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Duplicate dilemma
Whoever came up with the saying 'imitation is the best form of flattery' didn't have a clue about its far-reaching consequences then. For, imitation is hardly flattering when it makes it difficult to differentiate an original from a duplicate! The issue is not about confusing a fake with the original but when it's the opposite — real is thought of as a cheap replication.
A close eye
The appreciation might not necessarily translate into acknowledgment. Awards may not necessarily bring in funds and it could be years before recognition comes along. At the end of the day, documentary film-making remains a passion rather than business.
Rahul Roy and Dipanshu Dang
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Power to men
Yoga, the holistic wellness system has reinvented and reincarnated itself as power yoga. This invention and incarnation combines the beauty of time- tested principles of traditional yoga along with the techniques of modern fitness to dish out itself as unisexual something appealing to both sexes and a wide range of age groups.
The transformational sequences of power yoga with its proven efficacy to burn calories, build lean muscle mass, reduce fat and increase the BMR (basal metabolic rate) has already established it as one of the best tools for weight loss and body toning.
Sizzling hot
There are so many misconceptions about sizzlers that need to be corrected. One it's not a starter, two the piping hot plate it is served on is not for decoration purpose but to keep the food hot and three sizzlers also include desserts. The sizzler festival on at the Bella Vista Hotel, Panchkula helps do away with these beliefs while serving a variety of sizzlers. The menu includes a range of Indian and oriental sizzlers. Even as chicken, lamb and vegetables are the basic ingredient of sizzlers, they do miss on the charcoal flavour that is usually a staple with sizzlers. "From time to time, restaurants in tricity have organised sizzler festivals. Yet ours is different because we have introduced a complete sizzler menu and not just a few dishes," says Devinder Walia, genaral manager of the hotel. To make sizzlers a complete meal, noodles, rice, and a choice of breads will be served along.
Coffee with friends
Café Coffee Day (CCD) has introduced 'Friends of Frappe'. The range comprises beverage and bite size delights which were launched by actress Yaami Gautam. This special menu offers three lip-smacking new frappes-blushberry frappe, a luscious strawberry shake with chunks of strawberry topped with whipped cream and crunchy vanilla frappe, also called snowy vanilla frappe, a rich vanilla shake with crunchy butterscotch bits topped with whipped cream. These are in addition to the recently launched and already a big favourite, crunchy frappe, a divine mixture of crunchy oreos dunked in a rich creamy chocolaty meltdown.
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Pyjama party
Svati Saggi, 23, a dental intern at BRS Dental College, likes to keep it cool when it comes to fashion. She says, "I'm a chilled out person who tries to keep life as simple as it can be. Well, at least I try." green thumb
Come September
September is the time to do the ground work for your garden
 September is an important month for gardeners. The best time for a garden is February-March when almost every plant is at its best and for that the preparation is made in September. And this is the final call for all the following activities. First of all make a map of your garden and plan every inch of it. Keep into consideration the shade and sunny aspect of your garden. The days are already short in the winter and if there are obstructions, the winter annuals may not do well. It is therefore important to mark those
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I am 28 years old and I have recently joined an
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Prachi, Chandigarh
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