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London, United Kingdom – HOLT’S is a British owned women’s footwear brand focused on using non-animal derived materials to replace leather. The company creates an alternative luxe through synthetic velvet, high quality faux suede, recycled PU faux leathers, neoprene and non-silk satins without compromising on design, detail and quality. The concept was born in…
British Cruelty Free Footwear launched
Este año, la Conferencia Grow Up y Expo en las Cataratas del Niágara agrega un día completo al programa del primer seminario de “Un encuentro entre el cannabis y los servicios de salud”. Diseñado y dirigido específicamente a la comunidad médica, este evento especial presenta oradores discutiendo sobre el sistema endocannabinoide, los riesgos y consideraciones…
El cannabis y los servicios de salud se unen en la Conferencia Grow Up
GUE/NGL is calling on the EU and member states to take urgent action to evacuate refugees and migrants in Libya to safety in the EU and suspend support to the so-called Libyan coast guard. GUE/NGL is seeking to put this issue on the agenda of next week’s European Parliament plenary session and holding an event…
MEPs demand urgent EU action on alarming situation for refugees in Libya
Throwing sandwiches may sound like an odd thing to do, but not in Sweden. Over there, “kasta macka” or “throw a sandwich” is what Swedes call skipping stones on water. The many benefits and wonders of outdoor Sweden Recently, Mr. Stefan Löfven, the prime minister of Sweden was asked to list his top 5 things…
“Kasta macka” (throw a sandwich) is something the Swedish PM does out in nature
Privacy, security, and protection are some of the most crucial issues facing both individuals and organisations worldwide today. We live in the digital age and privacy in the digital age must account for the data that defines our lives. Data is our identity. We function in a data economy. Protecting our identities means protecting our…
Living in a Data Economy: Computacenter and IBM Discuss GDPR Compliance and Privacy in the Digital Age
Santa’s own workshop and post office, in Lapland Finland, has opened a new website. If there is a better way to surprise children and friends, it is through the letters from Santa Claus himself. You can order original Santa Letters in many languages: English, French, Italian, Polish, Spanish, German, Japanese, Finnish, Chinese and Russian http://www.santapost.org/…
Christmas 2016: ”Also children in the UK can now get a genuine letter from Santa straight from Santa’s workshop in Finnish Lapland.”
Market Research Hub has recently announced a new report to its repository, titled “Russia Midstream Oil and Gas Industry Outlook to 2021: Market Forecasts for Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), Oil Storage, Pipelines, Underground Gas Storage and Gas Processing”. It is a comprehensive report on Russian midstream oil and gas industry. The report provides oil production,…
Russia Midstream Oil and Gas Industry Outlook to 2021 Positive
Datavard, a data management specialist and SAP partner, announced its participation in the SAP® TechEd® conference being held Nov. 8-10 in Barcelona. Showcases and use cases will focus on end-to-end solutions for customers planning to move to the SAP HANA® platform. Datavard specialists Attila Laczay and Frank Gundlich are conducting speaking sessions on “Data Volume…
SAP® TechEd® conference, Barcelona
Espen Høiby, CEO of crew management company OSM Aviation, entered the lion’s den when he visited the Parat union’s aviation conference at Gardermoen on Friday. “We’re concerned to have a dialogue with the unions,” Høiby told the meeting close to Oslo’s main airport. “We are putting the conflicts behind us, and invite you to sit…
Espen Høiby, CEO of crew management company OSM Aviation invited to dialogue on aircraft crewing
In September a group of artists from around the world came together to explore the relationship between art and nature by creating a light and sound installation set in a forest in Norway. The collaborators, Melissa Larsen of Norway, Joao Pereira of Portugal, and Andy Cross from the UK, each brought their own expertise and…
Take A Walk On the Wild Side… In the dark and surrounded by art
Businesses and organisations around the world are experiencing a digital transformation, utilising new digital technologies in order to do more faster and better than ever before. Digital Me is Computacenter’s answer to helping businesses stay on top of digital workplace trends, assessing the needs of the people who comprise companies and providing the necessary workplace…
Workplace Technology that Helps People Stay Agile in the Face of Digital Transformation
What is the actual daily life experience of being a female/queer/ transgender/gender fluid person in the most gender equal and privileged countries in the world? The internationally acclaimed artist Snövit Hedstierna is exhibiting in Sweden, Finland, Norway and Iceland during the autumn of 2016, after a long break from the Nordic art scene. In her absence…
Current Nordic exhibition allows you to walk through gendered power structures
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- Both sides request acquittal in Iceland’s most infamous murder case September 17, 2018Both state prosecutor and defendant in the Guðmundur and Geirfinnur case request an acquittal for those convicted for murder almost four decades ago. The case concerns the disappearance of two men in 1974, Guðmundur Einarsson and Geirfinnur Einarsson, and is widely considered to be Iceland’s most infamous criminal case in recent history. It was reopened in the […]
- WOW air’s struggle for finance: the story so far September 14, 2018WOW air is one of the two main airlines in Iceland, flying tourists in and out of the country, which supplies a lot of money to most sectors of Iceland´s income. WOW air made a loss of €39.6 million between July 2017 and June 2018 which was declared in their annual results, this has been […]
- Hítardalur Valley landslide: A bird’s eye view September 13, 2018On July 7th in west Iceland, a landslide fell in Hítardalur Valley from Fagraskógarfjall Mountain. The landslide is one of the biggest Iceland has on record, spreading debris 20-30 metres thick over 1.5 km2. The landslide dammed the Hítará river creating a lake, which has since begun to run off into the Tálmi river bringing […]
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“Kasta macka” (throw a sandwich) is something the Swedish PM does out in nature
Throwing sandwiches may sound like an odd thing to do, but not in Sweden. Over there, “kasta macka” or “throw a sandwich” is what Swedes call skipping stones on water. The many benefits and wonders of outdoor Sweden Recently, Mr. Stefan Löfven, the prime minister of Sweden was asked to list his top 5 things…
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Aspen the mountain pup and his love for 66°North
Aspen the mountain pup is the Instagram famous Golden Retriever with over 98,500 followers. When his owners, Hunter and Sarah Lawrence, visited Iceland for the first time on their honeymoon back in 2013, they fell in love with the landscape, the people and the fashion. As big fans of Icelandic outdoor clothing brand 66°North, they…
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Project Opal a great success: NORTH SAILING WINS AWARDS FOR RESPONSIBLE TOURISM
North Sailing has been named Silver winner of the Best Innovation for Carbon Reduction category at the World Responsible Tourism Awards 2015 at World Travel Market in London. North Sailing won the silver at the prestigious World Responsible Tourism Awards 2015 at the World Travel Market (WTM) in London, November 4th. This is the first…
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Swedes embrace online media streaming services
Media consumption in Sweden is increasingly characterized by online streaming services such as Spotify and Netflix. Three out of four 15-74-year-olds now use online streaming services to listen to music or watch video. Youtube, Spotify and Netflix are the most popular online streaming services used. Youtube is free of charge, whereas Spotify is offered both…
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Blue Car Rental: Insurance included in all car rentals in Iceland
Car rental firms in Iceland cover vehicles with third party insurance as standard, which includes personal accident insurance. This is Icelandic law for driving here. Blue Car Rental is one of Iceland’s main car rental companies and they do provide insurance as standard for most eventualities. This includes coverage from vehicle theft and gravel protection….
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Insight Asia Travel has currently installed Live Chat with Experts on website
Insight Asia Travel would like to introduce its live chat installed on its website. Customers now can easily find this live chat application at the bottom of the website on the right hand. Customers can use Video Chat to send real-time video and audio, Screen Share any screen or application, easily share texts and files…