Audur Capital link title(Auður Capital) is a financial service company, founded in 2007 by two Icelandic business women, with the aim of incorporating feminine values into finance. Halla Tomasdottir is Audur’s executive chairman and Kristin Petursdottir is the company CEO.
The founders of Audur believed that the financial sector had suffered from lack of balance and diversity. High risk behavior, short term orientation and a narrow definition of results have driven the sector for the past years, resulting in the biggest financial downturn seen in our lifetime.
In the words of the founders: “Organizations that want to be around in 10 years time will have to conduct business in a more sustainable manner than what we have seen in the last 10 years. It is simply not enough to measure corporate performance by financial returns alone. We can’t continue to take out profits in our lifetime at the expense of future generation.”
The services that Audur offers, including wealth management, private equity and corporate advisory, can actually be found at any financial service company. However it is not the services that the company provides that makes it different but rather HOW it is done.
Audur’s values are the core to HOW the company conducts business. Audur is fiercely independent, risk aware and straight talking and believes in profit with principles and emotional capital.
These values are the key reasons for the company’s success to date. Audur managed to preserve the funds of its clients when the Icelandic banks collapsed in October 2008 and was the only Icelandic company that remained financially healthy after that collapse.
In December 2008 Audur announced launching of BJÖRK a private equity fund, established by Audur Capital and the renowned musician Björk Guðmundsdóttir, who is an active supporter of entrepreneurship, creative thinking and increased diversity in the Icelandic economy.
The aim of the BJÖRK venture fund is to invest in early stage corporations, with high growth potential capitalizing on Iceland's human and/or natural resources, as well as emphasizing sustainability and a triple bottom line.
The Audur story has received significant international attention. The story has been told by a wide variety of media across the globe, in the US, the UK, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Italy, Greece, Australia, Canada, Japan, South Africa and New Zealand.
To name a few, the Audur story has been featured by:
The BBC
The New York Times
The Guardian
The Financial Times
The founders of Audur believed that the financial sector had suffered from lack of balance and diversity. High risk behavior, short term orientation and a narrow definition of results have driven the sector for the past years, resulting in the biggest financial downturn seen in our lifetime.
In the words of the founders: “Organizations that want to be around in 10 years time will have to conduct business in a more sustainable manner than what we have seen in the last 10 years. It is simply not enough to measure corporate performance by financial returns alone. We can’t continue to take out profits in our lifetime at the expense of future generation.”
The services that Audur offers, including wealth management, private equity and corporate advisory, can actually be found at any financial service company. However it is not the services that the company provides that makes it different but rather HOW it is done.
Audur’s values are the core to HOW the company conducts business. Audur is fiercely independent, risk aware and straight talking and believes in profit with principles and emotional capital.
These values are the key reasons for the company’s success to date. Audur managed to preserve the funds of its clients when the Icelandic banks collapsed in October 2008 and was the only Icelandic company that remained financially healthy after that collapse.
In December 2008 Audur announced launching of BJÖRK a private equity fund, established by Audur Capital and the renowned musician Björk Guðmundsdóttir, who is an active supporter of entrepreneurship, creative thinking and increased diversity in the Icelandic economy.
The aim of the BJÖRK venture fund is to invest in early stage corporations, with high growth potential capitalizing on Iceland's human and/or natural resources, as well as emphasizing sustainability and a triple bottom line.
The Audur story has received significant international attention. The story has been told by a wide variety of media across the globe, in the US, the UK, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Italy, Greece, Australia, Canada, Japan, South Africa and New Zealand.
To name a few, the Audur story has been featured by:
The BBC
The New York Times
The Guardian
The Financial Times
Cristian Blaz (born September 11, 1984), better known by his stage name Criss Blaziny, is a Romanian rapper well known for his affiliation with fellow Constanta rapper Tranda and Romanian underground hip hop label Hades Records.
Career
Criss Blaziny's career began in 1999, when he teamed up with Constanta based producer Sagace and, influenced by the legendary New York Wu Tang collective, started his own hip hop group. His affiliation with Hades Records started in late 2002 after he recorded his first studio material in the label's studio in just 24 hours. The mixtape that resulted from the session was named F.O.C. (F.I.R.E.) and became an Internet sensation, turning Blaziny into a promising artist and bringing him to the attention of the Romanian public. Over the years, he has become well known for his laid-back, ironic and cynical approach to songwriting, as well as for his dark humour and trademark slightly-off beat flow. His debut album, Tatuat Pe Creier (Tatooed On The Brain), was in production from 2004 until 2010 and, after numerous delays and pushbacks, was finally released by Hades Records in Romania in June 2010.
Discography
Mixtapes
*2002: F.O.C.(F.I.R.E.).
Albums
*2010: Tatuat Pe Creier (Tatooed On The Brain)
*2011: BLAdiatorul (The BLAdiator)
Career
Criss Blaziny's career began in 1999, when he teamed up with Constanta based producer Sagace and, influenced by the legendary New York Wu Tang collective, started his own hip hop group. His affiliation with Hades Records started in late 2002 after he recorded his first studio material in the label's studio in just 24 hours. The mixtape that resulted from the session was named F.O.C. (F.I.R.E.) and became an Internet sensation, turning Blaziny into a promising artist and bringing him to the attention of the Romanian public. Over the years, he has become well known for his laid-back, ironic and cynical approach to songwriting, as well as for his dark humour and trademark slightly-off beat flow. His debut album, Tatuat Pe Creier (Tatooed On The Brain), was in production from 2004 until 2010 and, after numerous delays and pushbacks, was finally released by Hades Records in Romania in June 2010.
Discography
Mixtapes
*2002: F.O.C.(F.I.R.E.).
Albums
*2010: Tatuat Pe Creier (Tatooed On The Brain)
*2011: BLAdiatorul (The BLAdiator)
Return of the Jackalpe is a feature length mocumentary-style comedy film about a hapless producer trying to reunite the cast and crew of a notoriously bad B movie called Curse of the Jackalope. The film was directed by Dave R. Watkins and Michael D. Friedman.
Cast
* Chris Burns as Jimmy Ray Johnson/Jackalope
* Michael D. Freidman as Richard McCovey Jr.
* Dave R. Watkins as Bobby Ray Johnson-Smith/Hank Knight
* Martin Kelley as World's Biggest Jackalope Fan
* Karla Droege as Liz Smith
* Joel Hunter as Rufus/Lucky
* Spencer G. Stephens as Charlie Simms/Barnacle Buck
* Melissa Seitz as Leanne Payne/Cindy
* Robert J. Lee as William Ping
* Ron McLellen as Richard McCovey Sr.
* Greg Thompson as Theodore Pawf
* Tracy Yarkoni as Theresa Renee
* Stephen Caudill as P. Murda
* Muta'Ali Muhammad as J-Dawg
Cast
* Chris Burns as Jimmy Ray Johnson/Jackalope
* Michael D. Freidman as Richard McCovey Jr.
* Dave R. Watkins as Bobby Ray Johnson-Smith/Hank Knight
* Martin Kelley as World's Biggest Jackalope Fan
* Karla Droege as Liz Smith
* Joel Hunter as Rufus/Lucky
* Spencer G. Stephens as Charlie Simms/Barnacle Buck
* Melissa Seitz as Leanne Payne/Cindy
* Robert J. Lee as William Ping
* Ron McLellen as Richard McCovey Sr.
* Greg Thompson as Theodore Pawf
* Tracy Yarkoni as Theresa Renee
* Stephen Caudill as P. Murda
* Muta'Ali Muhammad as J-Dawg
Justice League Antarctica is a fictional group of super heroes in the DC Comics Universe. A short-lived branch of the Justice League International, it was created when the incompetent Injustice League decided to switch sides. JLI's backer Maxwell Lord accepted their offer and sent them, along with G'nort (who, in turn, invited the Scarlet Skier) to Antarctica to get them out of the way. They spent most of their time battling a group of killer penguin/piranha hybrids. They won, but only by destroying their entire base in an earthquake. They survived because of G'Nort's power ring. They had to be rescued by the regular Justice League. Soon, they were fired. However, the team, though lacking an embassy, stayed together, acting as bodyguards for Maxwell Lord when he was in a gunshot-induced coma. They also joined the American and European Leagues, the team called the The Conglomerate, and the intergalactic bounty hunter Lobo in pitched battle against Despero. Afterwards, they finally departed from the League.
Although their membership was short, the storyline is official canon. The "JLAnt" (as Justice Leagues America and Europe called them) members were present when all members, past present and future, of both the League and the Avengers united to battle Krona in the JLA/Avengers mini-series.
Roster
* Big Sir
* Cluemaster
* Clock King
* G'nort
* Major Disaster (leader)
* Bruce
* Multi-Man
* Scarlet Skier
Although their membership was short, the storyline is official canon. The "JLAnt" (as Justice Leagues America and Europe called them) members were present when all members, past present and future, of both the League and the Avengers united to battle Krona in the JLA/Avengers mini-series.
Roster
* Big Sir
* Cluemaster
* Clock King
* G'nort
* Major Disaster (leader)
* Bruce
* Multi-Man
* Scarlet Skier