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Welcome to a Reel Review by Mark Kelly!
"What Comes Out", a short horror film written and directed by Josh Kaukl from Somatoform Films, tells the story of Dana (Nora Kaukl). Dana is constantly frightened throughout her everyday life, whether it be by her jump scare prankster husband (Josh Kaukl) or other irrational fears, like scary movies or darkened closets. As we follow Dana through her day we find out that maybe these irrational fears may turn out to be the most rational thing to be scared of after all.
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Here's the situation. We have created a PivotTable and related PivotChart, and, since we are nice, we have also provided a Slicer so that the user can easily make selections. But, we'd like the report titles to dynamically update based on the selections made. As with anything in Excel, there are multiple ways to accomplish this. In this post, we'll use a helper PivotTable.
Here is our beautiful PivotTable and related PivotChart.
Both display sales by Item. In order for the user to be able to pick a region or regions to include in both reports, we have created a slicer, as shown below.
When the slicer is on the same worksheet as the reports, the user can easily see which regions are selected even when printed. However, the slicer may be located on a different worksheet or control several reports throughout the workbook. We'd like each report to clearly let the reader know which regions are included in the report. So, we'll just set up a dynamic report title, something along these lines:
We'll use dynamic report titles for the PivotTable and the PivotChart.
I've created a video and written narrative below that walks through the details.
We'll work through the following steps:
- Helper PT
- Helper formula
- Pull into reports
Let's get to it.
Helper PT
The first step is to create a helper PivotTable. The helper PivotTable has one job: display the items that the user selected in the slicer. To do this, we first create a PT based on the same data source and insert the field used for the slicer into the Columns layout area. At this point, all items in the field are displayed in the report, as shown below.
In order to have the slicer update this helper PT, we need to select the slicer and then click Slicer Tools > Report Connections. In the resulting Report Connections dialog, we check the checkbox for our helper PT, which is stored on the Settings worksheet as shown below.
Now, the slicer selections impact the helper PT as well. Since East and West are selected in the slicer, the PT is updated accordingly, shown below.
The final step is to remove the Grand Total label, which can easily be done by clicking the PivotTable Tools > Grand Totals > Off for Rows and Columns command.
Nice, the updated PT is shown below.
At this point, selections made in the slicer will be displayed in the PT. So far so good. Our next step is to create a helper column to combine the values.
Note: In this post, I've placed the field into the columns layout area so that the selections will appear on a single row, but, you could easily adapt the steps presented if you prefer to place the field into the rows layout area instead. The technique will work either way.
Helper formula
We'll write a helper formula that combines the PT labels (which are the same items selected in the slicer). Probably the easiest way to do this is with the TEXTJOIN function.
If the helper PT column labels were displayed on row 24, we could use the following formula:
Essentially, this tells Excel to combine the values in row 24 (the PT labels), using a comma and space to separate the values, and to ignore any empty cells. The results of this formula are shown below:
East, West
With our helper formula complete, it is time to pull it into the reports.
Note: depending on your version of Excel, you may not have the TEXTJOIN function. Instead, you could use the SUBSTITUTE, TRIM, and CONCATENATE functions. For example, if the helper PT labels appear in B23, C23, D23, and E23, you could use something like this formula (which is included in the sample file below for reference): =SUBSTITUTE(TRIM(CONCATENATE(B23," ",C23," ",D23," ",E23))," ",", ").
Pull into reports
Let's say that we want to manually enter a report title, such as Sales by Item into a cell and then use that value as the primary report title. We want the slicer selections to be in the subtitle. We just set up the cells accordingly. The title is a manual input cell (C17), and the subtitle is created by the helper formula written above (C18). Like this:
To pull the title and subtitle into the reports, we just use a formula with a direct cell reference. For example, for the PivotTable report, we could just write two formulas in cells above the PivotTable to retrieve the values from C17 and C18. Like this:
=Settings!C17 =Settings!C18
The updated PT is shown below.
We can do the same thing with the PivotChart. To do so, select the chart title and begin the formula by typing = into the formula bar, as shown below.
Then, either type the formula or navigate to the worksheet and select the cell and press Enter. The title will now pull the value from the cell.
We can do the same thing for the subtitle. Insert a Textbox into the chart, just under the chart title, by clicking Insert > Textbox and clicking into the chart area. Enter = into the formula bar, navigate to and select the subtitle helper formula cell, and hit the Enter key on your keyboard. You can format the color and size of the title and subtitle as desired. The updated chart is shown below.
Now, as the user makes selections in the slicer, the chart updates accordingly.
Yay…we did it!
The sample file includes a working example of the steps presented.
- Sample file: Slicer Titles.xlsx
If you have any other approaches to dynamic report titles, please share by posting a comment below … thanks!
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The Political Parties Act, 2000
AN ACT to revise the statute on political parties to bring the provisions in conformity with the Constitution and to provide for related matters.
DATE OF ASSENT: 23rd February, 2000
- Funding of political parties – has this issue ever been challenged or investigated?
BE IT ENACED by Parliament as follows:
Part I: FOUNDING AND REGISTRATION OF POLITICAL PARTIES
Founding of political Parties
1. 1- Political Parties may be founded to further purposes which are not contrary to the constitution and the laws of the Republic.
2- Subject to the constitution and this Act, every citizen of voting age has the right to form or join a political party.
3- A political party may, subject to the constitution and this Act participates in shaping the political will of the people, disseminate information on political ideas, social and economic programmes of a national character and sponsors candidates for public elections other than elections to District Assemblies or lower local government units.
Participation in politics
2. 1- Subject to the constitution, every citizen of voting age has the right to participate in
Political activity intended to influence the composition and policies of the government.
2- No member of any Organization or interested group shall be required to join any particular party by virtue of his membership of the organization or group.
3- Any person who.
A. suppresses or attempts to suppress the lawful political activity of another person contrary to subsection (1) or
B. requires any person to join any particular political party contrary to subsection (2),
commits an offence and shall on summary conviction be liable to a minimum fine of two million cedis or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to both.
Prohibition of ethnic or religious parties
3. 1- No political party shall be formed
a. on ethnic, gender, religious, regional, professional or other sectional divisions, or
b. which uses words, slogans or symbols which could arouse ethnic, gender, regional, professional or other sectional divisions.
2- For the purpose of subsection (1), a political party is formed on ethnic, gender, religious, regional, professional or other, sectional divisions if its membership or leadership is restricted to members of any particular community, region, ethnic group, gender, religious faith or profession, or if its structure and mode of operation are not national in character.
Registration of political parties
1- A political party shall be registered in accordance with this Act and shall pay in respect of the registration such as the Electoral Commission shall by constitutional instrument determine
2- A fee paid under subsection (1) is not refundable
3- A political party shall upon registration under this Act be a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal, may sue and be sued in its corporate name, and shall have the power to acquire, hold, manage or dispose of movable or immovable property and enter into any contract or other transaction as any legal person.
Commission to register political parties
5. The Commission shall register all political parties in accordance with this Act.
Prohibition of canvassing unless the party is registered.
6. No person shall for a public election
a- canvass for votes; or
b- put forward a person for election,
on behalf of or the name of any organization unless the organization is registered as a political party under this Act.
Qualification of founding and executive members of political parties
7. 1- Subject to this Act, a political party shall have such executive and other officers as the founding members shall determine.
2- A political party shall not have as a founding member, a leader or a member of its executive, a person who
a. is not qualified to be elected as a member of Parliament, or
b. is not qualified to hold any public office.
3- Only a citizen may be appointed to an office or be a founding, ordinary or other member of a political party.
Method of Registration of a political party
8. 1- An application to register a political party shall be named to the commission and shall be accompanied with
a. a copy of the constitution and the rules or regulations, if any, of the political party duly signed by the interim national chairman or leader and the interim national or general secretary of the party.
b. the written names and addresses of its national officers.
c. a full description of the identifying symbols, slogans, and colours, if any of the political party;
d. the registration fee specified in subsection (1) of section (4), and
e. such other particulars as the commission may reasonably require.
2- The commission shall, not later than seven days after the receipt of the application, issue to the political party a provisional certifical of registration and shall cause a notice of the application to be published in the gazette after receipt, inviting objections from any person, concerning the name, aim, objects, constitution, rules, symbols, slogans and colours of the party.
3- The commission may in addition to inviting objections to the application under subsection (2) cause independent inquiries to be made so as to ascertain the truth or correctness of the particulars submitted with the application for registration.
4- On expiration of thirty days after the date of the publication of the Gazette notice, the commission shall, if satisfied that the relevant provision of this Act on registration have been complied with, register the political party.
5- Where within the thirty day period an objection has been brought to the notice of the commission, it shall not register the political party until the objection has been disposed of to the satisfaction of the commission.
6- Where the commission upholds the objection or if enquiries made under subsection (3) disclose that any of the particulars submitted with the application for registration are false, the commission may refuse to register the party and cancel the provisional certificate issued to that party under subsection(2).
Conditions for registration
9. The commission shall not register a political party under this Act unless
a. the internal organization of the party conforms to democratic principles and its actions and purposes are not contrary to or inconsistent with the Constitution;
b. the party has on its national executive committee one member from each region;
c. the party has branches in all the regions and is, in addition organized in not less than two-thirds of the districts in each region;
d. there is in each district at least one founding member of the party who is ordinarily resident in the district or is a registered voter in the district;
e. the party's name, emblem, colour, motto or any other symbol has no ethnic, gender, regional, religious, or other sectional connotation or gives the appearance that its activities are confined only to part of the country; and
f. the party is not in breach of any of the provisions of this Act.
Prohibition of certain identifying symbols
10. No prospective political party shall submit to the Commission for the purpose of registration under this Act any identifying symbol, slogan, colour, or name which is the same as the symbol, slogan, colour or name
a. of any-other registered political party; or
b. of the Republic; or
which so closely reassembles the symbol, slogan, colour or name of a registered political party or the Republic as to be likely to deceive or confuse members of the public.
Final certificate of registration
11. The Commission shall upon registration of a political party issue to that party a final certificate of registration.
Appeal on refusal of registration.
12. 1, A political party whose application for registration is refused by the Commission under this Act, may at any time apply to the Commission for the reconsideration of its decision not to register the political party.
2. If within seven days after an application has been made to it under subsection (1), the Commission refuses or fails to register the political party, the party may appeal to the Court of appeal against the decision of the Commission.
3, The appeal shall be on notice to the commission and such order persons as the Court of appeal may direct.
Declaration of assets and expenditure by political parties.
13. 1- Every political party shall, within ninety days after the issue to it of a final certificate of registration under section (11) or such longer period as the Commission may allow, submit to the Commission a written declaration giving details of all its assets and expenditure including contributions or donations in cash or in kind made to the initial assets of the party by its founding members.
2- A declaration submitted to the Commission under subsection (1) shall state the source of funds and other assets of the political party.
3- The declaration shall also contain such other particulars as the commission may in writing direct.
4- The declaration shall be supported by a statutory declaration made by the national treasurer and the national or general secretary of the political party.
5- The Commission shall also, within thirty days after receipt of the declaration required under subsection (I) cause it to be published in the Gazette.
6- Without prejudice to any other penalty prescribed by this Act, or any other enactment where a political party.
a. refuses or neglect to comply with this section, or
b. submits a declaration which is false in any material particular; the Commission may cancel the registration of that political party.
Declaration of assets, liability and expenditure in relation to election.
14. 1- A political party shall, within twenty –one days before the general elections, submit to the Commission a statement of its assets and liabilities in such form as the Commission may direct.
2- A political party shall within six months after a general or by-election in which it has participated , submit to the Commission a detailed statement in such form as the commission may direct of all expenditure incurred for that election.
3- A statement required to be submitted under this section shall be supported by the statutory declaration made by the general or national secretary of the political party and the national treasurer of that party.
4- Without prejudice to any other penalty provided in this Act or any other enactment, where a political party.
a. refuses or neglects to comply with this section or,
b. submits a statement which is false in any material particular; the Commission may cancel the registration of the political party.
Provision of particulars of national, head or regional, district and constituency offices and officers.
15. 1- Within ninety days after the issue to it of a final certificate of registration, a political party shall furnish the Commission with details of the existence and location of its national, regional, district and Constituency offices.
2- A political party shall also within the period specified in subsection (1) submit to the commission,
a. the names ,titles and addresses of its officers at the national ,regional, district and constituency level and also such other level of organization as the Commission may direct and
b. The name and address of the auditor of the political party.
3- Where a political party.
a. refuses or neglects to comply with this section; or
b. makes a statement in a matter submitted to the Commission under this section which
is false.
c .has refused, neglected or failed to establish or maintain a national office or to establish or maintain a regional office in every region the Commission may cancel the registration of that political party.
Appeal against cancellation of registration
16. A political party whose registration is cancelled by Commission under section 13, 14, and 15 may appeal to the court of appeal against the cancellation.
Election of executive officers
17. 1- Every political party shall elect such persons as may be determined by the members of the party as executive officers of the party.
2- The election of the national, regional and constituency executive officers of every political party shall be conducted under the supervision of the Commission.
3- Pending the election of the executive officers of a political party, an application for registration of the political party shall be submitted to the Commission by such interim executive officers as the members of the party shall determine.
Notification of changes or alterations
18. 1- Where a political party registered under this Act changes or alters
a-its constitution
b-its rules or regulations, if any
c-the title or address of any person or office submitted to the Commission under section 15 of this Act, or
d-its identifying symbol, slogan, colour or name
It shall notify the Commission of the change or alteration and Commission shall within fourteen days from the date of receipt of the notification cause to be published in the Gazette the chance or alteration.
2- Every change or alteration shall come into effect, if no objection is made to the change or alteration, seven days after publication by the Commission of the notice under subsection 1.
Merger of registered political parties
19. Where two or more registered political parties come together and merge as one party
a- the registration of each party existing immediately before the effective date the merger shall lapse, and
b- the new party shall require registration or the purposes of this Act.
Political parties in alliance
20. 1-Where two or more registered political parties form an alliance of their parties the following provisions shall apply
a- each party shall remain as a separate registered political party for the purposes of this Act.
b- each party shall furnish the Commission within such period as the Commission shall direct a copy of the agreement of the alliance.
c- in any public elections, each candidate shall be identified by his portrait and the symbol of his party on the ballot paper.
d- where the parties nominate separate candidates to contest an election in the same constitutiency each candidate shall be identified separately on the ballot paper and in relation to his party only, and
e- Fees payable under this Act or any regulations made under this Act by or in respect of a candidate as standing for the elections in the name of his own party, the alliance
Returns and accounts of political parties
21. 1- A political party shall within six months from 31st December of each year, file with the Commission.
a- a return in the form specified by the Commission indicating
I- the state of its accounts
II- the sources of its funds
III-membership dues paid
IV- contributions or dominations in cash or kind
V-the properties of the party and time of acquisition
VI- such other particulars as the Commission may reasonably require and,
b- audited accounts of party for the year.
2- Any person may, on payment of a fee determined by the Commission, inspect or obtain copies of the returns and audited accounts of a political party filed with the Commission under this section.
3- Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the Commission may at any time upon reasonable grounds order the accounts of a political party to be audited appointed by the Commission whose fees and expenses shall be paid by the Commission and also request the political party to file with the Commission the audited accounts at a time to be specified by the Commission.
Duty of political parties to provide information to Commission
22. 1-The Commission may by writing upon stated grounds request an executive officer of a political party to furnish for inspection by the Commission records of the party or such other information as is reasonably required by the Commission to enable it ensure that the provisions of this Act are complied with.
2- A political party or an executive officer of a political party shall comply with request made to it or to him by the Commission under subsection1.
Contribution by citizens
23. 1- Only a citizen may contribute in cash or kind to the funds of a political party
2- A firm, partnership, or enterprise owned by a citizen or a company registered under the laws of the Republic at least seventy-five percent of whose capital is owned by a citizen is for the purposes of this Act a citizen.
No contribution by non-citizens
24. 1- A non-citizen shall not directly or indirectly make a contribution or donation or loan whether in cash or in kind to the funds held by or for the benefit of a political party and no political party or person acting for or on behalf of a political party shall demand or accept a contribution donation or loan from a non-citizen.
Contraventions of this part
25. 1- Where any person contravenes section 23 or 24, in addition to any penalty that may be imposed under this Act, any amount, whether in cash or in kind paid in contravention of the section shall be recovered from the political party as debt owed to the State. The political party or person in whose custody the amount is for the time being held shall pay it to the state.
2- Anon-citizen found guilty of contravention of section 24 shall be deemed to be a prohibited immigrant and liable to deportation under the Aliens Act, 1963 (Act 160).
3- The provisions of sections 23 and 24 do not preclude of any country or a non-governmental organization form providing assistance in cash or in kind to the Commission for use by the Commission for the collection benefit of registered political parties.
Chiefs, public officers and political activities
26. 1- A chief or any other person who is not eligible to be elected to Parliament does not qualify to:
a. be a founding member, a leader or a member of the executive of a political party, or
b. hold office in a political party.
2- A chief or a public officer shall not engage in canvassing in support of or against a political party or a candidate standing for a public election.
Cancellation of registration and its effect
27. 1- Without prejudice to the penalty provided for under section 31, where a political party contravenes any of the provisions of this Act and is convicted the High Court may order the Commission to cancel the registration of the political party.
2- Where the registration of a political party is cancelled under subsection 1 no person shall
a. summon a meeting of member or officers of the political party;
b. attend a meeting in the capacity of a member or officer of the political party;
c. publish a notice or advertisement relating to a meeting of the party;
d. invite persons to support the political party;
e. make a contribution or loan to funds held by or for the benefit of the political party or accept contribution or loan; or
f. give a guarantee in respect of such funds
Political meeting
27. 1- A political party that intends to hold a public meeting shall comply with the provisions on the holding of special event as provided under the Public Order Act 1994 (Act 491)
Gazette notice
28. Where a provision of this Act requires the Commission to publish anything in the Gazette, it may in addition to or in exceptional circumstances in lieu of the publication, cause it to be published in the national daily newspapers and on the radio and television and the provisions of this Act shall have effect accordingly.
29. 1- Any person who contravenes a provision of this Act commits an offence.
2- Any person who in furnishing particulars or information required to be furnished by a political party or by him under this Act makes a statement which he knows to be false or which he has no reason to believe to be true or makes a false statement reckless whether it true or not commits an offence.
3- An offence under this Act, unless otherwise specifically provided for, shall be punishable with a fine not exceeding ten million cedis or a term of imprisonment not exceeding two years or both.
4- Where an offence under this Act is committed by a political party, every executive officer of that party shall also be guilty of that offence.
5-Where an offence under this Act is committed by a body of persons other than a political party, then,
a. in the case of a body corporate other than a partnership, every director and secretary of the body corporate shall also be guilty of the offence; and
b. in the case of a partnership, every partner shall also be guilty of the offence
6- No person shall be guilty of an offence by virtue of subsection 4 or 5 if he proves to the satisfaction of the court that the act in respect of which he is charged was committed by a person other than himself, and was without his consent or connivance and that he exercised all diligence to prevent the commission of that act as he ought to have exercised having to all the circumstances.
Winding up political parties
31. On an application made by the Commission the High Court may make such orders as appears to the Court just and equitable for the winding up and dissolution and disposition of the property, assets, rights and liabilities of a political party whose registration has been cancelled.
32. 1- The Commission may by constitutional instrument make such regulations as may appear to it to be expedient for giving full effect to the provisions of this Act.
2- The signature of the chairman of the Commission or in his absence of a Deputy Chairman shall be sufficient to authenticate any act or action by the Commission.
33. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires
"Commission" means the Electoral Commission
"district" means the area of authority of a District Assembly;
"executive officers of a political party" means the national chairman, the leader, the general secretary or equivalent designation, the national treasurer and the other members of the national executive committee of the political party;
"founding members of a political party" means the person who is specified in the written declaration under section 13 to have contributed or offered to contribute either in cash or kind to the assets of the party;
"political party" means a free association or organization of persons, one of whose objects may be to bring about the election of its candidates to public office or to strive for power by the electoral process and by this means to control or influence the actions of government;
"registered" means registered under of this Act;
"symbol" includes motto.
Repeal and Savings
35. 1- The Political Party Law 1992 (PNDCL. 281) and the Political Party (Amendment) Law, 1992 (P.N.D.C.L. 283) are hereby repealed.
2- Notwithstanding the repeal under subsection 1 any regulation or registration made and any certificate issued under the repealed enactment shall continue to be valid as if made under the corresponding provision of this Act.
3- The repeal of the enactments specified in subsection 1 does not vest in any person or body a right to lay claim to any assets of a political party proscribed under the repealed enactments.


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Razer Blade Stealth 2017 Review, Full Specifications, Best Price, and Conclusion
Razer Blade Stealth 2017
Introduction: –
Hello, Friends! Today I'm going to take a look at Razer Blade Stealth 2017 Review. Most people when they hear Razer think of the gaming peripherals and the gaming laptop giant. Well, they also make an ultraportable. This is kind of exciting for a lot of people that know about this product because when it launched it was a great product, but the display bezels were extra thick. So, let's get started-
Design: –
You have also the black version, so, if you've seen Razer Blade Stealth before, this is nothing new. There is also a gunmetal grey version that's only available in the 13.3-inch variant which is really nice. This device is still a fingerprint magnet, so you'll probably have to wipe this down a few times. The Razer Blade Stealth comes in at 2.93lbs. it's very light and portable and at .52-inches thick, it's very thin.
Turn to the left-hand side, you have HDMI 2.0 and a USB 3.1 port. Move on to the right side, you have a 3.5-millimeter headphone jack, another USB-A port and there is a USB type-c full thunderbolt three specifications with the four PCIe lane dedication. That is going to be for an EGPU, the Razer Core. The really nice port selection here. The bottom side, you have two ventilations for the fans. One's intake, one's exhaust that is to help cool the Intel Core i7-7500 processor that is the latest Kaby-Lake version, 7th generation.
Display: –
The biggest change here for 2017 is the display. For me, it just looks normal but that is a 50% bezel reduction, and how Razer achieved that is pretty simple. This device still does have a 12.5-inch 4K model, which is still available in the market. This version is 13.3-inches, so, of course, all they did was put a bigger display panel in there, which then made those bezels 50% smaller.
For me, like I said, it just looks like a normal laptop. These aren't thin bezels at all by 2017 standards, but they look really nice. Now, this is also a QHD display, so it's 3200 x 1800 resolution.
Now, looking at the colour calibration, it's a very good, this is 98% SRGB or 77% Adobe. This display is not the brightest in the world, we're talking about a little bit over 300-nits. It's fine for gaming indoors, not something you really want to use outdoors.
It is glossy but on the scale of one to 10 of glossiness I'd say it is about an 8, it's not the most glossy display. it's also a touchscreen so not something you're gonna use all the time. You can't use a pen with it but if you like having touch and that ability to do it, it's actually a very nice touch display. The touchscreen is very responsive and it also has smaller bezels than its predecessor.
Keyboard: –
You have a regular size keyboard which is really nice. It is only 1-millimeter of travel which is on the shallow side if you don't know about keyboard buttons. 1.2-1.5mm is usually what you aiming for, for a laptop 1-millimetre is on the shallow side. Having said that, the actuation on here and the feel of the keys, their response, is very good. So, I'm kind of torn on this keyboard.
It's one of those, it's very shallow, so as you're typing your fingers are gonna bounce back quickly. But, overall it's really nice to experience, you have really nice backlighting here. You get that Chroma backlighting with a whole range of brightness displays, so you can configure that however, you want including on power or AC.
When it comes to the gunmetal grey model, you don't get the chroma option, so it's just gonna be backlit with white keys. So, that's one of the main difference there.
Trackpad: –
It's a very good touchpad. It's very smooth and I love the feel of it. The click is pretty good too, takes a little bit of effort but you can do taps. You do have right and left click, not dedicated buttons but they are zones works very well. The precision drivers are excellent on this, I'm so happy to see Razer getting on board with that.
Processor & Memory: –
The Razer Blade Stealth runs Windows 10 Home 64-Bit and has Kaby-Lake i7-7500U with 16 gigabytes of RAM. It will crush any kind of media consumption, work or school stuff that you throw at it. Video editing on 1080p footage will be pretty decent if you have an external drive. 4K footage is going to be gnarly, but it's an Ultrabook.
It has a 256 gigabytes NVMe PCIe SSD of which about 198 gigabytes are available to the user. This version is the 1TB version but you can also get it in 512GB or 256GB. It's running an HD 620, the integrated graphics chip from Intel.
I have done some test on this laptop, the CrystalDiskMark test score is a 1585 MB/s rear and somewhat disappointing 308 MB/s on the Write. It did an 8333 on the multi-core score of the Geekbench 4.1.1 test. It has Intel HD graphics 620 and it did 19,955 scores on the OpenCL test of the Geekbench 4.1.1.
This is really not a gaming machine. You can play less intensive games such as League of Legends not too bad, work pretty well but if you want "Triple A" games on this definitely invest in the Razer Core.
It has Bluetooth v4.1 and it has Killer Wireless 1535 reception was excellent, the range was flawless.
Camera: –
The Razer Blade Stealth sports a 2.0-megapixel front-facing webcam. It's 1280 by 720 at 30 frames per second. It's okay and it's not the best I've ever seen. It's certainly not the worst I've ever seen. It certainly can get the job done if you're doing a skype or doing a video conference, this will be no problem as far as usability is concerned.
Sound: –
You also have top firing speakers, looks very much like a Mac, it's been considered a black Mac by many people. I love this design, these speakers are very good, I'm very happy with them. Not tinny at all, you get some pretty good bass there. Of course, you can use this for gaming, you'll probably end up using dedicated headphones.
Battery: –
The Battery size remains the same at 53.6 Watt hours, but I'm getting less battery life. Running the same loop, as usual, It's clocking in a little over seven hours. Still very good, but it's about 40-minutes less than the older version. And I think it's just because the screen is bigger, there's just a larger surface area to light up.
Conclusion: –
Overall, with the new Razer Blade Stealth 2017, I think they did a great job on it, it's pricey. But I think it's going to be a very popular device. It has the similar build quality as before. The 13.3-inch display has very good colour accuracy and the bezels are finally smaller, but I could be brighter. The RGB Keyboard is spaced comfortably, but the keys do have a shallow stroke. The trackpad is glass again and tracking software is much improved this year.
Inside, the Kaby-Lake CPU and the HD 620 are quietly cooled and deliver strong performance for an Ultrabook. The 16 gigabytes of RAM is soldered on. The included SSD isn't super fast, but it is replaceable. And the 53.6 Watt-hour battery will last around 7 hours.
So, should you get this thing? Honestly, if just bought the Old Razer Blade Stealth, I feel bad for that because this one is so much better. It is a lot more expensive, there's that, but if you're looking for an Ultrabook and you can afford this thing, this one's really good.
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|Size & Type- 13.3″ QHD+ (3200 x 1800) / 12.5″ 4K (3840 x 2160)
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|OS- Windows 10 Home (64-Bit)
Intel Core i7-7500U Processor with Hyper Threading 2.7GHz / 3.5GHz (Base/Turbo)
|16GB RAM dual channel onboard memory LPDDR3-1866MHz (fixed)
Up to 1TB SSD (PCIe M.2)
|Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C)
USB 3.0 Port x2 SuperSpeed
Multipoint Touch-screen Interface
Anti-Ghosting Keyboard with Chroma backlighting
HDMI 2.0a audio & video output
|Trusted Platform Module (TPM 2.0) security chip embeded
|Built-in Stereo Speakers
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Array microphone
Dolby Digital Plus Home Theater Plus Edition
7.1 Codec Support
|Compact 45W USB-C Power adapter
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Rosie Perez and Roberta Flack are set to present Emmy Award-winning "High School Musical" director and choreographer Kenny Ortega with the Douglas Watt Lifetime Achievement Award. The 7:30 PM gala is held at the Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College.
Broadway veteran Lee Roy Reams directs the evening that features performances by Evidence Dance Company and a tribute to both Ortega and Reams. Reams is scheduled to perform with dancers who once performed with Fred Astaire.
Also set to appear are Marge Champion, Sandy Duncan, Carol Lawrence, Charlotte d'Amboise, Cheryl Burke and Sondra Lee.
The 2010 Astaire Award nominees follow:
Stage Categories Choreographers
Bill T. Jones (Fela!)
Twyla Tharp (Come Fly Away)
Sergio Trujillo (Memphis)
Marcia Milgrom Dodge (Ragtime)
Steven Hoggett (American Idiot)
Male Dancers
Charlie Neshyba-Hodges (Come Fly Away)
Keith Roberts (Come Fly Away)
John Selya (Come Fly Away)
Maksim Chmerkovskiy (Burn the Floor)
Memphis Male Ensemble (Brad Bass, Kevin Covert, Bryan Fenkart, Rhett George, John Jellison, John Eric Parker, Jermaine R. Rembert, Ephraim Sykes, Cary Tedder, Daniel J Watts, Charlie Williams, James Brown III, Tyron Jackson)
Female Dancers
Karine Plantadit (Come Fly Away)
Laura Mead (Come Fly Away)
Holley Farmer (Come Fly Away)
Savannah Wise (Ragtime)
Nicole Chantal de Weever (Fela!)
Fela! Female Ensemble (Hettie Vyrine Barnhill, Lauren de Veaux, Elasea Douglas, Rujeko Dumbutshena, Catherine Foster, Shaneeka Harrell, Chanon Judson, Shakira Marshall, Afi McClendon, Jill Vallery, Iris Wilson, Aimee Graham Wodobode)
Film Categories
Choreographer (Fictional Film)
Marguerite Derricks "Fame"
Rob Marshal and John Deluca "Nine"
Lula Washington "Avatar"
Director (Documentary Dance Film)
Kenny Ortega "This is It"
Frederick Wiseman "La Danse, Le Ballet de l'Opera de Paris"
Ruedi Gerber "Breath Made Visible"
Adam Del Deo and James D. Stern "Every Little Step"
The award was established with the cooperation of Fred Astaire to honor him and his sister, Adele, who starred with her brother in ten Broadway musicals between 1917 and 1931.
Tickets and further information are available by visiting FredandAdeleAstaireAwards.


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Thursday, August 9, 2018
9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Access Services Headquarters, 3449 Santa Anita Avenue
Third Floor Council Chambers Room, El Monte CA, 91731
Through our diversity and expertise in the transportation industry, the Transportation Professionals Advisory Committee provides the Access Board our perspective, advice, and advocacy with an understanding of the community, environment, and regulations. TPAC promotes innovative, cost effective and high quality specialized transportation solutions.
1. Call to Order
2. Introductions
3. Approval May 10, 2018 Meeting Minutes
4. General Public Comment
5. Executive Director's Report
6. LADOT Micro Transit Pilot Program
7. ChatBot Technology
8. Emergency Management Program Update
9. Officer Nominations Subcommittee
10. Operations Report
11. New Business Raised Subsequent to the Posting of the Agenda
12. Adjournment
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The best parts of our week were:
MeetattheBarre, FridayBlogHop, HighFiveforFriday, FiveonFriday,
FridayFavorites, FridaysFabFavorites and Momfessionals
I was shocked at how much our Targets had left over! We scored some serious deals on Christmas decor, wrapping accessories and tote type boxes! I love personalized ornaments! This year we decided to start a tradition of getting one done every year! Happy 2016 love!
I'm loving those Keds also. I'm thinking I need some cute Keds too. After Christmas I got lots of bath stuff. I love the crayola bath markers and the fun colored soaps.
For myself I scored some great smelling body splash. I'll be watching the Notre Dame game today. I love bowl games! Arkansas plays tomorrow and we are cooking several yummy game day foods.
Happy New Year!
You are going to LOVE that scarf! I have the same one and wear it all the time :) And you can't beat it on clearance price! Happy New Year to your family!!ReplyDelete
I'm so glad you enjoyed the Chocolate Chex! It's the perfect cross between breakfast and dessert. Loved seeing what you got for Christmas - fun stuff! I can't wait to hear what Olive thinks of snow. Hope you get some soon!
Whitney @ Come Home For Comfort
Our Target was so picked over! You found some great things! That Old Navy scarf is just beautiful. Happy New Year!
Sounds like a great week! That chocolate Chex looks super yummy! It was fun seeing your Christmas gifts and your great scarf! Happy New Year!
Visiting from the link up! Ashley @ www.peacefulsimplelife.blogspot.ca
Does buying clearance candy and cookie dough count? Haha. I have a terrible habit of buying the seasonal M&Ms once they're on sale.ReplyDelete
You'll love the 50 mm lens! That was such a great deal on your scarf, and Olive has great fashion sense!
oh you're going to love your 50mm! Love O's shoes, adorable! When you find them in your size, pick me up a pair!ReplyDelete
Love those Keds, that scarf, GAH! Wish I had one just like it.
I am curious to hear your thoughts on the nifty fifty (your lens) I love mine but honestly don't use it as much as I thought I would. I find it a bit trickier to focus and rarely use it inside because of the distance I have to keep.... but I do love the bokeh I get from it. Anyways I could go on and on forever.
I LOVE hearing from you!! Thanks for taking the time to leave sweet comments; I enjoy reading every one of them.


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Apparently four of you know me well enough to guess who left the lights on...me! Although I have to admit I'm not sure how but I was the one sorting out the car on Sunday night ready for the early start Monday morning (typical) and somehow must have turned the lights on when moving the seats.
I'm sitting here with the lyrics from The Sound of Music running through my head as we've just returned from a trip to London where we saw the show at The London Palladium. This trip was actually mine and Mollie's Christmas present from last year (only we couldn't get tickets) and mum's present this year. Mollie and I had religiously watched a tv show where a Maria was picked by the audience and we were dying to see the musical in London's West End.
We had to get up early to catch our coach to London then it was time for a quick breakfast before we dumped our bags at our hotel and headed into central London. The last time I was in London was seven and a half years ago, back then both Sam, my sister and Simon, Joules brother lived in London so we visited every year and always had a place to crash. I was five months pregnant and took Dillon and Mollie up for a few days where we visited the London Dome (which I really enjoyed) and the aquarium. All Mollie can remember from this trip was the pokemon lollipop I bought her so it was time to show her the sights. We visted Covent Garden and found a road full of shoe shops (Mollie's weakness, although she resisted making a purchase this time) then walked through Leicester Square, Picadilly and down Regent street keeping our eyes peeled among the throng of shoppers for Hamleys, so say the world's biggest toy shop. It was in Hamleys that Mollie managed to part with some of her money spent on a hospital for My Littlest Pet. By this time the rain was pouring so we hopped into Liberties for a wander before stopping off for a hot chocolate and cake before it was time to see the show.
Connie, the original winner of the tv show, was not on stage that night but another girl from the tv show called Aoife was playing the role of Maria. We had fantastic seats in the middle of the stalls and the whole cast was excellent. I had never seen this musical before and it is slightly different to the film. The set design was brilliant, my favourite had to be the moving mountain. Mollie really enjoyed the show and is busy
planning dreaming of her next musical in London!
Yesterday, after a huge breakfast in the hotel, we decided to go on a sightseeing bus tour of London so Mollie could see all the sights in one day. Lucily we got a seat on top under the cover so we did not get too cold as we spent a few hours touring all the sights in London and learning a brief history as well. Unfortunately we did not have enough time to partake in the free river cruise but we managed to squeeze in a walk down Oxford street and a visit to Selfridges where I bought Mollie a skirt reduced to £10 from £88 (who in their right mind would spend £88 on a denim mini) and myself some kitchen tongs. We were rather taken with the jewellery in Tiffany's but knew it was out of our price range.
All in all it was a lovely break and I hope it's not another seven and a half years before I return to London again.
Sunday, December 30, 2007
While the boys stay home the girls have fun away.
Apparently four of you know me well enough to guess who left the lights on...me! Although I have to admit I'm not sure how but I was the one sorting out the car on Sunday night ready for the early start Monday morning (typical) and somehow must have turned the lights on when moving the seats.
13 comments:
- Dea said...
Oh Beccy - it sounds wonderful! I love London. Took himself there for our anniversary two years ago, but we were both dying of the flu and it was such a disappointment we weren't able to enjoy it as much! Sorry you missed Connie, but glad to hear it was a good show! Happy New Year!
- 11:16 a.m.
- katy said...
What a fantastic day you had, I would love to see the Sound of Music on stage.
and a bargain was made on the skirt £88 no way! but a tenner yipee!
- 11:34 a.m.
- Steffi said...
It sounds wonderful of a fantastic day!I hope you all enjoyed it!Have a nice last day of the year tommorrow!
- 12:47 p.m.
- frannie said...
I LOVE the sound of music!!!! It is one of my favorite movies ever!!!
that sounds like such a wonderful trip!!!
- 2:41 p.m.
- Alix said...
What a wonderful trip. I love London, especially Covent garden.
The Sound of Music sounds great.
- 3:50 p.m.
- thefoodsnob said...
The Sound of Music sounds like great fun.
Next time you explore London I'll come with you, ok?
88 for a denim mini? Did it have gold thread?
Happy New Year!
- 6:45 p.m.
- my4kids said...
Ooh I'm jealous. I love the movie The Sound of Music and actually being able to see the musical sounds lovely!
- 2:07 a.m.
What a great Christmas present!
I took my MIL to see Sound of Music a few years ago - Richard Chamberlain played Captain Von Trapp. It was wonderful.
- 6:33 p.m.
- ChrisB said...
I can confirm we had a really great time.
- 11:47 a.m.
- Yvonne said...
Happy New Year! I just read about your hard drive troubles - scary to think that you nearly lost all your photographs. Glad you got them back.
- 12:29 p.m.
- Pamela said...
I want to go next year. It sounds like the perfect holiday.
Happy New Year
- 4:55 a.m.
- Unknown said...
Sounds like it was a truly wonderful trip -- and what a festive time of year to go!
I love The Sound of Music. It's my favourite musical. Of. All. Time;).
Now, I might actually consider going to see it in London, after reading this:)!!
Happy New Year to you and your family, Beccy:)!
- 9:53 a.m.
- Rachel (Crazy-Is) said...
I would love to go to London. Actually, I would love to go pretty much anywhere in Europe since I've never gone outside the U.S. My parents went the year before last and loved it!
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Clucas staying at Mansfield Town
mansfieldtown.net, 28th August 2014
Lively frontman stays at One Call Stadium, despite media speculation.
Read more at http://www.mansfieldtown.net/news/article/clucas-staying-at-mansfield-town-1880230.aspx#mhM7dvvOtTTKDZgT.99
Mansfield Town are pleased to confirm that winger/forward Sam Clucas will be staying at the club, following recent media speculation about a potential move elsewhere.
The 23-year-old has scored 13 goals in 48 appearances since joining us from Hereford United last summer.
Arguably Clucas' best game so far in his Mansfield Town career was in an FA Cup First Round clash at St Albans City last term, which we won 8-1. The fleet-footed frontman scored four goals in a blistering 17-minute spell - a feat which saw him rewarded with the prestigious 'Player of the Round' accolade.
Cox pleased with Clucas outcome
mansfieldtown.net, 28th August 2014
Boss pleased that Clucas is staying at One Call Stadium
Read more at http://www.mansfieldtown.net/news/article/cox-pleased-with-clucas-outcome-1881009.aspx#66RIQ8FgQ7fcPTqD.99
Manager Paul Cox believes the news that Sam Clucas staying at the club is a positive for everyone at Mansfield Town.
The club has fought off interest from elsewhere to keep hold of the 23-year-old, who scored 13 goals in all competitions last season.
Last week, local rivals Chesterfield made an enquiry for the tricky forward, but no deal was reached.
"We didn't get anywhere with any sort of negotiations with the clubs involved," said Cox. "Nobody has met our valuation of the player so I spoke to the chairman last night and we're going to draw a line under it and move on."
Our boss continued: "I think it's brilliant for everyone associated with the club. I think it's good for the lad as well - at least he knows what's happening now.
"We all know he's a very good player and I want to keep hold of my players when at the minute we're struggling for bodies. I think it's positive for the supporters, positive for me and for everyone associated with the club."
Cox admitted that although it is harder nowadays to keep things under wraps, it is important to be honest with players when other clubs are interested in their services.
He said: "I'm not a manager that will hide and sweep things under the carpet, because there's so many outside influences now that are going to connect with the boy.
"You've got social media which means you can't keep anything quiet now. But my philosophy is that you're always honest with the players.
"From day one, I've always told him what's going off. I've told him why, realistically, he's not been in the side of late, because we were very close at that time to him going, so we were getting the feeling in that period that he was going to be leaving us."
It's not the first time that the ex-Hereford United man has been linked with a move elsewhere, but Cox has impressed with Clucas' work-ethic during the recent occurrance of media speculation.
"He's a great kid, he's been great to work with and he's come on leaps and bounds since he's come here," added our manager.
"If he carries on that level of improvement then the world is going to be his oyster. His mindset has always been good, he played in a behind-closed-doors game on Tuesday and worked his socks off as he always does and came up with the goods."
Saturday's opponents Burton Albion have made a solid start to the season, winning three and drawing one of their opening four fixtures. However, Cox is more concerned about his own team.
He added: "I've always said it doesn't matter whether Burton Albion come here or Manchester United come here, it's not about them.
"What I want to concentrate on is my team and my own players. We're working extremely hard to improve and we know the areas we need to improve and I want to get some players back on the training field, because I think that adds to create that competition for places."
"We've looked at the games [against Burton] last year and they were tight games.
"I think we got done at their place with a late goal and we drew here. Burton are up there with the teams that are heavily fancied this year and rightly so, but it's the next phase of our journey at this football club and if we can get bodies back and keep them fit then we'll be okay."
In team news, centre-back Luke Jones is making good progress on his recent injury troubles and could again be included in the squad for Saturday's match.
Hear more from Paul Cox from this morning on Stags Player.
Relief as Stags say Clucas will not be joining Chesterfield
chad.co.uk, 28 August 2014
Sam Clucas will not be joining local rivals Chesterfield, Mansfield Town boss Paul Cox said this morning, and Clucas, named in the Sky Bet League Two Team of the Year last season, is now in line for a start against visitors Burton Albion this Saturday.
Stags and winger and top scorer Clucas have been waiting anxiously to see if the League One Spireites came up with a suitable bid after almost four weeks of talks.
But Cox said today: "Sam will be staying here. They couldn't meet our valuation so we now draw a line under it and move on.
"I think we were close at times and we did as much as we could in a professional manner.
"But I think this is brilliant news for everyone associated with the club and for the lad himself as he knows what is happening now.
"We want to keep hold of our best players, especially when we are struggling for bodies.
"I know anything can happen in football and I am not ruling out the other 91 clubs that could come in for hum before the window closes. But this was dragging on and not doing either club or the player any good.
"You have always got to be honest with players and I have told him what has been going on from day one. There are so many outside influences now and with social media you can't keep anything quiet.
"Sam knows I haven't picked him in the last couple of games as we thought he could be gone within 24 hours. Now he is very much in contention for a starting place on Saturday."
Cox added: "There is no grey any more. It's all totally black and white. Sam has been great throughout it. He has worked hard and been top drawer as a player and a person which can only hold him in good stead for the future.
"Sam is a great kid who has come on in leaps and bounds since he's been here and, if he can carry on that level of improvement, the world will be his oyster. We played a behind-closed-doors game on Tuesday and he worked his socks off.
"I am sure the lad will be a bit disappointed as he is only human and everyone wants to better themselves and earn a few more quid, which will ultimately come to him if he keeps working hard.
"It can be hard as a player as the bubble has burst in front of you. But now Sam can become totally focused on proving he is one of the better players in League Two."
Clucas Bid Remains on Table
chesterfield-fc.co.uk, Thu 28 Aug 2014
Chesterfield chief executive Chris Turner says that an offer for Mansfield Town forward Sam Clucas remains on the table.
Read more at http://www.chesterfield-fc.co.uk/news/article/20140828-clucas-bid-remains-on-table-1881222.aspx#502zbC0grBvhRqLF.99
Turner confirmed last week that a bid for the player had been lodged and manager Paul Cook later revealed that talks were ongoing.
Mansfield have today put a statement on their website, saying that they are "pleased to confirm that winger/forward Sam Clucas will be staying at the club, following recent media speculation about a potential move elsewhere".
Responding to the development, Turner said: "The bid we have made for Sam Clucas still stands. We are not prepared to make a higher offer so the ball is in Mansfield's court."
Sean Taylor @seantaylorpress, Thu 28 Aug 2014
Get the feeling we may not have heard the last of this Sam Clucas stuff.
#Scunthorpe & Orient also interested. #spireites #stags #iron #lofc
Murray could be back to face Brewers
Influential Stags skipper and assistant manager Adam Murray could be back in line for a place for Mansfield Town's tough home clash with in-form Burton Albion tomorrow (3pm).
With speculation over a move to Chesterfield for Sam Clucas ended, the 23-year-old winger and top scorer could also find himself in a side needing a boost after last weekend's 2-0 flop at Dagenham & Redbridge.
Midfielder Murray has shaken off a back strain and looks ready to rejoin the side for what looks a very difficult game against the fourth-placed Brewers, who have taken 10 points from their first four League games and knocked Wigan Athletic and Queens Park Rangers out of the Capital One Cup.
Cox was disappointed with his side's surrender at Dagenham, despite the threadbare squad he had at his disposal.
He said: "One or two players were a bit fatigued but my hands are tied over making changes with being short on bodies. The boys don't deliberately go out there to lose. But we did look lethargic.
"On the positive side we have won two of the first four games after everyone was saying it looked like an incredibly hard start to the season.
"We will be working on getting their minds right again and, more than anything, getting their bodies right again. Hopefully we will clear up a few more knocks and bruises.
"We have lost a football match so no one is happy. But, if you do lose, there are ways to lose a game and that wasn't us on Saturday.
"I can probably count on one hand the number of times we've put in that sort of performance since I've been here.
"Sometimes you just have to drive on through this scenario and I don't want to make any excuses. We have a good group of players. I just don't want our lack of bodies to catch up on us. Once we get some bodies back I know will will be decent."
On the Brewers, he added: "Burton are a good side with a good squad of players. They have kept the nucleus from last year and added some quality to it.
"They deserved to beat Wigan and QPR and, make no bones about it, they are going to be up there this season. They are ones to watch. Burton are heavily fancied and rightly so. Both games with them were very tight last year."
Stags were beaten by a late goal at Burton last season with a 0-0 home draw between the sides at One Call Stadium.
Cox confirmed that the cash-strapped Stags would not be making any more signings before Monday's transfer window, despite the current squad size.
He said: "No new players will be coming in, though we are running the rule and had some players down for the behind-closed-doors friendly the other day, some of whom were excellent.
"It's something we've got to deal with and we may have to bring or or two of the kids through, though we have to make sure we don't kill them by bringing them through too early."
But, despite the current situation, Cox has lost none of his ambition, saying: "I want to win the league - simple as that. I have that desire and I will never lose it.
"At the start of the season I said this will be my hardest season yet. Sometimes you need the right tools and, with our squad size as it is now, we are going to have to be more patient than other clubs and build."
One player still struggling to make a return is centre half Luke Jones, though he could be involved at Notts County for Tuesday night's Johnstone's Paint Trophy tie if he continues to improve over the weekend.
"Luke went for a second scan and it showed nothing serious - just a bit of tendonitis still in there.
"It is a massive frustration not having him available as he is excellent in both boxes and can weigh in with a goal. Luke was one of our marquee signings this summer."
Rhead looking to add more strings to his bow
mansfieldtown.net, 28th August 2014
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Rhead aiming to stay one step ahead of his opponents.
Mansfield Town striker Matt Rhead is aiming to stay one step ahead of the opposition by adding more facets to his game.
The 30-year-old frontman believes that his maiden season in the Football League last year has helped him to mature as a footballer and add different aspects to his game.
He said: "When you play in the league and people know what you're about then people counteract what you do, so it's important to re-invent yourself and make a different opportunity elsewhere.
"For instance, maybe I'd make a different run, because obviously they [the opposition] watch videos, so it's important that we try and free up a bit more space."
"Last season, I was a bit of an unknown quantity with it being my first season in the Football League. However, this year it seems like teams have done their homework and they're trying to put a few more bodies around me."
The burly frontman also intends to keep in the referee's good books this term, after missing the first three games of the 2014/15 campaign through suspension.
Rhead continued: "It's important that I stay on his [the referee's] good side, because I don't want to be missing any more games.
"With the squad that we've got it's important because we can't afford anymore suspensions. It's important that we're competitive, but also mindful of not getting silly red cards."
"Going through pre-season knowing that I was going to miss the first three games was frustrating. Now it's important to hopefully get a run in the team and create another partnership with whoever plays up front as well."
Rhead also had words of encouragement for team-mate Ollie Palmer, whom he formed a good partnership with towards the tail end of last season.
"I think me and Ollie played quite a lot of games together towards the end of last season," added Rhead. "He's a big physical lad and he puts himself about, similar to myself.
"Hopefully he can get a few goals and Fish [Alex Fisher] can chip in with a few as well as myself, then hopefully we can push up the league and give a good account of ourselves."
After our inconsistent home form hindered our progress at times last season, Rhead is hoping that we can improve on that this time around.
"Any team that wants to do well in this league has to have good home form," said the forward. "We can't rely on winning games away, but if we can continue that and keep doing well at home then that'll do us."
Rhead hopes to make a good impression this weekend when we lock horns with high-flying Burton Albion - opponents who we haven't scored against in our four previous competitive meetings.
He said: "Last season, Burton were a tough side. They were very disciplined and they were structured in the 4-4-2 that they played.
"It was difficult to create opportunities, but they played in midweek so hopefully that will give us the advantage. We're at home as well and if the fans get behind us I'm sure we can get a result."
Matt Rhead's full interview will be available on Stags Player later today. To subcribe, click here.
Stags striker Rhead ready to reinvent himself
chad.co.uk, 28 August 2014
Mansfield Town's man-mountain striker Matt Rhead has endured a frustrating start to the campaign after finding himself a more heavily marked man.
And he admitted he may need to reinvent himself to create some space and get himself on the scoresheet.
He said; "It has been difficult. Last season I was a bit of an unknown quantity in the Football League.
"Teams have now done their homework and I get a few more bodies around me which makes it hard to find the space. It is something I've got to overcome.
"But I have had a few obstacles in my way throughout my career and I am sure it won't be long before I start to get a few goals.
"Players are getting a bit closer to me. So it is important to reinvent yourself and maybe make a different run to free up a bit more space for everyone else."
Equally frustrating for Rhead was missing the first three games of the season through completing a four-game suspension from last season for a second red card. The striker admitted he, and the rest of the small squad, need to stay on the right side of referees this campaign.
"It is important to stay on their good side," he said. "We can't afford any suspensions. It is important we are competitive but mindful of not getting any stupid red cards.
"It was tough through pre-season knowing I was going to miss the first three games. It plays with your head a bit. It was so frustrating as no one wants to be watching football matches. Now it's important for me to get a good run in the team and creating a good partnership with whoever is up there with me."
Last Saturday Rhead rarely looked like scoring as Stags turned in a poor display that saw them lose 2-0 at Dagenham & Redbridge.
"It wasn't like us not to put a performance in," he said. "We let ourselves down a bit which is uncharacteristic. We didn't really offer anything during the game and I think the goal just before half-time killed us. We are now just looking forward to the next game.
"Since I have been here we have very rarely had matches like that. We didn't do anything all over the pitch and I didn't get many chances. We need to bounce back this weekend and get a result.
"Looking at our fixtures, I don't think two wins is too bad though it would have been nice to pick up a couple of draws away from home.
"Any team who wants to do anything in this league has to have good home form. You can't rely on winning away. I hope we can keep doing that and picking up a new more points away as well."
Now Rhead is preparing to face unbeaten Burton, who knocked QPR out of the Capital One Cup last night, saying: "Last season they were a very tough side, very disciplined in their 4-4-2 formation and difficult to create opportunities against.
"But they played in midweek which gives us the advantage. I hope there are a few tired legs in there. We are at home as well so, with the fans behind us, I am sure we can a result."
Stags new boy Fisher so happy to be back home
Well-travelled Mansfield Town striker Alex Fisher admitted he is loving being back home and relishing the physicality and directness of League Two football.
The 24-year-old came through the ranks at Oxford United and broke into their first team back in 2007 aged just 16.
But, after being released a couple of years later, he ended up at the Glenn Hoddle Academy in Spain, moving on to play football in Belgium and Italy.
Now Fisher is now delighted to be part of the One Call Stadium family, saying: "I have been waiting for this for a long time. At the end of each season I thought I would love to be back home so I am very happy to be back here now.
"It is strange how things work out. Playing in Belgium you are only a few kilometres from Holland and Italy so word can get out quickly. But I thought while I was out there I should make the most of it.
"It started out as just a season, but the next contract offer was abroad and I thought I should take something concrete rather than a trial back home. I really enjoyed the experience, but there's nothing like being back home.
"The League is everything I have ever wanted from football. The more I feel I can adapt to it and get used to it the better. I have really missed being at home. I know this is a fantastic opportunity for me.
"I am living with Ryan Tafazolli. He is a top man and he and everyone at the club has made me feel really welcome. There is a real family feel at this club."
Fisher loves the rough and tumble of the English game and said it was a huge contrast with what he had become used to abroad.
"You could be sure from a goalkick, they would pass it out of the box," he said. "It could be really boring to play up front and go 20 minutes without going over halfway just passing the ball side to side.
"I really like how it's more direct over here as I like to be in the thick of it.
"It is certainly more physical here and you can make challenges you would get a ludicrous yellow card for abroad.
"I now feel like I can adapt to different styles quicker than before I went abroad.
"I scored in the Capital One Cup but still have to score my first League goal. My first priority is that the team wins and if I can contribute to that in any way that's fantastic. Personally I think I have a lot more to give yet."
Fisher is one of three strikers fighting for two places with Matt Rhead and Ollie Palmer with Liam Hearn out injured until Christmas.
"Rheady is a master at what he does which frees me up to express myself, Ollie is a fantastic player and Liam is another great asset up front," he said.
Saturday's visitors Burton Albion arrive with an unbeaten start and two great Capital One Cup scalps in Wigan and QPR.
But reputations mean little to someone who has been out the country for a few years and Fisher pointed out: "Being abroad for a few years I don't know what these teams are totally about which can be an advantage as you don't get bogged down and always focus on them. But I do know it will be tough."
Fisher was also delighted to hear the news that transfer talks with Chesterfield had broken down and team mate and fellow former Glenn Hoddle Academy player Sam Clucas would be staying with Stags.
He said: "That's fantastic news and bodes really well for the future. Sam is a fantastic player and a great asset to this club. I have known him for a long time and he is a great lad."
Burton Albion boss Gary Rowett tells team to expect physical battle at Mansfield
By Tom Sloan, derbytelegraph.co.uk, August 29, 2014
Gary Rowett says Mansfield have added guile.
GARY Rowett says his Burton Albion players got a warning last week at Newport County of what to expect at Mansfield Town tomorrow.
Read more at http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Burton-Albion-boss-Gary-Rowett-tells-team-expect/story-22844528-detail/story.html?#gatGZBCgc6C0DSIf.99
The Brewers visit Field Mill (3pm) for another test of their physical mettle after a tough battle in the 1-1 draw at Newport.
Rowett says the Stags, known as a muscular team, have added some guile to their steel this summer.
He will not underestimate them as he looks to avoid a case of after the lord mayor's show following Wednesday's outstanding Capital One Cup win over Queens Park Rangers.
"The Newport game was ideal preparation, even though we didn't play well," said the manager.
"It gave us a warning for Saturday. We know what we've got to do to win the game.
"Yes, I'm going to have to tailor the team to Mansfield and also work out who's going to give us the energy levels we want."
Rowett could be forgiven for enjoying the moment after the 1-0 win over QPR - but his mind had already turned to tomorrow.
"People asked me after the game what was going through my mind," he said
"The answer was simple - what team was I going to put out against Mansfield?
"They're a lot like Newport, only they play a three at the back.
"They've got size in the team, but we've watched them and technically they've got some very good players.
"The striker, Alex Fisher, has come back from playing abroad and is a good player.
"We certainly won't undervalue what they can do.
"We've got to be up for the fight."
Rowett prepared for Mansfield by resting Stuart Beavon against QPR and giving John Mousinho and Robbie Weir 45 minutes each on Wednesday.
Lucas Akins, who missed out altogether, is expected to be absent tomorrow as his injured hand is given more time to recover.
"By bringing two or three players into the team it helps," said Rowett.
"We took a gamble taking Moose (Mousinho) off but we did it because he'd got a booking.
"I knew he'd have to be competitive in there and I didn't want him picking up another one and missing the Mansfield game - as well as the rest of the QPR game.
"Two or three had a rest - we certainly won't be tired going to Mansfield.
"We've just got to make sure we're focused.
"We've got to bring that same desire, determination and quality to the table at Mansfield.
"People always talk about after the lord mayor's show.
"We're not going to say that and be disrespectful to Mansfield.
"it'll be a very, very difficult game and one we know we'll have to perform very well in to win."
Burton Albion play safe over Lucas Akins' broken hand
By Tom Sloan, derbytelegraph.co.uk, August 29, 2014
LUCAS Akins is set to miss Burton Albion's visit to Mansfield Town tomorrow to allow his broken hand to heal - and avoid a potential two-month absence.
Read more at http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Burton-Albion-play-safe-Lucas-Akins-broken-hand/story-22844534-detail/story.html?#jZMSrm2aBCDIfJeY.99
The 25-year-old Burton Albion winger missed the historic victory over Queen's Park Rangers on Wednesday night with the injury.
Brewers boss Gary Rowett had been tempted to gamble on keeping the influential Akins in his side.
But now the danger is that a further blow to the hand - which he injured in the win over Dagenham - would rule Akins (pictured) out for a long spell.
"The thought process a few weeks ago was to have a gamble," said Rowett.
"We've been playing him and psychologically he's only going to be 80 per cent because he's going to be aware of his hand.
"He's going to know the injury is there every time he goes up for a header.
"He's not going to play at his full capacity and how long would that go on?
"He could no longer have it pinned, he would have to have it wired which would mean more than two months out.
"So, do we leave him out against QPR and Mansfield and therefore have two weeks' rest.
"Then it's well on the way to healing and he'll be psychologically better."
Rowett admitted he did not want to leave Akins out and that the player himself wants to carry on playing.
But, the manager says, his long-term health is more important than a handful of games.
"I don't want to leave him out of any game and he doesn't want to be left out because he's a great pro," said Rowett.
"But if we were to lose him for two months it would be a devastating blow to us."
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Baltimore just opened its seventh location in an innovative public health program.
As many as one in four Baltimoreans lives in a "food desert," an area "with limited access to healthy food." Residents of food deserts are less likely to have healthy diets, and they pay for it with higher rates of illnesses like cardiovascular disease and diabetes, according to a report by Johns Hopkins's Center for a Livable Future.
The city's Virtual Supermarket Program has been attacking food deserts head on by offering free delivery of groceries at supermarket prices to various locations around the city. It's not as good as having an actual supermarket; each location receives deliveries only once a week, and customers have a one-hour window to pick them up. Still, it beats waiting around for the problem to solve itself. (Or, rather, for grocery stores to take advantage of the city's new tax incentive.)
Customers can order groceries at one of the cities seven designated locations or from any WJZ reports that the Virtual Supermarket Program is the first in the United States to accept EBT for online purchases.
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Israel's Disobedience
2 Now the angel of the Lord went up from Gilgal to Bochim, and said, "I brought you up from Egypt, and brought you into the land that I had promised to your ancestors. I said, 'I will never break my covenant with you. 2 For your part, do not make a covenant with the inhabitants of this land; tear down their altars.' But you have not obeyed my command. See what you have done!
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We've long known about Easter Eggs in software. Surprising or funny little things that were put in by the developers. When this topic comes up for me, I think of a duck that says "Meow!" or hidden video games buried in otherwise benign apps. Typically Easter Eggs are funny or express a developer perspective on the universe.
Of course, there are also darker Easter Eggs. I think about developers who build backdoors into their software. These can be for support ease, or for darker, more nefarious purposes. These are not the kind of Easter Eggs I like to think about (I have certain recurring nightmares around these kinds of things).
Now, it turns out that the ACLU is effectively suggesting that developers consider building a different kind of Easter Egg. Rather than the kind that lets people in, they want the kind that keeps people out.
In a blog post on their website, the union called for developers to stand against government encroachment into the lives of its citizens.
Software developers are users' first line of defense against unlawful government encroachment into their devices. It's a challenging responsibility, but one that is critical to the integrity of the digital ecosystem and the privacy of users within it.
The way I read this, the ACLU is calling on developers to rise up against "big brother" and ensure that the software systems they write are secure. It's more than just "fulfill the requirements". This is a call to arms to stand as a line of defense.
The way I read this post, the call is for the developers to take matters into their own hands whether their designers or product managers call for this level of security or not. It's a bold line in the sand to draw.
I don't think that the average developer is slavishly just doing what they are told to do. It takes more than being an automaton to be a reasonable developer. I think this article is calling on developers to go a step above and beyond the specs they are given and really think about what security means and how it will be developed. It's almost like the call is for developers to create security easter eggs that will prevent unwanted actors (governmental or not - but the ACLU is focused on government) out of their software.
In particular, the ACLU is focusing on software updates as the attack vector that needs to be enhanced. Based on what has happened with the iPhones and the rumors about how commercial entities were able to crack the phones for the government, this is the vector that seems to present the greatest vulnerabilities.
The ACLU is calling on developers to develop a social conscience and take action on the work that they have already been assigned to do. I think of it as building surprise security features into the software so that others (regardless of whom) can't break in and gain access to the data. This is true for our mobile devices, but the ACLU is clear that it goes beyond that to the computers we use and other platforms as well.
Security is only secure when it is totally secure.
I doubt anything is really totally foolproof. But there are certainly degrees of foolproof (and hack-proof) that are functionally secure.
What about you? Do you feel compelled to take a stand for the security of the systems you are building? How far would you go to thwart haggers (with or without subpoenas)?


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Buy now. Add to cart. Check out. These are the things Cyber Monday is made of. It's a day for those who prefer knocking out their holiday shopping online versus the Black Friday alternative. And odds are, whatever is magically delivered straight to your doorstep, was at some point riding on one of our trains.
Toys to the world, indeed. At least 39% of shoppers polled by Deloitte will be purchasing toys this year. Go behind the scenes and learn the magic of how toys are delivered from online shopping cart to your doorstep.
On average, households spent $123.15 on small appliances last year. Products such as vacuum cleaners, blenders and slow cookers are frequently promoted by online retailers as loss-leaders, or deeply discount promotional items, to attract consumers.
Shoppers in search of that next high score regularly put video game systems as must-have items on their holiday list — with demand often exceeding supply. One new platform is on track to sell 10 million video game systems this year alone. Video game consoles (or finished electronics) are frequently transported by intermodal rail, which uses a mix of trains, ships and trucks to move goods to market.
You can't argue with this data: Computers represent 3.8% of U.S. imports, worth $84.8 billion each year and are offered at steep discounts on every Cyber Monday. Upon arriving at ports, finished computers are moved by truck and train to distribution centers for quick delivery to storefronts or consumers' homes.
There's no place like home, and that includes keeping it tidy. Home goods like paper towels and cleaning supplies are not frequent items on holiday wish lists; however, many consumers are purchasing these everyday items online through subscription-based services. Subscription services allow online retailers to forecast demand and move goods into market ahead of consumers' purchasing them online. This allows retailers to use more cost-effective modes of transportation, like rail, to position goods at fulfillment centers on a routine, predetermined schedule, defraying downstream transportation costs of same- or next-day delivery.
This year, online shopping tops the list as the most popular destination to buy gifts, with 59% of shoppers planning to purchase online and 64% indicating that they will research and/or purchase gifts by a smart phone or mobile device. This shift in buying behaviors are forcing retailers to blend virtual and instore shopping experiences. This trend, known as omnichannel, adds additional complexities to sourcing and transporting products in a cost-efficient and timely manner.
Today's buyers have high expectations of retailers. Shoppers expect a seamless buying process between online and brick and mortar stores. According to the National Retail Federation, this year's shoppers expect a high degree of service, including free-shipping (94%); purchasing online and picking up in store (49%); and expedited shipping (19%).
As shoppers look for reduced or free shipping while expecting faster shipping times, retailers have to identify other ways to offset these incremental expenses and preserve the bottom line. According to the Council of Supply Chain Management, over 60% of supply chain costs are transportation related, so any reduction in transportation expenses can have a large impact on overall supply chain expenditures and the bottom line. Leveraging rail upstream, for less time sensitive moves from manufacturing sites to distribution and fulfillment centers, lowers transportation costs and allows retailers to position products near consumers. Improving efficiencies and reducing transportation costs on the front-end, allows retailers to meet buyers expectations and offset the higher costs associated with same or next-day delivery.
More than 39% of shoppers this year will be adding toys to their shopping cart as part of their holiday gift buying. The new must-have toy completed quite the journey, including a ride on the rails, before ending up in an online shopping cart and arriving at the door. A popular kids' movie once shared the secret life of toys. Now is your chance to go Behind the Freight Move to see what those toys are up to before landing in the kid's toy box, inevitably heading to infinity and beyond.
See below for how the omnichannel supply chain relies on rail transportation upstream to move goods cost effectively between manufacturing and distribution centers, equipping retailers to ship orders quickly from fulfillment centers to consumers' doors.