it’s just too far away, and isn’t the crime rate pretty high over there? Oh, but it’s great that you’re doing it! Living the American Dream!” In the reality of what is the United States, I have not yet encountered [...] been college students) all seem to have a great ability to actually get something of worth out of their existence. In short, they use the opportunities they have, they realize that living is more than subsisting [...] country simply 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
enn einaferð undirstrika, at tað týdningarmesta er at duga at siga eina góða søgu. Størri uppliving kanst tú ikki geva nøkrum enn at bera tey burtur í ein annan heim so væl, at tey eina løtu gloyma bæði [...] r í Eiffeltorninum, so er gott at vita, at enn eru fólk í Føroyum, sum vísa álit og hava álit. ? At so ein Annika av Trøllanesi eisini kann gera lívið meira spennandi at liva ? eitt kvøld í París ? er [...] staðfest illtankan um, at Fólkaflokkurin politiskt og hugsjónarliga er ímóti at hátíðarhalda einasta dagin, sum arbeiðarafjøldin, einsamøll, eigur í árinum, og eisini, at hann er ímóti at avtaka danska Gru
another and to feel as they feel and because I feel what they feel, I react as they would react if they had the means to do so, and because I am human, I have the means to react to defend them and I do. Empathy [...] uendelige arrogance, vælger vi at være bevidst uvidende ved at negere deres føleevne. Det handler ikke om at dræbe en ko, et fa?r eller en gris for at kunne konsumere. Dette svarer til at dræbe et bjerg gorilla [...] hundreds of years, we have viewed these intelligent species worth only the oil, baleen, and meat we could render from their bodies. Never have we as a species stopped to think, to feel, to comprehend what they
Faroese that I have found most intriguing. Surrounded by not much of anything except what their wits could claim from the sea, they have managed to produce a most remarkable society and at the very heart [...] wanted to gather in the wool from most of the 70,000 Faroese sheep and turn it into first-class woolen products, not just simple sweaters mind you, but real designer fashions. They began small, and success [...] software system developed by local Faroese software engineers knows when you don’t pay and shuts off your access to signal. You pay, you watch. Simple, efficient, and oh so practical. The United States as well
that people and creatures have managed to survive here in this seemingly inhospitable place for more than a thousand years. You’ve got to be creative to do that. But there is more to it than first meets the [...] might just have a chance merely because of the fact that their inspiration comes from a life far away from trend-setting cosmopolitan lifestyles. It is just real. And you can feel it. Facts Did you know that [...] DKK 3,911,600,000 (2005). •… GDP is DKK 9,699,000,000 (2003). Do you want to know more? If you would like to get to know the Faroe Islands, you can e.g. visit: http://www.faroeislands.com http://www.visi
your own home market, the more active you have to be on other markets. We aim at being an open and competitive economy, and we want a relatively smaller public sector to be efficient and concentrate on delivering [...] what you may find deep down, but one is always taking a risk, and you will not know if you find anything, before you actually hit it with the drill. Let me now, ladies and gentlemen, reassure you that [...] neither do you or me any good. We will in the next few moments hear people, who know far more about these matters. - - - - I will now turn to the Faroese society and political system as such, to give a
too visible to the Faroese. Large fleets of British steam-powered trawlers could be seen crowding the fishing grounds right up to a mere three miles away from the shoreline. The effect was to squeeze Faroese [...] Faroese fish landings at British ports. Britain?s apparent disregard for its small neighbour to the North continued right into the 1990?s when they pressed their outrageously unfair claim for sovereignty on [...] opinion formers on official visits to Britain. Their programmes will be placed in the hands of the practiced professionals from the Foreign Office who will do everything to ensure that the visitor leaves with
contains. All those who have claims to make, go to the Sheriff´s office, where the clerks record them – all boats from villages outside the Torshaven district, for instance, are entitled to 25 shares, provided [...] fiords was a struggle for existence. A question of to be or not to be. Older than this phfrase by Shakespeare. In connection with whale hunting you ought to know that in the Faroe Islands practically everybody [...] are appointed to assess the damages to craft and whaling-gear; some of the grind will be sold by auction to pay for these losses, and a certain amount of the meat is set aside as bonus to the vakthald and
of being at very small population. But it has also been a struggle to do so. The Faroes have not been independent since it came under first Norwegen than Danish rule. However the Faroes have also acted [...] great value for NATO. The Faroes has herself never been to war. From remote to central The Faroes have always paid the price of being “The Far Away Islands”. But this remoteness is no longer an obstacle [...] in other fields to. The two main banks have gone abroad, the IT company Formula has proven to have a good strong concept for the Nordic market and is going for Europe. We see smaller niche solutions in
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 pleasure and pride to be here in [...] staff from the University of the Faroe Islands, who have come to Scotland this week to explore and discuss collaboration with universities in Scotland. They are looking to build on the MoU they have with [...] fellow Faroe Islanders when I say that Edinburgh has aways felt very much like a home away from home. I am also extremely honored to be joined here at the podium by both the Deputy Presiding Officer of the
