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Indeed, the elections last year were widely viewed as a referendum on Ms Kumaratunga�s plans to end the war, in which more than 61,000 people have died. Ms Kumaratunga�s proposed plan had two central elements. The first was to give more autonomy to the Tamil-majority regions of the north and east of the island state. The second was to abolish the presidency, instituted in 1978. Ms Kumaratunga wanted a revival of a Westminster-style government with executive powers held by a prime minister. The fractured electoral verdict suggested that there was only limited support for such a plan. Ms Kumaratunga had also to contend with two extra-parliamentary forces, which wrecked the possibility of launching a serious peace initiative. She has had to contend with the forces of Sinhalese nationalism, led by hard-line Buddhist monks. They argue that devolution would end the nation�s unitary structure and erode the rights of the majority, that is, 74 per cent of the population. And the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam is unwilling to accept anything short of a separate Tamil state. Peace in Sri Lanka, therefore, will remain elusive. Neither parliamentary nor extra-parliamentary politics seems ready for a process that will inevitably involve making concessions and compromises by all the parties concerned. It is clear that another round of elections will do little to create the conditions for the return of durable peace and stability.
The effect of such a rally is not merely symbolic, it has certain unfortunate material effects. Most obviously, it gives to the opposition a handle that Ms Mamata Banerjee will love to seize upon. It is not clear how the government will bring discipline back to the streets without being nakedly partial. It has to be asked what the CPI(M) feels it has achieved by the protest, since it is paying such a high price for it. The political value of this protest is exactly nil. It can at best be construed as a symbolic fist-shaking at the Centre for having agreed to support the United States of America�s strikes on Afghanistan. An anti-war movement always has its own, extremely significant, value. But an anti-war rally led by a parliamentary party and its supporters strains credibility and inevitably raises questions about the specific and local political points being made. If the CPI(M) is anti-war, then it has to make its point in the correct forum, its debate is with the other political parties at the Centre that have taken the decision to support the US. Convening a spectacular protest at the cost of consistency cannot be thought of as more than a show of strength and a nervous desire to keep the worried minority community on its side. A people�s anti-war movement needs other leaders.
For the second time in two years, it mourns the death of a leader who combined the two facets of Indian politics, an ease with the small but articulate middle class and a rapport with the wider, poorer, more rustic groups that make up the bulk of the country�s electorate. Rajesh Pilot�s death last summer brought an end to a rags-to-riches story of a rare north Indian politician who was from an other backward classes community but at ease with modernity. The perennial rebel, he had accepted his place in the party�s scheme of things around the time of his death.
Scindia�s was the story in reverse. His core strength was his ability to be all things to all persons. Though a debutante as a Jan Sangh member of parliament in 1971, and a latecomer to the Congress, he raised saffron hackles by calling the latter anti-national on the floor of the house in 1994. His image in the key ministries he headed was one of a modernizer, a man who got things done. But this did not stop him from making the social justice agenda a major plank on his exit from the Congress in 1996. He was from a well known royal family but careful to emphasize he was of Maratha origin, a fact that went down well with the cultivating castes, while disarming saffron sympathizers who were unable to question his credentials as a nationalist.
The Congress appears to be veering around to a person like Shivraj Patil, the former Lok Sabha speaker as a choice. As always, the final word rests with Sonia Gandhi. Her dilemma is less about who to designate than about where next to steer her ship. Although the premier opposition force, the party has been unable to capitalize on either the Tehelka scandal or the Unit Trust of India scandal. The slowdown in the economy has not seen it launch any major initiative to show up the weaknesses of the Vajpayee government. At times, the smaller forces within the National Democratic Alliance have played the role of a stumbling block with more success than the adversary at the gates.
Even the present international crisis has shown up the differences in emphasis among key players in the Congress. The MP for Myiladithurai, Mani Shankar Aiyar, veers in favour of critiquing American foreign policy even while condemning terror. In doing so, he is close to the party�s own Nehruvian roots. The spokesman on economic affairs, Jairam Ramesh, struck a very different note in his column in a leading weekly, when he compared the American role in fostering Osama bin Laden to previous Indian leaders� patronage of Bhindranwale. A latecomer to the party, Ramesh has been careful not to let go of the core message of �diversity, democracy and development� as the long-term means against terrorism and violence. But there is a clear mismatch of emphasis.
The choice is not of the two individuals concerned but at the heart of the party itself. Traditional Nehru-like distrust of power blocs looks strangely out of place in a unipolar world. But unlike the Bharatiya Janata Party, the only major Indian political formation that supported the United States of America in Vietnam, the Congress is more at ease with anti-American sentiments than it cares to admit.
Its problem is deepened by the simple fact of being out of power. Unlike at the state level, the Congress nationally lacks the reflexes of an opposition force that can mobilize people against the party in power. In 1977-79, by contrast, Sanjay Gandhi�s storm troopers were far more effective in taking the battle against the Janata Party to the streets. Although humiliated at the hustings, the organization blended his energy with Indira Gandhi�s tactical experience to seize the initiative when the cracks surfaced in the ruling party.
By way of comparison, the Congress has adopted a more studied response over the last few years. Smarting from the fiasco in April 1999, it refuses to strike and wound the government even when the latter is down. Instead, the focus has been on showcasing the achievements of the state level ministries. Madhya Pradesh is seen as a fine case of devolution and empowerment of the masses. Karnataka serves to underscore the commitment to technical and economic modernization.
The road to the future is in wresting power from the BJP and its allies at the state level. Scindia�s death has been a time to reaffirm his own key role in unifying the once fragmented Madhya Pradesh Congress unit at the Dabra conclave in 1993, the prelude to a successful bid for power. Next year, elections are due in the Green Revolution state of Punjab, where an Akali Dal regime will complete a full term in office for the first time but be on the back foot due to its non-performance. In 2003, elections are to be held in Gujarat, a major powerhouse of economic growth, and a state where the Congress has made major strides over the last two years.
Even here, there are seeds of a future problem. Last year�s polls in Bihar showed the Congress to be highly dependent on Laloo Prasad Yadav. Similarly, few other than Sonia Gandhi�s own acolytes expect the Congress to perform creditably in the Uttar Pradesh polls early next year. The elections in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu showed that the breakaway groups from the Congress were far stronger than the parent party itself.
All the indicators are that the Congress will be on the sidelines in the battle for power in Lucknow. Unless the party gets its act together and reaches out to its now fragmented and shrunken voter base in the state, it will not even be able to be a small but effective balancing force in the great contest between Hindutva and its opponents. In the Nineties, the Congress with 90 and 40 odd members of the legislative assembly twice helped Mulayam Singh Yadav form coalition ministries. Later, in 1997, it was a split in the Congress that helped the BJP cobble together the numbers to get to power.
This time, only a sustained campaign will keep the Congress in the picture. It needs to emphasize that it alone has had a positive record on development issues, and strike at the ruling party in the urban pockets where the Samajwadi party and the Bahujan Samaj Party are too weak to take on the BJP.
In a sense, Scindia was among those who instinctively realized this. If the party wants to play a key role in the coming months, it needs to get its act together in UP. And it then has to do the obvious: rethink its aversion to coalition regimes at the Centre. If the Congress will not move with history then history will pass it by, leaving it a bystander.
If nothing else, it can learn from the story of its own eminent leaders whose lives have been cut short so tragically. It needs to evolve and change. The alternative is to stay a prisoner of its past and lose hold of the future.
The author is an independent researcher on ecology and political affairs and former fellow, Nehru Memorial Museum Library, New Delhi
Carl E. Weiman, of the University of Colorado in Boulder, Eric A. Cornell, from the National Institutes of Standards and Technology in Boulder and Wolfgang Ketterle, of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, were selected for the prize for producing a bizarre state of matter, called Bose-Einstein condensate, in which atoms merge together into a single wavelike entity, much like a beam of laser light. The trio�s feat is a vindication of an idea propounded by Bose and extended by Albert Einstein in the Twenties.
In its millennium bash, Time magazine chose Einstein to be the �Person of the Century� in 1999, arguing that he alone was the face of the remarkable advance of science that marked the 20th century. The accolade was justified. Of the two most important upheavals in science that the last century produced � relativity and quantum mechanics � Einstein singlehandedly accomplished the former and flagged off the latter. The Nobel prize, not exactly a measure for Einstein�s genius, came his way though. But what about Bose? Why has he become the most famous icon of deprivation in science?
The Nobel prize, like any other award, is bound to be a victim of subjectivism. In fact, physics, like any other branch of science, has its own list of unforgettable left-outs. Lise Meitner and Fritz Strassmann (omitted from the prize when Otto Hann got it in 1944 for splitting atoms), George Zweig (excluded in 1969 when Murray Gell-Mann got it in 1969 for propounding the quark structure of matter), and Fred Hoyle (ignored when the award went to William Fowler in 1983 for showing how chemical elements are produced in stars), to name a few. Bose�s figure, however, towers over all these epitomes of negligence as not one but many Nobel-winning feats owe their accomplishments to his valuable insight.
Physics, at the beginning of the last century, was going through a state of upheaval, a not-so-unhappy outcome of some tantalizing discoveries during the 1890s. Three of those came in successive years. First, there was the detection of an invisible light, called X-ray, by the German experimental physicist, Wilhelm Konrad von Roentgen (incidentally, the first Nobel prize winner in physics) in 1895. The next year, the French expert, Antoine Henri Becquerel, discovered that the element uranium emitted a radiant light, a phenomenon called radioactivity. And then the British physicist, Joseph John Thomson, stumbled upon a universal fragment of all atoms, the electron. All these discoveries came as a pleasant surprise to a German professor named Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck.
In 1900, upon conjecturing, somewhat reluctantly, that atoms absorb or emit light not in a stream but in little lumps, Planck ushered in a revolution in our understanding of nature. On a New Year�s day walk with his small son he told him that a new era of physics had begun.
Although Planck�s daring hypothesis meant to say that light was grainy � just like matter, in the final analysis � his contemporaries did not take the new concept seriously. They were still glued to the idea that light propagated itself in waves. This was despite the fact that in 1905, in one of the five papers that Einstein wrote in Annalen der Physik (the one that eventually earned him a Nobel prize in 1921), he suggested that light itself must be made up of its grains, rather than just being emitted and absorbed in those grains.
The man who changed this scenario by a stroke of genius was Bose, then a physics professor from Dhaka University. An avid follower of Albert Einstein�s works, and one of the first translators of relativity into English, Bose took the idea of light particles seriously. In 1924, he wrote a paper arriving at what Planck had achie- ved long ago, but getting there in an ingenious way. What Bose showed was that you need not assume that light is absorbed or emitted in little lumps, light itself is somewhat like a gas of particles. To arrive at this, you only have to adopt a new statistics, or, simply put, count those particles in a manner different from the way others had been using.
Bose sent the paper to the Philosophical Magazine for publication, but, for some unknown reason, did not get any response from it. Desperate, he then sent it to Einstein, introducing himself as one of his distant disciples. Requesting him to go through the paper, Bose urged Einstein to pass it on to the Zeitschrift fur Physik if it was worth it. Impressed by Bose�s brainwave, Einstein himself translated the paper into German, and sent it to the journal with a note, saying, �Bose�s derivation of Planck�s law signifies, in my opinion, an important step forward. The method used here gives also the quantum theory of an ideal gas, as I shall show elsewhere.� He kept his promise and wrote three papers in the Sitzungsberichte der Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin in 1925 incorporating the idea of the new statistics. The Bose-Einstein statistics was born. That was Einstein�s last major contribution to quantum theory.
Extending Bose�s statistics to describe the behaviour of gases under different conditions, Einstein showed that just as light could be explained in terms of particles, so particles ought to behave as waves. Einstein�s paper meant that if a sample of atoms were cooled sufficiently, a large fraction of them would lose their individual identity. They would, in effect, merge, occupying the same space, and behave as though they were a single �superatom�. This is what came to be known as Bose-Einstein condensate.
That bizarre state of matter is but one prediction of Bose-Einstein statistics. The roots of quantum electrodynamics, the theory of interaction of light and matter which earned Richard Feynman, Julian Schwinger and Sin-Itiro Tomonaga the Nobel prize in physics in 1965, go back to that statistics. Quantum chronomodynamics , the theory of quark structure of matter for which Murray Gell-Mann bagged the prize in 1969, is modelled after QED. And it is through QCD that physicists hope to achieve their Holy Grail � a single concept to describe all phenomena in this universe, the so-called Theory of Everything.
Physicists classify all particles in this universe in two groups, bosons and fermions. Bosons are the ones obeying the Bose-Einstein statistics. Fermions, named after the Italian physicist Enrico Fermi, obey the statistics enunciated by him and the British physicist, Paul Dirac. It is believed that fermions interact with one another by exchanging bosons among themselves.
Bosons have been figuring, directly or indirectly, in the Nobel prizes for a long time now. When Abdus Salam, Steven Weinberg and Sheldon Glashow bagged the Nobel prize in physics in 1979, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences honoured them for having shown that electromagnetism and radioactivity, although diverse activities apparently, were essentially the same phenomenon. The trio had predicted that the unification of those two phenomena would require three boson particles � W-plus, W-minus and Z-zero � to exist. When Carlo Rubbia and his colleague, Simon van der Meer, detected those three bosons at the European Centre for Nuclear Physics near Geneva in early Eighties, they were awarded the physics Nobel in 1984.
The next big prey in the boson family is called the �Higgs boson�. Its detection would surely bag another Nobel, for it�s believed to solve a great mystery of nature �that of mass. Physicists do not know why particles have masses at all, or, more importantly, why they have the masses that they do, and not a bit more or less. As billions of euros and dollars are being allocated for the race to track that high-profile member of the boson family, the importance of Satyendranath�s brainwave is looming larger than ever. And, with that, the image of a colossus unrecognized.
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V.S. Naipaul is a literary circumnavigator, only ever really at home in himself, in his inimitable voice. Singularly unaffected by literary fashion and models he has wrought existing genres into a style of his own, in which the customary distinctions between fiction and non-fiction are of subordinate importance.
Naipaul�s literary domain has extended far beyond the West Indian island of Trinidad, his first subject, and now encompasses India, Africa, America from south to north, the Islamic countries of Asia and, not least, England. Naipaul is Conrad�s heir as the annalist of the destinies of empires in the moral sense: what they do to human beings. His authority as a narrator is grounded in his memory of what others have forgotten, the history of the vanquished.
The farcical yarns in his first work, The Mystic Masseur, and the short stories in Miguel Streetwith their blend of Chekhov and calypso established Naipaul as a humorist and a portrayer of street life. He took a giant stride with A House for Mr. Biswas, one of those singular novels that seem to constitute their own complete universes, in this case a miniature India on the periphery of the British Empire, the scene of his father�s circumscribed existence. In allowing peripheral figures their place in the momentousness of great literature, Naipaul reverses normal perspectives and denies readers at the centre their protective detachment. This principle was made to serve in a series of novels in which, despite the increasingly documentary tone, the characters did not therefore become less colourful. Fictional narratives, autobiography and documentaries have merged in Naipaul�s writing without it always being possible to say which element dominates.
In his masterpiece The Enigma of Arrival Naipaul visits the reality of England like an anthropologist studying some hitherto unexplored native tribe deep in the jungle. With apparently short-sighted and random observations he creates an unrelenting image of the placid collapse of the old colonial ruling culture and the demise of European neighbourhoods.
Naipaul has drawn attention to the novel�s lack of universality as a form, that it presupposes an inviolate human world of the kind that has been shattered for conquered peoples. He began to experience the inadequacy of fiction while he was working on The Loss of El Dorado, in which after extensive study of the archives he described the appalling colonial history of Trinidad. He found that he had to cling to the authenticity of the details and the voices and abstain from mere fictionalization while at the same time continuing to render his material in the form of literature. His travel books allow witnesses to testify at every turn, not least in his powerful description of the eastern regions of the Islamic world, Beyond Belief. The author�s empathy finds expression in the acuity of his ear.
Naipaul is a modern philosophe, carrying on the tradition that started originally with Lettres persanes and Candide. In a vigilant style, which has been deservedly admired, he transforms rage into precision and allows events to speak with their own inherent irony.
Bin Laden�s videotaped message to the Muslim world, pre-taped for release after the first strikes of the United States of America against Afghanistan, should give Samuel Huntington a warm glow of satisfaction, for it was he who predicted in his best-selling book in the early Nineties that Islam and the West would become global adversaries in a �clash of civilizations�. Bin Laden also believes that this clash will define the next phase of world history, and is doing his best to hurry it along.
Huntington�s book was especially popular among the Washington-based professionals who had built lucrative careers on fighting the Soviet threat, and by the early Nineties were desperately in need of a new threat to replace it. Just substitute bearded fanatics for godless commissars, and carry on making money.
Enemies withinIn Islamic fundamentalist circles, on the other hand, they had no need of Huntington. They already believed that contemporary history is a morality play in which the oppressed and despised peoples of the Muslim world are destined to unite, wage a final battle against �Western civilization�, and overthrow its domination throughout the world.
This is the world-view that bin Laden pushes relentlessly every time he finds a camera to address, and there are plenty of Muslims, especially in the Arab world, who already believe it. The current crisis will give this definition of the world a big boost in both the �civilizations� in question, but it remains, nevertheless, pure paro-chial nonsense. There is no �clash of civilizations�, only a clash between traditionalists and modernizers WITHIN each culture, religion and �civilization�. All of bin Laden�s real enemies are Muslims.
The battle between reformers and conservatives has been underway in the West for over 500 years, long before it began in other parts of the planet. This lets the defenders of the old ways everywhere else portray their opponents within their own society as mere pawns of Western influence. As a pro-taliban youth in an Afghan refugee camp put it recently: �The Americans love Coca-Cola, but we love death.�
Muddling throughIt�s a striking statement, but the point is that there�s nothing particularly Islamic about it. A Japanese kamikaze pilot in 1945 could have said it with equal sincerity. Every major culture on the planet is at some stage or other of working its way through the same series of changes, and occasionally some country or even some entire �civilization� may spin out for a while and go slightly mad.
This is NOT happening to the Muslims as a whole, some 1.2 billion people of widely diverse languages, histories and traditions who live in around 50 different countries in three continents. It is not even happening to the Arabs, who account for only one-fifth of the world�s Muslims. It is conceivable (though not likely) that a couple of Arab states might face revolutionary take-overs by Islamic fundamentalists if the current crisis lasts too long or involves too many innocent Muslims� deaths, but you still don�t get a �clash of civilizations� out of that.
The vast majority of the world�s Muslims live in Asia, and countries such as Indonesia and Bangladesh, while they certainly have their problems, have not been long-term failures at either democracy or development. They will not be joining in Osama bin Laden�s jihad against the West � nor, for that matter, will many Arab countries either.
There are genuine global trends at work today: democratization, globalization, equality for women. The �global village� that Marshall McLuhan predicted to much puzzlement 40 years ago is a reality. But the trends, while they cause puzzlement, do not show signs of leading towards a titanic �clash of civilizations�. Instead, we are all muddling through the mess, far too busy coping with the deluge of change in our own lives to fall into the grand historical patterns foreseen for us by men like Huntington and bin Laden.
We can always say sorrySir � The report, �Japan wins China with apology� (Oct 9), would suggest a great leap in Sino-Japanese relations, soured by allegations of Japanese atrocities committed on the Chinese during World War II. During the occupation of China, between 1937 and 1945, the Japanese were held responsible for offences ranging from using the services of �comfort women� to the terrible treatment of Chinese children. The gesture of goodwill by the Japanese prime minister, Junichiro Koizumi, in the form of a �heartfelt apology� to the Chinese president, Jiang Zemin, has strengthened the relations between the two countries. This has enabled Japan to win over the Chinese government in favour of Tokyo�s proposed military role in the United States of America-led war on terrorism. But this might revive Japan�s militarism, ultimately affecting the power relations between the nations. It is interesting to note the extent to which foreign diplomacy has changed over the years, particularly since the World War II, with respect to Japan and US.
One more driveSir � It is shocking to find that the West Bengal chief minister, who seems determined to construct a transparent and efficient government, is backing the illegal activities of Lakshmi De, the Communist Party of India (Marxist)�s legislator (�Sur panel hits Buddha clean-chit hurdle�, Oct 10). De was allegedly involv-ed in the recent vandalism at the Calcutta Medical College and Hospital. It is hard to believe that De was not involved, bec-ause his past record shows his involvement in antisocial activities. After a thorough probe if it is proved that the hospital superintendent, Sachchidananda Sin-ha, has falsely lodged a first information report in De�s name, then Bhattacharjee has every right to punish the super. It is unfortunate that senior CPI(M) leaders like Subhash Chakraborty and Bhattach- arjee are giving De a clean chit beforehand.
Not surprisingly, the CPI(M) state secretary, Anil Biswas, has made the obvious statement that the police and the administration will take necessary action against those involved in the incident. Both the CPI(M) and the administration seem to be reluctant to pursue the matter but the Indian Medical Association sho-uld take strong exception to a slowing down of the inquiry. It should expect at least an unconditional apology for the hospital super from the guilty parties.
Sir � The report, �Eviction drive a clean sweep� (Oct 10), arouses mixed feelings. On one hand, the eviction of unauthorized occupants from the hospital premises is welcome. But the manner in which it happened is unfortunate. The alleged involvement of the CPI(M) member of the legislative assembly, Lakshmi De, in the eviction has tarnished the image of the party. Instead of declaring De an innocent soul, the West Bengal chief minister should have waited before the inquiry came to a conclusion.
The idea of evicting illegal squatters from the premise of the hospital makes sense but it could have been done without this kind of violence. The administration should also try to save its face in the future by not giving shelter to dubious people.
Sir � The initiative taken by the state health minister, Suryakanta Mishra, to revamp the dismal condition of services in the hospitals, though overdue, is praiseworthy (�Hospitals declared strike proof�, Sept 30). The order in respect to strikes and gheraos, rescheduling of classes in all the medical colleges and so on is a correct and positive step. The flourishing practices of some private doctors should be checked. The touts operating in the campuses of hospitals should be firmly dealt with. The government efforts in this regard should get the support of the public.
Sir � The West Bengal government�s effort to make a blockade-free Bengal was initiated by declaring sit-ins and gheraos in hospital premises as illegal. The decision of the health minister, Suryakanta Mishra, came at a time when the state health department needs a thorough overhaul. This step was taken because of the lack of discipline in the medical colleges and hospitals among the students and staff. Mishra should be appreciated on this account.
Rough change or smoothSir � The recent resignation of the Gujarat chief minister, Keshubhai Patel, in the wake of the defeat of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the byelections shows that the party system has not worked well in our kind of democracy (�Smooth change pat for Patel�, Oct 5). The system has its shortcomings, which should be addressed. Supremacy of the big party bosses should give way to freedom of the ordinary members of the legislative assembly to elect the chief minister. This can be done through the system of secret voting on the floor of the house, on nominations signed by at least one-third of the MLAs. Proposals for confidence motions may be accepted for secret voting only on the written demand of the same number of MLAs. Such changes will also ensure the saving of funds because full terms of assemblies will be ensured. Funds can be utilized for giving official status to the cabinets formed by the opposition leader to provide an effective check on the functioning of the ministers.
Sir � The writer of the report, �Smooth change pat for Patel� (Oct 5), may have witnessed the look of relief on the face of a number of BJP stalwarts, who are grateful to Keshubhai Patel for stepping down. The leader maintained that the manner in which he was removed was �not proper�. But this does not matter, given that Narendra Modi is making smart promises to the people of Gujarat. Only time will tell whether the change of guard will brighten the BJP�s future in Gujarat.
Sir � The drama regarding the resignation of Keshubhai Patel brings into focus that all is not well with the BJP. Although the party maintains that the leadership change was �smooth�, this event has reflected the division existing within the party.
Senior citizens� miteSir � It looks like the prime minister of India, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, and the minister of finance, Yashwant Sinha, have no time to think about the hardships of retired senior citizens. Small savings, the United Trust of India debacle and inflation have made retirement years extremely tough. After satisfying the bureaucracy and the legislature in the form of the fifth pay commission and the pay hike of the members of parliament, little is left to help the senior citizens. The government should adopt measures to bring relief to this section of the population, without further delay.
Sir � Unfortunately, in India senior citizens are now leading lives of alienation from society. For them a telephone is indispensable. Only a few can afford to pay for a telephone because recently banks and post offices have reduced their interest rates. It would be heartening to see the government introduce 50 per cent relief in telephone bills for aged consumers.
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If you are an Office 365 customer experiencing the error described in the Symptoms section when you try to connect to an Exchange Online mailbox, and are already on newer versions of Outlook 2013 or Outlook 2016, we highly recommend that you use our new Office 365 Support and Recovery Assistant (SaRA) to troubleshoot Outlook connectivity and other common issues.
If you are connecting to an Exchange On-Premises mailbox, view the following articles for additional troubleshooting:
- Outlook prompts for password when Modern Authentication is enabled
- Outlook continues to prompt for credentials after your domain password changes
Additionally, you can view the following forum thread for common causes:
If you have the old version, to fix this issue, change the Logon network security setting to Anonymous Authentication. To do this, follow these steps:
- Exit Outlook.
- Open Control Panel, and then do one of the following:
- In Windows 10, Windows 8.1, or Windows 7, click Start, type control panel in the search box, and then press Enter.
- In Windows 8, swipe in from the right side to open the charms, tap or click Search, and then type control panel in the search box. Or, type control panel at the Start screen, and then tap or click Control Panel in the search results.
- In Control Panel, locate and double-click Mail.
- Click Show Profiles, select your Outlook profile, and then click Properties.
- Click E-mail Accounts.
- Select your email account, and then click Change.
- In the Change Account dialog box, click More Settings.
- In the Microsoft Exchange dialog box, select the Security tab.
- On the Login network security list, select Anonymous Authentication, and then click OK.
- Click Next, click Finish, and then click Close on the Account Settings dialog box.
- Click Close on the Mail Setup dialog box, and then click OK to close the Mail control panel.
More Information
Important Modifying the Outlook profile by using the "Profiles" registry path is not supported and may cause your Outlook profile to be in an unsupported state.
Important Follow the steps in this section carefully. Serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Before you access it, back up the registry for restoration in case problems occur.
- Open Registry Editor. To do this, do one of the following:
- In Windows 10, Windows 8.1, or Windows 8, press the Windows logo key+R to open the Run dialog box, type regedit.exe, and then click OK.
- In Windows 7, click Start, type regedit in the Start Search box, and then press Enter. If you're prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation, type the password, or click Allow.
- Locate the following registry path, as appropriate for your version of Outlook:
- For Outlook 2013
- For Outlook 2010 and 2007
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles
- For Outlook 2013
- Under this subkey, locate and expand the name of your Outlook profile.
- Under the profile, locate and expand the 9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676 key.
- Under the 9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676 key, you see a subkey for each account in your profile. Select the first subfolder (00000001), and then examine the data of the Account Name binary value by double-clicking the value. Repeat this process until you find the Account Name value that includes your SMTP address. For example, the Account Name value points to email@example.com under the \00000003 subkey.
- Under the \0000000x subkey, locate the Service UID binary value. It represent a GUID (for example, c3 d1 9a 7b 80 1b c4 4a 96 0a e5 b6 3b f9 7c 7e).
- Locate the subfolder in your profile that matches the GUID value that's identified in step 6 (for example, \c3d19a7b801bc44a960ae5b63bf97c7e).
- Under the subkey that you found in step 7, examine the 01023d0d binary value. It represents a GUID (for example, 5f cf d5 f1 ba 5c 6f 45 b3 57 cc 5e 0d 16 94 58).
- Locate the subfolder in your profile that matches the GUID value that's identified in step 8 (for example, \5fcfd5f1ba5c6f45b357cc5e0d169458).
- Under the subkey that's found in step 9, examine the value of the 00036619 binary value. This value determines whether Outlook is using Anonymous Authentication.
Binary: 00036619
01 f0 00 80 == Anonymous Authentication
Any other value represents an authentication method other than Anonymous.


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According to Leo! This was created during yesterday's 6 o'clock news bulletin on the telly.
And here is the news according to HEdline, your friendly neighbourhood home education campaign group.
The headlines from the Green House are:
Tennis achievement:
New Grizzly Tales books finally available in shops. Leo snapped them both up.
Dalek Sec Hybrid action figure nowhere to be found in town
Baby seagulls on roof opposite begin to fly
And finally, advance notice of an important sporting event. Local HE readers welcome to come along – contact us for full details.


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Starfish Tattoo meaning – rebirth (like a phoenix), intuition, salvation (like a lighthouse), guidance (like a koi fish), love (just like a dolphin), freedom, etc. Another good reason to have a starfish tattoo is to cover some sort of scar. Most people get tattoos when they want to cover something (a scar?) on their body. It's a way to forget the reason you got the star in the first place. So what does a starfish tattoo mean? Now you know! Do you need some pictures?
Starfish Tattoo Symbolism:
- Virgin Mary: do you know that the starfish tattoo is a symbol of Virgin Mary? The "Star of the Sea" is another title of Virgin Mary. She is the mother of Jesus Christ. She is also called Stella Maris. You can read more about it on Wikipedia.
- Egyptian symbol: do you know that the egyptian symbol for stars was a starfish? For them the stars (starfishes) were a symbol of infinity and renewal.
- Regeneration: do you know that a starfish has the ability to regenerate? Just like a lizard? They can actually grow a new limb in a period of time. This also means that a starfish tattoo also means regeneration.
More pictures:
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Starfish Tattoo Placement ideas – behind your ear, on your back, on your elbow, on your finger, on your wrist. Most important – before doing any tattoo, be sure you really want it. Be sure it really means something for you. It doesn't have to mean something for someone else, it should mean something for you. Here is an idea – hide a scar. Hide something from your body you don't want others (even you) to see. Here are some other pictures:
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Health and Safety Policy
The health and safety of employees and customers is our top priority. The company is committed to providing a safe working environment. Health and safety training is compulsory for all staffs.
Hazard identification
The policy requires staff to identify any potential hazard and document the actions taken to deal with it. Hazard identification sheets are checked daily and any identified hazards must be reported immediately to the supervisor or operations manager so they can be eliminated.
Accidents and incidents
All employees are required to ensure accidents, incidents and near misses are reported and recorded. An injury register that is on each work site must be completed in full by the injured person or a person acting on his or her behalf for:
Every injury – no matter how minor and regardless of whether or not the injury results in a claim
Serious near misses
Corrective action
Following discussion with the manager and the health and safety representative, practical corrective measures must be detailed to ensure non-recurrence of accidents and incidents. If necessary a rehabilitation programme of corrective actions will be implemented.
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4 Quick & Easy Tips to Protect Your Business
• Monitor what is exposed in your trash! Your trash gives trespassers insight to what may be inside your property.
• Be careful with social media posts. While away from the office, be careful not to let intruders know your building is vacant.
• Be sure to use an appropriate voice mail message, telling callers "you can't come to the phone" rather that you are away. This will protect both your office and your home!
• Use automatic timers to turn on and off lights. This will keep intruders guessing whether or not you are in or out of the office. (And save on energy costs!)
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If you're a college football fan, you've probably noticed something recently: The conference in which your favorite team plays is getting reshuffled.
Emotions are running high as the trend toward megaconferences is in full gear. In recent days, Syracuse and Pitt bolted the Big East for the ACC. Oklahoma and Texas have been cleared to leave the Big 12. Now that conference may join together with the Big East in their fight for survival.
Among the Big 12 teams seeking a new home (read: make more cash from billion-dollar TV contracts) is Texas A&M. The Aggies are trying desperately to leave the fractured conference for the SEC.
But, lo, there is resistance in the Lone Star State. Specifically, Baylor University is threatening a lawsuit should the Aggies jump ship.
According to the AP, several influential Baylor alumni and University of Texas benefactor B.J. "Red" McCombs took out full-page ads in Texas newspapers Sunday suggesting the Big 12 is "a conference not only worth fighting for, it's worth waging peace for."
Now the battle (or the "peace-waging", if you prefer) is taking on biblical proportions. As you can see in the billboard above, it seems some Aggie faithful are using a not-so-subtle approach to convince Baylor to step aside and let their team go. According to @DerekAggie06, who posted the photo, the creatively reworded 10th commandment just went up in Waco - home of the Christian university.
It will be interesting to see which prevails: Baylor's religious foundation or its football passions. In other words, will the fine folks in Waco graciously accept the message of the biblical billboard or will they burn it in effigy at the 50-yard line of Floyd Casey Stadium?
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3.3 Bringing together initiators,
beneficiaries, human and financial
Generally, the second characteristic of anti-exclusion actions in
rural areas is the involvement of four types of actors:
a) The initiators: Who are they?
The initiators and managers of the action are people or
institutions who are already aware of the problem of exclusion or
who can take advantage of a practice in the field. They look at
what has been lacking in past actions and examine possible
solutions. They may be:
How do they mobilise?
The mobilisation of the initiators is always the result of a more
or less long history that began in a specific context which
triggered the motivations, the initiatives, the establishment of
contacts and the search for solutions.
The initiators generally chose to adopt an institutional, non-
governmental or cooperative framework specific to the planned
action. For example, there was the creation of: the Rural Plan for
Economic Integration association in Brittany, the CILDEA
association in the Loire, the social cooperative in Trento, the
Angust Transport Forum in Scotland, the association for the
management of the time bank in Emilia-Romagna, the RRI association
in Ireland, etc.
b) The beneficiaries: Who are they?
The beneficiaries are the target group of excluded people at whom
the action is aimed, because each action has a clearly defined
target group: long-term unemployed (Centre-Ouest Bretagne), farmers
in difficulty (Loire), the disabled (Valle di Non), the elderly
(Utajärvi Oulu), geographically isolated persons (Angus), "economic
refugees" (Ireland)...
How are they contacted?
The beneficiaries are identified and contacted in a whole variety
of ways. Often the initiators' network of personal acquaintances is
sufficient. That is generally the case in the Italian social
cooperatives whose network tends to grow as the action progresses
and the initiator becomes acquainted with the beneficiaries.
However, sometimes systematic identification is necessary. Several
solutions are then possible:
Whatever the situation, nothing is imposed on the potential
beneficiaries who must remain free to choose. In fact the dialogue
that is established with them is part of the inclusion work and
essential if the action is to be a success. In the Loire, it takes
a lot of talking to the farmers in difficulty before they are
willing to become beneficiaries and accept the principle of
counselling and guidance.
What part do they play in conducting the action?
In general the relationship between initiators and beneficiaries is
not a simple relationship of assistance. The fact that the
beneficiaries are involved in the action's management is an
essential condition for its success and sustainability. However,
this is not always easy to do, given the often precarious situation
of the beneficiaries. In such case, specific methods of training,
involvement and dialogue have to be found that imply a lot of
listening and guidance. Several methods have been tested depending
on the groups concerned:
c) The resource persons and/or institutions: Who are they?
These are the people and/or institutions who help the beneficiaries
find a way out of their state of exclusion. They can help establish
a social link by lending a sympathetic ear, developing a human
relationship, or offering advice, or they can provide services,
organise vocational training or even offer a job (case of the
retraining enterprise).
It may occur that the target groups also act as resource persons,
like in the example of the elderly people in Finland or the members
of the time bank in Italy.
How are they identified and contacted?
Finding the potential resource persons and/or institutions is a
matter of observation and contacts. Here, the personal
acquaintances of the initiators plays an essential role.
The CILDEA association uses the "word-of-mouth" method to find
farmer counsellors. Its former job as a teacher in a rural area
helped the development worker find the farmers most open to the
action proposed and made it easier to mobilise them.
How are they prepared to assume their role?
The resource persons and/or institutions play a key role in the
action's progression at the local level. It is essential that they
make the project and action their own, otherwise there is a great
risk of failure. This is important because they are often required
to listen and relate to the beneficiaries, which implies a
considerable amount of psychological, human, social and cultural
The CILDEA association prepares the counsellors by organising
regular training sessions with psychologists, social workers and
development workers.
For city families moving to the country with the help of RRI, the
inhabitants of the host villages are the resource persons. However,
there have been cases where people have moved to villages without
sufficient consultation and preparation of the local people. This
resulted in reactions of rejection, particularly when the newly
arrived families include "problem" teenagers (juvenile delinquency,
drugs, etc.).
There are several levels of involvement of the resource persons
and/or institutions in the action's management:
d) the holders of financial resources
The actions to fight social exclusion would have difficulty
existing without specific funding. Despite the constant reliance
upon very low-cost resources (voluntary work, local means, etc.),
there are operating costs that an association itself cannot easily
finance. Although there are exceptions, like in the case of the
time bank of Sant'Archangelo di Romagna where the initiator is a
public institution which already has a specific budget.
Who are they?
The funding for anti-exclusion actions can be public or private and
come from a variety of sources: local, regional, national or
European authority or body.
At the local level, public funds are most often solicited from the
municipalities. But funding can also be sought from other regional
authorities like the French General Councils, the British County
Councils or the German Länder. At the national level, the
specialised government agencies remain a potential source of
Since 1990, the action begun by CILDEA has been funded by the
General Council of the Loire and by the department's Labour and
Employment Services. Given the good results obtained in a few
cantons, this funding has been extended to all the rural sectors of
the department. This has made it possible to reach nearly 100
farmers on income support, or two thirds of those in the
department. Some private firms will also fund actions to fight social
To launch their training enterprise for jobs in the construction
sector, the LEADER group of Centre-Ouest Bretagne solicited and
obtained financial support from the region's major industrial firms
connected with the sector (cement, electricity, etc.).
Finally, it is important to remember that by mobilising local
funds, public or private, it is possible to apply for European
funding, from the European Social Fund (ESF) in particular.
How is a relationship of trust established and how can the funding
be sustained?
The relationship with the institutions funding the actions is often
problematic, because their expectations do not necessarily
correspond to the reality of the anti-exclusion work. Often they
want visible and quantifiable results in the short term. But
inclusion is for the most part only achieved over the long term and
involves the building of a social link that is not immediately
The CILDEA association was faced with a problem of this kind. The
General Council which was funding the action underestimated the
amount of work that had to be done to rebuild a social link and
thought that it could judge the results according to the number of
farmers no longer on income support. In some cases, it even went so
far as to question the validity of the system of counselling and
guidance. The problem was in part overcome by establishing direct
contact between the officials of the services concerned and some of
the farmers being counselled and by systematically writing up
individual progress reports for each case. In addition, the
officials of the administrative service were systematically invited
to the joint review meetings organised with the beneficiaries and
their counsellors. This enabled them to understand the method and
to accept the principle of a long-term action.


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Top 10 Reasons to Make a Skinny Frappuccino
Okayfine, there's nothing intrinsically healthy, organic or cheffy about a frappuccino real, fake, skinny or otherwise. They're not even cool anymore… for as popular as Starbucks has become (it's said they have lunar expansion plans), what was once an irritating predictor of upward mobility has become another fast food addiction, but by another price tag. Folks for whom a $4 and 400 calorie coffee is completely unreasonable are lining up.
But my concerns about mankind and the moon aside, I want me some! And whether or not you know it, you want you some. As I regularly gaze upon my coworker's daily, ginormo caffeinated celluliter in a cup, I am as yet unready for bikini season (which begins ooofficially in two days). So thoughts of making a homemade buzzy milkshake with lowcal sweetener seem entirely worthwhile… to me anyway, but in case you still wonder if it's worth dirtying that blender you bought for green drink I offer…
Top 10 Reasons to Make a Skinny Frappuccino
10. An almondmilkshake with a stimulant is an 'Energy Shake'
9. It's 5 am somewhere
8. We may not be the first to do it,but it's still not a cake pop or kale chips
7. We're fluent in Madeupitaliano
6. Huh, a worthwhile non-alcoholic frozen drink
5. Whipped cream, in moderation, but whipped. cream.
4. It's a good antidote to the wine slurpy (write for further details)
3. RedBullccino is disgusting
2. The term frappuccino must get major hits on Google
1. Because we want to be rich and skinny like Bethenny Frankel
Skinnied Down Frappuccino
Yield: 2-4
1 cup double strength coffee, chilled
1 cup almond milk (or whatever light milk you're into)
2 packets or about 2 tsp of lowcal sweetener, I use Stevia
3 Tbsp sugar free caramel sauce
2 cups ice
1 cup or so whipped cream, I usually do fresh by hand - good for the triceps
- combine the coffee, milk, sweetener, and 2 tbsp caramel sauce in a blender
- add ice and blend until smooth
- pour into glasses, top with a little whipped cream and drizzle with a bit of remaining caramel sauce


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Kalu Uche opened the scoring for the African team in the 12th minute and almost doubled his side's lead shortly after the half-hour mark but his powerful strike smashed off the near post.
Lee Jung-soo equalised in the 38th minute and then Park Chu-young's free-kick early in the second half turned the match on its head.
Korea shot themselves in the foot when substitute Kim Nam-Il brought down Chinedu Obasi inside the area midway through the second half. Ayegbeni Yakubu, having missed the easiest of tap-ins seconds earlier, made amends by restoring parity from the penalty spot.
The outcome sealed second spot in the group for Korea and a second-round match against Uruguay on Saturday in Port Elizabeth.
Argentina, who beat Greece 2-0, topped the pool.


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Come experience world-class piano music at Walkertown Branch Library! The University of North Carolina School of the Arts is the nation's only public conservatory. UNCSA students routinely win local and regional competitions and perform in various settings across the state. Join us for a special Winter Lights Piano Concert featuring some of UNCSA's most accomplished piano students. Saturday, January 27, 1 pm at Walkertown Branch library.
The Auto Repair Reference Center in our online resources in now called Automate. You can still access everything you need for DIY auto repair, but with a new design that is easy to navigate and gives you more options to search. You can access Automate from our online resources page.
Share the Love by donating Blood! February is the month of Love. What better way of showing love for our neighbors than by giving the gift of life. The American Red Cross will be on-site at the Lewisville Branch Library on Monday, February 12th from 11 am - 3:30 pm. Appointments are preferred. Please call (336)703-2940. Walk-ins are also welcome.
Come hear stories of military service from Purple Heart recipients Herbert Allen & Alex McMillan. There will be time to ask these heroes questions and enjoy some light refreshments.
Join us for month-long programs around this year's Black History Month theme, "African American's in Times of War" as we offer fascinating, insightful programs throughout all 10 branches of the Library system.


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Misc Hardware | 17/10/2008
Touting multiple SSID capability along with the wireless N standard the RT-N11 certainly seems to have what it takes to be a top router.
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Thank you for joining us this afternoon on Goal.com's live commentary of this Premier League match. I've been Chris Teale, and it's been a pleasure having your company on this wintry afternoon.
FULL TIME here at the DW Stadium, with a 1-1 draw between Wigan Athletic and Everton not doing anything for either side's positions in the Premier League table. After an attritional first half, the second half caught fire thanks to a Phil Neville own goal after a calamitous error from Tim Howard. However, Victor Anichebe found an equaliser for the away side, meaning a share of the spoils in this clash.
90' + 1'A corner from Wigan creates havoc among the Everton defence, with shots raining in from all angles. However, the ball is eventually cleared.
90'The fourth official indicates there will be four additional minutes at the end of the second half.
88'Yellow Card Maynor Figueroa
83'Assist Leighton Baines
83'Goal Victor Anichebe
And with that, an equaliser. A great ball from Leighton Baines finds the head of super-sub Victor Anichebe, who gets in front of the Wigan defence and flicks his header into the net to brign the game back to level terms.
81'SubstitutionTony Hibbert Victor Anichebe
76'Assist Jean Beausejour
76'Own Goal Phil Neville
Well, that's probably one of the most bizzare goals of the season. Jean Beausejour crosses in, the ball deflects off Neville's boot towards the goal, but inexplicably Tim Howard lets the ball squirm through his hands and into the net. 1-0 Wigan, and is that the lucky break they need?
76'Alex Fisher reports from the DW Stadium: Tim Howard will not want to see that again as the American makes a dreadful mistake to gift Wigan a goal. The Latics spread the ball from left to right and Jean Beaqsuejour's cross hit the foot of Phil Neville and seemed to be rolling into the keeper's hands. However the American failed to read the spin put on the ball by Neville's touch and it spun past his hands and into the bottom corner. Terrible mistake from Howard, and an og from Phil Neville.
73'Both teams are starting to attack more, as perhaps they both sense a possible three points and the crowd begins to become more vocal. However, the two sides are suffering from a lack of a cutting edge.
69'SubstitutionFranco Di Santo Albert Crusat
69'Just as I say that, there are shouts for handball from the home side as McArthur sees a shot deflected by a sliding Heitinga for a corner. Frustrations from the home fans, as that looked like it hit the Dutchman's hand quite clearly.
67'This game is starting to slow down somewhat, as perhaps the double substitution from Wigan has taken the wind out of both sides' sails.
65'SubstitutionRonnie Stam David Jones
65'SubstitutionJordi Gómez Hugo Rodallega
60'SubstitutionDenis Stracqualursi Nikica Jelavic
Despite having a name that would get you 24 points in Scrabble, Stracqualursi has struggled to exert his authority on this game, and he is replaced by new £5.5million signing from Rangers, Nickica Jelavic.
56'Yellow Card James McArthur
53'A half-chance of sorts for Everton in the first real action of the second half, as the ball finds its way to Fellaini in the penalty area. He has space, but the ball is slightly behind him and is cleared by Emerson Boyce.
49'Nothing of note happening yet at the DW Stadium, with substitute Phil Neville taking a position in the centre of midfield.
46'SubstitutionTim Cahill Phil Neville
46'With the combination of rain and sleet showing no signs of abating, Wigan kick us off in the second half. Everton have brought Phil Neville on at the break for Tim Cahill in something of a surprise change.
45' + 1'And that's the end of the first half. Goalless so far, with both sides likely to be satisfied with their work so far. Neither team has created many chances, but despite the driving rain will be hopeful of creating more in the second period.
45'One minute of added time is indicated by the fourth official, as both sides will be keen not to concede this late in the first half.
41'Alex Fisher reports from the DW Stadium: "The phrase 'war of attrition' springs to mind when describing the first half here at the DW Stadium. Neither side have dominated with possession being exchanged in the middle of the pitch in the first 37 minutes. It's not been a game to help keep the fans warm, and something tells me the half-time Bovril will have to provide that service!"
38'The home side definitely look the strongest as the first half draws to a close, but Darron Gibson has the best chance of the half for Everton. He's in the box in acres of space, but it goes well wide.
36'A superb cross from Ronnie Stam into the Everton penalty area nearly reaches Franco di Santo, but he is alone and the chance is snuffed out.
33'A dangerous-looking inswinging cross from Leighton Baines nearly finds Fellaini, but Heitinga picking up the pieces, cannot find a good shot and his touch goes straight to Al-Habsi.
31'The game is beginning to open up, as Victor Moses has a half-chance for the home side but cannot get good purchase on his shot, and Everton then break away but are stopped by the Latics' defence.
29'An Everton corner causes some confusion in the Wigan area, as no-one clears the ball after a dangerous cross from Pienaar. It almost happened in slow-motion, as perhaps Al-Habsi should have made it his, but the ball was cleared regardless.
27'Free kick to Wigan as di Santo is hauled down 25 yards out by Heitinga. After some debate, Jordi Gomez runs up, and disappointingly puts the ball straight over the bar.
25'Cheers from the Wigan fans, as they finally get a free-kick after a number of soft decisions go Everton's way. However, the away side are definitely beginning to gain a foothold in the game, with Landon Donovan playing a big role in their attacks.
22'Everton's Darron Gibson goes for one his trademark piledrivers from outside the penalty area, but his shot goes so far wide it is a Wigan throw-in.
19'After another good ball from Maynor Figueroa, di Santo takes a touch past Sylvain Distin, has a left-footed shot, but it is straight at Tim Howard in Everton's goal.
16'Wigan try and start a decisive breakaway of their own, but the long pass to Franco di Santo is too far in front and is cut out by Johnny Heitinga.
12'The wonderfully named Argentine Denis Stracqualursi has Everton's first shot on target, but it is harmless and straight at Wigan's Ali Al-Habsi.
8'Everton string a few passes together through prodigal son Pienaar and Fellaini, but Tim Cahill's shot from the D goes harmlessly over the bar. the away side look useful on the attack, even in these early stages.
6'Jordi Gomez unleashes a very testing first-time cross, which is cut out by Sylvain Distin and cleared for a Wigan corner.
3'Ronnie Stam gets an early cross in from the right for Wigan, with both sides looking to establish themselves in the game early.
1'The home side kicks off, and we're underway in the first half!
It's Roberto Martinez's 100th game in charge of the Latics today, and he will be hoping that they can start a winning run as they hunt for Premier League survival. They are five points behind 17th-placed Bolton Wanderers, and in great danger of being cut adrift in the relegation zone.
One change for the home side, with James McArthur coming in for Ben Watson in the midfield. Meanwhile, Everton's new signing Nickica Jelavic can only make the bench, while Steven Pienaar starts after his deadline-day loan return from Tottenham Hotspur.
The teams are in, and they are as follows: Wigan Athletic: Al Habsi; Boyce, Caldwell, Stam, Figueroa; Di Santo, McCarthy, Gomez, McArthur, Beausejour; Moses, Di Santo. Subs: Pollitt, Alcaraz, Crusat, Watson, Jones, Rodallega, Diame. Everton: Howard, Hibbert, Distin, Heitinga, Baines; Pienaar, Fellaini, Gibson, Cahill; Donovan, Stracquialursi. Subs: Mucha, Jelavic, Drenthe, Neville, Gueye, Anichebe, Duffy.
Good afternoon, and welcome to Goal.com's live text commentary from the DW Stadium as Wigan Athletic take on an Everton that are looking to capitalise on their last result, a superb 1-0 victory over Manchester City.


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THIS PROPERTY IS AS GOOD AS IT GETS. 1,285 acres nestled a mile from the MS River in the beautiful Mississippi Delta. This 1,285 acres of paradise is an unbelievable recreational tract that is loaded with dove, world class whitetail and thousands of Mallards year in and year out. With 10 upland food plots in place and 11 duck holes with water...1,285 Acres : $2,377,250
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This is a bright, fully furnished 500 sq ft basement bachelor suite located 15 mins from the city centre in the heart of Calgary's oldest neighbourhood. The suite allows for 1 to 2 people to live comfortably. It has a fully equipped kitchen (a large toaster oven, microwave, and stove top) and a three-piece bathroom (no bathtub). Private entrance. No pets and no smoking allowed.
Located in Inglewood, the suite is a short walk to boutiques, cafes, restaurants, pubs, antique stores, art galleries, live music, parks, bike paths, the Inglewood golf course, the bird sanctuary and the Calgary zoo. The neighbourhood is charming and quiet yet extremely close to the some of Calgary's best blues and folk music clubs, a great selection of restaurants and a vibrant night life.
The bus is located 2 blocks away and is a quick 10 minute trip into the heart of Calgary's city centre where you'll find the business, shopping, theatre district and in
July, the Calgary Stampede.
I am a theatre director living in Canada who has a deep desire to travel and to experience other cultures. I have traveled the world and I have had the pleasure of spending time in Greece, Hungary, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, France, Belgium, Switzerland, Austria, the Netherlands, Denmark, the Czech Republic, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Turkey, Iran, Cuba, Mexico and the USA.
I believe life is meant to be experienced through arts, culture, and travel!
Kate purchased this studio in 2012
The property is a perfect place for 1 person or a couple. It has all the conveniences of home for someone travelling on a budget. It's bright apartment and it's located in a very safe neighbourhood close to everything Calgary has to offer.
The property is very close to downtown in the oldest area of Calgary, Inglewood. If you like good food, music, art and specialty boutiques and cool neighbourhood pubs. This is a great area for you. The Zoo is within walking distance and there is an amazing bird sanctuary for those you love nature. The apartment is also 5 blocks away from the river where you will find beautiful walking and bike paths that take you around the city. The location is also extremely close to the city centre yet has a feel of a small neighbourhood town. Within 10 minutes you're in the centre taking in theatre, fine dining, museums and shopping and in no time you're back home in the peace and quiet of old Inglewood.
I loved the Trendy Bachelor Pad. It was very thing described and gave me the since of peace I was in much need of. Kate isa wonder person to talk to. I hope to return in the future.
One of the best short term rental experiences I've ever had! The space is just as pictured online, neighbourhood is quiet and a beautiful part of calgary. Kate is an exceptional host and is a great communicator. I would highly recommend this property and would happily stay there again!
Very nice place, very clean and family atmosphere. The apartment has all necessary appliances and fully furnished. It is well located near the city center, in Inglewood.
Kate was always kind and willing to quickly answer our questions. Highly recommended.
This fully furnished, bright suite with a separate entrance was affordable and well appointed. Attentive landlord and friendly neighbourhood. Four-star due to no in-suite laundry (but a few laundromats to choose from all located within 6 minute drive of apartment). Low ceilings typical of basement apartments. Perfect for minimalist living (efficient, small space). Quick access to City Centre. Walk to Spolombos and Bite Groceteria on trendy 9th Ave., Inglewood Sunfest and neighbourhood block parties, outdoor live music events throughout the summer. Short run to access Bow River Pathway for running/cycling by the junction of the Bow and Elbow Rivers - beautiful, well maintained trails even in winter weather!! Easy access to Blackfoot Trail and Deerfoot Trail for cross-city travel. Highly recommend you live here as it is close to major attractions like Riverfront Park, Calgary Zoo, Stampede Grounds, Calgary Tower. Best if you have a vehicle to assist with laundry/grocery duties.
The Neighbourhood - Inglewood is the best area of Calgary. It has a funky charm with live music, great pubs and a variety of restaurants. It is in the heart of the city and extremely close to the city centre, the Calgary zoo, public golf course and the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary. The bike paths along the river are fantastic if you enjoy a beautiful walk or run.
Getting around - Bus stops are 2 and 4 blocks away. They takes you into the centre of the city within 10 mins.
Below are approximate distances from some major venues in Calgary:
Airport - 17 kilometres (approx taxi fee from airport to our house: $40)
Calgary Zoo - 2 kilometres
Telus Spark Science Center - 2 kilometres
Heritage Park Historical Village - 17 kilometres
Fort Calgary - 3 kilometres
Calgary Tower - 4 kilometres
Saddledome - 3 kilometres
Calgary Stampede Grounds - 3 kilometres
Canada Olympic Park - 20 kilometres
University Of Calgary - 11 kilometres
Mount Royal University - 12 kilometres
Spruce Meadows - 33 kilometres
Telus Convention Center - 4 kilometres
Greyhound Bus Terminal - 8 kilometers (approx $15 taxi fee from our house)
|Cleaning Fee
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$50 cleaning fee to be paid at time of booking. No pets, parties or smoking permitted.


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The 'Great' Criteria
- A great game not only plays like an interactive piece of artwork, but you feel like your in the world setting of the game, portraying the characters and immersing in the story. Another aspect could be the overall difficulty of the frequency of environments. A bit of a challenge can go a long way.
- A great film or TV show plays to your intellect, your heart, and/or your funny bone. If it hits all three, its one of the best there is.
- A great anime should have all three hits from a film times 10. Your emotions run high like the tallest mountain and it runs low like the river of lava never seen by man.
- A great music soundtrack or score compliments the film, game, TV show or anime helping you realize the depth and glory of it. Sometimes it can stand alone, making you daydream about fantasies or reminiscing the old times. It could be symphony to your mind, body and soul.
- A great book makes you feel like you've accomplished something great in your life. Usually you'd want to tell all your friends about it, call up the author and say "damn, that was a great read", or simply make you read it all over again. But what it mostly does is make you dread to read the ending yet at the same time you just have to. Your life is on hold until you find out what happens. it takes you on a journey that only a ghost can admire because they've experienced their life already
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- A great recreational event such as amusement parks makes you lose all sort of time and space. You are having so much fun that you forgot what day it was! There are many aspects to having a great time at an amusement park or other events because of attractions. However, those aspects are left up to the reviewer.
- A great live event such as a concert is similar to having fun at an amusement park and combined with a great music soundtrack. there are many aspects of this as well left up to the reviewer.
- A great tech is a product that extends your personality through the device or gadget. The tech becomes apart of you, bordering obsession with absolute necessity. Its easy to control and manipulate or customize to your every whim. And best of all, it can work well with others in their genre such as an app ecosystem or accessories.
- A great debate in motion gives you the pleasure of being apart of a intellectual or leveled discussion with your mature and respectable peers. It also has a high number of interaction to explore different viewpoints on the topic. You walk away feeling more socially accepted and your mind blown.


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Today we're talking story with Dr. Cecelia Mecca. This busy busy mom has two kids, three blogs, one full time job and a cosmetic company (I am tired just writing that!) Whether it's babies, kids, educational products, you name it, Cecelia's covering it. Let's learn a bit more about this Mama of all trades!
Aloha Cecelia! So let's start with sharing the name of your blogs – you have three – WOW!
Cool Baby Kid www.coolbabykid.com
Smart Baby Kid www.smartbabykid.com
Ask Baby Kid www.askbabykid.com
What's the focus of your blogs – what are they all about and how did you get started?
I had the idea of two different blogs for babies and kids, one for cool products and the other focusing specifically on educational ones, and I needed something that would fit both.
I've always over-researched every purchase I've made. Friends, knowing this, would simply ask, "Which did you get?" knowing I read every report and talked to a million people before buying anything from a stroller to new pair of shoes. Cool Baby Kid started as a collection of these items and eventually grew into a cool products and resources guide for moms, babies & kids. An English teacher by trade, I have a special place for educational products and resources for kids which is the idea behind Smart Baby Kid. And with so many reader questions, both about picks from the original site as well as, surprisingly, parenting and blogging, I decided to launch Ask Baby Kid which is a forum for both types of questions and answers.
I'm writing from my couch right now. Where do you blog? At your kitchen table? On the couch? Office? Share!
Most often at my computer desk in the study, but if I'm really behind I'll borrow my husband's laptop and bring it into bed after the kids are asleep!
Where's your favorite place on the net to meet up with other bloggers?
Recently I've been using Entrecard and am a huge fan. Though I do sometimes feel it's just one more thing to neglect and feel bad when it's been days since my last drop.
Are you on Twitter? I am a twitter fanatic…tell us your Twitter name if you have one.
Love Twitter! @coolbabykid
Anything else you'd like to share with us? Any upcoming promotions?
As blogging slowly evolves from hobby to part time job, I'm excited to continue to grow all three blogs, meet new bloggers and see where it takes me. To that end I am preparing a fun "It's New Year's Baby!" post with bloggers' goals for 2009 and an exciting bloggers-only contest, so check back on Ask Baby Kid January 1st.


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The Secret Voyage of Sir Francis Drake: 1577-1580
by Bawlf, Samuel
Penguin Books. PAPERBACK. 0142004596 Bawlf, R. Samuel. Secret Voyage of Sir Francis Drake, 1577-1580. New York: Penguin Books, 2004. xii, 400pp. Indexed. Illustrated. Bibliography. 8vo. Paperback. Book condition: Very good with gently bumped and rubbed edges. . Very Good. 2004. (Inventory #: UBAWSEC00LAW)