The genes of the citizens of Iceland turn out to be valuable, scientifically speaking, because Icelanders haven't mixed much with outsiders since a small population founded the country in the year 1100.

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Since the religious nationalists were outsiders, and not in the government, they could articulate radical ideas more easily than the reformists.

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Since then it has largely blocked any outsiders from even attempting the kind of resource investments it now wants to make.

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Though the new road will make it easy for short trips, resort-style hikes and commercial luxuries, it will cut out the earlier walking paths that Nepal and its loyal trekkers have coveted since the country first opened its doors to outsiders in 1949.

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Cisco won't say how much long-haul gear it has sold since buying the Italian firm in late 1999, but outsiders are dubious.

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The locals told us they thought we were only the third outsiders to have seen the water, and the second since Greene.

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Selling shares to the public, Mr Moynihan argues, is the worst solution to this dilemma, since fresh profits no longer go to either present or past performers, but to outsiders.

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Since some national regulators have lost the confidence of markets, they are having to bring in outsiders to assess how much capital their banks need.

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Since 1999 though, when a commercial airport was built on the outskirts of the capital Hadibu, outsiders have started to discover Socotra, a trend that is helping to ease poverty and diversify the economy, but is also putting the traditional way of life at risk.

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