turned to wool, the Faroese gold of old, and how it could and should be better exploited. They had a dream. They wanted to gather in the wool from most of the 70,000 Faroese sheep and turn it into first-class [...] in a remote farmhouse one evening enjoying the pleasant company of a farmer and his artist wife, as they graciously listened to my endless tales of growing up on a Colorado ranch. The talk, however, thankfully [...] first-class woolen products, not just simple sweaters mind you, but real designer fashions. They began small, and success followed success. Their profitable endeavor came as no surprise to me. The Faroese

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 don’t necessarily find the polished picture of the Faroe Islands [...] People need to know about the real Faroe Islands – and they don’t want to sit back and watch: they want to feel alive and vibrant. In other words, they want exciting experiences. Sea Angling – an Exciting [...] life and catch their own fish. Afterwards, they are offered a nice meal made from the fish they caught. Halibut, porbeagle sharks, good-sized haddock... they’re all here in the nutrient-rich waters of

With one foot rooted in tradition and the other in a creative sphere, they are taking the leap for international success. And they might just have a chance merely because of the fact that their inspiration [...] It’s the ‘levelled playing field’ where small companies and nations can now compete, whereas before they simply did not stand a chance. Things like innovation and creativity are becoming essential in every [...] neighbours, we have been keeping a low profile outwards for a long time. Living tranquil is living well, they say here. That is the main reason why the Faroese have kept the secret to themselves, and why the

sum um, at tær spæla saman hvønn dag. Tær hava prógvað, at flogbóltur er annað enn hædd og styrki. They where an inspiration to watch!”

person has cancer cells in the body. These cancer cells do not show up in the standard tests until they have multiplied to a few billion. When doctors tell cancer patients that there are no more cancer [...] their bodies after treatment, it just means the tests are unable to detect the cancer cells because they have not reached the detectable size. 2. Cancer cells occur between 6 to more than 10 times in a person's

offshore industry, fishing, and cable and pipe-laying. They have established themselves to such an extent within the offshore industry, that they deliver services to the world’s largest seismic companies [...] Gunnbjørn Joensen admits the pace has been fierce since they founded the company thirteen years ago, but this is due not least to the many good staff they have acquired, he adds. Two new seismic supply vessels [...] strange in this situation. To Aberdeen to meet friends Asked what errands they have at Offshore Europe 2007, Mr Joensen says they first and foremost go to meet cooperation partners and visit old friends:

Eli Lassen is manager of Atlantic Supply Base. They are quite optimistic in their views that oil will be extracted from the Faroese CS. They are preparing themselves for a possible oil industry in the [...] field. We have many Faroese enterprises that are fit for being sub-contractors to the oil industry and they must, of course, have an opportunity to make an offer for various works on equal terms with others

completed and delivered to Kashagan by the Caspian Sea. After the work on the barge became prolonged, they succeeded in completing the work on the 23rd of August and could return home for their summer holidays [...] again in September”, says Mr Mohr, CEO. He expects all the skilled labourers to retain their jobs as they are so well liked in Norway: -“We are trying to get as many as possible to go to Norway”, he assures

the Faroes offshore hydrocarbon system. Where were hydro­carbons generated, when were they generated and where have they gone? Until we can answer these questions Statoil still will remain positive about [...] there were encountered small amounts of hydrocarbons. Together with radar, satellite and sea bed cores they suggest at depth an active hydrocarbon system . Therefore with only five wells drilled into the Faroes

of what is required for our waters. They are also dually-hulled. Simultaneously they have greatly stressed the crew are given the very best conditions in order they thrive onboard. In this respect he means [...] and last year we were able to buy vessels. Since then they have con­trac­ted four new supply vessels, which are currently being built, but they have since sold one of the vessels to a Norwegian company [...] In Norway however, they impose their own demands for vessels working in the Norwegian oil industry and these are demands which come in addition to the international demands. – They have for example a special