Thank you, Vagabond-X, for this comment, one of the best I have read in this forum. And not totally unexpected: We are like little children, falling victim to...
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Bob Conrich
bobconrich
Jan 3, 2007 10:49 am
The following updates were provided by Saint FM Radio in St. Helena. 27 December: MV Kelso arrived to Tristan da Cunha on Friday 22nd December with the advance...
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Martin Welfeld
mwelfeld
Dec 31, 2006 6:09 pm
Hi Richard! For me it's been Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Myanmar. I'm involved with the Mines Advisory Group, (best known as MAG) a Nobel Peace Prize winning NGO...
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ban@...
Dec 31, 2006 5:37 am
Hi Marty, it's great to hear from you, even indirectly. Henry Hirose and I are still in constant contact, but except for you, there is nothing left of my ...
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Martin Welfeld
mwelfeld
Dec 31, 2006 4:22 am
Harris, Please recognize that this group is formed around a common interest in a remote island in the South Atlantic. It is presumptious of you and reflects ...
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h.w_barker
Dec 31, 2006 3:56 am
All of this is according to a newsletter I subscribe to and support. I don't claim to know it all: "Some speak in fear of "The End Of The World" which, by the...
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pieterservatius
Dec 21, 2006 10:16 am
Vagabond-X, I like your very poëtical and vivid explanation. As a psychiatrist I can not make it more clear than you did. The island is not only metaphorical...
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Vagabond X
true_vagabond_x
Dec 21, 2006 2:57 am
What is it that makes islands attract travellers so much? There are more isolated communities in the world than Tristan, and still nobody cares about them -...
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Ferrŕn Sánchez
gorilasenlan...
Dec 18, 2006 7:07 pm
Dear Wolfang: Merry christmas and happy new year for you and the rest of members of this mailing list from Menorca, in Balearic islands (Spain). I'm living in...
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Bob Conrich
bobconrich
Dec 17, 2006 11:12 pm
For myself, it's the wish that Albert Einstein's island were real: "How I wish that somewhere there existed an island for those who are wise and of goodwill!...
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Wolfgang Schaub
wolfgang1704...
Dec 17, 2006 9:56 pm
This brings back excellent memories to the trip I had the honour to make in January, on the RMS St Helena, to Tristan. Although I was unable to climb the peak,...
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Bob Conrich
bobconrich
Dec 15, 2006 11:12 pm
Thousands of Pounds Worth of Stamps at the Bottom of the South Atlantic Gibbons Stamp Monthly January 2007 Peter Jennings, FRPSL, FRGS, learns the fate of the...
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Byron Sokolich
byronsokolich
Dec 12, 2006 4:02 pm
Greetings Bob Please congratulate the Swain's on the birth and birthday they recently celebrated, as well as the Glass's on the Christening of their son. Best...
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Morten Jespersen
morten_jespe...
Dec 12, 2006 3:17 pm
________________________________ Fra: tristan-da-cunha@yahoogroups.com pĺ vegne af Bob Conrich Sendt: ti 12-12-2006 13:04 Til:...
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Bob Conrich
bobconrich
Dec 12, 2006 12:05 pm
Recent News from Tristan da Cunha Submitted by Tristan Times (Sarah Glass) 11.12.2006 A new Islander has made an appearance and much more is happening as well!...
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Bob Conrich
bobconrich
Nov 30, 2006 8:35 pm
Radio Saint FM in St. Helena reported yesterday: The Administrator on Tristan da Cunha has confirmed that the Governor of St Helena and its dependency Tristan...
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Marc SERRAU
marcserrau
Nov 28, 2006 9:40 pm
Bona serra, I was impatient to see this program. Views from southern islands are rare here, especially on the french TV channels. I did not subscribe to ...
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Marc SERRAU
marcserrau
Nov 23, 2006 9:34 pm
Hello, The french TV channel France 3 will display a programme on the british southern atlantic islands next Friday, and Tristan will have its place. Read more...
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Byron Sokolich
byronsokolich
Nov 17, 2006 2:37 pm
Thanks for the updates. I'm with an oil company in Nigeria - just wish we could get rid of the environmental disasters here just as easily! It certainly is an...
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Bob Conrich
bobconrich
Nov 17, 2006 12:42 pm
This morning's St. Helena Independent reports: On Tuesday of this week, the Panamanian owners of the oilrig P21 ‘Turtle’, which stranded on Tristan da...
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Bob Conrich
bobconrich
Nov 15, 2006 11:54 am
A blogger in Melbourne, Australia has posted an excellent summary, with previously-seen photos, of the oil rig crisis at Tristan. ...
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Bob Conrich
bobconrich
Nov 7, 2006 3:36 pm
Cayman Net News Mother country doing … what, precisely? Tuesday, November 7, 2006 By the Green Hornet As one of the few remaining Overseas Territories...
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Bob Conrich
bobconrich
Nov 7, 2006 12:34 pm
It is unclear to me who the "we" are who the author says have the political will to turn things around. I wish I could share her optimism. Political will...
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John Ekwall
johnekwall
Oct 28, 2006 8:31 am
Hot from the press - List No 21 from Miles Apart is now available on http://www.sthelena.se/miles/LISTNO21.pdf Greetings from Sweden John Ekwall...
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Bob Conrich
bobconrich
Oct 25, 2006 4:42 pm
RSPB Announces the South Atlantic Regional Invasive Species Project By J. Brock South Atlantic Remote Terrritories Media Association The Royal Society for the...
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Bob Conrich
bobconrich
Oct 24, 2006 11:45 am
It has been reported from Tristan da Cunha that Saturday saw record landings of lobster and all hands had to be called in to process the landings. Even the...
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Bob Conrich
bobconrich
Oct 20, 2006 11:25 am
From Tristan da Cunha it has been reported that a special charter of the fishing vessel MV Kelso is being arranged to bring a specialist survey team to further...
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Martin Welfeld
mwelfeld
Oct 12, 2006 2:16 am
I imagine there might be a glass or two raised on TdC. Five hundred years would seem to call for a toast! Do you think the Royals were invited? Probably not,...
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Bob Conrich
bobconrich
Oct 11, 2006 5:44 pm
To those not already contacted personally by Her Majesty, here is an excerpt from forthcoming events of state. Bob BUCKINGHAM PALACE News Release (No. 29)...
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Bob Conrich
bobconrich
Oct 4, 2006 5:04 pm
Preserve Fish Resources, Sea Life, Urges Prime Minister The Namibian (Windhoek) October 4, 2006 Brigitte Weidlich Windhoek SOUTH EAST Atlantic Ocean countries...
