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HUDDERSFIELD'S Under 16 side have reached the semi-finals of the Yorkshire Cup after snatching a dramatic draw in their quarter-final clash at Sheffield.
Trailing by three points with just two minutes remaining, Huddersfield winger Liam Moran landed a brilliant long-range penalty to level the score, and under competition rules, it was enough to see his side into the semis.
Under Rule 11 of the Yorkshire RFU, if a match is tied at the end of normal time the result will be decided in accordance with: a) the team scoring the most tries; b) the team scoring the most conversions following tries; and in the event of those being exactly the same, then: c) the visiting team.
Huddersfield had taken the lead after the opening 10 minutes, when the home full-back had attempted a kick over the defence, but instead it was charged down by Elliott Spiers, who scooped up the loose ball and set off on a foot race over three-quarters the length of the field.
The Sheffield back line set off in pursuit, but were unable to catch Spiers, who angled his run to score under the posts. Lewis Bradley calmly stroked over the conversion to give his side a seven-point lead.
The Huddersfield pack were dominating the Sheffield scrums, and when the home side did threaten, No8 Louis Frear pulled off a great try-saving tackle.
Unfortunately, the referee had spotted an earlier infringement prior to the tackle and awarded Sheffield a penalty which they duly slotted over to reduce the deficit.
Huddersfield still seemed in control of play, but when moving the ball across the backs, a pass was fumbled and Sheffield caught the defence off guard to score a converted try and take the lead.
After a couple of penalties which Huddersfield were unable to take advantage of, Sheffield hit back with an unconverted try on the final play of the first half to lead 15-7 at the interval.
Winger Tom Wrigley crossed the try line on the first play of the second half, but was held up, while Bradley was held a yard short on the next drive.
New No9 Ian Nuttall was linking well with fly-half Oliver Clegg to bring the backs into play and quarter-of-an-hour in, the pressure finally told when Moran came in off his wing to scorch between two defenders and score a lovely try. The conversion attempt failed, however, and Huddersfield still trailed by three.
Huddersfield then launched attack after attack with Frear, Nathan Smith and Lawrence Ward all prominent in the forwards, while full-back Andrew Cuthill also caused Sheffield problems when he joined the line.
Sheffield's defence somehow held it together until two minutes from the end, when they conceded that all-important penalty and Moran sealed their fate with his successful kick.


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If your experimental data is not already binned, ZBIN—our advanced binning software—can do this for you as a preliminary step. This is not simple binning. Rather, it uses weighted regressions based on Gaussian distributions to properly bin your data, while giving you full control over the binning parameters.
Traditional Binning
Consider the following data points (blue dots). They perfectly represent the function sin(x/2), shown here as a dashed green line, from 0 to 3.
These represent the best data points you might expect to collect under ideal experimental conditions: data points with absolutely no noise.
Suppose you want to place this data into three bins, from 0 to 1, 1 to 2, and 2 to 3—represented here by the background colors blue, red, and tan. The standard binning method is to simply take the mean within each bin. The means are indicated here by red circles:
Obviously, on this data, the mean consistently underestimates the actual value at the center of each bin, represented here as green circles. (On some other types of data, such as exponentially increasing curves, taking the means would consistently overestimate the values.)
When you add noise to the data, things certainly don't improve:
This is not good, either way. Traditional binning introduces an offset to your data—even if your data is perfectly noise-free!
The ZBIN Solution
The problem with the traditional method is that all data points within a bin are weighted evenly. However, the data points near the edges of the bin (for example) do not represent the desired value as well as data points near the center of the bins. Further, data points that lie near the edges of a bin can arbitrarily affect one bin or the other, which means that changing the binning parameters slightly can dramatically alter your results.
ZBIN provides a far superior alternative. A Gaussian distribution is created, centered within each bin. The width of the Gaussian is a user-configurable option. (Configuring the width of the determines the amount of smoothing applied to your data.) ZBIN then weights each point based on the amplitude of the Gaussian at that point. Therefore, every point contributes to every bin—even points that fall outside of the bin: they just contribute less. It might be one part in a hundred million, but it won't (technically) be zero.
Including points outside the bins, but with lesser weights, is particularly important when there is any amount noise in the data, however small. It ensures that the noise is evenly distributed across all bins, rather than being distributed unevenly in adjacent bins.
To visualize the result of this computation, here are the relative weights assigned to all of the points for the first bin in our example:
And the second:
A weighted regression is then performed on the data using those weights. Both underfitting and overfitting are avoided by performing a bias-variance decomposition and randomly and repeatedly distributing the data points into training and test sets, until a final optimal value is obtained for each bin. The result is significantly improved over the classic method, and in our example the binned values fall precisely on the curve:
This method works equally well with noisy data, finding the true values along a curve which is hidden in the noise:
This method does not require any a priori knowledge of your data. So long as there are sufficient experimental data points, it works regardless of the type of data, the shape of the underlying curve, or the type or amount of noise.


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New Delhi: Ousted Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) minister Kapil Mishra, upping the ante in the 'fight' against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, has on Friday has challenged the Delhi CM to tell the Income Tax department about Mukesh Kumar's donation.
Earlier on Friday, businessman Mukesh Sharma had claimed that he had donated Rs 2 crore to AAP in the form of a demand draft.
Rubbishing the claims made by Mukesh Kumar of having donated Rs. 2 crore to AAP, Mishra said it was all plotted by Kejriwal to conceal the identity of Hem Prakash Sharma, who is director in several companies.
"I challenge Arvind Kejriwal to tell Income Tax Department that the donation was received from Mukesh Kumar. Mukesh Kumar's company is a bank defaulter. How can he donate Rs 2 crore to Aam Aadmi Party?," he claimed.
"Mukesh Kumar's company is also VAT defaulter. Instead of paying VAT to Delhi government, the company donated money to AAP. Delhi government had issued notice to SKN associates, which later donated money to the party," he added.
Mishra also presented 'evidence' to prove that the party received the money through 'hawala network'. He showed a powerpoint presentation in a press conference as 'evidence' to back his claim that the party received funds from shell companies.
"Arvind Kejriwal is keeping quiet despite me providing clinching evidence of his corrupt practices. I have also presented evidence on the Hawala charge last Sunday. It has been one week, but no one from the AAP has come up with any clarification. It is evident from this presentation how AAP forged letter heads to shell companies. Even the letter heads were fake," he said.
Further alleging the video tweeted by Kejriwal was fake, Mishra said, "I will prove two things. Aam Aadmi Party gets fund from Hawala operators. They are avoiding my questions. The video which was tweeted by Kejriwal on Twitter on Thursday was fake. The letterhead of companies, who gave donation to Aam Aadmi Party are forged , "
"Why doesn't the Chief Minister give an answer? Kejriwal will have to leave the country the day party leaders' foreign trips come to light," he continued in a strained vein," he added.
Talking to media, Mishra claimed that Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had opposed
the demonetisation move as it threatened to "derail" his "money laundering" attempts.
Mishra said that the AAP had got money funnelled through shell companies and wondered how it accepted donations from companies that were slapped notices "for not paying VAT".
"Why did he (Kejriwal) fiercely oppose demonetisation? Why did he travel across the country against the move? Because his men, who hoard black money, were being raided by enforcement agencies," he claimed.
Meanwhile, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain has filed a defamation case against Mishra and MLA Manjinder Sirsa.
Mishra accused Kejriwal of corruption, claiming that he witnessed Jain handing over Rs 2 crore to the Chief Minister.
On Thursday, an east Delhi resident had claimed that he owned the four companies that had donated Rs 50 lakh each to the party in April 2014....


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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523850418698260826.post7087317148246659798..comments2020-10-28T01:47:06.085-07:00Comments on The Portal: Cobrahttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523850418698260826.post-45641658487241949362018-08-21T09:31:30.783-07:002018-08-21T09:31:30.783-07:00Hey! That's Gimmick Infringement! I did that F...
Hey! That's Gimmick Infringement!
I did that First :-)))

He can Totally Do That, I like his Style.

Die Bedeutung Zahlt hier eh immer Der EMPÄNGER :-)

A L I E N S
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=we-LaiQNY5s&index=27&list=RDXA_TiLdx1YA

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I AM
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RaJahhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523850418698260826.post-52385104313312985422018-08-20T10:37:00.797-07:002018-08-20T10:37:00.797-07:00Dear COBRA. Dear Lightworkers. "MiD" &...Dear COBRA.

Dear Lightworkers.

"MiD" "Minions in Distress" should not be hated.
"MiD" should not be loved.
"MiD" should only be detained, neutralized and deported.

Victory of Light.José de Freitashttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523850418698260826.post-21993676317850792462018-08-19T17:22:05.963-07:002018-08-19T17:22:05.963-07:00Head full of monsters, ain't that the truth, t...Head full of monsters, ain't that the truth, that made me smile for sure. Actual entities and the constant noise in my system, ridiculous. Good stories guys.Patrick Kehoehttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523850418698260826.post-20810134479583160102018-08-19T17:03:18.352-07:002018-08-19T17:03:18.352-07:00Amazing! So glad they did 432hz. Standard tuning i...Amazing! So glad they did 432hz. Standard tuning is demonic noise. I switched years ago. I don't even watch movies or TV because it's so bad. I'd like to, but it's not entertainment, it's an attack. Here's how to convert files and start to get your sanity back.

Convert Songs to 432hz

1. Dowload and install Audacity from https://www.audacityteam.org/
2. File - Chains - Edit Chains
3. Add Chain, title it "432hz".
4. On the right side of the Edit Chains window, Insert - TimeScale. Click it once, then Edit Parameters.
5. Initial Pitch Shift and Final Pitch Shift should both be the same: Semitones at -0.318. (% will autofill as -1.82.) Click OK twice.
6. In main Edit Chains window, Insert new command, Export MP3.
7. In main window you'll order the commands properly, there should be only 3, TimeScale, Export, End, in that order. Click OK.
8. Open Audacity, first time only: Edit - Preference - Quality - Default Sample Rate to 44100. Change the two "Quality" settings to Best Quality.
9. To convert songs, go to File - Chains - Apply Chains. Select the 432hz chain and Apply To Files.
10. Select all the songs you want to convert. When finished, there will be a new folder called "Cleaned" where the songs will be.
11. The first time it will ask to download the mp3 encoder program "Lame". It's legit, follow the instructions.

Patrick Kehoehttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523850418698260826.post-91763536825290142032018-08-19T16:46:05.680-07:002018-08-19T16:46:05.680-07:00Huh, that's funny. Holographic universe.Huh, that's funny. Holographic universe.Patrick Kehoehttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523850418698260826.post-87455878423585439122018-08-19T13:45:14.040-07:002018-08-19T13:45:14.040-07:00the concept was pink, forget to mention, you were ...the concept was pink, forget to mention, you were telling for the planet and i wrote my personal story, sorry if this was too ego, thank youAnonymoushttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523850418698260826.post-80969701439764132402018-08-19T13:43:21.258-07:002018-08-19T13:43:21.258-07:00I saw Him as well but I called Him a White Magicia...I saw Him as well but I called Him a White Magician....Janinahttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523850418698260826.post-17607413623722973232018-08-19T13:41:55.105-07:002018-08-19T13:41:55.105-07:00Very cool find. Have you heard that the megalodon ...Very cool find. Have you heard that the megalodon shark is still around. They may be the biggest creatures ever, and are older than the dinosaurs.LongStar117https://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523850418698260826.post-83676205443659174022018-08-19T13:36:46.607-07:002018-08-19T13:36:46.607-07:00Im talking about this: https://chimeragroup.wordp...Im talking about this:

https://chimeragroup.wordpress.com

Rainbow Warrior linked to it, and I have no idea what its supposed to be.LongStar117https://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523850418698260826.post-18582714228373091682018-08-19T13:34:00.600-07:002018-08-19T13:34:00.600-07:00same image of a bearded old man on a dream of mine...same image of a bearded old man on a dream of mine, was wearing black, told me some things that later become real.. was asking before sleep to contact him again but didnt appeared .. any ideas? thank you for sharingAnonymoushttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523850418698260826.post-36276822823793961112018-08-19T12:52:19.506-07:002018-08-19T12:52:19.506-07:00There are millions of galactic ships in low earth ...There are millions of galactic ships in low earth orbit correct? Majority of toplet bombs are dissolved and yaldoboath is almost gone..surface operations are commencing, I realize I dont and shouldn't know the details but normally once a swat team enters a bldg, (surface operations) time is of the essence to free the hostages I guess I am not understanding how months can go by.. can not all the galactic ships via their technology dissolve remaining toplet bombs and clear the veil now? We have Source on our side. Unknownhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523850418698260826.post-3123475591057159902018-08-19T12:04:11.551-07:002018-08-19T12:04:11.551-07:00Hey Rajah, have you heard about the cosmic DJ call...Hey Rajah, have you heard about the cosmic DJ called Sam? Apparently Sam gives messages and answeres questions through Song lyrics. Thought you might be interested. Here is a link to a show between Neo Glimmer and Nathan Sanders incase you want to find out more. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8chcq0PN6_0
purplehaze1960https://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523850418698260826.post-21465154250156971442018-08-19T11:22:37.743-07:002018-08-19T11:22:37.743-07:00"Hard to concentrate with a mind full of mons..."Hard to concentrate with a mind full of monsters, Eh?"

It almost reminds me of a friendly person with a dark sense of humor. I have had very mixed experiences with 'greys' and they never behave quite 'human'. I have an unrelated story about the
"minds eye".

October 29, 2012
I slept in that day for some reason, woke up at 12:30pm, and went back to sleep. It couldnt of been 30 minutes and in my 'minds eye' across the room was a shadow being made of dark gray smoke. The smoke was rippling like there was wind blowing it in one direction. But the smoke did not go very far from its body, almost like a big tattered coat blowing in the wind. It stood maybe 6foot tall but I dont remember any feet or legs touching the ground. It was just there, totally still, hovering and watching me sleep. As soon as I saw it I woke up, shivering, and almost jumped out of bed. I felt like I was being watched and knew I was not alone in the room and did not go back to sleep. LongStar117https://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523850418698260826.post-32075033226611975732018-08-19T11:13:58.215-07:002018-08-19T11:13:58.215-07:00https://chimeragroup.wordpress.com HI IS THE INF...https://chimeragroup.wordpress.com

HI IS THE INFO FOR WORLD. Erwartet UNS. Anonymoushttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523850418698260826.post-720870841590343122018-08-19T11:01:55.328-07:002018-08-19T11:01:55.328-07:00It seems like trendy vapid garbage, but with chima...It seems like trendy vapid garbage, but with chimaira/archon/cabal related keywords, imagery, and information. But if it is, then why and what is it for?LongStar117https://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523850418698260826.post-55105676543046485612018-08-19T10:22:35.266-07:002018-08-19T10:22:35.266-07:00Another interesting find... https://blogs.scienti...Another interesting find...

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/laelaps/paleo-profile-the-chimera-spider/

https://www.newsweek.com/arachnids-spider-scorpion-tail-800214Rainbow Warriorhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523850418698260826.post-6815827368185935262018-08-19T10:10:26.832-07:002018-08-19T10:10:26.832-07:00The work isn't done yet First impressions are...The work isn't done yet

First impressions are deceptive. The work is not done. ⇒ Don't fall asleep.
https://3k14.files.wordpress.com/2018/08/kornkreis-20180819.jpg

The field was planted for harvest. It looks as if the work is about to be completed. But that conclusion is wrong. The crop circle is not about to be mowed down (the farmers may not have seen the crop circle yet), and the crop circle only looks finished at first glance. The mercabah and many other things of the spirit are not yet finished. No matter how much it's considered finished. No complaint that the work has already been done is successful. No waiting leads to the goal, not even immediately before it. Hosts of lightworkers have fallen for this tactic of the dark ones. — Get up!

http://www.cropcircleconnector.com/2018/pancakes/pancake2018b.html
https://youtu.be/UEpnO6NYCqQ
3k14Pihttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523850418698260826.post-49648398881778567112018-08-19T10:09:17.735-07:002018-08-19T10:09:17.735-07:00https://thelightdynastyblog.wordpress.com/2018/08/...https://thelightdynastyblog.wordpress.com/2018/08/19/sexual-energy/
Anonymoushttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523850418698260826.post-8025873725516791772018-08-19T09:50:13.730-07:002018-08-19T09:50:13.730-07:00Dear COBRA. Hello, to the people of the stars ......Dear COBRA.

Hello, to the people of the stars ...

Humanity appreciates and understands the greatness of the work of all the peoples of the Pleiades.

I must add that the people of Earth are ready to meet the extraterrestrial peoples. Even though a part of humanity will never be ready, because a few billion people are programmed not to desert.

Contact with the people of the stars must and may occur gradually. However, the Federation should not and can not wait for sem're for a better opportunity to literally open the eyes of the Himinian people. Because if you wait too long you will realize that the opportunity will be over. And then it will be the Federation to make the mistake of omitting to humans.
Remember that the human species has many abilities. And one of those human skills is the ease with which we adapt to new situations.

Humanity is sick. Humanity has been sad and enslaved for some thousands of years. Therefore, The Federation should not be afraid to contact us directly.

Vitória da Luz.José de Freitashttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523850418698260826.post-68228391810132205352018-08-19T08:26:37.187-07:002018-08-19T08:26:37.187-07:00When I meditated some minutes ago (Sunday 3 UTC) a...When I meditated some minutes ago (Sunday 3 UTC) and I summoned archangel Metatron, I saw a white bearded old man with a hood
Anyone with the same image?
This time was magical to me: white light everywhere on the planet and beyondyveslafayettehttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523850418698260826.post-83926845829347244612018-08-19T07:28:35.598-07:002018-08-19T07:28:35.598-07:00purplehaze1960 Funny, I had the same notion earlie...purplehaze1960 Funny, I had the same notion earlier this year. What if the numbers have been fudged? Apparently after the Industrial Revolution the population spiked from like 2 billion to 7 billion in a matter of several decades? When before the population stayed around 1 or 2 billion (or less) for centuries, if not millennia. Sigh, I suppose we may never know.
I have noticed that authority figures tend to over or under exaggerate numbers and data in general to promote whatever agenda of the day there is to be pushed.mg2323https://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523850418698260826.post-44314219363837884102018-08-19T07:27:08.131-07:002018-08-19T07:27:08.131-07:00 Keep It Simple, Stupid Okay. All right, then! ...
Keep
It
Simple,
Stupid

Okay.
All right, then!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQ0uTZQ1ySE

I AM
DC

RaJahhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523850418698260826.post-23667093782263788122018-08-19T06:32:09.503-07:002018-08-19T06:32:09.503-07:00You always seem happy. Never a bad word to say. We...You always seem happy. Never a bad word to say. We should all aspire to your way.Aquillahttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523850418698260826.post-10161719990737644422018-08-19T05:15:12.925-07:002018-08-19T05:15:12.925-07:00Really weird.Really weird.LongStar117https://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523850418698260826.post-62749240748547855912018-08-19T02:50:12.005-07:002018-08-19T02:50:12.005-07:00purplehaze1960: I understand your point. The possi...purplehaze1960: I understand your point. The possibly for population statistical deception only confuses the matter.

From a personal perspective, it is my sense that the information and intel about mass meditations initiated by The Galactic Forces is still only reaching a limited number of like minded Light-workers worldwide regardless of what their actual numbers may be. If extended members of our soul group only knew of the progress we have been making towards this panet's liberation in cooperation with the Galactic Light Forces, then I feel certain they would join in our mission. It is for this reason that I am optimistic about achieving our goal of 144,000 critical mass. We are currently at 100,000 participants as of August 11th and counting.

Thank you for your input.AstralTravelerhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com


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This review was planned in early Febraury and is now LONG overdue. I'm not sure if I remember the exact details but here goes. It's another YamaPi drama so if you're like 99% of Japanese girls you'll gobble this drama right up. As for me, I don't get the hype surrounding him (I stand by that statement) and I actually fell asleep in the first episode lol but there's a reason for this.
Main cast: Yamashita Tomohisa, Nagasawa Masami, Aragaki Yui, Teppei Koike, Nakao Akiyoshi, Saeko, Abe Hiroshi, Hasegawa Kyoko
Genre: School, drama and comedy
Episodes: 11
Broadcast period: 2005-Jul-08 to 2005-Sept-16
OP song: Realize by Melody
Insert song: Colorful by Yamapi
Sakuragi Kenji is a destitute lawyer and one-time member of a motorcyle gang trying to guide failing high school students with an average score of 36 into Japan's most prestigious educational institution, Tokyo University (Toudai).
"If you want to change your life, get into Toudai!"
For no other reason than Sakuragi's personal ambition, he has advertised his intention to produce 5 successful Toudai applicants from the students of a nearly bankrupt failure of a school.
"If you want to change your life, get into Toudai!" He will get them from this lowest of all schools into Japan's number one!!
Our protagonist, Sakuragi Kenji, played by Abe Hiroshi in his first role as a high school teacher, is a must see in this summer's new show. This third rate lawyer soon becomes the homeroom teacher for the special advanced class aiming for Toudai University entrance. Hasegawa Kyouko costars as english teacher and Sakuragi's opponent, and Yamashita Tomohisa from NEWS and Nagasawa Masami also appear in the role of students. This awaited original work and fascinating world view is brought to you from the popular serialized comic in Shuukan Morning (Kodansha) and has even been updated!
In addition to revealing essential test taking techniques for everyone who wants to know how to get into Toudai, Dragon Zakura will also teach the essentials of living one's life. (D-wiki)
My Thoughts:
Yes, I did fall asleep while watching episode 1 of Dragon Zakura (and literally too) but that was after a 9 hr plane ride :D but there's not much action in the first episode so it's reasonable as to how I would fall asleep.
Sakuragi Kenji is one hell of an inspirational teacher, a lawyer and ex gangster (I think it was), this kind of teacher stands out from say Yankumi or that chick from that school drama with Horikita Maki. His plan is a calculatory scheme done for the benefit of himself really and this IS better than "yoo gaizz are frenz now, lez be good students and cherish our youth YATTA!!". But in the end the bad students turning into good students because of the inspirational teacher drama is overplayed and overdone, if you really want an excellent example of this genre I suggest you watch The Queen's Classroom. Not to say this drama isn't any GOOD, it just doesn't fly very high. I watched the drama approximately 4 months ago and right now I have to skim through the series to remember the scenes so it may have been fun but not very memorable.
Fun it was, quite a few chuckle moments and quite a few interesting moments as well, mostly within the study and "how to ace university exams in like a few months" techniques though I'm not sure if it works in real life. The cast is fun to have around but overall 2 dimensional or annoying (in the case of gakki's character). Character development was attempted but honestly, I couldn't care less about the developments made. Some of the plot lines in some of the episodes were pretty stupid and boring and at times I felt like screaming at the computer screen because couldn't the scriptwriters think of a better complication and one that wouldn't make the characters seem like the idiots that they are.
Speaking about the characters/ cast, they were your typical "I'm a dumbass so let's be rebellious", there was plain rebel Yamapi, rebel's girlfriend with makeup caked on Gakki, sissy rebel Teppei, bimbo face Saeko, plain ordinary girl Masami and well, plain dumb Nakao. From that description they all sound pretty annoying but they do grow on you sooner or later, my only real strife is wit the female teacher, it's just a personal preference but her actress is REALLY annoying to me (same as Oishi Proposal) but Hiroshi Abe is awesome as always though. Having the special class with only 6 students did wonders for the drama though, rather than having the teacher change the whole class this is MUCH MUCH more realistic
After saying all that though, I have to say, this series was rather addictive. I finished it within 2 days because I wanted to know whether they make it into Todai or not and the ending was pretty satisfying despite some lackluster parts in between and despite the tear (single, yes ONE tear) that escaped my eyes the ending was happy with a sense of hope for all the idiots of Japan.
Final Judgment
7 out of 10, it has it's flaws, a few but it's still a fun watch especially if you need something to get addicted to.


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Amazing the world with a Japanese sword that combines traditional craft with cutting edge technology.
The 5 regions of "Gokaden" were once renowned for the production of Japanese swords. In order to satisfy the demands created by warrior monks and the samurai in the capital, swordsmiths gathered in 3 places: Yamato (Nara), Yamashiro (Kyoto) and Soshu (Kanagawa).
Although far removed from the areas of consumption, Bizen (Okayama) was long known for its access to high-quality iron from Izumo.
Then there was Mino (Gifu) — Swordsmiths who had relocated from Yamato between the Nanbokucho and Muromachi periods were known as the "Sekikaji" and supplied a large number of swords to the Japanese market.
Today we would like to introduce "Seki Kanetsugu Cutlery Co.", a company that makes knives that have all the characteristics of a Sekiden Japanese sword in cutting well, whilst not breaking nor bending.
It is a knife company that was founded in 1918 by Matsujiro Kawamura, a descendant of the swordsmith, Kanetsugu.
While the impressive array of knives is overwhelming, one knife in particular shines more beautifully than the rest: "Zuiun", the knife that was made to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the company.
"We spent about 2 years forging and creating this knife, which was to represent the culmination of craftsmanship that has sustained this company. We used the highest grade of Damascus steel, and paid extra attention to ensure it had the sharpness reminiscent of a Japanese sword. Care was also taken to give the blade pattern the appearance of flowing clouds. The unique pattern is also very popular with overseas customers. Soon after it was released, we received orders from cutlery shops in Israel and the Czech Republic, countries with whom we had never conducted business before".
The above remarks were conveyed to us by Mr. Mitsuyasu Kawamura, the third-generation president of the company. Following our interview, I was given a tour of the factory floor where knives are produced every day.
|Mechanization helps pass on technology and hone craftsmanship
There are large machines on the factory floor, and steel is punched to form the shape of a knife, which is then polished. The machine to grind the blade is controlled by computer and has an accuracy of up to a hundredth of a millimeter. The precise welding for strength and the process of creating an even polish on the handles and welded parts are jobs done by machines.
Mr. Kawamura felt that in order to differentiate his company from others, it was necessary to have technical skills and the ability to adapt quickly. However, the traditions of craftsmanship are difficult and time-consuming. How could they inherit traditional skills and create products that meet the changing needs of our times? One solution to the problem was the mechanization of a part of the manufacturing process.
"We identified processes that we thought were more suited to machines, and when we actually performed the processes using machines and saw the results were superior, we considered it a success in passing down the technology through mechanization.
We invested freely on equipment and customized our equipment to make them easier to use."
However, there are many processes that require the skills of a craftsman to produce blades with characteristics rooted in the Japanese sword; for example, putting an edge on a knife to create a razor-sharp blade.
Apparently, by polishing the blade carefully on flowing water, the knife does not retain the heat and it prevents it from losing its hardness. The polishing of detailed sections of the knife is also done by the employees. By studying a variety of processing techniques, they aim to improve the skills of the entire company.
Looking around the factory, I realize that many of the employees working earnestly are young people.
"I think the reason a local company rooted in traditional industries like ours can employ people in their 20's and 30's is because we have mechanized a part of our processes, as you saw earlier. Even without knowledge and experience, this is a job anyone can do as long as they are interested in knives and are motivated. In fact, our employees have worked in various fields before joining the company. We offer new opportunities for motivated young people who want to work in a community-based company".
|Developing original products to overcome a crisis brought on by a 50% decrease in sales
Seki City, a city once known for the production of Japanese swords was transformed into the home of cutlery production, making use of its accumulated skills in producing edged tools.
After the war, the company supported the country's economic recovery by exporting cheap Western knives, but the turning point came in 1985; that year, the yen rose rapidly due to the Plaza Accord.
Seki Kanetsugu Cutlery, whose overseas sales accounted for 90% of their sales also suffered a major blow and was suddenly forced to develop a new market domestically.
"Export products were expected to be low-priced and mass-produced, but in the domestic market, quality is expected rather than low prices. What do Japanese customers want?... We had to develop products specifically for a market we had never considered before. In some years, domestic sales could not compensate for the decrease in the sales of exports, and our sales were halved. We also needed capital investment to create products for the domestic market, and we struggled for some time. Now, 90% of our sales are in Japan. Manufacturers who did not successfully meet the demands of the domestic market were forced out of business one after another."
Utilizing their ability to develop new products which they honed in order to survive, the company is also an OEM.
"Last year, we also produced products for an infomercial. I think easily cutting an avocado with the seed in it in the demonstration made an impact (laughs). Although it was only momentary, we received a lot of orders and we were operating at full capacity. When developing original products, we start with the idea that we 'want to make something that is unique'. Until now, I have been in charge of development right from the planning stage, but my employees have started to give me their opinions from a technical point of view, and that's something I feel is promising."
From high-grade knives that look like works of art to high-performance knives for everyday use: the products developed by the company were chosen for their ability to meet a wide range of needs.
|Sharpness and durability achieved by combining traditional and original technologies
The most significant characteristic of the company's knives is their exceptional sharpness.
The secret to their sharpness is in the shape of the edge of the knife, called hamaguri (clam).
If you look at the cross-section of the blade, you can see that it curves like a clam and tapers at the edge of the knife. This is the very shape of the Japanese sword, which possesses the sharpness and strength to cut through bone and armor. The company uses the same technology used to make Japanese swords in the production of their knives for everyday use.
In addition, the production of Western knives for export has given them the experience needed to produce durable knives.
The process of carving fine grooves called "Micro-dents" into the edges of the knives increases the durability of the knives, making their sharpness semi-permanent.
The company has also developed cutlery with serrated edges.
These products are especially popular as gifts for Hometown Tax payments.
|With conviction, we want to deliver Seki cutlery to the world
The company overcame a crisis by developing products aimed at the domestic market, and they continue to challenge themselves by entering new markets, in particular, the United States and Europe.
The company has been exhibiting at "Ambiente", an international trade fair of consumer goods for the last 13 years, and flew to Chicago to participate in an exhibition of household goods last year.
The reason for using Alibaba also comes from the company's desire to promote brand awareness and interest in their products.
"For us, the market that we need to break into in the future is the United States. However, we have only made sales through Japanese trading companies until now. We hope to build relationships with American businesses, even on a small scale, that we can trade with directly using Alibaba's network.
We also want to expand our business in China and Southeast Asia but there are many countries in those regions where eating out three times a day is the norm, so selling cutlery for the average household in those countries will require slow and steady effort."
Last year, the company participated for the first time in the bargain market at the local "Cutlery Festival". He says he was reluctant at first due to the shortage of labor, but when he approached the younger employees, they took an active role in the preparation. While it was only their first exhibition at the festival, they attracted attention and secured new clients from Finland, France, and Australia who were attending the festival.
"When people actually try our knives, they are always surprised by how sharp they are. Everyone has used a kitchen knife or knife before, but the fact they are surprised by our knives only means that our knives have yet to reach those customers who feel that they 'want to use these knives every day'. We would like to gradually develop new markets with conviction, and deliver our cutlery to the world."
The company continues to approach potential customers through a variety of channels.
The challenge continues for Seki Kanetsugu Cutlery to bring amazement to kitchens and tables around the world.
SEKI KANETSUGU CUTLERY CO LTD is the kitchen knife manufacturer established in 1918. Since Jowa era (1345-1349), the time of our founder Kanetsugu, we have passed the tradition of Japanese samurai sword down from generation to generation. Nowadays we bring this tradition to our kitchen knives, and are beloved not only in Japan but also throughout the world. Our knives are produced bringing the sharpness of Japanese samurai sword to modern chef knives by creating a collaboration of high technology and traditional skill. So we are proud that the amazing sharpness is the top of the world. We hope that our Seki Kanetsugu brand knives with long tradition will be reached to many people all over the world as the best use.


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UGC NET Notification 2018-19 notification along with the exam dates, application form, eligibility criteria info and more information like course offering, registration dates and downloading links any other regarding details have discussed in the below sections. From 06th Mar to 05th April 2018, the online application forms will be in action to allow the new registrations. Moreover, this segment will run under control of Central Board of Secondary Education. One of the universities of CBSE name called University Grants Commission (UGC) will organize the National Eligibility Test for Assistant Professor and Junior Research Fellowship Entrance Exam on 08th May 2018 for different courses of Economics, Political Science, Philosophy, Psychology, Sociology, History, Anthropology, Commerce, Education, Social work and various subjects. Maybe the admit cards available in the last week of April 2018 or 01st week of May 2018. The board exam is country level, on basis of Master Degree with a minimum of 55 % marks should eligible for registration. From 06th Mar 2018 onwards, the links will be started. Follow this article for know more info.
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Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi – On a matter of UGC latest announcement which was declared out by the Central Board of Secondary Education of New Delhi. The CBSE has invited the Master Degree passed out a batch applicant for UGC CBSE NET Exam Notification 2018. this notification was included the two posts of designations are called as Assistant Professor and Junior Research Fellowship. This entrance exam is based on National Eligibility Test and allowing Allover India wide Master Degree completed and appearing applicants to the Entrance Exam of CBSE UGC NET – June or July 2018. For more information related to the Board Exams, Application forms and Entrance Exam Notification on basis of MD qualifications are easily available at here.
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China Containing The Coronavirus
This video is by: South China Morning Post
See more: How China is containing the spread of the coronavirus
æAn excerpt from South China Morning Post:
"The novel coronavirus that causes Covid-19 is steadily spreading around the world. While countries such as South Korea, Italy and Iran report hundreds of new infections every day, the rate of new infections in China has dropped dramatically from what it was about one month ago. How did China turn the tide at the epicentre of the pandemic, and what lessons can other countries learn from the nation's efforts to contain the disease?"
China's Plan to End Single-Use Plastics
This article is by: CNN
Read more: China has announced a new plan to crack down on most single-use plastics by 2025
An excerpt from CNN:
"The Chinese government has announced a new plan to crack down on plastic pollution across the country by 2025, including a ban on single-use plastic straws and bags.
In a statement Sunday, China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said both the production and use of a large number of single-use plastics would be slowly phased out across the country by the middle of the decade.
The new policy included a detailed timeline outlining which plastics will be banned by a certain time in areas across the country. Major cities can expect to see changes sooner, while smaller towns or rural areas will be given more time to adjust.
For example, according to the document, the catering industry will be banned from using single-use plastic cutlery in major cities by the end of 2020, while non-degradable plastic straws will be unavailable nationwide."
Drones Change Agriculture in China
This article is by: Technode
Read more about it here: How Tech is Changing Agriculture in China
An excerpt from Technode:
"The technological development that has taken over China's cities is finally hitting rural areas. With the help of government subsidies, farmers are acquiring drones to automate water and pesticide spraying as they deal with an uphill battle against labor shortages brought by urbanization.
Chinese farmers use more pesticides relative to land size than any other country in the world (...)
Farmers can reduce the need for 30% to 40% of pesticides, and 90% of water by using XAG drones, Justin Gong, co-founder and vice president at the Guangzhou-based company, told TechNode. The firm's drones are fully automated: farmers have only to press a button and artificial intelligence will do the rest."
This article is by: Visual Capitalist
Read more about it here: How Chinese Financing is Fueling Megaprojects Around the World
An excerpt from Visual Capitalist:
"AidData, a research lab at the W&M Global Research Institute, has compiled a massive database of Chinese-backed projects spanning from 2000–2017. In aggregate, it creates a comprehensive look at China's efforts to grow its influence in countries around the world, particularly in Africa and South Asia.
For example, Ethiopia has seen a number of changes within its borders thanks to Chinese financing. This is particularly evident in its capital, Addis Ababa, where a slew of transportation projects — from new ring roads to Sub-Saharan Africa's first metro system — transformed the city.
Billions of dollars in Chinese capital has also funded everything from highway construction to renewable energy projects across Pakistan. Pakistan's youth unemployment rate sits as high as 40%, so jobs created by new infrastructure investments are a welcome prospect. In 2014, Pakistan had the highest public approval rating of China in the world, with nearly 80% respondents holding a favorable view of China. (picture of Pakistan map)
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China's World of Ice and Snow
This article is by: South China Morning Post
Read more about it here: China's ice festival features mass snow wedding and crystal towers
An excerpt from South China Morning Post:
"China's annual ice festival in Harbin has kicked off with couples lining up for a snow-themed mass wedding, swimmers braving frigid waters and frozen palaces rising from the ground. Fireworks marked the festival's opening on Sunday night as tourists wandered between colourfully illuminated ice towers and monuments in the northeastern city.
This year's Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival in the northeastern province of Heilongjiang required 170,000 cubic metres (6 million cubic feet) of ice harvested from the Songhua River by more than 100 workers. The workers toiled for hours on the ice each day in the weeks before the festival, cutting out thousands of pieces of ice every 12-hour shift.
The Harbin festival, featuring glittering palaces and fantastical scenes sculpted out of ice, has drawn millions of people over the years to one of China's coldest cities. "
Livestreaming in China is Booming
This article is by: CNBC
Read more about it here: Livestreaming in China is growing, offering hopes of fame and wealth to ordinary Chinese
An excerpt from CNBC
In five minutes this past November, Chinese livestreamer "Xin Ba" sold 42.5 million sets of Whoo Korean skincare products, and made more than 400 million yuan ($57 million) in sales during that day's shopping event, according to Kuaishou, the Tencent-backed video platform.
For many Chinese, it's the dream of overnight wealth, and the social mobility it can bring. For global brands, these internet personalities — "key opinion leaders" or KOLs — are emerging as the most effective way to reach China's hundreds of millions of shoppers.
For Kuaishou users with more than 1 million fans, transaction volume in the last 11 months grew 9 times, versus 34 times for those with 200,000 fans, Wang Yulin, CEO of Mockuai, a Kuaishou partner, said at a conference in Beijing on Dec. 17.
The Many Faces of the Chinese Consumer
This article is by: McKinsey
Read more about it here: China Consumer Report 2020
An excerpt from McKinsey
Research from McKinsey's latest Chinese Consumer Survey offers insight into what over 5,000 consumers in the region think about spending, brands, health, and more.
This article is by: Decrypt.com
Read more about it here: China's banks are racing to adopt blockchain
An excerpt from Decrypt.com
"The People's Bank of China (PBOC) will soon test its blockchain-based digital currency payments system in the cities of Shenzhen and Suzhou, according to a report Chinese financial news outlet Caijing this Monday.
Seven state-owned companies—four commercial banks and three telecom firms—will help PBOC to conduct the test. The central bank has even initiated a kind of "horse race" between banks to encourage the submission of new implementation strategies, according to an anonymous source who is close to the project.
The pilot program will focus on such areas as education, transportation, medical care and commerce. Some of the banks will reportedly cooperate with telecom companies to develop SIM cards with built-in digital wallets, while others are developing their own wallet apps."
China's Building Machine in the Air
This article is by: China Daily
Read more about it here: Smart construction platform builds better high-rises
An excerpt from China Daily
"A smart platform independently developed by a Chinese company which integrates all functions involved in construction has managed to make the creation of super high-rise buildings more efficient and environmentally friendly.
The platform developed and made by China Construction Third Engineering Bureau Co Ltd in Hubei province is able to not only construct buildings but also rise higher as the construction proceeds. People have dubbed it a ""Building Machine in the Air"".
Because it can easily rotate 360 degrees and bear loads of over 1,000 metric tons, the platform provides a safer working environment than traditional construction sites.
It can be equipped with four tower cranes, shortening construction time by 20 percent comparing with traditional construction methods, according to the website of Chinese Construction. The platform can construct one floor within four days. It can construct a building as high as 1,000 meters."
This article is by: Asia Times
Read more about it here: Train tickets becoming a thing of the past for China rail passengers
An excerpt from Asia Times
"Travelers on China's busiest intercity railway are now able to hop on a bullet train anytime without purchasing tickets beforehand. All they need to do is tap on their WeChat app to launch a QR code for a quick scan at designated station turnstiles and they are good to go, with their identity verified, fares charged and seats allocated almost instantaneously.
China State Railway Guangzhou Group Ltd, the operator of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen express trains and the nation's first intercity rail link, announced the new service on Sunday to expedite the flow of passengers on the 147-kilometer trunk route, which has the highest ridership in the country as measured by passenger-kilometers traveled.
The 100,000-plus travelers that shuttle between the two economic dynamos on any given day can now use the ubiquitous WeChat app to spare themselves the hassle of queuing for tickets and producing ID documents for manual inspection."
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When textile designer Caroline Allison was asked to create the new Scarlet & Argent collection for 231-year-old Yorkshire mill Hainsworth she had a lot of history to draw on.
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Caroline, who joined the Pudsey-based mill in January last year, has lovingly designed and created the new Scarlet & Argent collection of stylishly soft contemporary blankets and throws with her industrious ancestor firmly lodged in her creative mind.
'I think a love of textiles and the beauty of wool must be in my blood,' she said. 'As well as being a direct descendant of Abimelech Hainsworth, my great-grandmother Anne Rhodes was also a Hainsworth.
'And on the other side of my family there are strong spinning and weaving links going back many years. I was brought up with a love of crafts: my mum taught me to cross stitch from an early age and I started weaving when I was a teenager. It seemed natural to make a career in the textile industry.
Textile designer Caroline Allison in her familys 231-year-old Yorkshire mill
The Albion collection is woven with 100 per cent new wool in the historic and celebrated British colours of red, white and blue. The oldest and most poetic name for Great Britain is Albion, derived from the Latin Albus meaning white and so named after the iconic White Cliffs of Dover
The Newmarket throw pays homage to the roots of British horseracing with a striking combination of midnight navy and red stripes on a background of rich amber
The new range of Mill Stripe merino blankets combine a beautifully soft twill weave for warmth and comfort with Hainsworths signature bold stripes. Available in Classic Navy, Meadow and Spring
The new range of Mill Stripe merino blankets combine a beautifully soft twill weave for warmth and comfort with Hainsworths signature bold stripes. Available in Classic Navy, Meadow and Spring
Super-soft and luxuriously light cashmere and merino lambswool baby blankets, each simply trimmed with a contrasting colour. Available in Natural & Duck Egg, and Natural & Egg
Super-soft and luxuriously light cashmere and merino lambswool baby blankets, each simply trimmed with a contrasting colour. Available in Natural & Duck Egg, and Natural & Egg
Hainsworths Scarlet & Argent accessories collection now include cushions, cashmere teddy bears, luxury candles, family journals and natural cedar blocks
'Not so long ago the British textile industry was seen as a dying trade but I'm proud that there has been a huge resurgence and demand for the beautiful fabrics that we make in this country and which are desired all over the world.'
Caroline has spent the past year researching, designing, weaving and sewing the new Scarlet & Argent collection. The splendid blankets and throws showcase the finest wool in luxurious shades that will brighten any space while carrying with them a touch of comforting nostalgia.
'I love the new collection,' she said. 'The blankets and throws I've created have all been made using traditional methods but with a considered design. They fit into everyday life and have soft splashes of colour that cheer up any room.
'I've taken my inspiration for the new collection from Hainsworth's strong heritage of weaving luxury and all sorts of interesting facts I discovered during my research. For example, every blanket and throw is made using water from the natural old spring that runs under the site and has been supplying the manufacturing process for centuries. I love this connection with the past and its link to the future.'
:: Hainsworth has been responsible for a distinctly English style of weaving since the company was established in 1783.
:: One of Britain's last vertical mills, its fabrics adorn palaces and buildings of great importance, cover the Wool Sack in the House of Lords and are used to create the striking scarlet uniforms worn by the Queen's Royal Guards.
:: Hainsworth is very proud to hold the Royal Warrant for supplying furnishing fabrics to Her Majesty the Queen.


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- Gameshow app HQ Trivia is reportedly in funding talks with one of the top San Francisco venture capital firms, Peter Thiel's Founders Fund.
- Recode reports that the firm intends to lead a $US15 million funding round which would value the company at $US100 million.
- The round has yet to close.
The popular live gameshow app HQ Trivia is in talks with Peter Thiel's venture capital firm, Founders Fund, for a $US15 million funding round that would value the company at more than $US100 million, according to a report by Recode.
Founders Fund partner Cyan Banister is leading the talks and would join HQ Trivia's company board as part of the terms of the investment, according to Recode's sources.
The livestreamed quiz show app, co-founded by Vine and Twitter alum Colin Kroll and Rus Yusupov, debuted in November 2017 and regularly receives more than 1 million players per game. The app garnered interest from investors early on, though some of that interest was said to simmer following a December report alleging a history of misconduct and "creepy" behaviour toward women by Kroll. According to Recode, Founders Fund investigated the allegations.
The round reportedly hasn't closed. Founders Fund was not immediately available to comment on the fundraising report.Read more over on Recode.
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Compassion plays around the edges of a smile. I can't smile without my heart opening. And the reverse is true.
I'm playing games online, this morning the box I was playing in got tilted upside down. It was really hard to get my mind to push the "up" arrow when I wanted to go down – and, of course the reverse. Life gives me more play like that than I know but I often act as if I'm still upright. This game didn't accommodate denial. Didn't allow for my reality. It demanded it's own reality. And I did better when I complied.
Life's like that sometimes.


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The Delta State Government has taken short and long term measures in its determination to tackle the flooding problems in the state capital and other parts of the state.
A statement signed by the Media Assistant to the State Commissioner for Information, Mr. Sam Ijeh, stated that as part of the short term measures to ameliorate the effects of flooding in the state, old canals have been cleared and are still being cleared, while new ones have been created in flood prone areas in the state.
He disclosed that a 10 kilometre canal from Mgbalamgba to Iyeti rivers for onward discharge to river Ase have been created in Isheagu, Aniocha South Local Government Area and another one in Oghara, Ethiope West Local Government Area.
Existing canals in Koko, Agbor, Ughelli, Sapele, Agbarho, Anwai Camp 74, Warri as well as other towns have also been cleared to ensure free flow of water.
According to the statement, regular disiltation of drains along Okpanam Road and the Core Areas, the creation of 'catch pits' in strategic locations (i.e. Delta Broadcasting Service (DBS), Asaba, front of old Secretariat and Airport View, off Okpanam Road) are also part of the short term measures put in place by the government to check the menace of flooding.
The Ministries of Lands, Surveys and Urban Development and that of Environment are tackling the issues of buildings erected on natural waterways and appropriate action will be taken in the not too distant future, particularly in the state capital territory.
The statement explained that the Nigeria Society of Engineers (NSE), Delta State chapter, is collaborating with state government in finding a lasting solution to the incidences of flooding in the state, especially in Asaba and environs. In addition a Storm Water consultant, Jefcon Consultant, has been engaged to provide lasting strategies to tackle the problem.
As a long term measure, the state government in May this year, reviewed the scope and cost of the continuation and completion of the construction of Storm Water Control in Direct Labour Agency (DLA) Road/Jesus Saves Corridor, Asaba.
Work on the project will commence immediately the rains subside as advised by the contractor in charge of the project, CECC, who opined that some buildings in the area might cave in if the work commences during the rains.
It will be recalled that the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET) had earlier warned that 16 states of the Federation, which included Delta, will experience heavy flooding this year.
This prompted the state government to embark on massive sensitization program to intimate inhabitants in the state living in flood prone areas to relocate to safer grounds so as to avoid negative consequences and also to desist from throwing refuse into the drains.
The statement said that the state government is doing all in its power to deliver on its campaign promises by providing good governance and called on citizens to continue to support the government.


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@media only screen and (device-width: 768px) {
/* For general iPad layouts */
@media only screen and (min-device-width: 481px) and (max-device-width: 1024px) and (orientation:portrait) {
/* For portrait layouts only */
@media only screen and (min-device-width: 481px) and (max-device-width: 1024px) and (orientation:landscape) {
/* For landscape layouts only */
Frontend Masters is the best place to get it. They have courses on all the most important front-end technologies, from React to CSS, from Vue to D3, and beyond with Node.js and Full Stack.
No Biggie. But you're missing a closing slash on your second comment line.
I'd love to see a screencast on designing for an iPad
i'm sure it's like the iPhone one you made but still…
This CSS will also be used by *all small screens* – this might be undesirable since often the CSS issues (such as position fixed) may not apply to netbooks for instance where the browser and os may be different to an ipad….
I'm wondering, why would the device-width = 768? Why doesn't it equal 1024?
1024px is the longest side, 768px is the shortest side, therefore you want to make sure the CSS will work on the iPad's shortest side too. It is iPad specific.
The min width 481px to max width 1024px is so the CSS works in the set orientation on any device between the pixel widths iPhone and iPad in this case.
Hope that helps.
It depends on the orientation of the device (Ipad), whether it is a vertical or a horizontal one. Therefore, Vertical orientation would have a width of 768 and a height of 1024, as for horizontal the width would be 1024 and height 768.
@media only screen and (min-device-width: 481px) and (max-device-width: 1024px) and (orientation:portrait) {
/* For portrait layouts only */
is going to give you some problems with newer Android devices. Found that in order for Portrait styles for iPad not being getting picked up by my Galaxy S2 device was to use:
@media only screen and (device-width: 768px) {
Instead.. I know its not really a solution, but it needs to be noted.
This code doesn't seem to do anything for me.. what am I doing wrong?
#page {
/*standard layout*/
margin: 2em auto;
width: 994px;
@media only screen and (device-width: 768px) {
/* For general iPad layouts */
#page {
width: 994px;
wow :D
@designer: Try doing this: #page @media only screen and …. { .. }
Is there anyway to test the css if you don't have an iPad? Something like IE tester for Mobile? Tried http://ipadpeek.com/ but it doesn't apply the styles.
try browserStack http://www.browserstack.com/user/dashboard
@Tim If you're using a Mac get yourself: Xcode which has IOS Simulator (iPhone and iPad). Here's a quick movie to help you get it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oobXPWHx3ZI
Then head over to http://moduscreate.com/enable-remote-web-inspector-in-ios-6/ to enable developer mode in Safari.
Combine the two and works like element inspector in most browsers, just for iPhone and iPad :)
Haven't tested this on Windows Safari – anyone else know?
Thanks for the tip on the snippet code, I did not realize tha it was this easy. :-)
For those of you who are trying to get the above code to work on ipadpeek.com, there are a few things you need to do first.
1. insert the following meta tag at the top of the html page just below the opening tag.
2. When you are ready to view your site, you will have to change the monitor resolution to 1024×768 and refresh the ipadpeek.com web browser page.
Sorry for the double post, but the tag code did not show in the above post.
here is the meta tag I was refering to.
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width" />
@media only screen and (device-width: 768px) and (device-height: 1024px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1)
/* Your iPad specific rules here */
@media only screen and (device-width: 768px)
#background img {
display: none;
/* Your iPad specific rules here */
Wow, quick and easy fix! Thanks for sharing this technique, it saved me a huge headache.
What about ipad 3, that has a higher definition than 768px
Tested it on the ipad 3, works fine
(this one worked:
@media only screen and (device-width: 768px) and (device-height: 1024px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1)
#background img {
display: none;
you so cool! that code u've give is work 100%. thanks.
I have a related question. The answer might involve using the media query described in this post (or something else). If your page content is less than 1024px in height, is there a technique to make the footer adjust so that the footer background (color or image-repeat) goes all the way down to the bottom of the page when it is viewed in portrait on the ipad? I assume this is a standard problem but I haven't seen any solutions for it. I'm thinking the footer is the most obvious div to adjust, but there could be some other technique or div that "saves" the design in this use case. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Should I use
@media only screen and (device-width: 768px)
#background img {
display: none;
/* Your iPad specific rules here */
or could I do without this code?
for some reason this code meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width" didn't appear in the blank areas above
Wow! been searching for days how to fix this issue, now everything works on ipad without messing up the site in other browsers.
Realy thank you for this post!
Has anyone tested these code tips on the new larger Samsung phones?
Thanks guys, for those want to use it inside JavaScript
if (window.matchMedia('only screen and (device-width: 768px)').matches)
// ipad… maybe run some small-screen related dom scripting?
if (window.matchMedia('only screen and (max-width: 480px)').matches)
// smartphone/iphone… maybe run some small-screen related dom scripting?
Wow, I never new this. This is awesome stuff. Thanks for sharing it ;)
Perfect. Saved me a lot of trouble in a project short before going live!
Safari has been discontinued on Windows and the remote inspection stuff is only in version 6+ (which is not available for Windows).
Any Idea how to design a div.scroll to show the scroll bar on the ipad. Currently this CSS trick does work with a two figure scroll , which is fine with me. I really want the scroll bar to be visible on the Ipad so the user knows that their is content to be scrolled through?? Any help would be greatly Awesome!
Strangely this didnt work for me, at all.
Kept digging and found a way that did, hop this helps someone:
@media screen and (max-width:480px) {
/* Making the headings red for smartphone users */
h1 {
color: red;
@media screen and (min-width:481px) and (max-width:1280px) {
/* Making the headings Black targeting PC Users */
h1 {
@media screen and (min-width:1281px) {
/* Making the headings red for smartphone users */
h1 {
color: black;
thanks for quick and easy way :)
sorted the issue I was having.
why would the device-width = 768? Why doesn't it equal 1024?
Sorry guys, but this makes no sense!
There's a lot of devices that's make use of 480px or 1024px, so this css affects all, not only Ipad devices.
I totally agree with you.
What do you think about php device detection and adding isTablet / isMobile / isIpad … in body class and apply css style like this :
// I use nested css rules with compass
// Your iPad specific rules here

@media only screen and (orientation : landscape) {

// Your landscape iPad specific rules here

@media only screen and (orientation : portait) {

//Your portait iPad specific rules here

Erasmussen, does this work out of the box? AND with all iPad devices? Im sure u can add more specific detail to your code. Like the difference in addressing an ipad 2 of ipad retina.
If you know how I for one would appreciate a fully working code so I can learn from it, because I am having a hard time figuring the responsiveness out. Thank you.
For device detection I am using this php class : http://mobiledetect.net/ really simple and complete. You can detect mobile, tablet device and the type of device : Blackberry, Samsung, Asus or …iPad.
I let you see the documentation. My html code looks like :
require_once 'Mobile_Detect.php';
$detect = new Mobile_Detect;
// Test if current device is iPad
$isiPad = ($detect->isiPad()) ? "isiPad" : "";

<body class="<?php echo $isiPad; ?>">....
Then in css you can use the previously code I sent and add the css-tricks gived here : https://css-tricks.com/snippets/css/retina-display-media-query/ :
// /!\ Be careful here is SCSS code, no CSS. CSS compilation is necessary /!\
// Your iPad specific rules here
@media only screen and (orientation : landscape) {
// Your landscape iPad specific rules here
@media only screen and (orientation : portait) {
//Your portait iPad specific rules here
// Retina specific rules
//(please to you refer to css-tricks link for details)
@media (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2), (min-resolution: 192dpi) {
@media only screen and (orientation : landscape) {
// Your landscape Retina specific rules here
@media only screen and (orientation : portait) {
//Your portait Retina specific rules here
This is maybe not the best way to do… but it works good for me.
When "retina" displays came out, I decided to quit fitzing around with pixel counts and trying device-aspect-ratio instead. I've had good luck with 3/4 (or 4/3, depending) for iPads, and…so far…40/71 for my iPhone (¡!)
as we are defining this for media scree,
Can we define page layout for font size also.
Like my i am looking my page desine output in ipad, but when i increase or decrease the font size- the layout does not show the flow of content in proper way,
Is there any solution, that we can define for font size;
@ media screen if font size: 10 – 50%
page will look like..
Hello everyone,
Im not much into coding, but I am trying to get rid of many css included in my html when viewed by a mobile user agent, my website run under wordpress and I have installed the wptouch plugin for my mobile visitors, this plugin deactivates the effect of most of the other plugins installed in the theme (I don't mind it). The problem is that I can see the css of all those plugins still loaded (with no effect on design) which slow down the pageloading on a mobile device. Is there a way to avoid they load if the user agent is a mobile device?
PS. support from wptouch team sucks, unless you pay them for pro version
I think that with iPad pro around we might need something more cunning.
No luck. I haven't found anything. I'm not sure if CSS-Tricks found any solution for iPad Pro's landscape orientation….
I have a working site and its great on my ipad3 and iphone6.
I also have a ipad 1 but no matter what code i edit or use etc it will always only show the same as the iphone6
If i turn it to portrait the screen doesnt even rotate.
My main goal is to have the ipad1 landscape view on the screen showing the same as the ipad 3 NOT like an iphone.
Any help would be great & welcomed.
Why is min-width being set to 481 if the width of the Ipad is 768 in portrait and 1024 in landscape? Does this cover other tablets or is there something very obvious that I'm missing?
I had a problem with iPad on landscape which causes images to zoom, works relatively ok in portrait. I have used a derivative of @SirKay 's CSS snippet (thank you for the starting point) as follows;
@media only screen and (device-width: 768px) and (device-height: 1024px) and (orientation:landscape) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1)
#"page or section identifier" {
background:url("image url") no-repeat top center; background-size:cover;
The issue is that iOS has a bug in landscape that fights with the "fixed" or "absolute" image position statement, the bug is not there in portrait although it does introduce an image "repeat vertically" statement which is to stop additionally white space due to scaling, I am experimenting with allowing additional upsizing in the scaling to see if it defeats this.
The only issue with removing the position statement is that it introduces additional white space above the image during scroll, I am exploring code now to overcome this which at this point is a scrolling issue. The alternative is to use the "display;none" parameter which is sometimes preferable on smaller screens to avoid too much user scrolling, at the expense of aesthetics of course.
As far as the minimum width "768px" questions, iOS always uses this as the device width and never as "1024px" but relies on an "Orientation" statement to asses what it should be doing with CSS.
I found that styling within these media queries also apply to iPhone X
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Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) sought three percent cash incentive in the proposed budget for fiscal 2019-20 to meet the country's export goal overcoming global challenges.
"Around Taka 56.50 billion would be required to meet our demand for the additional two percent cash incentive," said BGEMA President Dr Rubana Huq at a post-budget press conference at a city hotel on Sunday (Jun 16), local media reported.
Replying to a query, Rubana said local industry is currently going through some major challenges such as increased production cost, absence of research and development, product diversification and value addition and innovation etc.
Their other demands included implementation of the government's decision of single digit bank interest rate, inclusion of garment workers in the government's safety net programme and giving the RMG sector priority in the proposed creating new entrepreneurs and research and development funds.
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Saturday 5 December 2015 | 10:17
BAGHDAD / ... Rafidain Bank announced a smart card issued to the staff of the secretariat of Baghdad to receive their monthly salaries instead of the manual cash.
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Breanna Young, attorney in the Wills, Trusts, and Probate department, recently presented to the Board of Directors of Iowa Legal Aid on legal issues affecting transgender Iowans. Breanna was joined by Max Mowitz of One Iowa, the state's leading organization advancing, empowering, and improving the lives of LGBTQ Iowans.
In their presentation, Breanna and Max shared details of how Iowa law impacts transgender Iowans including the rules for changing one's name and gender marker on official documents, the Iowa Civil Rights Act and public accommodations, and the recent court cases involving transgender Iowans and Medicaid coverage. They also included some information about how Federal law and Iowa law intersect.
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Many weeks, we come across stupid stuff on TV that might fall through the cracks. In Mixed Bag, we collect those odds and ends, for a multimedia compilation of pop culture crap.
1.) Mary Hart's Sling
The stylist at Entertainment Tonight has been matching Mary's sling to her outfits, with bedazzled trim to boot.
2.) Janice Dickinson
I am loving that this woman is on television for four hours a week right now. Especially because a lot of it is live! Last night, while it was being announced that her nemesis Daniel Baldwin had been voted off I'm a Celebrity…, Janice hijacked the live broadcast and began screaming, "Vote no on prop 8!"
She's unhinged, but also kinda smart. She was screaming Perez Hilton's name, as well. Lo and behold, she got some positive press from him today.
Daniel Baldwin kept criticizing Janice for not doing work around the camp and sucking at the challenges. But he also spent his interview time puffing his chest and talking passionately about how he knows this is a game and he's here to win. But the public votes people out, and he didn't take that into account—or try to appeal to the viewers—with all of his "strategies."
3.) Reality TV Genius?
Janice appealed to the public (or at least to me) when she pissed and drip dried on television.
She just knows her reality TV. She knows that stealing granola bars has been proven to yield camera time.
4.) Or Crazy Old Lady in the Jungle?
But it's not all strategy with Janice. Some behavior can genuinely be chalked up to "senior moments," like wandering, or hovering, and particularly a combination of both.
5.) "So elegant and everything."
A Jewish grandmother had some kind of Vice Versa, Freaky Friday, Like Father Like Son, 18 Again!, 17 Again-type moment with a 6-year-old little girl. Wanting to make the best of her time in this young body, she threw on her best visor and went to the zoo to see some snow leopards. A camera crew from NY 1 was there, and got her take on the animals.
6.) Kendra
You have to see it. You'll feel stoned and confused and unsure of your surroundings. Like when I went to Amsterdam. So watching Kendra is like going to Amsterdam in your brain. It's a brain vacation. Fly away on a brain vacation with Kendra. Come for the music…
…but stay for the shopping.
7.) But stay out of the red light district.
8.) LuLu On Larry King Live
9.) The "ET Exclusive" On Lydia Hearst
10.) "It's just rude. And it's tacky and annoying."


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