Tag: iceland
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January 20, 2008 01:42 PM EST --
I've had the opportunity to travel to and work in Iceland on several occasions, and although I was required to stay and work in Keflavik during the week, the weekends were my own and I would spend . . .
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February 16, 2006 02:06 PM EST --
No, not the ones from Minnesota that wear shoulder pads. Nor am I referring nostalgically to my high school alma mater in Bangor, Michigan.
In the Old Norse language, the word vikingar means "raiders." . . .
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January 23, 2009 10:26 PM EST --
Iceland has always been at or near the top of places I would most like to visit. Bad news on Iceland today, though:
"The government of Iceland today became the first to be effectively brought . . .
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November 10, 2007 05:20 AM EST --
The commitment of Iceland towards creating the world's first hydrogen society has reached new heights with project SMART-H2 (Sustainable Marine and Road Transport - Hydrogen).
Fuel cell . . .
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June 18, 2008 03:39 PM EDT --
Pleasantly cool within the house, hot and humid outside
Making my decision to Stumble an easy one.
This is where I started: Biochemical Effects of Betrayal
an article at PsychCentral. . . .
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September 21, 2007 09:45 AM EDT --
Virtually all of Iceland's electricity and heating come from pollution-free renewable energy sources -- hydroelectric power and geothermal springs. In order to decrease imported oil to operate their . . .
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October 08, 2008 06:53 AM EDT --
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081007/ap_on_re_eu/eu_iceland_meltdown_1
This volcanic island near the Arctic Circle is on the brink of becoming the first "national bankruptcy" of the . . .
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January 26, 2009 09:36 AM EST --
Iceland's coalition government has collapsed as a result of an escalating economic crisis
Prime Minister Geir Haarde announced the resignation of his cabinet, after talks with coalition partners . . .
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October 30, 2009 02:56 PM EDT --
Today at midnight McDonald's will close all of its restaurants in Iceland. There are three restaurants on the island and they will all close down due to tough economic times and rising costs. People have . . .
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March 01, 2008 04:52 PM EST --
In Iceland, anyway. Beginning in 1989, after the end of a 75 year prohibition on alcohol, March 1st became a national holiday for Icelanders. So, in honor of the end of prohibition, raise . . .
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May 14, 2008 11:17 AM EDT --
-Most Icelanders do not have a family name (such as Johnson, Smith, etc). So children have a given name and then father's-name-son or father's-name-daughter.
Thus:
Jon has a son named Thor . . .
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November 20, 2009 10:03 AM EST --
The Icelandic whaling industry has recently decided to sell the meat of fin whales, the second largest creature in the world to Japan.
The Icelandic whaler, Hvalur hf, harvested 125 whales this . . .
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February 06, 2006 12:26 AM EST --
Inspired by Jessie's photo essay about horses emerging from the mist
(in which she mentions . . .
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June 27, 2008 10:42 AM EDT --
Much like the doctor who recommends a daily walk to someone who lives in a neighborhood with rampant crime, how can I in good conscience recommend two servings per week of fish if we are all witnessing . . .
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October 08, 2008 06:46 AM EDT --
REYKJAVIK, Iceland - This volcanic island near the Arctic Circle is on the brink of becoming the first "national bankruptcy" of the global financial meltdown.
Home to just 320,000 people . . .
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February 03, 2009 07:38 PM EST --
While the rest of the planet is reeling into the economic barrel-bottom (thanks to u.s.), we are banking on a know-nothing smooth talking conman. To date all talk is of a deepening of the money . . .
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April 26, 2009 08:36 AM EDT --
Guns & Butter Interviews financial economist and historian, Dr. Michael Hudson.
"The Financial Barbarians at the Gate" with financial economist and historian, Dr. Michael Hudson. Europe; . . .
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May 10, 2007 03:34 PM EDT --
I was looking for a rental car for my upcoming trip to Iceland. I read online that http://www.kemwel.com/ is a great company. I decided to give it a shot! Kemwel is a 3rd party booking service for overseas . . .
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July 21, 2008 04:55 PM EDT --
Let me introduce you to an exciting new group in the Millington family of fine Gather groups. This group will appeal to all residents of the north anywhere around the globe as well as others who . . .
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September 10, 2005 10:42 PM EDT --
I wrote this article for "Non Credo", the official newsletter of the World Macrobiotic Organization. Unfortunately, it is published only when the Flying Dutchman appears at sea, so in the mean . . .
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