Lifestyle

The not-so-common Salt and its uses

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January 31, 2012
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Salt is an important item on your kitchen shelf, right? Did you know that it has almost fourteen thousand uses besides adding flavor to food? No? Neither did I, until I did the research. I already knew that salt repels bacteria – this is why it is used as a preservative on most food....
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Renault Pulse – Review

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January 29, 2012
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Identical twins. That’s what one may call Nissan Micra and the latest Renault on Indian road, Renault Pulse. Brushing  aside few half-hearted minor cosmetic changes, there is hardly any worthwhile differentiation between both the cars who share the same platform. For those who might wonder how this is possible? It is due to the...
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Bone Up On Vitamin C + D

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January 17, 2012
Bone Up On Vitamin C + D

Do you have the power combo? In this case the power of calcium and vitamin D – the duo that guards your bone health. What you know: you need enough calcium in your diet so that you can prevent bone loss and protect yourself against osteoporosis, which is a condition where bones become weak...
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Auto Expo 2012: Our Top 10 picks

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January 13, 2012
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The recently concluded Auto-expo 2012, New Delhi saw quiet a good number of machines right from hot and ready for launch to concept cars that dazzled the visitors. From big daddies to fringe players every one got something to show and here is our top pick amongst the cars. Yes, we have omitted the...
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Folks, Food Fights Flu

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January 10, 2012
flighting-flu

That is the truth. I started 2012 with the ‘flu and can’t tell you how irritating that is. I am usually not prone to the usual cold and stuff (touch wood, ha ha) so imagine my shock to find I actually developed the ‘flu! Must have been the weather combination of three different cities...
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Shaa’ir & Func: The Cosmic Duo

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January 7, 2012
S+F-band

Interestingly, a Bollywood flick lead to the discovery of today’s featured artiste. And this film had none of the conventional singing and dancing. Not that it would matter. My finger is ever ready on the fast forward tab. I digress. Anyways, it was worth the effort because here I am about to share my...
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Look better, feel better, and live longer

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January 3, 2012
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Happy New Year, folks! As the title of this post says, here are some tips to get you on your way to look better, feel better and live longer. (See how quickly I got to the point?) Here we go! Adopt healthy habits I know your Mom has told you this a billion times....
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Skoda Rapid – review

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December 30, 2011
Skoda-Rapid

You cannot fault Skoda Rapid if it has some identical design aspects to Volkswagen Vento, after all Skoda comes under Volkswagen group so somewhere the lines of  R&D are likely to be blurred. And also it has borrowed liberally from its own Fabia. So you got a mishmash car here but let’s see if...
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When life gives you lemons….

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December 27, 2011
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When life gives you lemons… Whatchoo gonna do? Besides make lemonade, you can do lots more with lemons – lemon juice and peels included. The next time you make lemonade, don’t throw away the peels.  Just thinking about a lemon brings the word “Fresh” to mind, doesn’t it? I love the smell of lemons....
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Got a tea bag?

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December 20, 2011
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Great! Because I am about to tell you twenty ways you can use the tea bag. I believe if you can recycle something, you’re doing yourself a favor. So you could have literally knocked my skin-colored toe socks off when I read a longish list of fifty plus uses for tea bags.  I don’t...
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