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The multiple benefits of frozen food!

Frozen food, considered a lazy cook’s friend, can actually turn out to be a boon for saving you from grocery errands in the chilly winter. They also take less effort and have a longer shelf life.

McCain Foods Kitchen has listed what makes stocking up frozen food in your freezer a viable option for anyone — a working woman, a bachelor, a student, a not-so-good-at-cooking or not-so-fond-of-cooking person or a passionate cook.

* They are efficient in reducing wastage. Wastage occurs due to peeling, chopping, or when the fruit/vegetable is rotten from inside.

* They are also efficient in reducing the effort one takes to wash, peel and dice vegetables consequently. So, they help in saving time.


* They are also more presentable as they are cut and packaged in uniform shapes and sizes.

* They offer consistency of taste and texture as well.

* Processed frozen snacks also have a much longer shelf life.

* Their year-round availability also gives them an edge.

*Their prices do not fluctuate everyday.

* And lastly, winter gives an added reason to buy frozen food as it is the time when one’s too lazy for all the do-it-yourself tasks.

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Three reasons why markets have lost faith in China!

For decades, Chinese economic policymakers have drawn praise for keeping their economy growing strongly through turbulence, such as the Asian financial crisis of 1997-1998 and the worldwide financial tumult of 2008. But investors have begun to lose faith in Beijing's economic management.

Three reasons why:

A stock market debacle
As China's economy slowed, the government decided to deploy the stock market to ease the pain. State-run media talked up stocks, and individual investors responded by buying shares and igniting a 150 percent run-up in the Shanghai Composite stock index in the year through June. The hope was that Chinese companies could issue shares into a rising market and use the proceeds to shrink debts. 

But the stock bubble burst June 12. Shanghai stocks plummeted 37 percent. The government sought futilely to intervene, suspending trading in hundreds of companies and banning big investors from selling stakes for six months. The intervention undermined Beijing's pledge to give market forces a bigger say in the economy and left policymakers looking clumsy and ineffectual.

A bungled devaluation
On August 12, China surprised investors by marking down the value of its currency, the yuan. The government said it was responding to market forces: Investors had signaled that the yuan was overvalued. But skeptics worried that the devaluation was a desperation move to jolt the economy - a sign that the economy was weaker than thought.

The move followed a report that exports had plunged in July. A cheaper yuan gives Chinese companies a price advantage in foreign markets. Since the devaluation, China has intervened to keep the yuan from falling too fast, confusing markets and renewing doubts about Beijing's commitment to market forces.

Murky statistics
Chinese economic statistics have long been viewed as dubious. Premier Li Keqiang once acknowledged that the statistics on economic output were "man-made" and worthless. China watchers tended to shrug off the uncertainty as long as it was clear that the economy was booming.

But now there's concern about what's really happening. Economists are looking at alternative measures of economic performance, such as electricity consumption. The London firm Consensus Economics asked several economists for forecasts based on the unconventional measures. These forecasters saw the Chinese economy growing just 5.3 percent in the year up to the fourth quarter of 2015. Conventional forecasts have the economy growing closer to 7 percent.

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Kohli era begins with historic Test series win!

India beat Sri Lanka by 117 runs in the final Test to win the three-match series 2-1 at the Sinhalese Sports Club on Tuesday.

This is also India's first overseas Test series win since West Indies 2011.
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Set a 386-run victory target, Sri Lanka resumed on 67-3 on the final day and were bowled out for 268 after tea with skipper Angelo Mathews top scoring for them with a defiant 110.

Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin was the pick of the Indian bowlers claiming 4-69, while paceman Ishant Sharma finished with 3-32.

With this win, India have gained one place and jumped to fifth place, ahead of New Zealand, in the latest ICC rankings for Tests.  

Virat Kohli after the historic victory:  'Being 0-1 down is never easy, we've created a bit of history, credit to the whole squad, even to the guys who have not played - Bhuvneshwar, Aaron and even Harbhajan, who is such a senior member of the squad, but still kept helping the boys.

It's a collective effort and we can be really proud of the way we've comeback in this series. 

Feels nice to have created a bit of history, especially with a young team. I think it's a magnificent milestone for all of us and gain some confidence from here on. '

'Injuries do frustrate the team, but the attitude of the squad and the management was brilliant. It's been a combined effort.

If you take Pujara, he looked at this as an opportunity than a difficulty. That's the change of mindset we are going through right now.

Feels amazing to win the series 2-1 after being 0-1 down in Galle. Yes, there are areas that we can improve on, but we count the numbers of sessions in one hand where we have not done well.

We need to pat ourselves on the back for the way we played in the series. It's never easy to win away from home.

The kind of attitude and the character that the team has shown, I can be really proud of the boys.'

R Ashwin (Man-of-the-Series): 'I'd like to thank the boys, the catching has been brilliant and that is one of the reasons I have taken 21 wickets here.
The wickets were a little slow, so I realised that I had to put in a lot more body and that is a big lesson that I have learnt.

I had a few tennis elbow issues, so I wasn't concerned about the demotion. The coaches have been really patient with me (talking about his batting) and I am happy that I responded well with a fifty.'

Ishant Sharma (Captain Kohli's go-to man this series): 'It's an important win, especially after the way we lost the first Test.

The boys showed great character to come back and win the next two. The good thing about this team is that we are always positive.

I thought the ball was coming nicely out of the hand, I enjoyed my bowling. Hopefully, whenever I play the next game, I will do the same.'

Angelo Mathews (Sri Lanka skipper): 'Disappointed (to lose the game), especially after winning the toss and it was demanding conditions for batters.
Pujara batted very well in the first innings, but our batters flopped again. The bowlers did a good job throughout the match, but we weren't really up to the mark with the bat. The bowlers bowled pretty well, but they (India) batted well. 

Unfortunately we gave them a good lead. We had our chances, if myself had carried on for a bit longer, you never know, but India fought really hard, they bowled really well, they are the deserved winners.'

Cheteshwar Pujara (Man-of-the-Match): 'I think it was a very good opportunity for me. We were 1-1 and I am happy that we won the series.

As we saw throughout the five days, facing the new ball here was challenging. But it was an opportunity for me and my preparation was up to the mark and I believed that I could do well.'

Ajinkya Rahane: 'Big, big win, especially after being 0-1 down. Everyone played their roles. Really happy with the win.

It wasn't so difficult because we believed in each other (when asked how difficult it was to bounce back after losing the first Test).

Angelo Mathews' batting heroics went in vain.

The Lanka skipper Mathews (110) and debutant Kusal Perera (70) refused to throw in the towel at the Sinhalese Sports Club delaying India's victory march.

The duo resisted India's victory push for more than 38 overs with gritty defiance but wheels came off the Sri Lankan innings towards the end of the second session. Kusal ​Perera and Angelo Mathews added 135 runs for the sixth wicket. 

Although Mathews went on to complete his 4th Test hundred, as soon as the new ball was available, India took it and Ishant Sharma struck first over after the tea break. 

Resuming on 67-3, Sri Lanka lost two wickets in the morning session before the 135-run stand between Mathews and Perera not only halted India's victory bid but also rekindled faint home hopes of a miraculous win.

The stumper-batsman Perera, however, threw away his wicket, reverse sweeping Ashwin (4-69) to Rohit Sharma at point.

Ishant (3-32) then ended all home hopes by trapping Mathews leg before for his 200th test wicket as India went on to win their first test series in Sri Lanka since 1993.

Great news for sports fans!