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Now Accepting Nominations for Green IT Council Industry Awards

0 comments By russell Filed in IT and Technology, Retail and Services, Society, Software February 13th, 2012 @ 7:51 pm

The Green IT Council Awards are an annual Green IT Summit event that celebrates companies who have significantly enhanced the growth and prestige of the energy efficient computing from the desktop to the data center, from hardware to software, from the network to the virtual cloud. The Green IT Council recognizes outstanding leaders at all levels of business, from small to large companies.

To nominate a candidate for the Green IT Council Awards, visit http://greenitcouncil.org/awards

Awards will be presented for the following categories:

1. Cloud Computing
2. Data Center Innovation
3. Desktop Virtualization
4. Energy Management
5. Hardware
6. Software
7. Telework Read more

View New Year’s Eve in Reykjavik via Inspired by Iceland webcam

1 comment By russell Filed in Culture, Events, Family, Iceland, Retail and Services, Society, Travel and Leisure Tagged with , , , , , , , , , , , December 31st, 2011 @ 1:02 pm

New Year’s Eve in Iceland’s capital, Reykjavik is being streamed live via Inspired by Iceland’s website this year. The Iceland tourism campaign has a webcam over looking Reykjavik’s skyline so the whole world can join in the celebrations and enjoy the spectacular firework display.

In addition to the live New Year’s Eve celebrations, Inspired by Iceland is looking forward to a promising New Year after both Iceland and Reykjavik topped the polls for popular 2012 travel destinations. Read more

Iceland’s New Year’s Eve celebrations live with Mila

0 comments By jbaker Filed in Entertainment, Events, Iceland, IT and Technology, Retail and Services, Society, Travel and Leisure Tagged with , , , , December 29th, 2011 @ 11:43 am

Iceland’s New Year’s Eve celebrations are to broadcast live via a webcam set up in Reykjavik by the Icelandic telecommunications company, Mila. This live streaming will give those who are intrigued to discover how the locals celebrate New Year’s Eve in Iceland from anywhere in the world.

At the stroke of midnight, Iceland’s capital, Reykjavik, night turns to day when hundreds of fireworks illuminate the city’s skyline. Viewers will get to experience the exploding rockets and dancing lights sparkle and shimmer as it happens. Read more

Live Christmas concert at Hafnarfjordur Christmas Village in Iceland

0 comments By russell Filed in Iceland, Retail and Services, Society, Travel and Leisure Tagged with , , , , , , , , December 23rd, 2011 @ 10:44 am

Today, Hafnarfjordur, a small town built in a lava field just outside of Reykjavik, Iceland, will be holding a Christmas concert in its Christmas Village located in the heart of the town.

The town’s Christmas Village consists of numerous wooden cabins selling gifts, decorations and delicious festive treats. There is also a full schedule of live entertainment and musical performances, as well as the opportunity to meet The Yule Lads – Iceland’s thirteen mischievous Santas. Read more

Lucintel analyzes Global Wind Energy Outlook For 2011 and beyond

0 comments By admin Filed in Business, Environment, Retail and Services, Society, United States December 21st, 2011 @ 3:02 pm

The wind turbine market has experienced significant growth over the last five years and is expected to continue its momentum, reaching approximately US $96 billion by 2016 with a CAGR of 12% over the next five years for annual installations.

Lucintel, a leading global management consulting and market research firm, has analyzed the wind energy market and presents its findings in “Growth Opportunities in Wind Energy Market 2011–2016: Materials, Market and Technologies.” Read more

The Houston Weight loss program to lose weight naturally

0 comments By russell Filed in Health and Pharmaceuticals, Retail and Services, Society December 19th, 2011 @ 9:17 am

HWLLC Houston is a weight loss center that helps people to lose weight naturally. It helps you tone your physique to an appreciable extent. They have expert and qualified counselors who can give you invaluable and enriching advice and tips.

They have many weight losing methods such as weight loss, appetite suppressant, and low calorie diets. The Houston weight loss program uses pharmaceutical strength. This natural hormone follows the Houston diet protocol to lose the unhealthy fats from the human body. HWLLC Houston uses the latest laser liposuction procedures. It has a high-powered laser beam that can remove any of the superfluous fat. Read more

Dog Nutrition Treatments & Supplements for Dogs

0 comments By russell Filed in Retail and Services, Society, United Kingdom December 19th, 2011 @ 9:15 am

Making sure that pets are happy and healthy is a very important matter. Canine nutrition is the key to making sure that dogs remain healthy, and a healthy dog is a happy dog.

With some dogs, keeping them happy and healthy is as simple as choosing the correct dog food, however, other dogs require extra care in order to remain in top condition. Read more

Mobile healthcare initiative releases Health Debate guide in South Africa

0 comments By russell Filed in Health and Pharmaceuticals, IT and Technology, Retail and Services, Society, South Africa Tagged with , , , , , , , , November 10th, 2011 @ 3:14 pm

Johannesburg, South Africa – (10.11.2011) - The mobile healthcare initiative, Vodafone mHealth Solutions, recently released the first Insights Guide as part of the Vodafone Health Debate series – now available in South Africa.

The Insights Guide, titled Evaluating mHealth Adoption Barriers: Human Behaviour, delivers insights into the acceptance of new mobile health services in the developed world and focuses on one of the fundamental barriers to the adoption of mHealth: human behaviour. Read more

Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service achieve a UK first

0 comments By jbaker Filed in Business, Retail and Services, Society, United Kingdom November 5th, 2011 @ 12:14 pm

Aligned Assets are proud to announce that having taken receipt of the latest Symphony Bluelight software, Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service have become the inaugural user of the UK’s first ever centralised and definitive address database.

After the historic agreement between the Ordnance Survey and the Local Government Group that saw the amalgamation of all local government, Ordnance Survey and Royal Mail address data into what is known as the ‘National Address Gazetteer’, Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service are the first to start using ‘AddressBase Premium’, the most detailed of the products derived from this national database. Read more

Energy conference awards ‘Best in Show’ to Islandsbanki and Glacier Securities

0 comments By jbaker Filed in Business, Conference, Environment, Events, Iceland, Society, United States Tagged with , , , , , , November 1st, 2011 @ 11:40 am

The largest geothermal energy conference and exhibition in the U.S., Geothermal Energy Expo, awarded Islandsbanki and Glacier Securities as ‘Best in Show’ for their booth at the event.

Arni Magnusson, Executive Director of the Geothermal Team, explained, “It is a great honour to receive the audience choice award for our booth as voted for by the members of the geothermal industry. We are now looking forward to the bright future of the U.S. geothermal industry, and our participation within it.” Read more

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