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                                        <title>Bechtel recognized as top US construction company - Constru</title>
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                                      &lt;b&gt;Author:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href='http://www.alloexpat.com/moving_to_iceland_forum/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=11135'&gt;iceland news&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
                                      &lt;b&gt;Posted:&lt;/b&gt; Fri May 16, 2008 5:18 pm&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                      &lt;table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td valign=top class=j&gt;&amp;lt;font style=&amp;quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;padding-top:0.8em;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div class=lh&amp;gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/0-0&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://home.nestor.minsk.by/build/news/2008/05/1601.html&amp;cid=0&amp;ei=zcEtSKbbEpTw8AS4ufHqCQ&amp;usg=AFrqEzdzhDcNs7NTiNomGYL27KqWUOBw6A&quot;&gt;Bechtel recognized as &lt;b&gt;top&lt;/b&gt; US construction company&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=-1&gt;&lt;font color=#6f6f6f&gt;Construction and Maintenance News,&amp;amp;nbsp;Belarus&amp;amp;nbsp;-&lt;/font&gt; &lt;nobr&gt;1 hour ago&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=-1&gt;San Francisco-based Bechtel has been named  the &lt;b&gt;top&lt;/b&gt; US contractor for  the tenth straight year by Engineering News-Record (ENR), a leading US trade &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                        <pubDate>Fri May 16, 2008 5:18 pm</pubDate>
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                                        <title>HR awards presented to top UK employers - HRZone.co.uk</title>
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                                      &lt;b&gt;Author:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href='http://www.alloexpat.com/moving_to_iceland_forum/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=11135'&gt;iceland news&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
                                      &lt;b&gt;Posted:&lt;/b&gt; Fri May 16, 2008 5:18 pm&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                        <pubDate>Fri May 16, 2008 5:18 pm</pubDate>
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                                        <title>Bechtel Is Number One US Contractor for Tenth Straight Year</title>
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                                      &lt;b&gt;Author:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href='http://www.alloexpat.com/moving_to_iceland_forum/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=11135'&gt;iceland news&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
                                      &lt;b&gt;Posted:&lt;/b&gt; Thu May 15, 2008 5:18 pm&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                      &lt;table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td valign=top class=j&gt;&amp;lt;font style=&amp;quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;padding-top:0.8em;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div class=lh&amp;gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/0-0&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release.do%3Fid%3D857111&amp;cid=1213072861&amp;ei=SXAsSKS9NI6I8AStn6ipDA&amp;usg=AFrqEzdcswOpOtqEpuX0Xsq6QhBbqKjsbw&quot;&gt;Bechtel Is Number One US Contractor for Tenth Straight Year&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=-1&gt;&lt;font color=#6f6f6f&gt;Market Wire (press release)&amp;amp;nbsp;-&lt;/font&gt; &lt;nobr&gt;1 hour ago&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=-1&gt;&amp;quot;We are proud to be recognized by ENR as the &lt;b&gt;top&lt;/b&gt; US construction company,&amp;quot; said Chairman and CEO Riley Bechtel. &amp;quot;We are confident that in 2008 and beyond, &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                        <pubDate>Thu May 15, 2008 5:18 pm</pubDate>
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                                        <title>Kelly hails the higher revenue - The Age</title>
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                                      &lt;b&gt;Author:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href='http://www.alloexpat.com/moving_to_iceland_forum/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=11135'&gt;iceland news&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
                                      &lt;b&gt;Posted:&lt;/b&gt; Wed May 14, 2008 5:18 pm&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                      &lt;table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td valign=top class=j&gt;&amp;lt;font style=&amp;quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;padding-top:0.8em;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div class=lh&amp;gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/0-0&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://business.theage.com.au/kelly-hails-the-higher-revenue-20080513-2dtx.html&amp;cid=1212059411&amp;ei=yh4rSJqqLYru8ASWqMCoDw&amp;usg=AFrqEzeQ7safy73Kx0UWo2HsUUADw3IFIQ&quot;&gt;Kelly hails the higher revenue&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=-1&gt;&lt;font color=#6f6f6f&gt;The Age,&amp;amp;nbsp;Australia&amp;amp;nbsp;-&lt;/font&gt; &lt;nobr&gt;8 hours ago&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=-1&gt;On &lt;b&gt;top&lt;/b&gt; of that, there is the alarming comparison that as a proportion of bank revenue to GDP, this country is only beaten by &lt;b&gt;Iceland&lt;/b&gt;, Israel, &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                        <pubDate>Wed May 14, 2008 5:18 pm</pubDate>
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                                        <title>Kelly&amp;#39;s big gamble on debt - The Age</title>
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                                      &lt;b&gt;Author:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href='http://www.alloexpat.com/moving_to_iceland_forum/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=11135'&gt;iceland news&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
                                      &lt;b&gt;Posted:&lt;/b&gt; Tue May 13, 2008 5:18 pm&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                      &lt;table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td valign=top class=j&gt;&amp;lt;font style=&amp;quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;padding-top:0.8em;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div class=lh&amp;gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/0-0&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://business.theage.com.au/kellys-big-gamble-on-debt/20080513-2dnk.html&amp;cid=1212059411&amp;ei=Ss0pSITgNJXs8wS349zwCw&amp;usg=AFrqEzfyGTebOYWuoMQzD5Dx_UpqqxE1GQ&quot;&gt;Kelly&amp;#39;s big gamble on debt&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=-1&gt;&lt;font color=#6f6f6f&gt;The Age,&amp;amp;nbsp;Australia&amp;amp;nbsp;-&lt;/font&gt; &lt;nobr&gt;8 hours ago&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=-1&gt;On &lt;b&gt;top&lt;/b&gt; of that there is the alarming comparison that as a proportion of bank revenue to GDP, this country is only beaten by &lt;b&gt;Iceland&lt;/b&gt;, Israel, &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                        <pubDate>Tue May 13, 2008 5:18 pm</pubDate>
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                                        <title>Iceland’s top banks rebound - FT Alphaville</title>
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                                      &lt;b&gt;Author:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href='http://www.alloexpat.com/moving_to_iceland_forum/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=11135'&gt;iceland news&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
                                      &lt;b&gt;Posted:&lt;/b&gt; Mon May 12, 2008 5:18 pm&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                      &lt;table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td valign=top class=j&gt;&amp;lt;font style=&amp;quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;padding-top:0.8em;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div class=lh&amp;gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/0-0&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2008/05/12/12937/icelands-top-banks-rebound/&amp;cid=0&amp;ei=y3soSM6iK6qM8QS78K32BQ&amp;usg=AFrqEzdmJES1B9z-dDsOGGOi-0wqRppK1g&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Iceland&lt;/b&gt;’s &lt;b&gt;top&lt;/b&gt; banks rebound&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=-1&gt;&lt;font color=#6f6f6f&gt;FT Alphaville,&amp;amp;nbsp;UK&amp;amp;nbsp;-&lt;/font&gt; &lt;nobr&gt;12 hours ago&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=-1&gt;First-quarter results from &lt;b&gt;Iceland&lt;/b&gt;’s three leading banks in the past week suggest that the Icelandic banking storm of 2008 may finally be blowing itself out &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                        <pubDate>Mon May 12, 2008 5:18 pm</pubDate>
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                                        <title>The happiest places on earth - MSNBC</title>
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                                      &lt;b&gt;Author:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href='http://www.alloexpat.com/moving_to_iceland_forum/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=11135'&gt;iceland news&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
                                      &lt;b&gt;Posted:&lt;/b&gt; Mon May 12, 2008 5:18 pm&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                      &lt;table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td valign=top class=j&gt;&amp;lt;font style=&amp;quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;padding-top:0.8em;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div class=lh&amp;gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/1-0&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24371878/&amp;cid=0&amp;ei=y3soSM6iK6qM8QS78K32BQ&amp;usg=AFrqEzd8B8aCTin71soizSWTFe4ViFxMXA&quot;&gt;The happiest places on earth&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=-1&gt;&lt;font color=#6f6f6f&gt;MSNBC&amp;amp;nbsp;-&lt;/font&gt; &lt;nobr&gt;1 hour ago&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=-1&gt;Switzerland&amp;#39;s citizens closely trail the Danish, each reporting an average happiness level of 8.1 (out of 10), followed by &lt;b&gt;Iceland&lt;/b&gt; (7.&lt;img src=&quot;images/smiles/icon_cool.gif&quot; alt=&quot;Cool&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;, Finland (7.7), &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                        <title>STOCKS AROUND THE WORLD THIS WEEK - Globe and Mail</title>
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                                      &lt;b&gt;Author:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href='http://www.alloexpat.com/moving_to_iceland_forum/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=11135'&gt;iceland news&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                      &lt;table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td valign=top class=j&gt;&amp;lt;font style=&amp;quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;padding-top:0.8em;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div class=lh&amp;gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/1-0&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20080510.MKWORLD10/TPStory/Business&amp;cid=0&amp;ei=SyonSMeXBIzs8wSXhZH0Dg&amp;usg=AFrqEzcrNyN0Bz2IK9nbhcF-Sc6kNDWCwA&quot;&gt;STOCKS AROUND THE WORLD THIS WEEK&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=-1&gt;&lt;font color=#6f6f6f&gt;Globe and Mail,&amp;amp;nbsp;Canada&amp;amp;nbsp;-&lt;/font&gt; &lt;nobr&gt;May 10, 2008&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=-1&gt;&lt;b&gt;ICELAND&lt;/b&gt;: The OMX &lt;b&gt;Iceland&lt;/b&gt; 15 index staged an impressive rally off the low set in mid-March but lately it has been losing ground. At 4900, the index, &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                        <pubDate>Sun May 11, 2008 5:18 pm</pubDate>
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