her í Føroyum. Ein onnur bók, sum eisini gjørdi mær mun á ferðini móti tí at skriva var A room of one´s own hjá Virginiu Woolf, ein ótrúliga væl skrivað lítil bók um alt kompleksið av orsøk og virkningi [...] varliga uttan um líktorn og sker, so kemur at vísa seg í heilum okkurt nervandi burturúr. A Room of One´s Own gav okkum myndina av systur Shakespeare, av henni sum hevði somu listarligu gávur sum beiggin [...] heildina. PS. Tað var í sambandi við henda fyrilesturin, at samrøðan tann 16. nov. í Mentanartíðindum Svf´s kom í lag og sum eg trúði, at sendingin fór at snúgva seg um. Soleiðis var tó ikki. Tey innleiðandi

governor, and one day he had the opportunity to meet the man who was later to become President of the United States. - My American mom said she was sure that Bill Clinton would become president one day, and [...] she wanted me to go to the Governor’s Office and have a picture taken, so that later in life I could say that I had met the American President, says Jens Olsen. And one hot summer day, accompanied by two [...] two Faroese girls, who had come to visit him, Jens Olsen went down to the Governor’s Office. The Governor was, of course, busy, and they sat wating in the hall for a while. Suddenly a door opens, and Bill

given circumstances governing our ancestor’s environment, which was western Norway, the Celtic cultural region and to the south, Scotland, the Isles and Ireland One reason why we have succeeded in living here [...] the world’s strongest superpower, you displayed exceptional leader qualities, which were firmly rooted in great visions for peace, democracy and welfare. Arkansas, under your leadership became one of the [...] which encompasses the whole of the Northern hemisphere, and plays an all important role for the world’s climate and the climatic changes, which now seem to be emerging. Even if our country is small, the nation

is a special day for all of us, that you as a representative for the world’s largest democracy is visiting one of the world’s smallest democracies.  History is in the making and hopefully a bridge is being

I have been told, that one day when my grandfather and another skipper from the countryside met in one of Tórshavn’s narrow alleys, one of them uttered: “It is not small men one meets in the streets of [...] This guy, who was inspired by Kennedy, pulled all the world’s strings 8 years running. He cleaned up Reagan’s economic mess, redefined America’s role, after the red czars of Kremlin had thrown in their towels [...] to be relaxing in Kennedy’s rocking chair in about a year. This time, though, as the spouse of the political frontrunner Hillary Clinton, who will probably become the republic’s first ever female president

Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States and one of the principal drafters of the Declaration of Independence, once reflected in a letter written in 1803 to James Monroe that some men [...] and, I truly believe, blessed with considerable talent. Now is the time to unleash that talent and one of the best ways is by engaging in world-embracing collaborations on all levels, not only governmental [...] bounty of the sea for centuries. Ever since our first fishing schooners took to the seas in the 1870s, we have provided the world with nutritious food from our pristine waters. However, we can no longer

whose bicentenary many of us look forward to celebrate in January 2009 contributed, together with T.S. Eliot, to the creation of European lyrical modernism, a literary movement which is still with us. We [...] getting their first woman president ever, a president who may, in all likelihood, turn out to become one of their best leaders. On the other hand, as Scandinavians we take pride in our own progress within [...] commonwealth again From bitter searching of the heart. To play a greater part At the time of writing one has to acknowledge that the global prospects look grim indeed. The spectacle of leaders from some countries

As one of the smallest capitals in the world, it is a great honor for us to receive a former president of the United States of America, accompanied by one of the most important UN officials in history [...] Faroese Parliament and it still meets in Tórshavn. I am proud to say that it is considered the world’s oldest parliament. Tórshavn is administered by a politically elected city council. This council, like [...] offer its citizens in terms of social services and facilities, ranging from day nurseries to old people’s homes and everything in between. Furthermore, extensive projects are underway in the school sector.

Bill Clinton writes in his memoir that despite having been the President of the world’s most powerful country for 8 years he nevertheless always felt like a servant. The Presidency was merely a loan and [...] broken for a long time. But today they are reestablished. ??Mr. President! ??On behalf of Føroya Banki, one of the leading banks in the country, I wish to welcome you to the Faroe Islands. Your visit transcends

as a President who among other aspects tried to balance the country’s economy. He also endeavoured to improve and develop the nation’s educational system and address the national social imbalance. Simu [...] Reykjavik, people say this was the town, which was at the centre off, and created the framework for one of the most important meetings ever held regarding the dismantling of the nuclear weapons race. Photos [...] office. He represented from the very beginning a generation shift in the corridors of power in the world’s largest superpower. In the international history books, Mr Clinton has firmly written his name through