Scientists discover morality gene

The Icelandic firm Encode, a genetics research company, has decoded a fundamental flaw in the human genome. The flaw can be found in a single cell of a cell membrane at conception that goes on to divides it's self and spreads the flaw to all cells of the body.

The gene in question decides the moral balance of a person in it's life. A spokesman told Surtur that the "gene tunes a moral scale for the person to come, before dividing it self and distributing the moral tuning to every cell of the body."

The gene effect
The effect of this discovery is quite profound, say scientists, A persons moral fiber can be tuned even before it develops thought, said a spokesman for Encode. A tuning of this gene at the right moment can almost guaranty a morally just and strong person.

Government environmental advantage
The Icelandic government has already allowed Encode to do a stem cell research in to the matter. In a statement made by the government and Encode, they stated "We are working together to find the solution for future generations," The statement went on to say "The modern man is not equipped to deal with the current environmental problems, we hope to remove that flaw from the future man."

The Icelandic government has taken a defensive position on the matter. The reason is that it sold out to the USA at the Dubai climate summit. The discussion in Iceland has focused primarily on the fact that in order to entice the USA into the environmental path, the breathing air has been made a commodity, as agreed by the two countries at the summit.

The morale for the future
Even today there are oxygen farms in Iceland, ready to sell oxygen to the government for realeafing pollution quotas in other countries. A team of Icelandic scientists has pointed out that in 100 years all wild forrests and coral reafs will be extinct and the only source of oxigen will be through oxygen farms. The scientists say they fear the prospect of charging people for the air they breath.

Scientists find heaven by accident

Scientists at the Icelandic university have discovered the location of heaven.

The discovery came about accidentally when scientists where looking at antimatter from space in a ultraviolet light. They observed the antimatter and recorded the event in a alternative wavelength frequency on to a computer disk.

While observing the content of the antimatter at a molecule level, they discovered that various lifeforms existed inside the matter. They where able to determine that some of the lifeforms resemble Earth like lifeforms, but on a much smaller scale.

Heavenly warehouse

The scientist also found out that the storage method for the lifeforms is highly evolved. They compared the best known compression algorithms known to man and concluded that they where about 0.000001% effective compared to the antimatter storage method.

Concluding theory

The scientists also concluded that antimatter is expanding at an alarming rate and that the physical universe is contracting likewise, being compressed by expanding antimatter. One scientist Mr. Pétur Njálgson was quoted saying "Some of us feel that when antimatter takes over the universe, it will implode into a tiny rock that will explode later into a new big bang." He went on to say "the implications of this are enormous."

Side effects

Two of the scientist taking part in the experiment have fallen mentally ill. They have apparently suffered a extreme case of Schizophrenia. They are not expected to make it through the year. The team leader was quoted saying "Apparently heaven should not be observed by mortals." The resulted recording have been locked in a bank volt and will not be studied further.

Oldest parliament in the world burned down

In the past week since the judge handed down the 27 year sentence to a Icelandic cult leader, there has been civil disobedience all throughout the city of Reykjavik.

It all started on the second day of the year 2008. Two hundred traffic signs where taken down and about three hundred traffic lights broken. 172 people where arrested that night.

On the morning of the third day, the Icelandic stock exchange took the biggest dive that has been seen in any stock exchange around the world. The markets main OMXI index fell 45% midday, but ended up loosing 21%. A analyst was quoted saying “This situation cuts to the moral fiber of our society.”

The forth day started early for many civil servants. Around 5:30AM police and the fire department where called to the oldest parliament in the world (Althingi) because of reported fire. When police and firetrucks entered adjoining streets to Althingi, they where greeted by human blockades.

All in all, the police estimates that there where around 1500 people taking part in the blockades. Around 250 people where chained together at each entrance point to Althingi, six in all. The gathering was meticulously planned said a police spokesman.

It took police about three hours to break through the first blockade and by the time the firetrucks got passed the first blockade and arrived outside the house, Althingi had burned to the ground.

The prime minister was quoted later that day saying “This is a sad moment for the world.”

Icelandic cult leader sentenced to 27 years in prison for slavery

The Icelandic Christian cult Krossinn has been found guilty of enslaving it’s parishioners by an Icelandic court today. The cult leaders have been found guilty of systematically brainwashing it’s followers with a highly effective psychiatric conditioning that, according to the court, has been going on since 1990.

According to the court ruling, psychiatric conditioning took place for over 15 years up until 2005 when the police forced it’s way into the cult’s headquarters to arrest it’s leaders. Apparently the leaders where prepared for invasion, since they had installed various booby traps around the building.

One trap ignited into the face of one Mr. Gunnar Hnjóðsson, an officer off the law, extracting a navy blue colour all over his face. Mr. Hnjóðsson had to take a one year leave of absence because of the incident. Apparently he is still not rid of the entire blue colour from his face, two years later. In a comment made to Surtur, Mr. Hnjóðsson said “I could not leave my home for the first 3 months.” And added “I looked like I’d just taken a part in a Blue Man Group performance.”

According to the ruling, the leaders of the cult conditioned about 200-300 followers to perform various deeds for them, some of whom where to perform illegal acts against state and country. As a consequence, the investigative department of the police department has solved at least 150 previously unsolved crimes, some of them being prostitution.

It turns out that the leaders where just lining they’re own pockets with money while turning they’re followers into criminals. As one follower stated “We have been made to be fools!” While other say “He is still our leader, nothing will change that!” Inside sources informed Surtur about an upcoming demonstration, but were reluctant to disclose any information as to where and when.

Krossinn has about 5000 members that donate 25% of they’re earnings to the religious cult. When asked why people have to give so much, a spokesman for the Krossinn said that they would like to be sure that they’re members where true believers, true believers do not worship money, he added.

Some of the religious leaders around the country have stated that they don’t want to have anything to do with the followers of the cult. Some have even said that they do not want them into they’re church.

The Icelandic government is looking at some tough questions to answer because of this fiasco. This brings into the light the governments sponsorship of religion and religious organisation that have been debated about for many years. The fact that the government was sponsoring the cult with money at the same time the cult members where being brainwashed to act out against the government. The Prime minister was quoted saying “This threatens our core moral fibre as society.