The Icelanders are going
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Topic: The Icelanders are going
Posted By: ulrich von hutten
Subject: The Icelanders are going
Date Posted: 02-Feb-2006 at 17:26
in fact.... to bed now. good night from reykjavik to everyone ------------- 
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Posted By: flyingzone
Date Posted: 02-Feb-2006 at 23:20
Beautiful. But kinda melancholic ... I guess that's Iceland  ------------- |
Posted By: morticia
Date Posted: 03-Feb-2006 at 13:03
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Great full moon shot! Howl!!!! ------------- "Morty Trust in God: She will provide." -- Emmeline Pankhurst |
Posted By: Guten Tag
Date Posted: 04-Feb-2006 at 16:44
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Good Night Ulrich.Sweet dreams. ------------- Read my post,not the Signature. |
Posted By: ulrich von hutten
Date Posted: 06-Feb-2006 at 17:23
another night , time to support the idea of free dreams. good
night to everybody on this planet , and treat everybody with respect,
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Posted By: Behi
Date Posted: 06-Feb-2006 at 17:58
Ulrich, you can dream, If it doesn't take some Cartoons 
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Posted By: TheOrcRemix
Date Posted: 07-Feb-2006 at 00:50
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is it true about the hotel made of ice? ------------- True peace is not the absence of tension, but the presence of justice. Sir Francis Drake is the REAL Pirate of the Caribbean |
Posted By: ulrich von hutten
Date Posted: 07-Feb-2006 at 01:41
it is true. but this idea was realised the first time in finnland ,i think. now , you can find such hotels in canada,sweden and iceland as well. it started as a fun , but as you may know , rich and crazy people have to try out everything. i don't know what's funny in sleeping on icebeds covered with furs and sleeping bags and having a temperature of + 2 C . another reason i don't like it ,is the one you have to rebuild it every year.   -------------
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Posted By: Jay.
Date Posted: 07-Feb-2006 at 19:02
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That's awsome. ------------- Samo Sloga Srbina Spasava Only Unity Can Save the Serb |
Posted By: Omar al Hashim
Date Posted: 07-Feb-2006 at 20:16
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Can you turn the heater on in your room in the ice hotel? Or would this be a very bad idea?
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Posted By: eaglecap
Date Posted: 07-Feb-2006 at 20:44
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Iceland looks beautiful!! What are the wild areas like? Do you have polar bears?
Few trees though! Do they need English teachers EFL in Iceland? How is the X-country skiing there? I imagine it is colder there than even on the east side of Washington State but man would I miss the trees. I love the architecture of your city!!! ------------- Λοιπόν, αδελφοί και οι συμπολίτες και οι στρατιώτες, να θυμάστε αυτό ώστε μνημόσυνο σας, φήμη και ελευθερία σας θα ε |
Posted By: ulrich von hutten
Date Posted: 08-Feb-2006 at 16:39
very rarely polar bears come to iceland on the drift ice. but whenever bears want to immigrate to our lovely island ,hunters will make them a quickly end, how sad. usualy immigrants will not be shot down ,so you can come to iceland and make your luck. you can make exciting ski-tours at the great mountain area and if you love alpine skiing as well. this winter is not very cold ,but the last days we had temperatures about -6 C. ok ,trees you will miss ,like we don't have railways on iceland . but we have friendly and hospitably people here.  ops, i forget , god night to every one , i hope i will see you again in peace and harmony ( or go to hell )-------------
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Posted By: eaglecap
Date Posted: 08-Feb-2006 at 20:26
I love bears from a distance!!
We have black bears (lots of them) and grizzly bears (rare) in our forests. I know that polar bears are stricly meat eater and far more dangerous to humans that the before mentioned bears. I sometimes bring a gun but most of the time I bring pepper spray for bears, by theory it is suppose to work. Maybe a smaller black bear but not a grizzly. Hey in Iceland is there a big market for English? I really love the pictures here and it would be fun to stay there for a year. ------------- Λοιπόν, αδελφοί και οι συμπολίτες και οι στρατιώτες, να θυμάστε αυτό ώστε μνημόσυνο σας, φήμη και ελευθερία σας θα ε |
Posted By: ulrich von hutten
Date Posted: 22-Feb-2006 at 16:50
it's enough for today ,my warm bed is waiting but before another
impression of iceland at wintertimes with so many dark nights which
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Posted By: ulrich von hutten
Date Posted: 24-Feb-2006 at 15:43
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Icelanders dream differently
Icelandic National Broadcasting Service, RV, reports on the research of a Dutch anthropologist, Adrienne Heijnen.
In Iceland dreams are thought to contain messages and predict the future, but in central-Europe, they are thought to reflect the psychological condition of people. Heijnen conducted her doctoral research on Icelandic dreams at the University of Aarhus in Denmark. She interviewed 150 Icelanders about their dreams, aged three to ninety and living in Reykjavk and in the rural south. Heijnen presented her results at a lecture in rnastofnun (The rni Magnsson Institute). Dreams are interpreted differently in Iceland than in central-Europe, she said. In their dreams, Icelanders are frequently visited by the deceased, she said, and the dreams have a "social context". In central-Europe, they are thought to reflect the psychological condition of the people who experience them. i found that in a newspaper. they interviewed kids of three about there dreams ? my little doughter would tell them some crazy stories about blue elephantes ,i suppose.
visit of deseased ? rarely ,only sometime of leif eriksson ,who told ,he better wouldn't had discovered america ,cause of the aftermath of this ! and sometimes maradonna ,but this guy's still living ,a surprise as well. -------------
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Posted By: ulrich von hutten
Date Posted: 24-Feb-2006 at 17:13
the time has come ,again ,to say good night to everyone. i'm curious who will appear in my dreams this night (see above) . -------------
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Posted By: ulrich von hutten
Date Posted: 03-Mar-2006 at 15:59
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Record temperatures in February
Reykjavk experienced the warmest February since 1965 last month, reports daily Morgunbladid. The average temperature in the capital measured 3.3 degrees -- 2.9 degrees above average February temperatures. According to the Icelandic Meteorological Office, it was the fourth warmest February since 1866 when meteorological measurements started. 1932 and 1965 (i can't even remember )saw substantially higher temperatures. In 1964, it was just a little warmer and in 1929 the temperature was approximately the same as this year. the global warming or only a snap-shot of the eternity ? -------------
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Posted By: ulrich von hutten
Date Posted: 05-Mar-2006 at 16:46
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i watched tv today ,saw that there was heavy snow in the southern parts of germany during the last three days. i hope our friend temujin has a rescue-tank in his garage. so ,this snow that actually belongs to us ,we hadn't much this winter . i myself , looking forward to hard-work week ,have to go to bed now. it was another comfortable weekend with your attendance. gda ntt to the world -------------
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Posted By: ulrich von hutten
Date Posted: 05-Mar-2006 at 16:59
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god night to all turkeys !! i forget -------------
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Posted By: Behi
Date Posted: 05-Mar-2006 at 17:30
 very beautiful  At last, Icelander is coming or Going????????? ------------- |
Posted By: ulrich von hutten
Date Posted: 06-Mar-2006 at 18:33
 the krafla volcano ,peacefull  1980 ,not so peacefull so don't make me angry !!! good night to the earth ,to iran ,turkey ,luxembourg, vatican state, holland,poland, germany,gut's nchtle , my special friends from greece kali nichta, canada, the baltic states and last but not least the united states. did i forget someone ? don't be sad , see tomorrow at the departure of.... ICELANDERS ARE GOING !!! -------------
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Posted By: Behi
Date Posted: 06-Mar-2006 at 18:49
ok ok Ulrich, understood, Iselander aren't Coming Good Night Icelander ------------- |
Posted By: erci
Date Posted: 06-Mar-2006 at 19:07
| Iceland seemed like one of the few places on earth that I would feel lonely and isolated |
Posted By: ulrich von hutten
Date Posted: 07-Mar-2006 at 15:39
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nearly all icelanders would have gone yesterday, see why Earthquake shakes Reykjavk An earthquake of magnitude 4.6 shook Reykjavk at 2:31 p.m. yesterday with no damage or injuries reported. The epicenter of the quake was on the Reykjanes peninsula southeast of Kleifarvatn, about 25 kilometers from the center of Reykjavk. According to geophysicist Steinunn Jakobsdttir, director of monitoring of the physics department at the Icelandic Meteorological Office, there is no reason to believe that the earthquake is linked with other possibly greater activity in the area. There have been at least two quakes of magnitude 5 or more in the vicinity during the last decade. Steinunn told Morgunbladid that earthquakes of this magnitude usually do not cause damage to homes, but objects on shelves could possibly be rattled near the epicenter. but to be honest ,most of my friends and my family didn't even notice it ! there was a short scrunch like some opened a bag of crisps, nothing else. someone of you living in area were earthquakes are not unusual ? -------------
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Posted By: ulrich von hutten
Date Posted: 08-Mar-2006 at 18:17
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and now ,for something completly different....... go to bed now , bought a new notebook today,  have no idea what will happen in the next days. will i be pretty ,will i be lonesome ,will i be online,?what ever will be ,the future is not our's to see ! i hope iceland will be back very soon on your monitor and you will be angry about my posts...  -------------
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Posted By: ulrich von hutten
Date Posted: 10-Mar-2006 at 15:53
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much earlier ,than i could dream in my wildest dreams, i'm back again. internet connection in only 5 minutes. i have to praise myself. thank you, ulrich. -------------
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Posted By: Behi
Date Posted: 20-Mar-2006 at 09:18
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Posted By: ulrich von hutten
Date Posted: 21-Mar-2006 at 03:33
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thank you so much for your post ,land of aryan ! i will allow you a short view in our bed-room this morning
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Posted By: ulrich von hutten
Date Posted: 21-Mar-2006 at 16:18
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after having relaxed the whole day , i'm so tired now and want to let you know that the spring will not come in the next days . we have to wait for another 4 weeks ,i think.
i think, that some parts of the europan continent have allready spring ! -------------
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Posted By: Gyadu
Date Posted: 23-Mar-2006 at 10:46
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Happy belated Birthday Ulrich.
Hope you like the present. ------------- Izan zirelako gara...... Izan garelako izango dira.... |
Posted By: ulrich von hutten
Date Posted: 29-Mar-2006 at 14:56
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Icelanders are going.... some sooner , some later, see why...
Icelandic women live longer than males
Icelandic women can expect to live four years longer than Icelandic males, reported Statistics Iceland yesterday. According to Statistics Iceland the mean life expectancy for Icelandic women is 82.8 years and 78.9 years for men (2001-2005). Over the past three decades, the difference in the average age for women and men has decreased from six years to less than four. Statistics Iceland also reports that Iceland has the world's lowest infant mortality rate, 2.5 per 1,000 live births (2001-2005). Sweden and Finland have an infant mortality rate of 3.1 per 1,000 live births; Norway 3.5 and Denmark 4.4. -------------
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Posted By: Behi
Date Posted: 29-Mar-2006 at 15:45
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Forum or Blog!!!!!!!?????
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Posted By: edgewaters
Date Posted: 29-Mar-2006 at 16:04
I love the night, it wouldn't bother me at all. It's the sun I hate. Don't you get 22 hour days in the summer or something? Hchaaa! Hssssss!! 
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Posted By: ulrich von hutten
Date Posted: 03-Apr-2006 at 16:53
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so god night, have to go up early tomorrow, but if you wan`t to visit our beautiful town and guess were i`m living....... http://www.rvk.is/upload/files/stigakort_reykjavik.jpg - http://www.rvk.is/upload/files/stigakort_reykjavik.jpg
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Posted By: ulrich von hutten
Date Posted: 05-Apr-2006 at 16:38
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i think i'm the whale among all members..... a little bit to fat , and have to surface from time to time.. but please don't make bacon out of me.... and no photos please...
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Posted By: edgewaters
Date Posted: 05-Apr-2006 at 18:54
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I've always wanted to visit.
What is there to see in Iceland? Have you got any old ruins or anything? Are there some special places, like where you used to hold the Allthing? |
Posted By: ulrich von hutten
Date Posted: 06-Apr-2006 at 15:20
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you are watching for ruins ? you will only find it in the mouth of some old icelanders.sorry, but nearly all buildings on iceland in former timews were made out of wood ( especially from greenland). what you will find is ,nature ,nature and once again nature.
thingvellir , the valley were the thing was hold ,surrounded by nature.. and if you don't like te sun you have to come at wintertime,cause in summer the sun will not set down, if you it is not covered by clouds. for more informations: http://www.icetourist.is/ - http://www.icetourist.is/ -------------
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Posted By: ulrich von hutten
Date Posted: 07-Apr-2006 at 19:48
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icelanders are going.... very quick tonight ,before i get punished from some iranian friends.......not without showing a pic of the wonderful island iceland... -------------
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Posted By: ulrich von hutten
Date Posted: 22-Apr-2006 at 04:22
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i forget to post this on thursday..... First Day of Summer
Today is officially the first day of summer in Iceland. That honor always falls upon a Thursday in the second half of April and since Icelanders are very fond of summer the day is an official holiday. Sometimes it snows on this first summer day but today has been calm so far; in Reykjavk the thermometer went up to 6 C, up from freezing last night. Children gather for parades in many towns around the country. that's what greek people probably would call the coldest winter, is the begin of the summer on iceland.quiete strange ,isn't it ? -------------
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Posted By: ulrich von hutten
Date Posted: 27-Apr-2006 at 17:17
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enough for today. hope that maju will be located again, mira may not be sunbacked to hardly, flyingzone comes back from his flight to the sanctums, schalke and komnenos will not have to much resistance, beylerbeyi's prophecy will come true and i will have wet dreams,sorry sweet dreams. goodnight to the virtual earth , the ae planet with a pic from this winter ,which hopefully will end soon... -------------
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Posted By: ulrich von hutten
Date Posted: 04-May-2006 at 16:45
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and now something very joyful.. Iceland leads OECD in labor disputes
Icelandic National Broadcasting Service, RV, reports that Iceland has the most difficult labor relations of the OECD.
Iceland measures with considerably more working days lost to labor disputes than any other OECD country. On average, in the OECD countries, 50 days are lost per every 1000 employees, every year. In Iceland, however, 581 days are lost per every 1000 employees annually. In second place is Spain, with 200 days lost per 1000 employees each year. RV cites the British weekly The Economist saying that this number corresponds to every employed person in Iceland being on strike for two days each year. ...and that's my earning -------------
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Posted By: ulrich von hutten
Date Posted: 05-May-2006 at 16:45
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we might be giants, but nature shows how tiny we are !!!* * ulrichson 05.05.06 20.34pm see you ,have a nice weekend !!! -------------
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Posted By: ulrich von hutten
Date Posted: 11-May-2006 at 17:24
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for spartacus and oll others ,who have enough of mine....i admit ,a hard day at work...excuse me..now i chill out..and want to appease you all with a lovely pic of my country....
good night to the earth... and may the best man win,hahaha donce le peon (or how is his name ?) -------------
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Posted By: ulrich von hutten
Date Posted: 14-May-2006 at 16:52
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to hell with all nimrods........ tonight a pic of the icelandic hellfire...
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Posted By: ulrich von hutten
Date Posted: 29-May-2006 at 17:28
power posting makes tired......but i will be back soon, with new energy..so taverne be alert.....
 good night to all my friends, even if they are living in new orc..... -------------
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Posted By: Ponce de Leon
Date Posted: 29-May-2006 at 17:37
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Posted By: ulrich von hutten
Date Posted: 17-Jul-2006 at 15:50
not really, but due the summer my forum activities are very reduced. did anyone miss me ? we have about 17C., that's the icelandic summer. this is for us like for west -europeans about 30C. so what are you doing on hot summer nights ? the sun doesn't really go down...
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Posted By: Aelfgifu
Date Posted: 17-Jul-2006 at 18:13
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I'd give anything for 17C right now...It's 31C here....
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Posted By: ulrich von hutten
Date Posted: 23-Aug-2006 at 16:03
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hello again. after i had spared you for nearly 3 months with all this essential news of iceland , i like to renew this old tradition. the summer has come to end ; the temperature has now reached a level ,where nearly every bright greek would have claimed his government for demages.
the summer , which had stoped by for whole 5 days on iceland.
the summer , where every normal human being would have switched on the heater, while our neighbor kids used the pool without out getting any frostbite.
ok ,some pics of this summer.....
  and before you will go to bed ,for example rider, after getting craped on by his mum, here a very,very important news......
Baejarins beztu pylsur, a hot dog stand located near the Reykjavk Harbor, has been named one of the five best food stalls in Europe by Britains Guardian newspaper. This is reported in Frttabladid today. Virtually a national institution, Baejarins beztu pylsur (Citys Best Hot Dogs) truly does live up to its name and is commonly recognized as serving Icelands best hot dogs. According to the Guardian report, every single Icelander is thought to have eaten there at least once. It is also popular with tourists and celebrities, with even Bill Clinton making a stop there during a visit to Iceland in 2004. The Guardian reckons the special recipe for the remouladi sauce used on the dogs makes all the difference, whereas Icelanders believe it to have something to do the water in which the dogs are soaked. Icelandic hot dogs have a distinct and mild flavor as compared to their foreign counterparts, as they are made with lamb instead of pork. and not a big surprise , i do love hot-dogs , danish style from Baejarins.
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Posted By: ulrich von hutten
Date Posted: 11-Sep-2006 at 14:34
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nearly everyone is welcome on iceland, even me.the comunity of people from different other countries has grown up in the last year....
Foreign worker numbers up by 265 percent in seven years
Just over 9,000 foreign citizens were at work on the Icelandic labor market last year, according to Statistics Iceland. This number is up by 5,610 from 1998, when 3,400 foreign citizens were working in Iceland. Morgunbladid and VSIR online report. Women exceeded men in number at the beginning of the period; they were 1,870 in 1998, as opposed to 1,530 men. Last year, the number of male workers was 5,350 in contrast to 3,650 women. Outside the Greater Reykjavk Area, most foreign nationals work in east Iceland, presumably in connection with the Krahnjkavirkjun dam project or the construction of the aluminum smelter in Reydarfjrdur. In 2005 there were 4,420 foreign nationals working in the Reykjavk area, and 4,340 outside of Reykjavk. In 2005, the majority of foreigners working in Iceland were Polish nationals, or 1,970. This was followed by Danish, Filipino, Portuguese and German nationals, with just over 500 from each country. The only big challenge for aliens is to read the weird traffic signs....
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Posted By: Dear Sir
Date Posted: 12-Sep-2006 at 01:13
Am I welcome too Ulrich
 .Won't mind learning the language if the teacher is beautiful
. What's the process for getting a work permit for Ireland.I mean a manual labour work permit.How much would I get paid.Hope you don't eat dog meat in Ireland
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Posted By: Vivek Sharma
Date Posted: 12-Sep-2006 at 01:29
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For us in Mumbai 20 degrees C is chilling. I wonder whether we would survive in your winter !
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Posted By: Omar al Hashim
Date Posted: 12-Sep-2006 at 02:58
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Your landscape looks beautiful. Although 17 degrees is a mid-winter day here. I don't think I could survive a European Winter let alone a Icelandic one.
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Posted By: Aelfgifu
Date Posted: 12-Sep-2006 at 05:18
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Actually the heatwave ended a mont ago. It is a quite nice 25 here now (after a month of heavy rain). Sorry, wouldnt want to live in Australia. Too many spiders/snakes/other things that bite. And no medieval buildings. I need those, you know.
btw. I am sooo jealous of your avatar. I've got the art of discworld book. It rocks. -------------
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Posted By: Omar al Hashim
Date Posted: 12-Sep-2006 at 05:57
It must've been about 25 here too today. And we had rain last week (a whole 5mm! Thats the most rain we've had in months. ).
There aren't really that many things that bite, and for wasps and bees,
the native varieties are virtually harmless compared to the European
ones. The lack of medieval buildings is certainly a disadvantage. We
have 10,000 year old rock paintings, and 20,000 year old foot prints,
but they don't really compare.
I love the discworld books, I just changed my quote to match my avatar too. I have to say that my avatar is inspired by gcle's. I googled around to find a good picture, when I couldn't find a good one of Susan (she is far better looking in my imagination  ) I went for Vetinari.------------- |
Posted By: Aelfgifu
Date Posted: 12-Sep-2006 at 06:30
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I just got a great message! Thud arrived in paperback. Gonna get it today!! YES. -------------
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Posted By: ulrich von hutten
Date Posted: 12-Sep-2006 at 13:22
the teacher is ok, but hope she wouldn't go wrong, cause I'm from ICELAND not ireland !!!!!!!!  -------------
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Posted By: ulrich von hutten
Date Posted: 12-Sep-2006 at 13:40
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today ,it was about 11C. ,rainy..
if you wantto see it live,look...:http://analyzer.vista.is/netcam/
there is winter in other parts of the world as well see:http://www.allempires.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7280&KW=snow -------------
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Posted By: Northman
Date Posted: 12-Sep-2006 at 13:50
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Beautiful pictures Ulrich. I'm just wondering about the map - it looks like it a roadmap covering all of Iceland. If thats the case, Garmin or TomTom wont sell too many GPS Navigators in Iceland
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Posted By: ulrich von hutten
Date Posted: 13-Sep-2006 at 15:23
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as i said already, everyone is welcome, not even welcome but in great demand, see why...
Unemployment continues to drop
Unemployment in Iceland measured 1.2 percent in August, which is a substantial drop both from the previous month and from the same time last year. Unemployment is likely to drop even further in September, Morgunbladid online reports.
Just short of 45,000 unemployment days were recorded in Iceland in August, which is equivalent to an average of 1,950 people being registered as unemployed. This is an 11 percent decrease from July, and 31 percent decrease from August last year, when unemployment measured 1.8 percent. Many employers report serious difficulties in finding staff, and some are offering current employees handsome bonuses if they bring in additional workers. This trend is most evident in supermarkets and traditional nursing or care professions. but if you decide to come, please notice this, as well..Budget supermarkets in Iceland have raised food prices considerably since January, in many instances by 10-20 percent. At the same time the price index for comestibles has gone up by 6.4 percent. This is revealed in a comparison study conducted by the Icelandic Federation of Labour (IFL) and reported by Morgunbladid online. In a press release, the IFL states that there has been a notable increase in the price of dairy products. The price for bread and grains has also gone up, whereas the price of fruit and vegetables tends to rise and fall according to the season. The IFL speculates further that the cause of these considerable price increases is that budget supermarkets are trying to make up for a loss they incurred last year when there was a major price war between chains. Also, it is pointed out that the prices cannot be explained exclusively through the falling rate of the Icelandic krona, since some of the comestibles that have gone up in price are produced domestically.  kevlavik from above
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Posted By: Aelfgifu
Date Posted: 13-Sep-2006 at 15:37
So, they need personnel on Iceland, but the prices are giong up and the wages are not? Doesnt sound that good... Youll get a job, but you have to spend all your money on groceries...  -------------
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Posted By: Omar al Hashim
Date Posted: 13-Sep-2006 at 22:27
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Posted By: Aelfgifu
Date Posted: 14-Sep-2006 at 04:39
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Posted By: ulrich von hutten
Date Posted: 14-Sep-2006 at 15:03
no,no ,that's not a fake or something like that.they don't make the grass like that, it's growing like that.in a country, where the bells are ringing if it doesn't rain, grass like that is a simple exercise. -------------
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Posted By: ulrich von hutten
Date Posted: 14-Sep-2006 at 15:07
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Posted By: Omar al Hashim
Date Posted: 14-Sep-2006 at 19:08
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Posted By: ulrich von hutten
Date Posted: 26-Sep-2006 at 15:44
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in deed , have to go now and hurry up, cause....
Marches to protest the Krahnjkavirkjun dam project in east Iceland are planned at 8 pm this evening in various locations throughout Iceland, including Reykjavk, Akureyri and safjrdur. Water will be released into Hlsaln, the reservoir used to feed the dam, this week, eventually flooding a large section of land. This is reported by the main online media. One of Icelands main environmental crusaders, television personality mar Ragnarsson, published a supplement in Sundays Morgunbladid in which he urged for the controversial Krahnjkavirkjun project to be abandoned. He introduced an alternate plan, in which the aluminum smelter in Reydarfjrdur, which is the recipient of the power being harnessed by the dam, be put on hold for five years, and a geothermal region in northeast Iceland be harnessed instead to provide the required energy. That would save the region submerged by the reservoir and serve to reconcile the factions for and against the project. The aforementioned marches are being organized by different environmental groups. The Reykjavk march, which departs from Hlemmur bus terminal, will end in a rally at Austurvllur square, where a number of prominent Icelanders will address the gathering. see you later..... -------------
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Posted By: ulrich von hutten
Date Posted: 29-Sep-2006 at 15:55
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The Darkside of the Earth.......
Cloud cover blocked the stars yesterday evening as Reykjavks streetlights were turned off in order to enable city residents to have a better view of the sky. In other respects the darkening of Reykjavk went well. The lights were shut off at 10pm sharp in connection with the opening of the Reykjavk International Film Festival, and were turned back on half an hour later. This is reported in all the main media. Reykjavk residents flocked into the streets to take part in the experience. Yet a slight sense of disappointment prevailed as a result of the cloud cover and also as there was still light visible even with the absence of streetlights. Businesses did not shut off their lights and there was a great deal of traffic on main roads and in the downtown area. Some sports arenas also failed to turn off their floodlights. Foreign media showed considerable interest in the initiative, including the Washington Post in the US and Aftonbladed in Norway.  Reykjavik at Night, illuminated !!! -------------
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Posted By: ulrich von hutten
Date Posted: 16-Oct-2006 at 16:34
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just to share with you, how exciting Reykjavik is, i want to let you know a headliner of todays paper...
Fire fighters rescue parrot
Sesselja, an Ara Macao parrot, escaped from its owner and got stuck in a tree in Reykjavk last night. Fire fighters rushed to the scene. The parrot flew away from its owner, Agatha Agnarsdttir, when she was carrying the bird outside to its cage. It got stuck in a tree on the other side of the road. Frttabladid reports. Agnarsdttir called the Reykjavk fire department and shortly afterwards a fire truck arrived at the scene. The bird was stuck because of the dense vegetation and the fire fighters had to use a crane to recover it. The bird had become soaking wet in the pouring rain and, according to Agnarsdttir, might have caught pneumonia had it not been for the fire fighters swift rescue. Needless to say, she was relieved at being reunited with her beloved parrot. Ok, in NY or LA several persons were killed, nobody takes notice of it, in Bagdad dozens of people were killed by another car-bomb assault, only a small notice in the paper but a kakadu cut off and the FDR had the most eventfull night since the crash of two pedestrians in a foggy winter-night of 1994 !!I will hope that no more disaster will disturb the stand-by duty of Icelands fire fighters.
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Posted By: ulrich von hutten
Date Posted: 22-Oct-2006 at 17:23
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Posted By: Jams
Date Posted: 23-Oct-2006 at 16:06
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Why are Icelanders buying companies here in the DK. Is that some kind of shrewd revenge for the old days?
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Posted By: ulrich von hutten
Date Posted: 23-Oct-2006 at 16:21
Although i didn't grew up on iceland, i learned in past years much about the deep relationship between icelanders and their former dominators from denmark. I think there is a quiet ambivalent attitude towards the danish in this country.Among the elder Icelanders you will find many with not so good feelings.
There are a lot of Icelanders in Denmark,who left their country to make space for others from all over the world.
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Posted By: TheDiplomat
Date Posted: 24-Oct-2006 at 05:18
Na los,trau dich!
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Posted By: ulrich von hutten
Date Posted: 24-Oct-2006 at 17:05
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Posted By: Jams
Date Posted: 25-Oct-2006 at 05:10
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You have a letter we lack - the soft "D" - a "TH" like sound. I wonder how we lost that, but you kept it?
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Posted By: ulrich von hutten
Date Posted: 25-Oct-2006 at 17:21
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Ga ntt. g fr a sofa. *
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Posted By: ulrich von hutten
Date Posted: 09-Jan-2007 at 16:34
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Christmas tree collection begins in Reykjavik
Employees of the City of Reykjavk yesterday began collecting the Christmas trees that people had left on street corners. The trees will be used for compost. Kristjn Helgason, information officer at the City of Reykjavk, believes the Christmas trees that will be collected throughout the week will weigh 80 tons in total. Frttabladid reports. Seventy-four tons of Christmas trees were collected last year, and the year before, 70 tons. This year, Christmas trees were http://www.icelandreview.com/icelandreview/search/news/Default.asp?ew_0_a_id=253803 - sold out on December 23. After the trees have been collected they are shredded and turned into compost. The compost is sold to garden owners as fertile earth. Helgason reminded people that Christmas trees have to be visible so the employees of the City can pick them up, without being a hindrance to passers-by. And how do you dispose your waste ? -------------
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Posted By: Aelfgifu
Date Posted: 10-Jan-2007 at 04:41
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Posted By: ulrich von hutten
Date Posted: 03-Mar-2007 at 04:47
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For Northman's eyes only...... Iceland and Denmark to develop defense cooperation
Icelandic and Danish officials met in Reykjavk yesterday to discuss increased cooperation on defense between the two nations. At the meeting it became clear that both parties are willing to further develop defense cooperation. Yesterdays meeting was the second in which Iceland and Denmark laid out plans on how the two nations could further cooperate on defense. The http://www.icelandreview.com/icelandreview/search/news/Default.asp?ew_0_a_id=252510 - first meeting was held in Copenhagen shortly before Christmas. Morgunbladid reports. According to Grtar Mr Sigurdsson, director of Icelands Foreign Ministry, Iceland and Denmark also discussed the secure zone at Keflavk airport and reviewed its facilities. Sigurdsson said Iceland and Denmark would continue defense discussion at future meetings. Can you imagine, Northman ? U v H and Northman alongside against the baltic usurpators !!!
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Posted By: Northman
Date Posted: 03-Mar-2007 at 05:13
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Oh yes indeed - lets have more defence.
Armed to the teeth with your sharp tongue, you could sit on the top of Hekla and wait for the invading hordes of inuits attacking from Greenland in kayaks and I would sit on the top of the Great Belt Bridge, throwing old laptops after any ship not wearing Danish colors.
May I suggest another scenario...
In my opinion we could promote a new UN-resolution instead.
All future wars should be carried out as huge pillowfights. The only casualties would be those who died from laughing too hard or feather allergy. May they rest in peace. ~ Northman
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Posted By: ulrich von hutten
Date Posted: 17-Mar-2007 at 08:34
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To see, which are the most important problems , an usual Icelander has to struggle with...
Sugarcubes singer: fifth worst in history
Einar rn Benediktsson, one of two vocalists in the Icelandic band the Sugarcubes, was chosen the fifth worst singer of all time by UK music magazine Q. Bjrk, the bands other vocalist, was chosen the 35th best singer in history. I think I can be proud to be on that list, Benediktsson told Frttabladid. Only Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, Fred Durst and Ozzy Osbourne, who was chosen the worst singer of all time, finished lower on the list of the 100 worst singers. Q also published a list of the 100 best singers in history. Apart from Bjrk, another Icelander made it to that list. Jn Thr Birgisson, the lead singer of Sigur Rs, was no. 100. Elvis Presley was chosen the best singer of all time. They obviously didn't listen to me.... -------------
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Posted By: ulrich von hutten
Date Posted: 19-Apr-2007 at 15:48
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Today is the First Day of Summer ( Today rainy and about 4C.)
Today is the first day of Harpa, the summer month in the old Icelandic calendar, which is also officially the first day of summer. The holiday always falls upon the first Thursday after April 18 and has been a bank holiday since 1921. The First Day of Summer is one of 11 legal flag days in Iceland. According to the http://www.visindavefur.hi.is/svar.asp?id=5831 - website of the University of Iceland, the first day of summer was also considered the first day of the year, which is why people used to count their age, and their animals age, in winters rather than years. It was common to distribute summer gifts on the First Day of Summer in Iceland, four centuries before Christmas presents became tradition. People celebrated with a feast, often finer than on Christmas Eve. Farmers took a break from their hard work and children were allowed to play with their friends from the neighboring farms. The day was dedicated to children (and is also known as Childrens Day) and to young women. On this day young men would often reveal whom they fancied. Another tradition on the First Day of Summer, called hslestur, involved people getting together and listening to readings from the Icelandic sagas, poems or other literature. It the weather was summery, farmers would let their cattle and rams out, to allow the animals to greet summer and to entertain themselves by watching the animals play. People used to go to mass on the first day of summer until the mid 18th century when inspectors of Danish church authorities discovered that mass was being held on this heathen day and banned the practice. According to legend, people considered it a good sign if summer and winter froze together (if there was frost on the last night before summer). People would put a bowl filled with water outside to check whether it had frozen in the early hours of the next morning, before the morning sun could melt it. If the water had frozen, the summer would be a good one. Happy summer everyone! It's a summer, everyone else would call a warm winter. But i count on the global warming. -------------
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Posted By: Sorgina
Date Posted: 20-Apr-2007 at 11:24
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Thanx a lot for providing us information about Iceland M.Ulrich.I must say Iceland is a very cold place.How much is the Minimum temperature during winters. ------------- 
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Posted By: ulrich von hutten
Date Posted: 21-Apr-2007 at 01:42
Due the gulf stream the temperature are very moderate in the south of iceland, like in Reykjavik. Regular not under -7 C.
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Posted By: ulrich von hutten
Date Posted: 07-May-2007 at 15:14
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Now you will learn, why my family and i are living on the fat of the land...
Icelandic families dangerously indebted
According to a new report from the Public Union of Iceland (AS), many families in Iceland owe more than what they earn and the average Icelandic family owes more than families in most other European countries. Of the countries around us only Danes and the Dutch owe similar amounts as we do, lafur Darri Andrason, an economist at AS, told Frttabladid. There are two things in our defense, Andrason said. The Icelandic nation is rather young; we collect debt in the first part of our lives and repay it in the second. It is also much more common to invest in private housing here than in many other countries. Andrason said families in Iceland owe on average about 80 percent of their pure assets without taking pension funds into consideration. If pension funds are included, the debts total to 40 percent of assets. This is a dangerously high percentage, Andrason stated. Interest payments of loans as percentage of disposable income have increased, which according to the AS report translates to increased risk for families. The families have become very sensitive towards inflation, changes in interest rates, income and property prices, Andrason explained. Katrn lafsdttir, an economist at Reykjavk University, is concerned that education on the economy is not sufficient and that people may not realize what it means to take loans. We are in a position we have never been before; there are many options and we can take higher loans for a longer period of time than before, lafsdttir said. Many dont realize the currency risk involved in taking foreign loans. If anything goes wrong people get into trouble quickly because not much has to happen for the monthly payment to rise, lafsdttir concluded.  A pic, taken yesterday in our bedroom, at the begining of controversial discussion. -------------
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Posted By: ulrich von hutten
Date Posted: 17-May-2007 at 02:36
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Iceland has voted......
Leaders of governmental parties discuss continued coalition
Leader of the Independence Party (Sjlfstaedisflokkurinn), Prime Minister Geir H. Haarde, and leader of the Progressive Party (Framsknarflokkurinn), Minister of Trade and Industry Jn Sigurdsson, are currently discussing whether their government has a future. There is no rush really, the government will stay unless we decide otherwise, Haarde told Frttabladid. He met with Sigurdsson yesterday and the two leaders are not expected to reach a decision for another few days. The Independence Party and the Progressive Party received 32 MPs in total after the elections on Saturday, which gives them a slight majority in parliament and the ability to continue their governmental cooperation. Sixty-three MPs have a seat in Althingi, Icelands parliament. Haarde said the results of the elections alone would not determine whether the two parties would remain in government and said a prerequisite would have to be a political basis for a coalition. The prime minister said the cooperation between the Independence Party and the Progressive Party had delivered good results so far. Therefore it is natural that we consider continuing, he added. The Progressive Party suffered great loss in the elections. The party received 11.7 percent of votes compared to 17.7 percent in the 2003 elections, losing five MPs. The Independence Party, on the other hand, was very successful in the elections on Saturday. The party received 36.6 percent of votes as compared to 33.7 in 2003, gaining three additional MPs. More than 20 percent of the Independence Partys voters in the constituency of south Iceland crossed out the name of http://www.icelandreview.com/icelandreview/search/news/Default.asp?ew_0_a_id=247088 - rni Johnsen , who was sentenced to prison in 2003 for fraud. By crossing out his name, voters demonstrate their dissatisfaction with Johnsens candidacy, thus attempting to influence whether he receives a parliament seat. A number of Independence Party voters in the constituency of south Reykjavk allegedly crossed out the name of Minister of Justice Bjrn Bjarnason. Before the elections, Bnus CEO Jhannes Jnsson, father of Baugur CEO Jn sgeir Jhannesson, encouraged voters to cross out Bjarnasons name, who was involved in bringing his http://www.icelandreview.com/icelandreview/search/news/Default.asp?ew_0_a_id=280573 - son on trial . I dont want to comment on what each voter does, but I dont think crossing-outs in large quantities are fair, Haarde commented. The outcome of Saturday's elections:
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Date Posted: 17-May-2007 at 13:06
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Date Posted: 10-Jun-2007 at 07:46
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Strawberryfields for ever...  Sun shines on Iceland this weekend
After below-average temperatures in May and a windy and rainy early June, the weather in Iceland is improving. Temperatures are expected to rise up to 20C in all parts of the country. According to Morgunbladid, the best weather will be in Akureyri, northeast Iceland, and in Egilsstadir, east Iceland, on Saturday and Sunday, but on Monday the sun in the capital region will shine the brightest. Icelandic strawberries have made it to stores despite a cold spring. They are grown in greenhouses, but without electrical lighting. The main harvest period began one week ago and fresh Icelandic strawberries will be available until the end of June. According to Eirkur gstsson, strawberry grower and owner of the company Silfurberid (Silver Berry), natural lighting this spring proved optimal for strawberry growing. -------------
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Posted By: ulrich von hutten
Date Posted: 24-Jul-2007 at 14:23
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Alarm signals or only a freak of nature ?
This are only some of the news a common icelander has to read nearly every day.......
Ant invasion in western Reykjavk
Colonies of ants have been spotted in many locations in western Reykjavk, including the Vesturbaejarlaug swimming pool. It is not clear what kind of species the ants are or why they have become so numerous. lafur Gunnarsson, the technical director of the capital regions swimming pools, told Frttabladid that he suspects the invasion of ants is caused by high temperatures. He said there is no danger for swimming pool guests, but admits that the ants are a bother. There are not just ants at the swimming pool, but also elsewhere around the town. I've spotted ants by the apartment complexes near the swimming pool area, Gunnarsson said. Gunnarsson said he believes the ants in question are of the species Bryobia praetosa, a small-sized reddish acarina called rodamaur (red ant) in Icelandic, but he is still waiting for a sample to be defined. Red ants usually live off grass, but avoid water, so swimming pool guests should not be alarmed by the creatures. or....
Berries grow quicker in Iceland this year
Due to an unusual warm summer in Iceland, and despite a cold May, wild Icelandic berries, like blueberries, crowberries and brambleberries, are almost ripe. Theyve gone from green to blue and black and red, but still need a little more rain to be completely ready for consumption. Sveinn Rnar Hauksson, a physician and a hobby berry picker, told Morgunbladid the warm weather has caused the berries to ripen sooner than usual berries can normally not be picked until late August or early September in Iceland but added that he had worried about the berry harvest in May, as the spring was unseasonably cold. Hauksson has tasted the early berries, which were promising in taste fresh and sour. According to the dedicated berry picker, the crowberry plants in Ellidardalur valley in Reykjavk are full of nearly ripe berries and the berries on the blueberry plants are turning blue. Hauksson said it wont be long until the berries are ready for picking, but a little more rain is needed first. As a tip for berry picking enthusiasts, Hauksson recommends the southern Reykjanes peninsula for crowberries; brambleberries and wild strawberries can also be found there. Both blueberries and wild strawberries can be found in the hills of Mt. http://www.icelandreview.com/icelandreview/upload/files/maps/esja.jpg - Esja , near Reykjavk. Nothing in comparision with the fate of bulgarian nurseys and fooball-players and their
anorexic wifes but enough to makes me worried.
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Posted By: elenos
Date Posted: 24-Jul-2007 at 20:51
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Thankyou for publishing the most extended post I have ever seen. Perhaps one of the long hot nights of Icelandic summer is giving you all your energy!
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Date Posted: 19-Aug-2007 at 15:28
now, thanks for another diverting weekend on AE....
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Posted By: ulrich von hutten
Date Posted: 30-Aug-2007 at 15:53
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May i recount what happened this week on Iceland.
Nothing, compared to other parts of the world but the scotish will get jealous of us, see why...
Loch Ness off Icelands coast?
Passengers aboard the whale watching ship Moby Dick, sailing off the coast of Reykjanes peninsula, southwest Iceland, were caught by surprise yesterday when they spotted a strange creaturenot a whaleswimming in the ocean alongside the boat. We saw that there was something other than a whale swimming near the surface. [] The creature was surrounded by dolphins and it looked like they were trying to help it, Helga Ingimundardttir, who operates Moby Dick, told Morgunbladid. It swam near the surface for quite some time so we got a good look at it before it disappeared. The strange creature turned out to be 1.2 to 1.5-meters-long Loggerhead Sea Turtle, which can weigh up to 360 kilos. Such turtles are common in the Mediterranean and by the North American coastline, but are usually not found in Icelandic waters. Ingimundardttir notified the Icelandic Marine Research Institute about the discovery. Droplaug lafsdttir, a biologist at the institute, said the turtles visit is very unusual. lafsdttir explained that the ocean temperature is warmest around Iceland at this time of year and espoused that could be a possible reason for the turtle getting lost, adding that she did not expect more turtles to follow. A giant sea turtle has been spotted in Icelandic waters on one other occasion, in http://www.icelandreview.com/icelandreview/upload/files/maps/steingrimsfjordur.jpg - Steingrmsfjrdur fjord in the eastern Westfjords in 1963. It was 2.03 meters long and 375 kilos. The turtle is on display in the Icelandic Institute of Natural History.
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Date Posted: 30-Aug-2007 at 20:15
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What a wonderful sighting!
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Posted By: ulrich von hutten
Date Posted: 10-Oct-2007 at 21:51
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Good evening, her's Radio Free Iceland
The news:
Reykjavik, Icelanders have to pay the highest price in the world for diesel and the third highest for gasoline according to a new survey.
A new report by the German organization Deutsche Gesellschaft fr Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) reveals that one liter of gasoline costs USD 1.86 in Iceland. Only Turkey and Eritrea have higher gasoline prices, USD 1.88 and 1.90, respectively. In comparison, one liter of gasoline costs USD 0.63 in the US and USD 1.63 in the UK. Diesel prices in Iceland are the highest in the world with USD 1.78 per liter. In an interview with 24 stundir daily, Runlfur lafsson, director general of the Icelandic Automobile Association, says that heavy taxation, a small market and lack of competition are the root causes for high oil prices. He criticizes Icelandic authorities for failing to protect the interests of the public. The cheapest prices of oil are to be found in Turkmenistan. One liter of diesel costs USD 0.01, while for gasoline the Turkmens pay USD 0.02. Tomorrow will have an interview with Turkmenian ambassador, who will tell us about the unusual high numbers of applications of Icelandic residents for a permission to leave the country towards Turkmenistan.
And now you will understand, why i do cycle the most routes in downtown Reykjavik.
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Posted By: ulrich von hutten
Date Posted: 19-Dec-2007 at 18:10
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An addition to the previous post.....
Iceland Most Expensive Country in the World
Iceland is by far the most expensive country in the world, according to a recent study by the World Bank on pricing and quality of life (based on data from 2005), comparing economic systems in 146 countries around the globe. The price of 1,000 products and services was compiled in each country and then compared between countries. The US, which ranked number 20, was used as a standard price index for comparison with 100 points, 24 Stundir reports. Iceland had 154 points, with 54 percent higher prices than the US. Iceland was considerably higher than the next country below, Denmark, which had 142 points. The Nordic countries were all in the top ten. Minister of Commerce Bjrgvin G. Sigurdsson said the World Banks study coincides with a number of similar studies. The lack of competition and environment of oligopoly in this country is the primary cause of high pricing. I have to cofirm this news. Iceland makes me poor, but lucky...i think i have to emigrate to Denmark.
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Posted By: ulrich von hutten
Date Posted: 22-Feb-2008 at 21:23
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Sad news, that shocked a big part of male icelanders last week...
Price of Beer in Iceland Set to Increase
Local brewery lgerd Egils Skallagrmssonar will increase the price of its beer as of March 1, though it has not been revealed by how much. According to CEO Andri Thr Gudmundsson, the price increase is necessary to meet higher production costs. We are being bombarded with price increases on packaging and ingredients, like malt and hops. We have covered this increase in price ourselves, but now we have to raise the prices. The price also depends on the purchase price and our competitors, Gudmundsson told 24 Stundir. CEO of Vfilfell rni Stefnsson, Egils main competitor, said the company has not decided yet whether the price of its beer will increase or not, though it is certainly possible. It depends on the price of ingredients and the exchange rate of the ISK, he said. Danish brewery Carlsberg announced Tuesday that it is hiking its prices to produce beer due to the rising costs of ingredients. The company increased the price of its beer a few times last year.  -------------
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Date Posted: 05-Apr-2008 at 15:54
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For some of you it might be a bad news, but it looks lthat i would remain for antother while here in our forum. See why: REYKJAVIK (AFP) - Icelandic men have the longest life expectancy in the world, living an average of 79.4 years in 2007, Statistics Iceland said on Thursday.
"This is a world record. They live even longer than Japanese men," Oloef Gardarsdottir, a spokeswoman for the agency, told AFP. Japanese men live on average 78.6 years.
"We don't have an explanation. It's really difficult to give a reason why," she said. Icelandic women meanwhile have a life expectancy of 82.9 years, among the highest in the world. Japanese women have an average life expectancy of nearly 86 years, according to United Nations statistics. Icelandic men and women lived on average more than 81 years in 2007, not far behind Japan at 82 years and ahead of France at almost 81 years. The North Atlantic island has long lived off of the fishing industry but has undergone a vast transformation since the mid-1990s, in particular due to a booming financial sector. The Nordic country is one of the richest in the world, and has a population of 313,400. -------------
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Posted By: Serge L
Date Posted: 06-Apr-2008 at 08:20
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Posted By: ulrich von hutten
Date Posted: 27-May-2008 at 16:57
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The icelandic paradise is in danger, see why.....
International Crime Organizations Take Root in Iceland
International crime organizations, which are controlled from abroad, are taking root in Iceland. Criminals are intentionally being sent to Iceland to commit crimes. “Reports from the investigative department of the Icelandic police confirm that organized crime have taken root in Iceland” Sigrídur Björk Gudjónsdóttir, assistant national commissioner of the Icelandic police, told Fréttabladid. The organizations are based in Central and East Europe and reports have shown that criminals are being sent to Iceland purposely to commit crimes. “Investigations show that international criminals are cooperating with Icelandic criminals, usually involving smuggling and drug trafficking. However, experience has shown us that over time organized crime usually expands the spectrum of illegal activity they engage in” Gudjonsdottir said. The investigative department of the Icelandic police believes this will have a large impact on the Icelandic police’s activities. “This development means that the Icelandic police face a new and particularly demanding challenge” Gudjónsdóttir states. Hope, they don't suspect me....
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Date Posted: 27-May-2008 at 19:10
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