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Your data is processed within the European Union. In addition, we share a database with our Scotch & Soda affiliates in the United States. When personal data is shared with our US affiliates, we make sure that appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your data. More specifically, we will adhere to the standard contractual clauses of the EC or to the EU-US Privacy Shield Frameworks.
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This appeared in The week on sunday. I love this column since it deals with gender issues, and generally annoys a lot of men!!
Short changed. Again!
Why are we getting so damned excited? Over a single digit becoming double?? Calm down, ladies. Hold the euphoria. Please don't call it 'progress' just because the 15th Lok Sabha has 61 women featuring in it. It is a pathetic and paltry number, and we should really be angered not thrilled by it. I was talking to an RJ last week, and he went blue in the face declaring what an amazing moment this is – after all, it represents a full 10% - and aren't we like, totally overjoyed ?? My response was more sober, if not downright annoyed. Get real. We are living in a new era, and we certainly don't need this kind of condescension to validate us. Hold the champagne for now– the party has yet to begin. Tell me about it when women cross the 50% mark. Then we can dance on the streets and truly celebrate. Till such time, let us ask ourselves why political parties remain so reluctant to back women candidates in this, the 21st century. Or, if they do decide to give a ticket to a woman , it is often for the wrong reasons ( someone's wife, widow, daughter, aunt, sister, mother ). I was watching young Agatha Sangma on television and I said to myself – look at this remarkably poised and intelligent young lawyer. Sure, she comes from a politically prominent family. But even if she didn't, she richly deserves to be in parliament. There must be several, equally accomplished young women in India, willing to throw in their lot and take a shot at politics. We need more Agathas if women are to make a difference in public life.
Given the small numbers this time, I really don't know how strong or effective a body these ladies will make in parliament or even if they will speak in a cohesive voice. I certainly hope they do – for their own sakes. We have always had a few truly extraordinary women parliamentarians but their voices have rarely been heard as emphatically as needed. Eventually, most were reduced to 'goongi gudiyas' – nothing more than decorative\token creatures, whose presence was always noted by waiting journos for the sartorial statements they were making, rather than statements on more vital issues relating to the welfare of women at large. Whether it is Jayaprada, Priya or any other presentable M.P. references to their physical appearance are still obligatory. So it shall be this time round, as well. That's my guess . I sincerely hope I am proved wrong.
We women should cease the meaningless drum beating immediately. Perhaps we are too passive to protest or even register our disappointment, thrilled as we are with the 'new', 'improved' mandate. For those who are pleased by the crumbs and gleefully point out how the slice of the political pie is getting larger, it must be pointed out that from 3.5 percent representation in 1977 to over 10% in 2009 does not indicate a quantam leap by any standards. If anything, it proves that it is still the snail that determines the pace. And given that women do make up nearly half of India's one billion plus population, this is a sorry statistic to be flaunting in the first place.
We talk of empowerment and flexing the female muscle. To me, that sounds like a joke. Our issues continue to be regarded as non-issues. We lack the teeth to make the cut – simple as that. I don't want to sound like a party pooper, but excuse me, what exactly are we celebrating here? Most of our really, really powerful women are busy with other 'more important' issues, and give depressingly low priority to their less privileged sisters languishing in the back of the beyond. Those unfortunate women with no access to toilets or medical health, whose daily diet remains way below the body's requirement, and despite which they are compelled to toil in the fields for half the wages earned by their men. Will the 10% work on behalf of this vast segment? Or do have to wait patiently for the 16th Lok Sabha election to crawl up the ladder by another percentage point or two…. And once again foolishly crow about 'stree shakti' from the rooftops ? Ladies – don't get fooled. Don't get short changed. We deserve better, okay??
I am in one of those rare over -sentimental moods. Nostalgia rules for now. Quick. Ask me why.
I met my 87- year- old aunt Nirmala last evening. For some odd reason, we always addressed her as 'Nimatai' and not 'Nima Maushi'. This would make her an older sister which she isn't. She was my mother's middle sister. I was meeting her after years. Which is shameful, given that she lives in the same city. Worse, I was there to pay a condolence call - her daughter ( and my first cousin , Rekha) had lost her husband the previous day. I went to Nimatai's ground floor apartment in Bandra expecting to meet a devastated, shattered old woman. She was alone in the flat, awaiting her daughter-in-law and son. When she saw me, she did not burst into tears. She glared!! And said sharply, " So.... it took a tragedy to bring you here." I hugged her and apologised. She wasn't having any of it. She recalled the last time I had visited her ( ages ago!) and I felt truly ashamed. I sat on an armchair next to her looking like a penitent school girl. She continued to scold me for the next few minutes .... and I loved every minute of it! At my age, how many people are there who can exercise such a right?? I regressed instantly. My body language changed and so did my voice. I could 'see' my own mother in Nimatai clearly, and my heart was breaking - the same hands, the same mannerisms, the same choice of words ( sarcasm!). I thought to myself, we Maharashtrians are such strange creatures. We rarely show our emotions. Even at a moment like this, mourning the untimely death of a well loved son-in-law, there was no rona dhona. Just a stoic acceptance of fate . It wouldn't have been any different at a birth or a wedding - no blatant , loud celebration. Just a restrained acknowledgement of the event. As a young girl, I used to wish I was born a Punjabi - I loved their exhuberance and flamboyant displays of even a minor achievement. Today, I am glad about the essential Maharashtrian in me - the one that longs to be scolded by an aunt who is addressed as a sister! I love my Nimatai. May she live long and stay just the way she is.Always.

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Netbook ships with battery, display and other features with buyer adding RAM, storage, and OS
The netbook market has a number of players from Dell and HP to smaller players like Hypersonic and other lesser-known computer firms. With the slow global economy, the netbook has been one of the biggest categories in the computer market.
OCZ has now announced that it is offering its own 10.1-inch netbook under its DIY initiative. The machine is called the Neutrino DIY netbook and offers what you expect from a netbook. The machine runs an Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz CPU and the Intel 945GSE + ICH7M chipset.
Graphics for the netbook are integrated Intel 945GSE and the machine has a single 34mm Mini Card slot. Other features of the netbook include a 10.1-inch LED backlit screen with a 1024 x 600 resolution, 1.3-megapixel webcam, 4-cell 2200mAh battery, and integrated Wi-Fi.
The machine supports up to 2GB of DDR2-667 RAM, 30GB to 250GB SSDs, a 4-in-1 memory card reader, and Windows XP or Linux operating systems. Other OCZ DIY notebooks lacked a CPU, but the Neutrino does include the Atom N270 pre-installed. The other components the buyer will need to add include memory, storage, and OS.
OCZ offers a list of validated components for the machine that ensures compatibility and a set up guide is included to allow new users to build the system without any issues. Integrated connectivity options with the machine include VGA out, RJ-45 Ethernet, dual USB ports, and a single headphone jack. The machine has a pair of 1.5W speakers built-in as well.
OCZ's Alex Mei said in a statement, "There are many consumers that desire the blend of essential functionalities and an ultra compact form factor, and our new Neutrino Do-It-Yourself netbooks based on Intel Atom technology allows users to design and configure their very own solution tailored to their unique needs. The Neutrino DIY netbook puts the control back in the hands of consumers by allowing them to configure a feature rich netbook with their own memory, storage, and preferred OS into a reasonably priced go-anywhere computing solution."
OCZ has not released pricing or availability information at this time. OCZ also offers more robust notebooks under the DIY initiative including a 15.4-inch notebook.


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As we have heard repeatedly over the last several months, Congress faces an urgent challenge during its current "lame duck" session: unless lawmakers take action before the end of this year, a series of automatic tax increases and across-the-board spending cuts—dubbed the "fiscal cliff"—will go into effect, with potentially crippling implications for our economy. The lead up to and uncertainty about the cliff is already hurting the economy, in fact.
For a nation still struggling with high unemployment and a recovery that feels uncomfortably close to recession for many households, the numbers are stark: $393 billion in tax increases; $110 billion more in automatic spending cuts; and, according to Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, the possibility of 1.25 million fewer jobs created in 2013 if the fiscal cliff is not averted.
As lawmakers in both parties finally turn their attention to this looming catastrophe, my team and I at the Financial Services Institute (FSI) have some common-sense requests for Congress on behalf of independent financial services firms and independent financial advisors across the country:
- Extend all of the 2001 and 2003 tax rates: The economic recovery is best served by maintaining current marginal tax rates, as well as current dividend and capital gains rates. Congress should also extend estate tax relief for all taxpayers. If nothing is done, tax benefits for education, retirement savings, and low-income individuals will disappear, while marriage penalties – among others – will increase.
- Extend vital expired and expiring business tax provisions: Various tax incentives that are crucial to American businesses, including credits for research and development and the active financing exception, expired at the end of 2011. These provisions, as well as the payroll tax rate, should be extended to avoid severe economic consequences.
- Provide Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) relief: The AMT, which was never meant to impact middle-class Americans, threatens to ensnare approximately 30 million additional taxpayers with increased taxes unless a patch is implemented.
- Avoid activation of the "sequester": Without Congressional action by the end of the year, draconian across-the-board discretionary spending cuts known as "sequestration" will go into effect, including painful reductions to Medicare provider payments and in defense spending.
While media coverage of the fiscal cliff implies that the impact of these changes will only be felt if they take effect as scheduled on January 2, the reality is that the economy is already being held back. As we and our members see every day, the mere anticipation of the fiscal cliff has spooked markets and caused businesses to put off investment and hiring decisions. The sooner Congress acts to resolve these issues, the better off the economy will be.
Further, Congress should not stop at merely fixing the problem in the short term; rather, it should act to put our country on stronger fiscal footing for the long term, in order to avoid similar crises in the future. Congress must commit to comprehensive tax reform, in order to implement a fairer and saner tax code that will help to improve and stabilize the country's fiscal health in the years ahead.
Our nation's leaders must also develop a plan that addresses America's excessive spending— particularly entitlement spending—in order to restore the nation's long-term fiscal health. The issue is a daunting one, but that factor cannot serve as an excuse for inaction. A comprehensive deficit reduction plan will give the economy space to recover in the short term while long-term spending reforms work to promote lasting growth for the future.
We recognize that time is short, and that lawmakers are often hesitant to enact significant legislation in the few weeks between the November elections and the end of the year. The fiscal cliff, however, is a crisis that has been years in the making and cannot be kicked down the road any longer.
Our nation's future, both in 2013 and beyond, depends on lawmakers' ability to implement real and lasting solutions to these problems. We and our members call on our leaders in Congress to rise to the challenge.