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My bike is a 2 year old, less than average mileage, 18 speed tension grip (not Shimano) shift type, dual spring and was never a problem. In a moment of madness I decided to make it an index shift and was informed that by changing the right hand grip it would become an index shift.
The grip shift is a Shimano index type but the other parts are not. Now I can only fine tune it so far. 1 - 6 will give me all 6 gears. When I go from 6 to 1, I only get 6, 4, 2 and 1.
I have tried everything; adjusting stops; re-tensioning cable; another grip shift; grease cables; fine adjust thumb screw; take it to Halfords; take apart 6 speed cassette and change ball bearings.
I have also noticed a play on the cassette when free wheeling but the experts tell me that it is normal. I have not noticed it on other bikes.
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I get "sizeof(a) == 8", on a 32-bit machine. The total size of the structure will depend on the packing: In my case, the default packing is 4, so 'c' takes 4 bytes, 'b' takes one byte, leaving 3 padding bytes to bring it to the next multiple of 4: 8. If you want to alter this packing, most compilers have a way to alter it, for example, on MSVC:
gives sizeof(a) == 5. If you do this, be careful to reset the packing before any library headers!
Contrary to what some of the other answers have said, on most systems, in the absence of a pragma or compiler option, the size of the structure will be at least 6 bytes and, on most 32-bit systems, 8 bytes. For 64-bit systems, the size could easily be 16 bytes. Alignment does come into play; always. The sizeof a single struct has to be such that an array of those sizes can be allocated and the individual members of the array are sufficiently aligned for the processor in question. Consequently, if the size of the struct was 5 as others have hypothesized, then an array of two such structures would be 10 bytes long, and the char pointer in the second array member would be aligned on an odd byte, which would (on most processors) cause a major bottleneck in the performance.
If you want to manually count it, the size of a struct is just the size of each of its data members after accounting for alignment. There's no magic overhead bytes for a struct.
The exact value is sizeof(a).
This will vary depending on your architecture and how it treats basic data types. It will also depend on whether the system requires natural alignment.
I assume you mean struct and not strict, but on a 32-bit system it'll be either 5 or 8 bytes, depending on if the compiler is padding the struct.
I suspect you mean 'struct', not 'strict', and 'char' instead of 'Char'.
The size will be implementation dependent. On most 32-bit systems, it will probably be 5 -- 4 bytes for the pointer, one for the char. I don't believe alignment will come into play here. If you swapped 'c' and 'b', however, the size may grow to 8 bytes.
Ok, I tried it out (g++ 4.2.3, with -g option) and I get 8.
The sizeof the structure should be 8 bytes on a 32 bit system, so that the size of the structure becomes multiple of 2. This makes individual structures available at the correct byte boundaries when an array of structures is declared. This is achieved by padding the structure with 3 bytes at the end.
If the structure had the pointer declared after the char, it would still be 8 bytes in size but the 3 byte padding would have been added to keep the pointer (which is a 4 byte element) aligned at a 4 byte address boundary.
The rule of thumb is that elements should be at an offset which is the multiple of their byte size and the structure itself should be of a size which is a multiple of 2.


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AVON LAKE — The Shoremen are looking for a football coach for the second time in two seasons.
Larry Laird will leave Avon Lake after one year as head coach to take the same position at Strongsville, pending approval of Strongsville's board of education.
The Shoremen finished 8-3 in 2013 and lost to No. 1 seed Highland 28-21 in the Division II Region 2 quarterfinals.
Laird did not return calls seeking comment.
"This isn't a panic-button situation, we're losing one coach," Avon Lake athletic director Tom Barone said Friday. "All of our (other) coaches are coming back. One of the key ingredients to our success is the stability and loyalty of our coaches."
Barone said Avon Lake is required to post the position for at least a week, which it did Friday, in addition to other procedures it must follow throughout the hiring process. From there the school will field candidates and select its next coach.
While the Shoremen are not naming an interim coach for the transition period, Barone said former coach Dave Dlugosz will be the point man while the school searches for a coach.
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"We haven't gotten to that point," he said. "Our main conversations in the short timeframe that we've been dealing with have just been the importance of reassuring the kids and making sure that we're continuing to move forward."
Dlugosz would be more than qualified if he wanted the job. He spent 21 seasons at the helm and served as Laird's offensive coordinator in 2013. He retired after the 2012 season with a 200-44 record, 15 playoff appearances, 18 conference championships and a
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Laird will replace Russ Jacques at Strongsville. Jacques resigned in February after 20 seasons with the Mustangs. He led them to 12 playoff appearances with three trips to the regional finals. Strongsville finished 5-5 last season and was a combined 6-24 the three previous.
The school received 56 applications and interviewed nine finalists, according to Strongsville athletic director Paul Moses.
"Basically Coach Laird brings a good deal of experience and experience that's been successful over the years," Moses said. "He was very personable and approachable, open for new ideas and also willing to commit to Strongsville."
Moses said he expects Laird will teach in the Strongsville school district. When Laird left Medina after the 2010 season, he cited financial problems the Medina school district faced that increased the probability he would not secure a teaching position in the 2011-12 school year as a primary reason.
Laird led the Bees to a 9-3 record in his only season as coach. Medina won its first-ever playoff game, a 31-28 upset of No. 1 seed Canton McKinley in the Division I Region 2 quarterfinals.
Moses said Strongsville is not concerned that each of Laird's three previous head coaching jobs lasted one year. He also coached Goshen High School in 1997.
"We discussed that with Larry," Moses said. "His explanations that he gave us, and the explorations that we did, explained the situation at both places and we kind of understood what was going on. We're looking for the long-time commitment and I firmly believe that we're going to have that."
Laird won two state championships as an offensive coordinator — a Division II title in 2003 with Avon Lake and a Division IV title in 2001 with Kenston. He spent nine of 10 seasons from 2003-12 as Avon Lake's coordinator.
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ETonline: Congrats on winning! Were you surprised?
Andy: I mean ... not really [laughs]. I feel like a jerk saying that but I argued a really strong case in the finale and I don't think GM played as strong a game as I did. I really do think I deserved it.
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Andy: I am surprised that it stirred up as much controversy as it did; I know it was a big deal in the house, but I had no idea the impact it had on the outside world. And that's unfortunate. There were only a couple of comments said and this was, in large part, a season full of wonderful people. It's sad that a few really awful things said could taint an entire season.
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Elton slams BeckhamsLONDON Elton John believes Victoria and David Beckham should have been more honest when the Rebecca Loos scandal broke.
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Elton revealed: "I don't think they handled it very well. They should have just put out a statement saying something like, 'Every marriage has its ups and downs and we're just going through a down phase at the moment.' But they just denied it and kept denying it, and there obviously were problems? which they seem to have sorted out now."
The singer - who is godfather to the couple's sons, Brooklyn and Romeo - also believes Victoria made a "mistake" by not moving to Spain with her husband when he first joined Real Madrid.
He said in an interview with Britain's Heat magazine: "I think that things first went wrong when David first went to Madrid. I would have thought the best idea would have been for Victoria to go with him. I think he missed her and the boys terribly. If you live in a hotel room in Madrid - or anywhere - it's going to drive you crazy. I think they should have gone together as a family."
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Well, that was a weak-ass winter storm. It's already pretty much gone here in KC.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (SMU/American) - Following her outstanding performance at the Iowa State Classic, junior thrower Rayann Chin has been named the indoor track & field Athlete of the Week, the American Athletic Conference announced Tuesday. The honor is the first of her career and SMU's third this season.
Competing against a strong field in Ames, Iowa, Chin took first place in the weight throw with a mark of 20.82 meters. That mark now ranks her first in The American, tied for 14th in the nation and second all-time at SMU in that event. In addition, Chin placed fourth in the shot put with a distance of 14.92m.
"Rayann is an elite athlete and for the first time in her career I think she recognizes that," Director of Track & Field Dave Wollman said. "She and I both think that this is just the start and that she will continue to improve. We are all very excited moving forward."
Prior to the Iowa State Classic, Chin was coming off her best performance of the indoor season as she led the SMU throwers at the Red Raider Invitational where she placed first in the weight throw (19.81m) and second in the shot put (14.36m).
Chin and the Mustangs are idle this weekend but return to action on Feb. 28 – March 1 as the team travels to New York City, N.Y. to compete in the inaugural American Athletic Conference Championships, where SMU looks to capture the program's first indoor conference championship.
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The following people applied for marriage licenses in Putnam County between Feb. 1 and 14: Justin Edward Garren, 26, and Kara Kristine Schultz, 23, both of Hurricane. Dorsey Gene Johnson, 72, and Brenda Joyce Burke, 65, both of Hurricane. Divorces The following people filed for divorce in Kanawha County between Feb. 7 and 14: Latasha Barnette from Mark Shane Lively Jr. Brenda Brown from David A. Pauley Melissa Anne Newman from Kris Alan Newman Sandra J. Bradsher from Sean E. Bradsher Anita J. Naves from Ronald Naves Jessica Scott-Starks from Scott A. Starks Mike Sydenstricker from Sherry A. Sydenstricker Phillip Wayne Snodgrass from Brenda Kay Snodgrass Antwanette C. Cox from Wade F. Cox II Keith Smith from Julie Strabala Keri K. Cress from Brian J. Cress Barbara Spaulding from Leonard T. Spaulding John Paul Mason from Kelly Ann Young Stover Proffit Mason Heather Withrow from Franklin Withrow Patricia Mallory from Wayne Mallory Dariene Cooley from Jason Cooley Vickie Truslow from James Truslow Laura Jarrell from Joey Jarrell Kelly A. Mason from Jason P. Mason Rebecca D. Wise from William T. Wise Jr. Rachel L. Corder from Bradford V. Corder Tamara Hutcheson from Kenneth Hutcheson John Kenneth Adkins from Tiffany Adkins Nicole D. Smith from Carl Marshall Smith III Asa-Dean C. Pauley from Amanda Pauley The following people filed for divorce in Putnam County between Feb. 1 and 14: Rebecca Thomasson from Robert Thomasson. Autumn Nicole Hightower from Paul T. Hightower. Christina M. Gay from William J. Gay. Annette Jividen from Dana Jividen. Jamie Balladares from Christopher Balladares. Gregory K. Robinette from Faith R. Robinette. Lori Sutton from Jeremy Sutton. Gary Wayne Paris from Karen Denise Walker Paris. Belinda Hall from Chad Hall. Melinda J. Tillis from Charles D. Tillis. Frank Robinette from Mary Robinette. Property transfers The following property transfers of $50,000 or more were recorded in Kanawha County between Feb. 8 and 15: The Sylvia A. Miller Family Trust to Stephanie A. Haaland. Lot, South Charleston, $94,000. Russell C. Jr. and Diana L. Biggs to Dremala K. Nickels. Lot, Elk District, $220,000. Jared O. Hamilton to Travis S. Haley. Lot, South Charleston, $117,000. Kyle Glenn Young to Myra Lynn Foster. Lot, St. Albans Tax District, $70,000. Virginia Eloise Waugh to Brian and Jennifer M. Lauck. Lot, Jefferson District, $95,500. Jason E. Wandling and Kathryn C. Johnston to Lata Menon. Lot, Charleston. $149,000. East Bank Church of Nazarene to Kevin W. and Angela D. Walker. Lot, Cabin Creek District, $50,000. M&B Development Co. LLC to Holly M. Jordan. Lot, South Charleston, $135,000. Renna McGinnis, Keith Ray Jordan and Barry Wade Jordan to Travis Anthony Hysell. Lot, Union District, $54,000. Angela Baker to Leigh Ann Zitzelsberger. Lot, Jefferson District, $112,800. Jason P. Drake to Danyeal R. Waddell. Lot, Big Sandy District, $109,000. Alice A. Legg to Eric B. Roberts. Lot, South Charleston, $80,000. Jeffrey R. and Susan L. Brown to Jennifer L. Wright. Lot, Elk District, $53,000. Whirlwind Properties LLC to Joseph G. II and Catherine Marie Jobst. Lot, Loudon District, $135,000. Shawn E. and Betsi J. Lusher to Ronald Thomas and Norma Truluck-Thomas. Lots, Washington District, $79,000. Erica Paige Weber to Kenneth A. and Joanna Coombs. Lot, St. Albans, $100,000. Ronald D. and Freda A. Lusher to Thomas and Amanda K. McDonald. Lot, Nitro, $110,000. Jennifer D. Bubar to Juan and Maria G. Lopez. Lot, South Charleston, $135,000. Pamela A. McClure, Patricia J. Hunger and Nancy M. Gutendorf to Charles Gable. Lot, Loudon District, $135,500. Ray Allen and Julie A. Tate to William E. Javins and Jessie R. Coulter. Lots, Union District, $202,000. Jaclyn A. Bryk to Victoria F. Holstine. Lot, Charleston. $139,900. BB&T Co. to Robert Wayne and Marjorie Kathryn Wilson. Lot, Loudon District, $185,000. Anthony L. and Pamela K. Maddox to Mathew A. Henson. Lots, Jefferson District, $82,750. The following property transfers of $50,000 or more were recorded in Putnam County between Feb. 1 and 14: William Thompson Jr. to Douglas and Connie S. Sapp. Lot, Hurricane District, $163,500. Steven and Kimberly Hoffman to James F. Blandford and Judith L. Cavendish. Lot, Scott District, $345,000. Gail B., Amber L., Chadwick A. and Coleman A. Martin and Timothy L. Mauldin to River Ridge Community Church. Acres, Hurricane District, $1,560,000. Teresa Renee and Michael S. Wheeler to Michelle L. and Samuel H. Holdren Jr. Lot, Winfield District, $189,000. JPMorgan Chase Bank to Dan S. Duncan. Lot, Scott District, $120,000. Randy Elkins to Jeremy C. Wynkoop. Lot, Scott District, $173,500. Evelyn S. Bess and James Paul Little Jr. to Christopher A. Middleton. Lot, Scott District, $143,000. June A. Cooper to David R. Kluemper. Lot, Scott District, $178,000. AB Contracting Inc. to Nathan E. II and Emily E. Kirk. Lot, Teays Valley District, $1,117,370. Roger L. and Ruby M. Gibson to Gibson Builders Inc. Lot, Scott District, $70,000. Jeffrey P. and Shavonna E. Shaffer to John Andrew Blake. Lot, Poca District, $115,000. Robert H. Bailey to Mike Ross Inc. Tracts, Curry District, $100,000. Kelsey H. Sr. and Angela M. Harding to Cheryl Danielle Thompson. Lot, Teays Valley District, $133,500. Sharon K. Stewart and Stephen E. Henderson to Robert M. Morgan. Lot, Hurricane District, $60,000. Kay F. and Samuel F. Lee Jr. to David S. Hughart. Lot, Poca District, $160,000. Tyler J. and Mindy A. London to Roger L. Dillon. Lot, Hurricane District, $270,000. Anthony Ross and Beena N. Mazza to James H. and Toni A. Heady. Lot, Scott District, $390,000. Pearl M. Moore to Edward Kelemen Jr. Unit, Hurricane District, $82,500. Thompson Real Estate Inc. to Stefanie L. Painter. Lot, Hurricane District, $195,000. James C. and Joy B. McGehee to Kevin M. White. Parcels, Hurricane District, $164,000. Gary L. and Margaret L. Hollingshead to John F. and Mary Jane Thralls. Acres, Teays Valley District, $215,000. Michael D. and Crystal S. May to Craig Martin and Amy Wentz Berner. Lots, Teays Valley District, $305,000. Thomas G. and Deborah C. Kociban to Michael Ramsey. Lot, Scott District, $205,000. Neely R. Jr. and Stephanie M. Arthur to River Valley Farms LLC. Acres, Poca Town District, $130,000. Carroll G. and Martha p. Casto to Matthew C. Sosebee. Lot, Scott District, $195,000. Betty T. Helmick to Judy Kinnaird. Tract, Scott District, $183,000. Seneca Trustees Inc. and Terry L. and Cathy M. Rhodes to US Bank. Lot, Curry District, $101,619. John F. and Mary Jane Thralls to Ashley O. and Crystal Harper. Tract, Teays Valley District, $324,500. Miles E. and Beverly D. Brown to Jeffrey A. and Sandra Lou Halstead. Acres, Union District, $168,000. Mary Elizabeth Burgess Robinson to Matthew and Sarah Barnes. Lot, Scott District, $211,000. Bankruptcies The bankruptcies listed below are limited to those filed by residents or companies in the Gazette's circulation area. Chapter 7 designates the liquidation of non-exempt property; Chapter 11 calls for business reorganization; Chapter 13 establishes a schedule of payments to creditors. The following bankruptcies were filed between Feb. 8 and 15: Deborah Ann Lilly, Cross Lanes, Chapter 7. Assets: $38,900, Liabilities: $59,480. Valerie Machelle Ponder, Charleston, Chapter 7. Assets: $127,937, Liabilities: $291,048. Steven Greg Rairden, St. Albans, Chapter 7. Assets: $30,559, Liabilities: $35,600. John Joseph and Linda Louellen Lynch, South Charleston, Chapter 7. Assets: $151,801, Liabilities: $146,600. Jonathon Stephen and Christie Lee Stolman, Sissonville, Chapter 7. Assets: $112,700, Liabilities: $474,972. John Marvin and Chloe Ann Sanders, Van, Chapter 7. Assets: $87,425, Liabilities: $72,000. Justin Michael and Angela Louise Taft, Pond Gap, Chapter 7. Assets: $30,449, Liabilities: $51,730. Teddy Dean and Nancy Ruth Frye, Man, Chapter 7. Assets: $90,998, Liabilities: $85,365. Ashley Marie Bailey, South Charleston, Chapter 7. Assets: $4,623, Liabilities: $62,299. Rachel Lee Lawson, St. Albans, Chapter 7. Assets: $4,902, Liabilities: $23,889. Doles Lee Pritt Jr., Charleston, Chapter 7. Assets: $28,350, Liabilities: $37,7868. Gerald Steven and Debra Lynn Knight, Rainelle, Chapter 7. Assets: $56,178, Liabilities: $124,768. Deborah Denise and Clifton Gene Drake, Cross Lanes, Chapter 13. Assets: $96,332, Liabilities: $64,146. Rob Ai Altice, Beckley, Chapter 7. Assets: $159,450, Liabilities: $160,094. Jerry Lee Jr. and Kathy Lynn Mann, Frankford, Chapter 13. Assets: $171,360, Liabilities: $166,447.


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|Berrow Church, standing in the middle of the Burnham
and Berrow Golf Course, has one of the finest settings of any church in
the country. Its tower can be seen from several miles out at sea. It was
whitewashed and served as a mariner's beacon.
The early village of Berrow was situated just to the south of the present church and was close to the sea, which was nearer the church than it is now. With the drainage of the marshes the village moved inland away from the church and the old village is now covered by large dunes.
It is known that there was a church in Berrow in 1020, but nothing of this building remains. In about II 00 a fairly substantial church was erected but all that remains is the base of the chancel arch. This round carving is typical of the Norman style and does not fit with the Early English arch which rests upon ft.
The present church was built in about 1280. The chancel and tower arch, the columns inside the church, the doorway and the windows all indicate the Early English style and this period.
The Church is built of Carboniferous limestone from the nearby Mendip Hills,with the softer Ham Stone being used for carvings. The dark cream stone to be seen in places is from Doulting.
In the porch of the church is a holy water stoup, where the faithful would make the sign of the cross upon themselves before entering the church. The porch also contains two ancient stone bench seats.
The main font is fourteenth century, with carved foliage round its side . In the chancel is a second font which is a century earlier; it was discovered in 1926, buried in the churchyard. This is of very plain design, and even larger. It is tub-shaped, and both fonts were clearly designed for totally immersing the unfortunate infants when they were baptised.
The original piscina can still be seen on the south side of the altar. In this little basin the Water used to wash out the communion vessels was poured so that it could drain back to the earth.
In the north wall of the nave is a fifteenth century niche which would originally have contained the statue of a saint - probably the Virgin Mary - to whom the church is dedicated. For a long time the niche was blocked up and was only discovered in 1926.
Inside the niche was discovered an extremely fine Tabernacle Crosshead which now stands in the chancel. Originally this cross head was on top of the preaching cross, the base of which can still be seen outside the main door. It was bricked up for safety, probably because the Roundheads wanted to smash it.
On one side of the crosshead is a Calvary with Jesus on the cross, the feet only being crossed, watched by his mother, her hands delicately together on her breasts, and by St. John, his left hand supporting his head in an expression of sorrow.
(Below the crucified Christ is a solemn face. Originally this face was on both sides, but it is only preserved on the one side. This could be Adam.)
On the reverse side are three popular medieval female saints. In the centre is Our Lady with the infant Jesus in her arms surrounded by Mary Magdalene with her pot of ointment, and Catherine of Alexandra with her famous wheel. All three figures are crowned.
On either side of the main carvings are a knight, presumably
St George, with a sword belt, a lance in his right hand and a small shield
slung over his shoulder, the armour being that of the latter part of the
thirteenth century, and a bishop, perhaps St Andrew, the patron saint of
the diocese. The right hand is raised in blessing and the left holds a
long staff.


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On March 4, 2001—six months before 9/11—millions of television viewers watched a government plot to crash a hijacked Boeing into the World Trade Center towers.
The Lone Gunmen was an X-Files spinoff featuring three computer-hacking conspiracy geeks. Coincidentally, the pilot episode involved a cabal of terrorists within the US Government who hijacked a plane—taking it over by remote control—and threatening to crash it into the WTC.
In hindsight, it's more than eerie to watch the towers approaching from the perspective of the cockpit:
For more information about the pilot episode, see this review: Killtown's Lone Gunmen Review.
"I don't think anybody could have predicted that…they would try to use an airplane as a missile, a hijacked airplane as a missile." –National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice (05/17/02)
The present has memories of the future,
So look around and really SEE…
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Jedward have always been and always will be our favourtie 'X Factor' novelty act, but the Grimes twins are obviously keen to shed that tag and be taken seriously as musical artists.
Fresh from their acoustic cover of Adele's 'Skyfall' last month, the boys have unveiled their cover of One Direction's new single 'Little Things'.
And while we were braced to cover our ears as Jedward tackled the ballad, we have to say we're actually pleasantly surprised.
What Harry and co will make of it though remains to be seen...
The lads have found success since finishing sixth on 'The X Factor' in 2009, having had three Irish number one singles and albums and represented Ireland twice at Eurovision.
They have also had a stint in the 'Celebrity Big Brother' house and continue to make Keith Lemon look like the sane one on 'Celebrity Juice'.
John: "We know what look is cool and we have to be cool for our fans and have the right attitude and look like pop stars. We're not the kind of people where it's all about us. It's about everybody around us."
Edward: "There's these little girls who are, like, under 12! And I'm like 'Why do you want to marry me?! You should be looking at Dora!'"
Edward: "L'Oreal, if you're watching this, I'm worth it too."
John: "Me and Edward are such players in our outfits. Only joking, we don't play with girls ever. We're cool guys."
Edward: "Once I was like 'Look, John, that's you on TV!' Then I realised... it was me..."
John: "When they were going 'booooo' they could have been going 'woooo' "
John: "Justin Timberlake would play me when I'm older and Britney Spears when I'm younger, because she kind of looks like us."
Edward: "Stop picking your nose, or else your nose is gonna be like, pregnant."
Edward: "The weird thing about Christmas is that you go to your dogs and say, "It's Christmas!" and they don't even know the difference. They think it's any other day, even though you've given them Christmas cards."
Edward: "I never ever wear t shirts, I always wear shirts and ties so our fans are going to be really really excited about seeing my neck. They'll be like 'Oh my god, look at Edward's neck!' and I'll be like 'Yo, check it out.'"
Edward: "If I had a girlfriend I'd bring her back to my hotel room to watch dvds and.... what else can u do in a hotel room?"
John: "I thought a feminist was, like, people who think, like, that woman are, like, I don't know, like, think that woman are... the women or girl is better than a guy?"
Edward: "Fashion is our big passion and our collection will look hot on the catwalk."
John: "It's not called The Singing Factor, it's called The X Factor. X could mean anything. We never do what's expected of us. If everyone thinks John and Edward are weird, it's because we don't follow the crowd."
Edward: "Basically we're doing Eurovision because we don't like going on holidays where people don't recognize us. So now we wanna conquer the whole world so people can recognize us in every single country. But people do still recognize us, but we want it so we won't be able to go anywhere."
Edward: "Our favourite thing about Eurovision is... we get to use foreign toilets."
Interviewer: What will happen when the two of you get married, will you see each other as much? "We cant get married because we're brothers."
John: "The only people, ok, who don't know who me and Edward are, ok, are all the new babies who've been born."
John: "I think I'm going to do what Robbie Williams did and become solo, and take over the world. But don't tell the other members of Take This, they don't know yet."
John: "No, we don't have pet names for each other, I call Edward 'Ed-erd'."
EDWARD '"Okay, guys. We're in London. If you don't know, it's in the city of... erm... England."


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8/21/2008 9:26am EDT
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Carrie Preston
is not only an actor, she has her own production company. So although she is featured in the new HBO series "
True Blood
" and has a cameo in
Woody Allen's
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
," she is also currently making the indie movie tour with her latest release, "
Ready? OK!
" We caught up with the classically trained actor in transit and found her to be bright, charming, and a woman of many talents.
Hey Carrie, what's going on?
I'm going to a film festival in North Carolina with a movie that I produced and was in with my husband
Michael Emerson
Tell us about it.
It's called "
Ready? OK!
" (like in cheerleading) and it is from our production company Daisy 3 Pictures. We are really excited about it. This is our tenth feature and I star in it with Michael, as well as my brother, John Preston, who plays my brother in the film. It was written and directed by James Vasquez. We have been working together for the past 5 years or so. It's done about twenty different festivals and we are getting a DVD deal here soon.
How is it doing?
It's doing great. We won a couple of awards at our first festival FilmOut in San Diego. It won Best U.S. Feature, and I won best actress and the James won for Outstanding Emerging Talent. It's his first feature.
That's great! Send us a copy when it comes out.
I definitely will.
Film festivals are fun.
They are, because everybody is there to celebrate filmmaking for each other. There is this great energy. Nowadays, indies have become more accessible to filmmakers because there is so much new technology that we are able to pick up cameras and do things that would have cost a fortune in the past. We can tell a whole story for a specific market. I think it's very exciting. It kind of demystifies the whole Hollywood thing.
Are you the cheerleader in it?
No, I play a mother of a little boy who's 10 who wants to be. She is struggling with the fact that her son is different. He likes girls' cheerleading, he likes dolls, he likes to wear dresses. She is dealing with the fact that he might be gay although it's never even discussed in the movie, which is why I like it so much.
It's not about sexuality because I don't think kids should be sexualized that early. It's about accepting your child for who they are and letting them find their own way in the world. It's a real, beautiful message and a family-friendly film. People have found it very heartwarming and affirming.
It sounds very interesting.
Yeah. Check out
the website
! You can see a trailer and a lot more information about it.
Tell us about "
True Blood
Okay! It's a vampire series, based on 7 books by Charlaine Harris. They're really fun, sexy, violent, and should have a lot of pop culture appeal. I think that is why
Alan Ball
was attracted to them. He always wanted to do something different than the more serious stuff he has done before ("
Six Feet Under
.") He seems to be obsessed with evil. (laughs)
It's set in a fictitious Southern town in rural Louisiana.
Anna Paquin
plays a waitress at a Bar & Grill and I play one of her friends who also works there. In this world, vampires are "out of the coffin" and trying to infiltrate themselves into society and get vampire rights. It's almost as if a whole new race of people has been invented. As you can imagine, there is a great deal of skepticism about it and racism in a lot of ways. My character (Arlene Fowler) is on the racist side of things.
So you don't get to be a vampire?
No. I'm very trepidacious about the Vampires walking amongst us. I definitely offer a little conflict and resistance to the fact that they are there.
How many episodes have you shot?
We shot the whole season of 12 and they start airing on September 7th on HBO. Then we will see how it goes. HBO is doing a big old push for it. They are really behind it. They give you a little time to find an audience.
Where did you shoot?
Most of it was done in LA in studios or on location. There were some exteriors done in Shreveport (Louisiana.)
It's pretty down there.
Yeah. Very pretty and very hot. I grew up in Macon, Georgia so I am sort of built for that temperature. That's why it was really great being in Knoxville these past few weeks. It's like being back in the Southern womb, so to speak. My parents are still there and I get down there periodically.
True Blood Trailer
You have no accent.
Wow. A lot of people say they can hear it, but Julliard trains it out of you. You can't do Shakespeare with a Southern accent. (laughs)
My character on the show couldn't be more different than me. I don't even look like myself. They have me in this redheaded wig. It's unusual to have the ability to transform because in the books they are very specific about what the characters look like. Because I worked with Alan before, he said he would give me a wig to look like her. So many would never do that, but he took a chance to make the actor into the character instead of the other way around. I will be very curious to see how that plays out. People on the set don't know who I am before I get into hair and makeup.
I assume you are nothing like Arlene.
Not at all, but I play her very easily, growing up in Georgia. I'll definitely draw from my past.
I'll bet your accent will come back.
Oh, it's bigtime and in the other movie that I am doing in Knoxville as well.
We heard your first role was in The Tempest. Is that true?
Well, that was my Broadway debut. I have been doing plays my whole life. As a kid I always knew that I wanted to be an actor. I had been doing Shakespeare during the summer at festivals all over the country. Not many people get the opportunity to walk out of Julliard and get to do Shakespeare on Broadway, at least not in this country. That was the first time I worked with
Patrick Stewart
. I played his daughter Miranda.
A few years later I did "Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf" with him and Mercedes Ruhl at The Guthrie in Minneapolis. It was another phenomenal theater experience. I've done a lot of back and forth from theater, film, and TV. I've been really fortunate.
What was it like working with Patrick Stewart?
He's a pretty great guy. He's really funny and kind of a cut-up at times. You wouldn't think that with his being so serious. We had a lot of good laughs. I hope that I will get to work with him again.
And sexy, don't you think?
Yeah, I do, but for me he is sort of like a father figure. But certainly a lot of people who came to our shows did. He has quite a large fan base of women.
I didn't realize before I did my research that you were married to Michael. He's the reason
started watching "Lost."
Well, that's nice!
He is so clever...and scary.
He's very scary, mysterious, and intriguing. Just when you think you have a handle on his character (Ben Linus,) he turns around and does something that you didn't expect. I know that is why Michael likes playing him. He's very good at keeping things to himself so that there is an air of mystery. You know I played his mother. (laughs)
I read that, too.
It was my crazy, sick idea. I go over there (Hawaii) quite a bit to visit him, so the producers all know me and my work and they wanted to do something for me. I casually mentioned to Michael, "Wouldn't it be so perfect if I played your mother in a flashback?"
We were laughing and he mentioned it to the producers and the next thing I know I get a call from my agent telling me, "They want you to play Ben's Mom." Three days later, I ended up giving birth to him in a jungle.
That's almost creepy.
(laughs) I wanted to do something that was somehow affiliated with his character because I thought the fans would love it. The whole Oedipal thing seemed right. "Lost" always has these inside jokes and clues for the fans and they really seemed to like it.
Not to mention the free trip to Hawaii.
Exactly. I go there quite a bit. Otherwise we wouldn't be able to see each other. But it was nice to get a free one.
You also worked with
Felicity Huffman
I sure did. I worked with her a few times. I was cast as her sister in "
." While we were shooting that, she had done the pilot for "
Desperate Housewives
" but it hadn't aired yet. All the women in Hollywood had auditioned for that show. So I asked her how it went and she said, "I don't know. I don't think it's going to get picked up." (laughs)
So they both came out and it was this convergence of things for her and that was very helpful for me because "Transamerica" did so well. Then Marc Cherry (the creator of "DH") had seen the movie so it was easy for him to see me as Felicity's sister. Maybe I'll have a career of being Felicity Huffman's sister. (laugh)
You do resemble her.
We look like we could be related. In the original "Transamerica" script, my character was adopted. When they cast me, the director (Duncan Tucker) changed it so that we were biological siblings. That was quite a compliment.
And a wise move on his part. You also were in a couple of scary movies, like "
Stepford Wives
" and "The Cradle Will Rock."
I had a little part in "Stepford Wives" at the beginning where
Nicole Kidman
is this Sex Network executive who unveils a series of reality shows, one of which is "I Can Do Better." A husband and wife are put on an island and given the choice between choosing each other or porn stars and of course my character chose the porn star. Then Nicole moves to Stepford. It was a fun little cameo. "The Cradle Will Rock" was done in New York, a long time ago!
I've been doing a lot of little things here and there. I just played a role in the movie "
" that was a play, directed by
John Patrick Shanley
Meryl Streep
Philip Seymour Hoffman
, and
Amy Adams
. I also have a little part in "
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
," the Woody Allen movie. I got a free trip to Barcelona which was very nice. When you are a character actor, you get these little parts here and there, and also get to see the world.
What was it like working with Woody?
It was amazing. And even more amazing, I didn't audition. He cast people from their reels and I was so nervous to meet him. I only had a couple of scenes, but showing up on a Woody Allen set having never met him, my heart was beating so fast. We were shooting on this big street in Barcelona and there must have been 500 people watching because they wanted to see him.
When you walk on his set, they are ready to go. There is no rehearsal. It was awesome. It was thrilling. It was also like what you think Woody Allen movies are about, that everyone is just standing around talking. He literally came up to us and said, "Forget about the script. Say whatever you want. Just make the event happen."
I was like, "What?" It was incredible. It was like being shot out of a cannon.
I take it you liked doing improv.
It's what we actors dream of, to stand on a Woody Allen set and create something with him, even if it is just a tiny scene.
I did a bit in Tony Gilroy's "
." He did "
Michael Clayton
." I got to work with
Julia Roberts
again, who I worked with in "
My Best Friend's Wedding
." I also got to work with
Clive Owen
; that made it tremendous in every way.
What's your fave genre and medium to work in?
I guess I really like doing comedy. There's nothing like making people laugh. And I love the theater, but right now I love doing a lot of camera work and learning more about that. I've been on the stage my whole life but there is always something to be challenged by and something to learn in camera work. I tend to get cast comedically. In "True Blood" I am definitely the comic relief. I like to think that is something that people like me doing and that makes me happy.
What's on your playlist?
Right now I am listening to
Bon Iver
. I was introduced to his stuff by some of the people I was working with. He came to Knoxville the other night and he and his band were great. This other folk singer opened for him, AA Bondy. I have differing tastes. I also like upbeat music and alternative. I listen to a lot of indie stations.
What do you have coming up after this?
The show is coming out at the same time as "
." That was directed by Alan Ball and stars
Aaron Eckhart
The Dark Knight
") and
Toni Collette
. It will be a fun week of Alan Ball premieres for me. And then we are going to the Emmys because Michael was nominated as Best Supporting Actor.
That's terrific!
Hopefully, by the end of October or early November we will know whether "True Blood" will get another season. Until then, I am finishing up this movie in
Knoxville and then I am going to visit Michael in Hawaii.
It must be tough having a long distance relationship.
Thank you for saying that. Most people say, "It's so sad that you have to go to Hawaii all the time" and I say, "Well, I think Hawaii is beautiful but it does kind of throw a wrench in things when you husband is in the middle of the Pacific all the time."
We have figured out a way to make it work and the "True Blood" job is a great one for me because I'm a supporting player and not required to be there the whole shoot. I go there for a couple of days and then I am free to visit him. His schedule is much more erratic and it's harder for him to travel. We spent the whole summer together when he was on hiatus and he went wherever I was working. You have to be kind of flexible.
Sometimes a little separation is a good thing.
You know, it is. Because when you are together, you only have a certain amount of time together. So you better make the best of it and we really do.
Where do you live when you are not traveling around?
We live in New York. We also have a little place in LA because I work there a lot and it's easier to visit Michael from there. It's still a 5 1/2 hour plane ride but it's better than 11 or 13 from New York. We like to say we are "tri-coastal." (laughs)
It's been great talking to you, Carrie. Thanks and say congrats to Michael for us.
I definitely will. It's been nice talking to you, too.
Interview by
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Red Berets, Green Berets: Can Mali's Divided Military Restore Order and Stability?
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With Paris insisting that the 4,000 French troops involved in the counter-terrorist operations in northern Mali will leave Mali sometime in March, it is worth taking a look at the Malian military that will be called on to secure northern Mali despite the continued presence of armed Islamists in the region. Mali's interim political administration is still in turmoil, as is the army, which has been at war with itself ever since the March 22, 2012 military coup led by American-trained Captain Amadou Haya Sanogo. The two main factions in the army, broadly described as the pro-junta "Green Berets" and the anti-coup "Red Berets," have each in their own way hampered the reestablishment of security and national unity in Mali.
During the March coup, the "Red Berets" of the 33rd Paratroop Regiment, who doubled as the presidential guard, rescued President Ahmadou Toumani Touré and successfully concealed him from the putschists, eventually smuggling him out of the country to safety in Dakar, Senegal. President Touré was himself the former commander of the Red Berets and used the access this gave him to mount his own coup against President Moussa Traoré in 1991. President Touré, who was scheduled to give up his post after the national elections scheduled for May, 2012, resigned in exile on April 8, 2012, allowing the formation of a new interim government in Bamako.
The Counter-Coup
Sanogo's junta took the name of the Comité National pour le Redressement de la Démocratie et la Restauration de l'État (CNDRE) and appeared to have a firm grip on Mali's power structures when the Red Berets under their commander Colonel Abidine Guindo mounted a counter-coup attempt on the night of April 30 May 1, 2012 (Le Republicain [Bamako], May 1, 2012).
Fighting continued through the night, with a focus on the airport, the barracks of various security forces in Bamako, the national TV and radio stations and Sanogo's headquarters at the Kati military base 15 kilometers outside Bamako. The counter-coup came to an end when pro-junta forces overran the Red Beret base at Djicoroni (outside Bamako) and Colonel Guindo went into hiding. Fourteen soldiers were killed in the fighting and at least 40 wounded.
After the failure of the counter-coup, a number of Red Berets went missing after being detained by security forces, while others were reassigned to other units. Some 400 members of the regiment are now believed to be on active operations with other units in northern Mali, while most of the remaining 800 paratroopers refused to take up their new assignments, insisting that the paratroopers be retained as an operational group.
Captain Sanogo blamed the counter-coup on "one single person who made an erroneous assessment of the situation. Colonel Abidine Guindo, head of the parachute regiment, leader of the presidential guard made up of elite troops, thought he could change the political situation and made it a personal problem. He convinced his men I bore them a grudge. It is false" (Jeune Afrique, June 9, 2012).
Arrests and Disappearances
Pro-junta troops swept through Bamako in the days following the failed counter-coup, searching for members of the Red Berets and making 140 arrests, including 40 senior officers (L'Essor [Bamako], May 3; Info Matin [Bamako], May 7, 2012). General Ibrahim Dembélé Dahirou (at the time a Colonel-Major, a French rank between Colonel and Brigadier) met with the 33rd Regiment in late June, 2012 to explain the decision to scatter the unit throughout other formations of the army, but promised to reconstitute the regiment after the liberation of the north was completed (L'Essor [Bamako], June 27).
The families of Red Berets who had been captured or detained before going missing published a list of 21 officers and men who had not been heard from since their detention (L'Indépendant [Bamako], June 29, 2012). According to various human rights organizations, many of the missing appear to have been tortured to death (ANP/AFP, August 10, 2012). As it became clear that many of the arrested Red Berets were disappearing, new attempts to detain members of the regiment began to meet opposition from the women at the Djicoroni camp, who defied teargas and bullets to prevent the entry of security forces seeking to arrest Red Berets (Le Républicain [Bamako], August 4, 2012).
Nearly a score of paratroopers were reported to have deserted in July, 2012 as officers of the regiment continued to be abducted from their homes (Les Echos [Bamako], July 10, 2012; L'Indépendant [Bamako], July 31, 2012; August 1, 2012). There was a proposal at the time to disband the 33rd and replace it with a new regiment of 1,200 men drawn from the police, the National Guard and the National Gendarmerie (L'Indépendant [Bamako], July 12, 2012).
Colonel Guindo was found and arrested on July 11, 2012 (L'Indépendant [Bamako], July 12, 2012). On October 19, 2012, it was reported that Colonel Guindo had agreed to implicate leading Malian politicians and other figures in the attempted counter-coup, which had come to be known as "the Red Beret affair." Guindo was also reported to have sought the personal protection of Captain Sanogo (Le Combat [Bamako], October 19, 2012).
The Attack on the Red Beret Base
Tensions within the Malian military peaked when General Dembélé (now army chief-of-general-staff) took to national television to order the recalcitrant paratroopers to the front: "As we have this problem in the north on our hands, you will go and fight with your brothers-in-arms" (AFP, February 8). The fact that these orders were issued via television would seem to indicate the degree to which the command structure in Mali has broken down. Only days before Dembélé issued his new order there had been a glimmer of hope in the paratroopers' camp that a resolution to their case was near. On January 30, 28 paratroopers and policemen charged with joining in the attempted counter-coup were released from detention. Among those released was former chief-of-staff General Hamidou Sissoko and Squadron Leader Mahamadou Lamine Konaré, the son of deposed president Amadou Toumani Touré (Radio France Internationale, February 2). The release was followed by a rally at the Djicoroni camp calling for the Red Berets to be sent to the front as a unit.
The refusal of the Red Berets to disband and take up new duties in northern Mali was seen as a personal challenge to the authority of General Dembélé, who was determined to take action against them. In the early hours of February 8, a security team composed of armed members of the army, air force, police and the National Gendarmerie equipped with a BRDM combat reconnaissance vehicle rolled up to the camp of the 33rd Regiment of Paratroopers at Djicoroni, about halfway between Bamako and the headquarters of the Green Beret putschists at Kati. The security forces attempted to enter the camp, claiming they needed "to secure it," but were instead faced by a group of angry women and children, the wives and offspring of the Red Beret detainees. Shouting that the security team would need to enter the camp "over our dead bodies," the women and children initially turned the armed men back with sticks and stones (Le Combat [Bamako], February 14). At this point, the clash turned deadly as the security forces opened fire on the women and children with teargas and live ammunition. Two teenagers were killed and 13 wounded. An exchange of gunfire around the camp continued throughout the morning.
Shortly after the firing stopped, President Dioncounda Traoré called on both factions "to permanently stop these repeated clashes in the Malian army " (AFP, February 8). The incident was widely regarded as a national embarrassment, with the Malian military apparently pursuing a private feud well behind the lines as soldiers from France, Chad, Niger and elsewhere were fighting to retake northern Mali on behalf of the Bamako government.
The first group of what will ultimately be a force of 500 European Union military trainers arrived on the same day as the confrontation between two factions of the Malian military, providing the trainers with a good indication of the challenges they will face. The leader of the EU mission, French General François Lecointre, noted that the Malian army was "in a state of advanced disrepair the soldiers are badly trained, badly paid and under-equipped," and lack arms, transportation and communications equipment (AFP, February 8). The EU training program is scheduled to begin in April and is designed to train four new battalions of 640 men each, with personnel drawn from new recruits and existing units of the Malian military (Reuters, February 20). General Lecointre made it clear that the EU mission was working through contacts with General Dembélé and Mali's Minister of Defense and Veterans' Affairs, Brigadier General Yamoussa Camara and had no intention of collaborating in any way with Captain Sanogo.
A wave of arrests, mainly of politicians, followed the confrontation at Djicoroni (JournalduMali.com, February 12). On February 11, General Camara assailed the men still at Djicoroni as "deserters" who should be treated as such while their comrades move up to the front in northern Mali: "This decision has no political connotation. The army has a moral contract vis-à-vis society. All those who stand in the way of this contract will be excluded ... There are more than 400 men of the 33rd regiment at the front, and some are even heads of operations" (L'Annonceur [Bamako], February 14; L'Express [Bamako], February 13).
Resolution of the dispute within the Malian military has fallen to Prime Minister Diango Cissoko, who at times appears to be working at odds with his Defense Minister, General Camara, who appears to be seeking the military solution also favored by Captain Sanogo. Cissoko received a delegation of Red Berets led by Colonel Seydou Moussa Diallo on February 12 in hope of reconciling the army's factions. Cissoko assured the delegation that the regiment had not been dissolved, but notable in his absence from the meeting was the Minister of Defense (Le Pretoire [Bamako], February 14).
Sanogo's "Honorable Exit"
There is also a question of security for Sanogo and his coup partners, who fear retribution from the friends and families of those who have been killed or disappeared while in the hands of the Green Berets. Getting Sanogo and his comrades out of the Kati military base will depend on a combination of security guarantees, amnesties and personal incentives. Sanogo claims he has no political ambitions while doing everything possible to keep his hands on the reins of power.
As an incentive to step down in favor of a new interim prime minister, Sanogo was granted the status of former head-of-state in April, 2012 with all its perks and benefits, though this status was later withdrawn after a public outcry. The captain was instead confirmed as the head of the newly-created "Committee of Army Reform" on February 15. Though Sanogo gave way to the new government of Cheik Modibbo Diarra, the junta held on to the vital ministries of the interior, defense and territorial administration. After Diarra showed too much independence, Sanogo showed where the real power still lay in Mali by ordering the arrest of the prime minister on December 11, 2012, forcing his resignation a short time later. In May, 2012, Sanogo supporters fought their way past a Red Beret guard detail to assault interim president Dioncounda Traoré, who was stripped naked, beaten and left for dead before he was rescued and sent to France for emergency medical treatment.
Sanogo, who once boisterously claimed he would "fight with his last breath" to retake northern Mali, has instead been sidelined by the conflict as foreign troops mount the campaign without him. Informed that he can join Malian forces operating behind French and Chadian troops as a captain, Sanogo has instead chosen to remain in his newly-constructed and well-guarded house at Kati with other members of the junta who have failed to report for duty in northern Mali (Mali Actualites, February 8). The steady procession of politicians, businessmen and administrators seeking his favor has dried up, however, as the captain finds himself outside of the decision-making process since the arrival of the French. The former putschists are reported to be seeking diplomatic positions abroad or well-financed retirements in Bamako in their discussions with ECOWAS negotiators (Radio France Internationale, February 6).
The Malian army's humiliation was made complete when French and Chadian forces took the Tuareg stronghold of Kidal on February 9. Malian troops were deliberately excluded from the re-occupation force at the insistence of Tuareg separatist rebels and Tuareg Islamists who recently left Ansar al-Din. Units from these rebel groups, considered to be the enemy by Bamako and the Malian army, are now working alongside French forces while Malian troops are urged to keep out of Kidal. Colonel al-Hajj ag Gamou and his pro-Bamako Tuareg militia are the only Malian troops operating in Kidal, having come into northern Mali from Niger alongside Chadian and Nigérien troops. According to Ag Gamou: "The French have to continue their mission until the threat is neutralised... and Mali's army is able to control the whole country" (Radio France Internationale, February 15). When asked about the absence of Malian troops in Kidal, the Minister of Defense, General Camara, explained that "the Malian army cannot keep pace with the maneuvers of the French army because we have an army reconstruction" (Le Républicain [Bamako], February 18).
The paratroopers of the 33rd Regiment insist they are ready to fight for Mali, but will do so only as a unit, declaring on January 31: "We are at the disposal of the nation which will make of us what she wants" (L'Indicateur du Renouveau [Bamako], February 14). Prime Minister Cissoko took to national TV on February 15 to announce that the 33rd would be "restructured" rather than disbanded. One company would act as instructors in Bamako while the other two companies would be sent to Gao and Timbuktu, where they would receive training before being deployed in active operations in northern Mali. These measures are scheduled to take place by March 1 "at the latest" (AFP, February 16).
Before Paris apparently mistook a probing effort by Islamist rebels as a full-fledged attack on the Malian capital and launched a massive military intervention in January, there was a general consensus in the international community that the inevitable military drive through northern Mali had to be preceded by a restructuring and retraining of the Malian military that included the removal of soldiers from the levers of power in Bamako. The hasty intervention has instead left elements of the Malian military still meddling in politics and many of its best troops as virtual prisoners in a military base outside Bamako. At the moment, there seems little possibility that Mali's army will play anything more than a marginal role in the re-conquest of the north. If military success by the international forces in northern Mali is not accompanied by political restructuring and military reform, the ongoing intervention will likely have little long-term impact on regional security.


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With 80 Lok Sabha seats, Uttar Pradesh has always been a key state for parties aspiring to form the central government. However, considering that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) doesn't have support across the country - particularly in the northeast and south - for Narendra Modi, winning seats in UP in the 2014 elections has become crucial. And the BJP is making special efforts towards this goal.


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Bartlesville High School's varsity girls soccer team utilized the three D's — Desire, Determination and Dyer — to break a rugged District 6A-3 losing streak.
Led by senior Taylor Dyer, with a goal and two assists, the Lady Bruins muscled past Muskogee, 3-2, on Tuesday, at Custer Stadium.
Even a wacky ending — when Muskogee scored a goal with 4.5 seconds remaining — couldn't dampen the Lady Bruins' elation.
"I think they knew it was a must-win game," Lady Bruin head coach Aaron Kuntz said about his girls. "I thought we stepped out a little flat…it seems like we kind of got stuck trying to play a vertical game over the top…but in the second half we took a little more control."
In addition to improving to 5-5 overall, the Lady Bruins upped their district record to 1-3 to keep their flickering playoff hopes burning.
"This was a big win for us to get into the win column," said Kuntz, adding the Lady Bruins will likely have to win out the rest of their district games in order to advance to the postseason.
Bartlesville played Tuesday like a team on a mission, after withstanding Muskogee's early offensive assault, during which they pounded the ball on the Lady Bruin goal, defended by keeper Brittany Roberts.
"They had a couple of forwards with great speed who gave us fits until we adjusted," said Kuntz.
Less than 10 minutes into the match, Bartlesville received a break when a point blank Muskogee shot bounced off the left post and caromed back into play.
Bartlesville then began to slowly move the focus of the attack toward the Muskogee end.
Less than 15 minutes into the match, Dyer broke free in the middle of the field, with at least two Muskogee Rougherette defenders on her shoulders and trying to run her down.
But, Dyer ripped the ball past the goalie and into the right side of the net for the game's first goal, with 25:07 left in the first half.
However, Muskogee answered, with 9:12 remaining, to tie the score, 1-1, on a parallel drive along the sideline and angle kick into the opposite corner of the cords.
Bartlesville refused to yield the momentum, however.
In the final three minutes of the half, Macy Travis produced a key defensive play that led to Dyer getting the ball near the right sideline. Dyer drove toward the goal and then made a cross to Courtney Tucker, who was bursting up the middle.
Tucker touched a rocket shot that landed halfway up the net for Bartlesville's second goal, with 2:31 left in the first half.
The Lady Bruins rolled into intermission with a 2-1 lead.
Just 3:02 into the second half, Lady Bruin junior Jahira Serrano scored what would be the winning goal — set up by Dyer's corner kick and scramble in front of the Muskogee goal — to put the Lady Bruins ahead, 3-1.
Bartlesville's defense, anchored by Katie Vogel at goalie, shut out Muskogee for most the second half.
Defender Jasmine Deleon produced a key clear-out in the final minutes to prevent a Muskogee score.
But, with less than 10 seconds left, Bartlesville's defense lost the ball in a quick transition and Vogel stepped out to try to defend.
But, a Muskogee Rougherette player managed to side-step past her and booted the ball into a wide open net, with less than five seconds remaining.
The last few ticks then ran off the scoreboard, as the Lady Bruins held on for their first home win of the season.
Next up, the Lady Bruins will play host Friday to Sapulpa, for Senior Night. The match is set to begin at 6 p.m.


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Here's the game preview which mentions his abilities....
The quarterbacks on this team are interesting. You have a national recruit in Notre Dame commitment Andrew Hendrix, joined by two underdog types who are FBS recruits nonetheless. In-state product Chase Dodd, a Rutgers commit and Dylan Favre (Brett's nephew) are both undersized, but bring plenty to the table in terms of accuracy and moxie.
They will be throwing to a good group of receivers lead by five-star Adrian Coxson. A Penn State commitment, he recently took an official visit to Florida and his recruiting developments are ones that will be followed closely here. Clemson commit DeAndre Hopkins and a sleeper, Clifford Morgan, an Iowa State commitment are two other receivers who add firepower.
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What Did Martina Navratilova Do Wrong On DWTS Season 14?
Well, we were close. In our Dancing With the Stars Season 14 pre-show predictions, posted before we even saw the first rehearsals, we had Martina Navratilova and Tony Dovolani as the second couple to leave, after Jack Wagner and Anna Trebunskaya. (Sorry, Team Wagannbuns! Glad to be wrong!)
Since Tony The Teeth is one of our favorite pros, we really didn't want to put him so close to the bottom again, after he left too soon with Chynna Phillips on Season 13. But, once again, Tony was paired with an amazing icon who happened to also be a somewhat insecure "older" celeb with a relatively small online fan base. And, unlike Chynna, Martina didn't have natural dance ability. She was "careful" as head judge Len Goodman kept putting it. Her first dance, a Foxtrot, got a score of 20, which was tied for the lowest of the night but still a pretty good Week 1 score. However, on Week 2, Martina lost her steps during her Jive and ended up with a very low score of 17. As Bruno Tonioli noted, Martina's serve went into the net. All of a sudden a close horse race became a bit less close.
Martina didn't seem surprised to be leaving first. "It was an amazing experience," the smiling and gracious tennis pro said after being eliminated. "Again, I just wish that it had lasted longer. I gave it everything I had but I blew it yesterday and it cost me, unfortunately." She's looking forward to coming back on the final week to do her Jive again, and hopefully get all her steps perfectly!
Tony, on the other hand, was hoping the fans would come to their rescue. "I'm devastated right now because I wanted America to get to know Martina like I do," Tony told On the Red Carpet. I wanted this really badly for her. So I'm shocked, actually, probably the first time ever in 13 seasons that I'm surprised. I did not expect this. I thought the audience would really stand behind us."
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text: Wary of Bitcoin? A guide to some other cryptocurrencies Technology 07 May 13 by Ian Steadman Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies -- the money of the future?Zach Copley/Flickr/CC BY-SA 2.0 It might have passed you by, but an essential part of the internet's infrastructure took a heavy knock last week. The Silk Road -- you know, " the website where you can buy any drug imaginable" -- was subjected to a series of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks.Calling the Silk Road "essential" might seem an exaggeration, but it won't be if you're one of its many regular users. Nor if you're a regular user of Bitcoin -- its journey to mainstream acceptance began with the Silk Road, being as it is perfect for anonymous, untraceable transactions (as long as you're careful not to make your identity obvious, of course).Right now, Bitcoin is undeniably a mainstream currency, even if it is not necessarily popular in the sense of being used by a significant proportion of society. That is, it is viewed as a legitimate method of payment, and a legitimate asset, by the people who matter in these issues -- CNBC has it as a ticker on its website, for example, and there's a Bitcoin hedge fund in Malta.That isn't to say it doesn't have issues, though. The Bitcoin bubble was a fascinating game of musical chairs played out over several months -- everyone knew the music would stop, but nobody wanted to guess when that might be while there was easy money to be made. Also, DDoS attacks have been incredibly effective at manipulating Bitcoin's value. Closing a large exchange like Mt Gox, even if only for a few hours at a time, could cause enough of a price fluctuation for canny hackers to buy low and sell high at their own whim. For all the Bitcoin hype, it's not hard to see that there's a big problem in how bitcoins are actually used. That comes from Bitcoin being both a currency and a commodity in its current guise. Its rise in value has been the thing to make it famous, but that's also the thing that has undermined its usefulness as a currency. But if you're someone who wants to accept bitcoins as part of a business, then having to update your prices every minute isn't necessarily useful -- nor is the worry that deflation might discourage coins from circulating, or the worry that the whole thing could pop without warning.Businesses have started accepting Bitcoin, to their credit. There's a whole neighbourhood in Berlin that's seemingly converted on mass, while the range of online services that accept it -- from Wordpress to OK Cupid -- is now long enough to be essentially pointless in listing, again significant in showing Bitcoin is now a legitimate currency.We may be entering a new period in how we pay for things online, with Bitcoin as the first example of theory put into practice. Like many new and radical ideas, its implementation has been sketchy, inconsistent, with naysayers decrying it as a scam or a Ponzi scheme, its acolytes proclaiming it a crucial weapon in the liberation of the individual from the corporatist banking system and government regulation of commerce.This argument sees Bitcoin as to currencies/online markets as Napster was to music piracy. The popularity of Bitcoin might well have put the whole system under an immense amount of stress but the underlying concept is an attractive one -- a cryptographically secure and anonymous currency that doesn't take a cut from transactions (like, say, Amazon's virtual currency), and which remains independent of any single, central authority. For many people, the risks -- from fraud, for instance -- are outweighed by the benefits. So let's say you're not convinced by Bitcoin as it is, but you still like Satoshi Nakomoto's idea ("an electronic payment system based on cryptographic proof instead of trust, allowing any two willing parties to transact directly with each other without the need for a trusted third party") then there are other alternatives out there. Here are some of the more interesting ones, all forked from the original Bitcoin code. Read page 2 12345 Read on one page Latest on wired.co.uk