the world. If we look at violence, the picture is the same. Natural balance Faroes is one of the very few modern places still in touch with nature. It is still an integrated part of nature to go fishing [...] 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. Modern technology makes [...] and it is evolving. You might say that the change from remote to finally having opportunities like the rest of the world has demanded and created a fast and willing capacity building. The Faroes is now a

closer than others. It is estimated that around 170 Faroese women left with British men after the war. We don’t know exactly how many of these fortunate young men were Scottish, or how many of these couples [...] playing with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Scotland is hosting Nordic Music Days 2024 in Glasgow from 30th October to 3 rd of November. This is a collaboration between the Nordic Composers Council and [...] choir will give us a taste of some of what is on the program in Glasgow later in this year. Also with us here this evening is a delegation of key academic staff from the University of the Faroe Islands, who

century now. It can be seen on clear nights from the Scottish mainland and is generated from waste gases produced as crude oil delivered by seabed pipeline is processed at the terminal. North Sea oil abruptly [...] than any other operator. It is skilled in extending the life of fields many would consider to have reached the end of their useful life. That means Flotta is now receiving oil from more fields than at any [...] December 1976. Today it is difficult to envisage the excitement of residents - particularly those living on the tiny island of Flotta - when news broke that Orkney was to benefit from a massive oil boom. To

rather than the south. Maybe it is because people feel safer travelling north than south these days. And since the northern countries have seen far less of mass tourism, there is more unspoiled territory to [...] course, have to have effective strategies. This is a very small country and our budgets are equally small – so we must know how to get attention in a way that is not too costly. We have to rely heavily on editorial [...] tranquillity is probably not the main reason why people want to come here. Most people seem more concerned by what there is to do while they’re here. They want a variety of activities to choose from. And they

to talk politics. “It is clear to us, based on Iraq, that President Bush is mentally handicapped,” they told us earnestly as we visited and watched the sun set over the city. It is not a bad point, but [...] quickly that being American is not as valuable on this side of the Atlantic. The next phase of our trip was to visit several of the world-famous Greek Isles. We have few friends from the United States who have [...] Free from a daily schedule for the first time in months, Ben began to teach me essential Faro­ese. Unfortunately, as he spent most of his youth living in the Phi­lippines his spoken Faro­ese is not so

handle oil extracted from Faroese wells. A simple look at a map of the North East Atlantic reveals how close the infrastructure, which is being developed in the North and West of Shetland, is located to the [...] the whole region is already benefiting from increased activity. »The harbour has recently been very, very busy with oil related ships. Our income this year is well up, and much of that is thanks to oil-related [...] buildings, employs the county?s archaeologist and is engaged in the reforestration of the bleak bog covered hills. Surprisingly, the oil industry is far from being the dominating feature despite its massive

the North-east economy is buoyant. There is not expectation of huge fields like Brent and Forties being discovered but advances means that more and more oil is being extracted from those reservoirs discovered [...] uneconomic are now almost routine. The North Sea is a mature province but the message the industry is struggling to transmit, particularly to the young, is that it has a long and valuable future and offers [...] if oil is discovered in its waters, will be to capitalise on the opportunity yet retain the unique charm of the islands. Aberdeen and the North-east of Scotland have reaped huge benefits from the oil

well will also provide valuable data for the Faroese effort, whether or not it is successful. Naturally, there is no telling how lucky Agip, in partnership with Foroya Kolvetni, will be next year when it spuds [...] frontier concessions awarded in the recent 17th licensing round is a prospect known as Fles Nord. This is thought to harbour large gas resources and is therefore of particular interest to Norsk Hydro, which also [...] relevant to the Faroes. The message of this review is surely that a great deal of patience will be required before the Faroes energy prize is realised ? if it is every realised. ENDS

gathered on a mountain top. Far, far away. There were mixed feelings inside of them. What will he do? (...) The faith is born from what is heard. How can they hear if no one is there to tell them? Go to [...] gott trekk at byrja við hesum lagnum, tí tað slær til og dregur hugan beinanvegin. Seinna lagið »God is there« byrjar rátt við distortion á rútmusektiónini og røddini. Skiftir síðani yvir í reinan klang

in their own right can ever be realised, if that ever happens. However, it is far too early to know what the real potential is, though figures like 1 billion barrels of crude have been bandied about ? manna [...] exploration wells drilled, the success rate achieved in the first |Faroes campaign is smack on the global average. The trick now is to multiply that success several times over during the next two to three years [...] projects and guarantee the islands a place among the world?s oil and gas nations. Quite how this will be achieved is a question that will occupy many minds this winter as oil company geologists and others