rest of the country, when it comes to how we help newcomers to be integrated in a good way in our country. Of course it is a matter for the Council to give newcomers the best service. We must have employees [...] in Tórshavn has a lot more focus on integration than we have today. Integration must be on our political agenda. As Tórshavn is the capital, it would be appropriate that we serve as a model for the rest [...] for the matter, so newcomers know where to contact professionals when they need any kind of help or advice. Arriving at a foreign country as a newcomer and trying to integrate is not always easy. Everything

sanctions in various religious traditions. This book looks at how religious and political authorities use ideas about blasphemy as a means of control. In a globalised world where people of different faiths interact [...] historical and contemporary approaches to blasphemy, this book will be of great use to academics in Religious Studies and the Sociology of Religion as well as Political Science, Media Studies and History [...] Utilising case studies from Europe, the Middle East and Asia that encompass a wide variety of faith traditions, the book guides readers to a more nuanced appreciation of the historical roots, political implications

acquires a thorough knowledge of the subsoil in a specific area, so we have been able to use our existing knowledge of the Danish sector and the experience we have gained from well to well to optimise [...] By Lise Kirkegaard It takes more than a successful exploratory well for a drilling operation on foreign territory to be a success. It also takes integration into and understanding of the local culture [...] Edvardsen says, »To operate optimally on Faroese territory, we must overcome cultural barriers and achieve a common understanding of each other's needs. We therefore started a training programme a couple of years

acquires a thorough knowledge of the subsoil in a specific area, so we have been able to use our existing knowledge of the Danish sector and the experience we have gained from well to well to optimise [...] By Lise Kirkegaard It takes more than a successful exploratory well for a drilling operation on foreign territory to be a success. It also takes integration into and understanding of the local culture [...] Edvardsen says, »To operate optimally on Faroese territory, we must overcome cultural barriers and achieve a common understanding of each other's needs. We therefore started a training programme a couple of years

for studying. It has its benefits as people see other societies, but also needs to get them back home. Small societies The Faroes has a lot to give the world in how to manage remote and small societies [...] effectivity. The aim is to develop the Faroes to a knowledge society and in this environment where the country is, at may well be a process that makes the Faroes bring solutions to the world in these areas [...] integrated part of nature to go fishing and having sheeps in the mountains. All though most youngsters live a life similar to other young people in the western world, it still comes with a touch and respect of

relevant to moving to Tórshavnar kommuna. The Integration Council is also expected to advise the City Council on how to strengthen integration in its whole. Finally, we need to improve areas such as language [...] is our duty to put as much effort as possible into making sure that foreigners get adequate information, guidance, language courses, and competency assessment. I suggest we approach it in a new manner; [...] valevni Kommunulistin ##med2## The population of Tórshavn is growing rapidly and this is to a large extent thanks to newcomers. Generally speaking I find that the Faroese society has been quite successful

undertake and a time schedule when these undertakings have to be concluded. The objective is always to ensure that the companies have enough time to complete the work that has to be done. A suitable time [...] harboured some fear, regarding how these multinational companies, which now were to invade our country, would conduct themselves. As time has passed, and the companies to a greater or lesser degree have [...] today compared to when we begun. A considerably larger part of the region has been mapped. The basalt, which was estimated as a massive problem, is little by little becoming more “manageable”, as the technology

celebrate our flag as a symbol of isolation or seclusion, but as a symbol of the Faroe Islands as a nation among nations. Our flag can only fly proudly if we recognize the same rights to freedom and peace [...] in the mid-nineteenth century how to develop a commercial fishing industry. Fisheries continue to be an important part of our relationship today as closest neighbors, with a shared stake in sustainability [...] This is how I like to think about our national flag – as our political “fixed link” to the rest of the world. It is a symbol of our nationhood and national identity. But without the opportunity to raise

it so full of opportunities for a person to shape life as he or she pleases. And coming in as an outsider is no barrier to fitting in and utilizing what the country has to offer. It is made easy by the [...] heritage as ’the great melting pot’ (or salad bowl, as I think is more fitting). However much I like the U.S., it does have its less positive sides. Some stereotypes about its citizens are true to a great [...] majority of whom have been college students) all seem to have a great ability to actually get something of worth out of their existence. In short, they use the opportunities they have, they realize that living

which are difficult to administer. A demand stating that all must pass a Faroe quayside also demands a large workforce and it is a question of where this workforce is to come from, as the current situation [...] have access to a large amount of knowledge in this field, and this is a great advantage. If we are to establish ourselves in an oil industry, we have to attain the same competence levels as our rivals. [...] and it takes some doing to gain a foothold. Our operational area is especially capital demanding, but we are quite fortunate to have a cooperation with Havila, who also have a share in Supply Service,