start thinking of the Internet as an integral part of their marketing strategy and show the world what they have to offer. At the moment, a wealth of information is out there in the middle of nowhere, but [...] turn acted as a catalyst for Irish tourism. One consequence of this reform was that people started opening their homes to foreign travellers and making a business out of it. This led to a great increase [...] Managing Director of SamVit – Faroe Islands Enterprise. As part of a new political strategy the Faroese Government decided to merge the Trade Council and Tourist Board in the beginning of this year. This

important part of Faroese identity, of our brand as a nation and as a business opportunity. It is our main function to encourage innovation and enterprise, and that includes encouraging a growing music [...] increased investment and a thriving pool of talent, we see more and more successes abroad, where the Faroe Islands have become increasingly recognized as a potential source of contemporary talent. Local [...] institution allocated half a million DKK (approx. USD 95,000) a year to support music business development in various ways. At the time, this was an extensive slice of the overall budget of the institution. »We

potential is a pleasant and engaging task and over the years I have nurtured relationships with a variety of international business people, all of whom share a common vision in the potential of the Faroese [...] has endured, even flourished, and the people of the Faroes evince a most remarkable spirit of forbearance and determination. I did not know any of this, of course, when I first arrived with my wife some [...] company of a farmer and his artist wife, as they graciously listened to my endless tales of growing up on a Colorado ranch. The talk, however, thankfully soon turned to wool, the Faroese gold of old, and

- declare a clear YES HARDLY and, is it necessary to give examples? HARDLY. Dear George W. Bush. If you as a true President, could announce to the ILL-DOERS: Listen to me all of you I have a PROPOSITION [...] well understand that the first shock after an atrocity of such dimension may make any president overreact BUT to the President of the mightiest nation of the world it is unseemly to lose composure and promise [...] streets rejoicing at the tragedy - Later a young girl saying something that I must keep in mind She said: Now it is you Americans who have become the victims of a terrible crime and you must suffer horrors

Icelandic a direct descendant of the language of the Vikings. In possession of a language, a history and a cultural identity, the Faroese were, in the twentieth century, in a position to develop a modern [...] July 1950 a Swedish ship arrived here, bringing a gift from the Swedish parliament, containing a unique selection of Swedish literary classics. Today this treasure is part of the collection of books in [...] and the resurgence of barbarity. Contrary to former predictions of many Enlightenment figures, the world seems to be on the threshold of a new era of modern crusades, with members of two monotheistic creeds

Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States and one of the principal drafters of the Declaration of Independence, once reflected in a letter written in 1803 to James Monroe that some men [...] For example, building upon our understanding of the sea, we in the Faroes are endeavoring to enter into a variety of collaborations with ocean research centers from around the globe to create a world-class [...] serve the human race on a "broad scale". It is an immense pleasure to welcome to our distant shores these two men of distinction who have indeed served all humanity on a "broad scale", a scale that only future

quite user-friendly. For example, the system contains a blog-system, whereby the individual engineer, who registers a malfunction in a pump on a drilling platform, need not access a difficult database to [...] recognised the requirement for a system, which is capable of collecting all the knowledge accumulated in oil companies. A large global oil company recognised the value of such a system and they wanted it developed [...] on a simple blog - something everyone is familiar with. -The blog is the pocketbook of the employees. Instead of staff writing everything down in a pocketbook, the information is registered in a web-based

participation in an oil industry in general. He is also of the opinion that Faroese are good at making themselves visible, by for example having a stand in the festival area and adds that he is always very [...] area of 18.800 sq m2. -“I am particularly proud of the diversification we have at the exhibition this year. The ONS festival is on the Stavanger harbour and is also an aspect I am especially proud of, as [...] special in that we have all of the worlds largest energy companies as participants, so many contacts will no doubt be made at the exhibition. The exhibition however, is also a social event, were old friends

activity. We however are only the sales name for a company, which otherwise has a satisfactory activity level and therefore this situation does not present a problem for Beras”, says Mr Rúni Berg, CEO. [...] staff capacity towards a subcontracting role if need be”, says Mr Berg CEO, when asked about their options to expand activity. Dripping slowly -“We have previously worked for example Amerada Hess and normally [...] Base, but as long as the drillings are only exploratory the level of activity we can expect to see will be limited”, says Mr Berg. In spite of this situation, Mr Berg is optimistic and says the company is

eight drillings have expired, a state of free competition exists once again between supply companies and other ports. Therefore, the Port of Runavík feels compelled to adopt a more aggressive attitude to [...] contract expired on the 14th of April of 2008, so new challenges lie ahead for the Rúnavík Town Council. Largest ever Although the Port of Rúnavík with its experience feels confident of continuing its supply [...] our prices are lower than for example Aberdeen and Stavanger, it is thinkable we will see an increase in activity levels”, says Mr Østerø, in a comparison of the advantages of Rúnavík to other areas. Expansion