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Falklands at the Bird Fair with record attendance and “flawless performance”
The Falkland Islands were one of the main sponsors for the second year in a row of the recently completed annual Bird Fair event at the Rutland Wildlife Reserve, which had a better than expected attendance, and according to the Falkland Islands Tourist Board “went off flawlessly”. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesWell, well, well.......
Oct 14th, 2014 - 08:43 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Them birds in Malvinas will certainly survive the Bursting South Seas Oil Bubble...
What did I write about said South Seas Oil Bubble a couple of years ago?...:
”13 Think Jul 16th, 2012
TWIMC
Think is HAPPY.....… :-)))
This ”MISSISSIPPI BUBBLE” is finally bursting.
The ”DUST” hasn’t even begin to settle.
And the ”CITY” is already talking badly about the F**klands Oil Adventure.
BOR down 71.08% to 18 pennies
RKH down 12.56% to 222.75 pennies
FOGL down 7.83% to 79.50 pennies
Chuckle chuckle©”
What does Think write today?...:
BOR...............: 9.35 pennies
RKH...............: 75.00 pennies
FOGL.............: 26.25 pennies
........................+Oil price down to 81.84$
Chuckle chuckle©
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QjN8q5rwLoo
so a bird fair, uh?
Oct 14th, 2014 - 09:04 pm - Link - Report abuse 0no doubts one of the most exciting shows in the world.
free those birds you tw@ts.
I wonder did anybody think to invite renowned bird watcher Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner?
Oct 14th, 2014 - 09:39 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I love how not only does Mercopress give this the same platform as global affairs, but also how the trolls are drawn like moths to a flame.
Oct 14th, 2014 - 09:41 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I will leave it to others to swat away the insects, I'm too busy laughing my arse off!
Hajaja!
Can anyone translate the unthinking mad ramblings of poster number one.
Oct 14th, 2014 - 09:47 pm - Link - Report abuse 0What on earth does that drivel have to do with the the news story.
To people interested in wildlife birds are very exciting.
Just beacause you cannot be bothered pauly don't knock other peoples interests.
The health of the bird populations is a very good monitor of the general health of the environment.
Of course you would not know that Rutland Water is quite famous for its birdlife and is a popular tourist destination.
by the way, the design of the falklands stand is just wonderful...
Oct 14th, 2014 - 09:49 pm - Link - Report abuse 0very nice indeed.
LOL-LOL
Turnip at (5) says, quite correctly...:
Oct 14th, 2014 - 09:58 pm - Link - Report abuse 0“The health of the bird populations is a very good monitor of the general health of the environment.”
I say...:
That's why Think is very happy that, because of its uncommerciality, no Pirate Oil Exploitation in the South Seas will endanger the health of our bird population nor our environment....
Your are correct pauly... the FALKLANDS stand. You are finally learning what the place is called.
Oct 14th, 2014 - 09:59 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Arrh, Rutland: when Ruddle's County tasted like, Ruddles County! Shame on you Greene King.
Oct 14th, 2014 - 10:19 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Wow, the Malvi trolls are out in force on this one; the most obscure of topics. Still, takes their minds off the blue$, defaultina, boudou and continued descent into the sh!t ;)
(9) FI _ FROST
Oct 14th, 2014 - 10:32 pm - Link - Report abuse 0The most obscure of topics...?
Are you maybe referring to the Rutland Bird Fair?
Oh my... You may have deeply offended the “Special Sensibilities” of FITB Managing Director Tony Mason...
This is his masterpiece, you know...?
@10
Oct 14th, 2014 - 11:13 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I guess the FITB are just takin' care of business....
I'm more of an an ale drinker than bird watcher: perhaps you could recommend a local Kamra approved pint for when I'm next in the Maldives?
I do love it when the malvi trolls get so jealous and envious of us. They hope that things will fail, but it's not happening for them. I bet you Think, Paul and the others almost put their fingers through their keyboards in frustration, Chuckle Chuckle.
Oct 15th, 2014 - 12:59 am - Link - Report abuse 0”Bird Fair with record attendance and “flawless performance”
Oct 15th, 2014 - 04:25 am - Link - Report abuse 0The islands Conservation is run by a team of dedicated people including Trustees, like an English taxidermist, politicians and historically people related to the failed oil industry.
“flawless performance” indeed.
It doesn't matter if the oil never gets going, we are still a self sustaining community without it you morons.
Oct 15th, 2014 - 04:47 am - Link - Report abuse 0I saw some Argentines in Stanley today wearing Argie hats, maybe i should round up some people and go find them, you know, like they do in Argentina LOL. You are a bunch of pathetic morons.
Also, your country is a poor shithole
@14. Don't be too nasty. Maybe they are refugees. Are they allowed to wander around without a minder? Are they allowed in without a body and cavity search? Probably best to carry a walking stick. Are you aware of a swordstick? It's like a walking stick but, when you've forced it into a cavity, you can press a button and the sword blade shoots out. Perhaps all Islanders should have one. Here's a thought. Along both the stick and blade, you emboss 'A present from the Falkland Islands'. Should make a suitable 'impression'.
Oct 15th, 2014 - 09:48 am - Link - Report abuse 0@13
Oct 15th, 2014 - 10:08 am - Link - Report abuse 0Do you have any evidence that they are not doing a decent job or are you just talking drivel again?
Thanks for that history lesson in post #1 Think.
Oct 15th, 2014 - 10:10 am - Link - Report abuse 0Here's a couple of historical facts you left out:
June 2012 Official Argentine exchange rate: 4.49
Dolar blue: ~6.00
Compounding inflation rate since then: Over 100%
Change in Falkland Islands sovereignty: nil.
Something's have changed a lot. Something's haven't changed at all.
As I was probably the only one here who actually visited the Bird Fair, I can confirm that it was a great success...for all participants including the Falklands who were in greater numbers than before.
Oct 15th, 2014 - 10:54 am - Link - Report abuse 0The attendance over the three days was about 50,000.
I noted a large contingent from S.America and had a good talk with a Claudio Vidal from Punta Arenas who was manning the stall for wildlife holidays in Patagonia and the southern part of Chile. Argentina was represented and were selling holidays as were Chile,Peru, Colombia and Ecuador. I got a present of a light weight gilet at the Ecuador stand. Everyone seemed to be happy and enjoying the atmosphere. I would suggest some of the more miserable Argie. posters should take up wildlife watching...it may calm them down and get a proper perspective on life.
#11
You would have had plenty of drink at the show. The Northumberland stand were giving out samples of locally brewed “real ales”. I had to sample them all and my wife, who doesn't like beer actually enjoyed one of them. We couldn't buy any because of licensing laws but were given the address of where they could be obtained. The Islay stand was like a pub ! They were handing out drams of all the Islay malts plus a superb gin that they were now distilling. Other national brews and food were available to sample , the best being from France, who laid on a buffet each day with food and wine from various regions.
If you had taken all the alcohol availablel, you could have flown back home like a bird .
18 Clyde15
Oct 15th, 2014 - 01:43 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Sounds like a good event and it sounds like anyone with some sense and a country that has birds as an attraction and a reason to visit (like the Falklands, Chile and Argentina) was there. I am also guessing that if tourist boards and inbound tour operators consider it worthwhile to go, it must be well attended by outbound tour operators. That is tour operators with the potential to send groups to see the birds.
The fact that Malvinistas on here can knock this just proves them to be bitter trolls.
13 Marcos
'The islands Conservation is run by a team of dedicated people including Trustees, like an English taxidermist, politicians and historically people related to the failed oil industry.
“flawless performance” indeed.'
You seem to feel strongly about this. Would you mind expanding on your point for those of us that don't follow?
OK I've given the Trolls long enough to remember what their great leader said...
Oct 15th, 2014 - 01:53 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Anyone else remember when the mad woman claimed the migration route of birds from Argentina to the Falklands was in some way an indicator of the sovereignty of the Falklands.
I guess smart people have informed here just how stupid this argument is, as I haven't heard her use it recently.
20 zatharas
Oct 15th, 2014 - 02:31 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Are you serious? Did she really say that? She is obviously completely surrounded by people who cannot question/ correct anything she plans to say or does say. This is what happens when you refuse to do press doorsteps or give press conferences and take questions from the audience. That's why an Argentine kid at Harvard (I think it was Harvard) was so easily able to make a fool of her on a visit to the States when he asked her about the dollar clamp.
# 14
Oct 15th, 2014 - 04:35 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Dear Brian ,
My country is far far from being a shit hole , the problem is the SHIT that runs it and it looks like they vote for the worst candidate every time . On a different note , I will be visiting the Islands in Jan . I'm hopping to have a good time ! Any suggestions ? places to visit ? things to do ?
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Oct 15th, 2014 - 06:49 pm - Link - Report abuse 0To be fair, they probably have to bring their displays with them on the plane...
(14) BrianF. I
Oct 15th, 2014 - 07:54 pm - Link - Report abuse 0What did Think write yesterday?...:
BOR...............: 9.35 pennies
RKH...............: 75.00 pennies
FOGL.............: 26.25 pennies
What does Think write today?...:
BOR.................: 8.11 pennies (-13.26)
RKH...............: 73.00 pennies (-2.67)
FOGL.............: 24.75 pennies (-5.71)
ARG..................: 9.12 pennies (-14.12)
It does indeed look like the Pirate Oil Exploitation in the South Atlantic will never get going and that you will indeed still be a self sustaining community without it...
- Question is...:
What level of self-sustainability are we taking about?
The level of (16)Mr. Watson ' s parents in the seventies?
Or the one of his grandparents during the fifties?
How long do you Think, will it take for them English educated lads & lasses from Malvinas to search for more prosperous horizons elsewhere?
There will, of course, be a rest group of die-hard vociferous Anglo hillbilles and rednecks on them islands, dressed in their traditional Union Jack suits, hoping for Mother England's protection...
With a little luck, the Engrish will, as they did with Chagos, declare them Islands a National Park...
Best wishes
El Think
Chubut
Patagonia
Argentina.
21 Jay Bee (#)
Oct 15th, 2014 - 10:34 pm - Link - Report abuse 0It was her annaul rant to the UN Special Committee on Decolonisation:
Full document here:
http://www.staff.city.ac.uk/p.willetts/SAC/UN/CF14612E.HTM
Extract here:
“But if we do not want to rely on history, we can speak of geography. How can it be claimed that this territory is integral to or part of British territory when it is 14,000 kilometres away? I live in Río Gallegos, Mr. Chairman, just over 700 kilometres from the Islas Malvinas. On the shores of the estuary of Río Gallegos one can see migratory birds coming from the Malvinas: cormorants and black-eyed terns which migrate and travel all the way to Ecuador. They do not reach London. They only reach as far as Ecuador. So not only are the Malvinas Argentine, but they form part of the South American continental shelf.”
As I said, she hasn't reapeated this baffling argument again, one can only guess because it makes her look even more nutty.
Yes one wonders how she would fare during a real press conference?
The Agressive questioning the British media would give her might just see her explode.
TWIMC
Oct 15th, 2014 - 11:01 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Anybody remembers this woman?
http://en.mercopress.com/2014/08/27/singer-recruits-former-secretary-of-state-albright-for-its-dispute-with-argentina
Well......
Seems that Mme. Cristina Kirchner just had her for breakfast... :-)))
http://en.mercopress.com/2014/08/27/singer-recruits-former-secretary-of-state-albright-for-its-dispute-with-argentina
Think- a question - why do you always follow the share value of minor companies which today have little relevance to the Islands Oil Industry Operations?
Oct 16th, 2014 - 02:06 am - Link - Report abuse 0The key players these days are Premiere and Noble.
Singer has Argentina in a vice.
Oct 16th, 2014 - 03:39 am - Link - Report abuse 0Thanks for bringing up default #8.
”The level of (16)Mr. Watson ' s parents in the seventies?
Oct 16th, 2014 - 08:20 am - Link - Report abuse 0Or the one of his grandparents during the fifties?”
They had to do without some luxries but I'd say that even back then they had a better standard of living than a lot of Argentines at the moment.
#26 Mr Think
Oct 16th, 2014 - 12:58 pm - Link - Report abuse 0You guys ( the K's) are gonna pay the holdouts in Jan 2015 so all this K propaganda of yours is totally useless !!!!
Saludos
24 Think, I believe the level of sustainablity we would aim for would be that of th 1990's and 2000's, we are more than capable of relying on fishing and tourism, its more than enough for our small community. Funny that I, along with many people i went to college and university with still live here, some move away, some come back, doesn't really matter, the fact is there are enough high level, good salary jobs to get people to stay.
Oct 16th, 2014 - 01:20 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Also, we wouldn't need 'mother Englands' protection if you lot weren't so Imperialist about the Falklands.
Touche !
Oct 16th, 2014 - 02:21 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Does anybody know the “ limits” on the medical insurance to travel to the Islands ? is there a minimum ? $100,000 or more ?
(27) Islander1
Oct 16th, 2014 - 06:30 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I'm posting about them minor companies, which still are relevant to the Islands Oil Industry Operations, because most of the Anglos & Kelpers I interact with here at MercoPress, are shareholders of them aforementioned “Minor Companies”...
Besides... if you care to check the share prices of them “Key Players” (Premier and Noble) you will find out that their value has been almost halved since they got involved in the Malvinas Quagmire...
(29) Young Watson
I know... I know...
But they don't make'em like that any more!
And that's your biggest problem in them Islands, lad...
You're gone soft...
(31) brianF.I
Maybe it has escaped your attention that we Argies aim at taking you back the level of sustainability you had in the Sixties...
No fishing, no tourism, no good jobs = A smaller community
Don't get me wrong, though....
I do Think that you Kelpers would be an asset for Argentina in a kind of “Autonomous Malvinas Zone” of sorts...
But not as spearheads for the Engrish geopolitical ambitions in the South Atlantic and the Antarctic Continent...
(32) Artillero 601
Just be careful when mentioning your surname...
It still rings a bell in them Islands...
# 33 jajajaja !!!
Oct 16th, 2014 - 07:33 pm - Link - Report abuse 0and let's put politics aside please ?
Stay away pomi! Don't bring Esabola tejana down here.
Oct 16th, 2014 - 09:56 pm - Link - Report abuse 035 Marcos
Oct 16th, 2014 - 11:12 pm - Link - Report abuse 0You're not fooling anyone; you live in the UK.
32- I think it is US$250,000.
Oct 17th, 2014 - 02:02 am - Link - Report abuse 036
Oct 17th, 2014 - 02:42 am - Link - Report abuse 0Stop by Jay and have a beer.
London SW1A 1AA, United Kingdom.
@33
Oct 17th, 2014 - 07:36 am - Link - Report abuse 0“And that's your biggest problem in them Islands, lad...
You're gone soft...”
You're probably right there, I like my creature comforts. A weekend farmer that wouldn't want to do it full time. It doens't go for all of my generation but I won't argue that it doesn't go for me personally, and a decent portion of my age group and younger. We've been spoiled.
@35 between EBOLA and ISIL , me tienen las bolas llenas !!
Oct 17th, 2014 - 01:03 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@37 Now is 250,000?
@40 No ebola, Isis(or whatever the name is) here, motochorros and Riber fans me tienen las bolas llenas !!
Oct 17th, 2014 - 09:29 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Enjoy your trip to Malvinas Argentinas.
What a Capiatástrophe...
Oct 17th, 2014 - 10:08 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Marquitos & Pomi have the bolas llenas...
;-)
Why do you have to mention that name again :-( didn't recover yet LPMQLP!
Oct 17th, 2014 - 10:15 pm - Link - Report abuse 0:-)
@ 42 & 43
Oct 20th, 2014 - 12:56 pm - Link - Report abuse 0we are due for a cup of coffee ... when ? I will be in Baires in Nov 15. Please advise
(44) Artillero 601
Oct 20th, 2014 - 07:19 pm - Link - Report abuse 0If you happen to pass through southern Chubut..., we could get a mug of café instantáneo con leche condensada at the Bar Los Muchachos or the Hotel Bety Jay.
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