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GameStop Apologizes for Deus Ex Controversy, Offers $50 Gift Cardsby Craig Getting on 8/26/2011 5:49 PM EST
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tayb - Friday, August 26, 2011 - linkThis place is so sketchy I've refused to buy games there for almost 4 years now.
The thing that really did me in was when I purchased a brand new copy of a game and they pulled a disc out of a sleeve and inserted it into an unsealed game box. I told them I wanted a brand new game and they told me it was. A brand new game is sealed. That was it for me.
The other major annoyance was that they insist you pre-order something and/or sign up for their gamestop card. $5 to pre-order? Why? You'll get hundreds of copies.
With so many options to buy games where you don't have to put up with ANY of this crap I don't see why anyone continues to shop there. Reply
Alexvrb - Friday, August 26, 2011 - linkI have to call you out on the preorder thing. They don't always get "hundreds of copies", for starters. Further, there are some hot releases you really DO want to preorder if you want it on day one. Also, they don't charge you $5 to preorder. It's a deposit. It counts towards the purchase - you can pay the full amount ahead of time, if you so choose. Reply
JKflipflop98 - Friday, August 26, 2011 - linkThat's such a crock. If it's a "hot release" you're going to get excess inventory. That's basic business sense.
The only thing GameStop is good for is midnight releases and that's it. Reply
cmdrdredd - Saturday, August 27, 2011 - link"That's such a crock. If it's a "hot release" you're going to get excess inventory. That's basic business sense."
WRONG! They sell out very often. I remember many games like Grand Theft Auto, Uncharted 2 that only had 2 or 3 copies that were not reserved. Reply
Azh1 - Saturday, August 27, 2011 - linkAnd it's only Gamestop that has these artificially low numbers of copies. Go into any other store and you would've found a copy no problem. I have in 20 years of gaming never had a problem buying a game on release day. The closest I came was for Panzer Dragoon Saga for Sega Saturn, which Sega only initially made 6000 copies since it was one of the last titles made for the system. Even then, I didn't preorder and managed to get a copy on day one after calling a few stores to see who had it. Reply
Murloc - Saturday, August 27, 2011 - linkyeah sure, but some people can't be arsed with that and prefer to preorder, regardless of the shop, so that they can walk in and get their game without wasting time. Reply
quiksilvr - Saturday, August 27, 2011 - linkI'd rather save $20 an preorder online. Lots of times Newegg and Amazon have great online pre-order promotions. Sure you have to pay upfront but you can cancel at any time and it is sent to your house the day of release. Reply
B3an - Saturday, August 27, 2011 - linkThe Panzer Dragoon series was fucking excellent. Highly underrated series, mostly thanks to Sony and there marketing BS for killing the Saturn console. Reply
Craig Getting - Saturday, August 27, 2011 - linkAmen on Panzer Dragoon. Reply
WhamBham - Monday, August 29, 2011 - linkIt's true. Walked into Gamestop and asked for a game. "Did you pre-order it?" No. "Well sorry, it's only for people who pre-ordered."
Drove to Toy's R'Us picked up the game and was out in less than five minutes.
Ever since I've never been back to Gamestop. If those jokers at Gamestop corporate ever wonder why I've never been back and why they've lost my business for life, there's the answer.
Was it really worth it? The game was not a mainstream title, it was a Game Boy Advance game for christsake. I know they had enough titles to sell. Was it really worth it to lose me as a customer for life over this? Reply
tayb - Saturday, August 27, 2011 - linkThen go to walmart. They'll have several hundred copies AND they will sell it to you at midnight. Reply
tayb - Saturday, August 27, 2011 - linkRight. If Gamestop didn't order enough copies to meet demand rest assured that you could go to almost any other store and buy 20all copies. I have never once been unable to find a game on launch day. Not once.
So what if it is a deposit. You shouldn't need to put a deposit on a game that will be in stock everywhere. They are hoping you'll forget.
The one positive thing I can say is that they have a great selection of used games that they've scammed from past customers. Reply
daniel142005 - Saturday, August 27, 2011 - linkI'd have to agree. While they don't always get hundreds of copies (it really depends on what Game Stop you go to) they harass the hell out of you about pre-ording, and if you say no that you'll just wait they give you this "You're a dumbass" look. I've seen this happen at 2 different Game Stops.
Also, and this may vary by store, but with most places you go in and someone will ask if you need help, if you say no they will leave you alone. Not Game Stop though. We were just browsing through the games and they guy literally came up to us SEVEN times, and not just to talk but to advertise other games. I swear I had more handouts leaving that place than I had received my entire High School career. It felt like a car dealership...
What did it for me though was when my friend and I were looking at one of the games and he literally walked up to us and said we wouldn't like it and to not bother with it, but to pre-order some gaming that was coming out in a month instead, that it was a 100 times better. That was the last time I'd ever deal with Game Stop. Reply
Ronakbhai - Friday, August 26, 2011 - linkKinda like how President Clinton got caught... pants down. Except he didn't have $50 gift cards. Reply
Lifted - Friday, August 26, 2011 - linkIt's actually more like how Bush got caught... no WMD's. Except he didn't offer anything to the hundreds of thousands of dead Iraqi's.
FYI, not trying to make this political, just pointing out how moronic the Ronakbhai's statement is. Reply
SilthDraeth - Friday, August 26, 2011 - linkExcept your example of Bush and WMD is even more moronic because the Clinton thing was an act between two consensual adults, and the WMD debacle involved hundreds of intelligence operatives, and Congress etc falling victim to misinformation.
Gamestop obviously got caught doing some underhanded tactics. That said:
At my local Gamestop, any new game I ever got from them was factory sealed, either that, or they opened it, took out the stuff, then re-shrink wrapped it and applied new game case seal stickers.
I never had them grab a disc in a sleeve for anything except the used games. Reply
tayb - Friday, August 26, 2011 - linkI would love to be woefully ignorant and believe that hundreds of intelligent, high ranking officials, were just woefully ignorant and shocked by the news that there were no WMDs.
I can't, however, possibly believe such nonsense. A war was wanted and a war was received. Reply
Alexvrb - Friday, August 26, 2011 - linkSo you're saying he killed Kurds with imaginary chemical weapons? We killed "hundreds of thousands" of Iraqis? Bull. Hussein killed more Iraqis than we ever did.
Oh, and when does your precious Chosen One pull our troops back, again? I was told 18 months, three years ago... Reply
JKflipflop98 - Friday, August 26, 2011 - linkThe President of the UNITED STATES has 0 business dictating what the President of Iraq is doing. Just like the President of Iran has 0 business dictating what the president of the United States is doing.
Iraqis getting killed? Well then it sucks to live in Iraq and you should probably move somewhere else. Reply
Murloc - Saturday, August 27, 2011 - linkif you kill kurds with gases it's genocide, but it's not WMDs.
Have the US intervened in all the african genocides the same way?
Then why iraq?
WMD were false and were the excuse.
If they kill kurds with gas, that doesn't mean there's a risk to american security.
In reality the reason for the invasion was to protect american economic interest, that's it. But the public doesn't care about this stuff, they care about the lives of their dear ones. So they invented WMDs. Reply
piiman - Saturday, August 27, 2011 - linkSo its ok to kill them because Hussein killed more? WOW your retarded. And no one was given bad intel they cherry picked what they wanted and fashioned it to fit their propose. they even took out revenge on our own CIA op for her husband denying Iraq tried to but yellow cake. And you back that shezzzzz? pathetic! Reply
SlyNine1 - Monday, August 29, 2011 - linkWe are not there to kill the Iraqis. The reason we are there was because Saddam broke a treaty and our inspectors were not allowed in.
Besides, Even if he did have weapons we may never find them, hell we have enough trouble finding drugs in our LA.
Saddam was an evil dictator and needed to go, I and many Iraqis are glad he is gone, despite bushes misuse of information.
The sad fact is you guys will never know the facts behind this, But like bandwagon riders you just flock to the most popular opinion.
This is my 2 cents, and if you don't agree I don't give a dam, because not me or you know enough to make an informed opinion. Reply
Hrel - Friday, August 26, 2011 - linkI don't know how far they reach, but in Chicagoland we have a store called Plan N Trade. Like Gamestop but no evil and they still support NES through current. They have some game stations with HDTV's for every console. Better trade in pay out and better prices. If I go to an actual store, instead of newegg or amazon or the game devs site for direct download, I go there every time. Reply
Craig Getting - Saturday, August 27, 2011 - linkI like the phrase "Like GameStop but no evil." Reply
Watwatwat - Saturday, August 27, 2011 - linkBy not selling the game they punish the game developer for gamestops wrong doing!! How is that right, if they continued to sell deux ex and refunded 50 dollars for every game back to the developer that they opened that would be a step in the right direction. But this sleazy move is just covering for the fact that they continued to punish a company for competing with their online gaming service, and only went further once caught.
This isn't right, we have few good game developers bringing us awesome games, deux ex is one of the best games to come out recently so to treat them this way is wrong. People should stop giving gamestop their money all together.
This is the gamestop ex employee whistle blower video.
Done in the style of zero punctuation he goes down the list of the gamestops sleazy tactics, and even brings up the issue of them opening games and then selling them as new even years ago when this video was first made. Reply
dayanth - Saturday, August 27, 2011 - linkBest Buy has empty boxes on their shelves which represent a preorder and is labeled for $5-10 of the game's price. It's no different for Gamestop. Just that I haven't preordered from a physical store since before 2000. I order online and still get my packages arrive on release date as well. I really don't care that much about midnight release "parties" that they host.
It should be common gamer knowledge already that Gamestop opens packages to place the game disc(s) in a sleeved binder. If this is something you don't like, then don't shop there. Ever. Just stop it. You're just continuing the abuse by having Gamestop maintaining it's business from your ignorance. If there's a game you want and want it unopened and new, then order it online. Reply
prophet001 - Saturday, August 27, 2011 - linkWhy in the world would they want to sell their competitor's product? Not only that but why would the game manufacturer put something like that in the retail packaging? You don't go to McDonald's and expect to be given a certificate for Burger King. Reply
piiman - Saturday, August 27, 2011 - linkIts not even close to the same. Boxes have stuff (coupons) in them all the time and Gamestop has NO business opening them and removing items they don't agree with, Items that the buyers are expecting to be in them. If they don't want to promote a competing service then they should just not sell DX or give away a free copy themselves for their service, not steal the content in boxes. If their service was good they should be happy to compete with the other not hide the other by stealing their coupons. Reply
Jaybus - Tuesday, August 30, 2011 - linkSquare Enix obviously tried to pull a fast one on GameStop by not telling them about the coupon prior to the launch. Had they told them, GameStop would likely have chosen not to sell the game. Well, it is well within their rights to choose which games they sell.
However, GameStop totally mishandled the situation. They did stop selling the game, but only after getting caught attempting to sell the game sans the coupon. They have now pulled the game off the shelves, but they should have pulled the game immediately as soon as they found out about the coupon being slipped in on them.
As usual, two wrongs didn't make a right. Still, it was Square Enix's shady dealing that started the mess by putting GameStop in a no-win situation. Reply


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Oct. 17, 2013
LARAMIE, Wyo.
It was the talk of the Hughes Stadium press box.
Where were the Rams? The Cowboys were performing their regular pregame drills and warm-ups. It was status quo for the Cowboys.
But there wasn't a Ram to be seen.
As the pregame clock wound down, everyone in the press box could see the Colorado State buses off in the distance coming down the long dirt road that turns off of Overland Trail to the stadium. The rest of the story is pretty well known. The CSU team off-loaded on the east-side concourse level of the stadium, and ran down through the student section to the field. To say the Rams were lathered up would be an understatement. By the time they got to the field (it was a miracle none slipped and injured themselves coming through the stands) they surrounded the captains and officials gathered for the toss of the coin at the 50-yard-line. One shove led to another and in a flash there was a brawl at midfield among the two sides before the game could get underway.
Inexplicable behavior for a college football game one might say. Of course it is. . . normally. But a rivalry game is not normal. Strange things happen in a rivalry. I would imagine if you visited all of the great rivalries in collegiate football, each would have more than a few instances similar to the 1978 Wyoming-Colorado State example.
There's always something brewing in a rivalry. If the respective coaching staffs aren't coming up with something special for the game, the students are. There have been any number of pranks and antics that have come out of this and all rivalries.
Usually one side of the rivalry or the other has more for which to play (1978 was the exception to the rule since both teams finished the season below .500), and it gives the underdog great satisfaction to knock off the favorite. It can save a season. More often than not the games are close too.
Rivalries can come in many forms: the in-state, same-conference variety like say Oregon-Oregon State; the in-state, different conferences like Florida-Florida State for example; bordering states, Wyoming-Colorado State or Texas-Oklahoma; and made-for-television rivalries, like Oklahoma-Nebraska back in the day.
But for my money, what makes this rivalry so extra special is the prize to the victor. Axes, buckets, and cups are fine as rivalry trophies. But none compare to the Bronze Boot. Its history is well-documented. Created by the ROTC detachments of the respective schools back in 1968, the boot itself was originally worn by a CSU graduate and veteran of the Vietnam War. Its purpose, and where it was worn make it so much more meaningful that most rivalry prizes. It is unique in the history of rivalry trophies. Having the ROTC detachments actively involved adds another very special touch.
Wyoming won the first installment of the traveling trophy in '68, when the Pokes beat CSU, 46-14, at Fort Collins. The original presentation procedure called for the ROTC detachment of the school possessing the prize to carry it into the winning team's locker room following the game. The presentation was made to the head coach and the team captains. That procedure changed recently. So that the fans can enjoy the fun, and be more engaged, the Boot rests on a table at the possessor's sideline. When the game is concluded the winner grabs it from the table and raises it to their crowd. Fans and players alike love that impromptu ceremony.
Saturday will mark the 46th time these two old rivalries will wage battle for the right to house the prize for the year. If the Cowboys win the latest edition of "the game" Saturday, it would mean the prize has remained in Laramie for five consecutive seasons. That would be the second-longest stay in one place the Boot has ever made. Wyoming housed the prize for the first six years of its existence (1968-1973). CSU's longest possession was four seasons (1999-2002). Wyoming's latest run began in 2009 with a one-point victory.
There is always a different feel to this game. There's more electricity, more tension, more excitement than any other game. That is the stuff of rivalries. It's a happening. Come happen with it on Saturday at noon. Pre-sales indicate there will be a big crowd in War Memorial on Saturday. Get there early and enjoy what college football is all about. It should be great fun. You won't want to miss it.
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Two people are charged with shooting a man sitting in his car behind an east Columbus business.
The shooting happened Thursday night around 9:15 p.m. behind 1500 Mount Vernon Avenue near Taylor Avenue.
Columbus Police say a man, a teenager and a woman approached 59-year-old Moussa Sow's car and asked for directions.
Officers say one of the suspects then opened the driver's side door and shot him in the thigh.
Police say Sow then sped around to the front of the building and called 911.
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Officers identified two of the suspects as 18-year-old Tyrone Coles, Jr. and 20-year-old Ginger Wiley.
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Former Times publisher turned 100 on July 27
Cliff Buchan
Staff Writer
Earl Lellman was just a couple of weeks old when he first set eyes on Forest Lake. He had been born on July 27, 1913, to Albert and Dora Lellman at the home of a relative in Minneapolis. He was then brought home to a little two-room cottage on the west shore of First Lake, a perk that came with his father's job as caretaker for the estate of Mrs. Frances Fling, a widow.
The boy's father was a printer by trade in Minneapolis but he was forced to move into outdoor work after being diagnosed with tuberculosis in his 20s. He was first employed as a caretaker in the Minnetonka area and then for Fling, who owned several blocks in Forest Lake just south of downtown. This included the present Wells Fargo block, which was a pasture for Fling's single cow, and several entire lakeshore blocks in that section of the village.
In the more than 100 years that have passed since that first visit to the shore of the lake, Earl Lellman has been a nearly constant companion of the water. It has been his partner in youth, adulthood and now in retirement.
His home on the north shore of First Lake has been in the family since 1952, and it was there on July 27 where the Lellman clan gathered to celebrate the 100th birthday of the family patriarch.
It would not be correct to say that Lellman has spent his entire life on the lake. But he's never been completely away from the lake and town that has always been his home. From his early days of living in that small house a stone's throw from the water's edge to his office in the upper level of the Forest Lake Times building, the lake has always been close.
It was from that newspaper office that Lellman drew inspiration and made his living for parts of four decades as an employee and eventually the owner of the weekly newspaper. With the lake as a backdrop from his office window, it was at the Times where Lellman reported on the people and the town where he grew up.
Newspapers were in Lellman's blood from his days as a boy on through high school, where he led the effort to publish the first issue of the now defunct Forest Breeze. He landed his first job with the Forest Lake Times as a reporter and went on to a newspaper career here that would not end in Forest Lake until January 1968 when he sold the Forest Lake Times to Duane Rasmussen.
A century ago
As a caretaker for Fling, it was Albert Lellman's job to take care the grounds and buildings. Along with wages, the Lellman family was provided a small house near the shore. It was here that Earl spent his first six years before the family moved to a small home on the west side of Highway 61.
"It was handy," Earl Lellman recalled. "We'd walk to school."
It was a frugal lifestyle for the family. Their standard of living improved when his father was hired as a custodian at the school where Earl and his sister, the late Frances Warner, would graduate. Earl was valedictorian in 1931, a class that included 28 graduates.
Today he holds the distinction as the school's oldest graduate and two years ago was elected to the school's first Hall of Fame.
Newspapers and education caught Lellman's fancy early on. He recalled pouring through the St. Paul Pioneer Press Sunday edition. The weekly children's page offered contests for writing and drawing, and young Lellman was a frequent winner.
Two of the prizes that he won over the years included a $5 gold piece and a watch, the latter coming on the final quarterly contest before he turned 16 and was no longer eligible to enter.
"I was in love with newspapers," Lellman said. So it was no surprise that he turned to the profession after graduating with distinction from the University of Minnesota College of Education in 1936. His first job was at home when publisher Palmer Gilbertson hired Lellman as a reporter at the Forest Lake Times in 1937.
Looking back on his many years, Lellman wishes he would have traveled more. His only venture outside of the country was to Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. But don't think he hasn't traveled.
Lellman did get around, but his methods were sometimes unconventional.
In early 1937 Lellman and a pal, Earl Norquist, hitchhiked to New Orleans.
"It was his idea," Lellman said of their visit to the Crescent City and its sights and sounds. Their stay lasted two weeks.
"We were running out of money," he said with a smile. "I think it was my money."
The pair hopped a freight train to Louisville, Ky., and from Louisville used their thumbs to get home to Forest Lake. It wasn't Lellman's only hitchhiking adventure.
In April 1938, while working for the newspaper here, he set off on his own and hitchhiked to Los Angeles. It was with Gilbertson's blessing.
While on the road, Lellman would write columns on his travels, the people he met and the places he visited. The columns were mailed home and published each week. It was the start of what would be a lifetime of columns by the future editor and publisher.
There was one more itch that had to be scratched that involved California. He hitchhiked to California a second time to join sister Frances and her husband, Don Warner, who had gone there to explore job opportunities.
"Eventually we all ran out of money and came back home," Lellman said.
Lellman's youthful years of wanderlust faded in the 1940s. After a short stint with the Suburban Home News, St. Paul, he was hired as night editor for the Owatonna People's Press on Dec. 1, 1941.
He married Doris Skog in Cannon Falls on Feb. 8, 1942, and six months later was drafted into the U.S. Army as part of the World War II call to service. He served stateside until his honorable discharge on Feb. 2, 1946.
Back home
After the war, Lellman returned to his job in Owatonna but did not stay along. Forest Lake called and in May 1946, he joined the Forest Lake Times once again as a reporter for publisher Newell Barnard.
In September 1947, he teamed with Gilbertson and Sid Anderson to form a corporation and buy the newspaper from Barnard. The Lellmans held a 40 percent share. In May 1953, the Lellmans purchased Gilbertson's 40 percent share. Anderson, who ran the print job division of the company, remained as a 20 percent owner until 1964, when he sold to Lellman and relocated the printing business under the name Forest Lake Printing.
It was a good time to be in the business, but also a time of intense work, Lellman said.
The company had launched the St. Croix Valley Peach advertising shopper in 1951 under the lead of Bob Shaw, now 91, who would later go on to serve as chief of the Minnesota Newspaper Association. The newspaper was doing well, and Lellman continued to add press capability necessary to print other newspapers.
"It grew from that point," Lellman said of his early years with Gilbertson. "I was ambitious. I could see the possibilities of a central printing plant."
In 1964, the move from hot type letterpress printing to offset printing was made. Lellman believes he was the second editor in the state to make the switch.
"It was great – the best thing that ever happened," he said of offset printing.
But by 1964, the Lellmans were growing weary. Days lasting 16 hours were not uncommon for the editor. Doris Lellman logged some office time but often worked from home, writing her weekly "local news" column that touched on people of the area and their activities.
Earl Lellman worked in all facets of the business, and the duties included reporting. He was a regular on the school board beat until Jim Broede was hired in 1965.
"He was the answer to all my prayers," Lellman said of Broede. "He took over all the news."
But Lellman knew he was also looking for a change in lifestyle.
"I was tired," he said. "It was rewarding work, and we were successful. We had a real busy shop."
When Rasmussen offered to buy the newspaper in 1968, a deal was struck.
Retirement years
The sale came during the midst of a family transition. Daughter Deirdre graduated Forest Lake High School in 1963 and eldest son Mark followed in 1968. Doris and Earl's youngest, Bruce, would not graduate until 1972.
For retirement, the Lellmans settled on Ormond Beach, Fla., a suburb of Daytona Beach. Earl, Doris and Bruce moved to Ormond in 1969 and Bruce graduated from Seabreeze High School, Daytona Beach, in 1972.
The family would spend the winters in Florida and summers in Forest Lake. Lellman stayed out of the newspaper business for only one year.
For three years, Lellman worked on the proofing desk of the Daytona News Journal. He would report at 5:30 p.m. three or four nights a week and work until 2 a.m. He would reapply for his position each fall after returning to Florida.
Once Bruce had finished high school, the summer stays at their lake home here were extended. There was no missing the summer heat and humidity in Florida nor the cold and snow of a Minnesota winter. The fall migration continued through 1994.
In June of 1995 the Lellmans sold their Florida home and moved back to the home they had built in 1952.
"We thought it was time," Lellman said. "We were both in our 80s. We had the home here. I'm sure glad we never sold it."
Being closer to family came at a good time. In December 1998 Doris was diagnosed with leukemia and given two months to live. She passed on Feb. 13, 1999, five days after the couple's 57th wedding anniversary.
With one chapter in his life closing, Lellman opened a new chapter that rekindled his love of writing.
In 1999 he started writing his "Morning Report." Each day after the sun has popped up, Lellman moves to his home office where he writes thoughts of the day in a column that is sent by email exclusively to family members. It is a distributed daily with the only misses in 15 years a result of computer malfunctions.
From his office, Lellman can glance at the lake as the sun dances upon the waves, fueling the inspiration that produces his daily jottings. It's the same water that greeted him 100 years ago and inspired a young lad of humble means to carve a successful life anchored by newspapers.
And mostly from his hometown.
"I've never not had a Forest Lake address," Lellman said.


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New Delhi: BCCI president N. Srinivasan has made it clear to his Board colleagues that if Public Interest Litigations (PIL) continue to be filed, don't expect him to further delay his return to the official fold.
But after Friday's short proceedings in the Supreme Court in the Cricket Association of Bihar-BCCI and others case, it may just delay Srinivasan's return, especially with a crucial Board working committee meeting slated for Sunday in Kolkata.
However, to be fair to Srinivasan, no one has directly accused him of being involved in the fixing scandal; only of being a close relative of one of the several accused.
BCCI served notice by Supreme Court
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Srinivasan faces heat over the next fortnight
Srinivasan, who voluntarily stepped aside from the Board's day-to-day work as his son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan was allegedly involved in the controversy, would be keen to attend Sunday's meeting.
It's not only the final time the working committee would meet before the AGM is held, before September 30, but it is also important as the balance sheet and other documents have to ratified by the house.
The BCCI chief would like to interact with his supporters and form strategy for the AGM at which elections for the posts of the BCCI secretary and treasurer would be held, besides other business.
ALSO SEE - Srinivasan and controversies
Present secretary Sanjay Patel and treasurer Ravi Savant are ad hoc appointments, made after Sanjay Jagdale and Ajay Shirke resigned following the IPL betting and spot-fixing controversy cropped up.
Another major concern that the BCCI has to tackle quickly is the tax burden it is carrying, after the authorities reopened old tax cases. The house would look up to Srinivasan for guidance, as he is the one who has virtually singlehandedly been deciding the strategy in almost all matters.
Also, the itinerary of India's tour of South Africa from November-January has to be finalised.
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Srinivasan would like to keep his flock together to avoid rival candidates suddenly rearing their heads at the AGM. He has already won over Savant, who has not been firmly on his side before he accepted to be the interim treasurer. He has one more year left in his three-year tenure.
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Amnesty Dance for Justice
October 27, 2011
EnWave Theatre, Harbourfront, Toronto
TORONTO - On Thursday, October 27, 2011, a dynamic mix of African, Belly-dancing, Tap, Modern, Hip Hop, French Can-Can, and Period Ballet performers will join together for a unique benefit performance at the Harbourfront Centre. The various dance styles reflect the multicultural nature of Amnesty's human rights work as it campaigns in countries all over the world.
In many corners of our world, artists are still persecuted for expressing their beliefs and thoughts. That's why articles 19 and 27 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights calls on governments to respect the right to freedom of expression, and the right to enjoy the arts.
Come and see Toronto's most dynamic dance professionals as they dance their hearts out to benefit Amnesty International's movement to bring justice and human rights for all.
Performers include:
• Arabesque Dance Company & Orchestra is Canada's leading Middle Eastern dance and music ensemble and unique in the world. The company consists of 17 male and female dance artists trained in 14 different styles of Middle Eastern dance led by Yasmina Ramzy and 9 acoustic musicians led by Bassam Bishara.
• I rock with The ONE is a faith based hip hop dance crew that uses hip hop dance as an influence to positively inspire the World.
• La ROUGE Entertainment - A touch of class. A pinch of panache. A whole lot of sass. For creative and quality event performances and programming, LaRouge is your exlusive Red Hot entertainment provider!
• Incepted by artistic Director Sylvie Bouchard in 2009, BoucharDanse is a Company that utilizes the poetry of Contemporary dance and the narrative element of theatre, together in one stroke
• Opera Atelier holds a unique place in the North American theatre community, producing opera, ballet and drama from the 17th and 18th centuries.
• LUA SHAYENNE & CO. presents traditional African and Afro-contemporary dance works that explore current subject matters with the aim to be a vehicle for spiritual and social progress.
• Toronto Salsa with Daniel Guajardo and Johanna Barczyk
• Bringing Tap Back is the freshest tap dancing company to hit the industry. This Canadian company is fully dedicated to bringing tap dancing from being hidden throughout the industry to being presented on the main stage; front and centre!
• Spirit of Aloha is a Toronto-based halau (school) engaged in sharing the beauty and knowledge of the Hawaiian culture through its art form - the HULA.
When: Thursday October 27th, 2011, 7:30-10:00pm.
Doors open at 6:45 for Cash Bar and Silent Auction.
Where: Enwave Theatre, Harbourfront Centre, 231 Queen's Quay West.
Tickets $30
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Doors open at 6:45 for Cash Bar and Silent Auction.
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Pink is letting the wind blow through her hair this summer! The pop singer took her adorable 2-year-old daughter Willow out for a bike ride in Venice Beach, Calif. on Sunday, June 9 -- and showed off a new, head-turning look.
The "Just Give Me a Reason" singer, 33, rocked long bleach-blonde extensions on one side of her head with the other side completely shaved down to a buzz cut. The happy mother made her new hairdo extra edgy with a few streaks of pink and braided to the side.
Pink kept the rest of her outfit demure in a black-and-white jacket, black leggings, fedora and a simple necklace. Willow, meanwhile, donned leggings in her mother's signature color -- hot pink -- and a tiny grey hoodie for the mother-daughter outing.
Earlier this month, Pink took to Twitter to warn her fans of her whimsical mood this summer.
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The Blair Witch Project was credited with beginning the found footage movement that is now proliferating in Hollywood, and now the co-creator/co-director of Blair Witch,Eduardo Sanchez, is back with a twist on the format. Lovely Molly, opening Friday, is a narrative-style film in which the main character picks up a video camera and videotapes some segments herself. Gretchen Lodge plays Molly, a married woman who moves back to her childhood home, releasing old traumas that may be supernatural or psychological. I got a phone call from Sanchez from his Maryland area code to talk about his return to found footage, the Bigfoot movie he's just wrapped, and the potential of another Blair Witch movie.
CraveOnline: The Blair Witch Project was such a success. What was filmmaking in the next decade like for you?
Eduardo Sanchez: It was challenging. Blair Witch was definitely a blessing. I'd never even come close to calling it a curse or anything like that but it did set up a few things in my life that were really great but in hindsight, not too great for my career. First of all, we made so much money off Blair Witch that there wasn't a need to make another movie until we absolutely had to make another movie. I sometimes feel that maybe we should've definitely jumped in and made more films right away, but at the same time I was 30 years old, I had lived like a college student throughout my 20s trying to make this ridiculous dream come true and I now found myself with some money. Definitely more money than I ever thought I was going to ever make. A decent amount of money, I was able to buy a house and buy a car and actually start my life. So I got married, my wife and I started having kids and I got wrapped up in that. I was like, "Well, the career will be there when I come back." But unfortunately as far as the studios are concerned, you know how it is. You're only as good as your last film and when your last film was many years ago, people start doubting you. So I kind of had to do my own thing. We've been doing our own thing since and we've been pretty successful, not incredibly successful but at least we're still making films. We just finished our fourth film after Blair Witch, a Bigfoot movie that we shot in Austin. We have high hopes for it and our thing is as long as we keep getting an at bat, we'll have a chance to hit another home run or single or triple or double, something. We know we'll never do another Blair Witch. That was just something that just happened but we like making films together, my partners and I, and we hope to be doing it for a long time.
You did still make three films since Blair Witch.
Yeah, and it is an accomplishment just on its own. It's difficult making a film, especially outside the studio system. Even in the studio system it's difficult to make a film so just making films in general, a lot of young filmmakers send me their film and they're like, "Yeah, man, we didn't get into any festivals, we didn't do this, we didn't do that." Look, man. You guys finished the damn film. You guys are ahead of 99% of everybody out there. Making a film, especially a feature film is an incredibly difficult thing. You've got to tip your hat to anybody who can finish one period. And if they can make it even half decent, it's almost a miracle.
Why did you want to incorporate the video footage into Lovely Molly?
It was something that I wanted to do. I love the idea of found footage, first person movies like Blair Witch and Paranormal Activity but I never liked the limitation that that style puts on the film, puts on the creativity of the film. Basically you have to find a reason for the characters in the movie to be working a video camera the entire time. They're being chased by something and they have to be rolling video. I think it works for certain movies. I just finished a found footage movie, my first one since Blair Witch, called Exists in Austin. I just wrapped last week. It's a found footage movie but it's a Bigfoot movie. You kind of have to expect it for what it is. It's a Bigfoot movie so I think it works really well in that style. With Lovely Molly, I wanted to pull no punches. I wanted to make as serious a film as I could but I liked the found footage kind of creepiness. I wondered if there's a way to put those together, to use the technique that we developed on Blair Witch and use it in a conventional film with conventional filmmaking techniques. It was kind of an experiment. It was my challenge to see if I could take this to the next level and make it work. So it was more for me like an experiment to see if I could pull it off and I'm pretty happy with the results.
Did it inform the way you then shot Exists?
You know what, I was going to do Exists in the exact same way. I was going to have a character with a video camera. I was going to have that style of people videotaping themselves but also have the regular footage. Then as I got closer and closer to making the movie, the limitations I had put on myself for Lovely Molly I didn't have in the Bigfoot movie. It's more of a monster movie, it's more of a chase movie and I thought this could really work as a complete found footage movie. So we quickly adapted the script to the found footage style and I'm really happy we did it, man, because it kind of opened the door for a bunch of things that I wouldn't have done if I had made a normal movie. I like that technique. I think I'll go back to it eventually. I like the idea of having the flexibility of a normal film but be able to tap into the intimacy of the found footage style.
It took about 10 years, but now that found footage has really become a thing, are you sort of like, "Come on!"
[Laughs] Sometimes I am, man. It depends which movie it is. I think there are certain things that I think work better as found footage than others. That's why I think I made the switch from a regular movie on the Bigfoot movie to found footage because I was like, "You know, I'm never going to find as perfect a story to write about, to make found footage as I have right now with Exists." For me every time we see Bigfoot it's found footage. That's the only time we've ever seen Bigfoot so I thought it was the perfect opportunity to do that. Look, there have been some great found footage movies since Blair Witch. I really like Paranormal Activity, I like Rec, I like Cloverfield.
But now it's Project X and Chronicle, other genres too.
Yeah, I thought Chronicle worked. I liked it up until the end. I think in the end they kind of lost control of it but it worked. Audiences loved it. I haven't seen Project X but the thing about the found footage genre is that you really can make any kind of movie. If you think about it, Spinal Tap did it before us. There were other examples of that technique being used before us so I think it definitely can be used. It just has to be done right, just like every other kind of movie. You can't just point a camera at something and say, "Oh, it's found footage" and make it shaky and expect it to work. There is a technique to it and it's the reason why some of them work and some of them don't work. My thing is with all filmmaking, as long as you don't get lazy I think I can be a fan of it. Even if I don't like the subject matter, I didn't see Project X but I heard it was kind of a rough morality. At least that's what a lot of the critics said, that it was tough to watch morally for some reason. So I have no opinion of that but I think the idea of doing a found footage movie about a party and about that subject, I think it could completely work. It's all about the execution. The only thing I'm kind of, not angry but I get a little frustrated by the fact that they make so much money, and I don't see any of that money. I've said it before, it's probably a little bit how George Romero feels every time a zombie movie makes a bunch of money. But it's the way it is so to me the fact that most of those movies mention Blair Witch in one way or another, to me it keeps my legacy alive. I'm proud to be part of it.
Gretchen Lodge is really lovely, and the nudity is classy and beautiful even when it's raw and violent. How did you approach that aspect of it?
Well, it was a little bit me and a little bit luck and mostly just Gretchen's a beautiful woman and incredibly talented actress that I happened to find in New York. In fact I think that was my biggest accomplishment on the movie is that I realized Gretchen was talented and could do the role. I cast her, that was my biggest accomplishment I think. The way I approached it was I've never done a movie like this, I've never done this kind of nudity. Even though my movies are harsh or even Lovely Molly is pretty harsh, I'm actually a pretty shy person, at least when it comes to that. Especially with women that I don't know very well, and even women that I do know very well. So there was a level for me of discomfort. Not discomfort but I had to get used to the idea of I'm going to make this movie and there's going to be this raw sexuality and it had to be that way. Molly couldn't be shown in a bra having sex. It had to be raw. It was just that kind of thing. So I knew we were going to have to find an actress to go along with me that really was going to have to deliver and be fearless. There was something about Gretchen when we first saw her that there's just something fearless about her. There's just something that I really admired about her. I can't even put my finger on it. I don't know if it's the way she walked in the room or the way she was looking at me or the way she did the scene, but I knew she was an incredibly talented actress but I didn't realize how ballsy she was honestly until we got on the set, until I really started talking to her. She didn't flinch at all about anything. In fact there were some scenes in the end where there was some discussion, would Molly be nude? She was like, "Yeah, she should totally be nude. There's no way she's going to put on a T-shirt after [SPOILERS REMOVED]." I think she trusted me which is another thing I'm proud of. She did trust me enough that I wasn't going to exploit her.
Is another Blair Witch still on the table?
It's definitely on the table. I don't know what table it is but it's definitely on somebody's table. We've been talking to Lionsgate on and off for about three years. I mean, we've been talking for longer than that but really having to roll up our sleeves and try to get something done mode, we've been talking to them for a while. We do have something in development. We just don't know when it's going to happen. It goes back and forth, we make a little progress, then they push it back. Both Dan[iel Myrick] and I are pretty busy, we're doing other films, so I don't know when it's going to happen. There could be an announcement next week, there could be an announcement next year and there might never, ever be an announcement. Clearly the people at Lionsgate that we've talked to, we definitely want to make another Blair Witch movie. It's just a matter of trying to figure out exactly what to do.
Would it be a continuation or would they just reboot it completely?
No, as far as what I've been talking to them [about], it is not a reboot. It's a continuation. We've been very open with them saying, "Look, we're open to anything. We would love to make another movie. We just want to make the right movie." They feel the same way. They definitely don't want to screw anything up. So it's just a matter right now of figuring out where it will all land and take it from there. We're all pretty excited about it. It would be great to make another Blair Witch movie, get the gang back together and do something and we have a lot of really cool ideas. So eventually, my partners and I are all still very optimistic that it'll happen. I just don't know when it'll happen.
With the Bigfoot movie, has Bigfoot ever been taken seriously in a film?
No, man. When I was a kid, Bigfoot was this really scary thing. It scared the crap out of me. It's one of the things that Dan and I used when we were thinking up the idea for Blair Witch. We love the idea of this mythological being, being in the woods. But now it's become a punch line. This is the third Bigfoot movie that I've developed. Each of the scripts have almost sold. There are people who love Bigfoot in Hollywood, but when it comes time to pull the trigger and actually put money into it, there's this hesitancy. And I understand it. There is hesitancy because nobody's really remade him. Even when we were kids, the only movie that really is a classic Bigfoot movie is The Legend of Boggy Creek.
Then there's Harry and the Hendersons.
Yeah, in the '80s Harry and the Hendersons kind of ruined everything. I've said this a couple times already but we wrapped last week and cut a really quick trailer for the investors, just to show the investors that we hadn't gone off to Mexico and spent all their money on cocaine and prostitutes. Basically, we've cut a really quick trailer together and it looks pretty damn good, man. It looks more like Aliens than anything else you've seen Bigfoot in. Who knows, you know? Who knows what the hell this finished movie will be like but it seems like we may have made the Bigfoot movie that at least I've been waiting for since I was 12 years old.
A found footage Aliens?
Yeah, it looks like a found footage version of Aliens. Obviously not in space, in the woods, but the creature looks amazing. There's no CG. I've never been this excited about a movie. Even after we shot Blair Witch, we knew we had something cool but I've never felt this excited this quickly about something that I've shot. I'm just so looking forward to getting into post production so we can unleash it on the world.
And it's a practical Bigfoot?
Yeah, we had Weta, the guys who did Lord of the Rings, design it. Then the guys who did Hellboy and a lot of Guillermo del Toro's movies, Spectral Motion, Mike Elizalde, an Academy Award nominated special effects guy. They built the suit and then Brian Steele who they call Creature Boy. He's one of the most famous suit guys in the world. He's been in everything. He was the main Predator in the last Predators movie. He was Bigfoot. He's been waiting his entire life to play Bigfoot so it was kind of a culmination of a lot of people's childhood dreams, man. The only thing I was there for was I was hoping not to let everybody down. I understand why the studios don't want to make a Bigfoot movie. There is a risk. Bigfoot is a punch line now. For me as a filmmaker Bigfoot didn't used to be a punch line. The greatest thing for me is we had a lot of young people working on the movie, guys and women in their early 20s who Bigfoot to them is a beef jerky ad punch line. They saw the trailer and you could see it in their faces, their eyes just got wide. They were like, "Holy sh**, I never imagined that Bigfoot could look like that." Well, that's how I'm used to seeing Bigfoot when I was a little kid. That's what I loved about Bigfoot.


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Hello everybody,
my client just told me that he sees only "boxes" instead of arabic characters when viewing our new site in "the latest version of Internet Explorer". I am unable to reproduce this error, however. Can anybody suggest a reason for this or tell me how to fix it?
Thanks a lot for any feedback.
As it looks as though it is in UTF-8; is it possible that they don't have the correct fonts/language pack installed on their system or have their browser not using the correct encoding.
You are using text going from right to left in UTF-8, but still it should work. Arabic encoding (ISO-8859-06) maybe try that on a very simple RTL demo page with plain ASCII text and ask them if that cures things.
Also forgot to mention you should have:
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="ar" lang="ar">
Better still this might help; http://www.w3.org/International/tutorials/bidi-xhtml/ I'd be interested in which solution you find works though.
It should also be said that it's how the pages are served that defines character encoding. It's the data that is sent with the request and headers that are sent that need to be in UTF-8.http://www.w3.org/International/tutorials/tutorial-char-enc/
Looking at the content-type header in the Response headers it doesn't look like this is how they pages are being served.Content-Type: text/htmlNotContent-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8
Because you are using PHP try adding this to the top of the page.
header('Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8');
and see if that fixes it.
Hope it helps
I checked the site in Opera (using the Info tab on the left) and it suggests that the page is being serves as utf-8 by the server.
Sometimes if I copy text from a text editor that is not encoded as utf-8 the characters don't display properly, even if the page is served as utf-8 (I was helped recently with this issue here: http://www.sitepoint.com/forums/showthread.php?t=648930). Don't know if this is your situation, though.
Hmm, Not 100% sure but I think the page info in browsers would show the computed encoding - that would take into account content-type headers, meta and the characters themselves.
I was using the web developer toolbar's Information > Response Headers as the source of truth.
Most probably the user who is having trouble is using IE6, where it needs to be told explicitly a few times
Is the issue only with IE8? Since he's getting boxes, and if the problem is with all browsers, it is likely he does not have Arabic fonts on his machine. If it IE only, and if the browser is configured to something other than utf-8, he should still be getting printable characters; just not the right characters. Without more trouble shooting on his machine it's all guesswork.
On a side note, the Arabic font has such a low aspect ration (en height ÷ em height), it is very hard on the eyes. I'd suggest going at least 50% larger.
I was going on Tommy Olsson's comment in the post I linked to above:
Opera's Info panel will also show you the encoding sent by the server for any page.
I was using the web developer toolbar's Information > Response Headers as the source of truth.
Opera's Info panel will also show you the encoding sent by the server for any page.
Interesting. I'll try that too.


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I woke early the following morning, my morning erection straining against the confines of the chastity tube, so stupidly horny, praying that I get a release soon. I lay there, next to my beautiful, sexy, dominant wife, who had been out with the girls the night before, and who came home drunk and horny. What would her story be, would she have been naughty enough to get me a release.
Finally, about 10:30 she started to stir, so I rushed down stairs and made her some coffee, then brought it back up to her. She smiled and thanked me, then asked me if I'd been thinking about what she might have done last night. I told her that I couldn't think about anything else, and begged her to tell me all the details. She just smiled, and said I would have to wait for when the other girls come round in the evening, but to keep me busy, I could get my tongue between her legs again.
This time she wanted it slow and gentle, and she kept me at it for over an hour, while she drank coffee, read her book, and also just relaxed and enjoyed the sensations. She also came 3 times, I can't believe how much this woman can ***.
Eventually, she tired of the game and told me to get on with my chores. I asked whether I could shower first, but she said no, I could shower just before the girls arrive. So with my face covered in ***** juice, which was rapidly drying and going cold on my cheeks and nose and chin, I started to attack my list of cleaning, washing, drying, ironing, then late afternoon I started preparing the snacks and nibbles for the girls.
My Goddess had a long soak in a scented bath, which I prepared for her, then called me to dry her, then peed into the loo and had me lick her clean, then put on a robe and watched tv for hours. She watches all the gossip about celebrities. Every half hour or so, she called me and demanded something, coffee, her wrap, a foot rub, on one occassion she had me drop my trousers and underwear so she could hold and fondle my balls, which drove me mad with frustration, then she blew me a little kiss and thumped my balls so hard I screamed and fell to the floor in agony. She nearly fell off the chair laughing.
At 6pm she called me to help her dress for the evening, then told me to shower and present myself clean and naked in the hall. At 6:20 I was standing in the hall, and she told me to stand and wait for the girls. I had no idea when they were to arrive. I hoped it would be soon, but also hoped they would never arrive, I was so frightened of them.
At about five past seven the door knocker sounded. My mistrees called for me to open the door and let her friends in. As each one walked past me they grabbed my balls and gave a sharp squeeze, just to remind me of their power over me. I would soon find out my fate.....
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soundman.......wow you're a very lucky man! I'm sure you know that. My GF is somewhat Dominant and would be heaven if she'd take charge like your's. thanks for sharing.


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A pair of suspected con artists netted "a few thousand dollars" Nov. 29 from an elderly man they met in the parking lot of the Decatur Wal-Mart.According to a release issued this week by Decatur Police Chief Rex Hoskins, an elderly man told officers he was approached by two suspects as he was going into the store. They asked him to donate money for charity, and he told them he had no cash.
The suspects waited for him to come out of the store, then asked him again if he had any cash. He said no, that he had made his purchases with a credit card. They then told him to go get money and followed him to a local bank, where he withdrew a substantial amount of money and gave it to them.
The suspects are described as a black male, approximately 5-foot-10, 190 pounds and about 50 years of age, with gold front teeth, wearing faded blue overalls with a green zipper, and a white male approximately 6-foot-4, heavy build, wearing a brown jacket, khaki shirt, blue jeans and a dark ball cap.
The suspects were in a red, extended-cab or four-door Chevrolet or GMC pickup, with a third subject as the driver, who never left the pickup.
"I don't know if they're targeting elderly people, or just with the holidays trying to take advantage of people's charity," Det. Daniel Sandate said.
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The Merapi-Ijen volcano complex lies within the much larger Ijen caldera on the eastern-most tip of Java overlooking Banyuwangi, the point of departure for the ferry crossing to Bali. The calderais about 20 kilometres across and famous for its Arabica coffee plantations. Gunung Merapi – not to be confused with Central Java's volcano of the same name or West Sumatra's Gunung Marapi (sic) – is the highest point of the caldera complex, on its eastern rim. The Ijen crater lies immediately below, and on the western flank of, Gunung Merapi and contains Java's largest crater lake renowned for the molten sulphur that exudes from vents in the crater. It is one of East Java's most visited natural attractions. Most visitors do not venture beyond the crater, which is fascinating in its own right. In fact, it seems that very few seek to climb Gunung Merapi let alone reach its highest point ('true summit'). The ranger post at Paltuding (1,850 m) is the start point for both the crater and mountain where permits are obtained and guides available.
Ijen Crater: Guides are not necessary for the pleasant walk to the crater. A well formed, three-metre wide, track leads two kilometres to Pondok Bunder (2,214 m) where the sulphur porters weight their loads and another kilometre to the crater rim (2,350 m). Most visitors take a break at the saddle on the crater rim ('viewing point') to view the sulphur vents and turquoise lake some 300 meters below. Here, you will see the porters carrying their 75-90 kg loads, in two baskets on their shoulders, up the steep crater wall and then a further three kms down hill to the collection point. Most porters make the journey twice a day.
You have three options at this point. You can climb to a high point, to the south-west, above the crater rim (2,400 m) for magnificent views; or, continue on around the rim, in an anti-clockwise direction, for even more expansive views of the lake and the larger Ijen caldera beyond. The third option is to take the very steep track down into the crater to the sulphur vents and highly acidic (H2SO4, pH = 0.5) lake. The descent normally takes about 20 minutes but you may spend longer taking photographs of the porters and the surreal surroundings. Give way to porters carrying their heavy loads up the track! Be alert to sulphur fumes emitting from the vents as these can make breathing difficult, even suffocating, especially when the winds changes in your direction. Face masks, dampened with water, can help to protect from the worst of the fumes. Needless to say, don't even think about swimming in the lake!
Gunung Merapi lies directly above Ijen crater to the east. The route to the summit is via a ridge rising from the north and clearly visible against the skyline from the eastern side of the crater rim. Continue around the crater rim in an anti-clockwise direction from the 'viewing point'. After about 2-300 meters, you will pass over a small knoll on the rim. About 20 metres after this knoll, an ill-defined track leads down through scrub into a ravine below and up again onto the summit ridge. Be careful to make a mental note of where the track leads up from the bottom of the ravine (assuming it is visible and not totally overgrown) otherwise you may have to 'scrub bash' your way up onto the summit ridge – an exhausting exercise! Once on the summit ridge it is a steady, but steep and not enjoyable climb, to the rim (2,650 m) through heavy undergrowth – bracken and burnt/dead trees. Long trousers are advisable.
The summit of Gunung Merapi consists of a now extinct, broken crater with five or so knolls (high rounded hills) around its rim. The old crater consists of several open, flat, sandy areas, alun-alun, that would probably be flooded in the wet season. A pleasant camp could be made on these alun-alun, out of the wind, if dry; otherwise, on the rim by clearing some undergrowth.
The 'true summit' (2,803 m), one of the five knolls on the rim, lies on the northeastern side overlooking Banyuwangi and Bali and is marked with an old Dutch triangulation pillar. After emerging onto the rim from the summit ridge, continue in a clockwise direction around the rim – if you want to reach the summit, do not descend into the sandy crater. As the 'true summit' is rarely climbed, you may have to bash your way through thick undergrowth. Also, note that the approach to this knoll is quite steep.
The views of Bali's Gunung Agung and Lombok's Gunung Rinjani from Java's most eastern mountain would be fabulous especially at sunrise so a night on the summit would be worthwhile. Peaks to the west include the massifs of Gunung Raung and Argopuro. Gunung Baluran can be seen to the north. Perhaps the most impressive view is the Ijen crater lake 500 metres below best seen from a knoll marked with a small handmade sign (2,775 m) on the western side of the rim looking directly over the lake and the Ijen caldera beyond.
It is possible to reach, and return from, the 'true summit' of Gunung Merapi in one long day if you start early and do not spend too much time at Ijen crater on the way. However, it might be advisable to camp a night there and really explore what is such a great area. It seems that the local guides, who mainly take visitors to the Ijen crater, have little knowledge of the route up Gunung Merapi and even less about which of the knolls is the 'true summit'. In fact, there is really no need for a guide if you can find your way from the Ijen crater rim across the ravine and onto the summit ridge. The rest of the climb – up the summit ridge and around the summit of Gunung Merapi – is quite transparent. If you do hire a guide, make sure that he, at least, knows the track across the ravine. Of course, the ranger post at Paltuding may insist that you be accompanied by a guide and even dissuade/forbid you from the climb if not! If you plan to hire porters to camp on the mountain then you will need to make more detailed arrangements.
Bagging information compiled by Nick Hughes from information provided by Heinz von Holzen, Nicholas Hughes, Mykhailo Pavliuk and Dan Quinn (updated November 2013)
|Getting there
|Better approached from the north although the route from Banyuwangi is passable in a jeep.
|There are plenty of places to stay nearby because Ijen is a leading tourist attraction.
|A nightmare! Officially you are supposed to arrange a permit in advance from some office or other in Surabaya. The information on this office and why it is required is very unclear. There is normally not a problem just climbing up yourself but you may have to 'tip' the staff in the Kawah Ijen office.
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Origins and Meaning
'Ijen' is Javanese for 'alone' or 'lonely'. Merapi means 'mountain of fire' and from the appearance of the craters it is obvious that Gunung Merapi was a very active volcano in previous centuries.


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Mohamed Morsi, the new Egyptian president, arrived in Brussels today for day-long meetings with top EU officials. But most of the world's attention was back in Cairo, where the US embassy, like other embassies in the region, had been the target of attacks by demonstrators angry about an anti-Muslim movie clip uploaded onto YouTube in the US.
Morsi's morning press conference with European Commission president José Manuel Barroso was his first chance to publicly address the incidents and followed concerns in Washington that he had not condemned the attacks strongly enough. Indeed, US president Barack Obama himself warned that the US did not consider Egypt an ally, nor an enemy, and was watching closely how Morsi would respond.
In order for our readers to make their own judgment, the complete transcript of Morsi's comments on the incident at the Brussels presser, as conveyed through a translator, are below. He falls short of specifically condemning the attacks, but does say "the Egyptian people reject any such unlawful act" against "individuals, the properties and the embassies." Read more


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A PROLIFIC thief has been jailed for 14 months for burglary.
Benjamin Evetts, 19, of Kingsbury Street in Marlborough, admitted burgling a house in Ludgershall on August 11 last year.
Salisbury Crown Court heard on Friday that Evetts broke into the house between 1.30am and 5.30am and stole a Playstation 3, a Dell laptop, two watches, £60 cash, a diamond and gold ring, a mobile phone and some other items, with an estimated value of £1,888.
Prosecuting, Jeremy Wright said Evetts told police he was drunk at the time and followed someone else into the house through an open door, his accomplice took the other items but he was handed the games console and the laptop. He also admitted stealing the watches, one of which he had thrown away. It was later recovered.
The owners of the house were away at the time but their sons were at home. A statement from one of the victims said: "Since the burglary I don't feel safe in the house. It is a horrible feeling to know someone has been in my house. My partner works nights and if the kids are not here I call a friend over to be here with me."
The court heard Evetts has 21 previous convictions, including burglary and theft from a dwelling.
Defending, Charles Cochand said although he had a lot of previous convictions, Evetts had stayed out of trouble for 14 months and had shown genuine remorse and concern for the victim.
"It was not planned, it was a spur of the moment thing and he regrets it deeply," he said. "He is determined to make this right and he does have plans for his future."
Judge Douglas Field said: "You have a very bad record for such a young person. These offences cause real upset to the people who own these premises. It's far too serious an offence to let you off with a suspended sentence."
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When you think of NFL greatness, names like Joe Montana, Jerry Rice, Jim Brown and Walter Peyton inevitably spring to mind. In fact, there are dozens upon dozens of great NFL players that easily roll off the tongue following a question like that. Unfortunately though, for every easy name that springs to mind, there are two other names of great players that fail to get mentioned for a multitude of potential reasons. Whether it's the era they played in or that they weren't lining up at the most 'glamorous' positions, some names inevitably slip through the cracks.
Such a fate could happen to the greatest tight end of all time, Atlanta Falcons' star Tony Gonzalez. If it does, it would be a horrible tragedy.
Upon Atlanta's 28-24 loss to the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, Gonzalez told reporters that this would 'probably' be his last season. While not definite yet, just the hint that Gonzalez might be hanging up his cleats is big-time news due to the impact the man had on the position he played, the game he played it for, and for fantasy football owners throughout his entire career.
"It's probably the last time I'm going to wear that uniform," Gonzalez said. "I didn't want to take it off, to tell you the truth. All good things come to an end, and like I said all season long, this is probably my last one. What an unbelievable ride."
Drafted 13th overall by the Kansas City Chiefs in 1997, Gonzalez ends his career second on the receptions list with 1,242. Easily the most decorated tight end in league history, Gonzalez ranked first at his position in touchdowns and sixth overall with 103. Yardage wise he has 14,268, making him seventh of all time — all of these numbers coming from the tight end position; a position that was primarily used as an extra lineman until Gonzalez revolutionized it with his soft hands, speed and overall skill.
After the game on Sunday, the 36 year old Gonzalez said that he plans to discuss his future with his family before making any permanent decisions on retirement.
Throughout his career, Gonzalez has made 13 Pro Bowl's, including three out of his last four with the Falcons. While he has proved pivotal to many fantasy championships over the years, the one accomplishment that has eluded him is winning a Super Bowl ring. That being said, he isn't going to let that chase keep him from retiring if the time is truly right.
"I'm not going to cry about it," Gonzalez said after the conclusion of his 16th season. "I walk away with the satisfaction I left everything, absolutely everything, every time I was on the field.
"I wish it would have culminated with the Super Bowl, but it didn't."
Thanks to Gonzalez, the tight end position is being seen as a pivotal one for both NFL teams and fantasy owners as squads scramble to find the next Tony Gonzalez. If this is his last go-around, then he should be remembered by all as one of the greatest of all time.
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A reader writes: What do you do about a constant interrupter? Ive run into this situation in meetings and conference calls. I cant really say if the interrupter is being rude or just antsy. I find it to be extremely irritating, and it throws off my concentration, especially if Im giving a presentation. Likewise, what do I do if someones whispering out of turn when Im talking? Do I call her out on it? Ignore it?
The response: Let me put aside for a moment the problem of deliberately disruptive people, who, in my experience, are rare. People usually interject when they have legitimate questions or comments that, for some reason, they feel cannot wait. You, the speaker, might question the need for the interruption, and the manner in which the person speaks up might seem inopportune. However, if you can look beyond the irritation of having your train of thought disrupted, you might find that the person raises important points or that their commentary provides you with a helpful reminder of, or transition to, something that you wanted to say.
Likewise, when someone is carrying on a hushed conversation during a meeting, he or she is often discussing the very topic of the meeting. Such people feel a need to vocalise something they are thinking, but they either dont believe that the rest of the group would be interested, or they are timid about speaking up. And, even though side conversations can be just as distracting as outright interruptions, persons who whisper while you are talking might actually believe that they are being polite by not addressing themselves directly to you.
So, how should you deal with these behaviours? When someone interrupts, let him or her finish. Then, do your best to synthesise the question or comment, respond concisely, and return to what you were saying. If you do not know the answer, say so. If discussion of the subject would not add value to your meeting or if you are on a tight schedule, offer to address the question or comment one-on-one when the meeting is over.
When someone whispers during your meeting or presentation, make eye contact and ask the person whether he or she has a question for you. The answer might be yes, in which case the person will contribute to the discussion. Or the answer could be no, in which case he or she will probably become self-conscious and stop whispering.
But what if you believe that the person interrupting is just being rude? Most people cannot stand to witness deliberately boorish behaviour, so someone in the group will usually reprimand the heckler for you. If nobody comes to your rescue, you can also control hecklers by using humour (OK, Karen, that right there was your last question.) or using the time card (Sorry, but were short on time, so Im going to have to ask that you reserve your questions for the end of the presentation.). I once gave a legal compliance presentation in which one of the attendees well call him Steve started arguing with me regarding nearly every legal principle. I made it through the materials despite Steves forceful interruptions by essentially making him the butt of all jokes. It was a risky move, but it worked because it satisfied Steves desire to be the centre of attention while at the same time taking the sting out of his comments.
If someone is whispering while you are talking and you are quite sure that the person is discussing lunch plans rather than the third bullet on your PowerPoint slide, stop talking. It will not be long before the person realises that his or hers is the only audible voice in the room, and then he or she will stop out of sheer embarrassment.
Who hasnt been guilty of interrupting what someone else is saying, or of whispering to a friend during a meeting? It can be unnerving to be on the receiving end of these behaviours. However, they are usually a sign of engagement in the subject matter and, properly handled, can add depth and dimension to the conversation.


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Despite Career Numbers, LU Falls to Winthrop
Despite four Lady Flames notching double-digits in kills, the Eagles of Winthrop were able to hand Liberty its first conference loss of the season, 3-1 (28-26, 17-25, 28-26, 26-24), Friday night, at the Vines Center.
Karyl Bacon, Lillie Happel and Jade Craycraft each recorded double-doubles, while Loren Thomas contributed a career-high 14 kills and Kendle Rollins tied a career high with 12 kills.
The Lady Flames' three-match winning streak was snapped, as Liberty drops to 12-7 overall and 3-1 in Big South play. The Eagles improve to 6-10 overall and 3-1 in the conference.
The first set stayed close from the beginning, but Liberty kept an edge throughout, as there were only two lead changes. The Lady Flames were first to have a set point at 24-23 with a Bacon kill, but Becca Toor responded with a kill for Winthrop to tie it up.
After a kill by Carolyn Weed at 26-all, a Liberty attack error handed the Eagles the 28-26 first set win.
Bacon led all players with six kills in the opening set, while Craycraft was 3-for-4 in attacks. Winthrop's Kelsey Hall led all players with 11 assists, while Viola hit .333 for the Eagles.
Liberty came out strong in the second set, and never trailed en route to the 25-17 win to even up the match. The Eagles were able to save three set points before a kill by Thomas put Liberty back in the match.
Thomas hit an astounding .857 with six kills, while Rollins was a perfect 5-for-5 in attacks. As a team, the Lady Flames hit .417 in the second set, and held the Eagles to .222.
Liberty struggled to keep that momentum going in the third set, even though the Lady Flames took a 15-9 lead. After a Rollins kill gave Liberty a 22-18 advantage, the Eagles won three straight points for a 22-21 score.
The Lady Flames earned a set point on a kill by Thomas, but a Bacon attack error at 24-all gave Winthrop a set point opportunity of its own. Bacon redeemed herself with a kill for the 25-25 tie, but Viola responded with a kill of her own to put Winthrop in front.
A Thomas kill saved another set point, but two consecutive attack errors by Liberty closed out the third set with a 28-26 Winthrop victory.
Bacon again led all players with five kills, while Viola and Toor paced the Eagles with four kills apiece.
The pattern of the match remained the same in the fourth set, staying close throughout with 15 tie scores.
At 22-21 Winthrop, Rollins stepped up with a kill from Craycraft to tie it up, but a Liberty ball-handling error pushed the score to 23-22, Eagles. After another Liberty error gave Winthrop a match point, Bacon kept the Lady Flames going with a kill, bringing the score to 24-23 in favor of the visitors. A block by Bacon and Thomas tied it up, 24-all, but two straight kills by Viola sealed the set and the match for Winthrop.
Viola led all players with six kills in the final set, while Bacon added five for Liberty. The two teams had an even attacking success, as Winthrop hit .342 and the Lady Flames hit .341.
Overall, the Lady Flames outhit Winthrop, 70 kills to 60, and posted a .241 attack percentage compared to Winthrop's .241.
Craycraft set a new career mark with 56 assists, and libero Kelly Haseman recorded 17 digs. Bacon led all players with 20 kills.
Viola paced the Eagles with 16 kills, while Kelsey Hall posted 50 helpers and Kelsey Harrison added 19 digs.
The Lady Flames are back in action tomorrow, hosting the Lady Bucs of Charleston Southern in a 2 p.m. Big South matchup at the Vines Center.
The Eagles, who picked up their third straight conference win with tonight's victory, play again Oct. 5, hosting Coastal Carolina at 6 p.m.