environments. I am sure this technology will have an important role in future exploration in the Faroes.« Meanwhile, Professor Ziolkowski is continuing to refine his ideas, and Veritas is trying to make an even [...] they are deployed in the water. However, Professor Ziolkowski?s calculations suggest that the source needs to have frequencies below 10 Hz (i.e. ten vibrations a second), and this in turn means that the [...] that, although basalt is relatively »opaque« to conventional seismic sources, it should be more »transparent« at low frequencies. Hence it may be possible to obtain reflections from beneath the basalt by

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

has been made in Faroese waters. And one can only be impressed by the preparations that have already been made. To take one example the achievement in drawing up a whole new body of law to regulate the [...] Islands to its knees?. They had mobilised massive resources to achieve this end and even seemed to have the tacit encouragement of the British Government. At that time the Faroe Islands seemed to have very [...] coming to the UK as Au Pair Girls in the 50?s and 60?s. Then there were the confident young Faroese Professionals and Students who now find it just as natural to pursue their careers or studies in England

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

here in the Faroes we are waiting in suspense for the result of a future American presidential election. In is of course exciting in its own right if a woman was to become the very first President in the [...] them in the Nordic House. Personally, I »met« Mr Clinton on the 2nd of November 1999, at a Remembrance Day in Oslo – the fourth anniversary for the killing of Mr Yitzhak Rabin. It was very easy to become [...] Symbolically it is of great importance that people like Mr Clinton and Mr Blix visit our country. I hope the essence of their words reaches the people, as just small group have the opportunity to hear them

questions 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 [...] growing rapidly and this is to a large extent thanks to newcomers. Generally speaking I find that the Faroese society has been quite successful in integrating newcomers, yet I have also learned that there [...] challenges to be dealt with. One of these challenges is the fact that many foreigners struggle to find jobs that are relevant to their education because the system does not acknowledge their education. It is our

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

of course, have to have effective strategies. This is a very small country and our budgets are equally small – so we must know how to get attention in a way that is not too costly. We have to rely heavily [...] spectacular experiences rather than just lazing in the sun. It seems that people are starting to turn their eyes to the north rather than the south. Maybe it is because people feel safer travelling north [...] information is out there in the middle of nowhere, but it should be in the middle of everything. That is why we’re already working on developing various new internet marketing strategies. In principle, a Faroese

you may already noticed, we have significant number of sheep in the Faroe Islands. It is often said that there are around eigthy thousand sheep, wich means that there are more sheep than people in the Faroe [...] withe. Those who know sheep well use several other terms, and it´s always delightful, especcially when up in the hills, to hear people naming and identifying the sheep. In the "Sheepbook", by Robert Joensen [...] products play an essential role. You may already seen examples of this here in Tórshavn, on your guided walk in the city center. You may have noticed that we have several shops showcasing Faroese designs

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.