Thursday June 20, 2013
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  • Beauty & Style

    Think yourself slimmer, smarter and stronger

    5 months ago

    The first time Anu Bhatnagar walked on fire, she cried. Not because her feet were burning on the hot coals, but because she was overwhelmed by the magnitude of what she had just achieved. Anu, who says she has a penchant for trying new, challenging experiences, decided to attempt it in... Full story

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    Taking the Polar Bear Plunge

    5 months ago

    People in Canada and the US exchanged winter coats and boots with swim-wear and festive costumes to participate in the annual Polar Bear Swims, diving into freezing cold waters to mark the beginning of a new year.... Full story

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    5 small resolutions that can make a huge difference

    5 months ago

    Drink some tea After consuming a month’s worth of food and two months’ worth of drink within just one week, it’s no wonder that we all vow to be healthier and lose weight in the coming year. Yet, how many of us manage it and how many of us come up with excuses about why we... Full story

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    Plain Jane — Not

    5 months ago

    Louise Roe and Plain Jane — we never thought we’d see the two in the same sentence. The very glamorous TV presenter, writer, editor and model Roe acts as a fairy godmother to wallflowers, putting them through confidence-building exercises and giving them a makeover on her reality TV ... Full story

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    Look stylish in leather this winter

    5 months ago

    Man up in hard-working leather, which is huge for AW/12. Work it right through, from a luxe jacket to masculine accessories... Full story

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    Unilever chairman on work and dreams

    5 months ago

    Sanjiv Mehta, chairman of Unilever North Africa and Middle East region, is a big believer in “compassionate capitalism and sustainable growth’’, rather than rampant consumerism. Although he is now “a firm capitalist’’, he admits that he was influenced... Full story

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    Goulam-Raza Amarsy's frames of success

    5 months ago

    Goulam-Raza Amarsy's frames of success Goulam-Raza Amarsy began his career in a bank, but his love for filmmaking led to him becoming the CEO of Meydan Imax, Dubai. He tells Suchitra Bajpai Chaudhary how he plans to shake up the entertainment scene in the UAE By Suchitra Bajpai... Full story

  • Beauty & Style

    Mary Jane Alvero-Al Mahdi: From factory worker to company CEO

    5 months ago

    When Mary Jane Alvero-Al Mahdi arrived in Dubai in 1992, little did the then 22-year-old Filipina, a graduate in chemical engineering, know the lofty heights she would scale in the UAE. All she had at the time was a job as a quality assurance officer at a textile company in Jebel Ali, one... Full story

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    Lifeloggers record daily life in snapshots

    6 months ago

    30 December 2012 A growing band of ‘lifeloggers’ are recording every day in minute detail for a lifetime with digital cameras. Lifeloggers say that it permits them to create an accessible digital archive, whether it’s to recall a favourite moment in exact detail or... Full story

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    Yoga can tackle psychological disorders

    6 months ago

    31 December 2012 Researchers at the Dev Sanskriti University here say that a holistic way involving yoga and herbal medicines can combat psychological disorders. The researchers subjected 60 patients of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) to a combination of yoga, pranayam, recitation of... Full story

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