Lögberg-Heimskringla - 15.11.2012, Síða 16

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16 • Lögberg-Heimskringla • November 15 2012
Nature’s beautiful creationMiNi tour:
Mankind has the ability to create amazing things. We can defy
the law of gravity by flying or
sending people to space, we
can cross the massive bodies
of water known as oceans and
we can harvest the resources
provided to us by nature and
turn them into something
useful. Furthermore, we
can also create the most
amazing work of art. We can
make beautiful paintings
and sculptures, we can write
poems and novels, and we can
compose the most beautiful
music.
This is not all; we also can
construct the most incredible
structures. Being the editor
of a magazine that partly
covers architecture, I see new
examples of that every day.
Yet, it seems to me, mankind
is no match for the creative
power of nature. (Keep in
mind that a fair share of the
creations made by humans
are inspired by nature.)
Take, for example, the
truly breathtaking structure
depicted in the photograph
accompanying this mini-tour.
As I have not been in every
place in the world, I can’t
say for sure that it is unique,
but I’m fairly confident that
it is. Located at the top of
Almannagjá above the Lögberg
memorial area at Iceland’s
most holy place Þingvellir,
this amazing structure gives
a fantastic testimony to the
creative powers of Mother
Nature. Notice how the small
rock supports the bigger
ones while at the same time
being the pièce de résistance
of the structure. Without the
small rock, the bigger rocks
would probably fall down
in to the rift and without the
small rock; there would be no
structure, only a few bigger
rocks standing like gargoyles
watching the rift.
Now, try not to focus on
the rocks but on the opening
between them. It does look a
cat, doesn’t it? A fat cat, mind
you, but a cat nonetheless.
Amazing!
To be honest, I really don’t
know whether this structure is
man-made or made by Mother
Nature. The fact that each rock
must weigh a bit however,
does imply that it is not man-
made.
I first noticed it about 15
years ago, if memory serves
me correctly, and every time I
visit Þingvellir I always check
if it still stands. Remarkably, it
still does, despite earthquakes
and winds.
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Airwaves grabs music headlines
KOM – The Icelandic
international music festival
Airwaves was held in
Reykjavík for the 14th time
from October 31 to November
4. More than 220 bands
performed at the festival,
and 7000 guests attended the
concerts. Of these 4000 of
the music lovers came from
abroad, and numerous foreign
newspapers and other mass
media covered the festival.
DOI on submarine cable to
Faeroe Islands
State Radio News – 60%
of all electricity produced in
the Faeroe Islands comes from
burning oil, and all houses are
heated by oil. The Faroese are
keenly interested in switching
from oil to renewable energy
sources. They are therefore
ultimately interested in
connecting with Iceland via
a submarine cable, according
to Minister of Industries and
Innovation Steingrimur J.
Sigfusson (LGP). He and the
Faroese minister of industry
have signed a document
of intent on exploring this
possibility. Sigfusson noted
that technology had rapidly ad-
vanced, and five to seven years
had passed since this possibility
was last investigated. “We now
believe a review is timely to see
whether this is economically
feasible”. He added that he
had no reason to fear that this
idea would be controversial in
Iceland since the project would
not be major in the context of
the Icelandic energy market,
perhaps 50-70 MW.
Reprinted with permission from
INB, published by KOM PR
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