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On The Ledge
"falkland islands" Discussed on On The Ledge
"And in this week's show, I'm talking to the author of a new book called the indoor garden. That's Jade Murray. Plus, we hear from listener Dorian and I answer a question about wick watering. Thank you to Jay plants this week who left me a lovely review. For the show, giving me 5 stars. Thank you so much. And here's a little anecdote when I first moved to the states. My roommate thought my name was James, rather than Jane, for a good few, a good few weeks before I realized that she didn't have my name right. So that was a fun conversation. Shyam retiring English person as I was, it took me a while to pluck up the courage to tell her that she'd got it wrong. Oh gosh. Those were the days. Thank you also to Sara and Luisa, who became legends this week, joining my Patreon clan. When I was doing the cards for my Patreon subscribers at the legend and superfan level, I realized that I have an incredible spread of patrons from around the globe. Everywhere from Long Beach, California to the Falkland Islands, Hong Kong skyscrapers to tiny English villages to the outback of Australia. What a fascinating bunch you are. So if you want to join that Patreon gang, please do check out the show notes at Jane perrone dot com. You can also just give a one off donation via the platform code fine dot com or coffee dot com. I never quite know how to pronounce it after all these years. So if you don't want to give you a regular amount, we just fancy chucking the cost of a cup of coffee at me, then please do that too. It all helps to support the show. Which is after all free and there are almost 200 episodes freely available for you to listen to. If you want to unlock the first 50 episodes of the show, which does include some really epic episodes like the one about the Chinese money plant and house grow and avocado from seed, you can become a patron and that unlocks that content too. Now if there's one thing that today's guest Jade Murray and I have in common is the fact that we both have children and indoor gardens. And that's something we chat about in her interview today. Jade's new book, the indoor garden, get started no matter how small your space is out now, I'll put a link in the show notes to this title in the U.S. is being published under the name beginner's house plant garden, so I'll put links for both the UK and the U.S. edition into the show notes. I had a feeling that Jade's house plant obsession wasn't a new thing in her life, so I wanted to find out first where this all began. So I would start with maybe a child, so I must have been about 6 or 7. And I used to spend a lot of time at my nun's house and she had a balcony garden where I lived at home with my mom. We didn't have a garden. No one in my family actually had gardens, but my nan had a balcony garden. So I used to spend a lot of time as a child, water in her plants, helping her so seeds in and all that sort of stuff. So that was really where my passion and loved plants started as a child. That's really lovely to hear. And I think lots of people will relate to that being the start of their love of plants with a family member. It's a really special thing to enjoy. And here we are now. You've published a book. How did you end up writing a book about houseplants? It's such a random story. So what happened was last year, I think it was April. I was actually washing up my dishes and I was listening to a show over here in the UK called BBC the one show. And one of the presenters presented has said, we're going to be seeing someone who's going to he's got 300 houseplants and we're going to be having a look. So I stopped what I was doing in the kitchen ran to the living room. I thought, oh my gosh, I need to see this woman's 300 house plants because I've got about 70. I want to see what hers looks like. So I was watching the whole segment beautiful house she had loads of house plants. And after that segment, there was a competition that RHS my Chelsea garden competition and that entailed people up and down the UK can submit a photo of either their front garden, that garden, roof terrace, or an alternative garden category. So obviously I entered a photo of my indoor garden, which fitted the category for alternative garden. And I actually went on to win the competition and got RHS gold award for my indoor garden. And on the back of that show, my publishers had reached out and said to me, we loved how you were on BBC the one show. We can't believe how many house partners you've got and the knowledge you've got, you know, we'd love to offer you a book deal. So that was how that came about the book. And what do you think it was about your particular space that inspired the judges to give you the prize? Do you know what? That is actually such a hard question to answer because it's my home and then my plants and I just style them how I want. I suppose it's like I took it for granted, you know, I suppose it's when I'd have visitors and they would come and they'd be like, oh my God, this is beautiful. But it's just because it's mine and it's what I've done. Yeah, so I don't know how to answer that. I don't know why, but I suppose, yeah, they really appreciated how I've styled my plants, how I've taken care of them, and they're very carefully placed in the perfect location with my home. So a lot of the shaded plants that don't like direct light, they're in the perfect location, plants that love brighter light. I have spotlights on them. So they've obviously elements at the one show picked up on and realized that amount of thought and detail I've put into my house plants and well placed them and how I've solved them. Yeah, I mean, looking at the pictures, I can tell that you've got an amazing collection. How many houseplants have you got now? Has it gone up? No, it hasn't gone up. So I'm about 70. Could you fit more in or are you quite? I know you've got children like me. So, you know, you have to be a bit respectful of the fact that they might not want to have be living in an actual jungle. I do have space for more. I've just have to be very disciplined not to get any more. And because it requires a lot of time and care and attention. And at the moment, my time is very limited after the book's been released. So I've been very disciplined and not buying anymore, but no, my kids actually love our indoor garden, especially because they have autism or free of my children. So they've actually found having the indoor plants very therapeutic for them. And I've definitely noticed that in them as well. The benefits of having the indoor garden. That's really interesting. So how do they interact with the plants? Do they get involved with the care or do they just enjoy looking at them or how does that work? So for my daughter who's ten, she's very hands on, she reminds me of me at her age actually when it comes to the plants. So she likes to help me propagate, repotting, wiping down the leaves, keeping them dust free, she's into it, missing them all of that sort of stuff. The boy, my 17 year old son, and my 12 year old son, they more just appreciate the visuals. So the sensory appeal that he has, especially my hanging plants. They love the shadows on the walls that they create. Very sensory for them. So yeah, they all appreciate our Intel garden in their own way. And I've definitely noticed how calm and tranquil it makes the house feel, which definitely has had a positive effect
WABE 90.1 FM
"falkland islands" Discussed on WABE 90.1 FM
"Easily. The guy gets so good. Pretending to be dead on TikTok. He gets a real job playing a corpse on a TV show. Your last story of an old January's entrance comes from Morocco. It was one of the 20th century's longest running conflicts, only now has the Falkland Islands war come to an end, with the release of the last remaining Argentine prisoner. Had been held captive in the South Atlantic island territory for 40 years by a lonely all male battalion of British guards. The desperately bored Brits had taken to staging musicals to pass the time. Last year they decided to stage a Vita, but needed a leading lady. Corporal mcadam volunteered and wowed the British officers as a drag queen Eva Peron. Magaldi walked away with that year's coveted Stanley award, given out by the very top theater critics in Stanley, the capital of the Falklands for best actor in a musical. He also won his release from prison when Prince Edward, whose royal purview includes attending theater in the Falklands proclaimed himself delighted. Now magaldi a self described summer stockade trooper is touring prisons everywhere as a drag Eva Peron. Next stop sing sing. All right. Which of these is the true story of an unusual leap to stardom? Was it from Helen, a man who figured out that the
Bloomberg Radio New York
"falkland islands" Discussed on Bloomberg Radio New York
"From Bloomberg television Here's Anna Edwards Joining us now casting bresky ING Germany chief economist Carson very nice to speak to you Let me ask you about what the fed does about this then in response to the inflation And this clearly is their laser focus at the moment We've seen an interesting piece though in the FT from James boulard at the fed saying that it is fantasy to think that a modest rise in interest rates will tame CPI He wants something more aggressive How aggressive should the feds get to and is this about the signal or is this about the actual delivery and what they manage to achieve on CPI give us your thoughts I think that's both Yes it is the signaling effect So we will have to see probably a couple of 50 basis points a rate hikes with the coming meetings But at the same time it also compared with the European story the fat has a much bigger handle on what is going to do with the economy Let's look at mortgages for example they will react very quickly to what the fed will do with interest rates Look at consumption loans for used cars that are a huge item there in the CPI So they will also react very quickly towards the fed does So this sharp increase in rates Obviously sure we're always running the risk that it is going too much There will see a leveling off of the economy as well But I think it is needed not only as a signaling effect but also really to cool down the economy Here more conversations like this one on Bloomberg television streaming live on Bloomberg dot com and on the Bloomberg mobile app or check your local cable listings Bloomberg surveillance a very special Bloomberg surveillance from the headquarters of the International Monetary Fund and historic time for the institution in a true cacophony of news on this day We have bank earnings We're going to get to Twitter here in a moment and we of course have the reality of the war in Ukraine All the news just over the last 24 hours and attended to it a food shortage Lisa Bradley's with me I just want to Jonathan farrow on sabbatical and the one we were talking on the break here It seems every conversation we have with this huge news flow is back to food back to wheat Because frankly that's a game changer People go hungry that changes the game when it comes to international economics and politics and you're seeing that already in Sri Lanka You're seeing that in Peru and you're starting to see that in other places around the world as wheat prices spike and frankly as Ukraine as the Ukrainian fields to continue to get bombarded The harkens back to the Arab Spring tension starting in Tunisia in our Eric Martin our expert on IMF has a maximum focus on Egypt Especially as Ramadan kicks off especially as 86% of their wheat comes from Ukraine and Russia especially as this is an area that a lot of people view as a sociological tinderbox in some ways because of some of the divisions within the system Yeah I think the tinderbox idea that it's tangible We're going to speak with Emory hoarder in a minute but first of all we need to do what we do on surveillance was we want to speak to an expert in expert on Twitter and that is Mandy single understands the nuances between all these companies Mandy if you go to Microsoft Activision it's somewhat of an equivalent discuss that Yeah so we know Microsoft announced this deal a couple of months back And that was around 8 times forward sales This one which buyout announcement that came this morning is around 7 times sales and look we are in that sort of environment where ad spending is decelerating and Twitter has its challenges So it's a fair multiple on the deal The question is will the board take it My sense is you have silver Lake on the board and you know the others realize they may not get a competing offer above 50 billion is probably the cap if this deal were to go through the buyout vertical and so this is a fair deal Mandeep Elon Musk wants to fix Twitter What does it mean to fix Twitter Well so he is leaning towards monetizing Twitter's engagement using the subscription model He has been very vocal about using Twitter blue as an option and charging $3 a month for that subscription fee And it will certainly help as I said you know advertising is going through its kind of slowdown There was a pull forward during the pandemic and to subscriptions maybe the answer the problem for Twitter is they need both advertising and subscriptions and advertising Twitter has a lot of challenges They're backend systems just don't work very well as Facebook and SnapChat do So there's a lot to be done in terms of fixing Twitter So why would the board reject this offer Well so one is you may argue that somebody like oracle which is expressed interest in TikTok in the past buying TikTok's U.S. assets may be interested in buying Twitter and remember Elon Musk is actually Larry Ellison is on Tesla's board So there is that connection there But also you know somebody like Google maybe interested So there are other large platforms that may say okay this is something this is a unique asset And they may be interested as well Mandy thank you so much greatly appreciate it this morning on Twitter and this story unraveling this morning much more on it through the morning There are 14 ways to go to Emory hoarding this morning or Bloomberg Washington correspondent And I am learning about the dominant ship of Russia in the Black Sea This is extraordinary Once again the Russians say whatever they say The Russians are now pulling it off of sea and towing it back into a board Attached to us with your work with The Pentagon how Ukraine can presume their side of the story is accurate a cruise missile harkening back literally to the Falkland Islands They seem to win big when they win But yet they're struggling in so many other areas How does our Pentagon or the Western Allies for that matter adapt to these two extremes of success in desperation Well that is war right A success and desperation And they have been on the back foot in the beginning of this I think the fact that Russia was even to make the inroads they have and Ukraine was pushing them out shocked a lot of people the fact that they never captured Kyiv shocked a lot of people Now it's just going to be focused all on the east You have a brand new general who really obliterated Syria That is where turn the tide for Bashar al-Assad so there are these concerns And when you're thinking what The Pentagon is doing yesterday they met with Lockheed Martin Raytheon making sure that they could start to keep that production and supply chain going into the weaponry because look at the stock that's going to Ukraine This is an incredible amount of military aid and support And meanwhile you have Russia amping up the threats when it comes to Finland and Sweden and their potential joining NATO saying that they will nuclear create more nuclear threats in the Balkan islands near them in order to prevent them if they join NATO How realistic is this Does this sort of signal a lack of leverage or does this signal something That's concern They have always warned Finland and Sweden not to join NATO and particularly Finland I mean the Soviet Union this was their imperial leader over Finland This is very also almost personal to Vladimir Putin They share an 850 mile border between the two The idea of Finland joining NATO scares him So what do we have today Dmitri Medvedev former president as well when Putin took a backseat and was prime minister coming out and basically signaling we will now make we will put missiles there Maybe iskander's there That is what they are signaling right now It's gone There's a type of missile These are incredible missiles that are Russian They are Russians How is Finland different from Sweden I think Vladimir Putin The border The borders And also historically I think Finland is a little bit more of a third rail than Sweden Okay And also you have the president who everyone calls the Putin whisperer Okay Emory Horton Thank you so.
Oh No Ross and Carrie
"falkland islands" Discussed on Oh No Ross and Carrie
"Okay, so for the listener, be you, D, D, HA, that's Buddha, and then betrayal, MAI, TRE, Y, a, dot org. So many people would have followed if only they could have figured out that you are at home. They misspelled betrayal left out the eye. They just keep Googling like Jesus Christ. No, that's the wrong guy. It's so funny. He's still every time someone writes us about ayahuasca. They spell it in a different wrong way. Oh, sure, yeah. So my favorite thing that I read about this guy and I haven't read much was an essay collected by Rick Ross from the colt education institute. Oh, okay. Found one of his former friends and this person wrote their essay anonymously, so obviously I couldn't confirm it. But it was just basically like, I knew Ron when he was a kid and we were in Hawaii together and oh, she's just always like coming up with new ways to make a buck and he was really into crystals. So he just wrapped crystals and stuff and then try to resell that. And I don't know, it just makes sense that this is what he got into and my opinion he's just always been a just a very capitalist dude and I wonder how many people he's gathered around him. Seems like a lot? Enough for them to pay a couple $1000 to give a little home presentation at the conscious life expo. In the website, nice. Okay. I mean, I don't know if he made it on Squarespace. That's a good way to do it. And that might be why it's so nice. Also, he does the elrond Hubbard thing of having an entire tab of certificates of my own recognition. Oh, wow. I feel like that is comorbid with this. Just like George king collected accolades and certificates and titles. Have I told you that I started keeping an elrond Hubbard folder that's just for when sand nonprofit sends me a certificate that's like Carrie's been supporting the world wildlife fund. Belonging to our mailing list. So you keep that you can give the long presentation of your qualifications. Exactly. Okay. It's the L Ron Hubbard folder. Yeah, like when you're queen, and Empress of the Falkland Islands, you know, I'm making stuff up. Queen of the dolphins and keeper of the regimen discipline. I'm thinking of when we went to that L Ron Hubbard museum and there was that whole wall of certificates that they're like. 8 feet away and you can't read them. It's like, this could be anything. Yeah. Anyway, beyond that, I don't really know much about you. Let's join, let's sell all our stuff and go live with them in Northern California. But yeah, I mean, I will say this, his website makes his monastery look a so cool. Oh yeah. Oh wow. Not only are there these interesting little white geometric tents that they seem to stay in, but on the website they've added like glowing volumetric light pouring out of them. Oh, you missed something. Okay. The yurt, so there's the white yurt, and then on top of the yurt. It's like a it's an additional gold pyramid. Okay. Ah, yes. Yeah, yeah. It's like kind of maybe helping hold it up. But yeah, they're very into the pyramid stuff. Yeah, and I got to say the booth itself looked quite lavish with all of the white cloth and the gold and the pyramids. And it's like double the size of a lot of the other boots. Yeah. So I think they probably pay more pretty penny. And they were definitely there the last time. Yeah, I think we should learn more about them. Okay. But if you were a member of chambal law, also known as the church of Ronald Lloyd Spencer, I'd love to hear from you. That's right up there with Sri Harold Clemson. Totally. Did you notice any women amongst the followers? Oh yeah, yeah, the person doing the VCR update. Oh, that's right. She's the thumbs up lady. Okay. Well, intriguing. Yeah. Have to learn more. That's my story that's who I went to. Well, how much to report, but I do have the cure for cancer now. Yeah, that's great. Carrie got a real steal out of that. Yeah, well you're saying. Well, Ross, what a day at the conscious life external? Yeah. Oh my goodness. Before we wrap up shop, I think we should tell our listeners about a very special event coming up, speaking of psychic powers, we've got them. Yes, and we mentioned this a little bit last week. We're going to drop a little more info about the call in show. The psychic Colin Colin show. Yeah. This has been a long dream of mine to have a show with people named Colin, and then a number provided. And people call in and you berate them. Like, why are you calling in? This is the call in show. Collins are supposed to call in. And we've upgraded it to the psychic calling call in show, so I'll be giving some psychic power animal readings to our various Collins, but I'm not giving it to you if your name's not Colin. No, no, no, no. Here's the special piece of information we're going to drop on you. You don't have to be named Colin to have fun to enjoy this. It's going to be a great call in show for everybody. That's right. Really, it's all in. Oh, clap. Thank you. Yeah, so you can listen to the live psychic Colin Colin show on Saturday March 19th at 1 p.m. Pacific. We'll have more information to come on how to access it. But for now mark your calendars, pair yourself for.
WCPT 820
"falkland islands" Discussed on WCPT 820
"802 O 8 5 one 8 7 802 O 8 5 one 8 7 802 O 8 51 87 I'm doctor Anthony Elizabeth and this is climate connections For an albatross finding a mate is a serious affair To pick a partner these seabirds perform elaborate dances They preen call and stare at each other until they find the perfect match Albatross couples typically stay together for life Splitting up called divorce is rare It usually only occurs if they struggle to breed successfully But that could change as the climate warms Paul Lucas of the university of Montana is part of a team studying albatrosses in the Falkland Islands Off the southern tip of South America Each year people revisit the colony and identify the birds and look at who's mated with who and their reproductive success The team also tracks environmental data such as water temperatures We found recently that with years of increased sea surface temperature it increased the divorce rate even for females that were successful breeding in that year The reasons are likely complex The researchers speculate that warmer water leads to food shortages and causes the bird's stress hormones to rise The females may respond to that stress by looking for a new mate So as the climate warms a growing number of albatross lovebirds could call it quits Climate.
WTOP
"falkland islands" Discussed on WTOP
"Had a problem He wanted more of his citizens to support him So he took the nationalistic route and on the 2nd of April 1982 Argentina mounted a surprise invasion of the Falkland Islands The Falkland Islands Tiny little spot in the South Atlantic that had been British since 1833 The Argentine had long laid claim to the territory but up until 1982 things had never reached the point of war A shocked British prime minister Margaret Thatcher knew that her political future rested on decisive action So she assembled a huge naval task force And she sent it halfway around the world to kick the Argentine out of the Falkland Islands and the vast proportion of the British public warmed to the support of their military Parts of the American administration were far from convinced there was even pressure for Washington to remain neutral between two of America's allies But then the close personal relationship between president Ronald Reagan and prime minister Thatcher came into play America ended up supplying the British with vital aviation fuel sidewinder missiles intelligence and satellite imagery You even offered to lend us an aircraft carrier if one of ours was lost Now that is a real trend Meantime the task force sailed south on the conflict proper began The British sank the Argentine flagship the general belgrano with the loss of 323 crew Two days later the Argentine sank the British destroyer HMS Sheffield Other ships followed Eventually British troops marched across the islands and stormed the capital port Stanley liberating the Falklands from the outgunned Argentine who finally surrendered on the 14th of June The conflict had lasted 74 days with more than 900 casualties Misses Thatcher went on to dominate the British political scene general gautieri wasn't that fortunate He spent the rest of his life in prison and internal exile These days Britain and Argentina have close relations and have agreed to differ over those windy islands in the South.
WTOP
"falkland islands" Discussed on WTOP
"The history of the dictatorship this morning it's London calling 40 years ago this summer Argentina's dictator general leopoldo galtieri had a problem He wanted more of his citizens to support him so he took the nationalistic route and on the 2nd of April 1982 Argentina mounted a surprise invasion of the Falkland Islands The Falkland Islands tiny little spot in the South Atlantic that had been British since 1833 The Argentine had long laid claim to the territory but up until 1982 things had never reached the point of war A shocked British prime minister Margaret Thatcher knew that her political future arrested on decisive action So she assembled a huge naval task force and she sent it halfway round the world to kick the Argentine out of the Falkland Islands and the vast proportion of the British public warmed to the support of their military Parts of the American administration were far from convinced there was even pressure for Washington to remain neutral between two of America's allies But then the close personal relationship between president Ronald Reagan and prime minister Thatcher came into play America ended up supplying the British with vital aviation fuel sidewinder missiles intelligence and satellite imagery You even offered to lend us an aircraft carrier if one of ours was lost Now that is a real trend Meantime the task force sailed south on the conflict proper began The British sank the Argentine flagship the general belgrano with the loss of 323 crew Two days later the Argentine sank the British destroyer HMS Sheffield Other ships followed Eventually British troops marched across the islands and stormed the capital port Stanley liberating the Falklands from the outgunned Argentine who finally surrendered on the 14th of June The conflict had lasted 74 days with more than 900 casualties Misses Thatcher went on to dominate the British political scene general gautier wasn't that fortunate He spent the rest of his life in prison and internal exile These days Britain and Argentina have close relations and they agreed to differ over those windy islands in the South Atlantic That's London calling for today This is Simon Bates for.
WTOP
"falkland islands" Discussed on WTOP
"In The history of the dictatorship this morning it's London calling 40 years ago this summer Argentina's dictator general leopoldo galtieri had a problem He wanted more of his citizens to support him so he took the nationalistic route and on the 2nd of April 1982 Argentina mounted a surprise invasion of the Falkland Islands The Falkland Islands tiny little spot in the South Atlantic that had been British since 1833 The Argentine had long laid claim to the territory but up until 1982 things had never reached the point of war A shocked British prime minister Margaret Thatcher knew that her political future arrested on decisive action So she assembled a huge naval task force and she sent it halfway round the world to kick the Argentine out of the Falkland Islands and the vast proportion of the British public warmed to the support of their military Parts of the American administration were far from convinced there was even pressure for Washington to remain neutral between two of America's allies But then the close personal relationship between president Ronald Reagan and prime minister Thatcher came into play America ended up supplying the British with vital aviation fuel sidewinder missiles intelligence and satellite imagery You even offered to lend us an aircraft carrier if one of ours was lost Now that is a real trend Meantime the task force sailed south on the conflict proper began The British sank the Argentine flagship the general belgrano with the loss of 323 crew two days later the Argentine sank the British destroyer HMS Sheffield Other ships followed Eventually British troops marched across the islands and stormed the capital port Stanley liberating the Falklands from the outgunned Argentine who finally surrendered on the 14th of June The conflict had lasted 74 days with more than 900 casualties Misses Thatcher went on to dominate the British political scene general gautieri wasn't that fortunate He spent the rest of his life in prison and internal exile These days Britain and Argentina have close relations and have agreed to differ over those windy islands in the South Atlantic That's London calling for today this is Simon Bates for CBS News In Devon You are listening to what those 3.5 FM NADP dot com Is there any bigger debate in sports than where to watch the.
WNYC 93.9 FM
"falkland islands" Discussed on WNYC 93.9 FM
"Over 300 of their favorite picks from the whole year Here to tell us about it is arts and culture editor roast Friedman Hey rose Hey David The headline this year let's start I mean you've changed the name Yes it's now called books we love but you know we've been doing this since 2013 when it was called the book's concierge And if you know it and love it it's got the same structure It's a grid of about 370 books They were all chosen by NPR staff and outside critics And then we have ways to filter and sort through them so it's easy to find something for whatever you're taste is And I should say it's on NPR's homepage but you can also find it at NPR or slash books we love Okay news you can use what's in there this year Okay well tons But since I knew that I'd be talking to you about it and because we're Friends I thought I'd look for something that you would like So there's this whole system of different tags like book club ideas or historical fiction but I know that you're a curious person So I clicked on eye opening reads And then I added nonfiction And then just for fun I hit tales from around the world that gave me a list of about 15 books So hit me Any I might like Okay so the one I thought you'd get a kick out of is called a most remarkable creature the hidden life and epic journey of the world's smartest Birds of Prey So this is kind of delightfully written by a rock musician named Jonathan meiburg And he gets obsessed with this bird that's only found in the Falkland Islands or the malvinas islands off the coast of Argentina And it's just full of these fun weird facts about this bird It likes to steal things like hats and shoes from humans And because they're so smart they can do things like start a fire and then eat all the animals who run away from the fire Apparently Darwin wrote about them but since then my Berg seems to be kind of the first person to really do a deep dive So the point is that anyone can go in and click on a combination of tags and find something fun to read All right so that's great What are some of the other tags in there Well the most popular tag by far is always staff picks And this year we got a little glimpse into what kind of year the NPR staff was having You know we sent out the call in the organization to participate and 9 different people recommended the same romance It's called people we meet on vacation It's a retelling of when Harry met Sally You know in the end we can only let one person do the write up for each book that was producer Anjali sastry But you know just a fun totally non scientific study of what and Pierre staffers were up to in a year when I think everybody needed a love story So obviously as we said you don't really use the word best now but come on Are these the best books of the year So the answer to that question has to do with a beloved and important colleague who we just lost at NPR Petra Mayer was our books editor and she died suddenly about two weeks ago and we all just desperately miss her And she was really the person who made sure that NPR covered all kinds of books especially science fiction fantasy and romance She loved genre fiction and she took it really seriously Petra would always say that there is no best book There are great books for each reader And whatever you like to read is what NPR should be helping you find So she was really involved in this year's books we love She worked on it every year and it's kind of in the spirit of Petra that we don't do best We do the greatest books for you whatever you want to read In the spirit of a woman who loved books I've been talking to NPR arts and culture editor.
Bro History
"falkland islands" Discussed on Bro History
"My grandpa actually made the point that, you know, they're both kind of imperialists in this sense. You know, it was an unwrapped island. You know, they're both just making these extra territorial claims, but basically they just misjudged the situation. They misjudged the political incentive structure that the British government would face because again, the Falklands lobby for years had been paying people to write editorials, paying MPs, putting pressure on the government to make sure the Falklands stayed inside the empire. And so Margaret Thatcher really, there's a great public outcry. Tons of support for going and trying to take it back and that's exactly what happens. And so that's kind of the background to the conflict. So he's on the same page. Yeah, I got some questions because you unloaded a lot of stuff on there. I guess maybe the first question I have is, you mentioned how there were these lobbying efforts happening on both sides and I was reading a little bit about the Argentine one. And I was wondering if you knew much about how they were trying to convince falklanders to want to be Argentine. Yes, and they did do a lot of great things in terms of trying to expand access to healthcare and education on the island. Providing its petrol, providing its air service, providing its airlines. So they did. They did try to read the deal. Sweeten the deal, they did try to swing the deal because their entire claim on the island was premised on the language used in the UN resolution, which was that the interests of the falklanders should be Paramount. In Argentina was trying to show that, look, we take way better care of you than the British, the British. They're not, you know, taking care of your healthcare or anything. They're trying to cut you off and basically get rid of you. You know, they're not even willing to have ships down here anymore. And we're willing to spend all this money to help you out. There was actually also a big Anglo Argentine community. Second and third generation Anglo Anglo Argentinians, who they would send to the island as kind of a public relations move to try and sell these britishers on this idea that like, look, we come from the same people you do. We're part of the Argentinian society, things are great. You got nothing to worry about. So yeah. So the second question following up on that is a good segue. I think is you mentioned early on that the Falkland Islands were just uninhabited. It's just a bunch of rocks in the middle of the ocean. You know, that people happen upon one day when they were doing exploring. And so nobody lived there initially. So what do you know what the ethnic makeup of the Falkland Islands was then and what that might look like in the later future when Britain and Argentina started fighting a war about it. What was like the ethnic ethnic makeup. Okay, so going back to like the 18th century. I guess maybe during the Falkland Islands war. And the war it was principally, it was principally britishers. Okay. Overwhelmingly so. So like white anglos in that respect. They would not look out of place. They spoke with the same accent, you know..
Bro History
"falkland islands" Discussed on Bro History
"Actually, the center for strategic studies, part of the army college. They've written numerous papers and articles about it. So it is a very out of the way place. It was a very small conflict. It lasts 74 days from start to finish. It was a blip on the Cold War radar. So most people don't know about it. And the conflict itself isn't that important for what it did, which, as you said, it basically destroyed the junta in Argentina and guaranteed that Margaret Thatcher would get reelected. But in terms of the parallels, there really aren't any parallels even close to his analogous to the situation between the mainland and Taiwan as the Falklands malvinas war. And so I just wanted to start with giving just a touch of background because most people don't know where the falcons are aren't aware that there was even a warning 1882. So the Falkland Islands are at the very southern tip of the cone of South America. They're on the east side. They're about 900 miles north of the Arctic of the Antarctic circle. So it's basically a pile of rocks. It's a few hundred small islands. There's two main islands, east and west Falklands. Basically, there weren't even any indigenous peoples there. I mean, they're very cold, very wet, poor soil. Basically, as the age of exploration got underway, multiple European explorers came upon these islands. And for the first basically a 150 years from about the mid 17th century to the late 18th century, it changed hands between the Spanish, the French, the British. And basically what happens is the British, I'm going to cut that part out because there's just a lot of back and forth there. But basically the British are there. And it's kind of out of the way. It's not that important. And the Revolutionary War happens. And they need to divert resources to go fight a bunch of angry Americans. And so they leave, but they leave this little plaque behind that says, hey, this is our island, so don't even think about it. And they mean to come right back, but of course the American Revolution takes a long time. Then they get that wrapped up and the wars of the French Revolution start. And then the Napoleonic Wars start. And in the meantime, of course, during the Napoleonic Wars, Napoleon invades Spain in deposes the monarch there, which sets off all the revolutions in South America. So the united Providence provinces of the Rio de la Plata based in Buenos Aires. This is basically Argentina. I'm just going to start calling it Argentina just to avoid any confusion. They basically allow this merchant named Rene to go to the islands and start running it as a commercial hub. And this is in the late 18 teens, and the British are kind of like yeah, whatever. He has some permission to everything. There's some whaling and things going on around there, ceiling, different things like that. Basically, the British find out that vernay has been appointed the governor of the island by the Buenos Aires elite. And that sets the British over the edge. And so they sail down. There were the ship..
Monocle 24: The Briefing
"falkland islands" Discussed on Monocle 24: The Briefing
"Reimagining medicine. You're back with the briefing on monocle 24. Let's next continue with the roundup of news making headlines in Latin America and Monica's Latin America correspondent. Listen to Elliott joins us on the line from Montevideo. Good morning to you. Good morning, Daniel. Let's start by talking about a huge case dismissed in Argentina related to the bombing of the Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires back in 1994. What can you tell us? Yeah, so federal court in Argentina has dismissed all charges against Christina kitchener for her alleged cover up of Iran's possible role in the bombing of a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires back in the 1990s. And this controversial case against the current vice president and former president Kirchner had been filed by the late prosecutor Alberto nisman just days before his death. He died from a gunshot wound under very suspicious circumstances in 2015, the night actually before he was scheduled to present what he described as explosive evidence against Kirchner, the then president. And so far, no one has ever really claimed responsibility for the deadly bombing, which killed 85 people and was a real shock to the region at the time that rarely sees this sort of terrorist attack, Israel has long accused Tehran of sponsoring it, a position that nisman himself supported. But it's one of several criminal cases that have been dropped this year that involved Christina. And while this decision by the court last week could be reviewed it, it really follows a pattern of Argentina's judiciary showing leniency towards politicians when they are in power and sort of heightened scrutiny when they leave office. And this is really where the press and Argentina are shining a light this week. Well, that is very interesting. And the timing, as well, because staying in Argentina, the country is gearing up for some midterm elections. Will those matter? What do you think the impact of these court cases could be? Yeah, so this election could be likely to be a serious test of the ruling parties ability to govern over the next two years. At the moment in Argentina, the left leaning coalition holds a majority in the Senate, but all signs point to them losing important allies on November 14. They could also risk falling short of seats in the lower house. At the moment they do hold the largest minority position. And given the economic outlook for Argentina, this is no good at all. Any decisions with the IMF or future policymaking decisions are going to be very tough if they don't hold a majority, Argentina is recording over 50% annual inflation. It's suffering from all sorts of financial headaches from the pandemic issues that also predate the arrival of COVID. So in a way, there could be some serious political instability ahead of the next presidential election in 2023. Lucinda, let's turn now to look at the COVID-19 situation across South America. Obviously, there have been some questions about Kovacs and the failure to deliver vaccines to a number of countries while others such as Chile and Uruguay where you are doing a little bit better. How are things there now and obviously there is big news that some of the countries might be removed from the UK's red list. All of south of South America, including Uruguay, where I am, what's removed from the UK's treacherous red travel list. And cases here have really come down from a serious peak. Vaccination rates do far better than many other world regions. You know, Brazil at the moment has a greater percentage of its population with two jobs than the United States. Chilean Uruguay have some of the highest inoculation rates anywhere in the world, well over 80% with two doses. Argentina does fall short. They're primarily rolling out Russia's Sputnik jab. Most people over the age of 40 have been covered. So that's roughly 50% of adults as of last week. But in the case of Argentina, I'd say, you know, we still got cases of delta variant here in the region, cities like Buenos Aires have fairly high levels of infection when compared to neighboring capitals and all this when much of the borders in South America are opening to much of the world as of November 1st. But I'd say more broadly, the COVID situation here is much, much better than as I say the other regions. Well, here's hoping we can do this in studio then soon, lucinda, if you're able to get on a plane to the UK, lastly, let's just talk about the COVID vaccines. The first ones reaching Antarctica. Yeah, so the Falklands sent her batch of jabs to protect the 23 people who work at the British research center in Antarctica. It's taken several months to transport them given the polar winter. But it does just demonstrate how far these coronavirus vaccines are traveling. The Falkland Islands received all of their jabs from the UK earlier this year. And they have understandably one of the highest vaccination rates in this part of the world given they have a population of barely 3000 people. But in fact, the archipelago was exempt from the red list, should anyone have wanted to brave the southern hemisphere winter in recent months to make the trip. But yeah, it's good news all around from north to south. Indeed, thank you so much for this lucinda that is Monica's Latin America affairs correspondent lucinda Elliott. You are listening to the briefing on Monica 24. The Monaco media summit is back. Join our editors for a look at the brand's correspondence and titles that are shaping the media landscape and steering its future. This year, the event will also mark Monica 24s tenth birthday,.
Daily Tech News Show
"falkland islands" Discussed on Daily Tech News Show
"Look like a satellite connectivity story although there is something in this regard to track in the future the confusion here comes from the fact that the qualcomm ship we were talking about yesterday operates with spectrum that is currently owned by global star. Who does in fact operate twenty four. Low earth orbit satellites for satellite phone connectivity. In this case though the spectrum we're talking about is actually for us back down here on earth for private wireless networks. They're operating something like this right now at the seattle to test out a wider area private wireless network in partnership with nokia. So it looks like the iphone is going to be expanding. Its five g. coverage not necessarily offering cell phone to satellite connection just yet however there's a company called link that's linked with a y. Who is operating satellites and low-earth-orbit right. Now they have five launched with plans to launch more this december and then more in the spring and summer leading to commercial service in two thousand twenty two and what they offer is satellite connection to unmodified cell phones that means no new hardware to connect to their satellites and they're able to send text messages via the satellites. In fact in february twenty. They did send a text message to an android phone located in the falkland islands when their test payload passed overhead on top of sickness cargo vehicle so all's well they're so far with testing they're heading to commercial service next year and we could see this starting to be offered by way of mobile network operators Sometime in twenty twenty two probably twenty twenty three all space. Things are always late. And if you wanna stay up with those space things that are always late. Head over to manage and cut off dot com. We're talking about this kind of stuff every single week now. That's interesting because today mark gherman of bloomberg has sources saying the satellite capability that meanchey quota was referring to and is in that qualcomm modem will be used for a feature called emergency message via satellite code-named inside apple as projects. Dewey the messages will have a length limit. So you can't send a lot. They'll use a gray bubble instead of the traditional bluer green. And if you're contacting your emergency contacts it'll break through the do not disturb setting so if they have you set to do not disturb. They have their own set to do not disturb. But you're an emergency contact. They'll still see your message. Another feature would let you report the kind of emergency. You're having to emergency services. Say like you're in a car accident or experiencing a fire it would also allow you to send location and medical. Id to emergency services. Also even if the next iphone is capable of all of this the features don't appear to be ready to roll out at launch likely coming sometime next year. now. I'm a little mixed up on this because anthony is pointing out like the spectrum in that qualcomm modem is used for this five g. related thing but there's a service that doesn't require that modem that can do all the stuff that gherman sources are telling him apple wants to do so. I am curious if there's a combination of this and the fact that it's not gonna launch for another couple of years makes me think maybe it is tied into that link company that anthony was talking about but but it does bring it a little more into focus as to what they're up to. I think yeah. I don't know much about this. I'm still learning is gonna dynamically. But i i really do like the idea of just you know you're out in the middle of nowhere you know eating. You need to get an emergency out or you're gonna bet. I think sarah you mentioned a bath. Seltzer service area. Living one. okay. So i mean let. Let's call it the middle of nowhere. I mean it's not really the middle of nowhere but yeah. I live in an area where there's extremely bad cell service wife is fine but if the power goes out i gotta drive thirty minutes to get my phone working again if i really needed to get a hold of somebody. Yeah and when you're in california and fire season and all that stuff this has happened to me more than a few times now and to have any sort of emergency service on any of the level that we're hearing about now would be really advantageous. Truly do you have to get you have to give a backup satellite. Plan or something or foresees caesar. Well we have a generator here. So when the power goes out the wifi stays on okay but the generator was broken for some time. So it's it's not a perfect system. It's why in in a true emergency. These things do save people's lives communicating people's lives. What's that yeah it really does. Manitoba's grew a group of astronauts at the international space station. Speaking pizza released footage of a pizza party. They were having a party now. Pizza pizza brings people together. People have pizza parties all the time but usually the pizza's not floating in zero. Jesus french astronaut. Thomas pescara posted a clip earlier this week to instagram of their group all the iss making the pizzas and then the flute. Because you know gravity in space really great video if you haven't seen it yet kind of heart warming now. Instagram user possum. Nece brought up a good point and the comments posthumus said now. Why the pizza floats. But the toppings stay on top of the pizza is mysterious. I was looking at myself and it looks to me like they use the pizza sauce because it comes out of a ketchup bottle looking thing they use the pizza glue so because he put a little few dollops of pizza sauce. Then put the pepperoni on. So i think the pizzas must be extra sticky. It's owning and together. It's glue e saw. Yeah so pizza hut. I'm sorry you'll never get a pizza sponsorship. Now i just feel like i don't know i i i know they're always so many jokes about what astronauts have to eat and just the pizza party video was made me happy. Look mcph rush pizzas. So today's spanish floating around and look at look at my personal burgers and like they..
The Dictionary
"falkland islands" Discussed on The Dictionary
"The car skidded off the road and clipped a lamppost. Four to illegally block in football and you are possibly illegally blocking the opposing player. Five to take money from unfairly or dishonestly especially by overcharging as in then nightclub clipped the tourist for two hundred dollars. Those were transitive. Now we have a few in transitive one to clip something to to travel or pass rapidly three to clip an opposing player in football. Okay the words. Today were clink. Clinker clinker built kalinka clank colline ometer clinics clinton clinton tonia cleo or clio client metrics and clip. I think i will pick clink clink. As the word of the episode clingy clink clink clink clink clinically lincoln. Clank all right. let's read the holidays. What are we on august fourteenth. I believe i have appropriately. Adjusted my websites in the falcons falkland islands day in the falkland islands Doesn't look like there's a whole lot of holidays today. it's pakistan independence day. What are some fun. Holidays celebrate your lakes day. Some places have a lot of lakes. I live on a very big lake lake michigan. I'm very close to it. I don't live on it. I don't have that much money But you go go celebrate your lakes nearby lakes if you've got any. It's color book day. It's not coloring book. It's color books of books and color. It's national bowling day. I love bowling. Maybe i'll go bowling. It's national cream cycle day. It's national financial awareness day. It's also national garage sale day go have a garage sale national model aviation day so make a model airplane national navajo code talkers day. Don't think we know enough about those people in what they do So go learn about them. It's national tattoo removal day. So even if you like your tattoo you gotta go get it removed today. Which is a very painful and expensive and multiday process. National wiffle ball day. There are a lot of fun holidays on today. Social security day. I don't know what that means. And i don't know what's i why it's not on this page. But it's been on some other pages. Oh my god. There's more free comic book day. And then lastly it is. Let's double check this. It's not on this page. Oh my god. Why do i have to go to the last page. It's world lizard day so go celebrate the lizards all around the world there. Cool all right. We're gonna end the episode there. Thank you very much listening. And until next time this has spencer dispensing for may june goodbye..
Spittin' Chiclets
"falkland islands" Discussed on Spittin' Chiclets
"Did the puck hit the mesh and then they didn't dim blow it down. Because i felt that a couple lightning guys were like a that went out of place but yet they still remain calm kept the tight house and ended up pulling out and getting the job done. 'cause there was a few chances and few cracks for the islanders. Now i don't know i don't know if you even caught that i did in. Why is it. You said something once again yet once again. Nbc news follow up on it. They've been doing. I mean piss poor job this fucking last couple of series. Think terrible replays lack of replays that situation as mentioned it but there was no follow up there no replay. the rest. Didn't blow the whistle. But yeah everyone was pointing. I didn't see the. I couldn't see if it did hit the netting and it didn't it did at the end of the day not matter but going back to the idiot fans that was probably the perfect segue for this series given the way the island fans thrown the shit on the game. Six in the last game ever there. Even though they didn't know what the time. I order book up through. And no. I've never thrown a fucking half-full behalf. Bear on the is full gear. Anything like it's fucking stupid me and like those guys are whacking them with sticks. You catch your nose. Hit him in the i. It's not just to pick on the island is the tampa finishes the fucking noisemakers on. But i do think that is a little different. You're a loser for thrown south on the ice but those are like air. Plastic air bubbles. So i know it sounds fucking guy catches one up the fucking doesn't i don't even think it would do anything and not to mention fuck. You mentioned playing in the company and it's like do that the last game of the season if you're gonna act like an idiot i don't know i i have to agree in. The broadcast was hard on them too but like people were big mat online to come. It was stupid and it was trashed moved by scumbag fans. I understand it was. It wasn't like the bill that he was afraid to go out there. They don't wanna get hit by. And that was the line where islanders for the most sensitive fan group based in the world is like still trying to everyone does it. It's not going to hurt him. It's an empty can like first of all. There's no way all those empty second of all the star player who scored the ot winner is saying. I'm afraid to go on the ice. What are you doing you can i. Just don't i'm sure there's been plenty on his fans who've been like those people are clowns but a lot of defending going on people who weren't there it's like what do you defend but on the flip side. It did bring some funny memories. And i thought it was. It was a funny sendoff. Although yes appropriate it was appropriate. I think the the comment they had before we went over time when we went down. The tunnel smell like cigarettes and then after the game. It's not like beer and it. It just typical coliseum fashion. And that's how it all ended so as dangerous as it was. I thought it was very fitting and party can laugh if i was a player on the ice. Yes got clipped in the face or something but i would have been loving that and you know that game to go down to. Oh i would have been smoking sir. Here's having a party. I just grab one or drink the rest of it. Jesus christ dishonest fans are actually scumbags. God that arena. Oh my god what a dump but you gotta credit. What a dump. That's done you gotta cry. That's going to be the guy with the ball. He hired the construction. Let me tell you. I ended up just owning them again. In terms of calling everything. I call tampa seven. I said exactly what was going to happen. But there wasn't a part of me. And i would never ever root for someone to be injured. I went through that. I would never want to see it. But when they were throwing cans. I'm i i can't lie was going through my head. If they injure one of their own players right now. I will own them forever. Strength and listen. It almost happened. You saw a couple of guys. Dodgers of course like cans so still a pathetic. Wait for it to. But i was about to give them credit that game to go down to ohio and tie it up and then get the win off a huge pizza. I wanted coleman. I wanted to go to locker room and repent for that pizza the way i got ripped for all my pizzas but bolivia bobadilla excuse me i always mess up his name snipes that thing and it was a great effort by them to finish off the coliseums shipped career besides the early eighties four. We get to kucherov pissing blood because of mayfield's lumber crosschecks. How much would you pay to be. The guy who hits the button that implodes coliseum to put it the i wouldn't do it. It's it's dead my mind as it is already. it's already blown up. I mean empty campaign. I know i was expecting a funny answer and that was hilarious. I wasn't trying to be. this isn't about anyone else. But if they get another superstar like barzal and they gotta get pellet sign. They have a lot of things going to actually. I want to talk about game. Seven a little bit. But i got anders lee coming dating. Yeah that's your captain. I mean they should have thrown the cans at fucking jimmy fallon i mean. He's across the street at rangers games all the time and all of a sudden. He shows up in long island in the karate. Kid jan on the falkland island is like. That's just fucking fake. Man i mean you. You can't be like a range. Valentine's show up. I agree if you're a bandwagon fan. You're.
The Current
"falkland islands" Discussed on The Current
"On those we bring in top experts to answer your questions about the coronavirus and post some of our own. Get the latest evidence in a way. That's easy to understand by subscribing to the dose. It's your guide to getting through this difficult time. You can find the dose wherever you get your podcast. This is a cbc podcast. The poet pablo neruda called them. Shiftless wanderers of rubbish pits charles. Darwin said they were false. Eagles others have said they are dirty. Birds or bad falcons but some including jonathan myburgh believe. It's not fair that the character has been maligned for centuries jonathan's fascinating. New book is a remarkable creature. The hidden life an epic journey of the world's smartest birds of prey. Jonathan myburgh is with me from gainesville florida. Jonathan good morning good morning. What is a car car. Karaoke caras are a group of falcons that live mostly in south america with one notable exception. That's made its way north. A bit But unlike the falcons that you might be thinking of when you think of one like a peregrine. Falcon kestrel merlin. Caras are a bit more in their behavior like crows. It's almost as if you imagine. Building said of ten crows on falcon chassis and they occupy these kinds of scavenging opportunist initiatives mostly in south america which does not have crows And there are just an incredible example of the the and flexibility of the world of birds to produce different kinds of minds and intelligences and. I think they've been unsung for far too long. Tell me more about at least for people who've never seen one of these birds before and it's true you compare them to crow sort of described more what they look like. Well the species that I peaked my interest and that also peaked darwin's interest when he met them in eighteen thirty three in the falkland islands is called a straight characters in these birds look Something like a very handsome combination of a raven and maybe a red tailed hawk. Their dark brownish black with the adults have these fine white streaking on their on their neck. Sort of clear. Blue grey bill Yellow legs these handsome little chestnut trousers that they look like a crow. That's really gotten dressed up for a special occasion. What are they sound like. What's they're called like. I mean and again you can articulate in the book. But i'm saying it in my head and i'm not sure if i've seen it correctly. So what are they sound like. Well they make a lot of different. Sounds that species Has the sound. that's most recognizable as a call. The a duet in call pairs tend to make together when they're asserting that this is our territory or this is our food or don't you don't you come around here and it's like this but they also make a number of other sounds including some wonderful little what they call contact calls when they're when they're just hanging out together. It's almost like a private conversation and those tend to be more sort of chuck's and um klux and a a proper. I'd almost almost descending They're they're very vocal. And there are some species of characters. The notably called crested cara cara which is common throughout south america actually There's one species of these. That actually has been seen in canada not too long ago. Yeah they've they've turned up in alberta those one hung out nova scotia for a couple of years I think that species is moving north but this the call of this bird is really distinctive in. It may be where the name character comes from because one person compared to dragging a stick along the top of a picket fence. It's like it when they make the sound. They throw their heads so far back that they they'd actually touch the almost touch their backs and darwin said because he saw them. that This fact which has been doubted is quite true. I've seen a bird with its head in nearly inverted position. When did you start to become obsessed with these birds nineteen ninety-seven i had traveling fellowship called a thomas j watson fellowship After college which was very was very lucky to receive this fellowship because it lets you design a project in one or more non. Us countries that you've never been to before and pursue it for a year and my project was supposed to be a steady of community life. The ends of the earth among humans. One of the places that i went was the falklands geographically and culturally extremely isolated And while i was there. I realized that you could see penguins on their breeding grounds. And i thought well. I shouldn't pass up the chance to do this so went to see the penguins and while i was looking for the penguins. This group of these large dark birds of prey came running across the ground toward me and i had never heard of these. Birds never seen them. I didn't know anything about them but they just ran right up to me staring at me as if to say what are you. And how can we make use of you. And i was just so struck by the way they. They seem to feel that they had every right to be here as much right to be here as i did. And from that moment I that was really where my interest started. And then i got lucky. Enough to become part of a survey of breeding pairs of these birds in the outer islands of the falklands which was just almost did describe will be remote filling places because they're almost eight hundred islands in the falklands most of them very tiny and so for a month. I got to go around to these islands. On the periphery of the archipelago and cds birds on their breeding grounds among giant colonies of albatrosses and penguins and petrels and i had no idea that the world could be like this in my experience with narrow. What led me to the same questions that darwin had when he met them which was. What are these Wire they only hear this particular species and Why are they so intent on stealing objects that have no apparent value to they still hats encompasses and things from the the crew. The beagle and They they did the same to me. They tried to take the hat off my head. Sometimes walking look down and you.
WNYC 93.9 FM
"falkland islands" Discussed on WNYC 93.9 FM
"That report by David Sillitoe. Now a team of polar researchers from the British Antarctic survey, sailing from the Falkland Islands on Tuesday bound for an iceberg, which has been floating off the waters of the island of South Georgia. For several weeks. I've been hearing more from the expedition's chief scientists, Paul Abramson. We are currently in the folk Land islands, just about to set off to go to South Georgia on study the iceberg, a 68, which carried from Larson, CI shelf in 2017, and it's now near the island of South Georgia. It's been approaching the islands and we think that as the iceberg is melting It could affect the wildlife on the islands. The iceberg has reduced in size. Since it was calved. It's now roughly the size of greater London, and it's still Breaking apart, but nevertheless, it's to a large amount of ice. If enough of thieves, bits end up grounding near south Georgia, then they can still release a lot of extra fresh water into the system around the islands. The ecosystems in the polar regions are quite finally balanced. They are very sensitive to the conditions here. So we do think they can affect the plankton that the very bottom of the food chain and of course, that, in turn would then effect Krill, small crustaceans that live around the islands and all of the other animals that eat them, such as penguins and seals and whales. Tell us what you will do. Then once you reach the floating iceberg off as close as you can get to it, So we want to see how the freshwater is distributed around the iceberg and how it's affecting that was impacting the wildlife in the area. So in addition to taking measurements from the ship While we're there, using nets and using other probes that we can lower through the water, we have two small robotic underwater vehicles called gliders. The plan is to release them to go and continue taking measurements. Even after we leave. They can certainly go to areas that we might not be quite as comfortable going with ship. They will be out for up to four months. On drew profile through the water measure, the temperature salinity and the chlorophylls of the amount of vital plant and in the water and every few dives they will pop up to the surface. Send some of the data back by satellite link to the UK to where the National Oceanography Center And then we can tell them where to go next. And why is this work so important? South Georgia is really a wildlife hot spot. It's a very rich ecosystem on Maybe one year or two years when the iceberg is there, But we're, of course, interested to see how the system works. And in the future in a climate change scenario, it might be that will be a boy. This will be a more frequent occurrence of large icebergs having offend article and reaching South Georgia, But there's nothing that can be done. Once it's broken away. Your you can simply study the effects. There's nothing You can do to mitigate them. The iceberg is so were so large that it's impossible to to move it using the ship's or or other methods, but would like to better understand what what does happen as the ice may thin and some of the flow of the east down towards the sea may accelerate in Antarctica, then calving of icebergs like this one might be a more frequent occurrence. Now is Dr Paul Abramson from the British Antarctic survey. Speak to me just a couple of days before he set sail for that iceberg floating in the Antarctic. You're listening to the BBC World Service. And this is news hour coming to live from London..
UN News
Former UN Secretary-General Perez de Cuellar dies at 100
"Countless tributes for heavy Peres decree happy made by former colleagues family and friends after the death of the former. Un Secretary General was announced overnight. Mister Peres decree who was from. Peru was one hundred in a statement current. Un chief Antonio Gutierrez said that he was profoundly saddened to hear the news mister guitarist described a former UN chief as an accomplished statesman a committed diplomat and a personal inspiration who left a profound impact on the United Nations and Our World. Echoing that message. Inga Anderson Executive Director of the UN Environment Program. Unip said on twitter that she had been inspired by the mild mannered diplomat and his massive achievements these included intensive associations between the United Kingdom and Argentina over the disputed sovereignty of the Falkland Islands. Shortly after taking up his position as U N Secretary General in one thousand nine hundred eighty two taking a break from the peace talks. Mister Peres declare your produced a now famous phrase when he said of them. The patient is in intensive care but still alive. Despite health issues Mister Peres declare agree to serve for a second term as U N chief in his acceptance speech he referenced the Financial Crisis that the UN was going through saying that to decline in such circumstances would have been tantamount to abandoning moral duty towards the United Nations
Brief History Podcast
The Falklands War Explained
"This episode is on the Falcons will and so we get straight into the Falklands war was a ten week. Undeclared war which we Argentina and the United Kingdom in one thousand nine hundred ninety two over two different territories in the south Atlanta the focus on islands territorial dependency which is south Georgia and South Sandwich Islands. The conflict guy on the second of I pro. When Argentine forces invaded occupied the focus ORLANDS? This was followed by invasion of south Georgia the next day in an attempt to establish the sovereignty claim them over on the fifth of April. The British government dispatched a naval task force to engage each week the Argentine navy and Air Force before making them in February so come the island. This conflict lasted seventy four days and ended with the Argentine surrender on the fourteenth for June. Were turning the islands to British control in total six forty nine auditorium military personnel. It's now on two hundred and fifty richest personnel and three folklore owners died during the hostilities. The conflict was a major episode. In the protracted dispute over the territory's sovereignty Argentina selected our maintains that they were Argentine find territory and Argentine government. That's characterizes military action as the reclamation of its territory the British government regard the action As an invasion of in crime colony since eighteen forty one the folkman islanders who had inhabited the island since the early nineteenth century with predominantly descendants of British cyclists and strongly favored which is shocking Leave estate officially declared war. Although both the government declared the islands of warzone hostilities was almost exclusively limited to the territories UNDIS- disputes and the area South Atlantic where Louis the conflict had a strong effect in both cultures and has been the subject various books articles films on songs uh-huh patriotic sentiment ran high in Argentina. But the outcome prompted large protests against the military government hastened its downfall in the United Kingdom the conservative government boasted by the successful outcome was reelected increased majority the following year the the cultural and political effects of the conflict have been less than the UK done in Argentina where it remains a common topic for discussion. Diplomatic diplomats relations between the United Kingdom and Argentina were restored in one thousand nine hundred nine fallen meeting Madrid a which the two governments issued the joint statement. No change in either country's position regarding the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands were made explicit in Nineteen ninety-four Argentina's in times claim to the territory was added to its constitution in the period leading up to the wall in particular perform transfer of power between the military dictators. General Jorge Raphael Videla and General Roberto Eduardo Viola late in March nineteen eighty see what Argentina have been in the midst of a devastating economic stagnation and large scale civil unrest against the military Giunta that been governor the country since nineteen seventy six in December. One thousand nine hundred what there was a change in the audit time military regime bringing to office. It's a new GENTA headed by General Leopoldo Galtieri Acting President and Averick Adele Lameta an admiral. George Weah was the main architect and supporter of military solution for the long standing claim over the islands calculating and that the United Kingdom would never respond militarily by opt-in for military action the Galateri government hoped to mobilized choice along standard patriotic feelings of Argentines towards the islands. Their star the public attention from the country's current economic problems on the regime's James Ongoing Human rights violations of the dirty war such actions would also boast a dwindling legitimacy the new space last preceding speculated on a step-by-step plan beginning with cutting off supplies to the island and direct actions slate to nine thousand nine hundred two if the UN talks were fruitless ongoing tension between the couteau countries over islands increased the online from March where Military Group of Argentine scrap metal merchants. They actually infiltrated by Argentine Marines raised as the Argentine flag at South Georgia Island. A not that would like to be seen as the first offensive action in the war. The blow navy ice patrol vessel H- H must endure. It was dispatched from standing to South Georgia on the twentieth in response the Argentine Ministry Genta suspect in the UK would reinforce his Atlantic forces ordered the invasion of the fulcrum islands to be brought forward to the second-ranked The UK was initially taken by surprise by the Argentine attack on the South Atlantic islands. Despite repeated wouldn't wooden royal naval captain Nicholas Barker it commanded. They're enjoying anivers- Balka believed that the Defense Secretary John Not Nineteen Nineteen eighty-one review in which knots described plans to rejoin the joins. The Yolk case only naval presence in the in the South Atlantic at center signal not Argentines that UK was unwilling would soon be unable to defend his territories subjects in the Falkland Islands on the Second Night Nineteen eight thousand nine hundred. The Argentine forces mounted on Fabius London's known as Operation Rosario on the Falkland Islands the invasion was met with nominal defense organized by full. Didn't governor Sir. Rex Hunt giving command to Major. Might Norman of the Royal Marines brings the events invasion included end of life. Talent commander Admiral Sanchez supply. Thomas I'm fabulous commanders. Group the attack on Moody Brook Barracks. The engagement between troops of Hugo Santelli on bill trip at Stanley on the final engagement and surrender government. Government has worthy invasion. I reach the U. K.. From auditing solstice. A minister defense operative in London had a short tally tax. Conversation with Governor. Hunt's telex operation confirmed that Argentines on the island and in control later that day BBC journalists Lorrimore Golez spoke with an Orlando at goose green via average rage of who confirmed the presence of a large oftentimes entire fleet and the Argentine forces had taken control of the island richest military operations in the Fulcrum Wolf were given the code thing Operation Culpa and the commander of the Task Force was Melissa. John fieldhouse operations lasted from first of all April nineteen thousand nine hundred to the twentieth of June nineteen ninety two. The British undertook a series of military operations as a means of recapturing the fortunes from Argentine Argentine occupation the British royalty taken prior in second April invasion in response to the events on South Georgia the submarines henchman splendid and H- H Mess Fox and was ordered to South to south on twenty nine March whereas the store ship Royal Flea Cle- exonerate for Austin was dispatched from the western Mediterranean H Messengers North Carrington. I wish to send a third submarine but his decision with deferred due to concerns about the impact on operational commitments coincidentally on the second of March suckering suckering hikmet superb after broke up and it was just seemed was in the press to be heading south that has been since been speculation. The effect effect these reports were panic. The Argentine Genta into invading the Falkland Islands before nuclear powered submarines could be deployed the following day. Join a crisis. Meeting headed by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. The Chief of Naval Staff at Henry Leach advise that quote written could send Taskforce Skip. The islands were invaded and on the first April sent orders to a royal naval force. CARRINA LENA exercises in the Mediterranean to provide south-south Phony invasion on the second of April after emergency meeting of the cabinet approval was given to form a task force to retake the islands. This was backed in an emergency session of the House of Commons. The next day on the six by the British government set up a war cabinet to provide today political oversight the campaign this was the CRISCO instrument crisis-management to the British with his remittance to keep under review political or military development relating to the South Atlantic and to report as necessary to Defense Overseas Policy Committee. The Wall Cabinet Matt at least daily until it was dissolved on the twelfth of August although Margaret Thatcher is described as dominating the wool cabinet Lawrence Friedman notes in the official history of the Falkland Islands Campaign that she did not know opposition without concern of however wants a decision was reached. She did not look back and quote on the evening of April. The United Kingdom's nation's ambassador possums for a drop. The president of the United Nations Gertie Council the resolution which condemned hostilities in the media. Argentine ritual from the island was adopted by the council the following day as United Nations. WHO's not council resolution five? Oh two which passed with ten votes in simple when against ends up stations. China the Soviet Union potent UK receive fervor political support from members members countries the Commonwealth of Nations and the European Economic Community Australia Canada New Zealand withdrew that diplomats from bodice Ariz the e say also provided economic support by imposing economic sanctions on Argentina. Auden itself was politically literally backed by a majority of countries in Latin America of crucially knocked chilly and also some members of the Non Aligned Movement. The New Zealand government expelled the Argentine ambassador following the invasion Prime Minister Rob Dune was in London. When will grow finding an opinion piece published in science? He said quote the military rulers of Argentina must not be appeased. New Zealand will back Britain all the way and unquote will cost in on BBC World Service. He told the focus islands. This quote this robot mode do we all think Commu Given our full support total to the British government isn't this endeavors to rectify the situation. Get rid of the people invaded your Country Country Unquote on the twenty for May nine hundred eighty two. He announced that New Zealand would make H. M. S.. Concentrate prey lead. The class frigate valuable to use when the British were could fit to release royal. Navy vessels from the Falcons in the House of Commons almonds. Afterwards Margaret Thatcher said quote the New Zealand government and people have absolutely magnificent in support of this country and the Falkland Islanders just for the rule of liberty of law and quote the French president. Francois Mitterrand declared embargo home. Frenchamn sows thousand assistance to Argentina. In addition from allowed UK act craft warships use of his poor field facilities. That car in Senegal Frans provided dismisal aircraft training. So that Harry pilots could be trained against the French aircraft used by Argentina Intelligence also cooperated with Britain to prevent Argentina from containing more exit missiles on the international market. Kim a two thousand two interview in reference to the support John Not then defense secretary at disquiet France. At Britain's quote greatest tally in two thousand twelve. He came to light that wall. This poll was taken place. A French technical team employed by docile and already in Argentina remained death throughout the world. Despite presidential decree the team had provided material support to the Argentines identify and fixing faults in exit missile launchers. John Not set the unknown. The French team was that beset. It's what was thought. Be Not of any the important and advised that French government denied any knowledge the time that the tech teams that in contrast French intelligence officer maintained a team was that it was in intelligence gathering capacity. 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The Falklands War
"The Falklands war was a ten week undeclared war between Argentina on the United Kingdom in nineteen eighty two over two different territories in the South Atlantic the focus winans territorial dependency which is south Georgia and South Sandwich Islands the conflict got on the second of April when Argentine forces invaded and occupied the Falkland Islands this was followed by an invasion of south Georgia the next day in an attempt to stop the sovereignty claim them over on the fifth of April the British government dispatched a naval task. also to engage with the Argentine navy and Air Force before making them amphibious assault from the island this conflict lasted seventy four days and ended with the Argentine surrender on the fourteenth of June we're turning the islands to British control in total six hundred forty nine talk military personnel and two fifty five purchase personnel and three Falkland Islanders died during the hostilities inflict was a major episode in the protracted dispute over the territory's sovereignty Argentina asserted maintains that they all were Argentine territory an Argentine government that's characterizes military action as the recommendation of its territory the British governor my regard the action as an invasion of territory in Crime Colin leases eighteen forty the folkman islanders who had inhabited the island since the early nineteenth century with predominantly descendants of British settlers and strongly favored Britches sovereignty leave estate officially declared war although both governments declared the islands a war zone hostilities was almost exclusively limited to the territories UNDIS- disputes and the area Allante with a law. The conflict had a strong effect in both countries and has been the subject of various books articles films on songs patriotic sentiment ran high in Argentina outcome prompted large protests against the ruling military government. Hazy listen it's downfall in the United Kingdom the conservative government boasted by the successful outcome was reelected with an increased majority to follow in the empirical fact of the conflict has been less than the UK done in Argentina where remains a common topic for discussion diplomatic relations between the United Kingdom and Argentina were restored in nineteen eighty nine following a meeting in Madrid which the two government issued a joint statement no change in either country's position regarding the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands Made Explicit in Nineteen Ninety full Argentines claim to territory was added to its constitution in the period leading up to the wall in particular form the transfer of power between the military dictators General Jorge Raphael General Roberto Eduardo Viola late March nine thousand nine hundred what Argentina have been in the midst of a devastating economic stagnation and large scale civil unrest against the Military Gentler that been governing the country since nineteen seventy six in December nine thousand nine hundred there was a change in the auditorium military regime. bring into office in New Jersey headed by General Leopoldo Galtieri acting president an average Adele but the Llama Dosa and Admiral George Weah was the main architect unsupportive of a military solution for the longstanding claim over the islands calculating that the United Kingdom would never respond militarily by opted for military action the gala tear recover go to mobilize the wrong standard patriotic feelings of Argentines towards the islands there started the public attention from the country's economic problems on the regime's ongoing human rights violations of the dirty such actions would also boast a dwindling legitimacy see the new space last press speculated on the step by step plan beginning with cutting off supplies to the island and indirect actions late in one thousand nine hundred eighty two if the UN tokes free ongoing tension between the couteau countries Orlands increased on nineteen March where a Military Group of Argentine scrap metal merchants they actually infiltrated by audience I marines raised the Argentine flag at South Georgia island a knocked that would like to be seen as the first offensive action in the war the Royal Navy patrol vessel hates must endure it was dispatched from Stanley to South Georgia on the twenty fifth in response the audience time miniature Genta suspect in the UK would reinforce Atlantic pulses altered the invasion of the fulcrum islands to people fool with to the second bankroll the UK was initially taken by surprise by the Argentine attack on the South Atlantic Islands despite repeated warnings boil naval captain Nicholas Barker it commanded their endurance anivers- Balk at believed the defense side St John Not one thousand nine hundred one review in which knots described plans to redraw the George the Yolk case only naval presence in the in the South Atlantic had sent a signal to the Argentines that the UK was unwilling would soon be unable to defend his territories and subjects in the Falkland silence on the second April nineteen eighty two the oftentimes forces mounted amphibious London's known as Operation Rosario on the could the invasion was met with nominal defense organized by Fulcrum Islands Governor surrendered hunt giving command to major might normal on on the Royal Marines the events the invasion included on of left commander Admiral Sanchez supply. 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Hunt's telex operation it confirmed that Argentines on the island and in control later that day BBC journalists lorrimore Golez spoke with an Oil Linda at goose green via amateur radio who confirmed the Solarge oftentimes fleet and Argentine forces had taken control of the island richest military operations in the fulcrum were given the something Operation Cobra Commander of the Task Force was John Fieldhouse operations lasted from first of all April Nineteen take to the twentieth of June nineteen eighty two the British undertook a series of military operations as a means of recapturing for wins from Argentine occupation though the British royalty taken prior in that second April invasion in response to the events on salary order the submarines h Miss Splendid and H- H Mess Fox was ordered to South to south on twenty four March whereas the the ship Royal Fleet Accelerate our effect for Austin was dispatched from the western Mediterranean h messengers. all currency had wished to send a third submarine with his decision with deferred due to concerns about the impact on operational commitments coincidentally on the second March two separate left Gibraltar and it was just seemed it was in the press to be headed south that has been since in speculation the effect of these reports were panic the Argentine genta into invading the Falkland Islands before nuclear powered submarines could be deployed the following dight join a crisis meeting headed by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher the chief of Naval Staff at Henry Leach Advice doc quote recent could and should send a task force skip the islands were invaded and quote on the first April Lynch sent orders to NATO force China exercises in the Mediterranean to provide south-south invasion on the second of April after emergency the governor approval was given to foam task force to retake the islands this was backed in an emergency session of the House of Commons the next day on the six April the British government set up a war cabinet to provide day-to-day political oversight the campaign This was the critical instrument crisis management to the British with his remittance the end to keep under review political or military development relating to the South Atlantic and to report as necessary to Defense Overseas Policy Committee the war camping matter at least daily until it was dissolved swath of August although Margaret Thatcher is described as dominating the wool cabinet Lawrence Friedman notes in the official history of the Falkland Islands campaign that she did not know opposition without concern of however once a decision was reached she did not look back end quote on the evening of April United Kingdom's nations on Buster possible and for a draft resolution to the United Nations Security Council resolution which condemned the hostilities and demanded the immediate Argentine ritual from the island was adopted by the council the following day as United Nations who's not council resolution five to which possibly ten votes insulin we'll when against which Panama enfor up stations China the Soviet Union potent the UK received Fervor let's go support from members catches the Commonwealth of Nations and the European Economic Community Australia Canada and New Zealand withdrew that diplomats from bodice Ariz the EEC also provided economic support imposed economic sanctions on Argentina oughtn't itself was politically backed by majority countries in Latin America of crucially not chilly and also some members on Aligned Movement the New Zealand government expelled the Argentine ambassador following the invasion Prime Minister Robert Muldoon was in London when will grow cap on a in an opinion piece published in science he said quote the military rulers of Argentina must not be appeased newseum will back in order wide end quote will cost it on BBC World Service he told the Falkland Islanders quote this World Mood and we all thinking of you and we will give full support total to the British government is in his endeavors to rectify the situation get rid of the that s concentrate elite class frigate available to use when the British could fit to release Romeny vessels from the Falcons in the House of Commons afterwards Margaret Thatcher said quote the New Zealand government and people have absolutely magnificent in their support for this country in Senegal and France provided this minimum aircraft training so the Harrier pilots could be trained against the French aircraft used by Argentine Lena intelligence also cooperated with Britain to prevent Argentina from an exit missiles on the international market in a two thousand two interview on in reference to the support you're not the Dan Defense Secretary at disquiet France at Britain's unquote greatest ally in quote in two thousand twelve. 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Argentines visit fallen soldiers' graves in Falkland Islands :: WRAL.com
"In court in germany later for the start of extradition proceedings to spain his wanted in spain for organizing an illegal referendum last year on catalan independence damien mcguinness reports from berlin catalonia's former leader has spent the night in a prison in northern germany and later today would appear before a german judge who will decide whether mr pooch demont should remain in custody while the extradition order is being processed he has support from some far left and far right politicians in germany but crucially not from the german government's berlin backs madrid stance that it would be illegal for catalonia to break away unilaterally relatives have fallen argentinian soldiers are traveling to the falkland islands to pay homage to their loved ones who've been identified after decades buried in our mouth graves more than one hundred twenty soldiers who died fighting british forces during the nineteen eighty two war on the islands known as less smile venus in argentina relate arrest unidentified bbc news thank you very much indeed for that needs jerry newsday on the bbc world service we band james and we lawrence poll out this morning we're bbc world service on twitter if he'd like to get in touch on any of the stories we're covering we're gonna be talking more about some of the stories you just heard in that news bulletin the latest information on that awful fire in russia in a few minutes and also we'll talk about those big protests on the streets of catalonia last night all over the tension of the former president carlos pushtu mobile explain that in here the point of view of somebody who's in favor of independence how she's feeling also a record number of potential victims of modern slavery in the uk wide we asked and also custom webster will be here with the sport here on news we start in the united states though that top story in our bulletin the nine stormy daniels being spoken about lots on social media through the night stormy daniels is an adult film actress and she alleges that she had a sexual encounter with donald trump in two thousand and six she says she was threatened moreover for attempting to tell her story publicly and only accepted money through a trump attorney to remain silent because she was scared for her family she's been speaking to the american tv networks cbs on sixty minutes program it's her first tv interview on.