By Hans J. Marter Since the first oil was pumped ashore, on the 25th November, 1978, from the new oil fields in the East Shetland Basin, almost 7.5 billion barrels of crude have been exported from the [...] in Britain can only dream of. With the massive Clair oil field, 50 miles to the west of Shetland, coming on stream towards the end of next year, the BP led management at the oil terminal is confident that [...] and knitting. Many people felt that there was no need for the drastic changes that were inevitably coming. Journalist and book author Dr Jonathan Wills is one the many islanders who followed closely the

Mike: Chimes of Freedom. The Politics of Bob Dylan´s Art. The New Press. New York London 2003. Ricks, Christoper: Dylan´s Visions of Sins. Ecco. New York 2004. PAGE 1 PAGE 1 [...] fara aftur til endan á sjeytiárunum, so kom tann nýumvendi Bob Dylan til orða á plátunum Slow Train Coming frá 1979 og Saved frá 1980. "Every Grain Of Sand", tann teksturin eg havi valt at hyggja at, er kortini [...] fyrst og fremst sekstiáranna útgávur, men eisini frá seinni árum t.d. Blood On the Tracks og Time Out Of Mind. Sum hesar greinar hava víst, hava hesi verk vítt tematiskt veingjabreiði og fata m.a. um bæði

much beyond what we have originally envisaged. It is the first piece of fixed infrastructure going out west. There is a lot of exploration going on to the West of Shetland and to the East of Faroe, and [...] fields in the East Shetland Basin ? rather than the islanders longing for the influx of a completely new world. In fact, considerable concern was voiced as regards to the impact the advent of the oil industry [...] the major player in the economy, stimulating growth, encouraging diversification and kick-starting new ventures. Funded through the interests from investments on the international financial markets, Shetland

External Affairs and Culture, Angus Robertson. Distinguished colleagues – thank you both so much for coming to celebrate with us this evening. Ladies and gentlemen, Celebrating Flag Day in Edinburgh seems [...] responsible management of marine resources. In more recent years, fish farming has become a major new pillar in our economic cooperation. The Faroe Islands and Scotland have both become leading producers [...] I myself am visiting Space Scotland tomorrow, where I am looking forward to hearing more about how new frontiers of research and development are being explored, and how we in the Faroes can play our part