proven that they discovered America a long time before Columbus. In this way the Nordic peoples and Americans have quite a few things in common. Our ties are in reality a thousand years old. They broke and [...] the Faroe Islands. But this did not deter the Norse a thousand years ago. In fragile wooden boats they set sail from the Northern seas across the Atlantic and settled in the American mainland. ??The Nordic [...] and remained 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

and listening to what they have to say. It is a great honour for us that they have set the time aside to stop in our country. We wish to receive them as the true dignitaries they are. Hopefully their visit [...] Blix have been invited to the Faroes to talk, there can be no doubt that they will have very many interesting aspects to present. They are two larger than life individuals who are famed for speaking their

suffices necessary support in every-day-life; for those who live at home and those that are so weak that they require daily assistance on residential homes. The legal framework in regards to welfare of the elderly [...] y life. Compared to all parameters of competition, the Nordic countries are immensely successful. They are amongst the richest countries in the world with a first-class social environment – whilst being

the press co-ordinator, Tórun Ellingsgaard, foreign press doesn’t just follow Bill Clinton’s tail. They have to be fed with interesting tips about possible stories. - American journalists are not interested [...] visit is an opportunity to invite them, but there have to be additional interesting stories. Otherwise they could just report from a Clinton lecture closer to home, says Tórun Ellingsgaard. - When we invited [...] gone forward and has shown that seemingly remote places can be seen as even cooler than New York if they market them selves the right way. Now it is our turn. The Clinton visist is an opportunity to draw

visiting. Our ancestors, the Irish people, are known for their qualities. They are tough, they have a strong culture and they are determined. Qualities that you have exploited and which have proved your [...] inhabited by Irish monks finding the islands the most suitable place for prayer and peaceful living. They were succeded by vikings, but later excavations from the Viking Age show no signs of weapons and during

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

In short, they use the opportunities they have, they realize that living is more than subsisting, and thus they shape their lives in accordance with who they are into microcosms, which they can truly cherish [...] but it does seem like an unreasonably large proportion of Americans outside of Hollywood dress as if they are completely oblivious to the concept of fashion. But regardless of Americans’ knowledge of int

have been released from death row after evidence emerged of their innocence of the crimes for which they were sentenced to death. So if the death penalty doesn’t protect the citizens, risks innocent lives

the Faroese subsoil. We are aware that the day oil revenues come flooding into our small society, they will put a lot of strain on us, and especially us politicians. However, this is something that we

of to day and what they have given in the past and are still giving today with great enthusiasm emphasizes their world personalities and endless struggle to reach their goals. They have as others made [...] The interesting question then would be, what has the Faroes to give them? What could they gain from this visit and insight into Faroese history, current society and political situation? First of all, the [...] opportunity seams to be in utilizing the power from the sea. The idea is to use the power waves give when they reach the shore, a process the company Sewave is working hard on being the world leader in. If it