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Jón Örn Loðmfjörð
Jón Örn Loðmfjörð (born December 25, 1983, Selfoss) is an Icelandic experimental poet. He is noted for computer-generated poetry, and particularly his 2010 mash-up of the Icelandic government report into the collapse of Iceland's banks in 2008, ''Gengismunur'' ('Arbitrage').See for example Eiríkur Örn Norðdahl, 'Að gera Ísland einfaldara', ''Spássían'' (autumn 2010), 36-37. Works * (with Eiríkur Örn Norðdahl) ''Brandarablandarar'': https://web.archive.org/web/20110419131623/http://www.norddahl.org/brandarablandarar/ * (with Arngrímur Vídalín, under the pseudonym Celidonius) ''Síðasta ljóðabók Sjóns'' ( eykjavík Nýhil, 2008); (ób.); 9979989629 * (with Kristín Svava Tómasdóttir, under the pseudonym Dr. Usli) ''Usli: kennslubók'', Smábókaflokkur Nýhils, 4 (Reykjavík: Nýhil, 2009); (ób.); 9979989688 * ''Gengismunur: ljóð úr skýrslu rannsóknarnefndar alþingis'' (Reykjavík: Nýhil, 2010); http://lommi.is/gengismunur/ Translations into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selfoss (town)
Selfoss () is a town in southern Iceland on the banks of the Ölfusá river. It is the seat of the municipality of Árborg. The Icelandic Route 1 (Iceland), Route 1 runs through the town on its way between Hveragerði and Hella, Iceland, Hella. The town is a centre of commerce and small industries with a population of around 10,000 (2023), making it the largest residential area in South Iceland. History Overview Selfoss was settled by Þórir Ásason sometime after 1000, but the sagas of Icelanders mention that Ingólfur Arnarson was there during the winter of 873-74, under the Ingólfsfjall mountain, which is west of the Ölfusá river. In the summer of 1891, due to the lobbying of Tryggvi Gunnarsson, a member of the Alþing, the first suspension bridge was built over the Ölfusá. That was a major breakthrough in Icelandic infrastructure. The current bridge was built in 1945 after the original structure collapsed. The cabin built to house workers constructing the bridge i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Report Of The Investigation Commission Of Althing
Antecedents and Causes of the Collapse of the Icelandic Banks in 2008 and Related Events (), better known as The Report of the Investigation Commission of Althing (, or just ''Rannsóknarskýrsla Alþingis''), and earlier referred to as a 'White Book' (''Hvíta bók''), is a report covering the background and the 2008–11 Icelandic financial crisis, crash of the Icelandic banking system in 2008. Investigation Following the collapse of the Icelandic banking system, Prime Minister Geir Haarde began referring to "a white book" intended to reveal the truth about the operations of the fallen banks' on December 11, 2012. On December 12, 2008, by legal act 142/2008, the Althing, Icelandic parliament established an investigation commission to, in the words of the law, 'seek the truth behind the events leading to, and the causes of, the downfall of the Icelandic banks in October 2008, and related events', 'granting the Commission 'exceptional investigative powers in order to appease the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristín Svava Tómasdóttir
Kristin () is a female given name. It is a variation of Christine (name), Christine. It was the seventh most popular first name for girls born in Iceland between 2000 and 2004. People *Kristin Bass, United States Air Force officer *Kristin Booth, Canadian actress *Kristin Chenoweth, American singer, actress *Kristin Davis, American actress *Kristin Della Rovere (born 2000), Canadian ice hockey player *Kristín Eiríksdóttir, Icelandic poet and writer *Kristin Fairlie, Canadian actress *Kristin Godridge (born 1973), retired tennis player from Australia *Kristin Gore, American writer *Kristín Halldórsdóttir, Icelandic politician and journalist *Kristin Hallenga (1985–2024), West German-born British columnist and philanthropist *Kristin Hannah, American author *Kristin Kassner, American politician *Kristin Kreuk, Canadian actress *Kristin Mellem (born 1965, Norwegian musician *Kristin Otto, East German swimmer *Kristín Ragna Gunnarsdóttir (born 1968), Icelandic children's writer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Icelandic Male Poets
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1983 Births
1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to Internet protocol suite, TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning of the true Internet). * January 6 – Pope John Paul II appoints a bishop over the Czechoslovak exile community, which the ''Rudé právo'' newspaper calls a "provocation." This begins a year-long disagreement between the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic and the Vatican City, Vatican, leading to the eventual restoration of diplomatic relations between the two states. * January 14 – The head of Bangladesh's military dictatorship, Hussain Muhammad Ershad, announces his intentions to "turn Bangladesh into an Islamic state." * January 18 – United States Secretary of the Interior, U.S. Secretary of the Interior James G. Watt makes controversial remarks blaming poor living conditions on Indian reservation, Native American re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st-century Icelandic Poets
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