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	MBDocument *fresh;

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Fast Retailing : Establishes Fiscal 2030 Sustainability Targets and Action Plan - Making LifeWear a "New Industry," and Accelerating the Transition to a New Business Model Supporting Both Sustainability and Growth
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Fast Retailing is advancing its LifeWear concept-the ultimate in everyday clothing, designed to make everyone's life better-to create apparel that not only emphasizes quality, design, and price, but also meets the definition of "good clothing" from the standpoint of the environment, people, and society. As part of this philosophy, Fast Retailing has formulated Fiscal 2030 Targets and an Action Plan for core aspects of sustainability. The entire Fast Retailing Group, based on the LifeWear concept, will accelerate its transition to a new business model encompassing both sustainability and business growth.
In conjunction with the objective of the Ariake Project, to make and sell only apparel that customers truly want, Fast Retailing will emphasize care for the environment in all processes, from manufacturing to transport and sales, sharply reducing greenhouse gas emissions and waste to establish a production process with a light environmental impact. Simultaneously, the company will safeguard human rights in all processes, building a supply chain that allows customers to purchase products with trust. Further, Fast Retailing will develop new reuse and recycling services and technologies to extend the life and utility of LifeWear post purchase. In addition, to help find solutions to the increasingly complex problems facing the world, Fast Retailing is extending its worldwide initiatives for social contribution and diversity through the apparel business. Through these initiatives, the company will increase the value of LifeWear and advance its philosophy for sustainability, providing customers with clothing they will appreciate and use for a long time.
Commenting on the plan, Koji Yanai, Group Senior Executive Officer of Fast Retailing, said, "Providing apparel that customers will cherish for a long time has been the aim of our business for many years. With environmental problems and other serious global issues becoming increasingly evident, we have further advanced our philosophy, and are pursuing measures to show the world a completely new way for clothes to be, while contributing to the realization of a sustainable society. By moving forward with broad support and cooperation from customers and partner corporations, Fast Retailing will create the "New Industry" of LifeWear. By making LifeWear available to more customers, we aim to conduct business in a way that improves the lives of people and societies throughout the world."
Fiscal 2030 Sustainability Targets and Action Plan
■ Key Initiatives: Making Good Clothes That Are Better for The Environment
For a more sustainable business, Fast Retailing has established an environmental policy that employs revolutionary technologies to reduce the burden on the global environment.
In accordance with this policy, Fast Retailing positions climate change as one of its most pressing issues, upholding targets set out in the Paris Agreement, and acting to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. In September this year, the company announced its targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by FY2030. These targets have been approved as Science-Based Targets by the SBT initiative (SBTi).
Targets and Actions to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Fast Retailing Own-Operations Targets (Stores and Offices):
Reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 90% by FY2030 (compared with FY2019)
Reduce electricity consumption at stores through energy conservation initiatives, aiming for approximately 40% reductions at roadside stores and approximately 20% reductions at mall stores.
By the end of fiscal year (FY) 2021, eight UNIQLO stores in Japan achieved Gold Level certification by LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design), the most widely-used green building rating system in the world.
Develop new, highly energy-efficient store formats, with an aim to launch a prototype store during 2023.
Switch electricity used by all Fast Retailing stores and key offices globally to renewable energy sources by FY2030. By August 2021, all 64 UNIQLO stores from nine markets in Europe had switched over to renewable energy. By the end of 2021, all stores in North America and in some countries in Southeast Asia will complete this switch.
Supply Chain Targets:
Based on strong relationships with partner factories, Fast Retailing ensures a planned reduction of greenhouse gas emissions across our supply chain, which account for 90% of the total emissions relating to the business.
By November 2021, defined conditions and issues at each of the core partner factories jointly accounting for 90% of UNIQLO and GU manufacturing. Formulated plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and to implement energy efficiency, decarbonization, and renewable energy initiatives.
Established processes and structure for 150 people from the manufacturing and sustainability departments to monitor and manage greenhouse gas reduction efforts.
Product Targets:
Increase proportion of recycled materials to approximately 50% by FY2030
Since 2019, UNIQLO has increasingly introduced recycled materials. By 2022 Spring/Summer, about 15% of polyester used derived from recycled PET bottles.
o 2019SS: Some DRY-EX Polo Shirt products employed recycled polyester.
o 2020FW: Some Fluffy Yarn Fleece products employed 30% recycled polyester.
o 2021SS: Released waist bags using 30% recycled nylon.
The company is expanding its introduction of materials that place a lower burden on the environment, starting with synthetic fibers such as rayon and nylon.
Waste Reduction Initiatives
Realize "Zero Waste" early by reducing, replacing, re-using, and recycling materials* used in the process of delivering clothes to customers
In July 2019, Fast Retailing enacted a group policy to abolish unnecessary single-use plastics.
Since September 2019, plastic shopping bags have gradually been replaced with more environmentally-friendly paper bags. In September 2020, UNIQLO and GU introduced a charge for paper bags at all stores in Japan, where 70% of customers now decline shopping bags.
From 2019, GU launched an initiative to collect product hangers in stores and return these to factories for re-use.
From 2020, the company began consolidating packaging materials used in product transport into a single material to simplify recycling.
From 2021, to recycle packaging materials and waste from product transport, the company launched proof-of-concept areas for recyclables separation, collection, and processing in some UNIQLO and GU stores.
* Product packaging, cardboard during shipping, plastic bags, hangers etc.
■ Key Initiatives: Making Clothes Good for People and Society
To provide truly good clothing that customers can love and wear for a long time with trust, Fast Retailing is advancing the establishment of work environments where the health, safety and human rights of workers are protected, covering its own employees as well as people working in the supply chain. Aiming to create a better society for and with customers, Fast Retailing also conducts a wide range of global and local social contribution activities.
Establishing Supply Chain Transparency and Traceability
Strengthen transparency and traceability to raw material level; identify and correct human rights, labor environment and environmental issues in the supply chain
Since 2017, Fast Retailing has published a list of core sewing partner factories, and since 2018, expanded the list to include core fabric mills. By March 2022, the company plans to publish a list of all sewing partner factories it has ongoing dealings with.
In addition to audits at garment factories and core fabric mills, the company aims to establish traceability across the whole supply chain, from upstream spinning mills to raw material level. Through Fast Retailing site visits, audits by third party organizations, and third-party certifications, the company will identify and correct any human rights or labor environment issues at an early stage.
In July 2021, the company formed a global project team of approximately 100 people to begin these operations. Starting from material procurement at the farthest point upstream, the company is carrying out due diligence for human rights across the entire supply chain to ensure the early detection of human rights violation risks.
Ethical and Responsible Procurement of Raw Materials
Fast Retailing promotes ethical and responsible procurement of raw materials, establishing procurement policies for both plant and animal-derived materials.
Promoting Social Contribution Initiatives Globally
Contribute to the safety and sustainable development of society, expanding social contribution activities on a global scale through the clothing business
In cooperation with the Fast Retailing Foundation and Yanai Tadashi Foundation, the company will expand social contribution activities on a global scale through its clothing business.
By 2025, Fast Retailing will expand its investment in social contribution activities up to JPY 10 billion, carrying out regional support activities from stores worldwide to provide support for 10 million people, including refugees and other vulnerable people. The company will also expand clothing support donations to reach 10 million pieces per year by 2025.
Accelerate Diversity and Inclusion Progress
Respect the individuality and diversity of employees and customers, create workplaces where employees can work to the best of their abilities, and facilitate career development
Increase the representation of female management in the company to 50% by FY2030.
Cultivate global talent to strengthen the next-generation of leaders and management.
In addition to hiring people with disabilities, design for diversity in stores and expand product and service offerings that increase convenience for all customers.
Enhance LGBTQ+ friendliness of environments for employees and customers.
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Sales 2022 2 260 B 19 878 M 19 878 M
Net income 2022 190 B 1 674 M 1 674 M
Net cash 2022 612 B 5 387 M 5 387 M
P/E ratio 2022 36,3x
Yield 2022 0,78%
Capitalization 6 885 B 60 506 M 60 564 M
Nbr of Employees 55 589
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Technical analysis trends FAST RETAILING CO., LTD.
Trends Neutral Bearish Bearish
Last Close Price 67 390,00 JPY
Average target price 78 836,46 JPY
Tadashi Yanai Director
Takeshi Okazaki CFO, Director & Group Senior Executive Officer
Masaaki Shintaku Independent Outside Director
Toru Hambayashi Independent Outside Director
Nobumichi Hattori Independent Outside Director
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Cody Allen #50
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25 0-2 6.26 23.0 29 1.91
MLB Career Stats
481 24-31 3.14 463.2 593 1.23
Cody Allen Bio
Fullname: Cody Edward Allen
Nickname: Chicken
Born: 11/20/1988 in Orlando, FL
Draft: 2011, Cleveland Indians, 23rd rd.
College: High Point
Debut: 7/20/2012
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Cody Edward Allen
Cody Edward Allen.... Cody and wife Mallory have been very active with the Providence House, donating clothing, time and sizable monetary donations with former Indian Bryan Shaw that paid for a miniature baseball field with artificial turf for the kids of the house in April 2016.... Works with Womankind, a maternal and prenatal care center for families in need.... Regular participant in the PLAY Campaign conducted by PBATS & MLB....Was instrumental in the support and funding of the 2016 Larry Doby Fund.... Regularly attended Tribe Fest during time with Cleveland Indians organization....Was an Atlanta Braves fan growing up and favorite player was Chipper Jones....Graduated from Boone HS (FL) in 2007 where he played quarterback on football team and baseball (same HS former Indians and Rangers General Manager John Hart used to coach).
Became Indians all-time career saves (149) breaking Bob Wickman's previous record of 139...Converted recordsetting 140th save, July 4 at Kansas City, sealing a 3-2 win.... Added to previously set career club record totals of relief appearances (456) and relief strikeouts (564).... Recorded 27 saves in 32 appearances (84%) and notched at least 24 saves for the fifth straight season (also a club record)...Only Allen, Craig Kimbrel and Kenley Jansen have at least 25 saves in each of last four seasons. ... Had 15 straight save conversions from May 19 - July 15 and had 11 straight scoreless outings (10.1 IP), Aug. 30 - Sept. 26... Overall on season his, 27 saves were sixth in American League, his fifth straight campaign of finishing in top 10 in A.L. in the category...52 of his 70 appearances were scoreless and batters hit .225 (27/120) with runners on base ... Recorded six saves of at least 1.1 IP and was 6-for-7 in save conversions when entering in 8th inning...Recorded seven holds following July 19 acquisition of Brad Hand... After All-Star Break, opponents hit just .161 (5/31) with RISP.
Became the most accomplished reliever in club history as he again led the team in saves in his fourth season as Indians closer...Now ranks 4th in club history in saves (122) and now has the most strikeouts (484) and relief appearances (386) in franchise history...Passed Eric Plunk (460, 373) in both categories during the season...Has the most seasons of at least 24 saves in club history (four)...Overall is 7th in club history in games pitched (386) behind Mike Garcia (397)...All of the top six games pitched leaders in Indians history were predominantly starters...Only Allen, Kenley Jansen and Craig Kimbrel have at least 30 saves in each of the last three seasons (2015-17). Among American League relievers finished 6th in saves (30), 21st in average with runners on base (.214, 24/112), tied for 12th in games (69) and tied for 16th in relief innings (67.1)...53 of 69 outings were scoreless...Was 30-for-34 in save conversions & has saved 39 of 43 chances dating back to 8/18/16...Recorded a career-best 22 straight save conversions from 8/18/16-5/23/17...Became the first pitcher in MLB history (since 1969) to record a save & 3+ K's in each of team's first 2 team games, April 3-4 at Texas...Fanned 12.3 batters per 9.0IP on the year, recorded three four-out saves and his 92 strikeouts were 9th-most by an A.L. reliever. Recorded a 0.90 ERA in 10 April outings (10.0IP, 10H, 1ER, 20SO) and was named A.L. Reliever of the Month...Season hit a six-week snag from June 24-August 9, posting a 5.40 ERA and 2 blown saves over the span (19G, 18.1IP, 17H, 11ER, 4HR)...From August 12 thru the end of the season he recorded an ERA of 2.05 (22.0IP, 14H, 5ER, 31SO) over his last 23 relief outings....Right-handed batters are hitting .189 against (51-270) since the start of 2016. Recorded 100th career save on May 6 at Kansas City...Also recorded 4 holds on the year...Left-handed hitters recorded an OPS of .545 off him for the year (1 homer allowed)...Batters hit .226 (14/62) off him with RISP...Struck out 46.2% (24/52) of left-handed batters he faced after the All-Star Break...Club's all-time leader in Postseason saves (7) and did not allow an ER over his first 18.1 career IP in the Postseason until allowing run in Game 5 of the ALDS vs. NYY.
Enjoyed another successful season in the back-end of the Indians bullpen, saving 32 of 35 (91.4% save conversion), finishing 7th in the American League in saves...Now ranks 6th in career saves in Indians history with 92...His .177 (41-232) average against was the 3rd-lowest relief mark allowed this year...Also finished 8th among A.L. relievers with 87 strikeouts (11.5 SO per 9.0IP), 16th in relief innings and 14th in relief ERA...Allowed runs in just 14 of 67 games on the season...From May 3-August 16 he recorded an ERA of 1.11 in 39 games (40.2IP, 22H, 5ER, 15BB, 56SO, .162 avg)...Recorded 2 saves of 1.0+ innings in 2016, the last coming on June 9 after recording 7 such saves in 2015. Allowed a career-high 5 runs/ER in blown save of August 17 vs. Chicago-AL, which was capped off by an Adam Eaton grand slam....Following his outing of August 17 he posted an ERA of 0.54 (16.2IP, 6H, 1ER, 6BB, 21SO) the remainder of the season and saved his last 9 chances on the season...On the year MLB hitters batted .213 (16-75) off him with runners on base (14th lowest in the A.L.) and .205 (9-44) with RISP....His 290 relief outings since 2013 rank 4th among Major League pitchers behind Bryan Shaw, Tony Watson and Mark Melancon...Recorded an ERA of 1.78 over his last 35 games beginning on June 29 (35.1IP, 19H, 7ER, 47SO)...His 2016 relief ERA of 2.51 ranked 14th among A.L. relievers...Right-handed batters hit just .139 (17-122) off him in 2016 (.501 OPS)....His first batter faced average of .145 (9/62) against was 8th-lowest among A.L. relievers...Recorded saves in his first 11 chances to begin the season (April 6-June 9)...Did not allow a run over 13.2 innings in the Postseason, recording 6 saves in 6 chances and limiting batters to a .163 (8/49) average against while fanning 24 in 13.2 IP (15.8SO/9.0IP).
Enjoyed a solid campaign as the Indians closer, saving 34 of 38 chances (89.5%), finishing tied for 6th in the American League in saves with the 6th best save pct. in the A.L...Notched 16 straight save conversions from April 29-July 10, the 2nd longest streak of his career and saved 31 of his final 34 chances from April 29 thru the end of the season...Came 1 strikeout from becoming 5th Indians reliever w/100 in a season (last Paul Shuey in 1999)...Posted a stretch of 19 straight scoreless outings covering 19.0IP from May 24-July 10, a career-best and the longest marks by an Indians reliever in 2015...Finished 2nd among A.L. relievers in strikeouts (99), tied for 9th in games pitched in the A.L. (70) and tied for 9th with a team-high 69.1 relief innings pitched...Season FIP: 1.82...Season got off to a rocky start as he posted an 0-2 mark in April with a 11.57 ERA and 4 saves in 8 games (7.0IP, 13H, 10R/9ER, 7BB, 11K)...Allowed a career-high 4 runs/earned runs two times on April 11 vs. Detroit and April 20 at Chicago-AL over the season's first month...Allowed a run in 6 of his first 12 outings thru May 10...From May 13 thru the end of the season he recorded an ERA of 1.85 (58.1IP, 40H, 12ER, 82SO) to lower his ERA from 9.00 to 2.99...His second half started much like his first half, allowing runs over 5 of his first 8 outings (6.1IP, 12H, 7R/ER) before recording an ERA of 1.05 (25.2IP, 16H, 3ER, 32SO) over his final 24 outings from August 7 thru the end of the season....Allowed 1 ER over his last 19 games from August 21-on (20.1IP, 12H, 3R/1ER, 26SO) and did not allow an ER over his last 10 games (10.1IP)...Did not allow an earned run in 55 of his 70 games pitched and recorded a strikeout in 60 of 70 appearances, including 29 straight at one point from April 29-July 8...Lefties hit just .176 (22-125, 50SO) on the season off Cody as batters hit .270 (30-111) with runners on base and .286 (22-77) with RISP...Recorded a Major League-best 7 saves when working over 1.0IP.
Spent his second full season in the Tribe' s Major League bullpen, fast becoming one of the top relievers in the American League...Spent the last four months as Indians closer, taking over for John Axford in late May and flourished in the role...Overall saved 24 of 28 chances (86..) , including a career-best 17 straight at one point from May 30-August 28...From May 30 thru end of the season he posted an ERA of 1.49 (48.1IP , 27H, 8E R, 16BB, 64K , .161AVG )...His 91 strikeouts are 8th-most in a single-season by a Indians reliever and the most since Paul Shuey in 1999 (103).. Cody finished among American League relievers in the following categories: games (T-2nd, 76), saves (9th, 24), relief strikeouts (6th, 91), relief ERA (13th, 2.07), relief batting average (15th, .194), relief innings (18th, 69.2), inherited runners pct scored (4th, 5..35, 14..), first batter average (T-3rd, .136, 9..66) and relief wins (T-6th, 6). Enj oyed a career-best 19-game scoreless streak over 17.0 innings from June 24-August 9 (8 H, 4 BB, 24 SO), both figures (tied in games, innings) representing season-bests by a Cleveland reliever... F rom June 24 thru the end of the season his E RA was 1.45 (37.1IP , 24H, 6E R, 50SO ). Was lethal against left-handed batters, limiting lefties to a .141 (18-128, 5 2B, 3HR, 10BB, 59SO ) average against with a slash line of .201/.250/.451 (2nd-lowest batting avg. allowed in A.L. to lefties)...Batters also hit .230 (26-113) wtih runners on base and .181 (13-72) with RISP ...Had three outings of 3ER allowed which accounted for 56% of the earned runs he allowed in 2014 (9/16)...Blew back-to-back save chances on August 31 at K C (Gordon solo HR) and Sept. 2 vs. Detroit (JD Martinez 3R HR)...From September 4 thru the end of the season his ERA was 0.96 (9.1IP , 6H, 1E R, 12SO )...Had four four-out saves for Terry Francona...Allowed earned runs in just 10 of 76 outings as his 64 scoreless outings were T-4th most in MLB with KC's Wade Davis.
Rookie reliever became the primary 7th inning set-up reliever for Tito Francona over the second half of the season in his first full season in the Major Leagues...Led the club with 77 appearances and finished 2nd in the American League in games pitched, 5th in relief strikeouts (88), tied for 13th in relief innings (70.1), 16th in relief ERA (2.43) and tied for 4th in relief wins (6)...Finished tied for 6th in the 2013 BBWAA AL Rookie of the Year voting with two third place votes. Was at his best over the last two months of the season, posting an ERA of 2.05 (26.1IP, 24H, 6ER) over the last two months of the season from August 3rd-on...His 88 strikeouts are most by an Indians reliever since Paul Shuey (103) in 1999 and his 77 appearances were 2nd most in club history over a single-season (Bobby Howry 79, 2005). On the year he fanned 11.3 batters per 9.0IP, the 3rd-highest total in club history among relief pitchers with at least 65.0IP in a single-season... Allowed runs in 16 of his 77 games pitched...From July 7th thru the end of the season his ERA was 2.31 (35.0IP, 35H, 9R/ER, 45K)...Recorded 11 holds, which ranked 4th on the team... From August 12 thru the end of the season his ERA was 2.05 (22.0IP, 20H, 5ER). Did not allow a run over his last 10 games of the season from Sept 13-on (7.1IP, 7H, 0R, 10K)...Batters hit .205 (18-88) off Cody with RISP, .232 (32-138) with runners on base and .154 (2-13) w/the bases loaded...Earned his first Major League win on April 21 at Houston and first MLB save on May 12 at Detroit.
Enjoyed a quick ascent through the Indians PD system after being selected in the 23rd round (698th overall) of the 2011 First-Year Player Draft out of High Point Univ (NC)...Split the 2012 season between A Carolina, AA Akron and AAA Columbus, going a combined 3-2-3 & a 1.87 ERA in 31G (43.1IP, 25H, 9ER, 53K, 11.0SO/9.0IP, .166AVG)...Started the season with two scoreless appearances at A Carolina and was promoted to Akron on April 11...Posted scoreless outings in 4 of his 5 appearances in Akron in April...Did make two scoreless appearances in spring training (1.2IP) in early March that made an impression on the Major League staff. Elevated to AAA on April 26; posted a mark of 3-2 w/2SV & a 2.27 ERA in 24G (31.2IP, 22H, 8R/ER, 9BB, 35K, .195AVG)...From June 7 thru his July 20 Major League promotion he posted an ERA of 0.56 (16.0IP, 5H, 1R/ER, 17K, .098AVG) in 13G... Combined over his three stops he was 3-2 with 3 saves and a 1.87 ERA in 31 relief appearances (43.1IP, 25H, 9R/ER, 9BB, 53K)....Averaged 11 strikeouts per 9.0IP with a walk/9.0IP ratio of 1.9 while limiting Minor League hitters to a .166 (25-151) average against for the MiLB season. Became the second member of the 2011 draft class to reach the Major Leagues along w/AZ RHP Trevor Bauer (3rd overall pick) after being promoted from Columbus on July 20(Barnes optioned)...MLB debut July 20 vs BAL (1.0IP, 0H, 0R, 1K)...Enjoyed 12 scoreless outings to start (13.2IP) before allowing 2-run HR to Nick Swisher on August 24 vs NYY (LHH were 0-for-21 prior to the HR) to equal a club record for scoreless appearances to start a Tribe career (shares with Alex Herrera, 2002-03)...From August 24 thru the end of the season his ERA was 7.04 in 15 games (15.1IP, 23H, 12ER, 6BB, 17K) and allowed runs in 7 of those games after going 12 scoreless to start his career...ERA first 17 outings was 1.74 (20.2IP, 15H, 4ER)Fanned a season/career-high 5 Detroit Tigers in 1.2IP (all 5 he faced) on September 15, a season-high by a Tribe reliever in 2012...Batters hit .255 (13-51) with runners on base against him and .242 (8-33) with RISP...Allowed only 1 extra base hit to a right-handed hitter all season in 67 plate appearances...Enters 2013 ranked as the 5th best prospect and best curve ball in the Indians organization and 13th best prospect in the Int'l League (2012) according to Baseball America.
Went a combined 5-1 w/a 1.65 ERA (54.2IP, 35H, 10ER, 14BB, 75K, .182AVG) in 23 relief appearances after signing on 6/16...Made 14 appearances at Mahoning Valley, 6/18-8/4...Avg'd 12.34 SO per 9.0IP for the Minor League season...Pitched at Kinston from 8/8-31 then made one appearance in Akron (9/1) and one in Kinston (9/5) to conclude his first pro season.
2019 Stats 0 2 6.26 25 0 4 23.0 29 1.91
MLB Career Stats 24 31 3.14 481 0 153 463.2 593 1.23
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Last 7 Games 0 0 8.10 7 0 0 6.2 8 6 4 9 1.80
Last 15 Games 0 0 6.75 15 0 0 14.2 18 11 13 20 2.11
6/7 vs SEA 0 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 2
6/14 @ TB 0 0 0 0.2 4 4 2 1
2019 Games by Position: RP (25)
Avg Pitch Speed (mph)
Avg Spin Rate (rpm)
2019 Red Wings AL 263 Four-seam FB 92.2 2,460 94.3
MLB Avg - - - Four-seam FB 93.3 2,284 88.8
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Twins agree with Cody Allen on Minors deal
Tribe's all-time saves leader DFA'd by Angels
Angels designate Cody Allen for assignment
KC@LAA: Allen strikes out Owings to escape trouble
AL Reliever of the Month by The Hartford
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League Rankings
2018 70 12th in AL
2015 70 9th in AL
2014 76 2nd in AL
July 11, 2019 RHP Cody Allen assigned to Rochester Red Wings from Fort Myers Miracle.
July 8, 2019 Fort Myers Miracle placed RHP Cody Allen on the temporarily inactive list.
June 29, 2019 RHP Cody Allen assigned to Fort Myers Miracle from Pensacola Blue Wahoos.
June 24, 2019 Minnesota Twins signed free agent RHP Cody Allen to a minor league contract.
June 24, 2019 RHP Cody Allen assigned to Pensacola Blue Wahoos.
June 18, 2019 Los Angeles Angels released RHP Cody Allen.
June 15, 2019 Los Angeles Angels designated RHP Cody Allen for assignment.
May 7, 2019 Los Angeles Angels activated RHP Cody Allen from the 10-day injured list.
April 26, 2019 Los Angeles Angels placed RHP Cody Allen on the 10-day injured list. Lumbar spine strain.
January 20, 2019 Los Angeles Angels signed free agent RHP Cody Allen.
October 29, 2018 RHP Cody Allen elected free agency.
June 23, 2017 Cleveland Indians activated RHP Cody Allen from the paternity list.
June 22, 2017 Cleveland Indians placed RHP Cody Allen on the paternity list.
July 20, 2012 Cleveland Indians selected the contract of RHP Cody Allen from Columbus Clippers.
April 28, 2012 Cody Allen assigned to Columbus Clippers from Akron Aeros.
April 12, 2012 Cody Allen assigned to Akron Aeros from Carolina Mudcats.
March 5, 2012 RHP Cody Allen assigned to Cleveland Indians.
September 5, 2011 RHP Cody Allen assigned to Kinston Indians from Akron Aeros.
August 31, 2011 Cody Allen assigned to Akron Aeros from Lake County Captains.
August 7, 2011 Cody Allen assigned to Lake County Captains from Mahoning Valley Scrappers.
June 16, 2011 Cody Allen assigned to Mahoning Valley Scrappers from Cleveland Indians.
June 15, 2011 Cleveland Indians signed RHP Cody Allen.


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What is Christian Love?
By Steven R. Hemler
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As Christians, we are commanded by Jesus to love others. But, what does this mean? In today's culture, love is usually associated with romantic feelings and sexual relationships. Clearly, this is not the type of love Jesus meant we should have for everyone! Also, we often think of love as a feeling. But since we can't decide what we feel, how can we have feelings of love for everyone?
To fully understand Jesus' command to love one another, it helps to look at the Greek word for love most often used in the New Testament. For in the Greek language, unlike in English, there are four different words used for four different types of love. These Greek words are storge, philia, eros, and agape. C.S. Lewis expands upon these in his book, The Four Loves.
Storge is the Greek word for the love between family members. C.S. Lewis calls this affection. Storge is most clearly evident in the love of parents for their children. Most parents are so devoted to their children's welfare that they are willing to sacrifice and do most anything, even unto death, for the good of their children. Storge is also the love children feel for their parents, as well as the love between relatives in an extended family. Storge is a committed, often sacrificial love. It doesn't expect too much, repeatedly revives after quarrels, is relatively unconditional, often overlooks the other's faults and frequently forgives. We often take the storge love of our family members for granted. Storge is the love where we can be comfortable and secure just being in the presence of one another. Just being together in comfortable closeness is often enough.
Philia is the love between good friends. Philia is also called "Platonic" love. Philia is a chosen love, because we choose whom we will befriend - usually on the basis of shared interests. Philia is more conditional and less sacrificial than storge. Philia is less willing to continually overlook faults and frequently forgive others. If they upset us too much, we may choose to no longer be their friend.
Eros is the Greek word for romantic/sexual love and is the root of the English word erotic. Eros is the passionate feeling of romantic attraction felt between a man and a woman. It is also associated with infatuation and lust. Unlike friends who stand side-by-side absorbed in some common interest, eros lovers are normally face-to-face absorbed with each other. Since eros is a passionate feeling and because we cannot consciously decide what we will feel, we usually do not choose this type of love. That's why we say a man and a woman "fall in love." Eros ("being in love") usually just happens. Of course, this does not mean we must always give in to the desires of these passions. While we cannot decide what we feel, we can and should control what we do in response to our feelings.
It is also worth noting that this type of passionate love is often expected to last throughout the many years of marriage. That's why young newlyweds may be surprised and disheartened when the "fires of passion" begin to decay. However, it is perfectly normal for this passionate love to diminish in intensity over time. What often takes its place in marriage and grows over time is the more secure, committed, and comfortable love of storge. Since feelings come and go, when a man and a woman get married they cannot promise to have passionate feelings of love for each other forever. Rather, what they can and should promise is a commitment of the will to the lifelong good of the other, no matter what lies ahead in their lives.
The final type of love is agape. Agape is the word most often used in the New Testament to describe Christian love. Agape is made manifest in our acts of charity and service for others, including those who we may not even know or like. Agape is unconditional in that it does not expect anything in return. Unlike eros, agape is not a feeling that just happens. Rather, like philia, agape is a chosen and committed love. Agape takes a decision of our free will, a commitment to act for the good of another. Like storge, agape can be a sacrificial and unreciprocated love. It is the love Jesus made manifest for us on the cross. Agape is self-giving love for the good of another.
Agape flows from the abundant, overflowing, and unconditional love of God. After all, God is love. Agape is God's divine love made visible in our good works of charity and service. It is a joyful and spiritual love that grows in our lives by the grace of God. The Holy Spirit is the source of agape love. Agape is the type of love that all Christians are called to manifest in their lives by unconditional acts of goodwill and charity for others, especially the poor and disadvantaged.
To further explore "big questions" about happiness, Jesus, salvation, and the Catholic Church, please see my book, Search No More: The Keys to Truth and Happiness, published by TAN Books. Since this book is written with seekers in mind (including Catholics who have questions about the faith), it makes a great gift. Bestselling author Mike Aquilina calls this book a "summa for the seeker." See: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1505112745/.
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Steven R. Hemler is President of the Catholic Apologetics Institute of North America (CAINA) and author of The Reality of God: The Layman's Guide to Scientific Evidence for the Creator and Search No More: The Keys to Truth and Happiness, both published by St. Benedict Press & TAN Books.Steve has a Master of Pastoral Studies degree from Loyola University of Chicago, as well as Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Civil/Structural Engineering from Virginia Tech. He has been actively involved in adolescent and adult religious education for over 30 years. After a 33-year professional engineering career, including 13 years in the Middle East, Steve voluntarily took early retirement in 2011 to follow a calling to serve God and the Church full time. Steve and his wife Linda have been married for over 40 years and have three grown children. They live in Culpeper, Virginia. For more information go to:
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5 Types of Ad Tech Marketers Need to Know
Digital advertising has reached new heights of complexity. Today's omnichannel ad campaigns reach across many different platforms at once, from publisher websites and mobile apps to search engines and social media. Yet paradoxically, campaigns have become more and more personalized, using highly tailored, targeted ads to reach specific audiences.
All of this makes for an intricate process with many different participants, from advertisers and publishers to third-party vendors.
As you move further into ad tech, you'll find yourself navigating a complicated and ever-changing ecosystem. Here are some of the most important types of technology you're likely to encounter, including important differences in function and usage.
1. Demand-Side Platforms
As the name suggests, demand-side platforms (DSPs) serve people who want to purchase ads from publishers. If you're in marketing, that means you.
A DSP is an automated system that vastly simplifies the buying process for advertisers, who can purchase targeted ad impressions from many different sources through a single interface. DSPs usually use real-time bidding – that is, automated auctions that take place in just milliseconds.
To make targeted ad buys, DSPs may use audience data from other sources such as publishers, advertisers, and external data providers. A DSP can use these datasets to guide targeted ad buys. The system can also track campaign performance and use this data to improve ad targeting and media buys.
So where do DSPs find ad impressions to buy? DSPs may buy ads directly from publishers, supply-side platforms, and ad exchanges.
In recent years, DSPs have come under pressure to provide more transparent pricing, better ad quality, and more reliable data about campaign performance. Ad fraud continues to be a major challenge – as it is for the entire industry – and leading DSPs have tried to differentiate themselves by providing buyers with better protection against phony publishers and malicious ads.
2. Supply-Side Platforms
While DSPs serve advertisers looking to buy ad inventory, supply-side platforms (SSPs) serve publishers looking to sell ad inventory to generate ad revenue from their websites or apps.
Publishers use SSPs to sell ad impressions through various external platforms. These may include DSPs, ad exchanges and ad networks. An SSP integrates with all of these technologies, so publishers can manage and fulfill all of their inventory sales through a single interface.
Ad impressions are only a means to an end, though. What publishers really offer is access to audiences. And that requires data.
Through an SSP, a publisher can share a wide range of data with different buyers, including advertisers, ad networks, and DSPs. For example, publishers can share information about the type of content being displayed, or concerning the demographics, location, and purchase behavior of website visitors. Such information helps advertisers segment their audiences and hone their targeting.
Like DSPs, SSPs have faced complaints about low-ad quality, high pricing, and fraudulent ads. These trends have pushed large providers to develop better auditing technologies, more transparent fees, and better industry standards – although these efforts are very much works in progress.
3. Ad Exchanges
An ad exchange is an online system that provides a marketplace for ad buyers and publishers. Such platforms operate a lot like online stock trading platforms. On an ad exchange, publishers auction off the inventory they haven't already sold to ad networks. Buyers then compete to acquire these unsold ad impressions, often through real-time bidding.
All transactions are highly automated, since it's extremely difficult for humans to perform the calculations required to trade so many targeted ad impressions in real time. While making their trades, buyers and sellers also exchange data that allows advertisers to segment and target their audience.
Some ad exchanges provide open marketplaces for buyers and sellers. But this model makes it hard for publishers to control what kind of ads their audiences see. That's a drawback for companies that want to protect their brands.
As a result, publishers are seeking alternatives to open ad exchanges. In some cases, they are using private exchanges that limit entry to select buyers, so they can prescreen who places ads on their properties. Other publishers are turning to a "programmatic direct" model. This method uses automated systems to enable more efficient publisher-to-advertiser sales, without any auctions.
4. Data Management Platforms (DMPs)
Data management platforms (DMPs) enable their users to store, manage, and analyze data about ad campaigns and audiences. Unlike a DSP or SSP, a DMP does not help you buy or sell ad inventory. Instead, a DMP feeds useful data to these other platforms, enabling both marketers and publishers to make more effective decisions.
For marketers, a DMP and a DSP complement each other to make more effective ad purchases. The DMP provides information that helps the DSP manage and direct ad buys. The DSP, in return, sends back valuable campaign performance data. Some DSPs include DMP functionality, creating hybrids that fuse aspects of both systems.
Using a DMP, marketers can create temporary user profiles and target audiences based on demographics, behavior, or other characteristics. As advertising platforms, DMPs are restricted in their ability to use personally identifiable information. As a result, they mainly use anonymous, short-lived data acquired from third-party vendors to build their profiles.
Recent privacy laws have limited the usefulness of platforms that rely on third-party data, forcing DSPs to change how they operate. In particular, the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has made it harder to acquire and use certain kinds of data for targeting. Meanwhile, the most advanced DMPs continue to add features and develop new capabilities – for example, the ability to use richer sources of first- and second-party data.
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Like a DMP, a customer data platform (CDP) ingests data from other systems and builds profiles that can be used to target audiences. The difference is that a DMP is primarily designed to improve ad targeting for new prospects, while a CDP provides insights into your existing customers' journeys and informs every aspect of your marketing.
A CDP (such as Arm Treasure Data) consolidates all your customer data and presents a single, actionable view of every individual customer. That enables you to develop more targeted, effective, personalized experiences for audiences on all channels.
Unlike a DMP alone, a CDP helps you build complete profiles of known individuals based on personally identifiable information from any source. An enterprise-level CDP can collect and store unlimited amounts of data from every system that interacts with customers, both online and offline. In addition, it continually maintains and enriches its data, giving you a full history of every customer. The best ones are integrated with more than 100 off-the-shelf integrations with data coming from sources as diverse as CRM and ERP.
With its detailed customer insights, a CDP can enhance the performance of personalized ad campaigns. For example, a CDP can be used to identify the company's most valuable customers and create a lookalike audience based on their behaviors and attributes. It can then push this information to a DMP to use in making targeted ad buys from SSPs, ad exchanges, and ad networks.
In short, a CDP doesn't replace other ad tech platforms. Instead, a CDP can activate and orchestrate such systems, improving the reach of your ads and integrating your campaigns with the rest of your marketing. Some companies, such as Subaru, Wish.com, and Kirin, are already using CDPs this way.
As the preceding discussion makes clear, ad tech is growing increasingly diverse, and it is automating much of the drudgery of campaigns, often at a pace faster than humans can hope to operate. Some martech, such as CDPs, is evolving to help produce better control and higher-quality marketing insights. Find out more about your options for increasing efficiency, targeting and insights.
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As the sterling takes a tumble investors are looking for a safe haven following the post-Brexit vote and a surprising emergence is the fine wine market.
Investing in vintage goods tend to be stronger when the pound is weaker, and in the weeks since the vote the pound has fallen to a 31-year low. Since leaving the European Union the weaker sterling has increased the demand for wine by making it cheaper to purchase in foreign currencies, increasing overall demands abroad.
The Wine Investment fund discussed that although Bordeaux sourced wine investments are purchased in sterling the majority of buyers are based abroad such as China, Japan and the USA.
Since 2011 to 2014 the fine wine market suffered a 36% price correction following a lengthy period of declining prices with an almost flat 2015.
The wine investment also added that investments have delivered annual returns of almost 7% since 2003 and prices have increased by 7% since.
"Asset markets are likely to be volatile and challenging to navigate while everyone comes to terms with the implications of the referendum," Andrew della Casa, director of the Wine Investment Fund, said.
"But there are good reasons to think that wine may benefit from the uncertainty: it is physical, and tends to perform better when Sterling is weak. Add in its excellent long-term track record and favourable cyclical position, and it is one asset for which the future looks bright."
The Wine Investment fund disclosed to City A.M that on average each investor from its list of 400 investors will invest £40,000 pounds with investment increasing the further East you go. Investors in Hong Kong and China will invest much more overall compared to those in the West.
The fine wine market is usually home to the high net-worth individuals (HNWIs) and management funds as stocks across the board tend to outperform in times of market uncertainty.
The shares of alcoholic drinks giant Diageo and cigarette makers British American Tobacco (BAT) and Imperial Brands have all outperformed since the Brexit vote announcement on Friday.


Okay so I "plagiarized"; make that paraphrased a line from Digital Underground's song "Same Song" but the relevance of its hook given President Uhuru Kenyatta's 2016 State of the Nation (SOTN) address is spot on.
In the 1991 hit, Shock-G nee Gregory Jacobs offers that life as a rapper — with the "jennies" or ladies — is the same all over the world. Shock-G, along with the late Tupac Shakur, goes on to sing that they've "Been all around the world" and nothing has changed i.e. "same song" regarding life on the road as a successful rap group.
Lost in the non-partisan self-flagellation over the childish and disruptive conduct of some elected officials during President Kenyatta's address was a SOTN speech which may as well have been recycled from SOTNs of 2014 and 2015.
When news of the disruption in parliament first broke, I wrote that it is one thing to express displeasure when one disagrees with a comment AFTER the comment is made just as it is to cheer a comment AFTER it — comment — is made. Either behavior is commonplace during the State of the Union (SOTU) here in the US as it is in the British Parliament — two institutions whose structure Kenya's is modeled after — at least in part.
I then went on to write that it is an entirely different thing to disrupt or deny anyone the right to make the remark; that the MPs were wrong to disrupt the president's SOTN address — plain and simple.
– That regarding the existential threat that corruption and theft of public funds has become during Mr. Uhuru Kenyatta's presidency, there was nothing new in the 7,267-worded sermonizing that voters did not hear in 2015 and 2014 or to quote Shock-G, it was the "same song".
– To wit, a consistent omission from this and other flowery, lofty and lengthy presidential bloviations are specific AND immediate presidential actions, well within the purview of his office, against those implicated in corruption and other economic crimes. This sense of urgency is fashioned by the dangerous reality that corruption has reached dizzying and untenable heights during the last 3 years; think the saying "desperate times call for desperate measures".
A former high school mate pointed out that President Kenyatta "gets a high five for his coolness" in the face of vocal and disrespectful protestation; a point I agree with — to some extent. My friend, who shall remain unnamed, went on to write that "what the opposition did (during the SOTN speech)…lack(ed) finesse." Gerald (not his name) also professed doubt whether "finesse and style in the delivery of their message" was a major consideration for the unruly parliamentarians. The former Old Cambrian alum argued, albeit tangentially, that the disruption in "bunge" was fashioned by the patently selective and erratic execution of the president's "war on corruption and other 'monstrous' economic crimes".
So much for the campaign promise to create "employment opportunities for the youth" and "hold those implicated in 'monstrous economic crimes' accountable"!
The puerile behavior of the few members of the opposition is also tame compared to the prescription put forth by Daily Nation's David Ndii in his piece "Kenya is a cruel marriage, it's time we talk divorce".
In social phenomena it often takes varying levels of disruption to jolt society into action against an untenable status quo and God knows Kenya needs to be jolted out of its apathy towards corruption given the presidential acquiescence (tacit) on said subject, through his repeated dithering.


Was excited to have another flight lesson at my new school, but there were some complications once I arrived. Apparently, the person who flew before me hit the wing of the plane on a fence, so it was grounded, as was I, until it could be fixed. Hopefully this happens by my lesson next week. Still, I had a ground school session and learned about SAC and TAC charts, and pitot and gyroscopic systems.


INLEAD conducted an Industry Visit to Max Super-Specialty Hospital in Saket on 3rd September 2012 for its Healthcare Administration students of July'12 batch. The visit started with a warm welcome by the HR representative followed by a facility tour of the East- Wing of the Hospital. The areas that were covered during the facility tour were Blood Bank, In Patient Department, O.T. Complex, Progressive Care and Out Patient Department. Students were briefed about the sub-components of the respective areas by the area in-charge and explained the process flow of the department.
The students were taken to the various areas, briefed about the sub-components of the respective areas by the area in-charge and explained the process flow of the department. After the round Mr Mehernosh Dittia, VP Talent Development interacted with the students and elaborated the peculiarities of the healthcare consumers and the competencies one need to develop as a healthcare administrator. The session ended with an exquisite lunch arranged by the organization. The visit helped the students to get acquainted with a leading corporate healthcare facility and the functioning and interdependence of the various clinical services.
The later part of the day was utilized as fruitfully as the former by visiting the premier medical Institute of the country. The students were invited as observers for a Healthcare IT meeting in Jai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Centre (JPNATC), All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi by Dr. S B Gogia, Consultant Plastic Surgeon, Chairperson Scientific Committee 8th NCMI. The agenda of the meeting was discussing the pros and cons of the VISTA application in use there.
The first presentation was by Dr.Hardeep Singh, Chief Health policy and Quality Program, Houston VA Health Services Research and Development Center of Excellence. The Topic of presentation was Complex Intersection of EHR & Patient Safety. He highlighted the IT errors, the errors of abnormal test results and concerns of patient safety. The second presentation was given by Dr.Deepak Agrawal, Head IT and Associate Prof, Neurosurgery. The topic of the presentation was Electronic Hospital Reporting (EHR). The emphasis was on the use of VISTA in the JPN Apex Trauma Centre, the issues and challenges faced at the user end. The session concluded with a lavish High tea for the participants arranged by the organizers.


> curious to see if that would *ever* work socially.
count & message size, maybe using paypal as the transaction controller.
just have to have a PAY@domain.tld account <g>.
white-listed, because it's been confirmed that the message was "paid for".
> message to move from the repository back to the spool for delivery.
> there is no credit left is an interesting idea.


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Q: Is it Safe to Delete Files From /var/tmp? The root filesystem ran out of space, so I'm deleting all the extraneous junk.
I already deleted everything in /var/log and /var/cache/apt/archives and did sudo apt autoremove.
This /var/tmp is using 18.5 GiB. What is it used for? Is it safe to delete the contents?
UPDATE
I found these 2 swap files:
474M    10112015.tgz.swp
19G     10022015.tgz.swp

Those swap files were generated by opening tar files in vi.
Is there a way to limit the amount of storage space used by /var/tmp?

A:
Filesystem Hierarchy Standard
5.15 /var/tmp : Temporary files preserved between system reboots
5.15.1 Purpose
The /var/tmp directory is made available for programs that require temporary files or directories that are preserved between system reboots. Therefore, data stored in /var/tmp is more persistent than data in /tmp.
Files and directories located in /var/tmp must not be deleted when the system is booted. Although data stored in /var/tmp is typically deleted in a site-specific manner, it is recommended that deletions occur at a less frequent interval than /tmp.

Yes, you can remove all files in /var/tmp/.
But 18Gb is far too much. Before deleting these files do have a look at what it holds and see if you can find a culprit. Otherwise you will have it at 18Gb again soon.

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NFL Playoffs Picks: Packers vs. Falcons Score Prediction
January 19, 2017 /0 Comments/in NFL News, NFL Playoff Preview /by Josh Miller
The 2017 NFL Playoffs continue and this week the NFC's road to the Big Game now runs through Atlanta, and either the Falcons or the visiting Green Bay Packers are going to come out victorious.
These two teams will battle for the right to represent the NFC in the Super Bowl on Sunday. On one side, we have Matt Ryan and the high-flying Falcons offense, which averaged an NFL-best 33.8 points per game during the regular season.
On the other, we have Aaron Rodgers and a Packers team that has managed to win eight in a row. Green Bay is ranked 15th in overall defense and the Falcons are ranked 17th in overall defense.
What happens when you cross two average defenses with two of the most potent offenses in the league? You get a lot of points!
We think it's going to be a close game where every second of the play clock counts, but ultimately our vote is with Green Bay. Our NFL score prediction is putting the Packers on top by about 5 points.
Packers vs. Falcons Score Prediction: Packers 35 Falcons 30
The Atlanta Falcons and Green Bay Packers are the last two teams left standing in the NFC heading into this week's NFC Championship Game. Both teams have high-powered offenses, with major holes in the defense that should lead to a high-scoring game.
The MVP votes are in, but that doesn't make the upcoming passing duel between Aaron Rodgers and Matt Ryan any less compelling. They've been two of the best quarterbacks all season, and it comes down to who can play a little bit better through the rematch.
In the latest NFL news, Matt Ryan and the Falcons are fresh off of a 36-20 victory over the Seahawks. They were not expected to blow Seattle out the way they did, but the Falcons brought their A game. Atlanta now has to take on the hottest team in the NFL, which will be the biggest test of their entire season to date.
For as impressive as Rodgers was against the Cowboys, Matt Ryan was even more impressive in navigating the Seahawks defense. Not only that, but the Falcons run game behind the duo of Devonta Freeman and Tevin Coleman was spectacular enough to baffle Seattle as well.
Aaron Rodgers and the Packers defeated the No. 1 overall seeded Dallas Cowboys on the road by a final score of 34-31. They started the game off strong and were able to win it at the end. However, the Packers defense reverted back to its clumsy self by nearly losing a 15-point lead over Dallas in the third quarter. The Cowboys even out-gained Green Bay 429-414 in total offensive yardage, and this simply cannot be the case next Sunday against Atlanta's very potent offense.
If the Packers offensive line—which is rated first overall in pass-blocking—can hold up against Atlanta's pass rush, we believe the Packers will be able to come out with a win. Most football prediction sites have gone back and forth with this game because the teams are both so offensively strong.
This game could very well go to the team that scores last, and as we saw last week in Dallas, Rodgers and Co. don't need a lot of time to make that final strike.
For this reason, our NFL score prediction is Green Bay defeating Atlanta 35-30.
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