once a refuge and a stepping-stone for intrepid explorers, often ignored and more often plundered, it has endured, even flourished, and the people of the Faroes evince a most remarkable spirit of forbearance [...] viable DTT system. The company does not boast a staff of hundreds, nor even dozens. On the contrary, it has but three multi-talented folk. Practical as ever, there is no billing department. Billing is computerized

else. The school is excellent and the knowledge I have gained there is monumental. But my schooling has not only happened in the classroom. Before I left for America, a girl asked me if I didn’t think it [...] their behavior and way of thinking was completely disparate from my own. It is this diversity which has been my greatest teacher: By living, working, and laughing with humans that are different from me, [...] values. But now I understand that even we can learn something from the global community: Knowledge that has the potential to continuously transform us into a stronger, wiser, and greater nation.

still at the same place. The Faroes has been a very remote society without much contact with the world. The Danish colonial rule did not much to help that situation. This has resulted in a distinct culture [...] internationally. The fishery has always been international, but now we see the internationalisation in other fields to. The two main banks have gone abroad, the IT company Formula has proven to have a good strong [...] of the Faroese go abroad 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

situated in the area, which is known in oil circles as the Atlantic Margin. This very oceanic location has for natural reasons meant that we have been, and still are heavily dependent upon fisheries and other [...] are employed in the fisheries sector. This indicates that, after all, some degree of diversification has indeed taken place. Looking at some positive indicators, I could point to the following: The level [...] amongst the best educated in the world, and of the Nordic countries only the Finnish population actually has a higher degree of education than the Faroese. Infrastructure is good with sub­seatunnels and bridges

punishment. It violates the right to life. It is irrevocable and can be inflicted on the innocent. It has never been shown to deter crime more effectively than other punishments. Amnesty International seeks [...] seeks to play a major role in the globalization of the fight for a death penalty-free world. Progress has been dramatic. In 1977 only 16 countries had abolished the death penalty for all crimes. Today around

War II the Faroe Islands were occupied by allied troops from Great Britain. As far as we know there has been no war in this very place you are visiting. Our ancestors, the Irish people, are known for their

proudly recite with a harsh American accent that makes him cringe. My biggest accom­plish­­ment so far has been with counting, and I can now tell Ben the price of something in Faroese so long as it is a number [...] have been wrong as we cast our votes, but we were not that wrong. In these circum­stances Ben only has to explain where the Faroes are located; I have to try and explain my country’s entire foreign policy

outsider is no barrier to fitting in and utilizing what the country has to offer. It is made easy by the astonishing openness that the people has been conditioned into by their heritage as ’the great melting [...] greater degree than most, this man has shaped his life in accordance with the greatness with his character. While not pronouncing him super-human, as his slip up has become much better known than his [...] political figure. Much can be gleaned from a man whose self-awareness has allowed him to take on the world and come out on top. Now, he has even come as far as the Faroe Islands. Name: Bjarni í Liða Occupation:

Ellingsgaard explains. Islands of Magic One of the articles by Karl Ritter, which has been sold to newspapers around the world has the headline »Tolkien tales come alive in the Faroe Islands«. In a poetic language [...] council and tourist board, says that time is ripe for marketing the Faroe Islands. - Iceland has gone forward and has shown that seemingly remote places can be seen as even cooler than New York if they market [...] jail. And while fish products account for an estimated 97 percent of export volumes, the journalist has noticed that fresh seafood does not dominate the menus at Faroese restaurants. Finally, the article

Mandela On two previous occasions I have sent you a written invitation to visit the Faroe Islands. This has been done in my capacity of Editor-in-Chief of Sosialurin the leading newspaper of the Faroe Islands [...] and communications tools at your disposal. Our most recent distinguished visitor President Clinton has kindly agreed to forward this letter to you and I am sure that he will be more than happy to give his