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February
08
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Weatherproofed Infants
The al fresco nap is standard practice here and Icelanders clearly have it down to a science.
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February
01
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Roe and Liver Season
Click on the picture to observe how to prepare a traditional Icelandic meal of roe and liver (hrogn og lifur). At this time of year, egg pouches are harvested from female fish, mainly cod and haddock, and sold in fish stores around the country along with the liver. The egg pouches may not look appetizing; just remember that caviar is fish eggs too.
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January
04
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Village Profile: Fjallabyggd – A Skier’s Dream
Fjallabyggd (“Mountain Settlement”) is a skier’s dream. Its slopes are perfect for slaloming and there are also tracks for telemark skiing. Winter sporting enthusiasts can also go ice skating or rent snowmobiles. In summer, Fjallabyggd turns into a paradise for hikers. Read this special promotion about one of Iceland’s best hidden gems.
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28/11/2009 | 12:00
New Exhibition at National Museum of Iceland
The exhibition “Ása G. Wright – from Iceland to Trinidad” opens on the second floor of the National Museum of Iceland today to coincide with the release of a new biography about Wright, Kona thriggja eyja, written by anthropologist Inga Dóra Björnsdóttir.
The exhibition includes some of the objects which Wright donated to the museum in the 1960s. Many of these objects have never been exhibited before.
Wright’s given name was Áslaug Gudmundsdóttir. She was born in south Iceland in 1892 and belonged to a wealthy family. Wright was adventurous and ended up running a guesthouse in Trinidad, where she died in 1971.
Wright donated a large part of her household inventory and a generous sum of money to the National Museum before she passed away.
In 1968 a fund was created in her name to sponsor visits of foreign scholars to Iceland to give presentations on Nordic culture on behalf of the National Museum.
February
08
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Leak at the Icelandic Institute of Natural History
A water leak at the storage facilities of the Icelandic Institute of Natural History (NÍ) on Saturday night didn’t cause significant damage, thanks to an employee’s decision to come to work early on Sunday morning.
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February
08
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Icelandic State Wants to Acquire Savings Bank
The Ministry of Finance proposed in December that the Icelandic state acquire Byr savings bank and that claimants be compensated by 40 percent, paid out with bonds issued by the state.
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February
08
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Is a New Political Crisis Impending in Iceland?
There are speculations that some members of the Social Democrats are interested in forging a new coalition government with the Progressive Party in addition to the Left-Greens. The current Social Democrat-Left-Green coalition is described as fatigued.
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February
08
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Icelanders Choose 2010 Eurovision Entry
The song “Je Ne Sais Quoi” by Örygur Smári and Hera Björk Thórhallsdóttir received the most votes in the Icelandic Eurovision song contest final on Saturday and will be Iceland’s entry in the main contest in Norway in May.
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February
08
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Paris Hilton Wears Icelandic Shoes
February
07
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First Icelandic Gaming Industry Awards Underway
February
07
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New Exhibition Opens in Artótek Gallery
February
07
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Elíza Newman Celebrates New Album with Concert
February
06
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New Exhibitions Open at ASÍ Art Museum
February
06
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Iceland’s Largest Travel Fair Opens in Reykjavík
February
06
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Icelandic Car Production at Innovation Center Expo
February
05
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Bank Sells Icelandic Commercial Enterprise Hagar
February
05
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Police Resume Sale of SPRON Stock Investigation
February
05
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Norway Considers Granting Iceland Icesave Loan
February
05
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Ex-Iceland Central Bank Chief Confirms Wellink’s Story
February
05
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Independents Chair Says He Has no Part in Dubious Trade
February
05
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Slain Iceland Polar Bear Was Young and Healthy
February
04
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Iceland Open for Oil Exploration Applications
February
04
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President of Dutch Central Bank Says Iceland Lied
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REVIEWS
February
08
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A Story Untold: Legend by Fiann Paul
When I first heard of the photographic book Legend by Fiann Paul, portraying people dressed in Viking-style in Icelandic landscapes, I imagined it would depict scenes from Norse mythology. However, the idea with the book is to tell a story of how “The Seeker” finds “The Legend” and it feels like a wishy-washy self-help book.
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February
08
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Feature of the Week: Passion and Delight
Fresh back from Brazil, where she was one of 28 international judges at the ‘Cup of Excellence’ awards, Kaffitár founder and owner Adalheidur Hédinsdóttir sat down with Atlantica’s Mica Allan in Kaffitár’s Bankastraeti cafe to talk about her passion and delight: coffee.
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February
08
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Event of the Week: “Lucy”
“Lucy” is a video and music installation by Dodda Maggý (1981), the 15th artist to exhibit in Reykjavík Art Museum’s D-gallery project in the Hafnarhús exhibition hall. In “Lucy” the artist explores the idea of the “acousmetre,” a film character portrayed only by voice, never in body, omniscient and ubiquitous.
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