Chinese diners eat live fish on YOUTUBE... Nov 19, 2009
" In what freaking way is this in any way, shape, or form compassionate? (And please don't be obtuse by saying a fish is not a beast.) Just because PETA is often nutty doesn't mean there's no such a thing as cruelty to animals. This is incredibly cruel, and if you can't see that, there's something wrong with the way you're looking at things. This sort of thing desensitizes the conscience. Chris on November 18, 2009 at 06:31 PM I am by no means a PETA member, nor do I refrain from eating meat... (The Drudge Report)
Domestic Horse Genome Sequenced Nov 6, 2009
In addition to sequencing the genome of a Thoroughbred horse, the researchers also examined DNA from a variety of other horse breeds, including the American quarter horse, Andalusian, Arabian, Belgian draft horse, Hanoverian, Hakkaido, Icelandic horse, Norwegian fjord horse, and Standardbred breeds. The team surveyed the extent of genetic variation both within and across breeds to create a catalog of more than one million single-letter genetic differences (called "single nucleotide... (Science Daily)
Q&A With Katrin Omarsdottir Oct 20, 2009
Sophomore midfielder Katrin Omarsdottir has been playing on Icelandic national teams since she was 14 ... A native of Iceland, Omarsdottir was the youngest player to play in the European Cup when she was 14 years-old and recently returned from competing with the Icelandic national team in the European Championship ... com: You recently played in UEFA Women's Euro 2009 with the Icelandic National Team - what was that experience like for you. (Calbears.com)
Yoplaited Out Oct 7, 2009
isSkyr is both a brand name and the generic term for this Icelandic milk product ... Today, it's rivaled on this continent by , a skyr producer founded by an Icelandic expat in New York. (Slate)
HSBC bids farewell to dollar supremacy... Sep 25, 2009
This unwinding can even happen very suddenly, as in the Asian Currency Crisis, or the collapse in the Icelandic Krona, when the carry trade drives a currency up so far that it has negative effects on its own host economy and collapses in a short period, usually a few weeks. This usually leads to exchange controls, and everyone gets trapped in a carry trade they wish they had never entered. (The Drudge Report)
Waking up to reality in Iceland Aug 29, 2009
The Icelandic banks used European savers to provide the liquidity they could not obtain from the better informed banking system ... The Icelandic banks were set for failure because of excessive risk taking, inadequate management and rather lax government supervision ... Foreign governments became increasingly concerned and urged the Icelandic government to address the issue. (BBC News -- Business)
Big drug firms embrace generics: Friends for life Aug 12, 2009
Sigurdur Olafsson, chief executive of Actavis, an Icelandic generics firm, says that as a former Pfizer man he remains sceptical. Generics firms need to be nimble and aggressive, he observes. (The Economist)
* Debate rages in Iceland: Independence vs IMF cash Jul 29, 2009
7 billion loan it used to compensate foreign depositors for losses in Icelandic banks ... This is an attack on our sovereignty, said Icelandic Health Minister Ogmundur Jonasson ... Icesave accounts were a top-of-the-market gambit by Landsbanki, the most aggressive of the failed Icelandic banks, to raise cash by extending its branch network from tiny Reykjavik to the high streets of London. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
A new EU saga? Jul 17, 2009
The Icelandic parliament has narrowly voted in favour of the small Nordic nation joining the European Union ... It will, in my opinion, stimulate the growth of the Icelandic economy and when our country is ready, solve the biggest problem of Icelandic business - our tiny and volatile currency, by adopting the euro ... The Icelandic domestic fishing zone is an important landmark in our struggle for economic sovereignty. (BBC News -- Europe)
The future of UK banking Jul 16, 2009
Tony Shearer is the former chief executive of Singer and Friedlander Bank before it was bought by the Kaupthing Icelandic bank in 2005. He warned the FSA against approving the purchase, and the bank subsequently collapsed in 2008. (BBC News -- UK)
Its Finished, John Lanchester, The London Review of Books Jun 16, 2009
What links all these companies and all the other companies and institutions around the world which have been felled by the credit crunch, from the Icelandic banks Glitnir and Landsbanki, the Belgian bank Fortis, the Irish bank Anglo Irish, Northern Rock which started it all, and all the other institutions that are currently in trouble is that gigantic holes have appeared on the left-hand side of their balance sheets, where assets are listed. Those assets are for the most part linked in one... (Harper's Magazine)
• Go Scandinavian in Heyburn on Saturday Jun 5, 2009
A Viking Feast with dishes like Swedish meatballs and Icelandic pancakes will be on the menu, as well as more American fare like hamburgers. Race award ceremonies will be held at the park at 11:30 a.m. for the Olympic event and 2:30 p.m. for the half-distance race. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Couch Surfing Mar 18, 2009
It all began when one of the site s founders, Casey Fenton, emailed over 1,500 Icelandic students in Reykjavik, according to an explanation on the Web site. He asked them if he could crash on one of their couches. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
It pays to travel to countries in crisis Mar 16, 2009
Meanwhile, the folks at Icelandair are similarly motivated, to say the least in part because the Icelandic natives, globetrotters during more flush times, can't afford to travel anywhere except to work and back (and to the pub this is Iceland after all). Here's an example of a low-priced from the U.K. that includes airfare, hotel accommodations and a whale-watching tour for a few hundred bucks. (MSNBC -- Travel)
China cancels Oasis gigs, calling the band 'unsuitable' Mar 3, 2009
Last year, Icelandic star Bjork shouted "Free Tibet!" after a song about independence performed during a Shanghai concert, which went unreported in the state-controlled Chinese media. Bookmark with. (BBC News)
Oasis say China banned them over Tibet Mar 3, 2009
Authorities toughened restrictions further after a Shanghai concert last year by Icelandic singer Bjork, who shouted "Tibet!" at the end of her song "Declare Independence." Tibet is not the only sensitive point. In 2006, the culture ministry ordered the Rolling Stones to not play some of their raunchier hits such as "Brown Sugar" and "Honky Tonk Woman" when they performed in Shanghai. (Yahoo! Asia News)
British rock group Oasis cancels China tour Mar 2, 2009
However, China closely regulates live performances, especially after Icelandic singer Bjork embarrassed authorities last year by shouting "Tibet!" at the end of her concert in Shanghai. Comments. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Deloitte poised to put Mosaic in... Feb 28, 2009
Mosaic, the Icelandic-backed fashion group, is on the verge of entering administration, it emerged last night ... Under terms being discussed, Kaupthing, the failed Icelandic bank, would see its 400 million debt converted into a near90 per cent holding in Mosaic ... The retail group was thrown into disarray by the demise of Baugur, the Icelandic investor, which held 49 per cent of the group. (New York Post -- Business)
Winslet's Win Feb 21, 2009
"[O]thers feel that it's their patriotic duty to come back and help," particularly Icelandic artists and filmmakers. An article explains why private military contractors are looking to Africa after making billions in Iraq. (Slate)
Need to know: Airbus production c... Feb 20, 2009
Iceland Food Group: Investment banks are lining up to win the mandate to auction the Icelandic Government s stake in the supermarket chain. Cape: The oil and energy services group said it had received a 140 million contract to service British Energy s eight nuclear power stations for seven years. (New York Post -- Business)
Laura Ashley blames price cuts fo... Feb 18, 2009
It built up a 10 per cent stake between December 2007 and June last year and helped to repel the advances of Baugur, the Icelandic retail investor. Since then shares in Moss Bros have lost about 65 per cent.. (New York Post -- Business)
Need to know: Samsung pays Dyson... Feb 17, 2009
Principles: Debenhams and Sir Philip Green s Arcadia emerged last night as the favourites in the race for control of Principles, the Icelandic-backed fashion retailer. Mosaic, the fashion group that is 49 per cent-owned by Baugur, the Icelandic investment company, said that it had received some approaches for Principles. (New York Post -- Business)
SFO launches investigation into A... Feb 13, 2009
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO), which yesterday launched an inquiry into the British financial arm of AIG, the nationalised US insurer, said that it may follow it up with further investigations into Kaupthing and Landsbanki, the collapsed Icelandic banks ... The SFO is understood to be examining the merits of similar investigations into Landsbanki and Kaupthing, but has yet to launch a formal inquiry into the Icelandic banks, which collapsed last year leaving thousands of savers needing to be... (New York Post -- Business)
A childhood memoir of culture clash Feb 8, 2009
Ardal's latest play, the solo show You Fancy Yourself, is more directly autobiographical: It concerns a young Icelandic girl named Elsa, who emigrates to Edinburgh with her family ... Elsa views Scotland the Brave through a veil of Icelandic myth and fairy tales ... She is especially adept at accents, equally comfortable singing Icelandic lullabies, or going full brogue on poems by Robbie Burns. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Dollar-friendly destinations Feb 7, 2009
The dollar has nearly doubled against the Icelandic krona, which lost its value by 91 percent in 2008, bringing hotel rooms and spa packages down in price significantly. In the last year the dollar has also seen sizeable growth against the Turkish lira (30 percent), the South African rand (50 percent) not to mention major gains against existing value destinations like Mexico (25 percent), Chile, (30 percent) and India (25 percent). (MSNBC -- Travel)
