role in Faroese society. The interest in music might be greater here than anywhere else in the world – this may be a result of the times we live in or the nature surrounding us, or it may be the inspiration [...] offered the Faroese music industry to be inspired and to establish contacts with people in the industry through workshops and meetings. A similar project for the US market is in the pipeline. FIE is looking [...] our most successful contemporary musicians. Whatever the reason, the inclination to make music here grows day by day. The music scene in the Faroes is very diverse, offering everything from metal bands to

Territory to Explore What advantages do the Faroe Islands have as a travel destination? The fact that our country is a small archipelago in the middle of the big ocean in the periphery of western society makes [...] of a new political strategy the Faroese Government decided to merge the Trade Council and Tourist Board in the beginning of this year. This was done in the realisation of the fact that development of trade [...] a great increase in bed capacity in hotels and B&Bs, and tourist numbers started rocketing. The fact that people could get in contact with the local people in this way, along with the slightly primitive

content and safe. The crime rate here is among the lowest in the world, the average life expectancy is among the highest in the world, and the birth rate (2.6 children) is the highest in all of Europe. If [...] consumption is generated by rainwater. The Best Fish Products in the World The waters around the Faroe Islands are said to be the cleanest in the world. The perfect mix of the warm Gulf Stream from the south [...] 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, and

oil only 8 km from the Faroese/UK border. The question is, of course, whether the oil found on our CS is of sufficiently good quality to extract, says Eli, who does not think that the oil should be extracted [...] sell the oil to them and take the proceeds home again. If it later on appears that, there is oil to the North and the West of the Faroes we have another challenge, which we must solve then. All the equipment [...] Faroes. Atlantic Supply Base in Runavik has been an active participant in the exploration drilling that have been made in the Faroes since 2001, i.e. 5 wells. ASB was founded in 1999. Now, new challenges are

afraid On the other hand, Mr Rasmus­sen thinks that everything is entwined through the terms and conditions we impose upon the oil companies, and he is of the opinion that the Faroes must not be shy in this [...] receive some years to adapt. – In the Faroes the oil industry is a new industry and therefore it is perfectly in order to impose duties on vessels from day one. He is also of the opinion, that we could demand [...] Norwegian industry, but at the end of the day it is the dollar everything revolves around. In any case we ought to impose very stringent demands regarding what equipment is permitted into Faroe waters

opportunities in becoming a supplier to BP in several of the areas the Faroe company is already engaged in. Recently the Shetland News wrote that the SheFar-cable could possibly form the basis for cooperation [...] SheFar-cable in the Faroes in September The question is also what other services could come in the wake of this cooperation. For example, broadband and other wireless services. A futuristic question is how a [...] services onboard an oil platform. It is understood that the SheFar-cable will come ashore in the Faroes in September and the cables to Scheihallion and Clair are in the process of being laid. Sosialurin has

amerikanska tíðarritinum Rolling Stone hava valt útgávuna Down In The Groove hjá Bob Dylan til verstu útgávu hjá einum góðum tónleikanavni. Down In The Groove fekk einans tvær stjørnur av fimm møguligum frá [...] So var Down In The Groove vinnarin framman fyri Dirty Work hjá Rolling Stones, Tonight hjá David Bowie og Beautiful Vision hjá Van Morrison. Samlaði listin er hesin: 1. Bob Dylan, ?Down In the Groove? 2 [...] Bowie, ?Tonight 4. Van Morrison, ?Beautiful Vision? 5. The Clash, ?Cut the Crap? 6. Neil Young, ?Old Ways? 7. Van Halen, ?Diver Down? 8. The Who, ?Face Dances? 9. Elvis Costello, ?Mighty Like A Rose? 10

concern about the current discussion on abortion in your organization and the fact that you are considering abandoning your position of neutrality. The organization is renowned all over the world for its [...] impartial defence of the rights of the weak and voicelesss. It seems strange to think that the unborn are now in serious danger of becoming the exception. I am alarmed to hear that the official working papers [...] foetal development, the various types of abortion (including “emergency contraception and RU-486 abortions), or the effects of abortion on the unborn, women, the victims of rape and society in general. I am

m. a. soleiðis: Almanacs is about lists, rules and archetypes and what they don´t account for ... The central sequence, Lorelei´s Lore, is a road movie in poems, set in the north of Scotland: Ultima Thule [...] driving: Ghosty who´s given up on everything except Skerryman and The Road, and Skerryman himself, the patron saint of bad weather and absence-makes-the-heart-grow-fonder. Lorelei´s Lore is obsessed with [...] hørpu og rødd, við støði í hetlendskari yrking. Yrkingarnar hjá henni hava staðið í The New Shetlander og Pull of the Moon . Matthew Wright var føddur og vaks upp í Kirkwall í Orknoyum. Hann las eitt skiftið

m seglum stevna móti Edens portri: The savage soldier sticks his head in sand And then complains Unto the shoeless hunter who´s gone deaf But still remains Upon the beach where hound dogs bay At ships [...] banjo, og áin hevur harpu- og sálmaljóð: The ocean wild like an organ played The seaweeds wove its strands The crashin´ waves like cymbals clashed Against the rocks and sands Natúrin er samstundis fylt [...] til tekstin finna vit kanska í 3. reglu í 3. ørindi, har tikið verður til: "the sun beat down upon the steps of time to lead the way", t.e. sólin stavaði á tíðarinnar trin at vísa veg. Bunyan og Blake Sangurin