fær eitt framúrskarandi ummæli og fimm av seks møguligum stjørnum, so eru ummælini av Eivør og Boys In A Band minni jalig, og bæði nøvnini fáa tríggjar av seks stjørnum. Maria Guttesen spældi á eini fe [...] r spentir, og karmarnir tyktust fullkomnir til konsertina. Men longu eftir byrjanini við løgunum Human Child og Do Not Weep, tyntist álvarsliga út í áskoðarafjøldini, og sum konsertin fráleið rýmdu sambært [...] halvandet nummer.” Peppaðir kovboyarar Mest hypaði bólkur á føroyska tónleikapallinum í løtuni er Boys In A Band. Bólkurin fór á pall sum fyrsti bólkur leygardagin stutt eftir miðdag. Teir fóru á pall í O

experience in a radio programme in this way: »It’s a cosmic experience. The Faroe Islands is a country which is – and is not. It is in constant flux. It keeps disappearing: One moment it’s lost in the fog [...] ly.« This is – in my view – a beautiful poetic description of The Faroes. And let’s stay in the poetic corner. Danish author and jazz singer Suzanne Brøgger, who visited the islands in March this year [...] fog, and suddenly – there it is again in all its magnificent beauty. Like magic. Like reality and fairytale in one. In these majestic surroundings you become almost painfully confronted with life’s vulnerability

here in the Faroes we are waiting in suspense for the result of a future American presidential election. In is of course exciting in its own right if a woman was to become the very first President in the [...] just small group have the opportunity to hear them in the Nordic House. Personally, I »met« Mr Clinton on the 2nd of November 1999, at a Remembrance Day in Oslo – the fourth anniversary for the killing of [...] Mr Putin and Mr Ahtisaari, entered the Oslo Town Hall building. In spite of the huge attraction, and well chosen words, another person in the audience captivated my attention. This was the then American

We landed in Arkansas at around four in the evening, but for us - myself and my friend Samal, it could just as well have been four in the morning. Having traveled for three days, through three different [...] caught a virus, in 30 degrees 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 [...] looked human, but their behavior and way of thinking was completely disparate from my own. It is this diversity which has been my greatest teacher: By living, working, and laughing with humans that are

at least 1,591 people were executed in 25 countries. At least 3,861 people were sentenced to death in 55 countries. 91 per cent of all known executions took place in six countries: China, Iran, Paki­stan [...] Sudan and the USA. 53 prisoners were executed in the USA in 2006, bringing to 1,057 the total number executed since the use of the death penalty was resumed in 1977. Scientific studies have consistently failed [...] ion. In an age of globalization, mar­red by division and discord, the need for universal values be­comes even more needed than before.   Nearly sixty years ago, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

begin a new chapter of my life in their country, I was utterly convinced that very few Americans were normal according to the standards on which I usually judge people. In addition, the country simply seemed [...] seemed too big to grasp fully, mysterious in some ways, and maybe even a little dangerous. The usual reaction I get when talking to people at home about studying in the U.S. is something like this: “I don’t [...] you’re doing it! Living the American Dream!” In the reality of what is the United States, I have not yet encountered this dream. And I doubt if I really believe in its existence. It’s simply too intangible

exist in Iran in the fifties in the last century. Who is to know what would have happened if the Western powers, instead of ruining it, had chosen to support and defend this beacon of democracy in a Shia [...] 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 culture. Consequently [...] generosity Sweden to us in the Faroes is a cousin. And Swedish is, like the other branches of the Scandinavian language-tree, a sister-tongue. Older people in Tórshavn may remember that in July 1950 a Swedish

drafters of the Declaration of Independence, once reflected in a letter written in 1803 to James Monroe that some men were born to serve the human race on a "broad scale". It is an immense pleasure to welcome [...] enhance our collaboration in this area by contributing in areas where our competence is strong and our experience seasoned. For example, building upon our understanding of the sea, we in the Faroes are endeavoring [...] sustainability and improved quality in food production around the world. Increasing international collaboration demands that our students be proficient in English. In response to this indisputable trend

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 the same opportunities in life. [...] and leaves many behind in ghettos and slums. Small fry slip through the meshes. Any man of meager means who gets his hands on the White House steering wheel is no average Joe. In addition to a good head [...] all obstacles can be overcome. Clinton was born a year after the war ended and has not served in Vietnam. In ‘68 he was 22, by then the youth had declared war on conservative systems and authoritarian political

aesthetics and cultural integrity, we decided the best measure is informed human judgment: a panel of 522 well-traveled experts in a variety of fields—ecology, sustainable tourism, geography, travel writing