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...debate about what caused the country's stunning economic collapse - and who has to pay in the aftermath. Critics say Iceland has only itself to blame: the sparsely populated island had a mainly fish-based economy until the early 2000s, when it deregulated its banks and tried to reinvent itself as a global financial power - with disastrous results. Banks such as Landsbanki moved aggressively into European markets and racked up incredible debts - partially because of poor government oversight - which they were then unable to refinance...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Isolated Iceland: Why Reykjavik Is Defying Europe | 1/11/2010 | See Source »

...would not be a sin for the guideline to stay similar to the one from the previous year,” Simmons said. “Don’t always reinvent the wheel...

Author: By Rediet T. Abebe, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: School District Discusses Budget | 12/2/2009 | See Source »

...wanted to reinvent theatre,” Bortolamedi says. “The theatre under the sand is a theatre of fantasies, of dreams and desires. Not necessarily a realistic theatre, which is just a representation of something that is there, but a theatre that seeks to define what lies behind the facade that we see everyday...

Author: By Alex C. Nunnelly, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: "Jardín de Pulpos" Reveals Life Under Dictator's Tentacles | 12/1/2009 | See Source »

...wanted to reinvent theatre,” Bortolamedi says. “The theatre under the sand is a theatre of fantasies, of dreams and desires. Not necessarily a realistic theatre, which is just a representation of something that is there, but a theatre that seeks to define what lies behind the facade that we see everyday...

Author: By Alex C. Nunnelly, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: "Jardín de Pulpos" Reveals Life Under Dictator's Tentacles | 12/1/2009 | See Source »

...Agencies aren't necessarily trying to reinvent the wheel. Rather, they see themselves as leveraging their experience at building brands. "That's what our core strength is," says Munn, who spent most of his career working for consumer-products giant Unilever. "We're an idea-generating powerhouse." Munn says agencies can find success developing and promoting "high-concept, low-tech" products "where the role of the brand is a very, very important part of the overall offer." Agencies typically enlist partners to handle manufacturing, distribution and, sometimes, financing. To launch the Ila Dusk, for example, Zag teamed with Locca Tech...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Having It Both Ways in Advertising | 11/30/2009 | See Source »

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