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Cycling is the best mode of transport available to man! It is also one of the best exercises to beat the obesity blues. It has many advantages. For one, the cycle is pretty inexpensive compared to the gym equipment available in the market. Next, the maintenance charges are very low. Also, the cycle is an environmentally friendly vehicle! A few hours of cycling is all one needs to remain fit and fine! We could use it to cycle to and from school or work. Else it could also be done as a fun-time activity and timepass. Cycling also is an extremely adrenaline pumping experience. One feels charged and energetic after a few seconds of beginning to cycle!

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When faced with terrorism, violence and evil all around, the world is turning towards religion and spirituality for learning to bear it all and seek some inner peace and calm. With many self-appointed spiritual gurus emerging by the day, everyone has their own means of getting to achieve self-actualization and poise in turbulent times. Be it yoga, art of living, meditation or the like, every way just seems to cause a feel-good effect that makes the mind more tranquil and causes one to forget the pain and confusion. People are learning to live in a more unruffled way and aspiring towards creating a harmonious world with both external as well as internal peace and calm!

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Life is full of choices. Our life’s course and subsequently, our happiness, is decided by making the right and almost-right choices! When it comes to the juncture where one has to choose one’s career, great thought and foresight should be employed before coming to a decision. What kind of a person you are, what are your aptitude, aspirations, capacities and drawbacks, what are your likes and dislikes, your expectations, etc are to be examined. To put it short, a SWOT (Strength, Weakness,) analysis ought to be carried out about the individual. Based on that, different career options and the feasibility of following them have to be looked at. The right career can only be chosen after such a careful study!

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Think architecture and a list of the biggies in the field rolls past our mind- F.L.Wright, Mies van de Rohe, Aalvar Aalto and how can one forget, Le Corbusier! With his Brutalistic architectural style and experimental massing-strategies, Le Corbusier’s buildings stand out till today, as innovative and beautiful! Be it his Ronchamp Cathedral at Notre Dame, his design of Chandigarh city or his United d’ Habitation- every design bustles with immense thought and style. Stark concrete facades, huge chunks of mass punctured by openings once in a while to relieve the monotony, exposed service lines are some techniques he used to paint his buildings with his trademark.

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A tiring day’s work at office. Spices from the kitchen boiling your nerves. Homework wringing the neck with invisible arms! S-T-R-E-S-S is the new spelling for life. Instead of seeking medicines and miracles, all it takes to siphon off the steam is to squeeze a stress-buster ball. Mostly yellow and with a bright smiley face painted on it, these stress-buster balls are the cheap-and-easy way to take a break, breathe and relax. All the mental tensions and pressure ease out as we squeeze with all the energy. Most offices now seem to use these as tools to avoid burn-out rates among employees.

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