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...We’ve celebrated the 100 year anniversary of HBS, Iceland??s bankruptcy, Octoberfest in the beer houses of Munich, and more recently Queen’s Day in Amsterdam—name a national holiday and we’ve celebrated it,” Chang said. “Therefore we found it only fitting to have this Class Day to celebrate and showcase the great HBS class...
...selection (assuming there is still choice by the time they get to you), the Twitter flight status updates, the arrival dinner, the planned drinks date, and the conference or company or checking account that is paying for the jet-setting. Now insert a volcanic eruption somewhere—say, Iceland??and rethink all of the above...
...it’s not because we love Sigur Rós (though who doesn’t like that DVD of the Icelandic pastoral paradise?), nor is it because we adore Iceland??s lovely arctic fox. Our newfound love of Iceland is due to the protection that this volcanic island country may soon be offering people like us—you know, journalists...
...from fish to finance. According to official figures, the fishing industry shrunk from 16 percent to 6 percent of GDP between 1986 and 2006. Banking, insurance, and property, meanwhile, came to represent 26 percent of GDP by 2006. At the core of this transformation was the spectacular growth of Iceland??s three main banks, Glitnir, Landsbanki, and Kaupthing, all of which grew at impressive rates following their deregulation in 2000. Much of the borrowing for these banks and Icelandic society more generally came from the continent, where rates were especially low. The money would then be converted into...
...World Cup tournaments and two Olympic Games. Last year, Markgraf took some well-deserved time off from the national team to start a family. But after giving birth to her son, Keegan, in July, the 30-year-old Markgraf returned to represent the U.S. in friendlies against Taipei and Iceland??games her team won by scores of 10-0 and 2-1, respectively. Between raising a family and playing at the highest level, Markgraf still found time to work with a young Harvard squad. After the departure of stellar goalkeeper Katie Shields...