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 [...] islands' economy - when it first arrived in December 1976. Today it is difficult to envisage the excitement of residents - particularly those living on the tiny island of Flotta - when news broke that Orkney [...] Orkney was to benefit from a massive oil boom. To taste a flavour of the mood in the islands, look no further than the film Local Hero, a huge hit in Britain when it opened in cinemas across the country

make around 40% of the produced electrical power. The great opportunity seams to be in utilizing the power from the sea. The idea is to use the power waves give when they reach the shore, a process the company [...] 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 with a touch and respect [...] the heart of political power is still at the same place. The Faroes has been a very remote society without much contact with the world. The Danish colonial rule did not much to help that situation. This

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

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

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

need to embrace change to whatever extent necessary. The ability to cooperate effectively and develop strong networks is becoming more important. And still it is crucial for us to hold on strongly to our [...] this as an opportunity. To stay competitive, we have to be inventive and learn how to develop new concepts and fresh thinking. And when setting our goals and objectives, we have to be strategic and think [...] 000,000 (2003). Do you want to know more? If you would like to get to know the Faroe Islands, you can e.g. visit: http://www.faroeislands.com http://www.visit-faroeislands.com For more information on the

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

slaughter. When it comes to killing, we draw the line on compromise. Since we cannot make an in-person presentation to the local citizens, the only manner that we can explain our position to the people [...] Faeroes? The answer to that is that they cannot do so when entire pods are exterminated down to the last little calf. Without any survivors, there is no single whale remaining to communicate to other pods the [...] the fjords. To not see this, to not feel this is simply denial...convenient, ignorant, arrogant and so very, very, wrong. It is so easy to deny this, and in our hominid arrogance we choose to be willfully

I have a place to roam to In a foreign land far from my friends and my home I'm sitting in shade by the embers alone Should I grow old and never be certain that I have a place to roam to? Silver and gold [...] kamartónleikabólkum. Meira fæst at vita her: www.enzoderosa.com og her: https://enzoderosa.bandcamp.com/music og her: https://filmfreeway.com/EnzoDeRosa ##med5## LAURA LUNGU Laura Lungu, ið er leiðandi [...] :||: see that this life is an offering a chasm of precious time, you were given to go through exploring to drift and to stray deep into :||:

opportunity to meet the man who was later to become President of the United States. - My American mom said she was sure that Bill Clinton would become president one day, and she wanted me to go to the Governor’s [...] - We went to greet him, and he was really friendly and took his time to talk to us. He immediately knew where the Faroe Islands were and said that he had been flying over the islands when he was in the [...] says Jens Olsen. And one hot summer day, accompanied by two Faroese girls, who had come to visit him, Jens Olsen went down to the Governor’s Office. The Governor was, of course, busy, and they sat wating in