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The New York Times asked Israel prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu to write a piece for its op-ed page. Ron Dermer, an adviser to Netanyahu, "respectfully decline[d]." Here's Dermer's full letter to the Times editor who reached out:
I received your email requesting that Prime Minister Netanyahu submit an op-ed to the New York Times. Unfortunately, we must respectfully decline.
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Nuclear store search: Cumbria council decision upheld
Published at 17:14, Tuesday, 19 February 2013
A decision by Cumbria County Council not to stay in the running to host a proposed underground nuclear waste dump has been supported by a watchdog committee.
Councillors examined the controversial decision again after it was called in by members unhappy that the council was not to proceed to the next stage of the process to look into the possiblity of siting a waste repository in west Cumbria
During the meeting in Carlisle, council leader Eddie Martin – who originally voted against the process continuing – revealed that he would not seek re-election at the polls in May. He told the scrutiny committee that he had decided to stand down weeks before the repository decision.
This meant he could not have influenced fellow councillors during the repository debate when he said he would resign if the vote didn't go his way.
And in the latest twist, Copeland council leader Elaine Woodburn called on Twitter for deputy leader Stewart Young to do "the honourable thing" and stand down. She said he had "let west Cumbria down."
The vote not to proceed to the next stage of the Managing Radioactive Waste Safely (MRWS) process was taken on January 30.
It was called in by three county councillors including David Southward, who told members that they had followed the recommended process, consulted with local communities and heard all of the arguments.
He added that a report was published last August containing the findings of the consultation process.
"It was clear that the majority of Cumbrians and no fewer than two-thirds of the residents of Copeland were minded to proceed to stage four," he said.
"When the decision was taken on January 30 it should have been straight forward. Cabinet voted to stop the project dead in its tracks.
"I know of no coherent reason why cabinet took the decision it did. Cabinet responded to the wrong question."
Mr Southward wondered whether the members of the cabinet had 'cow towed' to the protesters because three members who had previously supported the move voted against it.
He said: "The decision on January 30 was, in my mind, a dire mistake. Cumbria had nothing to lose to continue with the process but potentially a great deal to gain. We are a spent force in the Government's eyes."
Councillor Frank Morgan, one of the members who seconded the call in, added that the cabinet could have been swayed by the council leader's statement that he could 'have to consider his position' after the meeting.
Mr Martin said that his loyalties were with the people of Cumbria not Westminster.
He added: "The people of Cumbria elected me not David Cameron."
He said that a desk top study in 1986 had identified a number of locations down the east coast as suitable sites for such a facility, including one near to the Prime Minister's constituency.
Revealing that he would not stand for re-election in May, he said the possibility of him resigning as leader should not have influenced the vote.
He said: "The further we went down the road the more difficult it would be to get off. If you want Cumbria to store the nation's nuclear waste forever and ever, and in perpetuity, there will be a price to pay."
Councillor William Whalen, a member of the scrutiny advisory board, agreed that a guaranteed option to withdraw from the process had not been given by the Government.
Mr Whalen proposed that members back the decision of the cabinet and the motion was given unanimous support.
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and am doing self study using Lawrenceville press Guide to Java. In this last exercise I am working on, the classes compile fine but I am getting a nullpointer error referencing the lines - "while (current.getNext() != null)" - and - "anObject.enqueue((
)entry);". I am having trouble getting around it. I have tried to handling the exceptions using throws, catch etc. but I am not setting the code up right or something in order to get the program to accept the input. What can I do to get the program to accept the user input? thank you.
class QueueList { private Node head; public QueueList(){ String head = null; } public void enqueue(Object anObject) { //Node current = head; Node current = new Node(); current = head; Node newNode = new Node(anObject); while (current.getNext() != null) { current = current.getNext(); } current.setNext(newNode); newNode.setNext(null); } public Object dequeue() { Node current = head; head = current.getNext(); return current.getData(); } public Object front() { return head.getData(); } public int size(){ int sizeAmt = 0; Node current = head; while (current != null) { sizeAmt++; current = current.getNext(); } return sizeAmt; } private class Node { private Object data; private Node next; public Node(Object newData) { data = newData; next = null; } public Node() { next = null; } public Node getNext() { return(next); } public void setNext(Node newNode) { next = newNode; } public Object getData() { return(data); } } } import java.util.Scanner; public class Exercise4Try2_QueueList { public static void main(String[] args) { Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in); String choice; String entry; QueueList anObject = new QueueList(); //anObject.enqueue("SomeText"); do { System.out.print("Add/Remove/Count/Front/Quit: "); choice = input.next(); if (choice.equalsIgnoreCase("a")) { System.out.println("Enter a string to add: "); entry = input.next(); anObject.enqueue((String)entry); } else if (choice.equalsIgnoreCase("r")) { System.out.println("Dequeueing: " + (String)anObject.dequeue()); } else if (choice.equalsIgnoreCase("c")) { System.out.println("Items in queue: " + anObject.size()); } else if (choice.equalsIgnoreCase("f")) { System.out.println("Front of queue: " + (String)anObject.front()); } else if (choice.equalsIgnoreCase("q")) { System.out.println("Quitting..."); } else { System.out.println("There is not a choice linked to that submission."); } } while (!choice.equalsIgnoreCase("q")); } } class Node { }
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You set current to a new node, then to head, which is null:
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One or both of those statements are wrong... even if
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Thank you. I am not sure why I did that. Followng too close to examples in the book I guess. I removed the line and now it works great. Thank you again.
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Before that though -- back when I started this series of posts I noted that lambda expressions have an interesting property. Namely, the semantic analysis of the lambda body may depend upon what type the lambda is being converted to. This seemingly trivial fact has an important impact upon the compiler performance during analysis. At long last, let me demonstrate the impact this fact has.
Consider the following set of overloads:
int M(Func<int, int> f){ /* whatever ... */ }string M(Func<string, string> f){ /* whatever ... */ }
Now suppose we have a call with a lambda argument:
During overload resolution we make a list of all the potential overloads and we see which are applicable. That is, which overloads have the property that all of the arguments are convertible to the types of their corresponding formal parameters. Then of all the applicable methods, we pick the best match if there happens to be more than one.
Therefore we must try this binding two ways. We try it as though it were
M((int x)=>x.ToUpper());
M((string x)=>x.ToUpper());
The former produces an error while binding the body because there is no ToUpper method on int. The latter binds the body correctly and the return type matches the expected return type, so this one succeeds. The first M is not applicable so it is discarded, the second one is applicable, so it is chosen, all is good in the world.
Or is it?
What if we did something crazy like this?
M(x1=>M(x2=>x1.ToLower() + x2.ToUpper());
OK, so now what do we do? We try to do overload resolution on the outer call. Again, we must try both int and string as candidates for x1. But then when we get to the outer body, we are faced with the same problem for x2.
We have to try all four possibilities for {x1, x2} (that is, {int, int}, {int, string}, {string, int} and {string, string}) in order to determine how many of them work, and of the ones that work, which one is the best. In this particular example "both are string" is the only one that works. (We could with a little more cleverness come up with examples where there were multiple possible matches that worked.)
So perhaps you see where this is going. If there are m overloads that are nested in this manner n deep, then the compiler must try mn possibilities in order to determine which is the unique best one. If it's 22 = 4, that's not a big deal. If we triple each and go to 66 = 46656, that's rather a lot of binding to do, and it takes up rather a lot of time and memory.
Does this seem like a contrived example? Unfortunately, it is not. In the original prototype of C# 3.0, nested from clauses in queries were translated into nested lambdas in exactly this manner, and most of the translation methods have at least two overloads, some have many more. We were easily getting into situations where simple queries could involve millions of body bindings. Fortunately we realized the problem in time; my colleague Wes came up with an alternative translation strategy which does not generate nested lambdas so aggressively and we therefore avoid this problem in the common case. You can still get into it yourself though; please do not.
Next time I'll create a truly contrived (and rather hilarious) example which demonstrates just how bad things can get and just how hard you can make the compiler work to do overload resolution on lambdas.
Extension methods are another potential source for adding potential signatures.
I assume that lambda expressions take extension methods into account when resolving signatures.
For example, Add a ToUpper to In32 (whatever that may mean...) and M((int x)=>x.ToUpper()); should resolve fine.
Sure. Almost all of the rules of semantic analysis are the same inside a lambda body as in a normal method.
If the compiler has a choice between an extension method and a native method when trying to resolve an overload, which one will it pick? Or will it throw an exception? Let's use the example that "Name (required)" provided and say that M((int x)=>x.ToUpper()); resolves because we've created a ToUpper() method that takes and returns an Integer. What happens?
If there are two or more applicable instance methods and we cannot determine which is better, we do NOT start looking for instance methods. We give an error as usual.
If there are one or more applicable instance methods and we can determine which is best, we bind to the best instance method.
Otherwise, there must be zero applicable instance methods. We look for extension methods.
The rules for how we look for extension methods are complicated and I can go into them in detail if you would like. Suffice to say that we start looking in the current namespace for an extension method with the right name. If we can't find one then we step out one level of namespace, etc.
So in the example you mentioned, we would try both overloads for M. If some strange person did an extension method on int to make x.ToUpper() legal on ints, then both overloads would be applicable candidates. Since neither is better than the other, we would give an ambiguity error.
In general, not just in the lambda binding case, introducing new possible bindings for any given name is a potentially breaking change. It can change working code into code that has overload resolution ambiguities. However the problem is _particularly_ pernicious in lambdas because of this ability to try multiple type bindings in a lambda and pick the one that works.
We do NOT recommend introducing extension methods willy-nilly. As the draft spec states, "Extension methods are less discoverable and more limited in functionality than instance methods. For those reasons, it is recommended that extension methods be used sparingly and only in situations where instance methods are not feasible or possible."
Thanks for the insight, Eric. Your post was extremely informative as usual.
I'm a bit surprised that you don't favor instance methods over extension methods as a way to disambiguate method calls. I can understand the decision, but might it have been better to favor the instance method and give a compiler warning about the ambiguity? This would avoid unforseen breaking changes due to the introduction of an extension method. Was there a debate over this sort of thing on the compiler team? Is it your opinion that any ambiguity is bad enough that the code should not compile?
We DO favour instance methods over extension methods when disambiguating method calls.
I think I was insufficiently clear in my description above.
What we need to do is determine whether the int or the string version of M (or both) is applicable.
Clearly the string version is a candidate.
If there is an extension method on int such that the int version of the lambda can be successfully bound, then it is a candidate too.
At this point we now need to decide which overload is better, and in this case neither is better. We do not consider any of the reasons why a particular body bound successfully when deciding which is better. We do not say "well, this body bound with twelve extension methods, but this other version of the body bound with only six extension methods, so the version with six is better". "Betterness" is determined solely by examining the types and the conversions, not any details of why the conversion succeeded.
However, if we are in a situation where we have to choose between an instance method and an extension method, it is not even a choice. If there is ANY applicable instance method, we either choose it or produce an ambiguity error. We NEVER choose an applicable extension method over an applicable instance method.
Last time I demonstrated that the compiler could have to do an exponential number of bindings in order
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Diamonds And Their Dazzling SettingsMarch 26th, 2008
Diamonds can keep you obsessed with their dazzling perfection but it takes a great setting to really show diamonds off at their best. A diamond needs a perch, a pedestal to shine its light all around. It needs the right metal and the right kind of setting to preen.
Well, when it comes to the metal for the setting, platinum is usually the metal of choice though these stones are also set in gold. The strength of platinum makes it a better option. When it comes to the settings, well, there are so many and it all depends on the design of your jewellery that will determine which setting will suit it best.
Take an engagement ring for example – if it is a solitaire, the prong setting would probably be best. Yes, this is the usual, traditional choice but it really is the best to show off a single stone. A diamond shows off to its best advantage when there is a lot of light passing through it. That's why this setting is so popular – when you have a large, sinfully expensive diamond, do not – repeat do not hide its brilliance under a bushel – flaunt it! While the metal here is such a support, you have to ensure that it is strong enough with the points set at the strategic places in the diamond so the stone stays secure for years.
In direct contrast is the flush setting where the stones are embedded in the metal. This is a safer setting and people who like their wedding bands with diamonds in them seem to opt for this. No, this isn't all glitz and flash even though very often the diamonds could be large. This is more understated elegance, with just the top of the stones glistening with a quiet splendour.
Then you have the bezel setting which is also quite popular. The diamond is set above the ring and there is a band of metal that almost wraps a bit of the stone. This lifting up shows the stone off to advantage as it catches the light from underneath.
When it comes to round diamonds, a channel setting is safe and shows off the stone quite well. Here, the stones are put into channels and show up as a clean line, with no edges that stick out and a wonderful catching of the light to dazzle.
More than one diamond could also have a ballerina setting when it is baguettes we are talking about. The tapered ends of these stones can be set like a ballerina's shirt in a curve around a sparkling centre stone.
A pavé setting is also very attractive. You need little diamonds that are perfectly matched in quality and size and when well set they look like a paved diamond encrusted street – that's why the name. Set in perfect rows, this setting can be a knockout when it is well done. The diamonds are set in little holes that are drilled in the metal and needs a great jeweller to really set it well. If the price of these rings is exorbitant, remember it is the skill and patient labour of a great craftsman you are paying for.
You could also have a cluster setting where tiny stones can be arranged in shapes – a leaf, a flower or an abstract design. These can be done on a single level or a multilevel.
Finally, how you want your diamond or diamonds set is entirely up to you. So take a look at the different settings at the jeweller's and decide what you would like for the piece of jewellery you are interested in – you're going to be the one wearing it!


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This cool and contemporary wine bar cum restaurant serves a delightful array of tapas, pub food and light meals. As is naturally suggested by the name, you can pair any item with amazing wine of your choice. Regular wine tastings are held. 10 Chapters serves breakfast, lunch and early dinners. Booking is advised.
The 'Best Thai food west of Bangkok' is a phrase heard here often. 2 Thai 4 has an authentic menu and all dishes are prepared by Thai chefs. All the food uses traditional Thai spices and herbs, adding to the authenticity. The menu is large and varied and great seafood and vegetarian options are available for the non meat eaters. Wines and other beverages are also available. Children are welcome and outside seating is available.
This quaint Victorian-style restaurant sits amidst beautiful gardens housed in one of Tzaneen's old houses. Ashley's serves sumptuous breakfasts including eggs benedict served with either spinach or ham and an open-baked frittata. The excellent menu offers light lunches, gourmet sandwiches and crispy salads freshly prepared in a subtropical setting. The pepper-crusted fillet is a popular main course as is the fish and chips, both served with salad.
In a beautiful Victorian Town house on the vibrant and trendy Kloof Street is Asoka.
The menu offers superb flavoursome tapas and promotes sharing and socialising while sampling the delicious creations with friends and family. The food served is healthy and full of wonderful flavour combinations that have diners ordering seconds and thirds.
Enjoy a truly tranquil culinary experience at Asoka.
This fine bistro restaurant boasts rare classic dishes reflecting various influences from around the globe.
Gracing an elegant ambience bursting with a fusion of flavours, Aubergine and Andreotti's offer bistro dining at its best.
The décor embraces a contemporary setting perfect for languid lunches and decadently elegant dinners.
Avron is a bustling venue and caters for small to medium size functions. The restaurant can hold 100 people for dinner, birthday functions, and other special occasions. The capacity goes up to 250 for cocktail functions. The restaurant has a contemporary feel and is family friendly. A great selection of sushi is also available. Avron is open for lunch from 10 am until 3 pm and for dinner from 5 pm until 10.30 pm.
A well known landmark and favourite meeting place for diners, Baglio's Café embraces delectable delights in the form of European style pizzas and ultimate Italian indulgence.
Casual yet chic, the ambiance is warm and classic Italian with a hint of cosmopolitan. The extensive menu is well catered for with complimenting local and international estate wines.
Situated on the corner of Nelson Mandela Square, diners experience quality value for money cuisine and the art of indulging at Baglio's Café.
Situated in the Glenore Centre with views that stretch out onto the Indian Ocean, Bangkok Yum Thai serves superb food prepared by authentic Thai chefs, delicious and healthy, layered with flavour and taste.
The décor is simple and calming, warming and welcoming heightened by dark contrasting colours and Thai artefacts.
Enjoy delightful tastes from the extensive menu or go for the signature dish chu chee duck, which is crispy duck, served with a killer chu chee sauce, deep fried spinach & jasmine rice.
Bangkok Yum Thai transports the palate to sensational Thailand and the authentic fresh flavours compliment and entice with healthy tasty alternatives to everyday dining.
This happening spot in Gordons Bay is definitely the place to be whether you're young or just young at heart. Bar-bay-dos offers a simple menu that consists mainly of tapas-style foods, and the main attraction here is the sublime cocktails that are mixed to perfection.
Bar-bay-dos has live music acts two to three times a week and the variety ranges from rock to 80's to latin tunes.
The menu is small and dishes include grilled Portuguese sardines either rolled in coarse salt and grilled the traditional way or butterflied and grilled, served with spicy Portuguese chilli salsa and rice. Be sure to try the Jalapeno chilli poppers stuffed with feta and cream cheese, an ideal dish to share. Beef schnitzel, succulent espatada and butter-filled prawns are also on offer.
A variety of seafood can also be enjoyed and make a point of trying the Mississippi mud pie for dessert - it really is as indulgent as it sounds.
Set in scenic Stellenbosch and fusing both modern and traditional Cape cuisines, Barouche Restaurant is a must-try dining experience.Barouche provides delightful dining whatever the weather, with a terrace overlooking vineyards for warm summer days or a warm and welcoming inside area for the colder wintertime.Serving the finest of South African as well as international cuisine and using the freshest seasonal ingredients, Barouche is a wonderfully versatile and accommodating place to dine.
This chic, modern café cum restaurant is situated in the 44 Stanley Avenue Lifestyle Centre. The emphasis is on having a social experience and the Spanish-style, tapas-type food mirrors this. Gourmet-looking snack foods and boutique-style meals are the order of the day. Enjoy a classic cocktail or a glass of your favourite vino in the relaxed, ambient atmosphere of Bliss.
The food at Blue Gum Restaurant is classic and simple, yet exciting, emphasizing the basics. Wholesome, fresh ingredients and produce and quality sauces and stocks. Blue Gum creates food that looks exceptional and tastes amazing.
The chef and the staff always strive to make meals memorable. Excellent cuisine, discreet service and pleasant atmosphere are top most priorities. Wines that both compliment the food and excite the taste buds are recommended with every meal, thus allowing visitors to explore and discover more about South African wines.
Blue Gum has an imaginative cellar of great South African wines and concentrates especially on wines of the surrounding Stanford and Hermanus areas.
Nestled inside a lovely manor house complimented by views of litchi plantations, Blue Mountain Lodge enjoys easy on the palate dishes layered with tasteful and exciting combinations.
The menu boasts Continental classics for breakfast, lunch or dinner paired with an impressive wine list and stocked cellar.
Try spiced prawn kebabs served on green asparagus with a cocktail tomato emulsion, or brinjal and halloumi cheese wrapped in spring-roll pastry. Try a guava sorbet before indulging in the gourmet selection of mains.
Blue Mountain Lodge favors a gracious and professional dining experience that makes this elegant occasion one to remember.
Located on the corner of Main Road and Dean Street in Newlands, Bon Fromage specialise in good bread, cheese and coffee.
From freshly ground homegrown coffee to freshly baked almond sacrosains, baguettes, rye and croissants, paired with irresistible combinations and a touch of South of France ambiance.
Lime washed French doors and French setting sets the mood for escapism while irresistible cheese platters and artisanal cheeses from around the world pair perfectly with the affordable and quirky wine selection.
Boschendal Wine Farm offers the perfect solution for a laid back family lunch that doesn't require having to keep the kids tamed at an indoor table. The establishment's Le Pique Nique area allows visitors a picnic style lunch with a basket filled with delicious delicacies.
With the beauty of Stellenbosch as a backdrop, the wine farm ambience and the ideally shaded area under the fragrant pine trees, a summer's day picnic lunch is the ideal way to spend time in the Cape wine -lands.
The wicker baskets boast a selection of pates, French bread, cold meats, cheese and biscuits. The Boschendal wine list is also available and offers a selection of the farm's finest wines. And just to ensure that one's Boschendal picnic experience is absolutely perfect, coffee and dessert are served from the gazebo. The deli also caters for children.
The picnic baskets are catered for at a flat rate per head and booking is essential.
The estate also has a café (Le Café) and a buffet restaurant (Boschendal Le Restaurant).
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Crowdfunding site Kickstarter – where more than 30,000 projects have raised about $312-million, according to its stats – has announced new rules to help keep "creators," or the entrepreneurially minded trying to fund ventures, from over-promising and under-delivering.
Those are concerns that have been raised, as this New York Times piece and this Fast Company piece address.
Among the new rules, according to Kickstarter's blog: Creators must now talk about "risks and challenges" of projects they're asking to be funded "to reinforce that creators' projects are in development." That way, it says, people can better judge both an ability to complete a project as promised and whether those behind the project are being sufficiently open about the risks and challenges they face.
It also toughened guidelines for new hardware and product design, noting that product simulations are banned, as are offering multiple quantities of a reward.
Here's an Entrepreneur.com take on the new rules.
Kickstarter's profile soared as some companies started raising more – way more – than they set out to on the site. Among the most notable: Vancouver native Eric Migicovsky, chief executive officer of Pebble Technology Corp., wanted to raise $100,0000 to fund production of a watch with customizable e-ink displays that link to smart phones. The figure kept climbing and climbing. He ended up with $10.3-million – which might have kept rising had he not put an early stop to his fundraising effort.
"It's hard to know how many people feel like they're shopping at a store when they're backing projects on Kickstarter, but we want to make sure that it's no one," said Kickstarter's blog. "Today we're introducing a number of changes to reinforce that Kickstarter isn't a store."
Clients matter, but so do cash flow and financing: poll
While startups and more veteran businesses alike say that attracting and retaining customers is a top priority, they part ways on what comes next – and newer businesses could learn a lesson from their more experienced brethren, a new CIBC poll suggests.
The poll of about 800 businesses found that the top three obstacles listed by those in business for two to five years were attracting and retaining customers, at 52 per cent, followed by economic uncertainty, for 40 per cent, and strong competition, for 36 per cent.
Meanwhile, 58 per cent of businesses in operation for six to 10 years also listed getting and keeping customers as the top obstacle, but that was followed by fluctuations in cash flow, for 42 per cent, and having adequate access to capital or financing, for 40 per cent, the poll found.
It suggested that newer businesses "may be too focused on issues outside of their control, such as the economy," and said they might take a page from the more established firms who recognize managing cash flow and getting financing – both more within their control – are key to making it through the early years.
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Call me simple because it's the smallest things in life that make me happy. I was so excited last year when we finally located and planted a pineapple guava tree (compliments of Jackie Caswell, brilliant gardener at Frog Hollow and our CEO's wife) in our front yard (a small patch of land) – but after this past week's news that Larry Ellison purchased 98% of an 18-mile pineapple-filled island – I guess everything in life is relative. In a different lifetime over 20 years ago, I used to work at Oracle and can remember the endless parade of Larry's new [...]Read more


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Speaking and chatting with friends a negative? But people can call me on WiiU chat anytime but i can't speak in game with friends what even is this crap.
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It sucks that they didn't give players a option for friend only voice chat. I'm so tired of nintendo consoles never being convenient. It is a hassle to set up and play games with friends. I really wish a party chat option would happen. So much shills in this comment section happy about having less options smh.
Dreamcast please i want jet set radio or jet set radio HD.
How is melee complex you have to be some type of village idiot to think that. Being close the the sharpest entry the series is a bad thing wow lol. It looks alot like brawl 2.0.
Great Interview I really hope the landing lag will be addressed alot of the competitive players plan playing smash 4. I also hope there will be a option to turn off stage hazards and better free movement or more movement options. Smash 4 can be a great game long as it doesn't make the same mistakes brawl did.
I hope this is a GC like controller with the layout and button sizes. I would buy this instantly i don't like the pro controllers analog stick placement.
I hope this is a GC like controller with the layout and button sizes. I would buy this instantly i don't like the pro controllers analog stick placement.
This is what i have been waiting for mario kart seems more competitive before and smash is going back to it's roots it will only be a fun times if they keep this up for other games.
Much respect to Triforce I have been following him for awhile i loved seeing his passion and his progression. "People forget that Nintendo was one of the pioneers of eSports. Nintendo World Championships" I forgot nintendo used to do that stuff i hope they make their games more competitive that is what kept me a life long fan and their amazing games.
@Valor Your pretty judgmental. M2K said he forgot to mention he has a two year degree in game design but he found college wasn't for him. He is working toward making his goals and dreams happen no need to drag him down. He isn't playing school tourneys he is winning in big events worldwide events.
Gotta love how closed minded and ignorant casual players if someone enjoys the smash game differently than they and the creator of the game enjoys both and even has been a couple of street fighter tourneys. The golden age of smash has begun this game is shaping up nicely only thing is needed is voice chat with friends i want a game to use my headset on wiiu and platform stages in for glory.
I wish the casual side of the smash universe stop being so damn closed minded with project m and even for glory in smash 4. Sakurai can enjoy both high level/ casual play i don't get why people can't respect that. I love project m it has extended the life of my wii i just wish there was a way to play online that isn't dolphin netplay.
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I just signed up here. I see alot of hateful comments towards mew2king sad. He is a cool guy in my book he is passionate about what he does and loves smash brothers. I didn't like brawl but smash 4 does seem amazing i hope mew2king can make his dreams come true it would be great to have a new gamecube controller for smash 4 or a better controller in general i can't deal with the analog placement and button sizes on the pro controller. Also a big fan of your mewtwo in project m.


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Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich said he would jump at the chance to tour alongside Axl Rose's legendary group, Contactmusic reported.
"We're road dogs. We love to tour. So we'd never say no. We've learned never to say no to anything, and all four of us love 'Chinese Democracy'."
But group's guitarist Kirk Hammett admits that he has not received any offer from the legendary group. "The real question is whether they would tour with us," he said
Guns N' Roses may be launching a two-year tour in late March, guitarist Richard Fortus, who worked with Axl Rose on Guns' recently released album, "Chinese Democracy," said in an interview with a St. Louis newspaper.
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Q: So, how rare are they?
A: Despite their name, rare earth elements (with the exception of the radioactive promethium) are relatively plentiful in the Earth's crust, with cerium being the 25th most abundant element at 68 parts per million (similar to copper). However, because of their geochemical properties, rare earth elements are typically dispersed and not often found in concentrated and economically exploitable forms.
Q: Which rare earth is important in the aquarium business?
A: That would be neodymium. It is a soft silvery metal that tarnishes in air. Neodymium is not found naturally in metallic form or in pure form, and it is usually refined for general use. Although neodymium is classed as a "rare earth", it is no rarer than cobalt, nickel, and copper ore, and is widely distributed in the Earth's crust.
Q: How is neodymium made?
A: Neodymium is never found in nature as the free element, but rather occurs in ores such as monazite and bastnasite that contain small amounts of all the rare earth metals. Neodymium is typically 10% to 18% of the rare earth content of commercial deposits of the light rare earth element minerals bastnasite and monazite. It is made by extracting it from these minerals.
Q: Is it difficult to produce?
A: It is laborious and hazardous to produce. In fact the processes of extracting and isolating it can be quite hazardous. A particular hazard is mildly radioactive slurry tailings resulting from the common occurrence of thorium and uranium in rare earth element ores. Additionally, toxic acids are required during the refining process. Improper handling of these substances can result in extensive environmental damage.
Q: Why is neodymium so expensive?
A: Most Western nations have strict environmental policies governing the mining and production of rare earth minerals. The costs associated with complying with these policies have driven up the production costs in countries where these policies are in place. Countries without these environmental and health regulations can produce neodymium much more cheaply. China has become the main producer, accounting for over 90% of the world's neodymium supply.
Q: Why has the cost of neodymium increased in recent years?
A: Since 2006 the Chinese government has implemented various export controls and nationalization measures on many rare earths including neodymium. This has caused the prices of certain rare earths to skyrocket, with some increasing fivefold in a few short months.
Q: How have aquarium equipment companies reacted to this price increase?
A: In a variety of ways. While the goal of manufacturers is always to resist increasing retail prices, this is not always possible. Apart from increasing prices, manufacturers also look to alternative materials to replace neodymium when possible.
Q: Is there any hope prices will come down again?
A: Yes. Increased demand and higher costs have made neodymium mining attractive again and many nations are reexamining its value. Canada and the United States are both poised to help meet global demand.
Q: Which properties of neodymium make it so useful?
A: Mainly, its strong magnetism. Neodymium magnets (Nd2Fe14B.) are the strongest permanent magnets known. A neodymium magnet of a few grams can lift a thousand times its own weight. These magnets are cheaper, lighter, and stronger than samarium-cobalt magnets. However, they are not superior in all ways, as neodymium-based magnets lose their magnetism at high temperatures and tend to rust, while samarium-cobalt magnets do not.
Q: Neodymium magnets can rust?
A: They can. When used in aquarium applications they are usually coated with a protective covering to keep them isolated from the corrosive saltwater.
Q: What are some products that rely on neodymium?
A: There are many. In the aquarium industry they're used in magnet holders, magnet cleaners, and high efficiency impellers.
Outside the aquarium industry neodymium magnets appear in products such as microphones, professional loudspeakers, in-ear headphones, guitar and bass guitar pick-ups and computer hard disks. They're used where low mass, small volume, or strong magnetic fields are required. Neodymium magnet electric motors have also been responsible for the development of purely electrical model aircraft within the first decade of the 21st century, to the point that these are displacing internal combustion powered models internationally. Likewise, due to this high magnetic capacity per weight, neodymium is used in the electric motors of hybrid and electric automobiles, and in the electricity generators of some designs of commercial wind turbines (only wind turbines with "permanent magnet" generators use neodymium). For example, drive electric motors of each Toyota Prius require one kilogram (2.2 pounds) of neodymium per vehicle.
Q: What are some interesting facts about neodymium?
A: Size and strength of an impending volcanic eruption can be predicted by scanning for neodymium isotopes. Small and large volcanic eruptions produce lava with different neodymium isotope composition. From the composition of isotopes, scientists predict how big the coming eruption will be, and use this information to warn residents of the intensity of the eruption.
Its first commercial application was to color glass products. Neodymium has sharp absorption bands which cause the glass color to change under different lighting conditions, being reddish-purple under daylight or yellow incandescent light, but blue under white fluorescent lighting, or greenish under trichromatic lighting.
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By Liam Gilroy on December 2, 2013 at 5:46 pm
We are nearing the closing ceremonies now folks, as the Steam Sprautmng Sales have reached day six, with even more fantastic games on sale. You can grab not one, not two, but three amazing games following the eternally successful 'six letters then a number' naming format – Portal 2 for $4.99, Far Cry 3 for $8.73 and PayDay 2 for $13.49.
If you're looking for something which could in some way be described as light you could pick from Torchlight 2 for $4.99 – which is light on story, Fez for $2.49 – which has a light atmosphere, or Godus for $9.99 – which is light on content. Heh.
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Villa Maria graduate Kayla McBride and the Notre Dame women's basketball team will face quite a challenge Sunday at the Final Four in Nashville, Tenn.
The Fighting Irish will meet a strong Maryland team led by All-America forward Alyssa Thomas, and they'll have to do it without their top inside player. Notre Dame learned today that standout forward Natalie Achonwa, its premier inside player, will miss the Final Four with a torn ACL in her left knee. She suffered the injury in the Irish's win over Baylor on Monday in the Notre Dame Regional final.
Notre Dame and Maryland will face each other Sunday at 6:30 p.m. at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena. The game will be televised by ESPN. The winner of that game will play the winner of the UConn-Stanford semifinal Tuesday night in the national title game.
McBride and Notre Dame teammates Achonwa and Jewell Loyd learned today that they were named AP All-Americans, along with Maryland's Thomas and several UConn players. McBride and Loyd were named All-Americans on Monday as well.
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It was in this buoyant baby boom atmosphere that my parents grew up.
Seeger showed Springsteen that political music could be buoyant, even as it dealt with the weightiest issues.
What is less convincing is her buoyant optimism about our odds of survival.
The stock market has been buoyant, and interest rates have been rising in part because of expectations of higher economic growth.
But at the New York screening of The Front Wednesday night, the mood was buoyant.
There would be a much greater amount sent out, though, if it were all buoyant.
I breathed freely, and my form seemed to expand itself with buoyant life.
But the stranger, who had a buoyant and commanding personality, didn't seem to mind his objections.
Light and buoyant as the child was, her tightened clasp had begun to tell on him.
He was imprisoned on account of his enthusiastic and chivalrous loyalty; but no dungeon could subdue his buoyant spirit.
1570s, perhaps from Spanish boyante, present participle of boyar "to float," from boya "buoy," from Dutch boei (see buoy (n.)). Of personalities, etc., from c.1748. Related: Buoyantly.


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For the past twenty years scientists have been finding planets outside the solar system. Michael Lemonick's book is an excellent introduction to the science, as well as the story behind it: real people conducting extra-solar exploration. It's logical that astronomers find … Continue reading
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Built of Living Stones 166-169: The Disposition of Works of Art No Longer Needed for Sacred Use
Let's wrap up BLS, Chapter Three with an important question parishes sometimes face: what happens when its time for retirement? First, bishops are responsible: § 166 § Sacred art that is no longer useful or needed or that is simply … Continue reading
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You can now experience the dress rehearsal of my musical Tobit: The Path of Virtue on YouTube. Sometime later today, I'll post the timing-starts for the individual songs.
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I catered a lunch to be filmed for InStyle Magazine TV yesterday. As I brought out dessert, the film crew turned the camera on me and the interviewer asked me about the dishes I created. I froze and barely whispered what they were – LOL. It's for Korean TV, so hopefully I'll be dubbed.
I made an all-raw lunch of Zucchini with Walnut Basil Pesto; Heirloom Tomato & Herb Salad; Raw Tomato, Macadamia Cheese & Caramelized Onion Tarts; and Blueberry Cobbler with Cashew Whipped Cream. Unfortunately, I only had a chance to take a photo of the Tarts.
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The Department of Defense said 23-year old Pfc. Theodore West of Richmond, Ky., died on Nov. 29, 2006, in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations.
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Kahi Mohala is a center of excellence for behavioral health care services, with a staff dedicated to caring for people in need.
Program Profile
Our comprehensive behavioral health care services are for patients experiencing emotional or behavioral problems that interfere with daily functioning in work, family, social and/or school settings. Individuals may be experiencing difficulty with any of the following diagnoses.
- Depression, Bipolar and other Mood Disorders
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Children ages 3-12
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At Kahi Mohala, we believe treatment programs are strengthened by family therapy. Kahi Mohala staff will train families to work together through:
- Training to include behavioral management and medication management
- Diagnosis and substance abuse education
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The Kahi Mohala Educational Program is designed to provide individualized and group instruction to school-aged patients. Our teachers and aides work in conjunction with the students' home schools for assignments and instructional recommendations to promote a smooth educational transition to and from Kahi Mohala.
Elementary School - from grades K-6- curriculum based on the recommendation of the student's home school.
Middle and High School - From grades 7-12- course work in the core curriculum: social studies, science, language arts, and mathematics.
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Innovative therapy that uses action-oriented experiences to help patients make positive changes in their lives.
- Physical, Emotional and Intellectual
- Team-building
- Trust Developing
- Leadership Training
- Problem-solving
- Goal-setting
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Aftercare Services are part of the Kahi Mohala treatment plan from day one. Kahi Mohala is committed to providing the least restrictive level of care that is clinically appropriate for each patient.
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As the financial reform bill makes its way through Congress and the tug of war continues between the proponents and opponents of greater regulation, a nonpartisan consumer advocacy organization has released a report that details the Washington lobbying efforts of the financial industry.
According to the report, the Senate Banking committee members received $41 million in contributions since 2005, and representatives of Wall Street banks and investment firms spent $336 million lobbying Congress in the first three quarters of 2009.
Those who received the highest contributions during 2005-2009 included Democratic Senator Chris Dodd of Connecticut ($9 million), while the top grossing Republican was Senator Bob Corker of Tennessee, who netted more than $2.5 million.
Among the biggest contributors were the American Bankers Association ($1.26 million), Citigroup and Morgan Stanley, both of which donated more than $400,000.
The report also found that contributors in particular opposed the creation of The Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA), preferring the authority to remain with the current regulators who failed to prevent abuses such as predatory mortgage lending that led to the near-economic collapse, according to Consumer Watchdog.
"To ordinary voters, this flood of dollars looks like Wall Street buying votes," said Carmen Balber, Washington director for organization.
"The fate of an independent consumer regulator is a test of whether politicians will rise above financial industry influence to enact meaningful regulatory reform that directly aids ordinary Americans," she concluded.


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The founders of the now world-famous Academy were a motley crew of individuals. Despite their differences, when they first converged in Hollywood, then just a small town with dirt roads, sparks flew and fueled a common dream: bring artistic validity to the new artistic medium that they so carefully shaped.
Today, movies are so ingrained in our culture it is hard to imagine a time when former cowpokes, gold prospectors, vaudevillians and even junk dealers made up the rules as they went along. Throughout Prohibition, several recessions and two world wars, the business of filmmaking was rife with murders, drug scandals, illicit affairs and struggles with censorship. Something had to be done. And so on January 11, 1927, thirty-six members of Hollywood's elite came together at the behest of MGM chief Louis B. Mayer. From flamboyant director Cecil B. DeMille and "America's Sweetheart" Mary Pickford, to Harry M. Warner, who once owned a bicycle shop, and Raoul Walsh, who claimed he had once worked as an amateur anesthesiologist-each guest was more colorful than the last. Although they didn't know it yet, these thirty-six achievers and dreamers would soon give birth to a golden child.
Who were these movers and shakers that changed movies forever? And what about Oscar, their famous son? He is fast approaching his 100th birthday, and is still the most wanted man Hollywood. Yet with such dynamic parents, what else could one expect?
Pawlak traces the lives of the 36 key figures in the cinema community who launched the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 1927, the same year talkies arrived with The Jazz Singer. By skillfully weaving such highlights of Hollywood history throughout this Tinseltown tapestry, Pawlak succeeds in recreating that colorful era when flickers turned into features and silents converted to sound.
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The Glasbox houses a collection of creative castaways.
"The demographic is awkward. Post-college shipwrecks, mostly," muses Chris Bevins, the CEO and self-proclaimed referee of The Glasbox, a creative co-op on Texas Avenue in Downtown El Paso.
The purpose of the Glasbox is to provide an environment to help creative people create. Starting Monday, it will offer art workshops to the community.
The 25,000-square-foot building at Langtry Street and Texas is now the playground for 80 members, who use the facility for everything creative.
Many have art studios where they sculpt, draw, and produce graphic designs.
Others use the space for band practice, to perform plays, or to sit and write.
You can catch loud drumbeats, then the hiss of a blowtorch. Work is happening in the halls, in corners, behind glass partitions and underneath the stairwells. Members use all the building's space to imagine, dream and exchange ideas.
Born of necessity 13 years and four names ago, the first incarnation of the Glasbox started during a post-college haze for Bevins.
The idea was simple: Bevins believed that the more creative people got together, the more creativity would be generated. And there was a need in the community for an outlet for creative people.
Bevins talks about "synergies" and how a co-op would succeed.
"Hold on loosely and give general parameters," he says.
If it should fail, at least it was creative.
"Art requires a community to exist," Bevins says. Creation is no good without an audience.
James Jiron, a graphic and print artist and a 2009 UTEP graduate, followed Bevins from the Glasbox's previous and smaller location.
Jiron, 52, was the first tenant at the new location. After a long day at a 9-to-5 job, Jiron loses himself in his large sunlit corner studio with a direct view of the star on the mountain.
"We are on the cusp of all the things going on Downtown. There is a great feel here. It feels exciting," Jiron said.
Another member of the co-op, Fabian Frausto Jr., owner of A.K. Screen Printing, runs his business out of the Glasbox, producing silk printing and designs.
"I've never seen a place like this. It's a one-of-a-kind working art gallery. The drawing, painting, welding -- it inspires something in you," Frausto said.
For the 80-member co-op, being there is like being with family. Sister Sledge could have written their 1979 dance hit, "We Are Family," about the Glasbox.
There is a clanlike atmosphere, a cooperative feel about the place. The members support each other. You can't decribe it, but you can feel it. They are hard-core thinkers, artists and creators.
Nicholas Adamo Corona Fernandez, the Glasbox's director of development, is the organizer and the man who makes things happen.
Both he and Bevins had the simultaneous idea of creating a workshop series that would share the talents of Glasbox family with the public.
"The idea is to get them (the artists) to share their skill set with others, to pass on their knowledge and to close the gap between them and the general public," he said.
The art and artists at the Glasbox are accessible to anyone who is willing to learn.
"I'm good at teaching because I'm passionate about learning," Fernandez said. There will be 15 workshops, starting Monday. Registration is continuously open, and the cost differs from artist to artist.
Will something like the Glasbox survive?
Bevins would not speculate.
With a small copy of the "Tao of Ching" in his pocket, he smiles and says, "There's not one thing to accomplish, there is everything."
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- Dec 12:
- Movie on 2009 Socorro baseball champions opens Friday
- Aug 25:
- Socorro High School baseball documentary to premiere in November
- Jul 1:
- Flashback: Socorro's dream season included hard work, a meteoric rise to fame and memories that will endure forever
- Jun 21:
- Two Socorro baseball players to compete in all-star competitions
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- Coach of champions: Chris Forbes has forged winning tradition in Socorro
- Lenny Jurado: There's no overstating Socorro High School's achievement
- Many nights, Socorro's Cory Falvey has envisioned his perfect situation. With his teammates in the biggest game of their lives, Falvey's slumbering thoughts delivered ... and a team of destiny was awakened
- Socorro's dream season has included hard work, a meteoric rise to fame and memories that will endure forever
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- Socorro Bulldogs receive diplomas: State champs celebrate graduation
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- City cheers, celebrates as Socorro returns
SOCORRO -- Socorro plays games to win games.
That is, this high school baseball team incorporates various games predicated on hitting into its practice regimen.
They are intersquad contests like "Smash," "Under Score," and "Git 'Er Down," and the specialized training enables the Bulldogs to bludgeon opponents year-in and year-out.
"We have all these various games, and it becomes very competitive, but we're also working on certain parts of hitting that will come up in game situations," Bulldogs head coach Chris Forbes said. "(In games), they're used to it because we practice those things."
Such hitting prowess has helped No. 5 Socorro reach the Class 5A regional semifinals for the fifth time in six years.
The Bulldogs (29-4) will lean on those skills yet again when they try to get past Flower Mound (23-9) -- which eliminated the Bulldogs in this round last year -- this weekend in Midland.
"It's payback, so I'm pretty confident that all these guys are going to come through," senior George Stoltz said.
Socorro's confidence is born from success, which begins during practice.
When it is time to hit, players divide into teams of two and each group works on various types of hitting.
"I like the one called 'Average,' and in that one you have to get as many hits as you can, and that helps because in the game that's basically all you're doing, (trying to) get on base," senior Aaron Olivas said.
During each at-bat, Forbes stands watch over the drills, coaching up the boys.
"A lot of it isn't just going up there and swinging the bat," he said. "You have to understand the situation, moving people over, getting the ball in the outfield when you have a runner at third base. They understand the game and understand what needs to be done in certain situations."
That clearly was apparent this past weekend, when Socorro had to come back against Weatherford.
Down 1-0 in its best-of-three series, the Bulldogs returned the next day and dominated the Kangaroos 16-1 (six-inning run rule) and 3-0.
After managing a modest seven hits in Game 1, the boys combined for 21 during the final two games.
"We just go up with a mentality of getting a hit, and that's what keeps us going and that's what happened this past weekend," Olivas said.
Putting up big numbers is nothing new for Socorro, which has run-ruled opponents in 15 of its 29 wins. That's an astounding 45.5 percent of its 33 total games.
The team also averages 11.8 runs per game.
Remarkably, eight Bulldogs are hitting over .400 (in at least 73 at-bats).
Seven have at least 34 RBIs, seven also have at least nine doubles and three have smashed 11 or more home runs.
"You can't just face a batter and be like, 'We'll walk him,' or 'We'll let him get on base and go to the next batter,' because the next batter can do just as much damage," Stoltz said.
Senior Jessiray Navarrette has the team's top batting average at .500. Olivas leads the team in doubles (14) and triples (4) and is tied with senior Cory Falvey for most runs scored (48).
Falvey has become the team's top overall hitter this season with 1,907 points on Socorro's hitting point chart. That includes having team bests in home runs (13) and RBIs (51); he also is No. 1 with 14 stolen bases.
Falvey said the key to consistent hitting is a hitter's mental approach.
"Patience is a key," he said. "There are pitches you go on right away, fastball, say, inside, or pitches that you wait on and then go on, like curveball outside, and drive it the other way. It's determining pitches right from the release point."
Once the bats get rolling, the hitting snowballs.
"It takes a lot of pressure off," Falvey said of the lineup's muscle. "Every inning, we're going to score, pretty much, at least one run."
The talent is obvious in the Socorro dugout, but these players pride themselves on their work ethic.
"We don't come out and mess around when we're hitting (in practice)," Olivas said.
Looking across Chris Forbes Field, dents speckle the team's center field wall, tattoos delivered from a group that can hit the ball as good as any in the region.
When they practice, the players aim for perfection. Sessions are loose but focused, simple yet challenging.
It's an atmosphere and a routine that has kept the Bulldogs' bite sharp throughout the years, and neither the coaches nor the players would change a thing.
"It's fun," Forbes said. "Instead of just coming out and taking swings and things like that, the kids learn how to compete. We compete against each other every day, and I think that's probably something that has to do with our success because we do compete.
"You learn how to win."
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Alpha Center files to become pregnancy help center
The Alpha Center of Sioux Falls has filed paperwork to serve as a pregnancy help center under a controversial abortion law passed by the South Dakota Legislature this year.
The announcement comes on the same day that Planned Parenthood of Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota and the American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of HB1217, which requires a woman seeking an abortion to visit a pregnancy help center during a mandatory three-day waiting period.
Until Friday, none of the state's pregnancy help centers had filed paperwork to provide the service under the new law, which is scheduled to take effect on July 1.
Some had questioned whether a legal abortion would become unattainable in South Dakota if no help center existed to provide the service.
Lawyer Harold Cassidy represents the Alpha Center and plans to assist in the state's defense on the new lawsuit.
Cassidy said pregnancy help centers will protect women from being coerced into abortions by boyfriends, family members or others.
"The only real defenders of women's rights are the help centers," Cassidy said.
The Alpha Center in Sioux Falls and Care Net Pregnancy Resource in Rapid City will register with the state and follow a specific procedure for HB1217 clients, he said.
Counselors first will try to find out whether the woman seeking the abortion has been coerced, he said, and then they will outline the help available for women who might wish to bring the child to term.
They will not talk about the medical risks of the abortion procedure, he said.
Mimi Liu, a lawyer for Planned Parenthood, doubts that pregnancy centers will provide accurate information if their mission is to dissuade a woman against abortions.
"There is nothing in the statute that would prevent them from disseminating false and misleading information," she said.
- John Hult
Planned Parenthood has followed through on its promise to sue South Dakota over a new law that imposes a three-day waiting period for women seeking an abortion and requires them to seek counseling from a crisis pregnancy center.
Supporters of abortion rights hope the challenge can block the law from taking effect, but the bill's proponents say that the state will win a legal battle and that the law protects women from being coerced into getting abortions.
The lawsuit, filed Friday in U.S. District Court in Sioux Falls, alleges that the law restricts women's access to health care and violates free speech rights by compelling women to discuss private medical issues with crisis counselors who aim to persuade women not to have an abortion.
It asks a judge to block the law from taking effect July 1.
"This law goes farther than any other in the country in intruding on the doctor-patient relationship and putting women and families at risk," said Sarah Stoesz, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood of Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota.
Lawmakers who passed House Bill 1217 in March anticipated such a lawsuit during debate on the bill.
Bill sponsor Rep. Roger Hunt, R-Brandon, has said private donors will step forward to cover legal expenses through the Life Protection Fund, which was set up in 2006 to help the state pay to defend previous abortion laws.
"I don't think it's a surprise to anyone that they've filed a lawsuit," Hunt said. "We've been expecting this and preparing for it."
Gov. Dennis Daugaard's spokesman, Tony Venhuizen, echoed that sentiment and pointed out that the defense fund has swelled by $17,467 since HB1217's passage in March for a total of $32,397.04.
"The money is there to defend that lawsuit," Venhuizen said.
South Dakota will file its response to the lawsuit once the paperwork officially is served, Attorney General Marty Jackley said Friday.
Jackley's staff will handle the legal work for the state, and Jackley said the cost of the suit, at least initially, will be measured in manpower.
"No (costs) are anticipated, at least as far as the state's representation is concerned," Jackley said.
The money in the legal defense fund might be used to hire experts or pay outside counsel if the workload proves too heavy for the state's legal team.
The Alpha Center of Sioux Falls, a pregnancy help center that pushed the bill in Pierre, announced Friday that it plans to offer legal help. The center has helped defend a 2005 state law that mandates a 24-hour waiting period and requires abortion providers to tell clients that their decision "will terminate the life of a whole, separate, unique, living human being."
Alpha Center lawyer Harold Cassidy contends that the new law protects a woman's right to an informed decision about the life of her child.
Planned Parenthood has failed to properly counsel women who arrive for an abortion and screen them for coercion by boyfriends, family members or others, he said.
"There hasn't been proper screening for coercion - it's not done," Cassidy said. "We're going to have filings in this case that will show how women have been coerced."
As to the contention that the new law damages the doctor-patient relationship, Cassidy said the law is meant to build one before an abortion.
"At Planned Parenthood, the first time a physician even meets the woman is when she's getting ready for the procedure," Cassidy said.
Lawyers on the other side say the new law makes an abortion almost impossible to get in South Dakota.
Because Planned Parenthood's clinic in Sioux Falls is the only abortion provider in the state and has a doctor on staff only about once a week, the bill's requirement that a women consult with a doctor once, then wait three days before signing a consent form with the same doctor is unconstitutionally restrictive, lawyer Mimi Liu said.
The actual wait could be longer than three days, Liu said.
"(The supporters) knew this would make an abortion very difficult to get," Liu said. She also rejects the argument that women aren't making informed decisions, saying that pregnancy centers are more likely to manipulate women.
"The notion that our patients are not currently making informed, voluntary decisions is pure pretext," Liu said. "We take our responsibility to our patients very seriously."
Reach reporter John Hult at 331-2301.


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Glencore International has announced that the Competition Bureau will not oppose its takeover for Viterra. For $6.1 billion, Glencore will buy Viterra, and then sell its retail agri-products business to Agrium for C$1.8 billion. Glencore will sell Viterra's grain-handling assets to Richardson for C$900 million.
Two obstacles remain for the deal: it must by cleared by the Canadian government (Glencore is based in Switzerland, and as such, the acquisition is a foreign takeover requiring government approval), and Viterra's shareholders must also approve the deal. The vote will take place on May 29.
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