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Guð Blessi Ísland
''Guð blessi Ísland'' ('God bless Iceland') is the sentence with which the Icelandic Prime Minister Geir Haarde ended his television broadcast to the Icelandic nation on 6 October 2008, shortly after the beginning of the 2008–11 Icelandic financial crisis. The speech described the parlous state of the Icelandic banking sector and some of the government's efforts to improve the situation. Geir's closing words quickly became a symbol of the crash in Iceland. Analyses In Geir's own account, the words were intended to be a 'friendly farewell' ('vinaleg kveðja') rather than a prayer, but the words were widely understood as a sinister indication of the desperate straits in which Iceland found itself. As analysed by Eiríkur Bergmann, On Monday 6 October 2008 Prime Minister Geir Haarde addressed the nation on television. Apart from the traditional annual New Year’s Eve address, this is something our PM never does. We were all watching, gathered round TV sets and computer screens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Front Page Of Frettabladid Year 18, No 238, 6 October 2018
Front may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Films * The Front (1943 film), ''The Front'' (1943 film), a 1943 Soviet drama film * ''The Front'', 1976 film Music *The Front (band), an American rock band signed to Columbia Records and active in the 1980s and early 1990s *The Front (Canadian band), a Canadian studio band from the 1980s Periodicals * Front (magazine), ''Front'' (magazine), a British men's magazine * ''Front Illustrated Paper'', a publication of the Yugoslav People's Army Television * Front TV, a Toronto broadcast design and branding firm * The Front (The Blacklist), "The Front" (''The Blacklist''), a 2014 episode of the TV series ''The Blacklist'' * The Front (The Simpsons), "The Front" (''The Simpsons''), a 1993 episode of the TV series ''The Simpsons'' Military * Front (military), a geographical area where armies are engaged in conflict * Front (military formation), roughly, an army group, especially in eastern Europe Places * Front, California, former n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maybe I Should Have
''Maybe I Should Have: Frásögn af efnahagsundrinu Íslandi'' ('The Story of the Economic Wonder, Iceland') is an Icelandic documentary film directed by Gunnar Sigurðsson about the causes and effects of the 2008–2012 Icelandic financial crisis. The film touches on a variety of subjects including finance, corruption, cronyism, nepotism, the privatisation of the Icelandic banking system, tax havens, connections between politics and business, the Kitchenware Revolution, the Citizens' movement, and how the Icelandic government reacted to warning signs leading up to the collapse of the banking system in 2008. People who are interviewed include Björgólfur Thor Björgólfsson, William K. Black, Robert Wade, employees at Transparency International, Eva Joly and Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson. In their search for answers the filmmakers travel extensively and among the locations they visit are London, Guernsey, Luxembourg and Road Town Road Town, located on Tortola, is the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
History Of Christianity In Iceland
The history of Christianity in Iceland can be traced back to the Early Middle Ages when Irish hermits settled in Iceland at least a century before the arrival of the first Norse settlers in the 870s. Christianity started to spread among the Icelanders at the end of the 10th century. The adoption of the new faith by the whole population was the consequence of a compromise between the Christian and heathen chieftains, as well as the lawspeaker, at the national assembly or '' Alþingi'' of 999 or 1000. Initially missionary bishops and priests of foreign origin composed the clergy, but the number of local priests quickly increased. The first Icelandic bishop, Ísleifur Gissurarson was consecrated in 1056. Within fifty years two dioceses were established in the island, with their seats at Skálholt and Hólar which were subordinated to foreign archbishops. Landowners had a preeminent role in the administration of Church affairs and earned significant income from the tithe af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Recession In Europe
The European recession is part of the Great Recession that began in mid-2007. The crisis spread rapidly and affected much of the region with several countries already in recession as of February 2009, and most others suffering marked economic setbacks. The global recession was first seen in Europe, as Ireland was the first country to fall into recession from Q2-Q3 2007 – followed by temporary growth in Q4 2007 – and then a two-year-long recession. Timeline of the Great Recession across all continents Eurozone The Eurozone recession has been dated from the first quarter of 2008 to the second quarter of 2009. In the eurozone as a whole, industrial production fell 1.9% in May 2008, the sharpest one-month decline for the region since the Black Wednesday exchange rate crisis in 1992. European car sales fell 7.8 percent in May compared with a year earlier. Retail sales fell by 0.6 percent in June from the May level and by 3.1 percent from June in the previous year. Germany was t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Economic History Of Iceland
The economy history of Iceland covers the development of its economy from the Settlement of Iceland in the late 9th century until the present. The field of economic history in Iceland According to a 2011 review study by economic historian Guðmundur Jónsson, Economic history as an independent field of study is of fairly recent origin in Iceland, emerging only in the last quarter of the twentieth century with the increased specialisation and differentiation of the history profession. With no separate economic history departments and in fact, only one general university, the University of Iceland in Reykjavfk, it is not surprising that economic history has largely been in the hands of either historians educated within the broad church of history, non-professionals or scholars outside the history profession. Only in the last twenty years or so have specialist economic historians, educated abroad, entered the field and turned the subject into a distinct discipline. Pre-18th centu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 In Iceland
The following lists events that happened in 2008 in Iceland. Incumbents *President – Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson *Prime Minister – Geir Haarde Events May * May 29 - A strong earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale strikes Iceland near the town of Selfoss. September * September 29 - The government of Iceland takes control of the country's number three bank, the struggling Glitnir Bank. October * October 7 - Subprime mortgage crisis ** Russia agrees to provide Iceland with emergency loans of 4 billion euros ($5.4 billion). ** Iceland's Financial Supervisory Authority takes control of troubled Landsbanki Bank. * October 9 - Kaupthing Bank, Iceland's largest bank, is nationalized by the country's Financial Supervisory Authority. * October 21 - Iceland's Kaupthing Bank fails to pay interest to its 50-billion-yen (US$493 million) bondholders in Japan. * October 29 - Danish-based low-cost carrier Sterling Airlines files for bankruptcy and stops all passenger flight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helvítis Fokking Fokk
''Helvítis fokking fokk'' (translated by Eiríkur Bergmann as 'God Damn, Fucking Fuck', Roger Boyes as 'What the Fuckety Fucking Fuck', and by Michael J. Casey as 'Bloody Fucking Fuck') is an Icelandic language, Icelandic neologism which became a widely used expression of discontent following the 2008 Icelandic financial crisis. History The phrase was coined by the artist Gunnar Már Pétursson, who painted the message on a placard while protesting outside the Alþingishús, Icelandic parliament. The phrase was further popularised in a comedy sketch performed by Jón Gnarr and broadcast on the traditional New Year's Eve comedy revue, ''Áramótaskaupið'', in 2008. In the sketch, inspired by Gunnar Már's story, Jón played a strait-laced middle-aged protester participating in the kitchenware revolution struggling to express his indignation at the crisis and eventually coming up with a sign reading ''Helvítis fokking fokk!!'' The phrase swiftly became widely used in Iceland in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Landsbanki Freezing Order 2008
The Landsbanki Freezing Order 2008 (later amended) is an Order of HM Treasury to freeze the assets of Icelandic bank Landsbanki in the United Kingdom made under the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001, by virtue of the fact that the Treasury reasonably believed that "action to the detriment of the United Kingdom's economy (or part of it) has been or is likely to be taken by a person or persons." As required by the enabling Act, the Order was approved by both Houses of Parliament on 28 October 2008, which was 20 days after the Order had come into force. The Order was made after Landsbanki was placed into receivership in Iceland. The bank offered online accounts under the trade name Icesave: some 300,000 depositors in the UK had deposits worth about £4 billion when the bank collapsed. In a memorandum to the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordon Brown
James Gordon Brown (born 20 February 1951) is a British former politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Labour Party (UK), Leader of the Labour Party from 2007 to 2010. He previously served as Chancellor of the Exchequer in Tony Blair's Premiership of Tony Blair, government from 1997 to 2007, and was a Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) from 1983 to 2015, first for Dunfermline East (UK Parliament constituency), Dunfermline East and later for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath (UK Parliament constituency), Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath. He is the most recent Labour politician as well as the most recent Scottish politician to hold the office of prime minister. A Doctor of Philosophy, doctoral graduate, Brown studied history at the University of Edinburgh, where he was elected Rector of the University of Edinburgh, Rector in 1972. He spent his early career working as both a lecturer at a further education college and a t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bjarki Karlsson
Bjarki Karlsson (born 1965) is an Icelandic poet, translator, linguist, and systems analyst. His first poetry collection, ''Árleysi alda'', won the Bókmenntaverðlaun Tómasar Guðmundssonar (Tómas Guðmundsson Award) for 2013. and the Bókmenntaverðlaun starfsfólks bókaverslana in the poetry category in the same year. The book was Iceland's best-selling poetry collection in 2013. Personal life He is active in Ásatrúarfélagið where he was a board member from 2011 to 2013.Allsherjarþing 2013 Ásatrúarfélagið. After stepping down from the board he has continued to work with the organization's website. Bibliography Poetry [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hryðjuverkamaður Snýr Heim
{{italic title ''Hryðjuverkamaðurinn snýr heim'' ('a terrorist turns for home'; Reykjavík: Sögur, 2015) is a novel by Eiríkur Bergmann. Summary The novel is in the third person, and the narration is mostly from the perspective of the main character, Steingrímur Valur Orrason (known as Valur), though the perspective sometimes switches, particularly to Valur's friend and contemporary Rútur Björn Marínósson (born in 1968). The present time of the narrative runs from Spring 2008 to 6 October 2008. Much of the novel, however, comprises flashbacks to Valur's youth in the down-at-heel Reykjavík suburb of Breiðholt. The flashbacks in the novel gradually reveal that Valur, Rútur and one Steinbjörn Eyjólfsson were friends together in Breiðholt and involved in minor criminal activity portrayed as characteristic of this rough suburb. However, they become interested in radical left-wing activism, gaining particular inspiration from the Red Army Faction. Their childhood escapa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hjartsláttur
''Hjartsláttur'' ('heart-beat') is the fourth novel for young people by Ragnheiður Gestsdóttir. It was published in 2009 in Reykjavík by Mál og menning. Form The novel is a third-person narrative. Each chapter is from the perspective of a particular character and takes its title from that character's name. Occasionally the same event is narrated twice from different characters' perspectives, illuminating the way in which the same event can be understood differently by different people. The novel's characters explicitly draw inspiration from the story of Tristan and Isolde and the novel's plot bears some resemblance to this medieval romance. Plot The main characters are around fifteen years old: Íris Sól and the new boy in her class, Tristan. Tristan is the son of Gerður and a Somali-Danish man later named as Karl; the fact that he is black is incidental to the plot but fairly often commented on in the text. At the beginning of the story, Tristan knows nothing about his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
