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Mr Modi, the critics are the ones you should be talking to
It's twenty six years since Tiananmen Square today, and the concern over free speech and government repression of dissenting voices is as much as ever. Quoting from a piece in The Quartz published yesterday in the context of Tiananmen Square, something I found really relevant… "Then and now, China's senior leaders seem unable to grasp or to admit that people could both be deeply critical and deeply patriotic."
This is really the crux, isn't it? Shouldn't politics be about being able to give space to dissent without feeling insecure about it or even better, being able to channelise dissent into meaningful debates and discussions that fuel energy rather than moving to squash it at every instance? Should dissent not be interpreted as concern and interest, as a way for people to engage? Should it not be seen by governments as an opportunity to involve citizens, or at the very least as a way to know what drives or upsets people?
Yesterday's papers reported about Indian PM Modi's denouncement of communal politics, his meetings with leaders from the Muslim community. Minister of State for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, whose 'go to Pakistan' edict for lovers of beef is now infamous (and which I was considerably incensed by), was present at Modi's meeting and was perhaps being chastised as well.
Modi's reticence on addressing the issues that are making minorities and liberals squirm has been widely commented upon. But it seems clear that Modi speaks up at this time because the conversation on communalism is detrimental to the one about economic development in India. He believes it is the latter that brought him to power and will keep him in the PM's seat. I cannot comment on other analysis (usually from the parties in the Opposition) that suggests that the real objective behind BJP's government is to fulfill the RSS' longstanding dream of making India a Hindu nation. But I am hoping the PM's public statements go beyond his own personal resolve and extend to creating a culture that stops pouncing on anyone who disagrees with right wing ideology.
For those who disagree are doing so because they believe in a different idea of India, not because they want to jump ship. Those who speak up are those who love their country, or at least are affected by what's happening around them. Possibly they also have ideas and imaginations that the nation could benefit from. To me, the inability of Modi to tap into this pool of interested and engaged people, many of whom voted for him perhaps hoping that they could participate in some way, would be his true failing. If he, or any other leader, could channelise this energy and enthusiasm, the possibilities could be endless.
An ode to idealism in the context of the AAP drama
Typical of my generation, I live a dangerous paradox everyday. I'm wary of idealism and yet, I'm deeply idealistic. I refused to wear the famed 'Anna topi' and participate in what I considered empty gestures. I was faintly disgusted by the candle light marches in my housing complex held in the name of the fight against corruption with young children shouting stuff they didn't understand. I did not make fun of them, though. I wondered about my position and my reluctance to embrace what seemed like a wave of idealism and change at the time. That was my wariness of idealism asserting itself.
More recently, even though I do not vote in Delhi, I was delighted to see the AAP come to power in such a conclusive manner. That was my idealism kicking in. I wish the government success in meeting the impossible (and in most part laudable) objectives they have set themselves. I hope to to play my own very little role in it too, to whatever extent possible.
However, the charges of "high command culture" leveled against CM Arvind Kejriwal disturb me immensely. Prashant Bhushan's advice to the CM to read George Orwell's 'Animal Farm' indicates in no mean terms the extreme dangers of a lack of consultation. Neither can I reconcile myself to the idea of condoning a little bit of evil for the greater common good, which is also what the CM is accused of resorting to in order to push through what he wants.
What is true and what is not, I cannot say. But the events as they are playing out strike deep and sharp nails into the coffin that idealism has climbed into and is lying, preparing to die a painful death. We may end up with a better Delhi but not, it seems, with better politicians.
Last Saturday, I watched middle school students at Pathways World School, Aravalli put together excerpts from three Shakespearean plays. They explored the idea of unbridled ambition with Macbeth and the idea of friendship with Merchant of Venice; and both of these apply to the AAP drama unfolding before us. But their perception of Julius Caesar is really applicable to the situation. Are the detractors (Cassius=Prashant Bhushan, etc) merely jealous of Caesar's (Kejriwal's) success? Or are they truly concerned with the values of democracy and equality? Does Rome (Delhi, India) really need a leader of Caesar's (Kejriwal's) appeal to stitch it together even if it means absolute power, the crowning of a King, the breaking of a tradition of democracy and replacing it with an authoritarian system? How justified are friends and supporters like Brutus (Yogendra Yadav?) in taking a stand against Caesar despite their deep sense of loyalty and friendship?
There are no clear answers, but we must think about what sort of future we envision. What have been the expectations of those who idealised/admired/supported the India Against Corruption (IAC) movement and later its conversion into AAP? Did they buy into it because they wanted better governance or because they wanted clean politics? I'd put my money on the latter, but unfortunately that doesn't look like it is going to happen.
I'm left with many disturbing questions. I cannot answer them for you, but I must try to do so for myself. Politics is a game of compromises, but which of these is acceptable and where does it cross the line? Is one kind of dirtiness is politics better than another kind? Is the end more important than the means? How does my idealist self work with and contribute to systems that are dubious and dishonest? How does my non-idealist self stay motivated to contribute if the hope of better politics lies abandoned?
Even as I mull such questions, life goes on. I eat, sleep, play, laugh. Or crib, bitch, slander and cry. And every now and then, I wonder at my place in the scheme of things.
Dum Laga ke Haisha: Caricatures of life in small town India
The streets of Haridwar and Rishikesh, though a tad cleaner than they are in reality, came alive in Dum Laga ke Haisha, a recently released Hindi film I watched a couple of nights ago. I'd heard good things, but it was better than I expected.
In a nutshell, it is a love story in which the man (Ayushmann Khurana ) slowly falls in love with his overweight wife (Bhumi Pednekar), who he was initially repulsed by. But what brought the film alive was the pulsating reality of small town life. The frustration of ill-educated misdirected young men who are consigned to a life of boredom working in petty family businesses. Of girls, who despite being educated and self-confident, are expected to fit the stereotype of the well brought up, docile girl in order to work the marriage market. Of lower middle class families, struggling to eke out an existence, steeped deep into identities of class and caste that shape their lives and interactions. Of young people in conservative small town India, whose perform their little dramas of life in front of the extended parivaar (family), gali (street) and mohalla (neighbourhood). Others have written about its unique treatment of the theme of sexual love.
The film brought forth two very direct messages. One, respect is an essential starting point in a relationship, even if love is a tough ultimate target. Two, breaking the rules is important; you get things only if you ask for them.
While Prem, the male protagonist, is a pathetic character, full of complexes and self-loathing, Sandhya, the newly married overweight and B.Ed pass bride is a fascinating character. She is shown as willing to mold herself to her new family but unwilling to suffer consistent blows to her pride. She stands up to her husband's aunt and walks out of her marital home when her husband ill-mouths her. Further, she refuses to let her parents walk all over her, bringing in legal help and starting divorce proceedings immediately. Sandhya is not the caricature of the modern over-aggressive educated women. Instead, she is a woman who is unwilling to allow what she perceives as a mismatched marriage to continue to harm herself (as well as Prem). Of course, her deeply ingrained insecurities about her weight and her belief that once divorced, she would live the life of a spinster while Prem would find a second (beautiful) bride drove in the message the film intended to convey. That it is inner beauty we should be seeking, within ourselves and in others around; baaki sab maya hai (the rest is an illusion)!
What's the role for buy-to-let home buyers in India's urban #housing markets? #rentals
Several questions on housing have been plaguing me. And because my current work engages with housing only tangentially, I find myself background thinking a lot of issues related to housing security, real estate markets and the nature of home ownership. The role of rentals in the housing market is something I'm rather excited about. So today's question draws from the debate on in the UK about the growing role of buy-to-let home buyers. What's the scenario in India?
We do know that speculative property purchases are on the rise in India. Notwithstanding the current slowdown, the post-liberalisation era has meant that favorable home loans terms and rising incomes have combined to put real estate into that sweet spot; real estate purchases have become a normal component in the portfolio of salaried urban Indians. Most of these investments are in second (or third) homes. Yet, there is the rise in the rental housing supply is not proportionate and we do know that a large number of houses in cities are lying locked up (ref: 2012 MoHUPA report on housing, which recommended push for rental housing).
Is there a larger role for buy-to-let home buyers in the Indian context?
Unlike the UK, Indians cannot avail of a buy-to-let mortgage, which are suited specifically for properties where rental incomes are more than the monthly installments. However, Indians do take out regular home loans to buy properties specifically for rental purposes. Though archaic rental laws are usually blamed for the slowness of rental markets, it is also true that speculative buying largely includes suburban properties that yield lower rents. The thrust of speculative housing investments has been the lure of higher returns through sale, not through rentals, which are relatively weak. Further, property management for rentals is not yet a well developed aspect of the real estate services industry and the responsibilities of being absentee landlords are daunting indeed.
Megacity Narratives
The role of public transport in integrating labor markets, discussed in the South Asian context
Originally posted on TheSouthAsianIdea Weblog:
By Anjum Altaf
The discussion of megacities has drifted into a combination of oh-my-god and pie-in-the-sky narratives displacing potentially sensible and useful analyses.
As an example of the first, consider how often one hears that Karachi had a population of 11 million in 1998 and is twice that now – as if that was enough to clinch the argument that we have a mega-problem on our hands.
My response is: So what? I am not particularly bothered if the population rises to 30 million. What matters, and this is the real question we should be asking, is whether Karachi is well managed and whether its management is improving or deteriorating over time.
Suppose the answer is that Karachi is not well managed. If so, does that have anything to do with its size? As a test, I would ask the proponents of the size-is-the-problem argument to go live in Mirpur…
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Inclusion, Contestation and Identity in Indian Cities: An event report on recent talks
A week of exciting talks at CPR!
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By Mukta Naik, Senior Researcher, CPR
With three excellent talks taking place within a week, CPR has been quite the hub for discussion on topical urban issues. While distinct, the talks (as conversations on 'urban' are wont to do) converged and coalesced, intersected and jumped around common themes like inclusion and poverty, the politics and contestation over urban services and identity issues around urban and rural.
Inclusion in public sector housing
On Friday, 20th February, Diana Mitlin, Professor of Global Urbanism and Director of Global Urban Research Centre at Manchester University talked about 'Realising inclusive urban development – a discussion of experiences across the global South and lessons from the JNNURM'. Her study of the Basic Services for the Urban Poor (BSUP) component of the JNNURM program reveals, broadly, that end-users were inadequately consulted during project, that access to services worsened for many beneficiaries, that the process of…
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Random musings on #politics #youth and #citizenship
I haven't opined on Indian politics for a while. To tell you the truth, I've been ruminating, taking it all in. And here are some randomly picked thoughts from the thousands that buzz around my head.
#1 Let's stop comparing AAP's Delhi election win with the 2014 general elections!
I'm really tired of the over-analysis, the conspiracy theories and the general building up of expectations. The truth is that any new government will take time to settle and move forward. And really, can we compare Delhi's politics with India's? My quick thoughts: The AAP win is a good jolt for the BJP and hopefully has sent them scrambling to their desks to actually bring out the many policies that are "being worked on" at this time. For AAP, my big question is: Is there a method to Kejriwal's politics or is it a case of learning to swim so you don't drown! I'm hopeful, but given his huge mandate, I'm afraid citizens will have to play the triple role of whistleblower, class monitor and audience-giving-polite-applause! Not something we're used to doing really!
#2 Young people's politics is confusing and their apathy disappointing
I'm constantly apalled at the strong streak of conservatism among the young today. On Valentine's Day, I met a young neighbour and asked after her V-Day plans. She didn't have any. And what's more, she told me her parents were devastated and upset about her being single and not so ready to mingle! Survey after survey of youth in India have pointed towards a tendency to support the status quo. The Yuva Nagarik Meter survey brought out in Jan 2015 showed these disturbing trends among Indian youth, trends that are consistent with other surveys in recent years:
- Youth are ignorant about basic civic issues like democracy, rule of law and human rights
- They are dimly aware of citizenship: "Only 35 percent of high school students consider themselves citizens of India. Nearly three fourth do not know that the legislature is responsible for enacting laws," as per a Huffington post report
- They have internalised stereotypes on gender and social justice- 50% are intolerant of migrant workers from other states, many believe that "household help do not have the right to demand minimum wages"
#3 Youth apathy combined with high expectations impacts poll results
I'm not surprised therefore, that we are seeing more absolute mandates than before when elections happen. I think young people are impatient for change but might not really want a radical rethink of positions. Also, they (and it's not just the young) are given to pass quick judgements and move on if their expectations are not met.
#4 How much does your politics alter your perceptions?
I'm not a BJP supporter and certainly not overawed by the PM's rangeela personality and flavourful brand of politics. I have a number of friends who are in the opposite camp as well. Many of these left-leaning friends of mine have been upset about something. They claim that previously 'moderate' friends who voted for Modi on the plank of development must speak out against the BJP's divisive politics. There's a fair amount of hurt going around and the PM's very recent press statements on religious freedom will, I suspect, add flame to the fire rather than settle things down.
I've been arguing with the moderates and leftists among my friends, who tend to shout down anything Modi says or does, on the need to give a fair hearing to the positions brought forth by the current government. Critique them by all means (if possible, constructively), but being obstinately obstructive might not really help! And I've been trying hard to follow my own instincts, that tell me that an unconsidered extremist position is a bad one, whether your politics is conservative or liberal is besides the point.
Bliss is rafting down the Jia Bhoroli on a sunny afternoon
It caught my fancy. Jia Bhoroli, what a lovely name for this lively river that we had the wonderful opportunity to enjoy that last week of 2014 on our visit to Assam. Known as the Kameng in the Indo-Tibetan glacial regions and flowing through Arunachal Pradesh, the river gets this typically musical Assamese name as soon as it enters this state.
We rafted down a picturesque stretch alongside the Nameri Tiger Reserve, with the Himalayas behind us, navigating one gentle rapid after another, enjoying a delightful picnic on the raft. Three rafts, five families, many excited and boisterous children. It was a blissful picnic ending in a meal at the Eco Camp, which sports tent accommodation and local produce & handicrafts.
I must ask my Assamese friends what Jia Bhoroli means. If I can take a guess, I would say I agree…something about these waters, their lyrical rhythm, their sweet taste, their meandering gait filled my heart with satisfaction. A unique pleasure that only being with nature can give.
Global #capital and the impending #housing crisis in India's #smartcities
With the Indian government easing FDI norms in real estate and construction, the country's large and ambitious real estate sector is hoping that an influx of global capital will up business. For a country that is looking to urbanize rapidly and is opting for a 'smart cities' route to do so, global capital is particularly vital at this time.
In the imagination of real estate developers (private and public), capital inflow translates into greenfield developments, sprawling out of existing urban centers as well as in the form of utopian visions like smart cities proposed by PM Modi and propagated by the likes of Amitabh Kant. The 100 smart cities mission of the government, being taken up by the Ministry of Urban Development, proposes the retrofitting of existing cities (satellite towns and mid-sized cities). Clearly, developers and politicians have their sights not just on bringing rural land into the fold of urban, but also are looking at redevelopment of inner city land to fit the new idea of the 'world-class', networked, efficient and competitive city. In other words, a smart city, that will be attract global capital and be built by it as well.
This same ideal of the smart city also hopes to achieve better standards of living for its citizens. Better informed and networked citizens are envisaged to be more skilled and productive, more robust infrastructure is expected to deliver services and amenities "comparable with any developed European city" (as quoted in the concept note on smart cities on the MoUD's website).
This is the vision. In reality and on the ground, how will global capital transform our cities? As an urban planner with a specific interest in housing issues, I think this is a critical question.
The experience of cities like London, which faces a debilitating housing crisis, is telling. Aditya Chakrabortty's piece in the Guardian eloquently describes the bizarreness of the London situation: Here is a city where global investments in real estate have meant that poor and even middle class Londoners cannot buy a home in the city, end up paying substantial rental payouts to absentee landlords who live in Singapore and St. Petersburgh!
In India, both Delhi and Mumbai have historically used slum clearances as a tool for freeing land in the inner city; land that is often used to attract capital, some of it global. With the influx of global capital, one can argue, evictions and mismanaged resettlement schemes will become more common, unless a real effort is made to find a socially sustainable way to accommodate the urban poor in the city. The discussion on 'right to the city', while trendy among academicians and rights-based activists, has unfortunately found little resonance with private developers nor a buy-in from the State.
Gentrification, that is the ousting of older (and usually poorer) residents of a neighbourhood with newer (and better off) ones, is likely to be the norm in the era of urbanization driven by global capital. As late Scottish geographer Neil Smith, who taught at the University of New York wrote in the Antipode, "the impulse behind gentrification is now generalized; its incidence is global, and it is densely connected into the circuits of global capital and cultural circulation" (Article titled 'Globalism, New Urbanism: Gentrification as Global Urban Strategy' Volume 34, Issue 3, July 2002)
The rapid conversion of inner city areas in Indian cities to posher, more expensive real estate is happening right before our eyes. What's more, relatively new cities like Gurgaon have been planned and built entirely for the educated elite, leaving no planned spaces for the urban poor and indeed, with the rise of global capital, for the middle class. So, similar to London, many of Gurgaon's middle income families rent from NRIs who live abroad and will continue to do so for a long time. This is because the houses they want to live in that are in the city centre is unaffordable and the housing they can invest in will be inhabitable (in the sense of being linked to functional needs like services, roads, schools, offices and shops) for a long time to come!
As for the poor, housing is only available in the form of rentals in under-serviced areas of the city like urban villages, illegal colonies and slums. The link between poverty and housing is water tight; secure housing is a necessary ingredient in addressing poverty. And if cities (which are oft-quoted as the engines of economic growth) no longer have addressing poverty as one of their prime objectives, what exactly is the purpose of urban development? Making the rich richer, an end in itself….?
It takes no rocket science to figure out that the Indian smart cities in the offing will need to do some smart thinking on the issue of creating housing (and infrastructure) for a wider variety of its inhabitants. The pursuit of global capital would need to be tempered with some even-headed thinking on utilizing this capital for long-term benefits, chief among which must be reducing poverty and improving living conditions for all. There are lessons on land markets, spatial integration and participative planning out there that must be taken into account while planning these smart cities.


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Genealogists take the time to investigate, record, and preserve the past, but what are you doing about the present? This weekend was a great reminder to be present. Take note of what is happening today. Record the thoughts and images.
It was a three day weekend as the 4th of July was yesterday. We celebrated by taking our boys into Chicago to enjoy Millennium Park, the Art Institute, and the Taste of Chicago. We talked, played, ate, and took lots of pictures. It made me remember that I need to record this day in my journal and in my scrapbook. It does not matter that we have taken them to Millennium Park a dozen times before, the scenery and memories are different each visit.
Need some ideas on what to save and record? This is what I am writing about and saving.
- The Art Institute Visitor's Guide will be saved and placed in a scrapbook. This will be a good visual to look at later and compare to other guides.
- Photos of the Chicago skyline. Do you notice it changes ever so slightly at times and very dramatically at others? I look at pictures I took 12 years ago when I moved back here compared to today. What a difference!
- Photos of my kids in the city. I'm not only recording the differences each summer in how they grow but the variations of scenery in the city. The Millennium Park or Grant Park of last summer is different than the view this summer.
- Photos of Michigan Avenue buildings. When you visit Chicago, or any city, do you look up or only down and around? Look up and see the gorgeous architecture. Is it the same as what it was when the building was first built or has it changed? What is the history of each building? Does that history impact your family history?
- Journal entries of our day and special memories. This may appear to be insignificant today but it will mean something to our children and future generations.
Do not forget to record the history of today even as you continue to look to the past.
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BearingPoint acquires operational performance consultancy Trinity Horne
Management and technology consultancy BearingPoint accelerates UK and Ireland growth through acquisition and increases its operational performance capabilities
Frankfurt, January 14, 2014 – Management and technology consultancy BearingPoint (www.bearingpoint.com) has acquired UK based Trinity Horne (www.trinityhorne.com). Trinity Horne is a consultancy firm specializing in operational performance improvement. Their practice is well recognized across industries for its operational transformation, predictive analytics and management development capabilities. Among Trinity Horne's clients are leading British and Irish utility companies, global financial services organizations as well as media and communication companies. With this acquisition, BearingPoint expands its offerings in the area of operational performance consultancy and accelerates the growth in the key consulting markets in the UK and Ireland.
"Trinity Horne has a strong reputation for helping clients to drive operational performance improvements within their contact centers, back office and field operations. Their proven practice and methodology combined with our own operational excellence capabilities and assets will allow us to develop compelling new value propositions for our existing client portfolio," says Peter Mockler, Managing Partner BearingPoint.
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Microsoft will roll out this month's Patch Tuesday fixes next week, but in addition to this critical moment for many of its existing users, the company is also preparing an important change for those who have already installed Windows 8.1.
On May 13, Windows 8.1 computers that haven't yet been upgraded to Windows 8.1 Update won't receive any patches because the company wants everyone to make the switch to this particular OS version.
Redmond explained that this move was absolutely necessary because all future improvements will be based on 8.1 Update, so if you do not install it, your computer cannot cope with these requirements.
"Since Microsoft wants to ensure that customers benefit from the best support and servicing experience and to coordinate and simplify servicing across both Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 8.1 RT and Windows 8.1, this update will be considered a new servicing/support baseline," a Microsoft engineer explained.
"What this means is those users who have elected to install updates manually will have 30 days to install Windows 8.1 Update on Windows 8.1 devices; after this 30-day window - and beginning with the May Patch Tuesday, Windows 8.1 user's devices without the update installed will no longer receive security updates."
On May 13, if you're running Windows 8.1 and you do not want to switch to Windows 8.1 Update, the only thing that you're going to see will be a single patch that actually deploys the new OS version rolled out by Microsoft on April 8.
Windows 8.1 Update comes with plenty of changes for PC users, including context menus on the Start screen, options to pin Metro apps to the taskbar and minimize and close buttons for Windows Store apps.
While the decision to retire support for Windows 8.1 on such a short notice might seem a bit surprising, the problem is that plenty of users out there are still having a hard time trying to install it. Due to some errors with the installer, a number of users cannot deploy Windows 8.1 Update on their computers, even though they already tried both the manual and the automatic deployment methods.
The workarounds provided by Microsoft itself and users out there make no difference, many of the users complained, so it remains to be seen what exactly is going to happen with affected consumers on May 13 since they have absolutely no working solution to successfully install Windows 8.1 Update.


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Homemade stock will make any risotto fabulous. Here, the delicate, springlike combination of leeks and peas is given texture and heft with the addition of calamari, turning it into a main course.
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I thought that this was a very yummy risotto. I also did not make the grilled calamari. Perhaps I'll do that one day when I'm feeling more adventurous.flag if inappropriate
This risotto is great! I didn't make it with the calamari, but just did a simple boneless chicken breast sauteed in some butter and olive oil with a bit of lemon to finish. The risotto as directed is perfect (I just used Swanson's broth, and can't wait to make it with my own stock).flag if inappropriate


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Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Catlin of Iowa Park and Valley View celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary Saturday at a Mass of blessing and a dinner in their honor at Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church. Hosts were their children and their spouses, Steve and Reba Catlin and Brent and Tracy Catlin, all of Iowa Park; Greg and Debbie Frazier of Horseshoe Bay, Texas; Susan Tigrett of Wichita Falls, and Brian and Lisa Catlin of Weatherford, Texas.
Mr. Catlin and Noralene Moer, both natives of Iowa Park, were married April 9, 1953, in Wichita Falls.
Mr. Catlin is a retired oil field operator and continues to farm and ranch in Valley View. He is a member of the Iowa Park Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees and the Valley View Water Supply Corp. Board.
Mrs. Catlin is a homemaker. She was active in the Iowa Park PTA and booster club, along with other organizations.
The couple are members of Our Lady Queen of Peace. They have 12 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
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Tomoo Kondo and colleagues note in the new study that vinegar has also been used as a folk medicine since ancient times. People have used it for a range of ills. Modern scientific research suggests that acetic acid, the main component of vinegar, may help control blood pressure, blood sugar levels, and fat accumulation.
Their new study showed that laboratory mice fed a high-fat diet and given acetic acid developed significantly less body fat (up to 10 percent less) than other mice. Importantly, the new research adds evidence to the belief that acetic acid fights fat by turning on genes for fatty acid oxidation enzymes. The genes churn out proteins involved in breaking down fats, thus suppressing body fat accumulation in the body.
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We are still in the "will they or won't they?" debate on ECB easing, and for now the euro has been unaffected. If we do see a move towards more stimulus, then euro weakness is expected to unfold.
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So it's really lo-cal. But that's its only virtue. And I'd much rather use heavy stuff (cream and such) and then have a flavorful dish.flag if inappropriate
Where does the water come from in this dish? My spinach mixture was bone dry, but I was left with pools of water surrounding the finished product on each plate. Perhaps the cheese? I'm so glad I took other cooks' advice and baked this in a pyrex dish. Flavor is ok, but I agree with the cook before me:-)flag if inappropriate
Wonderfully easy dish and very tasty. I used half baby spinach, which I had on hand, and a 10oz package of chopped frozen spinach. I defrosted the frozen spinach and wrung out every bit of moisture I could from the cooked vegetables. I also reduced the milk by 1/4 cup. The final product still had a bit of excess water that I just drained off. Next time I might add a bit of cayenne pepper for spice. I served it for lunch with a garden salad and didn't bother with the frico. The left overs were breakfast this morning.flag if inappropriate
This a good recipe that can be easily altered. Instead of using just 20 oz. spinach I used a mix of greens, including tat-soi, mizuna, arugula and spinach. Because I was already worried about how watery this would be, I decreased the milk to 1 1/2 cups. I also cooked this right in the oven- proof saute pan at 375 degrees, it was finished cooking in 25 minutes without a problem. The custard was quite watery on the bottom, which I drained off before serving, next time I will put the cooked green mixture in a kitchen towel and wring it out before I cook in the oven with the egg/cheese mixture.flag if inappropriate
Hate to ruin the reviews here but I thought this was fair at best. What's all the fuss about - I thought it was a dissapointment.flag if inappropriate
Holey smokes! One of those big bags of spinach from Costco is 40 oz and this recipe calls for 20 oz. I was bowled over at the amount of spinach this needs. In any case, I am glad other reviewers recommended glass dishes, because the springform pan was just going to leak everything all over. I added chopped shallots to help intensify the taste. This is something I can make to get my mom to eat more vegetables!flag if inappropriate
My friends ALWAYS ask me to make this...everyone loves it. Don't know what all of the comments about excess water are about, but I suggest using frozen chopped spinach and REALLY SQUEEZING the heck out of it (once thawed) with lots of paper towels. Also, do not add water when sauteeing. Also, I just keep the onions and spinach on really low heat until all liquid has evaporated. Finally, I never use a spring-form pan...always a metal or pyrex baking dish. It slices beautifully and holds its shape. Final tip: the leftovers microwave very well. Enjoy!flag if inappropriate
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Wait till he gets the ransom note from Jay Harbaugh. Or maybe the cool graphic of Izayah Wilssonn eating roses.
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Doesn't look real quick? Based on what? He has tremendous feet, is seen pulling and getting to the next level consistently. He doesn't miss a block. Dude is 6'6, 290. Not sure how quick you think someone that size can be, but he's about as quick as you can get with that frame. What a beast.
This is all part of being on top in recruiting. Players look at depth charts are are open to other schools making promises, even ones they know they can't keep.
My guess is Gary's mom doesn't like the idea of competition. I'm sure TTUN guaranteed playing time. You earn it at tOSU.
So cross Alabama off the list too. No one changes out coaches more than the Crimson Turd. This line of crap has Harbaugh written all over it.
Technically, Omari Spellman isn't an in-state kid. He left North Royalton after his sophomore year to play at a prep school out east. No knock on the kid, but he's not the hardest worker in the world. I sat next to Gary Waters at one of his games last year and the CSU coach pretty much said the same thing. I won't count this as a loss for Matta for these two reasons.
So, Nick Cannon is going to be playing WR for tOSU? Striking resemblance.
I'm thinking that in a few years JimBaugh will have a coaching staff of like 150 former high school head coaches.
Ever wonder what Maryland could possibly show Isaiah Prince that could sway him from choosing either tOSU or Alabama?
Let's hope he doesn't use the same OSU hat Damien Harris used.
Seems to me TTUN would be best served trying to shore up Cass Tech before wasting any of their time in enemy territory. Good luck recruiting Ohio after a national championship season. Michigan will be getting our slopping seconds for years to come.
I'm sure his staying an extra day has more to do with VASJ playing for the state basketball championship Saturday afternoon than anything else.
Damn, he's the type of guy that doesn't need his highlight tape paused with an arrow pointing to him to tell us which one he is.
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HowCo Business Services celebrates 40 years of operation in Newton County this year. The business first began providing tax and accounting services to the Newton and Rockdale county areas in 1974, and has continued to do so for the last four decades.
"HowCo" is named after its founders, John Howard and Ben Cooper. The company is now operated by Tracy and Victoria Sewell, a husband and wife team who are the first certified public accountants to own the business.
The Sewells are former Internal Revenue Service agents. Tracy Sewell earned a master's degree in taxation while serving in the U.S. Navy Submarine Service. The couple has also worked for Atlanta firms, including Deloitte, BDO Seidman and Grant Thornton, where they assisted companies, ranging in size from start-ups to multi-billion partnerships, with tax issues and compliance needs.
After starting their own CPA firm in 2001, the Sewells acquired HowCo Business Services in 2006. The business is located at 5215 U.S. Highway 278 in Covington.
Services provided include accounting, payroll processing and tax reporting, personal and business income tax preparation, multi-state income tax preparation, business start-up assistance, sales taxes, business personal property taxes and tax representation.
To learn more, visit www.howcocpa.com.
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Blake Shelton to Reveal Christmas Album Details on 'Chelsea Lately'
If you've been dying to get the details on Blake Shelton's upcoming Christmas album, the wait is almost over.
If you've been dying to get the details on Blake Shelton's upcoming Christmas album, the wait is almost over.
We may have been slightly misled when we reported that Scotty McCreery was working on a new studio album. After the 'American Idol' Season 10 winner and legit country star tweeted a photo of himself wearing a fuzzy red Santa hat in the studio, we're more inclined to believe that it's actually a Christmas album McCreery is preparing to spit out.
Country star LeAnn Rimes has completed recording her upcoming album, 'Spitfire.' The singer shared the good news with her fans in a series of Twitter posts on Wednesday (July 18).
Zac Brown Band's third studio album, 'Uncaged,' just hit stores on July 10, and this week, it tops Billboard's all-genre Top 200 albums chart.
Grammy-nominated country group Little Big Town will release their fifth studio album on September 11. Recorded in Nashville with producer Jay Joyce (whose credits include Eric Church), 'Tornado' features the band's current hit single, 'Pontoon.'
Who is ready for more music from Chuck Wicks? Well, Chuck Wicks, for one. But new music isn't the only thing on his radar. In addition to writing for his own forthcoming second studio album, the singer will also have a cut on the new Jason Aldean project, slated for release in October.
Country music darling and America's sweetheart Taylor Swift dropped some big hints on her Facebook page today (July 9), eluding that big news is on the way. While she didn't specifically say that the to-be-announced reveal is related to her new album — due out later this year — we're speculating that it probably has something to do with that.
After David Nail's powerful rendition of Adele's 'Someone Like You' surfaced online in an acoustic video, the singer decided to release the tune digitally for his fans who couldn't seem to get enough of it. Inspired to take it one step further, Nail has readied the tune to be part of a special digital three-song EP titled '1979,' which he's planning to release on July 17.
Just when you think Kenny Chesney can't get any hotter, he goes and proves you wrong. The country superstar's new album 'Welcome to the Fishbowl' debuted at #1 on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart, selling more than 193,000 units in its opening week according to Nielsen SoundScan. 'Fishbowl' is Chesney's eleventh straight album to debut in the top position.
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By Olly Wehring | 8 March 2013
The week in drinks
The top ten stories published on just-drinks last week:
Beam Inc is "confident" of victory in a legal battle with Sidney Frank after the US importer filed a lawsuit against the global group and a subsidiary for US$100m.
Diageo is set to launch a new spirit or liqueur as part of a competition for bartenders across Western Europe.
Carlsberg has lined up a stock transaction that will see it take majority control of Chongqing Brewery in China.
The owner of the Stolichnaya vodka brand, SPI Group, has confirmed that it is considering make a move for embattled spirits producer Central European Distribution Corporation.
The Coca-Cola Co has hit back at a lawsuit over the marketing of its orange juice brands after a US judge allowed the case to reach court.
Canada's CAD6.8bn (US$6.6bn) wine industry has major potential for growth as drinkers move away from spirits and beer, according to a new report.
The head of Diageo's African operations has admitted that Nigeria's beer market is taking longer to recover than the company anticipated.
Brown-Forman is unlikely to seek acquisitions in the short-term but may expand its whisk(e)y portfolio at a later date, according to an analyst.
Coca-Cola Bottling Co Consolidated has reported a slight drop in full-year net profits as marketing and staffing costs offset a rise in sales.
Gruppo Campari is set for a "transitional" year as it invests in its global infrastructure but this could pressurise short-term margins, according to an analyst.
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As his slump began weighing on him, Cody Clark's Astros teammates constantly assured the 31-year-old rookie that his first major league hit would fall soon. He had labored through 11 years in the minors, four major league organizations and even one independent league team before finally reaching the majors late last month.
He waited almost three weeks for his first major league hit, and it was greeted as though it had been a walkoff shot. Clark's hit was not the biggest shot Friday night. Heck, it wasn't even the biggest blow of the six-run fifth inning.
Matt Dominguez took those honors with a grand slam, propelling the Astros to a 9-7 victory over the Los Angeles Angels. Yet, there's a big reason Clark's leadoff single in the fifth inning garnered a standing ovation from the crowd of 19,742.
"That was one of the happiest moments of the season," manager Bo Porter said of Clark's single. "Some people may think it's (just) one hit, but in just a little bit of time in which I've had to know him, a little bit of time which his teammates have gotten a chance to know him, you appreciate … the story line of the whole thing.
Clark snapped an 0-for-25 start to his major league career with a bloop single in the fifth, beginning the Astros' six-run rally.
"It felt better," he said. "I played a lot now, and it was just beginning to be a weight on my shoulder. It was just nice to get it out of the way and just get that weight lifted off."
Clark's perseverance paid off on Aug. 23 when his contract was selected from Class AA Corpus Christi, but his patience was tested until he finally got that single that fell a few feet in front of Angels center fielder Mike Trout.
A sight to see for Clark
"I think everybody just kind of erupted in pure happiness," said Astros lefthander Dallas Keuchel, who gave up 10 hits and six runs with two walks and a career high-tying nine strikeouts over 52⁄3 innings. "It was one of the better sights I've ever seen in professional baseball.
"It kind of speaks for itself."
Porter had actually shuffled his starting rotation so that Keuchel, who likes to throw to Clark, could face Angels lefthander Jason Vargas, hoping Clark's odds of getting a hit would be better against a lefty, and he was right. Clark eventually scored the first run of the six-run rally that gave the Astros a 9-4 lead in the fifth, clearing the way for their fourth straight win.
"It was amazing," Clark said. "I can't even describe it because they've been so supportive of me. Every day they're telling me, 'You're going to get it. Don't worry. You're going to get it.' It was good to score a run and get in there and give them all high-fives and hugs."
Jose Altuve's three-run homer in the third gave the Astros a short-lived lead.
With the Astros trailing 4-3, Clark led off the fifth with his single. One out after a Brandon Barnes' bloop single, Altuve singled to load the bases.
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Trevor Crowe then hit a two-run single, giving the Astros a 5-4 lead. Vargas hit Brandon Laird with a pitch to again load the bases, prompting a call to reliever Cory Rasmus. Dominguez greeted him with a slam to give the Astros a 9-4 lead.
Afterward, Dominguez appeared more excited about Clark's hit than the second grand slam of his own career.
"It was great," Dominguez said of Clark's single. "I think everybody was more pumped up to see that. He's a great guy. He's been stressing a little bit. It was really nice to see everybody was really happy for him."
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Great video, I hope the girl in the video is reading all these nice comment. This is the real amateur porn we want to see.. I wish you all the best. .
got to be my favourite video on here :)
To all the other ladies, i love playing with my pussy too. Has to be one of the most satisfying feeling ever. This woman is beautiful and i'd love to pleasure her with my mouth ;)
I'm not ashamed to say I love playing with my pussy. Just like Mara and all the other girls who wrote that they love fingering themselves, yes, it's always a great feeling !
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Love it
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I just enjoyed fingering myself while watching this girl.
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I finger myself several times a day. I do this since I was e teenager and now I still do it. Gives me the satisfaction I need.
nice tits too
nice tits and beautiful pussy. got me so hard. i could cum to this allll day
damn i want to lick your pussy
I think shes hot and it's hotter that she's being quiet because someone is home! oh my cock just dripped precum
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Glad to read that there are other girls who are not ashamed to say that they like fingering themselves. Yes, me too, girls ! I do it whenever I have the opportunity. Fingering myself is just part of my life.
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hot,shame i was nt there watching u
You are not alone, Malou. I also like to finger myself, I do it whenever I have the opportunity and it gives me the greatest satisfaction.
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Yeah, this is cute, so lonely, but sexy. The dog barking is great too :) She's beautiful, and I actually don't know why did she share this,
I believe her name is Nikki from Doncaster and she has put on weight since.
this is what porn should be like.
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Great video, but I would've loved it if someone had walked in on her while she was finger-fucking herself. Like a friend of hers who just stopped by to see her. Then, they get down there and push her legs apart and just fucking eat her pussy and ass out until she cums all over their face.
Yeah, me too, I am fingering myself all the time. It's not that I don't like making love with my bf, but when he's not around I pleasure myself.
Great to see and read that I'm not the only girl who likes to finger herself. I do it all the time. It gives me great satisfaction. I'm even doing it right now ...
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fingering myself : i do it all the time. under the shower, in my bed, while i'm watching tv, even in the car while i'm driving. i can't stop doing it. i like it too much.
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Updated on: 03/04/2015
Since we last visited BlackMeatWhiteFeet...
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