the terminal on Flotta, a small island well away from the main centres of population. That meant that the massive disruption during the construction phase was far less damaging to the Orkney community« The [...] had been forced to leave to find work, to come back to the islands. And that reversed the trend which had seen the Orkney population decline over the first 70 years of the 20th century.« To date, more than [...] it is difficult to envisage the excitement of residents - particularly those living on the tiny island of Flotta - when news broke that Orkney was to benefit from a massive oil boom. To taste a flavour

it’s just too far away, and isn’t the crime rate pretty high over there? Oh, but it’s great that you’re doing it! Living the American Dream!” In the reality of what is the United States, I have not yet encountered [...] 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 is more than subsisting [...] country simply seemed too big to grasp fully, mysterious in some ways, and maybe even a little dangerous. The usual reaction I get when talking to people at home about studying in the U.S. is something like

promises have been kept and great care has been taken this time to try to avoid any more boom to burst scenarios. Companies have expanded their horizons and diversified so their fortunes are far less dependent [...] Brent crude slumped to under $13. Developments were once again put on hold and the century ended with a year in which the price was down to under $10 a barrel at the beginning at up to more than $26 by the [...] will be to capitalise on the opportunity yet retain the unique charm of the islands. Aberdeen and the North-east of Scotland have reaped huge benefits from the oil and gas industry but there have been downsides

honor for me to be with you all here this evening to celebrate Faroese Flag Day. Thank you, Lord Provost, for your warm words of welcome to Edinburgh. It only adds to our pleasure and pride to be here in [...] staff from the University of the Faroe Islands, who have come to Scotland this week to explore and discuss collaboration with universities in Scotland. They are looking to build on the MoU they have with [...] fellow Faroe Islanders when I say that Edinburgh has aways felt very much like a home away from home. I am also extremely honored to be joined here at the podium by both the Deputy Presiding Officer of the

was my duty to defend our leader. We may 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 [...] side of the Atlantic. The next phase of our trip was to visit several of the world-famous Greek Isles. We have few friends from the United States who have enjoyed the cool white houses and bright blue waters [...] dollar to spend. On the island of Samos, within sight of the Turkish coast, we stayed with a lovely pair of English teachers who treated us to the only bed in the apartment and an eagerness to talk politics

another and to feel as they feel and because I feel what they feel, I react as they would react if they had the means to do so, and because I am human, I have the means to react to defend them and I do. Empathy [...] uendelige arrogance, vælger vi at være bevidst uvidende ved at negere deres føleevne. Det handler ikke om at dræbe en ko, et fa?r eller en gris for at kunne konsumere. Dette svarer til at dræbe et bjerg gorilla [...] hundreds of years, we have viewed these intelligent species worth only the oil, baleen, and meat we could render from their bodies. Never have we as a species stopped to think, to feel, to comprehend what they

enn einaferð undirstrika, at tað týdningarmesta er at duga at siga eina góða søgu. Størri uppliving kanst tú ikki geva nøkrum enn at bera tey burtur í ein annan heim so væl, at tey eina løtu gloyma bæði [...] r í Eiffeltorninum, so er gott at vita, at enn eru fólk í Føroyum, sum vísa álit og hava álit. ? At so ein Annika av Trøllanesi eisini kann gera lívið meira spennandi at liva ? eitt kvøld í París ? er [...] staðfest illtankan um, at Fólkaflokkurin politiskt og hugsjónarliga er ímóti at hátíðarhalda einasta dagin, sum arbeiðarafjøldin, einsamøll, eigur í árinum, og eisini, at hann er ímóti at avtaka danska Gru