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March
01
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Icelandic Domestic Animals
Click on the picture to watch this audio slideshow about Icelandic domestic animals. Many people are familiar with the Icelandic horse, a special breed of small sturdy colorful horses, which have a unique gait called tölt. The Icelandic sheep is also well known, as are the Icelandic cows and the Icelandic sheep dog. However, fewer people have heard of the Settlement Goat and Settlement Hen.
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Akureyri (“gravel bank field”) promises visitors a lively stay with its many art galleries and museums, outdoor recreation in summer and winter, an awakening of the taste buds at the town’s gourmet restaurants and breathtaking views of natural sites around the corner. Take a look at this special promotion about Iceland’s northern capital.
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March
10
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Police in Iceland Protest Delay of Wage Contracts
Police officers in Iceland gathered outside the facilities of the State Mediator yesterday to show unity with their negotiators at the meeting that was about to begin in the wage dispute between the Police Federation of Iceland and the state.
Police officers during the protests in the autumn of 2008. Copyright: Icelandic Photo Agency.
Icelandic police officers don’t have any wage contract at the moment; in August they rejected an agreement on wages which had been reached between the Police Federation and the state’s representatives, Morgunbladid reports.
Police officers are dissatisfied with how long it takes to make a new wage agreement. Before the meeting, chairman of the Police Federation Snorri Magnússon told Fréttabladid that their patience is running out.
Detective Benedikt Lind agreed. “I understand that there is no offer on the table,” he said. “So we have few other resources than to show our discontent this way.”
There are rumors circling that Ögmundur Jónasson, an MP for the Left-Greens, who resigned from his post as minister of health last year due to a disagreement with the government leaders on Icesave, might rejoin the cabinet.
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March
10
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More Tremors Below South Iceland Volcano
The seismic activity in the area around Eyjafjallajökull glacier in south Iceland, which covers an active volcano, increased again last night with a series of smaller earthquakes measured between 3:40 and 5:20 am. The largest quake was 2.6 on the Richter scale.
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March
10
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Icesave Talks: No Meetings Scheduled
No negotiation meetings are scheduled with the UK and the Netherlands on the Icesave loan terms this week, according to chairman of the Independence Party Bjarni Benediktsson. However, the Icelandic committee is reviewing certain legal issues.
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March
10
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Air Traffic Controllers on Strike in Iceland
A four-hour strike by air traffic controllers in Iceland began today at 7 am, which is causing delay to all scheduled flights to and from the country, as well as domestic flights. Five airplanes were supposed to depart from Keflavík International Airport between 7 and 11 am.
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March
08
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Some Misconceptions About Icesave
March
08
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Icelander in Denmark Suspected of Murder
March
08
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Iceland Sees 3.3 Percent Increase in GDP
March
08
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Iceland’s Icesave Referendum: Final Results
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REVIEWS
March
08
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A Trip to Iceland’s Past: Icelandic Folk Legends – Tales of Apparitions, Outlaws and Things Unseen
Icelandic Folk Legends – Tales of Apparitions, Outlaws and Things Unseen is a collection of 12 Icelandic folktales in an English translation. The small and handy book includes both stories that practically every Icelander knows by heart as well as lesser known stories. Although I would have preferred a broader context, this book is a good present for people interested in learning more about Iceland’s past.
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There’s a new breed of traveler roaming the globe these days. Set on doing more than going to location x, snapping a few memorable photographs of the tourist traps therein, and returning home with some knick-knacks for their mantle, voluntourists are spending longer periods of time in their destinations of choice, giving back to their host communities and getting lifelong memories in return.
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March
08
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Event of the Week: Neverland
If you visit Reykjavík Art Museum – Hafnarhús this week you can disappear into the “Neverland” of Katrín Elvarsdóttir, an exhibition featuring the artist’s photographs of caravans, shrubs, trees, buildings, or lanes. The exhibition is part of Hafnarhúsid’s D series.
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