atom, so it is my belief that no scale of good and bad presidents can rate John Fitzgerald Kennedy. A mind so free of fear and myth and prejudice, so opposed to cant and chlicés, so unwilling to feign or [...] they reserve he mantle of greatness for those who win great wars, not those who prevent them. But in my unobjective view I think it will be difficult to measure John Kenndy by any ordinary historical yardstick [...] or be fooled, to accept or reflect mediocrity, is rare in our world – and even rarer in American Politics. Without demeaning any of the great men who have helped the precidency in this country, I do not
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 [...] blood sacrifice of the grind. It must be ended. It will be ended. The only question now is when. Our task now is to make the rest of the world view the grind for what it is – an obscenity and a disgrace [...] 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
such a strenght and character that it ought to be open for small living languages – say faroese, which is my mother tongue. That is the reason why I ask you politely if this article in question with your [...] Dear Sir. The writer of this letter has read your article ”Letter from a russian prison” published in the danish newspaper Weekendavisen 18.-24. February this year. Your article is in my opinion of such [...] be published in the local magazin Skáin in faroese translation? Shortly I can tell you that my home country is Faroe Islands, situated between Shetland Isles and Iceland. Faroe Islands are concisting of
your welfare. For me it is very important that everybody, adults and children alike, who live in the Faroe Islands, are comfortable and feel that they are a part of society. It is in my interest that you [...] citizen residing here. It is important to me that you feel good in society, whether you work, study or if you are unemployed. The integration politics of the faroes are of great interest to me, and I firmly [...] My name is Maud Wang Hansen and I would like you to read this if you are interested in the election to the parlament on the 1 st of september. I am a fifty year old mother of three children, all of which
vikuna eftir sendi ein sang afturat skrivar hann: »Here, to my even greater surprise, is another one. In my old age to exude even a tiny drop like this is exhausting, so please don't expect any more. That would [...] »Dear Urd, Here, to my surprise, is a tiny song. I hope you will like it. Neither I nor you should expect anything more. That would be an even greater surprise. I much hope the venture is going well«. Tá [...] would in any case be totally inhibiting! Of course you don't have to accept them if you don't like them or don't think they will sing well or be effective. At least they keep me out of mischief for a day
WhiteFingers Today's quarantine challenge was to sing a song in a language we don't speak (then again less than 50k people speak it, which is a good thing: it means not many people will know how much we [...] months already, and now was the perfect time. It was the first song I recorded during Recording Europe in the Faroe Islands, and my instant favourite, written by the loveliest of people. Only saw them 1
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 [...] space to breathe I must flee from my home and my country though grieving accompanies me And that's why I’m sailing to faraway lands and holding my wheel with trembling hands :||: I must flee from my home [...] gold The house chockfull But where is my luck and my pleasure In solitude here Freezing in fear Day follows day without leisure Rays of poison in every crack, An eye is out lurking, I’m under attack They
føroyingar! It is a great pleasure and honor for me to be with you all here this evening to celebrate Faroese Flag Day. Thank you, Lord Provost, for your warm words of welcome to Edinburgh. It only adds to our [...] This is how I like to think about our national flag – as our political “fixed link” to the rest of the world. It is a symbol of our nationhood and national identity. But without the opportunity to raise [...] the values and principles we wish to celebrate on our Flag Day. In my rough translation, it says: “Where the flags fly, let my flag fly equally amongst them”. And that is what the whole story and the long
guests, It is both an honour and a pleasure to welcome you to Nordic Food Day. I hope you’ve enjoyed this morning’s presentations and the delicious samples from our many esteemed producers. Food is one of [...] emerged from necessity—adaptations to harsh climates and the need to preserve food over long periods. In my home, the Faroe Islands, our most distinctive culinary tradition is ræst —fermented food. Our climate [...] powerful expressions of culture and values. It tells the story of the land it comes from and reflects the history, traditions, and aspirations of the people who create it. From a distance, the Nordic countries
central to who we are. It has been our opportunity to make a living, to travel to other nations, and it is an inseparable part of Faroese identity. From the sea, we have built our livelihoods, and it continues [...] menna nýggja ferðavinnutilboð, har atlit verður tikið til bæði fólk og náttúru. "It is my great pleasure to welcome you all to the Nordic Blue Tourism Conference, “An Ocean of Opportunities.” The title could [...] for life! But in order to keep our ocean clear and thriving, we must protect it. Ocean pollution is a global challenge – and sadly, it affects us here in the Faroes as well. This is an issue we must confront