the way to school, we stopped at a Wal-Mart, a gigantic get-everything-you-can-dream-of kind of store to pick up a comforter, pillow and other necessities to get by our first night. When I went to pay, the [...] think it was to far away to go. I had told her with great confidence that it was only a plane ticket away. That is not true. America is much further away than that. To come here was like going to another planet [...] Celsius, wearing three shirts to many, I did not have the sweet feeling of adventure I had expected. However, I was happy to be done traveling for now. In the car on the way to the school, I looked out the

too visible to the Faroese. Large fleets of British steam-powered trawlers could be seen crowding the fishing grounds right up to a mere three miles away from the shoreline. The effect was to squeeze Faroese [...] otherwise when the UK sought to extend its territory onto their doorstep in the early 1990?s. Instead Britain is finally carrying out constitutional reform in a conscious attempt to adapt to its modern [...] immediately come to mind for the Faroese to focus on are: ?Collaboration in developing Oil and Gas resources in the North Atlantic. ?Encouraging tourism from Britain. ?Persuading Britain to take account

plays ? for obvious reasons ? his cards very close to his chest when it comes to the prospects of handling future oil from the Faroese sector. Fact is that the terminal has received a major £50 million overhaul [...] background that the UK Labour government was willing to hand down far reaching powers to the local government of the islands, which enabled local councillors to negotiate on a more equal level with the oil bosses [...] it was their intention to land Faroese oil in Faroe in an attempt to gain the full economic benefits. Mr Goodlad adds that Sullom Voe and a fictive Faroese terminal would have to compete with the cheaper

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 predictions [...] 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 longer runway and a larger [...] designed to ensure strategic spending and long lasting benefits for the Faroese people. When we talk about a coming oil industry in the Faroes, we must also remember that there are other implications to the

we?ve come to the conclusion that we need four or five years of production history under our belt before we have sufficient information to enable us to make sensible decisions on possible changes to the [...] It will take six years to drill and put all these wells in place.? Meanwhile, under the original plan, the Clair pipeline was to be laid next year, but the decision was made to install it summer 2003, [...] from 3billion to more than 4billion barrels of heavy crude, unravelling her geological secrets proved a nightmare. That was not achieved until the late 1990s. Real contractor engagement did not start until

bright enough to come up with an answer to the question why is it that every time I see you my love grows a little stronger. But your memory leaves my stomach churning, feeling like a lie about to be revealed [...] are witches in the hills calling my name. Saying come join us sister, come kiss the flame. Come dance in the moonbeams, ride the night wind, make love to the darkness and laugh at man?s sins". Hetta er [...] remember when you'd pray to never see the day when someone would make you feel this way. 'Cause you knew they would cut right through you and once inside, you were afraid they'd find nothing to hold on

of the Atlantic to the North Sea, the story of oil has also been slow to unfold, though the potential of Eastern Canada is said to be considerable. And, in Greenland, there is nothing to show for efforts [...] Portugal to Lofoten off Norway ? slow. There are few commercial discoveries to show for the enormous effort made, except in the Norwegian sector where results obtained are the most promising to date. And [...] Kolvetni, will be next year when it spuds the Marimas prospect (licence 002) using the drillship Belford Dolphin. Geological analysis points to the right conditions for hydrocarbons to be present, but will they

Paleocene, and was side-tracked. Again, it fell to Elttur to break the apparently disappointing news. ?Once again we have to state that the drilling operation did not yield the expected result. The Svinoy [...] company is expected to float on the London Stock Exchange early next year in a bid to raise £10-20million to finance its participation in the great, slow-pace Faroese oil race. ?We?re ready to go ? waiting for [...] Commission in 1993, provides a clue as to how events were being watched at the time. Referring to the decision by Copenhagen in 1992 to cede mineral resources rights to the Faroese Home Rule government, Olafsson

Christian theocratic state. Back to true humanity To face this challenge it doesn´t seem sufficient, or even expedient, to paint the world in colours of black and white. To be sure, the roots of modern terrorism [...] one warms to any voice of restraint and rationality. The more so, when these voices embody the professionalism, wisdom and generosity which may inspire the leaders of the world to “rise to play a greater [...] the Faroes have a tendency to present themselves to visitors in the disguise of violent tempests and torrents of rain. However, this morning I arose to calm and dry weather and to the miracle of faint sun

and a study is underway to investigate the practicality of using the constant rhythm of the waves to generate power. To capitalize on this growing interest in the Faroes and to foster accelerated collaboration [...] 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 [...] countries was com­plica­ted to say the least with all sorts of trade tariffs in place. Thus entereth a smart Danish business­man resident in the Faroes who wangled a Royal remit in 1766 to transport goods