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 this dream. And I doubt if I really believe in its existence [...] existence. It’s simply too intangible an idea. To me, though the country still does seem vast, it did not take long for it to become completely demystified. This is not a dream, but real life – and I can’t do [...] is no barrier to fitting in and utilizing what the country has to offer. It is made easy by the astonishing openness that the people has been conditioned into by their heritage as ’the great melting pot’

community. Let me first say that my general impression is that the activities on the whole have been carried out in a satisfactory manner. However I still think that this conference is a good forum for dialog [...] studies over the coming months. If we see hydrocarbon production on the Faroe Shelf in the future, the local industry will also face a new challenge with a marked increase in activity. According to the Faroese [...] activities - as you probably know - shall be conducted via the Faroe Islands and that stipulation has meant that the oil companies and their contractors have to turn their focus towards a new market to find

waves of romance A flurry of air whispers gently a cheerful refrain, but cold Not once has it ever cuddled cuddled that trait which is all That’s why this gentle sea wave embraces the skerry in pain Take me [...] never be certain that 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 [...] like foals in play That is when my heart bursts with wonder of yearn and deep melancholy of doubt and of bliss and shudder Even those moments I see :||: see that this life is an offering a chasm of precious

Life began in our oceans and life flourishes in the sea, and if it does not, if the oceans die, the reality is that we will die with it. We cannot live upon this planet with a dead ocean. It is the heart [...] order to discuss it, and that we will not do. It is our position that culture and tradition must never be a justification for cruelty and slaughter. When it comes to killing, we draw the line on compromise [...] recently in Scotland when pilot whales are beached and stranded, people volunteer from miles around to rescue them. But not in the Faeroe Islands. Here you kill them. Why? Because it’s a tradition! It’s a part

proceeded to found Rome. A few odd centuries later in 1639, Jónas Bronck sailed westward across the Atlantic in his sturdy Fire of Troy and settled a bit of land in the new world that would later be known [...] Holland, not surprisingly, a book on how to build a windmill. Apparently for years it was the largest collection of books in America. Now Jónas knew the realities of living in a harsh environment and he [...] to adopt. A case in point involves that remarkable bit of technology known as digital terrestrial television (DTT). After analogue TV was shut down in the Faroes, a local company launched what is reputedly

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 [...] stand a chance. Things like innovation and creativity are becoming essential in every area of business, and a nation like the Faroes has a distinct strength in this context. I think it’s crucial that we use [...] have actually combined in favour of the Faroese. In that sense bad weather has formed the surroundings, the skills and the very soul of the Faroese in a favourable way. If you turn it around this way – ‘bad

this background it is possi­ble to make predictions of 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 [...] to 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 [...] the EU, in many ways to engage in negotiations and deals, which we think will provide better opportunities in the future. - - - - Regarding a coming oil industry, it is immensely important that our government

and exactly what progress has been made in Faroese waters. And one can only be impressed by the preparations that have already been made. To take one example the achievement in drawing up a whole new body [...] together. It would be difficult to talk of there being a Faroese community in any meaningful sense. After the event on 18 February you have the feeling that a transformation has been completed. One had the [...] homeland and a base for social functions and cultural activities. In this context the sight we hope to see soon of the Faroese flag flying in Sloane Street takes on a huge symbolic value. On a personal note

whale of all. Nor does the law discriminate between Faroeman and foreigner, and if you are ever on holiday in Faroe when a grind takes place you will not be denied a share of the spoils. When all the whales [...] Faroeman, whaling is not only a necessary means of procuring food, it is also an adventure, a sport, a social celebration. For the evening after a whale-hunt the townfólk gather in the dance-hall and around [...] territory and 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

the company, which now has a fully developed system with a large sales potential. The company is developing and with an office in Klaksvik, one in Singapore and a training base in Ukraine on the agenda [...] down in a pocketbook, the information is registered in a web-based system and another engineer working on a platform with the same equipment on the other side of the globe, can see that exactly that pump [...] Heini Mikkelsen has a history in the oil industry, and Mr Christian D. Grahn has formerly had his own IT consultancy company, supplying SAP solutions. They recognised the requirement for a system, which