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I wonder how Greenland got its name?:-)
Yours,
Issodhos

The second winter he passed in Eiriksholmar (isles), off Hvarfsgnupr (peak of disappearance, Cape Farewell); and the third summer he went altogether northwards, to Snœfell and into Hrafnsfjordr (Ravensfirth); considering then that he had come to the head of Eiriksfjordr, he turned back, and passed the third winter in Eiriksey, before the mouth of Eiriksfjordr. Now, afterwards, during the summer, he proceeded to Iceland, and came to Breidafjordr (Broadfirth). This winter he was with Ingolf, at Holmlatr (Island-litter). During the spring, Thorgest and he fought, and Eirik met with defeat. After that they were reconciled. In the summer Eirik went to live in the land which he had discovered, and which he called Greenland, “Because,” said he, “men will desire much the more to go there if the land has a good name.”]

link Marketing is a wonderful thing. It seems that Eirik ruled out recruiting settlers for his new discovery "FrozenWasteland."

2. Eiríkr rauði fann Grænland.

Þorvaldr hét maðr. Hann var sonr Ásvalds Úlfssonar, Öxna-Þórissonar. Eiríkr rauði hét sonr hans.

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Hann var inn fyrsta vetr í Eiríksey nær miðri inni eystri byggð. Um várit eftir fór hann til Eiríksfjarðar ok tók sér þar bústað. Hann fór þat sumar í ina vestri óbyggð ok gaf víða örnefni. Hann var annan vetr í Eiríkshólmum við Hvarfsgnípu en it þriðja sumar fór hann allt norðr til Snæfells ok inn í Hrafnsfjörð. Þá þóttist hann kominn fyrir botn Eiríksfjarðar. Hverfr hann þá aftr ok var inn þriðja vetr í Eiríksey fyrir mynni Eiríksfjarðar.
En eftir um sumarit fór hann til Íslands ok kom í Breiðafjörð. Hann var þann vetr með Ingólfi á Hólmlátri. Um várit börðust þeir Þorgestr, ok fekk Eiríkr ósigr. Eftir þat váru þeir sættir.
Þat sumar fór Eiríkr at byggja land þat, er hann hafði fundit ok hann kallaði Grænland, því at hann kvað menn þat mjök mundu fýsa þangat, ef landit héti vel.
[Svá segir Ari Þorgilsson, at þat sumar fór hálfr þriði tögr skipa til Grænlands ór Breiðafirði og Borgarfirði, en fjórtán kómust út. Sum rak aftr, en sum týndust. Þat var fimmtán vetrum fyrr en kristni var í lög tekin á Íslandi. Eiríkr nam síðan Eiríksfjörð ok bjó í Brattahlíð.].

Not sure if anyone posted this, but I'll do it anyway just in case.

The Real Deal: Usufruct & the Gorilla

What the hell. Read it anyway, it's good.

What we have here is a case of dogged contrarians who present results in ways intended to deceive the public into believing that the changes have greater significance than reality. They aim to make a mountain out of a mole hill. I believe that these people are not stupid, instead they seek to create a brouhaha and muddy the waters in the climate change story. They seem to know exactly what they are doing and believe they can get away with it, because the public does not have the time, inclination, and training to discern what is a significant change with regard to the global warming issue.

It's been very hot and very humid for the past 5 days. I was becoming concerned, but then as I was walking down the hall I happened to pass a calendar. The page was turned to August.

Whew! What a relief!;-)
Yours,
Issodhos

The world is limited to my own perceptions.