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The House of the Devil
Movie Review
The House of the Devil
by Eric D. Snider
Grade: B+
Released: October 30, 2009
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"The House of the Devil" is a great name for a movie. It hearkens back to the days of grindhouse horror, when a film's title and its trailer told you basically everything you needed to know. Yet it's different from those movies, too, in that it prefers slow-building tension over frequent bloodletting and mayhem. You have to wait for "The House of the Devil" to deliver on its promises -- but when it does, holy crap. I know that isn't a very scholarly analysis, but seriously. Holy crap.
The film is set in the early 1980s, apparently, with appropriately synthesized rock on the soundtrack and lots of freeze-frames in the opening credits. Our perky young heroine, Samantha (Jocelin Donahue), is a college student who's sick of living in the dorms and is preparing to move into an apartment with her friend Megan (Greta Gerwig). Eager to earn some money to facilitate the move, Samantha responds to a flier posted on a campus bulletin board looking for a babysitter. Rather suspiciously (to me, anyway), the flier is blank except for a phone number and the words "BABYSITTER WANTED."
The clients are the Ulmans -- Mr. Ulman (Tom Noonan) is a tall, gentle-voiced man who uses a walking stick; his wife (Mary Woronov) is old-school sophisticated, a woman whose evening wear requires fur. Samantha learns when she arrives at the house -- a huge old isolated place, I needn't tell you -- that the babysitting duties will be slightly different from the norm, but it's not a deal-breaker. And the Ulmans are offering a lot of money.
There are a lot of red flags here, obviously, but part of the fun in films like this is in seeing the protagonist march down a path that we know ends in doom. I mean, it's called "The House of the Devil," and there's only one house in the movie. Everyone except Samantha can see where this is going. The suspense is over what, exactly, will happen when it gets there.
The film was written, directed, and edited by 28-year-old Ti West, who made two features of his own before this one, along with a "Cabin Fever" sequel that Lionsgate might get around to releasing sooner or later. I haven't seen his other work, but "The House of the Devil" is proof enough that he knows how to create tension and dread without resorting to cheap tricks, and to deliver the goods when the time is right.
He does move slowly, though; it's not until the last 20 minutes or so that all hell breaks loose. West is on the record complaining that his producers trimmed a few minutes from the film, and while I see his point -- removing a couple scenes from a really slow movie doesn't actually make it any slower -- I also feel like there's more here than there needs to be. The entire opening sequence, in which Samantha finds an apartment to rent, could go (although it would deprive us of a cameo by horror veteran Dee Wallace-Stone). West is trying to balance the slow set-up with the nightmarish climax, and I guess it's impossible to know exactly what the right mixture is. Either way, this is terrific work, cold and gripping and very devilish indeed.
Grade: B+
Rated R, some graphic violence and a lot of blood
1 hr., 33 min.
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October 30, 2009 at 5:25 pmI guess you'll have to tell me about this one. I don't like blood or graphic violence, but I sure do love to be scared!
Damen Stephens says:
May 18, 2011 at 1:29 amI don't understand that scene where she finds an apartment to rent - yes, it shows she needs money (as does the interminable amount of scenes showing her current living situation is ... ahem ... "untenable"), but none of this is necessary to the plot (they basically wrote a short B-grade student film and needed 70 minutes of "filler"). Why doesn't the Tom Noonan initially keep their appointment, why does a knife slash from the level of someone lying down hit a large standing guy in the throat, why does it upset me that so much of a horror movie is utterly nonsensical and the heroes' actions are that of a blithering moron who has never seen a horror movie or been scared for a second in her life (well, that one's easy to answer - it's because it is incredibly lazy writing), why does it annoy me that so many horror fans think that this is something they need to settle for; why does it annoy me that you gave this movie such an undeserved high score ?? No doubt the film-maker would say this is a pastiche of 1980's horror movies, and as such was MEANT to be bad, but the cynical part of me wants to say that until I've seen better from this film-maker, pastiches of bad 1980's horrors is where he should stay.
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A broader trouble is that GT more than ever paints itself as a driving simulator rather than a racing game. Fans will know the real satisfaction of the game lies in mastering both car and course, but the fact the competitive element is so negligible doesn't help matters. The number of competitors in a race has been trimmed from six to four, and though the A.I. is marginally more conducive to close racing than before (they're given cars that roughly stack up against your own choice), they still chug around like automatons. Loading periods are just a little too frequent for comfort as well. Elsewhere, GT's recent struggles to associate itself with a soundtrack of any distinction continues with another incidental selection of rock songs buzzing along harmlessly in the background. Nothing terribly unexpected there perhaps, but more disappointing is the lacklustre quality of the sound effects - engine notes in particular sound whiny and not up to the series typical high standards. A lot hinges on whether you enjoy the mechanics of driving in GT, because if you do, it's the kind of game that a player could quite easily dip into for months on end. It's hard to see gamers playing it solidly for any great duration of time however as, aside from saving up enough credits for a dream car and attempts to reach Rank S on all the circuits, there isn't really a concerted, motivating factor to play long term. It is however one of the PSP's best exponents of WiFi play, and with adjustable handicaps, they ensure superior, close racing between you and a friend - provided you race each other in the same car, that is. If you're looking for bumps 'n' scrapes, wheel-to-wheel racing then in truth, this is unlikely to leave you fully satisfied, though when it comes to a wealth of cars and superbly-designed tracks; it's a veritable trove of driving delights. 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Midnight Club: LA Remix (PSP)
by tom1clare Midnight Club's fourth iteration sees a return to Los Angeles and more moody street racing. Whilst unlikely to share in the limelight enjoyed by its mainline brothers, LA Remix nevertheless proves itself a viable alternative for fans of racing on the go. It edges chief PSP rival Need For Speed Carbon: Own The City in nearly ... every department, save for the way in which it articulates its story. It's the games one out-and-out failing, so let's get that out the way now; whereas Carbon was surprisingly effective at building a narrative around its street sprints, LA Remix is a clichéd monstrosity. You play as an up-and-coming street racing twerp defined by his Gods-gift-to-everyone attitude. Gloating with such grotesque arrogance after each win, you're left to lament the lack of character embodiment within the game as then you could at least have pictured punching the guy at regular intervals. There's also the standard mix of unflattering stereotypes; black wheeler-dealers, shady Russian Mafiosos and the token "wouldn't date ya" lady racer. Much as Ms. With-It rates her prog-rock (because that's the thing to dance to at beach parties, apparently), the soundtrack consists mainly of standard hip-hop filler, anonymous rock and the occasional slice of dance. One thing's for sure; Midnight Club certainly isn't interested in challenging any preconceived street racer notions, but it ultimately comes good where it matters: the racing. Handling is responsive and the racing supremely fast, whilst the action trumps NFS Carbon by way of having a much, much busier city environment. Traffic is an ever-present danger and though the combination of a small screen and high speeds make for predictably troublesome bed-fellows, the ability to slow time momentarily during races proves a surprisingly imperative aid, helping the player to thread through thick traffic, effortlessly navigate a tricky corner or just allow a brief time-out to pick a route. And though the city is perhaps not as large as would have been desirable, the number of short-cuts and alleyways that can be utilised opens things up nicely to a smartly-gauged game of risk and reward. Whilst nothing out of the ordinary, the mix of tournaments, time trials and chase events allow for just enough variety to keep things moving along. "Rep" and money are acquired through strong performances, leading to a greater range of upgrades and cars available. In a lucid bit of design, individual races staged around the city are coded into three difficulty classes; the harder the setting, the bigger the reward, but this system allows novices to get into the swing of things whilst still earning towards their next upgrade. Working your way from cheap models through to the Ford GT's and Lamborghini Gallardo's is a satisfying process as the increase in performance is very tangible. It's not all about the exotic cars however; both muscle cars and luxury sedans have additional driving perks, such as the ability to ram-raid through traffic unscathed. Later on you can even use motorcycles, though the heavy, unwieldy handling can make life difficult. The customisation elements available in LA Remix are absolutely fantastic. There's a bewildering array of tune-ups and design options, ranging from something as major as engine upgrades to as minute as the colouring of logos on your windscreen. It's super-addictive and much more fun than it had any right to be. The array of body kits and vinyl designs is incredibly extensive, meaning cars can be moulded into unique designs. ...A factor enhanced a fair bit by the impressively glossy visuals. Not content with the contrasts of day and night, LA Remix throws some excellent rain effects into the mix, as well as all manner of nice little scenic touches. Being a product of Rockstar, it's perhaps no surprise that its visual style is somewhat reminiscent of Grand Theft Auto. Bright skyscrapers dominate the night skies whilst sunsets bathe the surrounds in an attractive, soft hue, with palm tree lined beaches and houses in the hills evoking further comparisons. The racing cars look sleek and solid, and the game remains robust technically, reaching colossal speeds and animating lots of activity in the city whilst generally avoiding significant lag in the frame-rate. If I was to be picky, the traffic is slightly humdrum looking, but this is a small gripe. Fans of the series should be aware that the city is based on the older PS2 title Midnight Club II and not the HD Los Angeles games. As compensation, the Tokyo setting from Midnight Club 3 is included as a bonus, and if you consider that simply unlocking this will take weeks, there's plenty of mileage under the bonnet, even if the increasingly tricky street races do start to feel samey after a time. There isn't anything else significantly wrong with the game. The loading times are a touch painful, the police presence feels like an after-thought and it's propensity to respawn cars facing a wall following a crash is irritating, but on the whole it's pretty solid. LA Remix is likely the best street racer available on the PSP, delivering a high-end racing experience with slick visuals and is impressively feature-rich. It doesn't top Ridge Racer or Burnout Legends for sheer fun, but if you fancy yourself as the next Vin Diesel, then this should be right up your, er, alley. Read the complete review |
Burnout Legends (PSP)
by Jenraux I've been playing Burnout since the original on the PS2, i rented the 3rd one on the Xbox as soon as it came out. And Burnout Legends was one of the first PSP games i bought. I'll split the review into sections so if you want you can just look at the sections your interested in. GRAPHICS: The graphics are ... actually quite good, cars do feature damage but only when they enter a crash cinematic, they won't take damage from small scraps and scrapes. Cars are detailed, i would say the quality is similar to that of GT2 on the PS1 for car quality, but the shading and lighting is slightly better. I would rate the graphics: 9/10 SINGLEPLAYER: Well there are a lot of events for you to compete in, always a good thing. There are 100 Crash events and i believe 100 race events, I'm sure its already apparent i like the crash events more. During singleplayer mode you can unlock cars and also new tracks. There are several modes of play available in singleplayer. World Tour, this is the only one i play, this is basically the career mode, and covers many of the other modes. Race, your conventional race, 3 laps, quickest driver wins. Eliminator, Only appears in world tour, basically a lap knockout, driver in last place at the end of each lap is eliminated. Face-off, 1vs1 to unlock your rivals car. Time Attack, drive for as long as you want to beat the best lap times for that track. Burning Lap, basically Time Attack, but there are set target times you must achieve in order to get medals. Road Rage, you should know this one, wreck as many cars as you can within the time limit. Pursuit, I think this is a new mode, basically a 1vs1 Road Rage, take out the target within the time limit or before he wrecks you. Crash, present since Burnout 2, cause as much damage as you can, at a crash junction. Thats all the game modes for single player. Cars can be unlocked playing the World Tour and Crash game modes. To be honest i think the single player mode of the game is the best, i wasn't amazingly impressed with multiplayer, but more on that later. I rate the single player, 8/10. MULTIPLAYER: Well i was quite disappointed with the multiplayer in this game, there are some common multiplayer problems that plague racing games that also appear in this title. Cons: - The game is generally not synced, Traffic is fairly synced, but sometimes it can appear out of nowhere. Players are poorly synced, if your directly in front of another player on your screen, chances are your behind them on theirs. Also if you ram someone, usually the other player won't see the collision on their screen. - Loading times do take a fairly long time, PSP Slims load a couple of seconds quicker than Phats, and the game rather ridiculously allows the Slim player to start ahead of the Phat, as it won't wait for the other PSP to load before the race starts. Luckily the game has a big catchup so the Phat user shouldn't be far behind. If your having a lot of trouble with this, make sure WLAN Power Save option is set to 'No', in your XMB on both PSP's, or else it'll have awful loading times. - No AI in multiplayer, so gets boring quickly with 2 players, you'll want 3 or 4 to make it interesting. Pretty much the only 3 cons, but they're bad enough to ruin the multiplayer experience, and these were played on an LAN, over the internet its probably worse. On the plus side, you can play a good deal of game modes, such as Crash, Pursuit, Road Rage and Race. Crash is probably the best mode, it's played simultaneously on both PSP's, but you won't be able to see each other, it'll reveal the other players scores at the end of the round. This is probably the best mode as the Cons i mentioned above don't really affect this mode, except Slim PSP's will start a couple of seconds before. Because of its issues, i rate the multiplayer mode: 6/10, at least it has one. GAMEPLAY: The game feels similar to other burnout titles, they haven't really changed the driving style between this and Burnout 2/3. Entering a drift is easy, exiting it, less so, often i overshoot my drifts and end up in the inside wall, but after a few minutes of driving you should get used to it. The PSP's analog stick doesn't feel particularly well suited to Burnout, but I'm using a Phat, the Slim's analog was re-designed, it may feel better. The physics of the game aren't anything new, but they do the job, crash mode does have decent physics for a PSP game, and the game does feature car damage and basic deformation during a crash cinematic. It still features the classic slide along a barrier method of cornering unfortunately, you won't really lose anything unless you hit a corner hard and the game enters a crash cinematic. The amount of game modes helps the game a lot in replayability, and can probably keep you interested in the World Tour mode for a few hours at a time. Multiplayer hurts it a little, but if you have no friends you should pick this up anyway, its a great game in its single player mode, and Crash in multiplayer is great fun also. Overall this game gets an 8.5/10 from me, its a great game, but multiplayer is a big part of Burnout and is disappointing, only Race and Crash modes really work properly. Read the complete review |
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Queen's Gambit
Starting Out - Queen's Gambit Declined
Starting Out - Queen's Gambit Accepted
Starting Out - Queen's Gambit
A Dynamic Opening Explained with Words and Examples
Chess Explained - The Meran Semi-Slav
The Chigorin's Queen's Gambit
A Grandmaster Explains a Solid and Dependable Repertoire
The Queen's Gambit and Catalan for Black
A Hard-Hitting Chess Opening Repertoire for Black
Gambiteer II
A Guide for White and Black
The Ragozin Complex
A New Approach to Understanding the Chess Openings
Chess Explained - The Queen's Gambit Declined
Queen's Gambit Accepted
Dazzle Your Opponents!
In Dangerous Weapons: The Queen's Gambit, opening experts Richard Palliser, Glenn Flear and Chris Ward team up to investigate one of the most popular openings in chess history, but in a revolutionary way. They concentrate on little-explored and fun-to-play variations of the Queen's Gambit, selecting a wealth of 'dangerous' options for both colours. Whether playing White or Black, a study of this book will leave you confident and fully-armed, and your opponents running for cover!
Dangerous Weapons - Queen's Gambit
Declining the Queen's Gambit
Lasker's Defense to the Queen's Gambit
The Baltic Defense to the Queen's Gambit
FOXY OPENINGS - VOLUME 42 - Queen's Gambit
FOXY OPENINGS - VOLUME 97 - Queen's Gambit Accepted for Black
ROMAN'S LAB - VOLUME 111 - Highly Instructionial Games in The Queen's Gambit Declined
MR. KASPAROV - How to Play the Queen's Gambit
Tarrasch Defense - Nigel Davies
Queen's Gambit with 5. Bf4
Queen's Gambit Orthodox
Queen's Gambit Declined Exchange Variation - Nigel Davies
KNOW THE TERRAIN - Carlsbad - Sam Collins - VOLUME 1
Queen's Gambit Declined - Andrew Martin
CHESSBASE TUTORIALS - Queen's Gambit and Queen's Pawn Games - VOLUME 3
KNOW THE TERRAIN - The Capablanca Structure - Sam Collins - VOLUME 2
In this DVD Sam Collins presents a repertoire for Black based on the Queen's Gambit Accepted, 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4. Rather than get involved in the heavy theory of the Classical Main Line, the lynchpin of the repertoire is the active development of the queen's bishop, after 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3, with 4
The Queen's Gambit Accepted - A Repertoire for Black - Sam Collins
Queen's Gambit Declined - Orthodox Variation
The Tarrasch Defense - Grandmaster Repertoire 10
Playing 1.d4 - The Queen's Gambit
A Complete Plan of Attack with 1. d4 and 2. c4
A Strategic Chess Opening Repertoire for White
A Hard-Hitting Chess Opening Repertoire for White
SHOPWORN - Gambiteer I
A Hard-Hitting Chess Opening Repertoire for Black
SHOPWORN - Gambiteer II


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Au Val Saint Gregoire
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Leave Dijon today go to Fontenay
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The Black Forest and Charming Alsace
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Not Noisy, Just Wrong: The Role of Suboptimal Inference in Behavioral Variability
Not Noisy, Just Wrong: The Role of Suboptimal Inference in Behavioral Variability
Neuron, Volume 74, Issue 1,
Pages 30-39,
Publication Date 12 April 2012
Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2012.03.016
Jeffrey M. Beck
Wei Ji Ma
Xaq Pitkow
Peter E. Latham
Alexandre Pouget
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14610, USA
Department of Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit, London WC1N 3AR, UK
Department of Basic Neuroscience, University of Geneva, Geneva CH-1211, Switzerland
Corresponding author
These authors contributed equally to this work
Behavior varies from trial to trial even when the stimulus is maintained as constant as possible. In many models, this variability is attributed to noise in the brain. Here, we propose that there is another major source of variability: suboptimal inference. Importantly, we argue that in most tasks of interest, and particularly complex ones, suboptimal inference is likely to be the dominant component of behavioral variability. This perspective explains a variety of intriguing observations, including why variability appears to be larger on the sensory than on the motor side, and why our sensors are sometimes surprisingly unreliable.


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3.89/5 rDev -6.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Dense-looking, hazy orange color. Thick, creamy head coats the liquid in a layer of froth that lasts forever. Leaves a rich, blanketing trail of lacing behind.
Sweet, slightly acidic aroma of apricots, pears and oranges. Slight floral character and rich buttery biscuits.
Fresh, biscuity malt flavor forms a solid backbone. Apricot jam and orange peel compliment the malt character. Assertive, earthy, leafy, citric hop with hints of grapefruit. Great balance with the malt. A little more malty and fruity than most DIPA's but with plenty of hop character to balance.
Dense, full bodied. Slick feel with a dry finish. Smooth thoughout. Grainy, yeasty texture. Well carbonated.
Solid DIPA. I appreciate that it varies slightly from the stereotype.
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3.33/5 rDev -20.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
A: Burnt orange, 2-finger head which faded fast
S: Grapefruit, pineapple, inviting
T: Hot alcohol dominates, but caramel and bitterness nicely balanced
M: Slightly thin
O: Decent DIPA, good background flavours, alcohol quite obvious. Would drink again.
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3.38/5 rDev -19.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Cloudy burnt orange color with a thick head of foam and nice lacing on the glass
Smells strongly of grain, tangy citrius, with a mild piney hops smell.
Taste starts out with a strong malt grain flavor with notes of grapefruit and caramel. Perhaps it's just the high alcohol content, but there seems to be a bit of a chemical flavor that I do not particularly care for. Finishes with a strong hops flavor that lingers for a good while.
Rather thick compared to most IPAs. Plenty of carbonation and overall good mouthfeel.
Overall a decent beer with a lot of flavor and a clean dry finish.
Serving type: bottle
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3.96/5 rDev -5.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
No freshness date, but this is a fairly new release around here and recent reviews seem to indicate this is fresh enough.
Hazy burnt orange, chunky white head that sticks well. Classic dank (hate that descriptor but can't think of a better one) hoppiness at the fore, a dirty leafy hoppy flavor in the middle, citrus (orange peel) and thyme in the background, and finishes with a squeeze of pineapple juice. The palate is more expressive than the aroma leads you to believe. Malt lends a sturdy but dry grainy biscuit flavor. Hop flavor is big enough for the style while perceived bitterness is actually on the low end.
With the exception of a couple of beers, I am typically underwhelmed by mikkeller. And it's always overpriced. Crooked Moon Tattoo isn't underwhelming, it's quite good. Still overpriced at $13/750 ml, but then again I bought it so what's that say about me? Worth a try but not worth a repurchase when there are so many great, cheaper, and bottle-dated American versions.
Serving type: bottle
09-30-2013 23:17:24 | More by bump8628
4.21/5 rDev +0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
1 PT 9.4 FL. OZ bottle
Served in a tulip glass
A - It is cloudy and orange with golden highlights. Each pour yields about four inches of head.
S - I get some grapefruit and orange. I smell a little bit of peach too.
T - The taste is loaded with fresh grapefruit. It finishes with a bitter juniper flavor.
M - Medium
O - I never know what to expect from Mikkeller. I either love their beers or dislike them. This one is a good one. It has tons of citrus flavor and the pine finish is great. It is a very refreshing IIPA. It is a little pricey, but it did come all the way from Denmark is still tastes fresh.
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Georgetown 71, Butler 63: Markel Starks had 19 points and seven assists as the Hoyas outlasted the visiting Bulldogs.
D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera scored 14 of his 18 points in the second half for Georgetown (14-9, 5-6 Big East). Nate Lubick added 10 points and nine rebounds while Aaron Bowen scored eight off the bench for the Hoyas, who have won three straight following a five-game slide.
Freshman forward Andrew Chrabascz scored a season-high 24 points to lead Butler (12-11, 2-9). Kellen Dunham added 15 points and six rebounds while Khyle Marshall contributed 10 points for the Bulldogs.
Georgetown missed seven of its first nine shots to fall behind by seven before the Hoyas were able to rally to take the lead at 21-20 on Bowenâs 3-pointer with 3:37 left in the first half. Chrabascz, whose previous season high was 14 points, was the only answer Butler had on offense for a long stretch as he scored 15 straight points stretching from the final three minutes of the first half to the first five minutes of the second.
Dunham broke the streak by making two free throws to trim the deficit to two, but the Bulldogs could get no closer as they went more than five minutes without a field goal, allowing Georgetown to extend the lead to 11. Butler trimmed the deficit to four with about 4 ½ minutes left before Starks scored four straight points to keep Butler at bay.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Smith-Rivera, who shot 46.7 percent from 3-point range through the first 18 games, has missed his last 18 attempts beyond the arc. ⦠Dunham shot 4-for-11 and hasnât converted more than 42 percent of his field-goal attempts in the last 13 games. ⦠Marshall was 1-for-7 from the field at the midway point of the second half before making his final two shots to reach double figures in scoring for the 11th straight game.


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With a dazzling performance that had a frenzied crowd in Munich's Olympic Stadium on its feet, France's Thomas Pages beat defending Red Bull X-Fighters World Tour champion Dany Torres of Spain to turn the title fight into a four-way battle.
Reaching deep into his bag of tricks, Thomas Pages scored the first victory of his Red Bull X-Fighters career in front of 30,000 spectators in Munich on Saturday. The flying Frenchman nailed three of the most difficult tricks known to mankind and pulled off a sensational victory over Torres on the biggest European course ever built without doing a single back flip – a trick he has steadfastly avoided since 2009. Pages is now even with Levi Sherwood of New Zealand at the top of the standings going to the season finale in Sydney.
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Message from His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Salman Al Khalifa, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain on the occasion of the World Habitat DayHis Highness called upon the international community to mobilize resources and effectively contribute in planning to in create a physical livable environment enabling the urban poor to live in a safe and sustainable environment. One brought about through directing aid provided by donor countries to the alleviation of urban sprawl and to urban poverty reduction. In this regard planning is an important tool in sustainable urbanization and as a means to curb the rampant urbanization that is spreading across many poor cities in the world. He said: "It is necessary for governments to entrust to the private sector a basic role in planning, financing and in contributing to finding an environment most suitable for living and in the development of new infrastructures." He also stressed that the theme this year of the World Habitat Day, was a theme that expresses the aspirations and hopes of societies, a theme which should be of a continuous nature as it is an objective that has a beginning but has no end. In this regard and in view of the importance of raising awareness of the significance of urban challenges faced by developing countries, The Khalifa Bin Salman Al Khalifa UN-HABITAT Award is a testimony of Bahrain desire to bring about changes that set new trends with development programmes that have been implemented and have achieved the positive results. Designing our urban future should be a theme that should include benchmarks that can guide the formulation of objectives and plans leading to the establishment of strategies and approaches serving development. He also said that "urban planning is not feasible at present in the least developed countries due to the limited resources at their disposal. It is thus incumbent on the international community to work towards building the capacity of those countries through the development of planning processes and actively enhancing their ability to implement applicable ideas. The urbanization and development challenges will continue to be a battle can only be won if all efforts are combined and all parties participate in the urbanization processes leading to the establishment of the principles and policies which serve this purpose.He commended UN-HABITAT for providing a comprehensive perspective of sustainable urbanization. As such, he called for the further promotion of the role of UN-HABITAT, enhancing its effectiveness to monitor urbanization at the international level. The organization should be provided with adequate resources to boost its research and analytical capabilities to effectively enable it to contribute to improving the living conditions of millions of people in different parts of the world. He emphasized that housing and sustainable urban development is at the forefront of the development strategies and programmes of the Kingdom of Bahrain. There was therefore a continuous trend to launch innovative initiatives that seek to provide appropriate solutions ensuring that all citizens are provided with adequate housing and services in both cities and villages. Furthermore he applauded the progress and development achieved by the Kingdom in improving the living standard of its people and the provision of the basic needs of health, education and housing.His Highness stated that the participation of Bahrain in the celebration of this event is based on the belief that facing the global challenges and problems depends on humanity's ability to work collectively for a world in which human beings enjoy prosperity, security and peace. He emphasized that the issues of urban development and housing should be accorded greater attention through the adoption of an international model which include practical plans for achieving economic and social progress, one that meet the aspirations of the peoples for sustainable development.His Highness reiterated the support of the Kingdom of Bahrain to all efforts and initiatives launched by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme praising the sincere efforts of His Excellency the Secretary General of the United Nations, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, and highly commended the efforts of Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka, the Executive Director of UN-HABITAT, in helping the developing countries in achieving sustainable urbanization along with all the staff of the organization. Khalifa Bin Salman Al Khalifa-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5th October 2009, Washington DC USAStatement of Shaikh Hussam Bin Essa Al-Khalifa, Advisor to H.H. the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain at the World Habitat Day ceremonyIt is an honour for me to participate in the World Habitat Day ceremony.We hope that this day will mark the beginning of efforts to change current approaches to planning and usher a new role for planning in sustainable urban development. We in the Kingdom of Bahrain are already set on such a course. I wish in this regard to recall what the Secretary General of the United Nations, said in presenting, the 2006 Special Citation of the UN-HABITAT Scroll of Honour to His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Salman Al Khalifa, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain, and I quote "Tremendous progress has been made in achieving the Millennium Development Goals with social, economic and environmental problems recognized and effective policies adopted to address them in a sustainable manner".A concrete example of our strong relations with UN-HABITAT is the establishment of Shaikh Khalifa Bin Salman Al Khalifa UN-HABITAT Award to promote sustainable urban development. The Award aims at identifying, recognizing and publicizing outstanding initiatives related to housing programmes and policies, and good urban governance, and to disseminate lessons learned. The Award is thus in line with the theme of the World Habitat Day. I would like to take this opportunity to extend warm congratulations to the winners of the 2009 Shaikh Khalifa Bin Salman Al Khalifa UN-HABITAT Award - The "land and Housing Programme of the Bento Rubiao Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil". Thank you very much. Hussam Bin Essa Al-Khalifa
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Ministry of Municipalities and Agriculture Affairs Celebrates World Habitat DayThe Ministry celebrated WHD at Bahrain Conference Centre – Crowne Plaza. In addition to MPs, Municipal Council members, engineering offices representatives, official and staff members of the Ministry and Urban planning Bureau, there were present two past Ministers and the current Municipality Minister.The activity comprised of speeches delivered by Dr. Juma al Kaabi, The Minister of Municipalities and Agriculture Affairs where he emphasized on the role played by the Ministry to improve the quality of life of all citizens and inhabitants of Bahrain where they seek to achieve through better urban planning initiatives. That guides development towards creating more economic activities, and through improved and comprehensive system linked with all related Ministries, Municipal Councils and private sector.Speakers included an acting UN programmes coordinator, a Municipal Council representative, with a presentation made by the Under Secretary for Urban Planning about the structural strategic plan of Bahrain. This was followed a screening of a televised Message from the executive Director of UN-Habitat Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka and a tour of an exhibition of Urban planning in Bahrain by all participants.


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Love the look and color. Looks great in our living room. Assembly was easy, packaging we good. No complaints
The table was received in good condition. As other reviewers have stated, it arrived with a few (fixable) dings in the dark wood. The assembly was not too difficult but did require two people. The hardware provided was great. However, I would only recommend this table with reservation. Two major holes for assembly were drilled off center so there is a big gap on the back of the top. I think this can be fixed with a long wood screw, and if not we will still use the table but not in the foyer as planned. Returning it would have been too much of a hastle (and I do love it!).
Suggest written detail instructions instead of pictures. Did not expect the product to chip when assembling.
I was disappointed to see that the top of the table had numerous digs and dings which had removed the darker surface wood and exposed the much lighter wood underneath. I will have to take a dark brown sharpie and fill in the digs, good thing the area I'm putting this in is not well lit. I don't want to pay to ship it back, I'll bet even if they replace it, there is a good chance I'll get another with the same problems. I say this because it looks like the manufacturer rushed and haphazardly threw these in the box. Granted, the cushioning and shipping protective materials were excellent, but this leads me to believe that the manufacturer caused the surface damage prior to boxing these, and obviously has no quality control dept. so put them in the box damaged anyway. I'm assuming this was Probably made in china like everything else these days. Regardless of all this, it is a nice heavy piece, the legs are not wobbly, and if you dont mind a few centimeters of uneven space on the top and bottom of the the drawers (they do not line up evenly on both sides.)Then this is the piece for you. Like I said, I have it in a darker area, so it works for me.
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(07/20/12) - A 21-year-old Genesee County woman died Thursday afternoon after the car she was driving was broadsided at a busy intersection.
Gaines Township Police say Kaitlyn Taylor of Gaines was headed south on Elms Road and apparently missed the stop sign at the Hill Road intersection.
Her Dodge Neon was hit on the driver's door by a westbound pickup that was pulling a boat trailer.
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(03/18/2011) – With the 2011 World Championships in a state of uncertainty, Olympic champion Yu-Na Kim will head home to South Korea this weekend, say her representatives at All That Sports via The Korea Herald.
Until the fate of worlds is decided, Kim will continue to train. Her appearance at worlds — where she finished second to Mao Asada a year ago — was to be her first competitive appearance this season. In addition to training, Kim also has several engagements, she is to serve as an honorary ambassador for Korea's bid for the 2018 Olympic Games. She is also scheduled to appear in a skating show on May 6 in Seoul.
The world championships have been in a holding pattern since a 9.0-magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami devastated parts of Japan on March 11. Originally, worlds was scheduled to begin with the preliminary rounds on March 21.
A decision on where the event will be held, rescheduled or canceled is expected in the next few days from the International Skating Union (ISU).
Kim ended her coaching relationship with Brian Orser last August. In October, she announced that she had relocated her training base from Toronto, Ont., to the East West Ice Palace in Artesia, Calif., where she is coached by Peter Oppegard, the three-time U.S. pair champion and 1988 Olympic bronze medalist.
Kim was set to debut her programs at worlds. The short program features excerpts from the classical ballet Giselle and the free program is a montage of Korean traditional music, including Arirang.
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New Wild coach Mike Yeo will enter the 2011-12 season as the youngest coach in the NHL. (Getty Images)
That fact doesn't seem to faze the 38-year-old father of two who was named the third coach in the 11-year history of the Minnesota Wild on June 17. Yeo, who replaced Todd Richards after two seasons, had spent five seasons as an assistant coach with the Pittsburgh Penguins and helped lead the club to a Stanley Cup in 2009.
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I've seen it done both ways. I prefer calculating statistics outside of PROC REPORT, but that's just me. A PROC REPORT virtuoso would probably laugh at me for doing it that way.
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Is a common scenario for the use of PROC REPORT one where I might use, for example, PROC SUMMARY or PROC MEANS to produce a SAS output table and then use PROC REPORT to report/display the results? Or, would one simply be able to report/display summary or descriptive statistics directly from PROC REPORT?
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