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The frontline in the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians, Gaza is constantly reported as a place of violence and terror. Ramzy Baroud's memoir explores the daily lives of the people in that turbulent region: the complex human beings -- revolutionaries, mothers and fathers, lovers, and comedians -- who make Gaza so much more than just a 'disputed' territory. At the heart of Baroud's tale is the story of his father who, driven out of his village to a refugee camp, took up arms to fight the occupation while trying to raise a family.
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Paperback: Pp. 210 Publisher: Pluto Press (UK: January 2010; US: March, 2010) Language: English ISBN-10: 0745328814 ISBN-13: 978-0745328812
Ramzy Baroud: "This is a book about Gaza. It is also a book about my family, and in particular my father, how they moved from living as Palestinian farmers, growing their own crops, to fleeing for their lives and ending up in a Gaza refugee camp. Throughout the book I spell out the context of the Zionist invasion, and interweave my family story within the wider history of my people and the destruction of their old ways of life. So far we have many books from Israelis, some sympathetic and others not, regarding the events that led to the creation of the State of Israel, and its later expansion. But there is really very little that tells the story from those of us who lost everything. I am proud to tell you the story of my father; he symbolizes the fire of resistance in every Palestinian heart; the resistance of all human beings who are oppressed, in this case by the Zionists of Israel and by the imperial forces that support them. The writing of this book has been for me a passion, yet it is none the less an accurate reflection that has kept the Palestinian resistance alive for so long over such great odds."
Richard Falk, Albert G. Milbank Professor of International Law Emeritus, Princeton University and Special Rapporteur for Occupied Palestinian Territories, UN Human Right Council: "Ramzy Baroud has written a deeply moving chronicle of the persisting Palestinian ordeal that manages to interweave and bring to life the heart-wrenching experience of his family, particularly the heroics of his father, with the daily cruelties of the prolonged Israeli occupation of Gaza, the frequent horrors of refugee existence, and the disillusioning futility of seeking an end to a bloody conflict that goes on and on. This book more than any I have read tells me why anyone of conscience must stand in solidarity with the continuing struggle of the Palestinian people for self-determination and a just peace."
John Pilger, Sydney Peace Prize-winning documentary filmmaker and journalist, and author of Freedom Next Time: "This is a very fine book: both a loving tribute to the author's father and the struggle and pain of Palestine seen through the witness and insights of two generations. Together, they beckon freedom."
Robin Yassin-Kassab (The Electronic Intifada): "Baroud's "My Father was a Freedom Fighter" is an antidote to the media's decontextualisation and dehumanisation of Palestinians. It's also an instant classic, one of the very best books to have examined the Palestinian tragedy… a historically pinpointed setting which involves Cairo, Jerusalem and Washington as much as Gaza or the Egyptian desert. And the interpenetration of inner and outer worlds is accomplished to an extent that is rare in fiction, let alone in non-fiction."
Cindy and Craig Corrie, The Rachel Corrie Foundation: "Ramzy Baroud provides a riveting account of his father's life and a compelling narrative of his people's history. It is the story of Exodus, but told from the view of the Palestinians on shore as the ship arrived. A narrative we have listened to time and again over sweet tea in Gaza, it is available now to those who cannot travel to Palestine. This book should be read by all who struggle to understand the Middle East and to find passage to a just peace in the region."
Gilad Atzmon, an author, commentator and jazz musician: "Ramzy Baroud's "My Father Was A Freedom Fighter" is more than a book, it is actually a masterpiece .. Ramzy's father Mohammed, was a freedom fighter. He didn't win a single war, not even a battle, yet, against all odds, in spite of his poverty and illness, he managed to educate his children and to plant hope in their young souls, to fuel Ramzy with fierceness, which along the years transformed the young man into a monumental inspirational writer and an icon of intellectual resistance. .. My Father Was A Freedom Fighter may be one of the saddest books ever written, yet, Baroud peppered it with his witty sarcastic humour. In between sobbing and laughter we come to intimately grasp the depth of the Palestinian misery. My Father Was A Freedom Fighter is a Weiningerian poetic artistic exercise. Baroud takes us into his own world. Through the poesis, the tears, the pain and the joy we understand the world we live in, how merciless it is, yet, Baroud reminds us all along that we are also free to resist and to hope for a change. Baroud is not just a free man, he is also a free spirit, a spirit that can guide others through the Zionist darkness that threatens to swallow what is left of ethics and universalism. To resist is apparently the true meaning of freedom."
Salman Abu Sitta, author and historian, Founder and President of Palestine Land Society, London: "Ramzy Baroud is a gifted writer. His book is one of the few books, written in English about the life, depopulation and struggle for survival (literally) of the people of a village in south Palestine. He portrays their ordeal in over six decades, with no end in sight for their suffering. Gathered patiently from the recollections of the survivors, it stands out as an unblemished depiction of their plight. No amount of spin could obliterate that, or could deny the indefatigable persistence of Palestinians to survive and struggle to return home. In writing this book, Ramzy himself, the exiled son of that village, is proof of this persistence."
Noam Chomsky: "Ramzy Baroud's sensitive, thoughtful, searching writing penetrates to the core of moral dilemmas that their intended audiences evade at their peril. Few are spared his perceptive eye, and only the morally callous will fail to respond to his pleas to look into the mirror honestly, to question comforting beliefs that protect us from facing our elementary responsibilities, and to act to remedy the terrible misery and injustice that he exposes to our view, as we surely can."
Ron Jacobs (CounterPunch.org): "Under Baroud's pen, history truly does become the story of a people. Each individual whose story appears in My Father Was a Freedom Fighter embodies the story of the Palestinians. Ramzy Baroud tells a very personal tale in these pages underlined by an impeccably researched historical knowledge."
Aras Coskuntuncel (Hurriyet, Turkey): "Ramzy Baroud's "My Father Was A Freedom Fighter: Gaza's Untold Story" will become a classic piece of literature about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through powerful language and stories rife with humor that subtly call to mind the bigger issue at hand. Baroud dialectically combines his family's story and modern Palestinian history through inductive and deductive logic by relating his family's story as the story of the Palestinian people and by making the Arab-Israeli issue a family matter. .. This book - Mohammed's story - has no end: It's another beginning, a story that is and will be written every day by every "freedom fighter" as a symbol for all until every Beit Daras is returned to its rightful owners. This and only this will lead to a better, fair, livable and honorable world."
Greta Berlin, Co-Founder, The Free Gaza Movement: "Ramzy Baroud's story of his parent's bravery during Israel's brutal 1967 war of occupation is just one of the heartrending memories he tells about Gaza. His family's proud history stands as a symbol of Palestinian resistance since 1948, making this book a must-read for anyone who wants to know why Palestine will forever be in the hearts of the young and the memories of the old."
Steve Finbow (The Japan Times): "For anyone — including this reader — confused and exasperated by the Palestinian and Israeli conflict, anyone who seeks to learn the history of Palestine and its people, anyone interested in personal memoirs with historical backdrops . . . in fact, for Barack Obama, Tony Blair, Shimon Peres, Benjamin Netanyahu, Ismail Haniyeh, any member of Hamas, Fatah, the Israeli armed forces, Mossad, the CIA and the SIS, Ramzy Baroud's memoir is inspired and inspirational."
Sally Bland (The Jordan Times): "In this book, widely respected journalist Ramzy Baroud successfully combines the intimate tone of memoir with the broad dimensions of history. Even those with extensive knowledge of Palestine's modern history will be fascinated by Baroud's account of his father's life as he interweaves the personal with the tumultuous events which swept the country in the 20th century, and right up to today."
Nicola Jones (The Witness – South Africa): "..But this book is not a political manifesto. Beautifully written, it is a narrative echoing the voices of the ordinary people of Gaza; people who long for the security that comes with a patch of land and being able to plant a tree on that land knowing, in the fullness of time, that they will be able to sit in its shade. Just for that, it should ring true for all who read it."
Deepak Tripathi: "Extraordinary book .. a living chronicle of an unfinished Palestinian journey from 1948 to the 2009/10 Israeli war on Gaza; of the trials and tribulations on the way; of the privation and humiliations under occupation; the struggle for Palestinian liberation; of families split across the Middle East and beyond; and the hopes of the entire Palestinian population now totaling ten million."
Susan Abulhawa (FiveBooks.com): "This is a wonderful book. It's a history book, a work of literature and a memoir. Ramzy Baroud is a political commentator and historian, the editor of the Palestine Chronicle and of a book called Searching Jenin: Eyewitness Accounts Of The Israeli Invasion, about the events of 2002. He grew up in the Gaza refugee camp and is very familiar with the psychology of the people in the camps – to this day they're holding out hope and still dreaming of going home. He captures this delightfully and his descriptions of place and people are just magnificent. Works like this are so important because, you know, when people write about Palestine it tends to be in dry, sterile prose. There is nothing dry about this book. Even though it's non-fiction it is full of emotion and wonderful characters."
Jim Miles: "Ramzy Baroud has written what should become an icon of historical-cultural writing for the people of Palestine. If you are to read one book on Gaza and Palestine, this is it."
Ludwig Watzal: "The life and the inner attitude of Mohammed Baroud give hope to the 'Wretched of the Earth'. He showed that surrender to injustice and repression can never be an option. This should be understood as a hint to Palestinians who seem to prefer, with Abbas leading the way, the easier way to 'independence'. Ramzy Baroud and his father stand for the alternative: freedom and self-respect."
Reviews & Previews
Robin Yassin-Kassab - Electronic Intifada and Asia TimesRefusal to Surrender: "My Father was a Freedom Fighter" Reviewed - Also, in Asia Times.
Gilad Atzmon'More Than a Book: It's a Masterpiece': My Father was a Freedom Fighter
Aras Coskuntuncel – Hurriyet, TurkeyA Family Story within Middle East's 'Untold Story
Steve Finbow - The Japan TimesInspirational Voice from the Land of Gaza: What If Postwar Japan Had a Similar History?
Ron Jacobs - CounterPunch.orgPalestine: A Family Story
Jim MilesBaroud's 'Freedom Fighter' is an Icon
Roger SheetyGaza's Untold Story
Tapani Lausti (ZNet)The Unquenchable Spirit of Resistance In Gaza
Susan AbulhawaStories to Shape Life
Sally Bland - The Jordan TimesA Culture of Resistance
Nicola Jones - The Witness, South Africa My Land, My Rights, My Freedoms
Santham Pillay - The Sunday Times, South AfricaTale of Palestine Freedom Fighter Told by His Son
Deepak TripathiMy Father Was A Freedom Fighter – Book Review
Raid KhouryWriting the Last Chapter
Elana GoldonGaza, Mohammed and My Mother
Ludwig WatzalSurrender to Injustice Never an Option: A Gaza Story
Ramzy Baroud's Article that Inspired the BookNo Checkpoints in Heaven
Stephen LendmanPreview of Ramzy Baroud's 'My Father was a Freedom Fighter'
Mamoon Alabbasi - Middle East NewsGaza's Untold Story – Book Review
Rebelion Seguir luchando (Book Review in Spanish)
Press TV - Epilogue:Former Mayor of London Ken Livingstone hosts an exciting discussion on Ramzy Baroud's book: My Father Was a Freedom Fighter: Gaza's Untold Story with authors Dr. Ghada Karmi and Ben White. Watch: Part I, Part II, Part III
Aljazeera TV - A Book I Read:My Father Was a Freedom Fighter: Gaza's Untold Story: Part I & Part II
InMinds.comRamzy Baroud Concludes Book Tour in London – Video and Images
Watch Short Promo:
My Father was a Freedom Fighter: Gaza's Untold Story – English
My Father was a Freedom Fighter: Gaza's Untold Story – Arabic
Interviews and Related News
An Evening with Ramzy Baroud (Mancunian Matters)
IslamOnline Radio
Tale of Palestine Freedom Fighter Told by His Son
A Promotional Film about Gaza Launches New Book's Worldwide Awareness Campaign
My Father was a Freedom Fighter Released in the US
Gaza Book Slated for Early Release to Coincide with Gaza Massacre Anniversary
Book and Film about Gaza (Arabic - al-Thawra Newspaper, Syria)
Book and Film about Gaza (Arabic - al-Rai Newspaper, Jordan)
Ramzy Baroud's My Father Was a Freedom Fighter: Gaza's Untold Story'is now availabe in Arabic. The original English version of the book is available at Amazon, Amazon UK, Barnes & Nobles and Pluto. Learn More. Watch a short promo in English & Arabic.
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Entertainment 3/5
Creepiness 0/5
Nightmares 0/5
Oh Jebus, I wanted to hate this so bad. I wanted it to suck so so bad. It stars Paris Hilton - need I say any more? And yet...ugh, like a moth drawn to a flame...ugh...I slightly enjoyed it.
I guess it's a remake of the two House of Wax films that came before it (1930s and 1950s) but if so, it's pretty liberal with it's interpretation of the story line. Here, a group of snotty teenagers are on their way to some football game in (we are led to believe) Florida (though Florida is devoid of the hills and trees shown here, but whatever). They're kind of a hodgepodge (shocker) - there's a princess, a jock, rebellious tough guy, a dopey dude who just wants to party, a sweet nice guy type and Elisha Cuthbert who is sort of holding it all together. Sort of like the Breakfast Club, except... not. They camp out overnight where they encounter a big 70's truck that shows up glaring it's high beams at the kids until the rebel dude throws a bottle at the truck which causes it to leave. Oh, but don't worry, you'll see that truck again. Uh - DUH.
Morning arrives and the nice guy's shiny, flawless 1972 Dodge Charger has had it's fan belt cut. Oh no! Now they'll miss the game! No worries, we'll figure it out, we're smart college kids. How about this, after we run across a pit full of rotting dead animals and a creepy hillbilly unloading more dead animals into the pit, you guys can all leave and me and Cuthbert will get a ride into town with the hillbilly. You'll catch the game, I'll get the fan belt I need and all will be happy. See? Smart college kids.
From here things become remarkably implausible and very very dumb, but just entertaining enough that I kept watching. Admittedly there are some cool ideas here. For one, the House of Wax each dopey teen invariably runs across is pretty cool, if only because it's made of wax itself which turns out to be a fun idea in the film's finale. Also, there are some pretty gnarly death scenes that are worth sticking around for - especially when Hilton gets it. Her death scene is fantastically gory. Yaaay!
Overall, House of Wax delivers what one would expect it to, given it's intended audience. It's a teen-horror for sure, a genre that demands certain cliches and plot lines, all of which are in full force here. By no means is it a good movie, but it's ok for what it is.
I do wish the people at Dark Castle would stop ruining classic films though. But then, I wish Paris Hilton would remain in prison for the rest of her life. And obviously that isn't going to happen any time soon.
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So I've been at the Ear, nose and throat department of the hospital for the past couple of weeks to learn the tricks of the trade. After trying for a week to mind-control the doctors to let me stitch, I finally gave in and asked for permission. Which was totally cool. Especially since I said I was really good at sewing and accidentally forgot to mention that my knowledge was mostly theoretical.
So at the end of a surgery, the doctor casually hands me a needle and points to a gaping wound in the patients neck. That I am supposed to sew together. By myself. Which is pretty cool.
So I start with the first stitch, and by the time I reach number two I have dropped the needle into the patient a few times and am shaking violently.
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February's total of 1,014,176 20-foot equivalent units represented a 4 percent increase from January volume.
Shipments of paper and paperboard, the largest containerized export commodity, increased 18 percent to 154,271 TEUs. These shipments include wastepaper that is recycled into packing material for shipments back to the U.S. and Europe.
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Having sex while using nuvaring
Common Questions and Answers about Having sex while using nuvaring
Many people have experienced pains and light bleeding while having intercourse and
. It seems to affect everyone differently, but it's very likely the
is the source of your problems. I would suggest trying a different form of birth control, as this one is obviously not for you.
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It's my second time
method. I was on the IUD method but my uterus rejected it two times; so the dr. suggested to take it out & use another method(on March 2nd). So i decided to go back on the nuvaring method; eventhough, I was having complications the 1st time I used this method. Thought i had just used it wrong the 1st time. On March 5, I started my period(light period) & decided to have intercourse with my partner(who i've been with for 2yrs).
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I think your mother should be proud that you are
protection. If you want a list of side effects google
and you will find some info. Best of Luck!!
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We never use condoms. Well, a couple of weeks ago I'm thinking about 3-4 weeks ago we were
and it really hurt. Anyways, I've been having brown discharge/spotting and I don't even need to wear a condom. It's barely there when I wipe myself when I'm using the bathroom. So, this has been going on for about 4-5 days now. I'm really hoping I'm not pregnant, because I got Nuvaring to avoid getting pregnant so I could get my career started in the Army.
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On the 12th, I thought I was starting my period and ended up
a miscarriage. I passed tissue that had a sac on it. I had gotten pregnant
the Nuva Ring. I talked to a Dr. about it recently and she told me she has been hearing about people getting pregnant while on it. So there is a very good chance you got pregnant while using it, took it out and then miscarried just like I did.
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What form were you
? I conceived our little bun
spermicide. We basically weren't trying to get pregnant but had the mindset that if we did, it would be amazing. I told my dr this and he said, "Were you trying to conceive?" and I replied, "No, but we weren't trying that hard NOT to," and he came back with, "So you were trying.
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SO I went 16 months without
, and I find/meet a man and we had
. The very next morning I wake up and wham, I could feel that yeast infection feeling inside, the itchy one we women are familiar with. (by the way after reading your posts I am eating yogurt at this very moment :) ). I remember the first time I had sex I was 20, I am 44 now......
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I use nuvaring. Only irritation Ive ever had if it slips down & we have sex I can feel it. Make sure you have it pushed up as far as you can. Other than that Ive never had a problem. No emotional or physical effects.
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Then it went down to maybe once or twice a week, and now for the past 3 months we have only been having sex one or two times a month. She uses a
for birth control, and last month
it she noticed a hardened bump on the top of her vaginal opening. So we took the ring out and we havent put a new one in (her prescription ran out and she has to go back to the gyno). Last night we were having sex, she told me it hurt her.
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You may be experiencing pain during penis-vagina (p-v)
because you're not aroused enough. If you're
to use lube, this may indeed be the case. Even with lube, your tissues can get irritated--especially if you're using a lube that contains alcohol or perfume (alcohol irritates those delicate membranes). If you're not aroused, it's probably because you're not getting enough clitoral stimulation during p-v.
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I thought I was the only one
that problem. After my husband and I finish
I dont smell anything. But the day after it smell really really bad and I have try everything to get rid of the smell, but nothing seem to work. Even when I am work I smell myself and I OFTEN WONDER CAN ANYONE ELSE SMELL ME. That if so embarrassing to walk around smelling like that and wonder can someone else smell you. I hated it so bad that i wanted to stop having sex with my husband.
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today is my second day
provera and am having pain just below my naval.am i pregnant or am not.
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My boyfriend of 2 years, and I have been
for about a year and a half and ever since, I have had this intense burning after
. We were both virgins, so we ruled out STD's. I've been to the drs countless times and they say that they can't find anything wrong or it could just be dryness. We've tried lubrication and that didn't seem to help either. When he enters me, there's a litttle bit of burning, but nothing horrible. It's after were done that it starts to BURN!
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i have been on the pill for over a year, a week and a half ago i had
my period ( so i obviously was on my week of sugar pills) my boyfriend did not *** inside me and was only inside me for a few seconds. i feel like i have 3 things working my way 1) having my period 2) being on the pill for over a year 3) him not cuming inside. please if anyone has comments post them to help me feel better. what do you think???
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I have to be VERY careful when wiping cuz I may tear, and most of all I have to watch out when
. I hate that I try to avoid
whenever possible, but nobody has been able to help me. I pray that I will grow out of it, since I apparently grew into it. I pray for all of you , and I pray that no one has to live in this hell for as long as I have.
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I am 23 yrs old, two children and have been having the bleeding between periods, after bowel movement (vaginal) and everytime after intercourse. its putting me off
my husband as it means i am always bleeding. I have been to the doctors and she thinks i might have somthing called polyops has anyone else been told this? I had the coil fitted a year ago but she does not think it has anything to do with my symptoms. can anyone help?
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I started
for the first time on October 16, but I started
foul odor which I detected it could be a form of infection so I removed the ring October 28. Automatically, I started my period October the 31th and I had unprotected sex with my husband the November 3rd while still doing my period. It is 28 days from my last period could I be pregnant?
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I was due to take my nuvaring out on the 25th Nov 2011, so i did so. ((we have regular unprotected
)). My partner and I, same one, again had unprotected sex on the 27th Nov 2011 while nuvaring was NOT in place since i took it out on 25 Nov 2011. After the encounter, i peed like i normally do.
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If I have issues getting him in that usually only lasts for a few strokes unless we had been
very frequently. But this last time it hurt for a
and its been a
for us. I am even having trouble with tampons and I love tampons as opposed to pads that is. Could this be the nuva ring be the cause?
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I took a home pregnancy test this past weekend and it was negative but I'm nauses alot, tired,
tha restroom alot, n getting dizzy when I stand up or
I'm standing. I had unprotected sex about 6 weeks ago no condom but I am on birth control (nuva ring).....My big question is even with my birth control in is it still possible that i could have gotten pregnant or is it jus due to me being close to me period????????thanks for any kind of advice and help.
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But me and my husband have always had alot of
, but i
i was on the ring, i didnt even want to think about
, and man a few days out of the month i just wasnt myself, I was mean to everyone. And i wasnt a happy person. So i quit using it a month and a half ago and ive been fine since then. Happy and wanting sex again. lol But i honestly believe that you cant knock it til you try it, cuz its different for everyone.
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My GF uses a
for birth control (she has been
it for a year), and last month while it was in her vagina, she noticed a hardened bump on the top of her vaginal opening and a little pain. So we took the ring out and we havent put a new one in (her prescription ran out and she has to go back to the gyno). Last night we were having sex, she told me it hurt her. It hurts her where the bump formed, and she also told me its been hurting for a while, she just never told me.
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i am so happy but now i really need to look at contraceptives as i have 3 kids and don't plan on
anymore (atleast not any time soon lol). Looking for some advice on what's good as I've only ever used condoms which i hate cause i can't feel anything and i had the rod in my arm but had to have it removed cause i got really bad depression on it. not too keen on the pill cause knowing me id forget to take it. what would u guys suggest is good?
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I actually got pregnant when
before. Right after I took it out. that next month I missed my period and was pregnant. is that a sign that we are very fertile?
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I started
in Feb. of this year. My partner and I also used condoms with it. Then on April 3rd, we opted not to use the condom and he came in me. I told him I was on birth control and that it should be fine. In the last two weeks my appetite has increased tremendously. I seemed to have gained weight in the last few days.
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fast forward six months and his symptoms were reoccuring
i started
pain during
. i didn't connect the two because he never mentioned any pain again. so i thought we were being too rough or it was due to my using nuvaring as birthcontrol. we have a long distance relationship so at one point he had himself tested while i was away. his initial diagnosis was chlamydia. (when the doc looked under the microscope) .
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I'm glad I'm not the only one experiencing these nasty side effects. I am
and I feel like ripping peoples heads off over simple things. I have anxiety. One minute I'm crying next I'm mad....its crazy. Don't do this to yourself. Its pretty bad I'm a nicer person ON MY PERIOD when that thing is out of me...I have to make an appointment with my gyn to get off this....I hate it.
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I am 17 years old and me and my boyfriend have recently become sexually active I got on birth-control( NUVA RING ) almost 2 weeks before
but it was protected and he didn't pull out. I also took the Plan B emergency after pill two days after the unprotected sex. & we also had sex again but i recently found out it was on my ovulated day and he didn't pull out.
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My stitches are gone and im ready to have sex again but I dont wanna risk getting a infection.. Could
before the 6 week mark cause any problems?? IM confused about alot of things.. My doctor says one thing and someone else says another.. Any advice would help out!! Thanx again!!
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Alaska Airlines And Horizon Air Flights Delayed Due To Internet Outage
SEATTLE, Oct. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A Sprint fiber network cable severed in the Seattle area significantly delayed Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air flights today. Sprint provides the airlines with connectivity to SABRE, the system the carriers use for reservations, to check in passengers and to purchase tickets.
Sprint internet service was disrupted at 7:30 a.m. and was restored about noon.
As of noon, the two airlines had canceled 70 flights, affecting more than 6,000 passengers. More than 130 flights had departed, some up to four hours late.
Alaska and Horizon plan to pre-cancel some flights scheduled to depart between 2 and 5 p.m. today Pacific time to help return their operation to normal. A complete list of those pre-cancellations will be posted at alaskaair.com .Passengers traveling today are urged to check the status of their flight at alaskaair.com, Alaska's mobile website, or by using Alaska's mobile apps for the iPhone and Android. Customers can also call 1-800-ALASKAAIR (1-800-252-7522) before leaving for the airport. Customers traveling Oct. 8 or 9 can change their ticket or request a refund by Oct. 9 and reschedule their travel through Oct. 22 without incurring any change fees. Full details are available on alaskaair.com. Customers whose travel plans were disrupted are also advised to contact Alaska Airlines' Customer Care team at http://bit.ly/RLRhxB for compensation. For people who do not have access to the Web, please call Customer Care directly at 1-800-654-5669. More details are available at www.alaskaair.com . "We apologize for this disruption to our customers," Alaska Airlines President and CEO Brad Tilden said. "We've been working aggressively with Sprint and SABRE to get our operations back to normal as quickly as possible and will maintain our efforts until we get all of our customers where they need to go." Alaska IT specialists worked with Sprint and SABRE throughout the morning to find an alternative way to restore a connection that would allow customers to check in. In the meantime, Alaska implemented a manual process to check in passengers, however, the process was very slow. Alaska Airlines, a subsidiary of Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK), together with its partner regional airlines, serves 95 cities through an expansive network in Alaska, the Lower 48, Hawaii, Canada and Mexico. Alaska Airlines has ranked "Highest in Customer Satisfaction Among Traditional Network Carriers" in the J.D. Power and Associates North America Airline Satisfaction Study(SM) for five consecutive years from 2008 to 2012. For reservations, visit www.alaskaair.com. For more news and information, visit the Alaska Airlines Newsroom at www.alaskaair.com/newsroom. SOURCE Alaska Air Group
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Statement by Ms. P. Narangua
Deputy Permanent Reprensentative of Mongolia, on Agenda Item 94 :
Environment and sustainable development
/53rd UNGA/
New York, 21 October 1998
Mr. Chairman,
My delegation associates itself with the earlier statement made by the representative of Indonesia, who spoke on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
Mr. Chairman,
According to the new concept of sustainable development, for the first time, the world is being offered an approach that reflects a coherent, comprehensive and powerful process that could simultaneously advance economic well being, and the allocation of wealth and resources while preserving ecological and environmental health.
The safe and sound environment is an essential component of a viable development and a factor of production and competitiveness, determining the long-term pace and quality of economic growth. Cross-border pollution, the protection of international waters, handling of dangerous waste, bilateral and multilateral aid - all these illustrate the global dimension of the relationship between the environment and development.
The causes of most environmental problems in the world have their origins in the development process or in its failures and inadequacies, and in our mind, it is only through better management of this process these problems can be managed and solved.
Sustainable development requires ensuring the compatibility of environmental protection and natural resource use with the requirements of social and economic development and external global changes with impacts on specific countries. Sustainable development is an aim, through each country has to design its own strategy. Therefore, it is important to establish effective national mechanisms to formulate and implement their own agenda of action for sustainable development.
Mr. Chairman,
It gives me a pleasure to note that Mongolia was among the first countries that supported the concepts, declarations and programmes of the Earth Summit held in Rio De Janeiro in 1992. A clear manifestation of this support is the enormous work undertaken to elaborate Mongolia`s Agenda 21 in spite of the painful period of transition to democracy and market economy. For the first time in the history of Mongolia, we have a comprehensive program, which outlines the national development strategy designed for environmentally friendly, economically stable, socially wealthy development. The country`s sustainable development strategy reaffirms Mongolia`s committment to sustainable development, describing and analyzing the challenges facing the country. It also defines, what we need to do to achieve sustainable social and economic development, to ensure the proper use of natural resources and to protection the environment.
The impact of the global climate change on Mongolia is quite evident. The studies, carried out over the last 50 years have shown that the overall temperature of Mongolia has increased by 0,7 degrees, droughts occur every 2-3 years, water level of the large rivers have dropped by 20-30 per cent, one third of the pastures and more than half of the cultivated lands have degraded and loss of fertility of the soil has reached 20-30 per cent. That is why we are attaching great importance to the climate change and environmental problems.
What we want to achieve in the field of environment is to create an effective legal basis for reliable environmental protection and associated enforcement systems as necessary conditions for the harmonized relationship of human society and nature. The mobilization of all necessary resources is required to prevent environmental degradation such as deforestation, desertification, degradation of agricultural lands, species loss, air pollution,increasing wastes and toxic chemicals, and reduction in the volume and quality of water resources, and to prevent or reverse adverse changes to Mongolia`s exceptional natural bounty.
We believe that comprehensive programmes to combat drought and desertification need to be elaborated and implemented by every nation and region facing these kinds of natural disasters, and especially, the development of international cooperation and partnership must be accelerated.
Mr. Chairman,
Sustainable development requires increased investment, for which financial resources are needed. But these resources are critical for the developing countries to achieve economic growth, improve the welfare of their populations, meet their basic needs in a sustainable manner, all without deteriorating or depleting the resource base that underpins development.
The international community should promote an open international trading system that improves developing countries access to the latest environmentally sound technologies, which is a prerequisite for overcoming the technological gap and harmonizing relationship between production and environment. In these circumstances it is necessary to create a favorable environment of economic and legislative measures to streamline the processes of transfer of technology.
Mr. Chairman,
Official Development Assistance is an important vehicle for financial transfers between developed and developing countries, providing external resources for invesment and financing projects which would not be undertaken with capital from commercial sources. Unfortunately, the committment of the developed countries to devote 0,7 per cent of their GNP to ODA objectives for development have not been met except a few countries. Reversing the decline of ODA and fulfilment of the internationally agreed target and committments on new and additional resources are pivotal for integration of developing countries in the global economy as well as making the environment safe.
Mr. Chairman,
Mongolia believes that the entry into force of the conventions on the climate change, biological diversity and desertification is a remarkable achievement that should be followed up by their full-scale implementation.
Thank you.


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EVGA is slowly but certainly wrapping up the development of its line of power supplies dubbed SuperNOVA. Back on Computex Taipei 2012, we met with Jacob Freeman (Product Manager) and discussed what innovations the company is bringing to market inside the 1.5kW power supply. As you can see in video below, this power supply packs quite the punch:
Today we can bring you the details about the software which customers will be able to use, ranging from seeing the operational history or even "overclock the power supply" – entering the OC mode you can send more current to particular parts, which will do great with sub-zero overclocking.
EVGA SuperNOVA Software tracks all aspects of the brand new power supply product line
Enthusiasts and hardcore overclockers will look forward towards the possibility to overclock your power supply. Should you venture into the extreme overclocking, be that liquid or sub-zero cooling you will have the capability to individually set overcurrent – for example, overclocking the graphics card and giving it extra current through the 6-pin and 8-pin connectors (12V Rail), splitting or unifying rails – as you can see in the image below:
Overclock your Power Supply!
The 1.5kW power supply supports overclocking up to 1.65kW, i.e. 1,650 Watts. The last feature is quite an interesting one – power supply history. You can track just how stable is the current coming into the computer, as well as what is the power draw of key components.
All in all, EVGA is preparing quite the mighty product, and only time will tell will market adopt the innovations brought forward by a nimble manufacturer out of Brea, CA.


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(Former President of India APJ Abdul Kalam at Wharton India Economic forum , Philadelphia, March 22,2008)
Question: Could you give an example, from your own experience, of how leaders should manage failure?
Kalam: Let me tell you about my experience. In 1973 I became the project director of India's satellite launch vehicle program, commonly called the SLV-3. Our goal was to put India's "Rohini" satellite into orbit by 1980. I was given funds and human resources — but was told clearly that by 1980 we had to launch the satellite into space. Thousands of people worked together in scientific and technical teams towards that goal.
By 1979 — I think the month was August — we thought we were ready. As the project director, I went to the control center for the launch. At four minutes before the satellite launch, the computer began to go through the checklist of items that needed to be checked. One minute later, the computer program put the launch on hold; the display showed that some control components were not in order. My experts — I had four or five of them with me — told me not to worry; they had done their calculations and there was enough reserve fuel. So I bypassed the computer, switched to manual mode, and launched the rocket. In the first stage, everything worked fine. In the second stage, a problem developed. Instead of the satellite going into orbit, the whole rocket system plunged into the Bay of Bengal. It was a big failure.
That day, the chairman of the Indian Space Research Organization, Prof. Satish Dhawan, had called a press conference. The launch was at 7:00 am, and the press conference — where journalists from around the world were present — was at 7:45 am at ISRO's satellite launch range in Sriharikota [in Andhra Pradesh in southern India]. Prof. Dhawan, the leader of the organization, conducted the press conference himself. He took responsibility for the failure — he said that the team had worked very hard, but that it needed more technological support. He assured the media that in another year, the team would definitely succeed. Now, I was the project director, and it was my failure, but instead, he took responsibility for the failure as chairman of the organization.
The next year, in July 1980, we tried again to launch the satellite — and this time we succeeded. The whole nation was jubilant. Again, there was a press conference. Prof. Dhawan called me aside and told me, "You conduct the press conference today."
I learned a very important lesson that day. When failure occurred, the leader of the organization owned that failure. When success came, he gave it to his team. The best management lesson I have learned did not come to me from reading a book; it came from that experience.
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Mein yuhi koi apna lagta hai
Kabhi Kabhi aditi woh bichad jaye to
Ek sapna lagta hai
Aise mein koi kaise apnne aasun ko behene se roke
Aur kaise koi soch de
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Aur kaise koi soch de
Everything gona be ok
Soch zara janejaa tujhko hum kitna chahte hai
Roote hai hum bhi agar teri aakhon mein aasun aate hain
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Lekin raat ke baad hi to savera hota
Kabhi Kabhi aditi Zindagi ,
Mein yuhi koi apna lagta hai
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Kabhi Kabhi aditi Zindagi ,
Mein yuhi koi apna lagta hai
Kabhi Kabhi aditi woh bichad jaye to
Ek sapna lagta hai
Hey aditi hasde hasde hasde hasde hasde tu zara
Nahi to bas thoda thoda thoda thoda thoda thoda muskura
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Nahi to bas thoda thoda thoda thoda thoda thoda muskura
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IDLDPL has announced the availability of the latest consumer technology product in the Indian market. It is a 9-inch digital photo frame dubbed DPF900 from YES.
The YES DPF900 frame allow you to store all your memories and even view it anytime on its brilliant, high-contrast color LCD screen. It claims to offer fast response, direct input from most digital cameras and memory cards, USB flash or syncing with the computer in addition to 8 MB onboard memory.
YES DPF900 packs in a lot of features including displaying a number of still photos, playing MP3 songs or MPEG4 files. You can also adjust the brightness and color of their high-resolution photos displayed.
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Phool mujh par bhi barse,
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Inka rona yahan,
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New Delhi: For those of you who think blogging is just a pass time, here's a myth breaker: for some, it's a job that could earn you as much as Rs 1 lakh a month.
Welcome to the world of Amit Agarwal, one of the few professional bloggers in India. Agarwal started blogging two years after quitting his job at a software company. He now earns several lakhs a month. So how he does make his millions?
"I get sponsors who like to put advertisements on my website,†he says.
www.labnol.blogspot.com started as a technology blog where you'll now find everything from ways to translate Hindi webpages to English, keys to read full copies of popular magazines, tips and tricks to use Wikipedia more effectively.
The site packs in more than 5,000 articles and is loaded with the kind of stuff that does not make to the newspapers but just the kind of stuff that more than two million people want to read every month.
If you want to click as a professional blogger, start posting five to seven times a day. Entries should be original and content consistent. But most of all, you need to be patient. Agarwal says his blog only started making money after about a year.
While cyberspace itself is the best teacher, you can learn to design, create and operate online content.
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Critic & User Reviews
The Way Batman Should Be
posted by DesertGame (LAS CRUCES, NM) Oct 19, 2011
Member since Sep 2010
57 out of 64 gamers (89%) found this review helpful
Batman has so many gadgets in this game. It also adds more content and story/back story. You get to play as Batman AND Catwoman. There is also DLC coming out for NightWing (Richard Greyson [gamefly doesnt let you say his name because it can mean something else]) and Robin (Tim Drake). The bonus challege maps are in this game like the first (Fighting and Predator Modes), but playable with other character.
At nearly anytime you can stop progressing in the game and just fly around, dropping upon groups of Prisoners, unleashing the fury of the Dark Knight and then vanish. While playing this game you will find yourself saying things like "I'm Batman."
This game will be enjoyable no matter how much time you put into it. You could run through and do the main story or take your time exploring, fighting, doing Riddler Puzzles (There are 440 of them for Batman and Catwoman). Also the waypoint system in this game is amazing. The marked area has a Bat-Signal above it with arrows pointing to the location you desire, and with Batman's Glide and Grapple Boost Glide you can travel from one end to the other in no time. There are also many optional side quests, challenges, unlocks, etc...
The only thing I found that I did not like was the last few AR training optional side missions. By the end the game wants you to be very dead on with your gliding. But I did beat it and unlocked many things, like the Glide Boost.
I would say that this game is one of the top 3 of the year.
My Oh My
posted by WillSeeWays (NASHVILLE, TN) Oct 18, 2011
Member since Oct 2011
29 out of 35 gamers (83%) found this review helpful
If you've never played the first batman game, don't worry, the learning curve on this game is quick (just don't try hard mode). You will quickly grasp the basics of the game and eagerly learn the advanced tactics. This is another one of the beauties of this game, it makes you want to master your own play style, not just beat it as quickly or as easily as possible.
As an overview: Top notch graphics, intuitive game play, decent story (obviously better if you read the comics/played the first one), a multitude of gameplay styles, and one heck of a high addiction rating makes this game a must buy.
Bottom line: If you are on the fence or simply speculative: no more hesitation, get this game and you will not be disappointed.
posted by RAMBOSOTE (TAMPA, FL) Oct 17, 2011
Member since Feb 2010
71 out of 93 gamers (76%) found this review helpful
The fighting system is just as fluent as the original with a bit of changes here and there but i promise you all that you will not be dissapointed.
The good,bad and ugly
posted by Brigbar96 (SAINT LOUIS, MO) Jun 15, 2012
Member since Jun 2012
6 out of 8 gamers (75%) found this review helpful
bad: you have to download catwoman
ugly: there is nothing ugly about this game
I Love This Game
posted by suckerfree212 (RIDGEWOOD, NY) Nov 7, 2011
Member since Aug 2011
7 out of 10 gamers (70%) found this review helpful
Just about perfect
posted by Markus1142 (SOMERVILLE, NJ) Oct 24, 2011
Member since Oct 2010
12 out of 19 gamers (63%) found this review helpful
It's an improvement over Arkham Asylum in almost every way. More gadgets, more combat moves, more riddles, and more villains to fight. The story is incredible, and is driven by the excellent voice acting of Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill.
The only downside is, despite starting with all the gadgets and abilities you earned in Arkham Asylum, the game still "Metroids" you into needing more gadgets or upgrades to backtrack to areas and items you couldn't get to earlier. It's a minor frustration that could have been worked around, but given how much there is to do you may not even have the time to notice it.
The ending leaves the door wide open to a sequel, and it'll be interesting to see where they go with the next in the series.
Very Good
Fun to play and look at, short, extras overrated
posted by megconnell (ALAMEDA, CA) Nov 1, 2011
Member since Mar 2011
4 out of 6 gamers (67%) found this review helpful
Short campaign. THe replayability was the most disappointing. The riddler challenge system was upgraded but I found it to be convoluted and difficult to use. Chasing down those stupid trophies only to find little progress made toward unlocking a new riddler hostage challenge. No new batsuit unlocked after playthrough: what's up with that? It would have been nice to be able to change the difficulty setting for the replay+ (i.e., the campaign replay w/ carry over upgrades, progress, etc). It's kind of a 0-sum gain when a fully upgraded Batman takes on more challenging enemies. And it's not like I have an incentive grind through since there's nothing left to upgrade at the next level-up. All I wanted to do was kick some butt with my new toys. See Dead Space 2 for replayability done right.
Very Good
Open World, Better Game
posted by gatsbyesque (ELYRIA, OH) Nov 12, 2011
Member since Nov 2011
2 out of 3 gamers (67%) found this review helpful
Well they gave Batman a proper city and Arkham City is a much better game. The combat is pretty much the same but they switch it up with set pieces and different types of encounters. Because you're in the city for most of the game and not in a series of rooms, using Detective Mode to plan out how to take down enemies is more fun this time around.
I finished the main story (playing on normal) in maybe 8 hours, without playing many side missions. I found the side missions frustrating and repetitive, so I didn't bother. What is most disappointing about the main story is the boss fights. There was only one boss fight that I thought was properly difficult. The rest were ridiculously easy.
Rent this game, don't buy it. If you play all the side missions it will only last you maybe 15 hours. Good game, not incredibly memorable though.
Blew My Mind.
posted by RickygPoole (COLDWATER, MS) Oct 17, 2011
Member since Jul 2011
11 out of 19 gamers (58%) found this review helpful
I'm Batman
posted by dfloss721 (GRAYSLAKE, IL) Oct 25, 2011
Member since Jun 2007
6 out of 10 gamers (60%) found this review helpful
Nowadays, everything revolves around competitive online gaming it seems. Arkham City is an unbelievably refreshing single-player campaign in an industry dominated by online play. I found myself totally immersed in this game and put in over 40 hours by the time I was done. I'm Batman.
Batman has serious upgrades this time, boasting like 10 different awesome gadgets. These obviously play major roles in Batman's gameplay, along with his flawless hand-to-hand combat. These are all leveled up through progress, but there is not much branching out or customizing, however that didn't seem to bother me. The gameplay is almost flawless, and you can mix both melee and gadget fighting combos to create huge powerful streaks, unlocking finishing moves and other devastating attacks.
One of the best additions for me was the awesome open-world Arkham City you can explore. Batman can practically fly anywhere in the city using his cape and grapple hook, which can fling you in the air to keep you floating forever. It's so much fun to navigate like that, and you can pick off guys 100 ft in the air using special aerial attacks. Press a button and Batman can soar down like an Eagle to pounce on your enemy, allowing for a quick kill. I'm Batman.
On top of that, the story was actually great too. Blending the Penguin, Riddler, Joker, Dr. Strange and more all in the same game actually worked really well. It helped compliment the amazing detail in Arkham City, along with the 700+ collectibles, side quests, missions, modes, and more it has to offer. Even when you beat the game, you can start over with your current gadgets and level to cause some serious damage. This game is a great rental, but I would not recommend a purchase here.
Milt Drucker
Great Game!
posted by tradingsouls (SHINGLEHOUSE, PA) Dec 7, 2011
Member since Dec 2011
3 out of 5 gamers (60%) found this review helpful
A few times during the game, I found I wasn't sure which way to proceed and "Detective Mode" was of no help. However, this was very few and far between.
Before encountering a boss, you'll encounter the same scenario over and over again. You'll need to traverse a level, dispatch guards along the way, and until you reach the "boss's lair." Once there you'll repetitiously use the gargoyle perches to dispatch the main guard units before squaring off with the boss.
There are a ton of side missions which I did not do other than collecting Riddler's trophys that I had encountered along the way. I want to say that the side missions were a bit overkill but then again, straying from the main campaign, and I tire easily.
Controls were a bit quirky but very manageable. You'll use every aspect of your controller.
The main campaign is fairly short. I think it took me approx. 5 hours to complete the game. Last of the bad...there is a ton of stuff going on. It may be my preference but I like a game to keep rolling and it's entirely to easy to get side tracked from your main objectives.
Now forget everything I just said! This game is awesome!! Character innovation, movement, and overall game-play is the key to this games success. It's an absolute blast to play. Batman's gadgets are extensive, unique, and innovative. If you like 1st person, action-type games...don't pass this one up. If, within the first ten minutes of play, you're still unsure... get accustomed and keep playing. You'll love this game!
Very Good
posted by frisco (RALEIGH, NC) Oct 23, 2011
Member since Oct 2011
14 out of 26 gamers (54%) found this review helpful
With all this being said the combo of gliding, diving down, and using your grapnel/grapnel boost was carried out beautifully in this game. You could maneuver throughout the city very fluently and it was quite fun. So to sum it all up
-Gliding and grapnel gun in open city was awesome
- The combat improvement
- Voice acting
- Graphics were great
- No glitches at all, played smoothly throughout
- The games main story mode was VERY short
- Weak plot development in story w/ a terrible ending
- Boss battles were hardly memorable compared to previous game
- Game was really easy, even on hard
Great game to rent and beat but would be upset if i spent $60 on it. It is a solid game but not deserving of the 10's most ppl rate it.
Game of the Year (So Far!)
posted by Showtime (TEHACHAPI, CA) Nov 6, 2011
Member since Jan 2006
4 out of 7 gamers (57%) found this review helpful
Very Good
pretty decent
posted by twbakerzz (ROANOKE, VA) Nov 3, 2011
Member since Nov 2011
4 out of 7 gamers (57%) found this review helpful
Impossibly Good
posted by RainDragon (MUNFORD, TN) Oct 25, 2011
Member since Sep 2011
4 out of 8 gamers (50%) found this review helpful
Story: Brilliant, and the less you know going in the better. Rather than a random selection of completely unconnected plotlines, each character you meet serves a purpose to the greater narrative of either the main story, or a facet of Batman's personality.
Gameplay: Same basics of Arkham Asylum with a few refinements and changes in order to incorporate more gadgets into freeflow combat. Traversal of the open world becomes second nature after less than a few minutes of dedicated practice (and a couple of missions that help with that), and after a couple of hours you are no longer having to remember which button does what. You'll just know it. Superb.
Content: TONS. The main story will be roughly 30% of your game if you decide to do everything. There are multiple side-missions with amazing villains for you to thwart, and the Riddler outdid himself by putting more than 400 trophies and riddles into the city. There is a new game plus mode that unlocks after your first playthrough. It ups the difficulty slightly by changing enemy types and removing the 'spider-sense' lines that alert you when you can counter an attack. The good thing about this is that the Riddler challenges are shared between games. This makes it easier to snag them all over time.
Several things in game are referring to the inevitable sequel, and to (I believe) DLC. Fans of Hush (such as myself) will be happy to hear Batman, after Hush evades him, say to Oracle: "I'll deal with him tomorrow." Bring on that DLC Rocksteady... or better yet. Make Hush the #1 Villain for the next Arkham.
Get. This.
Very Good
Riddle puzzles/trophies
posted by Eko4pain (NORTH BEND, WA) Nov 25, 2011
Member since May 2011
3 out of 6 gamers (50%) found this review helpful
Very Good
great game
posted by Qonscience (HAYMARKET, VA) Nov 17, 2011
Member since Nov 2011
3 out of 6 gamers (50%) found this review helpful
Very Good
pretty good...
posted by cconte222 (TOTOWA, NJ) Nov 12, 2011
Member since Nov 2011
3 out of 6 gamers (50%) found this review helpful
posted by lilraze (BRONX, NY) Oct 27, 2011
Member since Apr 2011
3 out of 6 gamers (50%) found this review helpful
On The Fence
posted by Ziggers (PUNTA GORDA, FL) Dec 10, 2012
Member since Jan 2011
2 out of 4 gamers (50%) found this review helpful
The thing I liked about AC was the movement around the city (sitting on gargoyles on the roofs was cool). I also like the addition of some of Batman's weapons and a few extra villians.
What I didn't like was the repetitive riddler side missions. Want to get 100%? Then be prepared to do a lot of "busy work". To me, this isn't fun and is just content filler. I also didn't like that they brought back a lot of the same villians. It felt like I was just playing AA again in a different setting. The plot was really unrealistic and stupid, but it's Batman so whatever.
I also would have like to play as additional characters or get an extra costumes without having to be squeezed of every penny I have. Making at least one character or costume available freely would have been a nice reward for beating the game... but no you have to pay for every little extra thing. I didn't buy the extras even though I would have liked to see what happened.
Overall it is a good game and I hate to knock it... but it just really wasn't fun for me. I'm sure big Batman fans will just eat it up, but I'm moving onto something else.
Batman Arkham City
posted by thughes1978 (CABOT, AR) Jun 20, 2012
Member since Jun 2012
2 out of 4 gamers (50%) found this review helpful
not what i thought
posted by KINGK9 (SALEM, OR) Mar 31, 2012
Member since Nov 2010
2 out of 4 gamers (50%) found this review helpful
Very Good
posted by outlaw44 (ZOLFO SPRINGS, FL) Nov 9, 2011
Member since Nov 2011
2 out of 4 gamers (50%) found this review helpful
Very Good
posted by bluemarlinslaye (WILMINGTON, NC) Nov 2, 2011
Member since May 2011
2 out of 4 gamers (50%) found this review helpful
even better...
posted by cnorris (WINCHESTER, IN) Oct 24, 2011
Member since May 2007
2 out of 4 gamers (50%) found this review helpful


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Software Implementation
The software was divided into simple modules that implement certain functionalities or features. This approach allows easier code migration to other controllers by making some software blocks hardware independent. For a lighting systems vendor, it can be important to have multiple hardware platforms using very similar software. The modular structure allows the software modules to be tested independently, making it easier to find bugs.
The application software is broken down into six different modules. Each module represents a C language source file and its corresponding header file. The hardware dependant, low-level routines that access the DSC peripherals, such as SCI (RS-485), ADC and PWM, are represented by different blocks on the diagram below. Control functions are implemented on the protocol manager and color manager files. Finally, the application manager calls these different control functions.
Application manager
The application manager's main role is to call initialization functions and the different application tasks. Pseudo-code for the application manager is shown below:
//init DSC and peripherals init_function_A() init_function_B() // … while(1){ watch_dog() color_manager() protocol_manager() }
Protocol manager
The protocol manager reads and interprets the data coming from the controller's serial communication module. It decodes the messages received, and if the message is valid it may store parameters on memory or pass commands to the color manager task:
//Protocol State Machine switch (state) case Idle: If SCI_buffer_flag != Empty State = start_byte break case start_byte: If SCI_buffer[data] == '@' State = check_address Else State = idle Break //Other States …
Color manager
The color manager's role is to constantly read the ADC inputs and perform calculations to determine if a PWM duty cycle change is required to match the desired color pattern. It also receives messages from the protocol manager to update the desired color to be lit. The algorithm used for color sensing is key IP and should be a high priority for the lighting application vendor. Movement routines and effects can be added in this layer.
Low-level functions
RS-485, PWM and ADC are three low-level functions that interface with I/O pins and DSC peripherals. They communicate with control algorithms by shared variables, updated on interrupt service routines.
RS485 interfaces with the SCI module and generates an interrupt every time a byte is received and stores the data in a buffer. When a protocol manager task is running, it checks the status of the buffer to output the data.
The ADC generates interrupts every time an analog-to-digital conversion is complete and stores the data in a buffer. It then requests a new ADC sample from a different channel -- Red, Green or Blue. By constantly swapping the channels, the ADC fills the three color buffers with ADC samples that will be filtered for color manager task usage.
Finally, the PWM sets the corresponding DSC PWM channel to the duty cycle calculated by the color manager task.
Testing the System
Four pixel board prototypes were built to test and validate the concept described in this article. They were connected together to build a small expandable matrix that was linked to a gateway board plugged into a PC through a USB cable. Software running on the PC used the USB interconnect to control the LEDs on the matrix. A video of this test can be viewed.
Figure 5 shows the test bench used.
Keeping the right balance between cost and functionality is critical in high-performance lighting applications. Software and hardware must be planned and structured from the beginning to provide a growth path for the application and allow flexible customization so designs can be re-used among multiple platforms.
The selected protocols and algorithms are the heart of application and provide extra differentiation. Even a simple design for a basic lighting application may require higher performance characteristics so it can be scaled to meet more demanding needs.
Selecting the right controller for the application is an important step toward maintaining a sustainable design. In the example we have described here, Freescale's MC56F8006 DSC, peripheral set and tools environment have successfully fulfilled the application's needs. For a more in-depth treatise, Freescale's application note, AN3815: Implementing a Modular High-Brightness RGB LED Network, can be downloaded from Freescale's website. It includes hardware and software overviews, schematics, gerber files, a full testing routine and much more.
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County: New contract with Cigna will broaden patients' health care opportunities
By ABBY ECKEL, Herald Staff Writer | 9/2/2013
The county's health department wants to serve more residents, Midge Ransom said.
The Franklin County Board of Commissioners voted Wednesday morning to accept a contract from Cigna, a health insurance company, making it the fourth insurance provider with which the health department has contracted, Ransom, director of the health department, said.
The county's health department wants to serve more residents, Midge Ransom said.
The Franklin County Board of Commissioners voted Wednesday morning to accept a contract from Cigna, a health insurance company, making it the fourth insurance provider with which the health department has contracted, Ransom, director of the health department, said.
"[Cigna] is another private insurance company we want to contract with partly because they'll be one of the marketplace companies in Kansas," Ransom said. "The marketplace is for those who are uninsured or can't get insurance through their employer so there's the insurance exchange."
The marketplace for insurance exchange is part of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that will open in October, Ransom said.
The Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, is a national health care plan aimed at reforming the American health care system, according to obamacarefacts.com. Its main focus is on providing more Americans with access to affordable health care, regulating the health insurance industry and reducing spending in health care, according to the website.
"With the Affordable Care Act beginning in October, under the act, they're setting up private insurance exchanges," Ransom said. "Companies that choose to be a part of [the insurance exchange] will be another way to get private insurance. Usually it's not affordable [to get private insurance] unless you have an employer purchasing for you."
The health department already has contracted with Blue Cross Blue Shield, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City and Coventry, Ransom said. Adding Cigna would allow the health department to serve more residents, she said.
"We want to contract with [Cigna] so we can hopefully provide services to [residents]," she said. "Also, there are other people in the community who have private insurance through Cigna, so we're just adding to the companies we'll be able to bill to for services."
Ransom said being able to provide services to more people has always been the goal of contracting with private insurance providers.
"We started with companies that insure the most people in our county and of course Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas is one the biggest insurers," she said. "We'll pick up more companies as we are able to."
Accepting insurance from companies with which the health department is contracted makes billing easier for not only the health department, but the patient seeking services as well, Ransom said.
"Anybody who comes in that has Coventry or Blue Cross of Kansas, if we provide immunizations or an office visit for something, then we can bill their insurance," she said. "If we don't do so [the patient] has to file for reimbursement. If you're not contracted with [that insurance company] they won't reimburse at the same rate as if you were contracted with them."
If the health department is not under contract with the insurance provider a patient has, the health department will have to send the bill directly to the patient who will have to pay out of pocket, Ransom said.
"If [a patient] went to a provider who is contracted [with their insurance company] and they're billed $20, [the insurance company] would pay and the customer would be out nothing out of pocket. It just depends on whether [the insurance provider] will reimburse for not being in network."
The contracted agreement between the health department is not finalized, Ransom said. She will have to send it back to Cigna and wait for approval, but hopes the health department will be able to accept Cigna insurance soon.
"I'd assume probably we won't be able [to accept Cigna] until Jan. 1, 2014," she said. "We're happy to pick up more [insurance] companies."