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Cubing - My New Hobby  About a month or 2 ago, I found my Rubik's Cube laying around. At that time, I had forgotten how to solve it. I searched online and found a YouTube video which properly explained it all. I started solving it repeatedly to remember the process. After some days, I started timing my solves. I also watched YouTube videos on how to get faster and one of the key concepts was practice. So, I started practicing everyday and eventually got faster. When I started out, I could solve it in about 2 minutes. Within a week or so I improved my times to about one and a half minute. I was very happy when I got my first solve which was under a minute. After that, I found out that there was and advanced method to solve the cube called CFOP . I started using the method and for a week, my times remained the same. But after some time, I could get almost all my solves in about 40 to 50 seconds. I started practicing more and searched how to get faster. I started using the concepts an

 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, the fifth book in the series is a fantastic read. It is a spectacular book. This one features Lord Voldemort in his true form. The dark forces are arising. The Death Eaters are back. Even the headmaster changes! This book explains what is happening in Hogwarts as well as the world after Lord Voldemort and the Death Eaters are back. This is a must read. This continues the legend of Harry Potter. (Spoiler Alert!): Dumbledore is sent to Azkaban. WHAT WILL HAPPEN NOW? Read the E-Book to know the whole story and what has happened in the Harry Potter Universe.

 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, the fourth book in the series, is written by J.K. Rowling. It is the first book which shows Lord Voldemort in his true form. It is quite an interesting book, with a lot of twists and turns. In this book, the Death Eaters are back, as well as Lord Voldemort. Harry and his friends need to fight if they want their world to be saved from the dark.  Plot: The Triwizard Tournament is now to be held in Hogwarts' School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Harry Potter, the Boy Who Lived, is selected even though he was not eligible. He has denied that he did not put his name in the Goblet. Then who did? And how did Lord Voldemort appear in his true form? Buy the ebook here to know more.

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Harry Potter is one of the best book series I have ever read. The book that I am going to write about, is the third book in the series, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. It is the only book which does not feature Lord Voldemort. But don't leave this book out because of that. It is quite interesting and amazing. The book is featuring Sirius Black, who brings a twist in the series. If you start reading the book, you will say that things will happen a certain way. But when you reach the end, you are just surprised about how the story ended. Believe me, it is a must-read. The whole Harry Potter series is just amazing. You have to read all the books. When you start reading one of the books you can't stop reading the book until it is finished. You'll just read and read. But the books are a little bit long, so be sure to allot plenty of time to reading the book. Back to the book we are talking about, the Prisoner of Azkaban might be

              How to learn coding? Coding, also called programming is a very interesting hobby which anyone can learn if he has the zeal to learn it. There are various courses out there but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we will have to learn online. If you haven't ever heard of coding or have heard of it but don't know about it, coding is the process of conveying messages to the computer to follow instructions we give. Coding comprises of different types of languages that have different syntax (rules), difficulty, and uses. Some of the languages you may have heard of are Python, JavaScript and C. When I was young, I always wondered where mobile applications came from. Then, I learnt last year that they were made with coding. But I did not know the meaning of the word coding. A month or two ago, I came across a programming course on https://www.edx.org   by Harvard. It required no prior programming experience, so I thought that there was no harm in trying it out. I started the

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets By J.K. Rowling Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, the second book in the magical world of Harry Potter is just fantastic. This book cannot be kept down once you've started reading it. This book is not something you will be bored with. Especially in this COVID-19 crisis, you can read this book, just buy the ebook from Amazon here . The book is about a boy named Harry Potter. The boy is at first, stopped from going to Hogwarts, the school for witches and wizards, by a house elf. He goes to Hogwarts anyway and finds an evil plot to be executed. Read the book to find out what happens next. " You don't have to be a wizard or a kid to appreciate the spell cast by Harry Potter " - USA Today Harry Potter, the boy who lived, embarks on his second journey in the marvelous world created by J.K Rowling. A fact that even I didn't believe was the fact that these marvelous books were rejected by two or three publishers. This whole s

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Book Review The first book in this famous book series of 7 books is a fascinating and amazing book. This book has been rated as bestseller in the genre children's fantasy. It is indeed a great book. I have read the whole series and I will write reviews for all the books in the next 2 weeks.  The story is all about a young boy named Harry Potter who thinks of himself as none other than an ordinary boy. Mysterious letters start coming but he is not allowed by his aunt and uncle who are muggles(Non-Magic People). One day a giant suddenly shows up and tells Harry that he is a wizard. Harry thinks about his past and realises that he had done a few things that a wizard could only do. Buy the book and read it here . This book is a must read for children who are looking to read books of a higher level. This book is worth spending money. This book was the first long book I read. I thought it would be a normal. At that time I did no

7 Great books to read before you die The books listed below are the best books including classics and newer books to read before you die. The books can be read by any age group who can understand it. So, without further ado, let's start... 1.  To Kill A Mockingbird  |   by Harper Lee 4.4/5 Stars 2. The Great Gatsby           | F. Scott Fitzgerald 4.3/5 Stars  3. Charlie And The Chocolate Factory    | Roald Dahl 4.6/5 Stars 4. 1984                                 | George Orwell 4.5/5 Stars 5. Great Expectations  (for free)        |Charles Dickens 4.3/5 Stars 6 .Anna Karenina         | Leo Tolstoy 4.3/5 Stars 7.  The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe    | C.S. Lewis 4.7/5 Stars That's it for this list of classic books to read... The books listed above are for all age groups and are currently the best classics to read. During this lockdown due to the coronavirus crisis, you can read all these books and comment below if you liked them...

Best things to do when bored at home  Bored at home? The things listed below are the best things to do at home(mainly for kids) Well, there are other things to do, but some of them require things you may not have at home, some are too difficult to do. So, the things listed below are handpicked and are just perfect for everyone. 1.  Improve or learn a new language. Languages are the most interesting things to learn, especially the ones which you don't know. But improving a certain language can be interesting as well. Indians are not that fluent in English compared to Americans and Britishers, but practicing to speak English will make you more fluent in English. There will never be a better time to improve your English than now. Spanish and French are the best and easiest languages to learn, but the rest is your choice. There are some free courses online. Just browse the web or click the link :  https://www.edx.org/learn/spanish 2. Learn a martial art... Learning a mar

WHICH ARE THE BEST BOOKS TO READ WHEN YOU ARE VERY BORED?                                                                                              Well, you’ll get the answer to this question if you read the whole page…     T he books I am going to tell you here are the best books and book series to read for tweens.  I have read all of the books listed below and all of them are age-appropriate and are the best books to read for your children. The books below will help your child always speak and write right  English .  It is rightly said books are man’s best friends. Books help us to enhance our vocabulary. Books expand our imagination. Books are the best source of learning, even in times of digitalisation. The books listed below are the best books to read for children who are always curious and searching for answers. 1. THE HARRY POTTER SERIES    (CLICK  HERE  FOR FIRST BOOK ONLY) The Harry Potter series is a set of 7 books by JK Rowling. These are one of the best bo

Things to do when bored (or quarantined) 1.Have a family game night  Choose your favourite game each week and convince your family play it till it ends(without cheating,obviously). If you are too bored playing the same game repeatedly,make up some new rules on your own and play the game again. This will result in you spending some quality time with your family and everyone in the family will enjoy for a while. 2.Do a treasure hunt Give your family a list of items which they have to find.After they have found the first items,hand them a clue which will lead to another clue or the next item.Make it a little harder by giving clues which are hard to decipher and placing the clues so they are hard to find.The number of clues can also be increased so the game becomes longer. 3.Start reading a really long,but interesting book Books are our best friends and when do we get time to read really long books like this one by Leo Tolstoy.This is just one book, but there are hundre

Big Bazaar offers doorstep delivery amidst coronavirus lockdown Big Bazaar has offered doorstep delivery in major cities like Delhi,Gurugram(or Gurgaon), Mumbai, Bengaluru. After online shopping giants Amazon, Flipkart, BigBasket and Grofers have suspended or curtailed delivering amidst the 21-day lockdown.Supermarket Big Bazaar has entered doorstep delivery. However,after the announcement,the online marketplace was flooded with calls, forcing the company to announce that there could be a delay in the delivery of these items due to a large number of orders. According to the official government notification on the 21-day lockdown period,"Ration shops(under PDS) dealing with food, grocery ,fruits and vegetables,dairy and milk can remain open. Future Retail, that currently attracts over 35 crore people,across its networks like Foodhall And Big Bazaar is present in more than 400 cities with more than 1500 stores. This is a relief for people who cannot move out of th

All of you must be in your homes at this moment.It is obvious you all must be scared of the global pandemic. It is a human nature to be scared. It all started from the Hubei province of China,but now it has spread to many countries on this planet. Currently, Europe is the epicentre of the global pandemic novel coronavirus,with Italy having the most cases and deaths in the EU.China too was the epicentre for quite a time. The whole world is scared of these two nations. Now let us look at some detailed figures to understand. The people infected in Italy are about 60,000.The population is about 6 crores.And if you calculate only 0.001% of the nation's population are infected. Map of Asia with China highlighted While in China,there is better news.With 80,000 people infected and the total population being 144 crores, only about 0.000056% of the country's population is infected. So,there is no need to panic but it is necessary to take precautions and stay safe.

Chandigarh reports 1st coronavirus case; patient is quarantined  Patient returned from UK , is now infected from the coronavirus COVID-19 case reported in Chandigarh Total count in India,170 Virus spread to more than 150 countries A young Chandigarh woman was infected with the coronavirus.It is the first case in Chandigarh. It takes the total tally of infected people in India to 170. The woman returned from London on Sunday and showed symptoms on Monday. She is now quarantined in the GMCH-32. This evening,our PM Narendra Modi addressed the country about the coronavirus and the public curfew to be imposed on 22 March. In my thoughts curfews like this should be imposed every day to fight and contain this virus. This virus is a result of the global warming.Now,that this virus is a global pandemic,Global Warming is decreasing because there is about 70% less air traffic and everyone is too scared to use their cars. After this virus,everyone will sit back and rel

Coronavirus NBA legend and two time NBA winner Kevin Durant has been tested positive for the novel coronavirus along with 4 other  Brooklyn Nets  players . The WHO has claimed that the coronavirus cases have risen upto 1,90,000 globally. The confirmed cases in India are 151 and Maharastra has become the epicentre in India. The epicentre globally is Europe with over 77,394 confirmed cases.All the countries in Europe has atleast a confirmed with Montenegro being the last one to report.Vatican City has the lowest number of cases(1) and Italy has the highest number of cases(35,713) You can go  here  for more information For precautionary reasons, India has imposed a lockdown and has not allowed entry of people even if they have permanent residence unless it is very important.The country has also said that there should be gatherings with not more than 50 people there. BSE Sensex has dropped over 2,200 points and Nifty has gone below 9,400 points.Investo

                                                      COVID-19 The novel coronavirus is a highly contagious disease.But it can be contained and cured.We should avoid traveling to places where there is huge crowd.We can and will get through this disease if we unite and follow all the precautions to stay away from this virus.It is rightly said "Prevention is better than cure".Even if we know, it can be cured,we should still do everything to stay safe.Indians never are too cautious in case of these diseases.They think that they cannot be infected with these diseases.But remaining cautious will help us save our lives. When a coronavirus-infected person sneezes or coughs, the droplets land on a surface.If a person touches that surface and then touches his face the germs enter the body and that person is also a coronavirus patient. All public places in most of India are closed because of this.Many famous stars and important people like Tom Hanks and The First Lady o

WHAT WOULD YOU CHOOSE- APPLE OR ONEPLUS ? According to me, most people would choose Apple  .Well, not me. But why do I choose ONEPLUS ? Speed- It has the latest micro chip like the Oneplus 7t Pro contains the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 plus which is faster,smoother and more efficient but Apple's A13 bionic chip is almost its equivalent. Camera- The Oneplus 7T Pro houses a 48 mp+16 mp+8 mp rear camera and a 16 mp front camera while the Apple IPHONE 11 Pro Max contains a 12 mp+12 mp+12 mp rear camera and a 12 mp front camera.The Oneplus 7T Pro  also has a faster face unlock. Battery- The IPhone 11 Pro Max   has a 3969 mah battery while The Oneplus 7T Pro   houses a 4085 mah battery. The display on  The IPhone 11 Pro Max   is 6.5 inches while  The Oneplus 7T Pro   has a 6.67 inches display. That's it for this rivalry .See you next time Other posts: https://apaarmusings.blogspot.com/2020/03/nba-famous-league.html https://apaarmusings.blogsp

76ers vs Lakers Well, I will not be able to tell you about every NBA match happening out there, but I will be able to tell you about most matches played by the top 2 teams of the league. The superstar duo of Anthony Davis and LeBron James had another full night of doing things that blow people's minds. Against an undermanned but lively Sixers lineup, Los Angeles needed most of that magic to win again. Davis scored 18 of his 37 points during a phenomenal second-quarter surge, and the team from the western conference held off injury-depleted Philadelphia 120-107 on Tuesday night. James had 22 points, 14 assists and seven rebounds for the Lakers, who moved to 47-13 with their ninth win in 10 games. His 40-footer was a stylish flourish on an entertaining all-around game from the Lakers' two All-Stars, and it came at the end of a 44-10 run in roughly 10 minutes spanning halftime. James and Davis had to carry them past the Sixers, who played without injured starters