We think we are a nation but we are just a one-horse town. A one-horse town that thinks we can stand outside the real world.
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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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Bravo Icelandic people who voted down paying for Icebank. Slavery needs to stop somewhere. Next step is to place legal barriers to prevent repeating this avoidable crisis.
As Walter Pitkin wrote (1932), "stupid folk still rule the world. Stupid bankers lend millions to stupid investors. Stupid taxpayers shell out billions of dollars...." Citizens must protect politicians from temptation. Some American states' Constitutions prohibit assumption of debt, of financial risk, of personal taxes by the government. And stop tax increases unless approved by popular referendum.
Perhaps income taxes should be paid only by artificial persons (corporations). Fees and duties can generate the rest. Citizens can organize social solutions on voluntary basis. Cooperation works best to avoid stupid disasters and keep independence alive.
Regards,
Dall Wilson, NYC, USA
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New subscribers to the quarterly Iceland Review magazine will receive the photography book Puffins, which contains a wealth of information about this colorful bird, as a gift. Additionally, all subscribers will enter a draw to win a trip to Iceland. Click here to subscribe to Iceland Review. The new issue will be out next week!
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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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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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