SwimmingWorld Magazine, tá ið tey eftir teir 1500 í Barcelona í síðstu viku skrivaðu: ?Pal Joensen of the Faroe Islands, who has continued to find a cult following online after reaching world-class status [...] status from such a small country, took fourth in 15:24.28.? Nú er Pál komin heim at venja eina tíð, áðrenn hann tann 3. juli skal luttaka á ?The Great London Swim?, ið er ein 1 míl lang havsvimjing við Royal

After a week of marriage, we left my home in rural America, a place of big highways, big sky and a big family, to travel across the Balkans, a land of young coun­tries, local cheese and small cars. Our [...] 24-hours after a bomb went off in a coffee shop late at night on the centrally located Bill Clinton Boulevard. Two people were killed and twelve more were wounded in what locals accredit as a mob hit. As [...] Union queue. Lacking a purple passport, I realized quickly that being American is not as valuable on this side of the Atlantic. The next phase of our trip was to visit several of the world-famous Greek Isles

are just a click away. But to make people in the outside world aware of our websites we, of course, have to have effective strategies. This is a very small country and our budgets are equally small – so we [...] Unspoiled Territory to Explore What advantages do the Faroe Islands have as a travel destination? The fact that our country is a small archipelago in the middle of the big ocean in the periphery of western [...] Mustn’t Throw the Baby Out with the Bath Water So in a way, the Faroes sell themselves as a tourist destination, but since we have not really developed a real tourism industry yet, it is essential that we

man made - and serves as a powerful symbol of the impact oil has had on the Orkney Islands. A huge orange flame has blazed above the Flotta Oil terminal for almost a quarter of a century now. It can be seen [...] when news broke that 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 in 1983. One scene in particular struck a chord with people here. The Hollywood star Burt Lancaster steps out of a helicopter on to a remote Scottish beach. Playing an American oil tycoon

"Remmen Hotels". Tað var tá eisini tað einasta danska hotellið í "Leading Hotels of the World" samtakinum. Her hevði hann m.a. heiðurin at borðreiða fyri Margrethu Drotning og øðrum kendum fólkum sum t.d. Dalai [...] Michelin stjørnu. Hetta slottið liggur uttast á einum forbergi í Nice, og er útnevnt "Luxury Small Hotel of the World". Sostatt hevur starvsleið hansara frá uppvaskara til chefkokk verið long og fjølbroytt [...] undir solo-konsertini í Parkini. Í lærutíðini arbeiddi hann í frítíðini eisini fyri aðrar fyritøkur, m.a. hevur hann gjørt mat til tann danska aðalin á "Den Kongelige Skydebane, Sølyst". Harafturat var hann

arenas around the world. It has also opened up a new area of business, non-oil and gas waste logistics and quickly one its first contract in the field with more to follow. Abbot Group is a third Scottish [...] helped a revival of corporate interest in the UK gas market. This wave of new interest in an intensity not seen since the 1970s and early Eighties is transforming the offshore industry as smaller, independent [...] exploration and new development upside that are material enough to provide significant growth for a small, start-up company but which would not figure on oil major?s materiality radar. Dublin-based Tullow

endeavoring to enter into a variety of collaborations with ocean research centers from around the globe to create a world-class oceanographic center here in the Faroes. It is hoped that such a center will extend [...] on of the most progressive countries in the world. There is much to be done, without question. The path before us is indeed a difficult climb. But we are a tenacious and gifted people, and, I truly believe [...] the best ways is by engaging in world-embracing collaborations on all levels, not only governmental, but also among business and ordinary citizens. We are a country at a crossroads. Our wealth has flowed

collapsed in the sad 90ies the export to USA came to a halt and never regained the same volume as earlier. Today the trade between USA and Faroes is on a very small scale which I feel is not satisfactory. Still [...] opportunities. We have high hopes for a Faroese oil industry and no doubt we will see more to US companies in this field in the coming years. Of course Faroes is a small market with an annual import value [...] political contacts. The Faroese Government on the other hand should consider opening up a Faroese Trade Mission or small Embassy in Washington. Faroese students should be encouraged to study at the many fine

still very small) so much as the fact that Newfoundland has a much smaller economy than Norway. In population terms it is one tenth of the size, and in GDP terms even smaller. Accordingly, a relatively [...] the confirmation of a commercial field, engineering and other studies will be needed to establish appropriate production and transportation systems, leading to project approval and, a few years later, the [...] after decades of activity, recently peaked at about 25%. In Newfoundland, with just a single oilfield in production (a second field will start producing next month), the industry already contributes over

micro-states in the years of independence should inspire confidence and not anxiety. Is is a world where the very small can mingle with the large and thrive in the process.” Er løgmansrøðan umboðandi samgonguna [...] , no Ottawa, no Brussel, no bailout. To sink or swim on their own is a national mantra. And swim they have, using their powers as a sovereign state to navigate their economy through difficult and dangerous [...] disadvantage in very small and remote states. While not alone, it is the quintessential succesful micro state. The choice of sovereignty is, of course, not one for all very small societies. But the experience