Thirty years after making his film debut,?Rambo ? yes, that Rambo ? is getting his own modern video game.
British game publisher Reef Entertainment has revealed the first screenshots for its forthcoming game for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360?and PC. It's?called, well,?"Rambo: The Video Game" and it stars everyone's favorite troubled guerrilla warfare specialist.
A year ago, Reef announced that it?had aquired the?license?to make Rambo games?based on the movies?from?film company StudioCanal. But Reef hadn't?said spit about it since then. Then, on Friday, it?unveiled?the first screenshots as well as a?trailer for the game ??though the trailer is just footage from the movie. (See below.)
"We have been dedicated to creating a video?game for consoles and PC that will allow Rambo fans and gamers across the globe to really get under the skin of Rambo and wield his iconic weapon-set in battle," Reef Entertainment commercial director Craig Lewis?said in?a statement.
Reef didn't reveal many details about the game but announced it?would be playable at this year's GamesCom convention taking place in Germany starting next week. And Lewis promised, it "will capture the gritty atmosphere and full-on action which made the Rambo movies so successful."
It certainly?won't be the first "Rambo" game ever made. Way back in 1985, there was a "Rambo" game for the Commodore 64 based on "Rambo: First Blood Part II." And there were?"Rambo III" games for Sega's Genesis and Master System as well as an arcade game made in the late 1980s. But yeah, things have changed a bit since then:
Winda Benedetti?writes?about video?games for NBC?News. You can follow her tweets about games and other things?on Twitter?here?@WindaBenedetti?and you can?follow her?on?Google+.?Meanwhile, be sure to check?out the?IN-GAME?FACEBOOK PAGE?to discuss the day's?gaming news and reviews.
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Torrential rain and strong winds triggered landslides and flooding, forcing financial markets to shut and disrupting transport, after Typhoon Saola made landfall in eastern Taiwan on Thursday, authorities said.
At least one person was killed in a landslide and eight injured in the storm.
While some major companies remained open, Taiwanese authorities ordered other businesses and schools to close. Financial markets were also shut, with normal operations expected to resume on Friday.
Most domestic flights were cancelled, along with some international services. Train services were also stopped as the typhoon made its way up Taiwan's less populated and mountainous east coast.
Taiwan's National Fire Agency said one person had been killed in a landslide in the central region of Chiayi. Eight people were injured, most in falls from motorcycles.
The agency also said a policeman had died of a heart attack.
Three of Taiwan's top technology exporters, chipmakers TSMC and Nanya Tech and LCD panel maker AU Optronics, said none of their facilities were affected and were running as normal.
Saola is currently rated a category 2 typhoon on a scale of five and was expected to weaken to a category 1 within 12 hours as it passed Taiwan and headed for southeast China, meteorologists said.
A separate system, Typhoon Damrey, has not affected Taiwan and is expected to pass north of China's financial hub of Shanghai on Friday but will weaken to a tropical storm.
China's meteorological agency issued typhoon warnings on Thursday for the southern and eastern provinces of Fujian and Jiangsu. On Tuesday, China's Premier Wen Jiabao told authorities to be on the highest alert.
Wen, who usually leaves more junior leaders to oversee arrangements before storms, told authorities to step up preparations and "put people's lives first", the official Xinhua news agency said.
(Reporting by Jonathan Standing, Clare Jim and Faith Hung in TAIPEI and Sui-lee Wee in BEIJING; Editing by Paul Tait)
Carnegie Mellon Professor Joseph B. Kadane's 'Principles of Uncertainty' wins coveted DeGroot PrizePublic release date: 2-Aug-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ]
Contact: Shilo Rea shilo@cmu.edu 412-268-6094 Carnegie Mellon University
PITTSBURGH"Principles of Uncertainty," written by Carnegie Mellon University's Joseph B. (Jay) Kadane, has won the International Society for Bayesian Analysis' coveted DeGroot Prize.
The prize, awarded every two years to honor an outstanding statistical science book, was established to recognize Morris H. (Morrie) DeGroot, the founding head of Carnegie Mellon's Department of Statistics and renowned author of statistics and decision theory books.
"Jay Kadane's book, 'Principles of Uncertainty,' carries out two fundamental dimensions of Jay's career in statistics: the subjective Bayesian foundations of the field of statistics and the critical importance that statistical thinking and methods must play in a wide range of application areas," said John Lehoczky, dean of the Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences and the Thomas Lord University Professor of Statistics. "It is marvelous to see his outstanding book awarded a prize named after Morrie DeGroot, the founder of the department and a major figure in the development of Bayesian statistics."
Throughout his career, Kadane, the Leonard J. Savage University Professor of Statistics and Social Sciences, Emeritus, used the Bayesian theory, both in its decision-theoretic foundations and in problems of elicitation and computation, to solve political science, law, physics, medicine and computer science problems. Kadane drew on his vast experiences in "Principles of Uncertainty" as an effort to explain Bayesian statistics and math.
David Draper, chair of the award committee, said that "Principles of Uncertainty" was chosen for the DeGroot Prize for "its clear, correct and original exploration of the consequences for inference, prediction and decision-making of completely adopting a subjective Bayesian viewpoint."
"This book addresses how to think about uncertainty," Kadane wrote in the preface. "It is addressed to those who want to know 'why.' I have chosen a particular point of view, the subjective Bayesian view, because this approach has best survived the tumult of doing statistical applications and worrying about the meaning behind the calculations."
Kadane starts each chapter with a poem or song verse that relates to the chapter. He did this to help lighten the topic. For example, the book begins with a quote from "Zooropa," the popular U2 song:
"Don't worry baby. It's going to be alright. Uncertainty can be a guiding light."
The first chapters introduce one new concept or assumption, and the rest of the book explores the consequences of each new assumption. Kadane organized the book this way to permit the use of "just-in-time mathematics," or the introduction of mathematical ideas just before they are applied to advancing the main argument, which is about uncertainty.
Christian P. Robert, professor of statistics at Universit Paris-Dauphine and head of the Stat Lab at the Center for Research in Economics and Statistics of the National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies in Paris, France, called the book "a profound and mesmerizing book on the foundations and principles of subjectivist or behaviorist Bayesian analysis."
He continued, "It represents the legacy he [Kadane] wants to leave for the future. And this is a legacy Jay can certainly be proud of! I highly recommend 'Principles of Uncertainty' for teaching as it can be used at so many different levels."
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Carnegie Mellon Professor Joseph B. Kadane's 'Principles of Uncertainty' wins coveted DeGroot PrizePublic release date: 2-Aug-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ]
Contact: Shilo Rea shilo@cmu.edu 412-268-6094 Carnegie Mellon University
PITTSBURGH"Principles of Uncertainty," written by Carnegie Mellon University's Joseph B. (Jay) Kadane, has won the International Society for Bayesian Analysis' coveted DeGroot Prize.
The prize, awarded every two years to honor an outstanding statistical science book, was established to recognize Morris H. (Morrie) DeGroot, the founding head of Carnegie Mellon's Department of Statistics and renowned author of statistics and decision theory books.
"Jay Kadane's book, 'Principles of Uncertainty,' carries out two fundamental dimensions of Jay's career in statistics: the subjective Bayesian foundations of the field of statistics and the critical importance that statistical thinking and methods must play in a wide range of application areas," said John Lehoczky, dean of the Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences and the Thomas Lord University Professor of Statistics. "It is marvelous to see his outstanding book awarded a prize named after Morrie DeGroot, the founder of the department and a major figure in the development of Bayesian statistics."
Throughout his career, Kadane, the Leonard J. Savage University Professor of Statistics and Social Sciences, Emeritus, used the Bayesian theory, both in its decision-theoretic foundations and in problems of elicitation and computation, to solve political science, law, physics, medicine and computer science problems. Kadane drew on his vast experiences in "Principles of Uncertainty" as an effort to explain Bayesian statistics and math.
David Draper, chair of the award committee, said that "Principles of Uncertainty" was chosen for the DeGroot Prize for "its clear, correct and original exploration of the consequences for inference, prediction and decision-making of completely adopting a subjective Bayesian viewpoint."
"This book addresses how to think about uncertainty," Kadane wrote in the preface. "It is addressed to those who want to know 'why.' I have chosen a particular point of view, the subjective Bayesian view, because this approach has best survived the tumult of doing statistical applications and worrying about the meaning behind the calculations."
Kadane starts each chapter with a poem or song verse that relates to the chapter. He did this to help lighten the topic. For example, the book begins with a quote from "Zooropa," the popular U2 song:
"Don't worry baby. It's going to be alright. Uncertainty can be a guiding light."
The first chapters introduce one new concept or assumption, and the rest of the book explores the consequences of each new assumption. Kadane organized the book this way to permit the use of "just-in-time mathematics," or the introduction of mathematical ideas just before they are applied to advancing the main argument, which is about uncertainty.
Christian P. Robert, professor of statistics at Universit Paris-Dauphine and head of the Stat Lab at the Center for Research in Economics and Statistics of the National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies in Paris, France, called the book "a profound and mesmerizing book on the foundations and principles of subjectivist or behaviorist Bayesian analysis."
He continued, "It represents the legacy he [Kadane] wants to leave for the future. And this is a legacy Jay can certainly be proud of! I highly recommend 'Principles of Uncertainty' for teaching as it can be used at so many different levels."
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For more information about Kadane's "Principles of Uncertainty," visit http://uncertainty.stat.cmu.edu/.
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Demon's Cycle Inc. is pleased to announce that it has extended its range of slip-on mufflers for Harley-Davidson Baggers. Playboy model Gwen Barker with 4" Harley Bagger Slip-on Mufflers Our new extended range offers various styles of mufflers with 3?, 3.5? and 4? diameters
Demon's Cycle Inc., a custom motorcycle builder and custom Harley-Davidson motorcycle parts supplier, is pleased to announce that it has extended its range of slip-on mufflers for Harley Davidson FLH. The extended range now includes 3?, 3.5? and 4? diameter mufflers with a chrome or black billet in a variety of styles. Changing a Harley-Davidson's exhaust system is a very common and easy to perform customization. By using a slip-on muffler Harley owners are able to improve the sound, style and power of the motorcycle. ?One easy way to customize a bike is to change the muffler. Our new extended range offers various styles of mufflers with 3?, 3.5? and 4? diameters,? said Tom Steinbacher, owner of Demon?s Cycle. ?Any rider concerned with discoloration issues can also opt for a black billet muffler.? Common features of the mufflers found across the range include specially designed chambers which offer the best power band and a unique internal baffle heat shield. Also, using the race proven mufflers can increase torque and horsepower. Of course, the sound is also important and all Demon's Cycle full dressers and Roadking mufflers are designed to produce an excellent deep sound.
About Demon's Cycle Demon's Cycle is a multi-million dollar international custom motorcycle wholesale company that sells direct to the public. Based in Pompano Beach, South Florida, Demon's Cycle was started more than nineteen years ago by Tom Steinbacher and has a reputation as a pioneer of radical motorcycle designs, Euro style bikes and custom chopper concepts. Demon's Cycle is an international custom motorcycle wholesale company that sells retail direct. As well as building custom motorcycles and selling rolling chassis, Demon's Cycle specialize in the sale of custom parts for Harley-Davidson motorcycles. They offer a wide range of parts including stretched dresser gas tanks, Road King El Diablo handlebars and all the necessary auxiliary components like spike air cleaners and chrome spoke wheels.
Contact Demon's Cycle Inc. 1407 SW 10th Ave. Pompano Beach, FL 33069 Telephone: 954-943-0000 Fax: 954-943-0377 Email: sales(at)demonscycle(dot)com Web: http://www.demonscycle.com
Letter carrier Letonya Lawson makes her deliveries in Avondale Estates, Ga., this week. Despite a default, no interruption in postal service is expected.
By John W. Schoen, NBC News
Neither rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night -- nor, apparently, a $5.5 billion default -- will keep the U.S. Postal Service from moving the mail.
The?agency confirmed Wednesday that it has defaulted on a?payment, mandated by Congress, to a health benefit trust fund managed by the Treasury. The agency said it will miss a?similar payment due Sept. 30.
The default will have ?no material effect? on its operations,?according to a Postal Service?spokesman.
?We will continue to deliver the mail, pay our employees and suppliers and meet our other financial obligations,? the spokesman said.
The default is a?milestone in the?long-running political dance between Congress and Postal Service managers over how to finance the delivery of?mail to 151 million addresses, nearly 40 percent of the world's "snail mail" volume. Though its Capitol Hill critics complain that Postal Service?should be made to operate ?more like a business,? Congress has created a set of rules that all but guarantee billion-dollar losses.
Those losses are almost entirely the result of the now-defaulted ?pre-funding? requirement for retiree health insurance and other accounting charges, according to Ron Bloom, an investment adviser at Lazard who has advised the Postal Service on restructuring.
?No other company in America, public or private, has that obligation,? he said. ?The Postal Service is losing about $75 million a month from delivering the mail. That's a problem, but a different problem than the billions we hear about. If we raise the price of a stamp by half a penny, they would be breaking even.?
The Postal Service faces other constraints.?It is banned from setting up retail outlets, for example, that could generate profits to help subsidize delivery costs.? Worse, it is barred by Congress from charging the full cost of providing the service it is required to deliver.
?On the one side, (Congress) says, ?We want to you deliver a letter from the corner of Alaska to the far corner of Hawaii and we want to you do it for 45 cents,'?which has nothing to do with the price of what it takes to get there,? said Bloom. ?On the other hand, (Congress) says, ?We want to you break even.??
Beyond the crushing burden of prefunding benefits, the Postal Service is grappling with a long-term decline in the volume of first-class mail -- 4 to 5 percent year -- as more communication shifts?to the Internet.? It?s not unlike a?transition?in the 1970s, when the decline of railroads forced the Postal Service to develop a?new infrastructure of sorting facilities, part of the reason Congress chose to establish the service as an independently?funded agency, according to Robert John, a Columbia Journalism School professor who has written about the history of the service.
?They built these large sorting centers that?made it possible to distribute first-class mail in a day or two,? he said. ?That?s one of the ways they could save money. They could no longer use all the facilities that they built out.??Do we, as a matter of policy, need to get catalogs, advertising -- so-called junk mail -- in one day? Could we get it in three days? But then what about Social Security checks??
As revenues from first-class letters have declined, the volume of package deliveries has grown. Though it competes with private delivery services like UPS and FedEx, those carriers don't deliver to remote areas that are less profitable. So they contract with the Postal Service to get the job done.
That means looming Postal Service cutbacks could create economic hardships for those carriers -- and the thousands of small? businesses that depend on them. ?
?If I were at Fed Ex, I would be extremely worried about the situation,? said John. ?It?s bad news for small business and it's bad news to the American economy."
More recently, Congress has sidelined the Postal Service's efforts to cut costs. The agency this year unveiled a five-year plan to reach profitability that, in addition to closing low-volume facilities, would cut Saturday delivery and eliminate the requirement to prefund employee benefits.
In April, the Senate approved an $11 billion cash infusion to avert a default, but delayed many of the proposed cuts for at least a year. The House is deadlocked on a bill calling for deeper cuts, in part due to opposition from lawmakers from rural districts where the cuts would hit hardest.
Congress has come to the financial rescue?repeatedly?in the past, said John, and he thinks it's likely that lawmakers will do so again. The political fallout from inconveniencing millions of voters in sparsely populated areas will likely override philosophical opposition to what the agency's critics see as a "bailout." ??
"I would think that congressmen, who for principled reasons are opposed to government intervention and who happen to represent rural districts, are going to be like a Christian Scientist with?appendicitis?when it comes to?privatizing?the post office."
Even if Congress acts this year, which isn?t expected, the projected?annual savings of $2.1 billion wouldn't?kick in until late 2014. The Postal Service has projected a record $14.1 billion loss for this year.?
While some cuts seem inevitable, Bloom cautions that they could end up doing more harm than good.
"Clearly, you've got to right-size the network because first-class is in long-term decline," he said. "But the problem with all network companies is if you cut the network too fast, you accelerate the very problem you're trying to fix."
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SynopsisTimetrics, ?Other Commercial Construction in Colombia to 2016: Market Databook? contains detailed historic and forecast market value data for the other commercial construction construction industry, including a breakdown of the data by construction activity (new construction, repair and maintenance, refurbishment and demolition). The databook provides historical and forecast valuations of the industry using the construction output and value-add methods.SummaryThis report is the result of Timetrics extensive market research covering the other commercial construction construction industry in Colombia. It contains detailed historic and forecast market value data for the other commercial construction construction industry, including a breakdown of the data by construction activity (new construction, repair and maintenance, refurbishment and demolition). ?Other Commercial Construction in Colombia to 2016: Market Databook? provides a top-level overview and detailed insight into the operating environment of the other commercial construction industry in Colombia. It is an essential tool for companies active across the Colombian construction value chain and for new players considering to enter the market.Scope Overview of the other commercial construction construction industry in Colombia Historic and forecast market value for the other commercial construction construction industry by construction output and value-add methods for the period 2007 through to 2016 Historic and forecast market value by construction activity (new construction, repair and maintenance, refurbishment and demolition) across the other commercial construction construction industry for the period 2007 through to 2016Reasons To Buy This report provides you with valuable data for the other commercial construction construction industry in Colombia This report provides you with a breakdown of market value by type of construction activity (new construction, repair and maintenance, refurbishment and demolition) This report enhances your knowledge of the market with key figures detailing market values using the construction output and value add methods This report allows you to plan future business decisions using the forecast figures given for the marketKey HighlightsNA
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