Sarah Reisman and colleague have reported in ACIE on the synthesis of lansai B and nocardioazines A and B.
Hideki Yorimitsu and co-workers from Kyoto University have reported in JACS on a palladium catalyzed cyclization of alkynols. The regioselectivity depends on the ligand used, Xantphos gives 6-membered rings and Xphos gives 5-membered rings.
Simon Meek and co-workers from UNC Chapel Hill have reported in JACS on an intermolecular hydroamination of 1,3-diene substates. Nice to see an intermolecular case, I think people usually use platinum based catalysts for this – but my experience was not good using some platinum siloxy complex. User friendliness is always a good method.
Tehshik Yoon and co-workers published in Science on an enantioselective [2+2] reaction.
Varinder Aggarwal and co-workers from the University of Bristol have reported in ACIE on the synthesis of filiformin.
Erik Sorensen and co-workers reported in ACIE on the synthesis of jiadifenolide.
Tohru Fukuyama and co-workers have reported in JACS on the synthesis of lepenine. I don't know about you but I was checking the supporting information for any NMR spectra "too perfect" ;).
Ilia Yampolsky and co-workers at the Russian Academy of Sciences have reported in ACIE on the isolation of luciferin from the luminous earthworm.
Phil Baran and co-workers reported in JACS on a synthesis of dixiamycin via electrochemical dimerization. I usually think of Kevin Moeller from Washington University in St. Louis when I see electrochemical reactions.


No one is required to have their home in perfect condition before they list it on the market. However, this lack of perfection can make for some exciting sights when buyers look for a home. Here are three things that can look strange but that buyers do not need to avoid.
Just because someone uses a room in an abnormal way does not mean that you have to use it that way, too. These rooms will stand out, but they are not a reason to completely reject the house. Moreover, once the house is yours, you can do whatever you want with the property.
Most people want a house that is ready for occupancy. However, if you only need to put on a fresh coat of paint, then the dirty and ugly wallpaper might be worth ignoring. Yes, painting over the wallpaper will require a bit of extra effort, but it is a small price to pay.
It is hard to put yourself in the home when you see the seller's belongings everywhere. It can be even harder to do when the seller is standing beside you, while you look at the house! Fortunately, this is a small price to pay. Once the house is yours, you can remove every trace of the previous owner's presence. If you find a home that is located in the perfect place and it has everything that you need, putting up with the seller's presence in the short term is worth the wait.
Ultimately, the choice to buy the house is yours. Once you do take over the ownership of the house, you can fix things as you like. Thus, do not let the above things ruin your attempt to look for a home.


Over the past years, we have heard many friends and relatives complaining because they had bought the wrong sofa for their homes.
We did some research and found out that it was quite common that the customer went back to the store where he bought the sofa within the week after receiving it, to try to change it. (It was very common for a family of 5 people for example, to buy a chaise longue with seating space for just 4 people).
We also noticed that most customers, when they are at the shop buying a sofa, they try sofas sitting on them as if they were in a waiting room, but at home they actually lie down on the sofas.
We did a market research with a consultancy company and the result was devastating: the first details received were that 31% of families admitted having made a mistake in choosing the sofa (we really think that the real percentage might be higher).
The second finding was that 77% of sales were sofas with chaise longue. This would be more or less as if 77% of the cars on the market were Renault Clio or Volkswagen Polo, when we all know that there are different types of cars for each type of family, because while for some people the best option would be an 4x4, for others a familiar car, a sport car, a van, a compact car, etc.
There are many different types of sofas, armchairs and modular programs on the market, and we must know them to choose the best option for each one of us.
From there we started to develop this complex project which aimed to create a tool that could guide customers in the process of selection of sofas; with just a few simple questions, this app suggests the ideal sofa, armchair or modular group for each customer and his family.
After more than one year of hard work of analysis and programming, we can now launch our new Sofas Virtual Assistant.
An application that connects the artificial intelligence with the usability adapted to all devices and browsers. In addition to the web version, you can download an app with the mobile version in the Play Store or Apple store.
We are confident that it will serve as a guide and starting point to try not to make mistakes when choosing a new sofa, chair or modular for home.
However, it is only a tool which tries to give advice just as any of our professional distributors would. Ideally, we would recommend you to go to any of our distributors, who from your taste and preferences would give you professional advice to make sure that you don't become part of that 31% of users who later realise that they were wrong.


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The judging process for the 2020 European Private Label Awards took place in November 2019, in Dublin, Ireland.
As with last year's competition, a judging seminar was convened in the Cooks Academy, Dublin, in November, welcoming experts from across the private label spectrum, as well as a number of chefs and culinary experts, for two full days of product assessment.
The products were judged in terms of three important metrics, Innovation, Presentation and Taste, with the non-food and pet food categories assessed in terms of Innovation and Presentation only.
Following on from this process, four finalists were selected in each of the 11 categories, which ESM: European Supermarket Magazine has now revealed. The winners in each category will be announced in Issue 1 2020 of ESM, which is due to be published in late January 2020.
Judges were asked to assess each product in terms of three important metrics:
1. Innovation. How well does a product convey innovation and differentiation from other products in the marketplace? How well does it tap into consumer trends and/or create new opportunities within its specific category?
2. Presentation. How well is this product presented? Does the packaging accurately convey the product's composition and qualities, and to what degree does the product stand out on shelf?
3. Taste. How does the product taste? Does it meet, or even exceed, taste expectations for a product in its category?
André Michel
André Michel is a partner of International Private Label Consult (IPLC), a leading private-label consultancy. He has over 40 years' worth of experience in retail, having commenced his career as commercial director at Konmar, in the Netherlands.
Ronald Holman
Expo Business Communications
Ronald Holman is the exhibition director at Expo Business Communications, which is behind the successful Free From Functional & Health Ingredients Show for the European retail and branded products industries (the next edition of which takes place on 24 and 25 June 2020 at RAI Amsterdam, Netherlands).
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Loe Limpens is the co-founder of private-label design agency Yellow Dress Retail. He has more than 25 years of experience in operational and strategic brand design and its translation within all media, in terms of packaging.
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Malachy O'Connor
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Valentine Bauret
Agro-Developpement
Valentine Bauret is the managing director of the French food club Agro-Developpement, which brings together family-owned manufacturers and connects them with retailers and foodservice businesses both in France and overseas.
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\section{Introduction}
\label{introduction}
A major fact in the theory of critical
phenomena is that the scale invariance exhibited by systems at criticality \cite{mussardo_2010}
when combined with a local action may give rise
to invariance under the larger group
of conformal transformation which locally acts
as scale transformation \cite{di_francesco_1997}. Although being scale invariant and
having a local action is not in general equivalent
to being conformal invariant, since there are scale invariant
local models which are not conformal invariant \cite{riva_cardy_2005}
and non-local models possessing conformal invariance
\cite{witten_1998,heemskerk_2009,dorigoni_2009,rajabpour_2011},
it is widely believed to hold true for many models
of physical interest.

The conformal group in $d$ spatial dimensions (for $d\neq2$)
has a number of independent generators
equal to $\frac{1}{2}(d+1)(d+2)$.
For the special case $d=2$ the conformal
group turns out to be infinitely dimensional \cite{di_francesco_1997}.
This infinite dimensionality is indeed at the
root of the success of conformal field
theories in the study of two dimensional critical models.
For higher dimensions the exploitation
of conformal symmetry (if present) leads nonetheless
to important simplifications in the study of critical
models. Even though for a long lapse of time traditional
techniques not explicitly incorporating conformal
invariance were used for the study of critical
phenomena (such as the $\epsilon$-expansion
\cite{guida_1998}),
the last years witnessed the development in three dimensions
of the so called conformal bootstrap program which, fully
exploiting conformal invariance, has lead to high-precision nonperturbative predictions
for anomalous scaling dimensions of the Ising model in three
dimensions \cite{rychkov_2012} and in fractional dimensions \cite{rychkov_2014}. The role of conformal symmetry
in the theory of critical phenomena
can thus be hardly underestimated.

Dating back to the Polyakov's hypothesis of the conformal invariance of critical fluctuations \cite{polyakov_1970}
and to the derivation under broad conditions in $d=2$ of (conformal) invariance
under local changes of length scale from the (scale) invariance under rigid length scale changes
\cite{polchinski_88}, a significant amount of work was by then devoted to show with mostly analytical
different techniques the possible existence of conformal symmetry at criticality in higher dimensions and its relation
with the scale invariance. It was soon pointed out that unitarity is a key ingredient, with supersymmetric
models in $d=4$ being an important example in which the conformal invariance was explicitly shown \cite{seiberg_1994}.
Always in $d=4$ a proof of conformal invariance within perturbation theory has been recently discussed
\cite{luty_2013,fortin_2013}. In $d=3$ we mention the recent discussion
of the occurrence of conformal
invariance for the Ising model at criticality using functional renormalization
group techniques \cite{delamotte_2015}.

For two dimensional systems, complementary to analytical tools and techniques,
an important role in elucidating the geometric aspects
of universality and in testing the emergence and consequences of conformal invariance
has been played by numerical simulations:
in $d=2$ conformal symmetry has been extensively
tested numerically (see e.g. the early numerical
experiments in \cite{cardy_1994} and \cite{langlands_1994}) by confronting numerics with theoretical predictions
arising from conformal field theory.

However, in other space dimensionlities these
tests and numerical experiments are still partial.
An active research line dates back to the
paper \cite{cardy_1985}, in which
a relation among correlation
functions defined on a flat $d$-dimensional
geometry and a suitably chosen
curved geometry (the hypercylinder
$S^{d-1}\times \mathbb{R}$) has been put forward, which
in $d=2$ amounts to
the conformal mapping between the (both
flat) plane and cylinder geometries. This relation was originally verified for the spherical model for
dimension $2<d<4$ \cite{cardy_1985}.
Recent Monte Carlo numerical studies
established the validity of this prediction
for the three dimensional Ising
model \cite{deng_2002, deng_2003}: in these works
a continuous limit of the lattice model was used to
perform the simulations of the curved space and the assumption of conformal invariance,
together with the determination of the magnetic and energy correlation lengths,
was shown to be enough to correctly reproduce the known critical exponents. Similar numerical
computations were carried out for the three dimensional bond
percolation \cite{deng_2004} and $O(N)$ models \cite{janke_2002}.

The aim of this paper is to provide numerical evidence
of the invariance of three dimensional critical systems under conformal transformations of the euclidean flat space (more precisely, of the flat space into itself).
For this reason we studied observables of three dimensional percolation at criticality, studying models both on lattice (site percolation) and on the
continuum (overlapping spheres).
We decided to choose percolation for several reasons:
percolation is possibly the simplest
model exhibiting a phase transition,
see e.g. \cite{stauffer_1992} and the recent review \cite{saberi_2015}. This simplicity has on one side
allowed to mathematically prove
many conjectured properties of percolation
such as the existence of a transition
in the thermodynamic limit \cite{aizenman_1987} or, more
recently, to prove rigorously \cite{smirnov_2006} many
results from CFT with help of
of Stochastic Loewner Evolution (SLE)
techniques \cite{schramm_2001}. On the other hand, with the aid of
powerful algorithms \cite{newman_2000, newman_2001}, the numerical
exploration of percolation problems is
especially convenient. Finally, it is clear that percolation
is an ideal system to test conformal invariance in bounded
domains, as convincingly showed for $d=2$ \cite{langlands_1994},
since in a natural way one computes quantities defined and crucially dependent
on the form of the boundaries, as the probability of connecting two disconnected
regions of the boundary of the system.

With these motivations, we numerically study the presence of conformal
invariance for three dimensional percolation
at criticality in bounded domains.
We introduce and study both discrete and continuous models
of critical percolation, we test by numerical experiments the invariance
of quantities in finite domains under conformal
transformations by computing crossing
probabilities. We also put forward
an approximate expression
for the crossing among spherical caps
on a sphere and check it against numerical
experiments finding very good agreement.
Our results show clear
evidence of the onset of conformal invariance
in finite realizations especially for
the continuum percolation models.

\section{Percolation models and conformal invariance}\label{percolation}

In its simplest incarnation percolation consists
of filling a randomly and independently
with probability $p$ the sites of a graph
and checking for the existence of large clusters.
As a testbed for the verification of
conformal invariance we will consider
a classical problem in percolation
theory: the existence of a
cluster connecting two disjoint
regions $\omega_1$ and $\omega_2$ of
the boundary of a
bounded domain $\Omega$. The probability
of the occurrence of this event
is known (and under some assumptions
mathematically proven \cite{aizenman_1987}) to tend,
in the thermodynamic limit, to
a nontrivial (i.e. different from $0$ or $1$) value $\pi_{\times}$
if the occupation probability $p$ is set to the
critical probability $p_c$.
Before introducing the finite realizations
considered in this work (this will be done in
Section \ref{percolation_models}) we
explore in this Section the geometric consequences of
conformal invariance by working in the
thermodynamic limit.
Due to universality these considerations
do not depend on the specific model
of percolation under scrutiny.
In order to verify this
model independence we will
take two prototypical models
of percolation: a discrete and
a continuum one, i.e. site percolation
and continuum percolation of penetrable
spheres, with the notations introduced in this Section being applicable
to both models.

The crossing probability has been the
object of classical foundational
papers \cite{cardy_1994, langlands_1994}
for the application of conformal field
theory in two dimensional critical systems.
In the two dimensional case indeed full
exploitation of the (infinite dimensional)
conformal group has allowed to obtain
the exact crossing probability for simply
connected domains in the
paper by Cardy \cite{cardy_1994}.
In that setting the presence of
boundaries gets translated, in the
boundary CFT language, into the
insertion of boundary creating operators
located at the points at the extremes of the
one dimensional boundary.
Although many similar formulas
in different and more complicated settings
have been derived \cite{watts_1996}, some details
of the operator content
in percolation in two dimensions,
which turns out to be a logarithmic
CFT, are still matter of investigation
\cite{simmons_2013}.

In our three dimensional setting
the domain $\Omega$ will be chosen as a
simply connected closed domain
and the two surface domains as
intersection of the boundary
$\partial \Omega$
and two closed domains $\Omega_1$ and $\Omega_2$.
Although the two domains $\Omega_1$ and $\Omega_2$
are not strictly needed to define  of the regions
$\omega_1$ $\omega_2$
they will come in handy to define
unambiguously the finite lattice realization
we will study numerically.

At criticality the crossing probability
should take a value $\pi_{\times}(\Omega, \Omega_1, \Omega_2)$
dependent on the three domains
$\Omega$, $\Omega_1$ and $\Omega_2$.
Please note that the actual value of
$\pi_{\times}(\Omega, \Omega_1, \Omega_2)$
\emph{does not} depend on the percolation
model we are studying.
This expectation has been numerically
validated in widely different
models in the two dimensional models
and in some selected three dimensional
cases \cite{skvor_2007, lorenz_1998}.

If we perform a conformal
mapping $\mathfrak{C}$ the three
domains get mapped onto the three domains
$\mathfrak{C}(\Omega)$, $\mathfrak{C}(\Omega_1)$ and
$\mathfrak{C}(\Omega_2)$.
The conformal invariance hypothesis
implies that:
\begin{equation}
 \pi_{\times}(\Omega,\Omega_1, \Omega_2) = \pi_{\times}(\mathfrak{C}(\Omega), \mathfrak{C}(\Omega_1),
\mathfrak{C}(\Omega_2)).\label{CFT_inv}
\end{equation}
Note that in general conformal invariance would allow
for dimensionful prefactors in front of
\eqref{CFT_inv} depending
on the geometry and on the scaling
dimension of the observable under
consideration. The further requirement
on the crossing probability to be,
as expected, a finite number in the thermodynamic limit
forces us to set them to one.
In the two dimensional case, using
the CFT language, the above statement
can be expressed by saying that the
boundary operators we insert to
obtain the crossing probability are expected to have zero
conformal weight.
In three dimensions of course the interpretation of the
boundary condition as insertion of boundary operators is lacking
but the expectation of the crossing probability to have
vanishing scaling dimension still holds.

Another observation is in order
the above statements on implication
of conformal invariance crucially
depend on the choice of
the boundary conditions chosen.
Indeed
different boundary conditions
can flow to \cite{diehl_1998, pleimling_2004}
renormalization group fixed points differing
from the one encountered in
the bulk systems. A study based on $\epsilon$-expansion of the effect of boundary conditions
on the critical properties of percolation models in semi-infinite geometries has been
carried out in \cite{diehl_1989}. The boundary conditions we have chosen
i.e. occupied for points in
$\omega_i$ and free for the remaining
part of the boundary are expected, in analogy
to what observed in two dimension, to
the so called ordinary fixed point.

We recall
that in three dimensional
space the conformal group is
10-dimensional \cite{di_francesco_1997} and is generated by
the following generators
(acting on a three dimensional
vector $\mathbf{x}$):

\begin{itemize}
 \item 3 translations: $\partial_\mu$
 \item 1 dilatation: $\sum_\mu x_\mu \partial_\mu$
 \item 3 rotations: $x_\mu \partial_\nu - x_\nu \partial_\mu$
 \item 3 special conformal transformations: $\sum_\nu (2 x_\mu x_\nu \partial_\nu
- x_\nu x_\nu \partial_\mu)$
\end{itemize}
where $x_\mu$ denote
the components of $\mathbf{x}$.
Indeed the special conformal
transformations are most interesting ones
and we will concentrate on them.

We will consider different starting geometries
and then examine the problem obtained by
applying compositions of the following
conformal transformations:

\begin{equation}
x'_\mu = \frac{(1-v^2)(x_\mu+ v_\mu)+v_\mu (\mathbf{x}+\mathbf{v})\cdot(\mathbf{x}+\mathbf{v})}{1+2\mathbf{x}\cdot\mathbf{v}+x^2 v^2}
\label{transformation}
\end{equation}
where the vector $\mathbf{v}$ rules the
magnitude and direction of the transformation.
We will concentrate on the two transformations
$\mathfrak{C}_x$ and $\mathfrak{C}_z$ having
vectors $\mathbf{v}=\varepsilon\{1,0,0\}$ and
$\mathbf{v}=\varepsilon\{0,0,1\}$ respectively
and compositions of them.
The parameter $\varepsilon$ ruling the magnitude
of the transformation (when $\varepsilon=0$
transformation \eqref{transformation} reduces
to the identity)
will be set conventionally to $0.2$.
These transformations, which are
finite exponentiations of the generators
$- \partial_\mu + \sum_\nu (2 x_\mu x_\nu \partial_\nu
- x_\nu x_\nu \partial_\mu)$, i.e. combination
of translations and special conformal transforms,
have the property of mapping the unit sphere onto
itself.
In table \ref{transformation_table} we write
the transformation which will
be considered together with the roman
numeral used to denote it.

\begin{table}
\centering
\begin{tabular}{|l|l|}
  \hline
  numbering & transformation\\ \hline
  I & $\mathbf{1}$ (identity) \\
  II & $\mathfrak{C}_z$ \\
  III & $\mathfrak{C}_x$ \\
  IV & $\mathfrak{C}_z \mathfrak{C}_x$ \\
  V & $\mathfrak{C}_x \mathfrak{C}_z$ \\
  VI & $\mathfrak{C}_z \mathfrak{C}_z$ \\
  VII & $\mathfrak{C}_x \mathfrak{C}_x$ \\
  VIII & $\mathfrak{C}_z \mathfrak{C}_z \mathfrak{C}_z$ \\
  IX & $\mathfrak{C}_x \mathfrak{C}_x \mathfrak{C}_x$ \\
  \hline
\end{tabular}
\caption{Definition of the considered conformal transformations.}\label{transformation_table}
\end{table}

We will examine the following percolation geometries:

$i)$ If we take the the domain $\Omega$
to be the unit sphere $x^2 +y^2 + z^2 < 1$
and the domains defining
the boundary domains $\Omega_i$, $i=1,2$
to be spheres intersecting with
$\Omega$ at right angles; thus
the problem reduces to the calculation
of crossing among two (disjoint) spherical caps
on a sphere. The starting geometry
(I in our numbering scheme \ref{transformation_table})
is defined by two caps
enclosed by parallels with azimuthal
angles $\theta$ and $\pi-\theta$
as depicted in Figure \ref{fig1}
in panel $a$
together with a geometry obtained
by applying the conformal transformation VIII
in table \ref{transformation_table}.

\begin{figure}
\centering
 \includegraphics[width=.4\textwidth]{fig1a.png}
\begin{picture}(0,0)
\put(-170,152){{\large a)}}
\put(-150,120){${\large \Omega_1}$}
\put(-147,75){${\large \Omega}$}
\put(-140,30){${\large \Omega_2}$}
\put(-100,100){${\large \omega_1}$}
\put(-100,40){${\large \omega_2}$}
\end{picture}
 \includegraphics[width=.4\textwidth]{fig1b.png}
\begin{picture}(0,0)
\put(-170,152){{\large b)}}
\put(-112,120){${\large \Omega_1}$}
\put(-132,102){${\large \Omega}$}
\put(-170,75){${\large \Omega_2}$}
\put(-100,110){${\large \omega_1}$}
\put(-100,40){${\large \omega_2}$}
\end{picture}
 \includegraphics[width=.4\textwidth]{fig1c.png}
\begin{picture}(0,0)
\put(-170,152){{\large c)}}
\put(-40,120){${\large \Omega_1}$}
\put(-135,105){${\large \Omega}$}
\put(-150,25){${\large \Omega_2}$}
\put(-63,80){${\large \omega_1}$}
\put(-120,45){${\large \omega_2}$}
\end{picture}
 \includegraphics[width=.4\textwidth]{fig1d.png}
\begin{picture}(0,0)
\put(-170,152){{\large d)}}
\put(-40,125){${\large \Omega_1}$}
\put(-67,27){${\large \Omega}$}
\put(-150,25){${\large \Omega_2}$}
\put(-67,90){${\large \omega_1}$}
\put(-135,74){${\large \omega_2}$}
\end{picture}
\caption{Geometries related by conformal transformations.
The domain $\Omega$ is the sphere centered
in the origin while the domains $\Omega_i$
are the the ones intersecting $\Omega$ which have, when necessary,
been trimmed to fit the image.
The domains $\omega_i$ are the the darker portions
of $\Omega$.
Panel $a$ refers to the cap geometry ($i$) with
$\theta=0.45\pi/2$ and when it subject to transformation
VIII in table \ref{transformation_table} it is mapped
onto the geometry shown in panel $b$.
Please note that the sphere $\Omega_2$
gets mapped onto the exterior of a sphere
under the action of the conformal transformation.
Panel $c$ is the octant geometry ($ii$)
and when acted on with transformation
V in table \ref{transformation_table}
it is mapped onto the geometry shown in panel $d$.
} \label{fig1}
\end{figure}

By use of conformal
transformations it is easy to see that
the crossing probability will depend
only on one anharmonic ratio $\alpha$.
$\alpha$ is easily evaluated
by mapping the surface of the sphere
by a stereographic projection
onto the (extended) plane and having the
caps $\omega_1$ and $\omega_2$
mapped onto two circles with center in the origin
($z_1$) and the point at
infinity ($z_4$). Scale invariance
allows us now to set the radius of $\omega'_1$
to be one ($z_2$). The only free parameter
left is the radius of $\omega'_2$ which we call
$z_3$.
We define the $\alpha$
to be the anharmonic ratio
\begin{equation}
\alpha=\frac{(z_2-z_1)(z_4-z_3)}{(z_3-z_1)(z_4-z_2)} = \tan^2 \left(\frac{\theta}{2}\right).\label{anharm_ratio}
\end{equation}
written with its relation to the angle $\theta$.
In this geometric setting conformal invariance
implies that $\pi_\times$ depends \emph{only
on $\alpha$}.

$ii)$ The second geometry we will consider
is the crossing probability among two spherical
triangles on the unit sphere. The domains
$\Omega_1$ and $\Omega_2$ will be
chosen as the octants $x, y, z \geq 0$
and $x, y, z \leq 0$ respectively.
The starting geometry is depicted
in panel $c$ of figure \ref{fig1}.
In panel $d$ of figure \ref{fig1}
we show the octant geometry when
transformed with transformation
V of Table \ref{transformation_table}.

\section{Percolation models}\label{percolation_models}

In order to test the invariance
of crossing probabilities
we will consider two types
of percolation models, a discrete
and a continuum one.

\subsection{Discrete model}
Take a (simple) cubic lattice $\mathbb{L}$ of lattice
constant $\lambda$
i.e. $\mathbb{L} = \lambda (\mathbb{Z}^3+\{1/2,1/2,1/2\})$.
The shift by the vector $\{1/2,1/2,1/2\}$
has been introduced in order
to grant better scaling properties
of our finite lattice realization.
We have specialized to the
site percolation problem.
The sites will be filled
with a probability $p$.
Such a model has been one of the most widely studied
among the percolation models in three spatial
dimension.
As known the percolation
transition for $p=p_c$
where $p_c=0.31160768(15)$ \cite{xiao_2014}.
As for the realization of the geometries
introduced in Section \ref{percolation}
are concerned in the present model
a point will be considered inside the domain
if it belongs to $\mathbb{L} \cap \Omega$
while the points belonging to $\omega_i$
are the ones in $\mathbb{L} \cap (\Omega_i \setminus \Omega)$
having at least a nearest neighbor in the domain.
In panel $a$ of figure \ref{fig2}
a 2d representation of the above
model.

\subsection{Continuum model}
The continuum percolation model we have
considered is the percolation of
penetrable spheres \cite{mertens_2012}
namely we extract the centers
of the spheres of radius $\rho$ uniformly from the
interior of $\Omega$ (Poisson
point process). A sphere will belong to the $\omega_i$
if the distance of its center $c$ to $\Omega$
is less or equal than $\rho$ and $c$ is
an element of $\Omega_i$. Please see
panel $b$ of figure \ref{fig2}.

The existence of a percolating cluster
depends on the so called filling factor
$\eta$ defined as the mean number
of objects $n$ times the ratio
of the volume of the filling
spheres to the total volume
which in our case reads $\eta=n \rho^3$.
The value $\eta_c$ for which the transition
occurs is known from numerical
experiments to be $\eta_c=0.34189(2)$
\cite{torquato_2012} and $\eta_c=0.341888(3)$ \cite{lorenz_2001}
which is to date the most precise estimate
of the critical filling.

\begin{figure}
\centering
\includegraphics[trim={2.5cm 0 2cm 2cm},clip,width=.49\textwidth]{fig2a.pdf}
\begin{picture}(0,0)
\put(-220,187){{\large a)}}
\put(-28,172){${\large \Omega_1}$}
\put(-137,155){${\large \Omega}$}
\put(-220,80){${\large \Omega_2}$}
\put(-70,115){${\large \omega_1}$}
\put(-180,80){${\large \omega_2}$}
\end{picture}
\includegraphics[trim={2.5cm 0 2cm 2cm},clip,width=.49\textwidth]{fig2b.pdf}
\begin{picture}(0,0)
\put(-220,187){{\large b)}}
\put(-28,172){${\large \Omega_1}$}
\put(-137,155){${\large \Omega}$}
\put(-220,80){${\large \Omega_2}$}
\put(-70,115){${\large \omega_1}$}
\put(-180,80){${\large \omega_2}$}
\end{picture}
\caption{
2d cartoons of the percolation models we have
considered in this work. Panel $a$ refers
to the discrete percolation model whilst
panel $b$ to the continuum one.
The shaded circles in $a$ represent occupied
sites, while in $b$ we depict
the randomly occupied circles
(spheres in our 3d model).
The sites (in $a$) and circles (in $b$) with horizontal
and vertical shadings
(red and blue in color) represent
cluster connected to the boundary domains
$\omega_1$ and $\omega_2$ respectively.
In both cases no cluster connecting
$\omega_1$ and $\omega_2$
has been established.
}
\label{fig2}
\end{figure}

\section{Numerical Simulations}
The discrete percolation experiments have been carried out
on a simple cubic lattice $\lambda$ of decreasing lattice
spacing, namely $1/\lambda=8,
16, 32, 64, 128$ in order to perform
a scaling analysis.
We have employed the Newman-Ziff \cite{newman_2000, newman_2001} algorithm
to calculate the crossing probability.
We have thus obtained the crossing
probability $\pi_\times (n)$ as the lattice
is filled (incrementally)
with $n$ sites.
From the above probabilities
at fixed filling we can reconstruct
the crossing probability $\pi_\times (p)$ in terms
of \emph{any} occupation probability $p$
via the following binomial convolution:
\begin{equation}
 \pi_\times (p) = \sum_{n=0}^{N} \pi_\times (n) p^n (1-p)^{N-n}
\binom{N}{n}
\end{equation}

For the continuum percolation experiments
we used spheres of radius $\rho$.
We have considered the sizes of $\rho$
to be$1/\rho = 2^{3}, 2^{3.5}, 2^4, \ldots, 2^{6.5}, 2^{7}$
with centers extracted uniformly from the
volume under consideration.

In this case we resorted
to the continuum version of the Newman-Ziff
algorithm detailed in \cite{mertens_2012}.
In this case the measurement
of crossing probabilities
with a given number $n$ of spheres
$\pi_\times(n)$ allows to
obtain the crossing probability
for any filling factor $\eta$
by a poissonian convolution:

\begin{equation}
 \pi_\times (\eta) = e^{n/\rho^3}\sum_{n=0}^{\infty} \pi_\times(n) \frac{(n/\rho^3)^n}{n!}
\end{equation}

The number of realizations used for
our simulation consists
of up to $10^7$ samples allowing us to
obtain the desired statistical
uncertainties.

For the random number generation we resorted
to the, well tested for percolation
simulations \cite{lee_2007, lee_2008}, Mersenne
twister MT19937 by Matsumoto
and Nishimura \cite{matsumoto_1998}.

\section{Results}

\subsection{Site percolation}

In figure \ref{fig3} (left panel) we depict the crossing
probability as a function of the inverse
lattice spacing for the cap geometry
for some of the values of $\theta$ considered
and for the octant geometry.
These have been obtained by setting
the occupation probability $p$
to the best known value $p_c=0.31160768(15)$ \cite{xiao_2014}.

As we can see groups of curves corresponding
to the geometries related by a conformal
transformation converge to the same value
as the lattice realization becomes finer.
Among the various mapped geometries
we observe that VIII and IX are the ones
differing the most from the others.
This is to be expected since they are
subject to more severe deformation
such that one of the caps becomes
very small (cfr. panel $b$ of Figure \ref{fig1}
referring to a geometry obtained
by applying transformation VIII).
When this happens
even the finest simulated finite lattice realizations
have stronger finite size effects.

In order to quantitatively assess the
convergence to the same value
in \ref{fig3} (right panel) we plot the variance of
$\pi_\times$ for the nine geometries
considered for different values of
$\theta$ which decay to zero, signalling
the presence of the conformal symmetry
in the thermodynamic limit.

\begin{figure}
\centering
\includegraphics[width=.49\textwidth]{fig3a.pdf}
\includegraphics[width=.49\textwidth]{fig3b.pdf}
\caption{(Left panel) Crossing probabilities
at $p_c$ as a function of the
inverse lattice spacing $1/\lambda$.
The different colors refer to
geometries obtained by applying
the transformations in table
\ref{transformation_table}.
The distinct bunches of curves
refer to different values of
$\theta$ and for the octant
geometry.
Statistical errors are smaller than
the symbols. (Right panel) Variance
of the crossing probabilities
as a function of the system size
for different values of $\theta$.
The lines are just guide to the eyes.
}\label{fig3}
\end{figure}

By extrapolating these finite size results
to the thermodynamic limit allows us
to obtain a numerical estimate of the
crossing probabilities for any two
spherical cap on the sphere.
The crossing probability in terms
of the anharmonic ratio $\alpha$
is depicted in \ref{fig4}.
In this figure we also plot
the function

\begin{equation}
\tilde{\pi}_\times(\alpha)=\tanh \left(\tan \frac{\alpha \pi}{2} \right)\label{guessed_function}
\end{equation}

which appears to describe
very well the values extrapolated
in the thermodynamic limit.
Indeed fitting the extrapolated values
the function $\tanh \left( a \tan  \frac{\alpha \pi}{2} \right)$
with $a$ free parameter gives
a value of $a=0.989(6)$ very close to 1.

The function $\pi_\times$
we have numerically estimated
and for which we have given
an analytic approximation
$\tilde{\pi}_\times(\alpha)$
is somewhat analogous to the
Cardy's formula \cite{cardy_1994}
although in the two dimensional
case, due to Riemann
mapping theorem, all of the crossing
probabilities among two distinct segment
on the boundary of a connected
domain can be obtained by this formula.
In the three dimensional case
instead the knowledge of the
function plotted in \ref{fig4}
allows us to calculate
the crossing probability
among two arbitrary spherical
caps on the surface of a sphere.

\begin{figure}
\centering
\includegraphics[width=.49\textwidth]{fig4.pdf}
\caption{Crossing function
for two spherical caps
on a sphere in term of the
anharmonic ratio $\alpha$ (defined in
\ref{anharm_ratio}).
The different curves refer
to different system sizes, and to
the extrapolation to the infinite
size system. The dotted lines are just guide to the eyes.
The continuous line refers to
the function $\tilde{\pi}(\alpha)$
defined in Equation \eqref{guessed_function}.}\label{fig4}
\end{figure}

\subsection{Continuum percolation}

In contrast to the discrete model the continuum
one has the added benefit of having a continuously tunable
parameter $\rho$.
Moreover as we lower $\rho$
the various crossing probabilities
approach the thermodynamic
limit in a much smoother
way.
In \ref{fig5} we plot the crossing probability
as function of the filling fraction
for decreasing filling sphere radii
for $\theta=0.75 \pi/2$ for the
configuration I. These curves clearly develop
a steep profile as we approach the thermodynamic limit
as shown in panel $a$ of Figure \ref{fig5}.
We can use them to obtain reliable
estimates of the critical filling
fraction. In fact, by defining
a size dependent $\eta_c(\rho)$
(the so called cell-to-cell
estimator \cite{reynolds_1980})
as the value for which the curves
meet:
\begin{equation}
 \pi_\times^\rho (\eta_c(\rho)) =  \pi_\times^{\rho/2} (\eta_c(\rho))
\end{equation}
we can easily obtain an estimate for
$\eta_c$. This
analysis, shown in panel $b$ of
Figure \ref{fig5}, with
the $\theta=0.65\pi/2$ cap geometry
I leads us to estimate the critical $\eta$ as
$\eta_c=0.341935(8)$.
We have chosen the value
$\theta=0.65\pi/2$
and the configuration
I since, among the many geometries
we have simulated, it
represents ``best'' the thermodynamic
limit for it has the
domains $\omega_1$ and $\omega_2$
of the same size and
the ratio of sum the total area of the
patches $\omega_i$ and the remaining
surface is closest to 1.
This estimate has to be compare with the ones available in
literature \cite{torquato_2012} and \cite{lorenz_2001}
which provide values of
$\eta_c=0.34189(2)$ and $\eta_c=0.341888(3)$
respectively. Those results were obtained with growth
algorithms on large systems. In our simulation the lowest value
of $\theta$ ($\theta=0.45\pi/2$) simulated
cap geometry resembles somehow the study
of percolating clusters
connecting two sides of a cube
since the ratio of patches area
to open surface area is closest
to $1/2$.
Performing the analysis on this
configuration we obtain
a value of $\eta_c=0.34190(1)$
which is consistent with the above cited values,
showing how the determination of $\eta_c$
sensibly depends on the geometry
for the sizes we have examined.
We will rely on our ``best'' determined
estimate $\eta_c=0.341935(8)$ for the
subsequent analysis but we anticipate that
the final results will not be crucially
affected by the choice of $\eta_c$.

The convergence to the same value
for $\pi_\times$ for geometries
related by a conformal transformation
can seen in the left panel of Figure
\ref{fig6} which is the continuum analogue of
the left panel in Figure \ref{fig3}.
The curves for $\pi_\times$
nicely converge to the thermodynamic
limit, since the effects from discretization
are not present; on the other hand finite
size effects are stronger, for the range
of $\rho$ simulated, since their distance
is in general bigger than the
curves for the discrete systems.
Once again we observe that configurations
generated with VIII and IX transformations
are more distant from the other
curves confirming that, for the same
value of $\rho$, they are more far
from the thermodynamic limit.

The good behavior of the finite
realizations allows to have
an independent extrapolation for each configuration.
This is shown in the right panel of Figure
\ref{fig6} where the extrapolated
values of the crossing probabilities
are shown for the set of conformal
transformations examined together
with the mean over the various
configurations.
This confirms the onset of conformal
invariance even for a continuum percolation model

For comparison we also report, in the
left panel of figure \ref{fig7}, the same analysis
performed with the critical filling
reported in \cite{lorenz_2001}
for the cap geometry with $\theta=0.45\pi/2$.
As we can see in both cases
the different transformed geometries
give the same value within
$1.5 \sigma$ so they are consistent
with each other.
This proves that within
our error, both values of $\eta_c$
give the same value for the crossing
probability in domains related
by a conformal mapping
although the value of $\pi_\times$
depends on the chosen $\eta_c$.
Similar findings are obtained for
the other values of $\theta$ examined
and for the octant geometry.

The function $\pi(\alpha)$ \eqref{guessed_function}, introduced
in the previous section, ruling
the crossing probability among two caps
in on the sphere, is depicted in
the left panel of \ref{fig7}. As we can see the values
are consistent, within errors, with the
function obtained from the site percolation
model. This provides an evidence
of universality of $\pi_\times$
in percolation. Moreover if
we compare it with the analytic
function $\tilde{\pi}_\times$ \ref{guessed_function}
proposed in the previous section
we find an excellent agreement
with the data obtained setting
$\eta_c$ to the value provided in
\cite{lorenz_2001} while
if we choose our best estimate
of $\eta_c$ we have a less faithful
representation of the numerical data
by \ref{guessed_function}.
If we try to fit the above data
with the more general function
$\tanh \left( a \tan  \frac{\alpha \pi}{2} \right)$
indeed we obtain the estimates of
$a=1.022(6)$ for $\eta_c=0.341935$ (our best value)
and $a=1.005(5)$ for $\eta_c=0.341888$ (given in \cite{lorenz_2001}).

\begin{figure}
\centering
\includegraphics[width=.49\textwidth]{fig5a.pdf}
\includegraphics[width=.49\textwidth]{fig5b.pdf}
\caption{(Left panel)Crossing probability as a function
of the filling factor for the cap geometry
with $\theta=0.65 \pi/2$. The different lines
refer to the filling spheres of increasing radius
$1/\rho=2^{2},2^{2.5},\ldots, 2^{6.5}$
in the direction of the arrow.
The errors are not showed being smaller than $2.5\cdot 10^{-4}$
for all the points i.e. smaller than the lines size.
(Right panel) Finite size estimations of $\eta_c(\rho)$
as a function of $1/\rho$. The continuous line
is the best fitting function $0.341935 - 0.687988 \rho^{1.85758}$.
The two lowest values of $1/\rho=2^{2},2^{2.5}$
have been excluded from the fit.
}
\label{fig5}
\end{figure}

\begin{figure}
\centering
\includegraphics[width=.49\textwidth]{fig6a.pdf}
\includegraphics[width=.49\textwidth]{fig6b.pdf}
\caption{(Left panel) Crossing probabilities
$\pi_\times(L)$ of conformally equivalent cap geometries
and octant geometry as the radius $\rho$ of the
filling spheres is reduced, cfr.
left panel of Figure \ref{fig3}. The crossing
probabilies are calculated at $\eta=\eta_c$.
(Right panel) Extrapolated values of
$\pi_\times$ in the thermodynamic
limit for the caps and octant geometry with
for the different
conformal transformations considered
\ref{transformation_table}.
}
\label{fig6}
\end{figure}

\begin{figure}
\centering
\includegraphics[width=.49\textwidth]{fig7a.pdf}
\includegraphics[width=.49\textwidth]{fig7b.pdf}
\caption{(Left panel) Extrapolated values of
$\pi_\times$ in the thermodynamic
limit for the cap geometry with
$\theta=0.45\pi/2$ for the different
conformal transformations considered
\ref{transformation_table}.
The two curves refer to the values
obtained setting $\eta$ to our best
estimated value (upper curve) and the value.
given in \cite{lorenz_2001}.
(Right panel) Comparison between
the values extrapolated at infinity
for the site percolation model and the
continuum percolation model with the two estimates
for $\eta_c$ as a function of the anharmonic
ratio $\alpha$ \eqref{anharm_ratio}.
We also report the function $\tilde\pi(\alpha)$
defined in \eqref{guessed_function}.
}\label{fig7}
\end{figure}

\section{Conclusions}
By means of numerical experiments
we have assessed the invariance
under conformal transformation
of selected both discrete
and continuous percolation problems
in three dimensions at criticality in bounded domains.
We also proposed
an analytical function approximating
with very good accuracy
the crossing probability
among two arbitrary
spherical caps on a sphere.

We hope that our work
can stimulate from one side a study of percolation by conformal bootstrap techniques
and from the other further investigation of symmetries of general percolation models.
Future work in our opinion interesting will entail the
analysis of bulk observables and the study of different
statistical mechanics models such as $O(N)$ and Potts models.\\

{\em Note added:} During final stage of this work the
authors noticed on \verb|arXiv| a very recent and very interesting
paper on the numerical investigation
of Ising model on spherical domains
with the help of the insight gained
from the conformal bootstrap
analysis of the model \cite{penedones_2015}
for the finite size scaling analysis
of correlators.
The work \cite{penedones_2015} concentrates on
observables lying in the bulk
of a three dimensional Ising model.
It would be interesting to
extend the analysis of \cite{penedones_2015}
to observables living on the
boundary.
For the percolation the corresponding
analysis of operators living
either in the bulk or in the boundary
of the pertinent three dimensional boundary
CFT has, to the best of our
knowledge, not been derived.

{\em Acknowledgements:}
We acknowledge useful discussions
with Defenu~N and Delfino~G.
The authors
benefitted from computational resources
from the Iscra C project COSY3D
at CINECA Bologna Italy.

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Castelo de Cola, també conegut com a Castro da Cola o Cidade de Marrachique, es troba a l'Alentejo, a la freguesia, ciutat i municipi d'Ourique, districte de Beja, a Portugal. Situat en posició dominant sobre un petit turó, hi ha poca informació històrica sobre aquest important jaciment arqueològic. Els vestigis trobats revelen una llarga ocupació humana, des de la prehistòria fins a l'edat moderna, passant pels dominis romà i islàmic. Junt a Castelo da Cola hi ha un santuari cristià, dedicat a Nossa Senhora da Cola.

Història

Construcció i període romà
Segon l'historiador José Leite de Vasconcelos, les ruïnes de Cola pertanyien a un castre anterior al període romà, tal vegada dels finals del neolític o dels principis de l'eneolític. Els vestigis trobats posteriorment identificaren cronològicament el jaciment de les edats del coure, bronze i ferro. Un dels principals motius per a la contínua ocupació n'era la situació, que facilitava la defensa, dalt d'un pujol envoltat quasi totalment per cursos d'aigua, i alhora permetia la vigilància d'una de les principals vies de comunicació de la zona del riu Mira. També es trobava en una zona rica en mineral de coure i de terrenys fèrtils, i tenia comunicacions fàcils pel riu. El castre s'utilitzà després durant el domini romà i fou cristianitzat, seguint un procés d'adaptació de la religió pagana a la cristiana. L'ocuparen també fenicis o cartaginesos.

El període medieval
En l'alta edat mitjana, són significatius els testimoniatges del període musulmà, a partir del segle VIII, que indiquen una comunitat significativa, basada en l'activitat agrícola i ramadera, on el tèxtil tenia importància. Data d'aquest període, o del subsegüent, cristià, el primitiu complex defensiu: una fortificació principal i defenses secundàries. L'ocupació musulmana està testimoniada especialment per ceràmiques. Així, l'hisn o petit castell de Cola formà part d'un conjunt de fortificacions islàmiques, que protegia les fronteres marítimes i terrestres.

Aquestes investigacions suposen que, durant l'ocupació musulmana la primitiva defensa del poblat donà lloc a un petit castell, que, en l'època de la conquesta cristiana de la península, dominaren els portuguesos durant el regnat d'Alfons III (1248-1279). Aquest sobirà n'hauria ordenat reparacions a les muralles.

Castelo de Cola estigué habitat fins al segle XV, i degué ser la capital de l'antic municipi de Marachique, que formaria part de la regió dominada per Silves. N'hi ha dos llogarets a les proximitats amb noms semblants, Marchicão i Marchica, que poden permetre una identificació de Castelo de Cola com Mardjiq, poble que hauria estat conquerit per les forces d'Al-Múndhir ibn Muhàmmad, abans d'haver-hi conquerit la ciutat de Beja.

És del segle XVI la primera referència documental en relació amb aquests vestigis arqueològics, provinent d'André de Resende, humanista portugués que hauria visitat aquest castre al 1573.

A la vora de les ruïnes es construí el Santuari de Castro da Cola, dedicat a Nossa Senhora da Cola, on s'organitzen regularment romiatges. Segons una llegenda popular, fou al lloc del santuari on va sorgir una imatge de Nossa Senhora da Cola. Els habitants van construir una ermita en un altre indret, on van guardar la imatge, però ella tornà sola al lloc on fou trobada, i quan es feia una romeria per tornar la imatge a la nova ermita, aquesta augmentava tant de pes durant el camí que forçava els carregadors a retornar-la. Segons José Leite de Vasconcelos, aquesta llegenda és semblant a d'altres que havia registrat, algunes d'elles molt antigues. Una altra llegenda associada a l'indret és que durant el període àrab s'escoltava tocar una campana durant el matí, el dia de Sâo João, donant al pujol el nom popular de Fonte do Moinho do Sino (Molí de la Campana) o Pego do Sino. Una tercera creença popular relativa al pujol de Castro da Cola és que les dones que relliscassen en una llosa natural prop d'un dels barrancs, denominada pedra escorregadia (lliscadissa), reeixirien més en el part. Segons l'investigador, llegendes semblants a aquesta es trobaren en altres punts de Portugal i a França.

Redescoberta
Les ruïnes de Castro da Cola són conegudes pels historiadors fa prop de mig mil·lenni: foren referides per André de Resende, Manuel do Cenáculo, Gabriel Pereira i Estácio da Veiga. El 1897, el jaciment fou investigat per José Leite de Vasconcelos, durant una excursió al Baix Alentejo.

En Antiguitats monumentals de l'Algarve: temps prehistòrics, publicada el 1891, Estácio da Veiga va incloure un text de Gabriel de Pereira, de l'obra Notes d'arqueologia del 1879, en què afirma que el lloc de la Colla havia estat visitat el 1573 per André de Resende i pel rei Sebastià, i prop de dos segles després per fra Manuel do Cenáculo. Aquest religiós elaborà un mapa que fou després reproduït per Estácio da Veiga, i va descriure Castelo de Cola en la seua obra Cuidados litterarios do prelado de Beja e graça do seu bispado, de 1791: «Una llegua de Castro cap al sud, en muntanya difícil, al lloc de S. Pedro das Cabeças, hi ha signes de fortalesa... i d'altres, una dels reis, una altra de les Juntes; [...] La de la Senhora da Colla té més de 800 passos en circuit, en una alçada impracticable per totes bandes, i en resta una en junció de dues ribes (Odemira, Mariscão). Als cims dels turons que l'envolten per dos costats hi ha vestigis de fortins, que eren una mena de reductes, i talaies, que avisaven, i dificultaven el pas, disposats de quart en quart de llegua i menys. La idea que hui es pot formar d'aquelles restes, i nosaltres podem avançar en les excavacions, és de judici incert a molts respectes: poden ser de romans, àrabs i possiblement dels lusitans vells que vivien «more spartiano», com diu Estrabó. Les muralles tenen 12 pams d'amplària; en part són formades per lloses superposades en sec. La fortalesa de la Colla té com a centre una cisterna antiga: la tanca n'és una simple cortina de la qual ix d'espai a espai una obra angular de molt petita extensió, i tal vegada serien els seus bastions. Hi ha dos espais més i intervals dividits per dos avantmurs, sense cap obra reentrant, que els serviria en comptes de mitja lluna. Els petits cossos angulars podrien servir per a flanquejar les torres. No hi apareixen vestigis d'haver-hi hagut torres, segurament perquè estant les fortaleses a cavaller, guanyaven elevacions de terra... en el marge d'una de les ribes hi ha per llarg espai les sepultures; al pendís de la muntanya vam trobar sis sepultures, i algunes de 25 pams en quadre.» Cenaculo afirma que va veure un capitell i diverses làpides sepulcrals amb caràcters fenicis o turdetans, i estocs llargs d'acer o bronze prou calcinat, sense tall, amb punys poc grossos i amb ballestes romes i grosses.

Aquest jaciment està classificat com a Monument Nacional per decret publicat el 23 de juny de 1910. L'arqueòleg Abel Viana fou el pioner del seu estudi sistematitzat amb base en les llegendes locals que referien un tresor de la "mora encantada". Les investigacions arqueològiques que començà al 1958 van ser suspeses pel seu falleciment el 1964.

En 30 de gener de 2019, es publica el decret llei 22/2019, que transferí les responsabilitats per la gestió i conservació de diversos monuments del govern a les autonomies locals, incloent-hi Castro da Cola, que s'inclogué en el municipi d'Ourique. A l'abril de 2019, es publica VII Cadernos Culturals d'Ourique, que inclou l'article Marachique/Castro da Cola, a la fi del període islàmic: reflexions sobre la seua Muṣallā, d'António Rafael Carvalho.

Descripció

Situació i composició
Les ruïnes i el santuari de Castro da Cola se situen en un turó envoltat per tres costats de cursos d'aigua, al ponent i al nord per dos barrancs, i al sud pel riu Mira. L'indret fou escollit per la facilitat de defensa, especialment als marges dels barrancs, que eren prou alts. El santuari conté una font també dedicada a la Senhora da Cola.

José Leite de Vasconcelos va descriure les ruïnes de Castro da Cola com una sèrie de fortins, denominats castelinhos pels habitants de la zona. Va trobar-hi també una cambra arcada, amb les parets enlluïdes i pintades, i algunes parts se'n traslladaren al Museu Etnològic. Leite de Vasconcelos descriu també vestigis d'un edifici a l'oest del santuari, que era popularment conegut com la capella antiga, i d'altres fortins a certa distància del santuari, coneguts com Castelinhos d'enllà de Terra do Azinhal. Segon una anàlisi de les construccions i les troballes, la fortalesa hauria estat construïda diverses vegades al llarg de la seua història.

Troballes
Entre les peces trobades per José Leite de Vasconcelos el 1897, hi havia dos fragments de fusts de columnes de pedra, carreus, maons grossos, teules i un coll ornamentat, que l'investigador considerà de l'època romana. Del període preromà, va descobrir dues moles de forma còncava, i una pedra de forma arredonida, que seria un percussor, i que tenia un solc al diàmetre, probablement a causa de l'ús d'una lleva de cuir o una corda, que l'agafaven a un cap. Leite de Vasconcelos pensà que aquestes peces serien del final del neolític o principis de l'eneolític.

Vegeu també
 Poblat de Mesas do Castelinho
 Castell d'Arrifana

Referències

Bibliografia

Enllaços externs

 Institut Portugués d'Arqueologia
 Recorregut Pedestre "Circuit Arqueològic del Castro de la Cola"

Edificis de Portugal

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Marc O'Polo Exudes Warmth with Anna Ewers
Centred around friendship, the 2019 spring/summer campaign by Marc O'Polo features Anna Ewers, her two sisters, and artiste, Iman Orths.
Marc O'Polo has launched its spring/summer push with an international premiere starring top model, Anna Ewers, who steps in front of the camera for the first time with her sisters, Andrea and Antonia Ewers. Capturing the theme of the campaign, the trio celebrate being both siblings and friends.
Also featured is Julian Schneyder, who adds an edgy vibe to the effort. Behind the camera, Alasdair McLellan delivers analogue photographs to depict intimacy. Combined, the exercise shines a spotlight on the friendship vibe upheld by the marketing roll-out created in line with the fashion collection.
As a further tribute to the release, Marc O'Polo partnered with Iman Orths, a talent from Manchester, over a dedicated musical composition for its campaign. The song, Friends. All You Need, was inspired by compelling imagery featuring the Ewers sisters. The artiste wrote her first song at the age of eleven.


HannsG has today announced its first Touch Screen monitor. Having price tag of only £199.99, the 23″ HT231HPB is set to turn the futuristic touch screen computing experience into reality for everyone. The new monitor which boasts advanced 10-Point touch control is certified to work with Windows 8 and is launched to coincide nicely with the release of Windows 8.1.
To be noted is that the HT231HPB offers the ultimate touch experience with highly responsive 10 point touch control technology to navigate the Windows 8 operating system with ease. This enables users to fully appreciate finger tip screen control at its best promising no lag, better accuracy and zoom capabilities.
The perfect host for demanding HD multimedia content, the HT231HPB boasts Full HD credentials with a 1920 x 1080 resolution, and features HannsG's proprietary active contrast technology delivering clarity and true colour with an 80,000,000:1 contrast ratio. In addition, the HT231HPB has a full connectivity line up including HDMI, DVI and VGA on board and has built-in stereo speakers as standard.
Part of the HannStar Display Corporation one of the largest glass panel manufacturers in the world and HannsTouch the third largest touch technology manufacturer in the world, HannsG benefits from a rich heritage and world class, technological AV prowess. Consequently the new HT231HPB boasts advanced proprietary touch control technologies which deliver the very best user experience and an industry leading glass panel for the ultimate visual display. It also enables HannsG to confidently offer customers an industry leading 3 year warranty.
For those who would like to acquire a 23″ HannsG HW246HPB display can do it from Ingram Micro, Micro-P, and Midwich. There is also a bigger model in the works, a 27″ Touch Screen model, but no official confirmation of its release date has been made available. More information about the HW246HPB model can be found here.


Phongsaly to Nong Khiaw by boat?
I'll be heading to Phongsaly to do some trekking and was thinking of heading to Nong Kiaow from here via boat.
I've had a look online and pieced together bits of information and I think it will be possible.
From Phongsaly there should be a bus/truck to Hatsa. From Hatsa I can take a boat to Muang Khua then from there a boat to Muang Ngoi. From there I should be able to take a boat to Nong Khiaw. Obviously overnight stays needed and I have some time to do this trip.
I'd really like to be able to go to Viang Xai from Nong Khiaw to visit the caves. Then hopefully if transport is available go to Phonsavan for Plain of jars and then head to Luang Prabang.
I was wondering if anyone has done the same journey or at least the boat journey to Nong Khiaw. The caves and plain of jars is only an idea at the moment.
Seems like a good plan and all the boat trips s/b doable with maybe some waiting for other PAX to fill the boat. The Vieng Xay trip is also doable but public transport between Vieng Xay and Sam Neua is unreliable as the songtaew style bus often cancels due to lack of sufficient PAX. Suggest staying in Sam Neua and renting a motorbike for the short 30 km out and back from Vieng Xay. Other option if the scheduled bus from the bus station cancels is to walk 1 km out to the Highway 6 junction and wait for passing buses to pick you up for the trip to Sam Neua. Time schedules for buses and boats can be found at the website hobomaps.com - just click on the Travel buttons.
After speaking to the tourist info in Phongsaly I took the boat from Hatsa and after 2 1/2 hours it stops at a dam about 20 minutes from the town of Muoang Samphan. From there a tuk tuk to the town then around 2.30pm a tuk tuk to Muang Khua about 2 hours . Can still get a boat from Muang Khua to Muang Ngoi and Nong Khiaw but another dam is being built so these boat journeys may stop in the next couple years.


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PacketManager::PacketManager(void)
{
    memset(m_handlers, 0, sizeof(m_handlers));
    memset(m_extended, 0, sizeof(m_extended));
    memset(m_encoded, 0, sizeof(m_encoded));
}

PacketManager::~PacketManager(void)
{
    // delete standard packet handlers
    for (size_t i = 0; i < CountOf(m_handlers); ++i)
        unregisterPacket((uint)i);

    // delete extended packet handlers
    for (size_t i = 0; i < CountOf(m_extended); ++i)
        unregisterExtended((uint)i);

    // delete encoded packet handlers
    for (size_t i = 0; i < CountOf(m_encoded); ++i)
        unregisterEncoded((uint)i);
}

void PacketManager::registerStandardPackets(void)
{
    ADDTOCALLSTACK("PacketManager::registerStandardPackets");

    // standard packets
    registerPacket(XCMD_Create, new PacketCreate());							// create character
    registerPacket(XCMD_WalkRequest, new PacketMovementReq());					// movement request
    registerPacket(XCMD_Talk, new PacketSpeakReq());							// speak
    registerPacket(XCMD_Attack, new PacketAttackReq());							// begin attack
    registerPacket(XCMD_DClick, new PacketDoubleClick());						// double click object
    registerPacket(XCMD_ItemPickupReq, new PacketItemPickupReq());				// pick up item
    registerPacket(XCMD_ItemDropReq, new PacketItemDropReq());					// drop item
    registerPacket(XCMD_Click, new PacketSingleClick());						// single click object
    registerPacket(XCMD_ExtCmd, new PacketTextCommand());						// extended text command
    registerPacket(XCMD_ItemEquipReq, new PacketItemEquipReq());				// equip item
    registerPacket(XCMD_WalkAck, new PacketResynchronize());					//
    registerPacket(XCMD_DeathMenu, new PacketDeathStatus());					//
    registerPacket(XCMD_CharStatReq, new PacketObjStatusReq());				// status request
    registerPacket(XCMD_Skill, new PacketSkillLockChange());					// change skill lock
    registerPacket(XCMD_VendorBuy, new PacketVendorBuyReq());					// buy items from vendor
    registerPacket(XCMD_StaticUpdate, new PacketStaticUpdate());				// UltimaLive Packet
    registerPacket(XCMD_MapEdit, new PacketMapEdit());							// edit map pins
    registerPacket(XCMD_CharPlay, new PacketCharPlay());						// select character
    registerPacket(XCMD_BookPage, new PacketBookPageEdit());					// edit book content
    registerPacket(XCMD_Options, new PacketUnknown());							// unused options packet
    registerPacket(XCMD_Target, new PacketTarget());							// target an object
    registerPacket(XCMD_SecureTrade, new PacketSecureTradeReq());				// secure trade action
    registerPacket(XCMD_BBoard, new PacketBulletinBoardReq());					// bulletin board action
    registerPacket(XCMD_War, new PacketWarModeReq());							// toggle war mode
    registerPacket(XCMD_Ping, new PacketPingReq());								// ping request
    registerPacket(XCMD_CharName, new PacketCharRename());						// change character name
    registerPacket(XCMD_MenuChoice, new PacketMenuChoice());					// select menu item
    registerPacket(XCMD_ServersReq, new PacketServersReq());					// request server list
    registerPacket(XCMD_CharDelete, new PacketCharDelete());					// delete character
    registerPacket(XCMD_CreateNew, new PacketCreateNew());						// create character (KR/SA)
    registerPacket(XCMD_CharListReq, new PacketCharListReq());					// request character list
    registerPacket(XCMD_BookOpen, new PacketBookHeaderEdit());					// edit book
    registerPacket(XCMD_DyeVat, new PacketDyeObject());							// colour selection dialog
    registerPacket(XCMD_AllNames3D, new PacketAllNamesReq());					// all names macro (ctrl+shift)
    registerPacket(XCMD_Prompt, new PacketPromptResponse());					// prompt response
    registerPacket(XCMD_HelpPage, new PacketHelpPageReq());						// GM help page request
    registerPacket(XCMD_VendorSell, new PacketVendorSellReq());					// sell items to vendor
    registerPacket(XCMD_ServerSelect, new PacketServerSelect());				// select server
    registerPacket(XCMD_Spy, new PacketSystemInfo());							//
    registerPacket(XCMD_Scroll, new PacketUnknown(5));							// scroll closed
    registerPacket(XCMD_TipReq, new PacketTipReq());							// request tip of the day
    registerPacket(XCMD_GumpInpValRet, new PacketGumpValueInputResponse());		// text input dialog
    registerPacket(XCMD_TalkUNICODE, new PacketSpeakReqUNICODE());				// speech (unicode)
    registerPacket(XCMD_GumpDialogRet, new PacketGumpDialogRet());				// dialog response (button press)
    registerPacket(XCMD_ChatText, new PacketChatCommand());						// chat command
    registerPacket(XCMD_Chat, new PacketChatButton());							// chat button
    registerPacket(XCMD_ToolTipReq, new PacketToolTipReq());					// popup help request
    registerPacket(XCMD_CharProfile, new PacketProfileReq());					// profile read/write request
    registerPacket(XCMD_MailMsg, new PacketMailMessage());						//
    registerPacket(XCMD_ClientVersion, new PacketClientVersion());				// client version
    registerPacket(XCMD_ExtData, new PacketExtendedCommand());					//
    registerPacket(XCMD_PromptUNICODE, new PacketPromptResponseUnicode());		// prompt response (unicode)
    registerPacket(XCMD_ViewRange, new PacketViewRange());						//
    registerPacket(XCMD_ConfigFile, new PacketUnknown());						//
    registerPacket(XCMD_LogoutStatus, new PacketLogout());						//
    registerPacket(XCMD_AOSBookPage, new PacketBookHeaderEditNew());			// edit book
    registerPacket(XCMD_AOSTooltip, new PacketAOSTooltipReq());					// request tooltip data
    registerPacket(XCMD_ExtAosData, new PacketEncodedCommand());				//
    registerPacket(XCMD_Spy2, new PacketHardwareInfo());						// client hardware info
    registerPacket(XCMD_BugReport, new PacketBugReport());						// bug report
    registerPacket(XCMD_KRClientType, new PacketClientType());					// report client type (2d/kr/sa)
    registerPacket(XCMD_HighlightUIRemove, new PacketRemoveUIHighlight());		//
    registerPacket(XCMD_UseHotbar, new PacketUseHotbar());						//
    registerPacket(XCMD_MacroEquipItem, new PacketEquipItemMacro());			// equip item(s) macro (KR)
    registerPacket(XCMD_MacroUnEquipItem, new PacketUnEquipItemMacro());		// unequip item(s) macro (KR)
    registerPacket(XCMD_WalkRequestNew, new PacketMovementReqNew());			// new movement request (KR/SA)
    registerPacket(XCMD_TimeSyncRequest, new PacketTimeSyncRequest());			// time sync request (KR/SA)
    registerPacket(XCMD_CrashReport, new PacketCrashReport());					//
    registerPacket(XCMD_CreateHS, new PacketCreateHS());						// create character (HS)
    registerPacket(XCMD_UltimaStoreButton, new PacketUltimaStoreButton());		// ultima store button (SA)
    registerPacket(XCMD_PublicHouseContent, new PacketPublicHouseContent());    // show/hide public house content (SA)

    // extended packets (0xBF)
    registerExtended(EXTDATA_ScreenSize, new PacketScreenSize());				// client screen size
    registerExtended(EXTDATA_Party_Msg, new PacketPartyMessage());				// party command
    registerExtended(EXTDATA_Arrow_Click, new PacketArrowClick());				// click quest arrow
    registerExtended(EXTDATA_Wrestle_DisArm, new PacketWrestleDisarm());		// wrestling disarm macro
    registerExtended(EXTDATA_Wrestle_Stun, new PacketWrestleStun());			// wrestling stun macro
    registerExtended(EXTDATA_Lang, new PacketLanguage());						// client language
    registerExtended(EXTDATA_StatusClose, new PacketStatusClose());				// status window closed
    registerExtended(EXTDATA_Yawn, new PacketAnimationReq());					// play animation
    registerExtended(EXTDATA_Unk15, new PacketClientInfo());					// client information
    registerExtended(EXTDATA_OldAOSTooltipInfo, new PacketAosTooltipInfo());	//
    registerExtended(EXTDATA_Popup_Request, new PacketPopupReq());				// request popup menu
    registerExtended(EXTDATA_Popup_Select, new PacketPopupSelect());			// select popup option
    registerExtended(EXTDATA_Stats_Change, new PacketChangeStatLock());			// change stat lock
    registerExtended(EXTDATA_NewSpellSelect, new PacketSpellSelect());			//
    registerExtended(EXTDATA_HouseDesignDet, new PacketHouseDesignReq());		// house design request
    registerExtended(EXTDATA_AntiCheat, new PacketAntiCheat());					// anti-cheat / unknown
    registerExtended(EXTDATA_BandageMacro, new PacketBandageMacro());			//
    registerExtended(EXTDATA_TargetedSkill, new PacketTargetedSkill());		    // use targeted skill
    registerExtended(EXTDATA_GargoyleFly, new PacketGargoyleFly());				// gargoyle flying action
    registerExtended(EXTDATA_WheelBoatMove, new PacketWheelBoatMove());			// wheel boat movement

    // encoded packets (0xD7)
    registerEncoded(EXTAOS_HcBackup, new PacketHouseDesignBackup());			// house design - backup
    registerEncoded(EXTAOS_HcRestore, new PacketHouseDesignRestore());			// house design - restore
    registerEncoded(EXTAOS_HcCommit, new PacketHouseDesignCommit());			// house design - commit
    registerEncoded(EXTAOS_HcDestroyItem, new PacketHouseDesignDestroyItem());	// house design - remove item
    registerEncoded(EXTAOS_HcPlaceItem, new PacketHouseDesignPlaceItem());		// house design - place item
    registerEncoded(EXTAOS_HcExit, new PacketHouseDesignExit());				// house design - exit designer
    registerEncoded(EXTAOS_HcPlaceStair, new PacketHouseDesignPlaceStair());	// house design - place stairs
    registerEncoded(EXTAOS_HcSynch, new PacketHouseDesignSync());				// house design - synchronise
    registerEncoded(EXTAOS_HcClear, new PacketHouseDesignClear());				// house design - clear
    registerEncoded(EXTAOS_HcSwitch, new PacketHouseDesignSwitch());			// house design - change floor
    registerEncoded(EXTAOS_HcPlaceRoof, new PacketHouseDesignPlaceRoof());		// house design - place roof
    registerEncoded(EXTAOS_HcDestroyRoof, new PacketHouseDesignDestroyRoof());	// house design - remove roof
    registerEncoded(EXTAOS_SpecialMove, new PacketSpecialMove());				//
    registerEncoded(EXTAOS_HcRevert, new PacketHouseDesignRevert());			// house design - revert
    registerEncoded(EXTAOS_EquipLastWeapon, new PacketEquipLastWeapon());		//
    registerEncoded(EXTAOS_GuildButton, new PacketGuildButton());				// guild button press
    registerEncoded(EXTAOS_QuestButton, new PacketQuestButton());				// quest button press
}

void PacketManager::registerPacket(uint id, Packet* handler)
{
    // assign standard packet handler
    ADDTOCALLSTACK("PacketManager::registerPacket");
    ASSERT(id < CountOf(m_handlers));
    unregisterPacket(id);
    m_handlers[id] = handler;
}

void PacketManager::registerExtended(uint id, Packet* handler)
{
    // assign extended packet handler
    ADDTOCALLSTACK("PacketManager::registerExtended");
    ASSERT(id < CountOf(m_extended));
    unregisterExtended(id);
    m_extended[id] = handler;
}

void PacketManager::registerEncoded(uint id, Packet* handler)
{
    // assign encoded packet handler
    ADDTOCALLSTACK("PacketManager::registerEncoded");
    ASSERT(id < CountOf(m_encoded));
    unregisterEncoded(id);
    m_encoded[id] = handler;
}

void PacketManager::unregisterPacket(uint id)
{
    // delete standard packet handler
    ADDTOCALLSTACK("PacketManager::unregisterPacket");
    ASSERT(id < CountOf(m_handlers));
    if (m_handlers[id] == nullptr)
        return;

    delete m_handlers[id];
    m_handlers[id] = nullptr;
}

void PacketManager::unregisterExtended(uint id)
{
    // delete extended packet handler
    ADDTOCALLSTACK("PacketManager::unregisterExtended");
    ASSERT(id < CountOf(m_extended));
    if (m_extended[id] == nullptr)
        return;

    delete m_extended[id];
    m_extended[id] = nullptr;
}

void PacketManager::unregisterEncoded(uint id)
{
    // delete encoded packet handler
    ADDTOCALLSTACK("PacketManager::unregisterEncoded");
    ASSERT(id < CountOf(m_encoded));
    if (m_encoded[id] == nullptr)
        return;

    delete m_encoded[id];
    m_encoded[id] = nullptr;
}

Packet* PacketManager::getHandler(uint id) const
{
    // get standard packet handler
    if (id >= CountOf(m_handlers))
        return nullptr;

    return m_handlers[id];
}

Packet* PacketManager::getExtendedHandler(uint id) const
{
    // get extended packet handler
    if (id >= CountOf(m_extended))
        return nullptr;

    return m_extended[id];
}

Packet* PacketManager::getEncodedHandler(uint id) const
{
    // get encoded packet handler
    if (id >= CountOf(m_encoded))
        return nullptr;

    return m_encoded[id];
}

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As we have mentioned last week that minor resistance for the stock lies in the zone of 2140 to 2160. Resistance for the stock lies in the zone of 2180 to 2200. If the stock manages to close above these levels then the stock can move to the levels of 2260 to 2280 from where the stock broke down from the double bottom pattern. During the week the stock manages to hit a high of 2209 and close the week around the levels of 2125.
Minor support for the stock lies in the zone of 2050 to 2075. The stock has seen a major break down on long term charts and virtually no support is visible. Major support for the stock lies in the zone of 1980 to 2000 where the stock has taken multiple support in March-2014 and May-2014.


In order to diagnose melanoma, providers may use a combination of tests, such as a standard physical exam, a technique called dermoscopy that utilizes a lighted magnifying instrument, careful examination of the lymph nodes, and one or more biopsy procedures, such as a skin biopsy or lymph node biopsy.
When melanoma is suspected, the initial biopsy will be conducted with a narrow margin to preserve as much healthy tissue as possible. In the event that the biopsy is positive for melanoma, the site will usually be re-excised with an appropriate margin, determined by the depth of the lesion.
Blood tests and imaging tests such as x-rays, CT scans or MRI scans may be used in some cases, as well. Early diagnosis of melanoma is important, so that treatment can begin as soon as possible. Even though it is the most deadly form of skin cancer, when limited to the outermost layers of skin, melanoma treatment usually produces a 95 percent cure rate.


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Key Predictions for Q3 Earnings Reports of DOV, SON and MSA
The third-quarter earnings season is slowly unfolding with 33 companies on the S&P 500 index having reported their quarterly numbers, which makes up 10.6% of the index's total market capitalization. Per the latest Earnings Outlook as of Oct 16, these companies have put a 13.1% increase in earnings on the back of 6.4% higher sales on the scoreboard. Around 81.8% delivered positive earnings surprises while 75.8% surpassed revenue expectations. The pace of growth for this group of companies witnessed so far is almost similar to the second quarter.
Taking into account all the S&P members that are yet to disclose their numbers, total earnings for the index is expected to be up 2.3% year over year on a 5% increase in revenues in the third quarter. Though this is a deceleration from the 11.2% increase in earnings in the second quarter and 13.6% in the first, growth graph will pick up from the fourth quarter onwards. Per projections, earnings growth will be 9.1% in fourth-quarter 2017, 8.8% in first-quarter 2018, 8.9% in the second and 12.8% in the third quarter.
In this write-up, we take a sneak peek into three industrial products stocks that are slated to report their third-quarter results on Oct 19.
Dover CorporationDOV , which manufactures and sells a range of equipment and components, specialty systems, software and digital solutions, and support services worldwide, will report financial numbers after the opening bell.
Our proven model does not conclusively show that the company is likely to beat estimates this quarter. The company has an Earnings ESP of -0.71% as the Most Accurate estimate is $1.11 while the Zacks Consensus Estimate is pegged higher at $1.12. The stock carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), which when combined with a negative ESP makes surprise prediction difficult. You can uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they're reported with our Earnings ESP Filter .
The company has surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimates in three of the four trailing quarters, with a negative average earnings surprise history of 0.82%.
Dover Corporation Price and EPS Surprise
Dover Corporation Price and EPS Surprise | Dover Corporation Quote
Strong bookings trends along with strong backlog at the second quarter have set the company up for a strong third quarter. In the Energy segment, significant drilling activity over the last few quarters has created a large backlog of drilled but incomplete wells. This wells will get completed and eventually drive the third-quarter performance. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the Energy segment's revenue growth for the quarter to be reported is pegged at 33%. We estimate the segment to report operating earnings of $54 million, significantly higher than the prior-year quarter's earnings of $13.3 million.
Further, solid outlook for Dover's Engineered Systems segment (that generates around 33% of its revenues) will drive the quarter's performance. In the segment, the Printing & Identification platform will continue to deliver consistent solid performance, backed by its unique position in the digital textile market and focus on consumables in marking and coding. Moreover, the industrial platform will fuel growth, led by its strong position in vehicle service and waste handling. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the segment's revenues is projecting a 9% rise for the third quarter. The segment is forecasted to report earnings of $103 million compared with $97 million reported in the previous quarter. (Read more: Dover's Q3 Earnings to Gain from Boost in Drilling Activity )
Sonoco Products CompanySON which manufactures and sells industrial and consumer packaging products in North and South America, Europe, Australia, and Asia, will report quarterly numbers before the opening bell. The company beat estimates in three of the preceding four quarters, delivering an average positive earnings surprise of 2.3%.
Sonoco Products Company Price and EPS Surprise
Sonoco Products Company Price and EPS Surprise | Sonoco Products Company Quote
The stock has an Earnings ESP of -0.68% as the Most Accurate estimate is pegged at 73 cents while the Zacks Consensus Estimate is 74 cents. The stock's negative ESP and Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) makes surprise prediction difficult. You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here .
For third-quarter 2017, the company anticipates earnings per share in the range of 71-77 cents. This guidance takes into consideration the impact of acquisitions, net of divestitures, and higher recovered paper prices during the third quarter. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings for the third quarter is pegged at 74 cents, projecting year-over-year growth of 2.1%.
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenues is at $1.27 billion, reflecting year-over-year growth of 5%. As per the Zacks Consensus Estimates, the Consumer Packaging, Paper and Industrial Converted Products and Protective Solutions segments will witness year-over-year growth of 6%, 7% and 5%, respectively. This will be offset by a 3% dip in the Display Packaging segment's revenues.
Operating profit in the Consumer Packaging, Paper and Industrial Converted Products and Protective Solutions segments will increase 3%, 9% and 1% year over year, respectively. However, the Display Packaging segment's operating profit will plunge 30%.
MSA Safety IncorporatedMSA develops, manufactures and supplies safety products that protect people and facility infrastructures, will report the quarterly results after the closing bell. The company surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate in two of the trailing four quarters, resulting in an average positive surprise history of 4.77%.
MSA Safety Incorporporated Price and EPS Surprise
MSA Safety Incorporporated Price and EPS Surprise | MSA Safety Incorporporated Quote
The stock has an Earnings ESP of -12.50% as the Most Accurate estimate is pegged lower at 70 cents while the Zacks Consensus Estimate is 80 cents. While the stock carries a Zacks Rank #3, its negative ESP makes surprise prediction difficult.
The company is witnessing good order flow across its industrial businesses. Currently, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenues is pegged at $294.4 million, up 5.8% from third-quarter 2016. The company is observing solid improvements in cost structure driven by its value creation programs. It will also benefit from its recent acquisition of Globe Manufacturing Company, which will strengthen its position as a leader in the North American market for firefighter personal protective equipment ("PPE"). The Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings the quarter is pegged at 80 cents, reflecting an 11% year-over-year growth.
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The Eternal Idol is the thirteenth studio album by English heavy metal band Black Sabbath, released on 1 November 1987 (UK) and 8 December 1987 (US). It is the first Black Sabbath album to feature vocalist Tony Martin. The album cover features two models in bronze paint re-enacting Auguste Rodin's 1889 sculpture "The Eternal Idol". Due to the paint's toxicity, the models were hospitalized after the shoot. A photograph of the original sculpture was intended as the cover art, but permission could not be secured. The album was rereleased on 1 November 2010 in Europe as a two-disc expanded set. Bonus content includes the aforementioned b-sides "Some Kind of Woman" and "Black Moon" on disc 1. Disc 2 contains the session for the album recorded with Ray Gillen on vocals.Tracklist:
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Total playing time	49:57
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