be defined and the skills and attitudes of those team members will be expected to rub off on the others drafted into the squad and the eleven.

Negative examples of this prior to the last World Cup were Cook, great test batsman that he is, as the captain in the run up. He didn't have the fundamental skills needed for ODIs to lead from the front. Bell also fits into that category, in my view. Senior member of the team, but not the quintessential ODI batsman who will set the tone and direction for the up and coming members of the squad. So then, Cook and Bell are examples of the kind of player you do not want to form the core, even though they are great servants ofMichael Asher

Daily Tech

September 1, 2008

The sun has reached a milestone not seen for nearly 100 years: an entire month has passed without a single visible sunspot being noted.

The event is significant as many climatologists now believe solar magnetic activity – which determines the number of sunspots — is an influencing factor for climate on earth.

According to data from the Solar Influences Data Center (SIDC), the last time such an event occurred was June of 1913. Sunspot data has been collected since 1749.

When the sun is active, it’ p begins.

But this year — which corresponds to the start of Solar Cycle 24 — has been extraordinarily long and quiet, with the first seven months averaging a sunspot number of only 3. August followed with none at all. The astonishing