NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil prices rallied about 3 percent on Friday, boosted after OPEC detailed specifics on its production-cut activity to reduce world supply, and on signals of progress in resolving the U.S.-China trade war.
Futures were on track for a third straight week of gains, with Brent crude LCOc1 up $1.64 to $62.82 a barrel, or 2.7 percent, at 11:06 a.m. EST (1606) GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures CLc1 were up $1.70 to $53.77 a barrel, or 3.3 percent.
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries on Friday issued a list of oil production cuts by its members and other major producers for six months starting on Jan. 1 to boost confidence in its oil supply reduction pact.
The OPEC and non-OPEC ministerial panel also called on members and the organization's allies, including Russia, to "redouble their efforts in the full and timely implementation" of the move.
The producer group and its allies agreed in December to return to output cuts, of 1.2 million barrels per day, to support oil prices and fight a glut amid rising supply, especially from the United States.
On Thursday, OPEC's monthly report showed it had made a strong start in December before the pact went into effect, implementing the biggest month-on-month production drop in almost two years.
Markets were also buoyed by signs that Washington and Beijing might soon resolve their trade dispute.
A Bloomberg report on Friday showed China offered to go on a buying spree of U.S. goods, which investors saw as an attempt to draw closer to a trade deal with Washington.
However, some signs of weakening demand and surging U.S. output may keep prices in check.
The International Energy Agency said on Friday that U.S. oil production growth combined with a slowing global economy would put oil prices under pressure.
"By the middle of the year, U.S. crude output will probably be more than the capacity of either Saudi Arabia or Russia," said the IEA, which kept its estimate of oil demand growth unchanged and close to 2018 levels at 1.4 million barrels per day.


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The 25th Ward: The Silver Case review
Posted by: Robert Allen in Featured, PC, PS4 March 18, 2018	10 Comments 25,935 Views
In film, auteur theory contends that the director is the primary 'author' of a motion picture, responsible for overseeing and uniting the entirety of a movie's aural and visual elements. As such, a film symbolizes a personal, creative vision of its director, thereby exhibiting recognizable, reoccurring themes, and potentially, visual tropes. If this framework can be applied to video games, Goichi Suda's body of work makes for an intriguing point of reflection.
Naturally, auteur theory works best when examining a director's complete oeuvre. Distressingly, Suda51's The 25th Ward: The Silver Case was nearly lost to the ages. A sequel to 1999's The Silver Case, 25th Ward was designed as an episodic visual novel for early 2000's-era mobile phones. But with flip phones growing extinct over the ensuing years and carriers like DoCoMo and Vodafone ceasing distribution, the game has been inaccessible for all but the most dedicated of players. Fortunately, Nippon Ichi Software's Unity-powered remake rescues the game from the clutches of obscurity, while giving the thirteen-year old title a restorative makeover.
Like the original Silver Case, the game's episodes weren't all written by Suda51. Both Sako Kato and Masahi Ooka contributed, and along with Suda's scenario- The 25th Ward offers three intersecting narratives spread across fifteen different sections. Although the auteur didn't pen the entire game, his imprint is ubiquitous across the deliciously enigmatic adventure, filled with curious characters and a heaping helping of social commentary. Like any follow-up to a visual novel, you'll want to have played the original game before delving into the sequel. While it might be possible to fathom what's going on here, you'll miss the allusions to events from the predecessor, and won't be able to appreciate the return of familiar characters.
Like many of Suda51's game's The 25th Ward shirks conventional expositional delivery. Even with fresh knowledge of the original game, the sequel is at times deliberately abstruse, with resolutions of many narrative strands only possible once all scenarios are played through. Furthermore, conventions like narrative linearity are tossed aside, with the stories shifting through time, creating a feeling of uncertainty that lingers over the entire adventure.
Like some of Suda51's other titles, there's a David Lynchian-styled approach to conversations. As such, large events will be encapsulated into abbreviated bits, while other, seemingly insignificant decisions are stretched out over long passages of text. Then, there's the sporadic instance of non-sequitur that speaks of the small fissures of logic that upend any hope at predictability in life. But it's the director's fascination with idiosyncrasy that makes The 25th Ward feel so distinct. Seemingly only through the mind of Suda will gamers meet a coroner who is preoccupied with snuff films or a hardened Yakuza member concerned with dinner etiquette. But such is the enjoyment of Suda's world, a realm filled with morally-ambiguous cops and private detectives, wrestlers, assassins and perverts.
Similarly, The 25th Ward's world-view reiterates Suda's captivation for the noir genre, uniting a hard-boiled gumshoe, cops driven to the breaking point, and the return of a The Silver Case character, a journalist stricken by amnesia. Likewise, the game's context is the type of peculiar set-up like Killer7, where humans stricken with a virus became homicidal, fracturing the sense of peace when the earth's nuclear arm arsenal is destroyed. 25th Ward similarly sees a supposed utopia, where nearly all crime has been excised, but the penalty for even the slightest disobedience is needlessly excessive. In Correctness, you'll follow Mokutaro Shiroyabu and Shinko Kuroyanagi, two members of the Heinous Crimes Unit, an agency that cracks case through the gathering of forensic evidence. In Matchmaker, you'll step into the shoes of Shinkai Tsuki, a who's tasked with resolving any bad influences in the reformist region. Placebo brings back Flower, Sun, and Rain's, and The Silver's Case's turtle-loving freelancer, whose sanity is pushed to the fringes.
Although 25th Ward is fundamentally a visual novel, Suda inserts enough puzzles and retro-homage to push at the peripheries of the genre. In the transition from mobile to console game, the game's input method retains the dice-based selection option. As such, some might bemoan the requirement to rotate an on-screen die choose functions such as "look", "talk", and "move". But selecting from a standard menu would have sequestered some of the title's peculiar charm.
Another potential issue is when the game satirizes game convention. Whether it's an RPG-like section or the needle-in-a-haystack feeling of scouring an enormous high-rise for a single occupant, 25th Ward plays with your expectations. In the latter, a seemingly impossible test pushes games through a succession of clues, but later you'll find that the majority of the puzzle's difficulty stems from approaching the issue in a conventional manner. Even a younger Suda liked to mess with the minds of players, which has probably contributed to his loyal following.
As a remaster, The 25th Ward maintains the aesthetics of the original, which giving an obvious increase in fidelity. Silver Case veterans will be familiar with the Film Window Engine, which adds variability to the typical visual novel interface by moving pictures, text boxes, and cinematics around the screen, evoking the conceptualization of futuristic user interfaces. Of course, now it all rather dated, which lends to the title's charm. The sole issue with the renovation is the occasional crash that impeded progress twice during a play to completion.
While large publishers often reissue their most popular titles, hoping to pad the company coffers with recognizable names. But Nippon Ichi's remaster of The 25th Ward: The Silver Case is hardly the typical cash-grab, reinvigorating a game headed toward oblivion. Sure, you could make the argument that the title was restored to capitalize on Suda51's burgeon popularity. But the simple fact is, The 25th Ward: The Silver Case withstands the test of time, with a Suda from the past still able to confound our contemporary expectations.
The 25th Ward: The Silver Case was played on the PS4
with review code provided by the publisher.
The Silver Case
Platform: PlayStation 4, PC
Developer: Grasshopper Manufacture, Inc., Active Gaming Media
Publisher: NIS America
Release date: March 13th, 2018
Launch Price: $29.99 via retail or digital via PSN (PS4) or Steam (PC)
In film, auteur theory contends that the director is the primary 'author' of a motion picture, responsible for overseeing and uniting the entirety of a movie's aural and visual elements. As such, a film symbolizes a personal, creative vision of its director, thereby exhibiting recognizable, reoccurring themes, and potentially, visual tropes. If this framework can be applied to video games, Goichi Suda's body of work makes for an intriguing point of reflection. Naturally, auteur theory works best when examining a director's complete oeuvre. Distressingly, Suda51's The 25th Ward: The Silver Case was nearly lost to the ages. A sequel to…
Story - 80%
Interface - 75%
Aesthetics - 80%
Content - 80%
Accessibility - 70%
Innovation - 90%
Summary : Suda51 produces some of the most wonderfully enigmatic titles around. The 25th Ward: The Silver Case shows the auteur challenging convention early on, predicting a career defined by peculiarity. Sure, there are some elements that feel dated or clunky, but there's still much of The 25th Ward that feels fresh.
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How much were the original mobile games?
How long is the game? I don't want to pay $30 for a VN that I'll finsih in a few hours and never come back to. You should put game length in there somewhere….
Asking this because I don't know, I'm not trying to troll…
Why do some Japanese games show a person pointing a gun at their head. I remember one of the Persona game did that as well. (Persona 3 I think).
Have you seen Borderlands? It's his fingers but still, everyone understands the gesture. So it's not just Japanese games.
Probably because it's eye grabbing and shocking.
When someone has a gun to their head that catches our attention. Its out of the ordinary. And when the person is smiling we need to look at the image to figure out whats going on,since that seems unnatural.
I like noir-ish games. I always wanted to play Snatcher.
Warlock Squirrel
Wish it was on Switch! How about a port, NIS?
I need this and Kurayami to complete my Suda51 collection. And yes, I have have Diabolical Pitch…
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NIS should have made a deluxe edition for both games and put them in a….Silver Case.
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Somebody hire this genius!
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Burkina Faso striker Aristide Bance has completed his transfer from Ivory Coast's ASEC Mimosas to Egyptian side Al Masry on a two year deal.
The club announced on their website that Bance put pen to paper after nine hours of negotiations in Cairo.
32-year-old Bance has become a cult hero for Burkinabe fans and has played his league football extensively across Europe and Africa.
The charismatic forward told reporters he is excited about his new challenge.
"I am happy to be here in Egypt and especially with Al Masry," Bance said after signing his contract.
"I had many offers but picked up Al Masry because of their head coach Hossam Hassan who is one of African football's legends.
"Since I was a young I used to watch him playing and it's an honour to play under his leadership today.
Has this guy ever scored a goal? The guy is always hyped to like he is Messi and Ronaldo combined in every tournament but never scores. Always blasting balls 100 feet above the post like Okocha.
I thought he was rumored to be going to a Nigerian club at one time.
21 goals in 67 appearances for his country is nothing to sniff at.
why even bother mister bout it bout it.
Most of it must have come against minnows like Ghana.
He was not good enough. Even Messi would die to join RU.
You miss the point badly!
Aristice 'Arid' Bance is a non-scoring striker phenomenon.
He cannot be judged on trifles like goals scored!
Are you joking? I hardly watch Burkina Fasco but I know that with him on the field they stand a greater chance of putting the ball in the back of the net!
...he is the Messi and Ronaldo of Africa, and Ghana is in Africa, Egypt is in Africa hence the big news signing.


Today I wanted to spend a few minutes paying homage to an exercise I cursed for many years: Running.
Prior to 2 1/2 months ago, I pretty much had accepted the fact that I was not cut out to be a runner. I had a million excuses: my wide hips put too much pressure on my knees, I had something wrong with my leg skin because it would get irritated when I ran (kid you not… I was serious), & surely I was in great shape, but just not a runner, after all, I wasn't the tall, naturally thin, runner type.
About that same time I began to immerse myself deeper in the world of healthy living blogs, and it seemed EVERYONE was a runner. Seriously? Was running a staple in healthy living? To answer the question, in my opinion, no, I don't think it is, but I was intrigued. I saw women of all shapes, sizes and body types that were able to run. Suddenly my competitive side began to kick in (think Monica from FRIENDS). Surely if all these people can do it, I can too! … right?
I had heard of the Couch to 5k program before via word of mouth and decided to look into it. I saw it was available for download to the iPhone, and since I just bought my iPhone and was an app-downloading addict, this seemed like the best option for me.
Easy peasy, right? My notes from that day?
Wow. I was only jogging for 60 seconds! And I thought that was hard? Plus the excuses… the heat… my knee… wah wah WAHHHH. I share this because for you non-runners out there, I want you to know I was there. It was truly hard for me.
From here I created a term: wogging. A combo of walking and jogging. I certainly didn't feel like a runner yet, but I was turning into an incredible wogger! Time passed and I stuck to the schedule: three days a week. Even if it meant waking up earlier than usual to beat the heat.
I felt my endurance building and it seemed I was improving. Some days I felt like a champ, like HERE, and others I almost wanted to throw in the towel, like HERE. But most importantly, I stuck to it.
Changes happened over the past 3 months… I went from a 60 second jog to a 30 minute run!
I can't remember the last time I've been so proud of myself. I know I didn't cure cancer, but I transformed myself into a runner when I had never been able to run more than 60 seconds in my entire 27 years!
Some benefits I found aside from a swelling ego?
more toned thighs : my thighs have always been my "trouble zone". Since running, they have really shed some fat and gained definition. My pant legs are looser, and I won't lie, this makes me SO happy.
a more muscular mid section : I won't say I lost weight (because I really haven't on the scale), but I feel less flabby all over. My waist isn't smaller, but it's tighter. And that feels good.
the drive to keep it up : now that I am a runner (I can't tell you how fun that is for me to say!!), I have such motivation to keep it up and add on another challenge. I love that I have been bit by the running bug!
This post was a bit lengthy, but I really wanted to highlight that I've never been a runner. I tried and failed in the past, but now I can proudly say I am a runner. With the help of Couch to 5k, I can run for 3 miles straight.
Are you a runner? Did it come to you naturally? Or did you have to work at it, like me?
What is your best running tip you could share with me?
I haven't ran in weeks, but when I first started I had to do a similar walk/job combo for a few weeks. I didn't use time, I just used the laps at a park near my house. I would job 1 lap, walk 1 lap, etc. each lap was 1/2 mile. It was tough at first, but eventually it got easier.
Best running tip? Track your progress (like you did with your notes) — that is one thing I wish I had done. I know I've had a lot of great runs and some bad runs and it would be interesting to look back and see what the problems were — weather, pre run fuel, lack of sleep, etc. I think you can learn a lot from notes like that!
Very proud of you! Running adds something special to one's life, as does any quality exercise. I agree with Holly about tracking your progress. I did that and ended up running a marathon! Keep up that wonderful habit – even in Germany next week!!
I say you definitely do not need to run to be healthy! But there is a reason so many people are in love with it, and I'm glad you have it enough of a chance to get some of those benefits!! It's totally normal to have days where you want to give up – no one has a perfect run everyday. I think the key is not letting those rough days get you down, and also mixing it up — running is awesome, but I don't think I could ever be as in shape from solely running as I could be from a combo of running, yoga, and strength training. Good for you for sticking with the plan – you have a lot to be proud of!!
You are simply amazing. This is a beautiful feature. Take a moment and celebrate how far you've come and look at ALL the changes you've made. I am very, very impressed. This is a great post!
So happy for you! You definitely look like you have a glow to you now that you can call yourself a runner.
Running never came aturally to me either. I've always had to work much harder at it than most people I know, but I do continue to work at it. My biggest tip is to run when you feel at your best. Some days, it's just not in me, and when I force it, it turns out to be a bad run, but when I feel great – I have amazing runs. Keep it up! I can't wait to see how you progress!
And I think we are at the same level too – I've only run about 3 miles at the moment as well.
I definitely had to work at it.. and I still have to work at it!! Training for my first half marathon is suchh a new experience for me and these long runs definitely have moments where you are being tested mentally.
Congrats to you!! Rock star! I pretty much have the same story and am up to 8 miles. I can't believe I can run that long. So easy for some, but a HUGE accomplishment for me!
I don't consider myself a runner even though I have ran 6 miles before—but I think its just bc I dont love it, so Idont think of myself as a runner.
I do start running when Im ready for a good challenge though!
Congrats! I'm sure your running buddy loves your new found passion!
I've been a runner since college, when I decided I needed to work on exercise. It has always come pretty easy for me, although now that I'm getting older, I'm feelin' it a bit in my knees/hips.
I am most certainly NOT a runner. As a matter of fact, it was my arch nemesis for most of my life. I've tried several times to become a runner and failed. It wasn't until this most recent attempt, when I left C25K on the treadmill and took to the streets that I finally got into it.
It is still a challenge for me. I still have days where I am really into it and days when I never want to run again. It's interesting to me how many ups and downs there are with running. I love the feeling of race day though. That is the absolute best!
I am not a runner and like you, I always said, "I can't run for that long" with a long list of other excuses. A few months ago I attempted to begin running/jogging, but in the process injured my hip. I think I was trying to go too fast in such a short time. I've also been told it could be my stride length that is too big. I hope to attempt it again as soon as my hip heals.
So proud of you! What an accomplishment! I used to be a runner but now I just exercise. It's just too hard on my knees and I know that's an excuse but I just do better with aerobics or lower impact exercises. For myself, I feel more toned all over from doing a mix of activity than when I was just running. BUt everyone is different! I wish I could be a runner again…just know it's not for me anymore!
I was a runner. 😕 I did a 5k run back in May and I've only ran a little bit since. Honestly, my hips have been hurting pretty badly. I am doing yoga now a little more regularly and intensly, so I am hoping that helps!
No joke, I had myself convinced I was ALLERGIC to running because I got itchy every time I tried.
Turns out I was just pushing too hard too fast. The C25k plan helped a lot with that.
I'm excited to keep going and see if I can improve my time for my "faux" 5k in October!
I'm bummed that we missed seeing each other at Oktoberfest, but that place was a madhouse! I had fun too, but could have done without the 90+ degree temps. SO HOT!!
I love your running story! I can relate to your story so very well. And what an accomplishment for you! I started running about 1.5 years ago as a way to lose weight, and it was tough. I still continue to work at it, some days are easier than others. My advice is to keep a posative attitude. Not all runs are going to be the best, but you can do anything you put your mind to. Keep up the good work!
Such a great story… I'm glad that you have taken the time to step back and appreciate your accomplishments. It doesn't matter who is the fastest, strongest or bestest (?), what matters is YOU and if you are enjoying it.
That's something I've learned with time. I've always been a "runner" in some form, but I never thought I had much endurance. Now that I am away from competitions, I've realized there is more to running that winning.
congrats, girl, running is awesome!!!!! i started running when i realized i could walk as fast as some runners (i'm not kidding.) it took about 30 seconds before i fell in love.
This is great! I am pinning now, but I am also going to share it with my clients who are just starting out running!


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Title: Derivation of a psychosocial clinical prediction rule to target sexual healthcare among women of reproductive age attending British General Practices
Author: Edelman, Natalie
Awarding Body: University of Brighton
Current Institution: University of Brighton
In Britain, contraception advice and supply was traditionally provided in Family Planning clinics while STI diagnosis, treatment and partner notification was largely restricted to specialist Genito-Urinary Medicine Clinics. One of the strategies employed in Britain since 2000 to address continuing high rates of unintended pregnancy and of STI acquisition, has been widened availability of STI testing and of contraception in General Practices (GPs). The majority of the British population are registered with a GP, so that GP populations are heterogeneous in terms of their need for these interventions. In the absence of any bespoke means of targeting these interventions, valuable opportunities to offer sexual healthcare to women attending GPs, may currently be missed, in particular because GP consultations are extremely limited in length and evidence suggests that female patients may find routine discussion of sexual behaviour unacceptable. Therefore, the aim of this thesis was to derive a Clinical Prediction Rule (CPR), comprised of psychosocial questions. The CPR's purpose is to discriminate women who had experienced risk of unintended pregnancy in the last six months and/or risk of STI acquisition through multiple partnerships or partner behaviour in the last year. This derivation work involved: 1. A systematic review of population surveys of women in the Western world reporting psychosocial predictors of sexual risk behaviour and adverse sexual health outcomes 2. An analysis of psychosocial predictors of sexual risk behaviour and adverse sexual health outcomes using data from the National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles-3 3. A cross-sectional survey of women attending GP settings and a Contraception and Sexual Health clinic in Brighton & Hove. The findings indicate that psychosocial questions do predict sexual risk and adverse outcomes in women attending GPs, but that the sensitivity and specificity are insufficient to warrant further validation and evaluation to support its routine use in practice.
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Remember, you're asking this individual to not only teach you about the proper use of a firearm and firearm safety, but also many of the laws in Milledgeville, GA that will pertain to your gun ownership. You have every right to investigate them thoroughly. Any firearms instructor that is not willing to answer all of your questions or to invite you to their facility so you can observe a training class is an instructor that I would not recommend and I would be very leery of.
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This month marks 25 years of democracy in South Africa. The country's first democractic election took place on 27 April 1994.
In the build up to South Africa once again going to the polls on 8 May this year, SABC News invites you on a multimedia journey into the past, taking you back to 1994 with daily highlight videos from 1 March to 27 April of that year, showcased on the corresponding day 25 years later.
The daily video series tracks the hype and political vigor that preceded the historic first-ever democractic elections in South Africa.
The series looks at how local and international citizens rallied behind this momentous occasion, and how the public broadcaster aimed cameras and microphones across the country to document the birth of a new South Africa.
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Line breeding 3-3 Leon Von der Staatsmacht 4-4 Asko Von der Lutter Puppies will ready for their new homes at June 25 2019.
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This is a powerhouse breeding with the most phenomenal bloodlines sought after in the world!! This combination bloodlines trace back to these strong dogs , been proven produced beautiful WL GSD puppies with strong nerves, high drive & good temperament for personal protection, IPO sport or just active pet families. Dinoso vom Eisernen Kreuz, Indra von Kathrago, Bolle Janaka, WUSV top female Lilo vom Heidhof, Quardes von der Staatsmacht, Sid von Haus Pixner, Leon Staatsmacht, Dam of the 2017 WUSV winner Yucca!!!!! Line bred on Leon, Franka von der Staatsmacht and Orla on der Schiffslache just to name a few. All these and more only in the first 3 generation and more to back it up.
Darka is a super female with Full grips and high workability. Very biddable in obedience and excellent food drive for tracking, but also phenomenal natural aggression not always present in females.
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This breeding has the best dam lines you could want to add to your breeding/training program but strong sire lines that are constantly successful across the board in National as well as world level events. We expect this litters to producer not only top competition dogs but excellent breeding stock for the future.
$2000 each puppy. Deposit required to hold puppies $500(non refund) AKC registration Health guaranteed 2 yrs ( with vet proof ) Buyer must preliminary at 12 months of age(contract) Puppies fully vet.


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Thank You Everyone Who Entered The 15th Anniversary Sweepstakes!
Countdown to enter the eCampus.com 15th Anniversary Sweepstakes
eCampus.com is celebrating Fifteen Years of Saving Students Money! To celebrate this milestone, we're giving away a 2014 Jeep Wrangler. The sweepstakes begins July 28, 2014 and runs until September 12, 2014.
eCampus.com's Background
Originally supported by investors including Wendy's franchise founder, Dave Thomas; eCampus.com quickly achieved industry recognition by offering one of the largest selections in used textbooks. In 1999, the company's founding year, eCampus.com ran a similar campaign - giving away a Hummer H1, titled the "Wanna Winna Hummer" Sweepstakes. After winning the sweepstakes, Daniel Drawe, a graduate of Southern Utah University, screamed "This is like winning the lottery!" A reaction deemed memorable by eCampus.com.
We now hope to have even more exciting feedback with our 15th Anniversary Jeep Sweepstakes. All you have to do is complete a qualifying purchase and opt-in after checkout. Just another way that eCampus.com makes it easy for you to save money ... and perhaps win a 2014 Jeep Wrangler!
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Congratulations to Benjamin Frey from Huntsville, Ohio! He is our 15th Anniversary Sweepstakes Grand Prize Winner!
eCampus.com's 15th Anniversary Sweepstakes ("Sweepstakes")
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. Purchasing a product or service will not increase your chances of winning.
SWEEPSTAKES DATES: The Sweepstakes begins at 12:00 a.m. Eastern Time ("ET") on July 28, 2014 and ends at 11:59 p.m. ET on September 12, 2014 (the "Sweepstakes Period"). For purposes of these Official Rules, all times are given in Eastern Time.
ELIGIBILITY: Open to legal US Residents of the forty-eight (48) contiguous United States and the District of Columbia who are at least eight (18) years of age or older as of the date of entry (the "Entrant"). The Entrant who is selected as the potential grand prize winner (the "Grand Prize Winner") must have a unique, personal and valid social security number for Sponsor (defined below) or a party acting on its behalf to report the tax liability associated with acceptance of the grand prize (the "Grand Prize"). Valid social security numbers will be determined by Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") requirements as further defined in the "PRIZE CLAIMS" section of these Official Rules. Employees, officers and directors of A Book Company, LLC d.b.a. eCampus.com (the "Sponsor") and its subsidiaries and affiliates, its distributors, vendors, advertising/promotion agencies, and any others engaged in the development, production, execution or distribution of the Sweepstakes, including, but not limited to, National Sweepstakes Company, LLC (the "Independent Administrator"), and the entities supplying the Grand Prize herein as well as their immediate family members (spouses, siblings, children and parents, regardless of where they live) or members of the same households (whether related or not) of such employees, officers and directors are not eligible to participate. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. Sweepstakes is void in Puerto Rico, US territories and possessions located outside of the forty-eight (48) contiguous United States and the District of Columbia and wherever else prohibited or restricted by law.
TO ENTER: There are two (2) ways to enter this Sweepstakes:
VIA A PURCHASE/RENTAL: Entrant must make a transaction of a purchase and/or rental in order to receive one (1) entry into the Sweepstakes. There is no limit to the number of transactions of a purchase and/or rental an Entrant may make in order to receive entries into the Sweepstakes. Entrants will receive entries based on the transaction of a purchase and/or rental of a textbook. Entries are not based on the number of textbooks purchased and/or rented per transaction.
Entrant may make a purchase and/or rental via one of the following methods:
ONLINE: Visit www.ecampus.com (the "Website") during the Sweepstakes Period to make a purchase and/or rental of a textbook. Entrant will need to provide all of the required information as requested on the Website in order to submit and complete a purchase on the Website. Upon completion of the transaction of the purchase and/or rental, Entrant will receive a "Thank You" order confirmation page with a pop-up Sweepstakes online entry form (the "Online Entry Form"). Entrant must complete the Online Entry Form in its entirety, including, first name, last name, street address, city, state, zip code, date of birth, telephone number, and e-mail address. After filling out the Online Entry Form in its entirety, click the "Submit Entry" button in order to receive one (1) entry into the Sweepstakes. If for any reason the Entrant closes the Online Entry Form prior to completion, please click the Sweepstakes button labeled "Enter Sweepstakes! Click here to enter for your chance to win A 2014 Jeep Wrangler" on the "Thank You" order confirmation page to re-submit your information. All online purchases/rentals of textbooks must be made before 11:59:59 PM ET on September 12, 2014 in order to be eligible for entry into the Sweepstakes.
IN-STORE: Visit either of the retail locations listed below and make a purchase and/or rental of a textbook during the Sweepstakes Period. Once Entrant has completed the transaction of the purchase and/or rental, he/she must obtain an Entry Form from the cashier at the retail location and fill out a Sweepstakes in-store entry form (the "In-store Entry Form") for each transaction. Entrant must fill out the In-store Entry Form in its entirety, to include first name, last name, street address, city, state, zip code, date of birth, telephone number, and e-mail address. Once completed, Entrant must submit his/her In-store Entry Form into the drop box provided at the retail location to receive one (1) entry into the Sweepstakes. Entrant will receive one (1) entry for each In-store Entry Form submitted in the drop box. All in-store transactions made for purchases/rentals of textbooks must be made by the close of business on September 12, 2014 and the In-store Entry Form must be submitted in the drop box to be eligible for entry into the Sweepstakes.
Entrants may make a purchase and/or rental of a textbook at the following locations:
eCampus.com Warehouse Bookstore
2415 Palumbo Drive
eCampus.com University of Kentucky Bookstore
395 Limestone Street, #150
ALTERNATE METHOD OF ENTRY ("AMOE"): To receive an entry into the Sweepstakes without making a purchase or rental of a textbook, Entrant may enter as follows: on a plain 3" x 5" card, legibly handprint your first name, last name, complete address, city, state, zip code, telephone number (including area code), date of birth, and e-mail address to: "eCampus.com's 15th Anniversary Sweepstakes" PO Box 10849, Rochester, NY 14610. Entries must be postmarked by September 15, 2014 and received by September 19, 2014. Each envelope is considered two (2) entries into the Sweepstakes. Multiple entries submitted in the same envelope are void. Entries submitted or completed by anyone other than the Entrant are void. No mechanical reproductions will be accepted. Neither the Sponsor nor the Independent Administrator will verify receipt of entries for Entrants. All entries submitted become the sole property of Sponsor and will not be returned. Sponsor nor Independent Administrator is responsible for lost, late, misdirected, illegible, postage due or damaged mailed entries.
There is no limit to the number of entries an Entrant may receive during the Sweepstakes Period. Any attempt by any Entrant to obtain entries by using multiple/different identities, and/or any other methods will void that Entrant's entries and that Entrant may be disqualified from the Sweepstakes. Entry information becomes property of Sponsor and will not be returned. Sponsor and/or Independent Administrator will not verify receipt of entries for Entrants.
WINNING/ODDS: There will be one (1) random drawing held on or about September 23, 2014 in which one (1) Grand Prize Winner will be selected from among all eligible entries received during the Sweepstakes Period. Odds of winning the Grand Prize will depend upon the total number of eligible entries received during the Sweepstakes Period. The random drawing will be conducted by the Independent Administrator, whose decisions are based upon its sole discretion and interpretation of these Official Rules, and are final and binding in all respects. Further details for claiming the Grand Prize is outlined under the "NOTIFICATION" and "PRIZE CLAIMS" Sections of these Official Rules.
NOTIFICATION: Potential Grand Prize Winner will be notified via e-mail within forty-eight (48) hours of the date in which the potential Grand Prize Winner is selected. In order to claim his/her Grand Prize, the potential Grand Prize Winner must respond to the e-mail notification within the time frame indicated by providing the Required Documents (as defined in the "PRIZE CLAIMS" section below). In the event that: (a) the potential Grand Prize Winner fails to respond to the e-mail notification; (b) the potential Grand Prize Winner fails to supply the Required Documents; (c) any e-mail notification is returned as undeliverable; and/or (d) it is determined by the Sponsor, in its sole discretion, that the potential Grand Prize Winner is not eligible in accordance with these Official Rules, such potential Grand Prize Winner will be disqualified and an alternate Grand Prize Winner will be selected at random from among all remaining non-winning eligible entries received during the Sweepstakes Period. The Independent Administrator will attempt to contact up to four (4) alternate Grand Prize Winners. In the event that the Independent Administrator attempts to contact four (4) alternate Grand Prize Winners and a Grand Prize Winner cannot be verified, the Grand Prize will not be awarded and the Sponsor has no obligation to any individual.
Grand Prize: One (1) Grand Prize of a 2014 Jeep® Wrangler (the "Vehicle") with a custom eCampus.com wrap will be awarded to the Grand Prize Winner. The estimated Manufacturer Suggested Retail Price ("MSRP") of the Vehicle is $35,000. The total approximate retail value ("ARV") of the Grand Prize will not exceed $35,000. Any difference in the stated ARV of the Grand Prize and the actual value of the Grand Prize at the time it is awarded will not be awarded to the Grand Prize Winner. Vehicle color, options, and accessories to be determined at the sole discretion of the Sponsor. Grand Prize Winner must retain ownership of the Vehicle with the custom eCampus.com wrap for two (2) calendar years starting from the day the Grand Prize Winner receives the Vehicle. Grand Prize Winner cannot, including, but not limited to, trade, sell, or transfer the Vehicle, remove, cover, or alter the eCampus.com wrap for the specified two (2) calendar years. The Grand Prize Winner will be solely responsible for any applicable registration, license, title, tax and insurance fees, and any other expenses not listed herein related to the acceptance and use of the Grand Prize. Grand Prize Winner must have and provide a valid US Driver's License and provide proof of existing Car Insurance Coverage (Comprehensive or Liability) at time of delivery. Grand Prize Winner is required to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations, including but not limited to licensing and insurance requirements. Grand Prize Winner will be solely responsible for any applicable registration, and insurance fees and any other expenses not listed herein related to receipt, possession, acceptance and use of the Grand Prize.
Vehicle Delivery: Sponsor shall not be responsible for delays in availability of the Vehicle, and final awarding of the Vehicle is subject to availability. Sponsor however, shall use all reasonable efforts, subject to availability, to award the Vehicle within one hundred and eighty (180) days after receipt of the Required Documents (as outlined in the "PRIZE CLAIMS" Section below).
The Vehicle will be delivered solely with the express written limited warranties set forth in the Vehicle's applicable Owner's Guide, which warranties shall run for the term set forth in said guide. The depiction of the Vehicle in any advertising or promotional materials or physical display may not reflect the actual vehicle delivered to the Grand Prize Winner.
The total ARV of all prizes to be awarded in the Sweepstakes is $35,000. Grand Prize Winner agrees that the Grand Prize is being provided "as is", and the Released Parties (as defined in the "NO LIABILITY" section below) make no warranty, representation, or guarantee regarding the Grand Prize, including but not limited to its quality, condition, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Grand Prize Winner must look solely to the manufacturer of Grand Prize for any such warranties or guarantees, if any. No transfer, substitution, or cash redemption of Grand Prize is permitted, except at Sponsor's sole discretion or as otherwise provided herein. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value if Grand Prize becomes unavailable due to reasons beyond the control of the Sponsor. Grand Prize Winner is solely responsible for any applicable federal, state, and local taxes. Names of manufacturers/trademark owners are used solely for the purpose of identification of the Grand Prize. No endorsement, authorization, sponsorship, or approval by Jeep is intended or implied by such use.
PRIZE CLAIMS: Except where prohibited, the potential Grand Prize Winner must sign and return to the Sponsor an affidavit of eligibility/release of liability/publicity release (the "Release") and IRS form W-9 in order to claim the Grand Prize (collectively, the "Required Documents") within the time frame indicated in the e-mail notification containing the Required Documents. If the potential Grand Prize Winner fails to sign and return the Required Documents within the required time period, the potential Grand Prize Winner forfeits his/her right to the Grand Prize and an alternate Grand Prize Winner will be selected at random from among all remaining non-winning eligible entries received during the Sweepstakes Period. The Grand Prize Winner consents to use of his/her name, likeness, biographical information, and voice in advertising worldwide without additional compensation (TN residents will not be required to sign a publicity release as a condition of winning the Grand Prize). The Grand Prize is taxable as income and the Grand Prize Winner is solely responsible for any taxes on the Grand Prize, including, but not limited to all applicable federal, state and local taxes. The Sponsor must report the value of the Grand Prize to the IRS in the year the Grand Prize is received by the Grand Prize Winner and will be reported to the Grand Prize Winner and the IRS in the form of a Form 1099. In the event it is deemed during the verification process that the potential Grand Prize Winner does not have a unique, personal and valid social security number for Sponsor (or any party acting on its behalf) to report the tax liability associated with acceptance of the Grand Prize, the potential Grand Prize Winner will be disqualified and another potential Grand Prize Winner will be selected from among the remaining non-winning eligible entries received during the Sweepstakes Period. Valid social security numbers will be determined by IRS requirements.
GENERAL: All federal, state and local taxes on the Grand Prize are the sole responsibility of the Grand Prize Winner, if applicable. By participating in this Sweepstakes, each Entrant agrees: [a] to abide by and be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor and Independent Administrator which shall be final in all respects relating to the Sweepstakes, including without limitation the interpretation of these Official Rules; [b] to release, discharge and hold harmless Sponsor, its franchisees, licensees, subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising agencies, promotional agencies and suppliers, and any other individual or company involved in the development or execution of the Sweepstakes, including the Independent Administrator, from any and all injuries, liability, losses, damages, rights, claims and actions of any kind including liability for personal injury or death resulting from his/her participation in the Sweepstakes or their acceptance, use or misuse of the Grand Prize; and [c] if the Grand Prize Winner, to the use of his/her name, voice, image and/or likenesses for advertising, publicity and promotional purposes by Sponsor and Sponsor's subsidiaries and affiliates without further notice or compensation (unless prohibited by law) and, except where prohibited, to execute specific consent to such use if asked to do so. Sponsor, its licensees, subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising agencies, promotional agencies and suppliers and any other individual or company involved in the development or execution of the Sweepstakes, including the Independent Administrator, and each of their respective directors, officers, shareholders and employees are not responsible and shall not be liable for; [a] electronic transmission errors resulting in omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operations or transmission, theft or destruction; [b] unauthorized access to or alterations of entry materials; [c] technical, network, telephone equipment, electronic, computer, hardware or software malfunctions; or [d] limitations of any kind or inaccurate transmissions of or failure to receive information by Sponsor on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website or any combination thereof. Sponsor and / or Independent Administrator are not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, incorrect, damaged, misdirected, or illegible entries or any condition caused by events beyond the control of the Sponsor that may cause the Sweepstakes to be disrupted or corrupted. Sponsor may prohibit an Entrant from participating in the Sweepstakes or winning the Grand Prize if, in its sole discretion, it determines that said Entrant is attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes by cheating, deception, or other unfair playing practices or intending to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other Entrants, Sponsor, or Independent Administrator. Entries which contain false information, are incomplete, inaccurate or are otherwise forged, defective, or made outside authorized channels, including those which have failed due to malfunction or failure of phones, phone lines, telephone systems or networks, server, providers, computer equipment, software or any combination thereof of any kind, any human error or otherwise, shall be void. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY A PERSON TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE SWEEPSTAKES MAY BE IN VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK REMEDIES AND DAMAGES (INCLUDING ATTORNEY'S FEES) FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW, INCLUDING CRIMINAL PROSECUTION. SPONSOR'S FAILURE TO ENFORCE ANY TERM OF THESE OFFICIAL RULES SHALL NOT CONSISTIUTE A WAIVER OF THESE PROVISIONS. If, for any reason whatsoever, this Sweepstakes, in Sponsor's sole opinion, is not capable of running as planned, including, but not limited to, by reason of infection by computer virus, tampering, fraud, technical failures, or any other cause which, in the Sponsor's sole judgment, corrupts or affects the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Sweepstakes, Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend this Sweepstakes and limit entries to those submitted prior to the action taken, or to proceed in such a manner as may be deemed fair and equitable by Sponsor in its sole discretion. Notice of such action will be posted on the Website. All federal, state and local regulations apply.
SPONSOR: A Book Company, LLC d.b.a. eCampus.com, 2373 Palumbo Drive, Lexington, KY, 40509, who is responsible for overseeing the awarding of the Grand Prize, and whose decisions are final in regard to the conduct of this Sweepstakes.
INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATOR: National Sweepstakes Company, LLC, 80 Rockwood Place, Rochester, NY, 14610.
WINNERS' LIST REQUEST: To receive a list of the Grand Prize Winner, send a self-addressed, stamped (business size) envelope to: "eCampus.com's 15th Anniversary Sweepstakes" Winners List Request, PO Box 10505, Rochester, NY, 14610. Requests must be received by October 31, 2014.
PRIVACY POLICY: Information collected from Entrants will be used to communicate with Entrants regarding this Sweepstakes and otherwise, as set forth in the Sponsor's Privacy Policy available at www.ecampus.com/help/privacy-policy.
RULES: Visit the Website for a copy of these Official Rules during the Sweepstakes Period. You may also obtain a copy of these Official Rules by mailing a self-addressed stamped envelope to be received by October 31, 2014 to: "eCampus.com's 15th Anniversary Sweepstakes" Official Rules Request, PO Box 10505, Rochester, NY, 14610.
This Sweepstakes shall not be published without written permission by Sponsor.
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LED Filament Flame Tip Candle Lamp 4W SBC (B15d) 450lm (2 Pack) is rated 4.6 out of 5 by 13.
Rated 5 out of 5 by Martyn79 from Great light output Led filament bulbs have come a long way recently and these are now a viable replacement for eco halogen bulbs, these 4w bulbs give out bright light and and pound for pound will easily outlast the halogen equivalent.
Rated 2 out of 5 by Nigel777 from Do not all last as stated Bought 10 had two fail so far with very little usage .
Rated 5 out of 5 by Jackthegripper from I've seen the light These lamps look good when switched off and give an excellent warm white light when in use. Brighter than I expected for the wattage. Can't yet comment on longevity.
Rated 5 out of 5 by StuK from Perform well and look good I have three 5-arm chandeliers in my home which all take E14 (SES) bulbs. They used to use halogen candle shaped bulbs but as they blow, I'm converting them to these LED filament types. The light output is great and with a relatively small 4W input per bulb. Individually the illumination from one bulb would only be useful for a lamp or ambient lighting, but paired up together with more (like the 5 in my light) the total illumination is crisp and bright. Even though they are 'warm' white, I find the output pleasingly bright and not noticably yellow. The 'flame effect' tip is not strictly necessary but for the extra 50p per bulb over their plain countetparts (also sold here), I think it is worth it for a bit of cosmetic design.
Rated 5 out of 5 by Oldpidge from Bedside lights I bought these because we have some old fashioned porcelain and gilt wall lights around our bed for reading on a night. The previous opaque leds looked odd in the fittings. Their predecessors were tungsten and swallowed wattage. These cast a good warm, not harsh light allowing the mk1 eyeballs to get a steady read. They look nice and I guesstimate they each cast a light comparable with about a 40 watt old tungsten filament bulb. They are instant as well, unlike the old cfl bulbs.
Rated 5 out of 5 by Emmy from Ultra Bright. Very pleased so far with the candle bulbs. They are bright instantly and very cheap to run. Their claimed life expectancy is impressive but only experience will tell if performance matches the hype.
Rated 3 out of 5 by Furnace 73 from Looks fine Unfortunately I am in the process of making alterations and there has been no time to evaluate the product. However as it is a LED unit I am sure that there will be problem.


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Ohio State men's basketball celebrates seniors
Aaron Nestor
nestor.45@osu.edu
The Ohio State Department of Athletics and the men's basketball program recognized seniors in an on-court ceremony Sunday prior to the game against the Wisconsin Badgers. The seniors are C. J. Jackson, Joey Lane and Keyshawn Woods.
"It's unique that you had three guys that all came in at different times but three really special young men that come from fantastic families," said head coach Chris Holtmann.
Woods is completing his lone season with the Buckeyes after joining the Ohio State program last summer. He has played more than 26 minutes a game this season and has been instrumental in helping the Buckeyes position themselves for postseason competition. Woods has been working toward a graduate degree in leadership and coaching while at Ohio State.
Lane has spent the last four years with the program. Initially a walk-on with the Buckeyes, Lane, who hails from Deerfield, Illinois, earned a scholarship prior to his sophomore season. He has been an Academic All-Big Ten selection each of the last three seasons and appeared in more than 30 games during his Ohio State career. He will graduate this spring with a degree in marketing.
Jackson is completing his third season with the Buckeyes. The Charlotte, North Carolina, native has played nearly 100 games for Ohio State with nearly 70 starts. He is close to 1,000 career points with more than 300 rebounds and assists during his Ohio State career. Jackson will graduate this spring with a degree in sport industry.
Former standout Greg Oden was also honored on senior day. He will graduate in May with a degree in sport industry. He spent one season in the scarlet and gray and led Ohio State to the 2007 NCAA Championship Game.
The No. 1 pick in the 2007 NBA Draft, Oden is a native of Indianapolis, Indiana, and has spent the last three years as a student assistant coach with the Buckeyes.
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SERIOUS Investing: IHH IPO: Will Khazanah need to pull the rabbit out of the hat?
IHH IPO: Will Khazanah need to pull the rabbit out of the hat?
Private healthcare is great and a fast growing business especially when you consider that many nations in this world are greying. As a result, it may not be that difficult to sell an IPO of supposedly the second largest private hospital group in the world. At this moment, there is yet to be any conclusion on what will the market value be for the IPO, however indication from the Managing Director of Khazanah is that it will be slightly smaller than Felda's IPO. Since Felda is valued at around RM16.6 billion, would RM15 billion be close to the mark? In fact, the latest apparently, IHH is to be valued in excess of RM20 billion.
First of all, how does Khazanah get into owning so many hospitals so fast?
Started off with a controlling stake in Pantai Hospital Group when there were complaints of Parkway acquiring strategic hospital assets in Malaysia. As a result, Khazanah was used to purchase an effective 60% stake of Pantai Hospitals from Parkway. Hence Khazanah started off with owning all the Pantai(s) in Malaysia.
Instead of just expanding its list of private hospitals in Malaysia, Khazanah started to accrue many more hospitals overseas hence turning itself into the 2nd largest group. In its acquisition of Parkway in Singapore, Khazanah had to fend off controlling ownership and later buyoff the Group from the Fortis Group of India. Price: USD3.3billion (RM10.56 billion) at valuation of 39x PE based on Parkway's financial results for 2009.
Latest round of acquisition, the IHH group under Khazanah bought into 60% of Acibadem group at valuation of between USD1.1 billion to RM1.68 billion depending on which group they bought from. Based on my calculation, the valuation on Acibadem is in excess of 15x EBITDA and more than 100x PE. Even if it is calculated at Price / Book Value it is more than 14x book value.
On top of that, Khazanah already owns 12.2% of Apollo Hospitals which it acquired as an investment in 2005.
Hence, despite Khazanah managed to accumulate that many hospitals, it is at the expense of very high price being paid for these assets.
Although the proforma financials for IHH is not yet available, based on my estimation from past financials here are possible contributions from each.
If that number is close to accurate, I would think to achieve market valuation of around RM20 billion, Khazanah will be selling this IPO at not less than 40x historical PE, which is very little room for valuation growth. At that price, I think the national investment arm will have a hard time looking for takers especially at a time when many companies are postponing IPOs.
I hope I am wrong for this one!
Anyway, is the term 2nd largest misleading as it only owns 12.2% of Apollo?
Despite all the positiveness, the business of private healthcare which has a great advantage i.e. its pricing inelasticity is facing greater competition in future. I still like the IHH private healthcare group though as a business but the issue here is price. Frankly, I do not see the need to rush this IPO. If Khazanah is not valuing the IPO at in excess of RM15 billion, why do they need to let go part of the group at a lower price especially when the purchases were made at a high price. They could have waited it out and do the IPO by 2013 or 2014. I do not believe this is a political IPO either unlike the Felda IPO which they need to be quick.


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Lokaliseringsmärken är upplysningsmärken som visar vägen till olika mål men upplyser också om olika funktioner längs med vägen. I Europa följer de i allmänhet FN:s ekonomiska kommissions för Europa konvention om vägmärken och signaler.

De som visar ortnamn brukar ha olika bakgrundsfärg beroende på vägens formella status.

De har varierande färger i olika länder. I konventionen står det bara ungefär "ljus text på mörk bakgrund eller mörk text på ljus bakgrund och undvik rött". Vanligt är vit text på blå eller grön bakgrund, eller svart på gul eller vit bakgrund, men andra varianter finns. På motorvägar ska dock skyltarna enligt konventionen vara blå eller gröna med vit text, och inte samma som landsvägsmärken. Inom tätorter eller för det som anses som lokala mål är det vanligt med särskilda vita skyltar med svart text. Detta gäller för länder i Europa.

Enligt konventionen ska länder med icke-latinska bokstäver skriva ortnamn och liknande på både sitt skrivsätt och med latinska bokstäver, vilket inte följs i alla dessa länder, till exempel inte i Ryssland och Ukraina som oftast bara skriver med kyrilliska bokstäver, däremot i Nordmakedonien som skriver både på det kyrilliska alfabetet och på det latinska och i Grekland som skriver både på det grekiska alfabetet och på det latinska. I vissa nordafrikanska länder och i Mellanöstern skrivs med både det latinska alfabetet och det lokala alfabet. I Israel skrivs skyltarna vanligtvis med tre alfabet: det hebreiska alfabetet, det arabiska alfabetet och det latinska. Språklig text (i första hand på tilläggstavlor), som till exempel "Gäller ej behörig trafik" skrivs bara på landets språk.

Europa
Länder i Europa följer mer eller mindre den ovannämnda europeiska konventionen. För vägvisningsmärken gäller att på motorväg ska skyltarna vara antingen gröna eller blå. På landsväg ska märkena ha en färg som avviker från den som finns på motorväg. Färgen är valfri men det rekommenderas att man undviker vissa färger, såsom rött. På motortrafikled används antingen samma färg som på motorväg eller samma som på landsväg.

Sverige
I Sverige används följande färger:
Landsväg: Blå bakgrund, vit text, versaler
Motorväg och motortrafikled: Grön bakgrund, vit text, versaler
Lokalt mål inom samma tätort: Vit bakgrund, svart text, versaler
Enskilda vägar: Gul bakgrund, svart text, gemener
Inrättningar: Vit bakgrund, svart text, gemener
Turistmål: Brun bakgrund, vit text, gemener
Tillfälliga ändringar i samband med vägarbeten: Orange bakgrund, svart text, versaler
Tillfälliga arrangemang: Gul bakgrund, grön text, gemener
Permanenta omledningsvägar: Vit bakgrund, blå text

Utanför Europa
De flesta länder utanför Europa, såsom USA och Japan, har inte skrivit under konventionen. Likheter finnas, men lokaliseringsmärkena kan också avvika på flera viktiga punkter. Ett exempel är att USA inte särskiljer vägmärkena på interstate highway-vägarna, som motsvarar motorvägarna i Europa (dock med avvikande regler). Detta gäller också större delen av Nord och Sydamerika som i huvudsak följer USA gällande vägmärken.

En del länder utanför Europa går efter konventionens regler, speciellt länder nära Europa i Asien och Mellanöstern, liksom länder i Nordafrika. Där särskiljer man skyltarnas färger precis som i Europa och har även motorvägsskyltar. Exempel på länder där detta gäller är Egypten, Libanon, Israel och Marocko.

Källor
:commons:Category:Road signs by country (Foton på Wikimedia Commons har bättre källvärde än ren text, Man bör dock kolla lägena på fotonas ortnamn för att säkerställa att inte fotona har fel information.)
 http://maps.google.com/ Google Streetview är en bra källa.

Referenser

Vägmärken

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Q: Can USB 3.0 device initiate communication with USB 2.0 computer? I want to copy files from a computer with USB 2.0 support to an external drive with USB 3.0 support, but do not trust that the external drive is free of malware.  Can a USB 3.0 device initiate communications with a USB 2.0 computer upon connection?
I have a late 2009 iMac running Mac OS 10.8.  The tech specs state USB 2.0 hardware support.  Someone sent me an external drive with USB 3.0 support, but I don't necessarily trust the device is free of malware.  The Wikipedia page for USB states that USB 3.0 introduced support for device-initiated communication (i.e. an external device connected to a computer via USB 3.0 can start sending commands over the wire without waiting for any request from the computer).
I realize I'm being a little paranoid, but the question is also motivated by curiosity.  Thanks for any feedback!

A: For copying files / mounting USB drives you are usually safe, unless there is a specific vulnerabilities in your USB drivers (see http://www.vulnerabilityassessment.co.uk/education/whitepaper.pdf for the USB exploit that StuxNet used).
Be aware though, that what seems to be simple drive, might in fact be a device like the USB Rubber Ducky, which registers as a HID (Keyboard) to the PC, and upon connection performs a set of predefined keystrokes.

A: Copying files to an external drive does not infect the PC and this is regardless of communication method (USB, firewire, eSATA, etc...). USB 3.0 is at it's core a faster version of USB 2.0 (with some better power specs).
If a USB firmware (which is most likely in ROM and not editable) were compromised from the vendor it might be possible to install virus when a device was connected. This would be regardless of whether the device initiated the communication or the PC. The likely hood of this type of attack would be very rare.
Usually only opening files on the external drive could potentially infect the host PC.

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Share this Story: Woman dead after single-vehicle crash near Brooks
Woman dead after single-vehicle crash near Brooks
Reid Southwick
EMS Calgary Herald
A woman is dead and two others are hurt after a highway crash southeast of Calgary.
Paramedics from Brooks responded to the scene of the single-vehicle crash on Highway 36 and Highway 873 Sunday morning.
Woman dead after single-vehicle crash near Brooks Back to video
As emergency crews assessed the condition of the driver and two passengers, they pronounced a woman dead at the scene.
Another woman, believed to be in her 30s, and a man, estimated to be in his 20s, were transported by ground ambulance to hospital with minor injuries.
A traffic reconstruction specialist with the RCMP has been called to the scene to determine the cause of the crash.
"We do know that the roads in Brooks are icy in patches," Sgt. Jack Poitras said. "We recommend that drivers slow down due to road conditions in some areas."


Word Press is up and running! I had a bunch of ideas when I arrived, but before I got too far I said to my self: 'Self, maybe you outta try starting Apache, MySQL, and run install.php from Mozilla just one more time' Well, I wouldn't be telling ya about it if it hadn't worked. Of course when I say it worked, I mean that the install actually started but not that everything was fine from the get go. First I gave it the path that the wordpress folder was in, but not where the files were. So everything failed, but did so is a way that I could see that every place it was looking was missing a '/wordpress' so I fixed that. Then I tried to look at it on another computer but I was getting a screwed up version of the site. What wordpress really wants when it asks for the location is something like this: "181.783.13.1/wordpress" Eventually that'll be something a wee bit more user-friendly, but it'll do for now. Finally the install went smooth. Excellent.
So why did this take forever? Here's the Reader's Digest version: Red Hat Linux automatically installs MySQL, PHP, and Apache so when I attempted to install XAMPP (which is a bundle of the three) things got a little nutty. Same problem when I tried to install MySQL, PHP, and Apache separately. But all this might have been fine if I had known that the way you're really supposed to run install.php is not from the command line but by typing in install.php in a browser pointed at your sever (which, for me, would be http://localhost/wordpress/wp-admin/install.php). Over a week went by with me trying everything I could think of but it didn't matter because every time I typed in 'php install.php' I got the same error telling me that: maybe MySQL isn't running, maybe your server isn't running, maybe you set up the password/username are wrong, or maybe PHP is configured wrong. Not one of those things actually turned out to be the problem, but I did learn lots about Linux, MySQL, PHP, and Apache in the process.
In response to my request for a side-project, Micah has suggested that I join the club and write a chess program. This may keep me busy for awhile.
So I started the 5 minute install back on July 8th and now, a mere 17 days later, it is complete. By the way ButUncleBob.com (the blog I was trying to set up) had a good run from 2004 through 2006 but has since been retired/mothballed.


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Filtered by: Culture, Festivals, Hiking, Museums, Neighborhoods, Nightlife, Outdoors
Specialities Nightlife - Osaka's retro-yet-modern vibe gives it the feel of a cult 80s movie set in the future. Images of the kaleidoscope of neon that lines Dotonbori...
Specialities Neighborhoods, Nightlife - Roppongi is a district in the Minato ward of Tokyo. It's post-war reputation as a somewhat seedy entertainment district popular among foreigners has h...
National Museum of Nature and Science
Specialities Museums - Split over two buildings and five floors in a quiet corner of Ueno Park, the National Museum of Nature and Science houses a range of...
Specialities Culture - Otoyo Shrine is easy to walk past but that would be a big mistake. With an unassuming entrance at the south end of the Philosopher's...
Yokohama Cup Noodles Museum
Specialities Museums - Cup Noodles are the holy grail of fast food, loved by college students and busy full-timers everywhere. Unlike the holy grail though, the origin of...
Specialities Culture - Perched on the eastern edge of the Shimabara Peninsula, this five-storied, white castle is a key feature of Shimabara city. What most don't realize...


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EMX's Mjövattnet and Njuggträskliden projects are located in northern Sweden's southwest of Skellefteå. Mineralization is comprised of massive sulfides enriched in nickel, copper, and cobalt, with both properties hosting historic resources*. As well, the properties have gold and platinum group element (PGE) exploration potential. In early 2018 a purchase agreement for the Mjövattnet & Njuggträskliden properties has been executed with Boreal Energy Metals Corporation (BEMC), a newly created and wholly owned subsidiary of Boreal Metals Corporation. The agreement provides EMX with immediate share equity in BEMC, a 3% NSR royalty on the Projects, and annual advance royalty payments (see EMX news release dated April 11, 2018).
Both projects host drill defined mineralization in targets that remain open at depth and along strike. Given the limited shallow historic drilling (i.e., generally drilling <150 m) and untested targets at depth and along strike, EMX believes that there is high potential for new discoveries at the Mjövattnet and Njuggträskliden properties.
*EMX has not performed sufficient work to verify the published drill data and historic resource estimates. However, the drill-delineated mineralization as reported in various documents available from the SGU (Swedish Geological Survey) is considered relevant.


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Design Directives: Remaking Robocop's Interface for the 21st Century
The Robocop remake doesn't just reinvent his outer shell with a sleek new shape — it also changes how the cyborg police officer sees the rest of the world. We spoke to lead designer Mert Kizilay from the L.A. design studio yU+Co about creating a new user interface for Robocop.
Some spoilers for Robocop below...
Designing an interface for Robocop was really difficult, says Kizilay, because a lot of key shots in the movie have no dialogue — so director Jose Padilha and editor Daniel Rezende were counting on the cybernetic U.I. to show what was going on. The design had to be "really clean and simplistic to communicate well," says Kizilay.
The biggest challenge? Some of the shots in the movie are really short, time-wise, so you have to pack a lot of information into a shot that only appears for a couple of seconds. The designers tried to pack in as much sophistication as possible to make it seem like a real cyborg operating system, but some of their early efforts contained too much information for audiences to absorb in just a couple of seconds. So they had to dial back to keep it understandable to the audience, while still trying to "simplify in a smart way."
"It's a hard balance," says Kizilay, "to keep simplicity and still have interesting and smart things on the screen."
Here are a couple of concepts that represent the explorations the designers did from "generative art" they used to create the ideas for Robocop's vision:
Padilha "didn't want to go super-futuristic and crazy" with the look of Robocop's graphics, says Kizilay. "He wanted something convincing and believable, and possible to see in the near future." With that end in mind, they looked a lot at real-life systems for scanning closed-circuit televisions, GPS readouts, maps and strategic readouts of trajectories and so on.
"We were all influenced by the real approach of user interface design" in current systems," he explains. "If you were designing a gadget, what would this gadget be in 10 years? We have a bunch of shots where Robocop is scanning the environment and calculating his upcoming strategies about the situation, and we always tried to think what would happen in the future."
Here's a process shot, showing Robocop's graphics, the scene it was overlaid onto, and then the final composite:
"We tried some futuristic and military looks, but because Robocop still has his human side, we wanted to make it a real operating system, so he's in control," adds Kizilay. "He's controlling that stuff, he's not animating on graphics. This is an interface that's getting used and interacted with by Robocop himself." They wanted to give the sense that he was always running simulations and checking strategies.
Check out another composite shot in progress:
And the designers really did try to create a whole consistent operating system, that would make sense as something that could actually exist. There are more than 100 shots in the film that show Robocop dealing with different situations, from Robocop's point of view.
So "keeping things consistent was a challenge," says Kizilay. "We made a lot of mistakes." The director kept reviewing their work and changing things in mid-process, and "things started to get messy." So as a solution, they created a pool that contained elements that had already been approved, so "we could assure consistency. Everybody could pull elements out of that pool."
So the designers had to sit down and figure out, "If this was an OS, how would it operate? He has certain gadgets, how will he use them? And if he wants to combine them, how will they work together?"
In terms of a metaphor, they thought of all the tools that he can access as "surrounding his head," as if all the gadgets and graphics could slide in from the top, bottom and sides of his vision. "So he can easily combine them, and if he doesn't need them, he can slide them off and bring them in again. It's all united and easy to access. We can track where the tools are going. We can track what he's doing," so it's not "animated randomly."
Also, the designers tried to "show one thing at a time," so they could see what Robocop was doing, in order, instead of a jumble of events. So you can see what Robocop is achieving at any moment, based on the situation.
The designers also tried to make Robocop's target look like sort of like the OmniCorp logo, making it vaguely octagon shape. Since Robocop is still a product of OmniCorp, they wanted to make sure it looked properly branded.
This movie never shows Robocop accessing his four directives, including "Uphold the Law" or "Protect the Innocent," the way he does in the original film. We asked whether the designers ever experimented with including those in the film — and Kizilay says "not directly." But they have lots of scenes where Robocop is deciding who's innocent and who's a threat, including accessing police databases and live CCTV footage.
Robocop has a "detective mode," sort of like Batman in Arkham Asylum, where he can search in real time for clues and information from CCTV and other sources. He can scan people and check their eye movements to see if they're lying. "It was really challenging," says Kizilay. "Jose was asking questions like, 'What would a real cop do in this situation?' We were forcing ourselves to think logically and put ourselves into that situation, just like Robocop."
One of the most intense scenes in the film is when the cops upload the entire past CCTV database into Robocop's mind, and it eventually overloads him. Says Kizilay, "He is filtering those images, and then detecting those crimes, and detecting the criminals and archiving those. We wanted to show a really massive scene [of video overload streaming into his brain.]"
"There's a really nice emotional intensity in that scene," adds Kizilay. "We wanted to show [that] they are uploading the images and he is getting into it, he's picking the images, detecting crimes one by one — but it's so much, tons of footage and hundreds of crimes, one by one, he needs to go faster and faster" until he gets too much.
It was a "bold decision" for the film-makers to rely so much on graphics to tell their story, says Kizilay. The graphics are really "married to the movie," and require a lot of interaction to get across key plot points.
"One shot is a big deal: He is actually re-simulating his own crime scene. It's all graphics. The shots we needed to tell the story in a short amount of time, [many] of them are pure graphics," adds Kizilay. "It is the next level of telling a story through graphics."
Check out a couple more progress shots, showing how the graphics were added to existing shots in the film, below:


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Q: Clarification of Definition: Free Algebra I need some clarification on the definition of free algebra. Here is an extract from Lie Algebras and Lie Groups by Jean-Pierre Serre:

I am somewhat confused about the definition of free algebra. Let say $X=\{x\}$ and $k=\mathbb{R}$, then the free algebra $A_X$ consists of all elements of the form $$rx,rxx, r((xx)x), r(x(xx)), r(((xx)x)x), r((x(xx))x), \cdots (r\in\mathbb{R}),$$ right? Am I right in saying that in $A_X$, $(xx)x$ and $x(xx)$ are different elements?


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fNIM lab at Cognitive Neuroscience Society meeting.
The fNIM lab recently attended the 26th Annual meeting of the Cognitive Neuroscience Society in San Francisco, March 23-26, 2019. We had a great representation this year which consisted of 7 posters and a symposium talk by Dr. Rugg.
Neural differentiation at encoding predicts subsequent source memory performance in young and older adults.
Speakers of the symposium "From knowing to re-experiencing: The semantic-episodic distinction 47 years on".
The successful conference was concluded on the last day when Dr. Rugg presented at the Symposium session: "From knowing to re-experiencing: The semantic-episodic distinction 47 years on" The symposium speakers covered topics on the overlap and interactions between episodic and semantic memory systems. The title of Dr. Rugg's talk was "Contributions of semantic memory to the recollection of unique episodes".
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