With the Emmys and Tonys under his belt and his first Oscars hosting gig lined up, actor Neil Patrick Harris is turning his talents to anchor a new NBC variety show, the Comcast Corp-owned broadcast network said on Monday. Harris, 41, best known as the womanizing Barney Stinson on long-running Continue Reading
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Let’s consider the page one. Everything here begins with a holistic context. Here activities are holistic. Many people articulate this as heartfelt. Every activity that emanates from the holistic context is done whole heartedly. Doing things whole heartedly not only brings forth commitment but also gives a sense of fullfillment to the doer. When people […]Continue Reading
Depression is defined as a mental illness in which a person experiences deep, unshakable sadness and diminished interest in nearly all activities. Some depression seems to come out of the blue, even when things are going well. Others seem to have an obvious cause such as a marital conflict, financial difficulty, or some personal failure. […]Continue Reading
Working a pedal-powered carpentry machine, Argentine luthier Ezequiel Galasso is giving beat-up skateboards a new lease on life, recycling them into electric guitars coveted by the likes of American rock band Pearl Jam. In one corner of his workshop in Almagro, Buenos Aires’ up-and-coming tango district, skateboard decks stripped of their black grip tape and […]Continue Reading
Gold smuggling into India, the world’s second-biggest consumer of the precious metal, is becoming more risky for couriers following a surge in seizures and less profitable for the gangs behind the practice. After being caught off guard by a jump in smuggling on the back of a hike in import duty last year, government agencies […]Continue Reading
Wal-Mart Stores Inc is launching a new service for customers to access digital copies of movies they buy at its stores and website across all platforms. The world’s largest retailer, along with VUDU, rolled out a beta version of the service, InstaWatch, in collaboration with seven movie studios. These include DreamWorks Home Entertainment, Sony Pictures […]Continue Reading
Silver screen star Joan Fontaine’s 1941 best actress Oscar statuette will go on the auction block, Christie’s said on Tuesday in a rare sale of Hollywood’s top prize. Fontaine, who died last year at age 96, won the honor for her role in Alfred Hitchcock’s thriller “Suspicion” playing opposite Cary Grant. She was the only performer to Continue Reading
Hundreds of Hong Kong police used sledgehammers and chainsaws to dismantle pro-democracy barricades near government offices and the city’s financial center on Tuesday, a day after clashes broke out as anti-protest groups tried to reclaim roads. The police operation was the latest in two days to dismantle barricades after two weeks of protests, with the stalemate […]Continue Reading
Sausage, the ginger mongrel called “Loukanikos” in Greek, who became famous for appearing at anti-austerity protests and barking at riot police at the height of Greece’s debt crisis, has died of a heart attack, local officials said on Thursday. The stray dog, became a media sensation and public darling in 2011 by regularly showing up […]Continue Reading
To recognize her campaigning to end the sexual violence in war zones and for services to UK foreign policy, Queen Elizabeth had made actress Angelina Jolie an honorary Dame at a private ceremony which was held at Buckingham Palace. She was among 1,149 people to receive an honour for their contribution to the British society […]Continue Reading



















