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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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The West Fjords lie outside the geothermal geothermal belt which crosses Iceland from the southwest to the northeast but now warm water has been found after drilling in Geirseyrarmúli, east of the town Patreksfjörður, as reported this week.
“This means that we can extract water that’s at least 32°C (90°F) warm, channel it to hot water pumps and use [for heating] in Patreksfjörður,” geologist Haukur Jóhannesson, who participated in the drilling last autumn, told bb.is.
Currently, water has to be heated for such purposes, which is costly for the town’s approximately 650 inhabitants. If they can use the hot water source for heating, they can save considerable amounts of money.
Next week, Haukur and his company will drill for hot water near the neighboring Tálknafjörður.
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The 2013 Reykjavík International Children’s Film Festival opens at the cinema Bíó Paradís on Hverfisgata in downtown Reykjavík on May 29.
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The exchange of power in Iceland took place yesterday when the government of Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson formally took over from that of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir and ministers exchange keys.
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Mountaineer Leifur Örn Svavarsson became the first Icelander to reach the peak of Everest, the world’s highest mountain, by the North Face from Tibet just before sunrise yesterday morning.
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Iceland’s new government formally took power today following a state council meeting at Bessastaðir, the presidential residence.
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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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