Matt VaccaThe Nirvana estate was built for tranquility, but also includes a wealth of luxury.

A mansion built to be a Zen-like paradise, aptly named "Nirvana," just listed in Palm Beach county, Florida for $25million.

Located in Manalapan, Florida, the house was built to be an "oceanfront haven."

Zen and Buddhist influences permeate throughout the home there's even a Buddhist prayer room.

But for $25 million, you should also expect some serious luxury. And with a spa room, a cinema, and a beautiful view of the Atlantic Ocean, that angle is appropriately covered.

The Nirvana estate is the perfect combination of modern and spiritual, young and old, east and west, saysSenada Adzem, director of luxury sales at Douglas Elliman real estate, which has the listing.

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ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) - Every morning, Jessie Overaker hops out of bed and, like so many others, gets in her workout.

Her exercise of choice is jumping rope. Thats been the case for the past 15 years.

Shes 92.

Her kid sister, Evelyn Cooper, does aerobics twice a day most days, with the same aim of keeping fit.

Shes 90.

Overaker starts at 7 every morning, so she isnt in anyone elses way at the Primrose Retirement Community where she lives.

Its just like getting dressed. I fix my breakfast and clean the kitchen and then I jump rope. Then I do stretching exercises. Its part of my routine. I jump every day, Overaker told the Aberdeen American News (http://bit.ly/1EL8hgf ).

She said she has been skipping rope for the majority of her life.

My mother used to jump rope with us, Overaker said.

I just keep going until I jump 100 times, she said.

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Apart from selling Reebok's merchandise, Fitness Studio's also undertake classes in yoga, aerobics and other forms of workouts. (Representative photo)

"In 2012, we decided to focus only on fitness and we have taken steps to reposition Reebok from a sports-gear to a fitness brand. Going forward, we are planning to open up to 15 new format 'Fitness Studios' stores by the end of 2016," Reebok India Brand Director Somdeb Basu told PTI.

Apart from selling Reebok's merchandise, Fitness Studio's also undertake classes in yoga, aerobics and other forms of workouts. At present, there is one Fitness Studio in the country in Mumbai.

"We have completely exited from selling sports merchandise like cricket bats etc. We have introduced products catering to fitness," he said.

The company, part of the Adidas Group, is also looking at converting all its existing stores into its new format 'Fit Hub' stores by mid 2017.

"Currently, there are 300 Reebok stores in India, out of which 130 are Fit Hub stores. We plan to convert all our existing stores in to Fit Hub format stores," Basu said.

Reebok Fit Hub stores offer fitness and training products besides advice, guidance and information on community-based fitness events.

Basu said that launching products targeted at women and giving such items more display in its stores have helped the company increase its revenue contribution from female customers from 15 per cent two years ago to over 30 per cent at present.

"In top-end Fit Hub stores contribution from women customers has gone up to 45 per cent," he added.

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By Robert Bowden Special to Washtenaw Now

Kid and Play they ain't, but Reggie Swoverland and Dimitrios Patsos delivered a rousing hip hop performance with "Alphabet Aerobics," at the DHS Talent Show.ROBERT BOWDEN--WASHTENAW NOW

The show was hosted by Reggie Swoverland and Owen Brooks. Acts ranged from Reggie Swoverland and Dimitrios Potsos rapping the Alphabet Aerobics to classical music being performed on the piano by Krista Schaefer and Carissa Skye, and on piccolo by Ellen Finn. Vocal selections were performed by Alexis Benson, Francesca Farzalo and Brigid Aslin.

Highlights of the night include the VIBE fiddle club, the Off Q Improv Club, and Emily Kenworthy dancing to "Dont Forget to Remember Me."

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The show was hosted by Reggie Swoverland and Owen Brooks. Acts ranged from Reggie Swoverland and Dimitrios Potsos rapping the Alphabet Aerobics to classical music being performed on the piano by Krista Schaefer and Carissa Skye, and on piccolo by Ellen Finn. Vocal selections were performed by Alexis Benson, Francesca Farzalo and Brigid Aslin.

Highlights of the night include the VIBE fiddle club, the Off Q Improv Club, and Emily Kenworthy dancing to "Dont Forget to Remember Me."

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MUMBAI: Large non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) have hailed the Budget proposal to include them under the Sarfaesi Act, as it will expedite the loan recovery process and help contain bad debt in the system.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presenting his first full Budget today said, "It is proposed that NBFCs registered with the RBI and having asset size of Rs 500 crore and above will be considered for notifications as 'financial institution' in terms of the Sarfaesi Act, 2002."

He said the move will bring parity in regulation of NBFCs with other financial institutions in matters relating to recovery.

"Including large NBFCs under the Sarfaesi Act are structural changes that will improve the viability of these growing intermediaries," Ananda Bhoumik, senior director (banks and FIs) at India Ratings said.

The Sarfaesi Act will enable large NBFCs to fund SME and mid-corporate businesses with lower loss prospects, he added.

IDFC managing director and CEO Vikram Limaye said, "This move is positive as NBFCs also require to excercise security. It will help them to recover their loans."

Currently, NBFCs can only approach the civil courts to recover loans from the borrowers, which usually use to take longer time.

"Earlier, to recover loans it used to take 2-2.5 years as legal processes take long time. This move will accelerate the recovery process and will bring down the NPA recovery time to 6-8 months," Kavi Arora, CEO of Religare Finvest, the NBFC arm of Religare Group said.

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The secret to slimming down might be hidden inside spicy chili peppers.

Researchers at University of Wyoming believe the fiery capsaicin found in chili peppers can potentially ultimately override a diet that is high in fat.

According to Medical Daily, researchers at the Baskilab in Wyoming added 0.01 per cent of capsaicin to the high-fat diet of lab mice and found the weight of the mice plateaued in those that carried the protein TRPV1 or transient receptor potential vanilloid 1, despite the consumption of fatty foods.

Researchers believe that the capsaicin converts fat-storing white cells into fat-burning brown cells through a process of thermogenics, the same process that occurs during excercise.

Baskilab researchers intend to continue their research in hopes of developing a dietary supplement which will combat obesity, announcing "this will advance a novel dietary supplement-based approach to prevent and treat one of the life-threatening diseases, obesity and its associated complications -- in humans."

While Baskilab's study suggests a small dose of capsaicin can even override the calories and saturated fat in a big batch of spicy chicken wings, for example, we can't help but think it would be more effective mixed into a healthy bowl of hummus. And don't go tossing those seeds and ribs either according to the Chicago Tribune, 80 per cent of the capsaicin in a pepper comes from those fiery insides.

If that's not enough to get you chowing down on some chilis, capsaicin is also touted for its ability to reduce the risk of colorectal tumors, cool heartburn, and suppress the formation of ulcers.

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