Earlier this week, Billboard staff ranked what they considered the top 60 dance songs of the decade. Many of the choices on the list were expected, but the top spot going to Todd Terje’s “Inspector Norse” definitely came as a shock to most. Yesterday, the staff ranked their top 40 dance albums of the decade — and
Month: November 2019
The world of The Lord of the Rings may feel as detached from reality as fiction can possibly get, but so much of Tolkien’s Middle-earth is inspired by or based on real-world cultures, locations and experiences. Beginning with the release of The Hobbit in 1937, the history and composition of Middle-earth was then developed exponentially
Malia Obama looked so grown up while helping her family pass out meals for Thanksgiving on Nov. 28. Barack said it’s important to ‘give back to those around us’ and we couldn’t agree more. Malia Obama has grown up before our eyes, and at 21 years old, she’s now a full-grown woman. And a beautiful
Ikea flags are seen in Krakow, Poland on 6 June, 2017. (Photo by Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Beata Zawrzel | NurPhoto | Getty Images The Inter Ikea Group has said it will invest 200 million euros ($220 million) to accelerate its transition into what it describes as a “climate positive business.” In an announcement
Getty Images If you’ve been racking your brain about where to retire on a budget, it might be time to think outside the U.S. A report by International Living, which publishes information about living overseas, lists destinations where you can coast through retirement on less than $30,000 a year. To be sure, retiring in a
When looking at TV properties they don’t come much pricier than Downton Abbey’s Highclere Castle estate, which would be worth an estimated £137m today if it was to be listed for sale. At the other end of the spectrum and with Gavin and Stacey due to return to our screens this Christmas, a terraced house
A war of words has broken out between The Challenge and the National Citizen Service Trust after the trust said it was not to blame for its former delivery partner’s collapse into administration. Yesterday The Challenge announced it had entered into administration, owing to the ramifications of the loss of a £60m contract in August to deliver
One of the most powerful hurricanes in recent years has hit Haiti, bringing 145mph winds, heavy rain and dangerous storm surges. CARE is responding to this devastating storm with clean drinking water, food assistance and emergency supplies such as tarps for shelter, blankets and hygiene kits. CARE is currently providing meals to hundreds of people
Many people love to travel to Europe, but from the exchange rate to the cost of airfare making things affordable while away can be a bit daunting. Fear not! After returning from her study abroad in Greece, Calli Jansen, our Michigan State University Student Ambassador, has compiled a list of a some quick tips on
30th September 2019: Artesian Solutions, the powerful technology for client facing commercial teams, once again celebrates the resounding success of its annual ‘Brain of the City’ Quiz for the Lord Mayors Appeal City Giving Day. Following the success of last year’s event, The Artesian team were determined to make the popular quiz night bigger and
In collaboration with Hôtel des Arts Saigon, LUXUO Vietnam hosted its “Living The Ecoxury Life” social gathering on November 16th. Successfully held at the deluxe Social Club of MGallery Hôtel des Art Saigon in Vietnam’s gleaming Ho Chi Minh City, the ECOXURY by LUXUO launching event has inspired over 30 distinguished guests to embark on
Exclusive TMZ.com Ray J and Princess Love have worked through their drama in the desert … and have reconciled back in L.A. Sources close to the couple tell TMZ … they’ve made up after their relationship took an angry turn in Las Vegas last week, with Princess Love claiming Ray J left her and their
A culture of large organisations taking on contracts for local services they are not familiar with is “reprehensible” and a charity being reliant on certain forms of funding risks its volunteers being used as “cheap civil servants”, Princess Anne has told charities. Speaking last night at the annual Hinton Lecture, which is run by the
WASHINGTON (November 26, 2019) – The global poverty-fighting organization CARE is pleased to welcome the House introduction of HR 5267, the International Violence Against Women Act (IVAWA)*. This bill will ensure that tackling gender-based violence is a foundation of U.S. foreign policy. IVAWA makes ending gender-based violence a top diplomatic, development, and foreign assistance priority by ensuring the U.S.
About the crisis in Somalia In Somalia, 6.7 million people are in need of urgent humanitarian assistance, including more than 350,000 malnourished children under the age of five. The crisis in Somalia is the result of prolonged drought, violence and insecurity. Consecutive years of poor rains and harvests have decimated crops across Somalia, South Sudan,
SANA’A, (November 27, 2019) – After more than three years of closure, it has been announced that Sana’a International Airport is to be re-opened to allow sick patients to travel overseas for life-saving treatment. In August, CARE & NRC reported that up to 32,000 people may have died through not being able to travel overseas for medical care. “It
About the crisis in Nigeria and the Lake Chad Basin The violent conflict that began in Nigeria in 2009 has resulted in a severe crisis in the northeast of the country, creating vast need for lifesaving support. 8.5 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance, 5.2 million in need of life-saving food assistance
About the crisis in Venezuela Venezuela is experiencing an unprecedented and man-made humanitarian crisis, causing a mass exodus of its people. Thousands of children are at risk of dying from malnutrition and people are contracting formerly eradicated diseases such as measles. More than 3 million people—about ten percent of the population—have fled Venezuela as a
About Cyclone Idai On the night of Thursday, March 14, 2019, Mozambique was hit by tropical Cyclone Idai. The storm, which evolved into a Category 3 cyclone, hit Mozambique with a speed of over 125 mph. At least 1.5 million people in the region (Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe) have been affected. Mozambique is the
Action on Hearing Loss has become the latest charity to sever connections with Prince Andrew, who has been its patron for the past six years. The charity said in a statement today that after its senior management met the prince last week, trustees had agreed that it would be appropriate for him to step down as
The youth charity The Challenge, which was previously the largest provider of services for the government’s National Citizen Service programme, has gone into administration with the likely loss of more than 200 jobs. The charity said in a statement today that it was with “great sadness and considerable anger” that it had been forced into administration,
The Eckes-Granini Group supports the benevolent engagement of Europe’s most ambitious charity cycling project. Nieder-Olm, 30 September 2019. Since 2002, when employees of Rynkeby Foods A/S decided to ride their bicycles to Paris for a good cause, the Team Rynkeby project has become Europe’s biggest charity cycling event. More than 2,000 cyclists from 7 countries
Newbury, 1st October 2019 – Not-for-profit, charity-owned charitable giving platform, The Good Exchange has today announced that it will be transforming the way that money is given to good causes using its platform by making the service completely free for every organisational funder and individual donor from today. During the three years that The Good
November 12, 2019 – Every day, people endeavor to do their part for the environment – they carry reusable bags to the grocery store, recycle plastic bottles and cans, circulate news stories of the poor whale who died after swallowing 88 pounds of plastic, join protests for climate change, donate monthly to their favorite causes,
Donr’s text giving platform helps raise money for Pudsey Newcastle, 14th November, 2019: This year’s Children in Need has seen text giving become a vital fundraising tool. A number of large corporates, that raise money through a combination of staff initiatives and customer donations have embraced Donr’s text giving platform for this year’s fundraising efforts.
Having just celebrated its 100th anniversary, Citizen has certainly not wasted time basking in the glory of a century of breakthroughs, triumphs and successes. Instead, its immediate course of action is to move forward with new mandates. Whether emblematic of being Japanese or galvanised by an energising motto, Citizen is truly committed to progress. Its
Building and designing stylish, super-power motorcycles are what Death Machines of London do best. Named after the “Motorcycles are death machines” advice from their youth which fell on deaf ears, the group’s love and admiration for the vehicle’s engineering and aesthetic flourished into the mesmerizing brand it is today, over thirty-something years later. With a
Amidst Beijing, China’s latest Fengtai business district, stands the Leeza Soho – the world’s tallest atrium. Spanning 45-storeys high, the twisting atrium was designed by the late founder of Zaha Hadid Architects, before her death in 2016. As a growing financial and transportation hub between the city center and recently opened international airport to the
The innate human fascination with whales date back thousands of years, to the time where depictions of these majestic oceanic beauties adorned the walls as stone carving. With an innumerable array of mythical tales and even a few religious stories, whales have long captivated our attention with their mysterious manner of being. 300km North of
Sergei Dobroserdov, founder and CEO of Dynamiq What led you to create a superyacht brand with its own shipyard, competing with a lot of experienced shipyards, many of whom you’ve worked with? First of all, I had no idea of competing. My intentions were much more rational. I simply wanted to sell something I believe