In 2012, I spent a month living in an ashram in Nasik, India. Each day started at 5am with two hours of yoga. I ate an entirely vegetarian diet (often in silence) and chewed every bite 30 times before swallowing. I taught yoga, honed my meditation, and learned advanced breathing and cleansing techniques, one of […]
A former director of the Brazilian state-owned oil company Petrobras has been sentenced to 12 years in jail as part of a huge corruption probe. read more >>> Source : BBC
Mondays are rough, but don’t worry, Demi Lovato is here to kiss and make it better. The “Cool for the Summer” singer shared a sweaty selfie right on schedule for #NoMakeupMonday. Puckering up in a sauna suit at the gym, Lovato sent kisses to her fans, dubbed Lovatics (there has to be a better name […]
Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall says the National Energy Board can play referee on the Energy East pipeline, but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should take a stand. read more >>> Source : CTVNews.Ca
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – British singer Adele regained the top spot on Monday on the weekly U.S. Billboard 200 chart, while R&B star Rihanna’s latest record sold less than 500 copies after a million copies were given away for free, making them ineligible for Billboard charts. read more >>> Source : Reuters
ARSENAL have failed in a deadline day deal for Fulham youngster Ryan Sessegnon, according to reports. read more >>> Source : The Daily Express
CHICAGO, Feb 1 (Reuters) – Democrats from Pennsylvania’s congressional delegation sent a letter to a federal rail regulator on Monday raising concerns over the possible negative impacts of a merger between Canadian Pacific and Norfolk Southern Corp. read more >>> Source : Reuters
Reports released by the National Transportation Safety Board found no problems with the train, tracks or signals. Full findings are due in a few months. read more >>> Source : The New York Times
This 13-song collection feels like Rihanna at her most genuine. read more >>> Source : Canada.com
STOCK market turmoil has wiped thousands off the value of a retirement income taken under new pension freedoms, a report has warned. read more >>> Source : The Daily Express
Amaya’s chairman and CEO is looking to take the world’s largest online poker company private about 18 months after it acquired PokerStars for US$4.9 billion. read more >>> Source : CTVNews.Ca
Humble and unassuming – but with a will to win that “transforms” him. Pep Guardiola’s father Valenti on the two sides of the next Manchester City boss. read more >>> Source : BBC
“Star Wars” fans can expect a Han Solo standalone film from Disney in 2018, but the actor who will portray the young Solo has yet to be chosen. In early January, a shortlist of talent being auditioned — including Dave Franco and Miles Teller — was released. But there’s one name absent from the list […]
Eleven-year-old Marley Dias from New Jersey was tired of being instructed to read books about “white boys and their dogs.” With the help of her mother and the grassROOTS Community Foundation, Dias launched a book drive called #1000BlackGirlBooks. The drive seeks to collect 1,000 books that feature a black female main character, and plans on […]
Mobile messaging service WhatsApp is now used by a billion people every month, Facebook reports. read more >>> Source : BBC
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Democrats from Pennsylvania’s congressional delegation sent a letter to a federal rail regulator on Monday raising concerns over the possible negative impacts of a merger between Canadian Pacific and Norfolk Southern Corp . The letter sent to the Surface Transportation Board raised concerns over the impact it could have on railroad jobs […]
We get promoted because of our IQ and we get fired because of our lack of EQ. I remember when I was first promoted to a leadership position, I was so proud, and yet I was so unprepared too. It was my technical skills that had gotten me the job, not my leadership skills, as […]
(Reuters) – Google parent Alphabet Inc reported better-than-expected quarterly revenue on Monday, boosted by strong sales of advertising on mobile devices and YouTube. read more >>> Source : Reuters
If you’ve never been to Israel, the apocalyptic film Jeruzalem may not be the best introduction to the Middle East, but it sure is a great travelogue for the ancient city. Shot like the queen of indie, hand-held horror, Blair Witch Project, Jeruzalem shows us a hip, ancient town with winding streets that lend itself […]
Google’s parent company posted strong earnings after stock markets closed on Monday, numbers that were good enough to push its stock up enough to make the company worth more than Apple. read more >>> Source : CBC.Ca
* Canadian dollar ends at C$1.3930 or 71.79 U.S. cents * Currency touches its strongest since Jan. 5 at C$1.3908 * Bond prices slip across the maturity curve By Fergal Smith TORONTO, Feb 1 (Reuters)… read more >>> Source : Reuters
LOIC REMY will not be joining Leicester before the transfer deadline, according to reports. read more >>> Source : The Daily Express
CHICAGO, Feb 1 (Reuters) – Oakland’s Outer Harbor Terminal filed for Chapter 11 protection on Monday, two weeks after one of its biggest tenants said it was terminating a 50-year lease with the northern California port. read more >>> Source : Reuters
The snow began to fall in New York City around 3am on Jan 23rd 2016. Throughout the day and late into the evening the blizzard continued breaking records and leaving the metropolis under a two foot blanket of white. In Central Park, near my home, the parkland’s 843 acres where covered by 26.8 inches just […]
Locks, keys, vaults: these images are omnipresent as the nation recognizes Data Privacy Day. Protecting the privacy of our children’s personal information is absolutely essential. But as we consider this crucial issue, let’s do so in the broader context of how data is unlocking richer, more robust information to inform decisionmaking, personalize learning and help […]
Facebook is introducing a new way to track what you do on your News Feed. The social network will now weigh two different factors when deciding what to show you, the company announced in a blog post Monday. “News Feed will begin to look at both the probability that you would want to see the […]
The SkyMall catalog may be gone, but in-flight retailing is alive and well, via the wireless networks that give passengers access to social networks or entertainments. read more >>> Source : The New York Times
Google parent-company Alphabet lost $3.6 billion on moonshot projects in 2015. The so-called “Other Bets,” which includes everything from self-driving cars to internet beaming high-altitude balloons, generated $448 million in the 2015, compared to $327 million in the previous year. Most of the reported revenue likely comes from Google’s high-speed broadband Fiber business, as most […]
High school classmates of David Eisenhauer — a Virginia Tech freshman charged Saturday with killing a 13-year-old girl — are reportedly in disbelief that he could be responsible for her death. “All of my friends that knew him, that graduated with him, as well as everyone on the team, we’re just in total shock about […]
Andy Murray had a turbulent time down under, but a clear strategy could help topple Novak Djokovic, says Russell Fuller. read more >>> Source : BBC
Arsenal defender Mathieu Debuchy joins Ligue 1 side Bordeaux on loan for the rest of the season. read more >>> Source : BBC
Kanye West will release his seventh album, “Waves,” February 11 with a performance at Madison Square Garden that will be streamed live in select theaters around the world. Yeezy Season 3, as it’s called in an announcement with details Monday, will feature a performance by conceptual artist Vanessa Beecroft, who also performed at West’s fashion […]
The recently restructured technology giant reported earnings of $8.67 per share on $21.33 billion in revenue as it rolled out a new reporting method. read more >>> Source : CNBC.Com
CNBC’s Morgan Brennan reports the results of Anadarko Petroleum’s latest quarter. read more >>> Source : CNBC.Com
Tembec, citing weakness in the North American softwood lumber market and high wood costs, is indefinitely suspending operations at its sawmill in Senneterre, Que., putting 148 employees out of work. read more >>> Source : CTVNews.Ca
Young romance, youthful adventure, child’s play. Ever get the impression that there just aren’t any musicals that reflect the realities of being in an aging society? With lyrics by Richard Maltby Jr. and music from David Shire, Closer Than Ever is described as a “bookless book musical” which isn’t afraid to tear some strips off […]
LILY JAMES led the way in the style stakes this evening as she attended the Pride and Prejudice and Zombies premiere in London. read more >>> Source : The Daily Express
Quite a lot has changed for women in business since the 70s. Today’s women are breaking through the glass ceiling, taking on male-dominated roles, and venturing into uncharted territory. While women are still shamefully underrepresented in Fortune 500 CEO roles, we are making great progress…and making our own way. Here are stories and advice from […]
Participate in the conversation by including #LoveAndBankrate in your tweets. read more >>> Source : BankRate.Com
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Supermodel Cindy Crawford on Monday denied reports that she planned to retire from modeling this month, saying she had made no final statements and that her “retirement” was a running joke in her family. read more >>> Source : Reuters
The Zika virus continues to spread and is drastically affecting countries throughout Central and South America, as well as Mexico. At a press conference today, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that there is now a “public health emergency of international concern” over the clusters of microcephaly in Brazil and the suspected (although not scientifically […]
Animal welfare organizations cheered news from the parent company of Tim Hortons and Burger King that the chains will serve only cage-free eggs at all of their North American locations by 2025. read more >>> Source : CBC.Ca
Ariel Winter is proud of her body, scars and all. When the “Modern Family” actress arrived at the Screen Actors Guild Awards over the weekend, she looked stunning in a strapless black dress with an open back. The gown was no doubt sexy and people were quick to notice that it didn’t hide the scars […]
LEICESTER defender Ben Chilwell looks set to rejoin Championship side Huddersfield Town on loan, according to reports. read more >>> Source : The Daily Express
* Dollar inches lower vs. yen after hitting six-week high Fri. read more >>> Source : Reuters