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Warnings: pairing is disturbing as hell, slash, Mostly canon compliant through DH, but it's a bit spotty. Definitely no epilogue (even when barely mentioned I can't write Harry/Ginny)
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter. That dubious honor is Joanne Rowling's. Written for Keel-Haul-Rose, as one of the answers on her Meme Challenge: #12 - Would any of your friends read a number seven/nine slash? To which she answered "If someone is daring enough to write one!" And I'm daring enough.
Featuring: Dudley (Seven) and George (Nine)
Can You Tie Them In a Knot?
The first time Dudley met him, he hated him. Well, to be fair, Dudley was scared shitless because he didn't want to grow another tail since it hurt so badly to have the other one removed, and he had had to go a whole month without seeing his friends because it took so long to set up the surgery. So he was afraid of the redheaded family who came in through the fireplace, and rightfully so.
The looks of amused disgust he got from the stocky twins wasn't any sort of new thing. A lot of boys at school looked at him like that. Smeltings was a very posh public school after all, and Dudley knew that lying to his parents was the only way to have them not transfer him out. He liked Smeltings, even if he was made fun of there.
Then there was the look of abject horror and hatred on the stringy red-headed boy, the one Harry called "Ron". He hadn't seen that look before. The older man with them, a tall, thin man with thinning red hair, had the sort of fake "there's nothing wrong with you and I'm not disgusted" look that his teachers gave him. It was a placating sort of thing, but Dudley wasn't placated at all.
And because of those parallels between the family and his schoolmates, Dudley hated them. Mostly, he hated the twin who dropped the candies on the ground. He'd thought it safe, that they were treats the wizards were meaning to give Harry so they wouldn't be damaging.
He almost died.
So Dudley Dursley hated George Fabian Weasley with a passion from that day on. It waned of course, after years of not seeing the red headed family, but when they came again in July, 1997, Dudley hated him all over.
Except that, as Dudley was being hustled into the car that would take him to safety, one of the twins gave him a look. Like... Dudley didn't know what it was like, but it wasn't a bad look. He wasn't glaring, he wasn't disgusted. His eyes traveled up and down Dudley's body in a matter of two seconds, then looked Dudley dead in the eye, smiled, and turned away.
Dudley was in the car that was to take his family to safety before he could even contemplate the look.
Maybe Harry had mentioned the peace offering and the twin had approved. Giving Dudley a once over... well, he'd worked himself into a shape. His parents had paid for a surgery to get rid of the excess skin over Christmas, and he was... well, Dudley knew he wasn't fit, but he wasn't really fat anymore either. He was squishy, but not very.
He had months to contemplate what that look meant. Months in a safe house that was under some sort of charm so that only three people could get in, though only two did with any regularity; one was a dark haired, rosy cheeked witch named Hestia Jones, the other was a squeaky, diminutive man named Dedalus Diggle. Once a French blonde by the name of Fleur Weasley, who was very beautiful, was filling in for Hestia and had hexed Vernon to have spots when he looked at her. Petunia hadn't minded that one use of magic, and Vernon had made sure to never be present on the rare occasion that the blonde came to drop off groceries.
Dudley didn't find himself very attracted to her, which was strange, especially when Hestia mentioned that the blonde woman was a magical creature that had a natural allure to any human male. That lack of attraction, despite the "veela allure", was what made him realize what the "look" might have been.
The revelation to his parents, in mid March, that Dudley was gay didn't go over well. He'd spent all of September and October discerning if he really was gay, December through February coming to terms with it, and late February to early March summoning the courage to tell his parents. His mother nearly fainted and his father went pale before turning bright red and storming out of the room.
Vernon blamed the books that Dudley had been reading to keep himself occupied. Without electricity (the Fidelius charm prevented it from working), there was no television or internet, so Dudley had picked up the hobby of reading to keep his sanity; the only other thing he could do was exercise, and with no more weights than the one set of dumbbells he had managed to add to his bag, nor any space to do any running, Dudley was left with books. Vernon decided to burn all of the books that had been given to Dudley by "The Order" only to find they were fireproof.
And, to top it all off, the Order refused to buy him cigarettes because one of them realized they were bad for him.
The Dursley family wasn't very happy for the next two months, until May tenth when Fleur came to tell them that Harry had won the war.
"What do you mean by that?" Vernon scowled at the French witch. As irate as he had been, she had stopped effecting him. "That... Potter is too young to be fighting some bloody war anyway. You lot said he made us targets, and now you say he won this war of yours?!"
"Yes, and 'e eez too young per'aps, but 'Arry eez very eemportant," Fleur huffed. "I know 'e deed not weesh to eenform you, but now eet eez said and done, ze 'ole war was centered around 'eem. 'E was desteened to keel ze Dark Lord, and now 'e 'as, you are free to go 'ome."(1)
Dudley already knew some of this after managing to weasel some information out of Diggle; there had to be something important about Harry for the Dursleys to be such likely targets. Only Diggle had included the history between Harry and this Voldemort guy. It made Dudley feel very small.
Fleur apparated them to their house in Little Whinging one at a time, leaving Dudley for last.
"Thanks," Dudley murmured. "And tell Harry I said good on him if you can." Fleur smiled at him – it was likely that she knew the history between the two cousins, since she was married into the family that Harry seemed so close to – and nodded before whisking him away into the rubber tube known as apparation.
At the end of June, 1998, Dudley sat his A-levels and for once felt rather confident about his test scores. He hadn't done phenomenally, but after a year of having little to do but read, the test made more sense than any before.
Harry hadn't come to say hello, and without any knowledge of how to contact his cousin, Dudley was unable to make the proper congratulations and apology that he had wanted to give ever since he got his first inkling of what was going on with Harry in the wizarding world. Each day he kept his eyes open for any potential wizards who could send him the right direction, but he either never passed them, or only passed those who were as good at "going muggle" as Kingsley Shacklebolt, the Prime Minister's bodyguard.
Until one day in late July when Dudley decided he would do a first and buy Harry a birthday present. Eighteen was an important year after all, even if wizards preferred seventeen.
Someone bumped into Dudley.
"Whoops, sorry mate," the voice was sort of melancholy, but didn't sound like it ought to be.
"It's okay," Dudley turned slightly, in case he had to help the person who had bumped into him. The man was about average height – a good three inches shorter than Dudley – and had shocking red hair. When the brown eyes met his, Dudley recognized the man immediately.
Funnily enough, the only thing he could say was something only noticed as his mouth opened. "What happened to your ear?!"
"I find it makes retaining information a bit easier (2)," the redhead said this flippantly.
"Er... right," Dudley blinked. "You're... George, aren't you?" He didn't think he would mix up which twin was which when his mind had painstakingly ingrained the main catalogable difference between them; George leaned slightly to the left. Dudley wasn't very smart, but he could get a single detail firmly caught in his brain if he wanted it bad enough.
"A miracle, that," George nodded, but he looked very sad. "Well, I'd best be off." He moved to walk away from Dudley.
"Hold up," Dudley said quickly. "Do you... er, do wizards have post offices?"
"'Course we do," George was three steps further away than he had been, but at least he'd stopped. "Why?"
"Harry's birthday is in a week, and I wanted to send him a gift," Dudley shifted his feet slightly. It was a strange conversation to be having at Woolworth's (3). "I figure if his owl was able to find people, I should try that to get it delivered."
George blinked at him for a moment before his face split into a grin. "Not so dim as your reputation would say... alright, I'll let you in to Diagon Alley and show you where the post office is. Only, it'd get to him today, by nightfall at the latest, and I know he likes to get his gifts day of, you know? So I'll let you in on the thirtieth, too."
"That'd be great!" Dudley brightened considerably. He did not think of the crush-of-questionable-origins which he had been harboring for the man beside him and instead picked up the item he had been contemplating buying for Harry. It was a three-pack of board games that Dudley used to play as a kid with Piers and Malcolm and wouldn't let Harry so much as touch: Life, Monopoly, and Candyland.
He hoped Harry would appreciate the symbolism behind it.
Of course, he also hoped Harry wouldn't burn them on sight, but wouldn't blame his cousin were that the case.
George made whatever purchases he meant to (the addition of itching powder, Hi-Ho Cherry-O! and a pack of gummy worms made Dudley wonder a bit) before they each paid (Dudley helped George count out the currency) and left. In retrospect, Dudley realized he should have waited until he was actually going to send the games before buying them, but his hindsight was only about 20/40 while his foresight was... well, it was legally blind to say the least.
The silence shrouding the pair was palpable as they walked the London streets, even as the hustle and bustle of the city in summer, tourists and all, raised a great did about them. The Leaky Cauldron was a miserable little pub and Dudley had no idea what it had to do with the magical world or this "Diagon Alley" place (aside from the blatant use of magic within the pub) until George tapped a brick.
Suddenly, Dudley felt like he'd discovered colors. Everything was bright and eye catching, even though some shop fronts were still broken or in the process of being fixed. His head couldn't turn fast enough to take everything in.
What was meant to be a quick outing turned into a full tour. George started with his own shop – Weasley's Wizard Wheezes, a prank store – so that Dudley could store the board games in the back room. The two girls behind the counter, Indian twins by the name of Parvati and Padma, greeted George, gave Dudley calculative glances, and went back to flirting with the customers.
Dudley got the full tour that afternoon. Around dusk he was going to catch a train home and take the games with him, but George called the Knight Bus for him – Dudley had converted the rest of the pounds on him into galleons, sickles, and knuts and could pay his own fair – and said he would keep the games safe until Dudley came back to get them sent off.
When he got home, Dudley felt decidedly giddy at the prospect.
Dudley returned to Diagon Alley on July thirtieth to send the package, only to be confronted by George once more, only this time he held an envelope out to Dudley.
"What's that?" Dudley gave the parchment a speculative glance.
"Won't know 'til you open it," George grinned widely and waggled the envelope about until Dudley grabbed it and ripped it open.
It was an invite to Harry's birthday party the next evening.
He was invited to Harry's birthday?
He was invited to Harry's birthday?
He was invited to Harry's birthday?
"I'll pop by your place tomorrow – literally – to get you there," George grinned at the stunned muggle. "But since you came all the way here anyway, how about I teach you how to play chess?"
Dudley was crap at chess, but he had a good afternoon all the same and tried some of the Wheezes out – he stayed away from the ton-tongue toffees though.
Vernon and Petunia were both conveniently out of the house at the time that George apparated into the living room of Number 4 Privet Drive in Little Whinging, Surrey. George called it good luck; Dudley called it a coupon for barbecue ribs.
George genuinely laughed, and Dudley was proud of himself. The one-eared man had intimated that his twin, Fred, had died in the last battle of the war back in early May, and a lot of his laughs were less than authentic.
The board games were handed over to Dudley, who then did the best wrapping job of his life. It wasn't very good, but it was something.
After that, the evening passed by in a whirl. Dudley knew he'd managed to stammer out the proper apology that he had been planning out for months; he knew that none of Harry's friends had looked down on him and that the Minister of Magic – the same man who Dudley's father had wanted to be their guard a year ago – was there. There were important people there, all magical, and insignificant muggle Dudley right in the middle.
It wasn't half bad, though the "firewhiskey" Harry's girlfriend Luna got him to try floored him. Literally.
Ogden's Finest was potent, and on his second shot, Dudley was humming.
George wheedled him with a second shot, and that had the sole non-magical being in the room outright singing a song that had his unknowing crush rolling on the floor, laughing.
"Do you ears hang low? Do they wobble to-and-fro? Can you tie them in a knot? Can you tie them in a bow? Can you throw them over your shoulder like a continental soldier? Do your ears hang low?"
From there, it degenerated to passing ear jokes.
"My ear wasn't on properly; Mum always said if my body-parts weren't attached I'd lose them..."
"You'll have to listen twice as hard at concerts..."
"My listening charms aren't half as difficult now..."
"You must save a lot on Q-tips..."
"I was thinking about getting an earring before losing it, you know."
That... didn't sound like much of a joke, even to Dudley's inebriated mind. "Why don'chu then?" He slurred.
"It's my right ear that's gone (4)."
"Well, you know what they say. 'Right is wrong, left is right.'"
Dudley just blinked confusedly at George. He still wasn't getting the joke.
"It's a muggle saying so I figured you'd know it... whatever. Means that guys aren't supposed to get their right ear pierced 'cause it makes 'em look gay. Only I don't give a flying flobberworm and I wouldn't want to pierce my left anyway."
Dudley was just sober enough to understand what George was trying to say without saying it.
He was just drunk enough to act on it.
His foresight might be shite, but Dudley knew when to take an opportunity that stared him dead in the eye.
Author's Note: Yeah... I'm weird -_-" I in no way endorse this pairing, really. But I've written some damn weird pairings before now (Voldy/James, Orochimaru/Bubbles, Gai/Fem!Kakashi, and Sirius/Peter come to mind), so it shouldn't be that surprising. If I can get up the guts to write Orochi/Bubbles, this is a cake walk.
I realize that the Order only had Hestia and Dedalus present when the Dursleys left (trust me, I actually bothered to reread two chapters of Deathly Hallows, that shitty excuse for literature, so I could do this properly) but I wanted to do it this way anyway. So nyah. I actually looked up a bunch of stuff while writing this so I could get my facts straight on everything -_-"
In DH George was making ear puns... a few. From the one Dudley makes, hopefully you get the title. They're all original ear jokes by me... I'm terrible...
Flames will be used to breed ashwinders to burn the flamers' houses down.
(1) I had to look up how Fleur speaks and take examples so I knew what to type... accents are difficult. I dunno how Mark Twain managed in Huck Finn XP
(2) If you don't get it, he's referring to the phrase "in one ear and out the other" 'cause he doesn't have an ear for it to go out of... yeah, I feel witty.
(3) Woolworth's Group plc was a store chain that went out of business last year (I don't actually know what they sold; I imagine it's like a Walmart or clothing store or something since their parent company turned into FootLocker a while back, and the Canada branch was bought by Walmart)
(4) I looked through the book and couldn't find reference to which ear he lost; the right works for my purposes.


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Dec 22, 2005 at 8:10 pm #1217404
I saw this bivy earlier, and I have a few questions about it.
I want it to replace my equinox UL mummy bivy, which lacks the hood that the BMW vapr and Ti goat bivy have.
I am wondering how this bivy compares to the Vapr, do you think the DWR top will be breathable enough, if so this $40 bivy may be for me. It looks like it will fit up to 6.6 feet and for only 5.5oz
any other comments/concerns are apreciated, If it lacks anything important, than I will probably dish out the $$$ for a Vapr bivyDec 23, 2005 at 6:21 am #1347415
Joshua MitchellMember
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But I didn't even notice the bivy, nice find, Ryan.
I've never used a bivy, but this does seem an affordable, leightweight solution.Dec 23, 2005 at 8:47 am #1347420
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Size: 80″ long, 60″ chest girth, 38″
foot girth.
Man that seems small. Even the equinox bivi has about 70″ chest and 97″ length.Dec 23, 2005 at 12:53 pm #1347429
the equinox site says their bivi is 93×33 ? I measured mine and it came out to be 81×33. the Ti goat may be slightly narrower, but my bivy is huge for me so it may not be a problem.
but it would not be very comfortable, so I think I will dish out the $$$ for the Vapr. Thanks I am glad I posted here before purchasing the bivy :-)Dec 23, 2005 at 1:29 pm #1347434
Take a look at the Mountain Laurel Design bivies.Dec 23, 2005 at 1:43 pm #1347435
the soul bivy may be a good option, I have a few questions though.
first, dose it have a bathtub floor like the Vapr?
second, dose the 6.5oz weight include bug netting?
thanksDec 23, 2005 at 1:54 pm #1347436
Best to ask Ron Bell since he is in the process of changing the ratio of silnylon and DWR/Epic upper to improve breathability and reduce condensation. It's well known that he does custom work also.Dec 24, 2005 at 3:07 pm #1347446
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first, dose it have a bathtub floor like the Vapr?
Bathtub floor? I think you've got the wrong idea about how the Vapr bivy is built.
Think of two flat sheets that meet at the edges, with the top one Quantum and the bottom silnylon. Sew them together along the edges, except for the foot box. Now "box" the footbox (at the same time narrowing the bivy at that end. Do the same for the hood end.
In short, there's no "bathtub floor." Ideally, if you're dead center in the bivy, the height of your torso (lying down) will pull the sides up a bit. But if you roll, or slide to one side, the edge is right on the ground. Nothing keeps it off the ground at all.Dec 30, 2005 at 5:15 pm #1347608
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You make this sound like a bad thing. The
vapor bivys are very roomy compared to the above
di-mentioned. Regular 80″ long by 72″ girth at the shoulders. Gives you farther to roll ;^). The
boxed foot and head sections when used with the
tie outs help maintain the "tub" shape as well. Stick
a boot on either side of your pad to help keep you
from rolling too far.
The worries about breathability of materials are
overblown in my opinion, just look at the
discussion about condensation in fully breathable
sleeping bags when tent camping in the winter camping section. Condensation happens even if you were to use canvas in some conditions. I have used Goretex bivys for years with great success.
I know what fabric I would want on my bivy if I were stuck on a ledge in a rain storm (and it ain't DWR ripstop). 'course a PFTE bivy won't weigh in at sub 4 oz. like BMW latest prototype.
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ROME: Six police officers were wounded, including one seriously, as clashes broke out with protesters at anti-austerity demonstrations in Milan and Turin on Wednesday, Italian media reported.
Around 20 activists beat a riot police officer with a stick and baseball bats in Turin, while five officers were hurt during running street battles in central Milan.
The violence came during a day of action led by Italy's biggest trade union CGIL, which called protests and strikes in dozens of cities across the country.
Workers in other southern European nations also turned out en masse to protest austerity measures.
Thousands of students and workers took to the streets of Rome, Milan, Turin and around 100 other towns and cities, calling for more safeguards for jobs and pensions and protesting against Prime Minister Mario Monti's government.
"Europe is waking up today -- from Rome to Madrid to Athens," said Mario Nobile, a 23-year-old university student.
"The 'PIGS' are rebelling!" he said, using a derogatory acronym for the most troubled eurozone economies.
Francesco Locantore, 38, a school teacher, said: "With the excuse of austerity, they're attacking our fundamental rights."
"That's why today is so important," he said.
In Rome, the protest passed off mostly peacefully except for a small group of students who threw stones and tried to break through police lines to get to
Prime Minister Mario Monti's offices in the city centre. The demonstration in the Italian capital included many very young protesters like 16-year-old Nicole Romani, who said: "We just want a better future. We don't even know if we'll have a job when we get a degree."
The leftwing CGIL union also staged a four-hour strike covering all sectors except for public transport in cities.
An elderly woman at the protest said: "I am here to ask for an increase in pensions because we can't live like this any more.
"I get a pension of 650 euros ($765) a month and once I've paid all the taxes, it's 400 euros!"
Communist activists held up a banner with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in a Nazi uniform with a euro sign on the armband.
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"Good, good, now listen to the words as I speak them. Write them down forward and back if you must. I will not repeat myself and I certainly will not wait, time is part of your answer."
The colorful gnome cracked his fingers before he began. Balamor held his pencil tight, and flipped to a new page in his notebook. Awkid twirled his veggie kabob over the fire as the gnome spoke.
"My name is nimble in the beginning and always at the center of this inanimate forest. You can see my name within unimaginable places, like an eye in between the ending of dawn and the beginning of midnight. You can find my name through the trees and under the bushes, in the midst of the animals. Now that you have heard my name, tell me Mr. Wisebeard — Who am I?"
Balamor scribbled down the strange gnomes words into his notebook. He studied them in silence, making sure he didn't overlook the small details. If he should have heard his name then it must be hidden within the riddle. Quickly he underlined specific words; inanimate, animal, unimaginable, nimble... There was something they all had in common. The small gnome stared at Balamor, his eyes squinted and his smirk drew up his left cheek. Who was this man? How did he come to be in such a place? All Balamor knew was that the eyes he felt lurking in the trees belonged to this man and his riddles suggest he is protecting something — something that is his.
"Nim!" Balamor yelled out as he poked the page with the back of his pencil.
"Like an eye between the ending of dawn and the beginning of midnight, N-I-M. Each found in the beginning of the word nimble. The center of the word inanimate. Amidst the word animal and within the word unimaginable. You are Nim, and this is your forest!"
"Congratulations! You are certainly correct Mr. Wisebeard. However, I have more questions for you — may they guide you to your destination."
Nim began to pace back and forth slowly, exaggerating his small steps as he continued.
"It does not breathe. It does not leave. It does not eat or even sleep. It sees through darkness above the trees. Above you, above our eyes, above all mortals and even I. It changes space in due time and in its place a pearl shines. One round the clock it goes away — one round more to show its face."


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The CD4 count is a test that measures how many CD4 cells you have in your blood. These are a type of white blood cell, called T-cells, that move throughout your body to find and destroy bacteria, viruses, and other invading germs.
Your test results help your doctor know how strong your immune system is and guide HIV treatment choices. Your CD4 count can also be used to tell what stage of HIV or AIDS you have and what's likely to happen next.
Keeping your CD4 count up can hold off symptoms and complications of HIV and help you live longer.
What Does HIV Do to CD4 Cells?
HIV damages your immune system because it targets CD4 cells. The virus grabs on to the surface of a cell, gets inside, and becomes a part of it. As an infected CD4 cell multiplies so it can do its job, it also makes more copies of HIV.
Those new bits of virus find and take over more CD4 cells, and the cycle continues. This leads to fewer and fewer HIV-free, working CD4 cells.
HIV can destroy entire "families" of CD4 cells, and then the germs these cells fight have easy access to your body. The resulting illnesses are called opportunistic infections because they take advantage of your body's lack of defense.
What the Results Mean
A normal CD4 count is from 500 to 1,400 cells per cubic millimeter of blood. For some people, CD4 counts can drop dramatically, even going down to zero.
But it's more important to pay attention to the pattern of your results than to any one test. In general, your HIV infection is getting worse if your CD4 count is going down. It means your immune system is getting weaker and you're more likely to get sick.
The test results don't always match how well you're feeling though. Some people can have high CD4 counts and be doing poorly. Others can have low CD4 counts but few complications.
Anyone who is HIV-positive should take antiretroviral therapy (ART) medications, whether or not they have symptoms. When your treatment is working, your CD4 count should stay steady or go up.
If your CD4 count keeps going down over several months, your doctor may want to change your ART drugs or start treatment to prevent opportunistic infections.
What Else Can Affect Your CD4 Count
Things other than the HIV virus can influence how high or low your CD4 count is, too.
It tends to be lower in the morning and higher in the evening. Fatigue and stress can skew test results.
An infection like the flu, pneumonia, or a herpes simplex virus (including cold sores) can make your CD4 count go down for a while. Getting a vaccination can also change it while your body learns how to fight that sickness.
Your CD4 count will go way down when you're having chemotherapy for cancer.
To get the most accurate and helpful results for your CD4 count, try to:
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- Have your tests done at the same time of day.
- Wait for at least a couple of weeks after you've been sick or gotten a shot before you get a test.
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Fairtrade and Fairmined Gold
Empowering responsible artisanal and small-scale miners
Alliance for Responsible Mining | February 11, 2013
Gold: symbol of love, power and wealth. But look behind the glitz and the reality is not so glamorous. Some 90 percent of the labor force involved in gold mining is made up of artisanal and small-scale miners. Fifteen million men, women, and children work in harsh conditions, doing backbreaking work to scrape a living. They produce 200–300 tons of gold each year, around 10 percent of the global gold supply. Exploited by some middle men, their access to markets is limited and they rarely receive a fair price for their product.
The poor and vulnerable in Africa, Asia, and Latin America are driven into artisanal mining because it can offer an alternative way to earn a living where agriculture or other activities are simply not viable. However, they face a multitude of challenges as they struggle to survive. The current increase in gold prices is driving millions more into this sector.
Most mining laws are geared towards large-scale industrial mining, and governments tend to give the large-scale industry preferential mining rights. This increases the vulnerability of small-scale miners who find it hard to access legal mining rights, pushing them into running informal and illegal operations. Working conditions are hazardous and health and safety measures insufficient. The unskilled handling of toxic chemicals such as mercury and cyanide poses severe risks to miners, their communities, and the natural environment.Tracing gold from buyer to jewelry manufacturer to refiner is notoriously difficult, and the gold industry has been slow to open its doors to scrutiny.
If that wasn't tough enough, artisanal and small-scale miners are at the sharp end of a long and complex supply chain over which they have little control. Tracing gold from buyer to jewelry manufacturer to refiner is notoriously difficult and the gold industry has been slow to open its doors to scrutiny. This lack of transparency makes it virtually impossible for consumers to know where and under what conditions the gold in their jewelry was mined.
The international Fairtrade movement and the Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM) are working together to bring to market the first ever Fairtrade and Fairmined certified gold jewelry. As consumers become increasingly concerned about the conditions in which precious metals are mined, this groundbreaking initiative offers a lifeline to economically disadvantaged artisanal miners and their communities.
FLO and ARM have developed a set of clearly defined standards for responsible mining, which must be met by mining organizations to achieve Fairtrade and Fairmined certification. The standards are based on ARM's Standard Zero, and were tested with nine miners' organizations in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru, in a process that has helped them to formalize and improve their mining and business practices. The standard is open to organizations in Latin America, and work is already underway to expand the initiative to Africa and Asia in the near future.Miners gain market access and receive a Fairtrade premium equivalent to ten percent of the international price.
Miners' groups are proof that with training it is possible to meet strict standards on working conditions, child labor, women's rights, cleaner technology, health and safety, management of chemicals, and responsibility to the environment before the gold they produce can be certified as Fairtrade and Fairmined.
In return, the miners gain market access and receive a Fairtrade premium equivalent to 10 percent of the internationally agreed price of gold, which must be used to improve their business or for community development projects. Those miners' organizations that produce their gold without the use of mercury or cyanide can earn an additional ecological premium of 5 percent to recognize the additional costs involved in using cleaner technology.
Through these fully transparent and traceable supply chains, consumers and retailers can have confidence that artisanal and small-scale miners are getting a fair deal and responsible mining practices have been used.
But this is just the start of the journey. Fairtrade and Fairmined certified gold has the potential to enable thousands more artisanal miners to escape from unfair supply chains and dangerous working conditions. Although even the most marginalized miners have improved their profit margins and revenues due to the increasing price of gold, many artisanal and small-scale miners are still vulnerable as they are unable to access the enormous profits being made on gold further up complex supply chains.
Expanding the support to miners' organizations so that they can achieve Fairtrade and Fairmined certification and encouraging more retailers to stock Fairtrade and Fairmined gold are vital next steps. However, governments must also help artisanal and small-scale mining organizations to gain access to legal mining rights and create sound laws to govern and support a sustainable artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector.
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The Israeli J6/C4i Directorate (Hebrew: אגף התקשוב Agaf Ha-Tikšuv, seldom abbreviated to Atak) is the Israel Defense Forces body which charts the communication, wireless transmission, computerization, command and control over and defense of information in the IDF. The Directorate was created on March 3, 2003, on the basis of some functions previously held by the C4I Corps. The directorate is headed by Aluf Nadav Padan.
The J6/C4i Directorate comprises three main brigade-level units: the C4I Corps, the Operating Brigade (Hebrew: חטיבת ההפעלה, Hativat HaHaf'ala), which deals with operational communications and electronic warfare, and Lotem (Hebrew: לוט"ם, an abbreviation for Unit for Telecommunications and Information Technology).
Lotem lists the following units:
- Mamram (ממר"ם) – Center of Computers and Information Systems – responsible for managing military software and computer infrastructure.
- Hoshen (חושן) – responsible for operating the army's communication systems.
- Matzov (מצו"ב) – Center of Encryption and Information Safety – responsible for the protection of digital military data.
- Ma'of (מעו"ף) – Systems and Projects – responsible for planning and engineering telecommunication systems.
- Matzpen (מצפ"ן) – Military Systems for Command and Control and management of logistics and human resources. The army's biggest software house that consists of the unification of Leshem (לשם) and Shoham (שהם) units.
- Aluf Yitzhak Harel (March 30, 2003 – December 20, 2003)
- Aluf Udi Shani (December 21, 2003 – November 12, 2006)
- Aluf Ami Shafran (November 13, 2006 – October 24, 2011)
- Aluf Uzi Moscovitch (October 24, 2011 – March 28, 2016)
- Aluf Nadav Padan (June 13, 2016 – current)
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The diagnosis of BPD is defined by a series of social and moral judgements, applied to people who have been traumatised and dressed up as a medical problem. If we had a friend who revealed to us after years of secrecy and shame that they had been repeatedly sexually abused as a child, our first response is unlikely to be "your personality must be really disordered – no wonder I've felt like rejecting you".
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Discussion in 'Artwork Zone' started by Boyzmamacita, Oct 6, 2006.
Donovan? What are you doing on my phone? They said you couldn't find my number?
TO - Hi! Kim... do you think children's books would be a good idea?
Kim - "I could think of 25 million reasons why its a good idea"
TO - "come on Kim... you used that one already"
I don't have a caption... but dammm! That guy's arms are nearly as big as mine!
TO: Hello, Dallas' Finest? Just wanted to thank you guys for the T-shirt slogan. It's quite appropriate for a fancy little football person like myself.
Hello, .. yes, in my locker I have a large white bottle with pain killers in it, and a smaller yellow bottle with a red top, full of supplements, ... can I mix the two ?
If so, how many of each can I take ?
Donavon, is that really you?
TO: Rawr!!
Mcnabb : rawr?
TO: yea Dargonking999 told me about that its the new word...rawr...its so cool
Mcnabb: well dargonking999 told me im a loser who chokes so i guess its just for u then
TO: yea ur right it is RAWR
There is no dial tone or clicking with cell phones
U know wat
That makes me think of that gay lion from Southpark everytime you guys say it.....
TO: No Andy, this isn't the number for take out at Sizzler.
I don't like people playin on my phone!
I keeps it real like that.....
well i am a leo, so i can be a lion
but im not gay...so
your 50% right
wait is that cheerleader doing in here....
"Hi TO, this is the Liberty Bell...heard you been talkin bout my crack."
Next Question? What do you mean, D-Rose, what do you mean?
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ReviewThis is my 4th Volvo. Volvo built its reptuation on the 122s and 240s, NOT the 850. This is a fun, spacious, somewhat fast, and terribly unreliable car. I'm at 100K right now; here's what I've had to do: clutch, cat. converter, motor mounts, cam shaft position sensor, rear door handle jammed (fixed myself), alternator (all over $2000, not including reg maintenance such as the t-belt and service). Design-wise, this car is light years ahead of the 240. However, its reliabilty falls very short of the old work horses. They still are very safe, but that's about the extent of the old reputation that still may be true today :( If you do make the mistake of buying this car, get the manual tranny
Best FeaturesSpacious and comfortable interior-- much more durable than the 240s. Zippy acceleration (5spd manual), decent gas mileage (consistently hit 30mpg fwy, 18 city), nice handling for a soccer taxi. VERY safe.
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1. Re: Transaction_Queue715059 Oct 16, 2009 11:17 AM (in response to 716988)Not aware of any tool that reads the transaction queue, but you can try to delete the first transaction in the queue and then check if the other transaction details are passing through to the DB.
This particular scenario will not suffice in cases where there are multiple failures due to the first transaction.
In that case you'll have to completely delete all the transaction from the queue option, or you can delete the transaction queue file from the directory structure itself.
2. Re: Transaction_Queue726113 Oct 16, 2009 2:08 PM (in response to 716988)What kind of technical object is this queue? Is it an Oracle Advanced Queue? Is it a JMS Queue or Topic? Is it a proprietary 'queue'?
3. Re: Transaction_Queue716988 Oct 20, 2009 9:50 PM (in response to 726113)The transaction_queue is executed by a Java file.
4. Re: Transaction_Queue715059 Oct 26, 2009 4:09 AM (in response to 716988)hi,
were you able to look in to the contents of the transaction queue? If yes could you share it with us too
5. Re: Transaction_Queue716988 Oct 27, 2009 4:38 PM (in response to 715059)What I found on is that there is a Java that actually looks into the defaulthardtotals.dat file to see how many transactions have build up. The java file is called = LookupTransactionSite.java
This file runs at the "end of day" process and tells you how many transactions are in the queue.
What I'm trying to find out now is how to run it at anytime you want to, so that you can see the build up transactions during the middle of the day or anytime of the day.
If anyone figures it out, please let me know.
6. Re: Transaction_Queuenagaraj-mamedi Jan 28, 2010 5:16 AM (in response to 716988)Hi !! I assume you only wanted to know the status or how many transactions are piled up in queue and there details. If so, there is a option in orpos from main menu login as Admin(f4) -> "Admin Options" Screen -> Manager(F5), "Manager Options" screen -> Reports(F2), "Report Options" screen -> Queue Trans(F6). Will print all transaction number available in queue along with details like sale,postvoid etc.
Edited by: user10873624 on Dec 28, 2009 8:52 PM
Edited by: user10873624 on Jan 27, 2010 9:16 PM
7. Re: Transaction_Queue716988 Jan 14, 2010 11:39 PM (in response to 716988)the corrupted TransactionQueue.queue, DBJournalQueue.queue and JMSJournalQueue.queue are currently being researched by Oracle....They did gave me a tool to fix the corrupted file and it seems to be working.
The real question is why is it corrupting these files....I've heard other retail companies are also having the same problem. One possibility is that if your POS system has been modify from the base code this could introduce the problem. Have anyone else had these issues?
8. Re: Transaction_Queue750018 Jan 29, 2010 6:28 AM (in response to 716988)can u provide the tool details provided by the Oracle to fix same issue
9. Re: Transaction_Queue716988 Jan 29, 2010 2:53 PM (in response to 750018)It's not a fix but it's a tool to repairs the corrupted or bad Transactionqueue, DBjournal.queue and
10. Re: Transaction_Queue815250 Nov 16, 2010 10:31 PM (in response to 716988)Hi
Can you please share that tool/utility provided by oracle to fix corrupted queues (at firstname.lastname@example.com). We have the same issue in production.
H. Jain
11. Re: Transaction_Queue727311 Jan 30, 2011 2:11 PM (in response to 815250)Hi
Oracle does not provide any such utility but we can write a utility to remove erroneous entry in transaction queue and after which we can consume the queue file
Saurabh Kukreja
12. Re: Transaction_Queue863729 May 23, 2011 1:04 PM (in response to 716988)We've had these issues as well. The utility we were provided from Oracle does nto work. We have learned we need to delete the corrupt transaction out of the queue and the rest will flow behind it The corrupt transactions are all credit card transactions where the customer name that is read from the magstripe of the card on our sig cap device comes in as 50+ characters that looks like an encryption code. We have determined it is not a bad card as the same card has been scanned in other transacitons and it came across fine. I understand that pulling the name from the card into OPOS is customer code but we areunable to figure out where the corruption is takning place. Any ideas for us???
13. Re: Transaction_Queueuser10133807 Feb 12, 2013 2:20 PM (in response to 863729)Good morning,
We are having similar issues. What did you do to resolve the issue "where the customer name that is read from the magstripe of the card on our sig cap device comes in as 50+ characters that looks like an encryption code"?
Were you able to figure out what causes the issue?
When this happens we are having to use the "F5 Queue -> F2 Delete entry" function at the register to get the transactions behind it to flow to the BackOffice and CentralOffice Database.
Please help. Thanks.
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8 RV Parks near Sayre, Oklahoma
Erick, Oklahoma 14.12 miles SW
Elk City, Oklahoma 14.37 miles NE
Texola, Oklahoma 19.11 miles SW
Cheyenne, Oklahoma 21.76 miles N
2005 NE HWY 66 Sayre, Oklahoma 73662 (map) | 5802109877
Sites: 30 | Latest Rate: $30.00 | 8 Reviews
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Mar 2017 - $30.00
Very nice tucked away family owned and operated RV park about a mile off I-40. Quiet, level gravel sites with water, sewer hookup & 30 & 50 amp services. Small functional laundry room, friendly owner and very quiet. - Danny P
Sep 2016 - $27.00
This is a very nice overnight stop; right off Hwy 40 but there is not a lot of highway noise. Very friendly and helpful owner who lives on the site. Cash or check only. Nice long pull thru sites, some shady trees. - alm
Aug 2016 - $26.00
This is a very small operation but it was convenient, clean, safe and quiet. NO FACILITIES although some obviously longer-term customers.
Caution: Drive in off the highway involves a rather steep gravel road which dips down and then back up. Could be a problem getting in/out if there is heavy rain/flooding as some places have had. Otherwise, OK for a night's stay. - Ilene S
1505 S 4th St Sayre, Oklahoma 73662 (map) | (580) 928-2260
Sites: 80 | Latest Rate: $12.00 | 23 Reviews
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Sep 2016 - $12.00
We stayed 1 night to visit an attraction in the area as there isn't much to choose from in the area. The park is just South of Sayre off US-283. It is a short drive from I-40 (Exit 20) so a lot of travelers use it. There are several ways to get into the park but only one way to get into the sites. Some of the transitions from the main roads around the park to the park's road pose a challenge. The fee is cash only at the self pay station. Don't expect someone to come by to collect as the sign said. While the park was built on a gently sloping field, the site parking pads were generally not level so some leveling was required. The interior roads were a mixture of pavement & gravel and sites are gravel. The roads were wide enough as most were for one way traffic. The turns were not the most inviting but were negotiated by larger RV's. The RV sites are all pull throughs. The P/T sites appeared long enough to stay connected to toads. They do not have full hook ups - only water & electricity (50 AMP). The connections were generally at the middle of the site. The sewer connection was at the ground so it was easy to establish a downhill flow. Sites had sufficient room for opening slides. Distance and grassy areas establish privacy between the sites. There was an outside table but no fire pit as campfires are "strictly prohibited". Ended up taking a shower in the restroom building. Was not a pleasant experience. Not much privacy as there was not a door on the shower stall. There were a few trees creating some obstructions to the sky so satellite reception was based upon site selection. As the park didn't offer any other service connections, our Verizon WiFi hotspot worked well. Didn't try the NET10 phone so don't know about cell phone reception. There was no designated fenced pet area but there sufficient distance along the park's roads to exercise a dog. However, there were stickers everywhere, including in the gravel of the road. - bsb814
Sep 2016 - $12.00
This is a very well kept city campground in a large park with several huge graveled pull through sites and lots more grassed sites. There is no sewer at site which is the only negative. The dump station is on the access road which is quiet enough during the week to not pose a problem but may cause some problems if the park is full of people on the weekends. Our 50A pull through site had good power and water pressure. It might be interesting accessing some of the sites if the park was full but we were the only rig there when we parked for the one night. If we didn't have to be elsewhere we would have stayed longer. - KiwiRVer
Aug 2016 - $12.00
There are lots of sites in this campground. Some are on grass, others are on gravel. The newer sites with 50 amp service are on gravel and they are pull-throughs. Some of the sites on grass also have 50 amp service. You need to check the individual sites to see what type of service each has.
Warning, some of the electrical hook ups on the grass sites are not in good shape with exposed wires, etc. Also, not all sites have picnic tables. - Bobbi1948
Rte 66, Sayre, OK 73662 Sayre, Oklahoma 73662 (map) | (580) 928-3003
Sites: 18 | 0 Reviews
Washington Ave Elk City, Oklahoma 73644 (map) | (580) 225-3230
Sites: 5 | Latest Rate: $1.00 | 4 Reviews
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Mar 2017 - $1.00
All prior reviews reflect what we discovered. They installed new power pedestals with 50amp. The water is two below ground spigots for sites to share; they are very far away from the sites. A bit tight maneuvering to get our 35' fifth wheel in, but doable. Sites are not very level. We wanted to stay hooked up for pending storms, but it would have been way off level to stay hooked up. Very nice 10 mile trail around the lake. Disc golf and boat ramp on site. Clean enough when doing a drive by, but lots and lots of bits of trash everywhere. The bathrooms were a single pit toilet with no door, not for the faint of heart. - MichelleKry
Jul 2016 - $1.00
This is a small City Park that has five RV sites which are free on a first come, first serve basis for a max stay of four nights. The park is clean and well kept. Each site has a fairly level asphalt pad with grassy areas between the sites. There is thirty amp electric with water available at one spot to fill up your tank if needed, but I understand this is shut off in the winter. No sewer and no dump station. There is a bathroom located at the picnic area, but we did not go in, so I can't say if it were clean it not. Based on the overall cleanliness of the park, I would imagine they were clean. There is a pretty little lake that had a couple of boaters. The park is located in a quiet area. The lady who gave us directions was very nice and helpful. - PaLa
Dec 2015 - $1.00
This was a beautiful little park that is first come first served but is free to use. There is a lake with wildlife. The setting is so pretty and serene, quiet. We have a 35' motorhome and while it took a bit of maneuvering, we were able to park comfortably. It is a level paved pad with grass next to you. There was electric, but in the winter no water. There is no dump, no services. except for nature. It is not set up for campfires or cooking. Maximum stay is 4 nights. I-40 is close, but you definitely don't hear it. Woman I called to inquire about the park, was very nice, very helpful. We would go again. - dorcol
317 E 20th St Elk City, Oklahoma 73644 (map) | (580) 225-7865
Sites: 74 | Latest Rate: $31.00 | 90 Reviews
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May 2017 - $31.00
We spent two nights here and this park is good. Roads are narrow but passable even for a big rig. We had two pull through sites that were level and clean. One was large enough for our traveling companions were able to park their 44' rig with tow attached. Full hook and power and water were good. Wifi was a little slow but was good for checking email, etc. Office staff was friendly. - RayN
Apr 2017 - $32.00
We stayed while passing thru Oklahoma. Best thing was the WIFI was excellent where we were in site 20. I didn't go into the restrooms or laundry so can't judge. Fair amount of full timers here but that isn't an issue for me. Easy access from I-40. Because the weather was bad heading east, we stayed an extra night and the office was very accommodating. I didn't need to go inside to give my credit card, which I appreciated. - Junia
Oct 2016 - $29.00
Stayed here one night. On Historic Route 66. - E&E
1016 Airport Industrial road, Elk City, OK 73644 Elk City, Oklahoma 73644 (map) | (580) 243-7692
Sites: 35 | 0 Reviews
102 Allee Dr Elk City, Oklahoma 73644 (map) | 580-339-1411
Sites: 50 | Latest Rate: $28.00 | 18 Reviews
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Mar 2016 - $28.00
Very good instructions for late arrivals. Be careful of directions to them, as without escort to short term sites, turns can be confusing. Short term sites level, long and defined. We enjoyed our overnight visit. - SDCampowneroperator
Mar 2015 - $35.00
Well, I'd have to say this place was terrible. It is by far the worst campground I've been to. The rest rooms if you like to call them that were absolutely filthy. It was disturbing how unclean, and vile they were. The cheap linoleum was coming off the floors. There was absolutely no toilet paper, and on arrival we were told there was no hot water. Not that you would want to take a shower there. Since the shower floors were absolutely filthy and not fit for a dog to be in. Thankfully Love's is across the street, and their bathrooms were clean. There is no cable, and wifi is non-existent. If your looking for a quick overnight, and don't need to use the bathroom or shower then this your place, if you do avoid this place at all cost! - JayC90
Apr 2013 - $25.00
Military discount applied. Park was full. 50 amp was missing one leg, mgr said "It worked last night" and didn't offer any help. CableTV did not work, again mgr offered no help. All sewer connections were missing lids. Pull-through site #49 was obviously only for pop-up tent trailers, we had to back out of the site. Park is for sale and apparently is not being maintained. Wi-Fi was intermittent. When checking in we got a receipt and verbal directions to find our site (that were wrong) and when we asked for the Wi-Fi access code the manager said "there it is on the whiteboard (barely readable), I don't know nothing about computers". Access road is directly behind the Loves Travel Park and access is single lane, I had to move for an entering school bus. We would never stay at this park again! - NorCal Dan
Exit #1, I-140 Texola, Oklahoma 73668 (map) | (580) 526-3965
Sites: 16 | Latest Rate: $14.00 | 59 Reviews
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Mar 2017 - $14.00
Great spot for overnight. Heading East it's the 1st Exit in OK, not the 1st exit that's still in TX. All pull thrus with 30 or 50 amp. Water and sewer if enough hose. No cable or wifi that we could get. Nice owners and on site restaurant open until 7pm. Easy in/out and good value if your expectations are not too high. Pull in, find a site and go to restaurant to register. PA discount. We will stay here again if in the area. - Happy-traveler2
Sep 2016 - $25.00
The site was level, graded and had some grass. It was adequate for a nights stay and easily accessible from I40. We would stay here again. - Altoflyfisher
Aug 2016 - $12.00
Great place for a stop over on the way to/from Texas. Our rate was for Passport America, which is good for 2 nights. There are sites with 30 amp service and sites with 50 amp service. Our site had 30 amp, so it was cheaper. Sites are good sized and most have trees. Picnic tables are lacking in this park, but there are a few. Most sites had shade trees. Dish TV worked well here as did AT&T cell phone and Verizon MiFi. We will stay here again when passing through the area. - Bobbi1948


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Jay's last name is mispelled "Fergurson" in Death's book at the end.
Host: (opening narration) Our congratulations to Dr. Jay Ferguson who has just saved his first life. But tonight he will meet a patient who will challenge all his assumptions about living and dying in The Twilight Zone.
Death: But I should have known I was wasting my time. I'm not even alive.
Dr. Ferguson: Now what makes you think you're not alive, Mister... uh, what?
Death: I already told you. Death. You don't like that one, I answer to plenty of others. Anubis, Thanatos, Yeng-Wa, The Big Sleep, take your pick.
Death: It's not just my name, it's what I do.
Death: The mid 1300s, the Black Plague. Took out a third of Europe, went a little light on France. If that's not enough to get you depressed, I don't know what is.
Dr. Ferguson: If you quit, why try to commit suicide?
Death: Because they're not just going to let me quit, are they?
Dr. Ferguson: They?
Death: They, they. The Celestial Choir, the Harmonies of the Unvierse. The ancient gods, the Fates or whatever you want to call "them."
Dr. Ferguson: How did you get out of your restraints?
Death: Please. I took out the dinosaurs, he thinks a couple of belts are going to hold me?
Dr. Ferguson: All right, enough already. What--what do you want me to say? You want me to say you're Death? Okay, you're Death. Satisfied?
Death: Great. Now you're patronizing me.
Dr. Ferguson: You--you've got to stay strong here.
Death: So you think I'm doing the right thing?
Dr. Ferguson: Hell, yes.
Death: Could be drawbacks.
Dr. Ferguson: What, like--like overpopulation?
Death: Yeah, the world could get crowded.
Dr. Ferguson: Well, we can deal with that.
Death: I like your attitude.
Death: I kill flowers, too. Bet you never thought about that. It's not just people and animals. It's grass, trees, roses. Bring death to them all. The other day I saw a rose, kinda like this one. For the first time I stopped and I thought, "My god, that's... that's beautiful." and I knew I--I didn't want to kill that rose. Or anything. Or anyone. Ever again.
Host: (closing narration) Life and death walk side by side. They are partners in the cycle of existence. If you don't believe it just talk to Dr. Jay Ferguson now first year resident in The Twilight Zone.
"Death" has been a prominent character throughout many previous versions of TZ, one of the best episodes to feature "Death" was "One For the Angels" in which Murray Hamilton as "Death" informed a sidewalk salesman (Ed Wynn) he would die at midnight. Other TZ episodes to feature "living" incarnations of Death include "Nothing in the Dark" starring a young Robert Redford, and "Stranger in a Dark Place" with Stephen McHattie in a story written by J. Michael Straczynski of Babylon 5 fame.
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By JUSTIN FERGUSON
In a match where they needed all three points to keep up the pace in this year's race for the top spot in the English Premier League, Chelsea delivered a monstrous blow to Manchester United's dreams of a title defense — and perhaps a spot in next season's Champions League.
The Blues' Samuel Eto'o netted a hat trick in fewer than 50 minutes of action Sunday to lead the third-place club to a 3-1 victory against struggling Manchester United at Stamford Bridge. Manchester United, who grabbed a consolation goal in the 78th minute via substitute Javier Hernandez, saw their trip to the Bridge go from bad to worse with a Nemanja Vidic red card and a near-red card for fellow defender Rafael in the dying moments of the match.
While the shorthanded Red Devils had a few good offensive chances on Petr Cech's goal in the first half, Eto'o took advantage of a pair of defensive mistakes to give Chelsea a 2-0 halftime lead. The veteran striker delivered the decisive strike just a few minutes after the restart, poking in a wide-open rebound after Gary Cahill's header on a corner kick. Manchester United were only able to get a lone goal after Eto'o's third, keeping them six points behind fourth-place Liverpool and a massive 14 points behind league leaders Arsenal.
While the defending EPL champions were defeated away from home Sunday, the defending La Liga champions were held to a surprising road draw by a bottom-half club. Levante and Barcelona each scored a goal in the opening 20 minutes in a tight 1-1 draw that was preserved thanks to fantastic goalkeeping from Costa Rican goalkeeper Keylor Navas. After Gerard Pique's 19th-minute goal canceled out Loukas Vyntra's surprising 10th-minute opener, Levante put most of their efforts in defending a precious home point, and Navas' five saves proved crucial in the draw against the first-place Catalans.
Here is a closer look at all the weekend's action from the top leagues in Europe:
It took them a while to get going at Emirates Stadium on Saturday, but Arsenal kept control of the EPL lead with a 2-0 victory against sliding Fulham. After an uninspiring first half, Santi Cazorla got the Gunners going with a 57th-minute goal off a fine pass from Jack Wilshere. Cazorla found the back of the net again five minutes later, hitting a low ball past Maarten Stekelenburg that would seal all three points for the league leaders, who still have never lost at home to Fulham.
Second-place Manchester City kept up their title-chasing pace and their unbelievable team scoring form with a 4-2 victory against Cardiff City at Ethiad Stadium. While Cardiff, who defeated Man City in South Wales earlier this season, got an equalizer to Edin Dzeko's opener from Craig Noone just before the half-hour mark, Jesus Navas quickly replied for Manchester City. Yaya Toure and Sergio Aguero combined for a quick double midway through the second half, and Frazier Campbell's stoppage-time goal was nothing more than a consolation prize against a Man City side that has gone 11-for-11 at home in league play this season.
Here are the results from this weekend's English Premier League action:
Sunderland 2, Southampton 2
Arsenal 2, Fulham 0
Crystal Palace 1, Stoke City 0
Manchester City 4, Cardiff City 2
Norwich City 1, Hull City 0
Newcastle United 3, West Ham United 1
Liverpool 2, Aston Villa 2
Tottenham Hotspur 3, Swansea City 1
Chelsea 3, Manchester United 1
Second-place Atletico Madrid had the perfect opportunity to move into first following Barcelona's draw with Levante, but they were unable to capitalize on Sunday in a 1-1 draw with Sevilla at the Vicente Calderon. Although David Villa got the hosts going in the 18th minute with a goal, Atletico were unable to add onto their lead against Sevilla. Ivan Rakitic gave the visitors a point in the 73rd minute with a penalty off a bad foul by Juanfran, and league-leading scorer Diego Costa was unable to get a late winner for Atletico.
For the second weekend in a row, third-place Real Madrid were the big winners in La Liga thanks to draws for both Barcelona and Atletico. Real pulled to just one point behind their rivals with a 5-0 rout of Real Betis on Saturday, a victory that would be the last match for Betis manager Juan Carlos Garrido, who took over for Pepe Mel at the beginning of December. Five different players for Los Blancos got on the scoresheet against last-place Betis, starting with Cristiano Ronaldo's incredible long-range strike and ending with a 90th-minute finish from Alvaro Morata.
Here are the results from this weekend's La Liga action:
Malaga 0, Valencia 0
Real Madrid 5, Real Betis 0
Elche 2, Rayo Vallecano 0
Granada 0, Osasuna 0
Espanyol 1, Celta Vigo 0
Getafe 2, Real Sociedad 2
Villarreal 2, Almeria 0
Levante 1, Barcelona 1
Atletico Madrid 1, Sevilla 1
First-place Juventus notched their 12th consecutive Serie A win Saturday with a 4-2 home victory against Sampdoria. Arturo Vidal led the way for the two-time defending champions, netting the opener in the 18th minute and a penalty kick just before halftime. Manolo Gabbiadini pulled one back in the 69th minute to give visiting Sampdoria some hope, but Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba put the match to rest nine minutes later with a fine curling strike from just outside the box.
Clarence Seedorf's managerial debut at AC Milan was a 1-0 victory for the Rossoneri at home against Hellas Verona, who are sliding down the table after such a fantastic first-half of the Serie A campaign. But although Seedorf's first 11 for Milan were attack-minded and fired off 25 shots, the new Milan manager had to wait until the 82nd minute for his side's breakthrough. Kaka won a penalty, and Mario Balotelli returned to his old spot-kick form by firing the hosts through for a much-needed victory.
Here are the results from this weekend's Serie A action:
AS Roma 3, Livorno 0
Juventus 4, Sampdoria 2
Lazio 3, Udinese 2
Atalanta 1, Cagliari 0
Bologna 2, Napoli 2
Fiorentina 3, Catania 0
Parma 2, Chievo Verona 1
Genoa 1, Inter Milan 0
Torino 2, Sassuolo 0
AC Milan 1, Hellas Verona 0
First-place Paris Saint-Germain stretched their overall goal differential to an incredible +37 Sunday thanks to a 5-0 home victory against sixth-place Nantes. Thiago Silva struck first for the Parisians in the 10th minute, and he was joined by Zlatan Ibrahimovic later in the half to give PSG a 2-0 victory at the break. Thiago Motta and Edinson Cavani kept the scoring run going inside the first 15 minutes of the second half, and Ibrahimovic sealed the deal in the 64th minute with an easy goal.
Fourth-place Saint Etienne closed the gap between themselves and third-place Lille on Friday with an impressive 2-0 home victory. Brandao and Franck Tabanou combined for a double early in the second half to send Saint Etienne on their way to a win, and the hosts could have scored more thanks to Florent Balmont's red card for dissent following Tabanou's goal. Lille now have dropped back-to-back matches, placing them five points behind second-place AS Monaco and 10 points behind PSG.
Here are the results from this weekend's Ligue 1 action:
Saint Etienne 2, Lille 0
Marseille vs. Valenciennes (POSTPONED)
Bastia 1, Bordeaux 0
Lorient 2, Guingamp 0
Nice 2, Ajaccio 0
Montpellier 2, Sochaux 0
Stade Rennes 0, Evian Thonon Gaillard 0
Lyon 2, Stade de Reims 0
AS Monaco 2, Toulouse 0
Paris Saint-Germain 5, Nantes 0
What did you think of this weekend's European league action? Do you think Manchester United are out of the race for a Champions League spot now? Surprised with Barcelona's draw with Levante? Which other results caught your eye this weekend?
Share your thoughts below.
William the Terror
When, oh when do we get the head of David Moyes delivered to us on a stick? Bring back Sir Alex for as long as he can breathe, and then taxidermy his corpse and play recordings of his rants in the locker room and on the sidelines. Digitize him now, so that we can have "Hologram Sir Alex" in the event the EPL refuse to allow "Taxidermied Sir Alex."
Sir Alex now and forever. Mouse is not fit to coach an under-eight team.
William the Terror
Yes, "Mouse" was intentional. David Mouse.
Rafael's tackle was extremely dirty and should have been a straight red
Yes, it should have been. but the ref was probably a bit trigger shy after the Vidic red card. I saw one news story saying that apparently Vidic will be suspended for the Cup game Wednesday against Jozy. Can that be? Wonder if Jozy will give Rafael a bit of TLC again like he did last game…
I thought Man Utd played well against Chelsea with the exception of a few defensive failings. The first goal was a deflection off a defender (Evans?). The other two they just didn't cover well enough. Hard to blame the manager for that. They had the majority of control for much of the match and at times were dominating Chelsea. However, they were not well coordinated in the final third and didn't have too many really good chances on goal. Sure were missing Rooney and RvP. I would have liked to see Kagawa, but either Moyes deemed him too tired from mid-week or just does not have the confidence in him I do.
It looks like it's almost time to have to deal with the Gerrard situation for Liverpool. He's the player that I look up to the most in the sport, and he is now in decline. Gerrard is still very useful, but is not the best on the team in his favored positions. Brendon Rodgers has some tough decisions to make if he wants that Champions League spot.
The team seemed to play the very best with Henderson, Coutinho, Allen in the midfield. And I think if all are healthy, a 4-3-3, or 4-1-3-2 would fit the best players on the field.
The fullback positions are a doubt in my mind right now, with Glen Johnson out of form, and Enrique still out hurt.
Agger, and Sakho are hurt.
Mignolet looks out of form.
Lucas, the quiet, and industrious holding midfielder is out for the season possibly.
If a title is what the Reds are shooting for, then we need to address these issues right now.
I do not believe the various news stories saying that Moyse's job is safe at least until next year even if Man U continues losing. If Jozy and Sunderland can knock Man U out of Cup play on Wednesday and Man U loses one or two of their next three games (Cardiff, Stoke, Fulham), then Man U most likely will be forced to take action or risk becoming the laughing stock of the PL and therefore being unable to attract high-caliber players. I would not be surprised to see Moyes axed or seeing Sir Alex brought in as Moyes's assistant or maybe as sport chief or some such title.


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Hi everyone, The EOL of the original JDK 6 was recently postponed by Oracle, and I am myself still using the JDK 6 as my main Java environment. But on a few projects I am already using JDK 7. The support of any other older JDK 5, 4, 3.. seems without a strong commercial backing not feasible to me. For smoke testing of the RDF metadata patch, I have switched the JDK on our Jenkins server to 6, to investigate if there are any problems at all (the existing was a dependency to a RDF library (Jena), that has been build by JDK 6 only. I would be curious if someone is still interested in the support of JDK 5. The Config URL for Jenkins Server are https://builds.apache.org/job/ODFToolkit/ and https://builds.apache.org/job/ODFToolkit-windows/ The windows machine seems offline.. https://builds.apache.org/computer/windows1/load-statistics?type=hour //Best regards, Svante
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