Posts Tagged ‘Love’

Björk’s “All is full of love” Covered by PS2 Chorus

Wednesday, May 5th, 2010

With love from Aye-ya fyah-dla jow-kudl

Friday, April 16th, 2010

Song of the 158. Week: “Our love” by Thor Kristinsson

Monday, April 5th, 2010

FM Belfast “Session Electronique” Faits Divers: “I can feel love” & “Underwear”

Monday, March 8th, 2010

Icelandic Town Tries to Break World Record in Hugs

Monday, February 15th, 2010

Inhabitants of the town Mosfellsbaer outside Reykjavík attempted to bread the world record in group hugging yesterday with representatives of the Guinness World Records in attendance. The group hug marked the beginning of the first Mosfellsbaer Love Week.

Reykjavík Celebrates a Night at the Museum

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

Iceland’s capital city is preparing for its annual Museum Night tomorrow, February 12, in which more than 30 museums all over the capital region will participate. The night will begin with a Love Walk around the Reykjavík Pond.

Song of the 145. Week: Reptile’s “Kindness & Love”

Monday, January 4th, 2010

Prices of Fireworks Blow Up

Monday, December 28th, 2009

Icelanders are famous for their love of fireworks which they set off on New Year’s Eve. The capital, Reykjavík, is lit up by fireworks as the pyromanic countrymen say goodbye to the old year and welcome the new. This year the price of fireworks will really set their wallets back, as they have doubled in price compared to 2007 because of the depreciation of the ISK.

Forbes: UK charities struggle with Iceland losses

Thursday, September 17th, 2009

Ferguson, who requires round-the-clock care and needs a wheelchair and ventilator, would love to be with people more her own age – but that dream is clouded by the financial losses Naomi House suffered from the collapse of Iceland’s banking system.

Naomi House is just one of scores of charities across Britain that lost a combined total of 120 million pounds ($200 million) held in Icelandic banks, according to Audit Office estimates.

From Forbes

The Right Man In The Right Place

Tuesday, September 1st, 2009

I just love the fact that the finance minister of Geir Haarde’s ill-fated government who was denounced for being a vetenarian is now working…as a vetenarian.

Iceland’s Former Finance Minister in BBC Documentary

Monday, August 24th, 2009

BBC2 has a three-part documentary on the global economic crisis in the pipelines, entitled The Love of Money. According to The Guardian, the documentary will include an interview with former Icelandic Minister of Finance Árni Mathiesen.

Jim Burroway commented on Quarter of Icelanda s Population Turn Out For Reykjavik Pride

Sunday, August 16th, 2009

Washington Count Reaches 50,493 2010 or 2012: The California Debate Continues Prologue: Why I Went To “Love Won Out” Part 1: What’s Love Got To Do With It? Part 2: Parents Struggle With “No Exceptions” Part 3: A Whole New Dialect Part 4: It Depends On How The Meaning of the Word “Change” Changes Part 5: A Candid Explanation For “Change” Part 6: The …

Winding Us Up

Wednesday, August 12th, 2009

I just love the fact that what I have been calling the solvency committee for Landsbankinn is in fact called “winding up board”.

It is somehow so much more fitting as they have now hired back as consultants the two men that the Financial Supervisory Authority let go from the committee two weeks ago because they’d been too involved in the collapse of the bank.

The explanation is supposed to be that the creditors of Landsbankinn walked away from the negotiations table when Arsaell Hafsteinsson and Sigurjon Geirsson were let go. Who are those creditors and why can they only work with two people in Iceland?

Their website here

Rökkurró – Covers Giveaway + Album News

Tuesday, July 21st, 2009

You may have been wondering what on earth eclectic troupe Rökkurró have been up to of late? Well, they’ve been busy writing some sterling covers of beautiful songs by Bon Iver (Skinny Love – …

American Pianist to Lift Iceland’s Spirits through Music

Monday, July 13th, 2009

Last week I traveled around the West Fjords for the first time since I was 16, and fell in love! more Village Profile: Akureyri – ” Bustling with Life Akureyri promises visitors a lively stay with its many art galleries and museums, outdoor recreation in summer and winter, an awakening of the taste buds at the town’s gourmet restaurants and …

Electric minibuses hit the streets of Copenhagen

Saturday, June 27th, 2009

Citycirkel-electric-busesA flashy new fleet of bright yellow electric minibuses has hit the narrow inner streets of Copenhagen to provide an eco-friendly form of transport in this historic city. The minibuses are operating along a new route created by Movia, the company in charge of the city’s public transportation.

The small buses can hold 20 passengers, and have been specially designed to cruise the city centre streets of Copenhagen that are not serviced by the regular bus service. There are currently 11 of the yellow buses that run on electric batteries and produce virtually no noise. They are charged each night at Movia’s garage.

The number 11 CityCirkel line was launched by Lord Mayor Ritt Bjerregaard. The buses depart at 7-minute intervals from popular stops such as Central Station, Kongens Nytorv Square, and Norreport Station. The entire route takes an hour to travel, following green dots along the pavement’s edge. Passengers wishing to ride need simply flag down a passing bus.

The tickets for the new route are the same as those used by the larger bus service, the Metro and the S-train. The mayor would love to see these electric buses become free to riders, but that will have to wait until the future. “I think these types of buses should be free and I think we should work on that. I’ll be pushing for it to become a free offer,” Bjerregaard said to the JP news agency.

New Indian Movie Shot in Iceland

Friday, June 19th, 2009

June 08 18:00 Indian director K.S. Ravikumar has chosen Iceland as the location for some of the love and action scenes in his new movie Adhavan starring Tamil superstars Suriya and Nayanthara.

New Indian Movie Shot in Iceland

Thursday, June 18th, 2009

Indian director K.S. Ravikumar has chosen Iceland as the location for some of the love and action scenes in his new movie Adhavan starring Tamil superstars Suriya and Nayanthara. The crew is expected to land in Iceland in the next couple of days.

Exhibition of Icelandic Caps Opens at National Museum

Saturday, May 30th, 2009

The exhibition “My Tassel Cap – Love for the Heritage” of traditional Icelandic tassel caps as part of the national costume and new versions of the headpiece opened yesterday at the National Museum of Iceland.