Lifestyle / Society
Releases published in the last 30 days. 
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- The Recording Academy® Moves Forward With Diversity & Inclusion Efforts
- 12/12/2019 10:48:04 PM
- The Recording Academy®, the leading society of music professionals and the organization behind the GRAMMY Awards®, will implement recommendations set forth by the Recording Academy Diversity & Inclusion Task Force, including restructuring its Board of Trustees to ensure that music creators from the broadest range of ages, backgrounds, genders, genres, crafts and regions are …
- BBC Music Sound of 2020 longlist revealed
- 12/12/2019 10:45:34 PM
- Last year Octavian became the first UK rapper to claim the top spot ahead of a strong longlist featuring the likes of Mahalia, King Princess and slowthai.
- KLM looks ahead to tech and travel trends for 2020
- 12/12/2019 5:03:59 PM
- Travellers are changing the way they search, book and travel. How will technology and passengers influence travel in 2020? In this forecast, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines looks to the future of travel: from booking with the aid of voice technology and sustainable alternatives such as rail services, to facial recognition technology at security.
- U.S. Companies Are Paying Less to Entice Workers to Switch Jobs, According to Gartner
- 12/12/2019 4:53:32 PM
- U.S. employers are offering less of a compensation increase to attract talent and lure workers from their current jobs, according to Gartner, Inc. While historically companies have extended, on average, a 15% pay increase to get people to switch jobs, the latest data from Gartner’s 3Q19 Global Talent Monitor report shows this compensation premium has declined over the past …
- High Doses of Vitamin D for Critically Ill Patients Yield Minimal Benefit
- 12/12/2019 4:30:56 PM
- A major study conducted by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute’s Prevention and Early Treatment of Acute Lung Injury (PETAL) Network into whether high doses of vitamin D can improve health outcomes for critically ill patients has concluded that such supplements do not reduce mortality or improve other non-fatal outcomes.
- Joanna Page, Vicky McClure, Robbie Williams and Gregory Porter read Christmas CBeebies Bedtime Stories
- 12/12/2019 4:22:49 PM
- CBeebies has revealed the celebrities who will entertain and delight the nation’s children with Bedtime Stories this Christmas. Joanna Page makes her CBeebies debut as the reader on Christmas Day, ahead of the much-anticipated Gavin & Stacey Christmas Special.
- Intel Research Identifies Digital Skills Gap Slowing Industry 4.0
- 12/12/2019 4:11:50 PM
- What’s New: Intel released the results of a new study today, “Accelerate Industrial,” that represents the most comprehensive view of Industry 4.0, the digital transformation of the manufacturing sector.
- 4 countries for €120.
- 12/12/2019 3:18:04 PM
- How much does it cost to go ice skating in France’s most festive village? And to buy a handmade glass ornament in Switzerland or enjoy homemade pasta and white truffle in a small village in northern Italy? And what’s more, is it possible to enjoy all these experiences thanks to fuel savings with a compressed natural gas car? The answer lies in an unprecedented challenge: four …
- Le Méridien Hotels & Resorts Celebrates Love with Its “Avec Amour” Limited Edition Bottle Design in Collaboration with Chandon Sparkling Wine
- 12/12/2019 3:09:33 PM
- Born in 1960s Paris, Le Méridien Hotels & Resorts, part of Marriott International, continues to celebrate an era of glamourous travel by collaborating with leading French sparkling wine brand Chandon to create the first joint limited edition bottle design that launched today in China.
- Christie’s First Open Online-Only Auction of Post-War and Contemporary Art Is Now Open for Bidding through December 18
- 12/12/2019 2:32:00 PM
- Christie’s First Open Online-Only Sale of Post-War and Contemporary art will be open for bidding through December 18. The sale offers an exceptional selection of artworks at affordable price points for seasoned and new collectors alike.
- PUMA’s General Counsel of Intellectual Property voted president of FESI
- 12/12/2019 10:55:46 AM
- Sports company PUMA’s General Counsel of Intellectual Property Neil Narriman (47) has been elected President of the Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (FESI).
- TIFF Announces Top Ten Canadian Features and Shorts of 2019
- 12/12/2019 10:42:44 AM
- TIFF revealed its Canada’s Top Ten list of features and short films of 2019. Compiled by TIFF’s team of programmers in collaboration with film experts, the list showcases a richness of voices, perspectives, and insights from some of Canada’s finest established filmmakers, as well as emerging directorial talent from coast to coast to coast.
- California Wildfires Have Caused Over 200,000 Evacuations in the Year 2019
- 12/12/2019 9:55:44 AM
- As of December 9, 2019 the Cave fire is the only wildfire in California still burning. The fire is 90 percent contained but has already spread to about 3,126 acres.
- Springer Nature and the Association of Universities in the Netherlands partner to explore how open research can accelerate progress towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals
- 12/12/2019 9:02:54 AM
- A partnership between Springer Nature and The Association of Universities in the Netherlands (VSNU) and the Dutch Consortium of University Libraries and the National Library (UKB) will provide data, insights and tools to advance knowledge about how academic research and open research is having a societal impact and accelerating the delivery of the United Nations’ Sustainable …
- 2020 Sony Open in Hawaii
- 12/12/2019 8:46:31 AM
- Sony Corporation ("Sony") announced the overview of "Sony Open in Hawaii" golf tournament to be held from Thursday, January 9th, 2020 at Oahu, Hawaii (US).
- WBCSD and leading companies formalize the Corporate Mobility Pact with the City of Lisbon
- 12/12/2019 8:37:37 AM
- The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), Lisbon City Council, BCSD Portugal and 56 leading companies and institutions take an important step with the signing of the Corporate Mobility Pact (CMP).
- Penguin Press Author Greta Thunberg Named TIME’s 2019 Person of the Year
- 12/12/2019 8:22:27 AM
- Greta Thunberg is TIME magazine’s 2019 Person of the Year. This is the first time the publication has bestowed the highly regarded honor on a teenager, making the 16-year-old Swedish climate change activist its youngest ever Person of the Year.
- ITB India All Set to Debut in a Grand Style in 2020
- 12/12/2019 7:07:51 AM
- • Debut of ITB India will take place in Mumbai from 15 - 17 April 2020 • Exhibitors from around the world have confirmed their participation • Leading minds of the global tourism industry will share their knowledge at the ITB India Conference The inaugural ITB India is on track to take place in Mumbai from 15 - 17 April 2020 with big support from the industry.
- Warm up this winter with magical performances, talks and screenings at the AGO
- 12/12/2019 7:01:47 AM
- The AGO presents its winter season of talks, performances, readings, screenings, events and courses. These programs present creative thinkers, makers and performers, welcoming them to the museum and showcasing their work – and the thinking that is shaping our world today.
- ’Take action to prevent future theme park deaths’, says report following Drayton Manor tragedy
- 12/12/2019 6:53:53 AM
- UK theme parks have been advised to take action to prevent future deaths, following the conclusion of an inquest into the accidental death of Evha Jannath at Drayton Manor in 2017.
