas) and the Kikka-sho (Japanese St. Leger).
The 42-year-old had missed the Arima Kinen a year ago, recovering from a broken back he suffered in a frightening fall during a race in May.
"I was telling myself, 'If I can't win it today, I'll never win it,' " Uchida said. "Last year, I was watching Orfevre win this race on television. And to win it myself a year later is an amazing feeling.
"Gold Ship helped me win my first graded race back from the injury and now he's helped me win the Arima Kinen. I can't thank him enough."
Sugai said the targets for the spring will be the Tenno-sho and the Takarazuka Kinen. The trainer made it clear he will keep Gold Ship in Japan for next season with an eye on the Dubai World Cup or the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe for 2014.
The Stay Gold son, out of Point Flag, is now 7-for-10 for his career with earnings of more than ¥639 million.
"This is just the beginning for him," Sugai said. "He'll only be four next year so he'll have plenty of races ahead of him."