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Watch an audio slideshow of how traditional Icelandic rhubarb stew is made. Rhubarb is one of the few vegetables that grows effortlessly in Iceland and for that reason it used to be a highly-valued addition to the traditional diet of fish and lamb.
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Several avalanches occurred around Siglufjörður and Ólafsfjörður in North-Iceland after heavy snowfall on Saturday, mbl.is reports.
The avalanches are categorized as dry slab avalanches and some of them fell quite a distance. Snowmobilers also triggered two slab avalanches in steep mountain hills near Dalvík around noon on Sunday. Dry slab avalanches are avalanches in which an entire slab of snow packed tightly together is set off.
Snowfall was heavy in the West Fjords during the weekend. The road to Árneshreppur had to be closed yesterday afternoon due to an avalanche. The postal service car had recently passed the area along with two passengers, bb.is reports. Snow shoveling between Kjörvogur and Djúpavík had to be cancelled yesterday due to impending danger of avalanches
Most of the avalanches are at a size of 2,5-3. Size 3 avalanches weigh around 3,000 tons and are capable of destroying a passenger car, burying a truck, damaging a house or destroying minor constructions, according to the Icelandic Met Office’s website. No injuries or damages due to the avalanches have been reported.
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On the way back to Reykjavík following this morning's news conference, at which the new government agreement was formally presented, the next Prime Minister of Iceland, Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, and his assistant, Jóhannes Þór Skúlason, who was driving, were stopped for speeding.
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Leader of the Progressive Party, Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, who held the mandate to lead coalition talks, presented the government agreement between the Progressive Party and Independence Party to the President of Iceland Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson at the presidential residence Bessastaðir this morning.
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The chairmen of the Independence Party and Progressive Party, Bjarni Benediktsson and Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, formally presented the government agreement to the public at a press conference shortly after 11 am this morning.
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The party council of the Independence Party and central committee of the Progressive Party unanimously accepted the government agreement negotiated by their respective chairmen, Bjarni Benediktsson and Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, yesterday evening.
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The 2013 April-May issue of Iceland Review & Atlantica has been released. Packed with informative and entertaining stories, highlights include an interview with outgoing Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir and the people who know her best, a photo essay of ice caves in Europe’s largest glacier and a colorful feature on life in the West Fjords.
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The 11th Reykjavík Shorts & Docs. Catch it while it lasts!
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Artist couple Nína Ivanova and Ómar Smári Kristinsson explain why they decided to settle in the West Fjords’ capital.
Reykjavík Queer Choir’s annual spring concert takes place on Friday, May 24.
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