http://www.newstin.com/us/iceland Global Social News Platform Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57465168 It may seem weird for me to write something like this--something not directly related to me, that is, on a page which I have mostly used for personal shit. Sure, whatev. But this is my space, I do what I want. Anyway, this story is just way too cool for me to avoid sharing it, because I think you... Fri, 16 May 2008 01:02:55 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57465168 2008-05-16T01:02:55Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57514987 Taken in a place with no name (See more photos or videos here) The area around the geothermal baths of Iceland is covered with hundreds of acres of the hardcore sinew of the planet. It's black, pockmarked, fresh and raw earth. This is the part of the mid-atlantic rift that happens to be above... Fri, 16 May 2008 09:23:07 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57514987 2008-05-16T09:23:07Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57462795 Airships might not work, but hydrogen planes could With political will and investment, we can end our dependence on fossil-fuel flight, says Mike Koefman George Monbiot is correct to point out "hydrogen's huge advantage - that it produces only water when it burns", and that "in the stratosphere,... Thu, 15 May 2008 23:27:17 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57462795 2008-05-15T23:27:17Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57521089 The Icelandic central bank said a swap agreement entered into with its Scandinavian peers earlier on Friday constituted a ”precautionary measure” should it need to acquire euros. The Icelandic crown has been especially hard-hit by the global credit market turmoil in this year -- at one point... Fri, 16 May 2008 09:16:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57521089 2008-05-16T09:16:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57462802 NEW DELHI: Parimarjan Negi surprised fellow Grandmaster and fifth seed Hannes Stefansson to share the lead after six rounds of the Kaupthing Open chess tournament at Differdange, Luxembourg, on Wednesday. Parimarjan’s fourth victory in the competition came after his rival from Iceland found no... Fri, 16 May 2008 00:32:09 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57462802 2008-05-16T00:32:09Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57491442 BRUSSELS (Thomson Financial) - New car registrations for the EU member states along with Iceland, Norway and Switzerland rose 9.6 percent in April from a year earlier to 1,421,230 units, boosted by extra working days, European automobile association ACEA said. 'In April, most European countries... Fri, 16 May 2008 06:33:42 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57491442 2008-05-16T06:33:42Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57519569 Following a flagging notification by the financial services group Exista hf. (Exista) to the Finnish Financial Supervision Authority and Sampo Oyj (Sampo) on 15 May 2008, Sampo has announced today to the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Stock Exchange that the total number of Sampo A shares controlled by... Fri, 16 May 2008 09:50:04 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57519569 2008-05-16T09:50:04Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57523445 Amid the economic crisis in Iceland, the central banks of Sweden, Norway and Denmark have pumped foreign currency into the Icelandic banking system. As news agency TT reports, the economic support summing up the 500 million Euros is part of a special agreement between the Nordic central banks to... Fri, 16 May 2008 10:13:43 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57523445 2008-05-16T10:13:43Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57458923 You know what NATO is otherwise you would not be reading this article. What is intriguing is its membership. The founding members (as of April 4, 1949) were Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal,... Thu, 15 May 2008 23:48:54 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57458923 2008-05-15T23:48:54Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57429899 Sperm whale's 154-pound bone is the largest; hamster's is the tiniest Sigurdur Hjartarson, owner and founder of the Icelandic Phallological Museum, stands next to a stuffed elephant penis. HUSAVIK, Iceland - Sigurdur Hjartarson is missing a human penis. But he's not worried: four men have... Thu, 15 May 2008 15:04:13 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57429899 2008-05-15T15:04:13Z