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New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS): The Max Institute of Medical Excellence has signed an agreement with Britain's College of Emergency Medicine for conducting an examination which tests the level of expertise of a doctor wishing to enter the field of emergency medicine, a release said Monday.
Emergency medicine is a medical speciality involving care for adult and paediatric patients with acute illnesses or injuries which require immediate medical attention.
The examination called Membership Examination of the College of Emergency Medicine (MCEM) tests the level of expertise necessary for entry into higher specialist training in emergency medicine.
It assesses the knowledge, skills and behaviour necessary for clinical practice of emergency medicine in the United Kingdom and Ireland, at the level of a senior decision maker.
The Max Institute of Medical Excellence is supported by Max Healthcare, one of the country's leading private healthcare providers.
It signed the Memorandum of Understanding with the College of Emergency Medicine, Britain, for conducting the MCEM Part A examination in North India, the release from the institute said.
Max Healthcare is the only centre in north India chosen to conduct this examination.
The College of Emergency Medicine, Britain was established to advance education and research in emergency medicine.
"It is our sincere endeavour to introduce and adapt courses which are in sync with what students and the ecosystem need," Shubnum Singh, dean of nursing, allied health and wellness programmes at Max Healthcare, said.
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1. Unprecedented but Justified. Princeton meningitis outbreak calls for "compassionate use" of unlicenced vaccine
In the wake of Princeton University's meningitis outbreak, healthy individuals on campus who are at risk for infection will be offered voluntary immunization with Bexsero (Novartis), a vaccine that has not been approved for use in the United States. Since March 22, 2013, health officials have confirmed eight cases of Neisseria meningitides serogroup B (MenB) meningitis among students and visitors at Princeton University. Bexsero is the only vaccine in production that protects against MenB. While the media have expressed concern about using an "experimental" vaccine on students, the authors of an article being published in Annals of Internal Medicine say "compassionate use" of the unlicenced vaccine is justified because epidemiologic evidence suggests that all Princeton University meningitis cases are related and that transmission is ongoing. They argue that the vaccine is not experimental, as it has been approved for use in Europe and Australia. A plea for broader access to the vaccine has been made by advocacy groups, but the vaccine is being limited to Princeton University students based upon policy and epidemiology. While more than a third of total cases in the U.S. are due to MenB, a monovalent MenB vaccine would need to be administered along with the current quadrivalent conjugate meningococcal vaccine to optimize protection against all of the serogroups that cause the majority of disease in the U.S. The authors suggest that a vaccine that prevents MenB still should be available in the U.S. They write, "our ability to mobilize resources in response to this situation should compel us to take measures to ensure access to this prevention tool with proven safety and efficacy to all who are at risk." Full text of this article is available at http://www.annals.org/article.aspx?doi=10.7326/M13-2927.
Note: The URL may be included in coverage. Links go live at 5:00 p.m. on December 23. For an embargoed PDF, please contact Megan Hanks or Angela Collom. To speak with an author, please contact Dana Weidig at mortensen@email.chop.edu or 267-426-6092.
2. Task Force recommends BRCA mutation screening for high-risk women
According to a new guideline being published in Annals of Internal Medicine, the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends that primary care providers screen asymptomatic women with a family history of breast, ovarian, tubal, or peritoneal cancers to determine if that family history may be associated with an increased risk for potentially harmful mutations in breast cancer susceptibility genes BRCA1 or BRCA2. Women who screen positive should have genetic counseling and, if indicated after counseling, BRCA testing. The Task Force recommends against routine genetic counseling or testing for average-risk women. The Task Force identified specific screening tools that can be used in primary care to guide referral to genetic counselors. In general, the tools present a series of questions designed to elicit information about factors associated with increased likelihood of BRCA mutations. While the tools are all estimated to be more than 85 percent sensitive, there was not enough evidence for the Task Force to recommend one test over the other. This recommendation is reaffirms the Task Force's 2005 recommendation on BRCA testing. The full recommendation is free to the public and can be found at http://www.annals.org/article.aspx?doi=10.7326/M13-2747.
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3. The American College of Physicians explains how Medicaid expansion will help the poor
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Preop Testing for Low-Risk Cataract Surgery Patients: Choosing Wisely or Low-Value Care?
23 Dec 2013Lee A. Fleisher, MD, chair of the department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, authored a commentary alongside a study from a team from the University of Washington, Seattle, showing that, despite this evidence showing no... Read more
23 Dec 2013Two teams led by researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have been approved for funding awards by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). One group will develop and expand a health data network for vasculitis patients and researchers, while... Read more
18 Dec 2013John Lambris, Ph.D., the Dr. Ralph and Sallie Weaver Professor of Research Medicine in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, is part of an 8 million dollar (6 million Euro) European Union FP7 grant, which has been awarded... Read more
18 Dec 2013Leaders from the ACC, including its director Chi V. Dang, MD, PhD, bestowed Bert Vogelstein, MD, a world-renowned geneticist from The Johns Hopkins University and a University of Pennsylvania alumni, with the inaugural Abramson Award. Read more
18 Dec 2013Nearly two-thirds (65 percent) of the nations leading health care executives say they believe the health care system will be somewhat or significantly better by 2020 than it is today as a result of national health care reform. Additionally, 93 percent believe that the quality of care provided by... Read more
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Northwest Suburban High School District 214 recently banned medical marijuana on school property.
Officials inserted language into their policy that prohibits students, staff and visitors from possessing, or being under the influence of medical marijuana while on school property.
Superintendent David Schuler said it also will be part of the contract with all the bus and taxi companies that transport District 214 students.
"Even though they are not our employees, they are still bound by our policies," he said. "If they want to drive a bus that services District 214, they would have to agree to comply with these regulations."
District 214 board member Dave Petro reminded his colleagues that even though medical marijuana will be legal in Illinois, there are still laws against driving under the influence. Possession, sale and use of marijuana is still also illegal at a federal level.
"We can make stiffer regulations than the law does in some situations," Schuler said.
The ban includes students or staff who may be chronically ill and use legally prescribed medical marijuana.
"We have the ability to not allow that on our campuses and certainly not for any of our contractors," said Board President Bill Dussling. "It's just not going to be a part of our system."
Although the law allowing medical marijuana in Illinois takes effect Jan. 1, it will likely take until summer to work out the regulations.
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With the wide-ranging benefits of reducing disease and enabling a longer, healthier life, reversing the causes of aging is a major focus of much medical research. A joint project between the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Australia and Harvard Medical School that restored communication within animal cells has the potential to do just that, and maybe more. With the researchers hoping to begin human clinical trials in 2014, some major medical breakthroughs could be just around the corner.
The researchers have managed to reverse the effects of aging in mice using an approach that restores communication between a cells mitochondria and nucleus. Mitochondria are the power supply within the cell, generating the chemical energy required for key biological functions. When communication breaks down between mitochondria and the cell's control center, the nucleus, the effects of aging accelerate.
A team led by David Sinclair, a professor from UNSW Medicine who is based at Harvard Medical School, found that by restoring this molecular communication, aging could not only be slowed, but could be reversed. The technique has implications for treating cancer, type 2 diabetes, muscle wasting, inflammatory and mitochondrial diseases.
The study follows on from previous research showing that exercise and certain dietary habits, such as calorie restriction or the intake of resveratrol (found in red wine and nuts), slowed the breakdown of intra-cellular communication and therefore aging.
Responsible for this breakdown is a decline of the chemical NAD. By increasing amounts of a compound used by the cell to produce NAD, Professor Sinclair found that he could quickly repair mitochondrial function.
It was shocking how quickly it happened, co-author Dr Nigel Turner, an ARC Future Fellow from UNSWs Department of Pharmacology says. If the compound is administered early enough in the aging process, in just a week, the muscles of the older mice were indistinguishable from the younger animals."
Looking for indicators of insulin resistance, inflammation and muscle wasting, the researchers found that the tissue of two-year-old mice given the NAD-producing compound for just one week resembled that of six-month-old mice. They said that this is comparable to a 60-year-old human converting to a 20-year-old in these specific areas.
They also found that young mice given the same compound became "supercharged" in certain aspects, suggesting that the technique could have benefits for young, healthy humans as well.
Another significant finding, with possible implications for cancer treatment, was the involvement of the chemical HIF-1. This chemical is responsible for the disruption of communication within the cell and is naturally produced by the body when deprived of oxygen. Cancer is also thought to be responsible for activating HIF-1 and the researchers have now found it also switches on during aging.
Its certainly significant to find that a molecule that switches on in many cancers also switches on during aging, said Ana Gomes, a postdoctoral scientist in the Sinclair lab. We're starting to see now that the physiology of cancer is in certain ways similar to the physiology of aging. Perhaps this can explain why the greatest risk of cancer is age.
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Religious Liberty- Bake Shop Owner Forced to Compromise His Beliefs.
Judge to Colorado baker: bake cakes for gay #39;weddings #39;...or else For the 40-year-old business, a fixture of the Denver community for over a generation, it wa...
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Liberty University would like to wish you a Merry Christmas. You #39;re always home at Liberty.
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Este ao en Liberty no te felicitamos la Navidad, te la cantamos.
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Pioneering distance education since 1985, Liberty University is now the nations largest private, nonprofit online university. As part of the worlds largest Christian university, Liberty University Online offers a unique approach to online education.
More than 90,000 students around the world enjoy the same quality education as Libertys residential students with the added flexibility of online classes. Offering more than 160 distance learning degrees from the certificate to the doctoral level, Liberty Online is training students as Champions for Christ through online education.
A distance learning degree from Liberty Online is an investment that will make a lifelong impact. Classes at Liberty's online Christian university are taught in a flexible virtual classroom, designed to be both engaging and challenging. Students who choose online education have access to an incredible array of learning resources and can complete their distance learning degrees on their own schedule.
Liberty is consistently ranked among the top 10 online universities by Online Education Database because of its high retention and graduation rates. Liberty is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, the highest accreditation possible.
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By Miguel R. Camus Philippine Daily Inquirer
The Securities and Exchange Commission has approved the restructuring of Liberty Telecoms Holdings Inc.s capital, a stock exchange filing Monday showed.
The restructuring is hoped to wipe out most of the deficit of conglomerate San Miguel Corp.s telecommunications unit.
Liberty subsidiary wi-tribe Telecoms Inc. had a deficit of about P7.8 billion as of the end of October against its additional paid-in capital of P7.6 billion. The approval was subject to the condition that if the accumulated deficit as of Dec. 31, 2013 will decrease, the same resulting decrease shall be reverted to additional paid-in capital, the filing showed.
The move comes as the company continues to battle it out in the highly competitive industry. Liberty managed to narrow losses during the nine months through Sept. to P881.95 million from P1.09 billion in the same period last year. It said subscriber acquisitions for postpaid and prepaid Wimax broadband services grew, translating to about P351 million in revenue.
As a result of operations during the period, Liberty said its deficit increased to P8.36 billion as of September.
Its major shareholders, however, remain fully committed to support the groups operations, as clearly shown by the level of financial and operational support already provided thereto, Liberty Telecoms said in the filing.
Liberty Telecoms in July renewed a corporate loan amounting to P1.1 billion, which was contracted by wi-tribe Telecoms for the expansion of its 4G high-speed Internet network.
The company launched its wi-tribe 4G service in February 2010.
San Miguel president Ramon Ang said in a previous interview the company was prepared to invest more in Liberty to pay its debts.
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By Azan Sarosh
Azan Sarosh Liberty High School
Whether to be in the 2A or 3A sports division has caused an uproar at Liberty High School. Some see 2A as Libertys big chance to win, while others perceive 3A as home.
The main argument for remaining in 3A is Liberty has an opportunity to show that despite its size, it can win against larger schools.
I honestly want to stay 3A. Thats where weve always been as long as I canremember,
varsity football player Russell Boston said. We can compete with any 3A team in the state. But we will come out and play our hardest no matter where we end up.
The girls soccer team proved Liberty is capable of competing in 3A by winning a state championship, although it was the first time Liberty has gone to state in girls soccer since 2003.
The opposing argument is Liberty would be more likely to win games in 2A, with more teams going to state and a greater chance of people being individually recognized for their efforts.
Liberty students will have to wait on the verdict since the topic is still being discussed by school admins.
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Liberty Hospital and two other entities will create a $60 million healthy living community to the north and east of the hospital at 2525 Glenn Hendren Drive.
The facility will include a wellness center for all ages as well as residences for older adults and Alzheimers patients.
There is a need in the Northland for this type of project, in our belief, said David Feess, chief executive officer of Liberty Hospital. The Affordable Care Act places greater emphasis on integrating health care services and improving health and wellness.
Feess said a person with high blood pressure would be one example of a patient who would use the healthy living center between primary physician visits.
Liberty Hospital is joining with Action Pact and Healthy Living Centers of America in the project, which is scheduled for construction in 2015.
In addition to the healthy living center, the facilities on 12 to 15 acres will include:
Forty assisted-living residences.
Forty residences with memory support.
A short-term stay hotel with 40 suites.
Twenty residences with skilled, long-term care.
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Consequentialist libertarianism (also known as libertarian consequentialism[1]) refers to the libertarian position that is supportive of a free market and strong private property rights only on the grounds that they bring about favorable consequences, such as prosperity or efficiency.[2] What consequentialist libertarians advocate is derived simply through cost-benefit calculation, taking a broad account of consequences.[3] It is contrasted with deontological libertarianism, also known as "natural-rights libertarianism," which considers the initiation of force and fraud to be immoral, regardless of consequences.[4][5] Unlike deontological libertarians, consequentialist libertarians do not necessarily see all cases of initiation of force as immoral and never see it as inherently immoral (i.e., they do not express a belief in natural rights). Rather, their position is that political and economic liberty lead to the best consequences in the form of happiness and prosperity, and for that reason alone it should be supported. (Some libertarians may have a conception of libertarianism that is a hybrid of consequentialism and deontology).[2]
Unlike deontological libertarians, consequentialist libertarians advocate actions they believe bring about favorable consequences regardless of whether these constitute initiation of force.[6][7] For example, unlike deontological libertarians, in addition to support for involuntary taxes, some consequentialists libertarians support eminent domain[8] Particular views vary among consequentialist libertarians, with political theorist David D. Friedman supporting a consequentialist form of anarcho-capitalism where the content of law is bought and sold rather there being an established legal code forbidding initiation of force.[9]
Milton Friedman,[10]David D. Friedman, Peter Leeson, Ludwig von Mises,[11] and Friedrich Hayek[12][13][14] are consequentalist libertarians.
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At least three alleged moderators of the forums for the Silk Road online drug marketplace have been indicted on federal charges, according to a document unsealed today.
The three suspects -- Andrew Michael Jones, Gary Davis and Peter Phillip Nash -- have been indicted in the Southern District of New York on conspiracy charges related to drug trafficking, money laundering, and hacking,according to the document(.pdf).
All three allegedly worked for Dread Pirate Roberts, the owner and operator of Silk Road, who authorities say was 29-year-old Ross Ulbricht. Ulbricht was arrested last October in San Francisco after a years-long investigation that brought down the Silk Road, which facilitated the marketing and sales of illegal drugs.
Jones, who allegedly went by the name Inigo, is accused of being an administrator on the Silk Road site since at least October 2012. Davis, who allegedly used the name Libertas, was also an alleged administrator on the site since at least last June.
Nash, who allegedly used the aliases Samesamebutdifferent and Batman73, among others, allegedly served as the chief moderator of the Silk Road discussion forum since at least last January. The forum was a place where users discussed the sale of drugs and exchanged advice about taking drugs, eluding the feds, and other topics.
Silk Road administrators were responsible for monitoring user activity on the site and handling customer disputes. Forum moderators were responsible for providing guidance on how to use the Silk Road site, monitoring discussions, and reporting problems discussed in the forums to Silk Road administrators and Dread Pirate Roberts, the owner of the site.
Moderators and administrators were paid between $50,000 (30,000) and $75,000 (45,000) a year by Dread Pirate Roberts, according to the indictment.
Word of the arrests began swirling online when a user of the Reddit forum (which is owned by Wired's parent company) posted a message indicating that her boyfriend had been arrested. The user, who posted under the name PrincessBtcButtercup before deleting the name, wrote that the person with whom she was in a relationship was an admin on Silk Road and had been the subject of a search warrant in the Eastern District of Virginia.
"I'm not sure what his login name was, all i know is that apparently he was an admin and then a mod and that he also ran the book club. He is a wonderful person and has been supporting me (due to my chronic pain), so to say the least my world has been turned inside out and upside down. They told me they were making arrests all around the world at the same time.can anyone give me any info on who he was? i'm hoping he was well liked and respected because even though i didn't know he was doing this, I can guarantee he was doing it out of his passion for Libertarianism and for the idea of a free marketplace. Just thought i would pass on the message.."
She then posted a copy of the search warrant along with a copy of a business card from FBI Agent Christopher Tarbell.
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The Department of Justice has indicted three men who it suspects helped run the Silk Road, an online drug marketplace that was hidden through the Tor anonymous Web-surfing network.
The three menAndrew Michael Jones of Charles City, Virginia; Gary Davis of Wicklow, Ireland; and Peter Phillip Nash of Brisbane, Australiaare alleged to have worked with suspected Silk Road owner and operator Ross Ulbricht, who was arrested in San Francisco, CA earlier this year. Jones and Nash were arrested last week, Davis is believed to be in Ireland, authorities say.
What he wouldn't give for a holocaust cloak.
Specifically, Jones, who is 24, and Davis, who is 25, were employed as site administrators, which entailed "monitoring user activity on Silk Road for problems, responding to customer service inquiries, and resolving disputes between buyers and vendors, the Department of Justice press release said. Nash, who is 40, was employed as a forum moderator, "monitoring user activity on discussion forums associated with the site, providing guidance to forum users concerning how to conduct business on Silk Road, and reporting any significant problems discussed on the forums to the site administrators and to Ulbricht.
The three men are each charged with one count of narcotics conspiracy, one count of money laundering conspiracy, and one count of conspiracy to commit computer hacking.
Meanwhile, news of the arrests have hit the Silk Road community hard. Wired points out that rumors of the arrests had surfaced on reddit (a sister company to Wired and Ars Technica) earlier last week. A reddit user who went by PrincessBtcButtercup (and who later deleted the name) wrote:
"I'm not sure what his login name was, all i know is that apparently he was an admin and then a mod and that he also ran the book club. He is a wonderful person and has been supporting me (due to my chronic pain), so to say the least my world has been turned inside out and upside down. They told me they were making arrests all around the world at the same time.can anyone give me any info on who he was? i'm hoping he was well liked and respected because even though i didn't know he was doing this, I can guarantee he was doing it out of his passion for Libertarianism and for the idea of a free marketplace. Just thought i would pass on the message..
The post was accompanied by a copy of a search warrant and a copy of a business card from FBI Agent Christopher Tarbell, Wired wrote.
On r/silkroad, users are left trying to explain what happened to the site and its second incarnation, which sprang up after the Feds shut the first one down in the wake of Ulbricht's arrest. Libertas, Inigo and Synergy (aka, SSBD) have been arrested, user vytvy wrote in the thread "Stay The Fuck Away From Silk Road." "They were likely found because they handed over their dox to DPR1, aka Ulbricht. All three of them are irresponsible and jeopardized the safety of EVERYONE here by continuing to promote a black market when their 'boss' is incarcerated. It is absolutely shocking that their hubris and greed allowed them to take such a risk. They literally handed over their real life identities to Ulbricht then went on to create/support SR2, despite knowing full well that they were COMPROMISED. That's right. Libertas, Inigo and Synergy KNEW THEY WERE COMPROMISED the day SR1 was taken down.
The Department of Justice notes that its investigations are ongoing.
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"Solomons" redirects here. For the town in the eastern United States, see Solomons, Maryland.
Solomon Islands is a sovereign country consisting of a large number of islands in Oceania lying to the east of Papua New Guinea and northwest of Vanuatu and covering a land area of 28,400 square kilometres (11,000sqmi). The country's capital, Honiara, is located on the island of Guadalcanal. Solomon Islands should not be confused with the Solomon Islands archipelago, which is a collection of Melanesian islands that includes Solomon Islands and Bougainville Island.
The islands have been inhabited for thousands of years. In 1568, the Spanish navigator lvaro de Mendaa was the first European to visit them, naming them the Islas Salomn.[3] By 1893, the United Kingdom had established a protectorate over what was then known as "the Solomon Islands". During the Second World War, the Solomon Islands campaign (19421945) saw fierce fighting between the United States and the Empire of Japan, such as in the Battle of Guadalcanal.
Self-government was achieved in 1976. Independence was obtained two years later with the country adopting the formal name of Solomon Islands. Today, Solomon Islands is a constitutional monarchy with the Queen of Solomon Islands, currently Queen Elizabeth II, as its head of state. Gordon Lilo Darcy is the eleventh and current Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands.
The country's name, as established in the Constitution of Solomon Islands[4] and as used by government[5][6] and the country's press,[7][8] is "Solomon Islands", with no definite article, as is seen in the name of organisations such as the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands.[9] In other English-speaking countries, the definite article is often added in error as this was the name used by the British administration when the islands were a British protectorate up to 1978.[10]
It is believed that Papuan-speaking settlers began to arrive around 30,000BC.[11]Austronesian speakers arrived c.4000BC also bringing cultural elements such as the outrigger canoe. It is between 1200 and 800BC that the ancestors of the Polynesians, the Lapita people, arrived from the Bismarck Archipelago with their characteristic ceramics.[12]
The first European to visit the islands was the Spanish navigator lvaro de Mendaa de Neira, coming from Peru in 1568. The people of Solomon Islands were notorious for headhunting and cannibalism before the arrival of the Europeans.[13]
Missionaries began visiting the Solomons in the mid-19th century. They made little progress at first, because "blackbirding" (the often brutal recruitment or kidnapping of labourers for the sugar plantations in Queensland and Fiji) led to a series of reprisals and massacres. The evils of the labour trade prompted the United Kingdom to declare a protectorate over the southern Solomons in June 1893.[14]
In 1898 and 1899, more outlying islands were added to the protectorate; in 1900 the remainder of the archipelago, an area previously under German jurisdiction, was transferred to British administration apart from the islands of Buka and Bougainville, which remained under German administration as part of German New Guinea. Traditional trade and social intercourse between the western Solomon Islands of Mono and Alu (the Shortlands) and the traditional societies in the south of Bougainville, however, continued without hindrance.
Under the protectorate, missionaries settled in the Solomons, converting most of the population to Christianity. In the early 20th century, several British and Australian firms began large-scale coconut planting. Economic growth was slow, however, and the islanders benefited little.
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Coordinates: 6200N 0647W / 62.000N 6.783W / 62.000; -6.783
Location of the Faroe Islands in Northern Europe.
The Faroe Islands (//; Faroese: Froyar pronounced[fja]; Danish: Frerne Danish pronunciation:[fn]) are an island group and archipelago under the sovereignty of the Kingdom of Denmark, situated between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, approximately halfway between Norway and Iceland, at about 320 kilometres (200mi) north-north-west of mainland Scotland. The total area is approximately 1,400km2 (540 sq mi) with a 2010 population of almost 50,000 people.
The Faroe Islands have been a self-governing country within the Danish Realm since 1948. Over the years, the Faroese have taken control of most domestic matters. Areas that remain the responsibility of Denmark include military defence, police, justice, currency and foreign affairs. The Faroe Islands also have representatives in the Nordic Council as members of the Danish delegation.
The islands were associated with and taxed by Norway, then the Union of Kalmar, and then Denmark-Norway until 1814, when Norway was united with Sweden. Scandinavia was in political turmoil following the Sixth Coalition of the Napoleonic Wars, when the Treaty of Kiel granted Denmark control over the Faroes, Iceland and Greenland in 1814. The Danish trade monopoly ended in 1856.
Archaeological evidence has been found of settlers lived on the Faroe Islands in two successive periods prior to the arrival of the Norse, the first between 400 and 600 AD and the second between 600 and 800 AD.[5] Scientists from Aberdeen University have also found early cereal pollen from domesticated plants, which further suggests people may have lived on the islands before the Vikings arrived.[6] Archaeologist Mike Church noted that Dicuil (see below) mentioned what may have been the Faroes. He also suggested that the people living there might have been from Ireland, Scotland or Scandinavia, with possibly groups from all three areas settling there.[7]
There is a Latin account of a voyage made by Saint Brendan, an Irish monastic saint who lived around 484578, there is a description of "insulae" (islands) resembling the Faroe Islands. This association, however, is far from conclusive in its description.[8]
More pertinent is the account by Dicuil, an Irish monk of the early 9th century. In his geographical work De menura orbis terrae he wrote that he had been reliably informed of "heremitae ex nostra Scotia" ("hermits from our land of Ireland") who had lived on the northerly islands of Britain for almost a hundred years until the arrival of Norse pirates.[9]
It is known that Norsemen settled the islands c. 800, bringing the Old Norse language that evolved into the modern Faroese language. According to Icelandic Sagas such as Freyjar Saga one of the best known men in the island was Trndur Gtu, a descendant of Scandinavian chiefs who settled in Dublin, Ireland. Trndur led the battle against Sigmund Brestursson, the Norwegian monarchy and the Norwegian church.
These settlers are not thought to have come directly from Scandinavia, but rather from Norse communities surrounding the Irish Sea, Northern Isles and Western Isles of Scotland, including the Shetland and Orkney islands, and Norse-Gaels. A traditional name for the islands in the Irish language, Na Scigir, means the Skeggjar and possibly refers to the Eyja-Skeggjar (Island-Beards), a nickname given to the island dwellers.
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