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December
10
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What Can I Say?
For the past quarter of a century, at least, Iceland has been blessed with excellent connections to the outside world.
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December
07
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Leafbread Making
Click on the picture to watch an audio slideshow on how to make the uniquely Icelandic laufabraud Christmas bread. Icelandic families often gather on the First Day of Advent to make and carve the bread together. Afterwards they eat it with hangikjöt (smoked lamb), which is usually their first taste of Christmas each year.
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November
30
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Village Profile: Sandgerdi – Within Reach
Located just 40 minutes by car and six minutes from Keflavík International Airport, Sandgerdi (“Sandy Hedge”) is a growing town of 1,700 with a storied history and loads to see. Read this special promotion about the hidden secrets of one of Iceland's most charming seaside villages.
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28/06/2009 | 11:00
The BBC Films Pagan Ceremonies in Iceland
A documentary film crew from the BBC attended two weddings, two naming ceremonies and one coming-of-age ceremony undertaken by Ásatrúarfélagid, the pagan society in Iceland, which honors the Norse gods, at Thingvellir national park on Thursday.
From an Ásatrúarfélagid ceremony in Öskjuhlíd, Reykjavík in April 2009. Photo by Jennifer Zoltek.
Egill Baldursson, Ásatrúarfélagid’s lawspeaker, told Fréttabladid, that the association holds a ceremony at Iceland’s ancient Althingi parliament in Thingvellir every year close to the summer solstice, on Thor’s Day (Thursday) in the tenth week of summer.
“It was successful as always,” Baldursson said. “Here, people get together and enjoy each other’s company.” This time, for extra fun, members of the Viking association Einherji marched around Thingvellir in full battle uniform.
Click here to watch a video of Ásatrúarfélagid’s First Day of Winter ceremony in 2006.
December
10
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Police Demand Compensation for Struggle in Protests
At least nine police officers have filed or will file a claim for compensation because of injuries they suffered during the protests and riots in central Reykjavík last winter. One police officer suffered permanent disability, although he can still work to some extent.
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December
10
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Icelandic Pension Funds Found Investment Group
Sixteen pension funds within the National Association of Pension Funds formally established an investment group called Framtakssjódur Íslands (“The Enterprise Fund of Iceland”) on Tuesday, which is meant to help restore the economy.
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December
10
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Policy Rate in Iceland Lowered to Ten Percent
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Iceland lowered the policy rate by one percent this morning, from 11 to ten percent. The deposit rate (current account rate) will drop by 0.5 percent to 8.5 percent.
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December
10
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Fewer Immigrants Leave Iceland Than Expected
At the beginning of this year, 28,644 foreign citizens resided in Iceland, or nine percent of the Icelandic population. In the first nine months of 2009, 3,538 foreign citizens moved out of the country while 2,793 moved to the country, so the number of foreign-born residents has only dropped by 745 in this period, or by 2.6 percent.
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December
10
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Former Kaupthing Employees Sentenced to Prison
December
09
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Iceland’s Financial Regulatory Environment to Change
December
09
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Man Dies While Diving in Iceland
December
09
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Iceland’s Emergency Law Deemed Justifiable
December
09
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Parliament Agrees to Send Icesave to Committee
December
09
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Woman Arrested Again on Suspicion of Pandering
December
09
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Icelandic Cookbook Nominated for Global Awards
December
08
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Big Energy Users in Iceland Pay Taxes in Advance
December
08
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Confidentiality Lifted from All Icesave Documents
December
08
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Iceland Sees Record Recession in GDP
December
08
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Icelandic Government and Opposition Agree on Icesave
December
08
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Bobby Fischer’s Grave in Iceland to Be Violated?
December
08
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Turf Farm Hotel Proposed for Thingvellir
December
07
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Reykjavík Energy in Tight Financial Situation
December
07
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Minister: Iceland to Lead in Climate Issues
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REVIEWS
I’m Gonna Put My Name on Your Door by Sprengjuhöllin band member Snorri Helgason is a solo album in the classic understanding of that term. It is highly reminiscent of the seventies singer/songwriter tradition of artists such as Harry Nilsson. The album has a quiet, homely feeling without ever being depressing.
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December
07
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Feature of the Week: In Reykjavík
The newly opened Einstakar Ostakökur [unique cheesecakes] on Klapparstígur may strike you as an unusual name for a women’s clothing shop. However, what the shop fails to deliver in terms of satisfying a sweet tooth, it more than delivers in bringing nostalgia, glamour and a glorious burst of color onto the women’s clothing scene in Reykjavík.
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December
07
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Event of the Week: Knowing the Yuletide Lads
On Sunday, the National Museum of Iceland launched its special Christmas program, which includes a Christmas House and objects concerning the 13 Yule Lads of Icelandic folklore. The brothers will pay the museum a visit, along with their ogre parents, and on December 19, folklorist Terry Gunnell will give a presentation about Icelandic Christmas traditions in English.
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