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Processor(s): AMD Athlon X2 3800+
Motherboard(s): ASUS A8N SLI Premium (Supplied by ASUS)
Memory: 2 X 512MB Mushkin PC4000 DDR (Supplied by Mushkin)
Hard Disk(s): WD Raptor 74GB 10,000RPM SATA (Supplied by Western Digital)
Operating System: Windows XP Professional SP1
Drivers: ATI Catalyst 5.11 and early sample driver and DX9c
The test system is the same as our normal driver analysis article. As we mentioned we will be placing the sample driver we had which is known as the 18.104.22.168-050921a-027133C against the newly released and very official Catalyst 5.11 drivers.
We will be running it through all the same benchmarks so let's get cracking and see what we have here - this may be the kick the X1800XT needs to take the crown from the highly popular 7800GTX.
Version and / or Patch Used: Build 360
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Product Homepage: http://www.futuremark.com/products/3dmark03/
By combining full DX8 and partial DX9 support with completely new tests and graphics over the previous version, 3DMark03 continues the legacy of being the industry standard 3D benchmark.
We can see that the X1800XT doesn't gain anything in 3DMark03 with the release of the first official X1800 driver.
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I'm using WebClient, but I can't find how to set it. I've tried making a new class and overriding the CreateRequest Method, but that make request crash.
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CARACAS, Venezuela — President Hugo Chavez's crusade to transform Venezuela into a socialist state, which has bitterly divided the nation, was put to the stiffest electoral test of his nearly 14 years in power on Sunday in a closely fought presidential election.
Both camps said turnout was high, with millions of Venezuelans casting ballots. Long lines formed at many polling centers, with queues of hundreds of voters snaking along sidewalks and around blocks in many parts of Caracas.
Chavez's challenger, Henrique Capriles, has united the opposition in a contest between two sides that distrust each other so deeply there were concerns whether a close election result would be respected.
"We will recognize the results, whatever they are," Chavez told reporters after casting his vote in Caracas.
Chavez was greeted at the polling center by American actor Danny Glover and Guatemalan Nobel Peace Prize laureate Rigoberta Menchu. He said he was pleased to see a "massive turnout."
The stakes couldn't be higher.
If Chavez wins a new six-year term, he gets a free hand to push for an even bigger state role in the economy, further limit dissent and continue to befriend rivals of the United States.
With a Capriles win, an abrupt foreign policy shift can be expected, including halting preferential oil deals with allies such as Cuba, along with a loosening of state economic controls and an increase in private investment. A tense transition would likely follow until the January inauguration because Chavez's political machine thoroughly controls the wheels of government.
Some Venezuelans were nervous about what might happen if disputes erupt over the election's announced outcome.
"There's a little anxiety on one side and also on the other," said Deyanira Duarte, a housewife who voted for Capriles in downtown Caracas. She said she was worried about what could happen if there were a dispute.
Others said they were simply pleased to be out backing their candidate.
Carlos Julio Silva, a bodyguard employed by a private security company, said whatever his faults, Chavez deserves re-election for helping people with programs including free medical care and public housing.
"There is corruption, there's plenty of bureaucracy, but the people have never had a leader who cared about this country," Silva said after voting for Chavez at a school in the Caracas slum of Petare. "That's why the people are going to re-elect Hugo Rafael Chavez Frias."
Chavez's critics say the president has inflamed divisions by labeling his opponents "fascists," ''Yankees" and "neo-Nazis," while Chavez backers allege Capriles would halt generous government programs that assist the poor.
During Chavez's final rally Thursday in Caracas, he shouted to the crowd: "We're going to give the bourgeoisie a beating!"
Reveille blared from sound trucks around the capital to awaken voters on Sunday morning, and the bugle call was later replaced by folk music mixed with a recording of Chavez's voice saying "those who love the homeland come with me." At many polling places, voters started lining up hours before polls opened at dawn.
"I'm really tired of all this polarization," said Lissette Garcia, a 39-year-old clothes seller and Capriles supporter who voted Sunday in the affluent Caracas district of Las Mercedes. "I want to reconnect with all my friends who are 'Chavistas.'"
Some said they waited in line for more than four hours to vote, while in other areas the lines moved more quickly.
Violence flared sporadically during the campaign, including shootings and rock-throwing during rallies and political caravans. Two Capriles supporters were shot to death in the western state of Barinas last weekend.
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Snapchat is an incredibly popular way to share photos and videos, and all you need to do to start using it is sign up!
Chances are, if you've heard of Snapchat but aren't already using it, you're a bit curious to learn more. Well, that's exactly what we aim to show you. Although it's different than the built-in Messages app, and can seem confusing at first, we think you'll find Snapchat is simple to understand once you get going. So, consider this a jumping off point. This is how you set up and start using Snapchat.
- How to download Snapchat on iPhone
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If for any reason the link above doesn't work:
- Launch the App Store on your iPhone.
- Tap on the Search tap.
- Type in Snapchat
- Tap on Snapchat in the results.
- Tap Get.
How to create a Snapchat account on iPhone
Once you've downloaded Snapchat, you can sign up for an account.
- Launch Snapchat from your Home screen.
- Tap on Sign Up.
- Enter your email address.
- Enter a (hard to guess) password
- Dial in your birthday (no cheating!).
Pick a username. (Unfortunately, there are a lot of selfie lovers on Snapchat so I had to get clever.)
- Verify your account. Snapchat gives you two options to prove you're human:
- Enter your phone number and you'll get an SMS with an activation code
- Hunt for ghosts in a grid of nine images.
- Add your contacts. (Snapchat uses your contacts to help you find any friends already using the service.
- Tap the + button (looks like +) add as few or as many friends as you like.
Tap Continue when you're done.
How to add Friends by scanning a Snapcode
A Snapcode is a lot like a QR code. It's a unique image that represents an individual Snapchat account. If you're talking to a friend in person, or they've sent you their Snapcode, and want to add them to your Snapchat, it's quick and easy to do.
- Launch Snapchat
- Center your camera on their Snapcode. (If they don't know where to find it, just ask them to tap the ghost icon at the top of their Snapchat screen).
Touch and hold on the image of their Snapcode.
When it works, you'll get a confirmation!
If you want to practice, or you're simply looking for some Snapchatters to get started with, several of us here at iMore are waiting for you!
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If you don't have a Snapcode handy, you can add friends the old-fashioned way — by username!
- Tap Add Friends to see a list of other ways to add friends.
- Enter the Snapchat username if you have it.
- Tap on a Contact to add existing contacts who already use Snapchat (if you granted Snapchat access to your contacts).
- Tap Add by Snapcode if your friend sent you a screenshot of their Snapcode. (Snapchat will show you your camera roll with images it thinks might be a Snapcode at the top. Just tap the Snapcode screenshot to add your friend.)
- Tap Add Nearby if you and your friend(s) have "Add Nearby" open. You'll be able to see their username and add them to your friends list. This is a particularly handy feature if you've got a big group of friends you'd like to add.


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When I call http://www.blog.com/?p=30, I get an Header Statuscode 302 instead of 404.
When I call http://www.blog.com/sitedousntexist, the Header-Statuscode is correct 404.
All Urls starting with an "?" don't have the right Statuscode 404 but 302.
wrong Url starting with "?" => 302 => Errorpage, but with the Statuscode 200.
I'm not alone, other WordPress blogs, i've tested, have the same bug. It's only importand, when a page is listed in the Searchengines and then I delete the Site or post in WordPress. The Searchengie doesn't get a 404 Statuscode, therefore the SE won't delete the page from the index.
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- Fatalities return to their original violent form as Mortal Kombat gives its fans what they've been demanding
- With classic 2D fighting plane, mature presentation, and up to 4 player tag-team kombat
- The deepest story mode of any fighting game as players are taken back to the original Mortal Kombat tournament
- In addition to an enhanced online feature set, Mortal Kombat introduces Co-op arcade mode and many additional modes to be announced
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Prepare yourself to reenter the tournament in the triumphant return of Mortal Kombat. A complete reboot of the franchise, this latest iteration combines all-new mature oriented fighter gameplay with a deep story mode, improved graphics and game technology and new game modes to create a Mortal Kombat play experience like none before it. Feature details include: a storyline that takes players back to the original tournament, 4 player tag-team kombat, fatalities presented in graphic detail never imagined in earlier releases, enhanced online functionality and more.
The Mortal Kombat Players Asked For
Having literally defined the mature game category, Mortal Kombat makes a triumphant return to its violent roots in the fastest and most brutal installment to date. Fighting game players will receive the Mortal Kombat they've been asking for, with Fatalities presented in more detail than ever before.
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After centuries of Mortal Kombat, Emperor Shao Kahn has finally defeated Raiden and his allies. Faced with extinction, Raiden has one last chance to save Earthrealm. To undo the Emperor's victory, he must strike Shao Kahn where he is vulnerable… the Past.
Key Game Features
- Mature Presentation - Fatalities make a triumphant return to their original violent form as Mortal Kombat gives its fans what they've been demanding. Graphic details, never before possible are presented with the most sophisticated graphics engine in MK history.
- All-New Gameplay - By returning to its classic 2D fighting plane, mature presentation, and up to 4 player tag-team kombat; Mortal Kombat introduces an all new fighting mechanic that's both accessible and provides the depth that fighting game players look for.
- Deep Story Mode - Mortal Kombat offers the deepest story mode of any fighting game. Players are taken back to the original Mortal Kombat tournament where they try to alter the events of the past in an attempt to save the future.
- Graphics & Technology - Characters, environments and fatalities have never been presented with as much gory detail as in this next generation Mortal Kombat. From internal organs to the most "realistic" blood effects, Kombat has never looked this good.
- New Game Modes - In addition to an enhanced online feature set, Mortal Kombat introduces Co-op arcade mode and many additional modes to be announced in the upcoming months.
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To this day I still want to hit Block, Up, Up to finish characters off when I play as my man Scorpion...however, the urge to play any kind of Mortal Kombat has long since left. After MKII and MK3 things got pretty rocky in the "quality/fun" department of the Mortal Kombat series. I played many of the games, but the last 3 offerings I haven't bothered more than a few minutes playing.
THIS GAME however has changed ALL of that!!
This my friends is THE Mortal Kombat game that fans have been wanting and missing all these years. This is an absolute, all out feature fest of fighting modes and options. The challenge mode alone has over 300 options to play through and the customized modes have literally an endless supply of options to tweak the game as you see fit.
All the classic characters and favorites included in the game are well represented. All of the costumes are here too...from the 90's style uniforms to unlock-able classics and sweet special outfits. No one will regret this purchase. If you want THE BEST fighting game of recent memory (and yes I play them all) along with the most diverse set of options and FUN modes, then this is your ticket.
The extreme and even "offensive" (haha) violence, awesome sound, and immense fun is finally back with a wonderful new fighting engine and all the things that made a 10 year old boy spend hundreds of quarters at the arcade all those years ago. Mortal Kombat has FINALLY returned!!!
Note: Ignore the one star review.Read more ›
I am writing this review to hopefully put some minds at ease. I wrote the first review on Mortal Kombat for PS3 after I played the game into the wee hours of the morning. I gave it high praise on that system (feel free to read it if you want to hear my actual opinion of the game, It absolutely applies to you 360 owners, too). I even mentioned Kratos being a cool edition to the game and all the things I appreciated about the game. However, I noticed there are some reviews on here blasting the game on the 360 console for some reason. I have no idea why people are loyal to a console to the point where they must disparage another product. I guess being anonymous makes it okay for some to be dishonorable and deceiving about the product, but I digress from what I came here to tell you.
The game on 360 is excellent. I find it to be just as fun, and the online experience (the reason I got a 360 copy) is rich and enjoyable right from the get-go. I actually prefer using the 360 controller for competitive matches, a mere preference of mine.
About Kratos
I know a lot of 360 owners are bummed about not getting an exclusive character. In fact this is the only legitimate area where the PS3 has an advantage in my opinion. I can tell you that while Kratos is cool, he is only available to use in the versus mode and does not affect the main store aspects. He does fit in nicely with the Mortal Kombat universe and has spiffy special moves and fatalities. So maybe check them out on You-Tube for a grin and go back to the rich and fully-satisfying Xbox version. After all, you are not missing much, certainly not enough for me to deduct a star. You do get to use your custom avatar in the online King of the Hill Mode, which is rather cool, too.Read more ›
So far, I'm in love with the game. Playing locally against a friend is a blast and takes me back. Call me sentimental, but this game takes me back to my childhood playing against my brother when mom and dad weren't around (we had to convince them it wasn't to violent). As soon as you finish your first fight you'll have a smile on your face and be looking for another.
The violence and sound really are what sell this game from the get go. It takes the game back to its roots and some of the fatalities are simply amazing. With plenty of unlocks and various single player content, one will have a lot to do in this new version.
The graphics look fine on my HD TV, while they are not the greatest they are far from bad. As a previous reviewer stated, both consoles are about even and graphics are actually pretty impressive (comparing it to other fighting games).
With that said, I still need to explore the single player more for the review to be truly fair. But lets be honest, this game is designed to be played locally with friends and at that it succeeds. This will definitely be a go to game any time your looking to get a few friends together and have a good time.
Second, This game is AT LEAST a 4/5. I wont even go into any details over how many 5/5's and 95%+ reviews I've seen for this game. This game is great- enough said. Its been a long time since we've seen Mortal Kombat and its quite welcome on our generations consoles. It really deserves a 4.5 from me but Amazon only has a 4 or 5 and I can't give it a 5/5.
I gave this game a 4/5 for a few reasons but one of the main ones was that were I to use a code included in my game case, I would effectively be screwing over the next person who gets my game (if I were to ever trade it in). Similar to EA's online pass, you need to pay a fee to play online. They do include a 2-day pass but to me these kinds of tactics are unwarranted and ridiculous. I bought some of my favorite games used so to me it thwarts those cheap gamers that will hold out for used copies of this game only to find out it will cost them virtually the same if it were new. May not seem like a big issue but its not a good road to start heading down.
Also- its been said many times that some of the boss fights are just crazy...I've had to re-do a few fights over and over again but I'm not the kinda gamer who gives up so it didn't make me annoyed, it was simply ridiculous as I was absolutely obliterated during some battles. That being said...The game itself isn't truly that hard. You will win a lot of your fights. I cannot say the same for the other modes though like the challenge tower since its so meticulous and difficult.Read more ›
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Decent game, but nothing like the Mortal Kombat games of old. Fast pacing and complicated finishing moves make for a steep learning curve for new players to the series.Published 26 days ago by Nick W.
King of the Hill online, some of the best characters, and tag team combat make this worth owning. After playing story mode, I friggin' hate Raiden now though.Published 1 month ago by Teenager wit a lil bit of Gold and a Pager
Great game, ordered it and it ended up taking way longer than expected. However, I got sent the Komplete edition instead (i think on accident) so it was well worth the wait!Published 6 months ago by Amazon Customer
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I want to export data to excel.I also want to perform functionality like cell merge,cell border,text underline. But the exporting becomes slower if because of these alignment merge etc for large data. Here is a sample of excel which i do click here
I saw some articles relate to excel export using cell by cell export,using array to a range of cells etc.
Earlier i had problems with slow data export to an word file by using word object which is of about 25-35 pages.It was taking 1 to 2 mins.For this problem i used rtf file format without using word object by which i was able to export in some seconds.I used file I/O to write data. So can i use similar kind of any excel file format aware methods which can export to excel faster with functions like cell merge , alignment,border etc ?


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One of the blogs I read with some frequency is the blog, Domine, da mihi hanc aqua!, written by a Dominican Friar of the Province of Saint Martin de Porres, Father Philip Neri Powell. I recommend it, after reading the Communio blog. His blog post for today provides a good examination for. Tonight, people came to the parish to watch the second video of Father Robert Barron's "Catholicism" project. In many ways what the friar says below and what Father Baron did in the video cohere. Read Father Philip wrote (in part) and watch "Catholicism."
The Catechism teaches us that "the Word became flesh for us in order to [1] save us by reconciling us with God. . .[2] so that thus we might know God's love. . .[3] to be our model of holiness. . .[4] to make us 'partakers of the divine nature'"(457-60). Let's break this down even further. Since we are alienated from God by our sin and God wills that we be reconciled with Him, our sins must be expunged, washed away. With the birth, death, and resurrection of the Christ, our sins are forgiven. For God's forgiveness to take hold in our lives, we must receive His forgiveness as a gift–an unmerited grace, freely given. When we receive His forgiveness as a gift, we come to know the Father's love; that is, His love is made manifest, given another body and soul–our own. With a body and soul brimming with the Father's love, we begin a life of holiness, a life set apart from the world while living in the world. A life of holiness looks, sounds, and feels like the life that Jesus himself led: a life of mercy, sacrifice, love, perseverance, and courage. Living such a life–steeping ourselves in God's enduring love–trains us to participate more fully in His divine nature, making us both human and divine, and perfectly so in His presence.


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I do like the corn in recipes like this so did add an additional cup of kernels to it, but otherwise followed the recipe & we were both very, very satisfied with these fritters. Had it just been myself, I might have left out the Parmesan cheese, but my other half loved that stuff, so . . . Still a great recipe, & many thanks for sharing it! [Made & reviewed in Zaar Cookbook recipe tag]
I didn't have creamed corn and just drained a can of plain corn to use in this recipe. I used Bisquick Heart Smart and skim milk. Also liberally sprayed the frying pan with Pam and then used a total of 2 teaspoons canola oil to fry the entire batch. I didn't use any toppings just ate them plain and thought they were delicious.
I made these to bring back memories of my mom's corn fritters for lunch. I omitted the parmesan and used 8 oz each of cream corn and whole kernel corn. Sometimes even grandmas need their mom's comfort foods and these turned out perfect served with a little buttered maple syrup. Thanks for posting Uncle Dobo. Made for Pick A Chef Spring 2011.


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9-10 November 2016, Hong Kong, China - The 2016 Global Forum will focus on making private pensions work better and, in particular, consumer protection in the pensions area.
The OECD is currently revising the Recommendation of the Council on Guidelines on Insurer Governance and is making the draft text available for public comment from 12 July until 29 August 2016.
Disasters present a broad range of human, social, financial, economic and environmental impacts, with potentially long-lasting, multi-generational effects. The financial management of these impacts is a key challenge for individuals and governments in developed and developing countries. G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors and APEC Finance Ministers have recognised the importance and priority of disaster risk management strategies and, in particular, disaster risk assessment and risk financing. The OECD has supported the development of strategies for the financial management of natural and man-made disaster risks, under the guidance of the OECD High-Level Advisory Board on Financial Management of Large-scale Catastrophes and the OECD Insurance and Private Pensions Committee. This work has included the elaboration of an OECD Recommendation on Good Practices for Mitigating and Financing Catastrophic Risks and a draft Recommendation on Disaster Risk Financing Strategies The Financial Management of Flood Risk extends this work by applying the lessons from the OECD's analysis of disaster risk financing practices and the development of its guidance to the specific case of floods.
Long-term capital is in short supply and has become increasingly so since the 2008 financial crisis. This has profound implications for growth and financial stability. The OECD is exploring these issues in depth.
Tokyo, 24 June 2016: This seminar will focus on disaster risk financing in the Asian region.
Tokyo, 22-23 June 2016: This OECD-ADB roundtable will focus on developments and challenges facing insurance and retirement saving given the development of economies and the demographic changes in some Asian countries.
This annual report on pensions markets reviews trends in the financial performance of pension funds, including investment returns and asset allocation. The 2015 edition also includes analysis of the extent to which data available show whether pension funds are involved in a "search for yield".
The 2016 edition looks at past over-investment in certain sectors, the reversal of the commodity "supercycle"; the implications of low interest rates for corporate and institutional investors; the productivity performance of companies; the profitability of clean energy projects; the fiscal incentives for R&D and innovation.
This chapter from the 2016 OECD Business and Finance Outlook provides evidence of the differences in life expectancy around retirement age across different socio-economic groups in selected OECD countries based on measures of education, income and occupation. Evidence shows that higher socio‐economic groups live longer than those in lower socio-economic groups and these differences may be increasing over time.
The OECD Business and Finance Scoreboard accompanies the OECD Business and Finance Outlook by providing a commented overview of selected indicators and data related to corporate performance, banking, capital markets, pensions and investments.


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The fourth location of the popular local family-friendly spot serves delicious sandwiches and breakfasts to Ballston-area food-mongers.
Do the 'due at this ubiquitous chain.
From the owners of Bangkok Joes, a Chipotle-style fast-casual rice and noodle cafe.
Affiliated with the Baltimore alehouse of the same name, this Rosslyn bar and restaurant offers eight Heavy Seas beers on tap and a selection of beer cocktails. It's usually crowded at happy hour.
The quick service Chicago eatery brings its tasty Mediterranean fare to Washington.
Kanpai is named after the Japanese word for "Cheers!" -- an upbeat idea that suits a lot of the food.
Dine on steak, seafood and chops while taking in the floor-to-ceiling view of Rosslyn at this hotel restaurant.
Northern Italian food just next to the Rosslyn Metro station.
Contemporary takes on American fare at the Key Bridge Marriott in Rosslyn.
Tucked into an office building, this restaurant offers quality Chinese dishes and weekend dim sum.
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The European-style bakery and neighborhood institution offers a full range of sweets, from cookies and canapes to wedding cakes.
Northern Italian food inside the Hotel Palomar.
At Cassatt's a person can indulge in a good cup of coffee or espresso, prepared and served with care, or grab a quick bite from the eclectic menu of sandwiches, soups, salads and small plates.
If you're in the mood for poultry, the name of this place tells you what you'll get: top-notch rotisserie chicken and perfect picnic food.
An off-the-radar stop for fresh Lebanese favorites.
Tasty Neapolitan pizza and gelato tucked in an unassuming Arlington strip of shops.
A casual upscale sports bar with good food and plenty of TVs.
A contemporary restaurant with an old-fashioned diner exterior, Metro 29 offers standard American fare with some international touches.
Italian-American favorites in a warm and friendly setting.
The second Virginia location of the D.C.-based pizza chain offers solid Neapolitan-style pizza, heavy on mozzarella and crispy crusts, and a decent bar.
A family-run restaurant serves delicious Syrian cooking and treats its customers with warm graciousness.
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The two brother-owners welcome regulars with with better-than-average bar food, a Wii and a couple of televisions.
A welcome reprieve from the Thai routine, Tom Sietsema says that "even a solo meal here is a party for the palate."
Regulars praise the gyros sandwich, but there are plenty of Middle Eastern dishes and pizza as well.
Excellent, modestly priced sushi and other Japanese dishes are treats for the mouth and eyes.
Free Wi-Fi and a sun-lit room are reasons to start your day with fresh coffee here.
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A Georgetown institution with a sense of Old World dignity staffs a talented kitchen producing seasonal delights.
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Book your room at Country Inn & Suites Des Moines West
Get an overview of this hotelSuburban hotel with free breakfast and restaurant
Situated near the airport, this hotel is 1.1 mi (1.8 km) from Mercy Medical Center West Lakes and within 3 mi (5 km) of Clive Aquatic Center and Valley West Mall. Living History Farms is 2.6 mi (4.1 km) away.
Hotel Features
A restaurant, an indoor pool, and a fitness center are available at this smoke-free hotel. Free buffet breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include a spa tub, a 24-hour business center, and coffee/tea in a common area.
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All 104 rooms provide free WiFi and free wired Internet, flat-screen TVs with satellite channels, and conveniences like refrigerators and microwaves. Pillowtop beds, coffee makers, and free weekday newspapers are among the other amenities available to guests.Would you like to give us feedback? Share it! Opens in a new window
Country Inn & Suites Des Moines West1350 Nw 118th St Clive IA 50325
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
In addition to an indoor pool, Country Inn & Suites Des Moines West provides a spa tub and a fitness center. The hotel offers a restaurant. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast each morning. A computer station is located on site and high-speed wired and wireless Internet access is complimentary.
Business-related amenities at this 3-star property consist of a 24-hour business center and a meeting room. Event facilities measure 1000 square feet (93 square meters). This business-friendly hotel also offers a library, gift shops/newsstands, and coffee/tea in a common area. Complimentary self parking is available on site. The property may provide extended parking privileges to guests after check-out (surcharge).
Country Inn & Suites Des Moines West is a smoke-free property.
- 24-hour business center
- 24-hour front desk
- Coffee/tea in common areas
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Computer station
- Conference space size (feet) - 1000
- Conference space size (meters) - 93
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Express check-out
- Fireplace in lobby
- Fitness facilities
- Free breakfast
- Free self parking
- Free WiFi
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Indoor pool
- Laundry facilities
- Library
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Number of floors - 3
- Number of meeting rooms - 2
- One meeting room
- Restaurant
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Smoke-free property
- Spa tub
- Total number of rooms - 104
- Year Built 1998
Family Friendly Amenities
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
- Free Wi-Fi
- Indoor pool
- Laundry facilities
- Microwave
- Refrigerator
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi , Free wired high-speed Internet
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi , Free wired high-speed Internet
Free self parking
Room Amenities
- Air conditioning
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Free toiletries
- Free weekday newspaper
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Daily housekeeping
- Desk
- Flat-panel TV
- Free local calls
- Free WiFi
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- Hair dryer
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Iron/ironing board
- Microwave
- Pay movies
- Phone
- Pillowtop mattress
- Premium TV channels
- Private bathroom
- Refrigerator
- Satellite TV service
- Shower/tub combination
Where to Eat
A complimentary hot/cold buffet breakfast is served each morning between 6 AM and 9:30 AM.
Cracker Barrel - This family restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. A children's menu is available.
Nearby Things to Do
An indoor pool and a spa tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a fitness center.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Cross-country skiing nearby
- Kayaking nearby
- Sailing nearby
- Water skiing nearby
- Rafting nearby
- Windsurfing nearby
- Skydiving nearby
- Golf lessons available nearby
- Personal motorized watercraft on site
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
- Roll-in shower
Hotel Policies
Check-in time ends at 4 AM
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Minimum check-in age is 18
Check-out time is 11 AM
Payment types
- Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 25.00 per accommodation (varies based on length of stay)
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation.
Optional extras
- Pet fee: USD 25.00 per accommodation (varies based on length of stay)
- Late check-out fee: USD 50
Hotel Name
- Country Inn Moines West
- Country Moines West
- Country Inn Moines West Clive
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Children 17 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding.


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"Amy, thank you for the wonderful testimonial you wrote...It is nice to see
positive things written about yourself...That is why I would like to return the compliment....I enjoy coming to your stream to see what is going on in your life...You can tell how much love and joy your family brings to you by your photos...you are a wonderful mom and photographer...keep up the great work....Best wishes to you and your loved ones..."
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"Ah, to be as positive as winglessangel! Every comment is upbeat and every one of her photos makes me smile. A true Flickr friend!"
March 25th, 2009
Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie says:
"I admire winglessangel's wonderful life as seen through her flickr photos. I love seeing the things she sees and the fun times she has with her beautiful and most handsome and very cute family, all so wonderfullly photographed and documented. Amy is so kind and friendly too. A great flickr friend!"
February 10th, 2009
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"One of the most kind and warm-hearted photographers on flickr. It has been quite a pleasure to follow her stream from the days of new photographer to seasoned-vet. I check her work daily as there is always something there to bring a smile to my face."
January 6th, 2009
digicolleen says:
"I love seeing the world through Amy's eyes. Her colorful and lighthearted flickrstream is full of photographic charm. She has a rockin' rubber duck collection, and she has sent me some of the coolest rubber ducks on the face of the earth!"
November 24th, 2008
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"Winlessangel383838 is one of my best friends on Flickr! She is a lovely person and a great mom.
I love the way she is documenting her life by taking pictures of everything what is important in her life.
I hope that she stays on Flickr for a long long time!"
November 21st, 2008
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"Amy aka winglessangel is a faithful contact who is a great person inside and out ! She has a beautiful family and 3 adorable boys not to mention the cutest niece ever ! I adore her and enjoy visiting her photostream daily. She has a wonderful sense of humor and feeds the pink beast that lives within me ! bahaha..
I am thankful for your friendship Amy and look forward to sharing many more photo's and stories with you !
Keep on flickr'n my friend !
As Always....Your PINK addicted peep....Cherish"
November 19th, 2008
SnapShotStrawn says:
"I came across winglessangel383838 when she was posting her "30 Secrets in 30 Days", and I thought she had the greatest sense of humor! I have followed her photostream ever since and she is one of my favorite flickr friends! Her photos capture her love for color, travel,beaches, family and fun! Passions that we both share! She is fun, sweet, and beautiful inside and out. She has the most wonderful family and is the coolest mother to her absolutely totally handsome boys. I am very glad she is my friend and hope to one day meet up with her and share some adventures of fun!"
August 22nd, 2008
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"You can tell Winglessangel has a wonderful family and a colourful life from the pictures she posts on Flickr. She's clearly a great mom and an avid duckie collector. But most of all, she's a quirky, bubbly person who visits others' photostreams regularly to share her thoughts. Thank you for making me a contact :)"
July 22nd, 2008
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"Amy is a wonderful, sweet, silly and amazing person. So glad that we had the chance to meet! You are a great friend even if you are far away. Thank you for all your kind words and comments. You are truly an angel (wingless)."
May 23rd, 2008
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"Winglessangel is probably one of the NICEST people I have met on here and I'm so glad to be able to call her my friend! She is kind-hearted, thoughtful, caring....and the list goes on and on! And I have to say, she's probably the coolest mom EVAH!!!! Her love of family is so strong and it shows through her work. A true friend that I am so very lucky to have gotten to know on here!"
May 22nd, 2008
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"Your love of family and your love of photography truly shows in your photostream. I truly enjoy all the beautiful photographs that you share with us. Keep taking pictures and keep being such a great friend. You are a great person to have around. Your pics and your comments on my pics always put a smile on my face.
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I am sure of this,
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"Winglessangel is inspiring! She introduced me to Flickr about 1 year ago. I was instantly hooked. I owe countless hours of enjoyment to her! Her photostream is amazing. It captures her insatiable zest for life. She is always looking for her next big adventure, but if an adventure isn't imminent, she will create her own! She is also adept at finding joy in the little details that many people unknowingly pass by. Winglessangel is talented, beautiful, generous, kind & hilarious to boot! I'm glad to call her a friend!"
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In these piercingly lovely and endlessly surprising stories by one of the most acclaimed current practitioners of the art of fiction, many things happen: there are betrayals and reconciliations, love affairs consummated and mourned. But the true events in The Moons Of Jupiter are the ways in which the characters are transformed over time, coming to view their past selves with an anger, regret, and infinite compassion that communicate themselves to us with electrifying force.
About the Author
Alice Munro est nee en 1931 au Canada. Elle est l auteure d une douzaine de recueils de nouvelles et d un roman, traduits dans le monde entier. Laureate de nombreux prix, dont le Man Booker International Prize, elle a notamment publie, aux Editions de l Olivier, "Fugitives" (2008) et "Du cote de Castle Rock" (2009). Elle a recu le Prix Nobel de Litterature en 2013.
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"Munro is in a class of her own....No other writer working today is able to invest the humble story with more power, grace or breadth....Munro has been compared to Chekhov...She has the haunting lyricism and the indulgent wisdom to qualify."--Los Angeles Times Book Review
"How does one know when one is in the grip of art, a major talent? One feels it in the assurance, the sensibility behind every line of a work; one knows its presence as much from what is withheld as from what is given or explained. It is art that speaks from the pages of Alice Munro's stories." -- Wall Street Journal
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"Her work felt revolutionary when I came to it, and it still does." —Jhumpa Lahiri
"She is one of the handful of writers, some living, most dead, whom I have in mind when I say that fiction is my religion." —Jonthan Franzen
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"She's the most savage writer I've ever read, also the most tender, the most honest, the most perceptive." —Jeffery Eugenides
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Caught Between Culture, Society, and Globalization: Youth Marginalization in Post-industrial Japan
Version of Record online: 2 MAY 2012
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-9004.2012.00436.x
© 2012 Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Social and Personality Psychology Compass
Volume 6, Issue 5, pages 361–378, May 2012
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Norasakkunkit, V., Uchida, Y. and Toivonen, T. (2012), Caught Between Culture, Society, and Globalization: Youth Marginalization in Post-industrial Japan. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 6: 361–378. doi: 10.1111/j.1751-9004.2012.00436.x
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- Issue online: 2 MAY 2012
- Version of Record online: 2 MAY 2012
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In this article, we review the controversies regarding how representative Japanese psychological patterns are of an interdependent orientation and discuss understanding these controversies in the context of seeing Japanese youth as being marginalized in their own society. We review specific studies on shifting values and motivational patterns at the individual level and incorporate a sociological perspective to understand the causes of these patterns at the social-structural level. We argue that traditional cultural practices are maintained to protect the senior elites of Japan at a cost of increasing the rift between culture, society, and post-industrial trends. The unsustainability of this rift then ends up asymmetrically marginalizing Japanese youth who bear the brunt of the cost of institutional resistance to globalization pressures. Therefore, the "demotivation" and psychological distancing from interdependent norms among marginalized Japanese youth are not the causes of marginalization, but rather, are an outcome of it. Thus, we argue that psychology of globalization and the psychology of marginalization can go hand-in-hand, especially for societies with dominant institutions that are interdependent, relatively inflexible, seniority-based, and are entering a post-industrial economy due to globalization demands.


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gloATL gave its first of five free, public dance performances, "Utopia Station #1," on Friday at the corner of 15th and Peachtree streets. The exhilarating hour-long work featured 16 dancers seemingly risking life and limb while interacting with cars in the middle of Peachtree and tumbling down church steps, all while crowds gathered and watched with wonderment. Friday's dance featured music by Sonic Generator. gloAtL has given many of these types of public dance performances, including at a MARTA station, which combine the flash-mob mentality with a choreographed experience. Founder Lauri Stallings was kind enough to email some answers to questions I had after seeing Friday's performance.
What was the piece about for you?
I am interested in ways to slow the world down. We know how to speed it up, but how do we warp it, literally delay the inevitable. I found the first stages of this on a particular physical plane, in physics it would be whatever isn't down, up or in between and that's where I found the physical language for the first station. Its an unusual spot, because even though nothing "lands," everything sticks.
Why do you like to do public performances like that?
They feel like diplomatic exercises. If steps toward world peace treaties were always manifest into physical, contemporary art form, this is what I imagine them looking like. glo is a public artist, I am a public artist, which means constant negotiations.
Can dance bring about world peace?
It already has, many times over.
Do you ever get nervous that one of the dancers will get hit by a car?
We work daily to understand and re-learn the human body, so that it is terribly agile, efficient and fluid anywhere it finds itself-= whether that be on a proscenium stage, in the middle of an intersection, or sprinting down a street with a few thousand folks in tow. I have found a huge difference between being on high alert and being worried about people's safety. We focus on the high alert and sometimes the focus is more on our collaborators, such as this past Friday's work, and our friends sonic generator- their first public work as an ensemble!
How much of the performance is improv and how much choreographed?
The entire work is choreographed, up to the proper "end." Then we negotiate with the public on when glo leaves/exits (out of sight!).
How do you choose the music to go along with a dance performance?
I am informed of the sonic world by the particular space, textures I am using physically in the work, and whether the music used has to carry through to the "next work." in the case of Friday eve, knowing sonic generator was with us (musicians that played live), we wanted to begin the early stages of investigating composer David Lang's music, that sonic and glo will be creating a full evening work to in spring 2013. Other music selections were introduced Friday eve as a theme that will run through all of "liquid culture." An example of that is the "The Tales of Hoffmann" (opera) I used. In two weeks, on July 20/21, it will be played and sung live by the Atlanta opera!
What makes it a successful performance for you?
That conversations erupt due to the experience- look, feel, hear, smell, touch, think= conversation.
Do you get nervous before or during a performance?
I wake up each morning afraid. The few days I haven't, I know those are the days I have not challenged or reached the furthest I can. Comfort is overrated.
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Loosely based on actual incidents, NEWSIES casts New York City daily-newspaper tycoon Joseph Pulitzer ( Robert Duvall) in a most villainous light. Engaged in a circulation war with rival William Randolph Hearst, the greedy Pulitzer raises the rates at which the "newsies" buy the "papes" every morning. The street-savvy kids decide to form a union of all newsboys in the city, to defy not just Pulitzer but also Hearst and anyone who pushes them around. Leading the strike is orphan Jack (Christian Bale), and David (David Moscow), who works to help support his family. Pulitzer refuses to negotiate. He fights back viciously, with hired muscle, "scabs," and, finally, blackmailing Jack. David and his household also become targets, in between the singing.
Is it any good?
Newsies, with its energetic score and large-scale dance gymnastics, hits a note lost between the pop-fantasy and ragtime of Bugsy Malone and the R-rated realism of Gangs of New York. Dramatically there is some surprisingly strong stuff here, and perhaps Newsies would have come across better without the tunes.
Even with an upbeat finale, most grownups come across as the worst kind of abusive authority-figures, domineering and brute-force guardians, although a few adults support the boys. There is pretty strong Goliath-vs.-David sense of injustice and helplessness, with police and hired thugs against the kids. Ruthless, immoral corporations control everything, and mainstream media is not to be trusted -- especially when its own investments are threatened.
Families can talk about...
Families can talk about the history of labor movements and strikes, plus the larger-than-life characters of Joseph Pulitzer, William Randolph Hearst, and a certain U.S. president who makes a cameo at the end. There really was a newsboys' strike, and you could fact-check the parts about it this movie gets wrong. Newsies also proposes, loud and clear, that despite its supposed watchdog role, the media is just as corporate as any other business -- and just as nasty and unethical when its interests are threatened. Of course, unions can misbehave as well, for the same reasons, but you don't see that here. How do we look at the media and at unions today?
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|April 10, 1992
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|Christian Bale, David Moscow, Robert Duvall
|Kenny Ortega
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|History, Music and sing-along
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I have a fairly complex piece of bash script to run through different configurations and install lots of Oracle schemas, during which I got to call "liquibase" which is a piece of java software.
What I want to do is completely silence the output from liquibase and handle these outputs conditionally depending on the output.
I try doing this with following way
output=$(liquibase --"lots of parameters here") > /dev/null 2> /dev/null
echo "from the variable:$output"
which does same "some" part of the output, into my variable but still displays some other part on the screen. For example I get:
Liquibase 'status' Successful
from the variable:PROCESS10@jdbc:oracle:thin:@localhost is up to date
As you can see "Liquibase 'status' Successful" is not saved in my variable and written directly to screen.
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Can we walk together along the path to a completely different paradigm where love is the background flavour as opposed to the fear that brought you here.
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As I did, you too will gradually discover that you are capable of much than you thought you were, and all that was needed was some knowledge that vibrates with you. With this help, your confidence increases and you will gain the ability to go on to do greater things.
As each of us proceeds along our path, we try to avoid those stupid things that we once did before we knew there was a path, and as a result of avoidance we increase our levels. The ego provides obstacles on our path towards enlightenment, and by understanding our own ego, we can remove these obstacles and proceed. Our ego is our own self-manufactured prison.
The ability to move past the ego and to recognise that we have constructed something unreal inside our mind is the key to opening doors to a completely different ways of thinking about life. The relief from having to feed the ego releases energy which can then be used for more constructive and entertaining things, and when directed mindfully, this freely released energy can be utilised to work miracles.
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Staver: Justice Kennedy Acted Like Dred Scott Judge In DOMA Ruling
Mat Staver of Liberty Counsel continued to level attacks against the Supreme Court's DOMA decision. On Janet Parshall's radio show last week, Staver compared Justice Anthony Kennedy, who wrote the majority opinion in Windsor, to former Chief Justice Robert B. Taney, infamous for writing the Dred Scott ruling.
The Liberty University Law School dean told Parshall that the court decided wrongly in part because "our history has actually criminalized homosexual behavior" and alleged that Kennedy decided to "label everyone who believes and affirms in the natural created order of marriage between a man and a woman as a bigot and a hater."
"How dare this court. How dare Justice Kennedy. How dare he actually give those kinds of labels to people," Staver said. "I think the court crossed the line to illegitimacy by doing so and I think it put itself in the same category as Chief Justice Taney in the 1857 Dred Scott decision in which they said blacks were inferior human beings not entitled to citizenship, as they did in the 1927 Buck v. Bell case that said 'sorry Carrie Buck, Virginia has a right to forcibly sterilize you.'"
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- Artist: Bill Callahan
- CD: Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle
- Genre: Folk-Rock
Near the beginning of his new album, Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle, Austin-based singer-songwriter Bill Callahan (best known for his work as Smog) tells the listener that he "used to be darker / then I got lighter / then I got dark again." In the disc's emotional centerpiece, "Too Many Birds," he displays a bleakness to back that up. Ostensibly about identity, the track opens with a soft acoustic-guitar strum and the story of a blackbird "without a place to land / without a place to be." Finding its desired resting tree to be full of other birds, the avian narrator searches in vain for the last place it slept, flying through the night but finding only "stone."
A plaintive cello mourns the bird's crisis as Callahan begins slowly assessing its desires: "If / if you / if you could / if you could only," he begins, before blackly concluding, "If you could only stop your heartbeat for one heartbeat." This thought seems to offer comfort, and for a few measures, the song swells with encouraging strings and strums. But it abruptly falls of a cliff, concluding with 20 seconds of silence. In the end, "Too Many Birds" flips the traditional bird-as-freedom metaphor on its head. For Callahan, it's not so great to fly if you've got nowhere to land.
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