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Dutch and Chile to battle for Group B top spot
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Netherlands and Chile may have already qualified for the World Cup's round of 16, but both still want to win Group B and avoid the likely prospect of facing host nation Brazil in their next match.
Two of the tournament's early high-fliers meet on Monday at Sao Paulo's Itaquerao Stadium with the Netherlands requiring only a draw to top the group thanks to superior goal difference.
"If you look ahead a bit, in theory you are better off than if you come second," Netherlands captain Robin van Persie said.
In part, that is because Brazil should win Group A — it is currently top and faces already-eliminated Cameroon in its final match — and will be the opponent for the runner-up in Group B. However, Van Persie said there are other tough nations on the horizon for the second-placed team.
"I'd really like to play them," he said of Brazil, "but a little bit later" in the tournament.
The group winner also gets an extra day of rest before its next match.
Van Persie, who has scored three goals so far, is suspended for the game against Chile after picking up a yellow card in both matches so far — the stunning 5-1 destruction of Spain and a hard-fought 3-2 victory over Australia.
Van Persie is confident he won't be too badly missed, given the depth of the Dutch squad. PSV Eindhoven forward Memphis Depay came on as a substitute against Australia and provided an assist before scoring his first international goal for the match winner. Schalke striker Klaas Jan Huntelaar, who has scored 34 goals in 62 internationals, is also waiting in the wings.
"The boys for the front positions train fantastically," Van Persie. "We have a lot of good players."
One of them already has three strikes to his name in Brazil, lightning fast winger Arjen Robben.
"Robben is very fast and the team is playing well," said Chile midfielder Francisco Silva. "To counter their speed we'll have to have a balanced game and close spaces."
The Netherlands could also be missing central defender Bruno Martins Indi, who suffered a concussion after a late challenge by Australia's Tim Cahill sent him tumbling heavily to the turf.
There is speculation that Chile might not be at full strength, either.
Coach Jorge Sampaoli could bench Juventus star Arturo Vidal and Charles Aranguiz, who scored one goal and set up the other in Chile's 2-0 win against Spain.
Vidal, who underwent knee surgery last month and is still trying to regain his form, has hurt his right Achilles tendon, while Aranguiz has a minor sprain on his right knee. Both players also have a yellow card to their name.
In between beating Australia and Spain, Chile has clearly been studying the Dutch style of play — solid defense, pressure in midfield and passing quickly to their potent strike force.
"Based on what we saw, they'll stay in the back, will try to press in the middle and, when they get the ball, will try to get it quickly to their strikers," said Atalanta midfielder Carlos Carmona. "We have several days to work on ways to stop them from doing that."

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I posted this question in another forum, but I thought I try asking here.
I noticed that my fixer (Agfa Universal Fixer) turns pink after a few printing sessions. When I checked the ingredients on the label, they are Ammonium Thiosulfate and Sodium Sulfite. From what I've read, both are neutral to slightly alkaline when aqueous. The Material Safety Date Sheet states that the PH is about 7.6 - neutral to slightly alkaline. I figured the pink colour is due to the Indicator Stop Bath being neutralized by the alkaline fixer. But doesn't that also mean that the stop bath is acidifying the fixer? I thought fixers like TF-3 and TF-4 where the only ones that were supposed to be alkaline.
So, given that one of the reasons to use an acid stop bath (when using an acid fixer) is to neutralize any carried-over alkaline developer, is it a good idea to use an acid stop bath, like Kodak's, given that this fixer is alkaline? Anyone know?


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APG is an FPS focusing on simplicity of function and complexity of interaction. APG has a fair Free-To-Play model that gives all accounts the same gameplay options.
We are making this game because we want to improve the FPS genre and we want your help.
The areas that APG is focused on include:
1. Multitude of ways to play
We empower you to control your own objectives through the challenge system. Create more unique game play through tons of asymmetrical accessories, weapons, and weapon mods. Highly customizable loadout options.
2. Strategic Decision Making
We employ lots of risk-reward mechanics such as capturing: gain an enemies bounty and destroy their market access and weapons. Take on someones challenge; first to the objective wins. Spend credits on getting the best of items and placing bounties on enemies, or save in case you need to refill and heal.
3. Development with Player Engagement
Most of our player engagement mechanics are still in development. However, we currently have an external voting system to allow players to influence development choices.
At the end of the day, we're trying to make a really fun FPS that pushes the boundaries. We hope you join us and help improve this genre together.
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The United Worlds Confederacy have a constant demand for military might. Massive corporations compete in war games to win the Confederacy supply contracts. Through generations of competition, two corporations stand out above the rest.
Komodotech Industries strives to keep the usefulness of humans on the battlefield through extreme cybernetic enhancements.
Prometheus Technologies, pioneer of robotics and largest lobbyist for machine rights, proves their patriotism by designing the next wave of progeny to fight in the war.
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We now have weekly alpha playtest where everyone can hang out with us in Mumble and play the game. This starts this Sunday at 3:00 PM EST and will happen every week at this time.
You can download the game from: Arcturusprovinggrounds.com. If the setup.exe fails to download properly (an integrity check failure) please try to re-download from my computer via Dl.dropboxusercontent.com We hope to have the game also downloadable via Desura in the upcoming few weeks.
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Balancing around 5v5 means that a 4-player team is just not "80% of a full team", because in such a balancing situation, it entirely depends on which player is missing.
If it actually was 80% in any case, then it would be balanced 1v1, too, because then, of course, 20% of a 5-player-team is one player.
You managed to completely fail at grasping the point I was trying to make.
The idea is that balance should scale somewhat continuously, i.e. small changes in the start values give small changes in the result. So let's take an extreme example: If you balance for 1000v1000, your ruleset should work with basically no alterations for 999v999, but it might break down in a 10v10 situation.
This is why 5v5 should scale comparatively well to 4v4 (80%) or 6v6 (120%) (special UI issues with STO's team list aside), but it probably doesn't scale all that well down to 1v1 (20%).
On the other hand it takes a certain leap of faith to believe that increasing everything by a factor of 5 (going from 1v1 to 5v5) will work without any problems. Especially since there are mechanics in team situations (2v2 and higher) that are completely non-existent in 1v1: cross-healing, focus fire, target switches.
So not only are you applying a huge change in available raw power (500%), you are simultaneously introducing concepts that inherently cannot be balanced by testing in a 1v1 because they simply don't exist in that situation.


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Storrowton Village Museum
I cannot describe any activity, since we did not see any, and the Tavern looked closed although the door was open. Dissappointing after such a long walk. But nice anyway to see the 18th and 19th century buildings, and the weather was great :-) According to the brochure the opening hours are:
From mid june to Labor Day: Monday - Saturday 11 am to 3:30 pm
We were there the last wednesday before Labor Day:-(
(Not very tourist friendly to announce things like this by the name of a day, since most foreigners are not familiar with other countries' Holidays! I had to check a calendar to make sure.)
Group tours can be arranged all year around.
All in all the museum is absolutely worth a visit! It is situated at the Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield.
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- Historical Travel
- Trains
Basketball Hall of Fame
The Basketball Hall of Fame was built to commemorate the development of the sport from its infancy upto the multi billion dollar industry it is today.
The Hall of fame celebrates the milestones of the sport and the greats who have stepped foot on the hallowed hardwood.
- Theme Park Trips
The Quadrangle and Dr. Seuss National Memorial
The Quadrangle features five nationally-known museums all clustered around a "quadrangle," at the center of which is the Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden.
The Quadrangle's Science Museum features the United States' first ever planetarium.
The museums range from science, to art, to history, to a museum of curiosities (G.W. Smith,) to a museum about Springfield, which is fascinating.
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Forest Park - created by Olmstead (Central Park)
Springfield's Forest Park was created by Frederick Law Olmstead, famous for designing New York City's Central Park.
Forest Park is one of the largest urban parks in America at 735-acres, and is arguably more beautiful than Central Park. (It is certainly more serene.)
Forest Park features hiking and walking trails, quirky sculptures, a full zoo, the Barney House, (donated by the ice skating magnate from Springfield,) America's first public pool, and baseball, basketball, and football fields (soccer to Americans.)
The American Victorian architecture surrounding the Park is some of the USA's most attractive, in my opinion.
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Unfortunately I do not have information on the Tech School except to say the large quadrangle is paired with the old Armory and can be found easily if you follow the travel signs.
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We charge patients and insurance companies the same price for individual services. In addition to hospital charges, patients may be billed by other professionals who participated in providing care.
In compliance with state law, UH Elyria Medical Center provides a price list available to each patient and community member. This list contains our charges for services including:
The hospital charges are the same for all patients but a patient's responsibility may vary, depending on payment plans negotiated with individual health insurers. Uninsured or underinsured patients should consult with our admitting and billing staff to determine whether they qualify for discounts.
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Milwaukee music stalwarts join forces on 'Plays Well With Others'
Local electric guitar whiz Greg Koch called in a bunch of favors for the Greg Koch Band's latest album, "Plays Well With Others." Guest contributors range from New Orleans funk musician Jon Cleary to Paul Barrere from acclaimed genre-blending rock band Little Feat to Leonard Cohen's musical director, Roscoe Beck. There's also an appearance from blues guitarist and singer Joe Bonamassa, who is so popular he sold out the 2,500-seat Riverside Theater this year.
But the most important friend on Koch's new album is closer to home: John Sieger, frontman for local Americana band Semi-Twang. "Plays Well With Others" marks the first time these two local music heavyweights, who have 24 albums between them, have joined forces. Koch wrote the bulk of the music, while Sieger handled the lyrics and sang on all the tracks except one. "I got possessive," Sieger said, half-jokingly. They talked about the collaboration in advance of their show Friday night at Summerfest. »Read Full Article
Calling all bartenders: Cocktail Week contest to use Wisconsin ingredients
The second annual Great Sconnie Sip-Off, which challenges state bartenders to create original cocktails using all Wisconsin (or Wisconsin-produced) ingredients, this year takes place during the first Milwaukee Cocktail Week, on Sept. 23.
Competition organizer Dy Godsey, who writes the Fun Behind Bars blog, said, "Shining a light on Wisconsin's talented mixologists and the bounty of our state is an objective that is very dear to me." »Read Full Blog Post
Day 40: CBS and Time Warner strike blackout deal
The blackout of CBS-owned stations and Showtime on Time Warner Cable ended Monday when the two sides reached an agreement in their dispute, according to The Wrap.
The nearly monthlong dispute involved fees paid by the cable company to carry a channel's programming and control of digital assets. »Read Full Blog Post(9)
On Tap for Today: Last sighs of summer with Brewers, county fair and Doggie Dip
It's Labor Day. Time too celebrate the achievements of American workers.
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- Time for the 4th R? Reduce, Recycle, Reuse, & . . . RUMMAGE SALE -- here at Epworth on Saturday, May 16. Start saving household items now: accessories and linens please, but no clothing. Pick-up service will be available after May 6.
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- SAVE YOUR SOLES FOR JESUS -- Last June, members and friends contributed more than 800 pairs of new or used footwear which were sent through the Soles For Jesus organization to Africa to be given out by missionaries and local pastors to shoeless persons. We plan to do another drive this coming June so save your new and used soles.
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France have added Bourges boss Valerie Garnier to the coaching staff of Pierre Vincent.
The 46-year-old will be with Les Bleues as they compete at the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women.
Garnier, a former France international herself, has had a challenging start to life as the successor to Vincent at Bourges.
The French club has three wins and five defeats in Group A of the EuroLeague Women and six wins in their first 10 games in France's top flight.
Vincent left the post to take over ASVEL in the men's league.
France won the bronze medal at this year's EuroBasket Women. They were gold-medal winners at the EuroBasket in Latvia two years ago.
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10 Cutting Edge Medical Devices Recognized For Excellence In Design
7. ThermoSuit Body-Cooling System by Life Recovery Systems
When the difference between recovery and death means minutes, as it usually does in stroke, cardiac arrest, or heart attach victims, it is necessary to keep the patient's body temperature down... way down. Most hospitals have some protocol for body cooling, but the Thermosuit System has proven to be the fastest way to lower body temperature; the quicker you reduce body temperature the quicker you prevent brain damage. Like a plastic bag, the ThermoSuit surrounds the body with ice water that keeps recyling through the system to re-chill. Core body temperature falls to about 90 degrees F, or 33 degrees Celsius, in 10 to 30 minutes.
8. S3™ Medical/Surgery Bed by Styker®
In the interest of creating a more secure hospital bed as well as greater ergonomic comfort for the patient, the new S3 offers one-hand operation of siderails, a center mounted brake system, and easy access controls. The S3 can monitor patient positions remotely to avert potential danger to the patient. The design of the bed reduces the assistant's efforts in turning or moving the patient as well.
9. INRatio2 Blood Coagulation Monitor by Hemosense, Inverness Medical
The latest version of the INRatio is a do-it-yourself blood coagulation monitor for those with thrombotic disorders, such as damage from heart attack, mechanical heart valves, or atrial fibrillation. Because anticoagulant medications can vary in their effectiveness depending on patient circumstances (diet, alchohol intake, illness, etc.), medication levels may need to be changed periodically. The INRatio2 is a medical device that a patient can use at home by placing a drop of blood on the InRatioTest Strip and placing the strip into the monitor. Results are obtained in PT (prothrombin time) and INR (International Normalized Ratio) within a minute.
This INRatio2 obviates the need for frequent doctor visits and puts more control in the patient's own hands.
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Merlin.net is a Patient Care Network (PCN), an Internet-based remote care system that stores information about patient implants, and collects regular information by telemetry transmissions from implanted medical devices when patients are at home. This is a way for physicians to monitor their patients spontaneously, as well as to insure the implants are performing the way they should. The system can also be set to alert the physician to any irregularities in performance of the implants. One aspect of the system is Housecall Plus™, which enables patient initiated data transmission to the physician.
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'I think it's necessary that the fans start to voice their opinion, and the only way I know to do it, is to develop a class-action lawsuit,' said Dave Pippin, a Saints season ticket-holder from Lake Vista.
'It seems like Mr. Goodell, right now is acting as judge, jury and executioner,' said Sheila Pippin, a self-professed sports junkie. 'We have no right of appeal.'
The Pippins are life-long Saints fans. They say if there's a lawsuit against the NFL, sign them up.
'Nobody in the history of the NFL has received such hard sanctions,' said Sheila Pippin. 'He wants to make us an example. But, we're a scapegoat.'
'If this is allowed to stand, there's going to be a lot of sadness with the fans because the Saints aren't allowed to compete,' said Dave Pippin.
New Orleans attorney Scott Shea would also like to take the league to court.
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'I'm a Saints fan first and I think like that rather than as a lawyer,' said Shea. 'I just think legally, I don't see that fans are going to get very far with that argument.'
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Contract terms define the rights and duties of the parties who are bound by them. Standard contract terms facilitate commercial
transactions and can also work to the advantage of consumers. In consumer contracts, sellers and suppliers possess a considerable advantage by defining the
terms in advance that are not individually negotiated.
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(1993/13/EEC) therefore introduces a notion of "good faith" in order to prevent significant
imbalances in the rights and obligations of consumers on the one hand and sellers and suppliers on the other hand. This general requirement is supplemented by a
list of examples of terms that may be regarded as unfair. Terms that are found unfair under the Directive are not binding for consumers. The Directive also
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Proceedings of the Conference "The Unfair Terms Directive": 5 years on – 1-3 July 1999
The European Commission organised the conference "The Directive on « Unfair Terms », five years later - Evaluation and future perspectives".
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Sellers of consumer goods within the EU are obliged to guarantee the conformity of the goods with the contract for a period of two years after the delivery of the goods.
Certain standards exist for assessing when conformity can be assumed and when not. If the goods are not delivered in conformity with the sales contract, consumers can
ask for the goods to be repaired, replaced, and reduced in price or for the contract to be rescinded. The final seller, who is responsible to the consumer, can also hold the producer liable
in their business relationship.
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of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 May 1999 on certain aspects of the sale of consumer goods and associated guarantees.
The Directive aims to harmonise those parts of consumer sale contract law that concern legal guarantees (warranties) and, to a lesser extent, commercial guarantees.
Member States can require consumers to inform the seller of the lack of conformity within two months after its discovery. A commercial guarantee must be clearly drafted
and indicate what rights it gives on top of consumers' legal guarantees.
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The purpose of the communication is to examine how Member States have implemented the Directive. It includes an analysis of the case for introducing direct producers' liability.
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The aim of EU legislation in the field of distance selling is to put consumers who purchase goods or services through distance communication means in a
similar position to consumers who buy goods or services in shops. "Distance communication means" include traditional means of distance of communication, such as press
adverts accompanied by order forms, catalogue sales, telephone. It also covers more technologically advanced means of distance communication such as teleshopping, mobile
phone commerce (m-commerce), and the use of the internet (e-commerce).
Directive 97/7/EC of the European Parliament and of
the Council of 20 May 1997 on the Protection of Consumers in respect of Distance Contracts, applies
to any consumer distance contract made under the law of an EU-Member State. It provides a number of fundamental legal rights for consumers in order to ensure a high
level of consumer protection throughout the EU.
The Directive applies to most contracts where a consumer and a supplier running an organised distance-selling scheme do not meet face-to-face at
any stage until after the contract has been concluded.
According to the Directive the following consumer rights, among others, need to be respected:
Some types of contracts are excluded from all the provisions of the Directive, for instance, contracts for financial services and contracts concluded through an auction.
Other types of contracts are excluded from the core provisions of the Directive, such as the provision of comprehensible information before the purchase and the right to
cancel the contract. These include contracts for services to be performed on a specific date or within a specific period such as hotel room bookings, travel or concert tickets.
There are also some exemptions from the right of withdrawal. These will apply unless the consumer and supplier agree otherwise. These exemptions cover, for instance, goods made
to the consumer's specifications and perishable goods.
The Distance Selling Directive is one of 8 directives currently being analysed in the context of the Review of the consumer acquis.
Commission Communication on the Implementation of the Distance Selling Directive.
The purpose of the Communication is to examine how Member States have implemented the Directive. All interested parties were invited to submit replies to the Commission by 21 November 2006.
The Commission has made available the replies to the consultation
and a short summary of the responses
Outcome of the consultation on the possible revision of the Directive.
During extensive consultations with stakeholders, the Commission received feedback stressing the need of the revision of the existing Directive.
Special protection rules exist for EU consumers who conclude contracts with traders for goods and services made at the doorstep, in the consumer's home, at his place of work or
during an excursion organised by a trader for consumers. Directive 85/577/EEC
aims to protect the consumer in respect of contracts negotiated away from business premises
The Directive provides for a withdrawal period of no less than seven days enabling the consumer to cancel the contract
It does not apply to contracts for :
Some of the problems stem from the differences in consumer protection in respect of contracts negotiated away from business premises
between the Member States. There is also a possible need for simplifying and updating the current rules to address concrete problems of application of the Directive.
The Direct Selling Directive is one of 8 directives included in the Review of the consumer acquis.
Questions raised in the Direct Selling consultation document focus on issues which are specific to the sector, such as the application of exemptions and their possible
need for a revision. Horizontal issues which cut across the acquis, such as definitions, are not dealt with in this document unless they concern aspects particular to direct selling.
The consultation on the Direct Selling Directive was closed on 4 December 2007.
The outcome of the consultation is presented in this summary of responses .
List of responses to the public consultation.
Brief overview
Study on Door to Door Selling - Pyramid Selling - Multi Level Marketing
The Study was completed in November 1999 in the English language. It is in two volumes. Volume I '
Outline of a Possible Approach to Regulation '
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The Commission has made available the replies to the public consultation
and a short summary of the responses .
This follows the Commission Communication on the Implementation of the Unit
Prices Directive 1998/6/EC.
The purpose of the Communication was to examine how Member States had implemented the Directive. All interested parties were invited to submit
replies to the Commission by 1 September 2006.
The «Unit
Prices Directive» obliges traders to indicate the selling price and the price per unit of
measurement on all the products which they offer to consumers. The aim is to improve consumer information and facilitate price comparison.
This information must be unambiguous, clearly legible and easily identifiable. If advertising mentions the selling price it must also indicate the
unit price. For products sold in bulk, only the unit price must be indicated.
However, for some small retail businesses and for certain forms of itinerant trade, the obligation to indicate the unit price may be an excessive burden. In such cases the
national authorities may stipulate that the obligation to indicate the unit price of products, other than those sold in bulk, shall not apply for a transitional period
from March 2000 onwards.
98/6/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 16 February 1998 on consumer protection in the indication of the prices of products offered to consumers.
Appraisal of Unit Prices Directive
An Appraisal of the Unit Prices Directive is available. This Appraisal was undertaken by EIM Business and Policy Research, "the contractor", for
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The 82-year-old Pakistani microbiologist, who has spent the past 20 years on Indian soil embroiled in a murder case, will finally be able to set foot in his own country, with the Supreme Court on Thursday granting him permission to make a visit on condition that he return by November 1.
Mohammad Khalil Chishti will also have to furnish a security deposit of Rs. 5 lakh within two weeks and surrender his passport to the Indian High Commission on reaching Karachi.
"He knows his appeal will come up in November, we will permit him to visit his country within that time," said the court, promising to expedite the hearing of his appeal against his conviction in the 1992 murder case.
A Bench of Justices P. Sathasivam and J. Chelameswar pondered over but dismissed a suggestion by Additional Solicitor-General Mohan Parasaran, appearing for the Centre, that Dr. Chishti's local contacts be made responsible to secure his presence, by giving a surety to the court.
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On HBO's "True Blood," [6] politics is literally a bloody business.
In its fifth season — which happens to coincide with a U.S. presidential campaign —"True Blood," returning Sunday (9 p.m. ET/PT), explores political maneuverings in the vampire realm between The Authority, a mainstream group that seeks accommodation with humans, and the Sanguinistas, fundamentalists who believe mortals are simply food for their vampire superiors.
"We wanted to play with the politics/religion angle, since that seems to be something that never stops," creator Alan Ball says. "Some of the things being said by some people during the Republican primary were so horrifying to me that I thought, 'What if vampires wanted a theocracy? What would that look like?' Whenever anybody thinks they know what God wants and wants to apply that to government, whether Americans or the Taliban, it's kind of a terrifying thing."
Christopher Meloni, known for his long-running role on "Law & Order: SVU," plays Roman, the powerful, mesmerizing and corporate-looking Guardian of The Authority. "He's a vampire wanting to change the system, fighting against what he sees as fanatics. He's a man interested in coexistence. I think he's a forward-thinking guy," says Meloni, "this supreme example of a man of authority, and yet there are certain moments of him that are surprisingly childish."
Coexistence has long been a show theme, and an especially tricky prospect in a world populated by humans, vampires, werewolves, faeries and shape-shifters. Roman holds the power of life or death over vampires Bill (Stephen Moyer) and Eric (Alexander Skarsgard) after they killed The Authority's representative in Season 4. The two rivals now must join to try to save their lives, offering their assistance in catching the suddenly resurrected vampire Russell Edgington (Denis O'Hare), a thorn in The Authority's side.
"Russell is a pretty powerful vampire. He really represents chaos and anarchy. That is the one thing that my character just disdains, both personally and professionally," Meloni says.
For Skarsgard and Meloni, the union of Eric and Bill represents a twist in the characters' relationship. They must work together or die the vampire's True Death.
"Steve is a really close friend of mine, and I really enjoy the bromance," Skarsgard says. "Eric hated Bill. He thought Bill was insignificant, a young, naïve vampire. Suddenly, he's in a position where he cares about this guy. He protects him and saves him. That's definitely something new for Eric."
And this time, Moyer says, it's not just personal. "At different times in the past, things were about stuff going on for them individually. This is on a different level. This is global," says the actor, who's married to co-star Anna Paquin. "They're not just thinking about themselves."
This being "True Blood," which is based on Charlaine Harris [8]' novels, vampire politics is hardly the only story. Sookie (Paquin) must deal with the aftermath of the shooting of best friend Tara (Rutina Wesley) and her retaliatory killing of Tara's assailant. "That sets up an entire universe of problems for Sookie, aside from the fact that she has no idea if her friend will live or die," says Paquin, whose character covers up the shootings. "There are a lot of built-in problems to clean up."
And, there is the matter of the love triangle of Sookie, Bill and Eric. Sookie, whose faerie blood is irresistible to vampires, turned down both suitors last season. (The show has had to undertake some creative shooting to hide Paquin's pregnancy, which is not part of the story line.)
Sookie "can't make her mind up and doesn't want anyone to be hurt, so she's walking away. It's horrible and painful and sad," Paquin says. "But she's never had a chance to stand on her own as a real grown-up. She's giving it a go on her own. It doesn't necessarily go well, because she's Sookie."
The trio's paths will cross again, especially considering the return of Edgington. "Russell would be a common enemy," Ball says. "He wants Bill and Eric dead since they put him into the ground, and he wants to drink Sookie's blood so he can walk in the sun again."
The fifth season of the series, which averaged about 5 million viewers an episode last year, is structured a little differently. Instead of one central villain, the threats will be more dispersed. And Ball believes "True Blood" has another season in it after this one, but leaves the future open beyond that, pointing out that Harris has written 13 books in the series.
The show, which juggles humor, sex and violence, has a darker tone this year, too, Moyer says. "I don't think it's as frothy or quite as camp as it usually is. It feels like it's very serious this year, but I don't mean that in a pejorative way," he says. "It feels like there's more at stake."
Bill Keveney writes for USA Today. Via RNS [9].
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Just days before hundreds of Bay Area Rapid Transit workers went on strike, the online ridesharing network Avego bought a new Web address: bartstrike.com.
By Monday morning, when 400,000 displaced commuters were struggling to get to work, Avego was going beyond offering an easy way to share a ride with a stranger. The company was giving a few lucky commuters who downloaded its smartphone app a free helicopter ride to bypass the traffic.
Avego is one of many startup rideshare companies marketing their services with gusto after this week's strike by the workers who transport more than 40 percent of commuters coming from the East Bay to San Francisco.
Sign-ups jumped from hundreds before the strike to thousands over the weekend, said Paul Steinberg, Avego's director of operations for the Americas. "We're getting creamed," he said.
Among those hopping in Avego cars this week was Mackenzie Vaillancourt, who relies on BART to cross the bay every day to get to work from her San Francisco home.
Vaillancourt has been booking rides to work using the app on her cellphone.
"This week this service has been extremely critical," she said. "My job requires me to be in my office every day, and I don't have a car."
Driver Laura Manningo, who uses the system to find would-be carpoolers to help pay for gas, said it's been a busy week as she drives to work and back with new passengers.
"I've been getting a ton more messages," she said.
The online rideshares, peer-to-peer taxis and carpool apps have faced criticism and calls for bans because they compete with taxis. Some offer prescreened cars owned by professional drivers with black sedans or SUVs, while others provide ways to find commute partners and share the travel costs. Some of the services get around safety regulations and government fees by offering a donation-based system.
The market has surged in the past year, with several leading firms saying this week that their business has been soaring.
San Francisco rideshare companies Uber and Sidecar have been running promoted Tweets that ensured tens of thousands of people who searched Twitter for "BART strike" would see an ad about the services.
Uber general manager Ilya Abyzov said the strike highlights the necessity of a service like Uber, which dispatches cars owned by local residents who have been vetted by the company.
"It underscores the importance of having a diverse range of choices in transportation so no one event can disrupt your life," he said. Uber contacted all of its Bay Area drivers and asked them to expect increased demand, Abyzov said, and Monday's commute didn't disappoint.
Sunil Paul, CEO of Sidecar Technologies Inc., which offers a smartphone app that matches people in their own cars with people nearby for shared rides, said his business is part of a megatrend of people moving into cities who don't want to own a car.
"This BART strike is a big crisis for the Bay Area," he said. "We're doing what we can to help, and in this situation our model really shines because our drivers can see where people are going and decide to give them rides."
During the strike, he said Sidecar is giving drivers 100 percent of the donations that riders pay, waiving the 20 percent fee that the company usually collects.
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Their prominent facial features have caused them to be cast as one of nature's less attractive creatures, but now one of the main scientific explanations for Neanderthals' large noses and jutting foreheads has been disproved.
For more than 150 years scientists have explained the reason for these facial differences to modern humans as an adaptation that allowed Neanderthals to live in the freezing conditions that gripped Europe during the last Ice Age.
They believed prehistoric human relatives had enlarged sinuses which helped to warm the air as it was inhaled.
New research that used three dimensional scans and X-ray images of Neanderthal skulls has revealed that their sinuses were no bigger than modern humans, Homo sapiens, who evolved in more temperate climates, and so played no role in increasing the size of their facial features.
The researchers behind the study claim the findings suggest Neanderthals, which died out around 30,000 years ago after surviving for more than 400,000 years, did not evolve to survive in the harsh frozen tundra of Europe but instead were better suited for living in warmer climates.
Dr Todd Rae, an evolutionary anthropologist at Roehampton University in London, said it was more than likely that Neanderthals lived in temperate refuges where they could forage for fruit and berries as well as hunting for meat.
He said: "The view that Neanderthals were knuckle-dragging cave men who scraped a living by hunting large mammals on the frozen wastes of the tundra has been around since they were first discovered because they were known to live at a time when Europe was in the grip of the last Glacial Age.
"As a result a lot of their physical traits have been attributed as adaptations that helped them live in the cold, even when it doesn't make any sense.
"Our findings show that their sinuses were no larger, relative to the skull size, than in Homo sapiens who lived in temperate climates. It suggests that Neanderthals evolved in much warmer temperatures before moving into Europe and then they moved south to avoid the glaciers.
"The picture of them as more of a temperate climate creature than one that lived in the cold fits the data much better."
The remains of Neanderthals are found across Europe and in western and central Asia. Recent research has started to dispel theories that they were a primitive form of prehistoric human and is instead revealed that they used sophisticated tool kits, cooked their food and may even have been able to speak.
Recent research examining the remains of plant matter in the teeth of a Neanderthal skull has also helped to dismiss the earlier beliefs that Neanderthals were predominantly meat eaters that hunted large Ice Age mammals. Instead they were revealed to have foraged for berries, grain and vegetables, which they often cooked.
There are a number of theories for what caused Neanderthals to eventually die out, including competition with our own direct ancestors Homo sapiens, climate change caused their food supplies to disappear, or even interbreeding between Neanderthals and Homo sapiens.
But the latest findings on the size of the Neanderthal sinuses, which is published in the Journal of Human Evolution, has now raised new questions about what happened to them.
Dr Rae said: "It raises other possibilities for what caused Neanderthals to eventually die out. If they were restricted to living in warmer refuges at the height of the last ice age, it is possible their populations became too isolated and small to survive."
Working with colleagues at Ernst-Moritz-Arndt Universität Greifswald, Germany, and The Natural History Museum, London, Dr Rae compared detailed scans of Neanderthal skulls with those of modern humans taken from Medieval remains.
He added: "We chose to use archaeological human remains rather than current skulls as we wanted to have data from a period before central heating and air conditioning which may have altered the results.
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Dancin' Renee, a graded stakes winner and 1997 New York Horse of the Year, has died.
The 22-year-old mare lost a long battle with laminitis and was euthanized Jan. 11 at Old Friends, a Thoroughbred retirement farm in Georgetown, Ky. where she had been pensioned.
"It's been a tough month," said Old Friends president Michael Blowen in a release. "We lost Patton and Sunshine Forever in the last week, and now Renee. I mourn the losses but thank all of their fans for their support."
A homebred for owner Sanford Bacon, New York-bred Dancin' Renee, by Distinctive Pro, won seven straight races in 1997 including the Honorable Miss Stakes (gr. III) at Saratoga Race Course. Out of three-time New York Broodmare of the Year Lolli Lucka Lolli, Dancin' Renee won six other stakes races in her three seasons of racing.
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