Life Unlimited For Today’s Young Woman Volume 1 Issue 2 SEPTEMBER 2012 - OCTOBER 2012
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shti Social Media and You YOU COULD LOSE YOUR JOB WITH ONE POST. TAKE CARE
Crushed for Fragrance A TRUE STORY OF LOVE, COURAGE, FAITH AND DETERMINATION
On Your Guard THE DATE-RAPE DRUG
“Be honest and transparent in your relationships.”
RUCHIKA BHASKAR SETHI
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OLYMPICS SPECIAL 8 WOMEN IN OLYMPICS E je!zpv!l opx !ui bu!x pn f o!x f sf !opu! bm m px f e!up!f wf o!cf !t qf dubupst !bu!ui f ! Pm zn qjd!hbn f t@ !
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16 CRUSHED FOR FRAGRANCE
on the cover
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LIFESTYLE 21 DRESS TO IMPRESS
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Sand in my Sandals K.I.S.S. See the Invisible Don’t Limit your mind
LEAD STORIES
FICTION
LIFESTYLE
Women in Olympics Cover Story Nisha Crushed for Fragrance
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Washing away the Tears A Band Aid for a Broken Heart
22 OUCH! MY KNEE
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
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25 SHAKE THE SALT HABIT Ujqt!up!sf evdf !tpejvn !. ! 26 !LOW SODIUM CRISPY GOLDEN CAULIFLOWER POPCORN
The Flame that would not Die On Your Guard
LAST PAGE A Costly Choice
Knee-care Healthy Diet Monsoon skin care
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WORKPLACE Keep It Simply Simple Choosing Wisely COVER STORY Stress is a killer
Ruchika Bhaskar FAMILY Sethi wears her your heart Teaching Child to Read Social Mediaand and Teens on her sleeve head on her shoulders with intuitive wisdom and feminine grace. A truly balanced act!
CONTENTS
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SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY 54 DATE-RAPE DRUG Cf !P o!Zpvs!H vbse
57 CAUTION IN THE KITCHEN 60 A FLAME THAT WOULD NOT DIE
FAMILY
44 THE CHOICE IS MINE
33 INTRODUCING YOUR CHILD TO THE ENCHANTING WORLD OF READING
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46 TICKLES
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FICTION
LAST PAGE
47 WASHING AWAY THE TEARS
64 WHO IS YOUR NEIGHBOUR?
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36 KEEP IT SIMPLY STREE-FREE (KISS)
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49 BAND-AID FOR A BROKEN
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EDITOR’S MESSAGE
Choices Define Our Lives YOUR LIFE TODAY IS, TO A GREAT EXTENT, WHAT YOUR CHOICES THROUGH THE YEARS HAVE MADE IT.
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