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Waseda University Affiliated School in Karatsu City, Saga Prefecture
- Creating Great Dreams and Developing Global Citizens -
(From left: Governor Furukawa, Representative Ebisawa, President Shirai, Mayor Sakai
The Waseda University affiliated Waseda Saga Junior High School and High School (temporary name) is scheduled to open in April of 2010 in Karatsu City, Saga Prefecture. A signing ceremony certifying the agreement to establish the school was held on July 2nd at a hotel in Karatsu. The ceremony was attended by Waseda University President Katsuhiko Shirai and Representative Katsuji Ebisawa of the Okuma Memorial Education Foundation Organizational Committee, which is preparing for the establishment of school jurisdiction. Also in attendance were Saga Prefectural Governor Yasushi Furukawa and Karatsu Mayor Toshiyuki Sakai, both of whom provided a variety of support for the establishment of the school. The four exchanged firm handshakes and pledged to the development of global citizens who will lead the world.
Each of the four spoke about their aspirations for Waseda Saga Junior High School and High School (temporary name), with President Shirai stating that "I would like to establish a base in Karatsu for the creation of great dreams and the development of global citizens." Representative Ebisawa gave voice to his wishes by saying "I would like to create many people who can function globally while also developing culture and character." Prefectural Governor Furukawa stated that "It is my greatest hope that the school will embody the lyrics of Waseda University's school song, "gather and separate", by becoming a place where people gather to study and then separate to disperse their knowledge." Mayor Sakai said that "I hope that young people can take flight into the world from Karatsu, a city which has a deep relationship with Asia and the entire world." Waseda Saga Junior High School and High School (temporary name) is a school for both male and female students. The number of students will be 120 for the 1st year of junior high school, and the high school will also have 120 students at the time that the school is opened. However, after 3 years, the number of students in the high school will increase to 240 students due to the entrance of graduates from the junior high school.
The school is overlooked by the castle tower of beautiful Karatsu Castle.
The scheduled location for the school is at the base of Karatsu Castle, which possesses a marvelous castle tower. This location is surrounded with beautiful scenery and faces the "Niji-no-Matsubara", a pine forest which is 5 kilometers long and 1 kilometer wide, arching like a rainbow along Karatsu Bay. One of the most well-known festivals in Kyushu, Karatsu Kunchi Festival, is held every year in November and attracts many tourists from both within and outside of Saga Prefecture. During the festival, onlookers are overwhelmed by the dynamic floats which wind through the city. The area is rich in seafood brought by the rough waves of the Genkai Sea and mountain delicacies raised in the warm climate. Yachting and boating, competitions in which Waseda University excels, are often held. Construction of a large-scale dormitory is also scheduled, and all 1,080 of the school's students can grow up uninhibited in this wonderful environment.
The beautiful natural scenery of Niji-no-Matsubara lies directly in front of the school.
Saga Prefecture is an area which has deep historical ties with Waseda University. Shigenobu Okuma, the founder of Waseda University, was born in Saga City on March 11, 1838. Tameyuki Amano, the 2nd President of Waseda, was born in Karatsu. Meitaro Takeuchi, the founder of Komatsu Limited and a major contributor to the establishment of the School of Science and Engineering, had a home in Karatsu from which he was active for a long period of time. "Saga Prefecture is truly a special place for Waseda University," says President Shirai. President Shirai further discusses his aspirations by saying that "Currently, large changes are occurring in the education and research of universities. The time has come for universities to consider education in junior high schools and high schools. The proximity of Karatsu to China and Korea makes it the perfect place for the development of individuals who will become active in Asia and throughout the world. I hope that this school becomes a model for junior high schools and high schools of the 21st century." Waseda Saga Junior High School and High School (temporary name) will undoubtedly develop the second coming of Shigenobu Okuma from its location in Karatsu.
Dynamic and gorgeous floats parade through the city during the Karatsu Kunchi Festival.
The birthplace of Shigenobu Okuma remains even now in the city of Saga.
Shigenobu Okuma studied at this desk when he was a child. It is said that when he grew tired, Okuma beat his head against the beam in front of the desk and continued to study.


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That being said, what does the science surrounding ketogenic diets have to say about individuals looking to run faster or farther, jump higher, or improve other aspects of sports performance? Shouldn't athletes be swilling Gatorade before, during, and after their events instead of adopting a high-fat, restricted-carbohydrate diet?
Not necessarily. Ketogenic diets have become increasingly popular among athletes ranging from Olympic competitors to endurance runners, with good reason. Let's take a closer look at the science.
Ketogenic diets are very high-fat, moderate-protein, carbohydrate-restricted diets. The exact breakdown of the diet varies between individuals, but a general profile may reflect 70-75 percent fat, 15-20 percent protein, and only 5-10 percent carbohydrate. So, you're probably thinking, all I need to do then is watch out for the carbs, right? Not exactly.
Ketogenic diets are not the same as high-protein, carbohydrate-restricted diets. I often hear people use these terms interchangeably, but the diets differ quite a bit in their metabolism. Even when you've reduced carbs and bumped up your fat, too much protein can actually be a problem.
Insulin is an important hormone in the body needed to maintain optimum health. It's a key hormone for many metabolic processes. For example, it ensures the necessary cells receive glucose for energy and plays a big role in fat metabolism. However, when insulin is too high, fat metabolism drastically slows down. So, when too much insulin is released at one time—after a very high carbohydrate or protein meal, for example—the body turns to carbohydrate-derived energy as its main source of fuel (glucose), reduces the signal to use fat for energy, and goes into fat storage mode.
It might seem counterintuitive to eat fat if you're trying to use stored fat for energy, but dietary fat does not induce the high levels of insulin secretion seen with a very high-carb meal. Therefore, when the body is relying less on glucose and more on fat for energy (i.e. during a ketogenic diet), insulin secretion is decreased and insulin sensitivity actually increase— an important concept for those suffering from metabolic disorders. Ultimately, this allows the body to continue efficiently accessing fat stores for energy.
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It's not uncommon when adapting to a keto diet to feel a bit more fatigued and sluggish, and have a tougher time getting through your workouts as the body adjusts to a low-carb lifestyle. It takes the body a few weeks to switch to a high-fat diet, and it is this switch that causes the sluggish response. Once you are keto-adapted, your energy levels return to normal and may even be higher than they were on a high-carb diet.
In addition, ensuring proper calorie intake and electrolyte balance can drastically reduce those initial symptoms. And, even if you do get the so-called "keto flu" during the adaptation period, the effects are short-lived, and they typically pass within the first week or two.
In a typical Western diet, such as the "Food Guide Pyramid" diet, carbohydrates constitute the majority of the diet. In these diets, glucose is used as the primary energy source for the body. However, when the body doesn't need that energy, such as during periods of inactivity, a small amount of glucose is converted to glycogen (stored energy) and stored in the muscle and liver, while the majority of glucose is converted to fat.
It's clear that ketogenic diets result in adaptations that favor fat metabolism. While the effects on performance have been less researched, a growing number of elite athletes have successfully switched to a low carb lifestyle and maintained their high level performance.


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by Joe Gribble | May 30, 2018 | Featured, Games, Nintendo, PC, Playstation, Xbox | 0 comments
A finely crafted love letter to fans of retro Castlevania titles… But has a botched launch impacted the game's credibility?
It's a bit of a well known fact amongst us lads and lasses here at Respawning that the first game I ever owned and had bought for me (Instead of them being gifted by cousins or left at my Dad's place) was Castlevania: Circle of the Moon – The game was brutally difficult, but it taught me an important lesson about perseverance and, more importantly, started my love for 2D gothic platformers.
Throughout my years, I've gone back and played every single Castlevania title, from the very first on the NES to Order of Ecclesia, I've experienced all of the franchises' ups… And many downs.
Now, I've always been skeptical of Kickstarter, especially after debacles such as Mighty No. 9, Unsung Story, and the System Shock remake, I've been incredibly apprehensive of games that have been promised there… Saying that, however, some gems DO see the light of day, such as Warhorse Studios' Kingdom Come: Deliverance… So it was with bated breath and a heavy heart that I sunk in my payment to slack-back Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night after having followed the Kickstarter for many years – Having literally a day left to back, I took the plunge, and I sat back and awaited what would come…
Fast-forward to the day after my backing, and word spread that Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night's 'Retro-inspired game' backer reward had actually evolved into a fully-fledged retro game designed as a love letter to fans of the original Castlevania… And even better, all backers who opted to receive the game would get this retro title bundled into the price of their backing tier – Brilliant! Two excellent games based off of the two distinct ages of Castlevania titles? Sign me up!
However, come May 24th, and the cracks were beginning to show – Due to a supposed supply issue with Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo, codes for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and Nintendo 3DS consoles would be delayed; not a great start… And certainly not doing a whole lot of good for my faith in the Kickstarter – The developers, Inti Creates, did thankfully supply all backers with a temporary Steam key to play the game, however, but do note that it's 4 days later as of the time of me writing this article, and I've still yet to receive my code for the Nintendo Switch version of the game.
So… On to the actual game – Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon follows a side character to the main game, Zangetsu, as he travels across the land in his quest to eradicate the recent demon presence; on his travels, he'll encounter minor and major characters from the main game that'll join him on his quest (Or not, if you decide to be a total bastard and kill them), including Miriam, the protagonist of the main game, Alfred, an Alchemist who uses demons for his own material gain, and Gebel, a vampric lord cursed with an affliction that turns his body into stained glass (Much like Miriam) – All four party members have their own distinct playstyles, with Zangetsu being short-ranged but incredibly versatile, Miriam specialising in long-ranged whip attacks, Alfred having ridiculously short reach but an impressive repertoire of spells, and Gebel who's honestly only good for mobility. When a character dies, they can't be revived until the next Stage, or if you restart the current Stage completely by running out of lives.
Overall there are 8 Stages to complete, each ascending in difficulty with many optional paths to explore and navigate – Bosses have a unique sense of originality amongst common counterparts in Castlevania, however it can't be ignored that, at least for the first half of the game, the bosses are surprisingly easy, even on the game's "Veteran" mode (One of two modes, with Veteran offering a traditional gameplay style and Casual being better for newcomers, increasing HP, damage, lives, and removing knockback from attacks) – It's a bit disappointing, but I hope there's at least an "Extreme" mode unlocked by beating the game, at least.
So far I've made it to around Stage 6, so I'm 3/4 of the way through the game's content just within three hours or-so, so you unfortunately don't get a lot of bang for your buck, but in terms of finely crafted, enjoyable and addicting Castlevania-like gameplay, honestly I struggle to think of any other titles that do it better than Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon. It's honestly a near-perfect recreation of the classic gameplay styles of old, as is expected by an industry veteran such as IGA and his team.
The feeling of polish with the gameplay doesn't just lie in the gameplay, however, visually, the game looks great, nearly on-par with Shovel Knight (Although there are some areas that could do with more animation, such as Stage 2 when you see the moon's reflection unanimated), and most importantly, sounds great. Each attack has a classic, crunchy sound effect straight from the 80's, and it sounds beautiful coming through modern hardware. Again, only Shovel Knight has surpassed this level of quality in my mind.
So, what do I think of Castlevania Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon? It's an honest recreation of the classic Castlevania gameplay formula and aesthetic packaged together into a loving, brilliant, but small package that brings back that 80's charm… Well… When you actually fecking get the game eventually, that is…
Overall I'll give Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon an 8 / 10, simply due to a bit of extra polish being needed here and there, and for the fact that the Konami Code doesn't work anywhere. Long live Bloodstained.
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Sage Live and UPS offer integration and savings to SMEs
Sage has announced a new integration for Sage Business Cloud. In fact the announcement relates to an integration with Sage Live, the Sage cloud accounting solution on the Salesforce platform.
The announcement on the UPS site is briefer, more interesting and details the savings that Sage customers can obtain that are mentioned but not elaborated on the its press release.
The new integration is available to Sage Live customers in the US, Canada and UK with other regions to follow during 2018. Sage Live is currently supported in UK, Ireland, US, Canada, France, Spain, Germany, South Africa and Australia. However, there is no indication which markets the integration will be available in next.
Real savings for customers
A claim in the Sage press release is that the combination will offer small to medium sized businesses savings. It is unclear from the Sage release what those cost savings are.
According to the UPS release, new Sage Live customers that sign up before 24th October 2018 can obtain up to 20% of a Sage Live subscription. Existing UPS customers in the US can receive up to 36%. These savings do not appear to be available in either Canada or the UK. US customers need to enrol in the UPS Savings Program for Sage Customers and ship using Sage Live to obtain the discount.
The UPS press release is only available on the US site at the moment. As such the 20% discount for Sage Live customers may also only be available in the US. ET asked Sage for comment, but no information was made available before publication. This article will be updated when a response is received.
While the monetary savings are unclear, the integration will deliver time savings to customers. Once orders are entered onto Sage Live, UPS shipping labels can be printed prepopulated with Sage Live order information.
There are several benefits for SME businesses. With the prebuilt integration, customers are able to select their shipping method and quickly obtain the actual price of delivery. The ability to choose the different delivery options available, including whether they wish to items delivered to home or one of 27,000 UPS Access Points is useful. Customers can compare accurate prices between guaranteed air, ground, and international service and make their appropriate choice. This de-risks the process for the SME.
Businesses are equally able to accurately calculate shipping costs during order fulfilment and add those charges to invoices immediately, reducing the quote to cash cycle. The additional accurate data also means that customers can use the analytics available in Sage Live to calculate product line profitability by region and improve target marketing and promotions.
Absent from this integration is a feed back from UPS into Sage order information. It would be extremely useful for UPS to pass back shipping information into Sage Live to indicate when an order is delivered.
Jerome Roberts, VP, UPS Global Product Innovation commented: "By embedding UPS, Sage customers will get the breadth and reliability of UPS's services to every address in North America and Europe, while easily managing all financial and shipping functions in one platform. UPS and Sage share a passion to empower small businesses to thrive in a global marketplace."
What about other applications
Sage Live is only one of the applications in Sage Business Cloud. The announcement does not include the others such as Sage One, Sage X3 and it will no doubt include Sage Intacct in due course. For Sage X3 the Sage Marketplace has an app called xCarrier TMS bundle that provides companies using Sage X3 with a multi-carrier, multi-modal shipping system. V-Technologies also offers an integration with Sage ERP X3 though it is not listed in the marketplace.
The Sage Intacct marketplace lists Deposco as an integrated supply chain app. US and Canada based Deposco is a certified UPS Ready, and is a FedEx, USPS and Canada Post integrated vendor
The announcement is less positive for Deliverable.com, one of the apps on the Sage Marketplace. It offers an integration between Sage Live and shipping companies to automate the process including UPS. Importantly it also offers integration with other shipping companies such as Fedex. It also draws back the tracking information into Sage Live but it costs $49/month. UPS users are more likely to add the native integration.
What does this mean
Nick Goode, EVP, Product, Sage
For UPS this is a positive move. It makes sense for companies deploying Sage Live to take advantage of the integration and use UPS by default. For Sage it delivers an advantage over some competitors by offering the embedded integration. Whether the deal is exclusive for a period isn't known. However, one would expect other couriers to replicate the integration either with Sage or another vendor.
Nick Goode, EVP of Product, Sage commented: "We have looked at the needs of our customers, and partnered with UPS to provide a shipping solution that integrates directly with Sage Financials to provide Small and Medium Sized Enterprises with the capability of sending the right products to the right customer, at the right price, all at competitive rates. Delivering this value to customers will support them in keeping their competitive advantage."
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by Arthur Koestler
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What does Darkness at Noon suggest happens to revolutions and revolutionary governments as time goes on?
Darkness at Noon suggests that revolutions and revolutionary governments, even if they begin with idealistic goals, eventually become corrupt as time goes on. Koestler gives us a fictionalized history of the Soviet Union and, in the character Rubashov, a portrait of a Communist leader who is victimized by the very system he helped create.
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Darkness at Noon is a classic statement, in the form of fiction, of Lord Acton's principle that power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Koestler depicts the situation as it was in the Soviet Union in the late 1930s, though he never names the country and its leader is referred to simply as "Number One."
Rubashov is one of the "Old Bolsheviks," a leader of the Communist Revolution who has now run afoul of the regime and been thrown in prison. This is what happened in the Stalinist "purge trials," when Stalin turned on many of his comrades, forcing them to sign confessions that they had betrayed the revolution. In his ruthless authoritarianism, Stalin had become paranoid, trusting no one and wishing to preserve and enhance his personal power by eliminating anyone he perceived as a threat or a rival. The Bolshevik regime, whatever the original intentions of the 1917 Revolution had been, became a murderous dictatorship. It was also a genocidal regime under Stalin (though Koestler does not allude directly to this) in having created an artificial famine that killed millions of the rural population, especially in Ukraine, during the late 1920s and early 1930s.
The stated intention of the Revolution was to create a worker's state, in which the old ruling class would be disempowered and all people would be equal. In reality, as Darkness at Noon shows, the Soviet system ended up simply replacing the old Czarist absolutist regime with a similar (and even worse) dictatorship under Stalin. It was no different from the Fascist regimes in Germany and Italy, which the Communists claimed to be opposing.
The crucial thing about Rubashov is that although he has seemingly preserved in his own mind the liberal-socialist intentions of the Revolution, he realizes in reviewing his past that he has acted ruthlessly in carrying out the directions of the Party. His own actions, in turning against Party operatives in order to serve the wider cause of the regime, have been a betrayal of his own principles. Koestler's message is that a revolutionary movement inevitably deteriorates into such a betrayal, because of the very ruthlessness required to preserve the absolutist goals of that movement.
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By Fr. Dr. Rif'at Bader
Pope Francis in Iraq… next year
During the international conference titled, "Media and their role in defending the truth"--held in Amman on June 18-19, 2019 under the patronage of Minister of State for Media Affairs Ms. Jumana Ghnaimat and organized by the Council of Catholic Patriarchs of the East, the Catholic Center for Studies and Media, as well as the Platform for Dialogue and Cooperation among Religious Leaders and Institutions in the Arab World--an assertion was made on the real and effective role of media outlets, particularly the modern and the socially-interactive ones, in the dissemination of truth and the verification its validity as well as in defense of the truth particularly at difficult and confusing times.
It is worthy to note that this conference was in compliance with both the Royal and Papal media messages. The first one, by His Majesty King Abdullah II, was issued late last year titled, "Social or Antisocial Media?" and the second one, by His Holiness Pope Francis, issued early this year titled, "From social network communities to the human community." The conference also gathered several representatives of media centers affiliated with the seven Catholic Patriarchates of the East in addition to Secretary General of the Council of Catholic Patriarchs of the East Fr. Khalil 'Ulwan and Mr. Andrea Tornielli, editorial director of the Vatican's Dicastery for Communications. However, the attendees were not confined to Catholics, as representatives of fraternal churches were also invited in addition to a number of journalists from several countries and others from dear Jordan.
The highlight of the conference was the launching of "The Media Code of Ethics'' for the first time in our dear country. It is hoped that the participants in the conference will disseminate it in their relevant countries. The 10-point Media Code of Ethics focuses on proper use of social media networking sites as well as on serving morality and respect for human dignity on the one hand in addition to ensuring the dignity of religions and religious symbols of the other.
According to the Media Code of Ethics, sound media reporting should be committed to the ethics of humanitarian messages, so journalists and clergymen were asked to sign it. It calls for the following:
1.	Commitment in the field of media to highlighting the bonds of closeness and cordiality among all people.
2.	Commitment to moving away from whatever incites racial or sectarian strife and whatever triggers schism.
3.	Commitment to supporting a climate, that strengthens the common relationship designed to develop the concept of the homeland, as a model in which everyone enjoys equality, and characterized by good citizenship as well as same rights and duties.
4.	Commitment to respecting the rights of individuals and families regarding their private affairs and their human dignity.
5.	Commitment, through the media message whether through the traditional media outlets or the social media, to show sublimity as well as respect for human rights, women, family and childhood.
6.	Commitment to combating tendentious rumors as well as relying on credibility by referring to reliable sources, since people have the right to know the truth.
7.	Commitment to respecting dignity of religions and religious symbols.
8.	Commitment to stay away from the distorted and fake news, whereby truth would be the prime source and goal.
9.	Supporting efforts that refrain from disseminating hate discourses with religious, national, sectarian or ethnic grounds aimed at any person or group.
10. Supporting cooperation with individuals as well as public and private institutions in order to serve and defend the truth.
Greetings and appreciation to all parties that contributed, alongside the Catholic Center for Studies and Media, to organizing the conference particularly the Jordan Tourism Board that arranged a trip to the guests of Jordan and journalist in order to acquaint them with the Baptism Site, Mount Nebo and other holiest sites in the world.
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Left tries to quash Indiana pizza uprising
'Gays' enflamed over $842K raised for Christian owners threatened with violence
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Leo Hohmann is a news editor for WND. He has been a reporter and editor at several suburban newspapers in the Atlanta and Charlotte, North Carolina, areas and also served as managing editor of Triangle Business Journal in Raleigh, North Carolina. His latest book is "Stealth Invasion: Muslim Conquest Through Immigration And Resettlement Jihad."
The GoFundMe account set up for the owners of a small-town Indiana pizza shop, forced to close because of death threats, zoomed to $842,387 Friday evening before coming to a close in an outpouring of support from Christians and non-Christians alike.
But the barrage of online attacks continued against the pizzeria owners who stood firm in their faith and said they would not cater a same-sex wedding.
Change.org, a leftist site which promotes itself as the "go-to site for Web uprisings," started a petition drive to have the account shut down, while a bastion of the progressive media, Salon, issued a statement on Twitter lampooning the owners.
Memories Pizza owners Crystal and Kevin O'Connor were forced to close their 9-year-old restaurant In Walkerton, Indiana, (population 2,144) when Crystal answered questions from a local TV reporter about Indiana's proposed new Religious Freedom Act. She told the reporter who had contacted her that she would have no problem serving homosexuals in her restaurant but it would be against her Christian principles to cater a same-sex wedding.
Within hours she started receiving hundreds of threats on the restaurant's Facebook page and on Twitter, promising everything from boycotts to physical harm. One woman, a girls' golf coach at nearby Concord High School, threatened in a tweet to burn the family's restaurant down. She is now under investigation for possible criminal charges.
The threats from Thursday turned into smears on Friday.
Salon, an online magazine, joined the fray, putting out a tweet that the O'Connors "got exactly what they deserved." The tweet was taken down but not before it was captured in screenshots.
Dana Loesch, an on-air media personality for the Blaze and host of her own radio show, helped launch the GoFundMe campaign April 1 when she interviewed Crystal O'Connor, who told Loesch she had gone into hiding out of fear for her family's safety. She said she also had been suspended from a second job as a result of her comment to the reporter.
"I have absolutely no income coming in, at all," O'Connor said.
The interview went viral, prompting thousands of people nationwide to respond by opening their pocketbooks. By 6:30 p.m. Friday more than 27,000 people had donated more than $824,000. Most of the donations were between $10 and $50.
Change.org launched its move to pressure the GoFundMe website to shut down the account but apparently had no success as it remained up for the duration of the day.
Loesch could not be reached for comment Friday. But she posted the following message on her website under the title "Hateful Progressives Start Petition to Destroy Memories Pizza Fund!"
"In addition to the threats of death, violence, arson and robbery to Memories Pizza in Indiana, we now have a change.org petition to shut down the funding page that we started a few days ago which has now amassed nearly $700,000 for the suffering family that owns the small business. Today is the final day to donate and by the looks of it, their petition isn't going anywhere soon, but stranger things have happened with the left pressuring funding pages. We urge you to continue to support the donations page, Christian and non-Christian conservatives including many gays have been supportive of our project. Thanks to The Dana Show fans and the other hosts around the nation that have lent a hand to this effort. We are humbled by the response."
An employee of CBS News 6 in Richmond, Virginia, named Alix Bryan tweeted: "Indiana pizzeria raises $17K in an hour by being bigoted?"
Bryan then tweeted that she was reporting the GoFundMe account for fraud "just in case."
But support for the O'Connors came from some unexpected places.
One woman, who describes herself as a lesbian from Iowa, posted the following video on YouTube condemning the verbal attacks and issued an apology to the O'Connor family from the "gay community."
But the threats just kept coming. The online review site Yelp had to delete more than 6,000 reviews for using threatening or abusive language against Memories Pizza. As fast as they could remove them, more appeared. And the threats came not only against the O'Connors and their shop but against those who set up the GoFundMe account — Loesch and one of her colleagues.
On Thursday, Lawrence B. Jones III, a contributor to the Blaze TV and who came up with the idea to start the GoFundMe page for Memories Pizza, said on Twitter that pro-gay progressives began targeting his family, the Examiner.com reported.
"Now they are threatening my family!" Jones said on Twitter. The tweet included an email Jones received through the GoFundMe site. The message said that Jones "won't see it coming."
In another tweet, Jones said critics of his effort also targeted his mother. "Did your mom enjoy her morning internet email check today?" the message read.
Others set out to prove that those tearing into the O'Connors for not betraying their faith, were driven by a hatred for one thing and one thing only – Christianity.
Steven Crowder of LouderWithCrowder.com posed as a gay man and entered a Muslim bakery in Dearborn, Michigan, with a hidden camera. He asked the woman behind the counter, who was wearing a hijab, to bake him a cake for his same-sex wedding. Watch the results below.
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Electricity test was this morning! Then we had our first in class session with the Know Your Watershed program put on by Wildsight.
YOUR PERMISSION FORMS FOR OUR FIELD TRIP MUST BE IN BY TUESDAY!
Booklet 3.3 was due at the end of last class. It will be on this report card! End of term is TODAY.
We started booklet 3.4 and did up to question 5. Use your data sheet for formulae! You'll be allowed to bring this in to any tests we have.
Word problems and unit review today. The Unit Review is due on Tuesday (which is the next time I see you!!) PLEASE do this over the long weekend. Our unit test will be Wednesday.
Finished resistor colours, and made graphs from our Ohm's Law lab. Please calculate the slope of your line of best fit (which tells you the resistance) and hand in.
Quick Question Quiz (QQQ) on solving with distribution and variables on both sides, then notes and practice with the BLAST method aka solving rational equations.
Don't forget term end is this Thursday! Please hand in any missing work by Thursday at the latest.
Resistor colour codes – We learned how to decipher the coloured bands on resistors. Bring this sheet in tomorrow completed so we can compare answers!


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For many, buying a business is a totally new, exciting and sometimes a daunting adventure. In many cases, one of the attractions of the business purchase is the fact that it includes a fully functioning website.
Unfortunately, we are seeing more and more new clients who have bought a business that includes a website, only to find out a little later down the track that they don't have full control or access to many things they need.
Due diligence is required and if you are looking to buy a business that includes a website then here are a few critical steps you should check. The below list is not exhaustive, but a good start for some simple due diligence checks.
Personally, I would recommend that you have a web design specialist cast their eyes over the website before you buy. If the website is a major part of the business purchase, then this is an absolute must, so they can delve into more detail and ensure your are totally covered and will have full access to the website.
Make sure you obtain full login details to the backend of the website, so you or a web design company can access and make changes to the website in the future. This information should contain a login username and password.
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Teenage Boys Confess Harassing Couple After They Refused To Perform Sex Act
by : Lucy Connolly on : 28 Nov 2019 16:06
Teenage Boys Confess Attacking Couple After They Refused To Perform Sex Act
Three teenage boys have admitted harassing two women on a bus after they refused to kiss for their entertainment.
Melania Geymonat, 28, and her girlfriend, Christine Hannigan, had been travelling on the top deck of a night bus to Camden Town when they were confronted by the youths on May 30.
The teenagers, aged 15, 16 and 17, appeared in court on Thursday, November 28, after previously denying charges of harassment by using threatening or abusive words or behaviour.
Highbury Corner Youth Court previously heard how the two women were surrounded by the boys, hit with coins and subjected to sexual gestures after they refused to perform a sex act.
The assault happened when the teenagers realised Melania and Christine were a couple, and started demanding they kiss in front of them. When the women refused, the gang physically attacked them, leaving them both covered in blood and needing hospital treatment.
Four boys were charged with an aggravated hate crime under the Public Order Act in July, with the 15- and 16-year-old handed an additional charge of handling stolen goods. All four previously denied all of the charges.
However, before the trial on Thursday – which was expected to last two days – three of the teenagers, who cannot be named for legal reasons due to their ages, admitted the public order offences. Charges were dropped against a 17-year-old.
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Prosecutor Saira Khan told the court, as per The Guardian, each of the teenagers played a different role during the nine-minute incident, which left one of the victims with a broken nose.
Speaking out at the time of the attack, Melania described it as 'chauvinist, misogynistic and homophobic violence' on her Facebook page. In an article in The Guardian written by Christine, she said the attack was 'par for the course in 2019' before urging everyone to 'make the extraordinary reaction to our attack the norm'.
Christine's right; despite how horrifying this assault was and how much media attention it sparked, Melania and Christine aren't the only ones facing homophobic abuse on a day-to-day basis.
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Earlier this year, a survey of 108,000 LGBTQ+ people in the UK – making it the largest national survey of its type in the world to date – found more than two-thirds of respondents said they had avoided holding hands with a same-sex partner because they were scared of a negative reaction from others.
The fact it's 2019 and two people can't even hold hands or act like a couple without fearing unjust consequences is the devastating reality members of the LGBTQ+ community face on a daily basis. They should have the same rights as any other person in the world – not just on paper alone – yet in reality they don't.
Hopefully this case will act as a turning point; the teenagers who pleaded guilty will be sentenced later today by District Judge Susan Williams.
If you've been affected by any of these issues and want to speak to someone in confidence, contact the LGBT Foundation on 0345 3 30 30 30, 9am until 9pm Monday to Friday, and 10am until 6pm Saturday, or email [email protected]
Lucy Connolly
A Broadcast Journalism Masters graduate who went on to achieve an NCTJ level 3 Diploma in Journalism, Lucy has done stints at ITV, BBC Inside Out and Key 103. While working as a journalist for UNILAD, Lucy has reported on breaking news stories while also writing features about mental health, cervical screening awareness, and Little Mix (who she is unapologetically obsessed with).
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import junit.framework.TestCase;

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public class ValueUtilsTest extends TestCase {
  public void testNullValuesEqual() {
    assertTrue(ValueUtils.equal(null, null));
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This army has fought hard to defend its homeland. Under King Sitalkes they repelled Alexander the Great's incursion into Thracian territory causing heavy losses and disorder. However, the Thracians were crushed in a battle with invading Romans when the army was mired in a difficult river crossing. Further incursions by the Romans were put to a stop in more favorable terrain, although with heavy losses. The army is currently at work building up forts and mountain fortresses to reinforce their borders.
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5 Seconds of Summer's Michael Clifford & Crystal Leigh Got Married in a Secret Ceremony a Year Ago
Surprise! 5 Seconds of Summer guitarist Michael Clifford and longtime partner Crystal Leigh are celebrating their first wedding anniversary on Tuesday (Jan. 11) following a secret ceremony…
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Surprise! 5 Seconds of Summer guitarist Michael Clifford and longtime partner Crystal Leigh are celebrating their first wedding anniversary on Tuesday (Jan. 11) following a secret ceremony last year.
Clifford took to Instagram to share a series of stunning snaps from the big day, writing in the caption, "couldn't wait any longer to make her Mrs Clifford."
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See his post here.
The couple revealed to People that they originally planned to hold the wedding in early 2021 in Bali, but ended up postponing the event to a later date due to COVID-19. However, they still decided to "preserve their original wedding date" by hosting a "secret save the date gathering" and signing the legal documents with their wedding party.
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The couple's officiant was The Summer Set lead vocalist Brian Dales, who also wrote them an original song. According to People, Clifford's 5SOS bandmates Luke Hemmings, Calum Hood and Ashton Irwin were also present.
However, the couple is saving a lot of wedding traditions for the official ceremony. "I really wanted to save all of the traditional special wedding moments for our actual ceremony so I'm able to enjoy them with my mom," Leigh told People. "We're actually both only children, so we want to make sure all of our parents get to experience every aspect of our wedding since they only get to do it once! No pressure."
Clifford also shared he "may or may not have written Crystal a song that I'm planning on playing her at our real wedding."
The couple, who began dating in 2016, got engaged at the Ungasan Clifftop Resort in Bali in 2019.
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InfoWars Moderator Alex Jones gave $ 3,000 to Michael Rotondo, the man who was sued by his parents to drive him out of their home.
Rotondo said he was going to Rest of his belongings from his parents' home in Camillus, New York, and transported to a storage unit. He gets the help of a cousin who has a truck.
He will sleep at home on Thursday night, but must be out by noon on Friday. He will then stay in an Airbnb until he finds permanent residence.
The move completes a brief onslaught of celebrity for Rotondo, whose parents pleaded with him to move out and get a job and even offer him money to go. It ended in court, where on May 22, a judge ruled that Rotondo would have to move out and not receive a six-month extension.
"I'm glad I'm not here," Rotondo said Thursday. The hardest items to move were some of his hefty furniture.
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Rotondo credits Alex Jones, the conspiracy theorist behind the InfoWars site, for allowing him to move. Jones gave Rotondo $ 3,000 when he appeared on Jones' show last week.
Rotondo, who claims to be a profitable company, still does not explain what this company entails. He said that he is likely to move in with his cousin after his stay at Airbnb, whom he did not name.
The attention his case received was "a bit annoying" because of all the phone calls, he explained.
"I think it's really unfair that I do not have enough time to really prepare a good move," he said.
As for his parents, Rotondo claims he will never talk to them again.


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Chicago's Matt LeGrand brings a sense of chill and synths to his music on 'All Good.' The new track now has a music video, featuring a sunny beach environment that matches perfectly with LeGrand's saccharine sweet voice.
Both the track and video feel right at home with much of the Top 40 this summer. Watch the music video below, and keep checking POParazzi for the latest and greatest in pop music.
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Q: R Script - 3D Surface via Interpolation of several X,Y,Z points I would like to use R and have it consume the few X,Y,Z points of data that I have (the black dots in the image) and then generate 300x300 XYZ points that would represent the 3D Surface Plot seen colored in the image.  I would like the output to simple be three columns, the X,Y, and Z points.  I've tried the following, but it doesn't seem to generate the data I need.  I need the X,Y,Z points to generate an image in another program (spotfire) and do not need to do any graphics in R.  Any help would be appreciated!  Thanks.
3D Surface Plot with Points
> require(akima)
> points = read.csv("points.csv", header = TRUE)
> print(points)
         x       y    z
1   400.01  650.01 2.70
2   150.00  780.00 3.40
3   250.00  780.00 3.10
4   800.00  700.00 1.00
5  1000.00  680.00 1.00
6  1500.00  680.00 0.75
7  1700.00  700.00 1.00
8  1700.00  790.00 1.25
9  1600.00 1000.00 1.20
10 1750.00 1000.00 1.00
11 1800.00 1650.00 0.60
12 1400.00 1650.00 0.65
13 1000.00 1650.00 0.80
14  500.00 1650.00 0.90
15  150.00 1650.00 1.30
16  150.00 1050.00 3.90
17  500.00 1000.00 3.00
> s=interp(points$x,points$y,points$z,xo=seq(min(points$x),max(points$x),length=300),yo=seq(min(points$y),max(points$y),length=300))

A: It works for me. I think all you need to do is transform the final list into a matrix.
s1 <- interp2xyz(s)
dim(s1)
# [1] 90000     3

A lot of points generate a NA values for z value
sum(is.na(s1[,3]))
# [1] 4897

You might choose to exclude those points or use extrapolation.

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