Signs with opera

Advania, a leading It (IT) organization working in the Nordics, lately agreed upon a contract together with Chrome Software program for your enlargement regarding their procedures on Thor Information Center – a natural info center with Iceland owned or operated by means of Advania.

Chrome Software program uses the results center to be able to facilitate web hunting for greater than 230 thousand Chrome Tiny users around the world. The new contract remains the particular continuing escalation on the info center which has a around doubling regarding Opera’s latest capability.

Gestur Grams. Gestsson, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER regarding Advania, claimed, “It’s vital for us to own ongoing believe in regarding Chrome Software program as well as every single child help the organization having its ongoing achievements. Advania aims to be a trustworthy business lover exactly who supports customers within their operate, being sure that his or her procedures are generally second to none. Ebay collaboration is built for your long term. ”

Chrome Software program has been among the 1st firms to be able to get the opportunity displayed by means of Iceland’s inexpensive natural energy as well as free of charge cooling down. This enables with an very productive functioning though however sustaining equilibrium while using the natural environment since you can find absolutely no as well as emissions by Iceland’s energy output.

Anthony Nichols, VP, THAT Functions on Chrome Software program, explained, “We are generally thrilled every single child keep on on the road regarding environment duty with Iceland, specially since this particular permits us to broaden our own capability to be able to serve our own shoppers while maintaining our own reduced as well as impact in one piece. ”

This company’s info center is perhaps among the world’s greenest info stores since all of the energy utilised on the internet site is produced by environmentally friendly solutions as well as much less energy is employed for cooling down a result of the healthy neat climate with Iceland.

The Simpsons come to Iceland

Icelandic band Sigur Rós will feature in The Simpsons Season Finale this weekend. The episode, which will see some of its main characters visit Iceland, will feature an entirely original score composed by the band – a first for the famous American adult sitcom now concluding its 24th season.

The episode, entitled The Saga of Carl Carlson, will air in North America on Sunday 19th May and in Iceland the following day. The plot of the two-part show revolves around the character of Carl Carlson, Homer’s friend and co-worker, who sets off to visit his home country, Iceland.

The surprising origins of Springfield nuclear power plant employee, Carl Carlson, were revealed in an episode in the 14th series, wherein unexpected brightness in the middle of the night reminded the character of his Icelandic boyhood.

The Simpsons  also featured Iceland in a 2010 episode that parodied the protests following  the 2008 bank crash.

While Sigur Rós only joins a long list of bands and solo artists to make a guest appearance on the show – amongst others Daft Punk, Lady Gaga and U2 have all made appearances – this will be one of the rare times an entire original score is composed for the occasion, including the Icelandic band’s take on the famous opening theme of The Simpsons.

Sigur Rós, which will issue their new album Kveikur on Tuesday 18th June, stated on their website  that ”with this episode, Sigur Rós have written and performed more original music for The Simpsons than any other outside band in the show’s history.”

The creator of the show, Matt Groening, said, “I’m a longtime fan of Sigur Rós, and we’re honored to bring their Icelandic  ambient moods to our goofy cartoon show.”

On the top

In a season of summit firsts, Ingólfur Geir Gissurarson became the fifth, and so far oldest, Icelander to summit Everest, while the first ascent via the North Face by and Icelander was underway by Leifur Örn Gissurarson.

Geir Gissurarson reached the top of the 8,848m high Himalayan peak on May 21st, exactly 16 years after Björn Ólafsson, Einar Stefánsson and Hallgrímur Magnússon became the first Icelanders to summit the world’s highest mountain.

“I think it’s great that Leifur is trying that route,” famous explorer, Haraldur Örn Ólafsson said in an interview with Fréttablaðið.

However, at 51, Ingólfur is still a spring chicken. If 81-year-old Min Bahadur Sherchan of Nepal and his 80-year-old rival Yuichiro Miura of Japan, both currently in Everest Base Camp on the South Side of the mountain, reach the summit this season, a new record would have been set for the oldest person summiting. Presently it is held by Min Bahadur Sherchan, a Nepalese who reached the summit on 25 May 2008 at the age of 76 years 340 days.

2013 has already seen five records or firsts set on the mountain, including; first Saudi woman, first Pakistani women, first Moroccan and first twins (Indian sisters).

The next record that could be set is by Vilborg Arna Gissurardóttir, the first Icelandic woman to reach the South Pole, who is now planning to climb the world’s seven highest summits.

Back in Iceland

Iceland will again serve as a key set in the next season of the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones, which is expected to be shot here this summer, Svarthöfði reports.

This will be the third time Game of Thrones comes to Iceland since it first shot scenes for the second season’s foray “north beyond the wall,” a key geographical area on the continent of Westeros (not to be confused with Västerås, Sweden) where most of the show’s action takes place. It appears Iceland has won a home for wildlings and white walkers and things that occur “beyond the wall.”

According to Svarthöfði, this year’s shooting will take place around Þingvellir, Hengill volcano and Þórsárdalur valley among other places. Previously, scenes were shot near Svínafellsjökull glacier, Mývatn lake and Vatnajökull glacier.

Filming is expected to begin in mid July and continue through August. During the last shoot, some 270 locals worked on the set and a similar number is likely to be employed again this year.

The show is currently screening its third season.