Abstract: Described is a United States presidential election campaign board game. The board game includes a game board on which a map of the United States is drawn, wherein the map shows the boundaries between the different states. The game board includes an election headquarters space that is centrally located on the map and which provides the starting space for the game. Players take turns rolling a die that determines the number of spaces players can move along any of a plurality of player paths towards several campaign centers. Players start the game with a predetermined amount of money and raise and spend campaign funds throughout the game in order to gain the highest number of electoral votes. Campaign funds can be used to win electoral votes at each campaign center, and players can gain electoral votes by rolling a die or by drawing from a deck of game cards.

Abstract: A flexible splice for a submarine cable of the type comprising a plurality of conductors (21, 22, 23) insulated by paper impregnated with oil under pressure (24) inside an oil-tight sheath (20) protected by at least one layer of armoring, the splice being characterized in that it comprises a flexible sheath (2) connected on either side of the interconnections (41, 42, 43) between said conductors to two rigid connection sleeves (1, 1') fittable around respective centering rings (7, 7') bonded to the oil-tight sheath (20) of the cable and then bonded to said sleeves, said flexible sheath being divided into two lengths (2, 2') which are interconnected by means of an inner ring (15) which they overlap prior to being bonded together and covered with a tubular shell (4) constituting an oil-tight sheath which is bonded at each end to said connection sleeves (1, 1'), said sleeves including at least one orifice (33) closable by means of a stopper (30) in order to put the splice under oil pressure.