recognition. It is a public holiday and celebrations are held today all around the Faroes. In every Flag Day speech, in every village, on almost every island today, the role of Britain in our flag’s official [...] which we see in the ongoing atrocities around the world today. Where a flag at half-mast marking the mourning of lost loved ones and unthinkable suffering can be countered by another flag in a different place [...] Shetlanders 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

of mass tourism. So ecotourism will be, and already is, a priority for Faroese tourism in the future. All in all – we can expect a great increase in the number of tourists over the next few years, so we [...] Explore What advantages do the Faroe Islands have as a travel destination? The fact that our country is a small archipelago in the middle of the big ocean in the periphery of western society makes us quite [...] Mustn’t Throw the Baby Out with the Bath Water So in a way, the Faroes sell themselves as a tourist destination, but since we have not really developed a real tourism industry yet, it is essential that we

authorities in the UK can?t afford, like ? a network of welfare centres, which are effectively old folk homes, built in Shetland?s more remote areas to allow vulnerable people to stay in the community; ? a network [...] He sees a good chance that some of the oil may come Shetland?s way, particularly if a »critical mass of discoveries« can not been made to justify the construction of a similar oil terminal in Faroe. »If [...] island community ? namely a landfall for oil from the huge fields in the East Shetland Basin ? rather than the islanders longing for the influx of a completely new world. In fact, considerable concern

and by 1978 production had reached a million barrels a day. Aberdeen was enjoying unprecedented prosperity with hotel rooms at a premium and hardly a seat available in the rapidly increasing number of [...] off.? Rear window stickers appeared in cars all over the city pleading with the Almighty for a second oil boom and promising, in less than reverend terms, not to waste a second opportunity. The second boom [...] atmosphere of the islands. The first gas was discovered in the North Sea by BP in their West Sole Field in 1965 and two years later Amoco found the first oil in the Arbroath field. It was 10 years before the first

wasted a considerable amount of shareholders? money as a member of a partnership lead by Mohave that drilled the Lusitania Basin - Aljubarrota prospect in 2000 and again in 2001. The adventure proved a commercial [...] Donegal in the Rockall Basin, in 1478m of water. This is the second deepest water depth in which a well has ever been drilled in Irish waters. It sits midway between the Amoco-operated 12/13-1A (TD 2869m) [...] close to the UK/Faroe boundary in the White Zone, the well was drilled to a total depth of 4275m in a deepening operation, after reaching the commitment depth of 3830m. While the other two wells - Longan

died in a traffic accident. A setback of a magnitude hard to grasp on our latitudes where the social safety net is supposed to catch everyone and ensure that we all get the same opportunities in life. [...] age of flower power and might have given in to the times once or twice, smoked a joint and perhaps participated in a protest march, you are capable of governing a world power responsibly. Furthermore, nobody [...] relaxing in the stomach of a great whale for a few days. The superstar is on his way. Receive him well. According to the tide table all the Planet’s conditions are equilibrated in time. Perhaps a Faroese

years a dominant power in International football and runners-up in the recent World Cup finals. Moreover Germany were playing in there own backyard with 35,000 supporters expecting them to provide a goal [...] unanimous in acclaiming him as man of the match the following morning. So here we had the Landslið taking on the might of Germany in a game of open football and coming within a few millimeters of a draw. This [...] the Faroe Islands in the Football World. They are no longer seen as a pushover or a novelty team to be patronised but serious opponents who are capable of giving any other national team a difficult time.

years a dominant power in International football and runners-up in the recent World Cup finals. Moreover Germany were playing in there own backyard with 35,000 supporters expecting them to provide a goal [...] unanimous in acclaiming him as man of the match the following morning. So here we had the Landsli_ taking on the might of Germany in a game of open football and coming within a few millimeters of a draw. This [...] the Faroe Islands in the Football World. They are no longer seen as a pushover or a novelty team to be patronised but serious opponents who are capable of giving any other national team a difficult time.

girls were at a party We all were having a blast Then suddenly a stranger arrives Hey, it´s ´x´ from the past. He looks my way, smiles and nods Then walks out the door. I lift my brow and make a `huh`? Thinking [...] his very best He seems to be a friendly guy. He makes a good impression And this night he caught my eye. His hand flies into my hand "Hi, what is your name?" I give him a smile and toss my hair "Mike! [...] was thinking Did I give him a fright? Why do I think so much About someone I don´t really know? It was only a brief encounter But sure makes my head grow. Weeks have passed, a weekend is planed The girls

­ Tolling for the aching ones whose     wounds cannot be nursed For the countless confused,     accused, misused, strung-out     ones an´ worse An´ for every hung-up person in     the whole wide universe [...] á bæði vakran og griman hátt borin fram í tekstinum When The Ship Comes In (Tá ið skipið kemur), av plátuni The Times They Are A-Changing, 1964. Baksýnið fyri hesum teksti er stríðið fyri at vinna teimum [...] And the breeze will cease to be     breathin´ Like the stillness in the wind ´Fore the hurricane begins The hour when the ship comes in ­ Bertolt Brecht Teksturin ber í sær, fyri ein part, somu fyrijáttan