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Accenture Publishes Report on the State of Global Fintech Investments
By Guglielmo de Stefano on Thursday 14 April 2016
New research reveals that global investments in financial technology ventures reached $5.3bn in Q1 2016.
Global professional services company Accenture has released a report on the current state of global investments in financial technology companies. The research analyses the latest global fintech trends, explores the challenges and opportunities that fintech companies pose for banks, and looks at how the major fintech disruptors are changing the world.
Accenture reveals that global investments in fintech ventures reached $5.3bn in the first quarter of 2016 – registering a 67% increase over the same period last year. Moreover, the percentage of investments going to fintech companies in Europe and Asia-Pacific nearly doubled to 62%. The study also shows that fintech investments grew 75% in 2015 – to a grand total of $22.3bn
Digging more in depth, the study determines that collaborative fintech companies – those defining existing financial institutions as customers rather than competitors – are gaining ground over so-called "disruptive" players – those entering the market to compete against traditional financial companies.
Julian Skan, a managing director in Accenture's Financial Services group, offered his thoughts:
"The proportion of competitive fintech ventures in Europe and Asia is much higher than in North America, which largely reflects the earlier stages of maturity of fintech markets, particularly outside of London. London's welcoming regulatory environment has made a preferred market for competitive fintech ventures to test their propositions. Banks too stand to benefit from this, as it drives momentum to re-imagine their own capabilities."
The report cites "relatively low participation" in venture-investing by the banks themselves. In 2015 the banks invested just $5bn (22%) of the total invested funds.
Other key points include:
In Europe, fintech investments – led by Germany – more than doubled (120%) between 2014 and 2015, with the number of deals increased by 50%.
In Asia-Pacific, fintech investments more than quadrupled in 2015 to $4.3bn. The lion's share of those investments took place in China ($1.97bn) and India ($1.65 bn).
North American fintech investments grew 44% to $14.8bn in 2015 and the US continued to dominate the sector with 667 fintech deals.
The number of big deals notably increased last year. Indeed, Accenture counted 94 fintech deals larger than $50m, compared to 52 in 2014 and just 15 in 2013.
Richard Lumb, Accenture's group chief executive of Financial Services, concluded:
"The drive for fintech innovation is spreading well beyond traditional tech hubs. New frontiers like robotics, blockchain and the Internet of Things are bound less by geography than by the industry's ability to adopt and scale clever ideas that improve service and efficiencies. The so-called 'Fourth Industrial Revolution' is a global phenomenon that brings new innovation and digital companies that compete and collaborate with traditional financial services. Bank customers stand to gain from this."
The full report is available here.


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Organized by: Smart Manufacturing and Lean Systems Research Group
Date: Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Location: Mary E. Marburger Science and Engineering Auditorium, Lawrence Tech
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Smart Manufacturing and Lean Systems Research Group of Lawrence Tech is organizing the first Symposium on Smart Manufacturing and Lean Systems on June 5, 2013 at Mary E. Marburger Science and Engineering Auditorium, Lawrence Tech. This symposium provides a forum for industry practitioners to discuss the state of the art and innovation in the field of smart manufacturing and lean production system. It also focuses on the recent advances and the next generation of smart manufacturing systems.
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM Pre-symposium workshop on FMEA (See below for details)
1:00 PM Welcome - Dr. Maria Vaz, Provost of Lawrence Technological University
1:10 PM World Class Manufacturing (WCM) - Mr. Mauro Pino, VP - Vehicle Assembly Operations and Head of World Class Manufacturing, Chrysler Group
3:00 PM Business Transformation, Manufacturing Strategy and Technologies, Mr. Bruce Hettle, Executive Director of Global Vehicle Operations Manufacturing Engineering, Ford Motor Company
5:00 PM Closing Remarks - Dr. Ahad Ali
1:10 PM Achieving Manufacturing Excellence featuring Mauro Pino
Mauro Pino
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Head of World Class Manufacturing
Chrysler Group LLC
Mauro Pino was appointed Vice President – Vehicle Assembly Operations in March 2013. In this position, he is responsible for the operations at eight manufacturing facilities in the U.S. and Canada that produce Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep® and Ram vehicles. Pino continues in his role as Head of World Class Manufacturing (WCM), where he is responsible for the implementation of WCM, a methodology that focuses on reducing waste, increasing productivity, and improving quality and safety in a systematic and organized way, at all Chrysler Group manufacturing facilities in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
Previously, Pino was Plant Manager at the Toledo Assembly Complex (Ohio), which produces the Jeep Wrangler and Jeep Wrangler Unlimited, and at the time, the Jeep Liberty.
Pino joined the Chrysler Group in 2010 from Fiat, where he served as Plant Manager at the Company's Termini Imerese facility in Sicily.
His work and academic background also includes:
March 2013, Vice President – Vehicle Assembly Operations and Head of World Class Manufacturing (WCM), Chrysler Group LLC
February 2012, Head of World Class Manufacturing
April 2010, Plant Manager, Toledo Assembly Complex (Ohio)
2007, Plant Manager, Termini Imerese, Sicily, Fiat
2000, Plant Manager, Eaton Corporation Automotive Division
1997, TCF Center Manager, Termini Imerese, Sicily, Fiat
1995, BWI Center Manager, Melfi
1993, BWI Lead Plant Process Engineering, Melfi
1987, Fiat Manufacturing Engineering Group/Plants
Pino earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering (1986) and a Master of Business Administration degree (1987) from the University of Pisa.
2:00 PM Challenges and Opportunities of U.S. Automotive Manufacturing
2:50 PM Coffee Break
3:20 PM Global Manufacturing Systems featuring Bruce Hettle
Bruce Hettle
Executive Director of Global Vehicle Operations Manufacturing Engineering
Bruce W. Hettle is the Executive Director of Global Vehicle Operations Manufacturing Engineering at Ford, a position he has held since November 2008. He is responsible for advanced and manufacturing engineering for Ford's assembly operations around the world.
Hettle joined Ford in 1986 as a process engineer working on vehicle launches. Throughout his career, he has served in manufacturing positions with increasing levels of responsibility, including plant manager at Wayne Stamping and Assembly (2002 – 2004) and Edison Assembly Plant (2000).
Hettle holds a bachelor of science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Oakland University and a master of science degree in engineering management from Wayne State University.
4:10 PM Next Generation Manufacturing Systems
There is no registration fee, but advanced registration for the symposium is required.
A certificate will be provided, and 0.8 CEU is available.
Pre-Symposium Workshop on Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
8:00 AM Introduction of FMEA
Dr. Ahad Ali, Assistant Professor and Director of MSIE Program at Lawrence Tech
Dr. Ahad Ali is an Assistant Professor, and Director of Master of Science in Industrial Engineering in the A. Leon Linton Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, Michigan, USA. He earned B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Bangladesh Institute of Technology, Khulna, Masters in Systems and Engineering Management from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and PhD in Industrial Engineering from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Dr. Ali was Assistant Professor in Industrial Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez, Visiting Assistant Professor in Mechanical, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at the University of Toledo, and Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering at the Bangladesh Institute of Technology, Khulna. He has published numerous journal and conference papers. Dr Ali has done research projects with Chrysler, Ford, DTE Energy, Delphi Automotive System, GE Medical Systems, Harley-Davidson Motor Company, International Truck and Engine Corporation, National/Panasonic Electronics, and Rockwell Automation. His research interests include manufacturing systems, modeling and simulation, optimization, reliability, scheduling and planning, artificial intelligence, predictive maintenance, e-manufacturing, supply chain, healthcare and lean manufacturing. He is member of IIE, INFORMS, SME and IEEE. Dr. Ali has initiated Smart Manufacturing and Lean Systems Research Group. He formerly was president of the IIE Lean Division. Dr. Ali has been chair of the IIE Lean Student Paper Competition since 2007. He is the conference chair for IEOM Conference and editor-in-chief of International Journal of Industrial Engineering and Operations Management – A Journal of IEOM Forum.
10:00 AM PFMEA featuring Judy Kilpatrick Mrs. Judy Kilpatrick, Launch PFMEA Coordinator, Chrysler Group
Ms. Judy Kilpatrick is the PFMEA specialist for the Assembly Launch team at Chrysler. She has over 30 years of manufacturing experience with 20 of these years being in quality within the automotive industry. She previously worked for Monsanto Company, United Technologies, AIAG, and a consulting firm training and consulting in Error/Mistake Proofing, PFMEAs, and Control Plans specifically for Chrysler and Ford. Ms. Kilpatrick has a BS degree in Chemistry from the University of Michigan and an MS degree in Quality from Eastern Michigan University.
11:00 AM FMEA Case Study featuring Russ Watts
Mr. Russ Watts, Senior Engineer, Robert Bosch LLC
Mr. Russ Watts is a Senior Engineer at Robert Bosch. He has over thirty years experience in embedded system design and sensor system development. Mr. Watts has been working in automotive safety electronics for the last 16 years at Robert Bosch with a primary emphasis on occupant sensing. He is currently an FMEA moderator for the passive safety group. Mr. Watts has received BS in Math, and Physics from University of Michigan and MS in Electrical Engineering from University of Arizona.
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I practice 4 hours a day, Monday through Friday (20 hours per week).
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Friday 5 – What is a good Conversation Rate?
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Friday 5 Marketing Observations – What is a good Conversation Rate?
I just spent 2 days at Online Retailer Conference & Expo. It lived up to its claim jam-packed with cutting-edge eCommerce insights, the latest trends, tech innovation and retail solutions.
The conference & expo Covering the entire customer lifecycle from data-driven marketing, CX, unified commerce and tech adoption to fulfilment and delivery.
These were plenty of discussion on Automation, Data & Machine Learning, Single Customer View & Experiential Shopping Experiences which I found interesting.
What is a Conversion Rate? What is a good Conversation Rate?
What is a conversion rate, and what does it really mean for you as a business owner?
In this guide, we'll break down the definition of a conversion rate, show you the formula for calculating conversion rates, and help you identify whether your conversion rate is low or high.
At the end of the article, you'll also find a link to our Conversion Rate Calculator to quickly help you unveil this mystery.
So let's get this out of the way first. The Simplest Definition of a Conversion Rate – A conversion rate is the percentage of prospects or leads that take a desired specific action… So the higher the percentage of people taking that action, the higher the rate…
How do You Calculate a Conversion Rate? Conversion rate (%) = (Number of Desired Actions/Total Number of People) x 100)…
What is a Good Conversion Rate? A "good" rate is all relative. Across industries, the average landing page converts at a rate of 2.35%, yet the top 25% are converting at 5.31% or higher. Source: Wordstream… Currently, Google Ads campaigns have been reporting average conversion rates of 3.17% on the Search network and 0.46% on the Display network. Source: Search Engine Watch…
Go Read – What is a Conversion Rate? What is a good Conversation Rate?
From insights to intent: Why Search is more valuable than ever in Australia
Google's mission has always been to organise the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful. With trust, transparency, and user control as our guiding principles, the Google Ads team has that exact same goal. Here, Nick Love, head of performance at Google, explains how Search can help marketers be there, be useful, and be responsible as consumer expectations and technology continue to evolve.
In 2000, we introduced Search ads to the world with a simple offer: "See your ad here." The format revolutionised the way businesses serve ads to consumers and gave them the ability to compete on a global stage for the first time. The ads were successful because they were based on what users were searching for.
In Australia, smartphones are now the primary means of accessing the internet, with 89% of Aussies owning a smartphone, compared with 76% who own a laptop and 52% who own a desktop. Deloitte Mobile Consumer Survey, June 2018…
Google partnered with MtM to conduct a study where participants refrained from using Search for two weeks, they found… Search is timely – Search is timely, Search is creative – Be useful: Engage intent with useful formats, Search is intelligent – Be responsible: Meet and engage intent at scale
I love this quote – effectively reaching consumers is "no longer a measurement problem, it's a taking action problem." Peter Fader, a Wharton marketing professor and customer lifetime value master… So we need to learn to understand consumer intent and turn engagement into insights…
Go Read – From insights to intent: Why Search is more valuable than ever in Australia
70 Web Design and Development Terms We Wish You Knew, Part 2
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In Part One of this two-part post, we gave you some definitions and comments for terms we use here every day. I broke it into two parts because it was getting really freakin long. So, please check out Part One when you have a chance. In the meantime, here is the rest of our list of Web Design and Development terms we wish you knew…
I've been doing Digital Marketing for more than 10 years & still occasionally have to look up words I have no clue what they meant…
I use HEX Colour everyday, I knew referred to Colour but I wasn't sure HEX real definition… "A hex triplet is a six-digit, three-byte hexadecimal number used in HTML, CSS, SVG, and other computing applications to represent colors. The bytes represent the red, green and blue components of the colour. One byte represents a number in the range 00 to FF (in hexadecimal notation), or 0 to 255 in decimal notation. This represents the least (0) to the most (255) intensity of each of the colour components."5
I often use SERP, I'm not most know what this stands for… Stands for Search Engine Results Pages. These are the pages served up to users when they query a search term in a search engine, such as Google.
Go Read – 70 Web Design and Development Terms We Wish You Knew, Part 2
Ryan Deiss on the End of Marketing As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
There is a huge event happening that directly affects digital marketers, agencies, entrepreneurs, and founders.
As Ryan Deiss pointed out during his opening keynote at Traffic & Conversion Summit 2019, change occurs in a cyclical pattern. Just like the seasons change, the world of marketing is changing in phases.
And right now, we're at the end of a cycle—which means the opportunity for innovation and disruption is the largest that it'll be for years.
I went Traffic & Conversion Summit in San Diego a couple of years ago, I say it's one of the best marketing conferences I've been to…
I like how he explains Technology Phase 5: Innovation Or Disruption… In the final stage, the company that was once on the cusp of the brand new has become so normal, so part of the every day that the companies that own them become comfortable and the level of competition that once existed goes away. This is a crucial stage because there are only 2 directions to go: avoiding or embracing innovation… are you embracing innovation or avoiding it?…
The question digital marketers are asking themselves today is, do we innovate or disrupt?… 2019 is the year that US digital ad spend will surpass offline ad spend. Digital marketing is disrupting the world of marketing. Ryan believes the future of digital marketing belongs to companies that are willing to invest in real-time, one-to-one interactions. Think about that…
Go Read – Ryan Deiss on the End of Marketing As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
Zuckerberg responsible for Facebook privacy compliance after $5bn FTC fine
Facebook pays record fine after breaching users' privacy, following settlements with Federal Trade Commission and Securities and Exchange Commission
Facebook has reached settlements with US government regulators after investigations into the company's controversial data-sharing practices.
The social media giant has agreed to pay the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) a record $5bn fine as part of a 20-year settlement order.
This is the largest fine ever imposed ( it's almost 20 times more than the last case) on a company for violating consumers' privacy rights… But US lawmakers and the regulators have criticised the FTC for failing to go far enough…
"As part of this settlement, we're bringing our privacy controls more in line with our financial controls under the Sarbanes-Oxley [also known as the Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act] legislation," … "Our executives, including me, will have to certify that all of the work we oversee meets our privacy commitments." Mark Zukerberg Facebook…
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will be personally responsible for the company's data protection practices, having to report to the FTC every three months to prove that user data is being safeguarded adequately. So we can expect changes in Facebook Marketing… "Going forward, when we ship a new feature that uses data, or modify an existing feature to use data in new ways, we'll have to document any risks and the steps we're taking to mitigate them,"
Go Read – Zuckerberg responsible for Facebook privacy compliance after $5bn FTC fine
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The leaflet makes the case. Hand it out in busy public places, and/or door-to-door.
Note: the leaflet and posters do NOT indicate your own intended action. So you can display them and deliver them if you are Voting, or Voting NONE, or still unsure. They are also OK to deliver with other political leaflets and posters.
The option to Vote or Vote NONE gives everyone a reason to participate in this election.
Explanation on one side and small poster to display on the other. Print as A4 1-sided, or 2-sided to cut in half. Hand it out in busy public places.
With explanation. Perfect for noticeboards, shop windows and public places.
Poster: 'No one to vote for? Don't be silent…'.
It shows how to Vote NONE, along with the brief explanation of what it means.
Poster: 'No one to vote for? Stay positive… Vote NONE'. Includes the brief explanation.
Personal statement: 'Yes, I will either… Vote or Vote NONE.' Declare you're doing something, and raise awareness of the option.
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Fred & Farid anciennement FF Creative Community est un groupe indépendant de communication digitale basé à Los Angeles, New York, Paris et Shanghai

L'agence est fondée en  avec le soutien financier de Vincent Bolloré par Frédéric Raillard, Farid Mokart et Christophe Lambert.

Le groupe comporte deux agences intégrées (Fred & Farid New York-Shanghai-Paris, Kids Love Jetlag), une société de production Killdeath, un fonds d'investissement digital FFDIF, un média culturel digital BCKSTG, et FFK2, le groupe indépendant d'évènements connectés (après une fusion entre FF et K2).

Historique

Fréderic Raillard et Farid Mokart débutent respectivement leur carrière en tant que commerciaux à Paris.
Ils se rencontrent en 1996 chez Euro RSCG BETC et travaillent successivement en duo chez TBWA, BDDP/TBWA, Publicis Conseil, Leo Burnett, CLM/BBDO  ainsi que BBH et Goodby, Silverstein & Partners. En 2005 ils ouvrent Marcel sur la demande de  Maurice Lévy. Ils quittent l'agence fin 2006, et s'associent avec Christophe Lambert, ex-président de Publicis pour fonder FFL Paris (« FFL » pour « Fred Farid Lambert ») en janvier 2007. Le capital de cette structure se répartit à parts égales entre les trois actionnaires à hauteur de 70 %, les 30 % restants étant financés par l'homme d'affaires Vincent Bolloré.

En septembre 2008, Christophe Lambert quitte la société pour un projet de publidivertissement.

En 2009, le groupe, qui porte désormais le nom de Fred & Farid, revendique plus de 80 collaborateurs.

En 2012, Fred & Farid lance cinq agences, dont deux généralistes (FF Paris et Hello Sunshine) et trois digitales (Kids Love Jetlag, Furious Monkeys et Eddi&Son), et le webzine BCKSTG qui ne verra jamais le jour.

En , le groupe annonce l'ouverture d'une agence à Shanghai. À cette occasion, l'agence FF Paris se renomme FF Paris-Shanghai, adopte un logo franco-chinois et lance le webzine Creative China sur la créativité chinoise. En partenariat avec Havas Media, le groupe lance une agence média intégrée pilotée par Pascal Crifo : FF Media.

En 2013, Fred & Farid ouvre un fonds d'investissement (FF Digital Investment Fund) destiné à la prise de participation dans de jeunes entreprises numériques comme Melty. La même année, Eddi&Son ferme.

En 2014, FF annonce l'ouverture d'une agence à New York, une autre à Pékin, ferme Furious Monkeys et Kids Love Jetlag en mise en sommeil.

En janvier 2016 FF New York est lancé officiellement. L'agence travaille déjà pour le cognac Louis XIII, HP et le groupe de musique américain Major Lazer.

Clients
L'agence travaille pour des marques telles que Euronews en 2008, Schweppes, 1664 en 2009, Orangina, Diesel en 2007, Wrangler en 2009, ainsi que Lagardère Active Media, Société générale. en 2011, mais aussi Kronenbourg, Bongrain, Quechua, Montblanc, Giorgio Armani, Van Cleef & Arpels, Morgan.

Controverses

L'agence Fred & Farid a été citée plusieurs fois au cours d'évènements qui ont enflammé la toile, et particulièrement les réseaux sociaux. Ainsi en 2011, l'agence est suspectée d'avoir acheté des followers  pour gonfler artificiellement son compte Twitter. La réponse en image  du groupe à cette accusation n'a fait que médiatiser encore plus cette affaire.

L'agence a également été accumulée de pratiques trompeuses sur Facebook pour le compte d'Orangina. En février 2012, un employé du groupe reconnaît avoir créé et utilisé de faux comptes Facebook pour générer artificiellement des conversations sur la page Facebook d'Orangina, alors client de l'agence. Face aux critiques, le groupe finit par condamner ces pratiques par un communiqué publié sur sa page Facebook le 22 février. En avril 2012, le groupe menace d'attaquer en justice le blogueur ayant mis à jour leur achat de followers quelques mois auparavant. Faisant face à une vague de protestations sur les réseaux sociaux, ce projet est finalement abandonné. Peu après, leur communication pour la même marque est remise en cause et qualifiée de vulgaire.

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NSG Group announces actions to improve profitability; revises FY2012 forecast
NEWSCompany financial news
Updated: 7 March 2019
The Board of the NSG Group has approved a programme of actions to improve the profitability of the company, mitigate the impact of increasing input costs with further improvements in efficiencies, and, where possible, increasing sales prices.
The Board of the NSG Group has approved a programme of actions designed to improve the profitability of the company. The measures are intended to protect the business in the short term and also to re-establish profit growth from FY2013 onwards.
Keiji Yoshikawa (Representative Executive Officer and Executive Vice President) will assume overall responsibility for managing the action programme and the realization of its targets and objectives.
On 2 November 2011, the NSG Group published results for the first half of the current financial year, FY2012. The Group reported that, while its operating performance in the first half of the year was in line with the Group's expectations and similar to the first half performance previously forecasted, conditions were becoming increasingly challenging in many of the Group's core markets.
Since then, the Group has experienced a reduction in many of its core markets, including its significant European building products and automotive markets. The global market for Solar Energy glass has also worsened significantly during the third quarter. While the longer-term prospects for these markets remain positive, the Group does not expect to see a recovery during the remainder of the current financial year.
The effect on the Group's sales and profitability is reflected in the announcement of a revision of the Group's forecast for FY2012. The Group has taken action to mitigate the impact of increasing input costs with further improvements in efficiencies, and, where possible, increasing sales prices.
It is clear, however, that more radical measures are now required. Consequently, the Group is now taking further action to realign its global manufacturing sites, to reduce capacity and to reduce headcount further.
The total cash investment in the restructuring will be JPY 25,000 million, with an expected recurring annual benefit of JPY 20,000 million. The Group is currently in the process of evaluating the related non-cash costs.
The Group is taking action to reduce capacity and output to match the requirements of its customers. This will include the mothballing of one of the Group's float lines in the UK. This follows the announcement on 15 December 2011 of the Group's decision to delay the construction of a solar energy line in Vietnam. Further actions will be announced once due process has been followed with employees and unions affected.
As part of its cost reduction plan, the Group is targeting a reduction of 3,500 employees in its global headcount. A significant part of this reduction will come from overheads; management and staff.
The NSG Group has carefully reviewed its investment plans, with the aim of sharpening its focus consistent with the Group's growth strategy. Through such measures, the Group is planning to contain capital investment across its businesses to the level of depreciation for the next two financial years.
The long-term prospects for the Group's businesses remain positive. On 4 November 2010, the Group issued details of its Strategic Management Plan, covering the financial years FY2012 to FY2014. The long-term strategy set out in this Plan is still valid, although the Group will respond to market conditions as appropriate, by delaying investments and, where necessary, removing manufacturing capacity.
The NSG Group has also announced a revision to its previous forecast for FY 2012 (April 2011 to 31 March 2012) published on 2 November 2012.
Net sales have decreased from JPY 580,000 to 560,000; operating profit is down from 25,000 to 4,000; profit before tax has gone from 16,000 to 5,000; profit for the period is now 2,000, down from 15,000.
The reduction in operating income arises primarily from the worsening conditions in many of the Group's core markets, particularly in Europe. Building products markets during the third quarter have been generally weak and the group expects this to continue during the remainder of the year. Volumes of Solar Energy glass, whilst still growing over the medium-term, slowed markedly during the third quarter, and full- year expectations for this market are now significantly below previous estimates. Automotive volumes in Europe, representing almost half of the Group's total automotive business, fell during the third quarter, as consumers, faced with a deteriorating economic outlook, increasingly sought to postpone significant spending decisions.
Included within the reduced operating profit forecast are exceptional items of JPY 3,000 million, being the first stages of the restructuring programme set out above.
Taxation charges are then expected to improve as a result of the reduced profits, and, as a consequence, the forecast reduction in profit for the period is less than the forecast reduction in profit before taxation.
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Surfcam's Reseller Plays a Major Role in Global Engineering Competitions for Schools
Surfcam's reseller in the Czech Republic organised the national leg of two global engineering competitions for schools, and helped the country winners prepare for the international finals…one of which was held in the UK.
The global challenges are run by Engineering In Motion Ltd, from Yorkshire, with the aim of encouraging youngsters to consider engineering as a career.
Prague-based 3E Praha Engineering was licensed to organise both projects in the Czech and Slovak Republic.
'The Land Rover 4×4 in Schools Technology Challenge' was to build a radio controlled four-wheel drive vehicle to set specifications that will successfully navigate and complete obstacles on an off-road test track that is just as demanding as the real thing, and emulates the capabilities of a full size 4×4 vehicle. Each team entered the vehicle into a Regional Final to compete for a place at their country's National Final. The National Champions from each country were then invited to the Land Rover 4×4 in Schools World Finals. The global final was held in July in Coventry, and was won by Womba Warriors, from Australia.
The second was 'F1 in Schools,' and is the only global multi-disciplinary challenge in which teams of students aged 9 to 19 deploy CAD/CAM software to collaborate, design, analyse, manufacture, test, and then race miniature compressed air powered F1 cars. This year's world final, held at Austin in the USA, in September, was won by Greek competitors, Infinite Racing.
And Surfcam, from Vero Software, played a big role in the Czech entries. Josef Maly, who worked on the competition for 3E Praha Engineering, says: "I believe it's the responsibility of every successful company to help somewhere. It's becoming an urgent worldwide issue that fewer young people are studying technical science, mathematics and physics. By getting them involved in motorsport and the automotive industry in this way, we're hoping to open doors for them to see that they can have an exciting future in engineering."
3E Praha Engineering worked closely with the Czech national winner in the Land Rover 4×4 competition – ECCE, a combination of students aged between 12 and 18 from an elementary school and secondary technical school in the Czech city of Caslav.
"Teams design their off-road remote controlled model in CAD, and then manufacture it on a CNC machining centre. Many schools in the Czech Republic already use Surfcam as part of their EDU process, and we've provided more than 1,000 Surfcam licenses to schools throughout the country."
He says that in most cases students were already extremely proficient in Surfcam, and competently produced what was needed, mainly through 3-axis milling, without extra guidance. Some teams also produced the rims and parts of the chassis. ECCE won the Czech national title on the strength of how their model's parameters met the strict technical rules, along with how they used CAD/CAM, the technical innovations they applied, and the level of engineering work, along with the model's performance on the track.
And the Czech Republic's winning national F1 team – Miracle Engineers – were aged between 17 and 19, from a secondary technical school in Strakonice. "Again, the car had to be designed in CAD, but as this was based on an F1 car, it also included flow analysis in a virtual wind tunnel. Producing the car body was done mostly through 3-axis milling with 4-axis indexing or as 4-axis simultaneous milling."
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If you are anything like the millions of Samsung users worldwide who use their devices to listen to music every day, it's important for you to know a Samsung music downloader. There are a host of platforms available that will let you download and listen to your favorite artists and podcasts directly from your Samsung device. Make sure to study all the options available to make the best decision for your tastes and needs and for getting the most out of your Samsung experience.
I would like to suggest you use desktop Samsung music downloader. The reasons are: First, it's easy to use the desktop software to find more songs available online; second, it will take you less storage by storing only needed songs on Samsung phones. If you use apps, the apps will occupy the storage, and the music will. Third, it may save you fee for cellular. If you use app, then you need either wi-fi or cellular data to download the music for your Samsung while desktop will not use cellular data at all.
I strongly recommend you try iMusic – best music downloader. It allows you to download music from over 3000 music sites by copying, pasting the URL and clicking Download button. Besides, it has a built-in music library, enabling you to discover music by genre, artist, and top lists, and download music for your Samsung device for totally free. The steps are pretty simple and easy. What's more, if you can't download the music from a site or radio station, you can use iMusic to record it.
Step 1. Launch iMusic on your computer and connect your Samsung device with it. After then, click the first tab on the top of the window named as "Discover". From there, you can find the latest and hottest songs. You can also make use of the category to find the music your like or the search box to search for music.
Step 3. After you download music, then click the "LIBRARY" tab on the top of iMusic. The download songs are saved to iTunes Library automatically. From there, click the download icon to see the music. Check the needed songs and click the Export button on the right top to send to your Samsung phone.
Step 1. Launch iMusic on your computer and connect your Samsung phone with your computer via a USB cable. Click the Discover tab on the top and navigate to the Download feature.
Step 2. Copy and paste the URL of the music to the box and click Download to go ahead.
Step 3. After downloading, click "LIBRARY" and then choose the download item on the left side. From there, you can see the downloaded songs. Tick the checkbox in front of them and then click the Export button on the right to add them to your Samsung device.
One of the most powerful music downloading apps, 4Shared has a lot of free music available to Samsung Galaxy users. You can use the search option to look for your favorite artists by album name or song titles.
Music Downloader is an amazing app that you can use to find music for your Samsung Galaxy. The app is simple to use, and you can enter a search for any singer, title or album that is licensed under Creative Commons. This app is completely free and the music data basis has one of the widest selections available.
This app will allow you to download any music that is licensed as 'Free to Use' directly onto your Samsung Galaxy. The Interface is sleek and easy to use. It allows you to download music with the search function. The app will let you listen to the music that you have downloaded to your Samsung Galaxy.
The SONGily downloader app is available for all Samsung Galaxy users that are already using SONGily.com. The app is free to use for anyone that qualifies, but is ad-supported. You can use this app to download all music content from the SONGily website directly onto your Samsung Galaxy.
This music downloader is an excellent choice for Samsung users and makes it possible for the user to download any music from the freemusicarchive.org website. It has the advantage of participating in a project that has the express mission to distribute free music all over the internet.
Google Play Music is an amazing app that gives you access to free and ad-supported content that is curated by experts to your tastes. The app allows you to stream radio, music or podcasts. It also lets you download up to 50,000 songs to listen to offline on your Samsung. This app is supported by Android, iOS and the web.
This Music downloader promises to be a way for you download your favorite music and videos quickly and easily to your Samsung. It also allows for a fast search through BitTorrent for your favorite movies. It has an integrated web browser and allows you to connect with Facebook, Instagram and all other popular video websites.
This program makes it possible for you to search and download all music that is licensed as free to use on copyleft music. It downloads high quality mp3's directly to your Samsung in one easy click. The music is registered under the Creative Commons 3.0 license. Easy to use and legal.
Skull mp3 is a professional music downloader. It downloads music files directly onto your Samsung's SD card. It is a powerful music downloader with a large community of satisfied customers. This app uses Music Search Engine and Streaming Music online.
With Napster you will be able to enjoy high quality music that is ad-free and that you can listen to anywhere and at any time. It will allow you to stream from your Samsung, tablet or computer. Napster has the potential to introduce to your new favorite music every day. It will also let you create your own music stations and playlists.
Millions of customers use Audiomack every day. It's an excellent way of discovering new free music. This program features trending charts that showcases the best new acts on hip hop, electronic and reggae scenes. The free download version includes a search function where you'll be able to favorite all your new music for easy listening and provides download enabled songs and mixtapes for offline listening on your Samsung.
This is a powerful music downloader for your android that will allow you to download up to three files at a time directly on to your Samsung device. It uses an accelerated downloading platform by using a multithread downloading method. It's also one of the few downloaders that will support files over 2 gigabytes.
Anghami music downloader is one of the best ways for you to discover and enjoy new and free music on your Samsung. It has one of the largest catalogues of music on the internet with millions of free Arabic and international songs. It also lets users watch and enjoy exclusive videos that are available for free on the Anghami platform.
SoundLoad is one of the highest rated downloading apps on the Google Play Store. It's an excellent choice for any Samsung user that likes to enjoy listening to music from their Samsung device. Through this app you will be able to access direct download links on the SoundCloud platform that is offered exclusively by the artist.


This project began as an experiment in procedural generation and expanded from there to become a game project unto itself! It will be a visual novel with mechanics inspired heavily by games such as 80 Days, Fallen London/Sunless Seas, and other mechanics driven interactive fiction. I have been working on the underlying procedural systems which not only generate the world space but also utilise techniques from the realms of IF and AI research to procedurally create narratives by using content authored by human input and fitting it together piece by piece to create cohesive stories. This includes AI driven characters who have unique personalities and traits based on a data-driven model of their emotions, memories, and relationship to others and the world around them, and a world model which maps the various locations within the city setting all the way down to individual buildings and rooms.
But that's just the foundation, what about the game itself~??
Have you ever read or watched something and just sat there afterwards thinking "I want to make something that evokes those same feelings!" I've had this thought more times than I can count, but this time I decided to actually channel it in to a new project! Taking major inspiration from the manga Girls' Last Tour which left me in that state of just sitting there dwelling on it after I finished reading its conclusion and borrowing from work done on a previous project that also took the usual post-apocalyptic setting and tried to mix it up a bit and do something different. This will be a game about two girls exploring the ruins of a massive towering city structure from humanity's past, a relic of an age before the cataclysm which nearly wiped out all of humanity.
But where I hope to do something different is in shifting the setting to be more of a post-post-apocalypse setting, for want of a better term. This city isn't some monolithic abandoned place, far from it in fact. The city provides shelter, it provides many necessities for survival in the harsh post-cataclysm world, and so settlers have moved in to occupy the city in the absence of its original owners. Now the lower floors of the city have begun to grow and people are adapting the ruins to serve their individual needs.
So the game will be a story of how the two girls explore this massive city structure, how they interact with the various people who now live there, and just why the people they meet seem so unwilling to answer their questions about what they might encounter as they continue their efforts to reach the highest point in the city.


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What's a Computer?
I've been enjoying watching the new iPad commercial of a kid and her iPad roaming around the city. Two things come to mind. First, is this what it's like for kids in the city? Having never lived in one myself I find it fascinating that she just roams around, takes the bus, hangs out in an alley, whatever. Second, and more important, is what she's doing with that iPad.
The first time we see her with the iPad she's chatting with a friend over FaceTime, snaps a screenshot, and draws on it. She shows the screenshot to her friend, then sends a copy of it over Messages. Next she's in an alley with a bunch of furniture, sitting in a seat and twisted to her left to type on the iPad keyboard. She notices a praying mantis on a leaf next to her and quickly snaps a photo, dropping that picture into what looks like a Pages document about bugs in the city. We see her typing in a bakery, drawing in a tree, and reading a comic on the bus. Finally, she's laying in the grass in her backyard typing again, and when her neighbor asks her what she's doing on her computer, she replies "what's a computer?"
We'll put to the side the ridiculousness of that question, as we the viewer are supposed to assume that the next generation is going to grow up using the tablet form factor and will have no idea what a classic desktop computer is. It's a stretch, but ok. The commercial calls back to a previous iPad video that shows people working in different ways in different occupations using an iPad Pro. In the previous video they use the camera to capture and analyze athletic performance, they type and draw, share building schematics, and use the iPad in place of printed technical manuals. Both commercials point to the type of lifestyle and work-style that Apple believes the iPad is best suited for.
In no video does it show a developer sitting at his desk for eight hours a day starting at the screen and trying his level best to edit code, ssh into servers, and manage his git repositories. All things that are technically possible on an iPad Pro, but not better than they are on a Mac. A few months ago I bought an iPad Pro, Smart Keyboard, and Pencil and attempted to work only using it. The experience was very similar to using a laptop. The screen was small, and I wound up hunched over my desk for several hours a day struggling through tasks that were second nature on the Mac. Before my two-weeks were up, I wound up returning the iPad and getting my money back. I bought a 27" iMac instead, and it's been fantastic.
However, the experience made me think about what kind of work I do and how I don't want to get stuck in the past while the world moves on around me. There's a thin line between waiting for the technology to mature to the point where you can use it without stress, and growing stagnant. There is a fairly good chance that many new developers in the next ten years might not have worked on anything but an iPad, depending on if they got one issued to them in school or not. I want to be able to move to the new technology when it's ready for me, but judging when it's ready might not be something I can do objectively, but I think we can lay some ground rules.
The iPad needs to be able to connect to an external monitor and trackpad.
Yes, I can hear the "but it's a touch interface" objections from here. To answer that I'd like to point at the current iOS feature to 3D press on the keyboard to move the cursor in a text field. Like Jason Snell has argued, they've already given us a mouse-like interface, why not take it all the way? It's probably healthier to move around all day like the kid in the video, but there are a whole lot of us who have a desk they sit at every day, and the iPad is simply poorly ergonomically designed for long periods of work.
The iPad needs to be able to run a full suite of Unix tools.
So much of my development work happens in Terminal.app. For example, in one of our applications we need to run a Django app that uses a ssh tunnel to a MySQL server, and then be able to load the Django site by browsing to localhost on a particular port. One could argue that if that's the kind of work you are doing, you should just use a Mac. I'd argue that loosening of the iPad restrictions just a bit would open the device up to an entirely new class of user. They don't need to give full access to the Unix underpinnings of iOS to provide a Unix development environment, they could chroot the user in a sandbox. It's technically possible, but not currently possible.
The iPad needs a local and remote backup solution.
I worry about my data. Too much, obviously. My Mac runs the classic 3-2-1 backup system (three copies of your data, two local, one remote). iCloud backup could work, but a local Time Machine would be even better. Being able to restore just one file to what it was an hour ago is, at times, priceless. I'd say we are probably closest to having this, depending on the app you are using, but a system-wide, effortless, file-level backup and recovery system would be fantastic.1
I may be able to switch to an iPad before all these three things happen, but it would be so cumbersome and difficult that my work would suffer as a result.
What I don't want to do is jump on the "it's not a real computer" bandwagon. That's the same argument that was used against Macs for years, back when my Mac was the only one in the company outside of design. The Mac was derided for years as an expensive toy by IT departments and PC enthusiasts. They were wrong then, and those saying it's impossible to get any real work done on an iPad now are wrong. What I'm saying is that for now, it's impractical for me to use an iPad for every day work, but I don't think it'll stay that way forever. For now, there simply is no alternative to the command line to do what I do. In the future, that might not be the case.
I've found it interesting to look at how work was done before computers became commonplace. Writers used typewriters, which served as the models for how computers first evolved, but I think the more interesting occupation to look at is that of an architect working at a drafting table or a drawing board. They might have done some sketching or taken down some ideas in a notebook, but the real work happened with an expansive canvas in an environment that was conducive to long periods of uninterrupted work.
The iPad Pro right now is a professional notebook. I'm waiting for it to be a drafting table, something similar to the Microsoft Surface Studio, but without the suck.
I know, the iPad isn't supposed to worry about "files", but then again it does have a Files app now, so I'd say that argument also went out the window. ↩
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We played a very good team, but failed to secure winning results on the lower boards. Hopefully our higher graded players will be available for a return match. Phil got his first win - sorry to Phil for not making this excellent result a team win as well. We have two matches in January 2017 and we will hopefully have full squad available. Thanks to our reserves who gave good performances, despite not securing a win.


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We're less than a month into the Hot Stove League and, already, five of the MLB free agents that appeared on our initial Top 25 Big Board at the end of September have come off the market.
OF Josh Reddick (No. 12): Signed a four-year, $52 million deal with the Houston Astros.
SP Jeremy Hellickson (No. 15): Accepted the Philadelphia Phillies' qualifying offer.
SP Andrew Cashner (No. 19): Signed a one-year, $10 million deal with the Texas Rangers.
SP Bartolo Colon (No. 21): Signed a one-year, $12.5 million deal with the Atlanta Braves.
DH Kendrys Morales (No. 23): Signed a three-year, $33 million deal with the Toronto Blue Jays.
On the surface, none of those deals appear to be eye-poppingly absurd or out of place, but it begs the question: If these are the kinds of contracts that players outside our Top 10 landed, what sort of deals await the best free agents still on the market?
We'll attempt to answer that on the pages that follow by taking these already completed acquisitions, the latest chatter on the rumor mill and the perceived demand (or lack thereof) for a particular position into account.
Had Michael Saunders been able to sustain his All-Star first half, when he hit .298 with 43 extra-base hits (16 home runs), 42 RBI and a .923 OPS, the 30-year-old would have been assured a substantial multiyear deal.
But after hitting just .178 with a .638 OPS after the All-Star break, Saunders found himself non-tendered by Toronto and a free agent for the first time in his career. But that doesn't mean his time with the Blue Jays has come to an end.
Saunders remains "'squarely' on the Blue Jays' radar," according to Sportsnet's Ben Nicholson-Smith as the team searches for outfield reinforcements. Currently, the Blue Jays have only Ezequiel Carrera, Kevin Pillar, Melvin Upton Jr. and prospect Dalton Pompey as in-house options.
Jason Castro and Nick Hundley have dominated the rumor mill when it comes to free-agent catchers and for good reason—neither one is going to command a multiyear deal with an average salary over $10 million. The same can't be said for Matt Wieters, the best healthy backstop on the market.
Multiple teams are in need of catching, but only a handful can afford the kind of deal that Wieters will surely be looking for. While he struggled somewhat in 2016, Wieters did make his fourth All-Star appearance and ranked ninth among qualified catchers with 17 home runs.
MLB.com's Mark Bowman reported that "there has never seemed to be interest in pursuing" Wieters from Atlanta's standpoint, but the Braves are one team with a glaring hole behind the plate. It's hard to believe the Braves have no interest in the 30-year-old, who played his college ball in Atlanta at Georgia Tech.
Mike Napoli didn't flash his customary solid glove at first base in 2016, but that hasn't stopped National League teams from expressing interest in the 35-year-old, sources tell Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe, though the identity of those teams remains a mystery.
Napoli's production and leadership help explain why the Cleveland Indians have "a desire" to keep him around, as general manager Mike Chernoff told ESPN.com's Jerry Crasnick shortly after the World Series ended, but the veteran figures to get a more lucrative deal elsewhere.
Houston (per Fox Sports' Ken Rosenthal) and the Seattle Mariners (per MLB Network's Jon Morosi) are among the other teams known to have interest in the veteran slugger, though his right-handed bat isn't necessarily a fit with the Astros and the Mariners seem unlikely to block prospect Dan Vogelbach at first base.
Carlos Beltran might be past his prime, but the 39-year-old future Hall of Fame inductee proved in 2016 that he's still got plenty left in the tank, hitting a combined .295 with 29 home runs, 93 RBI and a .850 OPS while splitting time between the New York Yankees and Texas Rangers.
While he's a subpar defender at this point in his career, Beltran can still play the field on occasion while spending most of his time as a designated hitter. Like Napoli, his leadership and impact on a clubhouse are largely what he offers a team.
According to Joel Sherman of the New York Post, it appears to be a three-team race between a trio of American League clubs—Boston, Houston and New York—for Beltran's sevices, with Texas on the periphery.
Dexter Fowler doesn't offer the kind of power most of the other free-agent outfielders do, but he's capable of going deep while contributing a high on-base percentage and speed atop a team's lineup.
Entering his age-31 season, CBS Chicago's Bruce Levine hears that Fowler is looking for a four-year deal. That might be too long for his former employer, the Chicago Cubs, which have a crowded outfield without inserting Fowler back into the mix.
While he's only officially been linked to Toronto, per Moros, Fowler would be a fit for a number of teams besides the Blue Jays, including San Francisco and St. Louis.
He'd fill voids in left field for the Jays and Giants, who have Kevin Pillar and Denard Span in center field, respectively, while he'd man center for the Cardinals, allowing them to shift Randal Grichuk over to left field.
When he's healthy, Rich Hill is capable of delivering an ace-like performance, evidenced by his combined 2.00 ERA, 0.93 WHIP and 165 strikeouts over 139.1 innings of work since 2015. But there are significant questions about his ability to stay on the field, especially as he prepares to enter his age-37 season.
Still, he's the top free-agent starter on the market. A number of teams, including the Los Angeles Dodgers (per the Los Angeles Times' Andy McCullough) and Yankees (per ESPN's Buster Olney), have interest in his services.
"Absolutely...with the leadership that's here—Clayton [Kershaw] being the best pitcher in baseball...it's something that you want to be around."
One of the three elite free-agent closers on the market, Mark Melancon doesn't have the same name recognition (or intimidation factor) as Aroldis Chapman and Kenley Jansen. But every team with a need in the late innings is going to check in with the veteran. Some already have.
The San Francisco Giants have met with both Melancon and his agent, per Yahoo Sports' Jeff Passan and MLB Network's Morosi, while the club with which he finished 2016, the Washington Nationals, is "expected to go hard after him," sources tell Cafardo.
San Francisco is looking to rebuild a bullpen that blew an MLB-high 30 saves in 2016, while Washington could use Melancon's experience and leadership to help bring along young relievers (and potential future closers) like Koda Glover and Trevor Gott.
More than a decade after acquiring and then trading Jose Bautista in the same day, the New York Mets spoke with the free-agent slugger's representatives at the general manager meetings in early November, an industry source tells the New York Post's Mike Puma.
With Yoenis Cespedes potentially leaving as a free agent, it's not entirely surprising to see the Mets interested in the 36-year-old as a possible replacement.
Toronto general manager Ross Atkins told reporters, including Nicholson-Smith, that the team's decision to sign Morales "doesn't impact us on Jose in any way." But that doesn't mean the Blue Jays are interested in keeping him around, as Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports hears the team values the draft-pick compensation it'd receive when he signs elsewhere more than the veteran slugger.
While there's been little in the way of solid rumors surrounding Mark Trumbo's next team, Passan tweeted earlier in November that the slugger's market was "bustling," which helps to explain why he turned down the Baltimore Orioles' one-year, $17.2 million qualifying offer.
With the Orioles seemingly focused on improving their outfield defense, a return to the Inner Harbor isn't quite as obvious as it once appeared. That said, there are plenty of teams in need of an influx of power, a first baseman, designated hitter or all of the above.
One of those teams is the Colorado Rockies, a team with ownership that is prepared to field a team with a franchise-record payroll in 2017. Playing in the National League, the Rockies wouldn't have the option of using Trumbo as a designated hitter outside of interleague play.
But it's hard not to get excited about the kind of damage Trumbo's right-handed power could do at Coors Field, where he'd replace the platoon of Stephen Cardullo and Gerardo Parra that the Rockies are currently projected to employ at first base in 2017.
It'd be fair to say that Ian Desmond bet on himself and lost, as the seven-year, $107 million extension he turned down from the Nationals in 2014, per MLB.com's Bill Ladson, does not await him on the free-agent market.
But don't feel too sorry for him, as the 31-year-old shortstop-turned-outfielder has a nice payday coming his way. While Baltimore expressed interest in Desmond in early November, per Morosi, a return to Texas makes far too much sense for him to join his third team in three years.
Desmond put together the fourth 20-20 season of his career while hitting .285 with a .782 OPS and providing solid defense in both center field and left field, learning both positions on the fly. While the Rangers could go with Delino DeShields Jr. in center field, re-signing Desmond is a much better option.
According to a report from Heyman, the Miami Marlins have made Kenley Jansen their top offseason target with the goal of creating a "super pen" that would also, presumably, include incumbent closer A.J. Ramos, among others.
The Marlins aren't the only team with interest in the 29-year-old but, as Heyman notes, they could have an advantage over the rest of the field due to their proximity to Curacao, where he hails from, and the presence of manager Don Mattingly, under whose guidance Jansen became a star with the Dodgers.
A return to the Dodgers can't be ruled out, and the Cubs have done their "due diligence" on Jansen, per Rosenthal, though Rosenthal noted that the Cubs aren't believed to have significant interest at this point.
We can rule Miami out as a potential landing spot for Aroldis Chapman, as one of his associates told the Miami Herald's Barry Jackson that it's "highly unlikely" the flamethrower would take his talents to South Beach.
The same can't be said of other teams in the market for bullpen upgrades, including NL West rivals Los Angeles and San Francisco.
His agent has already met with the Giants, per Morosi, while McCullough tweeted that the Dodgers are "expected to make a dedicated pursuit" of the player they nearly traded for last offseason.
A return to the Yankees, the first of two teams he's been traded to in the past year, isn't out of the question, per Mark Feinsand of the New York Daily News. It's fair to speculate that the Cubs, the team with which he won the World Series, remain interested in his services as well.
While not officially linked to Chapman yet, the Nationals have long tried to acquire the southpaw, as recently as the non-waiver trade deadline (per Jon Heyman of Today's Knuckleball) and have a need for a closer.
That's no fewer than five potential landing sports for the flame-throwing closer, for those keeping track. But ultimately, there's only one Chapman and only one team with which he can sign.
Justin Turner's market has developed slowly. Outside of an early November report from MLB Network's Jon Morosi that San Francisco was "open-minded" about making a run at the third baseman, there's been little chatter surrounding the 32-year-old, which is odd because he's clearly the best third baseman available.
He's not really old enough for teams to be wary of making a long-term investment, so what's the problem? It could be that most teams realize that, of all their free agents, Turner is the one player the Dodgers can ill afford to lose.
Without an in-house replacement and no one of his caliber available, either in free agency or on the trade market, there's little chance that the Dodgers would let Turner depart.
Edwin Encarnacion might be wearing a different uniform in 2017, but it'll belong to a team in the AL East, the division he's wreaked havoc upon for eight years.
The Yankees have been linked to nearly every free agent on the market, with general manager Brian Cashman telling reporters, including MLB.com's Bryan Hoch, that he's "open-minded" to all possibilities, including a potential signing of Encarnacion.
Interestingly enough, the team many believed the 33-year-old slugger was destined to join, the Red Sox, have "yet to engage in any serious discussions" with Encarnacion's camp, sources tell Bradford.
A return to Toronto can't be ruled out even after the Blue Jays signed Morales, with Heyman reporting the club offered Encarnacion a four-year deal worth around $80 million. Should Encarnacion re-sign, the Jays envision him taking most of the reps at first base.
Yoenis Cespedes could stay in New York, but it might not be with the Mets. Cashman recently told reporters, per Hoch, that he's spoken with Cespedes' agent and expects to continue discussions about bringing the Cuban-born slugger to the Bronx.
While left field at Yankee Stadium is currently occupied by Brett Gardner, Cashman noted that he's received trade inquiries on the Gold Glove winner, who is due $24 million through 2018 and has a $12.5 million team option for 2019 with a $2 million buyout.
In other words, Gardner's presence won't prohibit the Yankees from adding an impact bat like Cespedes to bolster a lineup that ranked just 12th in the American League in runs scored last year.


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Chronixx was the 'stage' name his friends bestowed on him, replacing the name 'Little Chronicle' he was given as the 'junior' to his father, the artist Chronicle. A little star amongst his peers, he had shown a love for music and song writing from an early age. He was born October 10, 1992 and was named Jamar Rolando McNaughton. His father, a musician, recognised his talents and nurtured him in an environment in which he could grow into whatever area of music he chose. Always accompanying him to the studio, Jamar grew up around the likes of Burro Banton, Norris Man and the legendary Gregory Isaacs.
With a big smile and an engaging personality, he confidently set out to make his mark in music, by writing his first song 'Rice Grain' by the age of five and going on to be choir director and worship leader at 11. Coached by Danny Browne, he recorded his first song with him in 2003. Always displaying his versatility, Jamar, as a young man at St. Catherine High School, harmonised for gospel artistes such as Jermaine Edwards and reggae artiste Lutan Fyah.
At 14 years, he started producing and 'building riddims' for artistes such as Konshens and Munga Honorable and composing riddims such as the 'Freezer Riddim' for Icebox Records and voicing artistes such as, Popcaan for Maverick Records. While focusing on academics, with a special love for Visual Arts, Chronixx knew that his inner voice was coaxing him to let his own voice be heard.
After his brother's death in 2009, Chronixx became more inspired to 'push out' and as fate would have it, in that same year, met some 'brothers' who have undoubtedly impacted on the promising artist he is today. The synergy he found with Romaine 'Teflon' Arnett of ZincFence Recordz gave birth to the creation of a singer, stepping out militantly with a unique voice and armed with lyrics and an accompanying musical sound, set to capture his place on the reggae music stage.
In 2010, as if on a mission, Alty 'J.O.E' Nunes impacted on the lives of not only his brothers, Aijah & Jahnoi, but on Chronixx as well. They started working as a team and after Joe's passing in February 2011, Chronixx, in honour of the Jah Ova Evil legacy, took his career to another level. Instead of going on to Edna Manley College as planned, he, along with other members of the Jah Ova Evil family, released singles such as Behind Curtain, African Heritage, Wall Street and Warrior.
Today, Chronixx credits his versatility and his professional stage presence to the early lessons he received from his father Chronicle, who always shared his own experiences and encouraged his son to go one step beyond with each performance. Chronixx is not disappointing his father, his family or his friends who know that the 'sky is the limit' for this young man who sees 'music as his mission.'
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VENOM: LET THERE BE CARNAGE Four-Minute Clip Unleashes Maximum Carnage On Countless Victims
Sony Pictures has released a four-minute clip from Venom: Let There Be Carnage showcasing Cletus Kasady's full transformation into Carnage as the symbiote is unleashed on a prison full of victims...
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Well, if you had any doubts about Venom: Let There Be Carnage doing Cletus Kasady justice, this clip might go some way towards putting your mind at ease.
In the four-minute sneak peek below, Cletus Kasady (Woody Harrelson) is about to be executed for his crimes, but it's then that he's transformed into Carnage. With more power in his hands than ever before, the serial killer takes his frustrations out on the prison guards who kept him incarcerated, and it's fair to say things don't end well for them.
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The same can be said for the Warden, and we get a few examples of Carnage's powers in Sony's Spider-Man Universe. Needless to say, this is a key action scene from the relatively short movie, so you might want to avoid watching if you have your tickets booked for tomorrow evening.
For the rest of you, take a look at Carnage in action below (it's not for the faint of heart).
"𝘚𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴."
Watch the terrifying live-action debut of #Carnage in Venom: Let There Be Carnage, out in theaters this October. pic.twitter.com/GaXzl5xIbX
— PlayStation (@PlayStation) September 29, 2021
"Tom Hardy returns to the big screen as the lethal protector Venom, one of Marvel's greatest and most complex characters," reads a brief synopsis that was released on the movie's website (where you can now purchase tickets for the movie). "Directed by Andy Serkis, the film also stars Michelle Williams, Naomie Harris and Woody Harrelson, in the role of the villain Cletus Kasady/Carnage."
As noted, Venom: Let There Be Carnage stars Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams, Naomie Harris, Reid Scott, Stephen Graham, and Woody Harrelson. It's set to be released in theaters on October 1, 2021.
I hated #Venom. HATED it. This movie? It's what the first one should have been. A little short, yes, but there are times it gives the #MCU's better solo outings a run for their money. Serkis just gets the character (as does #TomHardy), and I'm ready for a #SpiderMan crossover. pic.twitter.com/XJe7tev5mJ
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Q: Lattice complement and pseudo-complement: expressing algebraically I see from this answer "if you want an algebraic definition, you have to stick with equations.", and this comment, that equations are preferred for defining lattice properties. But it seems to me there's plenty of (useful) properties can't be expressed as equations.

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*Every element has a complement. all x. exists z. (x ^ z = 0 & x v z = 1);
(How to eliminate the existential quant?)

*Every element has a unique pseudo-complement  x* = max{ y ∈ L | x ∧ y = 0 };
(Now to eliminate the nested quantifying over 'candidate' complements?)
The Burris and Sankappanavar textbook just doesn't give formulae if it can't give an equation. That's not helpful. (For example Definition 8.6/page 156 for 'relatively complemented'.)
In my specific example, I'm working with a family of lattices which (I think) are 'relatively pseudo-complemented'. That is, within every convex sublattice, every element has a unique max relative complement. How do I express that equationally? (Currently I have a bunch of clunky formulae with existential quant, nested foralls and implications.)

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Home > Anti-Bribery and Corruption > The Director of the Serious Fraud Office Speaks Out
The Director of the Serious Fraud Office Speaks Out
By Government Investigations Group
Director of the SFO, David Green QC, has spoken out on two matters over the past few days.
First, in an interview for the New York Times, he re-affirmed the tough stance which his office is taking with regard to serious fraud and corruption.
He said that it was his job to revive confidence in his office and that one of the ways he intended to achieve this was through the investigation being carried out by the SFO into the Libor case.
The public, he said, had to be confident that white collar criminals were dealt with as such and "not given some special rosy path with a cop-out sentence at the end of the day".
He further stressed that his office was not there to provide guidance or strike deals with defendants, adding "I am here to prosecute".
Secondly, it was reported by the Financial Times that at a conference organised by law firm Baker & McKenzie, Mr Green had addressed the concept of corporate liability for theft and fraud.
He supports the idea that the principle of corporate responsibility embodied in section 7 of the UK Bribery Act should be extended to cover cases where theft or fraud had been committed by a company's employees or agents.
Under section 7 a company may be convicted of failing to prevent bribery where an associated party commits bribery for the benefit of the organisation and where the company's anti-bribery procedures were inadequate.
Extending this principle to cover other forms of criminality would surmount the difficulties faced by prosecutors under the current law, which requires evidence of participation by a senior figure ('directing mind') in order to establish corporate liability.
While such an extension of the 'section 7' principle would place an increased compliance burden on commercial organisations, it would be likely to receive wide public support.
Government Investigations Group, McGuireWoods LLP
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In this award winning book Michael Pollan teases out big issues from speciously small phenomena. Chicken McNugget, for example, illustrates America's consumption of corn and, in turn, agribusiness's oil dependency. In a journey that takes us from an "organic" California chicken farm to Vermont, Pollan asks basic questions about the moral and ecological consequences of our food. Critics agree it's a wake-up call and, written in clear, informative prose that is also entertaining.


Since January 2016, there have been more than 3,800 confirmed deaths in B.C. due to opioid drug overdoses.
The province-wide project will involve all health authorities and a re-allotment of resources.
As for how many people will participate, those numbers are still undetermined.


The quality of rubber seals in the automotive, medical and packaging industry is becoming more and more critical, because even the smallest leakage causes loss of efficiency.
We don't need to explain that accuracy, reproducibility and repeatability in rubber products isn't something that is easily achieved. Especially, achieving Cpk values higher than 1.67 or even higher than 2.
We achieved Cpk results of more than 3.5 in rubber!!
Rubber seals are cut from endless hoses or from pre-cut hoses up to ca. 1000 mm in length. Either endless or pre-cut, the machine has autonomy of at least 8 hours and cuts the seals automatically to length; both wet and dry cutting is possible.
The tubes are automatically feed into the cutting area, where the tubes are automatically clamped by a collet chuck. As soon as the sensor notices the tube, the collet chuck presents the tube to the die, which also opens and closes automatically. Feeding is done by the collet chuck and a linear servo, and cutting by a rotating circular blade on a linear servo. With a controllable blade speed included, the machine has been taken into production with a Cpk value of more than 3.