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Ivittuut
Ivittuut, formerly Ivigtût (Kalaallisut: "Grassy Place",) is an abandoned mining town near Cape Desolation in southwestern Greenland. Its site is located in the modern Sermersooq municipality on the ruins of the former Norse Middle Settlement.
Ivittuut is one of the only locations in the world so far discovered to have naturally occurring cryolite (Na3AlF6, sodium aluminum fluoride), an important agent in modern aluminum extraction.
For the former U.S. Army post and Naval base at Ivigtut, see Bluie West Seven. For the former Royal Danish Navy base, see Gronnedal.
History
The area was settled by about twenty farms of vikings, a district called the "Middle Settlement" by modern archaeologists from its placement between the larger Western and Eastern settlements. It is the smallest and least well known of the three, and no written records of its residents survive, for which reasons it is believed to have been established last (and abandoned first) of the three.
The town's cryolite deposit was discovered in 1799 and the veins of silver-bearing lead surrounding it were mined by the British engineer J.W. Tayler before the silver content was found to be too low to make the operation practical. Danish engineers began mining the cryolite itself in 1859 and in 1864 the Danish Kriolit Mine og Handels Selskabet was granted a monopoly on its extraction. These early mines simply processed the cryolite for its direct aluminum content and for sale to the Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Company, which used it to create caustic soda.
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Wave It Away
by: New Life Community Choir[Verse 1:]
I'm not worried about tomorrow or the trials it may bring,
For my faith, I am the Victor, I can conquer anything.
I cast my cares at Your feet and Lord, You comfort me,
And by faith I pray that you...
(wave your troubles away).
[Verse 2:]
Though it seems life isn't fair and it seems you can't find joy anywhere,
You can rest assured in one thing, with Christ, life has new meaning.
In Christ, the answer is there,
To comfort your spirit and make you aware;
Hear me when I say, you can...
(wave your troubles away).
[Chorus:]
When you give Him praise, (the victory you proclaim).
When you give Him praise, (you drive the enemy away).
(Wave your hands in the air and wave away your cares),
(Hear me when I say you can...) wave your troubles away.
[Verse 3:]
Don't you be discouraged when fate threatens your life,
Hold your head up high, in Christ you can survive.
In your lowest minute, Jesus Christ, He's in it;
Hear me when I say you can (wave your troubles away).
[Bridge:]
Bye-bye troubles, (you thought that you could win).
Bye-bye problems, (don't you know I conquered you again),
(I never had a doubt that You would bring me out);
Hear me when I say, you can (wave your troubles away).
Bye-bye sorrow, (you thought that you would win).
Bye-bye trials, (don't you know I'm gonna conquer you again),
(I never had a doubt that You would bring me out);
Hear me when I say, you can (wave your troubles away).
[Vamp 1:]
Whatever your problem is, wave it away.
Whatever your trouble is, wave it away.
[Vamp 2:]
Give them to Jesus,