Toronto ranked as the best city in the world to live

A report compiled by The Economist has placed Toronto on the number one spot for the best city to live in the world. 50 cities which were analyzed were chosen based on factors such as availability of data. Issues such as safety of infrastructure, personal safety, digital security, health security, livability, cost of living, food security, business environment and democracy were also closely examined. Montreal was the only additional Canadian city to be assessed and it came in 2nd place behind Toronto. Though Toronto scored first place as the overall best city to live in, it scored 8th place in the safe cities index and Montreal came in 14th place. The title of safest city was awarded to Tokyo due to its strong digital security performance while Singapore assumed the second place position in the same category.

Phillip Phillips sues to get out of American Idol Contract

The 11th season winner of American Idol has filed a lawsuit against 19 entertainment, the company which produces the popular television show. The suit claims that the producing company along with its affiliates manipulated him. Among the grievances filed is the allegation that he was forced to perform for Jet Blue (a sponsor of the show) for free. Another claim was made that 19 Entertainment got as much as a 40 percent pay out from any of his endorsements. Phillip's lawyer defended his claim describing his client's agreement with 19 entertainment as "oppressive." A spokesperson representing the idol producer has refuted the allegations, stating that the company acted within its rights and that the company has always carried out its business dealings in Phillip's best interest.  The petition was filed with the California Labour commission on January 22.

Women in South Korea struggle to maintain careers

A lack of reliable and adequate childcare system in South Korea is forcing a lot of women to compromise their careers in order to care for family and children. As a result, the careers of hundreds of thousands of women in South has been compromised in a society which is largely dominated by men. Government data showed that 22.4 percent of married women aged 15-54 quit their jobs last year due to childcare related issues. Adding to the growing problem is the fact that low wages give women even less motivation to re-enter the workforce after a hiatus. According to president Park-Geun-hye, the first woman to lead the nation, a $46 million dollar venture fund would be set up to help future business leaders.

Obama pledges $4 billion investment deal with India

Obama, the first American president to attend India's yearly Republic Day parade, pledged $4 billion dollars in investments and loans to strengthen business partnership between the two countries. The leaders spoke at various events and even recorded a radio program together. Obama then stated that there is much untapped potential within the US-India relationship. Currently, India accounts for 2 percent of US imports, and 1 percent of exports. According to Obama, the U.S. export-import bank will finance $1 billion in exports of Made- In- America Products while the U.S.overseas private Investment Corporation will lend $1 billion dollars to small and mid-sized businesses in rural areas of India.

Some of our Favourite Mariah Carey Songs

                                     

Nick Canon and Mariah divorce is official

Reports show that Nick Canon officially filed for divorce from Mariah Carey on December 12, 2014. From all indications, it appears that Carey and Canon will be settling their legal disputes amicably and in the most respectful way as possible. Carey will be performing 18 of her number one hits at Caesars in Las Vegas and made a special appearance on the Ellen DeGeneres show where she surprised fans with the announcement.

Is Drake's father going to drop an album soon?

Drake's father announced that he will be returning back to the music business. After searching for a female rapper to collaborate with, he decided on rookie rapper Ze Monroe who will be featured on his upcoming song. Drake his famous rapper son was initially slated to be a part of the project but due to a hectic schedule will not be available for studio time with dad. Let's keep our fingers crossed and hope it all works out!

How Men Fall in Love!

For ages women have tried to understand how men think and how to get what they desire most in their relationships. Thanks to Mathew Boggs, finally women can get a much better understanding and perspective from a real MAN without being dragged through sales pitches for a book order that never gives us the answer we're looking for. Cool eh? Check it out below:

                                                                       

Tori Spelling and family

Tori Spelling's son pictured above shows off his trendy new mohawk hairstyle which was posted on instagram. The family has been enjoying quality time together since New year's eve and staying away from cameras for the time being. Tori Spelling and her husband Dean McDermott found themselves in the news through most of last year due to several domestic fallouts. We wish them joy and happiness in 2015.

No End In Sight For Chris Brown's Legal Problems

  Chris Brown was in court for a probation progress report when the judge told of multiple problems in the report including a shooting in San Jose while he was on stage, resulting in the injury of 5 people. Although there is no evidence which holds him liable for the shootings, his probation officer pointed out that Brown was arrested twice while on probation. One of those arrests was for an assault in DC and another arrest was for throwing a rock at his mother's car while in rehab.

It's  alleged that the probation officer believes that Chris Brown is paying more attention to his performances rather than rehabilitation and community service. He has recommended to the judge that Chris should serve time for his violations. A formal hearing on March 20 will determine Brown's fate. We pray a resolution will be found which will enable the young singer to make certain lifestyle changes and resume a normal life once more.

Lassana Bathily honoured with French citizenship for heroic actions during terrorist raid

Bathily, aged 24 and a mali born immigrant residing in France was granted an honorary citizenship following his quick and heroic actions during a terrorist attack at a Kosher Super market. Reports state that he was in the store's underground stockroom when a gunman invaded the upper level of the building, killing four people. Bathily turned off the stockroom freezer and invited a group of shoppers to hide inside before escaping through a fire exit to speak to authorities about the attack. His efforts resulted in the operation to free 15 hostages and kill the gunman. 

As he thanked those present during his citizenship ceremony, he added: "Long live liberty, long live friendship, long live solidarity and long live France."

Youtube's highest earner in 2014 is a woman who unboxes Disney Toys

According to reports, a woman who makes videos of herself unboxing disney toys on the Youtube channel: DisneyCollectorBR raked in as much as 4.9 million dollars in 2014 from Advertising Revenue alone. On the channel we see hundreds of videos featuring nicely manicured hands opening up Disney Toys accompanied by an accented voice. Her face is never shown in the videos and her identity remains a mystery. Her channel has a total of 3,481,507 subscribers and a total of
 4,750,324,337 views.

Among other top earners in 2014 were "PewDiePie"- A Swedish video game commentator who earned $3.99 Million and "littlebabybum"- A channel which plays animated children's songs, earning a total of $3.46 Million.

Billionaire Jim Thompson does 74 push-ups in celebration of his 74th birthday

Jim Thompson, the billionaire founder of Logistics company Crown Worldwide did 74 push-ups in 47 seconds as a way of celebrating his 74th birthday. Thompson started Crown Worldwide in 1965 and now has a networth of $1.4 billion dollars. In the early days the company was known as Transport Services International. It has now grown to an empire with offices in 60 countries and by this February it will have reached a milestone of 50 years of business operation. Find the impressive video of the push-ups below by the guru while at his company's headquarters based in Hong Kong.

GREGORY PLITT (FITNESS MODEL) DIES

                                                                                            

Fitness model Gregory Plitt died while shooting a video. Apparently he was struck and killed by a train after tripping in the process of trying to get action shots. Sources and officials from the commuter train service confirmed that neither Plitt nor his crew obtained a permit to be on the tracks. 

Asides from his fitness training gigs, Plitt was known for his appearance on several episodes of the popular soap opera "Days of Our Lives." He was featured on the reality series "Work Out" and had small roles in Movies and Television.

   

TIPS FOR CHASING AFTER YOUR GOALS IN 2015

It's a new year! What's your strategy for achieving your short and long term goals?

1. WRITE DOWN what it is you want to achieve. Whether its as small as cleaning up that over-cluttered closet in your bedroom or as big as starting your own business enterprise, do not fail to put your goals down on paper. There's something about translating our thoughts into written words that helps us to conceptualize our vision, dreams and goals in a much clearer way.

2. Place or hang your written goal in an area of your home where you spend the most time so that each time you see your written goal it will serve as a visual reminder of the dreams and goals you want to achieve

3. Find other people who have already achieved what it is you want to accomplish and use them as points of inspiration to get to where you want to be. Ask  these individuals questions if possible and seek their advice to enable you to plot your own roadmap toward success

4.Gather as much resources as possible in order to successfully execute your plan. Resources such as information, capital, and even other people who you can trust to hold you accountable for either the success or failure of your goals can be very useful in helping you to make positive and strong headway in the direction of your intended objectives.