connection to Holland, not surprisingly, a book on how to build a windmill. Apparently for years it was the largest collection of books in America. Now Jónas knew the realities of living in a harsh environment [...] back to the Faroes in the not too distant future to relax a bit in this most peaceful and enterprising corner of the planet and to seek out a quiet cup of coffee with a newfound friend or two to catch [...] of coffee and sweet cakes I savored, the more I began to notice and appreciate that remarkable indomitable spirit of the Faroese bubbling and oozing about. I remember sitting in a remote farmhouse one evening

nature. It is still an 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 [...] struggle to do so. The Faroes have not been independent since it came under first Norwegen than Danish rule. However the Faroes have also acted very independently and it seems like the Faroese have the oldest [...] 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 concept for the Nordic market and is

Research, I find it tremendously intriguing to think about oil exploration in this area, also known as the Atlantic Margin, as an activity quite similar to searching for the famous needle in the haystack [...] population. More­over, the IT penetration is near 100 %. We are now about to undertake significant investments in the Vagar airport both with the aim to modernise it and to increase its capacity with a [...] technologies have made it possible to come up with quite accurate descriptions of the different layers of rock and sediments thousands of metres below the surface. On this background it is possi­ble to make

United States, I have not yet encountered this dream. And I doubt if I really believe in its existence. It’s simply too intangible an idea. To me, though the country still does seem vast, it did not take [...] whose lives have crossed mine (the 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 [...] About to begin a new chapter of my life in their country, I was utterly convinced that very few Americans were normal according to the standards on which I usually judge people. In addition, the country

where all citizens are able to work and participate according to ability, • which gives all citizens the opportunity to use their capacity to lead a satisfactory life. Compared to all parameters of competition [...] first time with Vision 2015 have made strategic comprehensive plans for welfare of all the most important welfare-political frameworks in order to reach a main objective: to ensure an excellent society [...] seem antagonistic to one another. Yet, this is exactly what our welfare project attempts – namely to create an atmosphere in which social, industrial and economic spheres come together in a expanding dialectic

should be able to convey a message to us about what the future holds in store for mankind. This Danish dependency at 62 degrees in the North Atlantic will probably be getting more than it gives. Even though [...] president. I have been told, that one day when my grandfather and another skipper from the countryside met in one of Tórshavn’s narrow alleys, one of them uttered: “It is not small men one meets in the streets [...] 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.

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 frame is negotiated [...] of view, we have decided to be part of the Faroe stand at the exhibition/conference in Stavanger. It is my sincere hope that we continually manage to organise the surrounding framework in such a manner [...] 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 been active and have established

experience. I know I cannot easily convince other humans to understand what I feel and what I have experienced but it is real and it is profound in its effect upon all that I have done and will continue to do until [...] 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 is the experience [...] myself, I defend whales because a dying whale once spared my life, and since that day in June 1975, I have dedicated my body, heart and soul to defending whales and other species in our oceans. I do what

all this I don´t think we shall treat neither animal nor people after their intelligence nor their cuteness. I will not live after Sea Shephards view on how we ought to live. It is unnatural. I think whales [...] some will take us out of it. I´ve noticed that you on Sea Shephard homepage yell at the Faroese people and shout "give them Hell". I can tell you, that you give the whales in the oceanes Hell every day [...] whales in all the oceanes every day. Why don´t you do something about that? I tried to say my opinion on one of Sea shephards homepage yesterday. But, God, the opponents. Here is a small portion of it: • "

føroyingar! It is a great pleasure and 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 [...] our pleasure and pride to be here in your charming Council Chamber, in the very heart of Scotland’s beautiful capital. I know I speak for my fellow Faroe Islanders when I say that Edinburgh has aways felt [...] 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 the University of the