Slaughtered In Brutal Grind In The Faroe Islands This morning, at approximately 0840 local time, a large pod of pilot whales was slaughtered in the first grindadráp (grind) of the year, on the island of [...] making this one of the bloodiest grinds in at least two years. The slaughter occurred just two weeks before Sea Shepherd crews are due to arrive in the Faroe Islands for the commencement of the organization’s [...] Sleppid Grindini. The ordeal commenced at approximately 0400 local time when the Faroese Fisheries Patrol vessel, Brimil, located the large pod south of the island of Vágar. Over the next four to five

together beautifully. ##med7## ##med8## In a few weeks, it will be time to gather the flocks, as the autumn hills are walked. In many places, this is a very special time of the year when families, neighbours, [...] delightful, especcially when up in the hills, to hear people naming and identifying the sheep. In the "Sheepbook", by Robert Joensen, there are around 250 names for the colours of sheep.##med4## ##med5## [...] main export: salted cod. By then, the immense importance and total dominance of sheep and wool in the agricultural society had slowly come to an end, and the richness of the sea had taken over and has been

Duel in the Pool hevur verið umrøtt í fleiri miðlum uttanlands. Eitt nú skrivar Swimming World Magazine soleiðis: Faroes’ Pal Joensen put on a show in the men’s distance race for the day, turning in a victorious [...] victorious time of 7:36.24. That performance pushed him to a tie for sixth in the all time rankings with his consistent swim. USA’s Michael Klueh gave Joensen a bit of a run early on in the swim, but faded [...] faded to second in 7:39.90. He’s been much faster with a ninth-ranked lifetime best of 7:36.47. Denmark’s Mads Glaesner finished third in 7:42.27. Klueh officially lowered the American record of 7:43.06

om et par Timer. Komitéen, som var sammensat i Dagens Anledning for at ordne Festlighederne, gik da ombord og fik dem overtalt til at blive hele Dagen. Efter at have været i Land i et par Timer, gik Studenterne [...] Trawlerne. Beskytt­­er­­en er et kønt Skib. Den er større end Guldborgsund og lign­er den meget. Bare den vil komme til at gøre mere nytte end Guldborgsund. Den 27. Blev Bager Andreas Samuelsen gift. December [...] ventede vi spændt paa Thorsdagen den 2den August, Dagen Studenterne skulde være her. Studentarnir koma Endelig oprandt den med Længsel imødesete Dag. Det blev Morgen, Middag, Klokken blev fire om Eftermiddagen

To taste a flavour of the mood in the islands, look no further than the film Local Hero, a huge hit in Britain when it opened in cinemas across the country in 1983. One scene in particular struck a chord [...] 30,000 in 1901 to just 17,000 in 1971. »One of the most important benefits of the oil era, and one often overlooked, is the way it restored confidence in the people of Orkney,« he said. »Until the 1970s [...] glow for the past 25 years - a sight as familiar to residents as the stars that fill the clear skies above the islands. Islanders treasure the winter spectacle of the aurora borealis. But the source of

denne udvikling, for ændringerne kommer, uanset om vi bliver enige om årsagerne eller ej. ?The times they are in changing?, synger Bob Dylan i en af sine klassikere. I færøsk politik er der stort set kun [...] ændringer?. Meget klogt, når man ved, hvilke forandringer han tænkte på. Men det bliver dog i sidste ende et spørgsmål om, hvilke ændringer, det er, man ønsker. Vi må vel erkende, at de borgerlige også vil [...] ændringer for ændringernes skyld, men ændringer for folkets skyld. Ikke forfængelige ændringer, der måske ender med at sætte samfundet og dets værdier over styr, men ændringer, der giver folket et rigere og bedre

not taken up in the previous 20th round and a batch of assets in the gas prone southern North Sea basin. Acreage in the West of Shetlands and east of the Faeroes Islands will be included in a single round [...] As exploration success has eluded the explorers in the southeast corner of the island?s offshore waters, it is likely that attention will turn to the northeast. The west of Shetlands region is vying for [...] between the UK and Norway is now better than at any previous point in the history of the North Sea industry. It is particularly important that we should find ways of working together in the median areas

bedre efter, at jeg var kommet ind paa Sanatoriet, thi der var ikke spor bedre end i et Frysehus. Tilmed var det alt andet end hyggeligt at blive modtaget af en gammel modbydelig Heks. Jeg troede nærmest [...] lands­for­mað­­ur­in fyri tuberklafelagið og helt fyrilestur um “Land­ets øko­nomiske Stilling.” Niður­lag­ið var “Sparesystem, Nati­onal­for­en­ing og Sparesystem.” “En for­retn­ingstale fra ende til anden,” [...] Egil skrivaði so ikki aftur fyrr enn 5. Mai, tá ið hann hevði føðingardag. Tá fekk hann vitjan: “Den 5the Mai fik jeg Frikur, da jeg havde Besøg af Moder. Hun havde imidlertid ikke ret megen Tid tilovers,

Sveinn Jónsson Iceland On the 11th of June in 1988 about six thousand peoplewere gathered together in a religious gathering by the Bethlehem church in Kawangware in Nairobi, Kenya. Mary Sinaida Akatsa [...] walked hand in hand with Mary towards the church building. In clear Swahili without any trace of accent the man said that the people of Kenya and especially those present were especially blessed. The man said [...] even more shock. The man in white got out by the next bus stop, walked a few meters and then dissolved into thin air. This happening got worldwide attention at the time and CNN aired the story. What event

that they are likely to yield significant discoveries in the years to come. The successes on the UK side of the Faroe-Shetland channel, most notably the Rosebank discovery, have created optimism among Faroese [...] surrounding the third licensing round, which opened this summer and ends on 3 November 2008. Faroese companies have long-standing experience in the maritime sector as well as the oil sector. The fact that [...] merger between the former Tourist Board and the Trade Council. SamVit is to carry out the chosen national trade policy. The main functions of the organisation are to encourage innovation and enterprise