The Summer Olympic Games are days away and Guanabara Bay is bustling. The British sailors make final preparations to their boats. Nearby, the Dutch crew members prepare inflatable rafts.
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First impressions are everything.
And they're especially crucial when you start a new job and you're meeting your new coworkers for the first time.
These are the people you'll spend a majority of your waking hours with — the people you'll team up with on projects, sit next to at meetings, each lunch with on the regular, and maybe even someday work for or manage.
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Many of us think we are severely lacking in willpower.
But you exercise this mental muscle more than you think: Every time you turn down free pizza in favor of your meal-prepped salad, keep your opinion about your friend’s new girlfriend to yourself (especially after a few beers), or resist the urge to scroll through Instagram when you have a freelance project that needs to get done.
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Warning: Spoilers for "Game of Thrones" ahead.
In a series riddled with heartbreaking character deaths, it only seems appropriate to memorialize each brutal character ending. That's where Robert Ball comes in. The UK-based illustrator is best known for his "Game of Thrones" art series called "Beautiful Death," in which he draws an artistic interpretation of the latest episode’s fallen character
Tech Insider spoke with the artist following season six of the HBO... Читать дальше...
(ATTN: ADDS more info in paras 8-11) SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Yonhap) -- The three opposition parties on Wednesday agreed to set up two special parliamentary panels to address an ongoing controversy over the deployment of an advanced U.S. antimissile system and
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GREEN BAY, Wis., Aug. 3 (UPI) -- Police in Wisconsin said they've received a few calls about the creepy clown seen wandering the city of Green Bay in viral Facebook photos.
This small, family-run and well-priced three-star hotel has a low-key charm that befits its location close to the Gothic Sint-Gilliskerk (St Giles Church), in a quiet district just to the north of the historic centre of Bruges — off the beaten track, yet within easy walking distance of everything.
The Chevrolet Cruze compact sedan is bigger yet lighter for 2016, with fresh styling, a new turbo-charged engine and more technology and safety features.
AMSTERDAM (ANP) - De AEX-index in Amsterdam is woensdag met winst de handel uitgegaan. De koerssprong van zwaargewicht ING gaf de graadmeter een flinke duw in de goede richting. Elders in Europa was het beeld gemengd.
– Yvonne Nelson gives relationship tips with fans – She advises ladies on the kind of men to date – The actress also charges men on if they will want their daughters to marry a man like them Popular Ghanaian Nollywood actress Yvonne Nelson has joined the league of actors talking on and about relationships […]
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Cara Delevingne looks absolutely stunning on the cover of Elle‘s September 2016 issue. Here’s what the 23-year-old Suicide Squad star had to share with the mag: How taking up yoga saved her life and helped her turn everything around: “For me, yoga’s the only way I can really feel things and check how I am. [...]
The 29-year-old joins the Nerazzurri from fellow Serie A side Lazio, signing a four year deal with Roberto Mancini's men as the first signing under the club's new ownership
The school gave no reason for Hudson's sudden departure, and Hudson did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday. [...] an internal audit, obtained by The Jonesboro Sun under an open records request, criticized the school's study abroad program, which was run by Hudson's wife.
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are slightly higher Wednesday after a survey showed that hiring by private companies continued at a solid but unspectacular clip in July. Banks are rising the most, while the biggest losses are going to household goods makers, phone and utility companies, which are typically considered safe investments. A survey by ADP said that private U.S. payrolls grew by 179,000 in July as companies like retailers and shipping firms brought on more workers. Economists forecast that the... Читать дальше...
SAN FRANCISCO — The Latest on wildfires in the U.S. West (all times local): 10:15 a.m. A grass fire in a popular recreational area in Northern California has more than doubled in size in less than a day. The blaze has charred more than 6 square miles since igniting Tuesday afternoon. It spread quickly and
The suspect was caught on video kicking and punching an officer as he tried to grab the cop's gun.
Support for German Chancellor Angela Merkel has dropped significantly even within her own coalition party following the attacks in Würzburg, Munich, Reutlingen and Ansbach and the renewed controversy over her refugee policy.
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Planning or daydreaming about your next trip is almost as much fun as getting there.
That's exactly what Pinterest users are doing: pinning the dream destinations they most wish to visit. If you're looking for some inspiration, here are the 20 places around the world that users have saved the most.
From the crystal clear waters of Petrohué Falls in Chile, to the colorful markets of Marrakesh, Morocco, the list has a destination for everyone.
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Stocks declined Wednesday morning and Dennis Gartman says they are headed for more trouble.
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In the wake of last week's attack in France, Rev. Jacques Hamel was mourned Tuesday, by thousands of people including both Catholics and Muslims. The funeral took place in Rouen, the capital of the region of Normandy. Photo: AP
Donald Trump has succeeded in uniting America — everyone is in stunned disbelief about the things he says and does, writes Brett Arends.