Iceland News Archives

Click on the picture to watch how slatur , an Icelandic traditional dish, is made. via Iceland Review

“We need to get more candidates, male or female, to make the commitment to enter politics”

Women need to become more active in politics, male and female politicians agreed during a panel discussion at Johnson Hall Oct. via Interlake Spectator

Click on the picture to watch how slatur , an Icelandic traditional dish, is made. via Iceland Review

“Diabetes doesn't get the same publicity as other diseases because you can live with it”

Anyone who doubts that every challenge is really an opportunity in disguise need look no further than Sharon Nehring-Willson's example. via Whitehorse Star

The accident was likely caused by the first real snowfall this winter and icy road conditions. via Iceland Review

“Take Sudurlandsvegur road from Reykjavik and stay on Route 1. Pass the towns of Hveragerdi , Selfoss , Hella and Hvolsvollur . After that, turn by the first mountain on the right side of the road.”

Click on the picture to experience rettir through an audio slideshow, the annual sheep round-up in Iceland. via Iceland Review

“But eventually we want to question the people in this country about this issue and when the time comes I hope the discussion will be developed and that we have been well-informed about our options.”

Click on the picture to experience rettir through an audio slideshow, the annual sheep round-up in Iceland. via Iceland Review

“We are happy to have you here. We are two of the biggest producers of geothermal energy”

The possibility of a bilateral development of geothermal areas in the country received a big boost when officials from the Republic of Iceland and its top geothermal firm paid a courtesy call on President ... via WowManila

Click on the picture to experience rettir through an audio slideshow, the annual sheep round-up in Iceland. via Iceland Review

People seem to prefer buying ready-made versions of the delicacy. Sigmundur Hreidarsson, production manager of Nordlenska in HAosavA k , said he has noticed this development happening for the past few years, ... via Iceland Review

“Suddenly, before the evening was over, they had invited me to stay over. They even booked my train tickets for the places I wanted to see in China.”

We live in a small world. We also live in a riven world. Where common sense tells you not to trust too soon. via The Indian Express

“I was impressed with the developments in geothermal technology I learned about in Iceland. I believe geothermal will be in the mix as we look at clean renewable energy sources.”

REYKJAVIK, Iceland -- The federal government has been sending teams to the geysers and lava fields of Iceland in recent weeks to search for ways to reduce U.S. dependence on coal and oil. via Peak Oil

TBWA\Reykjavik is the latest addition to the TBWA network. With a staff of 20, the Icelandic agency joins TBWA in order to provide better service to both domestic and international clients. via AdLand the commercial archive

It may be the most important date on the calendar for those who traces their roots to the original settlement of the colony of New Iceland 132 years ago. via Interlake Spectator

ReviewHistory >>>Arsenals of Folly The Making of the Nuclear Arms Race By Richard Rhodes Alfred A. Knopf / 400 pages / $28.95 In the mid-1950s, Winston Churchill advised Americans that if they continued ... via Baltimore Sun

Click on the picture to experience rettir through an audio slideshow, the annual sheep round-up in Iceland. via Iceland Review

“Eighty million krona , do I hear 81 million? Anyone? 81 million? Going once, going twice-SOLD for 80 million krona !”

Click on the picture to experience rettir through an audio slideshow, the annual sheep round-up in Iceland. via Iceland Review

“The mayor was sacked. Haven't you heard?”

Click on the picture to experience rettir through an audio slideshow, the annual sheep round-up in Iceland. via Iceland Review

Village Profile: Akureyri - ' Bustling with Life 12:07 Record Price for Icelandic Art Fivefold Eye , a sculpture by A'lafur ElA asson was sold at an auction at Christie's in London last Sunday for ISK 80 ... via Iceland Review

Village Profile: Akureyri - ' Bustling with Life 12:07 Record Price for Icelandic Art Fivefold Eye , a sculpture by A'lafur ElA asson was sold at an auction at Christie's in London last Sunday for ISK 80 ... via Iceland Review

“I would note that the vast majority of its business is AMR-derived. We believe that it would be premature to make a judgment on its long-term potential without the benefit of more time.”

Earnings are higher at the world's largest airline despite record fuel prices in the third quarter. via TulsaWorld.com - Business

Click on the picture to experience rA©ttir through an audio slideshow, the annual sheep round-up in Iceland. via Iceland Review

“Now is that still part of Australia or have they gotten their independence yet?”

Click on the picture to experience rettir through an audio slideshow, the annual sheep round-up in Iceland. via Iceland Review

“We have already dealt with this problem and taken necessary measure to prevent such incidents in the future”

October 01 Akureyri promises visitors a lively stay with its many art galleries and museums, outdoor recreation in summer and winter, an awakening of the taste buds at the town's gourmet restaurants and ... via Iceland Review

Icelandic band Sigur RA3s will launch the CPH:DOX International Documentary Film Festival in Copenhagen on October 19 with a screening of their documentary Heima and an exclusive acoustic mini-concert. more ... via Iceland Review

Click on the picture to experience rettir through an audio slideshow, the annual sheep round-up in Iceland. via Iceland Review

“It has a landscape that just begs for creepy occurrences and allows for endless ways of getting rid of bodies of evidence.”

I almost put this one in the "library stack." A crime novel set in Iceland? I couldn't even pronounce the author's name. via Madison County Herald

Click on the picture to watch this audio slideshow of a documentary in the making about Iceland's history and the Icelandic Sagas scheduled to premiere in ReykjavA k this fall. via Iceland Review

“I just want to make records that mean as much to people as other records have meant to me.”

For instance, if you want to see the boys in !!! squirm a little, just ask them to name the capital cities of each Canadian province. via ChartAttack

October 01 Akureyri promises visitors a lively stay with its many art galleries and museums, outdoor recreation in summer and winter, an awakening of the taste buds at the town's gourmet restaurants and ... via Iceland Review

Click on the picture to watch this audio slideshow of a documentary in the making about Iceland's history and the Icelandic Sagas scheduled to premiere in Reykjavik this fall. via Iceland Review

“I got together with my buddies and we went to pubs, and we had to go to five of them before I found a bartender who spoke Icelandic”

The president will be in town this weekend, but Angelenos needn't worry about his motorcade sweeping other vehicles off the freeways, or binding traffic on surface streets. via Los Angeles Times

“Obviously, it's a huge horse state and there's a lot of horsemanship here”

Nokkvi Petursson pays a friendly visit to a horse at his family's Icelandic horse farm off Ky. via Oldham Era

They were later rescued by farmers in the area. A severe blizzard passed over north Iceland last Saturday, the first storm of the winter. via Iceland Review

Former Beatle John Lennon 's widow, Yoko Ono , was joined by a former Beatle as she unveiled a light tower in Iceland October 9th. via Ultimate-guitar.com

Click on the picture to watch this audio slideshow of a documentary in the making about Iceland's history and the Icelandic Sagas scheduled to premiere in ReykjavA k this fall. via Iceland Review

“This is the biggest birthday present I gave to John”

Ono to unveil peace tower in Iceland By GUDJON HELGASON Associated Press Writer REYKJAVIK, Iceland -- Yoko Ono urged the world to give peace a chance with the unveiling Tuesday of the Imagine Peace Tower on ... via Lexington Herald-Leader

A NATO committee has accepted a motion that Albania, Croatia and Macedonia should be invited to join the alliance, Croatian media said Monday. via The Post Chronicle

“The captain was very happy with the port.”

More than a hundred world travelers spent their Saturday afternoon in Gloucester as the second cruise ship to visit the city docked for the day at the CruisePort Gloucester terminal. via GloucesterTimes.com, Gloucester, MA

Launching in Liverpool on 29th November until 2nd December, ICE 2007 promises four days when all things Icelandic will descend on the city, as part of Liverpool's year-long 800th birthday celebrations. via Art In Liverpool Weblog

Click on the picture to watch this audio slideshow of a documentary in the making about Iceland's history and the Icelandic Sagas scheduled to premiere in ReykjavA k this fall. via Iceland Review

“These tools make long hair look elegant without spending lots of time primping.”

Judges from 22 nations awarded Francois Adamski, chef in the Paris restaurant "Prunier," the Golden Bocuse prize, and honored Sweden's Henrik Norstrom as second best. via Turkish Daily News

Click on the picture to watch this audio slideshow of a documentary in the making about Iceland's history and the Icelandic Sagas scheduled to premiere in ReykjavA k this fall. via Iceland Review

Click on the picture to watch this audio slideshow of a documentary in the making about Iceland's history and the Icelandic Sagas scheduled to premiere in Reykjavik this fall. via Iceland Review

NEW! Vikings on Location Click on the picture to watch this audio slideshow of a documentary in the making about Iceland's history and the Icelandic Sagas scheduled to premiere in ReykjavA k this fall. via Iceland Review

If you've been watching Raymond Blanc's television series ``The Restaurant,'' a new London establishment founded by a couple of the chef-restaurateur's proteges provides a lesson in how it should be done. via Bloomberg.com

“It is a crime to use civilians as human shield and we are unable to retaliate or neutralise their batteries due to civilian population in the aria”

But the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam said they had foiled an attempt by soldiers to advance towards areas controlled by the rebels in the northern Vavuniya region. via Daily Times

Glitnir, the Nordic bank, and the Chinese catering company Fu Ji today announced their conclusion of a strategic consulting agreement. via Market Wire

The escapees drove to ReykjavA k on a stolen car, Morgunbladid reports. They appear first to have broken into a stable in Eyrarbakki, then into a workers' shed in Tjarnarbyggd, north of Eyrarbakki, and from ... via Iceland Review

On Tuesday, October 9 VH1 Classic will pay tribute to the life of music legend John Lennon with a "Day of Peace" programming. via DVD Dungeon

Before the ceremony, President Hu Jintao met with foreign leaders and dignitaries who are in Shanghai to attend the opening ceremony of the Special Olympics. via CCTV

Sometimes, in these heady days of what passes for online journalism, the press release is better than the story. via Bay Guardian

Icelandic Music Export has partnered up with Nordic eMarketing and the Trade Council of Iceland to host an exciting conference on new marketing initiatives and the future of music on the internet. via WebWire

Icelandic airline Iceland Express received an award for Best Website for a Low Cost Airline at the World Low Cost Airlines Congress in London last week. via Iceland Review

“Our dream is finally coming true.”

Yoko Ono will unveil the Imagine Peace Tower in Reykjavik, Iceland, on Oct. 9 - on what would have been husband John Lennon's 67th birthday. via Turkish Daily News