That a Government of men only and a Parliament consisting almost entirely of men is sending a signal to the rest of the world of a one-eyed parliament instead of an advanced society. Convey to them discreetly [...] world of today. Please do us a favour: Whisper into the ears of our politicians and business leaders alike, that a precondition for a country – large or small – to cope being a nation in the world today is [...] woman to be elected to such a high office in the history of America – today Ms Condolisa Rice holds this office. Mrs. Albright sat there in Oslo surrounded by an aura of will power and strength. A trait

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 [...] connection to Holland, not surprisingly, a book on how to build a windmill. Apparently for years it was the largest collection of books in America. Now Jónas knew the realities of living in a harsh environment [...] 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 how it could and should be better exploited. They had a dream

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 [...] the cashier started to talk to me, asking how I was doing. I had never seen this person before and stammered something about how I was tired, to which she replied that I should try some guarana because [...] three years now. After a month or two, things started to gradually get easier. I began to fathom the culture of Arkansas, to empathize with their values, and more important, to under­stand my own Faroese

effectivity. The aim is to develop the Faroes to a knowledge society and in this environment where the country is, at may well be a process that makes the Faroes bring solutions to the world in these areas [...] its benefits as people see other societies, but also needs to get them back home. Small societies The Faroes has a lot to give the world in how to manage remote and small societies and could in the future [...] 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 of

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 terminal. The Faroese [...] positive indicators, I could point to the following: The level of economic activity is high, with a record low unem­ployment rate now at 1.4 %. We have somehow managed to create a viable economy, even though [...] exploration. As a Minister for 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

achieved and how many people will have to die before then?  Amnesty International Faroe Islands Section would like to take this great opportunity to urge Mr. Bill Clinton to bring back a message to Mrs. Clinton [...] innocent. It has never been shown to deter crime more effectively than other punishments. Amnesty International seeks to play a major role in the globalization of the fight for a death penalty-free world. Progress [...] Clinton, who is running for President of the United States. A strong message that there is a need for change – a need for universal values and respect for human rights.   Sources: www.amnestyusa.org www

en route to the Faroe Islands where we will start life together in Klaksvik. 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 [...] with locals is a great opportunity to learn about a culture and find the best restaurants. It also saves money, which is essential for two young unemployed journalists traveling in Europe for a month with [...] dollar to spend. On the island of Samos, within sight of the Turkish coast, we stayed with a lovely pair of English teachers who treated us to the only bed in the apartment and an eagerness to talk politics

where all citizens are able to work and participate according to ability, • which gives all citizens the opportunity to use their capacity to lead a satisfactory life. Compared to all parameters of competition [...] frameworks in order to reach a main objective: to ensure an excellent society for all citizens. Dual Strategies for Welfare The vision of welfare originates in a political ambition and it aims for a social system [...] cooperation and growth. From a liberalistic market philosophy these two dimensions may seem antagonistic to one another. Yet, this is exactly what our welfare project attempts – namely to create an atmosphere

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 [...] From Poe to Gore Vidal To most of us the United States constitute, not only a nation, but almost a universe, a multi-national and multi-cultural empire whose industrial magnetism still seems to draw large [...] attempting as best they could to deepen the rosy shade of the autumn leaves. This, of course, is how we like to see ourselves and how we should like, hopefully, to introduce ourselves to two illustrious guests

months before he was born, his father 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 [...] Yale. This paints him as a rather atypical young man with ambitions in a country where a military career often is a gateway into the halls of political power. He was determined to rule what is the only empire [...] landing at Vágar airport in just a few hours. What does he want and what good does a visit by a retired president do us? Of course we are all very excited to hear what a man, who has had the ultimate r