|
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 E ... [...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 9000 (2021), making it the largest residential area in South Iceland. Geography Selfoss is located about 11 km inland from the southwestern coast of Iceland, and 50 km from Reykjavík. It is the major town and the administrative seat of the Southern Region (Iceland), Southern Region. The closest other towns are Eyrarbakki, Stokkseyri and Hveragerði. Climate Similar to the rest of the southern coast of Iceland, Selfoss has a subpolar oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification, Köppen: ''Cfc'') with cool summers and cold winters, although relatively mild for its high latitude. Precipitation is abundant year round, with October usually seeing the m ... [...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 ( is, Aðdragandi og orsakir falls íslensku bankanna 2008 og tengdir atburðir), better known as The Report of the Investigation Commission of Althing ( is, Skýrsla rannsóknarnefndar Alþingis, or just ''Rannsóknarskýrsla Alþingis''), and earlier referred to as a 'White Book' (''Hvíta bók''), is a report covering the background and the 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 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', 'granti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
