can confidently expect that he will be received with the ceremony appropriate to a national leader. This would certainly be a contrast to the experiences of his predecessors. I don?t think there was much [...] Hákun Djurhuus stepped off a trawler to pursue fishery negotiations with the British in the 1960?s. Neither was there much recognition of Atli Dam?s status when he was in Britain on a similar errand in the [...] gateway to the outside world. This must surely be a healthy development irrespective of whether the Faroese Governsment?s aim is fullveld (sovereignty status?) of a reshaping of the relationship between nations

kvinnum. í 2005 kom seinasta bókin út, sum hevur fingið eitt ógvuliga langt navn. Hon eitur »There s a Special Place in Hell For Women Who Don t Help Each Other« á føroyskum verður tað »Tað er eitt serligt stað

give a brief overview of what kind of entity our country is, and what kind of challenges and possibilities lie ahead. You may be aware that the Faroes as an autonomous country constitute a special territory [...] and other marine activities. As a fisheries dependent country, we have an urgent need to diversify the economy. We have seen the economy grow and diversify for more than a decade now, since the recovery [...] economy, seen from an outsider’s view, is that we have an extremely tiny economy in a population of just under 50,000, and a total workforce of 26,000, of which 66% are employed in the service sectors, while

attention and therefore – in a way – become a new centre. A New Frontier There are still new frontiers to be discovered in the world – and the Faroe Islands might be just that: a new frontier – an unspoiled [...] interested in visiting a place like this. So even if this country has developed into a modern society fully in line with our neighbours, we have been keeping a low profile outwards for a long time. Living tranquil [...] burning question is: What role can a little nation like the Faroe Islands play in a globalised world? In my view information, communication and technology are creating a new reality. It’s the ‘levelled playing

oil era, has been to ensure a true and genuine Faroese involvement in the hydrocarbon activities. The wish for Faroese involvement has not (only) been a matter of ensuring a certain share of the economic [...] relation to the more specific and/or special oil and gas law issues. Mr. Jóhannus Egholm Hansen and Ms. Penelope Warne both confirm that it is a declared aim to reach a level of activity in the Faroes that [...] Law, who is a partner and member of the Partner Counsel of the lawfirm DANIA Law Firm, and who practices law in the Faroe Islands and in Denmark, supported by Ms. Penelope Warne, who is a senior partner

The Isle of Man ? Celebrating a sense of place. Liverpool University Press, 123-132. Young, G V C (1999): A brief history of the Isle of Man. Mansk-Svenska Publishing Co, 2:a reviderade upplagan, 39 s. [...] Ålands landskapsstyrelse, 119 s. Fagerlund, N (1997): Autonomous European island regions enjoying a special relationship with the European Union. I Lyck (red): Constitutional and economic space of the small [...] Fagerlund, N (1997): The special status of the Åland Islands in the European Union. I Hannikainen & Horn (red): Autonomy and demilitarisation in international law: The Åland Islands in a changing Europe. Kluwer

Argyll Field and by 1978 production had reached a million barrels a day. Aberdeen was enjoying unprecedented prosperity with hotel rooms at a premium and hardly a seat available in the rapidly increasing number [...] ended with a year in which the price was down to under $10 a barrel at the beginning at up to more than $26 by the end but hopes were high that the new Millennium would bring new prosperity. A step towards [...] appeared in cars all over the city pleading with the Almighty for a second oil boom and promising, in less than reverend terms, not to waste a second opportunity. The second boom, albeit less dramatic, has

Og aftur her stendur ein sera áhugaverdur maður aftan fyri produktiónini.  Sjónbandaprodusari og ’special effects maker’ Achilleas frá Hypnagogia Films skal upptaka og pro­dusera fyri SIC. Achilleas er sera [...] hevur fingið bygt sam­an eina rundferð í Onglandi og Skotlandi við SIC í førarasetrinum. Her kann m.a. nevnast. 23. jan 2008 Rockers, Glasgow, Skotland 24. jan 2008 Bannerman’s, Edinburgh, Skotland 26.

vera áhugavert aftur at fáa Zorro á løriftið - í hesum tíðum, har allir filmar eru á tremur við »special effects«, so kunnu vit kortini uppliva Zorro sum nakað ? ja, nýtt, sigur Campell. Høvuðsleiklutin [...] amerikanska filmsdebut hansara var í 1992 í filminum »The Mambo Kings«, og síðani hevur hann spælt við í m. a. »Philadelphia«, »Desperado«, »Four Rooms« og »Evita«, har hann varð nomineraður til eina Golden Gl

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